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• Trump Touts Military Option for North Korea That Generals Warn Would Be ‘Horrific’

  09-10-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  The foreign policy in Trump’s Twitter feed is competing with the foreign policy of the U.S. government.
  
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• 'Burqa Ban' Results in Fine for Austrian Man in Costume

  09-10-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  "I'm just doing my job," the mascot told police.
  
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• Mother, 4 children killed in Oregon crash

  09-10-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a mother and her four children were killed in a head-on crash near Salem by a drunken driver who has a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated.
  
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• Maine senator's departure could nix bridge between GOP, Dems

  09-10-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Backers of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins say they wish they could clone the moderate Republican powerbroker from Maine who has been a crucial swing vote in Congress as Republicans struggle to deliver on President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.
  
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• Skies around Disneyland turn orange as Anaheim Hills fire rages

  09-10-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  It's not looking like the happiest place on earth today. As historic wildfires rage across the state of California, guests at Disneyland in Anaheim are some of the latest to experience a pre-Halloween fright. SEE ALSO: Insane wildfire photo perfectly sums up America in 2017 14 fires in northern California laid waste to some 1,500 structures over Sunday and Monday while Santa Ana winds put much of southern California in critical danger. In Anaheim, entire neighborhoods were evacuated while smoke
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Pens 'Desperate Email' To 'CEOs, Moguls' Before Firing

  09-10-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The situation surrounding Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment allegations has only continued to worsen.
  
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• Mom of 6 Killed in Crash While Driving Home From Visiting Her Premature ‘Miracle’ Twins in the Hospital

  09-10-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  The family of Katie Evans, a devoted mother of six, never expected her most recent trip to see her premature baby girls at a hospital would be her last
  
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• Watch 40 Minutes Of The Evil Within 2's Second Chapter

  09-10-2017 23:11
  The Evil Within 2 launches this Friday on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. We still don't know exactly how this sequel begins, but you can take a look at Sebastian Castellanos' first steps in a new version of STEM, the device that links minds together and brings horrors to life. This 40-minute clip does contain small story spoilers, but more so serves the purpose of showing how the new free-form exploration works in the city of Union.(Please visit the site to view this media)
  
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• 3-Year-Old Missing After Left Outside For Not Drinking Milk: Cops

  09-10-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  A desperate search is underway for a 3-year-old Texas girl whose father says vanished after he left her outside at night as punishment for not drinking her milk, according to police.
  
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• US insurer AIG sees up to $2 bn losses from 3Q disasters

  09-10-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  American International Group expects a $2 billion hit in the third quarter from a trio of major hurricanes in the Americas and a catastrophic Mexican earthquake, the insurer said Monday.AIG estimated pre-tax losses of between $2.9 billion and $3.1 billion, with the breakdown of above $1 billion each for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, $600-$700 million from Hurricane Maria and $150 million from other events, including the Mexican earthquake.The estimate includes the toll of biblical-scale flooding i
  
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• Turkey wants US to review decision to halt visa services

  09-10-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's justice minister on Monday said he hoped the United States would review its decision to suspend most visa services for Turkish citizens following the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee in Istanbul that has deepened tensions between the two NATO allies.
  
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• Obama Family Connected to Harvey Weinstein

  09-10-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  Malia Obama read scripts for the Hollywood producer in New York City.
  
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• RNC Chair Struggles To Explain Why Harvey Weinstein Is A Monster But Trump Isn't

  09-10-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  RNC chair says allegations about Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump are “not even comparable” https://t.co/blAHyKbYw8
  
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• Kathy Griffin Returns To The Stage Wearing A Donald Trump Mask, Naturally

  09-10-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  Kathy Griffin performed for the first time since the now-infamous photo of her holding a fake, bloodied Donald Trump head went viral, and it appears she’s not done making jokes at the president’s expense.
  
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• Former employee of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock makes unexpected comment

  09-10-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  A former employee and close friend of Stephen Paddock, the gunman who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, has spoken out to say that the man she knew was seemingly incapable of committing such a horrific act.
  
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• 5 Companies With the Most Luxurious Employee Perks

  09-10-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Job perks are important to people searching for jobs. Here are 5 companies with some of the best perks.
  
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• Blue Ivy's Pricey Wardrobe Is Making Headlines Yet Again

  09-10-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Five-year-old Blue Ivy Carter recently attended the New Orleans wedding of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s friends, Lawrence Parker and Jessica Clemons.
  
