| Yesterday The Supreme Court Jolted LGBTQ People With A Frightening Reality Posted: 06 Dec 2017 10:28 AM PST  Inside the U.S. Supreme Court this week for the oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, I couldn't help but look at Justice Neil Gorsuch and imagine how things would be if Merrick Garland were rightly sitting in that chair.
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| California governor declares a state of emergency due to wildfires in Ventura County Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  First responders are going door to door, evacuating more than 27,000 residents.
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| Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili freed after dramatic rooftop arrest in Ukraine Posted: 05 Dec 2017 03:18 AM PST  Former Georgia president Mikheil Saakashvili has been freed by protesters after a dramatic arrest on the rooftop of his Kiev flat amid a feud with Ukraine's president. The authorities had seized the firebrand politician, who served as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region between 2015-16, on accusations of trying to overthrow the government of his former ally Petro Poroshenko. But the botched arrest only galvanised support for Mr Saakashvili and led to ongoing demonstrations in the capital and a criminal case against his sympathisers in parliament. Mr Saakashvili had climbed onto the roof of his eight-storey building in downtown Kiev and threatened to jump when heavily armed security forces stormed his flat on Tuesday morning. "Poroshenko is a thief! Poroshenko is a traitor to Ukraine!" he yelled before the troopers seized him and put him in a van. But protesters blocked the vehicle with other cars and makeshift barricades as the police attempted to quell the unrest with tear gas. Police spray tear gas at protesters who tried to prevent a van from taking Mr Saakashvili away. Credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters After an hours-long impasse, the crowd broke open a side door and freed Mr Saakashvili. With handcuffs still hanging off one wrist, he called for protests to remove "Poroshenko and his whole gang" and led hundreds to the parliament building. While Mr Saakashvili addressed protesters outside, prosecutor general Yury Lutsenko told parliament that the Georgian ex-president had received $500,000 from a "criminal gang" led by former president Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia amid protests in 2014. This was part of "Moscow's plan for a Russian winter in Kiev," he said. Mr Lutsenko played the MPs what he said was a recording of Mr Saakashvili agreeing to send a representative to meet Yanukovych associate Sergei Kurchenko, who was sanctioned by the European Union after departing Ukraine in 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses the media at the end of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on November 24. Credit: Aurore Belot/AFP/Getty Images The prosecutor said a criminal case had been opened against MPs who had "obstructed" Tuesday's arrest, including popular reformers Mustafa Nayyem and Serhiy Leshchenko. He said Mr Saakashvili, who has denied the allegations, must turn himself in and protesters must disperse within 24 hours. Jane Collins, a member of the European parliament from UKIP, briefly spoke outside parliament in Mr Saakashvili's defence. Mr Saakashvili is detained by agents of the security service of Ukraine. Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Since he forced his way across the Polish-Ukrainian border with supporters in September, the Georgian politician has been holding protests calling for the impeachment of his old university acquaintance Mr Poroshenko, most recently marching through the capital on Sunday. Mr Saakashvili came to power in Georgia in the 2003 Rose Revolution, promising pro-Western reforms, but lost territory in a disastrous war with Russia in 2008. He was charged with abuse of office after he left in 2013. He was tapped to head the region of Odessa in 2015, but had a falling out with Mr Poroshenko over the torpid tempo of reforms and accused the president of corruption. Having stripped him of the citizenship he was previously granted, the Ukrainian authorities denied his application for asylum this autumn and said he is in the country illegally. Supporters of Mr Saakashvili try to prevent security forces from taking him away in a van. Credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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| Congressman Says Democratic Leaders Knew About His Sexual Misconduct Allegations a Year Ago Posted: 05 Dec 2017 04:30 PM PST  "They didn't find anything"
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| Yet Another New Wildfire Is Blazing in Los Angeles, This Time Near Bel Air Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:49 AM PST  Hundreds of homes burned in the area during the famous Bel Air Fire of 1961
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| Turkey could break off ties with Israel over Jerusalem: Erdogan Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:29 AM PST  President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey could go as far as breaking off diplomatic ties with Israel if the United States formally recognizes Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, a move he said would be a "red line" for Muslims. U.S. officials have said Trump is likely to give a speech on Wednesday unilaterally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a step that would break with decades of U.S. policy and could fuel violence in the Middle East. Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war.
