| Women's anger transformed the 2017 elections. Get ready for 2018. Posted: 14 Nov 2017 12:09 PM PST  Women candidates and voters — often in districts that Democrats had given up contesting — helped the party to its extraordinary gains in Virginia. In the year since Donald Trump was elected, thousands of women across the country have expressed interest in running for office, and new organizations are springing up to help them.
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| Sixth Roy Moore Accuser Comes Forward, Says He Groped Her In 1991 Posted: 15 Nov 2017 03:37 PM PST  A sixth woman has accused Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual harassment, according to an account she gave to the Alabama news outlet AL.com.
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| Prisoner kills inmate who beat infant daughter to death Posted: 15 Nov 2017 09:40 AM PST  Authorities said a man serving a life sentence for murdering his two-day-old baby was found dead in his U.K. prison cell over the weekend.
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| Ohio Delays Execution After Failing To Find Sick Inmate's Vein Posted: 15 Nov 2017 12:12 PM PST  An ill Ohio death row inmate's execution was delayed Wednesday after a suitable vein could not be located for his lethal injection.
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| Democrats add to win column in deep-red Oklahoma Posted: 15 Nov 2017 02:33 PM PST  Democrats added another win in the deep-red Oklahoma Legislature on Tuesday, continuing the minority party's string of success and chipping away at the Republican Party's hold on state government.
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| Uranium One Controversy Explained Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:45 AM PST  Ali Velshi and Ken Dilanian dive into how big of a role, if any, did Hillary Clinton and the Obama Administration play in the sale of Uranium One to a Russian technology company.
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| Congresswoman Says At Least 2 Members Of Congress Are Sexual Harassers Posted: 14 Nov 2017 07:58 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she knows of two members of Congress who are currently in office ― a Democrat and a Republican ― who have sexually harassed staffers.
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| Treasury secretary's wife Louise Linton raises eyebrows with latest photo-op Posted: 15 Nov 2017 01:12 PM PST  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is on the money, literally -- and his wife couldn't appear happier about it.
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| Lebanese patriarch, in Saudi, says supports reasons Hariri quit Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:23 AM PST  By Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) - Lebanon's Christian Maronite Patriarch, visiting Saudi Arabia in an historic visit to the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, expressed support on Tuesday for the reasons behind Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's resignation. Hariri, a Saudi ally, resigned abruptly on Nov. 4 in a move Lebanese political leaders ascribed to pressure from Riyadh. Hariri said his resignation had been prompted by an assassination plot and accused Iran and Hezbollah of sowing strife in the region.
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| Trump touts poll showing majority disapprove of his performance Posted: 14 Nov 2017 07:25 AM PST  President Trump tweeted on Tuesday a graphic with the results of a daily tracking poll that shows 46 percent of Americans approve of his job performance. But the same poll, conducted by Rasmussen Reports, shows 53 percent disapprove.
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| Robocall Impersonating Washington Post Reporter Pretends To Seek Dirt On Roy Moore Posted: 14 Nov 2017 03:59 PM PST  A robocall from someone posing as a Washington Post reporter offering money for "damaging remarks" about Alabama Republican Roy Moore is fake, the Post said Tuesday after a local station in Alabama reported on it.
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| Israel PM offers quake aid to arch foe Iran Posted: 15 Nov 2017 07:08 AM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered aid to victims of the deadly earthquake in Iran, insisting enmity between the two governments does not prevent humanitarian sympathy. The offer was made in a video conference with the Jewish Federations of North America. It comes as many of the tens of thousands left homeless by the quake have vented anger at the Islamic regime for what they say has been the slow response of the charitable foundations set up after the revolution of 1979.
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| Florida's Seminole Heights Slayer 'Won't Stop,' Serial Killer Expert Says Posted: 15 Nov 2017 05:23 AM PST  He lurks in the shadows of the Seminole Heights neighborhood in central Tampa, Florida.
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| Joe Biden on Regrets, DACA, and His Political Future Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:41 AM PST  Savannah Sellers, of NBC's Stay Tuned, interviews Former V.P. Biden, talking about his regrets, his book, DACA, and whether or not he'll run in 2020.
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| Father faints after learning that he and wife are having triplets Posted: 14 Nov 2017 07:43 AM PST  A father says he fainted when his wife surprised him with some special news: They're going to have triplets. Robert Tolbert said that his wife, Nia, left him a gift bag and a handwritten note. Mr Tolbert figured, 'Hey, it's probably that FitBit I've been hinting at getting for a while now." But he was dead wrong.
