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• US military leaders would reject illegal order for nuclear strike, senators told

  14-11-2017 23:52 via theguardian.com
  As senators raise concerns about ‘unstable’ Donald Trump’s decision-making, former commander says military is ‘not obligated to follow illegal orders’US military commanders would refuse a presidential order to carry out a nuclear first strike that they thought was illegal, senators were told on Tuesday.Related: The ‘nuclear football’ - the deadly briefcase that never leaves the president’s sideContinue reading...
  
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• Olympic Weightlifter To Sell Gold Medal For Iran's Earthquake Victims

  14-11-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Olympic gold medalist Kianoush Rostami of Iran is auctioning off his prestigious medal to raise money for the victims of Sunday’s catastrophic earthquake on the Iran-Iraq border, which has left at least 530 people dead and thousands injured.
  
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• Gunman goes on shooting spree in Northern California

  14-11-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  A gunman choosing targets at random opened fire in a rural Northern California town Tuesday, killing four people at several sites and wounding others at an elementary school before police shot him dead, authorities said.The gunfire began around 8 a.m. in the community of Rancho Tehama Reserve, about 130 miles north of Sacramento. Police offered no immediate word on the assailant’s motive, but a sheriff’s official said the shooter’s neighbors had reported a domestic violence inc
  
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• NASA took the 1st, astonishing aerial photos of the giant new Antarctic iceberg

  14-11-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Each Antarctic spring and summer, NASA flies special aircraft over the continent to keep tabs on how global warming is altering the landscape. The agency does the same in the Arctic each summer, for a project known as Operation IceBridge.  Just a few days ago, a NASA P-3 Orion aircraft flew from Ushuaia, Argentina, out over the Larsen C Ice Shelf, including the new, Delaware-sized iceberg that the shelf gave birth to sometime between July 10 and July 12 of this year. The iceberg, named A-68
  
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• Gunman kills four in Northern California shooting spree

  14-11-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  At least 10 other people were wounded, including two children at an elementary school near the small town of Corning, about 100 miles north of Sacramento, where the suspect was slain, according to police and local media."Deeply saddened to hear of the shooting in Northern California, the loss of life, including innocent children," Vice President Mike Pence said on Twitter.Shots were fired at Rancho Tehama Elementary school and some people were injured there but no students or staff members died,
  
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• Jeff Sessions admits there is not enough evidence for the FBI to investigate Hillary Clinton

  14-11-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said there is insufficient basis to launch a special investigation of Hillary Clinton - dashing the hopes of Republicans who believe she should face the same scrutiny as Donald Trump and his administration.Earlier this week, it was reported Mr Sessions was considering appointing a special counsel to examine Ms Clinton’s use of a private email server, various accusations levelled at the Clinton Foundation and the sale of uranium to Russia in 2010 when she
  
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• Sandy Hook families argue in court gun companies 'courted' shooter

  14-11-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  A vigil for those killed in the shooting in Las Vegas and calling for action against guns on 4 October 2017 in Newtown, Connecticut.A lawyer for the family members of victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting argued gun companies were negligent to market a dangerous military-style weapon to civilians in court on Tuesday.Family of the victims were in court once again to fight an uphill battle to hold gun companies accountable for marketing and selling the AR-15-style rifle used to kill
  
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• Macron warns Europe not to rebuff Trump and Putin

  14-11-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe needs to be a symbol of tolerance again, the French president tells the BBC.
  
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• Sessions angrily rejects Dems' perjury charges

  14-11-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions angrily rebutted House Democrats’ suggestion that he had perjured himself in congressional testimony and on an application form for security clearance on Tuesday.
  
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• Jeff Sessions Admits He Has No Idea What DOJ Is Doing To Prevent Election Hacking

  14-11-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  More than a year after Russia attempted to interfere in the U.S. elections, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he was unsure what the Justice Department was doing to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
  
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• Navy Widow Learns She's Pregnant After Husband's Death and Honors Him with Special Gender Reveal

  14-11-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Cassie and Hospital Corpsman 1st class Ryan Lohrey had just celebrated their first month of marriage when tragedy struck. On July 10, Ryan, 30, died in a military plane crash during training in Mississippi
  
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• 4th death linked to string of unsolved killings in US city

  14-11-2017 22:54 via cnn.com
  A 60-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Tampa's Seminole Heights area, the latest death in what police said they believe is connected to three other unsolved killings in that neighborhood within the past month.
  
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• Whistleblower Sues Interior Department For Information On Staff Shuffle

  14-11-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — A scientist-turned-whistleblower who resigned from the Interior Department in October citing agency chief Ryan Zinke’s “poor leadership” and “resume of failure” is suing to obtain  information concerning his own reassignment and that of several of his former colleagues.
  
