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• The Washington D.C. City Government Does Not Participate In The Shutdown

  20-01-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― When the federal government partially shut down in 1995, the local city government closed recreation centers and suspended trash collection while then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich seethed over having having to sit in the back of Air Force One.
  
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• The women who marched in 2018

  20-01-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  One year into President Trump's administration, another Women's March. Here are scenes from the New York City event.
  
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• Neo-Nazis Say They'll Protest A Women's March In Tennessee

  20-01-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  A neo-Nazi group plans to join anti-abortion activists in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Sunday for a rally against the Women’s March in that city.
  
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• Cable News Chyrons Tell The Bizarre Story Of Trump's First Year In Office

  20-01-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has officially completed one full year as president, and holy moly what a year it’s been.
  
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• See Photos From 2018 Women's Marches Around the Country

  20-01-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  A year after it made history, the 2018 Women's March brought protestors back into the streets. See photos from the 2018 Women's March.
  
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• Progressive Activists Divided On What Immigration Compromises They Will Accept

  20-01-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  As the federal government partially shut down at the stroke of midnight early Saturday morning, progressive activists presented a united front with congressional Democratic leadership.
  
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• See Photos From 2018 Women's Marches Around the World

  20-01-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  It's the demonstration's second anniversary
  
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• In New York, tourists left high and dry as Statue of Liberty shuts down

  20-01-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  By Chris Francescani and Ian SimpsonNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tourists who came to Battery Park in lower Manhattan hoping to catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor got an unpleasant surprise on Saturday, learning the must-see destination was closed because of the U.S. government shutdown.The National Park Service announced on Friday afternoon that it would close the historic statue and nearby Ellis Island to visitors if Congress failed to reach a funding deal by midnight
  
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• Las Vegas Shooter Was Germophobe and Possibly Bipolar, Records Show

  20-01-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Police have learned more about Stephen Paddock
  
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• China says U.S. warship violated its South China Sea sovereignty

  20-01-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea this week, U.S. officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect its sovereignty.China's foreign ministry said USS Hopper missile destroyer came within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island, which is also known as Scarborough Shoal and subject to a rival claim by the Philippines.It was the latest U.S. naval operation challenging extensive Chinese claims in the South Chin
  
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• The Latest: Pope decries killings of women, other violence

  20-01-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  TRUJILLO, Peru (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Peru (all times local):
  
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• Airstrikes pound Syria's Afrin as Turkey launches 'Operation Olive Branch'

  20-01-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  By Mert Ozkan and Ellen FrancisHASSA, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey opened a new front in Syria's nearly seven-year-old war on Saturday, launching airstrikes against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Afrin province that raise the prospect of a further strain on relations between Ankara and Washington.The operation, dubbed "Operation Olive Branch" by Ankara, pits Turkey against Kurdish fighters allied to the United States at a time when ties between Turkey and Washington - NATO allies and membe
  
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• Ed Sheeran Is Engaged To Childhood Friend Cherry Seaborn

  20-01-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Ed Sheeran announced his engagement to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn on Saturday in an Instagram post that was pretty darn adorable.
  
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• Turkish jets bombard Kurdish-run city of Afrin in Syria

  20-01-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  KOCABEYLI, Turkey (AP) — Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-controlled city of Afrin in northern Syria on Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey's military border operations against a Kurdish group that has been the U.S.'s key Syria ally in the war on the Islamic State group.
  
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• Cardinal rebukes pope over Chile 'slander' comments on abuse

  20-01-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis' top adviser on clerical sex abuse implicitly rebuked the pontiff for having accused Chilean victims of slander, saying Saturday that his words were "a source of great pain for survivors of sexual abuse."
  
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• In Trump's America, The Statue Of Liberty Is Closed While Immigrants Are Pushed Out

  20-01-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump is likely not enjoying his anniversary of being sworn in.
  
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• Michigan State University Officials Stand by President Amid Criticisms of Nassar Case

  20-01-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  The Michigan State University Board of Trustees are supporting the school president Lou Anna Simon amid calls for her resignation due to the Larry Nassar sexual assault investigation.
  
