| 5 ways Donald Trump has failed to 'drain the swamp' Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:00 AM PST  One year into his first term, however, Trump's pledge to root out Washington corruption has not exactly yielded the quick and easy results his slogan promised. Perhaps as a result, a new poll finds a sharp jump over the past 12 months in the number (44 percent) of Americans who think that most or all of the officials in the current administration are corrupt. A man holds up a "Drain the Swamp in Washington DC" sign as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the airport in Kinston, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016.
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| Democrats Are Attacking The GOP For Its Hypocrisy On Deficits. That Might Be A Mistake. Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:01 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Republicans ran against the rising national debt in the 2010 midterm elections, and it worked.
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| Las Vegas woman charged with gunning down 3 roommates Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas woman is facing multiple murder charges Saturday in the shooting deaths of her three roommates, who lived in what authorities described as a "problem house."
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| Climate Change Could Trigger More Volcanic Eruptions, Study Finds Posted: 22 Dec 2017 01:42 PM PST  WASHINGTON — Climate change fueled by human activity could boost the frequency and severity of volcanic eruptions, a recent scientific study has found.
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| Baby Hospitalized After Being Attacked by Raccoon in Her Home, Family Says Posted: 22 Dec 2017 01:26 PM PST  Little Journi Black was asleep on her parent's bed in their Philadelphia apartment when a raccoon apparently dragged her onto the floor and attacked her Wednesday, her uncle Kenneth McDuffie said.
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| Senate Paid Out $1.45 Million In Discrimination Settlements Since 1997, Data Shows Posted: 21 Dec 2017 07:24 PM PST  The Senate paid nearly $1.45 million in taxpayer-funded discrimination settlements over the last two decades, according to data released on Thursday obtained by several news outlets.
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| The unsung heroes of 2017 Posted: 22 Dec 2017 03:52 AM PST  Rescue workers and volunteers help residents make their way out of a flooded Houston neighborhood following Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 29. The catastrophic flooding in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey was the backdrop for plenty of dramatic boat rescues in August. Both groups used Facebook to organize and coordinate their street-by-street searches.
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| The 'bloody-nose option'? Trump eyes action on North Korea in 2018 Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:00 AM PST  A year of erratic U.S. rhetoric and steadily escalating diplomatic and economic pressure has failed to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, leaving the frustrated Trump administration to reconsider its options going into 2018 as the world wonders whether it's on the edge of war. "We're not committed to a peaceful resolution — we're committed to a resolution," President Trump's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, told BBC News this week. "We want the resolution to be peaceful, but as the president said, all options are on the table. And we have to be prepared, if necessary, to compel the denuclearization of North Korea without the cooperation of that regime," McMaster said.
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| The Christmas Cats Of Instagram Are Bringing The Holiday Cheer Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:19 AM PST  Cute cats are wishing everyone a meow-y Christmas.
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| Arab alliance: Yemen one million cholera cases report exaggerated Posted: 22 Dec 2017 10:02 AM PST ![Arab alliance: Yemen one million cholera cases report exaggerated]( "Arab alliance: Yemen one million cholera cases report exaggerated") The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday an announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross that cholera cases in the country had reached one million suspected cases was exaggerated. "It is nearly impossible to accurately determine whether the suspected cases are cholera or simple diarrhea," a statement by the spokesperson for the coalition said. Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is embroiled in a proxy war between the Houthi armed movement, aligned with Iran, and a U.S.-backed military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia.
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| Parents Give Teachers Gift Suggesting Son Drives Them To Drink Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:06 PM PST  Instead of whining about their son's teachers, Ohio parents Mary and Paul Sommers decided to wine them for Christmas instead.
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| Philippines tropical storm toll climbs to 44: officials Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:34 PM PST  The death toll from a tropical storm that struck the southern Philippines has risen to 44 as mudslides wiped out a mountain village and ravaged another town, officials said Saturday. Nineteen deaths were reported near the town of Tubod on Friday on Mindanao, the archipelago nation's second-largest island, where Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed flash floods and mudslides that erased a remote village from the map, police said. The village is no longer there," Tubod police officer Gerry Parami told AFP by telephone.
