| Trump Is On The Verge Of Politicizing The Census, Advocates Say Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:05 AM PST  President Donald Trump is reportedly leaning toward tapping an academic for the No. 2 position at the U.S. Census Bureau, a decision that has alarmed advocates who say the pick lacks adequate management experience for a massive operational role and has political views that would undermine the credibility of the agency.
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| Man who claims Earth is flat says he'll prove his belief by taking flight in a DIY rocket Posted: 23 Nov 2017 02:01 AM PST  Science has long been the target of conspiracy theories, some of which have persisted for centuries.
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| Trump Hotel Owner Pays Trumps to Leave Posted: 22 Nov 2017 12:22 PM PST  Andrea Bernstein talks with Rachel Maddow about the problems the Trump family has had with the Trump SoHo Hotel and today's news that the owner has paid the Trump's to exit the contract early, as the Trump name is seen as damaging to business.
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| Chef José Andrés Prepares 40,000 Thanksgiving Meals In Puerto Rico Posted: 23 Nov 2017 09:37 AM PST  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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| A Tribute To The Most Cringeworthy Turkey Pardon Of All Time, Featuring Sarah Palin Posted: 23 Nov 2017 02:45 AM PST  This story was first published in 2012, and has been published every year since.
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| Woman Gets Prison After Boyfriend Dies From Meth-Laden Kiss Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:20 AM PST  An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge.
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| Yemen port, airport to reopen to aid: Saudi-led coalition Posted: 22 Nov 2017 02:51 PM PST  The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Wednesday it would reopen a key Red Sea port and Sanaa airport to aid, after a more than two-week blockade following a missile attack on Riyadh. The coalition said it would reopen Hodeida port to receive "urgent humanitarian and relief materials" and Sanaa airport to UN aircraft from midday on Thursday (0900 GMT). Hodeida, which is controlled by Huthi rebels backed by Saudi Arabia's arch-rival Iran, is a key conduit for much-needed food and medicine imports to Yemen.
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| David Cassidy dead at 67 Posted: 22 Nov 2017 08:08 AM PST  David Cassidy, whose starring role on "The Partridge Family" made him a teen heartthrob in the 70s, passed away Tuesday night from organ failure.
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| First House Dem Calls On Rep. Conyers To Resign Posted: 23 Nov 2017 04:59 AM PST  Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) became the first Democrat in Congress to call on Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign from Congress in light of recent sexual harassment allegations.
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| Police Storm Detention Center As Australia Slammed Over 'Humanitarian Crisis' Posted: 22 Nov 2017 07:17 PM PST  Law enforcement officials in Papua New Guinea moved to evict hundreds of asylum seekers from a former detention center on Manus Island after the Australian government closed it late last month.
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| This real-time Black Friday tracker shows just how much we shop online Posted: 23 Nov 2017 04:10 AM PST  Shopping season is upon us — even if Thanksgiving is just getting started. To really see how much everyone's dropping on deals, online shopping platform Shopify has a real-time dashboard showing how much and what (and from where) people are buying online. SEE ALSO: Black Friday 2017 deals from all over the internet, compiled just for you in one handy spreadsheet With over 500,000 online merchants, Shopify's dashboard this year will track shopping habits as the purchases happen. Based on feedback from last year's visualizer, the company is including more data about shopping trends. They'll show what categories are most popular, like fashion and apparel, health and beauty products, and toys and electronics. You'll also be able to see the size and scale of Black Friday-Cyber Monday shopping with reports on numbers of orders and dollars spent — down to the minute. Black Friday is of course a big retail "holiday" in brick-and-mortar stores. Then after a weekend of shopping, Cyber Monday has blown up as its own "holiday" for all the online deals and tech purchases. Now the lines have blurred and it's turned into a massive post-Thanksgiving consumer extravaganza. "It is all one event," Shopify VP of product Satish Kanwar said in an interview. "It's not as black and white. It's kind of a singular marathon that's happening." The shopping marathon brought in $555,716 in a single minute to Shopify merchants last year. Overall, consumer spending hit $3.45 billion on Cyber Monday last year, according to Shopify. This year is set to be even bigger — which seems nuts. "We're expecting the [shopping] season to be larger," Kanwar said. He said sales are starting earlier and countries outside of the U.S. are getting in on the discounts. More people are shopping from their phones, as well, he said. Shopify's Kanwar called all the shopping excitement this weekend the "Super Bowl of commerce." He's hoping to get a new winter wardrobe and a Nintendo Switch.A holiday shopping survey from WalletHub found that the most wanted gifts this year were gift cards, clothes and electronics. Better remember to stretch before whipping out that credit card. WATCH: KFC made a $10,000 pod to help you escape the holiday internet chaos
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| Drug-maker Teva set for major layoffs in Israel, US: report Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:12 AM PST  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 financial woes.
