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• Michael Flynn May Be Cooperating With Robert Mueller's Russia Probe: Report

  23-11-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may be moving to cooperate with the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and efforts by Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, The New York Times reported Thursday.
  
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• Texas Rep. Joe Barton may be a victim of revenge porn

  23-11-2017 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  Texas Rep. Joe Barton believes he might be the victim of revenge porn after a nude selfie and sexually-charged text message of his appeared on an anonymous Twitter feed.
  
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• Man freed decades after double killing that rocked LA suburb

  23-11-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Simi Valley was a sleepy Southern California suburb in 1979, one frequently ranked near the top of surveys of America's safest cities — in large part because hundreds of police officers from nearby Los Angeles lived there.
  
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• Robert Mugabe 'guaranteed immunity' according to sources in Zimbabwe

  23-11-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety will be protected in his home country under a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. Mr Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980, stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former vice president sacked by Mr Mugabe earlier this month, is set to be sworn in
  
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• The Latest: Spectacle, security on display at Macy's parade

  23-11-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York (all times local):
  
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• Anti-Pipeline Activist Found Guilty After Being Barred From Mentioning Climate Change

  23-11-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  After a short trial lasting just a day and a half, climate activist and retiree Leonard Higgins was found guilty on Wednesday of a serious felony charge for his role in the “valve turner” protest last year that resulted in the brief shutdown of a tar sands pipeline in Montana.
  
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• American freed from North Korean prison found burned to death

  23-11-2017 22:05 via cnn.com
  Police in San Diego are investigating the mysterious death of a man who made international headlines eight years ago when former US President Jimmy Carter helped negotiate his release from North Korea.
  
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• 'Still in a stalemate,' says top general in Afghanistan

  23-11-2017 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  America's top commander in Afghanistan told NBC News that the war here remains in a "stalemate," but that President Trump's strategy has reversed a decline.
  
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• 2017 Ford Focus RS vs. 2017 Honda Civic Type R

  23-11-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Pitted against the 350-hp all-wheel-drive Focus RS, the Civic Type R makes a case for the front-wheel-drive performance car.
  
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• 'Explosion' detected near Argentinian sub's final signal – video report

  23-11-2017 20:16 via theguardian.com
  An abnormal sound detected in the South Atlantic ocean hours after an Argentinian navy submarine sent its last signal last week was 'consistent with an explosion', a navy spokesman said on Thursday'Explosion' detected near site of missing Argentinian submarine, navy confirmsContinue reading...
  
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• Bail 'disrupters' have a plan to free thousands from U.S. jails

  23-11-2017 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  Reformers backed by $30 million from the wealthy and influential have launched The Bail Project, which uses charitable dollars to bail people out of jail.
  
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• Argentina says sound detected in sub search comes from explosion

  23-11-2017 20:06 via nbcnews.com
  Argentina's navy announced Thursday that a sound detected during the search for a missing submarine apparently came from an explosion.
  
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• Tensions down after 'coup' in Ukraine's separatist region

  23-11-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Tensions appeared to abate Thursday in Lugansk, a stronghold of Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, two days after infighting erupted in the war-scarred region, culminating in accusations of a coup attempt.The so-called Lugansk People's Republic, one of two regions controlled by the rebels, has for years been blighted by leadership squabbles and several senior leaders have been assassinated.The current conflict escalated on Tuesday, when hundreds of armed men in military fatigues with
  
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• See the Moment President Trump Challenged a Coast Guard Member to an Arm Wrestle

  23-11-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  He admitted he'd "be in trouble"
  
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• Suicide attack kills at least eight in Afghanistan's east: officials

  23-11-2017 19:17 via yahoo.com
  A suicide bomber struck in a crowd of people in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday killing at least eight, officials said, in an attack that underscored worsening security.The bomber approached the crowd of dozens on foot in provincial capital Jalalabad as they were demonstrating in support of a local police commander who had been sacked and calling for his reinstatement, provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said.Both IS and the Taliban are active in Nangarhar province.
  
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• President Trump Challenged a Coast Guard Member to an Arm Wrestle

  23-11-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump joked about beating a member of the U.S. Coast Guard in an arm wrestle during a Thanksgiving visit to a station in Riviera Beach, Florida, near the President’s Mar-a-Lago club
  
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• Drug-maker Teva set for major layoffs in Israel, US: report

  23-11-2017 19:12 via yahoo.com
  Pharmaceutical giant Teva is preparing to sack thousands of employees in Israel and the United States, including one quarter of its Israeli workforce, a business newspaper said Thursday.Israel-based Teva, the world's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs, will sack 25 percent of its 6,860 employees in Israel and more than 10 percent of its 10,000-strong workforce in the US, Calcalist daily said.Teva shares in the United States have taken a plunge this year as the company has faced harsh financia
  
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• Harvest time at the Pope's farm

  23-11-2017 19:05 via cnn.com
  It's harvest time at Pope Francis' farm.
  
