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• Vandals Shatter Windows At A Mosque In Poland

  27-11-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Vandals reportedly smashed the ground-floor windows of a mosque in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, leaving worshippers worried about a growing atmosphere of intolerance toward Muslims in the country.
  
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• Jimmy Barnes furious at government for using his name and songs – politics live

  27-11-2017 23:20 via theguardian.com
  Singer angry that Turnbull and Frydenberg used Working Class Man to spruik a policy and Mitch Fifield calls for urgent action on the Hottest 100. Follow all the day’s developments live 10.16pm GMTThe energy operator says it has found extra power to cover shortfalls over summer, and says it is ready to “regain that confidence of the public”.The Australian Energy Market Operator has identified almost 2000 megawatts of extra power, which it says will replace the 1600 megawatts tha
  
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• Weeks after Election Day, Virginia House still in dispute

  27-11-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democratic tidal wave on Election Day in Virginia three weeks ago has left chaos in its wake, with control of the House of Delegates still undecided and no end in sight to the dispute.
  
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• Trump makes 'Pocahontas' joke at ceremony honoring Navajo veterans

  27-11-2017 23:15 via theguardian.com
  Addressing Native American veterans of the second world war, the president repeated a favorite racial taunt about Democratic senator Elizabeth WarrenDonald Trump made a racial joke about Native Americans on Monday during a White House ceremony honoring Navajo veterans of the second world war. Related: Trump's consumer agency pick serves doughnuts and plea to 'disregard' acting headContinue reading...
  
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• Cops Photograph Car with Massive Christmas Tree Tied to Its Roof

  27-11-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  Many people on Facebook thought it was a stunt right out of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
  
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• Lynx Mom Wrestling With Her Babies In The Snow Will Warm Your Heart

  27-11-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  Winter is almost here, and one lynx family couldn’t be more thrilled.
  
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• Iraqi archbishop pleads with Trump: ‘We need your help now’

  27-11-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  A senior Iraqi Catholic leader, Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, is urgently pleading with President Trump to provide millions of dollars in aid to rebuild thousands of Christian homes destroyed in the war with ISIS.
  
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• An American's guide to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal union

  27-11-2017 23:05 via theguardian.com
  She’s not the first yankee to marry a British royal, but the Los Angeles native will face some changes when she joins the famous familyThe special relationship between the US and the UK became even more special on Monday, when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their engagement.
  It’s exciting news for followers and supporters of the British royal family, but it will represent some changes for the couple.Continue reading...
  
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• Justices reject appeal over Mississippi Confederate emblem

  27-11-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag "an official endorsement of white supremacy."
  
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• Aung San Suu Kyi loses Freedom of Oxford over Rohingya crisis

  27-11-2017 23:02 via theguardian.com
  Oxford city council votes unanimously to strip de facto leader of Myanmar, who studied at St Hugh’s college, of award over her response to repressionAung San Suu Kyi has been formally stripped of the Freedom of the City of Oxford award over her response to the repression of her country’s Rohingya Muslims. Oxford city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the honour given to the de facto leader of Myanmar in 1997, and said it did not want to celebrate “those who turn a
  
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• Politicians Bash Donald Trump Over Use Of 'Pocahontas' Slur At Navajo Event

  27-11-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s use of “Pocahontas” to take a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren during an event honoring Native American veterans Monday sparked outrage among politicians.
  
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• Angry driver tries to cut into Donald Trump's motorcade, swears at him

  27-11-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  President Trump's motorcade was disrupted over the weekend by an angry motorist who cut in and reportedly made obscene gestures at the president.
  
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• Witnesses describe mosque massacre

  27-11-2017 22:23 via cnn.com
  As Egyptian authorities ban media from the site of the country's worst act of terror, CNN's Ben Wedeman has obtained exclusive video and witness accounts of the bomb and gun attack that left over 300 people dead.
  
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• Warning: This 1988 Home Video Of A Kid Getting A Nintendo Is Intensely Nostalgic

  27-11-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  A massive tube television on rollers, the “Ghostbusters” theme song playing in the background, a beer stein collection, striped polo shirts, gerbil cages, kitchen wallpaper, and a kid getting a new Nintendo — this video may be too ’80s for some viewers.
  
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• Lebanese PM threatens to resign over Hezbollah influence

  27-11-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday that he will resign if the Hezbollah militant group refuses to accept a new power-sharing arrangement for Lebanon, speaking as consultations got underway in Beirut between political leaders over the government's future.
  
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• Indiana nurse loses job after saying sons of white women 'should be sacrificed'

  27-11-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  A nurse at an Indiana hospital was let go after an offensive tweet suggesting that the sons of white women "be sacrificed to the wolves" was traced back to her Twitter account.
  
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• Egypt mosque attack witnesses recall scenes of horror

  27-11-2017 22:14 via cnn.com
  Vivid, dark red splotches of blood show where people were shot and killed by the hundreds inside Egypt's al Rawda Mosque during midday prayer last Friday.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein sued for alleged 'sex trafficking' in Cannes

  27-11-2017 22:12 via theguardian.com
  Actor Kadian Noble has accused the disgraced producer of sexual assault during the film festival in 2004, violating sex trafficking lawsHarvey Weinstein is being accused of violating sex trafficking laws as an aspiring actor has launched a lawsuit against him. Related: Harvey Weinstein faces UK civil claim over alleged sexual assaultContinue reading...
  
