| Group that escorts migrant caravans draws more scrutiny Posted: 23 Dec 2018 10:24 AM PST  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Thousands of Central Americans journeying toward the United States were 2,500 miles from their destination in October when they reached a moment of decision: Should they press on toward the U.S. border? Or should they stop and put down roots in Mexico, where the government offered to let them stay?
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| Snow to spread through Great Lakes, northeastern US prior to Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2018 02:13 AM PST  A storm may bring just enough snow to cause slippery travel from the upper Great Lakes to the Northeast through Christmas Eve.
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| France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria Posted: 23 Dec 2018 11:32 AM PST ![France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria]( "France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria") N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. "I very deeply regret the decision made on Syria," Macron said during a news conference in Chad.
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| FBI backflip agent who accidentally shot man in nightclub spared jail Posted: 23 Dec 2018 07:08 AM PST  The FBI agent who went viral when he accidentally shot someone as he performed a back flip on a dance floor will not be sent to jail, a court has ruled. Chase Bishop was on holiday when he visited the Mile High Spirits nightclub in Denver, Colorado one evening last June With a crowd of late night revellers cheering him on, the 30-year-old showed off the impressive gymnastic manoeuvre during which his loaded gun fell from the waistband of his trousers. As Bishop bent down to pick up the weapon from the floor, it discharged into the screaming crowd and hit Tom Reddington, a 24-year-old former Amazon warehouse worker, in the leg. A video of the incident, which shows the agent walking off the dance floor with his hands in the air, subsequently went viral on social media. At the time, Mr Reddington told US media that he thought "some idiot had set off a fire cracker" before looking down at his leg and seeing the blood. FBI agent Chase Bishop was spared a prison term Credit: REUTERS/File Photo He told the court hearing in Denver on Friday that he has since lost his job and may never be able to run again as a result of the injury. "I have done months of physical therapy," he said. "I have sought counselling. However, being in public, especially seeing law enforcement with guns, makes me very uncomfortable." However, he added that he does not hold a personal grudge against Bishop and didn't think he deserved to spend years in jail. "I've done stupid things at bars to impress girls, too," he said but that he hoped he would not be allowed to own a gun for a "long time". Under his deal with prosecutors, Bishop was sentenced to two years probation. He was also fined $1,200 and ordered to pay compensation to the victim. Speaking in court, he said: "My whole goal in life is to care, protect and serve people," the agent told the judge as he pleaded guilty to third degree assault. "I never expected the result of my actions to lead to something like this." Kelsey Pietranton, an FBI spokeswoman, declined to say if he would continue to work at the agency.
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| Police 'unequivocally' affirm London airport drone sightings Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:52 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — Chagrined county police in England insisted Monday that drone sightings over London's Gatwick Airport were authentic, while a local man who was arrested and cleared as a suspect in the aerial mystery that brought days of travel havoc said he felt "completely violated."
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| Detailed Photos from Our Trip to Iceland with the 2019 Lamborghini Urus Posted: 24 Dec 2018 06:30 AM PST |
| David Hogg: Parkland shooting survivor taunted by Fox News host wins place at Harvard Posted: 23 Dec 2018 06:30 AM PST  In mid-December, Harvard's early-entry candidates began logging onto the application status portal to learn whether they'd been accepted to one of the world's most prestigious universities. For David Hogg, it was the last laugh. "Thank you all for the well wishes," Mr Hogg tweeted Saturday morning.
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| NORAD will still track Santa, despite the government shutdown Posted: 23 Dec 2018 05:49 PM PST  The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that it'll still be tracking Santa's journey on Christmas Eve, which it has done so for the last 63 years. Every year, around 1,500 volunteers take calls and answer emails from kids around the world about the whereabouts of Santa Claus with the help of satellite systems, high-powered radars and jet fighters. In 2018, NORAD will also be publishing Santa's location on social media, however, an estimated 140,000 calls are still expected to be made to the hotline, with volunteers taking two-hour shifts to answer enquiries.