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• Robert Mugabe: 'The last political king of Zimbabwe'

  23-11-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Zimbabwe's ruling party is intent on retaining power after the earthquake of Robert Mugabe's overthrow.
  
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• On disputed land, Zimbabweans see hope after Mugabe's exit

  23-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  MAZOWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — For years, a group of Zimbabwean villagers resisted efforts by the wife of former President Robert Mugabe to force them off a farm near the capital, enduring police raids and the demolition of their homes. Now that Mugabe has resigned, the farmers say they are able to move more freely in a blow to Grace Mugabe's efforts to expand her landholdings.
  
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• China's Okay Airways orders five Boeing Dreamliners for $1.4 bn

  23-11-2017 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Boeing and China's first privately owned airline, Okay Airways, have finalised a $1.4-billion order for five Dreamliner jets, the two companies said on Thursday.The purchase of the five 787-9 long-haul aircraft by the Beijing-based airline was signed off in the United States on Wednesday and announced on Thursday via the companies' official accounts on Chinese microblogging site, Weibo.Okay Airways currently has a fleet of 26 single-corridor Boeing 737 planes, which fly to 70 destinations in Chi
  
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• Chef José Andrés Prepares 40,000 Thanksgiving Meals In Puerto Rico

  23-11-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  As Americans give thanks this Thanksgiving, celebrity chef José Andrés is busy giving back, by preparing what he estimated as 40,000 Thanksgiving meals for Puerto Ricans.
  
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• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats through NYC

  23-11-2017 18:30 via nbcnews.com
  Thousands lined the streets as iconic balloons floated and marchers danced in celebration of the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  
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• Donald Trump thanks everyone on Thanksgiving except Obama

  23-11-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has attacked Barack Obama’s military strategy in his first Thanksgiving Day speech to troops overseas, saying “they weren’t letting you win before”.In an address in which bragged about a soaring stock market, record job figures, and “big, beautiful fat tax cuts” the military personnel could look forward to at home, he also claimed US forces were repeatedly defeating Isis militants – something he also sought to take credit for.
  
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• North Korean defector recovering after daring escape

  23-11-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  As the North Korean soldier who made a daring escape across the DMZ recovers, six servicemen, including three Americans, were honored for their bravery in facing North Korean fire.
  
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• The Mysterious Disappearance Of An Argentine Navy Sub Just Got Even Stranger

  23-11-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  As the desperate, multinational search for a missing Argentine submarine continues, the country’s navy said on Thursday that a sound “consistent with an explosion” had been detected near the site where the vessel disappeared last week with 44 crew members on board.
  
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• Light pollution rising rapidly across globe

  23-11-2017 17:57 via cnn.com
  Artificial lighting at night is contributing to an alarming increase in light pollution, both in amount and in brightness, affecting places all over the world, a new study has found.
  
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• Lebanon's Hezbollah hails 'positive' Hariri moves

  23-11-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah organisation on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Saad Hariri's decision to suspend his resignation pending talks, after he returned from a mysterious, nearly three-week-long stay abroad.Hariri had caused widespread perplexity on November 4 when he resigned during a TV broadcast from Saudi Arabia, citing assassination threats as well as the negative impact on Lebanon and the region of Hezbollah and its Iranian patrons.After a puzzling mini-odyssey that took him to
  
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• 'Dowsing works' says Humphrys after using it to find water on his Welsh farm 

  23-11-2017 17:53 via yahoo.com
  Dowsing works, John Humphrys has said, after he used it on his farm to find a broken pipe.  Speaking to Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire, the Today Programme presenter said he "felt a force" when using the method, also known as water divining, to find a pipe which had been cut through by a plough.  The exchange followed the discovery earlier this week that engineers from most of the UK's major water companies use the method to find leaks or broken pipes.&n
  
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• AP Explains: The search for Argentina's missing submarine

  23-11-2017 17:47 via yahoo.com
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine submarine ARA San Juan went missing in the South Atlantic last week with 44 crew members aboard. Here's a look at the submarine and the round-the-clock international maritime search.
  
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• The Latest: Zimbabwe opposition not invited to inauguration

  23-11-2017 17:44 via yahoo.com
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
  
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• Zimbabwe prepares for swearing-in of new leader Mnangagwa

  23-11-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As Zimbabwe prepares to swear in a new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, questions remain on the future of Robert Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years, and the wife who just days ago was poised to succeed him.
  
