| Bernie Sanders thinks Trump should consider resigning over sexual misconduct Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:15 AM PST  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks that President Trump should think about resigning over the sexual assault allegations against him.
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| 'Day of Rage' erupts in Mideast after Trump's Jerusalem decision Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:11 AM PST  Protests erupt throughout the Mideast in response to President Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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| Former Cop Acquitted Of Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man Who Begged For His Life Posted: 08 Dec 2017 09:49 AM PST  After a former Arizona cop this week was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of an unarmed man, officials released video of the victim's final moments.
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| Bel-Air wildfire joins the siege across Southern California Posted: 07 Dec 2017 07:49 AM PST  A wildfire erupted in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel-Air section Wednesday as yet another part of Southern California found itself under siege from an outbreak of wind-whipped blazes that have consumed multimillion-dollar houses and tract homes alike.
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| Secret scholar who battled Islamic State goes public Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:08 PM PST  His mother didn't know that "her Omar" had been working as an undercover historian, documenting atrocities committed by the Islamic State group inside Mosul. But she wasn't totally surprised when her son told her his secret.
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| China Claims to Have Developed a Radical New Stealth Technology for Its Submarines Posted: 08 Dec 2017 06:55 AM PST  Unlike a conventional propulsor design—which is turned by a mechanical drive shaft—China's rim-driven system is powered by an electrical motor embedded in the propulsor's shroud. Thus, if the Chinese have managed to successfully develop a rim-driven pumpjet propulsor that works in a real world operational setting, it would be a significant development. It would mean that the PLAN is making genuine progress in developing novel submarine technologies and that it is starting to catch up.
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| White House slams 'ridiculous' Trump health questions Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:36 AM PST  Press secretary Sarah Sanders called questions about President Trump slurring his words in a speech Wednesday "ridiculous" and said he will have a checkup at Walter Reed early next year, with results to be shared with the public.
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| Luxury LA mansions threatened as fierce California wildfires rage Posted: 07 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  Local emergency officials warned of powerful winds on Thursday that will feed wildfires raging in Los Angeles, threatening multi-million dollar mansions with blazes that have already forced more than 200,000 people to flee. "As expected winds have increased dramatically," Cal Fire, the agency responsible for fire protection in the state, said on Twitter. High winds caused another wave of wildfires to erupt on Tuesday night, including one in Los Angeles' affluent Bel-Air neighborhood.
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| This Church Banner Perfectly Captures How Progressive Christians Feel Right Now Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:05 AM PST  An Episcopal church is causing a stir in Washington, D.C., after putting up banners that attempt to capture the mood of many progressive Christians in the nation's capital.
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| Unrest erupts in Mideast after Trump's Jerusalem decision Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:17 AM PST  Violent clashes erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday as Palestinians protested President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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| Former Priest Convicted In Decades-Old Beauty Queen Slaying Posted: 08 Dec 2017 02:25 PM PST  A former Catholic priest has been found guilty in the death of a South Texas beauty queen nearly 60 years ago.
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| Susan Collins Never Had An Actual Deal On Taxes Posted: 08 Dec 2017 10:26 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Before she voted for the Senate version of the Republican tax bill, Sen. Susan Collins saw that Congress would soon be passing separate spending deals, and she had demands.