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| What You Need To Know About The Crisis In Zimbabwe Posted: 15 Nov 2017 09:55 AM PST  Zimbabweans who tuned into their state television channel in the early hours of Wednesday found that an army general, clad in military camouflage, had replaced their usual programming.
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| Australians celebrate same-sex marriage vote Posted: 15 Nov 2017 01:41 PM PST ![Australians celebrate same-sex marriage vote]( "Australians celebrate same-sex marriage vote") Celebrations swept across Australia Wednesday as voters emphatically endorsed same-sex marriage after more than a decade of divisive debate.
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| Series of small earthquakes reminds California it is overdue for 'the big one' Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:06 PM PST  A series of small earthquakes have rocked the San Francisco area, sparking renewed fears that the San Andreas Fault is ready for a long-overdue serious seismic shift. A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit Monterey County in California on Monday morning, with nine smaller aftershocks being triggered. The tremors were felt 90 miles away, in San Francisco. Annemarie Baltay, a seismologist with the US Geological Survey, told SFGate that the "swarm" of earthquakes and aftershocks were typical. "It's as if someone put an oil can into the fault and lubricated it," she said. Mexico City was hit by a 7.1 earthquake on September 21 But any action along the San Andreas Fault, running from the Gulf of California to the region of Cape Mendocino, has long been cause for concern. Its last major earthquake was in October 1989, in Loma Prieta – a shift which killed 64 people and left 16,000 homes damaged. Southern California has over 300 faults, and the majority of the population live within five miles of one. It is believed the San Andreas Fault could spark an earthquake of up to 9.2 on the Richter scale. Scientists predict that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake could kill over 1,800 people and destroy or badly damage 300,000 buildings and homes. Did you feel the M4.7 NE of Gonzales, CA? Let us know here - https://t.co/d68QotdXXupic.twitter.com/tbxZAYPs5t— USGS (@USGS) November 13, 2017 Unlike most natural disasters, earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict. "Lots of seismologists have worked on that problem for many decades," said Greg Beroza, a professor of geophysics at Stanford university. He told Vox: "We're not predicting earthquakes in the short term. That requires us to know all kinds of information we don't have."
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| Democrats roll out 5 new articles of impeachment against Trump Posted: 15 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST  House Democratic lawmakers announced a new impeachment push against President Trump on Wednesday, citing "definite violations" of the U.S. Constitution and "threats" to democracy.
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| Watch Roy Moore's Lawyer Give A Train Wreck Interview On MSNBC Posted: 15 Nov 2017 10:53 AM PST  A lawyer for Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore responded to allegations of child sex abuse by invoking a reporter's "diverse background" and suggesting one of the women accusing Moore was mentally ill.
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| Background checks, assault weapons ban gain support: US poll Posted: 15 Nov 2017 10:30 AM PST  Support for background checks for gun purchases and a ban on sales of assault weapons have reached new highs among US voters following a series of mass shootings, according to a poll published Wednesday. Ninety-five percent of the 1,577 people surveyed in the Quinnipiac University poll said they support requiring background checks for all gun buyers. This was the highest level of support for background checks since Quinnipiac first asked the question in February 2013 following the December 2012 massacre of 20 schoolchildren in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
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| Navy Widow Learns She's Pregnant After Husband's Death and Honors Him with Special Gender Reveal Posted: 14 Nov 2017 01:57 PM PST  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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| Olympic Weightlifter To Sell Gold Medal For Iran's Earthquake Victims Posted: 14 Nov 2017 02:44 PM PST  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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| Zimbabwe military says seizes power to stop 'criminals', President Mugabe safe Posted: 14 Nov 2017 09:28 PM PST ![Zimbabwe military says seizes power to stop 'criminals', President Mugabe safe]( "Zimbabwe military says seizes power to stop 'criminals', President Mugabe safe") By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's military said it had seized power in a targeted assault on "criminals" around President Robert Mugabe who were causing social and economic suffering, but gave assurances the 93-year-old leader and his family were "safe and sound". Zimbabwean soldiers and armoured vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday. "We are only targeting criminals around him (Mugabe) who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice," Zimbabwe Major General SB Moyo, Chief of Staff Logistics, said on national television on Wednesday.
