| Saudi Arabia Allegedly Tortured Women's Rights Activists Before Khashoggi Murder Posted: 21 Nov 2018 10:23 AM PST  In the wake of the brutal torture and murder of Saudi journalist Jamal
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| Yahoo News Explains: Is Nancy Pelosi going to be House speaker again? Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:28 AM PST  Nancy Pelosi is running a fierce campaign to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The current minority leader of the House — and only woman to be speaker — has been in the political sphere for more than four decades. Pelosi, who started as a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1976, slowly worked her way up to the House after a 1987 special election.
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| FedEx driver who fatally punched man after he hurled racist slurs will not face criminal charges Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:00 AM PST  A FedEx delivery driver who punched a man who shouted racial slurs at him will not face criminal charges after the man later died, officials announced. Timothy Warren was driving his truck through a Portland, Oregon, neighbourhood when Joseph Magnuson began to shout at him to tell him that he was going too fast. Mr Warren stopped his truck and tried to explain to Mr Magnuson that he was exhausted and just wanted to finish his work.
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| Macron Magic Endures for Foreign Businesses Despite Domestic Woes Posted: 22 Nov 2018 12:25 AM PST  For 74 percent of heads of foreign companies in France, the country is an attractive place for business, according to an annual poll of 200 executives by Ipsos. "A year and a half after the election of Emmanuel Macron, the image of France and its attractiveness remains very high and is even increasing," Ipsos said.
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| Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer Banned From Twitter After Attacking Muslim Congresswoman Posted: 21 Nov 2018 05:02 PM PST  Far-right figure Laura Loomer was banned by Twitter on Wednesday after attacking newly elected Democratic representative Ilhan Omar. According to Loomer, she was banned by the social media site after tweeting about the Minnesota politician. "Isn't it ironic how the twitter moment used to celebrate 'women, LGBTQ, and minorities' is a picture of Ilhan Omar?" Loomer wrote.
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| Boeing delays call to discuss issues with its newest plane Posted: 20 Nov 2018 05:46 PM PST  Boeing Co. scrapped a conference call that it scheduled for Tuesday with airlines to discuss issues swirling around its newest plane, which has come under close scrutiny after a deadly crash in Indonesia.
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| Trump's whitewashing of brutal Saudi killing denounced by both parties Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:11 PM PST  The president puts a price on moral values, and members of Congress aren't happy about it.
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| White House gives Mattis expanded powers for U.S. troops on border Posted: 21 Nov 2018 02:42 PM PST  Reuters reported on Monday that the White House was likely to give troops authority to protect Customs and Border Protection agents stationed along the U.S. border with Mexico if they come under threat from migrants seeking to cross into the United States. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Mattis confirmed that he had been given the additional authority, but would await a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before deciding how to use it. Mattis said, depending on the DHS request, that troops may be given powers to temporarily detain migrants, but not the authority to arrest them.
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| Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings Posted: 21 Nov 2018 04:30 AM PST ![Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings]( "Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings") Here's a look at some vintage Thanksgiving postcards, greeting cards and illustrations from the turn of the century to 1923. They don't make them like that any more!
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Throws Support Behind Nancy Pelosi For House Speaker Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:27 AM PST  Incoming Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) announced her support
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| Dead American told island tribe 'Jesus loves you' Posted: 22 Nov 2018 03:14 AM PST  An American missionary killed in a hail of arrows by an island tribe untouched by modern civilisation was bent on converting them to Christianity, it emerged Thursday. John Allen Chau, 27, was attacked last week as he illegally set foot on the remote North Sentinel Island in the Indian Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. A statement attributed to his family posted on his purported Instagram account said that Chau "had nothing but love for the Sentinelese people.
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| Heavy holiday traffic in Los Angeles Posted: 20 Nov 2018 06:16 PM PST  Aerial footage captures bumper-to-bumper traffic in Los Angeles as Americans get a head start on Thanksgiving travel. (edited)
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| Colts Neck Fire: Brother Charged With Arson, More Details Emerge About Quadruple Homicide Posted: 21 Nov 2018 01:59 PM PST  The brother of the man who was found dead outside his Colts Neck home yesterday has been charged with aggravated arson. Paul J. Caneiro, 51, was arrested and placed into custody at Monmouth County jail for attempting to burn down his own house in Ocean Township, New Jersey. According to USA Today, Paul Caneiro allegedly tried to burn down his Tilton Drive home "using gasoline and igniting the gasoline causing the residence to catch fire while his wife and two daughters were inside." None of his family were reported injured as a result of the blaze.
