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Ex-lawyer blames Trump 'dirty deeds' as he gets 3 years

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 01:46 PM PST

Ex-lawyer blames Trump 'dirty deeds' as he gets 3 yearsDonald Trump's former lawyer apologized Wednesday for covering up the "dirty deeds" of his ex-boss as he was sentenced to three years for multiple crimes including hush money payments implicating the US president. Pleading for leniency in a packed Manhattan courtroom before US District Court Judge William H. Pauley III, Michael Cohen said he had been led astray by misplaced admiration for Trump. Cohen's lawyers had argued for no jail time after he admitted charges brought by federal prosecutors in New York of tax evasion, providing false statements to a bank and illegal campaign contributions.


Michael Flynn's lawyers request no prison time, defend cooperation with Mueller team

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 07:17 PM PST

Michael Flynn's lawyers request no prison time, defend cooperation with Mueller teamFlynn's lawyers defend cooperation with Robert Mueller; ask for no prison time


Three Missing People Have Been Found Alive in an Abandoned West Virginia Coal Mine

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 07:59 PM PST

Three Missing People Have Been Found Alive in an Abandoned West Virginia Coal MineThree people missing since last weekend were found alive Wednesday in an underground coal mine in West Virginia, authorities said.


Insurance claims for latest California wildfires top $9 billion

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 06:54 PM PST

Insurance claims for latest California wildfires top $9 billionInsurance claims from the recent spate of California wildfires, including one ranked as the most deadly and destructive in state history, have topped $9 billion and are expected to grow, the state insurance commissioner reported on Wednesday. The claims, so far, fall short of the record $12 billion in wildfire-related insured losses sustained in California in 2017, most of that from more than a dozen blazes that swept a large swath of wine country north of San Francisco Bay, killing 46 people. This year, the Camp Fire that erupted on Nov. 8 has accounted for the bulk of the claims, just over $7 billion of the total.


Canada Goose shares slide amid Beijing-Ottawa row over Huawei CFO arrest

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:29 AM PST

Canada Goose shares slide amid Beijing-Ottawa row over Huawei CFO arrestThe company's slide in the stock market comes amid reports that former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been detained in China. Growing tensions between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a senior Huawei executive have inflicted damage on the luxury clothing retailer Canada Goose, as Chinese consumers call for a boycott of the brand. Shares in the company have plunged nearly 20% since the arrest last week of Huawei's chief financial officers Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.


Sanctions Will Harm Only the Iranian Regime, Not the Iranian People

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:41 AM PST

Sanctions Will Harm Only the Iranian Regime, Not the Iranian PeopleThat is why Washington must maintain them.


Love Triangle, Not Alligators, Caused Florida Man's Death, Confessed Killer Testifies

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:52 PM PST

Love Triangle, Not Alligators, Caused Florida Man's Death, Confessed Killer TestifiesA Florida man testified this week about fatally shooting his best friend ― who


Trump says he’s not worried about impeachment – but after what just happened to Cohen, he really should be

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:19 AM PST

Trump says he's not worried about impeachment – but after what just happened to Cohen, he really should beSometimes Donald Trump opts for illusion, sometimes elision. In an interview with Reuters the day before former lawyer Michael Cohen was jailed for three years for making hush money payments on the eve of the election, Trump said he was not concerned about the threat of impeachment. The payments were a civil matter, he insisted, despite the fact his own Department of Justice considered them a criminal breach of campaign finance laws.


At least three dead, 11 wounded in terror attack near famed Christmas market in France

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 08:25 PM PST

At least three dead, 11 wounded in terror attack near famed Christmas market in FranceThree people have been killed and 11 wounded in a suspected terrorist attack near a world-famous Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg.


Home comforts -- and a curfew -- for Huawei exec on bail

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 06:28 PM PST

Home comforts -- and a curfew -- for Huawei exec on bailAccused of sanctions busting and forced to abide by a curfew and wear an ankle bracelet as she awaits possible extradition to the United States, China's "Princess of Huawei" could be said to have fallen spectacularly from grace. Huawei's chief financial officer was arrested on December 1 on a US warrant for alleged sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran, while changing planes in Vancouver. The following morning, Meng was spotted by AFP answering the front door of her Vancouver house to three visitors bringing flowers who arrived in a sedan with diplomatic plates.


Man quits his job with epic rant over the store's PA

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 08:58 AM PST

Man quits his job with epic rant over the store's PAA disgruntled employee at a Canadian Walmart decided that he wasn't going to


At least $9bn in insurance claims from California fires

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:04 PM PST

At least $9bn in insurance claims from California firesInsurance claims from the recent devastating California wildfires that killed at least 89 people and destroyed 19,000 homes and businesses have reached at least $9 billion, the state's insurance commissioner said Wednesday. "The devastating wildfires of 2018 were the deadliest and costliest wildfire catastrophes in California's history," said California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. Most of the insurance payouts -- some $7 billion -- concern the Camp Fire in Northern California, which wiped out the town of Paradise and killed 86 people, making it the deadliest wildfire in recent California history.


Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 10:34 AM PST

Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big weddingNEW DELHI (AP) — In a season of big Indian weddings, the Wednesday marriage of the scions of two billionaire families might be the biggest of them all.


Israeli woman hurt in Palestinian attack loses baby, gunman killed

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 08:25 PM PST

Israeli woman hurt in Palestinian attack loses baby, gunman killedA baby who was delivered prematurely to an Israeli woman wounded in a Palestinian drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank died in hospital on Wednesday, officials said, hours before the gunman was killed by pursuing Israeli forces. Shira Ish-Ran, seven months pregnant, her husband and five others were injured in Sunday's attack at a bus stop outside the Jewish settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank. "The security forces are in pursuit of the murderer." After he spoke, Israel's Shin Bet security service said troops operating near the West Bank city of Ramallah tried to arrest Omar al-Barghouthi, a Palestinian who was among suspects in the Ofra attack, but shot him dead when he tried to escape.


Has Anyone Else on Team Trump Lied to Congress?

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:23 AM PST

Has Anyone Else on Team Trump Lied to Congress?"Mr. Cohen's crimes implicate a far more insidious crime to our democratic institutions especially in view of his subsequent plea to making false statements to Congress," Pauley noted before giving him a three-year sentence. Almost two weeks ago, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying about the Moscow venture.


Police departments nationwide sent scrambling by flood of e-mailed bomb threats

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 03:10 PM PST

Police departments nationwide sent scrambling by flood of e-mailed bomb threatsAlthough no explosive devices were found, New York, San Francisco, Oklahoma City are among the cities forced to check out the threats.


Plot Thickens for Carlos Ghosn: Financial Charges Filed in Japan, But Renault Declares He Did Nothing Wrong in France

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 08:41 AM PST

Plot Thickens for Carlos Ghosn: Financial Charges Filed in Japan, But Renault Declares He Did Nothing Wrong in FranceIn Japan, the former Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi chief faces as much as 10 years in prison, while Renault keeps him on as chairman and CEO after finding he did not break French finance laws.


AD and LIFEWTR Celebrate the Opening of The Haas Brothers: Ferngully at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 01:54 PM PST

AD and LIFEWTR Celebrate the Opening of The Haas Brothers: Ferngully at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami


Pakistan rejects US rebuke on religious freedoms

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 10:22 PM PST

Pakistan rejects US rebuke on religious freedomsISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Wednesday condemned a U.S. decision to add it to a list of nations that infringe on religious freedom, calling the move "unilateral and politically motivated."


UK's May survives, weakened and with an exit date

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 02:13 PM PST

UK's May survives, weakened and with an exit dateBy seeing off a revolt by her own MPs, British Prime Minister Theresa May has once again proved her ability to survive a political crisis -- but in the process acknowledged her time in office is limited. Since then, May has struggled to contain the various factions of her party, and her Northern Irish allies, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on who she relies to govern.


Former Baylor fraternity president accused of rape is banned from graduation, University of Texas campus

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 03:32 AM PST

Former Baylor fraternity president accused of rape is banned from graduation, University of Texas campusJacob Anderson, accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student, has been banned from University of Texas at Dallas, but will receive a degree.


Middle School Student Dumps Trump From His Name After Relentless Bullying

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:58 PM PST

Middle School Student Dumps Trump From His Name After Relentless BullyingA middle school student in Delaware has been allowed to change his surname


Turkey vows to take on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 02:32 PM PST

Turkey vows to take on US-backed Kurdish militia in SyriaANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria "within a few days," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move likely to further strain ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States.


May Wins Confidence Vote, Now What?: Balance of Power Extra

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 01:13 PM PST

May Wins Confidence Vote, Now What?: Balance of Power ExtraTheresa May has won the battle. The British prime minister tonight survived an attempted ousting by lawmakers in her Conservative Party. Winning a confidence vote 200 to 117 gives her some breathing space after months of speculation about her leadership.


401(k): How does the stock market drop affect my retirement savings?

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:13 AM PST

401(k): How does the stock market drop affect my retirement savings?401(k) retirement plans are taking a hit from the stock market drop. Declines are steeper for all-stock portfolios.


Canadian ex-diplomat detained in China, official confirms

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 07:07 PM PST

Canadian ex-diplomat detained in China, official confirmsTORONTO (AP) — A former Canadian diplomat has been detained while visiting Beijing amid a dispute between the two counties over Canada's arrest of a Chinese executive at the request of the United States.


Race to broker truce as Yemen talks enter final hours

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 01:36 PM PST

Race to broker truce as Yemen talks enter final hoursWith just hours left before the close of negotiations, UN mediators rushed to broker a truce Wednesday between government representatives and rebels in Yemen, a country teetering on the brink of famine. The UN talks opened last week in Sweden, the first meeting in two years between Yemen's Huthi rebels and the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, backed since 2015 by a behemoth military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. Taiz, the southwestern city controlled by the government and surrounded by the rebels, is no longer under discussion at the talks, scheduled to close on Thursday.