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| In areas backed by Turkey, Syrians welcome US withdrawal Posted: 23 Dec 2018 01:41 AM PST  Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington's decision to pull out troops, viewing it as a chance to push further into Kurdish territory. "The withdrawal is positive", said Mustafa Hamush, a resident of Azaz, a city at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Syria's bewilderingly complex civil war. "When the US withdraws its forces, the Kurdish authorities will automatically be weakened," said the 20-year-old fashion designer, adding that Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies could seize Kurdish-held regions east of the Euphrates River.
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| Severe weather poised to threaten southern US immediately after Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:50 AM PST  After drizzle puts a damper on Christmas Day, the threat for severe weather is expected to ramp up from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley Wednesday into Thursday.
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| Donald Trump, Walled Off From Reality Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:28 AM PST  What will it take for Republicans in Congress to conclude that President
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| UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone investigation Posted: 23 Dec 2018 06:06 AM PST  "Both people have fully co-operated with our inquiries, and I am satisfied that they are no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick," Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley said on Sunday. A damaged drone had been recovered a close to the perimeter of the airport, he said, and it was being forensically examined, for example for clues about whether it was controlled remotely from afar or by somebody in the vicinity.
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| Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years Posted: 24 Dec 2018 03:06 PM PST  BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.
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| Was the Austin Metro really Britain's biggest motoring failure? Posted: 23 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST  On this day in 1997, the Austin Metro and Rover 100-series production line fell silent. We commemorate 21 years with a look back on one of the Britain's less loved cars
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| Rep. Meadows: Pelosi is driving conversation over partial government shutdown negotiations Posted: 23 Dec 2018 07:31 AM PST  Mark Meadows says Democrats' vote does not match their rhetoric on border security.
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| The world’s most popular Instant Pot is back on sale for the first time since Cyber Week Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:42 AM PST ![The world's most popular Instant Pot is back on sale for the first time since Cyber Week]( "The world's most popular Instant Pot is back on sale for the first time since Cyber Week") If you thought that the end of the holiday shopping season would also be the end of great deals on Instant Pot multi-use cookers, you're in for a pleasant surprise. We've seen a bunch of different Instant Pot models go on sale at discounts in recent weeks, but one in particular was absent from the list. Now, for the first time since Cyber Week, the Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker is available on Amazon at a discount. This is the best-selling Instant Pot model in the world and it has more than 23,000 5-star reviews on Amazon. Definitely grab one while it's on sale, or if you want a model with even more functions, the Instant Pot DUO Plus 60, 6 Qt 9-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker is on sale for just $10 more. Here are the highlights from the product page: * Duo, the number 1 selling multi-cooker, combines 7 kitchen appliances in 1, Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Yogurt Marker and Warmer, prepares dishes up to 70% faster to support your busy lifestyle * Features 14 Smart Programs - Soup, Meat/Stew, Bean/Chili, Poultry, Saute/Simmer, Rice, Multigrain, Porridge, Steam, Slow Cook, Keep Warm, Yogurt, Manual, and Pressure Cook. Now, your favorite dishes are as easy as pressing a button * Healthy, stainless steel (18/8) inner cooking pot made from food grade 304, no chemical coating, 3-ply bottom for even heat distribution, fully sealed environment traps the flavours, nutrients and aromas within the food * Built with the latest 3rd generation technology, the microprocessor monitors pressure, temperature, keeps time, and adjusts heating intensity and duration to achieve your desired results every time.Product Dimensions: 14.17 x 14.84 x 13.31 inches * UL and ULC certified with 10 safety mechanisms to provide you with added assurance, designed to eliminate many common errors.Accessories include, stainless steel steam rack with handles, rice paddle, soup spoon, measuring cup, condensation collector and recipe booklet * Power supply: 120V - 60Hz