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• Russia posts video game screenshot as 'proof' of US helping IS

  14-11-2017 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The image supposedly shows the US aiding IS, but instead it came from a smartphone game.
  
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• Police: Man fatally shot tried to run, fought with officer

  14-11-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A man killed by a Baton Rouge police officer had tried to run when confronted during a child abuse investigation, fought with the officer and kept resisting after being shot, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Sessions says he didn't lie under oath, 'not enough basis' for Clinton inquiry

  14-11-2017 22:48 via cnn.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday told lawmakers that he now remembers a meeting with Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, whose work is now a focus of Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling, but denied having a clear memory of full the conversation.
  
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• A Man Was Charged With Killing His Wife and Staging Her Death as a Suicide in 1983

  14-11-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Carl Rodgers was arrested in the death of his wife, Debra Rodgers, who was 23 when her body was found in a state forest
  
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• Escaped Psychiatric Patient, Once Described as a Classic Serial Killer, Could Be in California

  14-11-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  A court in 1993 said he still suffered from sexual sadism and necrophilia
  
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• World Cup 2018: What you need to know about Russia finals next summer

  14-11-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Who's in the World Cup? When's the draw? How does it all work? Who are the favourites? BBC Sport has a look.
  
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• The Latest: Netanyahu says Israel offered aid to Iran, Iraq

  14-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on developments from an earthquake in the border region of Iran and Iraq (all times local):
  
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• Five dead in California shooting spree that ended at school 

  14-11-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Five people died in a shooting spree on Tuesday that ended at a school in a remote area of rural Northern California . Law enforcement officers shot dead the gunman after a series of shootings at seven or more locations, according to  local newspaper the Record Searchlight. The spree began at a home and ended at Rancho Tehama School near the town of Corning. The shooter was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told local media. He sai
  
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• The stupidity of Donald Trump Jr.

  14-11-2017 22:18 via cnn.com
  Another day of the Trump administration, another revelation that its members and associates have been engaged in behavior that would have been major career-ending scandals in any other presidency. This time, it's revelations in The Atlantic that Donald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks, and appears to have occasionally done its bidding.
  
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• The $40 Gadget That'll Help You Cook The Biggest Meal You've Ever Made

  14-11-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Any good hostess knows that a well-fed crowd is a happy crowd.
  
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• China to get an 'indoor rainforest'

  14-11-2017 22:13 via cnn.com
  It calls itself the home of the world's biggest indoor rainforest, and it has attracted 19 million tourists since it opened. Now, the UK's Eden Project is set to open up to eight new sites around the world.
  
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• Bryan Cranston Thinks Hollywood's Sexual Abusers Could Make A Comeback

  14-11-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Given the deluge of sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood, pretty much every famous type is being questioned about their stance on the issue.
  
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• Shooter Kills 5 and Wounds Children in Northern California

  14-11-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Authorities say a series of shootings in rural Northern California has left five people dead, including the shooter, and that two children were among the wounded.
  
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• Darkest material on earth 'turns 3D things into 2D'

  14-11-2017 22:08 via cnn.com
  Touted as the darkest man-made substance in the world, Vantablack is so uncomfortably black the human eye can't quite decipher what it is seeing.
  
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• Police: Man killed wife in 1983, made it appear suicide

  14-11-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  A Pennsylvania man was charged with fatally beating his wife more than 30 years ago, then slashing her wrists to make it appear she killed herself, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
  
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• Diamond fetches $33.7m at Christie's auction in Geneva

  14-11-2017 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A necklace featuring a huge 163-carat flawless diamond goes under the hammer in Geneva.
  
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• 4 Dead In Shooting At Northern California Elementary School

  14-11-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  At least three people are dead and several injured after a shooting early Tuesday morning at an elementary school in Northern California, local authorities report.
  
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• Military widow's poignant gender reveal

  14-11-2017 21:53 via cnn.com
  Cassie Lohrey found out that she was pregnant a week after burying her husband, Navy corpsman Ryan Lohrey.
  
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• 16 holiday gifts for wine lovers

  14-11-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  There's nothing cozier than curling up your couch and ending a crazy day with a nice glass of red wine.
  
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• At least 4 dead after California shooting

  14-11-2017 21:39 via cnn.com
  At least three people are dead after a shooting Tuesday in Northern California's Tehama County, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said.
  
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• Military outside Zimbabwe capital after army chief's threat

  14-11-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe was on edge Tuesday as armored personnel carriers were seen outside the capital a day after the army commander threatened to "step in" to calm political tensions over the president's possible successor, and the ruling party accused the commander of "treasonable conduct."
  
