| Immigrant caravan still far from border, but fear reaches Tennessee, stoked by Senate race Posted: 30 Oct 2018 12:45 PM PDT  A week before Election Day, immigration appears to be emerging as a flashpoint in Tennessee's closely watched Senate race.
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| Jamal Khashoggi Was Strangled On Entering Consulate, Istanbul's Chief Prosecutor Says Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:40 AM PDT  The missing Saudi Arabian journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was
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| Man says traffic made him miss doomed Lion Air crash, believed to have killed everyone on board Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:33 AM PDT  A man who was supposed to be on the Lion Air jet that crashed on Monday
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| The Bizarre And Failed Attempt To Smear Robert Mueller Posted: 30 Oct 2018 04:20 PM PDT  It's hoaxes all the way down in what appears to be an effort to discredit
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| Steve King's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Tuesday Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:00 PM PDT  After 16 years of tolerating his outrageous and offensive comments, it appears that the Republican Party has finally reached its limit with Iowa Rep. Steve King.
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| Eaton: 3Q Earnings Snapshot Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:21 AM PDT ![Eaton: 3Q Earnings Snapshot]( "Eaton: 3Q Earnings Snapshot") DUBLIN (AP) — Eaton Corp. PLC (ETN) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $416 million.
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| Visit JetBlue's 'JetBoo' house this Halloween for a free surprise Posted: 30 Oct 2018 02:17 PM PDT  Not every lucky Halloween-er will have the chance to hit the pavement this
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| Synagogue attack awakens awful memories for daughter of Charleston church shooting victim Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:49 AM PDT  The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh awakened terrible memories for the Rev. Sharon Risher, whose mother was murdered at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina three years ago.
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| Indonesia protests after Saudi Arabia executes domestic maid Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:00 AM PDT  Indonesia has filed an official protest to Saudi Arabia after it executed an Indonesian maid without notifying its consular staff or her family. Tuti Tursilawati, a mother of one, had been convicted of murdering her employer, who workers rights' group Migrant Care said was trying to rape her at the time. Joko Widodo, the Indonesian president, criticised Saudi Arabia's action on Wednesday, saying that his government had demanded better protection of Indonesian workers in the country. "We have called Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and conveyed our protest," Mr Widodo was quoted as saying by the office of his cabinet secretary. Ms Tursilawati, who was convicted in 2011, was executed on Monday in the city of Thaif, marking the fourth such case of Saudi Arabia carrying out the death sentence on an Indonesian migrant worker without prior notice in the past three years. Eighteen more Indonesians remain on death row. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has criticised a Saudi decision to execute an Indonesian maid Credit: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP The controversy over her death comes at a time when Saudi Arabia continues to face harsh questions over the brutal murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul. Indonesia's frustration has been heightened by the timing of the execution, which was carried out less than a week after Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, met with his counterpart in Jakarta to discuss migrant workers rights. During the meeting, Retno Marsudi, the Indonesia's foreign minister, stressed the need for mandatory consular notification before any capital punishment of Indonesian citizens. "[The execution] is evidence that Saudi Arabia does not fulfil the terms and conditions pertaining to the protection of domestic workers," Wahyu Susilo, executive director of Migrant Care told Australia's ABC news channel. Saudi Arabia remains the world's biggest destination for Indonesian maids after the government lifted an earlier ban on domestic workers going to the Middle East over reports of torture and abuse. #Indonesian#migrantworker#TutiTursilawati was executed in #SaudiArabia on Monday (29/10) after being sentenced to death in 2011 for murdering her employer. The Saudi government failed to give any prior notice of the execution, flouting the rules of international diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/4iPxOcLutm— The Jakarta Globe (@thejakartaglobe) October 31, 2018 Many Indonesians took to social media to protest Ms Tursilawati's execution. "Tuti Tursilawati case again demonstrates the weak protection of human rights in Saudi Arabia," said Fina, an Indonesian student on Twitter. "Bring justice for our country, our people!" said another protestor. The Saudi ambassador to Indonesia has been summoned by the authorities but the Saudi embassy has not commented publicly. "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ignored principles of human rights, including a right for everyone to live," said Abidin Fikri, a member of Indonesia's parliament, told Reuters.
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| Germany's deadliest post-war serial killer: nurse admits killing 100 patients Posted: 30 Oct 2018 08:51 AM PDT  When judge Sebastian Buehrmann asked 41-year-old Niels Hoegel if the charges against him were valid, he responded in the affirmative, adding: "All that I have admitted to is true." Hoegel hid his face behind a blue plastic folder as he was ushered into the courtroom in the northern city of Oldenburg by police and his attorney. "We want him to get the sentence that he deserves," said Frank Brinkers, whose father died in an overdose allegedly administered by Hoegel. "When this trial is over we want to put this whole thing behind us and find closure." Prosecutors in the northern German city of Oldenburg say an investigation and toxicology reports showed that he injected 35 people at one clinic, in Oldenburg, and 62 at another in nearby Delmenhorst, with drugs that could kill them.
