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• Best gift ideas for people in long-distance relationships

  21-12-2017 23:56 via feeds.mashable.com
  
  Long distance relationships are the embodiment of bittersweet.
  A perpetual ache takes the place of the company you wish you were keeping — whoever said "absence makes the heart grow fonder" was really onto something. They were also corny as hell, but mushy quotes elicit less of an eye roll when you treasure falling asleep on FaceTime together every night.
  However, LDRs don't have to be as dramatic as fake deep Twitter makes them out to be. There are tons of items out there that can make th
  
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• Teen Gets 25 Years In Mental Health Facility For 'Slender Man' Stabbing

  21-12-2017 23:51
  A Wisconsin teenager accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional horror character named “Slender Man” has been ordered to receive 25 years of mental health treatment.
  
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• Chicago police say Facebook 'secret groups' used to sell guns, drugs

  21-12-2017 23:45
  Chicago Police arrested 50 people for using "secret groups" on Facebook to sell guns and drugs, the police said on Thursday, and they criticized the world's biggest social media network as being unhelpful during the 10-month investigation.Police did not detail the charges filed against the 50 men and women arrested through Thursday, but said there were "dozens and dozens" of the secret groups.Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, at a news conference to announce the arrests, criticized Fa
  
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• Boeing, Embraer confirm merger talks ongoing; deal not guaranteed

  21-12-2017 23:37
  US aerospace giant Boeing and Brazil's Embraer said Thursday they were in talks on a "potential combination" but cautioned there was no guarantee of a deal.The talks ignited shares of the Brazilian company, which makes commercial, military and executive jets, despite immediate signs of opposition to the transaction in Brazil.Any deal would need to be approved by the Brazilian government.
  
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• U.S. House votes to avert shutdown; Senate debate next

  21-12-2017 23:35
  By Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday advanced stopgap legislation to keep the federal government operating past Friday when funding expires, seeking to avert a self-inflicted disaster just before the Christmas holiday season.The House of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 231 to 188 that would keep federal agencies humming along at current funding through Jan. 19 and prevent a shutdown that would trigger political havoc in Washington.The Sen
  
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• Trump Finally Gets His Wall ... At An Irish Golf Course

  21-12-2017 23:31
  The Trump Organization won approval on Thursday to build a wall it has sought for more than a year ― not along the U.S.-Mexico border, but on a golf course in the west of Ireland.
  
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• Survivors of Mexico bus crash heading home, 2 victims ID'd

  21-12-2017 22:57
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured survivors of a tour bus crash that killed 11 foreigners in southeastern Mexico began leaving hospitals and heading home Thursday as two of the dead were identified as long-time educators from Washington state.
  
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• Evangelical Women Just Joined #MeToo – and They're Urging Churches to Address Abuse

  21-12-2017 22:54
  They hope their churches will take action to stop violence against women
  
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• 6 killed in northern Mexico as violence threatens Los Cabos

  21-12-2017 22:46
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities are investigating the murders of six people, four of whom were hung from highway overpasses, near the twin beach destinations of Los Cabos in Baja California Sur state, which has seen an explosion of violence this year.
  
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• Energy and financials power Wall Street's rise

  21-12-2017 22:40
  By April JoynerNEW YORK (Reuters) - The three main U.S. stock indexes rose on Thursday, boosted by bank and energy stocks as investors bet on more economically sensitive sectors.Energyand financialstocks led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors."Today of late, (energy has) picked up significantly," said John Stoltzfus, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer Asset Management in New York.
  
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• Baby Found Safe After She Was Allegedly Kidnapped By Woman Who Suffered Miscarriage

  21-12-2017 22:36
  Carolina Flores, 33, was a mother of four.
  
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• Dog Owners Should Be on High Alert for Chocolate Poisoning Over the Holidays, Vets Warn

  21-12-2017 22:31
  Veterinarians see an increase in food-related illnesses—particularly those caused by chocolate, which pets can’t digest well—from Halloween through Christmas, says Michael Topper, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. “
  
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• If You Want A Better Relationship In 2018, Do This

  21-12-2017 22:19
  It’s easy to get off track with your New Year’s resolutions when you’re the only one holding yourself accountable.
  
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• Trump threat to cut aid faces credibility test after UN vote

  21-12-2017 22:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After threatening to cut off nations that rebuked him over Jerusalem, President Donald Trump faces a key question about his global credibility: Will he follow through?
  
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• Defying Trump threat, UN rejects US decision on Jerusalem

  21-12-2017 21:47
  Defying President Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding, the United Nations approved by a resounding vote on Thursday a motion rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution by 128 to nine with 35 abstentions, in what Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour called a "massive setback" for the United States.
  
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• Houston woman accused of killing friend, taking baby as her own

  21-12-2017 21:34
  A Houston woman who police said stabbed her friend to death, stole the mother's six-week-old baby girl and tried to pass the infant off as her own was arrested on Thursday, the same day authorities said they had found the missing child alive.Erika Miranda-Alvarez, 28, apparently took the baby to hide from her boyfriend and family that she had a miscarriage, police said.Due to deliver in January, she came home on Tuesday with the stolen infant, telling family that she delivered early.
  
