| In the marquee Texas Senate race, Cruz and O'Rourke take to the debate stage Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:05 AM PDT  After months of back and forth, Republican Ted Cruz will meet Democrat Beto O'Rourke in a debate on domestic issues.
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| Photos of the week: 9/14 - 9/21 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm this week, but still caused
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| Joe Biden: Christine Blasey Ford 'Shouldn't Have To Go Through What Anita Hill Went Through' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:40 AM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday defended his handling of Anita
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| Tanzania leader orders arrests as ferry death toll over 130 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:27 PM PDT  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise as a second day of searching neared an end.
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| Fear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link Posted: 22 Sep 2018 05:23 PM PDT  A new high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China launched Sunday, a multi-billion dollar project that critics say gives away part of the city's territory to an increasingly assertive Beijing. Chinese security have been stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at the harbourfront West Kowloon rail terminus, as part of a new "special port area" that is subject to mainland law. Despite critics' fears over passenger safety in the mainland zones, hundreds gathered at the terminus in the early morning, with the first train leaving for the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen at 7:00 am (2300 GMT Saturday).
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| Floodwaters continue to rise on portions of Carolina rivers even a full week after Florence's arrival Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:44 AM PDT  While crests will continue to work downstream along the major rivers in the eastern part of the Carolinas into next week, some unprotected areas may stay flooded until the end of September or early October.
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| Rod Rosenstein Suggested Recording Trump And Invoking 25th Amendment: Reports Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:13 AM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he covertly
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| China tells US to withdraw Russia sanctions or 'bear the consequences' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:10 AM PDT  Beijing has warned the US must "bear responsibility for the consequences" if Washington doesn't withdraw new sanctions on China for procuring military equipment from Russia. The US government imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying ten SU-25 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping US sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election. In response, "China expresses strong indignation at these unreasonable actions by the US side and has already lodged stern representations," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. The Chinese military bought Russian missile systems and jets, including the Su-35 combat aircraft pictured here Credit: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters "We strongly urge the US side to immediately correct the mistake and rescind the so-called sanctions; otherwise the U.S. side will necessarily bear responsibility for the consequences," he said, without giving details. China has cozied up to Russia lately at a time when both nations have been targeted by the US. Bilateral relations have been so successful that China was invited to take part in military exercises in Russia earlier this month, the country's largest since the Cold War and the first including a country from outside the former Soviet bloc. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin also cultivated a rather public friendship. Xi and Putin have met several times, most recently at an annual economic forum in Vladivostok that occurred alongside the joint war games. The pair have enjoyed traditional foods together and Putin even recalled celebrating his birthday once with Xi. In 2017, Xi was award Russia's highest state order, an occasion commemorated by Putin hanging an elaborate medallion around Xi's neck. The following year Xi reciprocated by presenting Putin with a similar high order of friendship in the form of a giant gold necklace. As these new sanctions show, close relations with Russia means China could suffer collateral damage as the US continues to target Moscow, on top of escalating trade tensions with Washington. One US administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the sanctions imposed on the Chinese agency were aimed at Moscow, not Beijing or its military, despite an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Despite China essentially taking a hit for Russia, security analysts in Asia think the sanctions could further boost ties between Moscow and Beijing. "The imposition of US sanctions will have zero impact on Russian arms sales to China," said Ian Storey, of Singapore's ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. "Both countries are opposed to what they see as US bullying and these kind of actions will just push Beijing and Moscow even closer together," he said, adding that Moscow needed Chinese money and Beijing wanted advanced military technology. Collin Koh, a security analyst at Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said the sanctions would do little to counter the evolving research and development relationship between China and Russia. At a glance | Sanctions against Russia Indeed, for now, Geng said China would continue to work with Russia to promote strategic cooperation at an even higher level. China relies less on large big-ticket purchases from Russia, but Chinese defense industries are seeking expertise from Russia and former-Soviet states to plug knowledge gaps, he said. The sanctions target China's Equipment Development Department, the military branch responsible for weapons and equipments, and its director Li Shangfu for engaging in transactions with Russia's main arms exporter, Rosoboronexport. Trump has insisted there was no collusion with Russia. Moscow denies any effort to meddle in US politics. They also block the Chinese agency and Xi from applying for export licenses and participating in the US financial system, and adds them to the Treasury Department's list of specially designated individuals with whom Americans are barred from doing business. The US blacklisted another 33 people and entities associated with the Russian military and intelligence, adding them to a list under the 2017 law, known as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA.
