| Trump attacks 'liar' ex-campaign aide Papadopoulos after guilty plea Posted: 31 Oct 2017 06:14 AM PDT  The president continues to try to distance himself from federal charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller against three of his campaign officials, including former adviser George Papadopoulos, who is now cooperating with the FBI.
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| Experts Question Story Of 2 Sailors Lost At Sea Since Early May Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:22 AM PDT  The two women who were rescued last week by the U.S. Navy after being stranded at sea on a sailboat for more than five months are now dealing with a different kind of challenge: Answering what experts claim are huge questions surrounding their story.
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| Navy recommends sweeping changes after ship collisions Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press.
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| LinkedIn reveals top 50 startup companies for 2017 Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:23 AM PDT  From stiff competition, to unpredictable markets and rapidly-changing consumer behavior, becoming a disrupter in any given industry can seem impossible.
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| All Saints' Day observed Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:10 PM PDT ![All Saints' Day observed]( "All Saints' Day observed") People around the world honor All Saints' Day by visiting the graves of loved ones.
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| JetBlue Is Offering $49 Flights In An Awesome, 2-Day Flash Sale Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:20 AM PDT  JetBlue is giving travelers the gift of discounted flights this holiday season.
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| The Kurds Are Right Back Where They Started Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:38 AM PDT  In a televised address on October 29, the president of the Iraqi Kurdish region, Masoud Barzani, declared that he would step down from his post. It remains unclear whether Barzani, son of the legendary founder of the Kurdish national movement, Mustafa Barzani, would reemerge as leader in a different guise, but clearly his announcement was not part of a well-laid plan.
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| Texas father 'forced abused daughter to brush teeth with faeces and wear shock collar' Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:51 AM PDT  A father in Texas has been arrested after he was accused of subjecting his two daughters to a campaign of horrific abuse. James Howard Chalkley is accused of making his five-year-old daughter brush her teeth with faeces and wear a shock collar, and flushing his 10-year-old daughter's head in a toilet. The 32-year-old from Converse, Texas has been charged with one count of injury to a child while his wife Cheyanne Chalkley, the children's stepmother, has been charged with two counts of injury to a child.
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| Sanders denies Trump campaign encouraged Papadopoulos' Russia trip Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:37 PM PDT  The White House's Sarah Sanders denied that President Trump's campaign encouraged George Papadopoulos to meet with Russian officials in Moscow, contradicting a key claim in the former staffer's sworn statement to special counsel Robert Mueller.
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| John Kelly slammed for Civil War comments Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:05 AM PDT  "The View" co-hosts discuss the White House chief of staff's comments.
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| Meth Found In Child's Halloween Candy Prompts Warning From Wisconsin Police Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:07 PM PDT  Wisconsin authorities urged parents to inspect their children's Halloween candy after a small bag of methamphetamine was distributed to a child near Green Bay.
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| Martin Luther's 95 Theses Are 500 Years Old. Here's Why They're Still Causing Controversy Posted: 31 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT  As the world marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestantism, debate continues over exactly what happened on Oct. 31, 1517
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| 28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:33 AM PDT ![28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says]( "28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says") ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 28 people have been killed in rare protests in the capital of Eritrea, one of the world's most reclusive nations, an official with the largest Eritrean opposition group said Wednesday.
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| Starbucks Wants You To Color In This Year's Holiday Cup Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:35 AM PDT  The coffee company announced that it's bringing back its holiday beverages and cups starting Wednesday morning.
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| Here's The Sexy Text A-Rod Sent J.Lo In The Middle Of Their First Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:58 PM PDT  A-Rod: He's just like us! He, too, has been on a date where he wasn't quite sure if it was a date or simply two friends casually hanging out.
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| Man rubs crotch on woman on train before discovering she is a plainclothes police officer Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:20 AM PDT  A man has been arrested after rubbing his crotch against a woman on the New York subway who was actually a plainclothes police officer. Felipe Mondragon, 52, rubbed against the NYPD detective's thigh as the uptown 6 train left Union Square station, the New York Daily News reported. The trio arrested Mondragon and he was taken off the train in handcuffs at 23rd Street Station.