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| White House: Trump 'doesn't necessarily' agree with Moore about barring Muslims from Congress Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:33 PM PST  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump doesn't necessarily back all of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's controversial views.
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| Obama blamed for Libyan slave trade as shocking video goes viral Posted: 05 Dec 2017 07:22 PM PST  Former President Barack Obama has come under criticism after a series of videos showing men and women being sold in a renewed slave trade have gone viral in recent weeks.
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| When A Man You Love Is A Sexual Predator Posted: 05 Dec 2017 11:08 AM PST  When Vanda was 20, her parents called her into the living room to deliver some bad news.
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| Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie on Roy Moore Posted: 05 Dec 2017 01:45 PM PST  During an interview with Mike Isikoff from Yahoo News, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie discuss the allegations against Roy Moore.
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| Why Atlanta Could Elect Its First White Mayor In 4 Decades Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:10 AM PST  For the first time since 1969, Atlanta, Georgia, may elect a white mayor.
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| Oklahoma officer charged in fatal shooting of suicidal man Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:02 PM PST  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City police officer was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man who had doused himself in lighter fluid and was trying to set himself on fire.
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| Viral Student Wearing a Christmas Tree Costume Is the True MVP of the Holiday Season Posted: 05 Dec 2017 07:32 AM PST  A girl went viral for committing to wear a Christmas tree costume every single day for the rest of the semester.
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| Five things to watch in Trump's Jerusalem speech Posted: 05 Dec 2017 01:33 PM PST  President Trump is planning to announce around midday on Wednesday that he is formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and directing the State Department to begin the process of building a future U.S. Embassy there, ushering in a sea change in American policy and potentially roiling the Muslim world.
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| Jill Duggar Dillard Showcases Her New Henna Tattoo in Sweet Bathtime Photo of Baby Samuel Posted: 05 Dec 2017 05:18 PM PST  Jill (Duggar) Dillard is debuting another new look.
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| Actress Melissa Rauch Welcomes A 'Beautiful Baby Girl' Named Sadie Posted: 05 Dec 2017 03:58 AM PST  Melissa Rauch, the "Big Bang Theory" star who described a previous miscarriage as "one of the most profound sorrows," has welcomed a new bundle of joy.
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| Lena Dunham, Tina Brown Reportedly Warned Clinton Campaign About Weinstein Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:31 PM PST  Two influential women in media said they warned Hillary Clinton's aides about Harvey Weinstein — but their words of caution appeared to go unheeded.
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| Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:32 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a Mexican man with new immigration and gun violations less than a week after a San Francisco jury acquitted him of murder for the shooting death of Kate Steinle, a case that helped fuel a fierce national debate on immigration.
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| 17-Foot Python Takes New Record for Annual Florida Snake Hunt Posted: 06 Dec 2017 10:08 AM PST  Jason Leon broke the hunt record Friday and previously held the record for largest python ever found in Florida.
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| 'I Was Angry.' Taylor Swift on What Powered Her Sexual Assault Testimony Posted: 06 Dec 2017 03:10 AM PST  Taylor Swift, recognized as one of the Silence Breakers on TIME's Person of the Year cover, spoke out for the first time about her trial.
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| Divided by symbols, Americans see a 'serious threat' across the aisle Posted: 05 Dec 2017 01:05 PM PST  The nation's divisions are growing dangerously deep and wide. Yet, "When you turn from symbols to policy, there's less polarization," says Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, which conducts the American Values Survey.
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| Exiled son of Yemen's Saleh takes up anti-Houthi cause Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:30 AM PST  By Sami Aboudi and Noah Browning SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The powerful exiled son of Yemen's slain ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Tuesday to lead a campaign against the Houthi movement that killed his father after he switched sides in the civil war. The intervention by Ahmed Ali Saleh, a former leader of the elite Republican Guard once seen as a likely successor to his father, gives the anti-Houthi movement in Sanaa a potential figurehead, after a week of fighting that saw the Houthis rout Saleh's supporters in the capital. Yemen's war, pitting the Iran-allied Houthis who control Sanaa against a Saudi-led military alliance backing a government based in the south, has brought what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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| The Latest: California wildfire hops highway, nears ocean Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:06 PM PST  SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in Southern California (all times local):
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| 'Little Foot' skeleton goes on display in S.Africa Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:47 AM PST  The most complete skeleton ever found of an australopithecus, a forerunner to modern man, went on display for the first time in Johannesburg on Wednesday following a 20-year process to excavate and assemble the 3.67 million-year-old remains. Known as "Little Foot" because four small foot bones were the first to be discovered, the skeleton is the most complete example of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years yet discovered. It will now be available for public viewing at Wits University in Johannesburg.