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| Violent Feud Between California Shooter and Neighbors Brewed Months Before Deadly Rampage Posted: 22 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST  Months before a shooting rampage that killed five people, a violent feud brewed
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| Roy Moore Follows Donald Trump Playbook On Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has executed a familiar playbook when it comes to allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
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| FCC Faces Scrutiny For Refusing To Turn Over Evidence On Net Neutrality Comments Posted: 22 Nov 2017 01:38 PM PST  The Federal Communications Commission received millions of suspicious comments in support of its plan to repeal net neutrality, and it ignored multiple requests for evidence that would explain their origin.
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| Zimbabwe president-in-waiting Emmerson Mnangagwa returns from exile Posted: 22 Nov 2017 10:08 AM PST  The former Zimbabwean vice president who rode to power on the back of the soft military coup that ousted Robert Mugabe pledged to rebuild the country's economy as he mounted a triumphant return to the country. Emmerson Mnangagwa, who fled Zimbabwe two weeks ago amid a bitter power struggle inside the country's ruling party, landed at Harare's Manyame airbase on Wednesday afternoon 24 hours after Mr Mugabe was forced to step down. "I appeal to all genuine people of Zimbabwe to come together," Mr Mnangagwa told supporters gathered outside the Harare headquarters of Zanu-PF. "We are all Zimbabweans ... we need peace in our country and jobs, jobs, jobs." "He is now the former president of Zimbabwe," he said of Mr Mugabe, to loud cheers. Mr Mnangagwa praised the military, the speaker of parliament, and other party leaders for their support and revealed he had been in "constant contact" with the generals throughout the coup that resulted in Mr Mugabe resigning on Tuesday night. Emmerson Mnangagwa greets supporters gathered outside the Zanu-PF party headquarters in Harare on Wednesday Credit: Ben Curtis/AP The 75-year-old Zanu-PF grandee, who is nicknamed "The Crocodile," fled to Mozambique and then South Africa after Mr Mugabe fired him as vice president and kicked him out of the party on November 6. The move prompted Mr Mnangagwa's allies in the Zimbabwean army to mount a military coup to force Mr Mugabe to step down and arrest allies of his wife, Grace Mugabe, who was making her own bid for power. Mr Mugabe resigned on Tuesday afternoon after Zimbabwe's parliament prepared to launch impeachment proceedings against him. Mr Mnangagwa was elected head of Zanu-PF on Saturday and will be sworn in as the party's choice to complete Mr Mugabe's term as president on Friday. Lovemore Matuke, the party's chief whip, said the inauguration would take place in Harare's 60,000 seat National Sports Stadium on Friday morning. Zimbabweans celebrate in the morning sun after President Mugabe resigned in Harare Credit: MIKE HUTCHINGS/ REUTERS But he will face intense pressure from the public and the international community to fix Zimbabwe's dysfunctional economy and to do away with the excesses that came to mark Mr Mugabe's rule. "I want Ngwenya [the crocodile] to help change the constitution so that no one above 75 years will stand for public office again and all ministers must have a retirement age, just like all the civil servants" said Isaac Chamboko, a shoe vendor in the southern part of the city. The Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwe's main opposition party, has called for assurances that the next year's presidential elections will be free and fair amid fears that Mr Mnangagwa will retain the mechanism of authoritarian control he helped Mr Mugabe build. Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the MDC, warned ahead of Mr Mugabe's resignation on Tuesday that a "democratic Zimbabwe cannot be built by another un-democratic process". Timeline Robert Mugabe as leader of Zimbabwe Regional powers endorsed the change of guard in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, with Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, holding a meeting with Mr Mnangagwa before he boarded his plane to Harare. The African Union said it recognized the "Zimbabwean people have expressed their will," but praised Mr Mugabe for a "lifetime of service to the Zimbabwean nation" rather than criticize him for misrule. "President Mugabe will be remembered as a fearless pan-Africanist liberation fighter, and the father of the independent Zimbabwean nation. Today's decision will go down in history as an act of statesmanship that can only bolster President Mugabe's political legacy," Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the Commission of the African Union, said in a statement. Celebrations as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe resigns 01:27 China, which emerged as a major investor in Zimbabwe during Mr Mugabe's authoritarian rule, said it respected Mr Mugabe's decision to step down and would continue "friendly" relations with the country. "China respects Mr. Mugabe's decision to resign, and he is still a good friend of the Chinese people," Lu Kang, a foreign ministry spokesman, said. Beijing avoided taking sides during the past week's political crisis in Zimbabwe. General Constantino Chiwenga, the head of the Zimbabwean armed forces and the architect of the coup that brought down Mr Mugabe, visited China shortly before the coup.
