| Watch Out, Donald Trump. Here Come The Democrats. Posted: 07 Nov 2017 07:12 PM PST  ― The Democratic Party romped to victories across the country Tuesday, gaining key state legislative seats, two governorships and full control of the state government of New Jersey, where they'll have wide power to enact their agenda.
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| Stephen Willeford, Who Shot At Texas Church Gunman, Speaks Out: 'I'm No Hero' Posted: 06 Nov 2017 10:56 PM PST  "It was surreal to me": Stephen Willeford, the man who shot the Texas church gunman, describes his experience https://t.co/DYea03zUpz—
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| Donna Brazile criticizes Barack Obama's 'titanic ego' in her new book Posted: 08 Nov 2017 11:29 AM PST  Former interim DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazile said the Democratic party was "leeched of its vitality" by former President Barack Obama and others in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential campaign.
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| Russia Rejects 'Mythical' Report Blaming Syria for Chemical Weapons Attack Posted: 07 Nov 2017 08:11 PM PST  Russia clashed with Western nations Tuesday over a report blaming Syria for a deadly chemical weapons attack, with Moscow dismissing its findings as "mythical or invented"
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| JetBlue wants to fly you on the volunteer experience of your dreams -- Here's how to enter Posted: 07 Nov 2017 02:59 PM PST  In the unfortunate yet current state of affairs, 2017 seems to be a year that presents a new and separate tragedy every month, be it an act of widespread violence, a natural disaster or political upheaval and hateful altercations between non-agreeing parties.
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| Friend says Rand Paul does not know what prompted attack Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:53 PM PST  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul does not know why a longtime neighbor tackled him in his yard and broke five of his ribs, sidelining him from the Senate, a close friend of the lawmaker said Tuesday.
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| US elections: Former news anchor whose girlfriend was shot dead on live TV wins seat from NRA-backed incumbent Posted: 08 Nov 2017 02:01 AM PST  A former Virginia news anchor whose journalist girlfriend was fatally shot during a live broadcast in 2015 has defeated an NRA-endorsed incumbent for a seat in the statehouse. Chris Hurst was living with fellow journalist Alison Parker when she and cameraman Adam Ward were killed by a former co-worker while reporting for WDBJ-TV. After the shooting, Mr Hurst became the public face of the grieving Roanoke station.
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| Top Trump campaign adviser admits he was 'fooled' by a Russian Twitter bot Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST  Brad Parscale, like Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump Jr., retweeted a purported group of "Tennessee Republicans" that was actually a Russian troll account.
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| Why The Texas Church Shooting Death Toll Includes A Fetus Posted: 08 Nov 2017 01:32 PM PST  Texas officials counted 26 victims following a mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday.
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| Republicans Are So Tired Of Tax Experts Rudely Saying Their Plan Helps The Rich Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:10 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― The GOP tax overhaul overwhelmingly benefits the wealthiest people in America, according to several estimates.
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| Stephen Hawking issues dire warning: We have less than 600 years until Earth becomes a sizzling fireball Posted: 07 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has issued yet another warning for Earth and this time, he says we have less than 600 years before the Earth turns into a sizzling fireball.
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| Saudis' bolder moves to confront Iran echo across region Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:09 PM PST  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia is more aggressively confronting its rival Iran on multiple fronts. It's a policy that risks sharpening several conflicts in the Middle East, even though so far it has failed to score any successes in stemming Tehran's influence.
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| Woman accused of swapping barcodes at Walmart paid only $3.70 for $1,800 worth of electronics Posted: 08 Nov 2017 01:25 PM PST  A Florida woman was arrested on Monday after attempting to carry out one of the most interesting robberies we've ever seen.
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| Starbucks Is Bringing An Italian Bakery Chain To The U.S., And It Looks Magical Posted: 07 Nov 2017 01:58 PM PST  Starbucks is launching an Italian café chain in the U.S., marking the first time in the brand's history it will feature food baked onsite.