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• Russia is killing what little independent press it has

  27-11-2017 22:00 via cnn.com
  In April 2012, shortly after Vladimir Putin had been re-elected as President and returned to his throne in the Kremlin following a four-year intermission as prime minister, protest demonstrations broke out in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan. A local political activist, who was running for mayor but lost, went on a hunger strike after what he claimed was a totally rigged election. The crowds rallied in the streets in his support, echoing the Bolotnaya Square protest movement in Moscow and
  
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• John Conyers leaves House committee post amid sexual misconduct claims

  27-11-2017 21:56 via theguardian.com
  Democratic congressman denies allegations he used tax dollars to settle cases with women, as Nancy Pelosi faces criticism for praising his workThe Democratic congressman John Conyers stepped down as ranking Democrat on the House judiciary committee on Sunday, amid allegations he used taxpayers’ money to settle cases with women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
  The news came shortly after the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, was widely criticised for calling the 88-year-old an &ldqu
  
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• Mom With Cancer Who Killed Disabled Daughter Commits Suicide

  27-11-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A woman with terminal cancer, who killed her disabled daughter with a pill overdose by way of her feeding tube, has allegedly committed suicide by overdosing on pills after recently being sentenced to go back to prison
  
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• White House: 'Pocahontas' not racial slur

  27-11-2017 21:45 via cnn.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that President Donald Trump calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" during an event honoring Navajo code talkers was not a racial slur.
  
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• The Senate Tax Bill Would Hurt the Poor Even More Than Originally Thought

  27-11-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  By undercutting the health insurance market.
  
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• House panel to weigh bill expanding gun rights

  27-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans moved forward on legislation to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun-related measure since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people.
  
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• Trump makes 'Pocahontas' joke at event honoring Native American veterans

  27-11-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  At an event honoring the Native American code talkers at the White House on Monday, President Trump revived one of his favorite lines of attack against Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questioning her claim she’s part Native American and calling her “Pocahontas.”
  
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• Trump slams Warren again with 'Pocahontas' nickname

  27-11-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  President Trump took a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday, again resurfacing his "Pocahontas" nickname for her during an event celebrating Native American veterans.
  
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• 'I think they're a respectable family': Meghan Markle's LA neighbors endorse the in-laws-to-be

  27-11-2017 21:37 via theguardian.com
  In the chichi Los Angeles suburb of View Park-Windsor Hills, residents welcomed news of the royal engagement – but took it all in their strideTiffini Reese beamed when told that a local woman was going to wed Prince Harry and in so doing shine a light on an area of Los Angeles known as the black Beverly Hills.“Oh, that’s so sweet! I’m so happy for them.” Reese hesitated, then confessed. “I’ve no idea who that is. Is that the one with the red hair?”
  
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• Frustrated Australian tourists stranded in Bali by volcanic ash

  27-11-2017 21:35 via theguardian.com
  Travellers say they have been starved of information by airlines as they remain stuck in Bali following the release of an ash cloud from Mount Agung The normally bustling airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali was a ghost town on Monday night, speckled with confused tourists left stranded by the cancellation of flights because of volcanic ash.Earlier, Indonesia raised its alert for the Mount Agung volcano to the highest level, warning of the “imminent” risk of a larger erupt
  
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• United Airlines flight carrying hundreds of passengers sees tyres 'blow up' on landing

  27-11-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  A plane carrying hundreds of people experienced “tyre issues” upon landing, with passengers reporting that two of the tyres had exploded.The United Airlines flight 961 was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday having departed Frankfurt International Airport hours earlier.There were 264 passengers and 15 crew on board at the time.
  
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• Meghan on Harry: 'I didn’t know much about him, I just asked, "Is he nice?"'

  27-11-2017 21:29 via theguardian.com
  Mishal Husain’s interview with the prince and his fiancee shows a happy, modern couple, so different from Charles and Diana’s awkward engagement appearance“Well, I thought they were lovely together, didn’t you, Maureen?”I don’t know a Maureen, but this was nevertheless the conclusion reached by the tiny, soft recess deep in my mind that has somehow resisted calcification by the cynicism that has spread so thickly through the rest that I am almost permanently b
  
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• The FCC Doesn’t Seem to Care If Anti-Net Neutrality Comments Are Fake

  27-11-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Serious questions remain over the public consultation.
  
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• Is the Philippines the Next Caliphate?

  27-11-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  ISIS is looking to regroup, and is setting its sights eastward.
  
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• Americans who married into royalty

  27-11-2017 21:13 via cnn.com
  Meghan Markle is only the latest Yank to marry into a royal family.
  
