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• Wildfires worsen housing crunch in famously costly Bay Area

  18-10-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Even before fire wiped out the home she rented for 17 years, Suzanne Finzell had thought about leaving this city on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area because of rising prices. A spike in housing and other living costs had driven her friends to Nevada and Oregon.
  
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• WATCH: Air Berlin pilot performs low fly-by

  18-10-2017 23:39 via abcnews.go.com
  It was the final trans-Atlantic flight for the airline.
  
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• Tillerson labels China a 'predatory' rule breaker

  18-10-2017 23:34 via cnn.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuked China on Wednesday for subverting the global order, undermining the sovereignty of its neighbors and for being an irresponsible international actor prone to predatory economic policies.
  
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• Beijing 'subverts the sovereignty of neighboring countries,' top US diplomat says

  18-10-2017 23:34 via cnn.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuked China on Wednesday for subverting the global order, undermining the sovereignty of its neighbors and for being an irresponsible international actor prone to predatory economic policies.
  
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• Star gymnast: Doctor abused me at 13

  18-10-2017 23:32 via cnn.com
  Former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney alleged Wednesday that former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar repeatedly molested her, starting when she was 13 years old.
  
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• The Latest: Execution for 'Tourniquet Killer' halted for now

  18-10-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who confessed to four killings (all times local):
  
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• Delaware Woman Worried About Deportation Allegedly Drowns Infant Son and His 5-Year-Old Brother: Police

  18-10-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  A Delaware woman worried about being deported — even though she was in the country legally — was charged with murder earlier this week after allegedly drowning her 5-month-old son and his 5-year-old half-brother, police say
  
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• The fall of ISIS opens a new frontier in terror

  18-10-2017 23:12 via cnn.com
  The fall of ISIS, fears of a new frontier in terror. CNN's Nic Robertson reports what the future holds for this terror group.
  
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• Man gets life without parole in killing of Florida priest

  18-10-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing a Florida priest in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges including murder after reaching a deal with prosecutors to spare him the death penalty.
  
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• Gold Star Father Says Trump Offered Him $25,000 And Never Followed Through

  18-10-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  The father of a slain U.S. Army corporal says President Donald Trump offered him $25,000 over the phone earlier this year while calling to offer his condolences and then never followed through, according to The Washington Post.
  
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• Will Puerto Rico's misery ever end?

  18-10-2017 22:49 via cnn.com
  The misery never ceases. And for millions of people in Puerto Rico, the future holds little promise of hope.
  
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• Trump Tried To Look Compassionate. Instead, He Looked Like A Jerk.

  18-10-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  It was almost too easy to predict what would happen.
  
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• 6 Wacky Ways Cities Are Trying to Win Amazon's New Headquarters

  18-10-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  The open request for proposals has caused a frenzy at city halls around the country
  
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• Trump denies telling widow of fallen soldier, 'He knew what he signed up for'

  18-10-2017 22:39 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump said Rep. Wilson "totally fabricated" his words to Sgt. Johnson's widow.
  
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• 3 dead in shooting at US office park, gunman still at large

  18-10-2017 22:36 via cnn.com
  Five people have been shot at an office park in the Maryland community of Edgewood, and the shooter is believed to be on the loose, a deputy with the Harford County sheriff's office said Wednesday morning.
  
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• Frightening video captures shooting suspects carjacking woman with baby

  18-10-2017 22:16 via abcnews.go.com
  Three of the suspects are on the run, according to police. One was apprehended.
  
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• Finland's Open Prisons: Where Murderers Live Nearly Normal Lives

  18-10-2017 22:11 via nbcnews.com
  In Finland, inmates at Open Prisons go outside to work, study and have therapy horses. They have keys to their rooms and their own kitchens to cook in. Finland believes that by treating criminals as equals, and giving them autonomy, they will rehabilitate and better adjust to life outside of prison.
  
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• White House slams lawmaker's 'disgusting' criticism of Trump's call to soldier's widow

  18-10-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  The back-and-forth dispute between the president and a Florida congressman over what Trump said to a soldier’s widow continued Wednesday afternoon. While not denying a remark that Rep. Frederica Wilson attributed to Trump, the White House criticized her for politicizing the issue.
  
