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• 30 migrants dead and 200 rescued off Libyan coast says country's navy

  25-11-2017 22:42
  More than 30 migrants died and 200 were rescued on Saturday after their boats foundered off Libya's western coast, the Libyan navy said. The coastguard conducted two rescue operations off the city of Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli, spokesman Colonel Abu Ajila Abdelbarri said. He added that patrols had found 31 bodies and 60 survivors from one boat, while all 140 passengers had survived in a second boat. "When we arrived at the spot, we found an inflatable dinghy wi
  
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• Sebastian Gorka Reportedly Carries 2 Guns And A Tourniquet With Him Every Day

  25-11-2017 22:22
  Controversial former Donald Trump aide Sebastian Gorka had a profile published about him on Saturday in gun magazine Recoil.
  
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• Virginia pastor charged in Thanksgiving Day killing of his family

  25-11-2017 21:53
  Christopher Gattis, 58, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, Sergeant P.H. Zoffuto of Chesterfield County Police said in a statement issued Friday.The incident appeared to be domestic in nature, police said, but they were still investigating.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Celebrate Thanksgiving in the Country with Their Children

  25-11-2017 20:59
  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez got cozy in the country and enjoyed a rustic Thanksgiving.
  
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• France to tackle violence on women; Italy grapples with same

  25-11-2017 20:38
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday launched an initiative to combat violence and harassment against women in France, aiming to erase a sense of shame that breeds silence among victims and changing what he said is the country's sexist culture.
  
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• Pakistan calls on army to deploy in capital after protest bloodshed

  25-11-2017 20:24
  Pakistan's government called on the powerful military to deploy in the capital Islamabad Saturday after deadly unrest broke out when police moved to dislodge an Islamist protest that has paralysed the city for weeks.At least six people were killed and some 190 injured -- around 137 of whom were security personnel -- in fierce clashes as police tried to disperse the demonstration earlier Saturday.Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets and demonstrators blocked roads and burned police v
  
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• Bex Shiner breaks Instagram rules sharing X-rated behind the scenes selfies from her job as a webcam model - Mirror.co.uk

  25-11-2017 20:12
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  Bex Shiner breaks Instagram rules sharing X-rated behind the scenes selfies from her job as a webcam model
  Mirror.co.uk
  Bex Shiner might have been entertaining us with her drunken antics in the streets - but she's just as much of a freak in front of the camera at home. The former Big Brother contestant isn't unused to flashing the public, since leaving series 9 of the ...
  
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• Hafiz Saeed: US warns of ‘repercussions’ for Pakistan over release of alleged Mumbai attack mastermind

  25-11-2017 20:05
  The US has strongly condemned Pakistan's release of the alleged militant accused of masterminding the 2008 attack on Mumbai - saying it sends a deeply troubling message about its commitment to fighting terrorism.Hafiz Saeed, accused of plotting the commando operation that left more than 160 people dead, was released from house arrest earlier this week by a three-judge panel in the city of Lahore.“Saeed’s release, after Pakistan’s failure to prosecute or charge him, sends a deep
  
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• Emily Ratajkowski Is Totally Naked on Instagram - InStyle

  25-11-2017 20:02
  InStyle
  Emily Ratajkowski Is Totally Naked on Instagram
  InStyle
  Yup, you read that right. While model Emily Ratajkowski has never been afraid to show a little skin, this time she's baring it all. In her latest Instagram post, the 26-year-old stripped down to her birthday suit for an oh-so-sultry holiday photoshoot ...
  Emily Ratajkowski sizzles in thong swimsuit as she performs sexy dance routine on holidayThe Sun
  You forgot the bikini! Emily Ratajkowski poses completely naked... in bid to promo
  
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• 15-Year-Old Boy Detained at Border After His Grandmother Is Found in Shallow Grave

  25-11-2017 20:00
  Weapons were missing from both homes
  
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• Police Seek Answers On Central London's Black Friday Panic

  25-11-2017 19:50
  Police are still investigating an incident that triggered panic near Oxford Circus, one of the London’s busiest Tube stations, on Friday.
  
