| Pro-Trump Singer Says Corey Lewandowski Sexually Assaulted Her At A Party Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:31 AM PST  Singer Joy Villa, who unironically wore a "Make America Great Again" dress to the 2017 Grammys, says she has filed a sexual assault complaint with police against President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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| Ohio Teens Charged With Tossing Sandbag Off Overpass That Killed Man Posted: 27 Dec 2017 11:59 AM PST  Four Ohio teenagers have been charged with murder for allegedly throwing a sandbag off an overpass that struck and killed a 22-year-old man.
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| Alabama certifies Jones as Senate winner over Moore’s objections Posted: 28 Dec 2017 03:25 AM PST  The Alabama Secretary of State's office certified the Senate election results, just after a judge rejected Roy Moore's attempt to block his defeat. NBC's Vaughn Hillyard reports.
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| Mueller Probing GOP Work With Russian Hacking Posted: 27 Dec 2017 12:11 PM PST  Natasha Bertrand, political correspondent for Business Insider, talks with Joy Reid about a report that the Mueller investigation is expanding to look at the extent to which RNC digital operations overlapped with Russian hacking activity.
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| Utah Deputy Broke Through a Frozen Pond to Save an Eight-Year-Old Boy on Christmas Day Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:50 PM PST  The deputy stomped to break through the ice and work his way deeper, pounding with his hands and fists
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| N. Korean boat skipper 'charged over Japan theft' Posted: 28 Dec 2017 12:30 AM PST  Japanese prosecutors reportedly charged a North Korean fishing boat captain for theft on Thursday, accusing him of making off with items ranging from home appliances to solar panels. The 45-year-old was among 10 North Korean "fishermen" spotted aboard a tiny wooden boat struggling in bad weather off the northern island of Hokkaido in late November. Some of them admitted to "taking out" some electronic products from a remote Japanese island where they landed briefly to take refuge.
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| The year in late night: Laughs, tears and politics in 2017 Posted: 26 Dec 2017 09:04 PM PST  From Jimmy Kimmel's heartfelt plea for health care reform to Melissa McCarthy's memorable Sean Spicer impression, watch 2017's best moments in late night.
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| Mueller probe outgrows its ‘witch hunt’ phase Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:00 AM PST  Trump has returned to one phrase — "witch hunt" — time and again — and repackaged with typical Trumpian hyperbole. "This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!" Trump tweeted last May after ex-FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed as Justice Department special counsel to oversee the probe.
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| Officer plotted to blackmail wife; she plotted his murder Posted: 27 Dec 2017 09:03 AM PST ![Officer plotted to blackmail wife; she plotted his murder]( "Officer plotted to blackmail wife; she plotted his murder") STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer has pleaded guilty to a plot to blackmail his wife over having sex with a 14-year-old boy while she has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill her husband.
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| Russia Warns U.S.: Don’t ‘Meddle’ In Upcoming Presidential Election Posted: 28 Dec 2017 05:23 AM PST  Russian President Vladimir Putin's government has issued a warning to the U.S.: Don't "meddle" in the country's upcoming election.
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| Tokyo-bound Flight with Chrissy Teigen Forced to Return to Los Angeles Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:20 AM PST  Supermodel Chrissy Teigen was live tweeting her flight that made a U-turn four hours in after the crew discovered an "unauthorized" passenger on board.
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| Inspector Gen.: DOJ has ‘systemic’ issues addressing harassment Posted: 26 Dec 2017 11:50 PM PST  According to a report by the Inspector General, top Justice Department officials were among those mishandling sexual harassment complaints. NBC's Julia Ainsley reports.
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| Dollar General To Create 400 New Jobs In Texas As It Expands In Rural America Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:54 PM PST  Dollar General, a favorite spot for household staples across the country, is expanding even further.
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| 18 Tweets That Capture The Struggle Of Translating For Immigrant Parents As A Kid Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:45 PM PST  If you grew up with immigrant parents who didn't speak English, you probably remember your first job as a child: family interpreter.
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| Ex-Keppel lawyer cooperated with U.S. in bribery probe: documents Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:56 AM PST ![Ex-Keppel lawyer cooperated with U.S. in bribery probe: documents]( "Ex-Keppel lawyer cooperated with U.S. in bribery probe: documents") Jeffery Chow, a former senior member of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's legal department, cut a deal to help prosecutors in their probe of Keppel and other former executives, according to the documents unsealed on Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn. Chow, 59, pleaded guilty on Aug. 29 to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as part of his deal to cooperate. "I am deeply sorry for my conduct," Chow, 59, said during his plea hearing, according to a transcript.