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• Infant Chimp Snatched and Cannibalized Moments After Its Birth

  18-10-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Moments after a wild chimpanzee was born, an adult chimp snatched the infant away from its mother and cannibalized it, according to a new study that is the first to document this macabre behavior.This new finding, along with additional prior work, suggests that female chimpanzees might often go and hide on "maternity leave" before delivery to avoid such infant mortality, researchers said.Scientists made this gruesome discovery while following a party of 21 chimps in the Mahale Mountains on the e
  
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• University chief: Security cost for Spencer speech 'unfair'

  18-10-2017 22:04 via abcnews.go.com
  A day before white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida, its president said the security costs of holding such an event at a public university put an unfair burden on taxpayers
  
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• University chief: Security cost for Spencer speech 'unfair'

  18-10-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A day before white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida, its president affirmed his belief in free speech but said the security costs of holding such an event at a public university put an unfair burden on taxpayers.
  
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• Ford to recall 1.34 million trucks in North America for door latch fix

  18-10-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it would recall 1.34 million 2015-17 Ford F-150 and 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks in North America to add water shields to side door latches at a cost of $267 million.The No.2 U.S. automaker said the safety recall is due to a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in the affected vehicles, that may result in a door not opening or closing.A Ford spokeswoman, Elizabeth Weigandt, said customers would be notified next month but did not have a timetable fo
  
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• After IS, rotting corpses and empty jail cells in Syria's Raqa

  18-10-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Days ago in Syria's Raqa, die-hard jihadists made their final stand in the city's national hospital.On Wednesday, it stood eerily silent, its entrance inhabited only by swarming flies and two rotting corpses.Each body lay next to an overturned motorcycle on the side of a thoroughfare leading to the abandoned, bullet-riddled complex, which US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Tuesday was clear of Islamic State group fighters.
  
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• Trump tweets about California wildfires 10 days after they began to engulf state

  18-10-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Ten days and more than 200,000 scorched acres later, Donald Trump has tapped out a Twitter response to California’s devastating wildfires.The president regularly uses Twitter to communicate with the American people, issuing 140-character policy proclamations or messages of support.Finally breaking the Twitter silence, Mr Trump wrote that “Our hearts are with all affected by the wildfires in California”, praising the first responders who have been battling the blazes.
  
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• White House: No recording of call with widow

  18-10-2017 21:46 via cnn.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Rep. Frederica Wilson's conduct regarding President Donald Trump's call with Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, is "appalling and disgusting."
  
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• Tillerson Knocks China, Courts India Ahead of South Asia Trip

  18-10-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Tough words for “One Belt, One Road” and praise for a deepening defense partnership.
  
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• On Iran, U.S. asks U.N. Security Council: 'Where's the outrage?'

  18-10-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran on Wednesday of violating several United Nations Security Council resolutions, saying it would no longer "turn a blind eye" and asking the 15-member council of Tehran's behavior: "where's the outrage?"U.S. President Donald Trump struck a blow on Friday against a 2015 Iran nuclear deal when he refused to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord curbing its nuclear program, even though international inspe
  
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• Puerto Rico governor and Trump to meet at White House

  18-10-2017 21:22 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosello to discuss hurricane recovery, rebuilding on the island.
  
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• Security guard shot by Las Vegas gunman speaks

  18-10-2017 21:20 via cnn.com
  The security guard who approached Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's hotel suite before the massacre said he heard "drilling sounds" before he was shot through the door.
  
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• Reddit user reveals what the 2017 Starbucks holiday cups supposedly look like

  18-10-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  It may only be October, but Starbucks is already on their Christmas game.
  
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• 'It's all gone': Hurricane-ravaged Dominica fighting to survive

  18-10-2017 21:14 via abcnews.go.com
  Many countries, including the United States, have suffered in this year’s brutal hurricane season. But the one with the highest death toll per capita was Dominica.
  
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• Winning Amazon's New Headquarters Could Come With Hidden Costs

  18-10-2017 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Cities are competing for the chance to host Amazon's second headquarters
  
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• Megyn Kelly's latest move is 'not a good sign' for her new 'Today' show hour

  18-10-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Things have gone from bad to worse for Megyn Kelly.
  