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| Celebrities Mourn David Cassidy's Death With Memories Of The Star Posted: 21 Nov 2017 11:53 PM PST  Celebrities are paying tribute to famed singer and 1970s heartthrob David Cassidy, who died aged 67 on Tuesday.
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| The Latest: Triumphant Hariri declares "Lebanon First!" Posted: 22 Nov 2017 04:25 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Prime Minister Saad Hariri's return to Lebanon (all times local):
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| MS-13 stabs man 100 times, beheads corpse and rips out heart near Washington DC, police say Posted: 23 Nov 2017 12:50 AM PST  A man was murdered by MS-13 gang members who stabbed him more than 100 times, removed his head, and ripped out his heart, Maryland police say. The body was discovered on Tuesday in Wheaton Regional Park, on the outskirts of Washington DC, in a grave that had been dug before the killing. Miguel Angel Lopez-Abrego, 19, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after detectives received information it was committed by MS-13 members.
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| Venezuela debt defaults pile up with fresh S&P warning Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:11 AM PST  Venezuela moved closer to a possible all-out default on Wednesday, with ratings agency S&P Global saying the country had failed to make repayments on two more loans. The oil-rich, cash-poor South American country failed to make $237 million in payments on bonds due 2025 and 2026, now past their 30-day grace period, the US ratings firm said in a statement. "Two additional coupon payments are overdue, but within their grace period.
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| Man Wrongfully Convicted of 1978 Murder Is Freed From Prison After Nearly 40 Years Posted: 22 Nov 2017 06:31 PM PST  Coley has maintained his innocence since he was arrested
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| 'Zero Hope For Denuclearizing North Korea,' China Expert Says Posted: 22 Nov 2017 08:05 AM PST  BEIJING ― President Donald Trump's designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism may not be the best way to quell the country's nuclear ambitions, according to one expert in China.
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| Experts Break Down The Difference Between Google Home and Amazon Echo Posted: 23 Nov 2017 02:45 AM PST  The world is so full of tech that sometimes it's hard to keep up.
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| Hariri says resignation on hold, pledges to stay in Lebanon Posted: 22 Nov 2017 08:02 AM PST  Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Wednesday he was suspending his surprise resignation, pending talks, providing a potential way out of a political crisis that has rocked the country. Lebanon has been thrown into turmoil by Hariri's shock November 4 announcement from Saudi Arabia that he was stepping down, as well as his prolonged absence afterwards. The resignation was seen as a ratcheting up of tensions in the long-running rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and raised fears that Lebanon would be paralysed by regional tensions.
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| Exonerated Baltimore man: $15 million verdict brings justice Posted: 22 Nov 2017 06:25 PM PST  BALTIMORE (AP) — Sabein Burgess spent nearly two decades behind bars for a murder he always insisted he had nothing to do with. Now, a federal jury has given final vindication to the wrongfully convicted man by awarding him $15 million in his lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and two detectives.
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| The future looks bright: light pollution rises on a global scale Posted: 22 Nov 2017 12:40 PM PST  Researchers said on Wednesday satellite data showed that Earth's artificially lit outdoor surface at night grew by about 2 percent annually in brightness and area from 2012 to 2016, underscoring concerns about the ecological effects of light pollution on people and animals. The rate of growth observed in developing countries was much faster than in already brightly lit rich countries. The researchers said the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite data may understate the situation because its sensor cannot detect some of the LED lighting that is becoming more widespread, specifically blue light.
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| Trump Celebrates Thanksgiving With 100th Day At One Of His Properties As President Posted: 23 Nov 2017 08:29 AM PST  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." Reporters were not invited to join the president, but they were pretty sure Trump's schedule also included some golf. The president started off his Thanksgiving like he does many days ― with a tweet.
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| Landmark Buildings Around The World Light Up Red To Honor Christian Persecution Victims Posted: 22 Nov 2017 02:41 PM PST  Buildings in the United Kingdom and other countries are glowing a deep red on Wednesday in honor of Christians around the globe who have been persecuted for their faith.
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| Putin urges 'compromise' ahead of new Syria peace talks Posted: 22 Nov 2017 01:40 PM PST  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that efforts to end Syria's six-year war were entering "a new stage" ahead of a planned meeting of Syrian government officials and opposition leaders, warning both sides that compromise would be necessary. The new talks should happen soon, Putin said after a summit with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, insisting that they would reinvigorate a hobbled peace process. "It is obvious that the reform process will not be simple, it will require compromise and concessions from all parties, including obviously the Syrian government," Putin said after two hours of talks with Rouhani and Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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| My Food Story: Ree Drummond’s Pimento Cheese Posted: 22 Nov 2017 07:15 AM PST  "When you have good pimento cheese, it is something out of heaven"
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| Woman who stole 'Make America Great Again' cap from fellow student could be jailed for up to a year Posted: 23 Nov 2017 03:41 AM PST  Riverside Country District Attorney's Office has filed a charge of theft against University of California student Edith Macias, after she was allegedly filmed brandishing the red hat and condemning racism. Ms Macias said the message on the hat represented genocide. It was never f****** great, never," she says in the footage captured by fellow student Matthew Vitale.
