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• US asks Russia's RT to register as 'foreign agent'

  12-09-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  The US Justice Department has asked Russian broadcaster RT to register its American operations as a "foreign agent," putting fresh pressure on a major media group that Washington regards as Moscow's propaganda arm.RT said late Monday that the company that supplies all the services for its RT America channel was told by the DOJ in a letter that it is obligated to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, an act aimed at lobbyists and lawyers representing foreign political interests.RT i
  
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• ESPN's Jemele Hill: Trump Is A 'White Supremacist' And Unfit For Office

  12-09-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — An ESPN host with a history of stirring up controversy lashed out at Donald Trump in a series of Twitter posts on Monday, calling the president a “white supremacist” who is unfit to serve in the White House.
  
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• US Virgin Islands refusing entry to non-American Irma evacuees, survivors say

  12-09-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  British army commandos and local residents take part in recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma passed Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.The US government is turning away people trying to flee the hurricane-devastated British Virgin Islands for the nearby US Virgin Islands unless they are American citizens, refusing even those with US visitor visas, storm survivors have told the Guardian.
  
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• US limits visas for African, Asian nations over deportations

  12-09-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States will stop issuing certain visas to Eritrean nationals and officials of Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as of Wednesday because they have refused to take back deported citizens, the State Department said Tuesday.
  
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• Bill Clinton, Andy Cohen, Lea DeLaria And More Mourn Edie Windsor's Death

  12-09-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  Celebrities, politicians and LGBTQ rights advocates alike offered heartfelt words in honor of Edith “Edie” Windsor, who died Tuesday at the age of 88.  Windsor rose to national prominence after she sued the federal government for not recognizing her marriage to her late first wife.
  
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• Rich donor's girlfriends testify at Menendez bribery trial

  12-09-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor put two of the donor's reputed former girlfriends on the witness stand Tuesday in an attempt to put Menendez's efforts to smooth their visa applications into the context of a larger bribery scheme, with mixed results.
  
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• Steven Tyler and his girlfriend both wear white dresses to Italy gala

  12-09-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  Steven Tyler donned a white wrap dress in Italy on Sunday, coordinating quite well with his girlfriend, who also wore a white enseble.
  
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• Dalai Lama: Buddha Would Have Helped Persecuted Rohingya Refugees

  12-09-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  The Dalai Lama has joined world leaders and advocates in calling on the Myanmar government to protect the country’s persecuted Rohingya minority, as hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled in recent weeks.
  
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• Woman Accused Of Shooting Homeless Man Who Asked Her To Move Porsche

  12-09-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  A Nashville woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly shot at a homeless man who asked her to move her Porsche.
  
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• McConnell Says Republicans Got More Out Of Trump's Fiscal Deal Than People Think

  12-09-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill this week after he claimed that Democrats had prematurely celebrated the fiscal deal they negotiated with President Donald Trump.
  
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• Shhh… 5 Secrets You Can Keep From Your Partner

  12-09-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  You don’t have to be 100 percent transparent to have a happy marriage.
  
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• Chicago Teen Found Dead In Hotel Freezer Sparks Outrage, Confusion

  12-09-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  The mysterious death of a Chicago teenager at a local hotel has angered her family and friends, some of whom are demanding that the hotel be closed.
  
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• Misery, uncertainty after Irma hits Florida idyll

  12-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  After Hurricane Irma reduced her home on a Florida Keys trailer park to rubble, Patty Purdo fears it's now only a matter of time before property developers complete her misery.The Florida Keys, a ribbon of islands on the southern tip of the United States, has long been a magnet for millionaires and film stars drawn to its warm waters and sunsets.Islamorada, situated in the middle of the archipelago, counts the actor Gene Hackman among its residents and draws thousands of well-heeled tourists ove
  
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• Holly Bobo Trial Reveals Crime Scene Photos

  12-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Investigators showed images of bloodstains from Bobo's garage taken on the day she disappeared.
  
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• Warren Buffett Has Made a Killing Off Apple—Here’s the Simple Reason He Invested in It

  12-09-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Warren Buffett invested in Apple and it's paid off.
  
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• Animals Take Refuge in County Jail During Hurricane Irma

  12-09-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  The animals were given bedding and food.
  
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• Hope Hicks, New White House Communications Director, Used To Be A Child Book Cover Model

  12-09-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  Hope Hicks, who was named President Donald Trump’s official White House Communications Director this week, has stayed out of the spotlight to date, for the most part.
  
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• The White House says Hillary Clinton's new book is 'sad'

  12-09-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders panned Hillary Clinton’s new book, “What Happened,” when asked if President Trump will read it.
  
