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• Lebanese president presses Saudi to say why Hariri has not returned

  11-11-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  By Ellen FrancisBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom.A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign ambassadors Hariri had been "kidnapped" and should have immunity.Hariri's shock resignation has thrust Lebanon back into the frontline of a power struggle between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'it
  
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• Trump says he trusts Putin's denials of election meddling

  11-11-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  By Steve Holland and Denis PinchukDANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said he believed President Vladimir Putin when he denied accusations Russia meddled in last year's U.S. election despite U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion of Russian interference.Trump made the comment after he and Putin met briefly at a summit in Vietnam on Saturday and agreed on a joint statement supporting a political solution for Syria, now in its seventh year of civil war.It was their first encounter s
  
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• Tillerson visits 'Hanoi Hilton' that once held McCain and other POWs

  11-11-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Washington's top diplomat visited the remains of a Vietnam War era prison on Saturday where American POWs were held, including veteran Republican senator John McCain.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is accompanying president Donald Trump on a tour of Asia, stopped by the notorious Hoa Lo prison -- dubbed the "Hanoi Hilton" by imprisoned GIs during the war -- shortly after arriving in the Vietnamese capital.Much of the building was demolished in the 1990s but a gatehouse remains alongside
  
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• 60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence Day

  11-11-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in a demonstration organized by far-right groups in Warsaw Saturday, as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day.
  
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• The End Is Nigh Gets Release Date for Nintendo Switch

  11-11-2017 23:33
  The End Is Nigh is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 12.
  Edmund McMillen, who created the game along with Tyler Glaiel, made the announcement in a post on Twitter. In addition to The End Is Nigh, McMillen is behind The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy.
  The End Is Nigh puts players in control of a blob-like creature named Ash, who must conquer various platforming challenges in the game's post-apocalyptic world. The game also features hidden mini-games and collectibles.
  
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• 2017 NYC Veterans Day Parade

  11-11-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  New York City hosted its 98th annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, on Nov. 11.“America’s Parade” featured more than 20,000 participants, with marching bands, people on floats, veterans’ groups and military units.The parade is also a key part of Veterans Day USA, a national network of events working toward the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day in 2019.
  
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• Buzz Aldrin joins New York City Veterans Day parade

  11-11-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Air Force's highest-ranking woman joined Mayor Bill de Blasio and others at the city's Veterans Day parade.
  
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• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Enchantress Join Injustice 2

  11-11-2017 22:49
  The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Enchantress are coming to Injustice 2.
  Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, as well as Enchantress and the previously revealed Atom, make up Fighter Pack 3. Additionally, these upcoming DLC fighters will be available to those who purchased the Ultimate Edition of the game.
  NetherRealm has yet to announce a release date for Fighter Pack 3, but has confirmed Atom will be available for early access starting December 12. The batch of new char
  
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• Chiefs' Roy Miller Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge

  11-11-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  Miller was jailed shortly before 5 a.m. by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  
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• 'Stranger Things' nail art is here and weird and we love it

  11-11-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  2017 has been a great year for cinematic nail art. We may be approaching peak craze with the latest Instagram trend, however:Stranger Things-inspired nail art. Ever since the second season was released, folks have been designing Eleven-themed nails and other Demogorgon-inspired patterns. No matter what you think about think about the second season, you've got to admit — this looks good. SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things' wants you to turn your Eggo box into creepy DIY costumes The trend really ki
  
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• Chiefs DT Miller arrested in Florida on battery charge

  11-11-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Roy Miller was arrested early Saturday in Florida on a domestic battery charge, according to Duval County jail records.
  
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• Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean

  11-11-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Spanish authorities said they rescued over 250 migrants, including children, on Saturday who were making the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe."We saved 251 people from five improvised vessels all in the Alboran Sea," Spain's maritime safety authorities said on Twitter, referring to the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea.The number of migrants arriving by sea on Spanish shores has soared over last year, with the figure nearly tripling to 15,585 in 2017 by November 8, according
  
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• Family of 4, And Dog, Found Dead in Murder-Suicide: Cops

  11-11-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  They moved to Utah from Switzerland months ago.
  
