| Twitter accuses Michelle Obama of pushing 'racist' literature onto children Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:47 PM PDT  Former first lady Michelle Obama is facing accusations of pushing "racist" literature onto children by Twitter users after a school librarian rejected a donation of books from first lady Melania Trump and wrote a blog criticizing her literary choices.
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| How One Houston Synagogue Is Facing Yom Kippur After Hurricane Harvey Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:11 PM PDT  Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement that falls on Friday this year, is one of the holiest days on the Jewish religious calendar.
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| MS-13 Leader Orders Gang Members Not to Wear Nikes Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:39 PM PDT  A top MS-13 leader was secretly recorded urging the leaders of regional MS-13 gangs to work together, cautioning them about snitches and ordering them to send money back to gang leadership in El Salvador, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
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| Go Anywhere On Earth In Under An Hour For The Price Of An Economy Air Ticket Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:31 AM PDT  Elon Musk unveiled his plans to build a city on Mars on Friday, but he also announced that the rockets used to get there could be repurposed for travel a lot closer to home.
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| Body-positive model Instagrams photo of her cellulite to encourage women to love their bodies Posted: 29 Sep 2017 03:14 AM PDT  A body-postive model has posted an empowering photo of her cellulite on Instagram in an effort to encourage women to love their bodies. SEE ALSO: Women destroy body-shamer's tweet in most empowering way Model Sophie Turner posted an image of herself taken from a photo shoot, expressing how it made her feel "angry" to see her cellulite. "It was on my mind but why should it? I am more than cellulite, I am more than the belly rolls, and the back fat, and cellulite is normal!!" she wrote. A post shared by S O P H I E T U R N E R (@sophieeturner) on Sep 26, 2017 at 8:51am PDT Turner wrote that "it's natural for us ladies" to have cellulite, and "we need to stop seeing it as disgusting or ugly." "I've had cellulite since I was about 12 which is normal. After living with something for a decade it's all a part of being me," she added. Love the skin you're in ❤️ #nophotoshop #noretouchingneeded #nofilterneeded A post shared by S O P H I E T U R N E R (@sophieeturner) on Sep 25, 2017 at 9:35am PDT But, she says she's "still learning to love" her cellulite and "not hate it." "It's a slow road to self love but it's the best thing you can do for your confidence and mental health," she continued. WATCH: Why you probably, definitely shouldn't buy into this beauty trend
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| China orders North Korean business closed under UN sanctions Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:51 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday ordered North Korean-owned businesses to close, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated North under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile programs.
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| Does Olaplex Really Work? Your Split Ends Will Think So Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:47 AM PDT  Give me your color-treated, your damaged strands, and your poor dry locks.
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| Did Russian ads on Facebook make a difference? Posted: 28 Sep 2017 02:41 PM PDT  A study concluding it's almost impossible to persuade voters to change their views raises provocative questions about how much impact foreign influence campaigns on Facebook might actually have had in 2016.
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| Portraits of earthquake volunteer rescuers in Mexico Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:29 AM PDT ![Portraits of earthquake volunteer rescuers in Mexico]( "Portraits of earthquake volunteer rescuers in Mexico") Mexicans have responded to last week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake with an outpouring of neighborly charity and civic activism. Here, snapshots of volunteers.
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| Rush Limbaugh Says Anthem Protests Are Leftist Plot To 'Damage' NFL Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:13 AM PDT  Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh got a chance Thursday to weigh in on the NFL's national anthem protests during an appearance on Fox News ― and he took the ball and ran with it.
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| ISIS Claims Capture of Two Russian Soldiers in Syria Posted: 28 Sep 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Moscow denied the report announced via the radical Islamist group's Amaq News Agency.
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| 'Hatchet Man' Suspect Could Have Ties To Murder Of Teen Hikers, Police Say Posted: 28 Sep 2017 02:52 PM PDT  A sex offender suspected of threatening several people with a weapon in Colorado may have ties to the unsolved murders of two teen hikers in Indiana, authorities said.
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| Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico: ‘This is a people-are-dying story’ Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:58 AM PDT  The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz, blasted the Trump administration on CNN's "New Day" after she heard the acting Homeland Security secretary say that relief efforts for Hurricane Maria make for "really a good-news story." Mayor Cruz said, "This is a people-are-dying story. This is a life-or-death story."