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• Watch Halsey's Powerful Speech At The 2018 Women's March

  20-01-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Singer-songwriter Halsey turned up for her second Women’s March in New York on Saturday, one year after showing up to the Washington, D.C., event that drew a crowd noticeably larger than the group that turned out for President Donald Trump’s inauguration day.
  
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• Women's March Draws Massive Crowds In Cities Across The Nation

  20-01-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the nation on Saturday in a defiant stand against President Donald Trump, who today marks the anniversary of his inauguration amid a government shutdown.
  
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• French surgeons make medical history with first double face transplant

  20-01-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  A Frenchman whose body rejected a face transplant after seven years has received a second face from another donor in an unprecedented operation that surgeons had doubted was feasible. The world’s first face transplant was carried out in France 12 years ago and French surgeons have again made medical history by replacing one transplanted face with another. The recipient, in his 40s, who has not been named, had lived for nearly two months without a face after suffering a
  
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• Charles Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten Is Denied Parole

  20-01-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Leslie Van Houten is serving a life sentence
  
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• Shutdown Stalemate As Immigration Negotiations Break Down

  20-01-2018 20:21 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Hours into a government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats appeared to be digging in for a long legislative standoff, with little sign that lawmakers and President Donald Trump are even talking at this point.
  
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• White supremacy still casts a shadow over the Trump presidency after a year of controversy

  20-01-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Through tax-break highs and Russia-investigation lows, Donald Trump’s first year in office has been plagued by a seemingly unshakeable problem: White supremacy and the issue of race.It is perhaps an issue that some will see as unsurprising given the president's language, although the White House has issued statements condemning such groups after a number of controversies.Mr Trump started his campaign by calling Mexican immigrants “rapists,” and sailed into office on promises of
  
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• Tourists in Jamaica Warned Not to Leave Resorts Due to Violent Crime

  20-01-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  There's been a string of violent crimes in Montego Bay
  
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• 12-Year-Old Boy With Flu-Like Symptoms Dies After Virus Test Comes Back Negative

  20-01-2018 19:33 via yahoo.com
  His family is waiting for the autopsy results.
  
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• Signs For The 2018 Women's March Prove The Movement Isn't Going Anywhere

  20-01-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  Last year, New York City saw hundreds of thousands of protesters spill into the streets of Manhattan for the Women’s March.
  
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• South Africa's ANC to force Zuma to quit as president: reports

  20-01-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  By Nqobile DludlaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Leaders of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC)met on Saturday to outline the party's program for the coming year amid reports that its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to quit as the country's president.An ANC spokeswoman declined to comment on a report by broadcaster eNCA saying that its newly-elected National Executive Committee (NEC) had resolved to ask Zuma - whose presidency has been hit by corruption allegations - to resign.I
  
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• 2nd annual Women's March: A multi-city mass rally

  20-01-2018 18:58 via yahoo.com
  Protesters rally across the United States and overseas for the second annual Women's March, on the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.
  
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• Turkey launches offensive against Syrian city held by US-backed Kurdish forces

  20-01-2018 18:39 via yahoo.com
  Turkish warplanes stuck residential parts of Syria’s Afrin on Saturday, forcing people to hole up in their homes and shelters, as Ankara launched an offensive to smash positions held by US-backed Kurdish forces. Hevi Mustafa, a top member of the civilian administration that governs the city in the northwest of Syria, said several wounded people had arrived in the hospitals. "As of this moment our brave armed forces have started the aerial offensive to eliminate the PYD and PKK an
  
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• Turkish Jets Bomb Kurdish-Controlled Syrian City of Afrin

  20-01-2018 18:22 via yahoo.com
  Erdogan promised to expand operations against a group allied with the U.S.
  
