| Trump calls for 'Wall' and 'Ban' after Egypt attack Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:31 AM PST  President Trump reacted to the Sinai Peninsula mosque attack to push two of his domestic security proposals: a travel ban on certain Muslim-majority countries and a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Dem Lawmaker: Ethics Investigation Into John Conyers Allegations Is 'Not Accountability' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 08:39 AM PST  Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) is standing by her call for Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign amid sexual harassment allegations, arguing that a congressional investigation into the matter is too little, too late.
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| Reeva Steenkamp Can ‘Rest In Peace' After Oscar Pistorius’ Sentence Doubled, Her Family Says Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:07 AM PST  Reeva Steenkamp's family said she "can now rest in peace" after a South African court on Friday more than doubled Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius' sentence for killing her.
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| Russia takes Tokyo to task over defense alliance with Washington Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:41 AM PST  Russia is concerned that Japan is allowing Washington to use its territory as a base for a U.S. military build-up in north Asia under the pretext of countering North Korea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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| New Signs Michael Flynn May Be Cutting Deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller Posted: 23 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  Flynn's lawyers have severed talks with President Trump's legal team over the Russia investigation.
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| An 'Explosion' Was Detected Near the Missing Argentine Sub's Last Known Location Posted: 23 Nov 2017 06:07 PM PST  More than a week has passed since the submarine disappeared
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| 'We must work together,' Zimbabwe's new leader declares Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:04 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed Friday he will work to reduce crushing unemployment and return the country to prosperity after years of decline, as the nation cheered a new beginning after the extraordinary exit of Robert Mugabe.
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| Al Franken Issues Another Apology: 'I Crossed A Line' Posted: 23 Nov 2017 07:03 PM PST  issued another apology Thursday after two more women came forward to accuse him of inappropriate touching.
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| Police Seek Answers On Central London's Black Friday Panic Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:50 AM PST  Police are still investigating an incident that triggered panic near Oxford Circus, one of the London's busiest Tube stations, on Friday.
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| Las Vegas Shooter Fired More Than 1,100 Rounds, Police Say Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:29 AM PST  Gunman Stephen Paddock fired more than 1,100 rounds of ammunition during his attack on a Las Vegas country music festival last month, authorities said.
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| Trump Fails to Keep Proper Distance from DoJ Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:29 PM PST  Former Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rachel Maddow about the necessity of a wall between the Department of Justice and the president and the risk Donald Trump takes by ignoring that particular tenet of American government.
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| Lebanon arrests actor over 'collaboration' with Israel Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:24 AM PST  Lebanese authorities arrested prominent writer and actor Ziad Itani on Friday on charges of "collaborating" with Israel and gathering information on political figures, judicial sources said. Itani was detained "after several months of monitoring, follow-up and investigations within and outside" Lebanon, said the State Security Directorate General, in a statement carried by Lebanon's National News Agency. It said Itani, who is in his 40s, was being questioned "on charges of collaborating and communicating with the Israeli enemy".
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| 'A Country Within a Country': Inside the Navajo Nation in 1948 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  "How can nations which differ from each other in appearance and language and culture live peaceably together?"
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| This Was the Battle Ulysses S. Grant Hoped He 'Would Not Fight Again' Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:48 AM PST  "Lee's army is really whipped," declared Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck on May 26, 1864. A battle with them outside of entrenchments cannot be had." Thwarted by the Army of Northern Virginia at the North Anna River, Grant was preparing to swing around Robert E. Lee's right flank again and push southeast. Lee then would have no choice but to leave his entrenchments at North Anna and attempt to stop the Federal forces from reaching Richmond, probably along the Chickahominy River.
