| Trump: If Tillerson called me a moron, 'We'll have to compare IQ tests' Posted: 10 Oct 2017 06:23 AM PDT  President Trump said he believes reports that Rex Tillerson called him a "moron" are not true — but either way, he says he's smarter than his secretary of state.
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| Ivanka Trump wears form-fitting white dress to reunite with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Posted: 11 Oct 2017 07:41 AM PDT  Ivanka Trump was all smiles on Tuesday night as he enjoyed dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie.
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| California on Fire: These Female Inmates Are Fighting the Blazes Posted: 10 Oct 2017 05:35 AM PDT  California's fire seasons are growing longer and more intense. These are the female inmate firefighters who help the state battle the blazes.
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| Parents Leave Child At Corn Maze, Don't Realize It Until Next Day: Cops Posted: 11 Oct 2017 01:00 PM PDT  A visit to a holiday corn maze turned into a truly scary scenario for a 3-year-old boy after police say he was left behind by his parents, who didn't realize until the next day.
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| Australian woman casually picks up stranded shark with her bare hands Posted: 11 Oct 2017 04:25 AM PDT  An Australian woman has found online fame after a clip of her casually picking up a stranded shark was posted on Facebook. Melissa Hatheier, a Sydney-based estate agent, rescued the lost shark from a rock pool by picking it up "like a toddler" and throwing it back in the sea. The amateur shark wrangler swam into action after her mother called her about the shark episode in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. Thankfully, it turned out to be a Port Jackson shark, which are "considered harmless to humans", according to the Australian Museum. "So I came down, there was a bit of a crew here, and had a look and he was a little Port Jackson and was doing laps of the pool ..." she told Channel 9's Today show. Melissa Hatheier wrestles with the shark Credit: Facebook "I jumped in and I thought, 'I reckon I can probably get him out.' And mum called 000, so the police came down as well. "And they didn't know what to do. So I said, I think I can just grab him. So I herded him into the shallows and then I just sort of got on my knees. With his fins, I picked him up and helped him back. "He was getting stressed because he was bumping into the rocks and I was thinking I just need to put him back where he is meant to be." The footage has been a hit on social media, with one joking: "In Australia we carry sharks like dogs." Sam Soutar wrote: "Not all heroes wear capes." Another posted: "Well done to Mel. That shark owes its life to you. Most people would have killed it." Earlier this year, an incredible underwater photo captured a shark in a fish 'tornado'.
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| Tamron Hall Calls Weinstein Allegations Horrifying, Says She Spoke To Him Directly Posted: 10 Oct 2017 04:43 PM PDT  Former "Today" host Tamron Hall said that she called Harvey Weinstein at 5 a.m. after decades of sexual harassment allegations were reported by The New York Times last week and that she is now speaking with her agents about next steps on the development deal she signed with The Weinstein Co. for a daytime talk show.
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| Mother of 6 Killed by Alleged DUI Driver on Her Way Home From Visiting Her Twins in NICU Posted: 10 Oct 2017 12:46 PM PDT  The twins are only 8 weeks old.
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| Turkey's Erdogan refuses to recognise US ambassador as visa spat escalates Posted: 10 Oct 2017 07:56 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he does not recognise the US ambassador to the country as a representative of the US government, adding that Washington should recall the diplomat if he does not reverse a decision to partially suspend visa services between the two countries. US Ambassador John Bass suspended consulate operations on Sunday night after security services arrested Turkish national Metin Tupuz, a consulate worker at the US Embassy in Ankara, on charges of spying. Turkey retaliated with a similar move.
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| Trump: N.Y. Times tricked Corker by taping interview Posted: 10 Oct 2017 07:10 AM PDT  President Trump implied Tuesday that the New York Times had tricked Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., by taping the interview in which Corker said he thought Trump might start World War III.
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| Police: 3-Year-Old Girl Missing After Being Forced to Stand Outside at 3 A.M. Posted: 10 Oct 2017 07:08 AM PDT  Sherin Mathews was ordered to stand outside at 3 a.m.
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| Mexico quake: In the ruins of home Posted: 11 Oct 2017 06:39 AM PDT ![Mexico quake: In the ruins of home]( "Mexico quake: In the ruins of home") Rubble is all that remains of hundreds of houses rent asunder by the earthquake that struck Mexico in September, leaving owners lodging with relatives or friends, hoping their homes can be rebuilt or they can find new ones.
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| Hotel worker warned of shooter before Las Vegas massacre Posted: 11 Oct 2017 02:59 PM PDT  A maintenance worker said Wednesday he told hotel dispatchers to call police and report a gunman had opened fire with a rifle inside Mandalay Bay before the shooter began firing from his high-rise suite into a crowd at a nearby musical performance.
