| Republicans hire sex-crimes prosecutor to question Ford, schedule Friday vote on Kavanaugh Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:25 PM PDT  Senate Republicans have hired a sex-crimes prosecutor to question Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, but they won't say who it is.
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| The UN General Assembly Turns Into A Fight Between Trump And Iran Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Iran in a heated speech at the
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| 11 Days After Florence, South Carolinians Are Bracing For The Worst Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:34 AM PDT  Florence exited the U.S. last week after wreaking havoc across swathes of the
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| Smith & Wesson Shareholders Vote In Favor Of Issuing Report On Gun Violence, Safety Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:52 PM PDT  Shareholders of Smith & Wesson, the largest U.S. firearm manufacturer, voted
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| Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault Posted: 25 Sep 2018 11:55 AM PDT ![Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault]( "Bill Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault") Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian's downfall from "America's Dad" to convicted felon.
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| Saudi Arabia rejects Iran's claim it backed parade attack Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:16 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia denied it had backed the gunmen who killed 25 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran over the weekend, almost half of them Revolutionary Guards, the Saudi state news agency reported on Tuesday. "Saudi Arabia rejects and condemns the false accusations that Iranian officials have made about Saudi Arabia supporting the events that took place in Iran last Saturday," SPA quoted a foreign ministry official as saying. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the attackers were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and pledged that the Islamic Republic would "severely punish" those behind the assault.
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| Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:11 PM PDT ![Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump]( "Duke says its data show no harm from flooded coal ash dump") Duke Energy said Monday that results from water samples collected downstream of a flooded North Carolina coal ash dump show no negative impacts to the Cape Fear River.
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| GE shares at 9-year low amid latest power woes Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:26 AM PDT  Shares of General Electric fell again on Tuesday, adding to losses following the company's latest woes in its slumping power division. The industrial conglomerate, which was bumped from the prestigious Dow index in June, fell 2.5 percent in late-morning trading to $11.45.
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| Michelle Obama calls out 'nastiness of our politics' during voting rally Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Michelle Obama said she hoped to get Nevada residents "fired up" to vote.
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| Brent oil jumps to four-year high near $81 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT  Brent oil soared Monday close to $81, reaching the highest level since November 2014 after OPEC and other global producers snubbed pressure from US President Donald Trump to dampen prices. Oil leapt after the world's top producers decided to maintain output during a meeting in Algeria at the weekend. A committee comprised of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC producers said it was satisfied with the current market outlook, which represented "an overall healthy balance between supply and demand".
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| Pompeo to meet Russia's Lavrov amid U.S. concern on missile sale to Syria Posted: 24 Sep 2018 09:28 AM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he expected to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York as Washington expressed concern at Moscow's plans to supply the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria. "I'm sure Sergei and I will have our time together," Pompeo said of plans to meet Lavrov on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. "We are trying to find every place we can where there is common ground, where we can work with the Russians," adding that there were many areas where Moscow was working against the United States and "we will hold them accountable." Russia announced on Monday it will supply a S-300 missile system to Syria in two weeks despite strong Israeli objections, a week after Moscow blamed Israel for indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military plane in Syria.
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| Woman says ex pressed for baby, didn't know her plan to kill Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:58 PM PDT  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified Tuesday that her boyfriend had pressured her to "produce a baby" after figuring out she had lied about being pregnant.
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| Kavanaugh floats virginity defense amid sexual assault allegations Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:52 PM PDT  Trump's Supreme Court nominee says he was still a virgin during the time when two women allege he sexually assaulted them.
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| Philadelphia Flyers Get New Mascot, And Twitter Users Say 'What The Puck?' Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:44 PM PDT  The Philadelphia Flyers hockey team has a new mascot, but its bizarre
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| Judge blocks Trump administration's decision to allow grizzly bear hunting Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:14 AM PDT  A US judge has reinstated protection for grizzly bears in and around the Yellowstone National Park, ending plans for the first licensed trophy hunts in the region for decades. District judge Dana Christensen ruled Donald Trump's administration failed to properly consider the long-term survival of the species when it stripped the bears of their endangered status. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) lifted federal protections for the roughly 700 grizzlies in the Rocky Mountains in 2017, paving the way for hunting to resume in Idaho and Wyoming.
