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• Donald Trump suggested Haitian immigrants to the US 'all have AIDS', officials claim

  23-12-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Frustrated with the numbers of incoming refugees into the United States, President Donald Trump declared in the Oval Office that the incoming Haitian refugees “all have AIDS”, according to the New York Times.Mr Trump, months after taking office, reportedly made the comments after entering his office for a meeting with documents that detailed the number of refugees and immigrants that had arrived, including those from Haiti, Nigeria.Mr Trump was reportedly dismayed by what he deemed i
  
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• Las Vegas woman charged with gunning down 3 roommates

  23-12-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas woman is facing multiple murder charges Saturday in the shooting deaths of her three roommates, who lived in what authorities described as a "problem house."
  
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• Deputies Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old In His Home While Firing At Suspect

  23-12-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  A Texas community is grappling with the death of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in his home Thursday as sheriff’s deputies shot at a woman they were chasing outside.
  
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• White House Denies Report That Trump Said Haitian Immigrants 'All Have AIDS'

  23-12-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  The White House has denied a new bombshell report from The New York Times in which sources said President Donald Trump referred to Haitian immigrants as all having AIDS and that Nigerian immigrants would never “go back to their huts” after seeing the United States.
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Challenges Makes Holochess Kind of a Real Thing

  23-12-2017 22:54
  You'd have an easier time beating Han Solo's Kessel Run record than describing Star Wars: Jedi Challenges—Lenovo's and Disney's lightsaber-swinging augmented reality experience—in a way that does it proper justice.
  To truly feel one with the AR-fueled Force, you must don the included headset (in which your smartphone is nestled), clutch the lightsaber's hilt—which ratchets the realism with haptic feedback—and clash virtual blades with the likes of Kylo Ren and Darth Maul.
  
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• US plans to sell weapons to Ukraine could 'derail peace process', says Russia

  23-12-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Russian officials have warned that the US decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous and could encourage to use force in the easter portion of the country.The American State Department announced that it would begin supplying Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities” as it battles with Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, prompting the Russian officials to say that the decision could “force” a conflict in the region.Franz Klintsevich, a member of the
  
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• South Sudan cease-fire begins in attempt to calm civil war

  23-12-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A cease-fire by South Sudan's warring sides began just after midnight Sunday amid concerns over whether this latest attempt at peace will hold.
  
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• Family Wants Justice for 6-Year-Old Killed During Police Chase

  23-12-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  He was shot while in his mobile home.
  
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• In new harassment case, edgy media firm Vice says it has fired three

  23-12-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Youth-oriented news company Vice Media acknowledged Saturday that it had allowed a "detrimental 'boy's club' culture" to flourish and had failed to protect women employees from harassment.A statement from Vice said three employees had been dismissed after "multiple instances of unacceptable behavior" emerged.The New York Times said Saturday that in an in-depth examination of the company's culture, it had uncovered four settlements against Vice employees for harassment or defamation.
  
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• Moscow: U.S. arms may spur use of force by Kiev in eastern Ukraine

  23-12-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday.The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United States would provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities"as Kiev battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Facebook on Saturday the weapons would be used to protect Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
  
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• Miss America CEO Sam Haskell Resigns Amid Offensive Email Scandal

  23-12-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  He was initially suspended by the organization
  
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• Elderly couple's plan to give weed for Christmas thwarted by Nebraska cops

  23-12-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Patrick Jiron, 83, and his wife Barbara, 80, of Clearlake Oaks, California, were both cited on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver after police smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from their vehicle during a traffic stop on Tuesday, the York County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.A number of U.S. states have legalized marijuana, but Nebraska is not one of them.
  
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• US envoy apologizes after being caught out for 'fake news' jibe

  23-12-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  The new US ambassador to the Netherlands apologized Saturday after denying he once said the country was in "chaos" because of Muslims and accusing an interviewer of peddling "fake news," only to be caught out by Dutch television in a bizarre exchange.Pete Hoekstra, who starts as ambassador to The Hague next month, made the blunder while being questioned by a journalist from Dutch broadcaster NOS over remarks made at a 2015 conference.When the reporter challenged him about referring at that event
  
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• Matt Damon's Father Dead At 74

  23-12-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Kent Damon, father of actor Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74
  
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• Philippines storm leaves 182 dead and tens of thousands displaced

  23-12-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by a tropical storm that battered the southern Philippines leaving at least 182 dead, police and aid agencies said Sunday.Tropical Storm Tembin, which triggered flash floods and mudslides as it lashed the nation's second-largest island of Mindanao, has displaced more than 70,000 people, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)."People left everything behind when they fled for their lives," the IFRC's Phil
  
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• Assad 'considering evacuation' of children with cancer from Eastern Ghouta 

  23-12-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, is reportedly considering a plea from a charity to move seven children suffering from cancer out of a war zone. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a British adviser to the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organisations (UOSSM), told the BBC it had requested an evacuation of the children from eastern Ghouta. The suburb of Damascus, home to 400,000 civilians, has been under siege by Assad's forces for four years. It had been indicated by Assad's private officer that a
  
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• Second US federal court blocks Trump’s transgender military ban

  23-12-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Just over a week before the policy was set to go into effect, yet another federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay or eliminate a policy that would allow transgender recruits to enroll in the military.A federal appeals court in Washington became the second court in a week to halt Mr Trump’s bid to block transgender troop enrollment before a January 1 deadline, on Friday.All told, four federal judges have ruled to block the anti-transgender troop policy.
  
