| Steve Mnuchin 'Planning On Going' To Saudi Forum Despite Journalist's Disappearance Posted: 12 Oct 2018 09:58 AM PDT  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin doesn't want to let a little alleged
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| 'It's gone': Mexico Beach, Fla., left in ruins by Hurricane Michael Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:33 AM PDT  CNN's Brooke Baldwin struggled to find the words to describe the sheer devastation left by Hurricane Michael as she flew in a helicopter above Mexico Beach, Fla., on Thursday morning.
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| Anita Hill: Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Process Was 'A Tragedy' Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:38 AM PDT  Anita Hill, whose landmark testimony against now-Supreme Court Justice
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| The Arrival of Fall = 10 New Throw Blankets We Want Posted: 12 Oct 2018 10:50 AM PDT |
| Murdered gay student to be interred in Washington 20 years on Posted: 11 Oct 2018 05:04 PM PDT  The remains of a gay US college student whose murder became a symbol of homophobic violence will be interred at Washington National Cathedral 20 years after his death, the church has confirmed. Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, robbed and beaten in 1998, then left to die strapped to a ranch fence in Laramie, Wyoming. "Join the cathedral as we host a service of thanksgiving and remembrance for Matthew Shepard, whose brutal death in 1998 shocked the world, grieved the church and mobilized the LGBTQ movement," the cathedral, a neo-gothic icon of Washington's skyline, said on its website.
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| Banksy's Insane Self-Shredding Painting Is Gone But the Memes Live Forever Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:18 AM PDT  After street artist Banksy got his $1.4 million painting to shred itself after selling, memes have now come in to memorialize the moment
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| France's Macron says Khashoggi affair worrying, will speak with Turks, Saudis Posted: 12 Oct 2018 07:18 AM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he was "extremely worried" by the disappearance of veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and would speak on the issue with Saudi and Turkish leaders in the coming days. "I am waiting for the truth and complete clarity to be established ", Macron said in an interview with France 24 television. "What's been mentioned is serious, very serious (...) France wants everything to be done so that we have all the truth on this case of which the first elements are extremely worrying." He said he would take a stance on the issue once the facts were clear and that he would discuss the matter with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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| These Photos Show The Catastrophic Wind Damage From Hurricane Michael Posted: 11 Oct 2018 10:07 AM PDT  Hurricane Michael brought destruction to northern Florida this week, toppling
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| Kanye calls himself a 'crazy motherf***er' in Oval Office meeting with Trump Posted: 11 Oct 2018 11:53 AM PDT  In perhaps the most surreal moment of the Trump White House to date, Kanye West launched into an extended Oval Office speech that touched on such topics as crime, mental health, slavery, aerospace technology and the Unabomber.
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| Fyre Festival organiser jailed for six years after pleading guilty to fraud over disastrous event Posted: 12 Oct 2018 06:23 AM PDT  The entrepreneur behind a luxury music festival in the Bahamas that collapsed in chaos in 2017 was sentenced to six years in prison by a US judge on Thursday after admitting fraud. Billy McFarland, 26, was the force behind the Fyre Festival, which billed itself as the ultimate upscale getaway amid a fast-growing market for music events. Hundreds of partygoers headed to the Bahamas, some paying more than $100,000 each, but instead found tents that wouldn't have looked out of place in relief camps and cuisine that was just rudimentary sandwiches. "Today, McFarland found out the hard way that empty promises don't lead to jet-setting, champagne and extravagant parties - they lead to federal prison," said US Attorney for Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman. The New Yorker admitted wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements in a two-pronged plea in March and July. Had he gone to trial and been convicted, he could have faced 20 years in prison. In addition to his jail time, he was ordered to forfeit $26 million. Prosecutors said McFarland repeatedly misrepresented himself to build his Fyre Media tech company and the ill-fated festival. Tents and mattresses being set up for the festival Credit: Jake Strang He falsified statements to show investors that his company earned millions of dollars from April 2016 and February 2017 through talent bookings, which in reality has grossed just $57,443, prosecutors said. The US Attorney's office said that at least 80 investors fell victim to his scheme, losing more than $24 million. McFarland also falsely boasted about Magnises, a credit card and private club geared at millennials, prosecutors said. He told investors that he sold Magnises for $40 million while in truth no sale had taken place, they said. In the first damages awarded, a judge in North Carolina earlier this year handed two fans each $1.5 million in compensation, plus $1 million each in punitive damages, far more than the minimum sought. Seth Crossno and Mark Thompson said that they shelled out $13,000 with a promise of exclusive accommodation on a private island but instead wound up in a relief camp-style tent and left when they felt unsafe. Numerous festival-goers posted pictures on social media of shambolic scenes, leading to online mockery of the high prices many had paid. The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestivalpic.twitter.com/I8d0UlSNbd— Tr3vor (@trev4president) April 28, 2017 The Fyre Festival was abruptly canceled and attendees evacuated, leading to online mockery of many of the young fans who had bought into the advertising of the event as a uniquely high-end music party. The government of the Bahamas, a country of more than 700 islands where tourism is the largest industry, apologized and assisted in evacuations - but stressed it was not involved directly in the event.