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• Pakistan government calls in army after police, Islamists clash

  25-11-2017 19:47
  By Asif Shahzad and Kay JohnsonISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government on Saturday called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities.Protesters said four of their activists had been killed, but police said there had been no deaths.Television footage showed a police vehicle on fire, heavy curtains of smoke and fires burning in the streets as officers in heavy riot gear adva
  
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• President Mnangagwa pledges new era in Zimbabwe

  25-11-2017 19:42
  Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change at his swearing in on Friday, pledging to fight poverty and corruption after Robert Mugabe's shock resignation.
  
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• In Indian Country, honoring flag might mean different anthem

  25-11-2017 19:42
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — As fierce debate rages about "taking a knee" during the national anthem to protest social injustice, Native Americans have a unique take on the issue as the ethnic group with the highest military-service rate, and an enduring regard for warriors.
  
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• The Latest: Tense women's march in Turkey ends peacefully

  25-11-2017 19:37
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (all times local):
  
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• Pakistan TV: Army summoned to disperse Islamist sit-ins

  25-11-2017 19:30
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government called in army troops on Saturday to restore order after police clashed with an Islamist group's supporters that have been camped out for the last twenty days at a key intersection near the capital Islamabad, state TV reported. The protest has triggered demonstrators to take to the streets of other cities across the country in solidarity, bringing them to a virtual standstill.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu condemns Egypt mosque attack

  25-11-2017 19:12
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Saturday for countries to unify their efforts against "terrorism" as he condemned an attack on a mosque in Egypt that left 305 people dead."Israel strongly condemns the horrific and criminal terrorist attack on the Rawda mosque near El-Arish," said a statement from his office.Egypt was in mourning on Saturday as the death toll from the gun and bomb assault at the mosque in the Sinai Peninsula soared above 300, including children, in the deadliest
  
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• Egypt carries out airstrikes after mosque terror attack

  25-11-2017 19:06
  The country's air force targeted terrorists in Northern Sinai.
  
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• Man Spends Black Friday Paying For $10K Worth Of Toys For Local Kids

  25-11-2017 18:53
  A New Jersey man spent this Black Friday putting together a great surprise for dozens of local families.
  
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• 2 Men Questioned by Police After Causing Panic at London Subway Station

  25-11-2017 18:44
  A subway station altercation caused panic at the Oxford Street shopping district
  
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• Welcome To The Class War

  25-11-2017 18:20
  Over the past decade, most of its families have been spinning their wheels.
  
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• Animal groups outraged after escaped circus tiger shot dead near Eiffel Tower

  25-11-2017 18:12
  Animal rights groups expressed outrage yesterday (Sat) after an escaped circus tiger was shot dead by its owner as it roamed the streets of Paris near the Eiffel Tower. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation, established by the film star turned animal rights activist, called for an immediate ban on wild animals in circuses in response to the tiger’s death.  “It’s a miracle that there were no human victims,” the foundation said in a statement. “It is essential to react
  
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• Angela Merkel rules out fresh elections as she seeks new coalition deal

  25-11-2017 18:01
  Angela Merkel vowed to get a government in place as soon as possible on Saturday as she recovered from a week-long crisis that threatened to force fresh German elections and could have ended her political career. In a speech to members of her party, Mrs Merkel said she wanted to avoid a re-run of September's elections, which saw her Christian Democrats reduced to 33 per cent of the vote and left her struggling to muster a coalition government in talks with a range of smaller parties. &ldquo
  
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• Trump asserts legal power in fight over consumer bureau

  25-11-2017 17:59
  By Roberta Rampton and Idrees AliWEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has the power he needs to put his top budget aide in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), federal officials said on Saturday, weighing in on abattle for control over the powerful agency.The leadership of the independent regulatory agency was thrown into question on Friday when its outgoing director Richard Cordray, a Democrat, named his deputy as his acting replacement until
  
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• Investigation shows Facebook still discriminating in housing ads - Green Valley News

  25-11-2017 17:41
  Green Valley News
  Investigation shows Facebook still discriminating in housing ads
  Green Valley News
  After ProPublica revealed last year that Facebook advertisers could target housing ads to whites only, the company announced it had built a system to spot and reject discriminatory ads. We retested and found major omissions. In February, Facebook said ...
  
