| Filmmaker Ken Burns Reminds John Kelly What Caused The Civil War: Slavery Posted: 31 Oct 2017 04:23 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has weighed in on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's controversial comments about the Civil War, saying that while many factors contributed to the conflict, one caused it: slavery.
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| White House Press Secretary: Indicted Campaign Members Had 'Nothing To Do With' Trump Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:54 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday shrugged off news of criminal charges against several members of President Donald Trump's campaign, arguing they had "nothing to do with the president" or "the activities of the campaign."
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| Teresa Giudice lashes out against Sofia Vergara: 'She's an immigrant ... she should be nice' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:55 AM PDT  If you don't know who Teresa Giudice is, you better fake it.
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| Mom Accused Of Driving Minivan With Son And Plastic Pool Tied To Top Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:06 PM PDT  A mother in Wisconsin is facing a felony charge of recklessly endangering safety after she allegedly strapped her 9-year-old son to the top of a minivan on top of a plastic pool.
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| The Latest: 2 rescued women say they once got close to Oahu Posted: 29 Oct 2017 10:05 PM PDT  WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of two sailors lost nearly six months in the Pacific (all times local):
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| China mulls three years' jail for anthem disrespect Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:34 AM PDT  Disrespecting China's national anthem could carry a prison sentence of up to three years under a new draft law amendment, which may also affect Hong Kong and Macau, state media reported Tuesday. Some football fans in the self-governing city have booed the Chinese anthem when it was played at matches, despite appeals for restraint. China has been fine-tuning legislation on the proper way and place to sing its national anthem, recently tightening rules that already bar people from performing it at parties, weddings and funerals.
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| Wife of Chechen accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead near Kiev Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:14 PM PDT ![Wife of Chechen accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead near Kiev]( "Wife of Chechen accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead near Kiev") By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian wife of a Chechen man accused by Russia of plotting to kill President Vladimir Putin was shot dead outside Kiev on Monday in an attack that also wounded her husband, Ukrainian interior ministry officials said. Amina Okuyeva and Adam Osmayev were in a car that was shot at from bushes near a railway crossing on the outskirts of the capital, interior ministry advisors Anton Gerashchenko and Zoryan Shkiryak said in separate posts on Facebook. The attack follows a vehicle bombing in Kiev last Thursday, in which two people were killed and three wounded, including Ihor Mosiychuk, a member of the populist opposition Radical Party.
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| Man finds fish growing with plastic Powerade wrapper around it Posted: 31 Oct 2017 07:39 AM PDT  A man has shared a bizarre picture of a fish growing around a plastic wrapper, in a reminder of the damage people are doing to our oceans and rivers. The strange photos show that the fish has had to grow around the rubbish in which it has been wrapped. As such, its body is deformed and made thin where the wrapper was – the kind of adaptation that animals around the world are having to undergo as our water fills up with rubbish.
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| Roy Moore Now Says There Shouldn't Be A Religious Test For Public Office Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:29 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Alabama Senate GOP candidate Roy Moore said Tuesday that religion shouldn't be used as a litmus test for public office, contradicting his decade-old statement that Muslims shouldn't serve in Congress.
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| NYPD on scene after shooting, vehicular attack reported in Manhattan Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:11 PM PDT ![NYPD on scene after shooting, vehicular attack reported in Manhattan]( "NYPD on scene after shooting, vehicular attack reported in Manhattan") Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York on Tuesday when a suspect plowed into cyclists and pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, and rammed another vehicle on Halloween, police said. The man left the vehicle holding up fake guns, before being shot by police and taken into custody, officers said. The incident took place close to various schools as the city celebrated Halloween.