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| Genes linked to homosexuality discovered by scientists Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:57 AM PST  Genes linked to homosexuality have been discovered by scientists in the biggest ever study into the genetic basis for sexual orientation. For the first time, researchers looked at the complete genome - a person's entire DNA code - for more than 1,000 gay men and compared it to genetic data from a similar number of heterosexual males. They discovered that DNA was different for gay and straight men around the genes SLITRK5 and SLITRK6. SLITRK6 is an important gene for brain development, and is particularly active in a region of the brain which includes the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is crucial for producing the hormones which control sex drive, and previous studies have shown parts of it are up to 34 per cent larger in gay men. The researchers, from North Shore University Health System's Research Institute, in Illinois, US, also discovered differences in the TSHR gene, which is linked to the thyroid, another area which has previously been associated with sexual orientation. "Because sexuality is an essential part of human life – for individuals and society – it is important to understand the development and expression of human sexual orientation," said lead author Dr Alan Sanders. "The goal of this study was to search for genetic underpinnings of male sexual orientation, and thus ultimately increase our knowledge of biological mechanisms underlying sexual orientation. "What we have accomplished is a first step for genome wide study on the trait, and we hope that subsequent larger studies will further illuminate its genetic contributions." The genes were linked to regions of the brain previously linked to sexuality, and the thyroid Participants in the study were rated for sexual orientation based on their self-reported sexual identity and sexual feelings. Men were asked to provide DNA by blood or saliva samples that were then genotyped and analysed. Although previous studies have pointed to a genetic predisposition for homosexuality, it is the first time researchers have studied the entire genome of individuals and so is the most comprehensive assessment of the genetic basis of sexuality ever undertaken. However British experts said more work was needed before it was possible to identify 'gay genes' because the genetic differences could point to other traits shared by the homosexual respondents. For example the variations may simply predispose people to be more open or candid about their lives. British experts warned that the gene differences may simply be linked to social traits, such as being more open, and more willing to take part in a survey about their sexual orientation Credit: Andrew Fox Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, Group Leader at The Francis Crick Institute, said: "The topic of this paper is important if we are to learn more about the influence of genes on aspects of our behaviour, but this is one that is notoriously difficult to study. "Even if a gene variant does show some correlation with sexual orientation, this does not mean that the gene is in any way responsible for being gay – it just means it has some association with a trait that is more likely to found in the relatively few people involved as subjects in the study. "This could be better social awareness or being brave enough to acknowledge that they are in a minority." Gil McVean, Professor of Statistical Genetics at the University of Oxford, also added: "Sexuality is likely influenced by many different factors, including environment, experience and, likely, some aspects of innate biological variation. "I can see no major implications of this work or how it could be useful in the future. "The genetic effects are far too weak to be of any predictive or diagnostic value. All biology – including the origins of sexuality – is interesting at some level, but I see no direct applications of such research." The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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| Bitcoin flirts with $16,000, alarm bells ring louder Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:32 PM PST  LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin rocketed to a lifetime high just shy of $16,000 on Thursday after climbing some 60 percent over one week, intensifying the debate about whether the cryptocurrency is in a bubble about to burst. The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange struggled to keep up with record traffic as the price surged, with an upcoming launch of the first bitcoin futures contract further fuelling investor interest. Proponents say bitcoin is a good medium of exchange and a way to store value, much like a precious metal.
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| The Latest: San Diego fire burns 1,000 acres Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:25 PM PST  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local):
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| Net Neutrality Supporters At NYC Verizon Store: 'We Cannot Let Them Have The Net' Posted: 08 Dec 2017 10:04 AM PST  From a block away, you could hear the chanting: "No, no, FCC, we want net neutrality!"; "Pai, Pai, you can't hide.
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| Man Says He's The Famous Rabbit Rescuer, But Some Have Doubts Posted: 08 Dec 2017 10:57 AM PST  An unidentified man was widely hailed as a hero — and occasionally reprimanded as foolish — after being filmed plucking a rabbit from the side of a highway while fleeing a Southern California wildfire.
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| Al Franken resigns: Yahoo Newsroom readers' strong reactions Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:11 PM PST  "What kind of fool blames others for his own failure?" "A disgraced unfunny democrat...a perfect resume for SNL and/or Colbert!" Al Franken announced Thursday that in the "coming weeks" he would be resigning from the Senate. Yahoo Newsroom readers couldn't wait to weigh in, sharing their strong reactions. Franken's resignation comes on the heels of a series of allegations from women accusing him of sexual harassment and misconduct. He has argued that not all the allegations are true, and he believes an ethics committee investigation would find him innocent. Franken said Thursday, "This decision is not about me. It is about the people of Minnesota." What do you think? Did Franken do the right thing? Is he setting an example? Who will fall next? Join the conversation in Yahoo Newsroom.
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| 3 Members Of Trump Panel Warn Of Voter Fraud To Influential Conservative Group Posted: 07 Dec 2017 05:05 PM PST  NASHVILLE — Three members of President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission raised alarms about allegedly widespread voter fraud and poked at a popular voting reform on Thursday, while speaking before one of the country's most powerful conservative groups.
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| Novator 9M729: The Russian Missile that Broke INF Treaty's Back? Posted: 07 Dec 2017 04:51 PM PST  What you need to know. Novator 9M729: The Russian Missile that Broke INF Treaty's Back? The United States has revealed which Russian cruise missile Washington believes is in violation of the landmark 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Speaking at the Wilson Center on November 29, National Security Council official Christopher Ford revealed that the weapon is in fact the Novator 9M729—which carries the NATO designation of SSC-8.
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| 6 students at New York college arrested in hazing probe Posted: 07 Dec 2017 04:37 PM PST  BROCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Members of an unrecognized fraternity at a state college tortured a rat as part of illegal hazing that occurred inside the group's house, according to police who announced charges against nine men on Thursday.
