| Elizabeth Warren Calls For Use Of 25th Amendment To Remove Trump Posted: 06 Sep 2018 02:28 PM PDT  It's time we invoke the Constitution to remove President Donald Trump from
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| Kavanaugh on Roe v. Wade: 'I don't live in a bubble' Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:29 AM PDT  Sen. Dianne Feinstein peppered Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with questions on his views on abortion.
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| Cops Raid Home Of Couple Who Raised GoFundMe Money For Homeless Vet Posted: 06 Sep 2018 10:28 AM PDT  Authorities executed a search warrant to swarm the home of the South Jersey
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| Donald Trump Jr. Tweaks Colin Kaepernick's Nike Ad To Feature President Posted: 06 Sep 2018 10:22 AM PDT  Donald Trump Jr. "fixed" the recent Nike advertisement campaign featuring
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| Beto in beta: Is Ted Cruz’s young challenger prepared for what’s about to hit him? Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:22 AM PDT  Some Democrats are concerned that Beto O'Rourke might not be prepared to handle the onslaught of political attacks from opponent Ted Cruz.
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| Elon Musk accuses Thai cave rescue hero of having a ‘child bride’ in extraordinary and unsubstantiated attack Posted: 05 Sep 2018 12:22 AM PDT  Elon Musk has launched his most extreme attack yet on Vern Unsworth, one of the heroes of the Thai cave rescue. The Tesla boss sent a profanity-laden tirade to a reporter in which he baselessly suggested that Mr Unsworth had a "child bride". Mr Musk has repeatedly and without any evidence at all claimed that Mr Unsworth is a paedophile and that people around the rescue did not like him.
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| Stranded travellers rescued from major Japanese airport as deadly typhoon leaves trail of devastation Posted: 04 Sep 2018 09:31 PM PDT  A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated on Wednesday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century. Boats were ferrying stranded passengers from Kansai International Airport - one of the country's busiest - after thousands of people were forced to spend the night in the partially flooded facility. At least 10 people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka - Japan's second city - wrecking infrastructure and destroying homes. Winds up to 135 mph ripped off roofs, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a 2,500-ton tanker into a bridge leading to the airport, the region's main international gateway and a national transport hub. The damage to the bridge left the artificial island cut off, stranding 3,000 travellers and additional staff overnight. Runways were flooded as high waves washed into the facility on Tuesday, knocking out electricity and inundating buildings. By Wednesday lunchtime several hundred people had been ferried to Kobe on a specially chartered boat, but more than two thousand were still awaiting rescue. There was no indication yet when the airport, which runs over 400 flights a day, might reopen. "We had a blackout so there was no air conditioning. It was hot," a woman told public broadcaster NHK after being ferried to Kobe. "I'd never expected this amount of damage from a typhoon." Kansai International Airport is partially flooded by Typhoon Jebi in Osaka, western Japan, on Wednesday Credit: AP Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the death toll in the storm stood at 10, with 300 people injured. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, tweeting on his official account, said the government was working to get the airport back online. "We will do our best to get the airport functioning again," he said. He said 2.4 million households had lost power in the storm, with service restored to only half by Wednesday morning. "We continue to make utmost efforts to respond to disaster damage and restore infrastructure," he added. A damaged bridge that connects Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan Credit: AP More than 1.2 million people had been advised to leave their homes as Jebi approached the Kansai area - Japan's industrial heartland. Around 16,000 people spent the night in shelters, local media said. Japan is regularly hit by powerful typhoons in the summer and autumn, many of which cause flooding and landslides in rural areas. Jebi appears to have caused damage to the region's infrastructure on an unusual scale. In the tourist magnet of Kyoto - home to ancient temples and shrines - it brought down part of the ceiling of the main railway station, while in nearby Osaka, the high winds peeled scaffolding from a multi-story building. Stranded passengers queue up in lines to wait for special buses at Kansai International Airport Credit: AP Footage on NHK showed a 100-metre (328-foot) tall ferris wheel in Osaka spinning furiously in the strong wind despite being switched off. "I've never seen such a thing," a 19-year-old man at the scene told NHK. Businesses, factories and schools in the affected area shut down while the storm barrelled across the country, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights, ferry services and some bullet trains. Despite its strength, the storm was far from the deadliest Japan has seen in recent years. Cars are blown off by strong wind triggered by Typhoon Jebi Credit: Getty In 2011, Typhoon Talas killed at least 82 people in the area, while in 2013, a storm that hit south of Tokyo left 40 people dead. Earlier this year torrential rains lashed the west of the country, sparking flooding that killed more than 200 people as it laid waste to villages and caused hillsides to collapse.