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| Woman who claimed she's deathly allergic to dogs forcibly pushed off plane, and Twitter has no sympathy Posted: 27 Sep 2017 05:54 PM PDT  Another plane booting video is gaining traction online months after the violent United incident. A woman was forcibly removed from a Southwest flight Tuesday, but this time around the passenger is getting very little sympathy online. SEE ALSO: Unsettling video captures United passenger being forcibly removed from overbooked flight The woman, identified as 46-year-old Anila Daulatzai from Baltimore, had complained about two dogs on her flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles. She said she was deathly allergic, but when crew informed her they couldn't remove the dogs, one of which was a service dog, she was told to leave the plane. That's when things went south. After the woman couldn't show medical papers about her allergies and refused to leave the plane, law enforcement arrived to remove her, Southwest said in a statement. She's since been charged with disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, disturbing the peace, obstructing and hindering a police officer and resisting arrest, but released by authorities, according to KTLA. A low-quality video recorded by another passenger shows the woman struggling on Flight 1525 with officers down the aisle of the plane. The video is embedded at the top of this story. At one point she tells the officers her father has a surgery scheduled and to not touch her, while one of the officers grabs her from behind and shouts. Other passengers urge her to walk off the plane on her own. When an officer grabs her, she yells, "Don't touch me!" He loudly demands "Walk!"as a response. "Geez, lady just get off the plane," another passenger says as she's pushed down the aisle. More chatter can be heard about how she said she had allergies. The comments caught on tape are similar to the response online. Many seem to think the woman brought her troubles upon herself and she could have handled the situation better. It also doesn't help that she wanted the dogs removed from the flight so that she could fly. To be fair, the officer grabbing her isn't winning points either. "If you look at the police, they were being overly aggressive," Bill Dumas, the passenger who recorded the incident, told CBS. "Really, she wasn't giving them much of a choice, and the people on the plane were saying, 'Just get off the plane,'" he said. Southwest also acknowledged the use of force in a statement and said it was unfortunate officers resorted to forcing her off the plane. "We are disheartened by the way this situation unfolded," Southwest said. I have a deadly pet allergy, but NO! I will NOT get off the plane. 樂 https://t.co/5RKmKfFYIc — Brian McIver (@bmciver) September 27, 2017 Get over it passenger, pets are allowed on flights; take a shot for your allergies or drive. https://t.co/LOpRrQNii6 — Cricket (@AbsurdWeb) September 27, 2017 If I had a true "life threatening" allergy to a pet, and saw one on the plane. You couldn't get me off the plane fast enough. Not buying it — Joe Coppola (@thor82405) September 27, 2017 Yes a win for the dogs — ENM (@rr_enm) September 27, 2017 Let's assume passenger at risk did continue her journey, she went to a life death convulsion, what would #SouthWest position be, Act of God? — Hampton Brown (@hebrwn) September 27, 2017 This Southwest video has me heated. Learn the facts before you post some shit about boycotting. The passenger was in the wrong. — B Padre (@RUTHLESSC0UTURE) September 27, 2017 Public records show Daulatzai was arrested in 2006 for an unspecified misdemeanor citizen arrest through the Los Angeles Police Department. In the video, she can be heard telling the officers, "I'm a professor, what are you doing." She's listed as a new faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She was previously a visiting assistant professor of Women's Studies and Islamic Studies at the Harvard Divinity School. The airline also apologized to Daulatzai. But Twitter isn't commiserating. WATCH: This house can fold and unfold itself in 10 minutes
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| Megyn Kelly's cameraman accidentally stepped on screen and yelled a curse word Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:32 PM PDT  Another day, another controversy on "Megyn Kelly Today."
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| Myanmar says poised to take back 'verified' Rohingya refugees Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:01 AM PDT  Myanmar is poised to begin "verifying" how many of the near half a million Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh it will take back, the Ministry of Information said Thursday, naming land and sea points in restive Rakhine state for their return. Some 480,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine to Bangladesh since August 25, when militant attacks on sparked an army campaign that the UN says was tantamount to "ethnic cleansing". Bangladesh, which already hosted hundreds of thousands of Rohingya before the latest crisis, has led the global chorus calling on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya and guarantee their safety.
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| Trump administration didn't charge people for Puerto Rico evacuations - but it did charge Dominicans Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:56 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's administration is not forcing Puerto Rican hurricane victims to pay to be evacuated from the island, contrary to some reports, but evacuees from the island of Dominica will still owe money. The US State Department requires all US citizens to repay the costs of an evacuation, but this rule only applies to US citizens based internationally. Puerto Rico is US territory so evacuations do not fall under the department's jurisdiction, officials have explained.
