| Jeff Flake's Speech And The White House Response Was The Trump Presidency In A Nutshell Posted: 24 Oct 2017 08:10 PM PDT  The story of the Donald Trump presidency ― of a politician repeatedly violating the norms of politics and basic civility, then getting away with it ― played out in vivid form within the span of one remarkable hour on Tuesday afternoon.
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| Man sought by police for rape and murder of 13-month-old girl Posted: 25 Oct 2017 10:07 AM PDT  A reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for the rape and murder of a 13-month-old girl.
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| Michigan Man Dead After Teens Throw SIx Pound Rock Through His Windshield Posted: 24 Oct 2017 09:22 AM PDT  Five Michigan teenagers could face life imprisonment for throwing a brick from an overpass, crashing through the windshield and killing a young father.
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| Puerto Ricans Are Struggling To Flee The Island With Their Pets Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:53 PM PDT  Thousands of people are fleeing Puerto Rico as the island remains without power and the death toll continues to climb more than a month after Hurricane Maria.
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| Man dies from flesh-eating disease two months after Hurricane Harvey Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:39 AM PDT  A Texas man died of a rare flesh-eating disease two months after Hurricane Harvey slammed parts of the state, according to the Galveston County Health District.
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| US moves third carrier group to western Pacific ahead of Trump's Asia tour amid North Korea tensions Posted: 25 Oct 2017 10:42 AM PDT  A second US aircraft carrier strike group has entered the western Pacific in as many days, bringing the total number to three ahead of Donald Trump's Asia tour. Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, The USS Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt joined the Seventh Fleet operations area alongside the USS Ronald Reagan, which has been conducting exercises with South Korea's navy. North Korea dubbed them a "rehearsal for war".
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| Seville Is The #1 City You Should Visit Next Year, According To Lonely Planet Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:55 AM PDT  It's about time to make travel plans for 2018, and the experts at Lonely Planet say one city should be first on your list.
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| Dad Live Streams Suicide as Viewers Plead With Him to Stop Posted: 24 Oct 2017 04:45 PM PDT  The father was upset over his daughter's recent engagement.
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| 'Idiots of the century' swim in baited croc trap Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:52 PM PDT  A group of men seen swimming inside a baited crocodile trap in Australia near where a woman was recently eaten were blasted as "idiots of the century" Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook showed the four men clambering on the floating trap set near a marina at Port Douglas in northern Queensland state and even posing inside it. It is not far from where a 4.3-metre (14-foot) croc killed dementia sufferer Anne Cameron.
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| Sen. Jeff Flake announces retirement in dramatic anti-Trump speech Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:51 PM PDT  Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., announced in a speech in the Senate that he will not seek reelection next year and launched an excoriating attack on President Trump, saying his brand of conservatism is endangering the United States.
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| Father of missing Texas girl claims she died after he force-fed her milk Posted: 24 Oct 2017 09:35 AM PDT  The adoptive father of Sherin Matthews, a 3-year-old girl who went missing in Texas on October 7 and was later found dead, now says she died after he "physically assisted" her in drinking a glass of milk, according to a recently released police affidavit.
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| Stolen dog missing for three years found 1,700 miles away Posted: 25 Oct 2017 03:58 AM PDT  A missing dog has finally been returned to its rightful owner, three years after it was stolen and taken 1,700 miles away. Staffordshire Terrier Ladybird was taken from a resident at a Texas living facility by a homeless man after she passed away. The woman had already asked her friend, Sharon Henderson, to look after Ladybird in the event of her death. She told Fox 7 Austin: "The neighbour in the living facility called this other homeless guy and he came and took Ladybird in the middle of the night knowing that her wishes were that he now have her." The man hitchhiked with the dog all the way to Portland, Oregon, with Ms Henderson adding that the "whole trip must have been horrendous for her". Three years later, a malnourished Ladybird was found wandering the streets alone following the death of the man who took her. The canine was in a terrible condition, with Ms Henderson explaining: "She hadn't eaten in so long, so had no jaw muscles, her head muscles had atrophied and she couldn't even chew. Her ribs were sticking out and she couldn't even go up two stairs with falling backwards." Ladybird was eventually reunited with her rightful owner thanks to the address stored on her microchip. "I want her to enjoy the rest of her life in the lap of luxury she's never known and have a family," her owner said. Smiling dog faces losing new home after adoption selfie alerts police
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| The Best Cranberry Dessert Recipes You'll Ever Make Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:47 AM PDT  Cranberries represent the holiday season better than any other fruit.
