| Trump's Justice Department Wants ACLU Lawyers Disciplined In Jane Doe Undocumented Teen Abortion Case Posted: 03 Nov 2017 09:33 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to take up a case involving an undocumented teen who received an abortion, urging the high court to toss an appeals court ruling that allowed the procedure and to consider disciplining American Civil Liberties Union lawyers who represented the girl.
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| Trump knocks 'rogue' Twitter staffer for briefly deleting @realDonaldTrump Posted: 03 Nov 2017 06:41 AM PDT  President Trump boasted Friday morning that his influence on social media was significant enough that a rogue Twitter employee wanted to silence him.
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| Chunky Raccoon Stuck In Grate Rescued By Local Authorities Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:36 PM PDT  On Thursday, police in the city of Zion, Illinois, received a call about a masked bandit in great distress. "It seems this little guy has been eating a little too well and got caught in the sewer grate," The City of Zion Illinois Police Department wrote on Facebook, referring of course, to a local raccoon. The officers were unable to rescue the pathetically adorable critter on their own, and had to call in for reinforcements from the Zion Public Works Department.
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| Saudi Arabia Is Betting Its Future on a Desert Megacity Posted: 03 Nov 2017 06:23 AM PDT  Can Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plans jumpstart social and economic reform, or are they an expensive miscalculation?
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| Portrait of Las Vegas gunman: A narcissist on a losing streak Posted: 03 Nov 2017 05:07 AM PDT  October's mass shooting in Las Vegas raised questions because Stephen Paddock appeared to have no motivation. It now appears that recent financial losses may have played a part, but much remains a mystery.
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| Kremlin: no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea - RIA Posted: 04 Nov 2017 10:44 AM PDT  MOSCOW (Reuters) - There is no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea for the time being, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday. "There is no cooperation so far. Only periodic exchanges of views," he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump may meet at an Asian economic summit in Vietnam next week. Peskov said there was a "great probability" that the two would discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula if such a meeting was held. (Writing by Denis Pinchuk; editing by Andrew Roche)
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| Muslims Once Again Are Being Targeted For An Attack They Had Nothing To Do With Posted: 03 Nov 2017 02:45 AM PDT  "We're going to burn your mosque down," a voice said angrily in a voicemail left on the mosque's phone.
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| American Muslim children describe prejudice they've faced: Part 6 Posted: 03 Nov 2017 05:44 PM PDT  "Islam is about peace. Our greeting is, 'Peace be upon you,'" one girl told ABC News' Diane Sawyer.
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| Why Outlaw Biker Gangs Ride Harley-Davidsons Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:38 PM PDT  Why Outlaw Biker Gangs Ride Harley-Davidsons How America's best selling motorcycle marque became notoriously tied to a criminal underworld. Photos by Bill Ray/Time-Life Outlaw biker gangs like the Hell's Angels have been identified with Harley-Davidson
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| Arkansas judge dismisses bid to halt killer's execution Posted: 03 Nov 2017 01:50 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge dismissed an effort Friday to halt next week's planned execution of a convicted killer despite his attorneys' arguments that he's not mentally competent.
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| Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump's South Korea visit Posted: 04 Nov 2017 11:36 AM PDT ![Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump's South Korea visit]( "Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump's South Korea visit") Some 500 protesters took to the streets in Seoul Saturday, chanting slogans and waving banners as they accused Trump of bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of war.
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| 26 Tweets That Will Make Sense If Your S.O. Is Obsessed With Target Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:07 PM PDT  When you fall in love with a Target devotee, you'll only ever have half of their heart.
