| Everything You Need To Know About The U.S. Midterm Elections Posted: 02 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PDT  On Nov. 6, the U.S. will vote in the first major election since Donald Trump was elected president. The stakes are incredibly high.
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| Driver strikes 5 children and 2 adults at Florida bus stop, latest in string of school bus incidents Posted: 02 Nov 2018 09:35 AM PDT  Seven people were rushed to the hospital on Thursday morning after a driver
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| Iran seeks to leverage diplomatic goodwill Posted: 01 Nov 2018 06:36 PM PDT  As it braces for the return of a US-enforced oil embargo on Monday, Iran can take comfort in how much stronger its diplomatic position looks compared to the past. During the last sanctions period between 2010 and 2015, most of the world lined up behind Washington to help enforce embargoes aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme. The US had a widely respected president in Barack Obama, while Iran had the rabble-rousing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who riled Western audiences with stunts such as Holocaust-denial conferences and was tainted by a vicious crackdown on protests in 2009.
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| Here's Why This Witch Is Preparing for Midterm Elections by Hosting a Hex on Brett Kavanaugh Posted: 02 Nov 2018 07:32 AM PDT  "It's an act of socio-political resistance and solidarity"
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| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Honors Synagogue Victims With Jewish Mourner's Prayer Posted: 02 Nov 2018 08:11 AM PDT  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, remembering the 11 people killed in last week's
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| Gwyneth Paltrow aims to 'rebrand' menopause Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:50 PM PDT  Gwyneth Paltrow has been praised for speaking out about how her body is changing as part of an effort to "rebrand" the social stigma around menopause. Experts said the Oscar-winning actress's decision to talk candidly about entering the perimenopause would help other women. The perimenopause is a transition stage before the menopause that can last several years. "I think when you get into perimenopause, you notice a lot of changes," Paltrow, 46, said. "I can feel the hormonal shifts happening - the sweating, the moods. "You're just like all of a sudden furious for no reason." Paltrow wants to "rebrand" the menopause It is usual for the perimenopause, when ovaries start producing less oestrogen, to begin for women in their 40s, and sometimes in their 30s. The stage usually lasts about four years. It can be as little as a few months, or as long as 10 years. Paltrow said it had made her determined to "rebrand" the menopause itself. She said: "I think menopause gets a really bad rap and needs a bit of a rebranding. I don't think we have in our society a great example of an aspirational menopausal woman." Paltrow said changes she had made included tweaking her fitness routine recently to include more weight-lifting, for building bone density. Symptoms of the perimenopause can include fatigue, hot flushes, night sweats, palpitations, headaches, memory problems, low mood and joint pains. Dr Louise Newson, who runs a menopause and wellness clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon, said it was "really good" that the actress had publicised the fact she was in the perimenopause. "Good for her," she said. "Every day I hear stories about women suffering, relationships breaking up, because of the impact of symptoms. "When you know you're in your perimenopause it's a good time to start managing those symptoms. It's a really good time to take stock about your future health. Anything that reduces the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis is good." She said a lot of women have anti-depressants prescribed because doctors don't realise their symptoms are to do with the perimenopause. "It's important for men to know what's going on too," she added. As part of her bid to "rebrand" the menopause Paltrow has also launched a line of vitamin supplements called Madame Ovary, aimed at combating symptoms. "There aren't a lot of products being made for us to really help us through that phase," she said. "I feel like I have fewer days now when I feel cranky or emotional for no apparent reason." In August, Dr Andrea Davies of the University of Leicester, suggested male academics should say the word "menopause" at least three times daily in a show of solidarity with their female colleagues.
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| Trump's target audience for migrant caravan scare tactics: Women Posted: 02 Nov 2018 04:59 PM PDT  The president makes the case that the Central American migrant caravan is an issue that will lure female voters to the polls.
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| Bus Veers off Bridge After Fight Between Passenger and Driver, Killing at Least 13: Reports Posted: 02 Nov 2018 08:39 AM PDT  As the two fought, the bus veered into oncoming traffic, hitting a car and then breaking through the barriers of a bridge in Chongqing's Wanzhou District on Oct. 28.
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| 2 Children Shot While Trick-Or-Treating In Philadelphia Posted: 03 Nov 2018 09:46 AM PDT  A Philadelphia teenager and her 5-year-old brother were trick-or-treating on
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| Prep For Thanksgiving Now With These 5 Simple Tasks Posted: 03 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Thankgiving is coming, and there's nothing you can do ahead of time to keep
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| Iran's Khamenei says the world opposes Trump's decisions: TV Posted: 03 Nov 2018 06:43 AM PDT  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Iran's arch-adversary the United States had failed to reassert its domination over Iran since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. "The world opposes every decision made by Trump," Iranian state television quoted Khamenei, a Shi'ite cleric with ultimate authority in Iran, as saying during a meeting with thousands of students. America has been defeated by the Islamic Republic over the past 40 years." Washington will on Monday reintroduce far-reaching sanctions on Iran's vital oil sales and banking sectors to try to force the Islamic Republic into negotiations to scrap its nuclear energy and ballistic missile programs and end its support for proxies in conflicts across the Middle East.