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| Leading bump stock maker briefly makes product available again Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:36 PM PST  The company had paused sales in early October when their product came under scrutiny, but on Tuesday they were available online briefly. Bump-stock devices like the ones used by the gunman in last month's Las Vegas massacre briefly went back on sale from the US's leading manufacturer after a five-week hiatus in the shooting's aftermath on Tuesday. The devices, accessories that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire at fully automatic rates, went back on sale at 11am ET on Tuesday on the Slide Fire website, but by 2.30pm sales had again been halted to "replenish inventory".
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| Democrats make huge gains in Virginia House Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:59 PM PST  As of 9:30, Democrats had picked up 13 seats and had a 47-46 edge in called races, with seven contests still too close to call, putting them on the cusp of a majority in the 100-seat chamber.
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| This Bride Included Her Stepson -- And His Mom -- In Her Wedding Vows Posted: 08 Nov 2017 03:25 PM PST  When you marry someone with kids, it's a package deal, and that package includes their other parent.
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| She Has Lived Legally In The U.S. For 19 Years. Now The Trump Administration Wants Her Out. Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:19 PM PST  Maria Elena Hernandez, a 58-year-old immigrant from Nicaragua, has lived legally in the United States for 19 years.
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| Texas church massacre: Have-a-go-heroes shot and chased after Sutherland Springs gunman who killed 26 Posted: 07 Nov 2017 03:09 AM PST  A have-a-go-hero helped prevent further victims of the Sutherland Springs gunman by shooting the suspect and then chasing him with another hero, it emerged on Monday. Stephen Willeford, who lives near the Texas church targeted yesterday, grabbed his own rifle and rushed to confront Devin Kelley after being told an attack was under way by his daughter. As the 55-year-old arrived outside the church he came face-to-face with Kelley. Mr Willeford, a plumber with no military experience, shot him in the side through a gap in his body armour, forcing the killer to flee. Johnnie Langendorff, left, and Stephen Willeford helped stop the gunman Mr Willeford and another passing resident, Johnnie Langedorff, then chased him at almost 100 miles per hour in a car as the wounded killer tried to make a getaway after taking a hostage. Kelley is said to have killed 26 people – including a child aged five – when he stormed into the church on Sunday dressed in black tactical gear and armed with an assault rifle. Have-a-go-hero chases down Sutherland Springs gunman 01:47 Freeman Martin, regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said: "The suspect dropped his rifle, which was a Ruger AR assault-type rifle, and fled from the church. The man then chased the gunman." Mr Langedorff said: "He got a little bit of a jump on us. So we were doing about 95 miles per hour, going around traffic and everything. "He just lost control and that's when I put the vehicle in park. The other gentleman jumped out and had his rifle drawn on him and he didn't move after that." Suspect Devin Kelley Credit: Mr Langendorff told KSAT television that he was acting on instinct to try to prevent the suspect from escaping. He said the member of the community asked for help and got into Mr Langendorff's truck. They took off at high speed in pursuit of the gunman on a nearby highway as police were going in the opposite direction toward the church. Mr Langendorff said the gunman eventually lost control of his vehicle and crashed. He said the other civilian walked up to the vehicle with his gun drawn and the suspect did not move. He stood guard over the gunman until police arrived five to seven minutes later. Mr Langendorff said: "I was strictly just acting on what's the right thing to do." Social media users have heaped praise on him. How the Texas church mass shooting unfolded One wrote on his Facebook page: "Well done, Johnnie! You're a true patriot and a hero. Thank you for coming to the aid of those in need, at such a terrible time." Kelley was found a short distance away in his crashed vehicle, dead from a bullet wound. He had several more guns in his car, but the hostage was unhurt. Police believe Kelley committed suicide. The local sheriff said relatives of the gunman sometimes worshipped at the church but were not there during Sunday's attack. "We know that his ex-in-laws or in-laws came to church here from time to time," Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt Jr. told CNN in an interview. "They were not here yesterday." Emergency personnel respond to a fatal shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas Credit: KSAT via AP President Donald Trump praised Mr Willeford for preventing further casualties, as he ignored questions about whether the US needs to consider tightening gun laws. Speaking at a news conference in Japan, Mr Trump said: "Fortunately somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction, otherwise it would have been – as bad as it was – it would have been much worse." Kelley served in logistics readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, and was jailed for one year in 2012 on two counts alleging assault on his wife Danielle Shields and their child. In 2014, he was kicked out of the military. Old school friends described Kelley, who lived in nearby New Braunfels, Texas, as a "creep" who made no secret of his anti-religious views. Local TV images as police look at the alleged gunman's car Nina Rose Nava, who went to school with Kelley, said: "He was always talking about how people who believe in God were stupid and trying to preach his atheism.' On Kelley's Facebook page, he appeared to have a fascination with guns. He had recently shared a photo of an AR-15 style gun with the caption: 'She's a bad b----" Kelley's mother-in-law, Michelle Shields, is understood to be a parishioner at the First Baptist Church and was friends on social media with First Baptist Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife. The shooting comes just over a month after a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip from the 32nd floor of a hotel-casino, killing 58 people and wounding more than 500.