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• An Indiana Mom Accused a Mall Santa of Spanking Her Son. Now Santa Is Threatening to Sue

  23-12-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  The accusations have sparked controversy
  
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• Sofia Richie and Scott Disick Kick Off Their Christmas Weekend Together

  23-12-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  Scott Disick and Sofia Richie kicked off their Christmas weekend together
  
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• Mosul's morgue men endured worst of Islamic State butchery

  23-12-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The young man ended up on the morgue's examining table in two parts.
  
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• London Zoo fire: 1 aardvark dead, 4 meerkats presumed dead

  23-12-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Firefighters and zookeepers rushed to help as a blaze broke out at the London Zoo on Saturday morning, but they were unable to save an aardvark named Misha and four meerkats.
  
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• Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt

  23-12-2017 19:20 via yahoo.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators attacked an unlicensed church south of Cairo wounding three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, in the latest assault on members of the country's Christian minority.
  
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• US agrees to send lethal weapons to Ukraine, angering Russia

  23-12-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, a long-awaited move that deepens America's involvement in the military conflict and may further strain relations with Russia. Moscow responded angrily on Saturday.
  
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• McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80

  23-12-2017 18:58 via yahoo.com
  Bruce McCandless, an astronaut who was the first to fly untethered from his spacecraft in a gripping scene watched around the world, has died at the age of 80, NASA announced on its website.The US space agency did not give the cause of death on Thursday for the longtime resident of the western state of Colorado.The son and grandson of decorated war heroes, he graduated near the top of his class at the US Naval Academy.
  
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• U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Apologizes After Bizarre 'Fake News' Exchange

  23-12-2017 18:44 via yahoo.com
  He criticized a Dutch journalist for "fake news," then denied saying the words "fake news."
  
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• Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great

  23-12-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's left-wing prime minister said he is ready to renounce his country's claim to be the sole heirs of the legacy of Alexander the Great to help solve a 26-year-old dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.
  
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• FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired Terror Attack Planned For Christmas: Report

  23-12-2017 18:28 via yahoo.com
  The attack was to take place in San Francisco.
  
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• Ukraine grateful for US weapons, Russia voices outrage

  23-12-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's president on Saturday thanked the U.S. for its decision to provide his nation with lethal weapons, while Russian diplomats and lawmakers expressed dismay, warning that it will only fuel hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
  
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• Turns Out That Carrie Fisher Wrote Some Of Her Best Lines In 'The Last Jedi'

  23-12-2017 18:19 via yahoo.com
  Help us make “Star Wars” funnier, Carrie Fisher, you’re our only hope.
  
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• Jurassic World Evolution: Up Close with the Dinosaurs

  23-12-2017 18:00
  All month long we're highlighting cool games that might not be on your radar, as part of IGN First: Games to Watch in 2018.
  Today's game is Jurassic World Evolution, the park management strategy take on everyone's favorite dinosaur franchise. Jurassic World Evolution is notable because it's the highest-profile JP game in quite some time, and at least on the surface is reminiscent of Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, the excellent park management sim for PS2 and original Xbox. In the JWE video ab
  
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• 13 Most Epic Video Game Moments of 2017

  23-12-2017 18:00
  Incredible games and excellent moments were all around us in what was the best year for gaming in quite some time. Beloved franchises took exciting new turns, brilliant games delivered unique moments, and surprise hits caught us off guard in the best ways possible!
  As a terrific year in gaming closes, join us in remembering the epic moments that made 2017 an awesome year for everyone. But be warned, there are major spoilers ahead for the biggest games of the year, so come back later if you&rsquo
  
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• Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages 'new bloodshed'

  23-12-2017 17:52 via yahoo.com
  Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide the ex-Soviet nation with lethal weapons, while Kiev expressed the hope arms supplies could help contain Russia.The stern Moscow warning came after a new ceasefire deal between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels went into effect from midnight Saturday ahead of the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holidays.
  
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• The Latest: Russia attacks US decision to arm Ukraine

  23-12-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. decision to supply arms to the Ukrainian military (all times local):
  
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• The Last Known Dancing Bears Of Nepal Have Been Rescued

  23-12-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  The last two known bears forced to dance for spectators in Nepal have been rescued.
  
