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• Report: Homeland Security fields 1,000 sex abuse complaints

  11-04-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — An advocacy group said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog fielded more than 1,000 complaints of sexual assault or sexual abuse from people in custody in a little more than two years.
  
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• Cop Suspended After Video Appears to Show Him Attacking Jaywalker: Authorities

  11-04-2017 23:47 via rocketnews.com
  
  A Sacramento police officer has been relieved of his duties after cell phone video appeared to capture him tackling and beating a jaywalker, authorities said.
  In the video, a young black man and the white officer seem to be exchanging words in the middle of a suburban street.
  Read: Cops Face Excessive Force Allegations After Female College Student is Body-Slammed at Bar
  Then the unidentified officer appears to lunge at the man, throwing him to the asphalt, where he straddles him and beats
  
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• The Latest: Attorney: United passenger treated in Chicago

  11-04-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the passenger who was dragged off a full United Express flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport (all times local):
  
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• Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: source

  11-04-2017 23:42 via rocketnews.com
  
  New York (AFP) – Wal-Mart Stores is eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs in a cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
  The cuts will affect employees in Wal-Mart’s international division, its technology services division and in its Sam’s Club business. The layoffs are centered in administrative functions, said the person, confirming a story in the Wall Street Journal.
  Wal-Mart has been targeting e-commerce growth and looking to offset increased spen
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin is 'seeing red' over United

  11-04-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin gave us the Red Wedding, beheadings, and hordes of killer ice zombies. But even he can’t stomach United Airlines. SEE ALSO: People are trolling United Airlines with these brutal new slogans "I don't often comment on current events, but the story about the passenger that United Airlines beat bloody and dragged off a flight — for no reason but to accomodate some of their own deadheading employees, and despite the fact that he had a ticket that
  
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• Wildfires scorch parts of Florida; gov. declares emergency

  11-04-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters are battling wildfires from the top of Florida near the Georgia line to Miami-Dade County in the south as the governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday.
  
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• United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beating

  11-04-2017 23:37 via rocketnews.com
  
  Chicago (AFP) – The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a thorough review of the airline’s practices.
  The apology came after a torrent of criticism of the carrier’s action on a flight Sunday and its initial explanation of it. In images now seen around the world, a passenger was forcefully removed and bloodied in the process — the entire event captured on v
  
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• How to Make the Most Out of Getting Bumped: Passenger Made $11,000 After Giving Up Seats

  11-04-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  It may seem like a lot of money, but you can get the same if you know how to negotiate.
  
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• The Latest: Christie calls for halt to 'bumping' regulations

  11-04-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the passenger who was dragged off a full United Express flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Husband of woman alleged to have affair fired

  11-04-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of Alabama's governor (all times local):
  
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• Police probe motives behind fatal San Bernardino classroom shooting

  11-04-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Relatives of a school teacher shot dead by her husband in a San Bernardino, California, classroom have told investigators the slaying capped a brief, turbulent marriage and breakup marked by accusations of infidelity and threats, police said on Tuesday.Police also revealed that surveillance video showed the shooter initially had tried to get into the school through a locked door, forcing him to gain entry instead by way of the front office, where he signed in and was allowed free access to the c
  
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• Mexican mom with 4 American kids faces imminent deportation

  11-04-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children faced imminent deportation Tuesday after a federal appeals court refused to block her removal.
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing on highway, ends up nose-down

  11-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  BOWDOINHAM, Maine (AP) — A small plane made an emergency landing against traffic on an interstate Tuesday, struck a guardrail and came to rest nose-down, police said. One vehicle had to serve to avoid the plane, but no motorists were injured, and the two people aboard the plane suffered only minor injuries.
  
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• Woman sues ex-prosecutor accused of trading sex for leniency

  11-04-2017 22:53 via rocketnews.com
  
  FILE – In this April 20, 2016, file photo, Harry Morel, a former district attorney for St. Charles Parish, La., arrives with his attorney Ralph Capitelli, right, at federal court in New Orleans. Morel, accused of extorting sexual favors from more than 20 women in exchange for favorable treatment from his office, is being sued by the mother of Danelle Keim, one of his alleged victims. The racketeering lawsuit was filed in state court Monday, April 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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• Woman Speaks Out Against Brother Who Raped Her as a Child

  11-04-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Kathryn Bailey, 23, tearfully opened up about the impact of years of abuse at the hands of her brother.
  
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• Syrians protest U.S. airstrikes and more: April 11 in photos

  11-04-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Among today’s photos: Syrian students protest U.S. airstrikes; Mount Etna disgorges lava; the Queen of England visits a new elephant care center.
  