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• Homelessness, up in 2017, doesn't take a break for Christmas

  21-12-2017 21:33
  New York City is experiencing its greatest homelessness crisis since the Great Depression, mostly in shelters. Homelessness has also been on the rise in major west-coast cities like Los Angeles. Those dedicated to fighting homelessness hope the outpouring of compassion around Christmastime will stick around into 2018.
  
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• Trump and Saudi Arabia: Missing a Generational Opportunity

  21-12-2017 21:27
  The United States once sided with a Middle Eastern monarch to reform a country.There is much to commend Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for, particularly his willingness to confront the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s entrenched interests that have long prevented its transition to an economically sustainable and more socially free country.From the Wahhabi-dominated religious establishment that has long hindered social reform in Saudi Arabia and helped lay the groundwork for
  
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• Tom Brokaw Says Fox News Is 'On A Jihad' To Destroy FBI's Credibility

  21-12-2017 21:08
  Veteran broadcaster Tom Brokaw accuses Fox News of waging “a jihad”  against the FBI to discredit the investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
  
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• 5-year-old boy shot for second time in two years in Chicago

  21-12-2017 21:07
  A 5-year-old boy in Chicago has undergone emergency surgery after being shot for the second time in two years.Kavan Collins of Chicago, Illinois accidentally shot himself in the hand while playing with his younger brother in his family home, according to local news reports.A year and a half ago, the young boy was hit by a stray bullet while walking with his family in Chicago’s South Side.
  
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• Elon Musk might be the only person who still loves Twitter

  21-12-2017 20:59
  Congratulations to Elon Musk, who apparently is having a much better time online than the rest of us plebeians.  The Tesla CEO took to—you guessed it—Twitter Thursday to share his love of,drumroll please, Twitter.  SEE ALSO: Elon Musk confirms Tesla will use its own self-driving AI chips How did he do so? By stating his personal truth in less than 280 characters. "I love Twitter," was all he had to say.I love Twitter — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 21, 2017What about
  
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• Erdogan says US must immediately scrap Jerusalem decision

  21-12-2017 20:53
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday asked US President Donald Trump to reverse his decision recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital after a UN vote overwhelming rejected the move.Erdogan had earlier called on UN member states not to be swayed by Trump's threat to cut funding for countries that backed the motion at the UN General Assembly."We welcome with great pleasure the UN General Assembly’s overwhelming support... We expect the Trump administration to rescind without f
  
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• Slain Australian's family demands integrity in US probe

  21-12-2017 20:48
  SYDNEY (AP) — The family of an Australian woman who was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer in July demanded a more rigorous probe Thursday after a prosecutor cast doubts on the investigation.
  
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• Meghan Markle joined the royal family for their annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace

  21-12-2017 20:36
  The couple was photographed arriving at the palace for the party
  
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• Weinstein hit with $10mn sexual harassment suit in NY

  21-12-2017 20:34
  Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his ex-production company have been hit with a $10 million New York lawsuit by a former associate producer on Netflix show "Marco Polo".The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Alexandra Canosa in the New York Supreme Court on Wednesday accuses the 65-year-old father of five of violations that include sexual harassment, assault, battery and emotional distress.
  
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• Al Franken rips Trump in farewell speech to Senate

  21-12-2017 20:34
  The Minnesota Democrat, who is stepping down next month following allegations of sexual misconduct, used his final speech on the Senate floor to attack the president and his policies.
  
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• Abominable Snowman 'Arrested' on Alleged DUI... by Santa Claus

  21-12-2017 20:23
  The Abominable Snowman was arrested in Oregon earlier this week for impaired driving.
  
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• Raul Castro Will Step Down as President of Cuba Later Than Expected

  21-12-2017 20:15
  Castro, 86, had said that he planned to step down in February
  
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• After Alabama, Pollsters See Reasons To Expect A Democratic Surge

  21-12-2017 19:58
  Even before Democrats’ victory in last week’s Alabama Senate election, there were signs that Republicans may be in trouble in the year ahead.
  
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• Sean Hannity Appears To Bash CNN, NBC While Sharing NBC Story

  21-12-2017 19:56
  Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to criticize CNN and NBC News on Twitter on Thursday, calling them “fake news” and “conspiracy TV,” but then included an article published by NBC News.
  
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• 'Kayak Killer' Released From Prison Just 6 Weeks After Sentencing in Boyfriend's Death

  21-12-2017 19:54
  Angelika Graswald has been freed, much to the anger of Vincent Viafore's family.
  
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• Pope prays for merciful final judgement for Cardinal Law

  21-12-2017 19:53
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis prayed Thursday for a merciful final judgment for Cardinal Bernard Law, presiding over the funeral rites for a man who epitomized the Catholic Church's failure to protect children from pedophile priests and its arrogance in safeguarding its own reputation at all costs.
  