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| Mattis' departure from White House expedited as Trump announces replacement Posted: 23 Dec 2018 09:09 AM PST  Donald Trump, the US president, on Sunday said he was replacing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Jan. 1 with deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan in an acting capacity after Mr Mattis resigned over policy differences and offered to stay in his post for two more months. A source familiar with the situation told Reuters that Trump was irked by the attention given to Mr Mattis' resignation letter, which implicitly criticized Trump's foreign policies and his treatment of military allies after the president's decision to pull troops out of Syria. Mr Trump announced Mr Shanahan's appointment in a tweet, calling the former Boeing Co executive "very talented". In a shock announcement on Wednesday, Trump said he was withdrawing US troops from Syria, a decision that upended American policy in the region. Mr Trump expedited Mr Mattis' departure by tweeting on Sunday. "I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019," the Republican leader tweeted, accelerating Mr Mattis's planned departure by two months. "Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great!" This is a developing story, more to follow
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| Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over criticism from ex-PM Maliki Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:55 AM PST  Bahrain's Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy charge d'affaires of the embassy of Iraq on Monday to denounce footage of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki criticizing Manama's crackdown on the Shi'ite opposition. Maliki who now heads an Iraqi coalition called "the State of Law", attended a meeting last week organized by the February 14 movement, a Bahraini activist group which Manama designated a terrorist group in 2014. "Discrimination, marginalization ... have reached a severe limit on the people of Bahrain," Maliki said according to videos from the event published by Iraqi media.
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| How Gramps' Great Depression stories saved a Great Recession Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2018 08:53 AM PST  My kids weren't the only ones who learned a lesson in 2008. Christmases since have included more helping others and less filling our house with stuff.
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| Guyana condemns 'hostile act' by Venezuela in local waters Posted: 23 Dec 2018 12:22 PM PST ![Guyana condemns 'hostile act' by Venezuela in local waters]( "Guyana condemns 'hostile act' by Venezuela in local waters") GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana's foreign ministry has condemned what it says was a dangerous incursion into local waters after a Norwegian ship hired by ExxonMobil was "intercepted" by a Venezuelan naval vessel.
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| Frazzled by the holidays? Get out all of that unresolved hostility and celebrate Festivus today Posted: 23 Dec 2018 12:07 PM PST  Frank Costanza of 'Seinfeld' got sick and tired of the consumerism that has overtaken the holidays. This is how he takes action Dec. 23 of every year.
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| JD.com Averts a Crisis as Billionaire CEO Cleared in Rape Probe Posted: 23 Dec 2018 01:00 PM PST  Chief Executive Officer Richard Liu won't be charged in connection with a rape investigation in Minneapolis, ending a months-long probe that made global headlines and cast doubt over JD's leadership. On Friday, JD gained 5.9 percent to $21.08 -- still well below roughly $30 before Liu's arrest became public. Liu, who controls a majority of the $35 billion company's voting rights, was arrested Aug. 31 and accused of raping a 21-year-old female Chinese undergraduate student.
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| Best Bites: Roast beef with slow-cooked tomatoes and garlic Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| NASA spacecraft hurtles toward historic New Year's flyby Posted: 23 Dec 2018 05:24 PM PST  A NASA spacecraft is hurtling toward a historic New Year's Day flyby of the most distant planetary object ever studied, a frozen relic of the early solar system called Ultima Thule. Four billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers) away, the unmanned spaceship, New Horizons, is poised to zoom by at 12:33 am (0533 GMT) on January 1, at a distance of just 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) from Ultima Thule.
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| Border wall GoFundMe tops $16 million, but unclear how US would get money Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:58 AM PST  A GoFundMe account set up by an Air Force veteran to fund President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall has topped $16.5 million, but it remains unclear how the U.S. government would get the money.
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| After criticism, Trump pushes out Mattis sooner than planned Posted: 23 Dec 2018 02:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' resignation, President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned, an acrimonious end to a tense relationship that had been eroding in recent months.
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| Al Shabaab bomber executed in Somalia Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:17 AM PST ![Al Shabaab bomber executed in Somalia]( "Al Shabaab bomber executed in Somalia") The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military court said. Abdulle Bule said al Shabaab member Abdikadir Abukar was convicted of being behind a hotel bombing that killed 10, one near the ministry of sport that killed nine, and a car bomb near an Italian restaurant in the capital that killed seven. Al Shabaab wants to overthrow the weak, U.N.-backed Somali government and impose strict Islamic law.