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| India Now Boasts The World's Tallest Statue, And It's Twice Lady Liberty's Size Posted: 31 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT  India is now home to the world's tallest statue.
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| 7 days until the midterm elections: Where things stand Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:01 PM PDT  Here's the latest news on the midterm elections on Nov. 6, 2018.
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| Robert Mueller: Woman targeted by inept plot to bring down US special counsel reveals how it rapidly fell apart Posted: 31 Oct 2018 08:37 AM PDT  The apparent plot to bring down Robert Mueller by bribing women to make false sexual misconduct claims against him appears to have fallen apart, after emails revealed startling details about the conspiracy. On Tuesday, Jennifer Taub, an associate professor at Vermont Law School, made public an email she received earlier this month in which the sender asked to speak to her regarding "past encounters" with Mr Mueller, who is investigating possible election collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The letter, which Ms Taub forwarded on to the special counsel, came from someone claiming to be an employee at a purported private intelligence firm called Surefire Intelligence.
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| Arizona workers find woman who survived in desert for 6 days Posted: 31 Oct 2018 04:52 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona transportation worker Zach Moralez knew something wasn't right when he saw a damaged fence along a highway.
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| 'Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:54 PM PDT !['Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography]( "'Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography") "Crossings" brings together a selection of over 100 images by international artists to explore perspectives on transition and transformation in photography. Magnum Photos and Aperture have a long-standing shared history, spanning many collaborations on publications and events through the decades. For the second time, Magnum Photos has invited a roster of artists published by Aperture to participate in the project, alongside Magnum's own photographers, to visually explore a common theme through both classic and contemporary artistic practices.
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| Indonesia orders inspection of all Boeing 737-MAX airliners in wake of Lion Air crash, as concerns raised over pitot pipe Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:46 AM PDT  Aviation experts have said that a small metal tube located on the wing of commercial airplanes that measures airspeed could have been responsible for the Lion Air crash on Tuesday which killed all 189 on board. Indonesia has now ordered the inspection of all Boeing 737-MAX airliners as rescue teams recovered more human remains and wreckage from the brand new jet that plunged into the sea. The plane had flown erratically the day before the crash and its instruments recorded inaccurate airspeed and altitude readings, according to a number of sources. Now experts have said that a fault with a pitot pipe - which was found to have caused the Air France Flight 447 to crash into the Atlantic in 2009 - could have been to blame. Maintaining correct airspeed is crucial. If a plane flies too slowly it can stall while if it flies too fast it can break up. In the case of the Air France flight, ice was found to have clogged one of the plane's pitot pipes. Personal items recovered the site crash of Lion Air flight JT 610 Credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images AsiaPac "The erratic flight path makes us suspect a problem with the pitot-static system," Gerry Soejatman, an Indonesian aviation expert, told The New York Times. Experts told the newspaper that it was too early to determine the exact cause of the accident and added that it was a combination of equipment malfunctions and human error that often led to crashes. The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just a few months ago, crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia's northern coast moments after it had asked to return to Jakarta on Monday. Search and rescue personnel examine recovered debris and personal items from Lion Air flight JT 610 Credit: Getty Images AsiaPac Flight JT610 sped up as it suddenly lost altitude and then vanished from radar 12 minutes after take-off, with witnesses saying the single-aisle jet plunged into the water. The accident has resurrected concerns about Indonesia's patchy air safety record which led to a now-lifted ban on its planes entering US and European airspace. On Tuesday Indonesia's transport minister ordered an inspection of all 737-MAX aircraft but he stopped short of grounding the new models. Dozens of divers were taking part in the recovery effort along with helicopters and ships. Authorities are trying to pinpoint the smashed jet's location and flight data recorders expected to be crucial to the crash investigation. There were 178 adult passengers, one child, two infants, two pilots and six cabin crew on board.
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| Pickup truck driver arrested after 3 children killed in collision in Indiana Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:28 AM PDT  Girl, 9, and her younger twin brothers killed while boarding school bus
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| Trump's Visit To Pittsburgh — A City That Didn't Want Him Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:28 AM PDT  PITTSBURGH -- On Tuesday evening, Tracy Baton stood on the steps of the Sixth
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| Teen charged in fatal high school shooting appears in court Posted: 30 Oct 2018 04:09 PM PDT  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The teenager accused of fatally shooting a fellow student at a North Carolina high school appeared before a judge Tuesday as his public defender requested a low bond and permission for the boy to stay home with his mother while awaiting trial.