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| President Emmerson Mnangagwa promises to pay compensation for land grabs and clean up Zimbabwe’s ‘poisoned politics’ as he is sworn in Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:51 AM PST  Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed for national unity and promised compensation for dispossessed white farmers as he sought to draw a line under the Robert Mugabe era in his inaugural speech as president of Zimbabwe. Mr Mnangagwa was sworn in as the second president of Zimbabwe with a 21 gun salute, marching troops, and dancing children just ten days after the country's military launched a coup that led to the resignation of Mr Mugabe, who had ruled the country for 37 years, earlier this week. In an address to 60,000 people in Harare's national stadium, he praised Mr Mugabe as his mentor and a "founding father" of the nation, but in a tacit rebuke called on the international community to lift sanctions in recognition of the country's "new start." "For me personally he is a mentor, father, comrade in arms, and my leader," Mr Mnangagwa said of the outgoing president. Emmerson Mnangagwa, centre, takes his seat at his presidential inauguration ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe Credit: AP "While we cannot change the past, there is a lot we can do in the present and the future to give our nation a different positive direction," he added. Mr Mugabe, 93 did not attend the lavish inauguration ceremony in Harare's National Stadium on Friday morning. His spokesman said that he needed to rest. Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations Credit: Jekesai Njikizana/AP Under overcast skies and watched by 60,000 spectators from the stands, Mr Mnangagwa swore to uphold the Zimbabwean constitution and defend the country's 16 million citizens. It was the first time since the independence ceremony of April 18 1980, that a crowd of all political parties, races, and creeds gathered to hear the speech of the leader of Zimbabwe. Service chiefs including Gen Constanino Chiwenga, the armed forces commander who orchestrated the coup that ousted Mr Mugabe, lined up to swear allegiance to Mr Mnangagwa after he had taken the oath. Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia arrive at the presidential inauguration ceremony in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Credit: AP Edgar Lungu, the president of Zambia, and Botswana's Ian Khama, who regularly criticized Mr Mugabe over the torture and mistreatment of opposition leaders, flew in to attend the ceremony. Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, the most influential regional power, did not attend. Rory Stewart, the UK's Africa Minister, who is in Zimbabwe, was also absent. The ceremony was attended by Morgan Tsvangirai, the former prime minister and leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, and Joice Mujuru, another opposition leader. Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as president in Harare Credit: AFP Mr Mnangagwa, who became leader of the ruling Zanu PF party over the weekend, made explicit promises to fix both Zimbabwe's "poisoned" political environment and its dysfunctional economy. "I am not oblivious to the many Zimbabweans across the political and racial divide who helped make this day happen, and thus have legitimate expectations of the office I now occupy," he said, in an apparent acknowledgement of the vast numbers of opposition supporters who marched against Mr Mugabe in Harare on Saturday. He said "free and fair" elections will go ahead as scheduled next year when the current five year presidential term, which Mr Mugabe began in 2013, ends. Timeline Robert Mugabe as leader of Zimbabwe Turning to the economy, he said he would invite foreign direct investment in an effort to stimulate "job job job creation" - a pledge that brought a loud cheer - and called for the EU and the United States to drop sanctions against top military and Zanu PF figures. "All foreign investment will be safe in Zimbabwe," said Mnangagwa, addressing fears following moves by Mr Mugabe to nationalize the country's lucrative resources such as diamonds, platinum, gold and chrome. He also said that the "redistribution" of white-owned farms would not be reversed but said his incoming government would be "committed to compensating farmers from whom land was taken." Gunners fire a 21 gun salute at the inauguration ceremony Credit: Anadolu/Wilfred Kajese Zimbabwe already runs a compensation scheme introduced last year that sees tenants on "redistributed" land pay rent to the state which is in theory used to compensate evicted farmers, but it has been criticised as effectively unaffordable for new tenants. The ceremony came as troubling details emerged about the arrest of ministers in the previous government. Ignatius Chombo, the finance minister in Mr Mugabe's government, was admitted to hospital with injuries sustained from beatings while in military custody, his lawyer said. New Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa is seen after he was sworn in Credit: Wilfred Kajese/ Anadolu Mr Chombo has not been seen since he was arrested in the military coup that unfolded in Zimbabwe on the night of November 14. Human rights groups have expressed concern about the treatment of a number of political allies of Grace Mugabe, the former first lady, who were arrested in the coup. The families of Saviour Kasukwere, the regional government minister, and Jonathan Moyo, the tertiary education minister, have reported military raids on the their homes and arbitrary arrests in the days since the coup. Mr Kasukwere and Mr Moyo themselves are believed to have left the country. The speech drew a mixed reaction on the streets of Harare. Zimbabwe's new first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa Credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/Reuters "It was ok. It was nice to see and watch. But let's see what he does. We are very happy Mugabe has gone. But can he fix it? Today is a working day for us." said a vendor selling mobile phones at a traffic light in central Harare. "We have no jobs, we have nothing to show for our years as Zimbabwe. Don't believe our schools are ok - they are not. I have a child out of school because I cannot afford the fees," added the man, who declined to give his name. "We heard what he said. The hatred is not there any more. But where is the proof? Where is the money in the banks?" said Alice Mokwena, a part time job as a cleaner. The first sign of optimism after Mr Mnangagwa's speech was a drop in the black market rate for swipe cards and phone credit, a defacto-currency for many in the country, against US dollars. The Zimbabwe dollar disappeared in 2009 when it lost all value after years of hyperinflation. "The rate has been slipping the last few days and is now a further 10 percent down," said a small currency trader. "I am not sure how long this will last."