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| Social Security Checks will Increase in 2018 Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Good news for 61.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits: your monthly checks are about to get larger.
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| Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:17 PM PDT ![Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote]( "Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote") Kenya stands at a dangerous crossroads ahead of a presidential election on Oct. 26, with opposition leader Raila Odinga refusing to take part and even the country's electoral chief casting doubt on the poll's credibility.
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| This Tiny Island Now Has the Most Powerful Passport in the World Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:36 AM PDT  American passport's strength has considerably dropped since Trump took office
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| Troops describe hardships, wounds during Bergdahl searches Posted: 25 Oct 2017 01:22 PM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Several soldiers and a Navy SEAL testified Wednesday about the risky, all-out efforts to find Bowe Bergdahl after the soldier's 2009 disappearance in Afghanistan. Troops and commanders went without sleep. Shirts and socks disintegrated on soldiers during weekslong patrols. And several service members were seriously wounded — including the Navy commando whose career was ended by AK-47 fire.
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| Sister asks the Internet to send birthday wishes to her 'lonely' autistic brother Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT  The sister of a young man with autism is making a public plea for birthday cards for her brother. James Weir, 20, is excited about celebrating his birthday next month, but his older sister, Lucy Weir, 23, said he has "no friends" to celebrate with. Because of his disability, James Weir, who is from England, has difficulty with socializing, which makes tough for him to make friends.
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| 25 Tweets About Married Life That Are Hilariously Accurate Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:11 PM PDT  Marriage is a surprisingly universal experience, and we have the tweets to prove it.
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| U.S. committee recommends GSK shingles vaccine over Merck rival Posted: 25 Oct 2017 10:28 AM PDT ![U.S. committee recommends GSK shingles vaccine over Merck rival]( "U.S. committee recommends GSK shingles vaccine over Merck rival") The committee responsible for U.S. vaccination schedules has given a preferential recommendation to GlaxoSmithKline's newly approved shingles vaccine Shingrix over Merck & Co's established product Zostavax. The backing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) follows evidence from clinical trials that Shingrix is significantly more effective than Zostavax, the only currently available shingles prevention vaccine. ACIP members also recommended that Shingrix should be given routinely to Americans aged over 50 years, compared with 60 years for Zostavax, and they supported revaccination of people who previously received Zostavax.
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| The Stabbed Russian Radio Journalist Tatyana Felgenhauer Is Now in a Coma Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:03 PM PDT  A well-known journalist for Russia's top independent radio station was stabbed in the throat Monday by an attacker who burst into her studio — the latest in a string of attacks on journalists and opposition activists in Moscow.
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| Democrats denounce new Hillary Clinton email probe as ‘massive diversion’ from Trump-Russia investigation Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:17 PM PDT  Democrats have denounced as a "massive diversion" from the Trump administration's alleged links to Russia, a decision by Republicans to launch investigations into the FBI's handling of a probe into Hillary Clinton. The Republican chairmen of two House committees said they would jointly investigate the Department of Justice's handling of a 2016 inquiry into Ms Clinton's use of a private email server. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, said they had many questions about the way Ms Clinton dealt with classified information.
