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• Prada apologizes for 'Pradamalia' toys that evoke racist blackface imagery

  15-12-2018 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  On the heels of Dolce & Gabbana's disastrous Chinese ad campaign, Prada found itself embroiled in its own controversy over monkey toys and keychains accused of evoking racist imagery.The company later apologized on Twitter, promising to recall the offensive figurines from its new "Pradamalia" line of collectibles."The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre.
  
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• Baylor ties pervade rape case that sparked uproar

  15-12-2018 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Texas judge who approved a plea deal allowing a former Baylor University student accused of rape to avoid jail time holds three degrees from Baylor. The criminal district attorney overseeing the case holds two. The prosecutor who agreed to the plea agreement graduated from Baylor law school.
  
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• Here Are All the Controversies That Led to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation

  15-12-2018 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Zinke stands out among the Trump administration in the diversity of scandals that follow him
  
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• 2 women in custody in death of 4-month-old boy at NYC hotel

  15-12-2018 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 4-month-old boy died Saturday after he was found unconscious and unresponsive in the lobby of a New York City hotel. Police apprehended two women who were with him, and they're expected to face charges.
  
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• Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway

  15-12-2018 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York highway. The dogs were rescued by a passing trucker, but one was so badly mangled that a front leg had to be amputated.
  
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• Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth

  15-12-2018 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar was still counting on Kuwait and other regional powers to help solve the row that has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-GCC member Egypt impose a political and economic boycott on Doha since June 2017."They have mechanisms in place and never trigger them (to hold people accountable) because some countries believe they are non-binding, so we need to make sure all the rules we are submitting to are bind
  
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• Yemenis fear collapse of UN-backed ceasefire accord

  15-12-2018 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Residents of Yemen's flashpoint port of Hodeida and other cities fear a UN-brokered ceasefire could collapse at any moment, saying that after four years of conflict any accord is deeply fragile.The Red Sea port of Hodeida, a main frontline between rebels and loyalist forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition and a key conduit of aid, had woken to calm after weeks of confrontation.Saturday morning saw calm return to Hodeida, but shops and schools remained shuttered as gunmen deployed in the
  
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• Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a 'success', despite skirmishes

  15-12-2018 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Huthi rebels on Saturday hailed a ceasefire accord for a vital Yemeni port agreed at UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, although the deal's implementation remained fragile.The breakthrough agreement at the first round of negotiations since 2016 was a "success", said Daif Allah al-Shami, information minister for the rebels' unrecognised national salvation government.Reached Thursday between the Huthis and a delegation for the internationally recognised government, the accord called for an "immedi
  
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• Trump spreads fake right wing claim about missing text messages between FBI agents

  15-12-2018 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has falsely claimed texts between former FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were "wiped clean and gone" – despite a new report revealing the messages were not initially included in a Justice Department probe due to a technical error.“Such a big story that will never be covered by the Fake News,” he continued.The FBI’s automated collection tool failed to collect five months of text messages between the agents due to a technology failure, according to a repo
  
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• Outraged Democrats vow to challenge court ruling undercutting Obamacare

  15-12-2018 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  US District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled Friday that the health care law, officially known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is unconstitutional.The White House said it expects the ruling to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
  
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• French 'yellow vests' protest in their thousands for fifth Saturday

  15-12-2018 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  In Paris, police were out in force to contain outbursts of violence.Police fired water cannon and teargas in the afternoon to disperse groups of protesters in sporadic, brief clashes with riot police on the Champs-Elysees and adjacent streets.Topless feminist activists braved the cold to face off with security forces, a few meters away from the Elysee Palace, the president's residence.
  
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• This high school taught 'adulting' for a day: How to cook, do resumes, taxes and more

  15-12-2018 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Some millennials are seeking out classes for skills like sewing, cooking and relationship building. One school offered those classes on "adulting" day
  
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• Salazar: I believe Trump is trying to end the problem

  15-12-2018 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Florida House of Representatives candidate Maria Elvira Salazar weighs in who is responsible for the death of 7-year-old girl who died upon arriving at the U.S. border.
  
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• Egypt unveils "one of a kind" ancient tomb, expects more finds

  15-12-2018 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Egypt has discovered a 4,400-year-old-tomb and expects to find more buried treasure. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Parents say priest told mourners that son may be kept from heaven over suicide

  15-12-2018 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The parents of a young teen who committed suicide say the priest told the mourners that their son may be kept out of heaven over his suicide.
  
