| Beto O’Rourke ‘doesn’t know’ if he’s progressive: ‘I’m not big on labels’ Posted: 17 Dec 2018 09:57 AM PST  Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke is tiptoeing away from branding himself as a progressive despite his status as one of the leading lights of the left-wing of the Democrats. Mr O'Rourke is struggling to find his place in a battle for the Democratic party's soul between establishment and progressives within his party, while also maintaining the support of more traditionally conservative Texas.
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| More than 40 injured in explosion in Japan's Sapporo: Kyodo Posted: 16 Dec 2018 07:56 AM PST  More than 40 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday at a bar in Sapporo in northern Japan, Kyodo news agency reported. Kyodo said one person was in critical condition. Eyewitnesses reported smelling gas in the area following the explosion, which Kyodo said happened at 8.30 p.m. (1130 GMT).
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| Dogs Thrown From Vehicle On New York Highway, Police Say Posted: 16 Dec 2018 04:28 PM PST  Two beagle mixes are recovering after authorities said they were tossed from a
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| Google Is Spending $1 Billion on a Massive New York City Expansion Posted: 17 Dec 2018 04:48 AM PST  Just weeks after Amazon announced plans to build office space in Queens
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| Congress told it can't interview agents who detained 7-year-old migrant girl who died Posted: 17 Dec 2018 03:06 PM PST  Members of Congress will visit a Border Patrol station in New Mexico where a 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant was detained before she died, but Homeland Security says the members cannot interview the agents involved.
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| A Brazilian Celebrity Faith Healer Accused of Sexual Abuse Has Turned Himself in to Authorities Posted: 16 Dec 2018 09:46 PM PST  An internationally famous Brazilian "spiritual healer" has turned himself into authorities after being accused by hundreds of women of sexual abuse last week, police said.
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| Mueller's rush to sentence Trump associates - an unusual way to treat cooperating witnesses - suggests Russia investigation is ending Posted: 16 Dec 2018 10:19 AM PST  Amid the whirlwind of hearings, guilty pleas and sentencing memos that has been Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe in the last few weeks, an unusual pattern has emerged. One of Mueller's biggest successes as his team investigate 2016 election meddling and possible collusion between Moscow and Donald Trump's campaign team, has been his ability to get former associates of the president to "flip" and cooperate with him. Among the more high-profile are Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn, and former campaign foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos.
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| How to Remove a Closed Account From Your Credit Report Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:00 AM PST ![How to Remove a Closed Account From Your Credit Report]( "How to Remove a Closed Account From Your Credit Report") You might think closing a credit card or other account might remove it from your credit report automatically. Credit reports include information for both open and closed accounts. As long as they stay on your credit report, closed accounts can continue to impact your credit score.
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| Joe Biden tops key 2020 poll as he mulls whether he is too old to run for president Posted: 16 Dec 2018 10:28 AM PST  Joe Biden, Barack Obama's vice-president, has emerged as an early frontrunner among Democrats vying for the 2020 presidential nomination with a dominant lead among voters in Iowa, who will be the first to state their preference next year. A new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll finds 32 per cent of likely caucusgoers saying they back Mr Biden as their first choice, ahead of 19 per cent for Bernie Sanders and 11 per cent for Beto O'Rourke, the telegenic campaigner who came close to an against-the-odds win in Texas last month. The results have Democrats salivating about a dream ticket that matches a 76-year-old veteran, who is popular with blue-collar voters, with Mr O'Rourke, a 46-year-old with a knack for producing viral videos. "It's early days and a lot can change but it could be a way to get past the age issue with Joe," said a Democratic strategist who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of endorsing a candidate. "Then again, it's two white men." Mr Biden has not yet decided whether he will join a crowded field of contenders. However, he has done little to dispel the speculation and has touted his age as an advantage. Profile | Joe Biden "I'll be as straight with you as I can. I think I'm the most qualified person in the country to be president," he said during a speech at the University of Montana earlier this month. "The issues that we face as a country today are the issues that have been in my wheelhouse that I've worked on my whole life." His supporters say he is best placed to woo back the parts of the Rust Belt and middle America that were unimpressed with Hillary Clinton's run and defected to Donald Trump in 2016. But doubts remain that the Democrats are in