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• Teen in 'Slender Man' Stabbing Attack Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge: 'I Just Wanted It to Be Over'

  21-08-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  One of two girls accused in the horrific 'Slender Man' stabbing has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
  
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• Time lapse: A view of the total solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon

  21-08-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  A historic total solar eclipse arced across the United States from west to east today.
  
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• This Is How the Solar Eclipse Looked From Space

  21-08-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Here's what astronauts saw from the International Space Station
  
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• This weatherman's reaction to the solar eclipse is adorable

  21-08-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Monday's total solar eclipse was akin to a meteorologist's Super Bowl — a fact that was certainly not lost on one Chicago weatherman. SEE ALSO: The 2017 solar eclipse is finally here Tom Skilling, chief meteorologist for WGN-TV, travelled to Carbondale, Ill. to view the solar eclipse in its path of totality, (his first solar eclipse, btw) and his reaction was truly precious. Behold:TEARS OF JOY: Tom Skilling got a little emotional during his cover of the eclipse. We feel you, Tom. @Skillin
  
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• You Won't Believe What These South Carolina Parents Named Their Eclipse Day Newborn

  21-08-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  What could be a more stellar occurrence to inspire a child's name?
  
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• Crime Spree End When Theft Victim Uses 'Find My iPhone' to Track Stolen Goods

  21-08-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  The suspects' undoing began when they allegedly burglarized a Port Orange home as its owner slept overnight last Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Suspect in Florida officers' killings said: 'I'm innocent'

  21-08-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shootings of two police officers in Florida shouted "I'm innocent" as he was arrested, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday.
  
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• Trump’s Chief Scientist Pick Once Compared Gay Rights To Protecting Pedophilia

  21-08-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  Sam Clovis, a conservative radio personality who has become President Donald Trump’s top pick for chief scientist at the Department of Agriculture, has a long history of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ― even once calling marriage equality a choice that could lead to the legalization of pedophilia.
  
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• Trump Leaves a Lot Unanswered on Afghanistan

  21-08-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Colonel Jack Jacobs, recipient of the Medal of Honor, talks with Rachel Maddow about what Donald Trump's Afghanistan speech means about how the U.S. will conduct itself there going forward, and whether that represents any actual change.
  
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• Tainted-eggs scandal reaches Italy

  21-08-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Italy said Monday it has found traces of fipronil in two eggs samples, making it the latest country hit by the Europe-wide insecticide scandal, while a batch of tainted frozen omelettes was also withdrawn.The two positive samples were from a total of 114 samples so far tested.Separately, a regional official said a batch of frozen omelettes containing traces of fipronil had been withdrawn from sale in Milan.
  
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• WATCH: The Trump family watches the total solar eclipse together

  21-08-2017 22:52
  Donald, Melania and Barron Trump stepped outside the White House to watch the total solar eclipse.
  
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• WATCH: 16-Foot Great White Shark Circles Fisherman’s Boat

  21-08-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  The great white hung around for about a half hour, stealing fish from the area.
  
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• Uber Ride Ends In Video Of Ramapage

  21-08-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  This Uber ride ended in disaster.
  
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• This First Day Of School Photo Is A Beautiful Example Of Co-Parenting

  21-08-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  An Oklahoma mom’s viral first day of school post is highlighting the beauty of co-parenting.
  
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• Afghanistan war: 16 years, thousands dead, no end in sight

  21-08-2017 22:19 via cnn.it
  America's longest war continues to trudge on and the bodies continue to pile up.
  
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• Jerry Lewis: A legacy bigger than comedy

  21-08-2017 22:12 via cnn.com
  Jerry Lewis was indisputably an entertainment legend and comedy giant, yet also a complex and polarizing figure -- one whose often-contradictory career went through various stages, and whose appreciation waxed and waned across the times and even geographic locales.
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to lesser charge in Slender Man attack

  21-08-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man pleaded guilty Monday, but she still faces a trial in the case next month focused on her mental health.
  
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• Don't Worry If You Missed the Solar Eclipse

  21-08-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  If you didn't watch Monday's total solar eclipse, don't worry. Another—supposedly better—one will be visible in the U.S. in 2024. And if that's too long to wait, there will be three other total e...
  
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• The day the sun disappeared

  21-08-2017 21:58 via cnn.com
  It's not fake news; it's good news. It's a story that could eclipse all other stories.
  
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• The Moon's Shadow Darkening the U.S. During the Eclipse Is Terrifying

  21-08-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  See the eclipse engulf large swaths of the country in darkness
  
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• Why Black Women Are Protesting A Statue Of This Famed Gynecologist

  21-08-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  The history of reproductive health care in the U.S. is fraught with racism, as white women’s reproductive health care access came at the cost of black and brown women’s lives.
  