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| Malibu church 'pressured to end meals for the homeless' because it 'lures the needy' Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:10 AM PST  A church in upmarket Malibu has decided to stop providing free meals for those in need after claiming they were told by officials they were attracting too many homeless people. The United Methodist Church, one of many churches that provides food and help, has been offering free meals twice a week. Dawn Randall, a member of the church, said it recently received an email from city officials.
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| Report: Tillerson Snubbing Ivanka Trump's India Trip Amid Tensions Posted: 24 Nov 2017 08:21 PM PST  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson isn't sending a top delegation to accompany Ivanka Trump to a business summit in India because he doesn't want to promote her on the world stage, a State Department source has told CNN.
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| Clashes as Pakistani police try to disperse Islamist sit-in Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:01 AM PST  A policeman was killed and over 100 people wounded as Pakistani forces fired rubber bullets and lobbed tear gas in a bid to disperse an Islamist sit-in that has virtually paralysed the country's capital for weeks. Smoke and tear gas filled the air as the roughly 8,500 elite police and paramilitary troops in riot gear were also seen throwing rocks and using slingshots in the ongoing bid to clear 2,000 or so hardline demonstrators which began soon after dawn. AFP reporters at the site said more protesters were arriving, though it was difficult to tell how many.
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| U.S. Navy halts search for three sailors lost in Philippine Sea air crash Posted: 23 Nov 2017 07:10 PM PST  A U.S. Navy said it has called off a search for three sailors missing since a transport plane crashed in the Philippines Sea south of Japan on Wednesday enroute to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. "During the course of two days, eight U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Defence Force ships, three helicopter squadrons and maritime patrol aircraft covered nearly 1,000 square nautical miles," the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a press release. The latest Navy accident in the Asia Pacific comes after two deadly incidents in the region involving U.S. warships that have raised questions about training and the pace of Navy operations in the region, prompting a Congressional hearing and the removal of a number of some senior officers.
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| Hundreds killed in Egypt's worst-recorded militant attack Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:31 AM PST  At least 235 have been killed in the deadliest insurgent attack to strike Egypt of modern times, where attackers bombed a Sinai mosque and gunned down fleeing worshipers and ambulance services. Matthew Larotonda reports.
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| Woman Raises Over $300,000 For Homeless Man Who Gave Her His Last $20 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:21 AM PST  After her car ran out of gas on a dark New Jersey highway last month, Kate McClure pulled over and tried to walk to the nearest gas station on foot.
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| Japanese politician barred from bringing baby to council session Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:03 PM PST  A local Japanese politician has stirred debate after she was forbidden from bringing her baby into a council session. In a case that contrasts starkly with the Australian lawmaker who breastfed her baby in parliament, Yuka Ogata was told she could not take part in the assembly on Wednesday if she had her seven-month-old son with her. Officials of the Kumamoto municipal assembly said visitors and observers were forbidden from the floor, and that included the young children of politicians. The session eventually started 40 minutes late after Ms Ogata agreed to leave the infant with a friend. It was the first time Ms Ogata had attended a plenary session since she gave birth to her son, the BBC reported. She said she wanted to show how difficult it was for women to continue careers and bring up children. Ms. Yuka Ogata (Ogata is her family), one of a few female members of Kumamoto's City Council, has received... https://t.co/Q4KirSrif1— Kumamoto-i (@Kumamotoi) November 23, 2017 "I wanted the assembly to be a place where women who are raising children can also do a great job," she told the Mainichi newspaper. The council said it would discuss ways to support lawmakers who had young children. "We would like to work on a system where assembly members can participate in meetings with their children," Speaker Yoshitomo Sawada, according to the Mainichi. Her move has sparked debate online with supporters saying she was brave and opponents questioning if it was a good idea to bring a baby to a workplace. "I think her act was wonderful. People wouldn't take problems seriously" if she hadn't shown up with the child, one Twitter user said. "Balancing work and child rearing isn't about being with a child all the time at a workplace," said another user, who identified herself as a fellow working mother. "I really cannot understand her action," wrote this user. Japan has consistently fared poorly in gender equality rankings in the developed world. Women are still often expected to give up work after having children, face chronic shortages of public childcare spots and regularly describe the existence of a "concrete" rather than glass ceiling preventing female workers from advancing to senior positions. So proud that my daughter Alia is the first baby to be breastfed in the federal Parliament! We need more #women & parents in Parli #auspolpic.twitter.com/w34nxWxG0y— Larissa Waters (@larissawaters) May 9, 2017 In contrast, Senator Larissa Waters returned to parliament in Australia in May after giving birth to her second daughter and brought her baby Alia Joy with her while she voted. Furthermore, she made political history in the country by breastfeeding her daughter in the chamber. In Britain, an independent review in July last year concluded that allowing women to breastfeed would be "symbolic" and showcase the Commons as a "role-model parent friendly institution".