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• Home Where 12 Shackled Siblings Once Lived Was So Damaged That They Moved Into a Trailer, Current Owner Says

  20-01-2018 18:03 via yahoo.com
  The man said he never met the family
  
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• Opinion: Nintendo Labo Is the Switch's Ace in the Hole

  20-01-2018 18:00
  My reaction as I watched the reveal of Nintendo’s latest (literal) out-of-the-box idea, Nintendo Labo, was as follows:
  “What the f...?”
  “No way.”
  “THAT’S AMAZING!”
  I suspect I’m not alone in that, particularly among parents, and it’s probably exactly what Nintendo was hoping for. And while I haven’t yet physically tried Labo, on paper (pardon the pun) it’s an incredible idea that doesn’t just go a long way towards answ
  
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• Make No Mistake, Trump's Government Shutdown Is About Racism

  20-01-2018 17:41 via yahoo.com
  Lost in the shitstorm over “shithole” was another equally damning example of President Donald Trump’s blatant racism and sexism.It was an outward display of a mindset that in many ways has paved the way for the government shutdown we’re facing now.Last week, NBC News reported that last fall, the president of the United States asked a career intelligence analyst “Where are you from?” She responded, “New York,” and that should have ended the con
  
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• Texas judge pushes jury for acquittal in child trafficking case, saying God told him to do it

  20-01-2018 17:26 via yahoo.com
  District judge Jack Robison interrupted jurors’ deliberations to say they should not convict 32-year-old Gloria Elizabeth Romero Perez.Judge Robison then reportedly recused himself for the remainder of proceedings.Perez, of Buda, Texas, was convicted anyway on one count of continuous traffic of a person and jailed for 25 years, the site said.
  
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• S.Africa's ANC vows change as Zuma exit looms

  20-01-2018 17:23 via yahoo.com
  South Africa's ruling ANC party said Saturday it would "act decisively" to rebuild its reputation, as local media reported that President Jacob Zuma could soon be forced from office.Zuma has been under growing pressure to resign since he was replaced as head of the African National Congress in December by his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa.Signalling a clear shift in power, Ramaphosa on Saturday announced a new board for Eskom, the troubled state-owned power company that has been linked to graft allegat
  
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• Flu Season in the U.S. Is Getting Worse

  20-01-2018 17:07 via yahoo.com
  "This is a season that has a lot more steam than we thought"
  
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• PlayStation-Themed Totaku Figures Coming Soon

  20-01-2018 16:58
  A new series of figures from Think Geek based on a variety of PlayStation franchises has been revealed.
  It's called the Totaku Collection, and it features incredibly detailed figurines of Kratos from God of War, Crash Bandicoot, Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet, Heihachi from Tekken, Parappa the Rapper, the Hunter from Bloodborne, and the Feisar FX350 ship from Wipeout. Each figure is priced at $10 USD.
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• A hug from Meghan Markle helps shy Elodie, 7, bloom

  20-01-2018 16:12 via yahoo.com
  For days the girls from the Thursday night dance group had painstakingly rehearsed their performance for their very special guests. But for one of them it was all too much. When Meghan Markle walked into the Star Hub centre in Cardiff last week with her fiance Prince Harry, little Elodie Welsh was suddenly overcome with shyness As her friends performed their street dance routine a tearful Elodie, 7, hung back at the edge of the room. It took a royal intervention to persuade Elodie to take part,
  
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• 2 Americans, 2 Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria, police say

  20-01-2018 16:06 via yahoo.com
  Two Americans and two Canadians who were kidnapped in Nigeria's north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed.
  
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• Kashmir fighting escalates between India, Pakistan

  20-01-2018 15:50 via yahoo.com
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire Saturday along their volatile frontier in Kashmir, killing at least five civilians and a soldier in the latest escalation of violence in the disputed region.
  
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• After a year of Trump's immigration crackdown, migrants living in fear are using WhatsApp to avoid deportation

  20-01-2018 15:39 via yahoo.com
  While President Donald Trump was preparing to take the oath of office last January, immigrants were thinking ahead to what was to come: raids, deportations, roadside checkpoints, stakeouts, and — for a now-burgeoning group of people — constant uncertainty.One year out, immigrants say that those preparations are a final line of defence as the Trump administration ramps up its anti-immigrant policies.
  
