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• Republican senator criticizes Trump tax plan

  02-10-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a conservative maverick who helped kill the latest Republican effort to overturn Obamacare, took issue with President Donald Trump's tax plan on Monday, asking in a tweet if it was really Republican."This is a GOP tax plan?Possibly 30 percent of middle class gets a tax hike?
  
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• The Media Really Does Hate Trump, Study Shows

  02-10-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Trump Says The Media Is Crooked. He's Kind Of Right.
  
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• What NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Saw Before It Died

  02-10-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Right before NASA’s Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and ended its mission, it sent back photos to Earth of its final moments.
  
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• The Story Behind the Most Haunting Photos From the Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  'Oh my gosh, this is real.' David Becker captured modern America's deadliest shooting
  
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• U.S. Drone Crash in Yemen Captured on Video

  02-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The drone was shot down by Houthi rebels fighting against the Saudi Arabia-backed government.
  
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• Jason Aldean Joins Unfortunate List of Artists Associated With a Violent Tragedy

  02-10-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Aldean, who's one of country music's best-selling artists, joins the likes of Ariana Grande and Eagles of Death Metal.
  
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• U.S. muni supply drops 16 percent so far in 2017, BofA top underwriter

  02-10-2017 23:02
  (Reuters) - The sale of debt by states, cities, schools and other issuers in the U.S. municipal bond market totaled $271.8 billion in the first nine months of 2017, a 16 percent drop from the same...
  
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• Severed head of eccentric Jeremy Bentham to go on display as scientists test DNA to see if he was autistic 

  02-10-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  The severed head of eccentric philosopher Jeremy Bentham is to go on display for the first time in decades and scientists are using the opportunity to test his DNA to find out if he was autistic. Social reformer Bentham, who died in 1832 insisted that his body be preserved after his death as an ‘auto-icon’ so that he could be wheeled out at parties if his friends were missing him. He also wished to encourage others to donate their bodies to medical science, believing that individuals
  
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• World reacts with shock to massacre at Las Vegas music festival

  02-10-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Reaction to the massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival poured in from around the world on Monday after at least 58 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A PROCLAMATION"Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were murdered and injured in last night's horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada. As we grieve, we pray that God may provide comfort and relief to all those suff
  
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• Salesman at Shop That Sold Gun to Vegas Shooting Suspect: 'He Was Just Like a Normal Person'

  02-10-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  A salesman at Dixie Gun Worx told TIME he believed the shooter was "just a normal person" when he interacted with him earlier in 2017
  
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• There Was Something Odd About ISIS Taking Credit For The Las Vegas Massacre

  02-10-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  The deadliest shooting in modern American history took place on Sunday night, when 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more at a country music festival on the Las Vegas strip.
  
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• New Details Emerge About Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock's Past, Including Dad's Stint on 'Most Wanted List

  02-10-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Paddock was a twice-divorced "gambler by trade" who once owned a plane and had a Texas hunting license.
  
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• Parents Are Totally Relating To Jennifer Garner's Exhausted 'Yes Day' Selfie

  02-10-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  Jennifer Garner is not afraid to show her exhausted parent face.
  
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• Alex Jones: Deep State Responsible for Las Vegas

  02-10-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is spewing hateful lies about the Las Vegas mass shooting.
  
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• Islamic State group claims Las Vegas attack

  02-10-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group claimed Monday that the shooting massacre in Las Vegas was carried out by one of its "soldiers" who had "converted to Islam" months ago."The executor of the Las Vegas attack is a soldier of the Islamic State and he carried out the operation as a response" to calls to target countries fighting the jihadists, Islamic State's propaganda outlet Amaq said on the Telegram online messaging service.It dubbed 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, who shot dead at least 58 people from a hig
  
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• Las Vegas shooting victim tragically died in her husband's arms

  02-10-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  A mother of two who was gunned down during Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert died in the arms of her husband of more than 30 years.
  