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| Washington State's Supreme Court Declares Death Penalty Unconstitutional Posted: 11 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  Washington state's Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is
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| New Indonesia quake kills 3 in Java village, shakes Bali Posted: 10 Oct 2018 10:56 PM PDT  PALU, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia's Java island, killing at least three people, and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali on Thursday, two weeks after a major quake-tsunami disaster in a central region of the archipelago.
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| Russia probes ISS rocket failure Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:06 PM PDT  Russian investigators have launched a probe into why a Soyuz rocket failed shortly after blast-off, in a major setback for Russia's beleaguered space industry. US astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin were forced to make an emergency landing after the incident on Thursday, but were rescued without injury in Kazakhstan. Russian officials said they were launching a criminal investigation into the accident, the first such incident on a manned flight in the country's post-Soviet history.
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| Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalist Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:55 PM PDT ![Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalist]( "Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalist") Economist Editor-In-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes will not participate in the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, spokeswoman Lauren Hackett said in an email. Andrew Ross Sorkin, a CNBC anchor and New York Times business journalist, tweeted that he was not attending the conference, saying he was "terribly distressed by the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and reports of his murder." Pressure has mounted on Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi policies, went missing.
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| Trump: I could see campaigning with Kanye Posted: 11 Oct 2018 06:10 AM PDT  President Trump lavished praise on Kanye West hours before a meeting at the White House with the rapper who has become one of his most outspoken supporters.
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| US Cardinal Donald Wuerl, accused over abuse cover-up, resigns Posted: 12 Oct 2018 09:19 AM PDT  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of US Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who was blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests when he was a bishop in Pennsylvania, the Vatican said Friday. Wuerl, who has stepped down as archbishop of Washington, had announced last month that he planned to meet with the pope to discuss his resignation. A sweeping US grand jury report released in August revealed credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests and identified over 1,000 victims of child sex abuse covered up for decades by the Catholic Church in the state of Pennsylvania.
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| Dina Powell Withdraws Her Name From UN Ambassador Consideration Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:12 PM PDT  Dina Powell, a former Trump administration official and an executive at
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| Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:52 PM PDT ![Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot]( "Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot") CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A man dressed in black and carrying a rifle was arrested Wednesday near Malibu Creek State Park, where a camper was shot and killed as he slept in a tent in June, authorities said.
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| No more taxi service to Space Station after Soyuz failure Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:47 PM PDT  The taxi service to the orbiting International Space Station is taking no passengers until further notice. Neither the United States nor Russia will be able to send astronauts to the ISS until investigators determine why a Soyuz rocket failed after blast-off Thursday, complicating an already tricky launch calendar for 2019. The only way to get astronauts from Earth to the ISS since 2011 has been aboard Russian Soyuz rockets.
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| NY Magazine reporter opens up about her private meeting with President Trump Posted: 11 Oct 2018 01:44 PM PDT  New York Magazine Olivia Nuzzi breaks down her report from her private oval office meeting with President Trump
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| Unlimited Brexit backstop would leave UK trapped in unacceptable arrangements: DUP Posted: 12 Oct 2018 04:53 AM PDT  A Brexit backstop which is not time-limited would leave Britain and Northern Ireland trapped in unacceptable arrangements until the EU decided otherwise, the deputy leader of Northern Ireland's DUP said on Friday. The backstop plan is designed to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and European Union member the republic of Ireland. "On many occasions both the PM and the Brexit Secretary said the backstop would be time-limited.