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| California Wildfire Evacuees Just Want To 'Go Home' -- If They Still Have One Posted: 10 Oct 2017 08:40 PM PDT  ― As wildfires ravage communities in Northern California, thousands who have evacuated are wondering when they can go home ― and others have no home to go back to.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio Breaks His Silence On Harvey Weinstein Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:02 AM PDT  Leonardo DiCaprio has broken his silence on the slew of allegations waged against producer Harvey Weinstein.
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| Russia accuses U.S. of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Posted: 10 Oct 2017 11:39 AM PDT  Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes in Iraq to allow the group's militants to stream into Syria to slow the Russian-backed advance of the Syrian army. The Pentagon strongly denied the accusations, saying that the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State posts data every day on the number and result of strikes for the public to see. In the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Washington, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the U.S.-led coalition had sharply reduced its air strikes in Iraq in September when Syrian forces, backed by Russian air power, had started to retake Deir al-Zor Province.
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| Several hurt in protests as Kenya election officials mull next move Posted: 11 Oct 2017 03:08 PM PDT  Several people were injured in protests in Kenya on Wednesday, a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga announced he would quit the presidential race, in a move that plunged the country into uncharted waters. Election officials have been locked in crisis meetings since the decision, as debate raged over what Odinga's move could mean for a dramatic election saga that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta's August 8 victory annulled by the Supreme Court.
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| Sanders defends Trump's false tax claim: 'We're just going to have to agree to disagree' Posted: 10 Oct 2017 12:53 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Trump's talking point that the U.S. is the most heavily taxed nation on Earth.
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| Trial begins to shed light on woman's gruesome burning death Posted: 10 Oct 2017 06:58 PM PDT  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The night a 19-year-old Mississippi woman was burned to death, she and her killer had sex in her car and he thought he had suffocated her before he torched her vehicle with her inside, a prosecutor said Tuesday in an opening statement, presenting his theory of what led to the gruesome slaying.
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| Mexico to receive $150 million from catastrophe bond after quake Posted: 10 Oct 2017 03:27 PM PDT ![Mexico to receive $150 million from catastrophe bond after quake]( "Mexico to receive $150 million from catastrophe bond after quake") Mexico's will receive a pay out of $150 million from a catastrophe bond after a Sept. 7 quake met parameters for magnitude, location and depth, the finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Mexico was hit by two devastating quakes last month, the Sept. 19 tremor that hit Mexico City hard and an even more powerful earthquake that struck the country's south on Sept. 7.
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| Harvey Weinstein's wife Georgina Chapman announces she's leaving him amid sexual assault scandal Posted: 10 Oct 2017 04:55 PM PDT  Georgina Chapman is leaving her husband of 10 years, Harvey Weinstein, amid the ongoing sexual assault allegations around him.
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| Fox News' Neil Cavuto Dresses Down Trump: 'You Are Running Out Of Friends' Posted: 10 Oct 2017 08:45 PM PDT  Fox News host Neil Cavuto has a warning for President Donald Trump: Get it together or risk losing everything.
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| Melania Trump's emerald green Cefinn shirtdress may have been a subtle dig at Ivana Trump Posted: 11 Oct 2017 12:25 PM PDT  Is Melania Trump trying to send a message with her fashion?
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| California Is On Fire. Here's How You Can Help. Posted: 11 Oct 2017 12:59 PM PDT  Twenty-two large, fast-moving wildfires in northern California this week have burned more than 170,000 acres, killed at least 18 people and destroyed around 3,500 homes and commercial structures.
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| Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed: agencies Posted: 10 Oct 2017 01:57 AM PDT  A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. Russia has staged air strikes in Syria in support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad since 2015. On Tuesday, the defence ministry said Russian planes are currently carrying out 150 strikes per day in eastern Syria against Islamic State jihadists.