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| Obama edges Trump as most admired, Gallup finds Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:28 AM PST  Former President Barack Obama was the most admired man among Americans in 2017, narrowly edging President Trump for the title, Gallup's annual poll finds. Hillary Clinton was named the most admired woman for the 16th consecutive year.
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| Judge praises teen for progress since killings when he was 8 Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:17 PM PST  ST. JOHNS, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona judge and the family of a teenager who fatally shot two men in 2008, including his father, heaped praise on him Wednesday for the progress he's made as his time on probation comes to an end.
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| Vietnam jails 15 for foiled airport 'terror' attack Posted: 27 Dec 2017 09:30 AM PST  Vietnam jailed 15 people on Wednesday for a foiled terrorism plot to detonate petrol bombs at the country's busiest airport ahead of a national holiday, state media reported. Terrorism attacks are rare in Vietnam, though the conservative communist government routinely jails dissident bloggers and human rights lawyers who are critical of the state. A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced 15 people to between five and 16 years in jail after they were convicted of planting petrol bombs at Tan Son Nhat international airport in the commercial southern hub, state-controlled Thanh Nien newspaper reported.
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| Activist Erica Garner, Daughter of Police Chokehold Victim, Suffers 'Major' Brain Damage After a Heart Attack Posted: 28 Dec 2017 04:40 AM PST  She is currently in a coma
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| How Achievable The 6 Most Common New Year's Resolutions Really Are Posted: 27 Dec 2017 03:17 PM PST  With the holidays coming to a close, it's time to get serious and set some New Year's resolutions for 2018. In the spirit of setting achievable goals, we asked therapists to weigh in on six of the most common resolutions and grade them on a scale of 1-5 (with 1 being "very attainable" and 5 being "very difficult"). It also requires, rather uncomfortably, changing your diet and exercise ― two of your three most basic behavioral patterns (the other being sleep) ― and then maintaining those changes indefinitely. Before I was a psychologist, I worked as a personal trainer: You have to have structured goals and set attainable goal posts.
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| Disneyland Theme Park Loses Power On One Of The Busiest Days Of The Year Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:04 PM PST  A power outage at Disneyland took some of the magic out of the day for thousands of guests on Wednesday.
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| Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bomb blast was terrorist attack Posted: 28 Dec 2017 06:55 AM PST ![Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bomb blast was terrorist attack]( "Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bomb blast was terrorist attack") Russian President Vladimir Putin said a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg supermarket on Wednesday was an act of terrorism.
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| Ex-lawyer for pharma exec Shkreli convicted of aiding fraud scheme Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:49 PM PST ![Ex-lawyer for pharma exec Shkreli convicted of aiding fraud scheme]( "Ex-lawyer for pharma exec Shkreli convicted of aiding fraud scheme") Evan Greebel, who was outside counsel to Shkreli's former company Retrophin Inc , was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn of charges he conspired to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, prosecutors said. "We are shocked by the verdict," said Reed Brodsky, a lawyer for Greebel.
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| Zimbabwe ex-army chief who helped oust Mugabe sworn in as VP Posted: 28 Dec 2017 06:28 AM PST  Zimbabwe's former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule was Thursday sworn in as one of the country's two vice presidents. Dressed in a black suit, General Constantino Chiwenga, 61, took the oath of office in Harare, pledging to be "faithful" to Zimbabwe and to "obey, uphold and defend the constitution". Chiwenga's ascent to the country's second most powerful job has further consolidated the military's power in the politics of the southern African country.
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| Claire’s Pulls Makeup After Mom Finds Asbestos In 6-Year-Old’s Kit Posted: 28 Dec 2017 12:04 PM PST  Claire's, a store that sells accessories and makeup to young girls and teens, has pulled some of its items after it was found that cancer-causing asbestos was present in some of its products.
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| China: US should curb demand for opioids, not blame China Posted: 28 Dec 2017 05:47 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — The United States should look within to cut down demand for opioids which are fueling its deadly drug crisis rather than stressing unsubstantiated claims that China is the major source of these chemicals, a top Chinese drug enforcement official said Thursday.
