| From delivery to eco-friendly packaging and tons of recalls: A look at 2018's food trends Posted: 26 Dec 2018 07:22 AM PST  Food recalls, green packaging and fast-food delivery were big industry news this past year, according to experts.
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| Trump signals no end to shutdown: 'You have to have a wall' Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:29 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A shutdown affecting parts of the federal government appeared no closer to resolution Wednesday, with President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats locked in a hardening standoff over border wall money that threatens to carry over into January.
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| Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns Posted: 26 Dec 2018 07:05 AM PST  Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 400. The disaster agency cautioned residents to stay clear of the coast, as fresh activity at the Anak Krakatoa volcano, which sits in the middle of the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands, threatened to spark another tsunami. The agency also said that wind was blowing "ash and sand" from Anak Krakatoa to the nearby towns of Cilegon and Serang on Java, and advised residents to wear masks and glasses if they had to venture outdoors.
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| 8 Ways to Earn Miles Without an Airline Credit Card Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:44 AM PST ![8 Ways to Earn Miles Without an Airline Credit Card]( "8 Ways to Earn Miles Without an Airline Credit Card") Airline credit cards are a great way to earn miles with your favorite frequent flyer program. You can get miles if you provide your frequent flyer number when you book your trip and pay out of pocket. Each airline has a different rate for which you'll earn miles, and how much you earn can depend on your status with the airline, the type of fare, the ticketing airline and the operating airline.
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| UK defence minister says he has grave concerns about Huawei: Times Posted: 27 Dec 2018 05:23 AM PST  British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said he had "grave concerns" about Chinese company Huawei providing technology for Britain's planned 5G telecoms networks, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, is facing intense scrutiny in the West over its ties to the Chinese government and concerns its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying. Williamson said a closer examination of security threats was needed before Huawei could be allowed to participate in the upgrade of Britain's mobile network, becoming the first senior British minister to have aired such concerns, the Times said.
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| Daughters hide precious voicemail in Christmas teddy bear for their dad Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:05 PM PST  Some Christmas gifts will bring you to tears. North Carolina-based Twitter user Melia, who goes by @meliatinnin, said her dad had kept the treasured voicemail on his phone, but his daughters found a different way to preserve it. "My dad refuses to get an iphone because a voicemail from his mom that passed away won't transfer from an android," she tweeted, "so me and my sister put it in a bear.
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| How to Avoid Sneaky Car Rental Fees Posted: 26 Dec 2018 02:14 PM PST  When Stan Carpenter picked up his car from Dollar Car Rental during a trip earlier this year, he thought he knew what he'd have to shell out. But two months later, he received a letter from Dolla...
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| Russia's Su-35 Fighter Needs an Enemy to Kill Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:47 PM PST  You don't sell fighter jets unless you can prove their worth in the sky.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused of playing politics with Christmas after drawing comparison between Jesus and refugees Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:20 PM PST  The incoming Democratic congresswoman tweets out a series of jabs at what she calls 'anti-immigrant pundits'; reaction from Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas.
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| Shutdown puts some programs on hold, but most government agencies continue running Posted: 27 Dec 2018 01:24 PM PST  Government shutdown puts some programs on hold, but national security and other essential programs continue.
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| More holiday travel troubles: Airlines waive fees ahead of winter storm. Posted: 27 Dec 2018 03:46 AM PST  Airlines are waiving ticket change fees for travelers due to fly to, through or from several airports in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota
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| Nissan's Carlos Ghosn, Still in Jail on Financial Irregularity Charges, Faces New Claim Involving Payments to a Saudi Businessman Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:03 AM PST  New charges in Japan mean the former Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi chief has now been arrested three times.
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| Wall Street falls at open after Dow's record-breaking surge Posted: 27 Dec 2018 07:05 AM PST  Stocks fell sharply at open on Thursday following a major rally a day earlier that helped the Dow surge more than 1,000 points for the first time ever.
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| Black Man Records White Neighbor Telling Him He Doesn't Belong in His Own Apartment Building Posted: 26 Dec 2018 04:59 PM PST  "I felt violated," said Chika Okafor, who had been waiting with a friend in the lobby of own apartment building
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| U.S. Midwest braces for blizzard-like conditions Posted: 27 Dec 2018 11:54 AM PST  The U.S. Midwest is bracing for blizzard-like conditions that meteorologists on Thursday warned could bring up to 10 inches and cause headaches for holiday travelers. Gavino Garay reports.