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| France advised to change heritage law to allow return of African art to former colonies Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:54 AM PST  Franceshould change heritage law to facilitate the return of thousands of African artworks pillaged or bought during the colonial era, a government-appointed report is to advise President Emmanuel Macron. If approved, it would amount to a radical policy shift that could pile pressure on Britain and other ex-colonial powers to hand back long-held artifacts to their countries of origin. The report follows a groundswell of calls to return cultural treasures in Africa, amid estimations that up to 90 per cent of its cultural heritage is in foreign hands. France alone possesses around 90,000 African artworks, some 70,000 of which are at Paris' Quai Branly museum, founded by ex-president Jacques Chirac, a fan of African and Asian art. Currently, French law strictly forbids the government from parting with what amounts to state property, even in clear-cut cases of pillaging. But President Macron signalled he was prepared to consider change in a speech in Burkina Faso last year in which he said:"Africa's heritage cannot just be in European private collections and museums. "Within five years, I want the conditions to be met for the temporary or definitive restitution of African heritage to Africa." Mr Macron tasked French art historian Benedicte Savoy and Senegalese writer Felwine Sarr to draw up a report on the issue. It is estimated that up to 90 per cent of Africa's cultural treasures are held outside the continent Credit: GERARD JULIEN/AFP Due for release on Friday but leaked to French media on Wednesday, the report suggests amending French law to enable the restitution of cultural works if bilateral accords are struck between France and African states. The change would apply in particular to works held in museums which were "transferred from their original territory during the French colonial period," the report said. "We propose changing heritage laws so that all types of cases can be taken into account, and the criteria of consent can be invoked," Ms Sarr told French daily Libération. The experts said such collections were in effect depriving Africans of their artistic and cultural heritage. Advocates of such restitutions welcomed the report. Marie-Cecile Zinsou, a daughter of Benin's former prime minister and president of the Zinsou Art Foundation in Cotonou said that while it would spark "howls of disapproval" from some quarters in France, notably the far-Right, it could unleash a cultural "shockwave" throughout Europe and Africa. "Today it feels as if we're just a step away from recovering our history and being finally able to share it on the continent," she told AFP. The UK has resisted numerous and often impassioned calls to return artifacts to their countries of origin, including the Elgin Marbles to Greece and the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. On Tuesday, the governor of Chile's Easter Island in the Pacific implored the British Museum to return the Hoa Hakananai'a, one of its most important statues and held for 150 years.
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| Trump May Move Ahead With Plans To Make Asylum Seekers Wait In Mexico: Report Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:28 PM PST  The Trump administration is preparing to unveil a plan that would force asylum
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| Iran sticking to nuclear deal, IAEA says, amid new U.S. sanctions Posted: 22 Nov 2018 04:45 AM PST  Iran is implementing its side of its nuclear deal with major powers, the U.N. atomic watchdog policing the pact reaffirmed on Thursday, two weeks after the latest wave of reimposed U.S. sanctions against Tehran took effect. President Donald Trump said in May he was pulling the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal for reasons including Iran's influence on the wars in Syria and Yemen and its ballistic missile program, none of which are covered by the pact. Germany, France and Britain have been scrambling to prevent a collapse of the deal, under which international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in exchange for strict limits being placed on Iran's nuclear activities.
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| Meet the 5 Best Gun Manufacturers on the Planet (Sig Sauer and Glock Made the Cut) Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:08 PM PST  Let the debate begin.
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| Interpol Picks Korean as New President in Snap Election, Crushing Russian Hopes Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:12 AM PST  Kim was selected Wednesday morning in a snap election organized at Interpol's general assembly in Dubai following the arrest in China of former president Meng Hongwei last month. Interpol didn't disclose on its website the margin of victory for the South Korean in the election, which was organized on a one country-one vote basis. The election had become deeply political in recent days as U.S. and other western countries warned that if elected, Prokopchuk, as a high-ranking police official in Russia, could abuse Interpol protocols to harass political opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| These Restaurants Will Still Be Open on Thanksgiving Day Posted: 21 Nov 2018 04:30 AM PST  No turkey? No problem
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| Apparent Quadruple Homicide And Arson At Colts Neck Mansion Possibly Linked To Another House Blaze In The Area Posted: 20 Nov 2018 07:33 PM PST  Two adults and two children have been confirmed dead at a suspicious mansion blaze in Colts Neck, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is believed arson was involved and investigators are treating the deaths as a quadruple homicide. It is believed that the blaze broke out around 1 p.m., according to Fox News.