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• Man Kills New York Woman After Mistaking Her for a Deer

  25-11-2017 17:22
  A man shot a New York woman Wednesday evening after mistaking her for a deer
  
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• Donald Trump Claims He Rejected TIME's Person of the Year

  25-11-2017 17:22
  Despite being named TIME’s Person of the Year in 2016, President Donald Trump is taking himself out of the running for 2017 and everyone is talking about it
  
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• Lebanon's Hariri takes critical line on Hezbollah

  25-11-2017 17:19
  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah's positions that "affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries", a statement from his press office said.Hariri announced his resignation from his post on Nov. 4 in a televised statement from Saudi Arabia, a Sunni monarchy and regional powerhouse locked in a confrontation with Shi'ite Iran.Hezbollah is fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syr
  
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• Man Pardoned, Freed After Spending Nearly 40 in Prison

  25-11-2017 17:16
  Just in time for Thanksgiving, 70-year-old Craig Coley was granted a full pardon after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He spent the holiday with the detective who helped set him free.
  
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• Looming deadlines, much unfinished business await Congress

  25-11-2017 17:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency.
  
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• The ‘Guardian Angel’ Soldiers of Afghanistan

  25-11-2017 17:14
  As war wages on in Afghanistan, a group of service members called the “guardian angels” watch over any gathering of NATO and Afghan troops.
  
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• Who Will Lead the CFPB? Trump and Outgoing Director Name Different Successors

  25-11-2017 17:13
  Not long after the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tried to name his own successor, the president announced he would appoint his budget director, Mick Mulvaney, on an interim basis.
  
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• 27 children were among the 305 killed people in Egypt mosque massacre

  25-11-2017 17:12
  At least 27 children were among the 305 people killed during a terrorist rampage at a Sinai mosque on Friday, the Egyptian government said as it updated the grim toll of one of the bloodiest attacks since September 11th.  Egypt’s attorney general said that up to 30 gunmen had taken part in the slaughter and that they carried the black banners of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) as they gunned down worshippers during Friday prayers.  Relatives of the victims told Th
  
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• This Man Opens His Home to Senior Animals

  25-11-2017 17:11
  When Steve Greig lost his beloved dog Wolfgang four years ago, he started taking in geriatric pets who needed extra love and care. It’s gained him a huge following online, and inspired others to do the same.
  
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• Malibu church 'pressured to end meals for the homeless' because it 'lures the needy'

  25-11-2017 17:10
  A church in upmarket Malibu has decided to stop providing free meals for those in need after claiming they were told by officials they were attracting too many homeless people.The United Methodist Church, one of many churches that provides food and help, has been offering free meals twice a week.Dawn Randall, a member of the church, said it recently received an email from city officials.
  
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• Teen Linked to Mysterious Death of Grandmother

  25-11-2017 17:08
  Three days after police found human remains in 15-year-old Logan Mott’s backyard, the teen was detained at the Canadian border. He was considered armed and dangerous by police and was on the run in his grandmother’s stolen car.
  
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• Death Toll Soars over 300 in Egypt Mosque Attack

  25-11-2017 17:07
  Authorities say up to 30 gunmen fired through all of the windows and doors of an Egyptian mosque before going inside. More 300 people are dead, 27 of them children.
  
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• Relatives mourn missing Argentine submarine crew

  25-11-2017 17:03
  Ten days after the missing Argentine submarine San Juan went silent, grieving relatives have begun mourning the loss of its 44 missing crew members with a religious ceremony Saturday, even though the navy has yet to declare them dead.A religious service is set to be held at 12:30 pm (1530 GMT) outside the Mar del Plata naval base, where the submarine was based, to support grieving friends and relatives.The search for the San Juan "will continue day and night with help from 13 countries," navy sp
  
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• Two Journalism Schools Rescind Awards For Charlie Rose Amid Harassment Reports

  25-11-2017 17:00
  Charlie Rose just lost two honors for his work in journalism as the future of his career remains uncertain in the wake of sexual harassment reports against him.
  
