| Republicans hire sex-crimes prosecutor to question Ford, schedule Friday vote on Kavanaugh Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:25 PM PDT  Senate Republicans have hired a sex-crimes prosecutor to question Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, but they won't say who it is.
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| The UN General Assembly Turns Into A Fight Between Trump And Iran Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Iran in a heated speech at the
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| 11 Days After Florence, South Carolinians Are Bracing For The Worst Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:34 AM PDT  Florence exited the U.S. last week after wreaking havoc across swathes of the
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| A Rosenstein departure could raise new conflict-of-interest issues for Justice Dept. Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:09 PM PDT  If Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gets fired or resigns, the chain of command gets murky.
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| As Cosby Sentencing Unfolds, Pennsylvanians Demand Accountability For Sexual Abuse Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:30 PM PDT  Sexual abusers faced a reckoning on Monday in Pennsylvania ― whether they were
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| U.S. judge orders federal protection restored to Yellowstone grizzlies Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:44 AM PDT  A federal judge on Monday ordered Endangered Species Act protections restored to grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park, halting plans for the first licensed trophy hunts of the bears in the region in more than 40 years. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula, Montana, sided with environmentalists and native American groups by overruling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to strip the grizzlies of their status as a threatened species. The outcome caps one of the most high-profile legal battles over the Endangered Species Act in many years, rivaling previous disputes surrounding the gray wolf and northern spotted owl.
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| Trump greeted with laughter while touting his administration's accomplishments at UN Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:02 AM PDT  "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any other administration in the history of our country," Trump said which prompted audible laughter in the hall.
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| James Woods attacks Twitter for locking his account over retweet of hoax anti-Democrat meme Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:30 AM PDT  Actor James Woods has attacked Twitter after the social media giant locked him out of his account. The Casino and Salvador star was told by the company he had violated the platform's rules with a tweet sent in July. The post in question featured a hoax meme claiming to come from the Democrats and encouraged men not to vote in the midterm elections.
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| Smith & Wesson Shareholders Vote In Favor Of Issuing Report On Gun Violence, Safety Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:52 PM PDT  Shareholders of Smith & Wesson, the largest U.S. firearm manufacturer, voted
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| New Zealand's 'First Baby' Neve makes history with United Nations debut alongside Jacinda Ardern Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:25 AM PDT  New Zealand's so-called "First Baby" - the three-month-old daughter of prime minister Jacinda Ardern - has made her debut on the international political stage, appearing at a peace summit at the United Nations with her mother. Ms Ardern kissed Neve Te Aroha before addressing the summit, during which the baby was held by Clarke Gayford, Ms Ardern's partner. Mr Gayford sent an image of his daughter's United Nations security pass, which playfully listed her title as "First Baby". "Because everyone on Twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN ID, staff here whipped one up," he wrote. "I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside the UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st." Because everyone on twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN id, staff here whipped one up. I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st. pic.twitter.com/838BI96VYX— Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) September 24, 2018 Ms Ardern, 38, is her country's youngest leader and the first to take maternity leave. She is only the second leader in modern history to give birth while in office, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990. Ms Ardern said she and her partner made "a very practical decision" to take Neve with them into the United Nations summit in New York. "Neve is actually nearby me most of the time in New Zealand, she's just not always caught," she said. Clarke Gayford holds baby Neve while Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit Credit: CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS "But here when she's awake we try and keep her with me so obviously that was the occasion." A United Nations spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said the organisation was delighted to see Neve in the General Assembly hall. "Prime Minister Ardern is showing that no one is better qualified to represent her country than a working mother," he said. "Just five percent of the world's leaders are women, so we need to make them as welcome here as possible." Jacinda Ardern addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP Ms Ardern has been feted by the United States media during her visit and appeared on NBC's Today Show shortly after her arrival. She joked that taking her daughter on a seventeen-hour flight "at the time felt on par" with running the country. "But between Clarke and I we managed it," she said. "You don't know until you are there of course, but [motherhood] has met my expectations, the joy though has far surpassed my expectations."