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| Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ex-ministers: report Posted: 04 Nov 2017 03:34 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia's newly formed anti-corruption commission arrested 10 princes and dozens of former government ministers on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing unnamed sources. The arrests came soon after the commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established by royal decree. "Arrest of 10 princes and dozens of former ministers in Saudi Arabia," Al Arabiya tweeted. There was no official confirmation of the arrests. The 32-year-old crown prince, often known as MBS, is set to be the first millennial to occupy the throne in a country where half the population is under 25, though the timing of his ascension remains unknown. Already viewed as the de facto ruler controlling all the major levers of government, from defence to the economy, Prince Mohammed is widely seen to be stamping out traces of internal dissent before a formal transfer of power from his 81-year-old father King Salman. In September the authorities arrested about two dozen people, including influential clerics, in what activists denounced as a coordinated crackdown. Analysts said many of those detained were resistant to Prince Mohammed's aggressive foreign policy that includes the boycott of Gulf neighbour Qatar as well as some of his bold policy reforms, including privatising state assets and cutting subsidies.
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| Shooting at Starbucks Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Injured Posted: 03 Nov 2017 04:33 AM PDT  One of the people left wounded was a 12-year-old boy, who suffered a gunshot wound to the groin
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| The GOP Tax Plan Includes One Really Good Idea Posted: 03 Nov 2017 11:51 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― For three decades, wealthy sports owners have benefited from an obscure provision in federal tax law that has encouraged state and local governments to put billions of dollars in public tax money toward the construction of lavish new sports stadiums.
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| Jihadists attack Syria town in Golan Heights, killing 9 Posted: 03 Nov 2017 07:56 AM PDT  Jihadists launched an assault Friday on a government-held village in Syria's Golan Heights, killing at least nine people in a car bomb, and clashing with regime troops, state media said. The attack hit the village of Hader, populated by members of the Druze majority, which lies near the disengagement line that divides the Syrian-controlled part of the Golan from that occupied by Israel. The fighting prompted concern from Druze residents of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and a statement from the Israeli army, which pledged to "prevent Hader from being harmed or occupied".
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| Investigators: Texas woman planned daughters' deaths Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:27 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — A north Texas woman told investigators she had planned for at least two weeks to kill her young daughters and husband before she fatally shot the girls early Thursday morning.
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| Islamic State says New York truck attacker is 'caliphate soldier' Posted: 03 Nov 2017 10:51 AM PDT  Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a truck attack this week that killed eight people in the deadliest assault on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001. The militant group on Thursday described accused attacker Sayfullo Saipov, 29, as "one of the caliphate soldiers" in a weekly issue of its Al-Naba newspaper. The Uzbek immigrant was charged in federal court on Wednesday with acting in support of Islamic State by plowing a rented pickup truck down a popular riverside bike trail, crushing pedestrians and cyclists and injuring a dozen people in addition to those killed.
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| These dogs have the best before and after haircuts Posted: 03 Nov 2017 03:55 PM PDT  These dog haircuts will make your day
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| Progressive Group Calls Ralph Northam 'Racist,' Sparking Intra-Party Feud Ahead Of Big Election Posted: 03 Nov 2017 11:08 AM PDT  A major national progressive group on Thursday denounced Ralph Northam, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, as "gutless" and "racist" for his remarks on immigration ― plunging Democrats into a bitter internecine squabble ahead of statewide elections on Tuesday.
