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• 7 Signs You're Too Close To Your Boss

  02-01-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Strong relationships with colleagues can improve your work life.
  
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• Donald Trump threatens to withdraw all future US aid payments to Palestinians

  02-01-2018 23:45 via yahoo.com
  America may withhold aid money to the Palestinians if they walk away from peace negotiations, Donald Trump threatened.In a pair of tweets, Mr Trump wrote that “we pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect”.“We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more,” Mr Trump said in reference to his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Isra
  
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• Colorado shooting: Police were 'warned about shooter' before he opened fire on deputies

  02-01-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Weeks before a gunman opened fire on Colorado sheriffs deputies, police officers had reportedly been warned about the assailant posting disturbing messages online.Douglas County Sheriff’s Department officials have identified the shooter as 37-year-old Matthew Riehl.According to Wyoming’s K2 radio, students at the University of Wyoming’s law school received an email in early November warning about a “suspicious behavior involving a former student” and attached an ima
  
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• Donald Trump Responds To Utah Senator Orrin Hatch's Retirement

  02-01-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump responded to veteran Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) announcing his retirement after more than four decades in the Senate.
  
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• California lawmakers to confront sexual misconduct scandal

  02-01-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers will grapple with a growing sexual misconduct scandal when they return to Sacramento on Wednesday for the 2018 legislative year that will bring debates about boosting protections for victims and whistleblowers and improving the Legislature's policing of itself.
  
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• Eight newborn puppies found frozen to death in brutally cold weather

  02-01-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  A litter of newborn puppies died from prolonged exposure to the frigid outdoor temperatures in Knox County, Illinois, just one day after Christmas, according to WQAD.The black lab mix's owner had apparently been keeping her outside in below-freezing temperatures and didn't even realize she was pregnant until she gave birth on Dec. 26.After noticing the litter of puppies, the dog's owner called the Knox County Humane Society for assistance.
  
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• Jewish lawyer touted by Roy Moore's wife turns out to be 'passionate supporter' of his opponent Doug Jones

  02-01-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  A Jewish lawyer who once worked for Roy Moore and was touted by his campaign as proof he could therefore not be antisemitic, has revealed that he is a long-time friend of the former judge’s victorious opponent and voted for him.In the days before last month’s special election for a vacant senate seat for Alabama, Mr Moore, a conservative evangelical Christian, was accused of making antisemitic comments.To try and counter the claims, Mr Moore’s wife, Kayla, who had been an outsp
  
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• 12 Couches For Small Spaces That Are Actually Roomy

  02-01-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  We know the struggle that is trying to fit a small coffee table, arm chair, entertainment stand, bar cart, and a sofa into what feels like an actual cube.
  
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• Trump Taunts Iran, Insults Pakistan

  02-01-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on Donald Trump injecting himself into the politics of Iranian protests and picking a fight with Pakistan.
  
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• 2018 Opens with frigid Cold

  02-01-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow alerts viewers to extreme cold (and a good chance of a northeast snow storm) forecast for the end of the first week of the year.
  
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• 2018 Jeep Renegade

  02-01-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Mild updates to the littlest Jeep.
  
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• Iran protests could hurt clerics but Rouhani has most to lose, say insiders

  02-01-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, senior government officials say.While several senior officials said there was concern that prolonged unrest would damage the legitimacy and influence of the country's religious leaders, few insiders see the unrest as an existential threat to that leadership, which has ruled since the 1979 revolution and is now controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kh
  
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• Republicans Will Need Democrats' Help in 2018. Here's Why That's Unlikely

  02-01-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  The government could shut down and children could lose healthcare — all before the end of the month
  
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• New U.S. tax law could impact paychecks by February

  02-01-2018 22:41
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first paychecks of 2018 will be dispatched soon, but it may be weeks or months before taxpayers and payroll processors know how the new U.S. tax laws will affect your...
  
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• 6 Ways Logan Paul Could Have Actually Raised Suicide Awareness

  02-01-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  YouTube star Logan Paul shared a horrific video featuring an apparent suicide victim earlier this week, sparking a major dialogue about the proper way to bring awareness to mental health issues.
  
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• Amber Alerts Issued for Missing Daughters of Slain Texas Woman

  02-01-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Authorities are desperately searching for the daughters of a slain Texas mother whose roommate is believed to have the girls, police said.
  
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• U.S. warns North Korea against new missile test, plays down talks

  02-01-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  By Rodrigo Campos and Christine KimUNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned North Korea on Tuesday against staging another missile test and said Washington would not take any talks between North and South Korea seriously if they did not do something to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.Haley told reporters the United States was hearing reports that North Korea might be preparing to fire another missile.
  