'Pegan' diets and foil pack dinners to trend in 2019: Pinterest

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 02:59 AM PST

'Pegan' diets and foil pack dinners to trend in 2019: PinterestIn 2019, families will be baking their own bread and smearing it with batches of homemade jam. Searches for "homemade jam" rose +829 percent: A search for "homemade jam" on Pinterest yields row after row of mason jars filled with berry, stone fruit jams and jellies. Foil pack dinner +759 percent: Who needs plates anymore when you can cook an entire meal in envelopes of aluminum foil?


Stephen King Has Explicit Suggestion For What Donald Trump Can Do With His Border Wall

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 04:18 AM PST

Stephen King Has Explicit Suggestion For What Donald Trump Can Do With His Border WallStephen King suggested Wednesday exactly what President Donald Trump should do


OPEC offsets Iran oil loss, sees lower 2019 demand

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:10 AM PST

OPEC offsets Iran oil loss, sees lower 2019 demandIn a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said 2019 demand for its crude would fall to 31.44 million barrels per day, 100,000 bpd less than predicted last month and 1.53 million less than it currently produces. Worried by a drop in oil prices and rising supplies, OPEC and its allies including Russia last week agreed to return to supply cuts next year. OPEC expects global oil demand to slow next year and sees little support from the economic backdrop.


Jailed former Venezuela oil minister dies in state custody

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:10 PM PST

Jailed former Venezuela oil minister dies in state custodyCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nelson Martinez, the jailed former head of Venezuela's state-run oil giant PDVSA who was arrested last year as part of anti-corruption purge, died in state custody Wednesday, authorities said.


Irish police home in on classic car scam with four arrests

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:20 AM PST

Irish police home in on classic car scam with four arrestsFour men were arrested during a Garda operation that targeted sellers of classic cars in County Limerick, Ireland – after evidence of deception was uncovered


Beto O'Rourke tops new poll as possible Democratic nominee for 2020 Presidential run

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:05 PM PST

Beto O'Rourke tops new poll as possible Democratic nominee for 2020 Presidential runAccording to the poll, the Texas Congressman beat out Sen. Bernie Sanders by less than one percent.


The Sources of Iranian Conduct

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 10:36 AM PST

The Sources of Iranian ConductIranian policy remains the same despite the Trump administration's "maximum pressure."


Lalanne Chairs, a Frank Lloyd Wright Urn, and a $2 Million Tiffany Lamp: The Best of This Week's Design Auctions

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 05:44 PM PST

Lalanne Chairs, a Frank Lloyd Wright Urn, and a $2 Million Tiffany Lamp: The Best of This Week's Design Auctions


Modi's Terrible 24 Hours Boosts India Opponents Before 2019 Vote

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 07:34 PM PST

Modi's Terrible 24 Hours Boosts India Opponents Before 2019 VoteFirst came the abrupt resignation on Monday night of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, which sent stock, bond and currency markets tumbling when they reopened on Tuesday. Then Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party faced defeat in three key states that he carried in his 2014 national victory, in what amounts to his biggest political setback since taking office. "The results reveal the declining political stock of Narendra Modi going into the national elections," said Katharine Adeney, director of University of Nottingham's Asia Research Institute.


China says detained Canadian may have violated NGO law

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 12:44 AM PST

China says detained Canadian may have violated NGO lawBeijing said Wednesday a detained former Canadian diplomat may have violated Chinese laws if he carried out work in the country because his employer is not legally registered in China. Michael Kovrig, a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group (ICG) think tank, was detained by Chinese state security in Beijing on Monday night, according to ICG.


Health care law is alive despite Trump's 2-year drive to kill it. So sign up for insurance.

Posted: 13 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST

Health care law is alive despite Trump's 2-year drive to kill it. So sign up for insurance.The Affordable Care Act is down but not out under Trump, and sorely needed given new realities of more chronic conditions and less employer insurance.


U.K.'s Theresa May wins Conservative Party vote of confidence: 200 vs 117

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 01:11 PM PST

U.K.'s Theresa May wins Conservative Party vote of confidence: 200 vs 117Prime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote from her party but 117 of her lawmakers said she was no longer the right leader to handle Brexit.


Lawmaker arrested for child cruelty says he spanked daughter

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 07:10 PM PST

Lawmaker arrested for child cruelty says he spanked daughterSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker arrested on suspicion of child cruelty said Wednesday the allegation stemmed from spanking his 7-year-old daughter.


Brazilian couple get light sentences in grandson's abduction

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:52 PM PST

Brazilian couple get light sentences in grandson's abductionHOUSTON (AP) — A wealthy Brazilian couple were sentenced Wednesday to minimal U.S. prison terms for helping their daughter keep her son in Brazil for the past five years in violation of the terms of her divorce to the boy's American father.


This Potential Presidential Candidate Is On A Mission To Restore Tip Jars To Airport Lounges

Posted: 12 Dec 2018 03:30 AM PST

This Potential Presidential Candidate Is On A Mission To Restore Tip Jars To Airport LoungesSen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was hanging out in a United Airlines airport


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