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• President Trump Puts His Indifference To The Environment On Hold For Elephants

  21-11-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — Two weeks after signing executive orders to push forward the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, President Donald Trump told a group of county sheriffs gathered for a White House roundtable that he didn’t think the projects were controversial.
  
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• Moped gangs terrorize London in about 50,000 crimes per year, police say

  21-11-2017 23:50
  Police say the vehicles make it easy to smash and grab from victims.
  
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• Weather improves but clock ticks for Argentine submarine search

  21-11-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  By Walter BianchiMAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) - The search for a missing Argentine submarine and its 44-member crew was helped by calmer seas on Tuesday, but there were no new clues about its location and worries multiplied because the vessel may be running low on oxygen, a navy spokesman said.The ARA San Juan was en route from Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, to its base in Mar del Plata and was about 300 miles (480 km) off the coast when it gave its last location on Wednesday, soo
  
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• Additional remains of Sgt. La David Johnson found in Niger

  21-11-2017 23:43
  Johnson and three other U.S. soldiers were killed in October.
  
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• Delayed flight at Canadian airport turns into a party

  21-11-2017 23:39 via cnn.com
  Waiting for a delayed flight is usually a pain, but one group of passengers at a Canadian airport used it as an excuse to party.
  
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• FBI treating border agent's death as assault, for now

  21-11-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — An FBI official said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating the death of a border patrol agent and injuring of another as "potential assault," but he wouldn't rule out that they could have been injured in some other way.
  
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• 'Look, he denies it. He totally denies it,' says Trump about allegations against Roy Moore – video

  21-11-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Donald Trump finally weighed in on the sexual misconduct allegations that have engulfed the Senate candidate Roy Moore. Asked if he was ready to talk about Moore, Trump said, ‘[Moore] denies it. Look, he denies it. He says it didn’t happen. You’re talking about … he said 40 years ago this did not happen.’ Trump’s comments come as the Moore campaign has stepped up its campaign against the allegations. They have repeatedly described the allegations as part of a
  
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• President Trump and Vladimir Putin Just Had an Hour-Long Phone Call

  21-11-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  Iran and Ukraine were also on the agenda
  
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• ISIS child soldiers' tales of the frontlines

  21-11-2017 23:21 via cnn.com
  CNN's Arwa Damon talks to former ISIS fighters from a Syrian detention center.
  
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• Child describes fighting for ISIS on the frontlines

  21-11-2017 23:21 via cnn.com
  CNN's Arwa Damon talks to former ISIS fighters from a Syrian detention center.
  
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• Venezuela arrests Citgo chief in anti-corruption dragnet

  21-11-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  Venezuelan authorities detained the acting president of Citgo, the state-owned oil company's U.S. subsidiary, and five other executives for their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme, officials said ...
  
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• Alabama Police Chief Suspended After 'Joking' About Roy Moore Sexual Assault Allegations

  21-11-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  An Alabama police chief has been suspended after posting on social media what he described as “jokes” about sexual assault accusations that are dominating the state’s race for a U.S. Senate seat.
  
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• U.S. diplomats accuse Tillerson of breaking child soldiers law

  21-11-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  By Jason Szep and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal documents reviewed by Reuters.A confidential State Department “dissent” memo, which Reuters was first to report on, said Tillerson breached the Child Soldiers Prevention Act whe
  
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• Zimbabwe's President resigns after 37 years as country cheers his departure

  21-11-2017 23:00 via cnn.com
  Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, the speaker of the country's Parliament said, bringing an end to his 37 years of rule.
  
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• Donald Trump pardons his first Thanksgiving turkey – video

  21-11-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Watched by wife Melania, son Barron and daughters Ivanka and Tiffany, Donald Trump used his powers of leniency on Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone, from the Thanksgiving pot. The US president plans to spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida‘Drumstick, you are hereby pardoned’: Trump spares his first Thanksgiving turkey Continue reading...
  
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• Hariri returns to Lebanon two weeks after shock resignation

  21-11-2017 22:56 via cnn.com
  Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has returned to Lebanon. His plane landed in Beirut Tuesday night.
  