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| New York terror attack: Eight dead as truck runs down cyclists before driver shouts 'Allahu Akbar' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 05:17 PM PDT  Eight people died in the worst terror attack on New York since September 11, 2001 as a lone wolf extremist screaming "Allahu Akbar" used a pick-up truck to mow down cyclists along a bike path on Halloween. The attacker struck just a few blocks from the site of the World Trade Center memorial, running over afternoon riders on the path before reaching a road and ploughing into a school bus. He then jumped out of the truck wielding what turned out to be a pellet gun, and a paintball gun. He was chased and shot in the stomach by a police officer but survived and was arrested. Unconfirmed US media reports named him as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who arrived in the US in 2010 and lives in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter: "Looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" Sayfullo Saipov Credit: @NYScanner/Twitter Mr Trump blamed the attack on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant which has encouraged its followers to use vehicles to mow people down. The UK, France and Germany have all seen deadly vehicle attacks in the recent past. The US president added: "We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!" A White House official said Mr Trump had been fully briefed by his chief of staff John Kelly and was being "continually updated". Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "appalled by this cowardly attack, my thoughts are with all affected. Together we will defeat the evil of terrorism". New York terror attack, in pictures Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York, said: "It's a very painful day in our city, a horrible tragedy. This was a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians going about their lives with no idea of what was about to hit them. "We know this action was intended to break our spirit. We have been tested before as a city, very near the site of today's attack. We will respond as we always do, we will be undeterred." The suspect had rented the pick-up truck from a Home Depot hardware shop. He then drove down the bike path for 20 street blocks, running down cyclists, before hitting the school bus. Two children on the bus were among 11 people injured in the attack. Belgium said one of its nationals was among the people killed. Witnesses said they initially thought the attack was a Halloween prank. A man who was riding in a taxi along the West Side Highway near Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan said he saw several people on the ground. A picture allegedly showing the suspected attacker Credit: @GGGLee089 One witness told the Telegraph: "I heard five shots and went over to window and saw people running around. Police and ambulance already at scene." The incident happened in the area of Chambers and West Streets in the TriBeCa neighbourhood at 3.15pm. One witness said on Twitter: "Jesus! A car just ran over 2 people and then crashed into a school bus. I see two dead bodies and bikes on the floor destroyed." Laith Bahlouli, 14, a student at a nearby high school said: "What happened was there was a car crash, he came out of one of the cars. He had two guns. We thought the guns were fake and it was a Halloween prank. "We thought it was a Halloween thing. He started running around the highway. There was another guy in a green shirt that was chasing him around. I heard four to six gunshots – everybody starts running." A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury on a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York Credit: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Alif Rahman, 14, another high school student, said he saw two bodies. Video from the scene showed at least two people lying apparently dead in the road. At the scene the rented Home Depot truck was badly damaged along with two mangled bikes. Police began examining the rental truck for explosives. Another witness Tawhid Kabir, 20,said: "I thought it was Halloween or something. I saw the gun and I realised it was serious." Witness Michael Corbin said: "We all heard the gunfire. I heard distinctly five shots in quick succession." Another man told the New York Daily News he heard 15 shots. A motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and struck several people on Tuesday police and witnesses said Credit: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews More to follow. 12:15AM Three Belgians injured in the attack Didier Reynders, Belgium's deputy prime minister, says three Belgians were also injured in the attack and are in the operating room. Trois belges ont également été blessés à #Manhattan et sont en salle d'opération. Notre consulat général va leur apporter son aide. ��������— didier reynders (@dreynders) November 1, 2017 11:58PM Photo of the suspect The suspect in the terror attack has been identified by US media as Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek national who lives in Florida. Sayfullo Saipov Credit: @NYScanner/Twitter 11:48PM 'Argentinians' among the victims Argentina's Foreign Ministry confirms 'Argentine citizens died' in the New York bike path attack. It doesn't say how many. 11:42PM A timeline of ramming attacks The attack was the latest involving a vehicle being used to mow down a crowd of people. Terror timeline - Ramming attacks involving vehicles 11:33PM Trump issues statement Having responded first on Twitter, Mr Trump has issued a statement on the attack. 