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• London Zoo Staff Are Still Searching for 4 Meerkats After a Fire Broke Out

  23-12-2017 17:12 via yahoo.com
  Zoo officials say a fire left one aardvark dead and four meerkats missing.
  
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• This woman was taken off life support to die -- and lived

  23-12-2017 17:10 via yahoo.com
  Sheila Lewis was in a coma for six weeks and was totally unresponsive on life support. Her family brought her home to die, but instead she woke up and recovered.
  
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• SpaceX launch lights up the night sky

  23-12-2017 17:08 via yahoo.com
  The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California and as far away as Phoenix, and had some wondering if they’d just seen a UFO.
  
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• At least 150 killed in Philippines tropical storm

  23-12-2017 17:07 via yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Tembin is still sweeping across the Philippines, triggering flash floods and rescue efforts have been hampered by roads that are blocked or simply washed away.
  
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• Investigators searching for clues in Pennsylvania shooting rampage

  23-12-2017 17:06 via yahoo.com
  Officials say 51-year-old Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty took on state, local and capitol police officers on Friday, moving through Harrisburg on a shooting spree.
  
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• Department of Homeland Security could separate immigrant families illegally crossing the border

  23-12-2017 17:06 via yahoo.com
  The Department of Homeland Security is considering a new measure that would send immigrant children to one detention center and their parents to another while they wait to see if they’ll be admitted into the U.S. as refugees, or sent back home.
  
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• High School Students Gift Custodian With New Pair of Work Boots For Christmas

  23-12-2017 16:45 via yahoo.com
  Several students pitched in for the purchase.
  
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• US Defense Secretary says ‘storm clouds are gathering’ over Korean Peninsula

  23-12-2017 16:37 via yahoo.com
  Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has urged American soldiers to be ready for anything, saying that “storm clouds are gathering” over the Korean Peninsula.Mr Mattis stopped short of forecasting any real armed conflict between the United States and North Korea, but emphasised that diplomacy with the rogue regime in Pyongyang is best backed up with the clear threat that American military might is at the ready.“My fine young soldiers, the only way our diplomats can speak with authority
  
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• Three Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir border firing

  23-12-2017 16:16 via yahoo.com
  Three Indian soldiers were killed in Kashmir along the unofficial border with Pakistan Saturday, Indian police said, in the latest skirmish between the bitter rivals in the disputed Himalayan territory.The soldiers were killed in the Rajouri sector of Indian-administered Kashmir after Pakistani troops started firing across the border, said Shesh Paul Vaid, the director general of police in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
  
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• ‘Squinty Eyes’ Reference Made At Mayor Ed Lee's Memorial Causes A Stir

  23-12-2017 16:10 via yahoo.com
  Members of San Francisco’s Chinese-American community have voiced their displeasure after a public official made a racially insensitive remark during the memorial service for the city’s Mayor Ed Lee held last Sunday.
  
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• Mosul's morgue men bear witness to Islamic State atrocities

  23-12-2017 16:03 via yahoo.com
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The young man ended up on the morgue's examining table in two parts.
  
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• Apparently, Little Kids Think Birthday Parties Cause Aging

  23-12-2017 16:01 via yahoo.com
  Whether they’re flashy North West-style blowouts or more modest sheet cake-and-balloons affairs, birthday parties are a major ritual for many kids around the world.
  
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• SpaceX's Spectacular Launch Leaves Los Angeles Thinking UFOs Have Arrived

  23-12-2017 15:59 via yahoo.com
  What a light show!
  
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• Gaza zookeeper puts lion cubs up for sale

  23-12-2017 15:26 via yahoo.com
  The owner of a private zoo in the impoverished Gaza Strip has put three lion cubs up for sale, saying he can no longer afford to feed them.Mohammad Ahmad Jumaa took to social media to advertise the animals at 3,500 Jordanian dinars ($5,000) each."Because of the bad economic situation and the difficulty of finding food and drink (for the animals), I was forced to put up for sale three cubs born around a month ago," he said.
  
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• Russia's ruling party seeks Putin's 'ultimate victory' at 2018 election

  23-12-2017 15:03 via yahoo.com
  Russia's ruling party United Russia wants the "ultimate victory" of President Vladimir Putin at the presidential election in March, party head and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.Putin, 65, said earlier this month he would run for re-election as a self-nominated candidate, in a contest he seems sure to win comfortably, extending his grip on power into a third decade.Speaking at an annual gathering of United Russia, Medvedev said the party was Putin's party, and his key political
  
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• Google's Santa Tracker Will Let You Follow His Deliveries All Over the World

  23-12-2017 15:00 via yahoo.com
  You can see when he's coming to town
  
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