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| 'We Do Not Tolerate Discrimination.' American Airlines CEO Responds to NAACP Warning for Black Passengers Posted: 25 Oct 2017 08:52 AM PDT  After the NAACP said American could be 'unsafe' for black passengers
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| SitRep: More U.S. Carriers Arrive in Pacific as North Korea Diplomacy Falls Apart Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:52 AM PDT  More on Niger ambush comes to light, Tillerson enlists India in Afghan strategy
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| Newtown Shooter May Have Had Interest In Pedophilia, FBI Reveals Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:31 AM PDT  Newly released FBI documents in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting paint an even more disturbing portrait of killer Adam Lanza, suggesting his fascination with children verged on the obscene.
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| Now You Can Pay Hundreds To Let Amazon Workers Unlock Your Door Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:39 PM PDT  Amazon hopes to make stolen and rain-sopped packages a thing of the past with a new keyless entry system that gives its couriers access to front doors to leave items inside.
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| China's Xi unveils new leaders but no obvious successor Posted: 25 Oct 2017 08:42 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party on Wednesday elevated five new officials to assist President Xi Jinping as he embarks on a second five-year term, and by stopping short of designating an obvious successor strengthened his position as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
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| Tokyo concept car aims to fend off dents with external airbags Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:04 AM PDT  A concept car equipped with external airbags to protect against fender benders is raising eyebrows at the Tokyo Motor Show. The body panels of the Flesby II ultra-compact vehicle are covered by a soft, next-generation rubber that can absorb the impact of a collision. "We put airbags, which are mainly employed inside the car, on its exterior, such as its hood or fender, to protect the entire body," Takashi Ishikawa, managing officer of Toyoda Gosei Co, said on Wednesday.
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| Kurds offer to freeze independence vote to end conflict with Iraq Posted: 25 Oct 2017 01:04 AM PDT  The Kurdistan Regional Government has offered to suspend its drive for independence in return for a promise from Iraq to halt its military activity, which has seen it seize huge swathes of territory in recent days. The KRG said it was prepared to "freeze" the results of its September referendum and proposed a ceasefire to prevent further violence, which has so far seen scores killed and tens of thousands displaced. "As Iraq and Kurdistan are faced with grave and dangerous circumstances, we are all obliged to act responsibly in order to prevent further violence and clashes between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces," the KRG's statement said. They called for dialogue with Baghdad in the hope of easing escalating tensions. At a glance | The four Kurdistans The KRG made the offer as Iraqi forces looked on Tuesday to be moving in on its border with Turkey, which is currently in Kurdish hands. Its loss to Baghdad would be devastating for Kurdistan's autonomy and economic independence. The offer to suspend the result of the referendum on secession - which won the support of 93 per cent of voters - is a humiliating blow for Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzani, who defied international pressure to hold the vote. Iraq's Kurds were last month celebrating their symbolic victory as a historic step toward their decades-old dream of statehood. But by last week they had lost almost all the territory they had gained from Iraqi forces in recent years which lay outside their long-standing three-province autonomous region in the north. Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani salutes the crowd while attending a rally to show their support for the September independence referendum in Duhuk Credit: Reuters The forces were met with little resistance by their Peshmerga fighters, who withdrew without putting up a fight. There was no immediate reaction from Baghdad to Wednesday's offer but the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) force, whose mainly Iran-trained Shia paramilitaries played a major role in the operation against the Kurds, said a freeze did not go far enough. Supporters wave Kurdish flags in Erbil stadium as they wait to hear Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani address crowds ahead of a September referendum on independence Credit: Getty One Iraqi MP told the Telegraph Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi may demand the outright annulment of the vote before talks could take place. The United Nations said that it stands ready to broker talks. Jan Kubis, UN envoy, "expressed confidence that despite the recent tensions, Iraq will be able to ride this crisis". "Both sides publicly expressed their willingness to engage in dialogue and negotiations on the basis of the Constitution. The UN is ready to assist, if requested," he said.
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| Tillerson’s Views on India Defy Trump’s Incoherent Foreign Policy Posted: 24 Oct 2017 08:50 AM PDT  Ahead of his trip to Delhi, the secretary of state articulated a clear vision for the U.S. relationship with India. Let's hope it was not an anomaly.