11:15PM One of the victims was Belgian Didier Reynders, the deputy prime minister of Belgium, has announced that one of the victims in tonight's terror attack was from Belgium. I am deeply saddened to announce a belgian victim in #Manhattan - I express my condolences to the family and friends ��������— didier reynders (@dreynders) October 31, 2017 11:13PM Donald Trump: Attack carried out by sick and 'deranged person' The US president has given his first reaction to the attack on Twitter. In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 9:43PM Attacker was carrying paintball gun More details have emerged about the attacker from the NYPD press conference. The attacker is a 29-year-old man. He has not been named by police. He drove onto a bike path at Houston Street and drove south until Chambers Street - around 20 blocks - hitting pedestrians and cyclists. The driver then smashed into a school bus, injuring adults and children. He then emerged holding a a paintball gun and pellet gun. He was shot in the abodemen by a police offer and is now in hospital. 9:36PM New York Mayor condemns 'cowardly act' Bill de Blasio, the New York Mayor, has condemned the attack at the NYPD press conference. He called it a "very painful day in our city" and a "horrible tragedy". "This was a cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives," Mr Blasio said. He praised the spirit of the city, saying: "New Yorkers do not give in in the face of these kind of actions." 9:29PM New York Police Department press conference taking place Eight confirmed dead, more than a dozen are injured. The incident has been described as a "tragedy of the greatest magnitude". A single officer who was near the incident when it happened is being praised for stopping the "carnage". 9:16PM Eyewitness: 'There was no screaming, people were in shock' Jamal Lewis, a 17-year-old student who witnessed the attack told the Telegraph: "I was walking down West street and heard a loud noise behind me. I saw the white pickup truck run over two cyclists and carried on. People were around their bodies, but they were dead. There was no screaming, people were in shock." 9:11PM Here is a map showing where the incident took place The point marked is roughly where the white Home Depot truck crashed. It is close to the World Trade Center memorial. There are reports that the truck had driven up to 20 blocks along a bike path before reaching this point, heading south. Where the incident occurred 9:05PM Driver shouted 'Allahu Akbar', according to claims The phrase, which means 'God is Great' in Arabic, was said by the suspected attacker during the incident, it has been claimed. The reports are said to be the reason that the FBI and NYPD are now treating the incident as a terror attack. 8:49PM Incident being treated as a terror attack Reuters has this: The striking of pedestrians by a vehicle in lower Manhattan on Tuesday was being treated as a terrorist attack, two U.S. government sources said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the New York City police department in investigating the incident, the sources said. 8:45PM Witness accounts are beginning to come in A man who was riding in an Uber along the West Side Highway near Chambers Street said he saw several bleeding people on the ground after a truck struck several people. Another witness said the truck had also collided with a small bus and one other vehicle. Tom Gay, a school photographer, was on Warren Street and heard people saying there was an accident. He went down to West Street and a woman came around the corner shouting, "He has a gun! He has a gun!" Gay told Associated Press that he stuck his head around the corner and saw a slender man in a blue track suit running southbound on West Street holding a gun. He said there was a heavyset man pursuing him. He said he heard five or six shots and the man in the tracksuit fell to the ground, gun still raised in the air. He said a man came over and kicked the gun out of his hand. Uber driver Chen Yi said he saw a truck plow into people on a popular bike path adjacent to the West Side Highway. He said he then heard seven to eight shots and then police pointing a gun at a man kneeling on the pavement. "I saw a lot of blood over there. A lot of people on the ground," Yi said. His passenger, Dmitry Metlitsky, said he also saw police standing near a man who was on his knees with his hands up, and another man bleeding on the ground nearby. He said the truck had also collided with a small school bus and one other vehicle. 8:42PM New York Police Department statement The New York Police Department's official Twitter account gave a "preliminary" account of what happened on Tuesday afternoon. "Earlier a vehicle entered the West St. pedestrian/bike path a few blocks north of Chambers St," it read. "The vehicle struck multiple people on the path. There are several fatalities and numerous people injured. "The vehicle continued south striking another vehicle. The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms & was shot by NYPD. "The suspect is in custody. This is preliminary, more information to follow."
