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• FDA Warns Dog Owners to Avoid Bone Treats After 15 Dogs Die

  28-11-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  It’s a classic image: a dog contentedly gnawing on a bone. According to the Food and Drug Administration, it’s a scene that can turn fatal fast
  
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• Velvet Holiday Party Dresses That'll Have You Covered For Party Season

  28-11-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  Thanksgiving may have come and gone, but that was just the start of a busy holiday season of parties, office events, family gatherings, and so many other occasions that call for a festive look.
  
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• New tests at Jesus's presumed tomb back traditional beliefs

  28-11-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
    Scientific testing at what is believed to be Jesus’s tomb dates material there to the fourth century, supporting traditional beliefs surrounding the site, an expert involved in the study said on Tuesday. The study offers no further evidence whether or not Jesus was actually buried at the site in Jerusalem, but was consistent with the historical belief that the Romans built a monument there some 300 years after his death. It is the first time such testing has been carried out at the
  
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• Republicans move tax bill, putting objections on hold

  28-11-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Two Republican critics of the Senate’s tax reform legislation voted to advance the bill out of committee and send it to the Senate floor without adding their desired changes to it.
  
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• No one could make sense of the optical illusion dog. Can you?

  28-11-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  The eye can often be fooled by simple things like the manipulation of light, a change of angles, or a beloved pet.   Even a photo of what looks like a wildly-deformed dog can mess with your mind.   And it can also send the web into a frenzy.  SEE ALSO: Calm your dogs down with this fabulous doggy leotard Reddit user, chadwalk posted a photo last week with the title, “Optical Illusion Dog”.  Image: via Reddit user ChadwalkAt first its hard to decipher what exactly
  
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• Turkish Gold Dealer Pleads Guilty in Politically Explosive Sanctions Trial

  28-11-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Reza Zarrab may reveal a sprawling bribery scheme touching the highest levels of the Turkish government.
  
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• A Student Was Suspended for Sexual Harassment. Now He's Quoting Betsy DeVos to Sue His School

  28-11-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  The Education Secretary has rolled back Obama-era guidelines on investigating assault
  
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• A 3-Mile-Wide 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Will Fly by Earth, Scientists Say

  28-11-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  But scientists say there's no reason to worry
  
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• China Should Send 30,000 Troops Into North Korea

  28-11-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  The only way to stand down from a nuclear confrontation is to reassure Kim Jong Un that the United States won’t — and can’t — invade.
  
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• Trump says 'we will handle' North Korea after launch

  28-11-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  “We will take care of that situation,” President Trump told reporters, after meeting with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
  
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• Redesigned 2018 GMC Terrain Feels Like a Questionable Value

  28-11-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  General Motors redesigned the GMC Terrain with tidier dimensions, bringing it in line with most of the compact-SUV segment. The automaker has positioned the new version as a more premium offering...
  
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• Woman charged in pregnant neighbor's death to change plea

  28-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman accused of killing a pregnant neighbor so she and her boyfriend could keep the baby intends to change her not-guilty plea.
  
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• Meghan Markle Used To Be A 'Deal Or No Deal' Briefcase Model

  28-11-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  Before Meghan Markle’s starring role on “Suits,” the 36-year-old actress appeared on a variety of different shows ― including “Deal or No Deal,” where she had a recurring role.
  
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• 'We Will Take Care of It.' President Trump Responds to North Korea Missile Launch

  28-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  President Trump said Tuesday that he will "handle" North Korea after the country launched its first ballistic missile in months.
  
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• Vanguard to offer its first active ETF lineup in U.S.

  28-11-2017 22:19
  BOSTON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group Inc on Tuesday said it will offer six actively managed exchange-traded funds aimed at giving investors exposure to specific factors like low volatility or liquidity,...
  
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• Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Wedding Is A Big Shift For England's State Church

  28-11-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Wedding planning can be stressful for any couple whose families come from different religious and cultural backgrounds.
  
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• U.S. Has ‘Turned the Corner’ in Afghanistan, Top General Says

  28-11-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration brings a new strategy but same old promises to the 16-year war.
  
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• Russian Orthodox Church suggests tsar's death was a Jewish 'ritual murder'

  28-11-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  Authorities will investigate an anti-semitic theory that the 1918 killing of Tsar Nicholas II was a “ritual murder” following comments by a bishop close to Vladimir Putin.  Bishop Tikhon Shevkunov, who is heading a Russian Orthodox Church commission investigating the execution of the Romanov family by firing squad in Yekaterinburg, said at a conference on Monday that many members of the commission believe it was a ritual murder that held special significance for Bolshevik comman
  
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• U.S. general sees no change in Pakistan behavior despite Trump tough line

  28-11-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  By Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan's support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad.U.S. officials have long been frustrated by what they see as Pakistan’s reluctance to act against groups such as the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network that they believe exploit safe haven on Pakistani soil to launch attacks on neighboring Afghanistan.In Au
  
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• Trump Speaks Out On North Korea Missile Launch

  28-11-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump commented Tuesday on reports that North Korea launched another ballistic missile, saying the United States would handle the situation.
  