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| US Navy says deadly USS John McCain collision was preventable and relieves ship's commander Posted: 10 Oct 2017 08:25 PM PDT  The collision of the USS John S.McCain guided missile destroyer with a merchant ship near Singapore in August that killed 10 sailors was preventable, the U.S. Navy said after it relieved the warship's commander and his deputy from their duties. "The commanding officer exercised poor judgement, and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship's training program," the USS Seventh Fleet said in a statement released in Japan on Wednesday. A spate of U.S. naval collisions this year has resulted in a major leadership shake up in the U.S. Navy in Asia as it tackles increased tensions with North Korea and engages in operations in the South China Sea that challenge Beijing's growing control of the waterway. The U.S. Navy in August ordered a fleet wide probe and removed Seventh Fleet chief Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, citing a lack of confidence in his ability to command. Last month Admiral Scott Swift, responsible for U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, said he plans to retire after being passed over for promotion to the chief of all military forces in the region. Navy sailors cover an unidentified body on to the deck of KD Lekiu frigate after it was recovered in the waters off the Johor coast of Malaysia Credit: AP The McCain's sister ship, the Fitzgerald, almost sank off the coast of Japan in June after colliding with a Philippine container ship. That incident claimed the lives of seven U.S. sailors. In May, a South Korean fishing vessel collided with the guided-missile cruiser Lake Champlain, while another guided-missile cruiser, Antietam, damaged its propellers in January while anchoring in Tokyo Bay. Some remains found in search for missing sailors on USS John McCain 00:50 The McCain's captain, Commander A. Sanchez, and his executive officer, Commander J. Sanchez, were reassigned to other duties in Japan, where the Seventh Fleet is headquartered, the Navy said. The Seventh Fleet operates as many as 70 ships, including the U.S. navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, and has about 140 aircraft and 20,000 sailors.
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| Bella Hadid Gave The Most Awkward Interview And Twitter Noticed Posted: 10 Oct 2017 10:02 AM PDT  "If homeboy is coming through with these, it's quiet for him... but if he comes through in like, these... homeboy is gonna, like, get it," is not something people generally expect Bella Hadid to say.
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| At least 10 dead as fires rage in California wine country Posted: 09 Oct 2017 09:33 PM PDT  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 100, destroying 1,500 homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing as flames raged unchecked through high-end resorts, grocery stores and tree-lined neighborhoods.
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| Healthy Meals for Weight Loss Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:53 AM PDT  There are many weight-loss plans out there—high-protein, low-carb, intermittent fasting, paleo. But which one gives you the best results? Answer: the one you stick with. Breakfast Pick one (350 ...
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| Hillary Clinton Breaks Silence On Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Reports Posted: 10 Oct 2017 09:19 AM PDT  Several Hollywood stars, media personalities and lawmakers have spoken out against film executive Harvey Weinstein following recently published reports accusing him of sexual harassment.
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| 24 Halloween Snacks To Hold You Over Until Candy Time Posted: 11 Oct 2017 03:59 PM PDT |
| Supreme Court throws out travel ban ruling Posted: 10 Oct 2017 04:48 PM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an appeals court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's previous temporary travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority nations countries that has now expired. The court acted in one of two cases pending involving a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had sued to stop the ban contained in a March executive order.
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| Salt Lake City Police Fire Officer Who Dragged Nurse From Hospital Posted: 10 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT  The cop roughly arrested a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient
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| Richard Spencer warns Charlottesville to brace itself for more white supremacist protests Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:03 AM PDT  Richard Spencer has urged Charlottesville to prepare for more white supremacist "flashmobs" after leading a march by torchlight on Saturday in Charlottesville. The leading white supremacist, who rose to fame for being punched at an anti-trump protest, helped to organise a march in the Virginia city on Saturday. This follows the "Unite the Right" rally which saw Neo-Nazis, KKK members, and "alt-right" supporters descend on Charlottesville in August clutching flaming torches, assault rifles and wearing paramilitary clothing.
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| Missing Baby Found Dead In The Woods Stuffed In Duffel Bag As Dad Is Questioned: Cops Posted: 10 Oct 2017 06:16 AM PDT  Caliyah McNabb was less than a month old.
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| The U.S. Army Has Big Plans for Its Next Big Weapon of War: A Super Tank Posted: 10 Oct 2017 03:28 AM PDT  The Army really needs to think about growth as an operational need," a senior Army official told Scout Warrior in an interview. The Army is now performing concept modeling and early design work for a new mobile, lethal, high-tech future lightweight tank platform able to detect and destroy a wider range of targets from farther distances, cross bridges, incinerate drones with lasers and destroy incoming enemy artillery fire – all for the 2030s and beyond. The new vehicle, now emerging purely in the concept phase, is based upon the reality that the current M1A2 SEP Abrams main battle tank can only be upgraded to a certain limited extent, senior Army officials explained.
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| Trump warns TV networks after nuke report Posted: 11 Oct 2017 11:58 AM PDT  "With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!" Trump said. Citing three officials who were in the room, NBC said Trump's response came when he was shown a slide showing the steady reduction of nukes since the 1960s.