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| Google workers walk out in global protest over harassment Posted: 01 Nov 2018 07:50 PM PDT  Thousands of Google employees joined a coordinated worldwide walkout Thursday to protest the US tech giant's handling of sexual harassment as the chief vowed "concrete steps are coming" in response to the concern. Google employees poured out of buildings at the company's Silicon Valley "Googleplex," filling courtyards and patios in solidarity with workers around the world who held similar protests over the company's handling of sexual misconduct. The turnout in California was the final stage of a global walkout that began in Asia and spread to Google offices in Europe.
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| The Latest: Turkish official claims writer's body dissolved Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:22 PM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local):
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| Prayer, Food and Defiance: How Pittsburgh's Jewish Community Is Coping 1 Week After Anti-Semitic Attack Posted: 03 Nov 2018 01:48 PM PDT  "The community will be stronger as a result of this atrocity"
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| The Briefing Room: US set to reimpose all Iran sanctions under nuclear deal Posted: 02 Nov 2018 02:03 PM PDT  Eight countries will get exemptions to keep buying Iran oil.
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| Photos of the week: 10/26 - 11/2 Posted: 02 Nov 2018 02:00 PM PDT  Funerals for the victims of the deadly shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in
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| John Lewis Reminds Voters Of 'Bloody Sunday' At Stacey Abrams Rally Posted: 03 Nov 2018 01:05 PM PDT  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Friday recalled the day known as "Bloody Sunday" ―
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| In photos: Chef Albert Adria's new London dessert cafe Cakes & Bubbles Posted: 02 Nov 2018 07:28 AM PDT |
| Elon Musk Says He Wouldn’t Take Money From Saudi Arabia Now Posted: 02 Nov 2018 02:35 AM PDT  The death of the critic of the Saudi government was "really bad," the chief executive officer of the electric carmaker told Recode in an interview. Musk has said previously that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund spoke with him several times since last year about taking Tesla private. The gambit fell apart after Musk failed to line up funding, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Yahoo News Explains: Who’s going to win the midterms? Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:22 AM PDT  The midterm elections look like they're going to be hotly contested. Republicans now control both houses of Congress. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs, so both parties are putting up the fight of a lifetime. But do Democrats have a chance? Yahoo News explains.
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| US to exempt eight countries from new Iran oil sanctions: Pompeo Posted: 02 Nov 2018 08:15 AM PDT  The United States will allow eight countries to continue importing Iranian oil but only at much lower levels after the reimposition of sanctions on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. The US Treasury will also demand the SWIFT global financial network stop servicing Iran's banking industry as part of enforcing sanctions over the country's nuclear program and alleged support for terrorism. Another 700 companies, individuals, businesses, aircraft and ships will be added to the US sanctions list, widely expanding the people and entities Washington seeks to block from accessing global business and financial networks.
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| Midterms 2018: Signs saying 'it's OK to be white' appear in Texas days before election Posted: 03 Nov 2018 07:35 AM PDT  As the nation prepares for the midterm elections, there is something of a sense of anxiety, following the mail bombing of pipe bombs, the shooting dead of two African Americans in a grocery store and the killing of 11 Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Critics of Donald Trump have accused the president of intentionally stoking division ahead of the election, with claims that a caravan of Central American migrants is a national security threat to the country. Asked about this on Friday as he left the White House, Mr Trump pointed at the reporter who asked the question and said: "You're creating violence by your question.
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| Democrats and Republicans rush to avert third-party spoilers Posted: 02 Nov 2018 06:38 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Two congresswomen running for U.S Senate in Arizona are crisscrossing the state, raising millions of dollars and trying to exploit every possible advantage to eke out a win in what both sides expect to be a photo-finish race.