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• Defense Secretary Mattis briefs the press on the Syria Strike

  11-04-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis briefs the press on the Syria strike that was carried out last week.
  
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• Japanese Official Says US Strike Against North Korea Is Increasingly Realistic

  11-04-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump's relatively undiplomatic comments, Japanese officials suggested the U.S. and North Korea may be approaching a direct confrontation.
  
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• United CEO apologizes in full: ‘No one should ever be mistreated this way’

  11-04-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Facing a public relations crisis and tumbling share price, the airline‘s chief executive issued another apology on Tuesday amid a firestorm of criticism sparked by the forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight.
  
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• Sean Spicer's comments on Hitler shredded by single MSNBC chyron

  11-04-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had a particularly Sean Spicer-y press conference on Tuesday afternoon, mistakenly telling reporters that Hitler never used chemical weapons. He's since clarified — twice — but as the controversial flub unfolded, MSNBC was ready with a spot-on retort in the form of a succinct breaking news chyron.  SEE ALSO: Sean Spicer was once a terrifying White House Easter Bunny "You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to usi
  
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• How Sean Spicer Flubbed the Holocaust on Passover

  11-04-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  There’s no good time to make a Hitler comparison, but deploying one in the midst of Passover to justify voluntary airstrikes is an especially unwise choice, as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer realized, to his chagrin, Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Did Bill O'Reilly Just Speak His Last Words On Fox News?

  11-04-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  Bill O'Reilly is off the air for Easter "vacation," but Gabe Sherman reports the Murdochs are fighting over O'Reilly's future. Attorney Lisa Bloom, who is calling on New York state to investigate sexual harassment claims at Fox News.
  
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• Sessions visits U.S.-Mexico border to push migrant crackdown

  11-04-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to make his case for increased prosecutions of illegal immigrants, pressuring U.S. attorneys to prioritize cases against criminal migrants.Sessions, a long-time proponent of tougher immigration enforcement, told U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Nogales, Arizona, that more illegal migrants should be prosecuted as criminals.It is normally the role of the Secretary of Homeland Security to meet
  
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• Gold Technical Analysis: Rally Approaching Critical Resistance at 1278

  11-04-2017 21:25
  Gold is attempting to close above the 200-day moving average for the first time this year & after five failed attempts.
  
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• United incident exposes limited rights of US air passengers

  11-04-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The online video footage of a United Airlines passenger dragged off a flight, which damaged the company's reputation, highlighted the limited options US passengers have on overbooked flights.United's problems began after security officers on Sunday dragged a 69-year-old man off a flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, because he refused to be "bumped" -- an airline practice that has gotten increased scrutiny in light of the incident.Some passengers recorded the incident and posted videos o
  
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• Sean Spicer Mocked For Hitler Comment

  11-04-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  The internet had some choice words for the White House press secretary after he said not even Hitler used chemical weapons.
  
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• Hero Doctor Shares How He Risked His Life to Save Woman Attacked in New Orleans

  11-04-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Peter Gold, then a medical student, was on the phone with his mother at the time.
  
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• Sean Spicer tries to clarify claim that Hitler ‘didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons’

  11-04-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Spicer first said, “Someone as despicable as Hitler … didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” Subsequent clarifications only exacerbated the controversy.
  
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• Airlines Can Pay A Hefty Sum For Bumping Passengers

  11-04-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Passengers who give up their seats can receive thousands of dollars from an airline.
  
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• Spicer on United Airlines incident: ‘I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed’

  11-04-2017 20:27 via rocketnews.com
  
  On April 11, White House press secretary Sean Spicer discussed the video of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a flight on Sunday evening. Spicer said, “I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed that another human being is treated that way.”
  The post Spicer on United Airlines incident: ‘I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed’ appeared first on RocketNews |Top News Stor
  
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• Tillerson heads to Moscow carrying Western call for Russia to abandon Assad

  11-04-2017 20:25 via rocketnews.com
  
  By Steve Scherer and Andrew Osborn
  LUCCA, Italy/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing Russian support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, as the Trump administration took on America’s traditional mantle as leader of a unified West.
  Tillerson flew on the administration’s first cabinet mission to Russia after meeting foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies and Middle Easter
  
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• USD/CHF Technical Analysis: Consider Small Long Positions

  11-04-2017 20:22
  USD/CHF is threatening to break to the upside from a downward channel in place since the start of 2017, suggesting that small long positions should be considered.
  