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| U.S. Allows Washington PLO Office to Remain Open Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:54 AM PST  The Trump administration has backtracked on its earlier decision
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| Leader of rebel-held Ukraine region resigns as infighting flares Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:04 PM PST  The leader of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine has resigned, the region's news agency said Friday, following a week of tensions between rival factions. "Igor Plotnitsky has submitted his resignation for health reasons," the head of the region's secret police, Leonid Pasechnik was quoted as saying by the Lugansk Information Center reported. Earlier this week, Plotnitsky had sacked his interior minister and accused him of masterminding a coup attempt.
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| President Mnangagwa pledges new era in Zimbabwe Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:42 AM PST ![President Mnangagwa pledges new era in Zimbabwe]( "President Mnangagwa pledges new era in Zimbabwe") Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change at his swearing in on Friday, pledging to fight poverty and corruption after Robert Mugabe's shock resignation.
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| Two Journalism Schools Rescind Awards For Charlie Rose Amid Harassment Reports Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PST  Charlie Rose just lost two honors for his work in journalism as the future of his career remains uncertain in the wake of sexual harassment reports against him.
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| The U.S. Marines Explained to Us When Fully Automatic Fire Is Needed in War Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:41 AM PST  "America! Ahhhhh!" roars Chief Warrant Officer Christian Wade as he unloads with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle — and not with any of that wimpy "pew, pew, pew" slow and steady squeeze stuff. Gerald Trado, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take turns sending rounds down range in semi-automatic and fully automatic.
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| The Cute And Hilarious Ways People Are Dealing With Holiday Stress This Year Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:23 AM PST  Stay stress free this holiday season by taking a leaf out of these tweeters' books.
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| Lebanon's Hariri takes critical line on Hezbollah Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:19 AM PST  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah's positions that "affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries", a statement from his press office said. Hariri announced his resignation from his post on Nov. 4 in a televised statement from Saudi Arabia, a Sunni monarchy and regional powerhouse locked in a confrontation with Shi'ite Iran. Hezbollah is fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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| Catholic officials warn ex-seminarians over sex claims Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:42 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic officials in Italy have threatened former altar boys of the pope with criminal defamation charges for having publicly accused an older seminarian of sexual misconduct when they lived together at the youth seminary inside the Vatican gardens.
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:12 AM PST  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom.
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| Putin signs 'foreign agent' media law Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:11 AM PST  President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law new rules on international media organisations present in Russia being termed "foreign agents", following US pressure on the Kremlin-backed RT television channel. Already approved by both houses of parliament, the legislation was published on the Russian authorities' official website and comes into force immediately. The law allows any international media outlet operating in Russia to be classified under the controversial foreign agent label by the Ministry of Justice.
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| Trump Plugs MAGA Merch For Black Friday, Twitter Users Howl Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:02 PM PST  The Collectible #MAGA hat Christmas ornament is 30% off today with the code GIVING.
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| This Russian Submarine Is a Big Part of a Master Plan to Dominate the Arctic Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:55 AM PST  Russia's recent focus on remilitarization of the Arctic has raised many eyebrows in policy circles. In addition to reactivating old bases in the Arctic Circle, and building more nuclear icebreakers, Russia is modernizing its approach to Arctic operations. Recent reports show that Russia is taking steps to deploy the Harpsichord (Klavesin) series of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) in the Arctic, by refitting some submarines to carry and employ them. Unlike smaller UUVs that were used before, the new UUVs are large and possess the capability to dive to great depths.
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| Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown Posted: 23 Nov 2017 09:58 PM PST ![Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown]( "Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown") Vietnam has prosecuted five former officials of the unlisted Dong A Bank for violating rules that "lead to serious consequences", police said on Friday, part of a widening investigation involving the Ho Chi Minh City-based lender. Energy and banking firms are at the heart of a sweeping crackdown on corruption in the communist state, a campaign that made global headlines this year when Germany accused Vietnam of kidnapping a Vietnamese businessman in Berlin. The troubled, partly private Dong A Bank is among several lenders under scrutiny of the authorities who say they want to tackle corruption, including abuse of power and violation of lending rules.
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| Texas Abortion Restrictions Struck Down As Unconstitutional Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:09 PM PST  A federal judge has struck down Texas restrictions on a common second-trimester abortion procedure, ruling that the law blocks a woman's constitutionally guaranteed right to an abortion.
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