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• Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years

  02-10-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman accused of keeping her two daughters confined at home for years allegedly failed to educate the now teenage youths, who told authorities their mother gave up on them "a long time ago."
  
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• Trump helps Florida Democrats gain rare special election win

  02-10-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has helped Democrats win an improbable victory in Florida, taking a state Senate seat away from the Republicans who have dominated state politics for two decades.
  
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• Stars react to Tom Petty's reported death at age 66

  02-10-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  CBS News reported on Monday that legendary rocker Tom Petty had died at 66, though TMZ contends that the singer is "still clinging to life."
  
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• Stars react to Tom Petty's death

  02-10-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  CBS News reported on Monday that legendary rocker Tom Petty had died at 66, though TMZ contends that the singer is "still clinging to life."
  
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• The Latest: Judge rules ex-cop will face 4th murder trial

  02-10-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former police officer accused of murder (all times local):
  
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• Oklahoma judge rules former cop will face 4th murder trial

  02-10-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge Monday ruled that a white former police officer will face a fourth murder trial in the 2014 killing of his daughter's black boyfriend.
  
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• O.J. Simpson Celebrates Newfound Freedom With McDonald's After Prison Release

  02-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Now a free man, the former football star ordered two No. 4's.
  
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• Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Reportedly Taken Off Life Support (UPDATE)

  02-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty, lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, has died after being found unconscious in his home, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to CBS News.
  
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• Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Dead At 66

  02-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty, lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, has died after being found unconscious in his home, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to CBS News.
  
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• Tom Petty reportedly 'still clinging to life' following reports of his death

  02-10-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  The group fell apart, but two of its members, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, would soon rejoin their friend for a new (and much longer-lasting) venture: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.Between 1976 and 1987, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released seven albums, organically becoming one of the biggest rock bands in the world.
  
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• Tom Petty dead at 66 following cardiac arrest: See his life in photos

  02-10-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty, the famed and beloved rocker behind hits like “American Girl” and “Free Fallin,” had died at the age of 66 following a cardiac arrest.
  
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• White House again rejects talks with North Korea on nuclear issue

  02-10-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday ruled out talks with North Korea except to discuss the fate of Americans held there, again appearing to rebuke Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who said Washington was directly communicating with Pyongyang on its nuclear and missile programs."We've been clear that now is not the time to talk," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters, reiterating a tweet from President Donald Trump at the weekend that was seen as underc
  
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• Supreme Court mulls parameters for deporting immigrant felons

  02-10-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday expressed skepticism toward part of an immigration law requiring the deportation of immigrants who commit violent felonies because of uncertainty over which crimes fit the bill and which do not.The justices heard arguments in the government's appeal of a lower court's ruling that language in the Immigration and Nationality Act calling for deportation of legal immigrants convicted of a "crime of violence" was so vague tha
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear Minnesota sex offender case

  02-10-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review Minnesota's civil commitment program for sex offenders, which had been challenged as unconstitutional for rarely releasing residents.
  
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• Two women deny murdering North Korean leader's half-brother

  02-10-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  By Rozanna LatiffKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.Police have also named four
  
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• White House Said It's Not The Time For Gun Debate After Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  White House said that it is too soon to talk about gun debate.
  
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• Read Cole Sprouse's Powerful Take On Whiteness And Mass Shootings

  02-10-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  While some celebrities were at a loss for words in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, here’s former Disney star and current “Riverdale” actor Cole Sprouse with a particularly cogent reaction to the horrific events.
  
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• Guitarist Caleb Keeter Says Seeing Vegas Shooting Changed His Mind On Gun Control

  02-10-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  “Enough is enough,” guitarist Caleb Keeter wrote on Twitter the day after a gunman opened fire at the Las Vegas festival where he’d performed hours earlier with the Josh Abbott Band.
  