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| Jamie Dimon, Steve Mnuchin And Wall Street CEOs Set To Attend Saudi Conference Despite Journalist’s Disappearance Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:49 PM PDT  Even amid reports that agents for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin
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| The Battle Over Brett Kavanaugh Has Ended. But the Pain His Hearing Triggered Has Not Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:23 AM PDT  Why the pain remains, according to experts and survivors
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| Democrats Agree To Confirm More Of Trump's Judicial Nominees — Again Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:28 PM PDT  Democrats on Thursday agreed to expedite votes on 15 of President Donald Trump 's nominees to lifetime federal court seats.
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| South Dakota jury clears ex-nonprofit CEO in contracts case Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:49 PM PDT ![South Dakota jury clears ex-nonprofit CEO in contracts case]( "South Dakota jury clears ex-nonprofit CEO in contracts case") SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota jury late Thursday night cleared a former nonprofit executive accused of backdating contracts to try to avoid a potential audit in a case sparked after the organization's financial officer killed his family and himself in 2015.
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| This Snapchat filter couple's costume is perfect Posted: 12 Oct 2018 08:34 AM PDT  If you're still trying to figure out a couple's costume for Halloween, look no further, for we have found the perfect couple's costume: the filter/no filter. SEE ALSO: Want a super easy Halloween costume idea? This 'Jurassic World' dinosaur mask is just $16. A photo of the couple's costume shared by Redditor lackingprivacy quickly gained traction on the subreddit r/funny for cleverly poking fun at the transformative powers of Snapchat filters. In the photo, the person sporting a "#nofilter" sign, has a five o'clock shadow and is clearly sporting zero makeup, while the person sporting the "#filter" sign is expertly groomed, and sporting a butterfly headband that is now synonymous with Snapchat filters. The costume is so well-executed that I am now reconsidering my couple's costume idea. And, if you're not totally in love with this idea, or you're dressing up solo this Halloween, you can find a bunch of other awesome costume ideas here and here. WATCH: A deeper look at the Afrofuture costumes of 'Black Panther' and the women who brought them to life
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| Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Over Discriminatory Voter Maintenance Practice Posted: 11 Oct 2018 03:47 PM PDT  Civil rights groups sued Georgia in federal court on Thursday over a process
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| These are the best haunted houses in America Posted: 12 Oct 2018 03:13 AM PDT  A new list of America's most terrifying haunted houses in the US has been released, featuring names like "Field of Screams" and "Terror in the Corn."
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| UK no-deal Brexit paper warns of complications for power imports Posted: 12 Oct 2018 06:26 AM PDT  Companies operating electricity interconnectors, which include Britain's National Grid and French grid operator RTE, should "carry out contingency planning for a 'no deal' scenario", a government paper said. In the event of no deal on Britain's EU exit, European energy law will no longer apply to the UK electricity market. The paper said the government and energy regulator Ofgem were working with interconnector operators "to ensure new access rules are approved in Great Britain and are providing support to interconnectors engaging with EU Member State authorities".