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| Russia Has Big Plans for the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H Fighter Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:09 PM PDT  Some big upgrades are coming.
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| The Latest: Dallas officer's attorney says firing unfair Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:38 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the firing of a white Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor in the man's own apartment (all times local):
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| U.S. judge suggests he may dismiss Stormy Daniels lawsuit against Trump Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:43 AM PDT  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford and who has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, sued the president for defamation in April in federal court over the tweet. The lawsuit centers on Daniels' assertion that a man approached her in 2011 in a Las Vegas parking lot and made a veiled threat after she agreed to talk about her alleged encounter with Trump to In Touch magazine. Soon after Daniels released a sketch of the man she said threatened her, Trump, who has denied having an affair with Daniels, disputed her account on Twitter, saying: "A sketch years later about a nonexistent man.
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| NASA sees its stalled Martian robot, but still no signals Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:32 PM PDT  Scientists can now see their probe that was lost in a Martian dust storm more than 100 days ago -- but the vintage robot hasn't shown any signs of life.
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| Do Republicans Think Christine Blasey Ford Is Lying? They Can't Say. Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:08 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Republican leaders are ready to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the
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| 6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:41 AM PDT ![6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check]( "6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check") Most workers are eligible to create a my Social Security account and get a personalized estimate of their future Social Security payments at various ages. Here's why you might get a reduced Social Security benefit in retirement. Your Social Security statement provides as estimate of how much you are likely to receive at your full retirement age, age 62 and age 70.
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| Mattis dismisses Iran's revenge threat as tensions climb after attack Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:15 PM PDT  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the attackers who killed 25 people at a military parade had been paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would "severely punish" those behind the bloodshed. The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards also accused the United States and Israel of involvement in the attack and said they should expect a devastating response. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that Iran's threat did not give him any concern.
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| Trump says he will not consider statehood for Puerto Rico because of San Juan mayor Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:54 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has been criticised as "insensitive" and "disrespectful" after saying he does not support the idea of recognising Puerto Rico as a US state because the mayor of San Juan is "incompetent". The president made the comments on Monday, suggesting he would not support the idea of Puerto Rican statehood as long as Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of its capital and largest city, remained in office. "With the mayor of San Juan as bad as she is and as incompetent as she is, Puerto Rico shouldn't be talking about statehood until they get some people that really know what they're doing," Mr Trump said in an interview with Geraldo Rivera.
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| President Trump's New Presidential Limo Made Its Debut in Time for the U.N. Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:09 PM PDT  The latest version of the presidential limousine made its debut in New York City on Monday
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| 'Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:05 AM PDT !['Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states]( "'Waste Land' — 67 Superfund sites across 45 states") With the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985, American photographer David T. Hanson traveled to 67 Superfund sites across 45 states that represented a cross section of industries whose practices have decimated the environment. Now, the full series has been published for the first time in 'Waste Land' (Taverner Press, September 2018).
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| Retrial begins for man accused in woman's burning death Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:56 PM PDT  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Quinton Tellis is the man on trial for killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire, but much of the first day's testimony focused on emergency workers' reports that Jessica Chambers told them an "Eric" had attacked her.
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| The 2019 Subaru Forester Goes for Mass Appeal Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:59 AM PDT  As we type this, Subaru is chasing its 82nd consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth. This comes as no surprise to those of us who live and work in Car and Driver's hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan, where it seems that every other car is an Outback. A brand name that once conjured images of rally racing is now more synonymous with trips to the grocery store, and with this new generation the Forester has lost both its manual transmission and its available turbocharged engine, with no signs that either will make a return.
