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• Riots on the Champs-Elysées as 'yellow vest' fuel protesters march in Paris

  24-11-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Rioting erupted on the Champs-Elysées on Saturday as police fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of demonstrators protesting against fuel tax increases and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms. The bottom of the Arc de Triomphe was obscured by clouds of tear gas while “yellow vest” demonstrators set fire to a trailer and barricades on Paris’s most famous avenue. They chanted “Macron démission” (Macron resign) and some sang t
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Burns Fox News On Twitter For Being 'Obsessed' With Her

  24-11-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Fox News' "The Story" took aim again at the clothing of Rep.-elect Alexandria
  
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• THAT'S NOT OURS | Pastor says hidden game room firefighters found in church building isn't his

  24-11-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  Firefighters looking for a fire in a church instead found 100 gaming machines. But the pastor says it's not what you think.
  
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• The Latest: Walmart shooting suspect captured, hospitalized

  24-11-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Florida Walmart store (all times local):
  
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• Alabama mall shooting: Man killed by officer was not the shooter, police say

  24-11-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Protesters on Saturday marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting that wounded two people.
  
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• ‘PUBG’ Officially Coming To PlayStation 4

  24-11-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  PlayStation 4 gamers can finally rejoice, as the once console-exclusive PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will officially be coming to Sony’s PS4, just in time for the holidays.The battle royale game, which was developed by South Korean video game company Bluehole, was first released as an early access title for PC last year.The game was properly launched in December 2017, with an Xbox One port coming weeks later via the Xbox Game Preview program.
  
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• Cyber Monday Home Deals 2018: The Best Places to Shop

  24-11-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Bookmark these sites to score Cyber Monday’s best deals
  
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• Halsey Hits Back At Claims She’s Too Skinny With Photo Of Herself In Denim Shorts And Crop Top

  24-11-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  Halsey has hit back at comments that she’s getting too skinny with an Instagram photo of herself in denim shorts and a crop top.The Daily Mail reports that the singer attended a game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers that night.In addition to the shorts and crop top, she also wore a pair of black combat boots.
  
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• Goodwood presents Jim Clark Trust with £53k from summer fundraising

  24-11-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Summer visitors to Goodwood donated a total of £53,000 to The Jim Clark Trust, honouring the 50th anniversary of Clark's tragic accident. Funds will go towards further development of the expanded Jim Clark Museum in Duns, Scotland
  
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• Report: Caravan migrants preparing to march on border

  24-11-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  Sky News reports Central American migrants are preparing to march on the U.S. border and plead for asylum; Bryan Llenas reports from West Palm Beach, Florida.
  
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• Police likely killed wrong man responding to US mall shooting

  24-11-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  A policeman appears to have shot and killed the wrong person in responding to a shooting in an Alabama shopping mall that left two others wounded, police said Saturday, correcting an earlier account of the Black Friday incident.Police in Hoover, Alabama, originally said 21-year-old Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford pulled a gun and opened fire during a physical altercation in the Riverchase Galleria mall, wounding an 18-year-old man.A uniformed Hoover police officer then shot Bradford dead as he ran f
  
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• Syria regime shelling kills 9 civilians in Idlib: monitor

  24-11-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  Syrian regime shelling killed nine civilians including seven children Saturday in a planned buffer zone around the country's last major rebel bastion, a monitor said.A teacher and four schoolchildren were among the victims after the shelling hit near a school in the northwestern province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey in September agreed to set up a demilitarised cordon around the region of Idlib to stave off a massive regime off
  
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• Best Cyber Monday Deals on Robotic Vacuums

  24-11-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Consumer Reports is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to helping consumers. When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission—100% of the fees ...
  
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• How to Transport a Christmas Tree Safely

  24-11-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  This year, 95 million U.S. households are expected to put up a Christmas tree, according to the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA), an industry trade group. But before you decide where to...
  
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• Man Describes Road Rage Encounter with Alleged Catholic Store Killer a Month Earlier

  24-11-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  A Jefferson County man says he encountered Thomas Bruce, the man accused in a sexual assault and murder of a Catholic Supply Store employee, in a road rage incident weeks before the crime.
  