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• Health effects of coffee: Where do we stand?

  23-11-2017 17:35 via cnn.com
  It's one of the age-old medical flip-flops: First coffee's good for you, then it's not, then it is -- you get the picture.
  
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• Trump Celebrates Thanksgiving With 100th Day At One Of His Properties As President

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump is celebrating his first Thanksgiving as president at his members-only resort in Florida, marking the 100th day he’s spent at a Trump-owned property since his inauguration.Wednesday and Thursday were the president’s 27th and 28th days at his Palm Beach resort, according to a New York Times tracker. He also visited the Trump International Golf Club on Wednesday, where the White House said he handled “a full schedule of meetings and phone calls.&r
  
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• Richard Spencer Reportedly Banned From 26 European Countries

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  More than two dozen European countries reportedly banned white supremacist Richard Spencer from entry, The Associated Press reported.
  
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• Cows rain down on drivers after crash in Utah

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  Drivers in Riverdale, Utah experienced some unexpected bumps on their morning commute when cows began raining down on them from the road above.The freeway ramp was temporarily closed in the aftermath, as crews attempted to clear the scene of cattle.The driver was speeding in the 45-mph (72-kph) area, Riverdale Police Lieutenant Mike Loveland told The Independent.
  
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• Baltimore detective killed day before testimony in police corruption case

  23-11-2017 17:23 via nbcnews.com
  A Baltimore detective was killed with his own gun just one day before he was set to testify before a federal grand jury in a case involving other officers.
  
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• Trump gets political in Thanksgiving address to troops

  23-11-2017 17:16 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump expressed his gratitude for servicemembers, took credit for allowing them to do their work and assured them they'll find prosperity at home.
  
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• Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter killed day before testimony in police corruption case

  23-11-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  When Suiter was killed with his own weapon, he was set to testify before a federal grand jury the next day against eight elite officers already indicted in a police corruption investigation.
  
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• Trump touts his leadership in Thanksgiving call to troops

  23-11-2017 17:13 via cnn.com
  Speaking to five branches of the military serving overseas via satellite from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump highlighted how the US military is "really winning" since he took office.
  
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• Trump to troops: You're 'really winning' since I took office

  23-11-2017 17:13 via cnn.com
  Speaking to five branches of the military serving overseas via satellite from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump highlighted how the US military is "really winning" since he took office.
  
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• 'Where is the world?': Libya responds to slave sales outrage

  23-11-2017 16:53 via cnn.com
  Libyan officials have denounced the migrant slave auctions exposed in a CNN investigation, but claim more support is required from the global community to tackle the issue.
  
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• Libya responds to outrage over slave auctions

  23-11-2017 16:53 via cnn.com
  Libyan officials have denounced the migrant slave auctions exposed in a CNN investigation, but claim more support is required from the global community to tackle the issue.
  
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• Iran vows to send warships to America's backyard

  23-11-2017 16:48 via nbcnews.com
  Iranian navy Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi promised to "wave the flag of our country in the Gulf of Mexico."
  
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• This virtual politician wants to run for office

  23-11-2017 16:47 via cnn.com
  There's no handshaking for this politician.
  
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• WATCH: Turkeys tossed from plane, rooftop find new home at a Connecticut farm

  23-11-2017 16:35 via abcnews.go.com
  The surviving 'Fab 4' are safe this Thanksgiving.
  
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• Survivor searches for remains of Srebrenica victims

  23-11-2017 16:32 via cnn.com
  Ramiz Nukic searches the woods he fled nearly 22 yrs ago for remains of villagers killed in 1995 on the outskirts of Srebrenica. Melissa Bell tells us more.
  
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• Group Lobbying To End Trophy Hunting Ban Is Alarmingly Close With Ryan Zinke

  23-11-2017 16:28 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — Along with receiving thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Safari Club International while running for Congress, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke at the hunting advocacy group’s 2016 veterans breakfast, had a notable photo-op with its director of litigation on his first day as head of the Interior Department, and dined with its vice president in Alaska earlier this year.
  
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• 'Explosion' heard near last known location of submarine

  23-11-2017 16:25 via cnn.com
  An increasingly desperate search for a missing Argentine submarine continued Thursday as the clock runs down on hopes of finding the vessel's 44 crew members before their air supply runs out.
  
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• Donald Trump posts bizarre reply to tweet accusing him of stoking racism

  23-11-2017 16:10 via yahoo.com
  "Trump's rage-tweets about LaVar Ball are part of a pattern," Greg Sargent, the author of the opinion piece tweeted.Ten minutes later, he sent another "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" tweet, this time as a post to all his followers rather than a reply.
  
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