| Hunter Fatally Shoots Woman He Mistook For A Deer On Thanksgiving Eve Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:27 PM PST  A woman in western New York state has died in a tragic accident in which a hunter fired at her, thinking she was a deer.
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| Based On His Tweets, Here's What Donald Trump Was Thankful For This Year Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:09 AM PST  It's that time of year where families across America gather to eat an irrationally large dinner at an irrationally early hour and discuss what they're most thankful for, like good health, new relationships, or― in the case of President Donald Trump― tax cuts and Sean Hannity's ratings.
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| The Mysterious Disappearance Of An Argentine Navy Sub Just Got Even Stranger Posted: 23 Nov 2017 08:58 AM PST  As the desperate, multinational search for a missing Argentine submarine continues, the country's navy said on Thursday that a sound "consistent with an explosion" had been detected near the site where the vessel disappeared last week with 44 crew members on board.
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| Border without doctors? South Koreans urge more funding for trauma care after defector drama Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:59 AM PST  By Josh Smith and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - A defector's treatment for critical injuries suffered during a dramatic dash from North Korea has highlighted a shortage of South Korean trauma doctors and again underscored Seoul's lack of preparedness in the event of hostilities with Pyongyang. The defector, identified only by his family name of Oh, was shot at least four times by his former comrades during his daring escape into South Korea last week. American military helicopters flew the wounded soldier not to one of the many hospitals in Seoul, closer to the border, but to the Ajou University trauma center an hour south of the capital.
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| Argentine sub disaster stirs bitter memories in Russia Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:46 AM PST  President Vladimir Putin has offered his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri help in trying to find a submarine that disappeared in the South Atlantic a week ago, and dispatched a Russian military vessel to the scene. In 2000, just a few months after the former KGB officer assumed his presidential duties for the first time, Russia lost a nuclear submarine with all 118 sailors on board following a bungled rescue effort. The loss of the Kursk became the worst disaster in the history of the Russian navy and a huge embarrassment for Putin.
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| Deadly mosque attack kills hundreds in North Sinai, Egypt Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:59 AM PST ![Deadly mosque attack kills hundreds in North Sinai, Egypt]( "Deadly mosque attack kills hundreds in North Sinai, Egypt") A bomb explosion ripped through the Rawda mosque frequented by Sufis roughly 40 kilometers west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish before gunmen opened fire on those gathered for weekly Friday prayers.
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| US declares 'ethnic cleansing' against Rohingya in Myanmar Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:53 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, threatening penalties for military officials engaged in a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 620,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.
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| Mugabe's successor and the 'poisoned ice cream' plot Posted: 23 Nov 2017 04:07 PM PST  On August 17, the Zimbabwean government issued an official denial that Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was vice president at the time, had eaten ice cream at a political rally. "For the record, the Vice President did not eat ice cream," Information Minister Chris Mushohwe said. "Yes, there was ice cream.
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| Couple crashes car into tree while having sex on highway with baby in back seat Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:08 AM PST  The man was drunk and the woman was sitting on top of him, engaging in sexual activity, while they navigated a local highway, State Trooper Brooke Bova told The Independent. The man failed to negotiate the curves in the road, Ms Bova said, and struck a tree with his car. Ms Bova believes the couple were scrambling to locate their clothes before police arrived.
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| Man Plans To Launch Himself In Homemade Rocket Funded By Flat-Earthers Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST  A self-taught rocket engineer who claims he believes the earth is flat plans to launch himself nearly 2,000 feet in the air on a homemade steam rocket this Saturday.
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| Anti-Pipeline Activist Found Guilty After Being Barred From Mentioning Climate Change Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:07 PM PST  After a short trial lasting just a day and a half, climate activist and retiree Leonard Higgins was found guilty on Wednesday of a serious felony charge for his role in the "valve turner" protest last year that resulted in the brief shutdown of a tar sands pipeline in Montana.
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| Shirtless Woman in the Path of Oncoming Train Rescued by Police in Pulse-Pounding Video Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:41 AM PST  It remains unclear how the woman wound up on the train tracks in a state of undress.
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| North Korea Is a Bad Actor—but That Doesn't Make It a State Sponsor of Terrorism Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:24 PM PST  Redesignating Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism is a political act, a declaration that the DPRK is on Washington's naughty list. President Donald Trump demonstrated his contempt for the law in naming North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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| British Black Friday Was Once Again A Wonderfully Civilized Occasion Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:53 AM PST  Shoppers in Britain appear to be shunning the chaos of Black Friday.