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• U.S. puts Pakistan on notice: do more to stop terrorism

  02-01-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  By Steve Holland and Drazen JorgicWASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States accused Pakistan on Tuesday of playing a "double game" on fighting terrorism and warned Islamabad it would have to do more if it wanted to maintain U.S. aid."They can do more to stop terrorism and we want them to do that," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.The White House said it would likely announce actions to pressure Pakistan within days, shortly after U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said at t
  
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• How to Make Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Scampi

  02-01-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Spaghetti squash is a favorite ingredient for those seeking a lower-carb, gluten-free alternative to pasta. Tip: cut the squash into rings to preserve the length of the strands.
  
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• Iran's leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, U.S. calls that 'nonsense'

  02-01-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  By Bozorgmehr SharafedinLONDON (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader accused the country's enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations rose to 21.Riot police were out in force in several cities on the sixth day of protests, which spread to the northwestern city of Tabriz, according to social media posts, as security forces scrambled to contain the boldest challenge to Iran's leadership since 2009.More than 450 protesters have been a
  
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• What has Trump accomplished on the golf course?

  02-01-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  During a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday, January 2, Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions on what President Trump has accomplished for the American people on the golf course.
  
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• Trump's foreign policy team is a 'snake pit,' senior Republican claims

  02-01-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s foreign policy team has become a “snake pit” rife with infighting, a new report has claimed.Mr Trump argues regularly with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser HR McMaster – and the two advisers clash with each other, too, a senior Republican said.“There are personality tensions between the president and Tillerson, between the President and McMaster, between McMaster and Tillerson,” the Republican, who is in close conta
  
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• US dismisses North-South Korea talks as 'band-aid'

  02-01-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  The US envoy to the United Nations Tuesday dismissed as a "band-aid" the prospect of talks between North and South Korea, warning that Washington would never accept a nuclear-armed Pyongyang."We consider this to be a very reckless regime.
  
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• Trump sounds open to Korea dialogue, says Kim feels pressure

  02-01-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sounded open Tuesday to the possibility of an inter-Korean dialogue after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare overture toward South Korea in a New Year's address. But Trump's ambassador to the United Nations insisted talks would not be meaningful unless the North was getting rid of its nuclear weapons.
  
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• Khamenei blames Iran's 'enemies' for unrest as US ups the pressure

  02-01-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Iran's supreme leader blamed "enemies" Tuesday for unrest that has seen 21 deaths as Washington sought to increase pressure on the Islamic regime that was facing its biggest test in years.In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last Thursday."The enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the Islamic regime," the supreme lea
  
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• New York City to Install 1,500 Metal Barriers After Deadly Pedestrian Attack

  02-01-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  The city is spending $50 million on protective measures
  
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• US IDs hijacked to fake Trump policy support

  02-01-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on an emerging pattern of public feedback on U.S. policy changes being stuff with fake comments from the hijacked identities of real Americans to show artificial support for Trump administration policies.
  
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• U.S. House transportation panel chair says he will not seek re-election

  02-01-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Republican Representative Bill Shuster, the chairman of the Transportation Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for re-election in November, he said in a statement on Tuesday.Trump, who met with Shuster in December to talk about rebuilding U.S. roads and other projects, is expected to unveil an infrastructure proposal later this month.
  
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• U.S. envoy Haley praises Iranian demonstrators, says protests spontaneous

  02-01-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday praised the courage of Iranian demonstrators and said protests across the country were spontaneous, not driven by outside forces.After she read out social media posts written by Iranians in support of the protests, Haley dismissed Iranian leaders' contention that the protests were designed by Iran's enemies.This is the precise picture of a long oppressed people's rising up against their dictators."Haley said the United States was seeki
  
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• At least 23 people injured in Bronx apartment fire

  02-01-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  At least 23 people, including one firefighter, were hurt on Tuesday morning after a fire tore through an apartment building in New York City's Bronx borough, days after another blaze in the area killed 12 people, a fire department spokesman said.All of the injuries, which included adults and children, were non-life-threatening, according to Daniel Nigro, commissioner of the Fire Department of New York."Our units arrived and were immediately faced with heavy fire.
  
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• The Lost Children of ISIS

  02-01-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov says he wants to rescue orphans. But what’s really behind his humanitarian campaign?
  
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• These States Could Legalize Recreational Weed in 2018

  02-01-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  There's a lot of buzz around bud.
  