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| Nationwide Walkout Supports Kavanaugh Accusers: 'Women Must Be Heard' Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:29 AM PDT  Women's rights organizations are urging people to take part in a national
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| Iran points finger at US allies over deadly attack Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:26 AM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday pointed blame at Arab separatists for a deadly attack on a military parade and accused an unnamed US-backed Gulf state of supporting them. Tehran also summoned diplomats from Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain for allegedly hosting members of the group suspected of links to Saturday's attack that killed 24 people, according to a revised death toll. Four militants attacked a parade commemorating the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of the border province of Khuzestan.
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| Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault Posted: 25 Sep 2018 11:55 AM PDT ![Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault]( "Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault") Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian's downfall from "America's Dad" to convicted felon.
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| Testimony by Kavanaugh accuser set; new allegation surfaces Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:57 PM PDT ![Testimony by Kavanaugh accuser set; new allegation surfaces]( "Testimony by Kavanaugh accuser set; new allegation surfaces") The agreement for Christine Blasey Ford to testify came just hours before the New Yorker magazine published an article in which a second woman, identified as Deborah Ramirez, described another instance of alleged sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh, also in the 1980s, when both attended Yale University. Ford's agreement to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee came a week after she went public in an interview in the Washington Post with her allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982 when both were high school students in Maryland.
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| Rod Rosenstein Attends White House Meeting As Job Is Reportedly In Jeopardy Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:59 AM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who was overseeing special counsel
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| Russia Has Big Plans for the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H Fighter Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:09 PM PDT  Some big upgrades are coming.
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| Tropical depression could form off coast of Carolinas, bring more rain Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:36 AM PDT  Thousands of people continue to be forced to evacuate in the Carolinas due to rising rivers after Hurricane Florence -- and more rain is on the way Tuesday.
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| Brett Kavanaugh And The Men Who Say Nothing Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:06 PM PDT  Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled Supreme Court nominee facing multiple
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| Turkey promises 'safe zones' in Kurdish-held parts of Syria Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:33 AM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey said Sunday it would take steps to create "safe zones" across northern Syria, including in areas held by Syrian Kurdish fighters who are allied with the United States but who Ankara views as terrorists.
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| Mattis dismisses Iran revenge threat, says U.S. not in attack Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:54 PM PDT ![Mattis dismisses Iran revenge threat, says U.S. not in attack]( "Mattis dismisses Iran revenge threat, says U.S. not in attack") WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday dismissed Iran's threats of revenge against those behind Saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran and said it was "ludicrous" for Tehran to allege U.S. involvement. Asked whether Iran's threat gave him any concern, Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon: "No, it does not. We've been very clear that they shouldn't take us on like that. And I am hopeful that cooler, wiser heads will prevail. ...
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| Philadelphia Flyers Get New Mascot, And Twitter Users Say 'What The Puck?' Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:44 PM PDT  The Philadelphia Flyers hockey team has a new mascot, but its bizarre
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| Saudi Arabia rejects Iran's claim it backed parade attack Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:16 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia denied it had backed the gunmen who killed 25 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran over the weekend, almost half of them Revolutionary Guards, the Saudi state news agency reported on Tuesday. "Saudi Arabia rejects and condemns the false accusations that Iranian officials have made about Saudi Arabia supporting the events that took place in Iran last Saturday," SPA quoted a foreign ministry official as saying. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the attackers were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and pledged that the Islamic Republic would "severely punish" those behind the assault.
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| GOP Sticks With Kavanaugh Despite 'Phony' New Sexual Misconduct Allegation Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:02 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Republicans made it clear they're pressing forward with a vote
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| Dallas police officer who shot neighbor fired by department Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:50 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland.
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| NASA sees its stalled Martian robot, but still no signals Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:32 PM PDT  Scientists can now see their probe that was lost in a Martian dust storm more than 100 days ago -- but the vintage robot hasn't shown any signs of life.
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| Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:11 PM PDT ![Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump]( "Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump") Duke Energy said Monday that results from water samples collected downstream of a flooded North Carolina coal ash dump show no negative impacts to the Cape Fear River.
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| 6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:41 AM PDT ![6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check]( "6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check") Most workers are eligible to create a my Social Security account and get a personalized estimate of their future Social Security payments at various ages. Here's why you might get a reduced Social Security benefit in retirement. Your Social Security statement provides as estimate of how much you are likely to receive at your full retirement age, age 62 and age 70.
