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• Wildfire burns homes, winery in L.A.'s posh Bel-Air neighborhood

  06-12-2017 23:56
  The so-called Skirball Fire, which erupted early on Wednesday as the latest in a rash of major blazes fueled by hot, dry Santa Ana winds, had burned about 150 acres near large estates in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles by early afternoon.Firefighters battled to save multimillion-dollar homes in the path of the flames, which also forced the closure of the San Diego (405) Freeway in both directions, and warned that if the winds picked up again in the evening the situation could become even
  
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• Doctors find brain abnormalities in victims of Cuba mystery

  06-12-2017 23:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned.
  
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• You May Have Missed The 6th Woman On Time’s Person Of The Year Cover

  06-12-2017 23:36
  Time magazine named “The Silence Breakers” its 2017 Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the term referred to “individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment.”
  
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• Mohamed Hadid Calls Trump's Jerusalem Move 'Saddest Day' Of His Life

  06-12-2017 23:17
  Mohamed Hadid, the Palestinian father of two supermodels, used Instagram on Wednesday to express his distress over President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
  
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• House Votes Down Trump Impeachment Resolution

  06-12-2017 23:16
  WASHINGTON ― Fifty-eight House Democrats voted to advance the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, in direct defiance of the pleas of House Democratic leaders earlier in the day.
  
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• Southern California's Wildfires Will Get Worse Before They Get Better

  06-12-2017 23:02
  It’s been the most destructive wildfire season in California history, and it’s getting worse.
  
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• Starbucks releases a Christmas Tree Frappuccino for THE HOLIDAYS

  06-12-2017 22:53
  Starbucks is releasing a Christmas Tree Frappuccino, and don't you dare say it isn't Christmas-y enough. DON'T YOU DARE! The festive drink starts with a Peppermint Mocha Crème Frappuccino, and is then topped with Matcha whipped cream, which is supposed to look like a Christmas tree. The tree is "decorated" with caramel drizzle for garland, candied cranberries as ornaments, and is topped with a strawberry.  SEE ALSO: Crap, I forgot to get furious about the Starbucks holiday cup this y
  
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• 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster / Cayman GTS

  06-12-2017 22:50
  As always, the GTS plays the value card to great effect.
  
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• The Latest: GOP-led House passes NRA-backed gun bill

  06-12-2017 22:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on legislation intended to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines (all times local):
  
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• For Tillerson, a lonely job defending Trump's Jerusalem move

  06-12-2017 22:42
  BRUSSELS (AP) — It's a go-to catchphrase when U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is called on to explain his boss on the world stage: "America first is not America alone." Yet as President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel, Tillerson on Wednesday stood all by himself.
  
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• The Latest: UCLA cancels classes due to fire traffic snarls

  06-12-2017 22:39
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Trump sparks rage with Jerusalem declaration

  06-12-2017 22:18
  Rachel Maddow reports on the reaction around the world the Donald Trump's announcement that he will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, including harsh condemnation from previously close allies like the UK and Germany.
  
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• Family Devastated as $871,000 Home They Bought 5 Days Ago Burns to the Ground in California Wildfire

  06-12-2017 21:53
  Christie and Mark Evans were preparing to move in with their young son when the house was leveled by the inferno.
  
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• President Donald Trump's newfound lisp sets internet aflame

  06-12-2017 21:52
  While President Trump delivered a landmark speech in which he recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, listeners couldn't help but notice a strange moment during his announcement.
  
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• Christian Leaders Warned Trump Against Recognizing Jerusalem As Israeli Capital

  06-12-2017 21:28
  Christian leaders from within and outside of Jerusalem were among those who warned President Donald Trump about the potential repercussions of recognizing the city as Israel’s capital and moving the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.
  
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• Woman sentenced for trafficking teen tattooed with bar code

  06-12-2017 21:18
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman won't serve any more time behind bars for her involvement in the sex trafficking of a teenager who was tattooed with a bar code to show that she was property.
  
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• Trump Jr Cites 'Privilege' to Avoid Questions

  06-12-2017 21:07
  Donald Trump Jr. claimed in testimony to the House Intelligence Committee that he couldn't answer questions about what he talked about with his father because of attorney client privilege. What?
  
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• Republicans Are Trying To Figure Out How Not To Shut Down Government At Christmas

  06-12-2017 21:04
  WASHINGTON ― House Freedom Caucus leaders are easing off their demands that any bill to keep the government funded past this week go until after Christmas ― lest members take a bad deal just so they can go home and spend the holidays with their families ― but they now have a new hard line: spending.
  
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• The Navy Has One Submarine That Could Drop 154 Tomahawk Missiles on North Korea

  06-12-2017 20:49
  The Ohio SSGNs’ awesome firepower, however, will only remain in the U.S. Navy for around another decade or so, at which time the entire fleet of Ohio-class submarines will be gradually replaced with the new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines.The conventional land-attack role will be taken up by the large fleet of Virginia-class attack submarines, which can be equipped with the Virginia Payload Module to launch up to forty Tomahawks each.
  
