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• Gov. Scott Walker On Students Who Gave Nazi Salute: 'They're Idiots.'

  15-11-2018 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) mustered a lukewarm response when asked about
  
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• North Korea 'tests high-tech new weapon': report

  15-11-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of a "high-tech" new weapon, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday according to Yonhap news agency."Kim Jong Un inspected the testing of a newly developed high-tech tactical weapon at the Academy of National Defence Science," Yonhap cited the North's state broadcaster as saying.The "high-tech tactical weapon" had been developed over a long period and "builds impregnable defences of our country and strengthens the fighting power of our
  
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• Florida to recount ballots by hand in tight U.S. Senate race

  15-11-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Under state law, the Florida Department of State must trigger a manual recount if an electronic recount of ballots finds a margin of victory of less than 0.25 percent.The order came after U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee, Florida, cleared the way to include ballots from as many as 5,000 people across the state who submitted ballots by mail that were rejected by election officials.A Georgia federal judge issued a similar ruling as that state worked to resolve a close governor's race
  
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• Democrats flip another House seat as Jared Giolden wins historic election in Maine

  15-11-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  The Marine Corps veteran and state Representative unseated Republican Representative Bruce Poliquin after starting the day trailing the incumbent by roughly 2,000 votes.After ranked-choice votes for two independents vying for the seat were redistributed, Mr Golden surged ahead with slightly more than 3,000 votes, according to the Portland Press Herald.Ranked-choice voting — which allows voters to choose their first pick on their ballot but rank other choices below that — is uncommon
  
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• Florida U.S. Senate race triggers hand recount

  15-11-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Florida's hotly contested contest for the U.S. Senate appeared headed on Thursday toward a hand recount with the results still too close to call, the state elections website indicated.Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson trailed his Republican challenger, Florida Governor Rick Scott, by about 12,600 votes, or 0.15 percent of the more than 8 million ballots cast following an electronic recount.
  
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• McConnell Sees Path to Avoid Shutdown After Meeting With Trump

  15-11-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  “We talked about border security and how to resolve all this, and we’re optimistic we have a way forward," McConnell of Kentucky said after he and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama met with the president.Asked what the way forward is, McConnell said, “I’ll tell you when we get it.” He declined to respond to questions about whether Trump would accept fencing as a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• Absentee ballots reviewed in heated Georgia governor's race

  15-11-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — As the candidates in the disputed race for Georgia governor retreated further into their corners, counties across the state on Thursday began a court-ordered process of reviewing absentee ballots and counting those previously rejected for missing or incorrect dates of birth.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi says she has enough votes to continue leading House Democrats

  15-11-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Democrat Nancy Pelosi has claimed she has enough votes from colleagues to become the Spraker of the House of Representatives - despite a swell of opposition in her own party.The longtime Congresswoman from northern California is set to take the position currently held by Republican Paul Ryan.Ms Pelosi said she was not worried.
  
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• 18 Candles You Should Really Be Giving as Gifts

  15-11-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  To yourself included!
  
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• The Latest: Post urges independent probe in columnist slay

  15-11-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The latest on developments following the Oct. 2 killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul (all times local):
  
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• Father: Threats to driver won't bring justice for slain kids

  15-11-2018 22:48 via yahoo.com
  ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — The father of one of three Indiana children who were struck and killed by a pickup truck as they crossed a road to board a school bus said Thursday that threats against the driver and her family won't bring justice for his daughter or help those she left behind.
  
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• County braces for long, pricey court case in family massacre

  15-11-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Two women who are the mothers of two suspects in the massacre of a family, and the grandmothers of the other two, pleaded not guilty Thursday to misleading investigators of the crime, which went without any arrests for more than two years.
  
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• 'Get out!' Some Mexico border residents reject migrant arrivals

  15-11-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  A small group of residents in an upscale Tijuana neighborhood near the Mexican border confronted caravan migrants late on Wednesday, throwing stones and telling them to go back to their home countries.You are not welcome."Migrants shouted back and dozens of police officers had to intervene to keep peace in a city known for welcoming both American tourists and thousands of immigrants every year.A caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants who are fleeing violence and poverty at home set off
  
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• FDA to ban flavored e-cigarettes at U.S. convenience stores

  15-11-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  The much-anticipated announcement will mean that only tobacco, mint and menthol e-cigarette flavors can be sold at most traditional retail outlets such as convenience stores.The FDA also plans to seek a ban on menthol cigarettes, a longtime goal of public health advocates, as well as flavored cigars.FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the moves are meant to prevent young people from continuing to use e-cigarettes, potentially leading to traditional cigarette smoking.
  