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• Bali's Mt Agung erupts again, island 'still safe'

  25-11-2017 16:56
  Indonesia's Mount Agung volcano on island of Bali erupted for a second time in less than a week on Saturday evening, sending a grey-black plume of ash and steam at least 1,500 meters into the sky and leading several airlines to change flight plans."Tourism in Bali is still safe, except in the danger (zone) around Mount Agung," Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a statement, referring to an area that extends to a radius of up to 7.5 km from the summit."There has not been an increase i
  
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• How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments, Militants, and Ordinary People - The Intercept

  25-11-2017 16:31
  The Intercept
  How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments, Militants, and Ordinary People
  The Intercept
  Decades before smartphones, the internet, and social media, the philosopher Marshall McLuhan, who worked on media theory, predicted a future world war fought using information. While World War I and World War II were waged using armies and mobilized ...
  
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• Uma Thurman Wrote a Provocative #MeToo Message to Harvey Weinstein on Instagram - Vogue.com

  25-11-2017 16:26
  Uma Thurman Wrote a Provocative #MeToo Message to Harvey Weinstein on Instagram
  Vogue.com
  Uma Thurman, who has hinted at her anger regarding Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault allegations, has taken Thanksgiving as the opportunity to indicate that she will soon be ready to speak out further. In a provocative message written on Instagram ...and more »
  
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• Chemical company's response to water worries: Silence

  25-11-2017 16:21
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Americans have grown accustomed to hearing apologies from everyone from cheating car-makers to cheating presidents, but a Fortune 500 chemical company with a pollution problem in North Carolina is following a different model: don't apologize, don't explain.
  
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• Gunmen in Egypt mosque attack carried Islamic State flag, prosecutor says

  25-11-2017 16:07
  By Omar Fahmy and Patrick MarkeyCAIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt's North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday.No group has claimed responsibility, but Egyptian forces are battling a stubborn Islamic State affiliate in the region, one of the surviving branches of the militant group after it suffered defeats by U.S.-backed
  
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• A Dissident Cuban Artist Reflects On The Anniversary Of Castro's Death

  25-11-2017 15:36
  On the night Fidel Castro died, Danilo Maldonado Machado went for a walk in downtown Havana.
  
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• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos becomes newest $100bn billionaire thanks to Black Friday

  25-11-2017 15:24
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the world’s newest and only $100bn billionaire – thanks to a $2.4bn surge in his personal fortune on the run up to Black Friday.The hike in Mr Bezos’s wealth had soared by $32.6bn this year up until Thursday, with the extra $2.4bn landing in his pocket ahead of the consumer frenzy, and secures his position as the world's richest man.
  
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• 2018 Kia Stinger GT

  25-11-2017 15:19
  We delve into Kia's powerful new rear-driver to see if it delivers on its sporty promise.
  
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• Woman Accused of Killing Her Identical Twin in Cliff Crash Wants Charge Dismissed

  25-11-2017 15:16
  Authorities described the crash as a hair-pulling fight over the steering wheel
  
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• The best fitness trackers to buy this Prime Day

  25-11-2017 15:00 via feeds.mashable.com
  
  You can't buy motivation. But, you can buy a fitness tracking device that lights a fire under your ass to take more than 500 steps in a day, and that's not nothing.
  The rhetoric around fitness has changed quite a bit over the past few years (as made clear by Every Fashion Brand Ever releasing a line of matching leggings and sports bras). We can thank the self-care revolution for this one. Actively monitoring your fitness progression isn't just for athletes or people training for their hometown's
  
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• The best fitness trackers for every level of skill (and motivation)

  25-11-2017 15:00 via feeds.mashable.com
  
  You can't buy motivation. But, you can buy a fitness tracking device that lights a fire under your ass to take more than 500 steps in a day, and that's not nothing.
  The rhetoric around fitness has changed quite a bit over the past few years (as made clear by Every Fashion Brand Ever releasing a line of matching leggings and sports bras). We can thank the self-care revolution for this one. Actively monitoring your fitness progression isn't just for athletes or people training for their hometown's
  
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