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• The 'Crocodile': The man in line to be Zimbabwe's next leader

  21-11-2017 22:52 via cnn.com
  There were wild celebrations in the Zimbabwean capital Harare when Robert Mugabe bowed to the inevitable and resigned as President on Tuesday. But as Zimbabweans feted his demise, it was unclear whether they would welcome the man in line to succeed him with such enthusiasm.
  
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• Man arrested in cop killing; mom accused of helping him flee

  21-11-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Tips from informants helped lead law enforcement to the man accused of fatally shooting a rookie police officer, and the suspect's mother is accused of helping him evade arrest during a four-day manhunt, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• What 3 Creepy Meetings With Charlie Rose Taught Me About Toxic Sexism And Blurred Lines

  21-11-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  A few years ago I belonged to the group of people who thought that working for Charlie Rose represented the holy grail of journalism.
  
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• FCC looks to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules

  21-11-2017 22:45
  Commission's leadership says a freer marker for providers will drive innovation.
  
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• The Latest: FBI says officer's death a 'potential assault'

  21-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the death of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Texas (all times local):
  
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• Those coming after Mugabe are not good, clean men

  21-11-2017 22:35 via cnn.com
  The resignation of Robert Mugabe, after the intervention of the army and then the move to impeach him, ends his 37 years in power -- which included his physical and intellectual degeneration over the last decade.
  
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• Kremlin Scoops U.S. Media on Trump, Again

  21-11-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow points out the disturbing frequency with which Americans' first notice about Donald Trump's interactions with Russian president Vladimir Putin is from the Kremlin instead of the U.S. media, and wonders why that is.
  
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• Trump defends Roy Moore: 'He totally denies it'

  21-11-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  President Trump suggested on Tuesday that voters in Alabama should support the embattled Republican Senate candidate, Roy Moore, because the alternative on the ballot is a Democrat.
  
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• Celebrations in Zimbabwe as Mugabe resigns

  21-11-2017 22:26 via cnn.com
  Thousands took to the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, following Robert Mugabe's resignation as Zimbabwe's President after 37 years of autocratic rule.
  
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• The Latest: African Union: Mugabe exit shows 'statesmanship'

  21-11-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
  
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• Conservatives knew 'family values' pol had secret gay life

  21-11-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Wes Goodman built a political career around values including "committed natural marriage," the 33-year-old Republican was secretly engaging in sexual encounters with men online, via cellphone and, on one significant occasion, in his state office.
  
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• U.S. threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies

  21-11-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school's admission policies violate civil rights laws by discriminating against Asian-American applicants.
  
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• The Latest: Jurors get San Francisco pier shooting case

  21-11-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the San Francisco pier shooting murder trial (all times local):
  
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• Senator Seeks Answers on US Attorney Firing

  21-11-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Senator Chris Coons talks with Rachel Maddow about his effort to get answers from the Trump administration on why key U.S. attorney Dana Boente was pushed out of his position.
  
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• White House visitor records revealed after Trump administration refuses to release them

  21-11-2017 21:43 via yahoo.com
  ProPublica has published the White House visitor records that the Trump administration tried to keep hidden.The Trump administration fought in court to block public records requests by Property of the People, a nonprofit transparency group, to release the calendars as well as visitor logs from several White House offices.The information was subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.
  
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• Zimbabwe's New Leaders Are None Other Than Mugabe's Former 'Enforcers'

  21-11-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Jubilant crowds filled the streets of Zimbabwe’s cities on Tuesday, after the country’s speaker of parliament announced that President Robert Mugabe had resigned after decades in power.
  
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• Trump-Putin speak for 'more than 1 hour' on terrorism, North Korea, Syria

  21-11-2017 21:40
  The pair previously met during Trump's trip to Asia earlier in the month.
  
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• U.S. warns citizens against risks of travel to Saudi Arabia

  21-11-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. State Department on Tuesday warned citizens to "consider the risks" when traveling to Saudi Arabia due to militant threats and the threat of ballistic missile attacks on civilians by rebels in Yemen.The warning comes two weeks after U.S.-allied Saudi Arabia said it had shot down a ballistic missile fired by Iran-aligned Houthis from Yemen towards the Saudi capital Riyadh.The missile, which the Houthis said was in response to Saudi-led air strikes on civilians in Yemen, was shot down nea
  
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• Donald Trump Breaks Silence On Roy Moore Allegations

  21-11-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday directly addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, nearly two weeks after the first accounts of Moore’s alleged sexual predation were first reported by The Washington Post.
  