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• French police clash violently with protesters on Champs Elysees over petrol costs

  24-11-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  As night fell, the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, where fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld switched on the red lights of Christmas just a few days ago, was still aglow with fires lit by protesters.President Emmanuel Macron thanked police forces for their" courage and professionalism" in dealing with demonstrators as calm progressively returned to the Champs Elysees."Shame on those who attacked them ... There is no room for this violence in the Republic," Macron said on Twitter.
  
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• IS counter-attacks kill 47 US-backed fighters in east Syria: monitor

  24-11-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  Counter-attacks by the Islamic State group have killed at least 47 US-backed fighters over two days as the jihadists struck from their embattled holdout in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Saturday.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Kurdish-led alliance supported by a US-led coalition is battling to expel the jihadists from a pocket in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on the Iraqi border.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said the jihadists launched "three separate
  
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• Samantha Markle Says Thomas Is Doing ‘Great’ After Months Of Pleading With Meghan Over His Health Concerns

  24-11-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Meghan Markle’s half-sister, Samantha, and her dad, Thomas, have been pleading with the duchess to speak to them for months.This was due to the family fallout following the royal wedding, when Meghan cut off her family.Many times, the requests for contact by Samantha and Thomas were made along with ominous remarks about the dad’s allegedly failing health.
  
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• 2018 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting: How, When, And Where To Watch

  24-11-2018 20:29 via yahoo.com
  With Thanksgiving officially over, it’s really hard for people to speak out against others putting up their Christmas decorations now.There are celebrities who stop by to offer well wishes and festive greetings for the holiday season.
  
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• Syria regime and rebels swap prisoners, Turkey says

  24-11-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  The Syrian government and rebels swapped prisoners Saturday in a "first important step" in building trust between the warring sides under a Russia-Iran-Turkey-brokered peace process, Turkey's foreign ministry said Saturday."Certain individuals" were exchanged simultaneously in northwest of Syria, near the town of Al-Bab close to Aleppo, the ministry said, calling it a "pilot project".While it did not give a precise figure of detainees involved, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Righ
  
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• GOP Senator Who Made 'Hanging' Remark Attended 'Segregated' Academy

  24-11-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican Mississippi senator who made comments
  
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• Rain tamps down California fire but turns grim search soggy

  24-11-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The catastrophic wildfire in Northern California is nearly out after several days of rain, but searchers are still completing the meticulous task of combing through now-muddy ash and debris for signs of human remains.
  
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• Federal agent accused of falling in love with terrorism suspect, impeding investigation

  24-11-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  A US special agent stands accused of falling in love and providing top-secret information to her boyfriend, thereby compromising an FBI counterterrorism investigation, it has been reported.Leatrice Malika De Bruhl-Daniels was considered an exemplary employee in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the agency assigned her to a station in the United Arab Emirates, where she met Nadal Diya, who was under investigation for possible terrorism charges.The agency claims Ms De Bruhl-Danie
  
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• FBI agent accused of falling in love with terrorism suspect, impeding investigation

  24-11-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Leatrice Malika De Bruhl-Daniels was considered an exemplary employee in the FBI and the agency assigned her to a station in the United Arab Emirates, where she met Nadal Diya, who was under investigation for possible terrorism charges.The agency claims Ms De Bruhl-Daniels fell in love and decided to help the suspect, using her position to inform him of investigations against him.Ms De Bruhl-Daniels has pleaded not guilty to attempting to obstruct, influence or impede justice, the Houston Chroni
  
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• Amazon’s Cyber Monday Sale Offers Incredible Savings On Electronics

  24-11-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  People are recovering from Black Friday madness, but if you didn’t find all the deals you wanted, it’s time to prepare for Cyber Monday.This year, Amazon is featuring some sweet deals on electronics.
  