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| 'We Do Not Support This Conduct.' PayPal Joins the Growing Number of Sites to Ban InfoWars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:17 PM PDT  'We do not support this conduct'
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| Activists protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to Supreme Court Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:31 AM PDT ![Activists protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to Supreme Court]( "Activists protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to Supreme Court") More than 50 protesters opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court were arrested on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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| Guatemalan gets 16 years in crash that killed Colts player Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:59 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man from Guatemala living illegally in the U.S. was sentenced Friday to the maximum of 16 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver.
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| Brazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:22 PM PDT  A judge on Brazil's top electoral court on Friday ordered Twitter to hand over data of 16 users who celebrated via tweets the near-fatal assassination attempt two weeks ago of far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Judge Carlos Horbach rejected an appeal from Twitter regarding the request and gave two days for the company to hand over the data, which was requested by the Bolsonaro campaign. The users could potentially face charges under Brazil's hate crime laws.
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| Queens stabbing: Three infants among five people stabbed at 'illegal' New York day care centre Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:01 AM PDT  At least five people, three of them infants, have been stabbed at an in-home daycare centre in New York City, according to police. The stabbings occurred just before 4am in the Flushing neighbourhood, of the Queens borough at what authorities described as a "short-term residential facility" where all of the victims and suspect lived. Police said a 52-year-old woman allegedly stabbed a woman who works as a staffer in the facility eight times in the torso, then one of the babies' fathers, as well as the three infants.
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| Mueller Probe's Fate Hinges On Rod Rosenstein Convincing Trump He Was Just Joking Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:21 PM PDT  The fate of special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation could
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| A North Carolina Power Plant Dam Has Been Breached by Florence Floodwaters Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:16 AM PDT  It's possible that coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River
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| Hurricane Florence: Family Demands Answers After 2 Mental Health Patients Drowned Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:36 AM PDT  The two women were being transported in a van at the time of their deaths.
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| 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged / SVR Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:10 PM PDT  Today, however, there's a veritable smorgasbord of hot SUVs aimed at wealthy driving enthusiasts with a kid or three. The Range Rover Sport Supercharged brings an intriguing combination of luxury and British class to the mix. A sonorous supercharged V-8 engine-offered in either standard 518-hp or 575-hp SVR trim-provides substantial forward thrust and brawny towing capacity, while a sport suspension helps this Land Rover maintain its composure through the twisties.
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| Officials: 4 killed, including suspect, at Maryland Rite Aid facility Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:40 AM PDT  The 26-year-old female suspect was identified by police as Snochia Moseley.
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| Cleveland Browns Finally Win A Game And Fans Can't Even Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:10 AM PDT  The Cleveland Browns won a game Thursday night. Let's digest that for a
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| 'We Are at an Impasse.' Britain's Theresa May Plays Chicken with E.U. Leaders Over Brexit Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:22 AM PDT  U.K. prime minister Theresa May will stand by the Brexit plan rejected by 27 European leaders, putting the U.K. into a deadlock over Brexit
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| Time Out releases picks for top 50 coolest neighborhoods in the world Posted: 21 Sep 2018 04:23 AM PDT  For an authentic taste of Paris life, bypass the Champs-Elysées and head over to the colorful Kurdish and Indian community of Strasbourg-Saint-Denis. While in Seoul, gloss over Gangnam and instead add the Euljiro neighborhood to your itinerary.
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| U.S. preparing 'actions' in coming days against Venezuela: Pompeo to Fox News Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:30 PM PDT  The United States is preparing a "series of actions" in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday. "You'll see in the coming days a series of actions that continue to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership folks, who are working directly against the best interest of the Venezuelan people," Pompeo said. "We're determined to ensure that the Venezuelan people get their say." He did not give further details on the nature of the planned actions.
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| Three babies stabbed at New York childcare center Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT  Three newborn babies and two adults were stabbed during a pre-dawn attack at a suspected illegal childcare center in New York on Friday, allegedly carried out by a female employee, police said. One woman suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso, while a man received a stab wound to the leg.