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| U.S. charges Chinese intelligence officers for jet engine data hack Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:18 PM PDT ![U.S. charges Chinese intelligence officers for jet engine data hack]( "U.S. charges Chinese intelligence officers for jet engine data hack") Chinese intelligence officers conspired with hackers and company insiders to break into private companies' computer systems and steal information on a turbo fan engine used in commercial jetliners, according to a U.S. indictment unsealed on Tuesday. The indictment said at the time of the hacks, a Chinese-state owned aerospace company was working to develop a comparable engine for use in aircraft manufactured in China and in other countries. The 10 people charged conspired to steal sensitive data "that could be used by Chinese entities to build the same or similar engine without incurring substantial research and development expenses," the indictment released by the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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| Nancy Pelosi's Bold Midterms Prediction Freaks Out Stephen Colbert Posted: 31 Oct 2018 03:09 AM PDT  Stephen Colbert doesn't want House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to
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| Couple Who Fell to Their Death at Yosemite Died While Taking a Selfie, Family Says Posted: 31 Oct 2018 04:53 AM PDT  She was a self-described "adrenaline junkie," and he took "wow-worthy photos"
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| Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers Posted: 30 Oct 2018 07:02 AM PDT  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives numbed by grief provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people in Indonesia, as accounts emerged Tuesday of problems on the jet's previous flight including rapid descents that terrified passengers.
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| ‘Goodnight, Kepler’: NASA’s Planet-Hunting Telescope Has Finally Run Out Of Fuel Posted: 31 Oct 2018 05:38 AM PDT  NASA is saying "goodnight" to its pioneering Kepler telescope, which a few
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| Joe Kennedy praises Republican in close House race, but endorses Democrat Posted: 30 Oct 2018 11:50 AM PDT  Rep. Joe Kennedy III picks an odd time to praise Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, and the campaign of her Democratic challenger, Carolyn Long, issues a response.
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| Thanksgiving Crafting Ideas That Let You Decorate With Food Posted: 30 Oct 2018 02:20 PM PDT |
| Denmark says consulting allies over possible Iran sanctions Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:21 AM PDT  Denmark said Wednesday it was consulting with its allies about possible sanctions against Iran after accusing Tehran of plotting an attack against Iranian dissidents living in the Scandinavian country. "We are going to reach out to our European allies in the coming days to try to find a united response," Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told reporters during a meeting of Northern European leaders in Oslo. British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed her support for Denmark at the meeting.
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| School Bus Carried Away by Floodwaters After Driver Appears to Ignore Warnings Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:52 AM PDT  The bus, which had a child on board, was overcome with water while driving through Austin earlier this month.
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| Fighting fire with fire: Jewish people train to stop repeat of Pittsburgh shooting Posted: 31 Oct 2018 08:27 AM PDT  David Ortner adjusted his yarmulke, cocked his pistol and took aim - something he wishes a civilian had done to defend Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue three days ago when Robert Bowers walked in and shot 11 people dead. Ortner was one of nine Jewish men who attended a one-day course on Tuesday at the privately owned Cherev Gidon Israeli Tactical Defense Academy near Scranton, Pennsylvania, a class that was scheduled on Sunday in response to the Pittsburgh synagogue attack. "The fact is, we're at war," said Yonatan Stern, a veteran officer of the Israel Defense Forces and director of the academy, told his class.
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| Priyanka Chopra's Bridal Shower Looked Like An Awesome Mini Wedding Posted: 30 Oct 2018 03:09 PM PDT  Here comes the bride-to-be!
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| Bishop blasts whistleblower who copied sex misconduct files Posted: 31 Oct 2018 11:12 AM PDT ![Bishop blasts whistleblower who copied sex misconduct files]( "Bishop blasts whistleblower who copied sex misconduct files") BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Reacting to a whistleblower's calls for Bishop Richard Malone to resign over his response to clergy sexual misconduct, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo called her statements "embarrassingly contradictory" and released glowing emails about Malone that she sent while she was an employee.
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| With rose petals and guns, India inaugurates world's tallest statue Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:53 AM PDT  India inaugurated the world's tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid an outcry by local groups over the soaring cost of the 182-metre (600-feet) sculpture of an independence hero. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel describing the completion of his pet project as "a day that will be remembered in the history of India". Air force jets flew over the giant figure and clouds of rose petals were dropped from helicopters onto its head as Modi bent in front of the statue on the ground.
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| Born in the USA? Not so fast: Trump takes aim at birthright citizenship Posted: 30 Oct 2018 12:51 PM PDT  In an interview scheduled to air Sunday, President Trump said he believes he can end birthright citizenship with an executive order, but legal scholars disagree.
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| Indonesian divers, 'pinger locators', hunt for doomed plane's cockpit recorders Posted: 30 Oct 2018 08:01 AM PDT  Indonesia, one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, has a patchy safety record. With the now almost certain prospect of all on board having died, the crash is set to rank as its second-worst air disaster.