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• The Ross Family's Thanksgiving Day Parade Celebration In New York City Is Pure Joy

  24-11-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Diana Ross sparkled at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
  
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• Saudi crown prince to visit Bahrain as part of regional tour

  24-11-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was due to visit Bahrain on Sunday on the second leg of a regional tour, his first since critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder.Prince Mohammed, who began his tour Thursday with a visit to Abu Dhabi, will hold talks with Bahrain's King Hamad, the state-run Bahrain News Agency said on Saturday.Quoting a royal court statement from Manama it said that the Saudi crown prince and King Hamad will discuss the "deep-rooted fraternal and historic relations binding the two
  
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• ICE agents arrest man who left church after a year

  24-11-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  An immigrant who sought refuge from deportation in a North Carolina church for 11 months was detained at a scheduled appointment with immigration officials. The arrest of Samuel Oliver-Bruno prompted more than a dozen supporters to block a law enforcement van and wind up under arrest themselves.
  
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• Memories of my father: Why the Jaguar XJ6 means everything

  24-11-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  For some of us, the old family car is purely a memory. For others, those memories bring back powerful emotions. Chris Jordan is one such person, as the Jaguar XJ6 was more than just a car. Here is his remarkable story
  
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• PM May says UK will always stand by Gibraltar

  24-11-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday the United Kingdom would "always stand by Gibraltar" after Spain got enough assurances over the peninsula to unblock the European Union's Brexit deal with London."We will always negotiate on behalf of the whole UK family, including Gibraltar," May said on arriving for talks in Brussels with Donald Tusk, the chairman of EU leaders' summit that is due to approve the Brexit deal on Sunday."We have worked through the withdrawal issues for Gibraltar
  
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• Tijuana declares ‘humanitarian crisis’ and asks UN for help with migrant caravan

  24-11-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  A humanitarian crisis has been declared in Tijuana after nearly 5,000 Central American people arrived at the border city having spent more than a month travelling from Honduras.Juan Manuel Gastelum​, the city’s mayor, said on Friday he was requesting aid from the United Nations to help care for the 4,976 men, women and children who are currently living inside a sports complex.City officials and volunteers are working together in Tijuana to assist the group, known as the migrant carav
  
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• Rain Helps Fight California Wildfire, But Poses Threat to Search Crews

  24-11-2018 18:40 via yahoo.com
  Rainy conditions are causing concerns for evacuees and crews searching for remains in Butte County.
  
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• Walmart’s Cyber Monday Sale Might Offer The Best Deals On The Market

  24-11-2018 18:34 via yahoo.com
  At 12 a.m. EST on Monday, November 26, Walmart will be offering more holiday discounts and kicking off its Cyber Monday sale.While the retail giant isn’t done announcing the list of products it will be discounting, Forbes‘ Gordon Kelly published a report on Friday night that ran down the items that Walmart has confirmed so far for Cyber Monday.Buyers looking to buy a new iPhone at Walmart on Cyber Monday can save $99.01 on two older models with Straight Talk prepaid plans — las
  
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• Police: Alabama man killed by cop was "likely" not mall shooter

  24-11-2018 18:26 via yahoo.com
  Alabama police now say a man they shot and killed as a suspect for a Thanksgiving shooting at a mall was "likely" not responsible for wounding two.Conway G. Gittens reports.
  
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• Saudi Royal Says Crown Prince Is Here To Stay

  24-11-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A prominent Saudi royal said Saturday that
  
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• Taiwan voters set to block same-sex marriage in referendum

  24-11-2018 18:13 via yahoo.com
  In Asia's first such ruling, Taiwan's constitutional court declared in May 2017 that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry, and set a two-year deadline for legalization.While the election authority had not yet announced the final results of Saturday's referendum, more than six million voters approved a series of initiatives opposing marriage equality, passing a threshold needed for a public vote.The vote presents a major defeat for rights activists who had campaigned for equal marriage
  
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• Biggest Threat To The U.K.’s Security Is Russia, Not ISIS, British Army Chief Says [Opinion]

  24-11-2018 18:13 via yahoo.com
  Just how big of a threat is Russia these days?There was a time when Russia was this big, looming ominous, existential threat.Former US President Ronald Reagan regarded Russia as the wrong side of a holy war, calling it the evil empire.
  