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| Interior and Passenger Space Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:10 PM PDT  The Range Rover Sport Supercharged has an attractive, well-equipped cabin, but the interior fittings don't feel any more special than those found in the V-6–powered Range Rover Sports. What is new, however, is the addition of Jaguar Land Rover's InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, which adds a second, reconfigurable screen that supplements the 10.2-inch infotainment display higher up on the dashboard. From this secondary screen users can select climate-control functions, turn on the heated and cooled front seats, and change the Range Rover Sport Supercharged's driving-mode settings.
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| Whatever happens to Kavanaugh, Trump has already made 2018 the Year of the Woman Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:40 AM PDT  Women have contributed to a rise in activism that has also been mirrored by a surge in candidate recruitment.
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| If You Like Airstreams, You'll Love the Ecocapsule Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:52 PM PDT  No plug needed!
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| Police Launch International Manhunt for 3D-Printed Gun Activist Cody Wilson Posted: 20 Sep 2018 05:50 PM PDT  He cancelled his flight following new developments in a case against him
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| The Tesla Model 3 follows its predecessors and gets a NHTSA perfect safety rating Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:08 AM PDT  The NHTSA (US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) tested the safety of the Tesla Model 3 sedan and, just like the Model S and Model X, the car has received perfect 5-star ratings in every category. Tesla describes safety as, "the most important part of the overall Model 3 design" and with nothing rated below 5-stars in all categories from the NHTSA, which published the results this week, the Model 3 gets an overall safety rating of 5-stars with zero recalls. The side crash rating was broken down into two main categories: the side barrier and side pole ratings.
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| India calls off foreign ministers' meeting with Pakistan Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:06 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — India called off a planned meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session in New York this month, aggravating tensions between the longtime rivals.
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| UK PM May facing ministerial resignations over Brexit plan: Telegraph Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:45 PM PDT  Some of British Prime Minister Theresa May's ministers will demand a "Plan B" on her Brexit proposal next week and could quit if she does not change course, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Friday, citing unnamed sources. Ministers will demand an alternative plan to her "Chequers" proposal at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, the Telegraph said. Pro-Brexit members of May's party on Friday had welcomed her defiant tone, but her Chequers proposal has many domestic critics, too.
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| Teacher suspended after being reported for kissing a student in classroom: Part 2 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:16 PM PDT  Elizabeth Thomas says she was teased by students and teachers after Tad Cummins was suspended from her school.
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| Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran Posted: 22 Sep 2018 02:26 PM PDT ![Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran]( "Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran") Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
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| Trump starts attacking credibility of Kavanaugh accuser Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:17 AM PDT  President Trump says his Supreme Court nominee is "under assault" by Democrats who want to derail his confirmation.
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| Italy's fashion industry says tackling low pay problem Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:02 AM PDT  Italy's fashion industry responded Friday to accusations of widespread underpaid and undeclared subcontracted work in a New York Times article, saying that the problem is limited and already being dealt with. "The problem of irregular employment exists in the world and luxury businesses are the most active in the fight against the phenomenon," said Carlo Capasa, head of the Italian chamber of fashion commerce. "Taking a few units that go underneath the radar seems a little pretentious," he told AFP at Milan Fashion Week after the NYT front-page investigation headlined "Inside Italy's Shadow Economy".
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| PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:36 PM PDT  The move makes PayPal the latest tech company to take action against Jones, a deeply controversial right-wing radio talk-show host who has suggested that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, among other sensational claims. "We've made a decision to end our relationship with Infowars websites, including PrisonPlanet," a PayPal spokesman said.
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| Girl, 4 others shot during memorial service expected to live Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:36 PM PDT  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Police searched Friday for suspects who witnesses said opened fire on dozens of people gathered for a memorial service outside a Syracuse home, wounding an 8-year-old girl and four other people.
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| The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-class Sedan Is a Worthy Luxury Entry Point Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:20 PM PDT  One of the first things we were told during the briefing for the new Mercedes-Benz A-class sedan is that there are four ways to interact with it. Well of course there are, we thought, mentally ticking off the controls: steering wheel, accelerator, brake pedal, clutch-wait a sec, could this sporty little sedan actually have a manual transmission? What the Mercedes rep was actually talking about is the company's new infotainment system: Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX for short.
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