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• Democrat flips US House seat in Maine ranked balloting

  15-11-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Democrat who trailed a Republican incumbent in a costly U.S. House race came from behind to emerge as the victor Thursday following extra rounds of tabulations under Maine's new voting system that's facing a legal challenge.
  
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• Goldman CEO 'personally outraged' by Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal

  15-11-2018 22:07
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Officer David Solomon has told employees he is "personally outraged" that any of the bank's officials would take the actions laid out in U.S. government...
  
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• ‘I Don’t Want to Go Anywhere Else but Home.’ How Residents Will Rebuild a Paradise Destroyed by Wildfire

  15-11-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The Camp Fire wiped out 95% of Paradise, Calif., killing at least 49 people
  
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• The Latest: Golden Globe organizers donate to fire victims

  15-11-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  MAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutors announce charges against couple and homeless man, say they made up story for GoFundMe scam

  15-11-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors in New Jersey announced charges against Mark D’Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt, who they allege made up a story on fundraising site GoFundMe in an effort to keep the money for themselves. Prosecutors say the story that Bobbitt was a homeless man who used his last $20 to pay for McClure’s gas wasn’t true, and was fabricated to earn people’s sympathy so they would contribute to a fundraising campaign whose stated purpose was to help Bobbitt financially.
  
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• Wells Fargo plans 1,000 U.S. job cuts

  15-11-2018 21:49
  Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday it notified about 1,000 employees in its Consumer Lending and Payments, Virtual Solutions and Innovations groups of plans to eliminate their positions.
  
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• Canada welcomes U.S. sanctions on Saudis, weighs similar action

  15-11-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday welcomed U.S. Treasury sanctions on 17 Saudi officials for their role in the killing last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and said Canada was weighing similar action."Canada welcomes the U.S. action," Freeland told reporters after touring a factory in Port Colborne, Ontario, adding that Canada will be "actively considering" similar sanctions in coming days.Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct.
  
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• U.S. imposes sanctions for Khashoggi killing, Saudis seek death penalty

  15-11-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions were the first concrete response by the Trump administration to Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.Among those sanctioned were Saud al-Qahtani, who has been removed from his position as a top aide to the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi and members of a 15-person team Turkey has identified as being involved in Khashoggi's death.The measure was unusual for Washingto
  
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• The Latest: Congressman says election lawsuit will proceed

  15-11-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. House race in Maine (all times local):
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Responds To Times Facebook Report: 'I Learned About This Yesterday'

  15-11-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  A day after a lengthy New York Times investigation found that Facebook went to
  
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• Michelle Obama Is Proof That Black Women Can Become More Than Their Wildest Dreams

  15-11-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  "Yes I'm black. Yes I'm a woman. Yes I grew up working-class. How dare someone
  
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• The Latest: Treasury hits 17 Saudis with economic sanctions

  15-11-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments following the Oct. 2 killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul (all times local):
  
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• The 2019 Audi R8 Supercar Won't Get a V-6 Engine

  15-11-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  The Audi R8 will stick with a V-10 engine, the company confirmed to C/D.
  
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• Facebook Faces Uproar on Crisis Response That Attacked Soros

  15-11-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  In the wake of a scathing newspaper report on the company’s approach to managing a deepening crisis, Facebook said Thursday that it ended its work with a Republican public affairs firm that had drawn links between enemies of the company and billionaire financier George Soros.The move to cut ties with Definers Public Affairs came after the New York Times detailed the firm’s work amid widespread turmoil at the social media giant as it dealt with the discovery of Russian meddling in the
  
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• Sanctioning Iran Is Risky for America

  15-11-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  A more measured and realistic approach would better serve America and the Iranian people alike.
  
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• British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal

  15-11-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May battled to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her political future on Thursday, as ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her.The Conservative leader said she believed with "every fibre of my being" in the Brexit course she had set, hours after facing a hostile parliament and seeing four ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, quit the government.Members of parliament on all sides warned her there was no way the plan could win
  
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• DoubleLine Capital LP warns on U.S. investment-grade bonds

  15-11-2018 21:00
  DoubleLine Capital LP portfolio manager Monica Erickson has a problem. She thinks the investment-grade corporate bond market, which is her specialty, is the worst place to be for bond investors.
  