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| Nations count cost of 2018 climate disasters Posted: 27 Dec 2018 09:30 AM PST  Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least $100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was "a shadow" of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions aren't slashed. This year is set to be the fourth hottest on record and as planet-warming carbon and methane levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, extreme weather events such as the devastating blazes that destroyed swathes of California are likely to become far more common. "2018 showed the catastrophic threat that climate change presents the world.
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| Trump Says He Won't Relent on Shutdown Without Border Wall Money Posted: 26 Dec 2018 02:38 PM PST  A deal to fund shuttered government departments still seemed out of reach Wednesday, the fifth day of the partial shutdown. The Republican House leadership informed members not to expect any votes on Thursday, with no indication that votes will be scheduled Friday. The new Congress begins on Jan. 3 with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appearing to have secured enough votes from her party to become speaker.
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| Tesla charging stations to cover all of Europe in 2019 Posted: 27 Dec 2018 03:41 AM PST  Tesla's CEO-influencer Elon Musk has a habit of making major announcements on social media, particularly via Twitter, and yesterday was no different. Further down in the thread, he even announced that the station expansion will make its way into Africa in 2020.
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| Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in U.S. custody in December Posted: 26 Dec 2018 04:24 AM PST  The boy and his father were in CBP custody on Monday when a Border Patrol agent noticed the child showing signs of illness, CBP said in a statement. The father and son were taken to the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where the boy was diagnosed with a common cold and fever, and eventually released by hospital staff. The father and son were not identified, and the agency said it would release more details "as available and appropriate." Guatemalan officials have been notified of the death, CBP said.
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| What does it mean if the hole in the ISS was drilled from the inside? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:36 AM PST ![What does it mean if the hole in the ISS was drilled from the inside?]( "What does it mean if the hole in the ISS was drilled from the inside?") There isn't much contest for the most bizarre space news story of the year. If anyone were to give away such an award it would definitely be handed to the bizarre saga of the leak that spontaneously appeared in the hull of a Soyuz spacecraft that was attached to the International Space Station several months ago. Now, with the ship itself safely back on Earth and the portion of the spacecraft that held the hole jettisoned during reentry, it's up to Russia to determine how the hole was created, when, and by whom. The country's investigation into the strange incident has seemed messy to any outside observer, with statements from officials coming fast and furious in the days following the hole's discovery and then tapering off rapidly with no resolution. This week, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev told reporters that the hunt for the truth was in the hands of the Russian space program, but he also stated definitively that the hole was created from the inside. Okay, so the hole was drilled from inside the spacecraft and wasn't drilled into the interior from the exterior, but what does that mean and is it important? Well, at the moment it doesn't mean a whole lot, especially if you place any weight on early statements from Russian officials who believed the damage was created during the spacecraft's manufacturing process. Ships like Russia's Soyuz go through extensive testing and inspection before they're allowed to be strapped onto a rocket and shot into space. Everything has to be pretty much perfect for a ship to be cleared to take human passengers, and the fact that the hole wasn't addressed during the inspection and verification process is obviously peculiar. Early on, rumblings out of Russia suggested that maybe one of the ISS crew members (a NASA astronaut, perhaps) had drilled the hole in order to cut a mission short so a sick crew member could return. Those assertions were quickly shot down by the crew and Russia rapidly denied suggesting that anyone aboard the ISS was responsible. Assuming the damage was created when the ship was still on Earth, the fact that it was drilled from the inside might not mean all that much. The hole, which was apparently hidden with a low-quality patch job, ultimately posed no threat the crew, but it's still a nasty mark on Russia's Soyuz program which NASA and other international space groups have relied on to get scientists into space.
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| Israeli army says it destroys another Hezbollah tunnel Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:40 AM PST ![Israeli army says it destroys another Hezbollah tunnel]( "Israeli army says it destroys another Hezbollah tunnel") JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday destroyed another cross-border tunnel it says was built by Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, sending a loud explosion throughout the volatile area.