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| New Jersey Woman Raises More Than $300,000 For Homeless Man Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:52 AM PST  Over 300,000 dollars was raised by a New Jersey woman for a homeless man who came to her rescue last month when her car ran out of gas on the highway.
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| Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:31 AM PST  By Emelia Sithole-Matarise HARARE (Reuters) - New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe's ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country's citizens. Sworn in days after the overthrow of Robert Mugabe, the 75-year-old former security chief promised to guarantee the rights of foreign investors and to re-engage with the West, and said elections would go ahead next year as scheduled. In a 30-minute speech to tens of thousands of supporters in Harare's national stadium, Mnangagwa extended an olive branch to opponents, apparently aiming to bridge the ethnic and political divides exploited by his predecessor during his 37 years in charge.
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| Man freed decades after double killing that rocked LA suburb Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:56 PM PST  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Simi Valley was a sleepy Southern California suburb in 1979, one frequently ranked near the top of surveys of America's safest cities — in large part because hundreds of police officers from nearby Los Angeles lived there.
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| Black Friday Shoppers Report Massive Credit Card System Issues At Macy's (UPDATED) Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:15 AM PST  As if Black Friday weren't already stressful enough for shoppers and retail employees, major department store chain Macy's appears to be experiencing credit and debit card system failures around the United States.
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| Charles Manson 'left his entire estate and body to prison pen pal' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:16 PM PST  Charles Manson reportedly left his entire estate, including his remains, to a prison pen pal. The murderous cult leader, who died last week aged 83, struck up a friendship with a male correspondent who first wrote to him in the 1990s, TMZ reported. The man reportedly sent 50 unanswered letters to Manson at the California State Prison until he eventually received a reply. Manson then talked to him by telephone and the pen pal started visiting him in jail starting in 2002. According to a yellowing will obtained by TMZ, and dated Feb 14, 2002, Manson left all his belongings, including his clothes and money, to the pen pal. Manson also left to the man rights to use his name and image, and control of songs he had written. The pen pal, who TMZ did not name, also had the right to claim Manson's body within 10 days of his death, and told the news website that he intended to do so. If he does not claim it then the killer will be cremated by the California prison system. According to the will Manson chose specifically to disinherit his known and unknown children, former wives, all relatives, friends, and lawyers. The pen pal said he last spoke to Manson by phone on Oct 21 The will was typed but included some scrawled handwriting, which appeared to match Manson's known style. It included the message: "I'm not in the best spot to rest in peace." The will was said to have been witnessed by one of Manson's fellow inmates. Charles Manson Credit: AP Manson spent his last 45 years in jail after sending followers known as the "Manson Family" to commit gruesome murders, In the summer of 1969 he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war. Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski. She was stabbed 16 times by cult members. A section of the will said Charles Manson, Prisoner B33920, wished to have his body released to the custody of the pen pal who was "my one and only executor of any services, viewings, funeral arrangements, or otherwise, in his judgment OF MY WISHES only". Manson also said that he was "of a sound mind".
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| US already has 2,000 troops in Syria, Pentagon set to reveal Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:51 PM PST  The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 U troops in Syria, two US officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting system for troops has under-reported the size of forces on the ground. The US military had earlier publicly said it had around 500 troops in Syria, mostly supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces group of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting Islamic State in the north of the country. Two US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Pentagon could, as early as Monday, publicly announce that there are slightly more than 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.
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| Donald Trump Says He Rejected 'Probably' Being Time's 'Person Of The Year' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:18 PM PST  President Donald Trump claimed Friday that he rejected a not-quite-official offer to be Time Magazine's "Person of the Year."
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| North Korea replaces soldiers, South Korea awards medals after defector's border dash Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:36 AM PST  North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier defected last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector's rescue.
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| India outraged at release of Mumbai attack suspect Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:06 AM PST  India said Thursday it was outraged at Pakistan's release of an Islamist leader accused of organising the 2008 deadly Mumbai attacks that nearly brought the nuclear-armed nations to the brink of war. A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of firebrand cleric Hafiz Saeed, who carries a $10 million US bounty, after Islamabad failed to back the charges of terrorism with evidence. Saeed, who heads the banned charity group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), was put under house arrest in January following increased US pressure on Islamabad to rein-in militant groups.