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• Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, embassy not moving yet

  15-12-2018 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Australia formally recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.Israel described the move as a step in the right direction.Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the announcement was born of Australian "petty domestic politics.""Australia now recognizes west Jerusalem, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government, is the cap
  
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• Gandhi dynasty returns from the shadows as reluctant heir finds golden touch

  15-12-2018 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Gandhi clan is back. Following a period in the doldrums under the bombastic rule of their arch-rival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a series of intriguing victories in state elections has put India's first family back in the political spotlight. Shock wins by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party in state elections this week germinated what many thought impossible just a few weeks ago - a palpable threat to Mr Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in next year's general el
  
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• Change the Game VR Charity Challenge - Day 3

  15-12-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  (Presented by Oculus) See who’s the fastest in the West. AustenMarie, Panser, Sohinki, and ChilledChaos duel it out in Dead and Buried to win $100K for charity in the third episode of the Change the Game VR Charity Challenge. Visit http://www.vrcharitychallenge.com for more info!Learn more about our two awesome charities:Stack Up Website: https://stackup.org/Take This Website: http://www.takethis.org/
  
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• Spoilers! How two A-listers got to play a Spider-Man in 'Into the Spider-Verse'

  15-12-2018 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" introduces a bunch of various Spider-People - including A-list actors voicing surprise characters. (Spoilers!)
  
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• Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest 

  15-12-2018 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it's a new discovery, it's a private tomb," Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany told an audience of invited guests including reporters. "It is exceptionally well preserved, coloured, with sculpture inside. It belongs to a high official priest... (and) i
  
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• How Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came undone

  15-12-2018 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  He arrived on a horse for his first day on the job and was welcomed at the Interior Department by an honor song. Zinke's departure is unlikely to be so ceremonial.
  
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• Ryan Zinke, Donald Trump's cowboy-booted interior secretary, becomes latest Cabinet member to leave office 

  15-12-2018 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump announced the departure of another member of his Cabinet, Ryan Zinke, the latest in a series of high profile departures from his administration. As interior secretary Mr Zinke, 51, a former Navy SEAL from Montana, wore cowboy boots to the office. He spearheaded a rolling back of environmental regulations, and an expansion of oil and gas drilling, but was facing a host of ethics investigations relating to business dealings. Mr Zinke said he would be leaving his post at the end of the
  
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• Obamacare to be considered by new-look  US Supreme Court after Texas judge rules it is unconstitutional

  15-12-2018 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  America's new-look conservative-leaning US Supreme Court looks set to rule next year whether to overturn Barack Obama's flagship Obamacare policy. The highest court in America is expected to consider Mr Obama's signature political legacy after a judge in Texas declared it unconstitutional. Donald Trump, who tipped the balance in the court with controversial appointments, called the Texas ruling "Great news for America!" and said Obamacare was an "unconstitutional disaster". In Texas, J
  
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• At least 20 Afghan civilians killed in airstrike: officials

  15-12-2018 17:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The strike, against local Taliban commander Sharif Mawiya, was the latest in a series targeting senior insurgents, including the shadow governor of the strategic southern province of Helmand, who was killed on Dec. 2.Several Taliban military commanders have been killed this month by Afghan forces, backed by U.S. advisers and air power.The tactic has raised the risk of civilian casualties and Abdul Latif Fazly, a member of the provincial council, said eight women and 12 children were killed and m
  
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• Inside the threatened Kurdish proto-state that holds the keys to defeating Isil

  15-12-2018 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  On one end of Qamishli’s main street flies the two-starred Syrian national flag. On the other, that of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party. “One flag represents our past oppression, the other our freedom,” says Mahmoud, who owns a clothing shop which sits between the two.   Before the civil war, it would have been unthinkable for the Kurdish minority to openly pledge allegiance to anything other than the President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian Arab Republic. But seven years into
  
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• Ryan Zinke: Trump announces Secretary of Interior is to step down

  15-12-2018 16:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Ryan Zinke will be leaving Donald Trump’s White House administration amid pressure to step down from the Interior Department due to ethics enquiries.The move arrived amid vows from Democrats to launch numerous ethics probes, which would have resulted in costly legal fees for Mr Zinke — a factor in his decision to resign from the department, Bloomberg reported.Mr Zinke, a former Republican congressman from Montana, is leaving weeks before Democrats take control of the House, a shift i
  
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• US Official: 'End days' nearing for Islamic State in Syria

  15-12-2018 15:45 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting against the Islamic State group in its last enclave in eastern Syria "is going very well," a U.S. official said Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battled the extremists on the edge of the largest urban area they still hold.
  