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| Education Secretary DeVos faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:58 PM PDT  U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was confronted by largely silent protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's promotion of for-profit schools and changes to how colleges handle sex assault allegations at a speech at Harvard University on Thursday. DeVos ignored the protesters, but took questions from audience members on issues, including a White House move to reverse Obama-era guidance on how colleges should handle allegations of sexual assault on campus.
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| ICE Arrests Nearly 500 In Massive Crackdown On Sanctuary Cities Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:23 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's administration ramped up its crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities this week when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out countrywide detention raids, arresting 498 people from 42 different counties for alleged violations of federal immigration laws.
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| 'Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography' Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:56 PM PDT !['Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography']( "'Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography'") The exhibition at MOPA in San Diego brings together 19 artists whose images (from 2000-2015) explore the political, economic and social changes in Mexico.
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| Vietnam court sentences to death PetroVietnam ex-chairman in mass trial Posted: 29 Sep 2017 01:42 AM PDT  By Kham Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam sentenced to death a former chairman of state -run PetroVietnam on Friday after finding him guilty in a mass trial of 51 officials and bankers accused of graft and mismanagement that led to losses of $69 million. The death sentence for ex-PetroVietnam chairman Nguyen Xuan Son was the first time in years it had been given to such a senior former official and comes amid an intensifying corruption crackdown and maneuvering within the ruling Communist Party. The death penalty had been recommended by the state prosecution.
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| NFL Players Buy Xbox For 10-Year-Old Boy Wearing Colin Kaepernick Jersey Posted: 29 Sep 2017 05:57 AM PDT  A young Dallas Cowboys fan wearing a San Francisco 49ers jersey walked into a GameStop in Virginia and left with an Xbox One purchased by two Washington Redskins players.
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| This Is the U.S. Military's Tank-Killer Missile That Russia Fears Most Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:33 AM PDT  When Russia provided military support to separatists in Ukraine, columns of Russian tanks were instrumental in turning back Ukrainian Army offensives and seizing government strongpoints, notably the Donetsk International Airport in January 2015. For hawks like Senator John McCain pushing for the United States to provide direct military aid to Ukraine, Javelin missiles were cited as a key weapon system that might have reversed the Ukrainian Army's fortunes on the battlefield—and one far more practical to put into action than a main battle tank or jet fighter. The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the premier portable anti-tank missile systems in the world.
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| Poll: Majority wish Obama were president, as Trump labeled 'mentally unstable' Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:03 AM PDT  A majority of Americans wish former President Barack Obama was still in the White House and in charge of the nation according to a new poll.
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| Some Mormons await guidance on political rifts at conference Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:44 AM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is holding its twice-a-year conference this weekend amid a tumultuous political climate in the U.S. and without the participation of its ailing 90-year-old president.
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| 4th Gravitational Wave Detected, Located With Record Precision Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:10 AM PDT  Gravitational waves, despite their name, have nothing to do with gravity. Instead, they are ripples in space-time that occur when black holes collide.
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| Meghan McCain Is Joining 'The View' Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:56 AM PDT  According to Variety, the former Fox News host and daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will join "The View" as a co-host.
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| Erdogan, Putin agree joint push to end Syria war Posted: 28 Sep 2017 02:53 PM PDT  President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday agreed to step efforts to bring peace to Syria, with the Russian leader declaring the right conditions now existed to end the over six-year civil war. After late night talks at Erdogan's presidential palace in Ankara, Putin and Erdogan agreed to push for the creation of a "de-escalation" zone in Syria's key northern province of Idlib, currently controlled by jihadists.
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| ‘Killer clown’ shot woman dead and married her husband, say US police Posted: 28 Sep 2017 11:05 AM PDT  In the 27-years since the 1990 murder, no arrests had been made in connection with it until this week when police charged 54-year-old Sheila Keen Warren with first-degree murder. According to the Palm Beach Post, the woman, known at the time as Sheila Keen, is alleged to have dressed up in an orange wig and white face paint and driven a white Chrysler convertible to the home of Marlene and Michael Warren in Wellington, Virginia. Mr Aherns, who spoke about the killing of his mother with the Palm Beach Post in 2000, said he remembered her saying "oh how pretty".