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| Man Shot at Mall, as Hunt for Black Friday Deals Takes Violent Turn Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:48 AM PST  A 19-year-old man was shot in a car in Columbia, Mo. Thursday night.
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| Experts Break Down The Difference Between Google Home and Amazon Echo Posted: 23 Nov 2017 02:45 AM PST  The world is so full of tech that sometimes it's hard to keep up.
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| Democrats face hot-potato politics of sexual predation, too Posted: 22 Nov 2017 05:51 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have been quick to support the "me too" chorus of women — and some men — who have stepped up to allege sexual misconduct and name names. But now "me too" stains the Democrats, too, putting them in an awkward place as they calibrate how forcefully to respond.
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| Cordray resigns from U.S. consumer agency, triggers political showdown Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:20 PM PST  Richard Cordray, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, formally resigned on Friday and named a deputy director as his replacement, setting the stage for a political and legal battle over the regulator's leadership. Trump has pushed to ease regulations on businesses, including the financial sector, a stance seemingly at odds with Cordray's more aggressive regulatory approach.
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| Six-year-olds show off bloody hunting trophies after minimum age scrapped in Wisconsin Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:07 AM PST  Governor Scott Walker announced the change, in Wisconsin, which allows a youngster of any age to head into the wild to shoot game such as deer as long as they are in the care of an adult. Governor Walker revealed the shake-up in the rules just days before the state's new hunting season began. Locals head into the northern forests for days on end to kill animals including deer, bears and turkey in what is justified by some as population control.
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| Russia's New Stealth Torpedoes Have a Neat Trick: They Can Pretend to Be Giant Fish Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:13 AM PST  This is what U.S. ship captains will scream too late, if Russia has its way. Russia is promising to develop smart mini-torpedoes that are noiseless, leave no wake—and creep through the water at two to three miles per hour. The project is still in the conceptual stage, Aliyev told Russian news agency RIA Novosti [Google English translation here].
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| Baltimore Detective Killed A Day Before Testifying In Federal Case Against Fellow Cops Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:06 PM PST  The Baltimore police detective who was fatally shot in the line of duty last week was scheduled to testify in a federal case against officers indicted earlier this year, the Baltimore Police Department confirmed Wednesday.
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| Odebrecht reportedly paid millions to ex-Lima mayor Posted: 23 Nov 2017 03:41 PM PST  Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, enmeshed in a corruption scandal which has shaken Latin America's political establishment, gave millions of dollars to Lima's mayor in a recall referendum, Peruvian media reported Thursday. Susana Villaran, a leftist and the first woman to hold the mayor's post, in 2013 faced the recall vote halfway through her four-year term. Odebrecht's former Peruvian boss Jorge Barata said that his company supported Villaran at her request, according to testimony he reportedly gave prosecutors in Brazil.
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| Ships, aircraft search Philippine Sea for 3 missing in crash Posted: 22 Nov 2017 07:54 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft were searching in the Philippine Sea on Thursday for three sailors missing since a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed a day earlier.
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| Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:50 AM PST ![Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare]( "Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare") Two London underground stations on Oxford Street have reopened after an incident that police initially treated as if it might be terrorist-related, the city's transport authority said on Friday.
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| Group Lobbying To End Trophy Hunting Ban Is Alarmingly Close With Ryan Zinke Posted: 23 Nov 2017 07:28 AM PST  WASHINGTON — Along with receiving thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Safari Club International while running for Congress, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke at the hunting advocacy group's 2016 veterans breakfast, had a notable photo-op with its director of litigation on his first day as head of the Interior Department, and dined with its vice president in Alaska earlier this year.
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| Teen Accusing 2 NYPD Officers Of Rape Was Bullied By Others At Hospital, Lawyer Says Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:06 PM PST  An 18-year-old woman was allegedly harassed at a hospital by several members of the New York Police Department just hours after she was allegedly raped by two of their colleagues, according to her lawyer.
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| Trump wants to end welfare as Bill Clinton knows it Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:10 PM PST  Overhauling welfare was one of the defining goals of Bill Clinton's presidency, starting with a campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," continuing with a bitter policy fight and producing change that remains hotly debated 20 years later.
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| Saudi Crown Prince calls Iran leader 'new Hitler': NYT Posted: 24 Nov 2017 08:50 AM PST  Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East" in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals. Mohammed bin Salman, who is also Saudi defense minister in the U.S.-allied kingdom, suggested the Islamic Republic's alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted.