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| North Korea 'preparing to allow international inspectors to visit Punggye-ri nuclear test site' Posted: 30 Oct 2018 11:30 PM PDT  North Korea is preparing to allow international inspectors into its Punggye-ri test site, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a South Korean politician. Pyongyang has stopped its nuclear and missile tests over the past year during a rapprochement with the United States and South Korea, and it blew up facilities at Punggye-ri in May in the presence of foreign journalists. However, its refusal to allow international experts to observe the destruction of the site, which has been the staging ground for all six of its nuclear tests, including its most powerful one – reportedly of an H-bomb – last September, drew criticism that its actions were for show and could be reversed. At a summit between the North and South's leaders last month, Pyongyang finally agreed to allow foreign inspectors to observe a "permanent dismantlement" of key missile facilities, and to move towards closing its main Yongbyon nuclear complex in return for reciprocal US measures. News of the apparent latest gesture came from Kim Min-ki, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, who told reporters in Seoul that intelligence officials had observed what they believed to be preparations for possible inspections at Punggye-ri and the Sohae Satellite launching ground. The South's National Intelligence Service observed North Koreans "conducting preparation and intelligence activities that seemed to be in preparation for foreign inspectors' visit," said Mr Kim, according to Reuters. No major movements were spotted at Yongbyon. The move to open up Punggye-ri to inspection, if confirmed, would be seen as a confidence-building measure ahead of a proposed second meeting between Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, and Donald Trump, the US president. The meeting is expected to take place early next year despite concerns in Washington that North Korea is dragging its feet over nuclear disarmament and frustration in Pyongyang that the US has not agreed to ease economic sanctions or an official end to the Korean War of 1950-53. Washington has repeatedly reminded its regional allies of the need to maintain "maximum pressure" on the North Korean regime to give up its nuclear weapons – a policy that appears to be increasingly at odds with a push from South Korean President Moon Jae-in towards closer economic ties. N Korea nuclear test site The US embassy in Seoul reportedly made the unusual move of contacting major South Korean conglomerates that sent representatives to Pyongyang with President Moon for his September summit with Kim Jong-un. "The U.S. Embassy in Seoul is known to have directly called key companies to discern the status of the cooperation projects discussed during their visit to the North," a key official from the presidential Blue House told the JoongAng Ilbo on Tuesday. Executives from Samsung, Hyundai Motor, LG and SK were among 17 business representatives who accompanied President Moon on his three-day trip. North Korea is likely to depend on South Korean investment for its future economic development. "It appears that the U.S. government, along with the objective of grasping the situation in regard to North Korea-related projects, is attempting to synchronise the speed between the South and the United States ahead of North-U.S. denuclearisation negotiations," said the source. Teleconferences in late September between the US Treasury Department and seven South Korean banks over sanctions enforcement were also viewed as a sign that Washington is nervous that inter-Korean relations appears to be advancing faster than denuclearisation talks.
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| Gifts for travelers: Best gift ideas for people who love to travel Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Traveling to distant countries and locations can be very exciting — and rewarding. There's nothing like going out into the world and experiencing new cultures, cuisines, and different ways of life. There's a whole big planet out there that extends so much further than small neighborhoods and towns. While the reward of traveling is pretty big, packing for those fun adventures around the world can be tedious and rough. When buying a gift for someone with an acute case of wanderlust, consider the items that can help make their travels easier and more pleasurable. We've rounded up the best gifts for travelers who need smart, tech-savvy, and multi-functional gear that makes it easier to pursue their passions. From backpacks to subscription services to adapters and more, we've found gifts that can streamline their way of packing or just keep them entertained while waiting for a connecting flight, so their adventures can be lighter, smarter, better, and most of all: more fun. Here are 20 of the best gifts for travel enthusiasts:
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| China's yuan hits decade low on trade, economy fears Posted: 30 Oct 2018 03:10 AM PDT  The Chinese yuan weakened to a decade low on Tuesday on concerns over China's slowing economy and the US trade war, but Beijing was expected to prevent it breaking the psychologically important 7 yuan per dollar barrier. Breaking 7 could further undermine market confidence and potentially trigger fresh US accusations that China was allowing the yuan to weaken to blunt the impact of tariffs that Washington has imposed on Chinese goods. A weaker yuan makes Chinese exports less expensive overseas, ameliorating some of the higher costs brought by the tariffs.
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| AD Welcomes L'ÉCOLE School of Jewelry Arts to New York City Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:21 AM PDT |
| ‘Demonstrably False’: Chris Cuomo Slams Kellyanne Conway’s Latest Trump Claim Posted: 30 Oct 2018 01:58 AM PDT  CNN's Chris Cuomo called out White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for her
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| This Might Be the Most Dangerous 'Gun' Ever Made Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:32 AM PDT  She terrified millions.
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