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| Bar With Homemade 'Lynch Kaepernick' Doormat Can't Figure Out Why Everyone Is Calling It Racist Posted: 28 Sep 2017 10:34 AM PDT  Answer: When the "doormat" is just two NFL jerseys taped side by side on the ground so they read "Lynch Kaepernick."
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| AbbVie, Amgen settlement sets Humira U.S. biosimilar launch for 2023 Posted: 28 Sep 2017 09:35 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Amgen Inc has reached a settlement with AbbVie Inc that will delay the U.S. launch of Amgen's cheaper biosimilar version of AbbVie's cash cow, the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, until Jan. 31, 2023, the companies said on Thursday. Humira, known chemically as adalimumab, is by far the world's top-selling prescription medicine with second-quarter global sales of $4.7 billion, putting it on track for annual sales exceeding $18 billion. The settlement, which removes a major overhang for AbbVie given its dependence on Humira, sent its shares to an all-time high of $90.95 before settling back to $89.87, up 6 percent.
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| Andrea Yates’ Life in Prison After Drowning Her 5 Children: She ‘Misses Them Every Day’ Posted: 29 Sep 2017 01:04 PM PDT  Andrea Yates was a 36-year-old mother of five young children. When her husband went to work on June 20, 2001, Yates methodically drowned all five children in the bathtub of their Houston-area home
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| Trump reportedly skeptical of his own tax crusade Posted: 28 Sep 2017 12:02 PM PDT  Lawrence O'Donnell looks at why Donald Trump is not convinced he can sell his tax plan to the American people. And two Republican senators are publicly casting doubt on the "Trump tax cut crusade."
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| Police: Mom flew to Germany, left 4 kids home alone in Iowa Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:26 AM PDT  JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A suburban Des Moines mother has been jailed after she left her four children home alone while she traveled to Europe for a 12-day vacation in Germany, police said Friday.
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| Yes, ‘Will & Grace’ Went After Trump In Its First Episode In 11 Years Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:59 PM PDT  "Will & Grace" didn't pull any punches in its revival's first episode, and social media was in stitches.
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| Hundreds of immigrants arrested in sanctuary cities across US Posted: 28 Sep 2017 06:12 PM PDT  The Trump administration's immigration enforcement division arrested hundreds of people in raids across "sanctuary" cities in recent days, in an operation directly targeting communities that are resisting the president's aggressive deportation agenda. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) announced on Thursday that it had arrested 498 people in a four-day operation and that it was dedicating more resources to the liberal jurisdictions that limit police cooperation with federal agents.
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| China’s New J-20 Stealth Fighter Has Officially Entered Service Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:18 PM PDT  China's Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter has officially entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). "China's latest J-20 stealth fighter has been officially commissioned into military service, according to Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense on Thursday," reads a September 28 press release posted on the Chinese Ministry of National Defense website in conjunction with the official state news agency Xinhua.
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| Here's The First Look At MAD Magazine's Version Of Disney World Posted: 28 Sep 2017 09:54 AM PDT  The December issue of MAD Magazine debuts in digital form on Friday with the "Stranger Things" cast MAD-ified on the cover.
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| Celeb Spotter 035: Celeb Spotter 035: Gigi and Bella Hadid in Paris, J.Rod with their kids Posted: 28 Sep 2017 10:07 AM PDT  With Paris Fashion Week -- the last week of Fashion Month -- underway, the world's top models have all descended upon the city while rocking their chicest ensembles.
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| Dog Dumped on Side of the Road Adopted by Loving Owners: 'Now We Can Give Her a Happy Home' Posted: 28 Sep 2017 11:21 AM PDT  The SPCA says KD the dog is lucky to have survived her ordeal.
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| The Latest Ford Super Duty Truck Is $80,000 Posted: 28 Sep 2017 08:43 AM PDT  The Super Duty Limited now tops Ford's range, and costs as much as a Corvette Z06.
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| The Trump-Russia Probe Made Things A Bit Awkward As The FBI Welcomed The New Boss Posted: 28 Sep 2017 02:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― His name was uttered just once, as the eighth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation rattled off the names of his seven predecessors.
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| Cashier who stole $13 million at work gets 8 years in prison Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:21 PM PDT  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A cashier convicted of stealing nearly $13 million from the monuments and engraving firm where she worked has been sentenced to just over eight years in prison.
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