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• What's with all the upside-down Christmas trees this year?

  06-12-2017 20:43
  As the holidays draw nearer, you may have noticed a weird Christmas trend popping up on social media: the upside-down Christmas tree. So what's the deal? Why are people suddenly turning their Christmas trees on their heads? And is it making anyone else very dizzy? SEE ALSO: People are decorating their pineapples as Christmas treesThe upside-down Christmas tree is exactly why I don't bother to keep up with trends - it looks ridiculous ?????? pic.twitter.com/6ALgFhVmul — emily hill (@itsemil
  
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• Poll: Melania Trump still not as popular as Michelle Obama

  06-12-2017 20:42
  First lady Melania Trump appears to be getting more popular, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday.Fifty-three percent of those polled said they had at least a somewhat favorable view of the first lady, which is an 8 percent increase from those who felt the same shortly after the 2016 presidential election.Thirty-six percent of participants answered that they held an unfavorable view of Trump and 11 percent were listed undecided.
  
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• News Anchor Expertly Claps Back At Viewer Who Called Her N****r

  06-12-2017 20:42
  News anchor Sharon Reed responds on air to a viewer who calls her the N-word.
  
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• Court asked to stop suit against prosecutor in man's death

  06-12-2017 20:39
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawyer for Baltimore's top prosecutor asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by five police officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death of a black man gravely injured in custody.
  
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• Here’s a Look at Past Coverage That Led Up to TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year Choice

  06-12-2017 20:22
  Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued over sexual harassment in 2016
  
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• Putin announces 2018 re-election bid, ends long speculation

  06-12-2017 20:20
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would seek re-election next year in a race he is poised to win easily, putting him on track to become the nation's longest-serving ruler since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
  
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• Why Was Gretchen Carlson Excluded From Time's 'Silence Breakers'?

  06-12-2017 20:17
  Time Magazine named The Silence Breakers ― “the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment” ― its Person of the Year for 2017 and, strangely, Gretchen Carlson was not one of those singled out.
  
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• Gay man denied marriage license hopes to unseat county clerk

  06-12-2017 20:17
  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — David Ermold returned to the Rowan County courthouse Wednesday, nearly two years after Clerk Kim Davis refused to give him a marriage license because he was gay.
  
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• Trump’s error on Jerusalem is a disaster for the Arab world … and the US too | Rashid Khalidi

  06-12-2017 19:35
  Palestinians in Rafah protest on 6 December against US plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.Every time it seems Donald Trump cannot outdo himself, he does it again.Now he has announced that his administration will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing nearly seven decades of American policy.
  
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• Homeless Boy, 9, Asks for a 'Forever Home' in Tear-Jerking Letter to Santa

  06-12-2017 19:33
  Louis Williams, 9, has lived in 14 homes in his life.
  
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• Yesterday The Supreme Court Jolted LGBTQ People With A Frightening Reality

  06-12-2017 19:28
  Inside the U.S. Supreme Court this week for the oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, I couldn’t help but look at Justice Neil Gorsuch and imagine how things would be if Merrick Garland were rightly sitting in that chair.
  
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• The Latest: Los Angeles mayor: Fire burns at least 4 homes

  06-12-2017 19:15
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Correction: Fatal Police Shooting story

  06-12-2017 19:09
  BASSETT, Va. (AP) — In a story Dec. 5 about sheriff's deputies in Virginia fatally shooting a man, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the shooting took place in Salem, Virginia. The shooting occurred in Bassett, Virginia.
  
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• 17-Foot Python Takes New Record for Annual Florida Snake Hunt

  06-12-2017 19:08
  Jason Leon broke the hunt record Friday and previously held the record for largest python ever found in Florida.
  
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• Dramatic Images From Devastating Southern California Wildfires

  06-12-2017 18:54
  Southern California residents face growing uncertainty as several fast-moving wildfires continue to engulf tens of thousands of acres while destroying dozens of homes in its path.Flames consumed the hills surrounding Interstate 405 near Los Angeles’ famed Getty Center early Wednesday, with the fire lighting up the high terrain in a horrifying, apocalyptic-like display.In haunting photos, rows of homes are seen razed to the ground in Ventura County, where the largest of the fires has o
  
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• Correction: Sniper Author-Ventura story

  06-12-2017 18:48
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story Dec. 4 about Jesse Ventura, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ventura served as Minnesota's governor from 1993-2003. He served from 1999-2003.
  
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• The Guardian on Instagram - The Guardian

  06-12-2017 18:40
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  The Guardian's goal on Instagram is to help people understand the world they're in and inspire them to create a better one. We cover fake news, gender equality, the refugee crisis and threats to our planet such as climate change and air pollution, and ...
  