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| What The Bernie Sanders Amazon Welfare Fight Is Really About Posted: 05 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation Wednesday that would tax
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| Trump: I Have 100 Pics Of Robert Mueller And James Comey 'Hugging And Kissing' Posted: 06 Sep 2018 01:03 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has complained that special counsel Robert Mueller is
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| Wife Accused of Poisoning Husband With Eye Drops Shot Him With Crossbow in 2016: Officials Posted: 05 Sep 2018 11:20 AM PDT  At the time, Lana Clayton said she had accidentally shot her husband Stephen with the device as he slept.
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| Here's Another Brett Kavanaugh Email Republicans Didn't Want You To See Posted: 06 Sep 2018 12:49 PM PDT  A major issue in Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings is
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| Another Dem upset: Pressley beats 10-term Rep. Capuano in Boston primary Posted: 04 Sep 2018 06:45 PM PDT  Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, center, celebrates victory over U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., in the 7th Congressional House Democratic primary, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Boston. In the latest blow to establishment Democrats, Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley defeated Rep. Michael Capuano for the nomination in Massachusetts's Seventh Congressional District on Tuesday.
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| U.S. safety board investigates Delta engine failure Posted: 06 Sep 2018 02:50 PM PDT ![U.S. safety board investigates Delta engine failure]( "U.S. safety board investigates Delta engine failure") (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it was investigating an engine failure on a Delta Air Lines' flight, which was bound for Orlando, Florida on Wednesday.
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| Japan earthquake: Eight dead and dozens missing in landslides as lights go out on Hokkaido Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:34 PM PDT  At least eight people were killed and 32 were missing, Japanese media reported, after a powerful earthquake paralysed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents. Aerial footage showed dozens of landslides exposing barren hillsides near the town of Atsuma in southern Hokkaido, with mounds of reddish earth and fallen trees piled up at the edge of green fields. The collapsed remains of what appeared to be houses or barns were scattered about. Houses were buried by multiple landslides after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma, Hokkaido Credit: Getty Six of the deaths were in the village of Atsuma, National broadcaster NHK reported. With swathes of the country further south recovering from Typhoon Jebi, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that 25,000 troops and other personnel were being dispatched to the area to help with rescue operations. NHK showed the moment the quake struck the city of Muroran, with its camera violently shaking and all city lights going black moments later. In Sapporo, a mudslide on a road left several cars half buried. Akira Fukui, from the main city of Sapporo, told AFP: "I woke up around 3am with a vertical jolt. I put the light on but it went out shortly afterwards. All the traffic lights are out and there's no power at work." A strong earthquake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido shortly after 3 AM on Thursday. Police are checking on the extent of the damage. NHK WORLD-JAPAN is LIVE streaming the Hokkaido earthquake updates. https://t.co/QbGNxwoMjtpic.twitter.com/AX72kCYbEO— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) September 5, 2018 Another Sapporo resident told NHK: "I was scared... I felt the tremor, which lasted for about 30 seconds. I was on the sixth floor, it was really scary." The entire island was without power after Hokkaido Electric Power Co said it conducted an emergency shutdown of all its fossil fuel-fired power plants following the quake. The utility said it wasn't clear when electricity would be restored to 2.95 million households. The trade and industry ministry told the utility to restart the coal-fired Tomato-Atsuma power plant within a few hours, Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said. All trains across the island were also halted. Residents watch a road damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan Credit: AP Roof tiles and water could be seen on the floor at Hokkaido's main airport, New Chitose Airport, which would be closed for at least Thursday. New Chitose is a major tourist gateway to the island, known for its mountains, lakes and abundant farmland and seafood, and more than 200 flights and 40,000 passengers would be affected, Kyodo News Agency said. The closure comes just a couple days after Kansai Airport, an important hub near Osaka, in western Japan, was shut after it was hit by Typhoon Jebi. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said officials hoped to reopen Kansai Airport for domestic flights on Friday. The quake, which hit at 3.08am, posed no tsunami risk, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The US Geological Survey said it struck some 42 miles southeast of Sapporo, Hokkaido's main city. It registered a strong 6 on Japan's 7-point earthquake scale. Mr Abe arrived at his office before 6 am and told reporters his government had set up a command centre to co-ordinate relief and rescue. Sounding haggard, Mr Abe said saving lives was his government's top priority. A house damaged by a landslide caused by an earthquake is seen in Atsuma town in Hokkaido prefecture Credit: AFP The Tomari Nuclear Power Station, which has been shut since a 2011 earthquake and tsunami, suffered a power outage but was cooling its fuel rods safely with emergency power, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Operator Hokkaido Electric reported no radiation irregularities at the plant, Suga told a news conference. Farming and tourism are two of the island's biggest economic drivers, but there is some industry. Kirin Beer and Sapporo Beer both said factories were shut by the power outage, although they said no structural damage was found. A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg Co plant in the city of Muroran after the quake but was mostly extinguished with no injuries, a company official said. A series of smaller shocks, including one with a magnitude of 5.4, followed the initial quake, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. Agency official Toshiyuki Matsumori warned residents to take precautions for potential major aftershocks in coming days. "Large quakes often occur, especially within two to three days (of a big one)," said Toshiyuki Matsumori, in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis at the meteorological agency. He added the risk of housing collapses and landslides had increased in the area hit by the quake, saying: "We urge residents to pay full attention to seismic activity and rainfall and not to go into dangerous areas." The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan destroyed both external and backup power to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, causing meltdowns. The earthquake also affected telephone service and television broadcasting in Sapporo.