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• What the New Court Ruling Striking Down the ACA Means for Your Health Insurance

  15-12-2018 15:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Just as the sign-up window for individual health insurance for 2019 is closing, a legal ruling is creating new uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and could potentially ...
  
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• University suspends externship program with ICE

  15-12-2018 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Seattle University Law School ends it's externship program with ICE after a student complained; CampusReform.org correspondent Thomas Reinhard reacts.
  
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• Russia Is Trying to Make Its Very Own Glock Firearms

  15-12-2018 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  More like Glock-alikes.
  
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• Inside Polo Storico - where classic Lamborghinis are reborn

  15-12-2018 14:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Polo Storico is Lamborghini's in-house restoration program that can facilitate everything – from vehicle history to complete rebuilds using original parts. We went for a closer look
  
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• Brexit, Huawei Arrests, Trump’s Legal Troubles: Weekend Reads

  15-12-2018 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
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• For 76-year-old Joe Biden, age a factor as he mulls 2020 run

  15-12-2018 13:33 via news.yahoo.com
  As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoken with the former Democratic vice president.
  
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• Far-Right Israeli MPs threaten to topple Netanyahu government over West Bank violence

  15-12-2018 13:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is looking increasingly unstable after far-Right MPs threatened to withdraw their support unless the Israeli prime minister agrees to new security measures amid a spate of violence in the occupied West Bank. In one of the bloodiest weeks in the territories this year, two Israeli soldiers were killed along with a three-day Israeli baby, who was born by emergency Caesarian after his mother was shot by Palestinian gunmen but died in hospital.  The Israeli m
  
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• Michigan teenager who killed himself criticised by priest at his funeral

  15-12-2018 13:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Maison Hullibarger, an 18-year-old athlete and honours student from Temperance, Michigan died on 4 December.Speaking to Detriot Free Press, his grieving parents said that Reverend Don LaCuesta would not stop referring to his cause of death and “called him a sinner” during the service held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Temperance on 8 December.Maison’s father Jeff Hullibarger said it was as if Mr LaCuesta had decided it was the perfect opportunity to make his stance on s
  
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• Mick Mulvaney: The self-proclaimed ‘right-wing nutjob’ appointed as Trump’s new chief of staff

  15-12-2018 12:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has appointed a new acting chief of staff after a protracted and chaotic search to replace John Kelly.The US president turned to his budget director, Mick Mulvaney, to temporarily fill a position once seen as one of the most sought-after in the White House.It will be Mr Mulvaney’s third job in Mr Trump’s government.
  
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• Qatar says Gulf alliance needs replacing

  15-12-2018 12:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Qatar called Saturday for a new regional alliance following the failure of the four-decade-old Gulf Cooperation Council to resolve an 18-month rift between the emirate and its neighbours.Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that the boycott imposed on the emirate by Saudi Arabia and its allies had irreparably damaged the existing six-nation structure set up at the height of the Iran-Iraq war in 1981."The regional alliance has been undermined by the crisis," Sheikh Mohammed tol
  
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• Paris 'yellow vest' protests lose steam after Emmanuel Macron concessions

  15-12-2018 11:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Defiant “yellow vest” demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday, but the anti-government protests appeared to be losing steam after major concessions by President Emmanuel Macron and another deadly terror attack on French soil. Riot police fired tear gas and fought with protesters on the Champs Elysées and elsewhere in the capital, but these were minor incidents compared with the widespread rioting and looting that took place a week ago. Mo
  
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• Palestinians slam Australia's move on Jerusalem

  15-12-2018 11:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The Palestinian leadership on Saturday described as "irresponsible" Australia's recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying it violated international law.The country became one of just a few to follow US President Donald Trump's lead and recognise the contested city as Israel's capital, saying.Australia said it would open a defence and trade office in the west of the holy city and Prime Minister Scott Morrison also committed to recognising a future state of Palestine with east Jeru
  