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| A Politician's Meme Upset This Woman Enough to Run Against Him. She Just Won. Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:14 PM PST  Time for humble pie
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| Lebanon's Hariri visits UAE as home crisis escalates Posted: 07 Nov 2017 09:59 AM PST  By Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's outgoing prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, made a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday despite a deepening crisis back home and a rise in regional tensions triggered by his surprise resignation. Hariri announced his resignation on Saturday during a visit to his ally Saudi Arabia and has not yet returned to Lebanon.
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| Police: Pennsylvania trooper saves own life with tourniquet Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:43 PM PST  A Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was shot several times during a traffic stop likely saved his own life by applying a tourniquet to his leg before help arrived, authorities said Wednesday as they released more details of the violent confrontation along a busy highway.
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| The Women's March Inspired Them To Run. Now They're Unseating GOP Men. Posted: 08 Nov 2017 09:06 AM PST  In January, Atlantic City Freeholder John Carman posted a meme to his Facebook page mocking the Women's March.
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| A year after cash ban, India's black money market is thriving Posted: 07 Nov 2017 08:55 PM PST  When India declared most bank notes unuseable a year ago in an effort to flush out tax cheats, one steel manufacturer was so spooked he resolved to do business by the book in future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision last November to withdraw India's high-value rupee bills was intended to root out a culture of tax evasion so widespread it had become the norm. Now, as businesses from streetside stalls to wholesalers rekindle their love affair with cash, Modi is coming under pressure to explain whether the most controversial policy of his tenure was worth the economic pain.
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| Former TV Anchor Heather Unruh Accuses Kevin Spacey of Sexually Assaulting Her Son Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:52 PM PST  A former TV news anchor said Wednesday that Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son at a Nantucket restaurant and that police are investigating.
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| Trump Bucks Usual Aggression, Opens The Door To Negotiations With North Korea Posted: 07 Nov 2017 09:49 PM PST  President Donald Trump took a far more measured tone during his address to South Korea's National Assembly on Wednesday, touting the option of diplomacy with North Korea while delivering a strong message to the country's leader that it must end its nuclear weapons program.
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| Virginia Elects Its First Openly Transgender State Lawmaker Posted: 07 Nov 2017 05:17 PM PST  Democrat Danica Roem defeated Virginia Del. Bob Marshall (R) on Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender state lawmaker in the country.