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| Box Truck Blocks Media's View Of Trump Getting 'Back To Work' (a.k.a. Playing Golf) Posted: 27 Dec 2017 11:57 PM PST  Day after day, CNN's team of political journalists have set up cameras on the same public road to catch glimpses of President Donald Trump hitting the links at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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| 18-year-old daughter asks stepdad to adopt her in the best Christmas gift ever Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:49 AM PST  Some gifts are totally priceless. Makayla Dabney, an 18-year-old from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, gave her dad the best Christmas present anyone could hope to receive. SEE ALSO: At Christmas, these UNESCO protected botanical gardens turn into a living fairytale She wraps it really, REALLY well. (In the video, it takes him about five minutes to get through all the boxes and wrapping paper! If you're really impatient, skip ahead to about 5:30.) There's a lot going on as she gives an emotional speech — the other kids playing around, with the excitement of Christmas. But when her dad, Stephen Dabney, opens it, he's moved to tears. It's adoption papers — an amazing thank you to the man who has helped raise her since she was 5. Her mother said he "stepped up when he didn't have to." Not a dry eye in the room.
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| Steph Curry, Chance The Rapper Join Barack Obama In Inspiring PSA Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:01 AM PST  Chance the Rapper and NBA star Steph Curry have teamed up with former President Barack Obama to deliver a powerful message on self-worth.
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| Apple sued over slowing phones in France, where planned obsolescence is a crime Posted: 28 Dec 2017 01:31 PM PST  The legal fallout over Apple slowing down old iPhones could produce a criminal court proceeding after a French organisation filed a criminal lawsuit. Since it emerged that Apple slowed old iPhones to prevent them from malfunctioning due to poor battery performance, the company has faced a slew of lawsuits in the United States and Israel. In a statement, the organisation claimed Apple's actions violated a 2015 French law that prohibits "the practice of planned obsolescence, which is defined by the use of techniques by which the person responsible for the marketing of a product aims to deliberately reduce the duration to increase the replacement rate".
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| South Korea Has Deported 17 People Ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Posted: 26 Dec 2017 09:21 PM PST  South Korea has conducted large-scale anti-terror drills around its Olympic venues
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| Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:26 AM PST ![Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria]( "Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria") The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilize the country. Russia says the U.S. base is illegal and that it and the area around it have become "a black hole" where militants operate unhindered. Islamic State has this year lost almost all the territory it held in Syria and Iraq.
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| FBI won't take over investigation of detective's slaying Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:11 PM PST  BALTIMORE (AP) — The FBI won't take over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was shot in the head the day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury about a group of indicted officers, the city's top police official said Wednesday.
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| The Type A's Must-Have Guide To Getting Organized In 2018 Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:15 PM PST  The holidays can definitely be a time of gluttony, and we don't mean just the food.
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| Tillerson defends foreign policy record at year's end Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:14 PM PST  The United States' top diplomat defended his country's foreign policy record on Wednesday, saying progress had been made in the last year to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions and to counter the "immense challenges" posed by Russia, China and Iran. In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said some 90 percent of Pyongyang's export earnings had been cut off by a series of international sanctions after the Trump administration "abandoned the failed policy of strategic patience".
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| La. Man Survives Fiery Christmas Eve Crash That Killed Pregnant Fiancée and Their Infant Son Posted: 27 Dec 2017 05:06 PM PST  A 19-year-old mother and her 7-month-old son were killed on Christmas Eve in a car crash after an impaired driver slammed into their car.
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| In images: six connected devices that hit the headlines in 2017 Posted: 28 Dec 2017 01:35 AM PST |
| Demi Lovato Is Already Cool For The Summer In Plunging Cherry Swimsuit Posted: 28 Dec 2017 10:30 AM PST  Move over, winter, Demi Lovato is ready for swimsuit season.
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| Russia says Tokyo's deployment of U.S. missiles a blow to relations Posted: 28 Dec 2017 05:30 AM PST ![Russia says Tokyo's deployment of U.S. missiles a blow to relations]( "Russia says Tokyo's deployment of U.S. missiles a blow to relations") A decision by Japan to deploy a U.S. missile defense system will damage Moscow's relations with Tokyo and is a breach by Washington of a landmark arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Japan formally decided this month it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from North Korean rockets. "Actions like these are in direct contradiction to the priority of building military and political trust between Russia and Japan, and, unfortunately, will impact in a negative way on the whole atmosphere in bilateral relations, including negotiations over the peace treaty problem," Zakharova told a weekly briefing.
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| Myanmar court extends detention for 2 Reuters reporters Posted: 26 Dec 2017 11:22 PM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar extended the detention of two Reuters journalists on Wednesday and set their trial for Jan. 10 on charges of violating state secrets.
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