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| Canadian dog walker survives three days in remote bush - thanks to her three dogs Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:21 PM PST  A Canadian dog walker has said she was able to survive for more than two days in the wilderness thanks to her pet border collie, boxer and beagle. Annette Poitras, 56, was out walking her dogs on Monday when she fell, injuring herself and losing her phone in remote British Columbia. She was not rescued until Wednesday afternoon, after an extensive search from a rescue team. Her husband Marcel said the three dogs, which did not leave her side during the ordeal, helped to keep her alive. Annette Poitras, could not have survived over two days in the wilderness without the help of her dogs Credit: Coquitlam Search and Rescue Mr Poitras said that his wife and the dogs - a border collie called Chloe, a boxer named Roxy, and Bubba, a pug-beagle mix - looked after each other over two days and two nights, with no supplies and periods of "torrential" rain. He said his wife used her coat to keep Roxy, the short-haired boxer, warm and took her lead from the dogs who dug a hole in the undergrowth to sleep in, following suit. "One of them was cuddling [her] and one of them was on guard and the other one was looking for food," he told Global News. Annette Poitras Credit: Coquitlam Search and Rescue None of the dogs left her side, he added. Over 100 rescuers combed the wilderness near Eagle Mountain to try and find Mrs Poitras after her husband reported her missing on Monday. Two helicopters were also used in the search. Eventually, one group of rescuers heard faint cries for help and the dogs' barks and were able to locate them in a remote area. The rescue team said she was "alive and in good condition" quite far into the Coquitlam Watershed and off trail, in dense bush and swamp. Mr Poitras said his wife was recovering and will be released from hospital this week. The couple are looking forward to "quiet, peace, walking dogs, visiting family" now the ordeal is over, he added.
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| 'She Was Just Ecstatic.' Paramedics Grant a Woman's Final Wish to See the Beach Posted: 23 Nov 2017 11:41 PM PST  The woman was en route to a Queensland hospital's palliative care unit when she expressed a desire to be at the sea again
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| Wendy's hits McDonald's with sick burn after Black Friday Twitter fail Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:43 PM PST  Black Friday: McDonald's isn't lovin' it. In fact, they just got served — by another hamburger chain. If you missed the drama on Thursday, the person who runs the McDonald's Twitter account made a very public mistake. SEE ALSO: McDonald's just posted the ultimate Black Friday Twitter fail Black Friday **** Need copy and link**** — McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017 The next day, one of the company's rivals decided to go for the jugular. When the tweets are as broken as the ice cream machine. https://t.co/esdndK1iFm — Wendy's (@Wendys) November 24, 2017 Cold. Blooded. Like a French fry dipped in a creamy Frosty. Back in 2015, complaints about broken McDonald's ice cream machines were so common, they became a meme. Some dissatisfied customer even made an app to keep track of which machines were actually working. Way to rub salt in a wound, Wendy's. Delicious, delicious salt. WATCH: This wooden block will charge your phone Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.
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| US, S. Korea to stage massive air exercise in show of force Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:27 AM PST  The United States will send stealth fighters to a large-scale air force drill with South Korea next month, the US military said Friday, in a new show of force aimed at North Korea. The massive five-day annual exercise comes as Washington pushes what President Donald Trump has called a "maximum pressure campaign" against Pyongyang over its nuclear programme. The exercise, named Vigilant Ace, starts on December 4 with 12,000 US personnel and an unspecified number of South Korean airmen flying more than 230 aircraft at eight US and South Korean military bases.
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| Twitter Users Shred Tomi Lahren Over 'Disrespectful' Colin Kaepernick D-Day Image Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:09 AM PST  Tomi Lahren is catching heat online for sharing a picture in which football player Colin Kaepernick appears to be taking a knee during the D-Day landings.
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| Mark Hamill Hints At A Potentially Huge Reveal In 'The Last Jedi' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:25 PM PST  "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is scheduled for release Dec. 15 ― and actor Mark Hamill is already trying to keep spoilers from getting out.
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| Notorious gang 'behead man' near Washington Posted: 22 Nov 2017 05:42 PM PST  An ultra-violent Latino street gang that President Donald Trump has vowed to wipe out beheaded a man and cut out his heart before burying him in a park near the US capital, reports said Wednesday. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was stabbed more than 100 times in Wheaton, Maryland just outside Washington DC, according to a statement by the Montgomery County Police Department. Authorities have so far arrested Miguel Angel Lopez-Abrego, 19, on first-degree murder.
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