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| The Best (Good-Looking, Great-Working) Furniture for Small Spaces Posted: 24 Dec 2018 04:00 AM PST |
| Pilgrims gather at Jesus's traditional birthplace for Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:38 AM PST  Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, taking in a parade and queueing to see the grotto where Jesus is believed to have been born. Crowds, some wearing Santa hats or holding balloons, looked on at the square decked out with a giant Christmas tree and a manger as carols in Arabic played through speakers.
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| Cash is still king and people still use banks – here's where technology hasn't taken over Posted: 23 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  Smartphones, new investments and changes in the banking field have transformed the financial lives of millions of Americans but not for all of us.
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| 5 Danish holiday traditions to make Christmas last a whole month Posted: 24 Dec 2018 01:30 AM PST  Christmas represents a shining beacon of light in a dark, dark time, and that's why we make the most of it. Despite Lucia being a Sicilian saint, the celebration of Lucia day is actually a Nordic tradition.
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| Most popular Yahoo News photo galleries of 2018 — the countdown Posted: 24 Dec 2018 04:00 AM PST  Check back in because we'll be counting down the top 10 until New Year's Eve.
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| Who is Patrick Shanahan? Trump's acting replacement for Mattis came to the Pentagon after decades with defense contractor Boeing Posted: 23 Dec 2018 11:16 AM PST  President Trump's choice to take over for outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spent more than 30 years working for Boeing, a major defense contractor.
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| New evidence in case of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth discovered in Idaho Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:06 PM PST  Investigation into death of missing Colorado mother is ongoing after discovery of new evidence; former federal prosecutor Steven Mulroy weighs in.
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| Christmas cheer at Jesus's traditional birthplace of Bethlehem Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:01 AM PST  Filing past a 16-meter (52-ft) Christmas tree in Manger Square, visitors from all over the world made a Christmas Eve pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the town revered as the birthplace of Jesus. The Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is enjoying its busiest Christmas in years, with hotels nearly fully booked and the security situation relatively calm. Lines of pilgrims squeezed through a narrow sandstone entrance to the Church of the Nativity to visit the grotto where Christian faithful believe Jesus was born.
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| Hey Siri, this rapper sounds just like you Posted: 23 Dec 2018 06:56 PM PST  Doing a decent impression of Siri is a high-flying goal for some, but a Maryland rapper has nailed it. "For everyone saying that i'm faking the siri you hear in the background is me being previously recorded on someone else's phone and my friend asked me to do it again," she tweeted. Folks on Twitter thought so too.
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| Military Santa tracker live despite US government shutdown Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:28 PM PST  The US government shutdown may have temporarily dimmed Washington's National Christmas Tree but never fear, Santa Claus is still comin' to town -- and the military is tracking his path. Just as it has since the 1950s the Canadian and American defense agency NORAD is delivering live updates on the man in the red suit's international gift delivery route. NORAD eased the fears of good little boys and girls concerned the tracker might be down, after US lawmakers failed agree on a budget, triggering a partial shutdown of federal services, including the maintenance of the Christmas tree outside the White House.
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| The True Story Behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Movie On the Basis of Sex Posted: 23 Dec 2018 04:00 AM PST  The new RBG biopic is part fact, part 'imaginative,' the Justice says
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| Where are stocks headed in 2019? Wall Street pros are calling for a rebound Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:47 AM PST  After the worst year for stocks in 10 years, where is the market headed in 2019? Wall Street pros are calling for a rebound. Here's why:
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| Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan Posted: 23 Dec 2018 08:19 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced national security figures. McGurk described Trump's decision as a "shock."
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| In South Africa, ousted president speaks his mind on Twitter Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:26 AM PST ![In South Africa, ousted president speaks his mind on Twitter]( "In South Africa, ousted president speaks his mind on Twitter") JOHANNESBURG (AP) — He's back.
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