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| 200 dead in tunnel accident at N.Korea nuclear test site: report Posted: 31 Oct 2017 04:02 AM PDT  More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea's nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a Japanese news report said Tuesday. A tunnel collapsed at Punggye-ri in early September, days after North Korea conducted its sixth and largest underground nuclear test on September 3, TV Asahi said, quoting unnamed North Korean sources. Another cave-in occurred during rescue operations, leaving at least 200 people feared dead in total, the Japanese broadcaster said.
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| Melania Trump dons striking Bottega Veneta look for White House Halloween event Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:41 AM PDT  Leave it to Melania Trump to trick-or-treat in style!
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| Kellyanne Conway Rips Campaigns That Seek Oppo Research From 'Foreign Nationals' Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:05 PM PDT  Kellyanne Conway bashed political campaigns on Monday that "dig around with foreign nationals" to uncover dirt on their opponents.
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| John Kelly's Remarks On Civil War Blasted By Congressional Black Caucus Head Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:03 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Adding to the resounding criticism of White House chief of staff John Kelly's comments about the Civil War, the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday said the remarks fit a larger pattern of "repeated attempts to whitewash history" by President Donald Trump's administration.
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| Ethiopian-born suspect goes on trial for 1970s war crimes Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:18 AM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former Ethiopian soldier denied responsibility Monday for war crimes committed under a brutal Marxist regime in his home country in the 1970s, as he was questioned by judges at the start of his trial in a Dutch court.
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| Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Trump's Transgender Military Ban Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:03 AM PDT  A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump's ban on transgender men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces on Monday.
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| Russia's and America's New Stealth Fighters Share This Big Problem Posted: 31 Oct 2017 07:33 AM PDT  While the PAK-FA will likely be a formidable warplane, it is uncertain how many fully operation jets Russia will be able buy even after it completes engine development work for the T-50. Russia has completed the first phase of government flight-testing for its Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter. Sukhoi is expected to complete developmental work on an initial operational version of the new stealth fighter in 2019, but the current iteration of the jet will only see a limited production run.
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| North Korea hacked Daewoo Shipbuilding, took warship blueprints: South Korea lawmaker Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:08 PM PDT  By Haejin Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea probably stole South Korean warship blueprints after hacking into Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd's <042660.KS> database in April last year, a South Korean opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday. North Korea has often been implicated in cyber attacks in South Korea and elsewhere but Pyongyang has either ignored or denied accusations of hacking. "We are almost 100 percent certain that North Korean hackers were behind the hacking and stole the company's sensitive documents," Kyung Dae-soo of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party told Reuters by telephone.
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| International Students: Get Into U.S. Medical Schools Posted: 31 Oct 2017 06:45 AM PDT ![International Students: Get Into U.S. Medical Schools]( "International Students: Get Into U.S. Medical Schools") Every year, thousands of individuals apply to medical schools across the U.S. While the majority are American citizens or permanent residents, international students also apply. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that in 2014 almost 2,000 international applicants sought admission to U.S. medical schools and 409 secured acceptances. All things considered, these numbers are encouraging and should give international applicants hope that they can attend medical school in the U.S. However, the admissions process is difficult and requires careful planning.
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| 'House Of Cards' Creator Responds To Kevin Spacey Sexual Harassment Allegations Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:37 AM PDT  "House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon is responding to sexual harassment allegations made against the Netflix show's star, Kevin Spacey.