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| Was Grace Kelly's Rover P6 really sabotaged? Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:54 AM PST  While it remains well documented that Princess Grace of Monaco died after her Rover P6 3500 plunged off a mountain pass, what's less well-known are the mysterious circumstances thereafter. Some claim the Rover was sabotaged, but is there evidence of such a claim?
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| In-Depth Photos of the 2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T Signature Model Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:23 AM PST |
| Shutdown stories: Federal employees share anxiety via Twitter Posted: 25 Dec 2018 09:50 PM PST  Federal employees and others have taken to Twitter to share their experiences via #ShutdownStories.
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| UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years Posted: 27 Dec 2018 07:13 AM PST  The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into the Arab fold. The UAE broke ties with Syria in February 2012, as the repression of nationwide protests demanding regime change was escalating into a devastating war. An acting charge d'affaires has already started working, an Emirati statement said, stressing that the UAE was "keen to put relations back on their normal track".
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| Tributes to British couple who died within hours of each other in Australia Posted: 26 Dec 2018 10:00 PM PST  Thousands of dollars have been raised to help the families of a British couple who died within hours of each other in Australia just days before Christmas. Jason Francis was hit by a car, reportedly driven by a pizza delivery worker, near the home he shared with his partner Alice Robinson in Perth. Following his death, Ms Robinson, who was said to have been left "heartbroken", was found dead. More than A$30,000 (£16,000) has been raised for the bereaved families of the couple, believed to be from Shropshire, since a fundraising page was set up on Christmas Eve. Mr Francis had been on a day out with some other friends from the rugby club who organised a taxi home for him on Saturday evening. The 29-year-old was on the carriageway in the beachside suburb of Scarborough when he was hit by a white VW Jetta, driven by an 18-year-old man, Western Australia Police said. Following on from our tragic news of Jason and Alice, a go fund me page has been set up to raise funds to bring our friends home so that the families can lay them to rest #gofundme#donatehttps://t.co/0pTHtPvrZ4— Newport Salop RUFC (@NewportSalopRFC) December 24, 2018 Sam Diamond, president of Cottelsoe rugby club, which Mr Francis had joined at the beginning of the year after moving to the area, said he understood Ms Robinson had gone outside to investigate when she saw the flashing emergency lights. He said: "She was told by first responders that it was Jason they were working on." He said she had been left "heartbroken" by her partner's death, which was confirmed at Royal Perth Hospital. He said: "We don't know what happened to her after this. I know the police have launched an inquiry into it. She has gone missing after notifying some of our friends of what's happened (to Mr Francis) and hasn't been found until the next morning." A police spokesman said: "Police will investigate this matter and prepare a report for the coroner, which will include the full circumstances leading to the woman's death." They have also appealed for witnesses to the collision in Scarborough's Stanley Street at around 8pm on Saturday. Mr Diamond said the couple had made a big impression on the community in their short time there. "They were two of the finest people you could meet. They well and truly ingrained themselves in our club. Both Jase on the field and Alice off the field. "They were an integral part (of the club)." He described Alice, who worked for a digital marketing company but was also a talented pencil sketch artist, as having "an infectious laugh" and being "very bubbly". He added: "Jason was the sort of person that's always got the time of day for everyone. Loved talking, loved working out, loved staying fit and healthy. "They were just genuine, down-to-earth, fantastic people." He said the mothers of both Mr Francis, who was in the process of becoming a firefighter in Australia, and Ms Robinson had expressed their appreciation for the funds raised. He said: "(They) thanked us for the support and have shown their appreciation for what the club and the community here is trying to do for them and Jase and Alice." Mr Diamond said the club hopes to hold a memorial service for the couple at a later date. The captain of Market Drayton Town football club in Shropshire, which Mr Francis had played for, also paid tribute. Paul McMullen said: "You young man were such a fine piece of our puzzle at MDTFC during our success and it was a pleasure to be part of it playing along side of you."
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| Turkey Plans Meeting on Possible Patriot Purchase, Official Says Posted: 26 Dec 2018 03:34 AM PST ![Turkey Plans Meeting on Possible Patriot Purchase, Official Says]( "Turkey Plans Meeting on Possible Patriot Purchase, Official Says") The Presidency of Defense Industries is expected to hold a preliminary discussion on a possible purchase of the American system, the official said, asking not to be identified because he wasn't authorized to disclose the meeting plans. Turkey's presidency confirmed the planned meeting but wouldn't say what was on the agenda. Although a detailed assessment is unlikely at such an early stage, the discussion itself reflects the rapid detente between Ankara and Washington that's currently underway after years of strain that culminated with since-lifted U.S. sanctions on Turkey.