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| Prosecutors urge court to increase 'shockingly lenient' jail sentence for Oscar Pistorius Posted: 03 Nov 2017 06:17 AM PDT  South Africa's Supreme Court heard on Friday that the six year sentence handed to disabled athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was "shockingly lenient." Andrea Johnson, a state prosecutor leading an appeal for a tougher prison term, told the court in Bloemfontein that Judge Thokozile Masipa had "misdirected herself" when she handed down a six year sentence for the murder last year. Ms Johnson said: "It was a brutal murder of an innocent woman who had nowhere to hide. It was a senseless killing." Originally Judge Masipa found Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide but the state appealed and the Supreme Court changed the charge to murder. Judge Masipa has since retired. June Steenkamp, mother of Reeva Steenkamp, at the High Court of Appeal in South Africa on Friday Credit: AP Pistorius shot Ms Steenkamp, 29, a model and his girlfriend of less then three months, while she was in his small bathroom cubicle in his apartment in Pretoria in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013. He was initially convicted of culpable homicide. The conviction was changed to murder in 2016 after prosecutors appealed the original sentence. Ms Johnson argued that Judge Masipa did not acknowledge the brutality of the crime when she handed down the six year sentence last year, as Pistorius used a high calibre weapon and ammunition designed to "mushroom on striking a soft target such as human flesh". Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp in November 2012, three months before he killed her Credit: LUCKY NXUMALO/AFP Pistorius, who is now 30, is known as the 'blade runner" for his championship sprinting on special prosthetic legs. He is serving his sentence under special conditions because of his disability. Ms Johnson said Pistorius had shown no "genuine" remorse. Ronnie Bosielo, the judge who who heads up the five-strong court bench, said: "I am still at a loss. I ask myself why did he fire four times? He made several attempts to apologise to the (Steenkamp) family. What more must he do?" Barry Roux, the lawyer who appeared for Pistorius, told the court his client "had no intention to kill Reeva Steenkamp willingly and intentionally as he believed she was an intruder." The state argued the sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp should be extended to 15 years. Judgement was reserved on Friday.
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| Lebanese Prime Minister Suggests He Fears for His Life During Resignation Posted: 04 Nov 2017 07:07 AM PDT  The surprise resignation plunged the country into uncertainty
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| Typhoon slams into Vietnam, killing at least 15 Posted: 04 Nov 2017 07:23 AM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Damrey slammed into Vietnam's south-central coast on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and leaving four others missing, officials said.
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| Ranking The Best Shows On Hulu You Can Stream Right Now Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:46 AM PDT  While other services have gone more in the direction of original content, Hulu's continued its strategy of maintaining partnerships with traditional networks to get streaming rights after initial broadcasts.
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| 3 Days After They Were Abducted by South American Pirates, Family Makes Dramatic Escape Posted: 03 Nov 2017 11:11 AM PDT  The family miraculously survived with just insect bites and scratches after trekking through the Amazon jungle to safety.
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| Why The Alt-Right Now Loves Papa John's Posted: 02 Nov 2017 06:14 PM PDT  Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter got cheesed off about the NFL kneeling controversy on a conference call with investors on Wednesday, and by Thursday his product was being held up by the world's most influential neo-Nazi site as the potential pizza of choice for the alt-right.
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| Death toll rises to 12 in Gaza tunnel Israel blew up: Islamic Jihad Posted: 03 Nov 2017 03:06 AM PDT  A Palestinian militant group announced Friday another five fighters had been killed when Israel blew up a tunnel from the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of dead to 12. Islamic Jihad said five more men trapped in the tunnel were dead, naming them. Israel had on Monday carried out a "controlled" explosion on the tunnel crossing the border.
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| The best photos from the week in sports: 10/27 - 11/3 Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:30 PM PDT  After a wild World Series, the Houston Astros have been crowned as champions of the MLB and baseball fans have started counting down the days until Spring Training.
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| Sen. Corker Scorches Trump Over Veiled Threats Against Jeff Sessions Posted: 03 Nov 2017 08:00 PM PDT  slammed Donald Trump on Friday, calling his intimidation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions "totally inappropriate" and accusing the president of "undermining our justice system."
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| NC officials still looking for deadly prison's assault tally Posted: 02 Nov 2017 06:04 PM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three weeks after the deadliest attempted prison breakout in North Carolina history, prison and law enforcement officials still can't quantify the scope of the violence that correctional officers at the understaffed prison had been confronting daily.