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| Protests erupt after Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner of disputed elections with 98 per cent of votes Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Renewed protests erupted in parts of Kenya on Monday night after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared president of a bitterly divided nation for the second time in three months. Claiming a resounding mandate to serve a second five-year term, Mr Kenyatta accepted victory after securing 98 per cent of the vote in an election boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga. But with just 38.8 per cent of voters choosing to participate in the election, Mr Kenyatta faces a struggle to assert his authority and legitimacy over a fractured country increasingly polarised on ethnic lines. Dozens of people have been killed in electoral violence over the past three months and, even as government supporters held muted celebrations, rioting broke out in Nairobi's slums, while protesters also gathered in Mr Odinga's strongholds in western Kenya. The president also knows from experience that being declared winner of an election does not guarantee assuming office. His victory in August was overturned by the supreme court, which found "illegalities and irregularities" in the way the vote was counted. A protester hurls a stone at the police during a standoff between Kenyan police and supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Credit: FREDRIK LERNERYD/ AFP A new challenge seems highly likely, given that the constitution requires a presidential election to be held in all 290 of Kenya's constituencies. Voting was abandoned in 25 western counties without a ballot being cast after security forces clashed with opposition supporters trying to prevent polling stations opening. Given Mr Odinga's refusal to participate in the court-ordered rerun, claiming that a failure to enact reforms meant the second election would be no fairer than the first, the president's victory looks more likely to worsen Kenya's political crisis than resolve it. Mr Odinga, who has promised to lead a peaceful campaign of civil disobedience and national resistance, is expected to speak to his supporters on Tuesday. Raila Odinga addressing thousands of his supporters as he drives through Kawangware slum after attending a church service in Nairobi, Kenya Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/ EPA Western diplomats, church leaders and human rights activists have warned that Kenya, which witnessed more than 1,300 deaths after a disputed election in 2007, risks sustained violence unless the president and his rival negotiate a way out of the impasse. Rory Stewart, the Africa minister, yesterday called for "transparent national dialogue", saying he was "deeply concerned by outbreaks of ethnic and political violence". President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his speech after being declared by Kenya's election commission Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA President Kenyatta's acceptance speech was, however, notably light on conciliatory language, saying he would only countenance talks with Mr Odinga once any legal challenges to his victory had been addressed. Instead, the president excoriated his rival for refusing to participate in an election he had gone to court to secure. "You cannot choose for the opportunity to exercise a right and thereafter abscond from the consequences of that choice," Mr Kenyatta said.
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| 'Stranger Things' Star Addresses His Character's Possible Racism Posted: 30 Oct 2017 03:18 PM PDT  Spoilers below for "Stranger Things 2." You've been warned.
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| Second Child Dies, Parents Severely Burned After They Were Caught in California Wildfire: 'We Are Utterly Devastated' Posted: 30 Oct 2017 03:27 PM PDT  A California family has lost two children while trying to outrun wildfire.
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| Prosecutors: Thousands of cases impacted by lab misconduct Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:33 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have identified at least 6,000 cases impacted by a former chemist who authorities say was high almost every day for eight years while she worked at a state drug lab, officials said Tuesday.
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| Trump right-hand man calls Confederate general 'honorable' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:37 AM PDT  White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has triggered a backlash by calling general Robert E Lee, of the pro-slavery Confederate Army, an "honorable man" in a Civil War provoked by an inability to compromise. "I would tell you that Robert E Lee was an honorable man," Kelly said when asked about the nationwide debate over Confederate monuments.
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| Palestinian Reconciliation, in the Hands of Israel Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:36 AM PDT  Paul R. Pillar
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| Wendy Williams Faints On Live TV Dressed As The Statue Of Liberty Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:52 AM PDT  The talk show host fainted during a costume contest segment for her Halloween-themed show on Tuesday.
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex Maria Shriver pose with three children on red carpet Posted: 31 Oct 2017 07:40 AM PDT  Arnold Schwarzenegger and estranged wife Maria Shriver reunited on Monday night on the red carpet at the premiere of National Geographic's "The Long Road Home," and they were joined by three of their grown-up, look-alike children.
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| Iraqi authorities gain first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:23 AM PDT  Iraq's entire land border with Turkey is located inside the Kurdish autonomous region, and has been controlled by the Kurds since before the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The Iraqis set up positions between the Turkish and the Iraqi Kurdish checkpoints at the Habur border crossing between the Turkish town of Silopi and the Iraqi town of Zakho, a security source in Baghdad said.