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• One more time, y'all: There are no sharks swimming in Irma's floodwaters

  12-09-2017 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Oh freeway shark, we wish we could quit you. A photo of a shark swimming on a flooded freeway made the rounds on social media during Hurricane Irma. But those affected by Irma flooding needn't worry about sharks—the photo is fake.A shark photographed on I-75 just outside of Naples, FL This is insane. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/cRBDsRJQsF — Maury Page (@mopage19) September 10, 2017Published in National Geographic in 2005, the original photo of the shark was actually taken by photo
  
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• Hurricanes may be getting bigger, but death toll is shrinking

  12-09-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  In Jennings, Fla., handyman and “man of God” Bubba Smith held onto his wife during hurricane Irma, who sang “whoo-ee” when the wind roared, their prayers joining as chorus.Here in Perry, Fla., Billy Williamson, a former Lake County sheriff’s deputy, holed up in a 1920 bungalow with boards nailed helter-skelter across its windows, alongside 24 family members and some lanky hunting dogs.Recommended:Think you know the Sunshine State?
  
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• Edith Windsor, Plaintiff In Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Case, Dies

  12-09-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Edith Windsor, the LGBTQ activist and lead plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court marriage equality case, died Tuesday at age 88, The New York Times reports.
  
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• Escape From Paradise: See the Harrowing Rescue of Americans Stranded on Tropical Island by Irma

  12-09-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Members of the National Guard came to the rescue.
  
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• Aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Florida

  12-09-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Millions of people are facing a long, difficult road to recovery after Irma’s week-long deadly rampage through the Caribbean and southeastern United States.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's Supporters Don't Want Her To Shut Up

  12-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK ― By 6:30 a.m., Perry and Maddie were out of their homes and in a line.
  
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• Missouri Activists Gather Outside Civil Rights Exhibit To Denounce Trump Voter Fraud Panel

  12-09-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS ― While President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission met publicly for the second time on Tuesday, a coalition of voting rights groups gathered outside the Missouri History Museum here to denounce the panel and warn that Trump’s commission will likely lead to more voting restrictions.
  
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• Russian defence minister visits Assad ahead of Syrian offensive

  12-09-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomed Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to Damascus on Tuesday as Syrian forces supported by the Russian army prepare to make a final push into parts of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor.Shoigu gave a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Assad "congratulating him on lifting the siege imposed by Islamic State terrorists in the city of Deir Ezzor," according to a statement by the Syrian presidency.
  
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• 'Everything's Gone.' Florida Begins the Long Return to Normality After Irma's Chaos

  12-09-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  "It's going to be pretty hard for those coming home"
  
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• NYFW: Be the belle of the ball with Carolina Herrera Spring 2018

  12-09-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  For the first time ever, New York City's famed Museum of Modern Art hosted a fashion presentation in its gorgeous botanical-filled sculpture garden.This place in fashion history wasn't given to just any fashion designer: Instead, the renowned Carolina Herrera swooped in and put on a show that we'll remember for fashion weeks to come.Recognized for her timeless pieces, dramatic and 50s-inspired silhouettes, red and yellow hued patterned stripes and polka dots, Herrera took it one step further for
  
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• Trump meeting with Malaysian prime minister under scrutiny

  12-09-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for his country's financial investments in U.S. companies during a meeting Tuesday at the White House and thanked him for helping to fight Islamic State militants.
  
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• Nurses Throw Birthday Party For 3-Year-Old Separated From Family By Hurricane Irma

  12-09-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  When Hurricane Irma separated a hospitalized toddler from her family on her birthday, the nurses and child life specialists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida made sure to throw her a special party.
  
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• Killer asks Ohio Supreme Court to delay Wednesday execution

  12-09-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned killer of two people asked the state's highest court Tuesday to delay his upcoming execution so he can argue he was too young at the time of his crimes to be put to death.
  
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• Florida tourist industry counts the cost of Irma's devastation

  12-09-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Patrons drink at a bar in Miami, Florida, after hurricane Irma passed through.Barely a month ago, Florida proudly announced a record-setting number of visitors to the Sunshine State – more than 60 million tourists coming to enjoy its theme parks, beaches and other attractions since January.Now, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma, tourism is facing a major challenge.
  
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• Barzani vows to press on with Kurdish referendum, defying Iraq parliament

  12-09-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  By Ahmed Rasheed and Raya JalabiBAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq’s Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with a referendum on Kurdish independence on Sept. 25 despite a vote by Iraq's parliament to reject the move.Earlier the parliament in Baghdad authorized the prime minister to "take all measures" to preserve Iraq's unity.Western powers fear a plebiscite in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region - including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk - could ignite conflict w
  
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• What The 2 Deadliest Mass Shootings This Year Have In Common

  12-09-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  On Sunday, 27-year-old Meredith Lane invited a group of friends over to her house in Plano, Texas, to watch football and grill.
  