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| Giant cruise ships to be diverted away from Venice's historic centre - but there's a catch Posted: 08 Nov 2017 03:20 AM PST  After years of see-saw debate between Venetians and the tourism industry, giant cruise ships are to be banned from sailing past St Mark's Square, the Italian government announced. Passenger liners are currently allowed to pass within a few hundred yards of St Mark's Square and Venice's historic centre on their way to the lagoon city's international passenger terminal. Campaigners have long argued that the huge vessels, which carry up to 5,000 passengers and crew, dwarf Venice's cupolas, spires and palaces, while eroding canal banks with the waves they create as they churn down the picturesque Giudecca Canal. Under the new plan, they will be diverted well away from the World Heritage city and will have to dock at a terminal in the industrial port of Marghera on the mainland – a far cry from the romance of St Mark's and the Grand Canal. Passengers will then be ferried to Venice in smaller boats, or in coaches, along the narrow land bridge that connects the city to the mainland. The new navigation route will involve big cruise ships entering the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic through an inlet far to the south of the one currently used. Graphic: The new routes Smaller cruise vessels – those of 55,000 tonnes or less – will be allowed to continue to use the present route. But there is a catch – the new measures will not come into effect for three or four years. The move was announced by Graziano Delrio, the transport minister, after a meeting of a governmental committee tasked with protecting Venice's delicate cultural heritage. "After years of study, we have found a viable solution for a sustainable route through the lagoon, without penalizing the tourism industry, which is so important for Venice," the minister said. Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice, hailed the plan as a sensible compromise that would satisfy the cruise ship industry whilst addressing the concerns of locals and preserving the lagoon environment. "We want it to be clear to Unesco (the UN's cultural heritage body) and the whole world that we have a solution," he said. "This takes into account all the jobs created by the cruise industry, which we absolutely couldn't afford to lose, and we can start to work seriously on planning cruises." Gianni Berengo Gardin, an Italian photographer who takes striking black and white images of cruise ships looming over Venice's canals and churches, said he was cautiously optimistic about the plan. "It worries me that it is going to take three or four years, because in that time they may change their minds. "But it at least seems possible that in future we will no longer see huge ships pass along the Giudecca Canal and in front of St Mark's Square," he wrote in a front page opinion piece for La Repubblica newspaper. The debate over the impact of big cruise ships has been going on for years in Venice. Credit: AFP In an informal referendum organised by a campaign group in June, nearly 99 per cent of the 18,000 Venetians who took part voted in favour of banning giant cruise ships from the city's lagoon altogether, saying they disgorge too many tourists and damage the environment. They were asked: "Do you want big cruise ships to stay outside Venice's lagoon and no new shipping channels dug inside the lagoon?" The organisers of the referendum support an alternative plan which would involve the construction of an entirely new cruise ship terminal at one of the three entrances to the lagoon. Called Venice Cruise 2.0, the terminal would consist of a 2,000ft-long pier capable of accommodating four large ships at a time. Passengers would then be transferred to smaller boats which would take them to Venice.
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| Zimbabwe's Mugabe widens purge, clearing wife's succession path Posted: 07 Nov 2017 07:16 AM PST  By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's sacking of his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa was part of a wider purge, state media said on Tuesday, in a clear out analysts say is meant to neutralise any resistance to the political rise of his wife, Grace. Mugabe sacked his long-time ally Mnangagwa on Monday for showing "traits of disloyalty", abruptly removing a favourite to succeed the 93-year-old leader and boosting the likelihood of Grace Mugabe becoming his next deputy and potential successor. State televsion ZBC said the purge went beyond removing Mnangagwa, 75, as half of the ruling ZANU-PF's national provincial executives separately met and passed resolutions expelling supporters of the former vice president on Monday.
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| Dad Accused Of Killing Teen Son Opposed His Sexuality, Friends Say Posted: 08 Nov 2017 06:38 AM PST  A Nevada man charged with shooting his 14-year-old son to death last week disapproved of the teen's sexual orientation and had threatened him over it, friends said.
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| Mary Jo Buttafuoco: Amy Fisher, Who Shot Her in the Face as a Teen, Is ‘Kind of a Waste’ Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:06 PM PST  Mary Jo Buttafuoco is speaking out in a new interview — and she has some choice words to say about Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita" who shot her in the face on May 19, 1992
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| Air Force: Racial slurs written by 1 person who was targeted Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:54 PM PST  DENVER (AP) — Racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students at the Air Force Academy were written by one of those students, the school said Tuesday.