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| 27 Priceless Tweets About Life As A Married Person Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:20 AM PST  Marrying the love of your life is a beautiful gift. And sometimes that gift can also be a colossal pain in the butt.
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| Terror suspect 'urged extremists to attack Prince George at school' Posted: 06 Dec 2017 05:38 AM PST  A terror suspect allegedly encouraged extremists to attack Prince George at school, warning that "even the Royal Family will not be left alone", a court has heard. Husnain Rashid allegedly used an encrypted message service to share a picture of the third-in-line to the throne next to the image of an Islamic State fighter and the address of the Prince's school. The 31-year-old supplied practical assistance to would-be terrorists, including information on potential targets such as UK sports stadiums, Westminster Magistrates Court heard. Rashid appeared on Wednesday pleading not guilty to one count of preparation of terrorist acts, and one count of preparation to assist others to commit terrorist acts. Rebecca Mundy, prosecuting, said the charges related to "two sets of conduct" on or before November 22. Prince George She said the first charge related to "his intention to travel to Syria, to engage in the fighting out there". Turning to the second charge, she said: "It is alleged this defendant has set up a number of channels on which he broadcasts material to assist terrorists. "They actively provide practical assistance and the intention is the readers will go on to commit acts of terrorism." The channels allegedly included "terror resources, guides and videos and more for the lone Mujahideen", it was said. Rashid allegedly provided a link to "all stadiums in the UK", the hearing was told. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman (left) and Mohammed Aqib Imran in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA The prosecutor continued: "A post, which we in this country will find particularly worrying, was a photograph of the young Prince George at the beginning of his school term, next to a silhouette of a jihadi fighter. "Next to that was a caption, 'school starts early'. It provides an address in Battersea for a school to which the young Prince attends." The court heard next to the photo was the caption: "Even the Royal Family will not be left alone." Rashid, of Nelson in Lancashire, was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on December 20. Meanwhile the same court saw a terror suspect accused of plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister in a suicide bomb and knife attack on Downing Street. Naa'imur Rahman, 20 and Mohammad Aqib Imran, 21, both appeared in custody at Westminster magistrates. Rahman, who was allegedly going to carry out the attack, is charged with two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. Imran is charged with one count of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts, in that he was trying to join Islamic State group in Libya. Mark Carroll, prosecuting, said: "It is said Rahman planned to detonate an improvised explosive device within a bag at the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall, London and then seek to gain access to No. 10 in the ensuing chaos with a view to trying to kill the Prime Minister. "The secondary attack on No.10 was to be carried out with a suicide vest, pepper spray and a knife. "His purpose was to attack, kill and cause explosions. "He had also carried out a hostile reconnaissance of the area as part of that preparation. "The second and linked allegation involves Imran trying to obtain a fake passport in order to leave the United Kingdom with a view to travelling to Libya for hijrah." Both were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on December 20.
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| Israel Has a Submarine That Could Destroy Entire Nations (Armed with Nuclear Weapons) Posted: 06 Dec 2017 06:14 AM PST  Whatever the missile, a 932-mile range gives it the ability—just barely—to strike the Iranian capital of Tehran, as well as the holy city of Qom and the northern city of Tabriz, from a position off the coast of Syria. Israel's submarine corps is a tiny force with a big open secret: in all likelihood, it is armed with nuclear weapons. The five Dolphin-class submarines represent an ace in the hole for Israel, the ultimate guarantor of the country's security, ensuring that if attacked with nukes, the tiny nation can strike back in kind.
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| Fugitive Eric Conn, Guilty of $550M Social Security Fraud, Nabbed After Signing Onto the Internet Posted: 05 Dec 2017 09:02 AM PST  Conn was captured in Honduras after he used a restaurant's WiFi signal.