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| 3 Residency Factors When Considering International Medical Schools Posted: 24 Oct 2017 06:30 AM PDT ![3 Residency Factors When Considering International Medical Schools]( "3 Residency Factors When Considering International Medical Schools") American premedical students may consider attending medical school overseas for a number of reasons, including more affordable tuition in certain countries, the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new culture and more flexible entrance requirements in some countries compared with U.S. medical schools. Earning a medical degree outside the U.S. could lead to challenges with securing a residency placement. Here are three residency factors to keep in mind when considering international medical schools.
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| Democrats Are Trying To Put The Public Option Back On The Table Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:28 AM PDT  Another Democrat has come forward with a proposal that would make a government-run insurance plan available to more Americans who want one, in the hopes of providing consumers with a cheaper, more reliable source of coverage.
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| US poker star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won't get millions Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:14 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — He's long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey's good fortune does not extend to Britain's Supreme Court — he lost a major case Wednesday that will keep him from cashing in.
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| German president tells Putin: we need to work on our relationship Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:24 AM PDT  German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday he was unhappy about the state of relations between Moscow and Berlin and that both sides needed to work to improve it. The first visit to Russia by a German president since 2010 happened as relations remain strained over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and a pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine, as well as German accusations of Russian meddling in its politics, something Moscow denies. "It's essential that we use this opportunity for us as presidents to continue our dialogue to try to improve our bilateral relations, the state of which we can't be happy about," Steinmeier told Putin at the start of talks.
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| Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson step out together at fundraiser for godmother Liz Taylor's AIDS foundation Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:31 AM PDT  No doubt Michael Jackson was smiling down Tuesday night as two of his children stood hand-in-hand in support of his longtime friend, the late Elizabeth Taylor.
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| Senator announces exit, says won't be 'complicit' with Trump Posted: 24 Oct 2017 01:46 PM PDT  A senator from Donald Trump's Republican Party unleashed a powerful attack on the US leader Tuesday as he announced he would not seek re-election, telling Senate colleagues he "will not be complicit" with a "reckless" presidency. Jeff Flake, of Arizona, assailed Trump in a bombshell 17-minute speech on the Senate floor, hours after the president made what was meant to be a bridge-building trip to the Capitol to drum up support for his tax reform plans. Flake, who has served in the Senate since 2013 and has been an outspoken critic of Trump-era politics, displayed visible emotion, his voice repeatedly breaking, as he announced he would not run for office again next year.
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| Could America's New Tanks Beat Russia's Armata Tank in Battle? Posted: 25 Oct 2017 05:04 AM PDT  Who wins? Could America's New Tanks Beat Russia's Armata Tank in Battle? Army and industry weapons developers have begun work on an advanced next-generation Abrams tank specifically engineered with new weapons, ammunition, laser-spotters and advanced thermal sights able to outrange, outgun and outmatch the most modern Russian and Chinese tanks, service and industry officials said. Advanced networking technology with new, next-generation sights, sensors, targeting systems and digital networking - are all key elements of an ongoing upgrade to position the platform to, if needed, successfully engage in combat against rapidly emerging threats, such as the prospect of confronting a Russian T-14 Armata or Chinese 3rd generation Type 99 tank.
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| Father of missing girl charged with first-degree felony Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:12 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators' questions about his daughter's disappearance.
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| Skater's video shows California neighborhood before and after wildfire Posted: 25 Oct 2017 03:09 AM PDT  Skateboarder Johnbee Buencamino's GoPro footage captured the Santa Rosa, California, neighborhood of Coffey Park before and after it was decimated by wildfire.
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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Attack On The Washington Post Will Make Your Head Spin Posted: 24 Oct 2017 07:54 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did a complete reversal Tuesday, first dismissing The Washington Post as a source and then relying on it in her defense of President Donald Trump.
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