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• China Treasury holdings in August fall to lowest since June 2017: Treasury data

  16-10-2018 23:57
  China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell for a third straight month in August to their lowest in more than a year, Treasury Department data showed on Tuesday, in what was likely a move to support its...
  
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• The Framework in This New Zealand Home Is—Wait for It— Upside Down

  16-10-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  Not your typical suburban starter cottage
  
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• New York Uber Driver Charged With Kidnapping Female Passenger

  16-10-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  A driver for Uber was charged Tuesday with kidnapping a 24-year-old New York
  
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• Body of 2-year-old girl found partially buried in Philadelphia park, caregiver questioned

  16-10-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Philadelphia police say the child's caregiver is a suspect.
  
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• Death toll from Florida hurricane at least 29, hundreds missing

  16-10-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from Hurricane Michael rose to at least 29 as crews scoured for hundreds reported missing in Florida.
  
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• Quebec offers a sneak peek inside new cannabis stores

  16-10-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  No self-service, no glossy advertising, and proof of age is require to enter: Quebec's cannabis stores, which will open to the public on Wednesday, provide a minimalist experience to pot buyers.From the outside, it's hard to imagine what goes on beyond the front doors, obscured from prying eyes and marked only with the SQDC logo of a pot leaf engulfed by the letter Q.Visitors must show identification and proof of the minimum age for purchase, possession and consumption of cannabis (18 or 19 in m
  
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• Trump widens Fed critique, calls it 'my biggest threat'

  16-10-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  President Trump heaped more criticism on the Federal Reserve in an interview with Fox Business Network.
  
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• Prince Harry Reunited With His 98-Year-Old 'Favorite' and Introduced Her to Meghan Markle

  16-10-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Daphne Dunne has come out to meet Harry on several occasions
  
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• Piers Morgan Mocked Daniel Craig For the Way He Carries His Child and Dads Are Clapping Back

  16-10-2018 23:13 via yahoo.com
  Does Piers Morgan know what century it is?
  
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• Canada primed for pot legalization

  16-10-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Pot stores across much of Canada were poised to throw open their doors Wednesday as the sale and recreational use of cannabis is made legal for the first time by a major Western country.Stores in St. John's, capital of eastern Canada's Newfoundland province, will be the first to open their doors to pot enthusiasts as of 12:01 am local time on Wednesday."I'm going to have a lot more variety than the black market dealers, so you have a lot more choice at our store.
  
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• Cops Won't Charge Students Accused Of Making Cookies With Human Ashes

  16-10-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Two students accused of baking cookies with human ashes and feeding them to
  
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• 'Treason' remark stirs hotly contested Senate race in Arizona

  16-10-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally accused her opponent in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona, Democratic U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema, of "being OK with treason" as the two faced off in their only debate.McSally has increasingly focused on Sinema's past as an antiwar protester and progressive activist to get an edge ahead of the Nov. 6 elections.Most recent opinion polls have shown the Democrat with a slight edge in the race for the seat held by retiring U.S. Senator Jef
  
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• What to Do If You Have a Sears Gift Card

  16-10-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Sears, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week, is moving to reassure consumers that it’s open for business and accepting Sears gift cards at its stores. Still, anyone with a Sear...
  
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• Dow jumps more than 2% as US stocks rebound on strong earnings

  16-10-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks surged higher Tuesday as a batch of strong earnings reports pushed aside lingering doubts about the economy and trade fights that have pressured markets.
  
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• Jayme Closs Search: Has 13-Year-Old Who Vanished After Parents' Murder Been Spotted in Florida?

  16-10-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Footage from a Florida gas station shows a figure fitting Jayme's description traveling with two well-dressed, bearded adult males, authorities said.
  
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• Canada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana

  16-10-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  TORONTO (AP) — Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream was to open a cafe in Amsterdam, the Dutch city where people have legally smoked weed in coffee shops since the 1970s.
  
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• Jared Kushner 'deeply involved' in White House response to Khashoggi’s disappearance

  16-10-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner is leveraging his close relationship with the Saudi crown prince to facilitate communication between the White House and the Gulf kingdom.
  