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• KKK Leader Tells Afro-Latina Journalist He'll 'Burn' Her Out Of His Property

  21-08-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Ilia Calderón recently came face to face with an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.The Afro-Colombian journalist interviewed Christopher Barker, the leader of the Loyal White Knights, as part of Univision’s Sunday show “Aquí y Ahora.” During the news program, producer María Martínez explained she had told Barker “a Hispanic woman of color” would be conducting the interview and he accepted.During the interview, Barker told Calder&oa
  
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• Between cancer treatments, McCain maintains rigorous agenda

  21-08-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain's packed agenda while on break from Congress in his home state of Arizona has hardly been the schedule of a typical brain cancer patient - or even someone about to turn 81.
  
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• Today’s huge Amazon sale on Nerf guns is your back to school gift to yourself

  21-08-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  You know how there are some toys you buy for your son or daughter, but in reality they're completely for you? Yeah, you're about to load up on all of the Nerf guns and Nerf gun gear you can handle, and you'll have to play it off like you're buying them for your kids. Dealing with back to school shopping can be stressful at times, and that might be why Amazon chose today to have an insane sale on all the Nerf guns and accessories you can handle. There are 21 different items available at discounts
  
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• Trump looks at sun during eclipse — with and without protective glasses

  21-08-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Many American politicians watched Monday’s eclipse. Almost all of them used the proper eye protection.
  
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• Matt LeBlanc: I could've been 'Modern Family' dad

  21-08-2017 20:51 via cnn.com
  Ty Burrell owes Matt LeBlanc a huge debt of gratitude.
  
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• US Embassy in Russia stops issuing tourist visas for 8 days

  21-08-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said Monday it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.
  
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• Spanish police shoot dead Barcelona attack fugitive

  21-08-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  Spanish police on Monday shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver of a van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, in a dramatic end to a massive manhunt for the Moroccan national who was wearing a fake suicide belt when he was killed."We confirm the death of Younes Abouyaaqoub shot in Subirats," police in Catalonia tweeted.The Moroccan was the last remaining member of a 12-man cell suspected of plotting last week's deadly vehicle rampages in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambr
  
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• New York Police Union Condemns What It Terms 'Blue Racism'

  21-08-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  “They don’t even label me based on being African American, Latino, Asian, Caucasian and so on. They tend to see an even broader stereotype through an even more racist lens.The association, which represents 13,000 active and retired NYPD sergeants, says in the video that “this strange form of racism continues to engulf the country,” without offering any research or statistics to back up the assertion.A Stanford University study of traffic stops in 100 North Carolina c
  
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• Wounded congressman says return based on doctors' advice

  21-08-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Louisiana congressman shot at a baseball practice in mid-June is telling colleagues that his return to the Capitol will be based on his doctors' advice and a date has not yet been determined.
  
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• Melania Trump dazzles in cheery yellow Delpozo sundress in first public sighting in almost a month

  21-08-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  After nearly a month out of the spotlight, Melania Trump emerged at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey boarding a plane back to D.C. on Sunday night.
  
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• Lebanese army finds anti-aircraft missiles in Islamic State cache

  21-08-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  Lebanon's army found anti-aircraft missiles among with a cache of weapons in an area abandoned by Islamic State militants, it said on Monday.The arms cache also included mortars, medium and heavy machine guns, assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank weapons, anti-personnel mines, improvised explosive devices and ammunition.On Saturday Lebanon's army began an operation to dislodge Islamic State from its small enclave in the mountains straddling the border with Syria.
  
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• Barcelona attack suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub shot dead wearing suicide belt by Spanish police

  21-08-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  The terrorist who went on the run after killing 14 people in Barcelona has been shot dead while wearing a fake suicide belt. Younes Abouyaaqoub was shot on Monday by armed police in the town of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia in the district of Subirats, around 30 miles west of Barcelona, bringing to an end a five-day international manhunt. The 22-year-old Moroccan reportedly shouted “Allahu akbar” as he was challenged by officers, leading to fears that he was about to launch a bomb attac
  
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• 'Stashing' is the newest way to get screwed over in love

  21-08-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  Feel like your new romance features a little bit too much alone time? You might have been stashed. What now? Meet “stashing,” the newest relationship term to strike fear into our hearts. We’ve already been victims of “kittenfishing,” “breadcrumbing,” “gatsybying,” “haunting,” and, of course, the ubiquitous “ghosting.” And now we’ve got this to worry about. SEE ALSO: Cushioning is just a fancy new way to cheat on
  
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• The Latest: Police: Spain suspects all dead or under arrest

  21-08-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of the Spain attacks (all times local):
  
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• Total solar eclipse 2017: America gets first glimpse of totality – live!