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| These 5 Facts Explain Why China Is Pulling Ahead of the West Posted: 03 Nov 2017 11:50 AM PDT  It looks more and more like China's political and economic system is better positioned for the long run than its main Western rival
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| An 11-Year-Old South Carolina Girl Fatally Shot Herself Because of Bullying at School Posted: 03 Nov 2017 01:13 PM PDT  She had been bullied for months, her family said
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| Racist Flyer Paints Sikh Mayoral Candidate As A Terrorist Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:31 PM PDT  Racist flyers began to circulate on Friday night falsely linking a New Jersey mayoral candidate with terrorism.
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| Crocodile Monitor Lizard, Native to Tropical Rainforests, Turns Up in California Man's Backyard Posted: 03 Nov 2017 08:39 AM PDT  Authorities are encouraging the reptile's owners to contact animal control to pick up their pet.
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| Even Daniel Radcliffe Is Into This 'Harry Potter' Theory About The Dursleys Posted: 04 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Dumbledore once said happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
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| Donald Trump refuses to rule out sacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he will not investigate his political opponents Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:46 AM PDT  Donald Trump has refused to rule out sacking his attorney general if he decides not to investigate Democratic politicians. As he embarked on a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific region, Mr Trump hit out at Jeff Sessions and said he was "disappointed" the former Alabama senator was not probing alleged "dishonesty" among his political rivals. "I'm not really involved with the Justice Department," he said.
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| The Latest: Police: Utah suspect says he killed Colorado man Posted: 03 Nov 2017 04:58 PM PDT  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on a man accused of separate killings of a Utah student and a Colorado man (all times local):
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| Secular Advocates Raise The Alarm On Republican Tax Reform Bill Posted: 03 Nov 2017 11:38 AM PDT  When Republicans unveiled tax reform legislation on Thursday, discussion surrounding the bill centered on its potential impact on middle-class households and its apparent giveaway to the economic elite.
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| Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death Posted: 04 Nov 2017 09:30 AM PDT  "She was such an amazing mother and such a beautiful humanitarian."
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| New York police say they have 'enough to arrest' Harvey Weinstein after Paz de la Huerta rape allegation Posted: 03 Nov 2017 10:56 AM PDT  Detectives in New York believe they have enough evidence to arrest Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul, after an actress claimed he raped her twice in the city in 2010. Paz de la Huerta, 33, who appeared in the US television series Boardwalk Empire, alleged both attacks took place in her own home about a month apart. New York abandoned it's five-year statute of limitations for rape in 2006, meaning Weinstein could be prosecuted. Detective Nicholas DiGaudio, who is leading the Weinstein investigation in New York, told Vanity Fair: "I believe, based on my interviews with Paz, that from the New York Police Department standpoint we have enough to make an arrest." His comment raised the prospect that Weinstein could be arrested if he returns to his native New York from Arizona, where he has been undergoing treatment at a rehabilitation centre. Paz de la Huerta Credit: AFP Around 60 women have come forward in recent weeks with allegations of sexual assault and harassment against the producer. He is facing police investigations in New York, Los Angels and London. In a statement Weinstein's representative said: "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr Weinstein." The Manhattan district attorney's office said a senior prosecutor had been assigned to look into Ms de la Huerta's allegations. She first met Weinstein when she was 14 while making the film The Cider House Rules. The alleged attacks took place when she was 26. She said the first attack happened after Weinstein gave her a lift home from a bar, and on the second occasion he turned up at her home unannounced. The actress told Vanity Fair: "He's like a pig, he raped me. I laid there feeling sick. He looked at me and said 'I'll put you in a play'. He left and I never heard from him again, he knew he had done a bad thing." Weinstein was seen publicly in Arizona for the first time since entering therapy. A photograph showed him in disguise at a restaurant wearing a blonde wig and orange makeup, and a hat referencing the resurrection of Jesus.
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| We All Know The Prince Of Bhutan Is Adorable, But How Powerful Is He? Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:31 PM PDT  The Kingdom of Bhutan is known in part for its picturesque, remote location and its unbelievably adorable 1 1/2-year-old heir apparent.
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