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• Pregnant Kylie Jenner Shares Snaps of Pink Nails and Room

  11-11-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Kylie Jenner is once again sharing cryptic photos of pink decorations which seem to hint that a gender reveal for her baby is on the way
  
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• Huge rally in Barcelona demands jailed separatists' release

  11-11-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people backing Catalonia's bid to secede from Spain packed the streets in downtown Barcelona Saturday to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders.
  
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• Videos show officer-involved shooting after high speed chase

  11-11-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  Police in Providence, Rhode Island, released footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting on a highway on Oct. 9.
  
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• Mass graves holding '400 IS victims' found in Iraq

  11-11-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said Saturday."Not less than 400 people were executed," he said, adding that some were clad in the uniform of prisoners condemned to death while others wore civilian clothing.IS was forced out of Hawija -- 240 kilometres north of Baghdad -- by Iraqi forces in October in a sweeping offensive that has seen the group lose the va
  
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• Daughter of Polygamous Sect Leader Says He Sexually Abused Her for Years

  11-11-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Jeffs, now 33, said the abuse began when she was 8 and happened countless times
  
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• Trump, again on defensive, says Putin denies 2016 meddling

  11-11-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the defensive over Russian election meddling and accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage U.S.-Russia relations.
  
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• Vietnam dissident locked in home for 'Piss on you Trump' protest

  11-11-2017 19:43 via yahoo.com
  A dissident musician dubbed the 'Lady Gaga' of Vietnam was locked in her home by plainclothes police Saturday after she flashed a sign reading "Piss on you Trump" as the US president arrived in town for a state visit.Mai Khoi, who met with former president Barack Obama on his trip to Vietnam last year to talk about the country's dismal rights record, has long called for the communist government to ease its heavy restrictions on expression and political participation in her music.The one-party st
  
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• Merkel tries to bridge climate gap as coalition talks heat up

  11-11-2017 19:01 via yahoo.com
  By Michael NienaberBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should lead the fight against climate change and cut emissions without destroying jobs, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, treading a fine line as she tries to clinch a coalition deal with environmentalist and pro-business parties.Merkel's comments, made in her weekly podcast in the midst of 200-nation talks on limiting global warming in Bonn, show the dilemma of the center-right leader in tricky coalition negotiations to form the next govern
  
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• Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church

  11-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the "primacy" of using one's conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments since he was publicly accused of spreading heresy by emphasizing conscience over hard and fast Catholic rules.
  
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• Man in Court For Drug Charge Accidentally Drops Cocaine During Hearing: Police

  11-11-2017 18:46 via yahoo.com
  He was re-arrested and received another drug charge.
  
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• Correction: Vatican-Nuclear story

  11-11-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a story Nov. 10 about a nuclear disarmament conference at the Vatican, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the U.S. embassy official who attended. His name is Louis Bono, not Luis.
  
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• Roy Moore During Speech To Honor Vets: Accusations Against Me Are 'Hurtful'

  11-11-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  Judge Roy Moore took a few minutes during a Veteran’s Day speech he gave in Birmingham, Alabama, to claim victimhood and dismiss allegations that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
  
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• Bahrain says militants hit oil pipeline, opening new front

  11-11-2017 18:22 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion ripped through a pipeline belonging to Bahrain's state-run oil company and sent flames shooting up into the night sky, with government officials on Saturday blaming the blast on an attack by militants guided by Iran.
  
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• George Takei 'Shocked And Bewildered' By Former Model's Sexual Assault Allegation

  11-11-2017 18:15 via yahoo.com
  A day after a former model said George Takei had sexually assaulted him 36 years ago, the “Star Trek” actor strongly denied any wrongdoing, saying that he was “shocked and bewildered” by the claims.
  
