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• White Woman Apologizes For Falsely Reporting That A Black Boy Groped Her

  17-10-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  A black 9-year-old boy in Brooklyn, New York, says he won't accept the apology
  
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• The 28-year-old woman reshaping Afghanistan's politics

  17-10-2018 23:41 via cnn.com
  When Shahba Shahrukhi told her parents that she intended to run in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on October 20 -- the country's first in eight years -- they laughed.
  
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• Investigation closes in on Saudi Crown Prince's inner circle

  17-10-2018 23:41 via cnn.com
  Turkish investigators were studying DNA samples on Wednesday as they probed the case of Jamal Khashoggi, amid growing indications that the men allegedly responsible for the Saudi journalist's disappearance have close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi government.
  
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• Trup admin again declines to label China a currency manipulator

  17-10-2018 23:38 via cnn.com
  The Trump administration on Wednesday decided not to label China a currency manipulator despite the recent drop in the value of the yuan, once again deferring on a core 2016 campaign promise by President Donald Trump.
  
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• US bombers fly near contested SCS islands

  17-10-2018 23:32 via cnn.com
  Two US B-52 bombers flew near contested islands in the South China Sea Tuesday according to a statement from Pacific Air Forces.
  
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• Parent's gunshot wounds ruled homicide in missing teen case

  17-10-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  Jayme Closs, 13, from Barron, Wisconsin, is missing after police found her parents' bodies.
  
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• Julie Oliver Was A Homeless, Pregnant Teen. Now She’s Running For Congress In Texas.

  17-10-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Democrat Julie Oliver is running for Congress in Texas' 25th District, and the
  
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• Kushner intentionally sidelined over close ties to Crown Prince

  17-10-2018 23:17 via cnn.com
  Facing scrutiny for cultivating close ties with Saudi Arabia's powerful and domineering crown prince, Jared Kushner has remained intentionally in the background this week as West Wing officials feared a more public role would prompt backlash, multiple people familiar with the matter say.
  
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• Turkey conducted search of Saudi consulate

  17-10-2018 23:16 via cnn.com
  About a dozen Turkish forensic investigators entered the Saudi Arabia consul general's residence in Istanbul on Wednesday.A security source tells CNN that they will conduct a "comprehensive crime scene investigation" on the premises. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
  
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• McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal

  17-10-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  On Nov. 6, Americans will vote for candidates for the Senate and the House of Representatives.McConnell's Republicans now hold majority control of both chambers.Democrats will try to wrest control in races for all 435 House seats and one-third of the 100 Senate seats.
  
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• Vietnam vet gets Medal of Honor, saved 20 during Battle of Hue

  17-10-2018 23:06 via cnn.com
  More than 50 years after his extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War, Sergeant Major (Ret.) John Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday at the White House.
  
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• WATCH: The internet's favorite gator returns to golf course

  17-10-2018 23:02
  The 15-foot alligator returned to a golf course in Florida after first being seen on the green in 2016.
  
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• Canada's legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries

  17-10-2018 23:00 via cnn.com
  For decades poor farmers in countries like Jamaica and Morocco have risked the wrath of governments and gangsters to grow cannabis as a cash crop.
  
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• 'I don't want to talk about any of the facts': Mike Pompeo on Jamal Khashoggi case – video

  17-10-2018 22:57
  US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, says neither he or the Saudi government want to discuss the facts when asked whether missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi is alive or dead. Pompeo was speaking to reporters before a meeting with Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip ErdoğanUS denies giving Saudis 'benefit of doubt' over Jamal Khashoggi case Continue reading...
  
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• Harvey Weinstein accuser told by investigator to delete texts she wanted to keep private

  17-10-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has informed Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys that the lead detective investigating alleged sexual assault allegations against the disgraced Hollywood producer told an accuser to delete texts from her phone before handing it over to authorities.The new revelation comes as questions have arisen about the handling of the investigation, with the district attorney’s office dropping part of the case against Mr Weinstein after it was discovered th
  
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• Melania Trump visits families affected by opioid crisis

  17-10-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump toured a hospital's neonatal care unit Wednesday to learn about the treatment given to newborns experiencing opioid withdrawal.
  
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• Ohio Mom Urges Families to Have Kids Vaccinated After 4-Year-Old Son Dies of the Flu

  17-10-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  The mother of three says getting her son Leon vaccinated against the flu might have saved his life.
  
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• Republicans Will Repeal Obamacare If They Get The Chance, Mitch McConnell Says

  17-10-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  Republicans could make another run at repealing the Affordable Care Act if
  
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• Recreational pot now legal in Canada

  17-10-2018 22:20 via cnn.com
  Recreational marijuana is now legal all over Canada.
  
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• The U.S. Ambassador to the UN Must Put America First

  17-10-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  For our government, the UN should be another tool for protecting the rights and interests of American citizens.
  
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• Norway apologises to its World War Two 'German girls'

  17-10-2018 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg admits that they were victims of "undignified treatment".
  
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• Floyd Mayweather tells UFC's Khabib Nurmagomedov 'come into my world'

  17-10-2018 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Floyd Mayweather tells Khabib Nurmagomedov to "come into my world" for a bout he says will earn more than his Conor McGregor fight.
  