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| Ford executive says may boost production in China to avoid tariffs Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:24 PM PDT  Ford is looking at speeding up plans to build more Lincoln models in Chinese plants amid the growing trade war with the United States that has made US exports less attractive, a senior executive said Monday. Joseph Hinrichs, Ford's executive vice president for global operations, said he did not see any easy resolution to the trade dispute between the United States and China. President Donald Trump on Monday imposed tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, prompting swift retaliation from Beijing on $60 billion in US products.
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| Brett Kavanaugh And The Men Who Say Nothing Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:06 PM PDT  Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled Supreme Court nominee facing multiple
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| Gilead to launch generic versions of its hepatitis drugs Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:47 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday it plans to launch generic versions of its hepatitis C drugs in the United States, at a time when regulators are looking to lower healthcare costs. The drugmaker's generic version of drugs such as Harvoni and Epclusa, which raked in combined sales of $831 million in the quarter ended June 30, will be launched via a newly created subsidiary Asegua Therapeutics LLC. Gilead's decision comes more than a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's copycat version of Mylan NV's life-saving allergy injection, EpiPen. U.S. healthcare companies, ranging from insurers to drug retailers, are stepping up efforts to combat rising drug prices that have been widely criticized by regulators.
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| Israel to keep fighting Iran in Syria, coordinating with Russia: Netanyahu Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:01 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to continue combatting Iranian "entrenchment" in Syria and coordinating with Russia after the downing of one of Moscow's planes. "We will continue to act to prevent the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria, and continue the security coordination between the Israel Defence Forces and Russian army," Netanyahu told reporters.
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| After chaotic day, Rosenstein stays in job but will meet with Trump Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:06 PM PDT  Rosenstein had spent the weekend contemplating whether he should resign after a New York Times report last week said he had suggested secretly recording Trump in 2017, a source told Reuters. The White House announced the meeting on Monday after a flurry of conflicting media reports about whether Rosenstein, a frequent target of Trump's anger, would be leaving the post. "At the request of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Twitter.
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| You can get great meaty, bold chili thanks to a multicooker Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:47 AM PDT  Great chili should have bold, long-simmered flavor, even if it's made with convenient ground beef. The multicooker was the perfect way to achieve this with a minimum of hands-on time.
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| Drone footage shows South Carolina neighborhoods underwater Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  While flooding from Hurricane Florence is still a concern for North Carolinians, it's also a worry in South Carolina.
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| No jail time in assault case spurs push to oust Alaska judge Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:06 PM PDT  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man drove an Alaska Native woman to a dark street, said he would kill her and choked her until she blacked out.
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| Audi Won’t Let You See or Test-Drive the 2019 e-tron Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT  The new electric SUV isn't going to be stocked in dealerships, so if you want one, you'll be ordering it sight unseen.
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| Republicans Don’t Care About Women And Their Sham Hearing For Blasey Ford Proves It Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:50 AM PDT  The president of the United States, the Senate Majority Leader, the Chairman
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| Here’s A Glimpse At China’s New J-20 Stealth Fighter Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:19 PM PDT ![Here's A Glimpse At China's New J-20 Stealth Fighter]( "Here's A Glimpse At China's New J-20 Stealth Fighter") Although the J-20 has been pushed into service, recent problems with the J-15 carrier-based fighter suggest that the Chinese answer to the F-22 isn't quite ready for prime-time despite propaganda from Chinese-owned media outlets that portray the J-20 as a fully-armed and operational battle station. That certainly sounds familiar.
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| Iran top aide dismisses U.S. meeting offer as 'Trump's dream' Posted: 25 Sep 2018 04:20 AM PDT  Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards also kept up the anti-U.S. rhetoric in the build up to the U.N. session, calling President Donald Trump "evil and adventurous" and accusing him of waging economic war on Tehran. Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran in May, and has since started reinstating economic penalties and pressing other countries to stop buying Iranian oil. Trump said in July he was ready to meet Iran's President Hassan Rouhani without preconditions to negotiate a new deal.
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