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| Sanofi's pediatric hexavalent vaccine approved by U.S. FDA Posted: 26 Dec 2018 01:13 PM PST  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi's new pediatric vaccine immunizing children against six diseases, the French pharmaceutical lab said on Wednesday. Sanofi developed the new vaccine, dubbed Vaxelis, in partnership with Merck. Vaxelis is designed for children aged 6 weeks to 4 years old and is designed to keep them from contracting diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to haemophilus influenza type B. Sanofi and Merck are now working on the production and supply of Vaxelis aiming to make it available on the market in 2020 or later.
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| NASA wants you to celebrate New Years with its New Horizons space probe Posted: 26 Dec 2018 07:05 PM PST  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has been speeding through space since early 2006 and it's about to make what might be its most interesting flyby to date. After speeding past Jupiter and Pluto in the 12 years since its launch, the probe is about to have a very close encounter with a mysterious object in the outer Solar System called Ultima Thule. As luck would have it, it's going to meet its target on New Year's Day, and it's a pretty big deal for NASA. As we approach the probe's arrival at Ultima Thule, NASA is announcing its schedule of events related to the probe's flyby. The big show will begin on the afternoon of Monday, December 31st, and it'll kick off three days of news and briefings that will give us our best look yet at an extremely distant Solar System object. Here's the schedule of events that NASA has planned: As you can see, anyone who is staying up for the big ball to drop and kick off the new year on the East Coast will only have to wait a little while to catch live coverage of the New Horizons spacecraft's close approach to Ultima Thule. NASA will provide simulations of the flyby happening in real-time, but since a live feed from the spacecraft just isn't possible we'll have to wait a little while to see the actual images the probe captures. Later on New Years Day NASA will broadcast the signal acquisition from New Horizons, confirming that it gathered the data it was instructed to and building up some serious hype for the eventual reveal of the first images of the distant object. At 11:30 a.m. EST, NASA will hold a press briefing to show off whatever images and information the spacecraft has managed to send back, but that will really only be the tip of the iceberg for scientists. In the months to come, New Horizons will beam back a wealth of data that won't be available on day one. NASA will announced a"data download schedule" that will give us all a better sense of when to expect even more news about Ultima Thule.
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| The Latest: CBP to do health check on all minors after death Posted: 26 Dec 2018 01:35 AM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala who U.S. officials say has died in government custody (all times local):
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| Poroshenko announces end to martial law in Ukraine Posted: 26 Dec 2018 06:56 AM PST  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday announced the end of a martial law in the country's border regions, which was introduced last month after Russia's seizure of three of Kiev's navy vessels in the Sea of Azov. "Today, right now, at 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) the martial law ends," Poroshenko said during a live streamed National Security and Defence Council meeting in Kiev.
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| Luxury hypercars we're waiting for in 2019 Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:06 AM PST  The Aston Martin Valkyrie and McLaren Speedtail top the list of luxury hypercars that we're excited to -- hopefully -- see in 2019. News of the Aston Martin Valkyrie has been trickling in since 2017. Most recently, the company revealed the specs of its powerful engine, which is capable of 11,000 RPM and a top speed around 250 mph, thanks to the naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter 65° V12.
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| Oakland police recover patrol car stolen after Raiders game Posted: 26 Dec 2018 03:17 PM PST  Oakland police have recovered one of their patrol vehicles that was stolen following Monday night's Raiders game at the Coliseum.
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| President Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Combat Zone for the First Time Following Syria Withdrawal Posted: 26 Dec 2018 04:21 PM PST  U.S. troops in Iraq battling ISIS will likely face additional challenges as a result of President Donald Trump's order to withdraw from Syria.
