| Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Michael Cohen’s New Guilty Plea Posted: 29 Nov 2018 03:24 PM PST  It's been nearly eight months since the FBI raided Michael Cohen's New York
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| Ivanka Trump Says 'Lock Her Up' Doesn't Apply To Her Posted: 28 Nov 2018 04:26 AM PST  Ivanka Trump spoke out on the controversy surrounding her use of private email
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| Every Must-See Debut from the 2018 L.A. Auto Show Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:30 PM PST |
| The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports Posted: 29 Nov 2018 03:49 PM PST ![The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports]( "The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports") CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on federal agents executing search warrants at the City Hall office of a powerful Chicago alderman (all times local):
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| Right-Wing Conspiracist Laura Loomer Handcuffs Herself To Door Of Twitter's Office Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:30 PM PST  Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to the front
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| Here's how long it takes a Lego head to pass through your body Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  Discovering that your kid has swallowed Lego is pretty annoying as a parent, but these researchers did the same thing in the name of science.
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| Safely on Mars, InSight unfolds its arrays and snaps some pics Posted: 29 Nov 2018 09:21 AM PST  After safely landing on Mars following its nearly seven month journey, NASA has released the first pictures taken by its InSight spacecraft, which has opened it solar arrays to charge batteries. The $993 million lander, which landed on Monday and appears to be in good shape, will soon begin unfolding its robotic arm and deploying its quake-sensors on the Martian surface. NASA engineers are planning to begin work with its robotic arm soon, but are proceeding with caution.
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| Missing girl, 13, found in Oklahoma after alleged abduction Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:57 AM PST  Authorities found Aubrey Acree with a 23-year-old man in Checotah, Oklahoma, more than 900 miles from the girl's home in Rutherford County, North Carolina, according to the FBI.
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| PHOTOS: President and first lady attend National Christmas Tree lighting Posted: 29 Nov 2018 06:39 AM PST  President Trump led a countdown for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Wednesday, and first lady Melania Trump hit the switch to illuminate the decked-out spruce in President's Park, just south of the White House.
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| Best Bites: Overnight pecan pie french toast Posted: 29 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Wedding Guests Wear Blindfolds In Support Of Bride Who Lost Her Vision Posted: 28 Nov 2018 05:10 PM PST  A bride who lost her eyesight asked her wedding guests to wear blindfolds
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| Perfect Zodiac Gifts For Astrology Lovers That Any Sign Will Appreciate Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:41 PM PST  Celebrate your celestial-consumed cousin, star-obsessed sister, or planet-
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| The Latest: 200 attend vigil for man shot by officer at mall Posted: 27 Nov 2018 06:42 PM PST  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of an Alabama man by a police officer at a mall. (all times local):
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| Cindy Hyde-Smith wins Mississippi Senate seat in special election Posted: 27 Nov 2018 07:27 PM PST  Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith won in a special election for Mississippi's Senate seat. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith won Mississippi's special election runoff for the US Senate late on Tuesday, pledging in her victory speech to represent everyone in the state.
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| 90-year-old woman dies in collision with electric scooter Posted: 28 Nov 2018 11:47 AM PST  A 90-year-old Spanish woman has died after a collision with an electric scooter in what is believed to be the first accident of its kind in the world. Two men were sharing a scooter when they smashed into the woman, who hit her head on the ground and died of her injuries in hospital a few days later. The pair are facing trial for manslaughter. According to the police investigation cited by the Spanish newspaper El País, the two unnamed men were travelling at more than 30 kilometres per hour along a street shared by pedestrians and traffic in the Barcelona suburb of Esplugues de Llobregat. The accident, which was not reported at the time, occurred in August. Last month a 40-year-old woman was killed in Sabadell, near Barcelona, when she fell off the electric scooter she was using and was run over by a truck. The exponential growth of electric scooters in cities in Spain and elsewhere has promoted debate about their safety and where they should be allowed to circulate. Out-of-date laws meant for non-motorised scooters mean that in Madrid, for example, they can be ridden on the pavement, although the city council is drawing up plans to restrict their use. In Barcelona a taxi driver videoed a teenage couple riding on a scooter at 50 miles an hour, presumably after manipulating the device to raise its maximum speed. Spain's interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said in October that traffic rules must be changed to protect "especially vulnerable" road users, noting that this year would be the first on record in which pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists' deaths would outnumber those of drivers. British law already bans E-scooters and several towns and cities in California have ordered the vehicles off the streets. Hire-scooter company Bird has filed a lawsuit against Beverley Hills, following one such ban in the well-heeled neighbourhood.
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| Trump outsources his Twitter rage to fan and parody accounts Posted: 28 Nov 2018 08:20 AM PST  President Trump, who usually composes his own Twitter diatribes, relied on fan accounts and supporters Wednesday morning to attack Hillary Clinton, General Motors, Robert Mueller's investigation and the migrant caravans.