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• Graveyard killing of Belgian mayor was 'revenge': media

  12-09-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  A Belgian teenager who blamed the local mayor for his father's suicide after he was fired from a town hall job has confessed to slashing the politician's throat in a cemetery on Monday night, public broadcaster RTBF said.The murder of Alfred Gadenne, 71, the mayor of Mouscron and a former lawmaker in the regional parliament, has shocked the country, with the prime minister expressing his "horror".The public prosecutor told Reuters that a man was under arrest after giving himself up to police at
  
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• Christie: I hope Bannon enjoys his 'last 15 minutes of fame'

  12-09-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dismissing Steve Bannon’s claim that he lost a spot in Donald Trump’s administration by failing to defend the future president following the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape.
  
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• Trump Exposed for Lie About Business Partner

  12-09-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  David Corn, DC bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump denying being familiar with Felix Sater even though we now know that Sater was brokering a deal for Trump Tower Moscow at the time.
  
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• Ready Or Not, Here Comes Bernie Sanders And His Single-Payer Plan

  12-09-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  Or he could present it more as a concept, something he expects progressives to spend the next few years refining, with a greater emphasis on the goal of truly universal coverage than the specific means for achieving it.The latter could ultimately do more to make health care available and affordable.
  
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• Mexico quake hit hard at center of Zapotec 'muxe' culture

  12-09-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Four days after Mexico's magnitude 8.1 earthquake destroyed her home and much of her work, Peregrina Vera attended her third funeral.
  
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• How to Make Sheet Pan Fried Rice

  12-09-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  You don't need a wok for perfectly cooked fried rice, simply preheat a sheet pan, add oil, and use day-old or microwavable rice.
  
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• Parents Sue Boy Scouts After Son Dies of Heat Stroke During Hike

  12-09-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  The family is blaming negligence on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America for the death of the 15-year-old three months ago.
  
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• Pressure mounts on Facebook to release campaign ads bought by Russia

  12-09-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  A campaign finance reform group, accusing Facebook of being used as an “accomplice” in a Russian influence scheme, is calling on company chairman Mark Zuckerberg to reverse his position and publicly release “secretly-sponsored” Russian political ads that ran on its platform during last year’s presidential election.
  
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• Journalist Katy Tur Recounts Moment Trump Came Out Of Nowhere And Kissed Her

  12-09-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was largely characterized by his misogyny and inappropriate behavior toward women.
  
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• Texas calls in U.S. Air Force to counter post-storm surge in mosquitoes

  12-09-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  By DevikaKrishna KumarHOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas has launched aerial attacks on mosquitoes swarming coastal regions of the state and threatening to spread disease and hinder disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo planes began spraying insecticides over three eastern Texas counties over the weekend and will expand to other areas over the next two weeks, officials from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said.Texas reported 441 human cases
  
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• The Latest: UN sending aid to Irma's Caribbean victims

  12-09-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma's devastation in the Caribbean (all times local):
  
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• It's Unclear What Trump’s Tax Plan Would Do – Other Than Put Hundreds Of Millions In His Pocket

  12-09-2017 19:52 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― While middle-class rates, deductions and credits in President Trump’s tax proposal remain hazy, there is one piece of the plan that has become clear: the part that could put more than $125 million into Trump’s own pocket each year.
  
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• Russia touts Syrian gains 2 years after intervention

  12-09-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Russia's military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have retaken about 85 percent of the territory once controlled by militants, a major turnaround two years after Moscow intervened to lend a hand to its embattled ally.
  
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• Draining the swamp: Hard-hit Everglades town mops up after Irma

  12-09-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  As Hurricane Irma raged through Everglades City, a tiny fishing village in a vast alligator-infested swamp, Howie Grimm hunkered down inside his house with his 88-year-old mother, a useless cell phone and a new job title.When the winds started to wane, he jumped in his truck and moved his mother to a higher perch – a trailer on stilts – because he knew a storm surge would follow the eye of the storm.While most of South Florida was spared the worst of the dangerous storm, this remote
  
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• The Healthy Benefits of Turmeric

  12-09-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Turmeric, a cousin of ginger, is one of the principal spices in curry powder. Fresh turmeric is a rhizome root, like ginger—though smaller, with a tawny skin and a bright orange interior.
  
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• Florida Pizza Hut Takes Heat For Threatening Workers Fleeing Irma

  12-09-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  Pizza Hut has come under fire after a manager at one of its franchises in Florida threatened to punish employees who wanted to evacuate as Hurricane Irma approached.
  
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