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| Japan to resume commercial whaling next year after pulling out of IWC Posted: 25 Dec 2018 10:00 PM PST  Japan said on Wednesday it was withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and would resume commercial whaling next year, in a move expected to spark international criticism. The announcement had been widely expected and comes after Japan failed in a bid earlier this year to convince the IWC to allow it to resume commercial whaling. "We have decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in order to resume commercial whaling in July next year," top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters. "Commercial whaling... will be limited to Japan's territorial waters and exclusive economic zones. We will not hunt in the Antarctic waters or in the southern hemisphere," Mr Suga added. Tokyo has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the body, and has been regularly criticised for catching hundreds of whales a year for "scientific research" despite being a signatory to a moratorium on hunting the animals. Mr Suga said Japan would officially inform the IWC of its decision by the end of the year, which will mean the withdrawal comes into effect by June 30. Leaving the IWC means Japanese whalers will be able to resume hunting in Japanese coastal waters of minke and other whales currently protected by the IWC. But Japan will not be able to continue the so-called scientific research hunts in the Antarctic that it has been exceptionally allowed as an IWC member under the Antarctic Treaty. The withdrawal means Japan joins Iceland and Norway in openly defying the IWC's ban on commercial whale hunting. Whale sashimi is pictured at Japanese whale meat restaurant in Tokyo Credit: Reuters Japan has hunted whales for centuries, and the meat was a key source of protein in the immediate post-World War II years when the country was desperately poor. But consumption has declined significantly in recent decades, with much of the population saying they rarely or never eat whale meat. Whale hunting has become a rare thorny subject in Japan's otherwise largely amiable foreign policy, with international opposition only serving to make conservatives dig in deeper in support of the tradition. Many members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party are supporters of whaling, and he himself comes from a constituency where whale hunting remains popular. Tokyo argues that whaling is an important part of Japan's traditions, and Mr Suga said the withdrawal would allow fishermen to "pass our country's rich whaling culture onto the next generation." In September, Tokyo sought to convince the IWC to allow it to resume commercial whaling, arguing that stocks of certain species were now sufficient to support renewed hunting. A minke whale is unloaded at a port after a whaling for scientific purposes in Kushiro Credit: AP But the bid failed, with strong opposition from anti-whaling nations - led by Australia, the European Union and the United States. Activist groups slammed the decision, with Greenpeace calling it a "sneaky" announcement. "The declaration today is out of step with the international community, let alone the protection needed to safeguard the future of our oceans and these majestic creatures," said Sam Annesley, executive director at Greenpeace Japan. The IWC, established in 1946 to conserve and manage the world's whale and cetacean population, introduced a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Tokyo has long exploited a loophole allowing whales to be killed for "scientific research" and says it is trying to prove the population is large enough to sustain a return to commercial hunting. It makes no secret of the fact that meat from the expeditions ends up on dinner tables. "There have been no concessions from countries who only place importance on the protection of whales," Mr Suga said. "At the IWC general meeting in September this year, it became evident once again that those supporting the sustainable use of whale stocks and those supporting protection cannot co-exist, leading us to this conclusion."
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| Good Samaritans Rewarded With $100 After Trying to Help Homeless Man Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:36 PM PST ![Good Samaritans Rewarded With $100 After Trying to Help Homeless Man]( "Good Samaritans Rewarded With $100 After Trying to Help Homeless Man") YouTuber Brian Breach gave anyone who offered to help him $100.
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| Second dramatic day for global stocks ends on high note Posted: 27 Dec 2018 01:56 PM PST  A wild Christmas week ride in global markets continued on Thursday as stocks rallied from significant losses to post gains for the day. For the second consecutive session, early weakness in markets turned to strength by the time U.S. stocks closed as investors shuffled their portfolios. "We had a very wild ride today," said David Kelly, chief global strategist for JP Morgan Chase & Co's asset management unit, on a conference call.
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| Holiday cheer hits retail, with strongest seasonal sales in 6 years Posted: 26 Dec 2018 02:28 PM PST  Holiday sales were up 5.1 percent to $850-plus billion in 2018 and online sales grew 19.1 percent, according to data Mastercard released Wednesday.
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| Clashes in Yemen's Hodeida ahead of UN truce team meeting Posted: 26 Dec 2018 12:16 AM PST  Sporadic clashes erupted Wednesday in Yemen's flashpoint city of Hodeida, an AFP correspondent said, as a UN-led truce monitoring team was scheduled to convene for the first time. Government forces -- backed by a Saudi-led coalition -- and the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels exchanged gunfire in the latest breach of the ceasefire. A truce in Hodeida and its surroundings went into effect on December 18 but has remained shaky, with the two sides accusing each other of violations.