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• French Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannons At Thousands Of Protesters In Paris

  24-11-2018 18:11 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) -- French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse
  
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• Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

  24-11-2018 18:05 via yahoo.com
  Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.The result came at the end of a dramatic evening which saw Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen resign as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after her party suffered major defeats in key mid-term polls, a significant blow to her prospects for re-election in 2020.As well as voting for seats from village to city level, there
  
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• Pelosi Urges Democrats to Unite Ahead of First Leadership Vote

  24-11-2018 17:57 via yahoo.com
  In a letter sent on Friday, Pelosi thanked those who’ve supported her so far, and said she requests “that we all support the nominee of our Caucus for Speaker on the Floor of the House,” consistent with party rules that require all members to vote in favor of the Democratic candidate.Pelosi praised her colleagues’ views and participation as the party works to implement changes in the next Congress.
  
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• Tijuana authorities seek help as sickness spreads through migrant camp

  24-11-2018 17:48 via yahoo.com
  Tijuana’s authorities are increasingly concerned about the spread of diseases in the city, as 5,000 members of the migrant “caravan” camp in temporary shelters, awaiting the chance to apply for asylum in the United States. The government of Baja California – the state in which the Mexican border city lies – has treated hundreds of migrants for respiratory infections and other ailments. On Friday they reported treating 818 respiratory infections and providing 1,
  
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• Iran urges Muslims to unite against US, including Saudi 'brothers'

  24-11-2018 17:46 via yahoo.com
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims worldwide on Saturday to unite against the United States and assured Saudis they were "brothers" who had nothing to fear from Tehran.US President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Tehran in May and has since reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions."What the United States wants of (the Middle East) today is enslavement," Rouhani told an Islamic unity conference in Tehran.
  
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• After attack on Chinese consulate, Pakistan points to India

  24-11-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The suicide bomber that targeted the Chinese consulate in Karachi used a foreign-made C-4 plastic explosive, said Pakistani police, who suggested Saturday that the attack was orchestrated in India.
  
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• Weekend storm threatens to snarl Thanksgiving travel

  24-11-2018 17:42 via yahoo.com
  Airline travelers brace for delays as they head home from Thanksgiving; JAcqui Heinrich reports from LaGuardia Airport in New York.
  
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• As Robert Mueller's Russia probe regains momentum after the midterms - where is it headed next?

  24-11-2018 17:42 via yahoo.com
  Set against a White House that has become known for tweets, leaks and tell-all books from former staff, Robert Mueller’s Russia probe has been an oasis of calm and quiet.The investigation has been virtually leak-proof, even with it representing the shadow which has followed Donald Trump through the entire 18 months of his presidency.Weeks of public silence about the probe – imposed due to not wanting to undermine the midterm elections which took place earlier in November – look
  
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• Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

  24-11-2018 17:29 via yahoo.com
  Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.Taiwan's top court legalised same-sex marriage in May 2017, the first place in Asia to do so, and ruled that it must be brought in within two years, but the government has made little progress in the face of opposition from conservative groups.A referendum on whether marriage should only be recognised as between a man and a woman in Taiwan
  
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• Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Woman Thanksgiving Night in New Jersey

  24-11-2018 17:26 via yahoo.com
  Elizabeth police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who left a 62-year-old woman for dead on Thanksgiving.
  
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• Taiwan president quits as party chair after local election setback

  24-11-2018 17:10 via yahoo.com
  The results of the polls, being held just over a year before Taiwan's next presidential election, are likely to please China, which claims self-ruled and proudly democratic Taiwan as its own and has ramped up pressure on Tsai and her administration since she took office in 2016.In the run-up to the elections, Tsai and her government said repeatedly that China was trying to sway voters with "political bullying" and "fake news", accusations that Beijing denied.The DPP lost control of the mayoralti
  
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• Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections

  24-11-2018 16:58 via yahoo.com
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's ruling party was handed a major defeat Saturday in local elections seen as a referendum on the administration of the island's independence-leaning president amid growing economic and political pressure from China.
  
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• Senior Saudi Prince Says CIA’s Assessment Of Khashoggi Killing Can’t Be Trusted — And Trump Seems To Agree

  24-11-2018 16:35 via yahoo.com
  This weekend, a senior Saudi prince said that the CIA’s assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi can’t be trusted — a stance that seems to match the one held by Donald Trump this week.After a series of varying explanations that included an initial denial of any involvement at all, the Saudi government has finally said that the Washington Post columnist was killed by Saudi agents in a premeditated attack in the Saudi
  
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