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• Cardinal Law funeral held at Vatican with no mention of sex abuse crisis

  21-12-2017 19:52
  The funeral of Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned as Archbishop of Boston 15 years ago after covering up years of sexual abuse of children by priests, was held in the Vatican on Thursday without a mention of what led to his downfall.About 200 people attended the funeral Mass in a chapel in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica and presided over by a senior cardinal, Angelo Sodano.Pope Francis entered the chapel for a few minutes after the Mass to bless the coffin and conduct a brief service known as
  
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• Virginia Will Break Tie For Key Seat By Randomly Pulling A Name From A Bowl

  21-12-2017 19:47
  In a closely watched, nail-biting race that after a recount and legal challenge ended in a tie, the winner of a crucial state legislative seat in Virginia apparently will be decided by a name pulled out of a bowl next week.
  
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• Thousands in Syria's Aleppo mark one year since 'victory'

  21-12-2017 19:26
  Jumaa Sabbuh lost his son in the violence that battered Syria's Aleppo for years.On Thursday, he was among thousands commemorating the one-year anniversary of the army's recapture of the city.Sabbuh carried a poster of his bright-eyed son, killed in 2014 while serving in Syria's army.
  
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• Disney Heiress Wants You To Get Really, Really Mad About The GOP Tax Bill

  21-12-2017 19:25
  This Disney heiress is taking a stand against the GOP tax bill — even though she’s going to benefit from it pic.twitter.com/E5bmcI83mU—
  
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• The Latest: All but 1 evacuation lifted at California fire

  21-12-2017 19:16
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• U.N. General Assembly Overwhelmingly Votes to Declare Trump’s Jerusalem Move ‘Null and Void’

  21-12-2017 19:07
  The U.N. General Assembly has voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions to declare President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void.”
  
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• Here's When You Will Be Able to Buy Bitcoin Cash on Coinbase

  21-12-2017 18:58
  The alternative cryptocurrency is nearly here.
  
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• Syria talks focusing on planned 'congress' in Russia

  21-12-2017 18:55
  The main powerbrokers in Syria's nearly seven-year conflict were heading towards a second day of negotiations in Astana as uncertainly loomed Thursday over a Moscow-driven plan to quickly reach a political settlement.Chief Russian negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev told journalists that Russia was forging ahead with plans to host a "National Dialogue Congress" in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to accelerate discussions over a political deal that have sputtered in Geneva.The United Nations' special e
  
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• Governor Commutes Sentence of Woman, 68, After She Served 35 Years in Prison

  21-12-2017 18:55
  Judy Henderson was sentenced in 1982 for her "relatively minor” role in a robbery-turned-murder.
  
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• UN votes 128-9 to reject US decision on Jerusalem

  21-12-2017 18:49
  The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to nine, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.President Donald Trump had warned ahead of the vote in the 193-nation assembly that "we're watching" and threatened reprisals against countries backing the measure, which reaffirms that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved through negotiations.Seven countries -- Guatemala, Honduras, Togo, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and
  
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• Raul Castro to step down as Cuba's president in April 2018

  21-12-2017 18:22
  Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after his successor is chosen by a top governingcouncil, according to a vote Thursday in the island state's National Assembly.The delay was necessary due to disruption caused by Hurricane Irma, which ravaged much of Cuba in September.The modification to Cuba's election calendar means general elections choosing the National Assembly's 600 members will be moved to a date yet to be decided.
  
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• Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem condemned by UN general assembly despite US 'bullying' over vote of censure

  21-12-2017 18:20
  The United Nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in a rare emergency session of the global body. The 193-nation general assembly approved the resolution by a massive margin, with 128 nations in favour, and nine against. There were 35 abstentions. Mr Trump threatened on Wednesday to withhold aid to any country which defied the threats. Referencing tomorrow's UN vote criticizing the US embassy
  
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• Watch Trump Apologize To Women In A Mashup We Wish Was Real

  21-12-2017 18:09
  Donald Trump just apologized to women everywhere. Just kidding! 
  
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• Woman whose 84 Great Danes were seized avoids jail

  21-12-2017 18:07
  OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman who had dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes living in her New Hampshire mansion will serve no jail time for animal cruelty but must pay nearly $800,000 for the care they received after being seized, a judge said Thursday.
  
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• Five-Year Scientific Study Reveals a Stunning Stat About Dogs and Chocolate

  21-12-2017 18:01
  He may think he's people, but he can still get sick as a dog.
  
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• Thanks to Net Neutrality, Comcast Gives Employees $1,000 Bonuses

  21-12-2017 17:35
  Comcast is celebrating the death of net neutrality.
  
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• Cameroonian journalist to be freed after terrorism charges dropped

  21-12-2017 17:35
  A Cameroonian journalist jailed for over two years for contact with Islamist militant group Boko Haram is set to be freed after a court on Thursday shortened his sentence, his lawyer said.Radio France Internationale reporter Ahmed Abba was arrested in July 2015 and sentenced in April this year to 10 years on terrorism charges that rights groups denounced as a sham.Authorities said they found evidence on Abba's computer ofattacks planned by Boko Haram, whose Islamist insurgency in Nigeria, Camero
  
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• 5 Intriguing Facts About the Winter Solstice Tonight

  21-12-2017 17:15
  It's a great night for blood sacrifice!
  
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