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• Roy Moore challenged Alabama law that protects rape victims, documents reveal

  14-11-2017 21:23 via theguardian.com
  Cases were among 10 where Moore, as Alabama’s top judge, dissented from court’s majority view and sided with alleged offenders, Guardian review findsThe Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab is testing a new way to tell stories on mobile. View coverage of this topic and sign up for updates (recommended for Chrome users on Android)Roy Moore challenged the scope of an Alabama law that protects rape victims while serving as the most senior judge on the state’s highest court, according to
  
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• Justin Trudeau brought up human rights with Duterte after Trump failed to do so

  14-11-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he brought up human rights issues with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte after US leader Donald Trump failed to do so.The three were attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meeting in Manila, also the tail end of Mr Trump’s 12-day Asia tour.Mr Trudeau held a closed-door meeting with the often-bombastic Mr Duterte met with the US leader.
  
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• To grow teen athletes, let kids try lots of sports

  14-11-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - The best way to get teens to play sports may be to let them sample a variety of different athletic pursuits earlier in childhood, a Canadian study suggests.Kids who dabbled in several sports at the start of the study were 55% more likely to participate in recreational athletics five years later than children who didn’t start out playing any sports or who specialized in only one, the study found.“Children have a lot to gain from engaging in a wide va
  
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• Democrats worry Trump too 'unstable' to be trusted with nukes

  14-11-2017 21:16 via cnn.com
  Congressional lawmakers raised concerns about President Donald Trump's ability to use nuclear weapons during a hearing Capitol Hill Tuesday amid bipartisan anxiety over launch process procedures and indications that the administration has considered the option of a first strike on North Korea.
  
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• Women's anger transformed the 2017 elections. Get ready for 2018.

  14-11-2017 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Voters weren’t just voting against Donald Trump, they were taking action on years’ worth of accumulated grievances that had no outlet in districts where the only candidates running were Republicans.Take the case of Virginia’s 73rd House of Delegates district, outside of Richmond.In 2012, a proposed transvaginal ultrasound law in Virginia became a major issue in the presidential race and part of that year’s War on Women narrative.
  
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• Florida Police Believe A Serial Killer Has Struck Again

  14-11-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  A suspected serial killer shot and killed a man as he crossed a street early Tuesday morning in Tampa, Florida, police say, the fourth such murder in little more than a month.
  
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• Russia uses fake photos to accuse US of ISIS support

  14-11-2017 20:54 via cnn.com
  The evidence was "irrefutable," the Russian defense ministry claimed: The US is supporting ISIS. The proof: a series of photos it posted on its social feeds.
  
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• Abuse of migrants is a blot on the world's conscience

  14-11-2017 20:38 via cnn.com
  Libya is awash with tears for the tens of thousands of migrants from across Africa and beyond who have traveled there in search of a better life.
  
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• 5 dead in Northern California shooting spree

  14-11-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Five people are dead and two others were left wounded in a shooting spree that began at a home in Northern California on Tuesday and ended at an elementary school, officials there say.
  
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• Stoli Is Spending $150 Million to Build a Kentucky Bourbon Distillery

  14-11-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  It’s part of the Luxembourg-based spirit brand’s big push into the American whiskey market.
  
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• 5 'Stealth' Reasons the U.S. Military Can't Be Beat on Any Battlefield

  14-11-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Stealth doesn’t just apply to aircraft—submarines have been incorporating stealthy features for decades.Among submarines, the most powerful combination of lethality and stealth is almost certainly the Ohio-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines.Thousands of years later, with the ability to detect objects on the ground, in the air and at sea using electromagnetic radiation, hiding weapons in plain sight has become much harder.
  
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• Lawsuit Against Tesla Claims "Pre-Civil Rights Era Race Discrimination"

  14-11-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  Elon Musk's response has complainants feeling unsatisfied.
  
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• Prosecutor Fired Over Rant on Uber Driver Apologizes: 'My Career Is Done'

  14-11-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  Jody Warner was accused of being drunk and obnoxious by the driver, who recorded her as she berated him.
  
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• Author: Saudis 'obsessed' more than ever with Iran

  14-11-2017 20:18 via cnn.com
  Bruce Riedel, author of "Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR," says breaks down Saudi foreign policy from Lebanon to Yemen.
  
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• Sick death row inmate will be given special pillow to help him breathe during lethal injection

  14-11-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  A sick death row inmate set to die by lethal injection this week will be given a special wedge-shaped pillow to help him breathe as he is executed.
  
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• 5 Dead, Including Gunman, in Series of Northern California Shootings

  14-11-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  The shootings took place at multiple locations, including an elementary school
  
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