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• Trump Said He's 'Not Surprised' Democratic Leaders Bailed On Meeting

  28-11-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said he’s not surprised Democratic leaders did not show up to a planned meeting with him on tax reform.
  
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• FCC Chair Says Twitter Has ‘Double Standard’ In Suspending Conservatives' Accounts

  28-11-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai criticized Twitter Tuesday for what he deemed a “double standard” in how the platform treats conservative users.
  
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• Navajo Nation delegate slams Trump over 'Pocahontas' slur and says Native Americans are 'not pawns to promote false narratives'

  28-11-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Members of the Navajo Nation are excoriating Donald Trump for mockingly referring to a political adversary as “Pocahontas” during a White House event.The President has turned the name “Pocahontas” into an insulting nickname for Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren, who has faced pushback for referencing her slight Native American ancestry.
  
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• D.C. Archdiocese sues Washington Metro over rejected Christmas ad

  28-11-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  The Archdiocese of Washington has joined the ACLU in challenging the Washington, D.C., metro system’s advertising policies. After an ad with a Christmas theme was rejected, the archdiocese sued the transit authority for violating its First Amendment rights.
  
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• Man Was Plotting New Year's Eve Mass Shooting, Police Say

  28-11-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Australian police have arrested a man accused of planning a mass shooting for New Year’s Eve in a crowded Melbourne square, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• The Internet Is Getting in the Holiday Spirit With This Hilariously Relatable Christmas Card

  28-11-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  The season for viral holiday cards is here
  
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• The Latest: Charges detailed in Turkish gold trader plea

  28-11-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Iran sanctions trial of a Turkish banker (all times local):
  
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• 23-Year-Old Charged After Her Father Finds Baby in Plastic Bag Under Porch

  28-11-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  He was putting up Christmas lights when he made the shocking discovery.
  
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• List of Trump campaign Russia contacts grows

  28-11-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow presents an ongoing tally of the Russians who are reported to have had contact with various members of the Donald Trump campaign ahead of the election, a list that is still growing as new interactions come to light.
  
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• N.Y. murder conviction tossed because juror applied for prosecutor job

  28-11-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  A New York state appeals court on Tuesday threw out the April 2014 conviction of a man in Manhattan's East Harlem section for killing his girlfriend, because a juror failed to disclose she had applied for a prosecutor's job in the office handling the case.The Appellate Division in Manhattan ruled 5-0 that Equan Southall's second-degree murder conviction and prison sentence of 23 years to life for the August 2011 killing of Camila Guzman must be vacated, citing the juror's "implied bias" in favor
  
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• Here’s How Much Meghan Markle’s Engagement Ring Is Worth, According to Experts

  28-11-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Meghan Markle's new engagement ring from Prince Harry is anything but ordinary.
  
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• Tillerson 'offended' by claims of State Department's hollowing out

  28-11-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  By Arshad MohammedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday he was offended by claims that the State Department is being hollowed out, saying his agency is functioning well, contrary to scathing criticism from former diplomats.In the latest salvo, two retired senior U.S. diplomats said the agency is being undermined by proposed budget cuts of about 30 percent and is being deliberately taken apart."President Trump's draconian budget cuts for the State Department
  
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• Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings, so here's what a combined menu would look like

  28-11-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  On Tuesday it was announced that Arby's owner Roark Capital will acquire Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion (or roughly 162,271,805 orders of BWW House Samplers).  Per Reuters, though the wings restaurant will become property of Arby's, it'll still operate on its own.  SEE ALSO: This edible Alien Facehugger chicken will haunt your dreams We think this is a huge mistake.  Consider the disturbing menu possibilities a marriage of Arby's meats and BWW wings might afford us.  Our
  
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• Argentina: US rescue module delayed in "critical" sub search

  28-11-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Bad weather has delayed the arrival of a U.S. undersea rescue module at an area in the South Atlantic where an Argentine submarine went missing with 44 crew members 13 days ago, the Argentine navy said Tuesday.
  
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• Rex Tillerson: state department can be cut as we will soon solve global conflicts

  28-11-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Rex Tillerson said that Russia would continue to face sanctions unless Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were restored.Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s proposal to slash the state department and foreign aid budget is in part based on an expectation it will be able to resolve some of the global conflicts that have been absorbing costly diplomatic and humanitarian support.
  