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| The Latest: Kuwait's emir quickly ends troubled Gulf summit Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:42 PM PST  Kuwait's emir has quickly ended a troubled summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute targeting Qatar.
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| ‘They Cannot Hide From Him’: Democrats See Big Gains In Gubernatorial Races Under Trump Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:42 PM PST  Jay Inslee (D) was elected Monday to become chair of the Democratic Governors Association, charged with leading their efforts to take back dozens of top state posts across the country, a crucial step in rebuilding their party in 2018 and beyond.
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| Oakland workers strike, closing offices, stopping services Posted: 05 Dec 2017 12:32 PM PST  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of city workers in Oakland went on strike Tuesday, shutting down street cleaning, library and other public services after union leaders and city officials couldn't agree on a new labor contract.
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| 'Everything gone' from Japanese island after N.Korean visit Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:58 PM PST  Everything metallic -- including a door knob -- has vanished from a remote Japanese island where a group of North Korean fisherman landed briefly to take refuge, a local resident said Tuesday. Including door hinges and a door knob, everything made of metal has gone," said Shusaku Yoshida, the 67-year-old caretaker of a shelter facility for local fishermen. Some of the North Korean fishermen have admitted to "taking out" some things from the small island, according to Jiji press.
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| House Republican tax chief says lawmakers want AMT repeal Posted: 05 Dec 2017 01:30 PM PST  The chief Republican tax writer in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that House Republicans want tax legislation to eliminate the corporate and individual alternative minimum taxes. "House members ... feel strongly that the House position should be to repeal permanently both the individual and the corporate," U.S. Representative Kevin Brady told reporters.
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| The Latest: Court hears 5 officers' bid to sue a prosecutor Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:05 AM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on arguments before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether Baltimore's prosecutor is immune for a lawsuit filed by five police officers charged but alter cleared in the death of Freddie Gray. (all times local):
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| Could America's Old Battleships Sink the Navy's New 'Stealth' Destroyers? Posted: 05 Dec 2017 05:18 PM PST  No one has ever hit an Iowa class battleship with 150 6" shells over the course of 30 minutes. Undoubtedly, Wisconsin's armor would provide a great deal of protection from 6" shells armed with fragmentation (rather than armor piercing) warheads. The Wisconsin is armored against 16"/45 shells, which are much heavier and have much greater penetrating power than the land attack munitions fired by Zumwalt.
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| Woman Suspected of DUI Dances on Car, Tries to Flee on Kid's Scooter: Police Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:49 AM PST  The driver, identified as 27-year-old Sabra Bewley, was acting erratically and dancing atop her SUV before trying to make a getaway on a kid's scooter, police said.
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| Bryan Cranston Explains How Anthony Hopkins’ ‘Breaking Bad’ Fan Letter Went Viral Posted: 05 Dec 2017 01:17 PM PST  Soon after, the world — at least the internet — would never be the same.
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| Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:57 AM PST  Israel' military on Wednesday declared its newly acquired F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside of the United States to put the ultra hi-tech jets into service. The Israeli Air Force currently has nine jets out of the total of 50 it has agreed to buy. The aim of the purchase is to allow Israel to maintain its military superiority in the turbulent Middle East, particularly regarding its arch-foe Iran and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system delivered to it by Russia.
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| Christian Leaders Warned Trump Against Recognizing Jerusalem As Israeli Capital Posted: 06 Dec 2017 12:28 PM PST  Christian leaders from within and outside of Jerusalem were among those who warned President Donald Trump about the potential repercussions of recognizing the city as Israel's capital and moving the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.
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| Pope Francis: 3 Ways to Find Happiness this Holiday Season Posted: 05 Dec 2017 03:07 PM PST  Wisdom on how to live a more peaceful life
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| Ford Motor Company (F), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Making a Deal Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:14 AM PST ![Ford Motor Company (F), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Making a Deal]( "Ford Motor Company (F), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Making a Deal") Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) has taken a lot of heat from investors for arriving late to the game with driverless and electric vehicle technology. Now, however, a new partnership with China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ( BABA) suggests Ford is open to new ideas when it comes to the future of auto sales. This week, Ford and Alibaba are expected to finalize a deal emphasizing online auto sales in China and a direct-to-consumer "auto vending machine" concept.
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| 95+ Cheap and Delicious Recipes for Weeknight Dinners Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:19 PM PST |