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• North Korea's parliament meets, with Kim Jong Un at center

  11-04-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's parliament convened on Tuesday, with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, taking the center seat.
  
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• Ohio Ford Dealer Will Sell You a 550-HP Mustang EcoBoost For $33,000

  11-04-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  
  That's more power than a Shelby GT350 for the price of a basic V8 Mustang.
  
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• Man Discovers $2.4 Million in Gold in Ex-Army Tank

  11-04-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  
  The ex-Iraqi Army tank was hiding a surprise in its diesel fuel tanks.
  
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• Here Are Tesla's Sleek New Solar Panels

  11-04-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  
  The solar roof could be coming to a neighborhood near you.
  
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• Iran warns US action in Syria 'won't go unanswered'

  11-04-2017 19:53 via rocketnews.com
  
  Tehran (AFP) – Any new US action in Syria “will not go unanswered”, Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after America threatened to follow up a strike last week with more attacks.
  The United States last week fired a volley of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed 87 civilians in a rebel-held town.
  The White House on Monday warned that further use of chemical weapons or chlorine-laden barrel bom
  
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• Iran opens registration for May 19 presidential election

  11-04-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — About 126 prospective candidates submitted their names on the first day of candidate registration for Iran's May 19 presidential elections, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Bill O’Reilly Compares BLM Protesters To Nazis

  11-04-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  
  This isn't the first time Fox News’ host Bill O’Reilly has compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the Nazis.
  
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• Toshiba files results unapproved by auditor; warns of 'going concern' risk

  11-04-2017 19:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Makiko Yamazaki and Taiga UranakaTOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp filed twice-delayed business results on Tuesday without an endorsement from its auditor and warned its very survival was in doubt, deepening a prolonged crisis at the Japanese conglomerate."There are material events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern," Toshiba said in announcing bigger than previously estimated losses for the nine months through December.The fili
  
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• ‘Real Russia’ blogger: Trump’s Syria strike was unexpected

  11-04-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Russian blogger Sergey Baklykov said President Trump’s decision to bomb Syria after a chemical arms attack was “a strong step” that surprised many Russians.
  
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• Fergie and Josh Duhamel Swear by This Power Smoothie for All-Day Energy

  11-04-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  "We've literally made it every day for the past seven years," says Duhamel.
  
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• Rep. Joe Wilson, who yelled ‘You lie!’ at Obama, hears the same at S.C. town hall

  11-04-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Attendees also cheered as Wilson lamented the failure of the broadly unpopular Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare to reach the House floor.
  
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• Pictured: Boy, 8, Killed as He Stood Behind Teacher as Her Estranged Husband Opened Fire in Classroom

  11-04-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  
  The shooter checked in at the school's office first.
  
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• Doctor Dragged Off United Flight Earned $234K From Professional Poker

  11-04-2017 19:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Dr. David Dao started playing poker professionally after his medical license was suspended.
  
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• USD/CAD Consolidation to Face Bank of Canada

  11-04-2017 19:09
  The pair remains at risk heading into tomorrow’s central bank interest rate decision. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter into the release.
  
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• ‘One Free Carry Off’: Twitter roasts United with new airline slogans

  11-04-2017 19:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  United Airlines is facing a major public relations crisis after a viral video showed a passenger being violently removed from an overbooked flight. And the criticism isn’t slowing down — at least on Twitter.
  The airline was widely mocked for a statement from United CEO Oscar Munoz that vaguely referred to the “upsetting event.” He apologized for “having to re-accommodate” those customers who were bumped from the flight.
  United’s motto is &ldqu
  
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• Oil climbs after reports that Saudi Arabia wants output cuts extended

  11-04-2017 18:59 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jessica Resnick-AultBOSTON (Reuters) - Crude oil turned positive on Tuesday, reversing course on reports that Saudi Arabia has told OPEC officials it wants to continue OPEC cuts for an additional six months.Oil futures have been pinned in a range, supported by production cuts from OPEC and other states but capped by rising U.S. shale oil production.The market turned positive after reports that Saudi Arabia told OPEC officials it wants to extend production cuts enacted in January for another s
  
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• All eyes on Kansas in first congressional election of Trump era

  11-04-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  
  The Kansas race has suddenly drawn national interest as a potential test of whether the anti-Trump organizing campaigns can move voters to the polls.
  
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• Tillerson: Russia must choose between Assad and US

  11-04-2017 18:44 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued an ultimatum to Russia on Tuesday: Side with the U.S. and likeminded countries on Syria, or embrace Iran, militant group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
  
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