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• White House: It Is 'Premature' To Talk About Gun Control Laws After Las Vegas

  02-10-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  President Trump on Monday offered his "warmest condolences and sympathies" after at least 50 people were killed and at least another 200 injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
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• Brother Of Vegas Shooter: He Wasn't 'An Avid Gun Guy At All’

  02-10-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old man who killed at least 58 people and left more than 500 injured in a shooting at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, was “just a guy” who frequented the city’s hotels, gambled and attended shows, according to his younger brother.
  
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• Key employment dispute leaves Supreme Court divided

  02-10-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their conservative counterparts who are in the majority sounded skeptical in the biggest business case of the court's new term.A win for employers would give the green-light to an already growing trend in which companies require workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving their right to bring class-action claims either in court or before private arbitrators.About 25 m
  
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• Progressives take aim at NRA after Las Vegas shooting: 'NRA = American ISIS'

  02-10-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  A national conversation on U.S. gun laws soon re-emerged on Monday after a Las Vegas gunman left 58 dead and over 500 wounded in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
  
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• Tom Petty taken off life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest

  02-10-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty was put on life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest, TMZ reports.The 66-year-old Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers frontman was reportedly found in his Malibu home on Sunday night before being rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital.TMZ updated their reporting to say that a source close to the singer alleged that Petty had "no brain activity" when he arrived at the hospital and was later pulled off life support.
  
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• Parents of Las Vegas shooting victim: 'We only had one child. We just don't know what to do.'

  02-10-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Klymchuk was a mother of four vacationing in Las Vegas with her fiance, according to CityNews Toronto.Other victims of the attack who have been identified include Sonny Melton, a Tennesee man who was attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with his wife on Sunday night, and Quinton Robbins, a 20-year-old student at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.An off-duty Las Vegas police officer, whose name has not yet been released, was also confirmed dead.
  
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• Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock Rented Two Rooms

  02-10-2017 21:09 via yahoo.com
  The gunman rented out two rooms, facing different directions, in the Mandalay Bay hotel and stayed for four days ahead of the shooting.
  
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• Sandy Hook mother tears into Congress after Las Vegas massacre

  02-10-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  Nelba Márquez-Greene, whose 6-year-old daughter, Ana, was killed in the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn., tweeted her frustration over the U.S. government’s inability to take action on gun violence.
  
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• 2 Texas inmates set to die this month lose at Supreme Court

  02-10-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused appeals from two convicted killers facing execution in Texas this month, including one inmate set to die next week.
  
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• Las Vegas shooting: White House press secretary chokes up while describing victims' heroic acts to save each other

  02-10-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has nearly choked up during her daily press briefing.After describing the response to the shooting in Las Vegas, Ms Sanders became visibly upset while referencing the bible.“What these people did for each other says far more about who we are As American than the cowardly acts of a killer ever could.
  
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• Every euphemism people are using instead of calling Stephen Paddock a terrorist

  02-10-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  64-year-old Stephen Paddock is responsible for an attack that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 people injured in Las Vegas last night — but don't worry, officials want you to know, at least he's not a terrorist. Over the past 12 hours, elected officials and select media outlets have been extremely careful about how they've chosen to describe the man responsible for the largest mass shooting in American history. A lone wolf. A man who doesn't fit the mass shooter profile. 
  
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• Trump’s Travel Ban Does Nothing To Stop The Most Deadly Form Of Terror In The U.S.

  02-10-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has repeatedly attempted to restrict travel into the U.S. in the name of national security, yet none of his administration’s travel bans would have prevented an attack like the one that took place in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
  
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• 'The Onion' Has a Simple, Devastating Set Response to U.S. Mass Shootings

  02-10-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  This is the fifth time 'The Onion' has published the same article.
  
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• NRA Likely to Benefit From Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  The NRA has benefited financially from past mass shootings, and gun stocks were already on the rise Monday.
  
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• Q&A: Maker's Mark helped Bill Samuels Jr. make his mark

  02-10-2017 20:40
  NEW YORK(Reuters) - Bourbon is a multi-billion-dollar business, but it began with just a few pioneering Kentucky families from Bardstown who all lived down the road from each other.
  
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