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| Prosecutor Fired Over Rant on Uber Driver Apologizes: 'My Career Is Done' Posted: 14 Nov 2017 11:24 AM PST  Jody Warner was accused of being drunk and obnoxious by the driver, who recorded her as she berated him.
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| North Korean soldier in critical condition after being shot multiple times in defection attempt Posted: 13 Nov 2017 08:38 PM PST  A North Korean soldier shot while defecting to the South had undergone several surgical procedures and was in a critical condition, South Korea's government and military said on Tuesday, with doctors expecting to save him. "Until this morning, we heard he had no consciousness and was unable to breathe on his own but his life can be saved," said Suh Uk, a South Korean military official who was briefing lawmakers regarding Monday's event. Five bullets had been extracted from the soldier's body so far, leaving an estimated two inside, Suh added. Lee Cook-jong, the surgeon in charge of the soldier's treatment, told reporters earlier on Tuesday his condition was critical due to intestinal damage caused by the bullets. The soldier had sped towards the border in a vehicle when a wheel came loose, forcing him to escape on foot under fire from North Korean soldiers who shot around 40 rounds at him, Suh said. North Korea's military took action when the defector was spotted in the four wheel drive heading towards the border alone, Roh Jae-cheon, a spokesman for the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a media briefing on Tuesday. No tours were running at Panmunjom on Monday when the apparent defection happened Credit: AP The soldier took cover behind a South Korean structure within the Joint Security Area (JSA) inside the demilitarised zone between the two Koreas and was later rescued by South Korean and US soldiers at the border, the United Nations Command (UNC) said in a separate statement. The Joint Chiefs of Staff official said he was found collapsed in a pile of fallen leaves and the three South Korean soldiers who reached him had to crawl on their stomachs to his position. North Korean soldiers stand near their military guard post, are seen from the unification observatory in Paju Credit: Lee Jin-man/AP He was found unarmed and taken to surgery while still in his uniform, which indicated he held a lower rank, Suh said. South Korean officials have yet to identify exactly where the soldier came from and what his intentions were. A doctor treating the soldier - who was helicoptered to a hospital for emergency surgery - said he had been shot half-a-dozen times and sustained a serious stomach injury. "He has at least six gunshot wounds on his body and the penetrating wound in the abdomen is the most serious", the doctor, Lee Cook-Jong, told reporters. Inside North Korea The military armistice commission of the United Nations said in the same UNC statement it had informed the North Korean military that the soldier, who was found about 50 metres (150 feet) south of the Military Demarcation Line, was undergoing surgery for his gunshot wounds. Suh also said the South had later informed the North on Monday of the soldier and his ongoing treatment via loudspeakers installed at the border. The United Nations Command said an investigation into Monday's event was ongoing. No tourists were present at the time, because tours do not run on Mondays. A barricade is set on the road leading to the truce village of Panmunjom at a South Korean military checkpoint in the border city of Paju near the Demilitarized Zone Credit: AFP It was the first time since 2007 a North Korean soldier had defected across the JSA. South Korean Defence Minister Song Young-moo, who was also at parliament said it was the first time North Korean soldiers had fired towards the South's side of the JSA, prompting complaints from some lawmakers the South's military should have also fired shots towards the North. Roh said no South Korean or US soldiers were wounded during the incident and the defence ministry official said North Korea's military had not shown any unusual movements on Tuesday. In 1984, a Soviet citizen sprinted across the border from North Korea to the South at Panmunjom in a defection bid, sparking a gunbattle that killed and wounded several soldiers on both sides. North Korean soldiers wielding axes hacked two US soldiers to death at Panmunjom in a 1976 brawl over an attempt to trim a tree there.
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| Trump brags about poll showing majority of Americans disapprove of his job performance Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:05 AM PST  President Donald Trump tweeted in the early hours of Tuesday morning about new Rasmussen polling data that finds his approval rating around 46 percent -- using it as an opportunity to call out "fake news" for Rasmussen polling data has traditionally been more favorable to the president than many other polls -- but also has his disapproval at 53 percent in the same survey.
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| Pope Francis' Sweet New White-And-Gold Lamborghini Was Built Just For Him Posted: 15 Nov 2017 08:31 AM PST  Pope Francis got a major vehicle upgrade on Wednesday, when luxury car company Lamborghini stopped by the Vatican to drop off the pontiff's sweet new ride.