danger of losing the youth vote if they plump for Mr Biden or the likes of Mr Sanders, 77, or Elizabeth Warren, 69. The Associated Press reported at the weekend that Mr Biden was talking to friends and long-time supporters about whether he was too old to run for the White House. They have floated the idea of teaming up with Mr O'Rourke. Mr O'Rourke excited Democratic voters and individuals donors in Texas, a usually staunch Republican state. Beto O'Rourke is mulling a 2020 run after a strong midterm showing Credit: Sergio Flores/Reuters The three-term Congressman initially ruled himself out of a 2020 run but is now considering capitalising on his sudden national profile. He became famous for livestreaming almost every aspect of his life during the midterm campaign when he came within three percentage points of a giant-killing victory over Ted Cruz. Iowa is a critical state for would-be presidents. It represents the first votes of the election cycle as, come February 2020, party supporters gather in caucuses to select their preferred candidate. The winner has gone on to clinch the nomination in every contested primary season since 2000. Among other notable contenders, Ms Warren, the Massachusetts Senator, polled eight percent and Kamala Harris, the California Senator, won the backing of five percent of respondents in the new poll. Last week the New York Times reported that Mr Sanders and Ms Warren had met to discuss their rival presidential ambitions, but that neither had tried to dissuade the other from running, nor had they agreed to a joint-ticket. Ms Warren, a noted progressive like Mr Sanders, has drawn fierce criticism for publishing the results of a DNA test to prove that she has Native American ancestry. The move followed Mr Trump, who mockingly dubbed Ms Warren "Pocahontas", alleging such claims were false.
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| Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander back ex-'NCIS' star Michael Weatherly amid harassment claims Posted: 16 Dec 2018 11:53 AM PST ![Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander back ex-'NCIS' star Michael Weatherly amid harassment claims]( "Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander back ex-'NCIS' star Michael Weatherly amid harassment claims") Pauley Perrette and Sasha Alexander are supporting their ex-'NCIS' co-star Michael Weatherly after Eliza Dushku accused him of sexual harassment.
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| Sudan president lands in Syria in 1st visit by Arab leader Posted: 16 Dec 2018 02:02 PM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sudan's president on Sunday became the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since civil war erupted there nearly eight years ago.
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| Family of seven-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody disputes official story Posted: 16 Dec 2018 01:29 AM PST  The family of a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in Border Patrol custody is disputing claims made by US officials who said she had not eaten or consumed water for days. The parents of Jakelin Caal said the girl had been given food and water and appeared to be in good health as she travelled through Mexico with her father, 29-year-old Nery Gilberto Caal Cuz. Tekandi Paniagua, the Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas, said Mr Caal told him the group they were travelling with was dropped off in Mexico about a 90-minute walk from the US border.
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| Hillary Clinton Offers Encouragement To Third-Grader Who Lost School Election Posted: 16 Dec 2018 11:28 PM PST  An 8-year-old Maryland girl reportedly received some high-powered
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| Hungary’s Orban Suffers for His Overconfidence Posted: 17 Dec 2018 05:53 AM PST  Since his Fidesz party won a constitutional majority in April and installed him as prime minister for a third consecutive term, Orban has moved to tighten his grip on the country. Earlier this month, the Central European University, founded by George Soros, announced it would decamp for Vienna after years of fighting to stay in Budapest. Orban has treated the opposition politicians, journalists and activists who have protested these measures with contempt.
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| Malaysia charges Goldman as pressure mounts over 1MDB scandal Posted: 17 Dec 2018 11:27 AM PST  Malaysia filed criminal charges Monday against Goldman Sachs and two of its former employees over the alleged theft of billions of dollars, heaping fresh pressure on the Wall Street titan over the 1MDB scandal. Goldman subsidiaries and ex-bankers Tim Leissner and Ng Chong Hwa are accused of misappropriating $2.7 billion, bribing officials and giving false statements in relation to bond issues they arranged for state fund 1MDB. Allegations that huge sums were looted from the investment vehicle and used to buy everything from yachts to artwork, in a fraud that involved former Malaysian leader Najib Razak, contributed to the last government's shock defeat at May elections.
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| East Coast storm to strike during peak of Christmas travel; Northwest to stay stormy Posted: 17 Dec 2018 07:49 AM PST  Storms with the greatest potential to disrupt travel will focus on the East and the Northwest in the days leading up to Christmas.