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• How Japan Is Trying to Stop Deaths in the ‘Suicide Forest’ Where YouTuber Logan Paul Filmed

  02-01-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Japanese authorities have been trying to draw less attention to the grim reputation of Aokigahara forest – not more
  
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• Doctors Save Mother's Unborn Child Following Deadly Shooting

  02-01-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Marlazia Jones-Mattox was 35 weeks pregnant when she was shot and killed.
  
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• Woman Takes Off After Cashing In $300,000 Lottery Ticket Her 'Best Friend' Says They Planned to Split

  02-01-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  It was a betrayal that left Leslie Underwood stunned, and now she plans to sue for her half of the winnings.
  
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• What's Behind Iran's Massive Anti-Government Protests

  02-01-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  The largest protests to hit Iran in almost a decade have swept across the country in recent days, sparking violent retaliation from government forces.
  
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• Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Announces Retirement

  02-01-2018 20:23 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced on Tuesday that he will retire at the end of this year.
  
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• Trump's Call for Iran to Unblock Instagram Has One Glaring Hypocrisy

  02-01-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Banning Instagram is bad but so is banning private citizens as president.
  
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• FDA issues recall on J&J heart device

  02-01-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a recall of a heart device made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson due to a faulty valve.Johnson & Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  
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• Gunman's Mental State Was Cause for Concern a Month Before Deadly Colorado Shooting

  02-01-2018 20:02 via yahoo.com
  Matthew Riehl shot and killed a deputy and wounded four others
  
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• Iran’s Wave of Protests Show a Split at the Heart of the Country

  02-01-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Iran's conservatives and hardliners fanned the flames of populist rage. Now, it's burning out of control
  
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• Iran protests latest: US says it will call for emergency UN meetings over unrest

  02-01-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, said the US will call for emergency sessions to address the "completely spontaneous" protests in Iran.The protests "are virtually in every city in Iran.This is the precise picture of a long oppressed peoples rising up against their dictators," Ms Haley noted.
  
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• Michele Bachmann Says She's Considering Running For Al Franken's Senate Seat

  02-01-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said over the weekend that she is considering running for Senate.
  
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• Kanye and Kim Kardashian West's 2-Year-Old Son Saint Hospitalized with Pneumonia

  02-01-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  Saint West is on the mend after battling a case of pneumonia
  
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• Trump Tweets Support For Iranians While Banning Them From The U.S.

  02-01-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump once again praised Iran’s anti-government protesters on Tuesday ― and the irony was not lost on many, given his administration’s repeated attempts to block Iranians from coming to the U.S. “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime,” Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Trump Takes Credit For Airline Safety, Despite Slim Record

  02-01-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to take credit for 2017 being the safest year on record for commercial aviation around the world, saying he had been “very strict” on the industry.
  
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• UN 'regrets' deaths in Iran, calls for respect for protesters' rights

  02-01-2018 19:09 via yahoo.com
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesdayexpressed his "regret" at the rising death toll in anti-government protests in Iran, and called on the Islamic Republic to respect the rights of peaceful protesters.Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had blamed the country's "enemies" earlier Tuesday for almost six days of deadly unrest that have shaken the conservative country.
  
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• US conservatives cheer on Iran's 'brave' protesters

  02-01-2018 19:07 via yahoo.com
  America's conservatives have eagerly cheered the wave of anti-regime protests sweeping Iran, seizing on the movement as a stark repudiation of the outreach towards Tehran pursued under Barack Obama's presidency.Emboldened by the words of President Donald Trump, who warned Tehran that "the world is watching," dozens of Republican lawmakers have rushed to praise the protesters flooding Iranian cities in the biggest test in years for the Islamic regime."Brave protestors are once again shining a lig
  
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• No rise in autism in US in past three years: study

  02-01-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  After more than a decade of steady increases in the rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States, the rate has plateaued in the past three years, researchers said Tuesday.The findings were based on a nationwide study in which more than 30,000 parents reported whether or not their children had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)."The estimated ASD prevalence was 2.41 percent among US children and adolescents in 2014-2016, with no statistically significant increase ov
  
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• German doctors in stand against 'invasive' age testing of asylum-seekers

  02-01-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Doctors in Germany on Tuesday spoke out against proposals for medical tests to check the age of asylum-seekers. Leading politicians have called for compulsory tests amid allegations that migrants are lying about their age and posing as minors in order to avoid deportation and claim extra benefits. But senior doctors warned that medical tests would not be reliable and risked harming asylum-seekers’ health. “The investigations are complex, expensive and laden with great uncertaint
  
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