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| California Shooter Killed Wife The Night Before Attacking Elementary School Posted: 15 Nov 2017 12:54 PM PST  Kevin Janson Neal, who on Tuesday went on a killing spree that left four people dead and 10 injured in northern California, also shot and killed his wife the prior night, officials say.
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| Airbus lands biggest-ever contract for 430 A320s Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:59 PM PST  Airbus announced its biggest-ever order on Wednesday, signing a deal to supply 430 of its medium-range A320 family of aircraft to US investment firm Indigo Partners, at a list price of $49.5 billion (42 billion euros). "An order for 430 aircraft is remarkable," said Airbus chief operating officer, John Leahy. The announcement sent Airbus's share price soaring, rising by more than 3.0 percent to 86.09 euros in a generally softer market.
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| NASA took the 1st, astonishing aerial photos of the giant new Antarctic iceberg Posted: 14 Nov 2017 02:25 PM PST  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, was one of the largest ever observed on Earth, and though it has shed some small sections since then, it remains a behemoth. SEE ALSO: Major federal climate report rebuts everything Trump administration has said about climate change The NASA images, posted to the agency's social media accounts, constitute the first time we've seen this iceberg up close with the human eye. Until now, all the views of it have been with the aid of remote sensing, primarily using satellites that could pierce the Antarctic winter darkness using specially-designed instruments. Sea ice seen with the Larsen C iceberg in the distance.Image: nasa/nathan kurtzOn September 16, the space agency provided us with the first sunlit images of the iceberg, which still has not yet drifted totally out of sight from the ice shelf it came from. The iceberg itself does not pose a danger, except to ships in the area. It won't immediately add to sea level rise, since it has already been floating in the water like an ice cube in a glass. But there is a chance that by breaking off the Larsen C ice shelf, which is located in a rapidly warming part of Antarctica, it may hasten the ice shelf's demise. That could, in turn, speed up the flow of inland ice into the sea, which would add to sea level rise. From yesterday's #IceBridge flight: The edge of Larsen C Ice Shelf with the western edge of iceberg A68 in the distance pic.twitter.com/lN4lHanIfY — NASA ICE (@NASA_ICE) November 1, 2017 Nearby ice shelves, including the Larsen B Ice Shelf, have already disintegrated, and recent research has shown that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet as well as the East Antarctic Ice Sheet are more vulnerable to melting than previously thought as air and sea temperatures increase. What happens to Antarctica's massive ice sheets is of huge importance to the rest of the world, since coastal megacities are extremely vulnerable to a rapid rise in sea level. From yesterday's #IceBridge flight: The western edge of iceberg A68, which calved in July; new edge of Larsen C Ice Shelf in the distance pic.twitter.com/DsCoSLWDbU — NASA ICE (@NASA_ICE) November 1, 2017 One study, published in the journal Nature in 2016, projected more than a meter, or 3.4 feet, of sea level rise from West Antarctica by the year 2100. The real amount of sea level rise experienced by any given location worldwide would be far higher, though, considering this estimate excludes the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet as well. The study projected a calamitous 15 meters, or 50 feet, of sea level rise by the year 2500, which would sink much of Florida, Louisiana, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, and other populated coastal regions. So, while the iceberg itself is a natural marvel to look at, it serves as a reminder of the need for scientists to race to understand how stable our planet's ice sheets are before time runs out. WATCH: An iceberg the size of Delaware broke off Antarctica
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| Two U.S. Senate Republicans critical of party's tax plan Posted: 15 Nov 2017 03:13 PM PST  By David Morgan and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate and give permanent tax cuts only to U.S. corporations drew fire from two Republican lawmakers on Wednesday in what could be a sign of trouble for the sweeping measure. Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he would not support the current Senator proposal, or a separate tax bill being debated in the House of Representatives, because he believes they unfairly benefit corporations over other kinds of enterprises, including small businesses. Senator Susan Collins, one of three Republicans who opposed a Republican Obamacare repeal effort earlier this year, warned that some middle-income taxpayers could see tax cuts wiped out by higher health insurance premiums if the repeal of the Affordable Care Act's mandate goes through.