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• Best Bites: Crispy prosciutto cups with goat cheese and figs

  15-11-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
  
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• Rubicon Crossed: Saudis Sanctioned

  15-11-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  The x-factor in bringing the Khashoggi tragedy to a close is whether audio or video of his assassination will be released.
  
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• Pelosi says will be House speaker, but Democrats are split

  15-11-2018 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Top congressional Democrat Nancy Pelosi brushed off concern Thursday about simmering internal party opposition to her leadership, expressing confidence that she will be elected speaker of the House of Representatives.Pelosi has led House Democrats since 2003, including a historic four-year stint as the first-ever female speaker.With Democrats reclaiming the majority after last week's midterm elections, House Republicans will relinquish the gavel, and Pelosi recently said she had "100 percent" co
  
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• FBI, Aruba Police Probing Royal Princess Cruise Ship Death

  15-11-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  The FBI and authorities in Aruba are investigating whether the tragic death of
  
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• How Florida’s recount will work

  15-11-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  No, Florida isn’t going to go through 8 million ballots one at a time. Here’s how the rest of the recount process will work.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth Shows Off Her Sense Of Humor At Prince Charles' Birthday Party

  15-11-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Queen Elizabeth showed off her cheeky sense of humor while giving a sweet
  
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• New Jersey couple and homeless man whose feel-good story went viral charged with GoFundMe scam

  15-11-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors say Mark D’Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. fabricated the tale in an effort to raise money for themselves.
  
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• The Latest: Couple, homeless man charged in charitable scam

  15-11-2018 20:29 via yahoo.com
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on charges brought against a New Jersey couple and a homeless man allegedly involved in charitable scam (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: AP won't declare winner in Georgia gov. race

  15-11-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the disputed election count for Georgia governor (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Mudslides now a risk for Southern California

  15-11-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  MAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local):
  
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• Florida man pleads not guilty in political pipe bombs case

  15-11-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges carrying a potential penalty of life in prison.
  
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• Woman Accused in Deadly School Bus Stop Crash Pleads Not Guilty

  15-11-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  Alyssa Shepherd, 24, entered a preliminary plea of not guilty during a court hearing Thursday morning. Shepherd is accused of ignoring a school bus stop arm and fatally striking four children with her vehicle.
  
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• Army sets sights on new sniper camouflage

  15-11-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Defense Specialist Allison Barrie on how 3,000 US military snipers will soon become even more deadly to the enemy, thanks to new ghillie suit camouflage being developed by the U.S. Army.
  
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• Crews still searching for bodies a week after fire destroys California town

  15-11-2018 19:55 via yahoo.com
  A week after the Camp Fire roared through Paradise, more than 9,000 personnel from many U.S. states are fighting the blaze, as well as the Woolsey Fire hundreds of miles to the south.Authorities attributed the high number of casualties to the staggering speed with which the wind-driven flames incineratedParadise.Nearly 8,700 homes were destroyed and 15,500 buildings threatened, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Thursday.
  
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• California Shelter Takes in Dozens of Dogs as Thousands Flee Camp Fire

  15-11-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of people have lost their homes in the Camp Fire as well as their pets. A local shelter is making sure evacuated dogs are getting the care they need.
  
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• U.S. big investors' best investment ideas for 2019

  15-11-2018 19:37
  The best investment ideas for 2019 range from buying local currencies in emerging markets to picking up beaten-down casino stocks to holding on to bank loans, according to investors who appeared this...
  
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• Top US security official pushed out after extraordinary Melania Trump intervention

  15-11-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  One of America’s most senior national security officials has been forced out of the White House after Melania Trump, the US president’s wife, publicly called for her departure through a spokesman.  Mira Ricardel, the US deputy national security adviser, only took up the post six months ago but will now be moved to a new role in the Trump administration. Widespread US media reports cited a row between Ms Ricardel and Mrs Trump’s team about the First Lady’s trip to Afr
  
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• Indiana woman pleads not guilty in students' bus stop deaths

  15-11-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana woman accused of striking and killing three children with a pickup truck as they crossed a highway to board a school bus entered a preliminary not guilty plea Thursday.
  
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• Florida Recount Deadline Nears, But Judge Could Change That

  15-11-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  The state will proceed to a manual recount if the machine recount finds any of the races are separated by 0.25 percentage point or less.In a separate ruling early Thursday, Walker ordered Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner to put an estimated 5,000 rejected ballots back into play.
  
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