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| 160-strong classic car collection on sale due to museum closure Posted: 17 Dec 2018 01:06 PM PST  From (a replica of) the first production car in the world through to a 12-mile Dodge Viper, the 160-strong Tupelo collection has some fine pickings
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| ‘One of a kind’ royal tomb is 4,400 years old, Egypt says Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:42 AM PST ![‘One of a kind’ royal tomb is 4,400 years old, Egypt says]( "‘One of a kind’ royal tomb is 4,400 years old, Egypt says") Officials in Egypt revealed they discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb believed to belong to a senior official linked to the fifth dynasty of the pharoahs.
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| Foxconn not in settlement talks with Qualcomm in Apple battle: attorney Posted: 16 Dec 2018 08:53 PM PST  The lead attorney for the group of Apple Inc device assemblers seeking at least $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc said on Sunday the contract manufacturers are not in settlement talks with the mobile chip supplier and are "gearing up and heading toward the trial" in April. The conflict is but one aspect of the global legal battle between regulators, Apple and Qualcomm, which supplies modem chips that help phones connect to wireless data networks. Last week, Qualcomm secured a preliminary victory in a patent lawsuit in China that would have banned sales of some Apple iPhones there.
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| Every Photo You Need to See of the $100,000 Lincoln Continental Coach Posted: 17 Dec 2018 02:50 AM PST |
| Camp Fire cleanup worker facing possible charges after offensive social media posts Posted: 16 Dec 2018 11:16 AM PST  SO CRUEL: A worker hired to clean up the devastation left by the Camp Fire could face criminal charges after posting photos of himself posing at destroyed properties.
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| Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking to pull out of Saudi arms deal Posted: 17 Dec 2018 09:53 AM PST  Canada is looking for a way to end a multibillon-dollar deal to sell armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, according to the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, but the country hasn't yet figured out how to leave the agreement. "We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia," Trudeau told CTV's Question Period on Sunday, in the latest signal that his government is increasingly likely to terminate the contract. Following the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and mounting civilian deaths from the war in Yemen, Trudeau has been under increasing pressure from rights groups, academics and policy advisers to cancel the arms deal.
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| Bijan Rafiekian: Michael Flynn's former business partner charged over conspiracy to act as foreign government agent Posted: 17 Dec 2018 02:50 AM PST  US federal prosecutors have charged associates of former national security advisor Michael Flynn for illegally lobbying for the extradition of a Turkish national who has been a frequent critic of the Turkish government. Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of Michael Flynn, was charged with two counts including conspiracy to act as an agent for a foreign government. Kamil Ekim Alptekin has also been charged.
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| Colin Kroll, Co-Founder Of HQ Trivia And Vine, Found Dead In New York Apartment Posted: 16 Dec 2018 08:38 AM PST  Colin Kroll, the co-founder of the widely popular game HQ Trivia, has been
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| A look at where the investigations related to Trump stand Posted: 17 Dec 2018 08:58 AM PST  A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him:
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| Best new airport amenities of 2018: Smart bathrooms, therapy alligators, more Posted: 17 Dec 2018 07:59 AM PST  New amenities and creative activities introduced by airports, airlines and in-terminal vendors are making airport dwell time more enjoyable.
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| Global stocks drop, where is 'Santa Claus rally'? Posted: 17 Dec 2018 01:23 PM PST  Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 506.71 points, or 2.1 percent, to 23,593.8, the S&P 500 lost 54.09 points, or 2.08 percent, to 2,545.86 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 156.93 points, or 2.27 percent, to 6,753.73. "If Santa Claus doesn't turn up very soon, U.S. stocks may end this year in negative territory", wrote Rabobank analysts as the Nasdaq remained the only benchmark in the black for the year, with the Dow and the S&P 500 down between 2 and 3 percent. Some investors had hoped for a bounce back before the holidays, but any "Santa Claus rally" has proven elusive so far.
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| Qatar Buys Mexican Oil Stakes From Eni Posted: 16 Dec 2018 01:00 PM PST  Eni and the government-owned energy company in Qatar, the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, will produce about 90,000 barrels of oil a day from the Amoca, Mizton and Tecoalli fields in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of 2021, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, Qatar's energy minister, said in Doha. The fields hold 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, he said at a press conference with Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi.
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| Canada mulls canceling Saudi arms deal over Yemen, Khashoggi murder Posted: 17 Dec 2018 12:21 AM PST  Canada is looking into ways to cancel a giant 2014 weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, as criticism mounts over the kingdom's role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Riyadh-led war in Yemen. "The murder of a journalist is absolutely unacceptable and that's why Canada from the very beginning had been demanding answers and solutions on that," Trudeau said Sunday in an interview with CTV. "We inherited actually a (Can)$15 billion contract signed by (former prime minister) Stephen Harper to export light-armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia," he said.