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| This Food May Help You Sleep Better Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:18 AM PST  Your brain may see a boost, too
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| Trump tweets 'thank you' to head of group accused of illegal political activity, racial bias Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:20 AM PST  Trump's commendation of Charlie Kirk comes on the heels of the New Yorker report which suggests that the nonprofit Turning Points may have violated campaign finance laws with its involvement in political activity during the 2016 presidential election and has been accused of creating a racially biased work environment.
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| Former U.S. Attorneys Warn Trump About 'Severe Repercussions' Of Firing Robert Mueller Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:10 PM PST  WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of more than 20 former federal prosecutors has urged President Donald Trump to stand by his recent statements and allow special counsel Robert Mueller to conduct his investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election without interference.
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| Mosul's morgue men endured worst of Islamic State butchery Posted: 23 Dec 2017 11:00 AM PST  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The young man ended up on the morgue's examining table in two parts.
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| Divers Find Sunken WWI Submarine, 100 Years After It Disappeared Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:51 AM PST  One of Australia's oldest naval mysteries has been solved.
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| Amtrak engineer remarked on train speed 6 seconds before crash: NTSB Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:52 PM PST ![Amtrak engineer remarked on train speed 6 seconds before crash: NTSB]( "Amtrak engineer remarked on train speed 6 seconds before crash: NTSB") (Reuters) - Six seconds before an Amtrak train derailed off a bridge and onto a highway near Seattle, the engineer remarked that the train was speeding, U.S. investigators said on Friday. The engineer then applied the brakes but apparently not the emergency brake, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a statement after retrieving and reviewing data from the data recorder and inward- and outward-facing cameras. Monday's crash south of Seattle killed three people and sent about 100 others to hospitals.
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| L.A. Goes Bonkers Over Breathtaking 'UFO' Lighting Up The Sky Posted: 22 Dec 2017 07:20 PM PST  unexpected #spacexlaunch sighting A post shared by stephanie clary (@sclary) on Dec 22, 2017 at 5:43pm PST Angelenos thought the end was finally here when they looked up Friday evening to see something that appeared to be an iridescent alien ship exploding across the sky.
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| Police Are Still Searching for a Motive in the Melbourne Car Attack Posted: 21 Dec 2017 06:15 PM PST  It is the second time this year that Melbourne has been traumatized by a car attack
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| 10 Obama regulations Trump has overturned Posted: 22 Dec 2017 04:06 AM PST  Trump's executive-order counteroffensive carries more than mere symbolic value and represents a dramatic policy shift that will impact the nation and the world for years to come.
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| The Last Known Dancing Bears Of Nepal Have Been Rescued Posted: 23 Dec 2017 08:29 AM PST  The last two known bears forced to dance for spectators in Nepal have been rescued.
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| The World’s Largest Lottery Has Just Drawn Its Winners Posted: 22 Dec 2017 03:33 PM PST  The lucky winners of Spain's Christmas lottery celebrated on Friday as they eagerly awaited receiving their share of the 2.4 billion euro, or $2.8 billion, prize.
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| 2018: Living with a nuclear North Korea Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:00 AM PST  A year of erratic U.S. rhetoric and steadily escalating diplomatic and economic pressure has failed to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, leaving the frustrated Trump administration to reconsider its options going into 2018 as the world wonders whether it's on the edge of war. Watch Yahoo News Chief Washington Correspondent Olivier Knox discuss the possible paths forward to preventing or learning to live with a nuclear North Korea.
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| Rights groups call on Egypt to free Al-Jazeera journalist Posted: 22 Dec 2017 08:13 AM PST ![Rights groups call on Egypt to free Al-Jazeera journalist]( "Rights groups call on Egypt to free Al-Jazeera journalist") CAIRO (AP) — Rights groups and a press freedom organization renewed calls on Egyptian authorities Friday to release an Al-Jazeera journalist whose detention passed the one-year mark. Egypt accuses the Qatar-based news network of bias toward Islamist groups including its own outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
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| Family Wants Justice for 6-Year-Old Killed During Police Chase Posted: 23 Dec 2017 01:11 PM PST  He was shot while in his mobile home.
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| Of Course There Was A Secret In That Big 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Cameo Posted: 22 Dec 2017 08:44 AM PST  When it comes to "Star Wars" cameos, there is do or do not.