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| Pelosi says Democrats will not back short-term funding bill on Thursday Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:28 PM PST  U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday her party would not support a short-term funding bill being brought up for a vote later in the day because it did not include any key Democratic priorities. Pelosi said Democrats were seeking funding for fighting opioid addiction, veterans, the children's health program, community health centers, disaster funding and a solution for young undocumented immigrants to the United States. If a short-term funding measure is not approved by the Republican-led Congress and signed by Republican President Donald Trump, all but the most essential parts of the federal government will shut down.
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| Family Dog Mauls Little Girl's Elf On The Shelf, ER Staff Work Their Magic Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:25 AM PST  When a Florida hospital manager's dog mauled her young daughter's Elf on the Shelf, she called on her colleagues to save the day.
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| Honey Boo Boo's 17-Year-Old Sister Pumpkin Welcomes First Child Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:58 PM PST  Reality TV treasure Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thomson is now an aunt.
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 08 Dec 2017 08:31 AM PST  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways.
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| 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:15 PM PST  The first fruit of a turnaround plan.
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| Qualcomm CEO sees 'no path to value' in Broadcom tie-up Posted: 07 Dec 2017 07:49 AM PST  The comments came days after Singapore-based Broadcom escalated its efforts on a $130 billion bid by proposing a slate of directors to unseat the Qualcomm board of directors. Mollenkopf, speaking at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Washington, said that "we always have discussions" on potential tie-ups but that Qualcomm's future is well-positioned as an independent company. Mollenkopf maintained that Qualcomm, the leading global supplier of smartphone chips, is well-positioned for emerging technologies for connected devices and 5G, or the fifth generation of wireless networks.
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| Scott Pruitt's Plan To Outsource Part Of EPA Overhaul To Automaker Raises Concerns Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:57 PM PST  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to work with Toyota Motor Corporation to overhaul internal management practices at the agency, Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday.
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| Obama invokes Hitler's rise in stark warning to America Posted: 07 Dec 2017 01:40 AM PST  Barack Obama has warned of the fragility of American democracy, making reference to the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. "We have to tend to this garden of democracy or else things could fall apart quickly," Mr Obama said. "That's what happened in Germany in the 1930s which, despite the democracy of the Weimar Republic and centuries of high-level cultural and scientific achievements, Adolph Hitler rose to dominate," he said, according to newspaper Crain's Chicago Business.
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| Elderly man fights off intruders, fatally shoots one of them Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:47 PM PST  ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) — An 84-year-old Pennsylvania man fatally shot a home intruder and successfully fought off another early Friday, police said.
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| Wildlife Gathers To Eat Thousands Of Pounds Of Feed During Louisiana Snowfall Posted: 08 Dec 2017 02:51 PM PST  Wildlife Gathers To Eat Thousands Of Pounds Of Feed During Louisiana Snowfall
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| John Lewis Won't Attend Civil Rights Museum Opening Because Trump Is Going Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:55 PM PST  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he will not attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday because President Donald Trump's "attendance and hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed" in the museum.
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| Seth Meyers Goes After Kellyanne Conway For Absurd Al Franken Criticism Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:48 AM PST  Seth Meyers called out Kellyanne Conway on "Late Night" Thursday after the White House counselor criticized Democratic leaders in Congress for their handling of sexual harassment allegations against Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.).
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| Special Report: How Monsanto's GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa Posted: 08 Dec 2017 06:03 AM PST  By Joe Bavier BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa's top cotton grower, were desperate. U.S. seeds and pesticide company Monsanto proposed an answer: a genetically modified strain of cotton called Bollgard II, which it had already introduced in America and was marketing worldwide. GM was established in large-scale farming in South Africa, but not among the smallholders who produce most African cotton.