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• Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples Day

  09-10-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the U.S
  
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• Kit Harington Pulled The Cruelest April Fools' Prank On Rose Leslie

  09-10-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Over the weekend, “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington shared footage of himself pranking his fiancée and former co-star Rose Leslie the morning of April Fools’ Day — and it’s absolutely brutal.
  
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• Man Gives Reward to Kidnapped Girl: 'It's the Best Thing I've Ever Done'

  09-10-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  By sheer chance, Earl Melchert discovered a teenage girl on his property who had been missing for 29 days.
  
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• Mario Odyssey: Amiibo Content Unlockable Without Amiibo

  09-10-2017 21:26
  You don't have to worry about owning amiibo to get costumes in Super Mario Odyssey.
  On the game's official website, Nintendo notes that "all outfits can be unlocked in-game without amiibo." That implies that even the wedding outfits with the new Super Mario Odyssey amiibo aren't exclusive to the toys. (UPDATE: Nintendo confirmed to IGN that the wedding outfits can also indeed be unlocked without amiibo.)
  That said, we here at IGN have reached out to the company for confirmation on this
  
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• Missing 15-day-old Georgia baby found dead in woods

  09-10-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — The body of a 15-day-old Georgia baby who had been reported missing has been found in woods behind her family's home.
  
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• Behold Rose Leslie's Seriously Gorgeous Engagement Ring From Kit Harington

  09-10-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  Jon Snow knows something after all, and it’s how to pick out a stunning engagement ring.
  
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• Air Force veteran shares powerful story about Stage IV breast cancer diagnosis through photographs

  09-10-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Sheila McGlown was sitting at her desk when she experienced a burning pain she had never felt before.
  
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• Melania Trump's office calls Ivana's 'first lady' comment 'self-serving noise'

  09-10-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  “She plans to use her title and role to help children,” a spokeswoman for Melania Trump said Monday, “not sell books.”
  
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• NATO chief: 'We don't want a new Cold War' with Russia

  09-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO doesn't want a "new Cold War" with Russia despite members' concerns about the Russian military buildup close to NATO's border, the alliance's secretary general said Monday.
  
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• Police: 16-Year-Old-Boy Killed a Man in Front of His Kids and Raped an 81-Year-Old Woman

  09-10-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Tulsa police say a 16-year-old boy fatally shot a man in front of his kids and raped an 81-year-old woman.
  
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• US risks sparking North Korea 'escalation': Lavrov

  09-10-2017 20:50 via yahoo.com
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday warned his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that Washington risks sparking an unacceptable escalation in tensions with North Korea.In a phone call with US Secretary of State Tillerson, Lavrov "stressed the unacceptability of an escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula, which the American military preparations in the region are leading to," the foreign ministry said in a statement.US President Donald Trump said Saturday that diplomatic efforts wi
  
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• Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump's immigration policies

  09-10-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  As President Trump doubles down on his hardline immigration stance, a new poll reveals a majority of Americans approve of his policy proposals relative to immigration reform.The Trump administration late on Sunday rolled out a list of policy demands that would be required if the commander in chief was to make a deal with Democratic leadership in exchange for allowing some 700,000 immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy to stay in the U.S. According to a Natio
  
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• Melania Trump blasts Ivana's 'attention-seeking' first lady comment in biting statement

  09-10-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump's spokeswoman slammed President Donald Trump's ex-wife Ivana on Monday after she referred to herself as the "first lady" on Good Morning America.
  
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• Did Kylie Jenner just cryptically confirm her pregnancy on Snapchat?

  09-10-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Kylie Jenner is teasing fans amid rumors that she's pregnant with her first child.
  
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• What You Need to Know About Nutritional Yeast

  09-10-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Nutritional yeast has long been a favorite of vegans, who use it as a cheese substitute. But now nutritional yeast is everywhere—maybe you’ve seen it in the market, or on a food blog. Here’s what you need to know about the popular seasoning.
  
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• Why the Corker Spat Matters

  09-10-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  Morning Must Reads: October 9
  
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• White House to order health care alternatives

  09-10-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral move that follows failed efforts by Congress to overhaul the health care system.
  
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• KFC's Colonel Sanders Will Be Playable in WWE 2K18

  09-10-2017 20:05
  
  The one and only KFC founder and fast food icon Colonel Sanders will be playable in WWE 2K18.
  The news was announced during a stunt at WWE's "Hell in a Cell" pay-per-view event, during which Kurt Angle dressed up as the Colonel and went up against WWE Superstar Heath Slater, who was dressed as the Colonel's arch rival, Puppers Cluckers Chicken.Colonel Sanders in WWE 2K18.Players can access Colonel Sanders through the game's Create-a-Superstar Mode. You'll also gain access to two versions of Angl
  
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• Blog: Why it's important to make a game about women in tech

  09-10-2017 20:02
  Creating a game is a time consuming undertaking, so you should be able to identify with the games message. The blog outlines why I want my next game to be about women in tech....
  