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| Khloe Kardashian Reveals Her Biggest Struggle With Breastfeeding Posted: 21 Nov 2018 10:24 AM PST  Khloe Kardashian recently opened up about a problem so many mothers can relate
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| Trump Thanks Saudi Arabia For Low Gas Prices After Jamal Khashoggi's Killing Posted: 21 Nov 2018 05:51 AM PST  President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for the declining
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| U.S. setting up 'observation posts' along Turkey-Syria border Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:20 PM PST  The United States is setting up "observation posts" along parts of the border between Turkey and Syria to help keep the focus on defeating Islamic State militants in Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday. The observation posts would not require additional U.S. troops being sent to Syria, Mattis told reporters. The Pentagon says it has about 2,000 troops in Syria.
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| Mueller Urges Court to Jail Onetime Trump Aide as Scheduled Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:14 AM PST ![Mueller Urges Court to Jail Onetime Trump Aide as Scheduled]( "Mueller Urges Court to Jail Onetime Trump Aide as Scheduled") (Bloomberg) -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller urged a Washington federal judge to reject onetime Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos's request to delay his two-week jail sentence until a U.S. appeals court rules on someone else's challenge to Mueller's appointment.
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| Trump's Thanksgiving Posted: 21 Nov 2018 03:59 PM PST  The president plans to spend the holiday at Mar-A-Lago.
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| California fire death toll rises to 83 Posted: 21 Nov 2018 11:55 PM PST  The death toll from the wildfire in northern California rose to 83 Wednesday after crews found two more sets of remains in burned-out buildings, officials said. Another three people died in a second major blaze that struck Malibu in southern California. Crews are preparing to deal with heavy rain forecast for the rest of the week, which will help put out the fire but raises the prospect of flash floods and could wash away human remains.
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| Cut off from the world, an Indian island remains a mystery Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:20 AM PST  NEW DELHI (AP) — For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel island have been isolated from the rest of the world.
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| Meet the 5 Best Smith & Wesson Handguns Ever Made Posted: 21 Nov 2018 11:11 AM PST  What would you choose?
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| Duchess of Sussex dishes out the love as she reunites with Grenfell Tower survivors Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:54 AM PST  Elbow deep in carrots, peppers and beetroot, and stirring pots of soup, the Duchess of Sussex got to work on Wednesday bringing comfort and assistance to those who lost everything in the Grenfell Tower fire. The Duchess made a return visit to the kitchen in west London which inspired a charity cookbook, endorsed by the Duchess, in aid of the fire's victims. For nearly an hour, she helped volunteers at the Hubb Community Kitchen after saying that she wanted to see for herself what progress had been made since the book, Together, went on sale in September. It features more than 50 recipes from women whose community was devastated by the fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people. Healthy sales of the book, which the Duchess has previously described as a "labour of love", have paid for a complete makeover of the kitchen as well as funding longer opening hours. The Duchess has been making private visits to the kitchen since January Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images The Duchess, who is 17 weeks pregnant with her first child, also introduced her friend Clare Smyth, the Northern Irish chef, to the volunteers. Cradling her bump and sipping ginger tea as she listened to some of the women's plans for the future, the Duchess said: "I'm so proud of you. It's really exciting." She was keen to join in the work herself, taking off her burgundy Club Monaco coat, rolling up the sleeves of her dress and putting on an apron and a pair of gloves so she could get cooking. In total, more than 200 meals were prepared today for delivery to local groups, including elderly people's homes, homeless shelters and women's refuges, with mouth-watering dishes such as Egyptian lamb fattah, Persian chicken and barberry rice on the menu. Sales of the book have paid for a complete makeover of the kitchen Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images It emerged that the Duchess has been making private visits to the kitchen since January and is understood to have been left deeply moved by the dedication and hard work of those involved. Ahlam Saeid, 61, whose Iraqi family's recipe of rainbow roasted vegetables Meghan helped prepare, said: "I told her this [baby] is our grandchild, we are so happy. The whole community. And she is so happy." The Duchess was also given a traditional Ugandan cloth to wrap around her stomach after giving birth. Munira Mahmud, who presented her with the navy blue fabric, said: "Much of what we are doing is based on tradition. I thought what could be better to get her than the wrap. She was over the moon, she was really happy." More than 200 meals were prepared for delivery to local groups, including elderly people's homes, homeless shelters and women's refuges Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Ms Mahmud, a mother-of-two, is one of the women motivated by the success of the kitchen project to start up a new scheme, providing new mothers with fresh and nutritious meals. She said: "I told her 'I can't wait to cook for you after you have the baby'." She added that Meghan told her she would be happy to enjoy her meals. Other projects, launched with the backing of the social entrepreneur foundation UnLtd, include a group for women who have suffered domestic violence. The Duchess embraces one woman outside The Hubb Community Kitchen in north Kensington Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage The book Together: Our Community Cookbook has sold nearly 40,000 copies in the UK alone, raising £210,000. The kitchen was redesigned with the input of the volunteers "to capture its spirit as a place for the community to come together over a meal" and is now open seven days a week, up from just two when it began last year. The Grenfell disaster, which left 223 people homeless, was the worst UK residential fire since the Second World War. A public inquiry is currently under way to examine the causes of the blaze, what contributed to it spreading so quickly and whether more could have been done to prevent loss of life.