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| 5 'Stealth' Reasons the U.S. Military Can't Be Beat on Any Battlefield Posted: 14 Nov 2017 11:31 AM PST  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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| Robert Mugabe profile: Legacy of a ruthless tyrant who presided over bloodshed and persecution Posted: 15 Nov 2017 03:03 AM PST  Robert Mugabe's legacy as one of the most ruthless tyrants of modern times will remain long after his days as notorious statesman of Zimbabwe are over. What could turn out to be the 93-year-old leader's final night in charge of the troubled south African nation concluded in typically chaotic fashion with the army saying it had Mugabe and his ambitious wife Grace in custody following a takeover of the state broadcaster. Tensions escalated after the first lady appeared to be positioned to replace Mugabe's recently fired deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, leading many in Zimbabwe to suspect she could eventually succeed her husband. The elderly politician's second wife - after Sarah Hayfron died in 1992 - remained unpopular with some Zimbabweans because of her lavish spending, including in London's plush stores, while many around her struggled against the country's crippling economy. Mugabe's savage rule over Zimbabwe was dominated by murder, bloodshed, torture, persecution of political opponents, intimidation and vote-rigging on a grand scale. Zimbabwe army statement as it takes over State Broadcaster 01:16 He was the man who, in 1980, became the head of government of Zimbabwe, chosen to guide the country towards "democracy" after 14 years of rebellion against the Crown, headed by white Southern Rhodesian leader Ian Smith. Dirty work carried out by bullying henchmen Much of Mugabe's dirty work was carried out by his bullying henchmen, "veterans" of the guerrilla war against the Smith regime. They attacked and often murdered white farmers, burning their homes, looting their possessions and confiscating their land, while his political opponents were often beaten, sexually abused and sometimes charged with treason and homosexual offences. Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace at a youth rally in Zimbabwe in June Credit: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP The economy of this mineral-rich country descended into chaos with thousands of people reduced to grinding poverty, many of them suffering from near-starvation and worse. How Mugabe poisoned the breadbasket of Africa 02:51 His relationship with 'Anglo-Saxon unholy alliance' Mugabe's relationship with the Commonwealth, which he dubbed an "Anglo-Saxon unholy alliance", was always stormy. Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth in March 2002 after Mugabe was denounced for vote-rigging his own re-election. Robert Mugabe, pictured in February 1980, when he became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Credit: PA Wire During the Commonwealth heads of government conference a year later, he quit the organisation while member states were arguing about Zimbabwe's future. From school teacher to political detention Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on February 24 1924 in Kutama. He was educated at Kutama Mission School and Fort Hare University and obtained degrees in correspondence courses with other educational establishments, including London University. He worked as a teacher at various schools in Zimbabwe (or Southern Rhodesia as it was then) and in neighbouring countries. Profile | Robert Mugabe Mugabe became publicity secretary of the National Democratic Party in 1960 and the following year was appointed acting secretary-general of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, which was eventually banned. He suffered political detention in 1962 and the following year co-founded and became secretary-general of ZANU. Again he was sentenced, without trial, to political detention in 1964, but escaped in 1974 to Mozambique from where he led the armed struggle against the regime right up to 1979. As leader, dissidence was met with violence When, through Lord (Christopher) Soames, Margaret Thatcher brokered a deal in 1979 to end the Ian Smith rebellion, to everyone's surprise, the Marxist Mugabe - with what was described as "a mix of conciliatory and intimidatory rhetoric" - became prime minister from 1980 to 1987. From 1988, he was president of Zimbabwe. The new government, anxious to attract foreign investment, declared that white farmers were a welcome and integral part of the new Zimbabwe. Margaret Thatcher with Robert Mugabe in 1988 Credit: Tim Ockenden/PA Then the land seizures took place. Plans to redistribute land peacefully were not working and ultimately the wartime "veterans" were sent in to dispossess the white farmers of their land, often violently. In many cases, the fertile land went to wrack and ruin, leading to acute food shortages and a dramatic downturn in Zimbabwe's economy. Meanwhile, as Mugabe grew into his 70s he became paranoid. He believed his opponents were trying to kill him. Any voice of dissidence was met with violence and, in the case of an independent newspaper, shut down. Tony Blair with Robert Mugabe in October 1997 Credit: PA Wire Barred from UK, but shook Prince Charles' hand Political enemies were accused of homosexuality, and thrown into jail. Peter Tatchell scuffles with Zimbabwean bodyguards while protesting against the visit of President Robert Mugabe to Brussels in March 2001 Credit: Thierry Roge/REUTERS Peter Tatchell, the human rights campaigner, was assaulted by Mugabe's bodyguards in 2001 when he tried to make a citizen's arrest on the Zimbabwean leader. The sanctions imposed on the country at one stage barred