  21-08-2017 20:13 via theguardian.com
  How to see the solar eclipse – with mapsSome parts of US to be shrouded in darkness as moon passes in front of sunTotal eclipse to begin in Oregon on west coast and pass through 14 states 7.13pm BST 6.57pm BSTHere’s a refresher of where we’re up to. Idaho has just experienced a total eclipse, and cities and towns in the middle of the US will soon be treated to the same.Here on the east coast we can already see a partial eclipse. South Carolina will be the last state to get a to
  
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• WATCH: Time lapse: Total solar eclipse in Oregon

  21-08-2017 20:09
  A total solar eclipse has begun in the United States, first visible over Oregon, with the moon completely blocking the sun.
  
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• Barcelona attack: suspected van driver shot dead by police west of city

  21-08-2017 20:07 via theguardian.com
  Younes Abouyaaqoub, identified as driver of van that sped down Las Ramblas on Thursday, shot and killed in town of SubiratsThe last known member of the Barcelona terror cell has been shot dead after he was cornered by armed police while wearing a fake suicide vest.
  Younes Abouyaaqoub was killed in a town 30 miles west of Barcelona, four days after he drove a van along the crowded tourist boulevard Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130. Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of bomb plot to destroy Confederate statue

  21-08-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  The Houston FBI announced on Monday that they had arrested Andrew Schneck in connection with an incident in front of the General Richard Dowling Monument in Hermann Park two days before.Officials say a Houston park ranger caught Mr Schneck kneeling near the statue of the Confederate general on Saturday.Sources told local news station KPRC2 that authorities had searched the same house four years before, looking for materials that could be used to make nerve gas or tear gas.
  
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• The Best Solar Eclipse Photos From Around the Internet

  21-08-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  Not everyone could travel to the thin band of totality. Luckily, there were tons of photographers ready to capture the moment.
  
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• The National Park Service Raises Prices for Seniors

  21-08-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Senior citizens will soon be asked to pay more to visit National Parks and federal recreation areas in retirement.The price of the senior pass to National Parks will increase from $10 to $80 on August 28, 2017.The America the Beautiful -- The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass , which covers lifetime visits to National Parks, has been $10 since 1994.
  
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• Pat Dodson says cashless welfare card a 'public whip' to control Indigenous people

  21-08-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Tony Abbott defends program, saying it has ‘a lot of potential’ for the welfare system in the rest of AustraliaPat Dodson has described the cashless welfare card as a “public whip” designed to control Indigenous people and said the federal government should focus on holistic solutions to problems of alcohol, drug addiction and violence in remote communities.The Western Australian senator’s comments come on the eve of a week-long trip by the former prime minister Ton
  
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• How to view the solar eclipse safely - and without glasses

  21-08-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Solar eclipses have captivated and mystified mankind for centuries. But what's the safest way to view one? FOLLOW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH OUR LIVEBLOG NOW! The most important message is never to look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye. Here are some of the best safe methods of observing the magical moment when the Moon mov
  
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• Charlottesville violence: What Germans think seeing a US far-right rally

  21-08-2017 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The display of Nazi symbols is illegal in Germany - so what was it like for Germans to see neo-Nazis joining white supremacists to march in Virginia?
  
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• Pentagon orders pause in Pacific fleet operations after latest fatal collision

  21-08-2017 19:49 via theguardian.com
  Ten US sailors missing and five hurt after USS John S McCain collided with oil tanker off Singapore, in second fatal incident within two monthsThe Pentagon has ordered a temporary halt to operations of the US Pacific fleet and a full safety review, after the second fatal collision in two months involving its ships. Ten American sailors are missing and five injured after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore early on Monday morning l
  
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• Barcelona attack: Suspected van driver Younes Abouyaaqoub shot dead

  21-08-2017 19:47 via cnn.com
  The man suspected of killing 13 people and injuring 120 others when he plowed his van into crowds of people in Barcelona on Thursday has been identified by Catalan authorities as Younes Abouyaaqoub.
  
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• WATCH: Big Ben's bell goes silent for years of repairs

  21-08-2017 19:45
  Britain's Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time ahead of almost four years of repair work.
  
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• Barcelona attack: police officers at scene after suspect shot dead – video

  21-08-2017 19:35 via theguardian.com
  Spanish police say they have shot and killed Younes Abouyaaqoub, the main suspect in the Barcelona van attack. The shooting happened in the town of Subirats, 30 miles west of Barcelona. Police said Abouyaaqoub was wearing a fake suicide vestBarcelona attack: suspected van driver shot dead by police west of cityContinue reading...
  
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• Total Solar Eclipse Watchers Fear the "C-Word"

  21-08-2017 19:33 via yahoo.com
  It's a real bummer, but not the end of the world.
  
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• US troops in Afghanistan: here's what to expect from Donald Trump's speech

  21-08-2017 19:31 via theguardian.com
  Despite his past comments advocating for a full withdrawal, reports say Trump will likely announce an increase of US military troops in Afghanistan Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday night as he lays out his strategy for the continuing US involvement in the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading...
  
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