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• Uber eyes valuation topping $100 bn in IPO: sources

  16-10-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Uber is eyeing a valuation above $100 billion for its much-anticipated share offering due in 2019, which would be the biggest-ever in the tech sector, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday.The sources told AFP the global ridesharing giant is considering speeding up its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to the first half of 2019, rather than the second half of the year.Uber, which operates in over 60 countries, is already the largest of the venture-backed "unicorns" valued at more
  
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• Ex-Kentucky senator who lost to Mitch McConnell in 1984 dies

  16-10-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Walter "Dee" Huddleston, a former two-term U.S. senator who lost his re-election bid in 1984 to Republican Mitch McConnell in one of Kentucky's most storied and pivotal political campaigns, died Tuesday. He was 92.
  
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• Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer complications at 65

  16-10-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Allen left Microsoft in 1983, before the company became a corporate juggernaut, following a dispute with Gates, but his share of their original partnership allowed him to spend the rest of his life and billions of dollars on yachts, art, rock music, sports teams, brain research and real estate.Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer, the Allen family said in a statement.In early October, Allen had revealed he was being treated for the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, whi
  
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• Idaho wildlife official resigns after killing baboon family

  16-10-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A top Idaho wildlife official has resigned amid outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip Africa, ending days of turmoil for a state where big game hunting is popular but critics said the photo was seen as unsportsmanlike by hunting enthusiasts.
  
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• Trump Threatens To Withdraw Honduras Aid Over Approaching Migrant Caravan

  16-10-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a threat to Honduran President Juan
  
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• Trump Raises Millions in Third Quarter for His Re-Election Campaign

  16-10-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  The sum included contributions to his main campaign fund and a pair of joint fundraising committees that benefit it and the Republican National Committee, Federal Election Commission disclosures filed Monday night showed.In 2018, Trump has raised $55.9 million through his committees, FEC filings show.
  
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• Martin Currie appoints portfolio manager for global emerging markets

  16-10-2018 21:10
  Legg Mason Inc affiliate Martin Currie said on Tuesday Colin Dishington would join its global emerging markets team as portfolio manager.
  
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• Walmart CEO points to new company culture, cuts profit forecast

  16-10-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also lowered its earnings forecast for its current fiscal year and said e-commerce growth next year would be slower than in the current year ending in January."I want to challenge your thinking about Walmart," Chief Executive Doug McMillon told the company's annual investor meeting, which was webcast.
  
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• Mike Pompeo Looks Ready To Accept Saudi Arabia's Spin On Jamal Khashoggi's Fate

  16-10-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ostensibly
  
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• 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Prices Start Under $30,000 but Get Expensive Quickly

  16-10-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  The "Blazer" is back, although it's not what you might have been expecting.
  
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• Who Cares About the J-20, F-35 or Su-57: Why the F-15, F-16 and Su-27 Aren't Going Anywhere

  16-10-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Why those old 4th generation fighters will be around for a long time. 
  
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• Democrat has edge in expensive Kentucky congressional race

  16-10-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, where President Donald Trump won by more than 15 percentage points in 2016, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr has raised more than $4 million for his re-election.
  
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• A guide to Canada's legal cannabis

  16-10-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  Canada on Wednesday will become the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, five years after Uruguay.The legislation leaves it to the 13 provinces and territories to organize sales and distribution, and some are taking slightly different approaches.Households will also be allowed to grow up to four cannabis plants, except in Quebec and Manitoba, where this will be prohibited.
  
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• Heitkamp apologizes for ad misidentifying victims of abuse

  16-10-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp apologized Tuesday for misidentifying victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and rape who were listed in a recent North Dakota newspaper ad aimed at her opponent.
  
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• Sean Hannity Said He 'Never Heard Of' Proud Boys But Had Member On His Show In 2017

  16-10-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Sean Hannity said on his radio show on Monday that he had never heard of the
  
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• USA Gymnastics CEO resigns after backlash from Simone Biles and Aly Raisman

  16-10-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: October 16, 2018, 4:11 PM:Following backlash to her now-deleted September tweet criticizing Nike,CNN reportedthat the new interim president and CEO of USA Gymnastics Mary Bono has resigned. The USA Gymnastics Board of Directors confirmed to Bono's resignation to Mashable in the following statement. Our original story follows below. USA Gymnastics has finally hired a new interim president and CEO, and people are not happy. After former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar was senten
  
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• Record $667 million U.S. Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs

  16-10-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  The new jackpot, which eclipses the previous high of $656 million, follows an 11-week winless streak for the top prize of the Mega Millions lottery.The Mega Millions jackpot has grown with each of the 23 semi-weekly drawings that failed to producer a top winner since July 24, when an 11-member office pool in Santa Clara County, California, hit a $543 million jackpot.The odds of hitting the jackpot by matching all six numbers correctly are an astronomical one in 302.6 million, but the odds of tur
  
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• Deadly train derailment in Morocco

  16-10-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  At least seven people were killed and about 80 injured when a train was derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday morning, a medical source said.“Some people lost their arms and legs in the accident,” the medical source there said.Relatives of the victims wept at the hospital.Some cases were treated at the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat, state news agency MAP reported.
  