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• New blaze ignites near LA as fierce California wildfires rage

  06-12-2017 18:38
  One day after the "Thomas" fire broke out -- devastating 65,000 acres (26,300 hectares) and forcing 27,000 people to flee -- high winds caused another wave of wildfires to erupt overnight, including one in Los Angeles' affluent Bel-Air neighborhood that gridlocked heavy traffic as ash and smoke churned over the smoldering hillside.The "Skirball" fire ignited before 5 a.m. (1300 GMT) and quickly engulfed some 50 acres, with forecasters predicting the 25-mile-per-hour winds could cause further spr
  
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• California fires: LA braces itself as new blaze threatens city of 4 million

  06-12-2017 18:24
  Wind-whipped wildfires are continuing to scorch the Los Angeles area, with a trio of existing infernos expanding overnight and a newly ignited blaze forcing evacuations in the upscale Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles.After spending Tuesday battling the sprawling Thomas Fire in Ventura County and the fast-growing Creek Fire and Rye Fire in northern Los Angeles County, firefighters were scrambling to combat the newly named Skirball Fire in one of the tonier Los Angeles areas.Driven by winds bl
  
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• California fires: LA braces itself as new blaze threatens city

  06-12-2017 18:24
  Wind-whipped wildfires are continuing to scorch the Los Angeles area, with a trio of existing infernos expanding overnight and a newly ignited blaze forcing evacuations in the upscale Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles.After spending Tuesday battling the sprawling Thomas Fire in Ventura County and the fast-growing Creek Fire and Rye Fire in northern Los Angeles County, firefighters were scrambling to combat the newly named Skirball Fire in one of the tonier Los Angeles areas.Driven by winds bl
  
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• 27 Priceless Tweets About Life As A Married Person

  06-12-2017 18:20
  Marrying the love of your life is a beautiful gift. And sometimes that gift can also be a colossal pain in the butt. 
  
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• The Latest: Court hears 5 officers' bid to sue a prosecutor

  06-12-2017 18:05
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on arguments before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether Baltimore's prosecutor is immune for a lawsuit filed by five police officers charged but alter cleared in the death of Freddie Gray. (all times local):
  
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• Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational

  06-12-2017 17:57
  Israel' military on Wednesday declared its newly acquired F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside of the United States to put the ultra hi-tech jets into service.The Israeli Air Force currently has nine jets out of the total of 50 it has agreed to buy.The aim of the purchase is to allow Israel to maintain its military superiority in the turbulent Middle East, particularly regarding its arch-foe Iran and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system delivered to it by Russ
  
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• More than 25 Democratic senators call for Al Franken to resign

  06-12-2017 17:50
  Seven Democratic women in the Senate tweeted that Sen. Al Franken should quit over sexual misconduct allegations, and they were quickly joined by many colleagues.
  
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• Yet Another New Wildfire Is Blazing in Los Angeles, This Time Near Bel Air

  06-12-2017 17:49
  Hundreds of homes burned in the area during the famous Bel Air Fire of 1961
  
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• 'Little Foot' skeleton goes on display in S.Africa

  06-12-2017 17:47
  The most complete skeleton ever found of an australopithecus, a forerunner to modern man, went on display for the first time in Johannesburg on Wednesday following a 20-year process to excavate and assemble the 3.67 million-year-old remains.Known as "Little Foot" because four small foot bones were the first to be discovered, the skeleton is the most complete example of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years yet discovered.It will now be available for public viewing at Wits University in J
  
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• Parents of 13-year-old schoolgirl who hanged herself get bullied online over her death

  06-12-2017 17:45
  The parents of a 13-year-old girl who hanged herself after she was bullied on social media have themselves become the targets of abusive online messages.Rosalie Avila attempted to kill herself last week at her family’s home in Yucaipa, California.Charlene and Freddie Avila found a note from their daughter apologising for killing herself and entries in her journal documented some of the bullying she had experienced at school.
  
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• The Key To Chip And Joanna Gaines' Marriage Isn't Really A Secret

  06-12-2017 17:32
  Chip and Joanna Gaines have been together for over 14 years.
  
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• James McAvoy Got Buff And People On Twitter Really Like It

  06-12-2017 17:17
  Twitter is thirsty for a nice, tall glass of James McAvoy.
  
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• Ford Motor Company (F), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Making a Deal

  06-12-2017 17:14
  Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) has taken a lot of heat from investors for arriving late to the game with driverless and electric vehicle technology.Now, however, a new partnership with China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ( BABA) suggests Ford is open to new ideas when it comes to the future of auto sales.This week, Ford and Alibaba are expected to finalize a deal emphasizing online auto sales in China and a direct-to-consumer "auto vending machine" concept.
  
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• Seventh Woman Accuses Sen. Al Franken of Sexual Misconduct

  06-12-2017 16:32
  Franken said the allegation is "categorically not true"
  
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