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| California manhunt under way after random shootings target 10 drivers Posted: 21 Dec 2017 06:59 PM PST ![California manhunt under way after random shootings target 10 drivers]( "California manhunt under way after random shootings target 10 drivers") Police in California's Central Valley have launched a manhunt for at least one suspect after a series of 10 random shootings on vehicles left one woman wounded this holiday season, officials said on Thursday. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims has warned the shooting attacks, which have occurred in her jurisdiction and neighboring Madera County, could turn deadly. "If this keeps going, it's going to be a matter of time before we have a murder investigation," Mims said at a news conference.
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| Congress passes short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown Posted: 21 Dec 2017 08:11 PM PST  Congress is poised to adjourn on Friday. Congress has averted a shutdown of the federal government, narrowly passing a temporary spending bill that will now go to Donald Trump to sign but that will only delay the reckoning for a month and will kick contentious issues such as immigration and healthcare into the new year.
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| 'Beds Are Just Wireless Chargers For Humans' Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:15 AM PST  Separated from their cellphones, standing under running water often allows people's minds to run free.
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| 5 Best Handgun Makers on the Planet (Sig, Glock and Ruger Made the Cut) Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:25 PM PST  Here are the five best handgun manufacturers. Gaston Glock's initial attempt to build a handgun for the Austrian military has exploded into an international empire, all the more amazing considering that it was built solely on handguns. From the original Glock 17, the company now offers twenty-six handguns on the U.S. market in calibers from .380 Auto to .45 G.A.P.
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| 29 die, 29 injured in South Korean building fire Posted: 21 Dec 2017 06:43 PM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's government on Friday began investigating a fire that tore through an eight-floor building and killed 29 people in the central city of Jecheon in the country's deadliest blaze in nearly a decade.
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| Japan company says to close two large ageing nuclear reactors Posted: 21 Dec 2017 08:17 PM PST  A Japanese company said Friday it would decommission two ageing nuclear reactors due to difficulty in ensuring safety, as the public remains wary about atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kansai Electric Power's reactors No.1 and No.2 of the Oi plant in central Japan will be decommissioned, the largest reactors to be closed down aside from those at Tokyo Electric's Fukushima Daiichi plant, the company said in a statement.
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| How Does Santa Claus Deliver All the Presents on Christmas Eve? Watch Our Santa Tracker to Find Out Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  We calculated the best route for Santa to take through the U.S. See when he'll arrive at your house
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| U.S. drops charges that U.N. economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:42 AM PST ![U.S. drops charges that U.N. economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker]( "U.S. drops charges that U.N. economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker") U.S. prosecutors have dropped charges accusing a United Nations economist in New York of committing visa fraud by bringing into the country a domestic worker from Bangladesh and then failing to pay her a lawful wage, his lawyers announced on Friday. Hamidur Rashid, a Bangladeshi national and economist at the United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs, was charged with visa fraud and fraud in foreign labor contracting in June.
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| Former CIA Director Brennan Rips Trump's 'Narcissistic, Vengeful' Behavior On UN Vote Posted: 21 Dec 2017 07:41 PM PST  Former CIA chief John Brennan broke Twitter silence Thursday to blast Donald Trump's threats against the United Nations over the status of Jerusalem, calling his behavior "qualities usually found in narcissistic, vengeful autocrats."
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| John Schnatter Is Out as Papa John's CEO. Here's What We Know About His Money Posted: 22 Dec 2017 11:07 AM PST  Papa John's founder John Schnatter will step down as chief executive on January 1. This comes after his controversial comments about the NFL protestors.
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| Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt Posted: 23 Dec 2017 10:20 AM PST ![Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt]( "Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt") CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators attacked an unlicensed church south of Cairo wounding three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, in the latest assault on members of the country's Christian minority.
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| Miss America 2013 Rips CEO After He's Caught Mocking Her: 'I Am Disgusted' Posted: 22 Dec 2017 10:19 AM PST  In one leaked email, CEO Sam Haskell calls Mallory Hagan "huge" and "gross."
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| US to provide Ukraine with 'enhanced defensive capabilities' Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:42 PM PST  The US announced Friday it would provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities," a move that could escalate a conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that has claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2014. It also threatens to undermine President Donald Trump's calls for improved relations with Moscow. "The United States has decided to provide Ukraine enhanced defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help Ukraine build its long-term defense capacity, to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to deter further aggression," a State Department statement said.
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