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| Trump 'will restore trust' with Kremlin, Papadopoulos told Russian news agency Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:09 AM PDT  Shortly after he had conversations with people close to the Kremlin that got him in hot water with the FBI, George Papadopoulos was using his position as a campaign adviser to President Trump to argue that the United States should cooperate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| Pakistan airline sorry for forgetting two corpses in NY Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:56 AM PDT  Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan's national airline said, apologising Wednesday for the latest embarrassing mishap to hit the troubled carrier. Following the mix-up, the corpse of Pakistani man Nasir Ali was delivered to Lahore Wednesday on a Etihad Airways flight, while the family of another man Nauman Badar has now decided to bury him in Maryland instead.
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| Scott Pruitt’s Professor Regrets ‘Unleashing’ EPA Chief On 'Unsuspecting Public’ Posted: 01 Nov 2017 09:54 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is nothing if not lawyerly.
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| Allergan assuages shareholder fears over losing Restasis patent Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:45 AM PDT  Allergan Plc on Wednesday reassured shareholders that it would return to earnings growth in 2019 after losing a major patent ruling last month on its second-most important drug, dry-eye treatment Restasis. The drugmaker, which also announced third-quarter earnings, said it will combat generic competition for the drug by expanding its base business, reducing costs and possibly buying back stock. "But rest assured, we will do it rapidly." Allergan worked hard in recent years to protect Restasis, which generated about $1.5 billion in sales last year, from generic rivals.
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| In key step, Hamas gives up control of Gaza border crossings Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:27 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday handed over control of Gaza's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, taking the first tangible step toward implementing a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement.
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| A Dog’s Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York’s iconic tourist hotspots Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:20 AM PDT ![A Dog's Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York's iconic tourist hotspots]( "A Dog's Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York's iconic tourist hotspots") These hilarious images show dogs enjoying a day out exploring New York's most iconic tourist hotspots Photographer Mark McQueen captured the canines hanging out near landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge, on 5th Avenue and Times Square.
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| New York attack: Footage shows terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov running through Manhattan's streets before being shot Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:13 AM PDT  Footage has emerged of the suspected New York terror attacker running through Manhattan's streets, just moments after a truck ploughed into people on a cycle lane. Footage recorded by a bystander appears to show Saipov brandishing a gun as he weaves through traffic just moments after the incident. Officials later said he was carrying pellet and paintball guns.
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| Barack Obama Just Trolled Donald Trump And The Rest Of The Birthers Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:29 AM PDT  President Obama at the #ObamaSummit in Chicago: "This isn't where I was born.
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| Police Fatally Shot a Parent Who Held a Teacher Hostage for Hours Posted: 01 Nov 2017 02:35 AM PDT  Police in California have fatally shot a parent who held a teacher at his daughter's elementary school hostage.
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| New Zealand firms up ban on foreign house buyers Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:32 PM PDT  The New Zealand government firmed up plans Tuesday to prevent foreigners from buying houses in the country, saying it wanted the new law in place early next year. New Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she aimed to have the ban take effect before the wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is ratified in February. Ardern, who was only sworn in as prime minister last week, said Australians would be exempt.
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| What Did Disney Know About Harvey Weinstein? Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:55 AM PDT  Hollywood is no longer afraid of Harvey Weinstein.
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| Wife of Chechen accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead near Kiev Posted: 30 Oct 2017 05:54 PM PDT  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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| CIA investigated whether Adolf Hitler lived in Colombia during 1950s Posted: 31 Oct 2017 05:12 PM PDT  The CIA investigated claims that a man who said he was Adolf Hitler was living in a community of ex-Nazis in the 1950s in Colombia, it has been revealed. Declassified documents indicate that although agents did not take the claim seriously, they did receive a photo of the man who had a striking resemblance to the German dictator. A former SS soldier, Phillip Citroen, approached CIA agents in 1954 and said that a man claming to be Hitler was living in the town of Tunja.
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| Sen. Tim Scott Responds To John Kelly: 'No Compromise To Make' On Civil War Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) seemingly chided White House chief of staff John Kelly on Tuesday after the former Marine Corps general claimed that the Civil War was caused by the inability to compromise.
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| Mother Jailed Up to 5 Years for Brutally Beating Daughter Who Incorrectly Recited Bible Verses Posted: 31 Oct 2017 05:39 AM PDT  Prosecutors said Shonda Hoffner beat and tried to strangle her daughter, who was under 13.