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| This is the best response to someone who asks you where you're 'really' from Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:50 AM PST  How many times do people get asked the uncomfortable question: "No, but where are you really from?" because of their ethnicity? SEE ALSO: Donald Trump just retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a British extreme far-right group It still happens quite a lot, despite it being a form of "microaggression," according to some social scientists. A similar incident just occurred to London Mayor Sadiq Khan during his historic walk across the border between India and Pakistan. BBC reporter Karl Mercer awkwardly asked him whether the symbolic visit felt "like coming home." The mayor replied: "Nah, home is south London mate." Then he added: "But it's good to be in Pakistan. It's good to come from India, home of my parents and grandparents." People criticised the reporter for the question, while praising Khan's sassy response: Who asked Sadiq Khan, currently in Pakistan, "how does it feel coming home?" Utterly pathetic. cc @meghamohan — Julia Merryfarlane �� (@juliamacfarlane) December 7, 2017 "How does it feel to come home?""Nah, home's Sarf London, mate."LOVE SADIQ KHAN. https://t.co/NCq7dU6qwx — Ali Catterall (@AliCatterall) December 7, 2017 I sincerely doubt anyone would ask Iain Duncan Smith "how it feels to be home" on a work visit to Japan. Sadiq Khan was born and raised in South London. To even ask the Mayor of London that question is utterly shocking in its audacity. — Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) December 7, 2017 Iain Martin, a columnist for The Times, defended the question, saying it wasn't weird: The Sadiq Khan "home" question not weird. Scots, Welsh, Irish get it all the time. I call Scotland home, although London is my home. — Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) December 7, 2017 But people pointed out that people of colour get told to leave Britain by racists, something that's unlikely to happen to a white Scot: Isn't the context important? People of colour get told to "go home" ie leave Britain by racists, no one says that to a white Scot/Welsh — Fatima Manji (@fatimamanji) December 7, 2017 Scots get it more than might think! But of course, yes, are racist idiots. Not odd for Brits with roots abroad to celebrate it. — Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) December 7, 2017 As a Brit with a foreign surname, I often get asked "where are you from". It was a good response from Sadiq Khan. — Leon Emirali (@LeonEmirali) December 7, 2017 Are you being serious? Calling Scotland "home" in your case makes sense because you were born there, and it's not a foreign country. This is a British man of Asian heritage being wrongly told a foreign country he's never grown up is "home" (which he obviously rejects). — Owen Jones�� (@OwenJones84) December 7, 2017 WATCH: Forget 3D printing, molding is all the rage right now
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| Ryan Zinke Spent $6,250 On A Helicopter So He Could Ride Horses With Mike Pence Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:18 PM PST  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spent thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to use government helicopters to travel to and from Washington, D.C., this summer, including a round-trip flight to meet Vice President Mike Pence for an afternoon horseback ride, according to a report by Politico.
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| Syria opposition under pressure to accept Assad for now Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:49 AM PST  Syrian opposition negotiators in Geneva receive a steady stream of visitors, all bearing the same request: freeze the demand that President Bashar al-Assad resign as a precondition for a peace deal. Some in the opposition say flexibility on Assad's fate is not a viable option to break the stalemate.
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| The Latest: Parents of murder suspect appear in court Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:30 AM PST  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the parents of a Florida man suspected in the killings of four people refusing to answer investigators' questions (all times local):
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| Judge sides with Tesla, slams dealer association in Missouri Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  Since Tesla began selling electric cars directly to customers throughout the U.S., the electric-vehicle maker has had to play franchise-law whack-a-mole in multiple state courts. On Tuesday, Tesla scored a decisive victory when the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that would have left Tesla without a state dealer license. In the court's ruling, the judge criticized the tactics of the Missouri Auto Dealers Association, Tesla's opponent.
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| 2018 Range Rover Velar P380 V-6 Posted: 08 Dec 2017 02:10 PM PST  Looks expensive, sounds less so.
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| Poll Shows Trump's Support Dropping Among White Evangelicals Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:00 PM PST  A new national Pew Research Center poll released Thursday shows that President Donald Trump's approval rating is declining among demographic groups that previously gave him relatively high numbers, particularly among evangelicals.
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| Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors (GM) Watching Subprime Auto Market Posted: 08 Dec 2017 05:37 AM PST ![Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors (GM) Watching Subprime Auto Market]( "Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors (GM) Watching Subprime Auto Market") The stocks of auto giants Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company ( GM) are trading at some of the lowest earnings multiples in the stock market on fears that an auto industry downturn is imminent. According to the report, the percentage of total auto loans going to subprime borrowers with credit scores below 620 is 10.7 percent, its lowest level since 2012. "For some time now, the story has been focused incorrectly on the rise in subprime lending," Experian senior director of automotive finance Melinda Zabritski says.
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| Northrop Grumman and Boeing Have Plans to Turbocharge America's Nuclear ICBMs Posted: 07 Dec 2017 04:50 PM PST  Northrop Grumman and Boeing teams were recently awarded Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction deals from the Air Force as part of a longer-term developmental trajectory aimed at developing new ICBMs. The new ICBMs will be deployed roughly within the same geographical expanse in which the current weapons are stationed. In total, dispersed areas across three different sites span 33,600 miles, including missiles in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Minot, North Dakota and Great Falls, Montana.
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