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| Border Patrol's Use Of Tear Gas On Civilians Is A Grim Warning About America's Future Posted: 28 Nov 2018 11:14 AM PST  You've already seen the photo: A woman on the U.S.-Mexico border grips two
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| This was the top-selling item online in 33 states at Walmart this Thanksgiving weekend Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:13 AM PST  Shopping during Thanksgiving weekend pretty much guarantees the best bargains
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| Mandatory evacuations underway in California due to mudslides Posted: 29 Nov 2018 12:52 PM PST  Burn areas face flash flood warnings in the first round of rain.
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| Hakeem Jeffries Wins Contested House Democratic Caucus Chair Race Posted: 28 Nov 2018 08:58 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― In perhaps the most contentious battle for House Democratic
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| China orders halt to baby gene-editing activities: state TV Posted: 28 Nov 2018 04:22 PM PST  China's science ministry has ordered that people involved in the controversial baby gene-editing experiment halt their activities, a government official told state media Thursday. The ministry "firmly opposes the baby gene-editing incident and has already demanded that the relevant organisation suspend the scientific activities of relevant personnel," a ministry official said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The National Health Commission is investigating the claims.
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| Syria state TV says air defenses repelled missile attack Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:32 PM PST ![Syria state TV says air defenses repelled missile attack]( "Syria state TV says air defenses repelled missile attack") DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's air defenses confronted an aerial "aggression" over the country's south late Thursday, shooting down several targets and preventing them from carrying out their mission in the first such attack since Syria received a Russian air defense system last month, state TV said.
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| Blast kills 23 outside China factory in Olympic city Posted: 28 Nov 2018 12:55 AM PST  A truck carrying combustible chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead and 22 others injured, state media and authorities said. The blast ignited other vehicles, leaving charred and smoking remains of trucks and cars scattered on a road as firefighters worked at the scene, according to images posted online by state media. A witness told AFP he heard a "very loud bang" after midnight and saw a field and trucks engulfed in flames outside the factory in Zhangjiakou, a city some 200 kilometres (124 miles) northwest of Beijing.
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| 43 Hilarious Tweets That Sum Up Shopping At Costco Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  For fans of Costco, nothing compares to the wonder of endless free samples,
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| The 2020 Kia Soul Crossover Is All New and Funkier Than Ever Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:15 PM PST  A new platform and a 2.0-liter base engine are chief among the changes.
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| Senate vote on Yemen rebukes Trump administration's pro-Saudi stance Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:59 PM PST  Mike Pompeo repeated administration claims that there was no direct evidence connecting the Saudi crown prince to Jamal Kahshoggi's murder. The Senate has delivered a significant rebuke to the Trump administration by defying the advice of its top officials and advancing a measure that would cut US military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Republican-majority chamber voted 63-37 to allow the measure, which invokes the War Powers Resolution, stopping all involvement of US armed forces in the Yemen war, to proceed to the floor of the Senate for a vote, expected next week.
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| Miguel And Nazanin Mandi Wed In 'Unforgettable' Day Posted: 28 Nov 2018 10:37 AM PST  Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Miguel has married his longtime girlfriend,
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| U.S. indicts Iranian hackers responsible for deploying 'SamSam' ransomware Posted: 28 Nov 2018 10:17 AM PST ![U.S. indicts Iranian hackers responsible for deploying 'SamSam' ransomware]( "U.S. indicts Iranian hackers responsible for deploying 'SamSam' ransomware") The United States on Wednesday indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber attack using ransomware known as "SamSam" and sanctioned two others for helping exchange the ransom payments from Bitcoin digital currency into rials. The 34-month long hacking scheme wreaked havoc on hospitals, schools, companies and government agencies, including the cities of Atlanta, Georgia, and Newark, New Jersey, causing over $30 million in losses to victims and allowing the alleged hackers to collect over $6 million in ransom payments. The deployment of the SamSam ransomware represented some of the highest profile cyber attacks on U.S. soil, including one in 2016 that forced Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles to turn away patients and one last year that shut down Atlanta courts and much of its city government.
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| Senate Panel Delays Vote On Trump's Pick To Lead ICE Over Tweet Critical Of President Posted: 28 Nov 2018 10:11 AM PST  President Donald Trump's newest pick to lead Immigration and Customs
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| California AG Considering Legal Challenge to Use of Force on Border Posted: 29 Nov 2018 05:27 AM PST  California attorney general Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that his office is "monitoring" the use of force against a caravan of migrants and the possible closure of the southern border and considering filing a legal challenge. "We have been approached by folks who have expressed complaints," Becerra told Reuters in an interview. Becerra, a Democrat and former member of Congress, suggested that president Trump's threat to close the border in response to the influx of central American migrants arriving in caravans might provide a legal avenue to challenge the administration, provided the border closure affects a California resident.