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| 10 Things I Learned Working In A Cannabis Dispensary Posted: 03 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PDT  It's just cannabis, right? How important can something affectionately referred
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| Google celebrates Day of the Dead with colourful skull-themed doodle Posted: 02 Nov 2018 04:38 AM PDT  Google has marked Day of the Dead, or El Día de los Muertos, with a colourful skull-themed doodle. SEE ALSO: Google's new Doodle is a terrifyingly addictive Halloween game you can play with friends Day of the Dead is a holiday observed in cities and towns throughout Mexico, which dates back thousands of years. Per National Geographic, the purpose is "to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members." To observe the holiday, "revellers don funky makeup and costumes, hold parades and parties, sing and dance, and make offerings to lost loved ones." In a blogpost explaining the doodle, Google described some of the ways families observe the tradition. Image: google"Families prepare for the celebration far in advance, cleaning the house and decorating it with fragrant marigold flowers and intricate tissue-paper cutouts," reads the blog. "Playful calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls), are usually seen in festive attire, enjoying (after)life to the fullest." "Colourful ofrendas or altars are set up in many homes, surrounded by favourite food and drink, as well as photographs and cherished mementos, plus sweet Pan de Muertos and sugar skulls," the blog continues. Image: google"Burning candles and incense is also customary to set the mood, evoke the spirit world, and serve as a reminder that death is just another part of life and that human connections will always endure." Today's doodle has its own colourful "ofrenda" created using clay by artist Nate Swinehart. WATCH: Meet the man biking on water to save the planet — Mashable Originals
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| Netanyahu condemns killing of Saudi journalist but keeps focus on Iran Posted: 02 Nov 2018 05:42 AM PDT  In his first public reaction, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khashoggi's death, which has caused global outrage, was "horrendous" and must be dealt with. "Yet at the same time I say that it's very important for the stability of the world, for the region and of the world, that Saudi Arabia remain stable," Netanyahu said. Because I think that the larger problem is Iran." He spoke to reporters after a meeting in the Bulgarian city of Varna with the leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia.
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| Obama Hits Back At Trump's Claims He Can End Birthright Citizenship Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:45 PM PDT  Former President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against President Donald
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| Amazon Exec Rips `Leaking' to Bezos' Post on Headquarters Posted: 03 Nov 2018 02:34 PM PDT  In a tweet Saturday morning, Amazon's Mike Grella addressed "the genius leaking info," saying: "You're not doing Crystal City, VA any favors. In earlier tweets, Grella criticized another story in the Post -- owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos -- for speculating about the possible second headquarters location based on flight patterns of Bezos' jet.
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| The Latest: Worker: Bulger prison switch a 'death sentence' Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:20 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (all times local):
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| Idaho Elementary Teachers Dressed Up As Mexicans And The Border Wall For Halloween Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:17 AM PDT  A group of elementary school teachers from Middleton School District in
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| High Voter Turnout Expected for Midterm Elections Based on 30 Million Early Ballots Posted: 03 Nov 2018 08:19 AM PDT  The total early vote in 2014 was 28.3 million
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| US man put to death in Tennessee electric chair Posted: 01 Nov 2018 06:29 PM PDT  A Tennessee man convicted of a double murder was put to death Thursday in the electric chair, after insisting on the rarely used method rather than lethal injection. Edmund Zagorski, 63, was the first US convict in five years to be put to death by electrocution. Zagorski was sentenced to death for the 1983 murders of two men he lured into a wooded area with a promise to sell them marijuana.
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| Why Banana And Peanut Butter Is The Best Pre-Run Snack Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:43 AM PDT |
| First 1,000 Troops Deployed to Southern Border Posted: 02 Nov 2018 07:15 AM PDT ![First 1,000 Troops Deployed to Southern Border]( "First 1,000 Troops Deployed to Southern Border") 1,000 U.S. troops were deployed to various points along the U.S.–Mexican border Friday morning, Fox News reports. The troops, which include military police, engineers, and pilots, are the first of an expected 5,000 who will be dispatched to the southern border in the coming days to stem the arrival of a caravan of thousands of migrants traveling north from Honduras. Speaking at the White House Thursday, President Trump announced that his administration will unilaterally discontinue the existing practice of allowing anyone who arrives at the U.S.–Mexico border to apply for asylum.
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| Melania Trump Spokeswoman Furious About Report On $95,000 Cairo Hotel Tab Posted: 02 Nov 2018 06:56 PM PDT  First lady Melania Trump racked up an astonishing $95,000 tab at a Cairo hotel
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| Pittsburgh bids farewell to 97-year-old synagogue victim Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:49 PM PDT  Pittsburgh bid farewell Friday to 97-year-old Rose Mallinger, the oldest person killed in America's worst anti-Semitic attack in history and the last of the 11 victims to be laid to rest. Mallinger was shot dead by a gunman who reportedly yelled "All Jews must die" after bursting into the Tree of Life synagogue during Shabbat services on Saturday. Born in 1921, Mallinger may have been just three years shy of 100, but for the former school secretary, "age was truly just a number," her family said.
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| 'South Park Susan,' Wanted by Cops for Falsely Accusing Black Women of Breaking Into Apartments, Is Missing Posted: 02 Nov 2018 10:21 AM PDT  Susan Westwood, dubbed "South Park Susan" after video of her harassing the sisters went viral last month, is wanted for misusing the 911 system.
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| Boy killed at school bus stop in Pennsylvania Posted: 02 Nov 2018 03:54 AM PDT  A 7-year-old boy waiting at a school bus stop in Pennsylvania was struck and killed Thursday morning by a driver who was unaware a child was hit by their vehicle, police said.
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