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• Julián Castro says he's 'likely' to run for president in 2020

  17-10-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Julián Castro, former San Antonio mayor and U.S. secretary of housing and urban development in the Obama administration, was unusually open about his political ambitions in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
  
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• Crimea attack: Gun attack at Kerch college kills 19

  17-10-2018 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  An 18-year-old student opened fire at fellow pupils, investigators in the Russia-annexed region say.
  
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• O’Rourke releases attack ads against Ted Cruz

  17-10-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke releases attack ads against his opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz.
  
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• Why don't we know more about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance?

  17-10-2018 21:21 via cnn.com
  "I don't want to talk about any of the facts" -- Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, King Salman Air Base, Riyadh, October 17, 2018.
  
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• Grotesque hypocrisy has obscured a truly horrifying act

  17-10-2018 21:21 via cnn.com
  "I don't want to talk about any of the facts" -- Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, King Salman Air Base, Riyadh, October 17, 2018.
  
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• Multidrug-resistant salmonella linked to chicken products sickens nearly 100 people across 29 states

  17-10-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  A multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella linked to raw chicken products has
  
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• State Department Aide Heather Nauert Dragged Over 'Stunningly Tone Deaf' Saudi Arabia Photo

  17-10-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert visited Saudi Arabia this week for
  
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• Trump says he expects answers on Saudi reporter’s disappearance by ‘end of the week’

  17-10-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  The president also rejected the notion he's covering for Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Trump and Pompeo continue to defend Saudi Arabia

  17-10-2018 20:54 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump said he is not giving cover to Saudi Arabia over the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as his top diplomat said Riyadh needed space and time to conduct an investigation.
  
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• What legal weed means for travel to Canada

  17-10-2018 20:48 via cnn.com
  As laws surrounding recreational marijuana slowly change state by state in the United States, Canada as a country has just legalized the substance.
  
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• The Latest: Toll in Crimean school shooting rises to 19 dead

  17-10-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the deadly explosion at a college in Crimea (all times local):
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Eoin Morgan leads tourists to comfortable win

  17-10-2018 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  England outclass Sri Lanka to win a rain-affected third one-day international and take a 2-0 series lead with two games left.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke Shifts Gears, Goes Full Offense In Ted Cruz Attack Ads

  17-10-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke repeatedly called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
  
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• Trump launches process to quit 144-year-old postal treaty

  17-10-2018 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The White House says the 144 year old arrangement gives Chinese firms an 'unfair' advantage.
  
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• Length of ring and index fingers 'linked to sexuality'

  17-10-2018 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests.
  
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• These 25 Hurricane Michael Photos Show The Struggle To Survive, 1 Week On

  17-10-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  It's been one week since Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle
  
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• Most wanted drug trafficker turns himself in after taunting police in music video

  17-10-2018 20:28 via feeds.foxnews.com
  One of Spain’s most wanted drug lords turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday after he appeared in a music video seemingly taunting police.
  
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• Beto goes negative on Cruz in new ads

  17-10-2018 20:13 via yahoo.com
  Democratic Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke is running new ads in which he criticizes his Republican opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz.
  
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• WATCH: Five-year-old boy rubs Prince Harry's beard and gives him a hug

  17-10-2018 20:02
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a tour of Australia. The youngster was said to be mesmerized by the royal beard because his favorite person in the world is Santa Claus.
  
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• Twitter's 'Russia-Iran' troll tweet trove made public

  17-10-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Millions of tweets published by suspected state-linked accounts are made public by Twitter.
  
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• Woman kills herself, two children after husband fakes his death

  17-10-2018 19:44 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A Chinese woman killed herself and her two children after her husband faked his own death for an insurance payout.
  
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• Proud Boys: The male-only far-right fringe group who advocate 'Western chauvinism' and love Aladdin

  17-10-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Three people were arrested on the streets of New York City last week as violence erupted between members of the far-right political group known as "Proud Boys" and leftist protesters from Antifa.No members of the “new right” organisation were arrested but onlookers said its members had been at the heart of the fighting outside of the Metropolitical Republican Club, where their leader, Gavin McInnes, was giving an address.A flyer for the event in question promised that Mr McInnes, &ld
  
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• Hurricane Michael: Death toll continues to rise amid searches

  17-10-2018 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The number of deaths blamed on Hurricane Michael continues to increase, with others still missing.
  
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• Communist Party detention program 'disappears' more Chinese accused of corruption

  17-10-2018 19:36 via feeds.foxnews.com
  No one – not even movie stars and top government officials – are safe from suddenly disappearing into the ruling Communist Party of China’s black hole.
  
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• US moves to stop subsidizing Chinese mail

  17-10-2018 19:34 via cnn.com
  The Trump administration is moving to raise postage rates for foreign companies that ship packages to the United States.
  
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• The most outrageous lines in Trump's Associated Press interview

  17-10-2018 19:32 via cnn.com
  As part of a media blitz leading up to the 2018 midterm election, President Donald Trump sat down with the Associated Press for a wide-ranging interview. (Sidebar: Are there any other kinds of interviews? Like a narrow-ranging interview?) It was Trump at his most Trump-y, as the President bragged and belittled in equal measure all while demonstrating his now well-known disregard for facts.
  
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• Residents still picking up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael

  17-10-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  Food and water is still hard to come by in devastated areas of Florida.
  
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• Melania Trump's Plane Forced to Turn Around After 'Mechanical Issue'

  17-10-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump was on her way to Philadelphia when reporters aboard the plane noticed smoke and a burning smell.
  
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