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• Cuphead Developers (and Brothers) Challenge Each Other in Their Own Game

  11-11-2017 18:00
  Cuphead creators Jared and Chad Moldenhauer of Studio MDHR recently stopped by the IGN office to talk – and play – Cuphead. In this video, IGN's Ryan McCaffrey and Studio MDHR's Chad Moldenhauer face off in a timed Cuphead challenge against IGN's Lily Zaldivar and Studio MDHR's Jared Moldenhauer. Take a look at the results in the video above!
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• Airport worker, one other, charged over crude bomb in North Carolina

  11-11-2017 17:56 via yahoo.com
  Police in North Carolina have arrested and charged two men -- one an airport employee -- for possessing a homemade bomb, police said.Fells told police in Charlotte he had intended to use the bomb against a neighbor with whom he had been arguing, but changed his mind and gave it to Paul Dandon, 30, a full-time employee of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) based at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.Police said Dandon's job gave him access only to an offsite air traffic control tower,
  
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• Rebel Wilson Says 'Male Star' Sexually Harassed Her While His Friends Tried To Film

  11-11-2017 17:54 via yahoo.com
  Actress Rebel Wilson has come forward to describe a series of disturbing incidents from her time in the film industry, including being sexually harassed by a “male star” while his friends looked on and laughed.
  
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• 'Didn't Even Blink.' Texas Church Shooter Had Been Acting Strangely, Witnesses Say

  11-11-2017 17:52 via yahoo.com
  Devin Patrick Kelley showed up at a festival and made people suspicious
  
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• Destiny 2 Update to Bring 4K, HDR to PS4 Pro, Xbox One X

  11-11-2017 17:29
  PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X owners will soon be able to play Destiny 2 in 4K with HDR, as Bungie plans to add support with an update next month.
  As detailed in a post on the developer's official website, the update will arrive on December 5, the same day as Destiny 2's DLC expansion, Curse of Osiris, and its second season of content.
  According to Bungie, the update "will deliver stunning gameplay with high dynamic range (HDR) lighting" for both consoles, as well as "adaptive 4K resolution o
  
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• China shopping festival smashes record with $25 billion haul

  11-11-2017 17:24 via yahoo.com
  Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, said on Saturday its Singles' Day sales extravaganza hit $25.4 billion, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world's biggest shopping event.Once a celebration for China's lonely hearts, Singles' Day has become an annual 24-hour buying frenzy that exceeds the combined sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, and acts as a barometer for China's consumers.As tills shut midnight on Saturday, Alibaba's live sales ti
  
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• 'Are You Still Muslim?' Marine Drill Instructor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Tormenting Recruits

  11-11-2017 17:22 via yahoo.com
  Sgt. Joseph Felix tormented young recruits, including one who later killed himself
  
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• Walmart Shopper Who Broke His Hip Picking Out A Watermelon Awarded $7.5 Million

  11-11-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  An Alabama jury has decided that the Army veteran who broke his hip while picking out a watermelon at a Walmart store should receive $7.5 million.
  
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• Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin told me Russia didn't meddle in US election

  11-11-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has said that Vladimir Putin told him there was no Russian interference in the US election, and that he was offended by the mere suggestion. “He said he didn't meddle,” said Mr Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his 11-day Asia trip. “I asked him again.  You can only ask so many times.  But I just asked him again, and he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election.  He did not do what they're saying he did.” US
  
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• Trump Will Meet With Philippines’ Duterte Amid Human Rights Groups Concerns

  11-11-2017 17:09 via yahoo.com
  President Trump once praised the Philippines President for doing "an unbelievable job on the drug problem," but Duterte's actions have outraged human rights groups.
  
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• Kansas Teens Too Young to Vote are Running for Governor Instead

  11-11-2017 17:07 via yahoo.com
  Four high school boys in Kansas, too young to vote themselves, are running for governor in a state that has no minimum age requirement for the position, hoping to get more young people involved.
  