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• WATCH: This rescue dog and rescue turkey are BFFs

  21-11-2017 21:28
  The two are "constant companions."
  
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• History-making MTA worker dies giving birth to twins

  21-11-2017 21:04 via foxnews.com
  The MTA’s first-ever woman elevator and escalator mechanic died last week while giving birth to twins, her grieving family and co-workers said Monday.
  
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• Automotive Turkeys of 2017

  21-11-2017 21:04 via foxnews.com
  There's a lot to be thankful for in the automotive world. Cars are more sophisticated than ever, with continued innovations in fuel economy, and entertainment and safety features. But even as car...
  
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• Trump, Putin discuss Syria in lengthy phone call

  21-11-2017 21:03 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for "a little over an hour" Tuesday morning, discussing a range of pressing international concerns a day after Putin met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a White House official told CNN.
  
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• Passengers turn flight delay into party

  21-11-2017 21:01 via cnn.com
  When Michelle Sacrey Philpott got to her gate at Pearson International Airport in Ontario for a flight home to Newfoundland, musicians Sean Sullivan and Sheldon Thornhill were playing the guitar and accordion. Fellow passengers joined in, creating a dance party at the gate.
  
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• Ratko Mladic still a 'legend', says Bosnian Serb chief

  21-11-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  The Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik said he believed Ratko Mladic would remain "a legend" regardless of the verdict at his genocide trial on Wednesday.UN war crimes judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) are to hand down their long-awaited judgement on "The Butcher of Bosnia" in The Hague.Despite the multiple charges against him, which include genocide, Mladic remains a hero to many in Serbia.
  
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• Caregiver accused of trying to suffocate 88-year-old patient

  21-11-2017 20:52 via foxnews.com
  A New Hampshire nursing assistant has been charged with pouring water over the head of a skilled nursing center patient and trying to suffocate her.
  
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• Venezuela arrests six top executives from PDVSA's US subsidiary Citgo

  21-11-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela on Tuesday arrested the acting president and five other top executives in charge of Citgo, the US refinery subsidiary of troubled state oil company PDVSA, on corruption charges."Six senior executives have been arrested," said chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab, adding that the charges included embezzlement, collusion over contracts, money laundering and criminal association.The Citgo chief, Jose Angel Pereira, was arrested in Caracas.
  
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• Additional remains of US soldier found in Niger

  21-11-2017 20:49 via cnn.com
  Additional remains have been discovered of Sgt. La David Johnson who was killed in the October 4 ambush by ISIS fighters in Niger, according to a US official.
  
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• The Latest: Putin calls Israeli PM, Egypt's president

  21-11-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Syrian president Assad's visit to Moscow (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Conyers acknowledges settling staffer complaint

  21-11-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on sexual harassment allegations against Rep. John Conyers (all times local):
  
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• Judge grants Manafort Thanksgiving travel – but no boozing

  21-11-2017 20:45 via foxnews.com
  A federal judge on Tuesday eased the terms of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's house arrest so he can travel during the Thanksgiving holiday -- with the caveat he will not drink alcohol or remove his GPS ankle monitor.
  
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• Feds: Man illegally took teen from Texas to Georgia for sex

  21-11-2017 20:45 via foxnews.com
  Federal prosecutors say a Mexican man who's illegally in the U.S. took a teenage girl against her will from Texas to Georgia for sex.
  
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• 'Disruptive' passenger allegedly punched flight attendant, tried to open cabin door

  21-11-2017 20:45 via foxnews.com
  An Air Canada flight traveling from San Francisco to Toronto was diverted to Denver on Monday morning after a passenger became disoriented and disruptive, according to SFGate.com.
  
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• Can Congress keep the harassment dam from breaking?

  21-11-2017 20:45 via foxnews.com
  Could it backfire?
  
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