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| Vowing US first, Trump presses on Iran, trade at UN Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged heavy pressure both on Iran and Washington's trading partners as he offered a robust defense of the US right to go it alone. Addressing world leaders at the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly, Trump lashed out at the OPEC oil cartel, China's trade policies and the International Criminal Court which he vowed the United States would never accept. Hours before Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes the same rostrum, Trump denounced the clerical regime as sowing "chaos, death and destruction" and doubled down on the US withdrawal of an international agreement on curbing Tehran's nuclear program.
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| Gilead to launch generic versions of its hepatitis drugs Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:47 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday it plans to launch generic versions of its hepatitis C drugs in the United States, at a time when regulators are looking to lower healthcare costs. The drugmaker's generic version of drugs such as Harvoni and Epclusa, which raked in combined sales of $831 million in the quarter ended June 30, will be launched via a newly created subsidiary Asegua Therapeutics LLC. Gilead's decision comes more than a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's copycat version of Mylan NV's life-saving allergy injection, EpiPen. U.S. healthcare companies, ranging from insurers to drug retailers, are stepping up efforts to combat rising drug prices that have been widely criticized by regulators.
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| Retrial begins for man accused in woman's burning death Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:56 PM PDT  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Quinton Tellis is the man on trial for killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire, but much of the first day's testimony focused on emergency workers' reports that Jessica Chambers told them an "Eric" had attacked her.
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| GE shares at 9-year low amid latest power woes Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:26 AM PDT  Shares of General Electric fell again on Tuesday, adding to losses following the company's latest woes in its slumping power division. The industrial conglomerate, which was bumped from the prestigious Dow index in June, fell 2.5 percent in late-morning trading to $11.45.
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| Venezuela's Maduro accuses Chile, Colombia, Mexico of helping drone attack Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:13 PM PDT  Venezuela's socialist president Nicolas Maduro accused the right-wing governments of Chile, Colombia and Mexico on Monday of helping "terrorists" who tried to kill him during a drone attack in early August. The three countries refuted Venezuela's accusations that they were linked to the attack, which used drones carrying explosives during a military parade, in the latest spat between diplomatically isolated Caracas and Latin America. Maduro showed a video of a young Venezuelan man, identified as Henryberth Rivas, who said in a televised broadcast on Monday night he participated in the drone attack against the president.
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| Woman says ex pressed for baby, didn't know her plan to kill Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:58 PM PDT  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified Tuesday that her boyfriend had pressured her to "produce a baby" after figuring out she had lied about being pregnant.
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| The 2019 Subaru Forester Goes for Mass Appeal Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:59 AM PDT  As we type this, Subaru is chasing its 82nd consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth. This comes as no surprise to those of us who live and work in Car and Driver's hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan, where it seems that every other car is an Outback. A brand name that once conjured images of rally racing is now more synonymous with trips to the grocery store, and with this new generation the Forester has lost both its manual transmission and its available turbocharged engine, with no signs that either will make a return.
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| Why This Man Is Riding Around on His Late Daughter's Tiny Pink Bike Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:32 AM PDT  Peter Williams' daughter Ellie died from a rare brain tumor three years ago. Now, he's giving back.
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| Don Lemon Offers A Powerful, Personal Defense Of Sexual Assault Victims Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:14 AM PDT  CNN's Don Lemon launched a highly personal defense of sexual assault survivors
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| Mattis dismisses Iran's revenge threat as tensions climb after attack Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:15 PM PDT  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the attackers who killed 25 people at a military parade had been paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would "severely punish" those behind the bloodshed. The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards also accused the United States and Israel of involvement in the attack and said they should expect a devastating response. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that Iran's threat did not give him any concern.
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| Marriott takes control of Panama Trump tower after long dispute Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:14 PM PDT  With music and fanfare, US hotel chain Marriott on Tuesday took over a hotel in Panama City mired for months in a legal spat with the Trump Organization. "Marriott International takes control as of today, managing the building in all aspects," Demetrio Maduro, general manager of the new JW Marriot Panama City, told reporters. Until recently, the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel was located in the building, managed by the US president's property company, the Trump Organization -- now run by his sons.
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| 'Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:05 AM PDT !['Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states]( "'Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states") With the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985, American photographer David T. Hanson traveled to 67 Superfund sites across 45 states that represented a cross section of industries whose practices have decimated the environment. Now, the full series has been published for the first time in 'Waste Land' (Taverner Press, September 2018).
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