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| Mom: Slain son would be alive had he been white Posted: 27 Nov 2018 07:06 PM PST BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a young black man killed by a police officer in an Alabama shopping mall said Tuesday she believes her son would still be alive had he been white.
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| IMF's Lagarde says likely to approve Ukraine loan after Dec 10 Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:35 PM PST  The International Monetary Fund board will meet to approve a new loan deal for Ukraine "promptly" after December 10, once the country implements key policy steps including raising gas and heating rates, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. Lagarde issued a statement following a telephone call with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, who earlier in the day imposed martial law for 30 days amid the escalating conflict with Russia. The brief IMF statement made no mention of the conflict, which flared after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships on Sunday off the coast of Crimea.
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| All The Winners and Losers of Black Friday This Year Posted: 27 Nov 2018 09:00 PM PST  With spending increasingly moving online, a new set of winners is emerging as the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend comes to a close. "We are seeing a fundamental shift in who's considered winners and losers coming out of Black Friday this year," Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jennifer Bartashus said. Prognosticators went into Thanksgiving expecting this holiday shopping season to be one of the best since the recession, possibly rivaling the boom days of the mid 2000s.
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| Heatwave Britain could see rise in violence, suicide and self harm, major report warns Posted: 28 Nov 2018 03:30 PM PST  Hotter summers will drive a spike in violence, suicide and self harm, the authors of a major study into the health impacts of climate change have warned. More than 150 experts from fields including climate science, health, engineering, agriculture and transport have assessed the implications of global warming on populations and warned that sweltering summers could have unexpected side effects. The new Countdown on Health and Climate Change report published in The Lancet warns that climate change 'aggravates' risks to mental health and wellbeing and increases aggression, violence, self-harm and suicide. Extreme events could also spark psychological problems such post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder, and depression. Speaking at a briefing in Central London Dr Nick Watts, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, said: "Heat also has effects in terms of what it does to our mental health. "We know that in periods of hot weather there are spikes in violence, suicide and depression. "This is most evident in a few countries like Australia but we're now developing ways of considering that across the world." How hot is 2018 compared to previous summers? Research suggests that extreme heat can seriously impact brain chemistry, damaging neurotransmitters which regulate emotion. Heat is also known to increase testosterone production, which can promote aggression. Studies in the US and Australia have found that increases in mean temperature by just 1C can see suicides rise more than two per cent and increase the number of people attending A&E through self harm by 0.7 per cent. Adelaide researchers also found rising temperatures led to significant increases in admissions to A&E for assaults and an increase in ambulance call-outs by four per cent, while mental health admissions increased by six per cent. A study in 2015 found droughts lead to an increase in farmers committing suicide while last year soaring temperatures was linked to collective violence. This week a climate change report from the Met Office warned that heatwave summers such as experienced in Britain this summer would become normal in the coming decades, with temperatures rising by more than 5C. Heatwave | Read more Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: "When it comes to heatwaves in the UK, a sense of triviality often prevails – 'bumper summer temperatures' or 'barbecue weather' are more likely headlines than any focusing on the threat to our health. "GPs and our teams witnessed the effects of this summer's heatwave first-hand, and they are anything but trivial." The report found that on average, everyone on Earth was exposed to an additional 1.4 days of heatwave between 2000 and 2017 compared with the period 1986-2005. And while average global temperatures rose by 0.3 per cent between 1986 and 2017 the impact on human populations was much greater. The average temperature increase people were exposed to over the same period was 0.8C. Heat rising above physiological limits also made sustained work more difficult or impossible, the authors said. In 2017, 153 billion hours of labour were lost due to heat exposure, an increase of 62 billion hours since 2000.
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| Evacuations ordered in California amid mudslide and flash flood fears Posted: 29 Nov 2018 09:07 AM PST  Up to 10 inches of rain have fallen in the past eight days.
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| Paul Manafort’s Lawyer Told Trump Team What His Client Said To Mueller: Report Posted: 27 Nov 2018 06:16 PM PST  One of Paul Manafort's lawyers regularly briefed President Donald Trump's
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| British Teenager Charged Over Assault of 15-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Posted: 28 Nov 2018 05:07 AM PST  A video of the incident, which took place on October 25, has circulated widely on social media
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| Side issues loom over G-20 summit as world leaders arrive Posted: 29 Nov 2018 05:19 PM PST  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — World leaders arrived Thursday in the Argentine capital for the Group of 20 summit of the globe's largest economies as issues such as a trade war between the United States and China, the killing of a Saudi journalist in the country's Istanbul Consulate and the conflict over Ukraine threatened to overshadow the gathering.
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| 7 of the Best Snow Tires You Can Fit for Winter Driving Posted: 28 Nov 2018 07:18 AM PST |