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| Listen To The Spookiest Sounds Ever Detected In Space Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:32 AM PDT  For some real Halloween chills, check out NASA's new playlist of spooky signals picked up by its spacecraft over the years.
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| U.S. military captures militant believed to have role in Benghazi attack: official Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:52 PM PDT  U.S. Special Operation Forces have captured a militant who is believed to have played a role in a 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
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| Defense concedes coach kidnaped, raped, killed Missouri girl Posted: 30 Oct 2017 01:04 PM PDT  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A defense attorney for a middle school football coach accused of abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old Missouri girl conceded that his client committed the crimes Monday but contended that the man did not deliberate first, as prosecutors say.
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| Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low In Latest Gallup Poll Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:29 PM PDT  Donald Trump's job approval rating has sunk to even deeper depths in the latest Gallup poll.
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| Airbus warns of potential hit from fraud probes Posted: 31 Oct 2017 04:41 AM PDT  European aircraft maker Airbus warned Tuesday that various investigations into alleged fraud, bribery and corruption could impact its earnings. Airbus also said it was still battling delivery problems of the new fuel-efficient engines made by Pratt and Whitney for its A320neo jet, even if tailwinds from exchange rate effects boosted its bottom line in the third quarter. "The investigations initiated by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and France's Parquet National Financier (PNF)... could have a material impact on the financial statements, business and operations of Airbus," the group said in a statement.
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| 'Shortest Asia-Europe rail link' launched in Azerbaijan Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:11 AM PDT  Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey on Monday launched a rail link between the countries aimed at cutting total journey times from China to Western Europe while bypassing Russia. It will help to reduce the journey time between China and Europe, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said at the launch ceremony in the town of Alyat in the oil-rich Caucasus nation.
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| Anthony Bourdain Blasts Quentin Tarantino For Weinstein Complicity Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:35 PM PDT  Anthony Bourdain cooked up some strong words for Quentin Tarantino over the weekend during a conference Q&A session over the director's "complicity" in Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual assault.
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| United Launched the Longest-Ever Nonstop Flight From the U.S. Posted: 30 Oct 2017 04:30 PM PDT  Better bring a book — or three
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| Bernie Sanders backs 'millionaires' tax' to fix New York subway Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:38 PM PDT  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fight for a "millionaires' tax" to help repair the country's largest subway system got a boost as U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, one of the nation's most popular politicians, endorsed the plan on Monday. "What the mayor is saying and what we should be doing in Washington is we say to the wealthiest people in this country: 'You know what, you need to start paying your fair share of taxes,'" Sanders said at a news conference with de Blasio at a Manhattan subway station that began a little late after train delays. An independent senator from Vermont who espouses democratic socialism, Sanders lost the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton but remains an influential voice on the party's left wing and repeatedly tops opinion polls of the country's most well-liked politicians.
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| Kevin Spacey's Emmy Honor Rescinded After Sexual Harassment Allegation Posted: 30 Oct 2017 05:28 PM PDT  Kevin Spacey will no longer be honored at the 2017 International Emmys amid allegations that the actor sexually harassed then-14-year-old Anthony Rapp.
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| Prince Charles and Camilla kick off Asia tour in Singapore Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:50 PM PDT  SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Singapore on Tuesday, the first stop of an 11-day trip to strengthen ties between Britain and Asian countries.
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| As Teen Gets 40 to 100 Years for Killing Half-Sister, Her Mom Tells Him: 'I Will Never Forgive You' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Savon Schmus will be nearly 60 years old by the time he is eligible for parole.
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| China slams US aluminium foil tariff ahead of Trump visit Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:06 AM PDT  China has criticised new United States anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil, saying it was "extremely dissatisfied" with the new measures, just days before President Trump visits Beijing. The tariff was announced Friday by the US following concern that China was undercutting American manufacturers by flooding the country with underpriced aluminium products. On Saturday evening, China's Ministry of Commerce said the US was ignoring World Trade Organization rules by introducing the duties, and not fulfilling its international obligations.
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