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| The Latest: Philanthropists die in South Dakota plane crash Posted: 26 Dec 2018 02:57 PM PST  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on a small plane that crashed in a South Dakota city (all times local):
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| 5 lingering Philips Hue deals that are just as good as Black Friday Posted: 26 Dec 2018 08:22 AM PST ![5 lingering Philips Hue deals that are just as good as Black Friday]( "5 lingering Philips Hue deals that are just as good as Black Friday") Did someone forget to tell Amazon and Philips Hue that the holiday shopping season is over? It looks like that's indeed the case, so let's all be sure to take advantage until someone realizes! Pretty much all of Philips Hue's most popular smart LED lighting products are still available on Amazon at the same great discounts we saw ahead of the holidays. You can save $20 on the wildly popular Philips Hue LightStrip Plus, $10 on color A19 LED bulbs, and you can even get a 4-pack of white A19 LED bulbs for $40! Check out all the best lingering Philips Hue deals below. Or if you're not into Philips Hue and you're looking for something less expensive, check out these color A19 smart LED bulbs for just $17 or this LED light strip for $30. ## Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LightStrip Plus * MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY: Pair your Hue smart bulbs with any voice or Smart Home assistant (Hub required and included). Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, Microsoft Cortana, SmartThings, IFTTT. * HASSLE-FREE CONNECTIVITY: Smart Lights that won't clog up your Wi-Fi network. Control up to 50 Hue lights on one Hue Hub without adding a Wi-Fi extender or extra router * HOW TO USE: Install the flexible 80-inch LightStrip under bars, bed frames, or cabinets, with included adhesive tape. Trim it to the perfect size with the included cut marks. Extend your Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus up to 33 feet by adding the 40 inch Hue Lightstrip Extension to cover larger surfaces and enable wider applications" * ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE: Sync your Hue lights with Gaming, Music and Movies using your PC via the Hue Sync app * NEXT-LEVEL AUTOMATION: Hue is a Smart Lighting system that remembers your light routines and timers, even when your Wi-Fi goes down * CONTROL LIGHTING FROM ANYWHERE: Take your Smart Light control using your mobile device with you when you travel. Control lights, edit routines and set timers even when you're away from home * INDUSTRY STANDARD: Philips Hue is the only smart lighting product with Energy Star certification and its smart light bulbs last up to 22 years. * LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES: Philips Hue works with the most Voice Assistant and Premium smart home brands. 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Pair it for home automation with your existing Nest or Samsung SmartThings system. * EASY INSTALLATION: To install, simply screw the smart bulbs into your desired light location, download the Hue mobile app and pair your Hue Hub. Control smart-bulb-equipped lamps and overhead lights via the Philips Hue App. * EXPAND YOUR SMART HOME: Easily expand your smart lighting system with alexa, google home, and apple homekit-compatible accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. ## Philips Hue 2-Pack Premium Smart Light Starter Kit * LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES: The Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance 2- Pack Smart Bulb Kit lets you choose from 16 million colors and shades of white to turn your everyday lighting into an extraordinary experience. These color lights are controlled remotely with your smartphone or tablet, create custom scenes and unleash your creativity. This is the perfect way to personalize your smart home. * VOICE ACTIVATED: Works with Alexa for voice control (smart hub required and included, Alexa device sold separately). * LASTS A LIFETIME: Lasts 25,000 hours or 23 years with normal use. To install, simply screw in the smart bulbs into your desired smart lighting location, download the hue mobile app and pair your smart hub. Control smart-bulb-equipped lamps and overhead smart lights via the Philips hue app. Ideal for your favorite Ceiling Fan lights, floor lamps, table lamps, Pendant lights, and more throughout your smart home. * EXPAND YOUR SMART HOME: Easily expand your smart lighting system with alexa-enabled accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. * COMPLETE PACKAGE: Comes with 2 Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 60W Energy Star Certified LED Smart Bulbs (able to fit most lamps, overhead lights, and 4-inch recessed cans), Philips hue hub and three-year warranty for the ultimate Philips Hue Smart Lighting experience.
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