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• Our Plastic Addiction Has Reached A New Crisis Level

  15-12-2018 11:45 via news.yahoo.com
  This is not a good look. Humans are using more oil-based plastic than ever,
  
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• Israel destroys house of Palestinian charged with killing soldier

  15-12-2018 11:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli forces on Saturday demolished the family home of a Palestinian charged with killing an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank, the military and witnesses said.Israel says Islam Abu Humaid, 32, threw a 40 pound (18 kg) marble plate from a rooftop, killing an Israeli special forces sergeant, Ronen Lubarsky, 20, during a May arrest raid in El Amari refugee camp in the Palestinian city of Ramallah.Israeli forces arrived at the El Amari camp before dawn on Saturday, sealed off the four-sto
  
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• Shop deals on luggage, packing accessories to travel smarter in the new year

  15-12-2018 11:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Forget fruitcake and distant relatives' awkward questions about your relationship status — the worst part of the holidays is traveling, hands down. Unfortunately, we can't do anything about that pungent log of dried cherries and nuts on the dessert table, nor can we prevent your Aunt Ruby from asking why you'restill single. (Why are you still single, anyway?) We can, however, offer you some sweet deals on items that'll make your trip home far more bearable. Below, we've rounded up the deet
  
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• Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized

  15-12-2018 10:41 via news.yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate for a regional presidency. Officials said at least eight people have been killed so far as angry supporters take to the streets and clash with police.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein bragged about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence after another actress rejected his advances, lawsuit claims

  15-12-2018 10:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Film producer Harvey Weinstein is alleged to have bragged about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence when another actor rejected his advances.According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, Weinstein pushed the unnamed actress to the ground during a meeting at his office in 2013 before sexually assaulting her.Lawrence issued a statement on Friday denying she had had a sexual relationship with Weinstein.
  
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• Mark Hamill Digs Up Old Donald Trump 'Incompetence' Tweet, Uses It Against Him

  15-12-2018 10:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Mark Hamill dug into Donald Trump's Twitter archive on Friday to take his
  
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• Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel

  15-12-2018 10:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved.Canberra became one of just a few governments around the world to follow US President Donald Trump's lead and recognise the contested city as Israel's capital, but Morrison also committed to recognising a future state of Palestine with east Jerusalem as its capital."Australia now recognises west
  
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• US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appeal

  15-12-2018 09:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge in Texas ruled late Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional -- a ruling that opposition Democrats vowed to appeal.US District Judge Reed O'Connor's 55-page ruling came in a lawsuit filed by several Republican state attorneys general opposed to the federal government health plan, known officially as the Affordable Care Act.Conservative Republicans have long opposed the plan, signed into law by president Barack Obama in 2010.
  
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• Qatar Ruler Says Talks With Saudi Begin Only When Embargo Lifted

  15-12-2018 08:44 via news.yahoo.com
  “Our position on the solution hasn’t changed,” Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said at a conference in Doha on Saturday.Last week, Sheikh Tamim spurned an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to attend a gathering of Gulf monarchies, which was seen as a sign of thawing relations after 18 months of Qatar’s boycott by the kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.The overture came as Saudi Arabia sought to defuse pressure over the killing of a vo
  
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• China's Xi declares an 'overwhelming victory' over graft: state media

  15-12-2018 08:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared an "overwhelming victory" in his fight against graft within the ruling Chinese Communist Party, while still vowing that the campaign to weed out deep-seated corruption will continue, state media reported.Xi has pledged to wage war on graft until corruption of all kinds has been expunged at all levels of the Communist Party, from high-level "tigers" to low-level "flies".
  
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• Find love this Christmas with 15% off eharmony until Dec. 17

  15-12-2018 08:00 via news.yahoo.com
  You know those wonderful butterflies that invade your body when you meet someone new? Everyone deserves those, especially at Christmas.  Rather than make a potentially ill-judged move on a colleague at the Christmas party or hope for the best by spending time in packed bars this December, you could just sign up with eharmony. eharmony takes the time to properly get to know you to discover what is really important in your life, meaning you should hopefully meet with people that you have a ge
  
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