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| Florida man sets himself on fire after Cowboys lose to Packers Posted: 10 Oct 2017 02:53 PM PDT  A drunken Florida man reportedly caught fire after the Dallas Cowboys lost to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
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| Audrina Patridge Granted Full Custody of Daughter Kirra Max After Split from Corey Bohan Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:46 AM PDT  A judge on Friday granted Audrina Patridge full custody of her 15-month old daughter Kirra Max amid her complicated split from Corey Bohan
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| One mass shooting every day: Seven facts about gun violence in America Posted: 11 Oct 2017 12:25 AM PDT  Stephen Paddock's gun attack at a Las Vegas country music festival has left at least 59 people dead. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, once again highlighting America's extreme rate of gun violence. The frequency of this kind of event risks anaesthetising us to the number of people who die from shootings in one of the world's most developed nations. The numbers are staggering. 1. The Las Vegas mass shooting wasn't the only mass shooting in America on Sunday While the scale of the attack in Las Vegas on Sunday night is unparalleled, it wasn't the only mass shooting to occur in the US that day. Some 13,000 miles away in Lawrence, just outside the University of Kansas in Kansas, two men and a woman were killed and a further two people injured in a mass shooting incident. While none of the three victims were students at the university, all were in their early twenties, with one of the young men recently having become a father, according to the local press. Mass shootings in America - defined as an event where at least four people are shot - are now an every day event. The Las Vegas attack makes October the most deadly month for mass shootings this year - although not by as much as some may think, given the scale of the atrocity. The scale of US mass shootings in 2017 2. One major mass shooting every two months This year's deaths follow a depressing trend, according to data gathered by the Gun Violence Archive. Some 346 people are estimated to have been killed in American mass shootings this year. This compared to 432 in 2016, and 369 in 2015 - more than one person for every day of the year. When it comes to major mass shootings (where more than four people are killed), there have been an average of just 72 days between events during the period of 2010 to 2017 . This is a far more frequent rate when compared to the average gap of 162 days from 2000 to 2010, according to data compiled by Mother Jones. The two worst mass shooting events - this week's Las Vegas shooting and the Pulse nightclub atrocity in Orlando - have occurred in the last two years. More than a person a day have been killed in US mass shootings in recent years 3. Firearms sales go up after mass shootings Data from the FBI shows us that there have been 270million firearms background checks since November 1998 - and the number is increasing as time goes by. Such background checks, initiated through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), do not represent the number of firearms sold - but they do give us an idea as to interest in buying guns across the country. In an alarming pattern identified by the New York Times, the fear of firearms restrictions is a significant driver of gun sales - with mass shootings and other attacks being another, although to a lesser extent. For example, December 2015 saw the highest number of background checks to date - at 3.3m. This followed the San Bernardino terror attack in November, in which 14 people died and after which Obama called for tighter restrictions on the purchase of assault rifles. Firearm checks peak after attacks and potential restrictions 4. 270m guns for 320m people In 2007, the Small Arms Survey estimated that there were between 250m and 290m civilian-owned firearms in the US - a rate of around 90 per 100 people. This was the highest rate of civilian guns for any of the 178 countries that were surveyed and was ahead of Yemen (55 guns per 100 civilians) in second place by quite some distance. Higher rates of gun ownership correlate strongly with occurrences of mass shootings with the US emerging at the top of tree when it came to mass shootings per head in a study by Jaclyn Schildkraut of the State University of New York. Countries with more guns have more mass shootings 5. Mass shootings are just the tip of the iceberg Between 2001 and 2013, 406,496 people died as a result of gun violence in America according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Of this number the majority - 237,052 - were actually suicides as opposed to homicides. Homicides accounted for 153,144 deaths over this period while the rest comprised 8,383 accidental deaths, 4,778 deaths from police shootings and 3,200 where the cause couldn't be determined. In this context, mass shootings make up a comparatively small proportion of overall gun deaths in the US, accounting for around three per cent of homicides in 2017 so far according to the Gun Violence Archive. Suicides account for most US gun deaths 6. Texas is often at the frontline of mass shootings In 2015, there were 45 deaths from Texan mass shootings. In 2016, the state saw 39 victims. This year, the running total is 28. While individual large tragedies may skew the data for particular years, Texas is consistently bad for gun violence. After the Las Vegas attack, Nevada has suffered the most deaths from mass shootings this year - at 59 deaths - but it is also top when we make the number proportional to a state's population. It being a small state, Nevada has now had 20 mass shooting deaths per one million of its people - with the next highest rates seen in Mississippi (7.4 per million) and Kansas (3.4 per million). Map: America's mass shootings hotspots 7. Americans can't agree on gun control The debate over gun rights and restrictions is not a new one in America - and it's opened up every time another mass shooting catches the public's attention. The latest polling from the Pew Research Centre shows that 47 per cent of Americans support protecting gun rights - compared to 51 per cent who support gun control (6 April 2017). This polling has tightened over the last two decades - when 65 per cent were in favour of gun control in May 1999 - ensuring that the debate continues to rage on. The gun debate is anything but settled At the end of 2016, The Telegraph published a piece called "The face of America's gun problem" which aimed to document all 432 victims of American mass shootings in 2016.
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