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| French city honors victims of Christmas market attack Posted: 16 Dec 2018 03:43 PM PST  PARIS (AP) — People filled a square in the French city of Strasbourg on Sunday to show respect and sympathy for the victims of last week's shooting attack near a famous Christmas market as the death toll rose to five.
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| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel [Update: The Diesel Is Dead] Posted: 17 Dec 2018 07:00 AM PST ![2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel [Update: The Diesel Is Dead]](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/z4_0i41W_Yn9o.Tf_mtjzw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/car_and_driver_581/895267b5fff7f8c61ad1852e1eca3540 "2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel [Update: The Diesel Is Dead]") The fourth generation of Hyundai's mid-size crossover is larger than before but still offers only two rows of seats.
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| Yard Find Porsche 928 S3 V8 could be project of the decade Posted: 16 Dec 2018 11:49 AM PST  Left outside for nearly a decade, surely this 1985 Porsche 928 S3 5.0-litre V8 is beyond saving? Think again. The Californian climate has been kind to this example, making it an attractive prospect at only $5k
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| Russia targeted black voters in attempts to suppress Democrat turnout in presidential election, Senate report says Posted: 17 Dec 2018 09:27 AM PST  Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election included targeting African-Americans across all major social media platforms and attempting to suppress Democratic voter turnout, two reports have revealed. The US Senate commissioned both studies to better understand Russia's interference operations during the presidential vote. The first report was compiled by private researchers and was expected to be released on Monday by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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| Delta adds Mexico City route from Minneapolis/St. Paul hub Posted: 17 Dec 2018 09:03 AM PST ![Delta adds Mexico City route from Minneapolis/St. Paul hub]( "Delta adds Mexico City route from Minneapolis/St. Paul hub") Minneapolis/St. Paul is sixth hub to get nonstop service to Mexico City on Delta, joining Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Salt Lake City.
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| Is Yemen finally on the road to peace? Posted: 16 Dec 2018 06:53 AM PST  At the same time, the United Nations must prepare for critical discussions on a wider truce and a framework for political negotiations to end the conflict. The nearly four-year-old war, which has killed tens of thousands of people, pits the Iran-aligned Houthi group against other Yemeni factions fighting alongside the Saudi-led coalition trying to restore the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The Houthis, who ousted Hadi's administration from the capital Sanaa in 2014, and their coalition foes are due to start implementing the Hodeidah ceasefire on Tuesday.
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| 5 Products That Can Make Driving in Winter Easier Posted: 17 Dec 2018 10:16 AM PST |
| The Latest: Portions of FBI interview with Flynn released Posted: 17 Dec 2018 04:13 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former national security adviser Michael Flynn (all times local):
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| Americans Turn More Pessimistic on Economy Posted: 16 Dec 2018 07:21 AM PST  A majority of Americans also say President Donald Trump has been untruthful about the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 campaign, and half say the probe has given them doubts about Trump's presidency. "For the first time in Trump's presidency, his safety net of a robust economy shows signs of unraveling," said Fred Yang, a Democratic pollster with Hart Research Associates. The poll, taken a month after November's midterm elections, shows more Americans want congressional Democrats to take the lead in setting policy for the U.S.
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| Police search home, property of missing mom's fiance Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:44 AM PST  Patrick Frazee was the last to see 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth alive on Thanksgiving Day; Alicia Acuna reports from Denver on the latest in the investigation.
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| Nissan fails to agree Ghosn replacement, as tensions with Renault grow Posted: 16 Dec 2018 04:01 PM PST  The board of automaker Nissan failed Monday to agree a replacement for former chairman Carlos Ghosn after his arrest for financial misconduct, as tensions grow in the firm's alliance with Renault. The Japanese company removed Ghosn from his post last month after he was detained on allegations of under-reporting his salary. Media reports ahead of the meeting suggested the board was unlikely to reach a decision soon, in part because of open discord with French automaker Renault.
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| Early week storm may be strongest yet this season in northwestern US Posted: 17 Dec 2018 01:42 AM PST  The next storm aiming for the northwestern United States will pack a big punch in Washington and Oregon through Tuesday.
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