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• Judi Dench, who once temporarily tattooed Harvey Weinstein's initials on her rear end, speaks out

  09-10-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  Dame Judi Dench, 82, has long credited Harvey Weinstein for making her a star -- so much so that years ago, she had his name tattooed on her rear end.
  
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• Neither snow nor rain: Postal Service delivers mail in Puerto Rico

  09-10-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  With the Puerto Rico power grid shredded by Hurricane Maria, the U.S. Postal Service has taken the place of cellphone service at the forefront of island communications.
  
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• Mike Pence's 'publicity stunt' at NFL game could have cost taxpayers up to $250,000

  09-10-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence’s journey to attend and then immediately leave an NFL game likely cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.While American football players have been kneeling or locking arms during the National Anthem in solidarity with one another, Mr Pence made a statement in solidarity with his boss, Donald Trump, who has excoriated athletes protesting police brutality by not standing for the anthem.Mr Pence left a game over the weekend to amplify that criticism at Mr Tr
  
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• Trump Is No Match For J.K. Rowling In This War Of Words

  09-10-2017 19:28 via yahoo.com
  J.K. Rowling is not going to let Donald Trump away with anything, especially when he attempts to take credit for inventing a word.
  
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• 10 Killed as California Wildfires Torch Wine Country

  09-10-2017 19:16 via yahoo.com
  At least 1,500 homes and businesses were destroyed
  
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• Overwatch Halloween Terror Event Skins Leaked

  09-10-2017 19:15
  
  Some new skins from Overwatch's upcoming Halloween Terror event have seemingly leaked.
  Reddit user Mnemosynaut has reportedly discovered images of the new Halloween-inspired skins for Mei, Symmetra, Reaper, and Zanyatta. Check out what appear to be the new skins for Mei and Symmetra below.Mei Halloween Terror event skin, image from Reddit user Mnemosynaut.Continue reading…
  
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• Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus

  09-10-2017 19:11 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus?
  
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• Don't Miss: An art direction autopsy of Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown

  09-10-2017 19:03
  Firaxis' successful revamp of a cult classic turns 5 years old today; to mark the occasion, why not look back at this fantastic GDC talk about how the XCOM: Enemy Unknown team found their art style?...
  
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• Fear Effect Sedna Release Window Revealed

  09-10-2017 18:57
  Fear Effect Sedna, the crowdfunded sequel to the original action adventure game, will be released in early 2018.
  The launch window was revealed on Twitter, along with the announcement that, in addition to Xbox One, PS4, and PC, the game will also be released for Nintendo Switch.
  Fear Effect Sedna is being developed by French indie studio Sushee. The game had a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, and is said to be a new Fear Effect with completely new gameplay, rather than being Fear
  
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• Mike Pence's NFL 'Stunt' In Indianapolis May Have Cost Taxpayers Over $88,000

  09-10-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence leaving an NFL game early on Sunday was a costly political “stunt,” according to some Democratic lawmakers.
  
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• Turkey urges U.S. to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble

  09-10-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Daren ButlerANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey urged the United States on Monday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee sharply escalated tension between the two NATO allies and drove Turkey's currency and stocks lower.Relations between Ankara and Washington have been plagued by disputes over U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, Turkey's calls for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric and the indictment of a Turkish former min
  
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• Child Sex Offender Awarded Joint Custody Of Victim’s Kid: Attorney

  09-10-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  A Michigan woman who was just 12 years old when she says an 18-year-old held her captive for days and raped her now faces the prospect of sharing joint custody with her attacker, according to the victim’s lawyer.
  
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• Jenny Mollen Posts 'Chic' Postpartum Photo, And Moms Are Loving It

  09-10-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Actress and author Jenny Mollen recently gave birth to her second child with actor Jason Biggs, and their fans are loving her refreshingly honest take on postpartum life.
  
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• Ivana Trump: 'I was never happier in my life' than when Marla Maples got kicked off 'Dancing with the Stars'

  09-10-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  Getting eliminated from 'Dancing with the Stars' during week one is a bit embarrassing -- and last year, nobody was laughing harder than Ivana Trump when Marla Maples got the boot.
  
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