Mugabe, his family and supporters from visiting Britain. But despite an EU travel ban, he was allowed to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II in Rome in 2005. While there he shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was seated one place away from the president. Clarence House said Charles was "caught by surprise" when Mugabe leaned over to greet him. Prince Charles shakes hands with Mugabe during Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square on April 8, 2005 Credit: Peter Macdiarmid Inflation left bread costing millions of dollars Under Mugabe, many humble Zimbabweans became billionaires, but ones on the brink of starvation and unable to pay for fuel because their money was worth so little thanks to stratospheric inflation. In 2008 and 2009, the state's central bank printed so much of its currency - the Zimbabwe dollar - that the country experienced mind-boggling hyperinflation that reached 500 billion per cent, according to the International Monetary Fund. A woman holds a loaf of white bread and costing 45,000 Zimbabwean dollars in 2006 Credit: Howard Burditt/REUTERS The result was that items such as a loaf of bread would often cost millions of Zimbabwean dollars. Inflation was only brought under control when the government abandoned the Zimbabwe currency and used the US dollar as its main medium of trade. Last year, this was replaced with a new currency called bond notes. Queen approves annulment of knighthood As his dictatorial reign continued, many voiced their concerns about the power-obsessed leader. The then Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, cut up his dog collar on live television in a dramatic protest. Mugabe timeline In 2008 Mugabe was stripped of his honorary knighthood, awarded in 1994, over his abuse of human rights and "abject disregard" for democracy, the Foreign Office said at the time. The Queen approved the annulment. But he was admired by some. In late 2015 he was awarded China's alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize, the Confucius Peace Prize, for what its committee called his inspired national leadership and service to pan-Africanism. Mugabe had two sons and one daughter with Grace, while his first marriage produced one son who died.
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| Escaped Psychiatric Patient, Once Described as a Classic Serial Killer, Could Be in California Posted: 14 Nov 2017 01:44 PM PST  A court in 1993 said he still suffered from sexual sadism and necrophilia
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| What To Buy On Black Friday At Target Posted: 15 Nov 2017 12:27 PM PST  The countdown to Black Friday and Cyber Monday is on.
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| Day laborer charged in 2015 slaying of NY millionaire's wife Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:08 PM PST ![Day laborer charged in 2015 slaying of NY millionaire's wife]( "Day laborer charged in 2015 slaying of NY millionaire's wife") WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A former day laborer was arrested in the bludgeoning death of the wife of a millionaire McDonald's franchise owner at their New York hilltop estate in 2015.
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| Mike Pence Keeps Getting Caught In A Web Of Deception Posted: 14 Nov 2017 10:25 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― On Oct. 14, 2016, then-GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence vehemently denied that the Trump campaign had any contact with WikiLeaks.
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| In Saudi visit, Lebanese patriarch backs PM Hariri over resignation Posted: 14 Nov 2017 08:26 AM PST  The head of Lebanon's Maronite church, in a historic visit to Saudi Arabia, voiced support Tuesday for prime minister Saad Hariri over his resignation, which tipped his country into crisis. Beshara Rai arrived in Riyadh on Monday in the first trip to the kingdom by a senior Lebanese figure since Hariri quit on November 4 in a shock announcement from the Saudi capital. Hariri had cited fears for his life and accused Hezbollah, the powerful Shiite movement that is part of his government but close to Saudi Arabia's arch-rival Iran, of controlling Lebanon.
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| The World Is About to Have a New $100 Billion Man Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:26 AM PST  Jeff Bezos is on the verge of having a net worth of $100 Billion.
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| Tehama County school shooting: At least five people killed as shooter opens fire at elementary school Posted: 14 Nov 2017 10:18 AM PST  Police are searching for a motive after a shooting spree left five dead in a northern California town, terrifying residents as the gunman opened fire on an elementary school. An official with the Tehama County Sheriff's office said the shooter was among the dead. None of the slain were children "as far as we're aware of", assistant sheriff Phil Johnston told reporters.
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| Watch This GOP Congressman Literally Run Away From Questions About Roy Moore Posted: 15 Nov 2017 07:04 AM PST  desperately wants nothing to do with questions about allegations of sexual misconduct against Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore.
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| The Latest: 6th defendant takes plea in Bundy standoff case Posted: 14 Nov 2017 05:17 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial in Nevada of rancher Cliven Bundy, two sons and a co-defendant an armed standoff against government agents (all times local):
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