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• Mom's incredible hack for getting her child to take medicine goes viral

  18-10-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  No matter the flavor, from orange to grape, we have vivid memories of being force-fed a spoonful, only to quickly chase it down with a glass of milk or a treat.England's Helena Lee was trying to feed her newborn Calpol when she remembered reading about this trick -- all you need is a bottle and syringe.
  
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• Police: 1 dead after man gives toddler gun to chase victim

  18-10-2017 20:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Authorities say they have charged a man with murder after he gave a 3-year-old a gun and told him to chase the victim around the yard of a South Carolina home
  
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• Mississippi Defends Confederate Flag to Supreme Court

  18-10-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Mississippi voters and lawmakers have upheld that the state flag, which features the Confederate emblem, should be upheld, but the U.S. Supreme Court may get the final word.
  
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• Trump's flip-flop on healthcare is easy to understand

  18-10-2017 20:17 via cnn.com
  On Tuesday afternoon at a news conference with the Greek Prime Minister, President Donald Trump was asked about the Affordable Care Act and his decision to end subsidies to insurance companies to incentivize them to cover lower-income Americans. Here's what he said:
  
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• Trump's defensive answer turned a sad story into an ugly political one

  18-10-2017 20:12 via cnn.com
  Somehow, one defensive answer by the President at a news conference has turned into an ugly dispute over what he said to the grieving family of a fallen soldier.
  
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• Defensive answer turned a sad story into an ugly political one

  18-10-2017 20:12 via cnn.com
  Somehow, one defensive answer by the President at a news conference has turned into an ugly dispute over what he said to the grieving family of a fallen soldier.
  
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• About 1 million Americans are without water, 3 million without power

  18-10-2017 20:04 via cnn.com
  After Hurricane Maria toppled the bridge that connects him to the rest of civilization and ripped the roof and walls off his house here in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, Ramón Sostre raised a weathered American flag above the wreckage.
  
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• 1 million Americans are without water, 3 million are without power

  18-10-2017 20:04 via cnn.com
  After Hurricane Maria toppled the bridge that connects him to the rest of civilization and ripped the roof and walls off his house here in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, Ramón Sostre raised a weathered American flag above the wreckage.
  
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• AG Sessions says he has not been interviewed by special counsel in Russia probe

  18-10-2017 20:01 via abcnews.go.com
  The attorney general testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
  
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• Trump Fight With Gold Star Families Shocking

  18-10-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow struggles to process how it could be reality that Donald Trump has picked a fight with the families of people who died in service to the United States, to whom Americans owe a debt, not an insult.
  
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• Top Syrian Army General Killed In Battle for Deir Ezzor

  18-10-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Major General Issam Zahreddine, who led his Syrian Republican Guard brigade for three years against an ISIS siege in Deir Ezzor, was reportedly killed by a landmine.
  
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• Russian TV star Sobchak declares her presidential bid

  18-10-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian celebrity TV host shook up the country's political scene Wednesday by announcing her presidential bid, a move that would likely boost public interest in the race but could further fragment the nation's beleaguered opposition.
  
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• Trump's dodge on fallen troops a disgrace

  18-10-2017 19:49 via cnn.com
  In using a question on his response to four soldiers slain in Niger to make an unfounded slam at Obama and other presidents, Donald Trump debased the presidency and those who serve, writes Paul Begala.
  
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• Tillerson: US can't ignore Rohingya crisis

  18-10-2017 19:49 via cnn.com
  The United States is watching the humanitarian disaster unfolding inside Myanmar and will not be silent in the face of mounting atrocities, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday.
  
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• Trump Denies Family Claim He Disrespected Fallen Soldier

  18-10-2017 19:30 via nbcnews.com
  Family members of a U.S. service member killed in Niger were "astonished" by the president's remarks, according to a Florida congresswoman.
  
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• Trump starts feud over alleged insensitive remarks to soldier's widow

  18-10-2017 19:19 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump told the widow of a US serviceman killed in the ambush in Niger that "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt," according to Rep. Frederica Wilson.
  
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• In Senate Testimony, Sessions Cites Confidentiality of Trump Conversations

  18-10-2017 19:12 via nbcnews.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions skirted questions from lawmakers at Senate hearing Wednesday regarding the firing of former FBI director James Comey, purported Russia meddling and the controversial pardoning of an Arizona sheriff, citing the president's executive privilege.
  
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