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| The F-22 Raptor Is a Killer in the Sky. And Its About to Get Even More Deadly. Posted: 06 Sep 2018 06:06 AM PDT  F-22 lethality is also getting vastly improved. Here's how.
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| Tribute in Light Posted: 06 Sep 2018 10:23 AM PDT ![Tribute in Light]( "Tribute in Light") The 887,000-watt xenon light bulbs will be tested for a few hours each night until Sept. 11, when they will shine into the sky all night. The famous tribute can be seen within a 60-mile radius around lower Manhattan.
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| Anonymous White House 'senior official' slams Trump in scathing NYT op-ed Posted: 05 Sep 2018 01:44 PM PDT  The New York Times publishes an anonymous essay it says was written by a member of the administration.
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| Body Of Missing Teen Kiera Bergman Found In Arizona Desert Posted: 06 Sep 2018 07:18 AM PDT  A body found in Arizona has been positively identified as that of missing
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| Nike ad under fire Posted: 05 Sep 2018 04:45 AM PDT  Fox & Trends with Carley Shimkus.
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| Abandoned Trucks Litter California Highway as Wildfire Rages Posted: 06 Sep 2018 02:42 AM PDT  The Delta Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and within hours had devoured nearly 8 square miles
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| Marco Rubio To Alex Jones: 'Don't Touch Me' Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:08 AM PDT  Video of the exchange shows Rubio finally breaking with reporters to confront Jones.
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| Powerful quake hits Japanese island of Hokkaido Posted: 06 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT ![Powerful quake hits Japanese island of Hokkaido]( "Powerful quake hits Japanese island of Hokkaido") A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting frantic efforts to unearth any survivors.
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| Trump slams Bob Woodward's book as 'a work of fiction' Posted: 05 Sep 2018 12:27 PM PDT  President Trump continues to fume over Bob Woodward's explosive new book that paints a dysfunctional picture of his presidency.
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| LeBron James says in Kaepernick reference: I stand with Nike Posted: 05 Sep 2018 02:33 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said he stands with Nike, a clear reference to the company's Colin Kaepernick ad campaign.
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| Elon Musk Reveals When Tesla Autopilot's Big 9.0 Update Will Reach Cars Posted: 05 Sep 2018 02:55 AM PDT  It's nearly here.
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| Cambodian PM Hun Sen voted in by one-party parliament Posted: 06 Sep 2018 01:35 AM PDT  Strongman Hun Sen was formally installed as Cambodia's prime minister for a new term on Thursday, after securing all 125 seats in an uncontested vote that was derided internationally. The 66-year-old will preside over a new era of one-party rule in the Southeast Asian nation after the election in July -- criticised by Western democracies as unfair -- handed his ruling Cambodian People's Party all 125 seats. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the only credible opposition, was dissolved in the run-up to the vote with government dissenters and activists arrested.
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| Missing Teen Kiera Bergman Found Dead in Remote Area in Arizona: Police Posted: 05 Sep 2018 01:24 PM PDT  Police are investigating her death as a homicide.
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| Russia weighs possibility of deliberate act in space station damage Posted: 05 Sep 2018 03:18 PM PDT ![Russia weighs possibility of deliberate act in space station damage]( "Russia weighs possibility of deliberate act in space station damage") Crew members last week found the hole - roughly 2 millimetres in diameter - on the inner wall of Russia's Soyuz module on the orbital space station after ground operators reported slight dips in pressure levels. Its origin, however, remains a mystery to U.S. and Russian space officials. Dmitri Rogozin, director of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, said on Monday that a person could have deliberately penetrated the wall using a drill either during manufacturing or while the craft was in orbit.