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• Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying'

  28-11-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  In 2014, Stanley Sturgill traveled 1,300 miles from his home in Harlan County, Kentucky, to Denver, where the Environmental Protection Agency held one of four public hearings and 11 listening sessions on new rules to limit pollution from power plants.
  
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• Kris Kobach Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Side Gig As Paid Breitbart Columnist

  28-11-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  An ethics watchdog group is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) violated federal conflict of interest laws by promoting a column he was paid for during a meeting with President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity, a panel on which he is a top official.
  
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• PR braces for harmful new tax in GOP bill

  28-11-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz of San Juan, Puerto Rico, talks with Rachel Maddow about Puerto Ricans putting their lives back together despite the botched storm response, and the damage the new Republican tax will do to the Puerto Rican economy.
  
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• Net Neutrality: The Courts Can Stop the FCC's Plan to Kill the Open Internet

  28-11-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  The facts aren't on Ajit Pai's side, and that matters.
  
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• U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country

  28-11-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  By Kara Van PeltCHARLESTON, W. Va. (Reuters) - Health groups, environmentalists and a former coal miner criticized the Trump administration's proposal to dismantle an Obama-era rule to slash carbon emissions from power plants at a public hearing held in the heart of coal country on Tuesday.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the two-day hearing in West Virginia on its proposal to axe the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the centerpiece of former President Barack Obama's strategy on climate c
  
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• Libya says migrant repatriation flights to be stepped up

  28-11-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Libya's UN-backed authorities said Tuesday that flights repatriating stranded migrants will be stepped up, as the International Organization for Migration called on Tripoli to empty its detention centres.The plight of migrants in Libya has garnered fresh attention after an outcry over reports of slave auctions in the country, an enormous transit hub for sub-Saharan Africans seeking to reach Europe.Human-trafficking networks have flourished in the chaos that followed a NATO-backed uprising which
  
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• Pamplona festival gang rape trial wraps up in Spain

  28-11-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  The trial of five men accused of gang raping a woman at Pamplona's bull-running festival wrapped up Tuesday in case that shocked Spain and sparked protests against violence against women.The men, aged 27 to 29, are accused of having raped the woman, then aged 18, at the entrance to an apartment building in Pamplona on July 7, 2016 at the start of the week-long San Fermin festival, which draws tens of thousands of visitors."We don't see a sexual assault, we see sexual relations, period," the lawy
  
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• Mom Makes Tearful Plea for Safe Return of Daughter Who Allegedly Ran Off With Soccer Coach

  28-11-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  Caitlyn Frisina, 17, was reported missing Sunday after withdrawing $200 from an ATM.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Rallies Supporters Against Trump's Consumer Watchdog Appointment

  28-11-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  rallied progressive activists on Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s appointment of an interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
  
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• Elon Musk is Latest to Troll Flat-Earthers in Hilarious Tweet

  28-11-2017 19:43 via yahoo.com
  Why. Why. Why.
  
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• Turkish-Iranian gold dealer a US government witness in sanctions trial

  28-11-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab will testify for the prosecution in a potentially explosive sanctions-busting trial that opened in New York on Tuesday amid inflamed US relations with Ankara, a federal prosecutor said.The prosecutor, David Denton, made it clear that Zarrab would be the star witness as the government lays out its case against Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, accused of violating sanctions against Iran, bribery and money laundering.
  
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• Defiant North Korea Launches What Appears To Be ICBM

  28-11-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  North Korea has launched another ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday.
  
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• Trump's attacks on CNN helped their revenues far more than his praise helped Fox News, new figures suggest

  28-11-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s favourite channel Fox News has experienced a year-on-year drop in advertising revenue, while CNN and The New York Times continue to grow despite the President attacking them as “fake news” and “failing”.Despite the President constantly tweeting his love of Fox News, the right-wing, unashamedly pro-Trump network suffered a 2 per cent drop in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, analysts Standard Media
  
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• Eric Trump Defends Dad's 'Pocahontas' Slur, But Twitter Claps Back Hard

  28-11-2017 19:28 via yahoo.com
  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s second son desperately tried to defend his daddy for calling Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” during an event that was supposed to honor Native American World War II veterans.
  
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• The H-D XL 1200 CX Snow Drag Bike

  28-11-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  The H-D XL 1200 CX Snow Drag Bike This Sportster-based Slovak custom is snow joke Harley-Davidson's 2017 Battle of the Kings custom bike competition was full of amazing entries. Roughly 200 H-D dealerships from around the world built Sportster-based customs
  
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