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• Xi tells Duterte China will work to safeguard South China Sea peace

  11-11-2017 17:04 via yahoo.com
  China will work with Southeast Asian countries to safeguard peace in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday in a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who pledged to handle issues with Beijing in those waters bilaterally.China claims almost the entire strategic waterway through which about $3 trillion worth of goods pass every year, building and militariszing artificial islands.Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have conflicting claims the
  
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• 16-Year-Old Allegedly Kills Newborn After Sticking Rock in Her Throat: Report

  11-11-2017 16:26 via yahoo.com
  The incident allegedly happened an hour after she gave birth.
  
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• The Latest: Iran's FM says Saudi creating regional unrest

  11-11-2017 16:24 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Lebanon (all times local):
  
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• Breakaway Somaliland to elect new president

  11-11-2017 16:04 via yahoo.com
  The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland will vote for a new president on Monday, hoping to continue a series of democratic transitions of power that sets it apart from its troubled neighbour Somalia.The northern territory, which is more tribally homogenous and stable than the rest of Somalia, broke away in 1991 and has been striving to attain international recognition ever since.Three candidates are running for the state's top office, seasoned politicians Muse Bihi of the ruling Kulmiye party an
  
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• Democrats salute week that saw emergence of an anti-Trump coalition

  11-11-2017 15:56 via yahoo.com
  Democratic victories in elections across the US this week showed the first concrete evidence of an emerging anti-Donald Trump coalition, analysts said.Sweeping wins in Virginia and surprise gains in state legislative races – seen by many as a referendum on the president – have boosted Democratic hopes of even bigger wins in next year’s midterm elections.Bill Galston, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institution governance studies programme, said: “The thing I found most s
  
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• Man could face death sentence for 'rape and murder' of girlfriend's one-year-old daughter

  11-11-2017 15:51 via yahoo.com
  An Ohio man has been charged with raping and killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter.Joshua Gurto, 37, could face the death penalty if convicted of beating to death Sereniti Jazzlynn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley.A coroner said the toddler had died of blunt force trauma to her head and body.
  
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• Israel shoots down drone from Syria over Golan Heights

  11-11-2017 15:49 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it shot down an unmanned aircraft on Saturday that tried to infiltrate its airspace from neighboring Syria.
  
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• Iraq forces seize villages in last IS-held pocket

  11-11-2017 15:22 via yahoo.com
  Iraqi forces seized several villages from the Islamic State group on Saturday in an operation to retake the last pocket of jihadist-held territory in the country, the operation's commander said.The Euphrates Valley town of Rawa and nearby villages were bypassed by government troops and allied militia when they retook the town of Al-Qaim on the Syrian border last week.
  
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• Pope denounces 'shortsighted' human activity for warming

  11-11-2017 15:08 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday blasted "shortsighted human activity" for global warming and rising sea levels and urged leaders at climate talks in Germany to take a global outlook as they negotiate ways to curb heat-trapping emissions.
  
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• Cameroon separatist attacks kill four security forces: government

  11-11-2017 15:03 via yahoo.com
  Separatists from Cameroon's Anglophone region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday, an unprecedented violent turn to a movement that risks morphing into a full blown insurgency.A government crackdown on the separatists has killed dozens of people since October and driven many into the arms of a once-fringe separatist movement ahead of presidential elections in 2018.It followed on from demonstrations a year ago by English-spea
  
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• Tens of thousands commemorate Arafat in Hamas-run Gaza

  11-11-2017 14:57 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza on Saturday to commemorate the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in the first such memorial in the Hamas-run territory since 2007.The anniversary event was billed as a show of national unity after the Islamists of Hamas struck a reconciliation agreement last month with the rival Fatah movement founded and led by Arafat until his death in 2004.
  
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• Supply run to space station delayed by stray plane

  11-11-2017 14:51 via yahoo.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supply run to the International Space Station has been delayed a day by a stray plane.
  
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