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| 'Pick up your rubbish!' Angler catches deformed fish growing around plastic drink wrapper Posted: 01 Nov 2017 02:35 AM PDT  A Canadian angler's photo of a fish growing around a plastic drink wrapper has shocked social media users. Adam Turnbull shared an image of the deformed fish he caught in the Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada, with the caption: "Pick up your garbage! "This is a Powerade wrapper which takes up no room in your pocket until you get to a garbage can," he wrote. He added the fish "bit and fought as it should", adding: "It was very much alive and released to hopefully have a chance. "Once I removed the plastic it took off like a dart. I'm sure it's gonna thrive now if it was able to survive with it." He believes the plastic was "likely tossed on the road, then blew into the river". "Littering on any level is unacceptable," he added. "I just want people to know something as small as this can have a devastating impact on the environment." He encouraged others to share his photos to raise awareness about looking after the environment. The photo provoked a strong reaction on social media, with one replying: "That's incredibly sad." Col Palmer wrote: "Takes one second of your time to place your trash in a bag and remove it! How would you feel if you had a load of rubbish and trash dumped in your kitchen? It's our planet let's look after it!" Shocking photo shows Caribbean Sea being 'choked to death by human waste'
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| China's answer to Kindle raises $1.1 bn for Hong Kong listing Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:15 PM PDT  Chinese internet giant Tencent's e-book arm has raised US$1.1 billion for a Hong Kong listing next week, reports said Wednesday. China Literature, the country's biggest online publishing business and Tencent's answer to Amazon's Kindle Store, saw 151 million shares priced at the top end of the offered range of HK$55 ($7.05) each, Bloomberg News said, according to people close to the deal. The internet giant owns 62 percent of China Literature, which called itself a "pioneer" of China's online literature market on its prospectus and said that it carries 6.4 million writers and 9.6 million literary works.
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| 'This Is Us' Removes Kevin Spacey Reference After Sexual Harassment Accusation Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:39 AM PDT  A reference to Kevin Spacey was removed from Tuesday's episode of "This Is Us" following Anthony Rapp's accusation of sexual harassment against the "House of Cards" star.
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| Kenyan opposition leader calls for petitions against vote won by Kenyatta Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:46 AM PDT  By Katharine Houreld and Ed Cropley NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday called for pickets and petitions against an election he boycotted last week won by President Uhuru Kenyatta but stopped short of appealing for mass protests or announcing a court challenge to the result. Odinga pulled out of the vote saying it would be unfair because the election board had failed to implement reforms after the Supreme Court cited procedural irregularities and annulled an Aug. 8 vote that had been won by Kenyatta. Odinga said the Oct. 26 result would not stand but did not announce measures likely to overturn it or force the government to negotiate.
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| Death sentence upheld in Texas prosecutors slayings case Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:02 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' highest criminal court Wednesday upheld a former justice of the peace's conviction and death sentence for killing a district attorney's wife in what prosecutors said was a revenge plot that left three people dead.
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| Exclusive: U.S. pursues direct diplomacy with North Korea despite Trump rejection Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:04 AM PDT  The United States is quietly pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's public assertion that such talks are a waste of time.
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| There's Something You Missed About That Big Kiss On 'Stranger Things 2' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:26 AM PDT  Warning! "Stranger Things" Season 2 spoilers below!
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| Carter Page Says Russia 'May Have Come Up' In Emails With Trump Campaign Aide Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:44 PM PDT  "It may have come up from time to time" - Carter Page on whether he was on any email chains about Russia with George Papadopoulos #inners pic.twitter.com/JtchkNZ1uK—
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| Rose McGowan Fires Back as She Faces Drug Possession Arrest: 'Are They Trying to Silence Me?' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:24 AM PDT  Police say the actress and Harvey Weinstein accuser left behind personal belongings on a United Airlines flight that tested positive for narcotics.
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| Dell Black Friday Deals on TVs Launch Today Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PDT  The Dell Black Friday deals kick off Nov. 1 and continue throughout the month, with lots of sales on personal computers, gaming and VR systems, smart home devices—and a few TVs. Among the TV deal...
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| In photos: The world's most elegant cities 2017 Posted: 31 Oct 2017 09:01 AM PDT |