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| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in Pakistan Hoping to 'Reset' Strained Relations Posted: 05 Sep 2018 02:49 AM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Pakistan as relations between the two countries sinks to a new low.
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| The 2018 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription Is an Elegant Alternative to the Luxury Status Quo Posted: 05 Sep 2018 01:37 PM PDT  The Swedish automaker has built a sedan that stands apart from its German competition in more ways than one.
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| Anonymous White House Writer Isn't A Patriot. They're Betraying The Constitution. Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:54 PM PDT  I encountered many approaches to faithfully executing the law during my more
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| 2019 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges Posted: 06 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT ![2019 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges]( "2019 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges") Applying to college is a journey that involves finding the right school, submitting applications and then -- if you're lucky -- choosing among the acceptance letters and financial aid awards to find that place you'll call home for the next few years.
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| Putin 'ultimately' responsible for spy poisoning: UK security minister Posted: 06 Sep 2018 01:12 AM PDT  British Security Minister Ben Wallace said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "ultimate" responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England.
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| Jordan Belliveau's Mother Charged With Murder, Struck Son in 'Moment of Frustration,' Police Say Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:12 AM PDT  Charisse Stinson, 21, is charged with first-degree murder.
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| The Glock Handgun the Army Rejected Can Now Be Yours Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:58 PM PDT  After a competition that lasted several years, the Army settled on the Sig Sauer P320, with the Marines and likely the rest of the U.S. Armed Forces falling behind.
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| Alex Jones and Marco Rubio in heated clash at Twitter and Facebook hearing: 'Don't touch me' Posted: 06 Sep 2018 03:17 AM PDT  Right wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and senator Marco Rubio clashed after a congressional hearing with executives from Facebook and Twitter, in which they attempted to assure politicians that they were capable of protecting November's midterm elections from foreign interference. As the former Republican presidential nominee spoke to reporters after testimony from Facebook's chief operation officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Mr Jones began talking over him. After spotting Mr Rubio, he moved in on his interview and attempted to elicit a response from him about his website's treatment.
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| Scenes of joy as India finally decriminalises gay sex Posted: 06 Sep 2018 03:31 AM PDT  In a landmark decision for LGBTQ rights and the community in India, the country's highest court has decriminalised gay sex. Five Supreme Court judges struck down the colonial-era Section 377 on Thursday, a ban on gay sex that was rarely applied to consenting adults, but used to stigmatise the LGBTQ community. SEE ALSO: Same-sex couple paints their house rainbow to troll their homophobic neighbors "We have to bid adieu to prejudices and to empower all citizens," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said while reading the judgment, according to NDTV. The decision ends a long battle to decriminalise gay sex in India, which began when the British enacted the law in 1861. Indian members of the LGBTQ community celebrate outside the Supreme Court.Image: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty ImagesUnder Section 377, the penalty was a 10-year jail term, although it has "hardly ever been used in cases of consenting adults." Opponents said the law "served as a weapon for police abuse," and called for it to be scrapped. In 2009, the Delhi High Court ruled the law should be removed, but this was overturned four years later when the Supreme Court deemed the matter was up for parliament to decide. Since then, the law faced numerous challenges, but gathered speed when five high-profile petitioners put their names against the law, saying Section 377 left them victims of jail, abuse, extortion and torture. Across Indian cities there was an outpouring of joy when the Supreme Court finally made its decision. The United Nations in India said in a statement online that it hopes the ruling "will be the first step towards guaranteeing the full range of fundamental rights to LGBTI persons." "We also hope that the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons in all areas of social, economic, cultural and political activity, thereby ensuring a truly inclusive society," the statement reads. "The focus must now be on ensuring access to justice, including remedy; effective investigations of acts of violence and discrimination; and effective access to economic, social and cultural rights." #LGBTQ Community in #Bengaluru celebrates the decriminalisation of #Section377 by Supreme Court on Thursday. (#DH_Video by @grace_hauck) pic.twitter.com/SmIYVbEcwC — Deccan Herald (@DeccanHerald) September 6, 2018 WATCH: The cutest robot butler is here to serve you food and beverages
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| Ford Recalls 1.6 Million F-150 Pickups for Fire Risk Posted: 06 Sep 2018 12:01 PM PDT  Ford is recalling 1,619,112 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab pickup trucks, from model years 2015-2018, because of a fire risk. The company says that seat belt pretensioners can create "e...
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| Paul Ryan Offers Limp Criticism Of Trump Advocating For Corruption Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:15 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) lightly distanced himself on
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