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• Apostrophes trip up Kazakhstan's move away from Russian alphabet

  20-01-2018 15:35 via yahoo.com
  Kazakhstan's quarter-century struggle to assert its autonomy from former overlord Russia has hit an unlikely snag: the lowly apostrophe.  A vast but sparsely populated country wedged between Russia and China, Kazakhstan came under the rule of its northern neighbour as Russia and Britain jostled for control of Central Asia in the Great Game. It also came under its linguistic influence, and to this day, many Kazakhs speak more Russian than their Turkic native tongue.  This became especia
  
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• Government shutdown: What's closed, who's affected

  20-01-2018 15:29 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of federal employees began their weekends gripped with doubt, uncertain of when they'll be able to return to work and how long they'll have to go without being paid after a bitter political dispute in Washington triggered a government shutdown.
  
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• Two Americans, two Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria: police

  20-01-2018 15:25 via yahoo.com
  By Garba MuhammadKADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two Americans and two Canadians have been freed after being kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, a police spokesman said on Saturday, as it emerged that five oil workers had been abducted in the southern Niger Delta region.The Americans and Canadians were ambushed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday while traveling from the town of Kafanchan in Kaduna state to the capital, Abuja.
  
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• Turkish military operation in Syria's Afrin has begun: Erdogan

  20-01-2018 15:21 via yahoo.com
  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday a military operation in Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region had begun after cross-border shelling by the Turkish army.Turkey's army said on Saturday it hit shelters and hideouts used by militants from three groups - the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), PYD and YPG, after militants fired on Turkish positions inside Turkey.
  
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• Could the U.S. Navy Destroy North Korea?

  20-01-2018 15:17 via yahoo.com
  The navy can contribute to a joint or multinational campaign that destroys the Northern regime or its armed forces.How can the U.S. Navy destroy North Korea should Washington give the word?What the navy can do is contribute to a joint or multinational campaign that destroys the Northern regime or its armed forces.
  
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• Russia's Status-6: The Ultimate Nuclear Weapon or an Old Idea That Won't Die?

  20-01-2018 15:07 via yahoo.com
  According to the latest Nuclear Posture Review, Russia is developing a new nuclear torpedo/drone, the Status 6.While the torpedo (also covered here by Dave Majumdar) offers some alarming new capabilities, it’s not the first such weapon that the Russians have worked on.Nuclear tipped torpedoes have considerable precedent from the Cold War.
  
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• Trump's Biggest Con May Be The One He Has Played On American Workers

  20-01-2018 14:00 via yahoo.com
  The Donald Trump presidency is now one year old and in many respects ― the unhinged tweeting, the contempt for democratic norms, the potential collusion with a hostile foreign power ― it has been unlike any presidency in history.
  
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• Pentagon’s proposed nuclear strategy elevates cyberattacks to a terrifying new realm

  20-01-2018 14:00 via yahoo.com
  It's the fall of 2019 and America is paralyzed. A wave of cyberattacks have crippled America's banks, sent a blackout rolling across the East Coast, and disabled almost all U.S. internet infrastructure.  America's response is nuclear. A submarine off the coast of North Korea launches ballistic missiles at the tiny, reclusive country, marking the first use of nuclear weapons in battle since 1945. In response, China and Russia prepare for war, and the world watches as an all-out nuclear excha
  
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• Iraqi parliament postpones vote on election date

  20-01-2018 13:45 via yahoo.com
  Iraq's parliament failed on Saturday to approve May 12 as the election date, as suggested by the government, as Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers demanded a delay to allow hundreds of thousands of war-displaced people to return home.Shi'ite politicians, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, insist on holding the election as planned on May 12, saying a delay would be against the constitution.Speaking after Saturday's session in Baghdad, Parliamentary Speaker Salim al-Jabouri, a Sunni, expressed hop
  
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