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• Hard Brexit would hit 142 Irish cross-border agreements

  27-11-2017 21:11 via theguardian.com
  From heart surgery to special needs education to mobile phone charges, an EC and UK study has compiled a list of activities that will be hitA confidential study conducted by the UK government and the European commission has listed 142 cross-border activities on the island of Ireland that would be negatively impacted by a hard Brexit.
  They include heart surgery in Dublin for children from Northern Ireland as well as cancer treatment in Derry for people from the Republic because patients, clinicia
  
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• Woolsey Seen Talking With Trump At Mar-a-Lago

  27-11-2017 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks at how Mike Flynn's views on the Turkish coup changed completely once he was on Turkey's payroll, and wonders whether investigators will be interested to know what former CIA director James Woolsey and Donald Trump.
  
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• Morning mail: Don Burke denies harassment allegations

  27-11-2017 21:08 via theguardian.com
  Tuesday: Former star grilled on Nine as ABC interviews alleged victims. Plus: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are definitely engaged Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 28 November.Continue reading...
  
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• Trump Brings Back 'Pocahontas' Slur Of Elizabeth Warren At Event For Native American Veterans

  27-11-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump made a joke about his nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), “Pocahontas,” during an event honoring Native Americans Monday at the White House.Trump was recognizing Native American Code Talkers who served during World War II when he made the remark about Warren.″You were here long before any of us were here,” Trump told Code Talkers during the event.
  
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• Watch This British Archbishop End His Decade-Long Protest Of Robert Mugabe

  27-11-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  Nearly 10 years ago, Dr. John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, dramatically cut his clerical collar into pieces on live television.
  
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• Argentina's missing submarine: water caused battery to short-circuit

  27-11-2017 20:57 via theguardian.com
  The San Juan has been missing since 15 November and had been ordered back to its base after it reported water had entered the vessel through its snorkelWater entered the snorkel of the Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan, causing its battery to short-circuit before it went missing on 15 November, a navy spokesman said on Monday as hope dwindled among some families of the 44-member crew. The San Juan had only a seven-day oxygen supply when it lost contact, and a sudden noise was detected that the
  
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• No trace of Argentina sub, 12 days after it vanished

  27-11-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Bahía Blanca (Argentina) (AFP) - An international flotilla backed by aircraft on Monday again probed the South Atlantic for signs of an Argentine submarine missing for 12 days, targeting an area near the vessel's last known position where an explosion was detected.A total of 15 countries, including the United States, Britain, Russia and France, are helping to search for the ARA San Juan, which has 44 crew members on board.The search operation extends for a 22-mile (35-kilometer) radius fr
  
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• In upset, TV star leads U.S. ally in Honduras presidential vote

  27-11-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  By Gabriel Stargardter and Gustavo PalenciaTEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A TV host took a surprise lead in the Honduran presidential election, initial results on Monday showed, upsetting forecasts of a win for the country's U.S.-friendly incumbent and raising concerns about instability as both parties claimed victory.Flamboyant entertainer Salvador Nasralla was ahead with an almost 5 point margin at 45 percent, with more than half the ballot boxes counted, according to the first official results, rele
  
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• 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Overcome With Emotion as He Describes Wife's Cancer Battle: 'She's My Honey'

  27-11-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  The couple will document her fight with stage 2 throat cancer in an upcoming A&E special.
  
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• 18 Funny Holiday Cards For Couples Who Hate Cutesy Stuff

  27-11-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  After you’ve picked out an awesome holiday gift for your significant other, a generic, cheesy card just won’t suffice.
  
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• U.S. top court spurns challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

  27-11-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback on Monday to gun rights proponents including the National Rifle Association, refusing to hear a challenge to Maryland's 2013 state ban on assault weapons enacted after a Connecticut school massacre.The court turned away an appeal by several Maryland residents, firearms dealers and the state NRA association, who argued that the ban violated their right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.
  
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• Prince Harry: Stars were aligned when I met Meghan

  27-11-2017 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Prince Harry says “this beautiful woman” fell into his life and he proposed over roast chicken.
  
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• Massacre of Muslims in Sinai was too extreme for al Qaeda

  27-11-2017 20:27 via cnn.com
  It is unusual for militant Islamists to condemn terror attacks against "non-believers," but so grotesque was last Friday's onslaught in Egypt that several extremist groups have threatened revenge against its perpetrators.
  
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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: Shortlist of 12 revealed for award

  27-11-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Twelve contenders are shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award, to be presented on 17 December.
  
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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: Meet the contenders

  27-11-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Find out more about the 12 nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award, to be presented on 17 December.
  
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• US high court leaves Maryland assault weapons ban in place

  27-11-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court on Monday once again refused to intervene in the heated national debate over gun violence, leaving in place one state's ban on certain semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.The National Rifle Association (NRA), the nation's largest gun lobby, had asked the court to overturn a Maryland ban enacted in the wake of the 2012 school shooting in Connecticut that killed 26 people, 20 of them young children.Amid intense national interest in gun rights and violence, 21 stat
  
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• School cancels Anthony Scaramucci event over lawsuit threats

  27-11-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Tufts University postponed an event with Anthony Scaramucci after the former White House communications director threatened a lawsuit over an opinion piece published in the student newspaper.
  
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