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| Kim Jong-un's new Rolls-Royce shows North Korean sanctions are 'a bit of a joke' Posted: 11 Oct 2018 03:30 AM PDT  Kim Jong-un attended his recent meeting with Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, in what appeared to be a new Rolls-Royce, in defiance of international sanctions as world powers fracture over restrictions against nuclear-armed North Korea. Images of Kim arriving show a jet black Rolls-Royce with darkened windows and a distinctive logo on its wheel hubs. It is unclear how the vehicle would have been transported to Pyongyang given United Nations sanctions that ban items including luxury automobiles and motor vehicles. "The sanctions regime has become a bit of a joke," said Robert Dujarric, a professor of international relations at the Japan campus of Temple University. China and Russia have become increasingly vocal about loosening sanctions, splitting with the US on the issue. At three-way talks in Moscow, vice foreign ministers from North Korea, China and Russia agreed "it is necessary to consider adjusting sanctions...at an appropriate time," according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. China and Russia first made the call to ease sanctions at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York late September. China argued they should be relaxed in view of the "positive development of the past few months", while Russia said the start of negotiations needed to be followed by lifting of restrictions. South Korea this week also said it was considering easing sanctions, but backed off the proposal after the US rejected the idea. The US has held strong on its views that sanctions should only disappear once North Korea has irreversibly denuclearised. Inside North Korea: fascinating images of the world's most secretive state North Korea, sanctioned under multiple UN Security Council resolutions for its nuclear weapons programme, has repeatedly called for them to be rolled back after it halted nuclear and missile tests. Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors into those sites once US and North Korea officials agreen on logistics. Even with sanctions in place Mr Dujarric said getting around them for some items could be fairly simple. For instance, a North Korean operative could could easily buy a car from Rolls-Royce in London and ship it to China, where it could be trucked over the land border, said Mr Dujarric. The Phantom, which starts at £318,120, is not military-grade technology and would not have raised eyebrows. "The Chinese authorities are not going to make a fuss over a car, even if they know it is going to Mr Kim himself", Mr Dujarric told The Telegraph. China is North Korea's main ally. "In any case, it is quite clear that the sanctions are beginning to fade and neither China nor Russia are doing the US any favours on that front for their own reasons," he added.
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| The Perfect Patterned Lampshades, a Geometric Dining Table, and More Great New Products Posted: 12 Oct 2018 10:42 AM PDT |
| Trump Says He Doesn't 'Like' Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance, Won't Stop Saudi Arms Sales Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:58 AM PDT  President Donald Trump doesn't "like" that Saudi Arabia may be involved in the
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| NY judge dismisses one sex assault charge against Weinstein Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:57 PM PDT  A New York judge on Thursday threw out one of six sexual assault allegations against disgraced Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein, a victory for a defense now clamoring for the entire case to be dismissed. Weinstein, an international pariah after being accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, is still charged with rape in March 2013 and a forced act of oral sex in 2006, which could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. The 66-year-old father of five was arrested in May, eight months after he was initially accused in the media of decades of sexual misconduct.
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| Supreme Court rejects Tennessee death row inmate efforts Posted: 11 Oct 2018 06:45 PM PDT  The Supreme Court rejected two last-ditch efforts to save the life of Edmund Zagorski, apparently clearing the way for his execution.
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| Former Nigerian Leader Obasanjo Backs Abubakar for President Posted: 12 Oct 2018 12:41 AM PDT  Obasanjo, an influential politician and former military ruler of Africa's top oil producer, decided to support Abubakar "because the alternative is unthinkable," he said Thursday by phone from the southwestern city of Abeokuta, where the two men met earlier in the day. "Politically it is a significant endorsement for Atiku," Clement Nwankwo, executive director of the Abuja-based Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, said by phone. Abubakar, 71, easily won the presidential nomination of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Oct. 7.
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| ‘Beautiful Boy’ Is A Cathartic Gift For Families Like Mine Posted: 12 Oct 2018 02:45 AM PDT  In 2014, I found out my younger sister was addicted to methamphetamine.
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| A conversation with LGBTQ youth in Wyoming Posted: 11 Oct 2018 03:12 PM PDT  Adam Rippon leads the discussion on 'Coming Out' on the 20th anniversary of Matt Shepard's death.
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| U.S. tightens controls on China imports of nuclear components Posted: 11 Oct 2018 02:30 PM PDT  Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on nearly $200 billion of Chinese imports and then threatened more levies if China retaliated. China then hit back with tariffs on about $60 billion of U.S. imports. Washington announced the nuclear technology controls a day after the U.S. Justice Department said it had arrested and indicted a spy for China's Ministry of State Security on charges of economic espionage.
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| New 992-Generation 2020 Porsche 911 Debuts in November, Goes on Sale Next Summer Posted: 11 Oct 2018 06:00 AM PDT  The lead-up to the new 992 generation of the Porsche 911 has been long, but the wait is about to pay off. Porsche also shared the launch cadence for the 911 lineup. The Los Angeles auto show at the end of November marks the new 2020 911's public debut.
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