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• What Is Saudi Arabia's Grand Plan for Pakistan?

  16-10-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's strategic use of aid and investment has heightened under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s influence.
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 13-year-old girl after parents are found dead

  16-10-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  An Amber Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who's gone missing after her parents were found dead in their home.
  
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• Panama City, Florida, residents struggle to recover after Hurricane Michael

  16-10-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  Residents struggle to get back to normal life without power and cellphone reception in hard hit Panama City, Florida.
  
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• 'The View' Hosts Rip Trump For Calling Stormy Daniels 'Horseface'

  16-10-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  The hosts of "The View" slammed President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his
  
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• Anticipation builds as jackpot swells to more than $600 million

  16-10-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  The Mega Millions jackpot is currently $654 million dollars as drawing nears.
  
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• Ohio Haunted House Employees Suspended After Allegedly Staging Mock Rape

  16-10-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  Ryan Carr and his girlfriend, Sarah Lelonek, were shocked when the scene unfolded at the Akron haunted house.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke faces Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race showdown

  16-10-2018 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Beto O'Rourke faces off against Ted Cruz in their second debate as recent opinion polls show the Republican incumbent pulling away from his liberal challenger for the Texas seat.
  
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• U.N. rights chief urges waiving of immunity in Khashoggi case

  16-10-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  Overnight, Turkish crime scene investigators entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the last place Khashoggi was seen before vanishing on Oct. 2, for the first time and searched the premises for over nine hours, Reuters witnesses said.In a statement, Bachelet welcomed the investigators being given access to the consulate, despite a two-week delay, and called on authorities of both countries to ensure that "no further obstacles are placed in the way of a prompt, thorough, effective, impartial a
  
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• U.S. administration unified in calling for Khashoggi probe: official

  16-10-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration is completely unified in calling for an investigation into the disappearance of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but it also has a significant relationship with Riyadh, a senior administration official said on Tuesday."We are, I think, completely unified in this administration about calling for an investigation into this.
  
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• Honduran migrant caravan pushes north toward the U.S.

  16-10-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw funding and aid from Honduras if it does not stop a caravan of people that is heading to the United States, in his latest effort to show his administration's tough stance on immigration.
  
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• McConnell Sees Kavanaugh Fight as ‘Adrenaline Shot’ for Midterms

  16-10-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  “The timing of it couldn’t have been better," McConnell said regarding the confirmation battle Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg News.With the battle for control of the Senate entering the last three weeks, McConnell said it’s coming down to a handful of races in states including Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee and Florida.Republicans benefit from the election map that has Democrats defending 26 seats compared with just nine for Republicans, but McCo
  
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• Democrats In Key House Races Boast Massive Fundraising Advantage

  16-10-2018 18:51 via yahoo.com
  Democrats enjoy significant fundraising advantages in dozens of House contests
  
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• Top Democratic Super PAC Comes To Bob Menendez’s Rescue In New Jersey

  16-10-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  The Senate Democrats' leading super PAC is set to spend $3 million in bright
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Is Not Native American

  16-10-2018 18:43 via yahoo.com
  Massachusetts senator (and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful) Elizabeth
  
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• It's slow cooker season: Save $49 on this 3-in-1 model by Cuisinart, on sale at Walmart

  16-10-2018 18:31 via yahoo.com
  Some of the best things are worth waiting for.  That's especially true when it comes to food. After all, do you really want to know what pulled pork tastes like when it's been rushed? (Here's a hint: it's not very good.) SEE ALSO: 9 of the best travel coffee mugs for your daily caffeine fix Even simple dishes, like mac and cheese, can become a masterpiece when you take it slow and low. But to pull this off, you're gonna need a great slow cooker. This Cuisinart 4-Quart 3-in-1 Multicooker is
  
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