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| Here's How People Say Their Lives Have Changed (Or Not) Since The 2016 Election Posted: 08 Nov 2017 11:12 AM PST  A year after the 2016 presidential election, the political divide between Republicans and Democrats is wider than it has been at any point in at least 23 years, according to an October report from Pew Research Center. Democrats around the country saw the "blue wave" in the November 2017 elections as evidence that the movement against President Donald Trump is building, and they have been feverishly working at the grassroots level to mobilize the party's base.
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| Another Trump Court Pick Is Rated 'Not Qualified' Posted: 07 Nov 2017 04:54 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's pick for an Alabama district court seat, Brett Talley, is "not qualified" to be a federal judge, says the American Bar Association.
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| Thanksgiving Crock Pot Recipes Posted: 08 Nov 2017 09:59 AM PST  The hottest commodity in your kitchen on Thanksgiving Day is always the oven.
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| Woman Who Pleaded Guilty in Fiance's Kayak Death Gets Up to 4 Years Posted: 08 Nov 2017 01:12 PM PST  Angelika Graswald, 37, received the maximum sentence allowed after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her fiancé, Vince Viafore.
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| Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran's 'might' Posted: 08 Nov 2017 08:20 AM PST  President Hassan Rouhani warned Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it will achieve nothing by threatening the might of Iran, as a war of words between the regional heavyweights intensifies. Iran has strongly denied supplying any missiles to the rebels, saying that it would have been impossible to do so in any case in the face of a Saudi-led air and sea blockade. Tehran has hit back against the increasingly fierce rhetoric from Riyadh with strong words of its own, troubling international oil markets.
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| Danica Roem: Who is Virginia's first transgender lawmaker? Posted: 08 Nov 2017 08:18 AM PST  Danica Roem has made Virginia history by being the first openly transgender person to be elected to the House of Delegates – ousting one of the commonwealth's longest serving and most socially conservative lawmakers. Once Ms Roem is sworn in January, she will also be the first openly transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature in the US, according to the Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to get openly LGBTQ people elected, and has supported Ms Roem. "To every person who's ever been singled out, who's ever been stigmatised, who's ever been the misfit, who's ever been the kid in the corner, who's ever needed someone to stand up for them when they didn't have a voice of their own," Ms Roem said.
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| Texas and Florida due to execute men for 1990s murders Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:38 PM PST  Ruben Cardenas, 47, a Mexican national, was convicted of the February 1997 kidnap, rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin, Mayra Laguna, in south Texas. The Cardenas case has drawn protests from Mexican diplomats, who have said Texas prosecutors did not follow due process and did not let Cardenas speak with Mexican consular officials. The Mexican Senate has urged Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to ask Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. President Donald Trump to order a retrial.
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| Owner Of TJ Maxx Is Still Paying Its Employees In Puerto Rico, Even Those Who Can't Work Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:09 PM PST  "They" are the Puerto Rico-based employees of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods Associates, three stores that share the same corporate owner, TJX. "Based on the devastating situation in Puerto Rico, we can confirm that we have continued to pay our TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods Associates on the island," the company said in a statement to HuffPost.
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| Seven Penn State Students Punished Over Fraternity Hazing Death Posted: 07 Nov 2017 04:24 PM PST  The punishments included expulsion
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| Homeland nominee questions human role in climate change Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:26 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that she believes climate change exists, but said she cannot determine whether humans are the primary cause.
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| Richard Spencer Tries To Explain To A Black Journalist Why Slavery Was Good, Fails Miserably Posted: 07 Nov 2017 02:39 PM PST  White supremacist Richard Spencer came off looking like a supreme idiot during an interview with a black British journalist.
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| 3 UCLA Basketball Players Arrested In China On Shoplifting Charges Posted: 08 Nov 2017 04:07 AM PST  The UCLA basketball team came to China as hoops ambassadors ― but now some of the players may have been swept up in an international incident.
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| Texas Church Shooter Escaped From Behavioral Health Facility In 2012 Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:05 PM PST  The Texas church shooter who killed dozens of people on Sunday once escaped from a behavioral health facility and made death threats to military officials, adding to a growing list of questions about why he was able to purchase a gun.
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