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| Iran Burns Trump With ‘Rake’ Jab: ‘Perhaps We’re Also Responsible For California Fires’ Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:16 PM PST  Iran's foreign minister took a swipe at President Donald Trump in a barbed
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| U.S., South Korea to reduce scope of 'Foal Eagle' military drill: Mattis Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:39 PM PST  "Foal Eagle is being reorganized a bit to keep it at a level that will not be harmful to diplomacy," Mattis told reporters. The Foal Eagle field exercise, which usually involves thousands of combined ground, air, naval and special operations troops, takes place every spring. South Korea's defense ministry said on Thursday the allies were still in talks over next year's drill and they would formally announce their decision early next month.
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| This rally-honed Renault R8 Gordini is a long way from home Posted: 21 Nov 2018 10:04 AM PST  We don't think the Renault 8 Gordini was designed with Californian coastal highways in mind – but that's exactly where this rally-inspired classic has ended up
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| 'There Was Fire on All Sides': New Mom Thanks Driver Who Helped Her Escape Wildfire with Newborn Son Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:43 PM PST  "I've never felt more blessed," Rachelle Sanders tells TIME
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| Correction: Mansion Fire-Deaths-The Latest story Posted: 22 Nov 2018 04:23 PM PST  COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — In some versions of a story Nov. 21 about the death of a family of four, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a man charged with setting fire to his own home. He is Paul Caneiro, not Caniero. Additionally, the last name of one of the dead family members was misspelled. She is Jennifer Caneiro, not Jennifer Caniero.
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| Hamas photos of alleged Israeli force spark censor warning Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:36 AM PST  Israel's army censor warned Thursday against publishing photos released earlier in the day by Hamas of eight people it claimed were part of a recent Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip that turned deadly. The armed wing of Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, called for information on the people in the photos as it continued an investigation into the botched Israeli mission. Hamas also distributed images of two vehicles purportedly linked to the covert operation, but provided no further details on the identities of the people pictured.
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| What Betsy DeVos' New Rule Means For Sexual Assault Survivors At Community Colleges Posted: 22 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released a proposed regulation
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| Aaron Rodgers Donates $1 Million To Help With Camp Fire Relief Efforts Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:42 AM PST  Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is helping people in his native Butte Country to recover, after the devastating Camp Fire ripped through the area. Rodgers set up a fund — which he seeded with $1 million of his own money — to help the victims of the fire, according to local station KRCR Channel 7 News. Called the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund, the relief effort will work to obtain funds that will go towards helping with the basic needs of those impacted by the fire, as well as towards providing temporary housing for those who lost their homes.
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| Twitter Erupts Over Donald Trump's Low Oil Price 'Thank You' To Saudi Arabia Posted: 21 Nov 2018 05:57 AM PST  President Donald Trump sparked an immediate backlash on Twitter early
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| Democrats see rural gains bolstering fight for White House in 2020 Posted: 21 Nov 2018 03:03 AM PST  Democratic sources cite wins in places like upstate New York, Iowa, Maine and Pennsylvania as evidence the party has found a populist platform that connects with those voters and could help it retake the White House in 2020. The message, rooted in healthcare and economic inequality, was backed by research from Democratic groups such as the House Majority PAC and the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank. "We took a deep dive into their motivations and concerns in order to shape Democratic messaging and find a way back," said Jeb Fain, a spokesman for House Majority PAC, which ran TV ads for candidates in Maine and New York.
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| Dubai Design Week 2018: The Best Exhibits, Installations, and Collaborations Posted: 21 Nov 2018 11:11 AM PST |
| Theresa May takes her deal to Brussels Posted: 21 Nov 2018 11:11 AM PST  Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels to try to finalize a blueprint for Britain's future ties with the EU. Francesca Lynagh reports.
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