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| Stunning CCTV Footage Shows North Korean Defector Being Shot By Border Guards Posted: 21 Nov 2017 09:33 PM PST  United Nations Command on Tuesday released dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier defecting from his country and fleeing south across the Demilitarized Zone last week only to be fired upon by his fellow border guards.
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| Chicago cop cited for racist and threatening Facebook posts Posted: 22 Nov 2017 01:50 PM PST ![Chicago cop cited for racist and threatening Facebook posts]( "Chicago cop cited for racist and threatening Facebook posts") CHICAGO (AP) — An oversight agency for the Chicago Police Department has cited a veteran officer for more than 60 rule violations, including openly advocating for civil war and Facebook posts that that it deemed to be racist, Islamophobic or threatening.
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| Biker groups flourish in post-Gaddafi Libya Posted: 22 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST ![Biker groups flourish in post-Gaddafi Libya]( "Biker groups flourish in post-Gaddafi Libya") By Aidan Lewis TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Donning leather and helmets (sometimes), they roar along Libya's hair-raising, potholed roads on carefully polished Harley Davidsons and Kawasakis. Part of a growing scene, there are now hundreds of bikers in Tripoli alone who come from all walks of life. Riding past - often in groups - on their gleaming machines, they stick out in Libya, where a conservative society still bears the scars of decades of authoritarian rule under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the revolution and conflict that followed.
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| Thanksgiving getaway nightmare as cars left stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic Posted: 22 Nov 2017 03:32 AM PST  America's great Thanksgiving getaway is already under way and it began for some unlucky motorists with an enormous traffic jam. ABC News shared incredible aerial footage of "bumper-to-bumper traffic" in Los Angeles on the 405 motorway, one of the busiest and most congested routes in the United States. More than 50 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more over the Thanksgiving holiday, which kicked off with Donald Trump pardoning a turkey. Aerial footage shows bumper-to-bumper traffic in Los Angeles as Americans get a head start on Thanksgiving travel. https://t.co/GAHCy45ouspic.twitter.com/lt7ClP8qb0— ABC News (@ABC) November 22, 2017 "Thanksgiving kicks off the start of a busy holiday season, and more thankful Americans will travel to spend time with friends and family this year," said Bill Sutherland, senior vice president of the AAA. "A strong economy and labour market are generating rising incomes and higher consumer confidence, fuelling a strong year for the travel industry, which will continue into the holiday season." Thousands have shared ABC's clip of the red and white traffic crawling slowly along the 405, two days before families sit down to celebrate the national holiday. Traffic comes to a near standstill on the 405 in southern California each year in the days before Thanksgiving, prompting a strong reaction on social media. "My worst day ever was on the 405 the night before Thanksgiving. Took me over three hours to get from Marina Del Rey to Sherman Oaks; 17 total miles," commented one. One local, who is familiar with the nightmarish traffic, posted: "Seriously. This is my life everyday here in LA." Another previously compared the footage to "red and white blood cells flowing through the major arteries of the city", adding: "Pretty, wouldn't want to be in it." Donald Trump pardons a turkey Credit: Reuters Thanksgiving travellers have been advised to avoid traffic hotspots and check for the worst times to hit the road before starting their journey. "Thanksgiving has historically been one of the busiest holidays for road trips, and this year we could see record-level travel delays," says Bob Pishue, transportation analyst at INRIX. "Knowing when and where congestion will build can help drivers avoid the stress of sitting in traffic." World's worst traffic jam? Thousands of cars left stranded on motorway in China
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| What To Buy On Black Friday On Amazon Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:05 PM PST  Last week, we shared with you a sneak peek at Amazon's Black Friday deals that we just couldn't wait for.
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| Missouri's New Waiting Period Law Is Already Driving Women To Seek Help Elsewhere Posted: 22 Nov 2017 11:48 AM PST  Missouri women seeking an abortion regularly head to the Hope Clinic in Granite City, Illinois, 15 minutes from downtown St. Louis.
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| Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' to snap up the top job Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:26 AM PST  Nicknamed "the Crocodile" for his ruthlessness, Emmerson Mnangagwa who will take over as Zimbabwe's next president, is a hardliner with ties to the military who could prove as authoritarian as his mentor Robert Mugabe. It was his political ambition to take over which set off a bitter succession battle between him and Grace, the president's 52-year-old wife, triggering the crisis that toppled the autocrat, who resigned on Tuesday. When Mnangagwa was dismissed as vice president by Mugabe on November 6, it initially looked like he'd been outfoxed by the first lady, forcing him to flee the country.
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