| 2 days until the midterm elections: Where things stand Posted: 03 Nov 2018 08:01 PM PDT  A scorecard on where the two parties stand as the campaign draws to a close for the elections Tuesday.
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| Yoga Studio Shooting Hero Attacked Gunman With A Vacuum Cleaner And Broomstick Posted: 05 Nov 2018 02:32 AM PST  A yoga student at the Tallahassee yoga studio where a gunman killed two people
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| Holiday Heroes: One Massachusetts man brings strangers together every Thanksgiving Posted: 05 Nov 2018 07:08 AM PST  Every holiday has its unsung hero, and AOL's video series "Holiday Heroes"
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| Senate Report Concludes No Evidence Supports Kavanaugh Misconduct Accusations Posted: 03 Nov 2018 09:46 PM PDT  A report by the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee concluded
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| Air Force Academy's Falcon Mascot Hurt In Army Football Prank Posted: 05 Nov 2018 05:13 AM PST  Two West Point cadets' prank on the Air Force Academy's football team went
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| Turkey: Saudi investigators worked to remove evidence Posted: 05 Nov 2018 03:18 AM PST  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Members of a team from Saudi Arabia sent to help Turkish authorities investigate the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi worked instead to remove evidence of the slaying, a senior Turkish official said Monday.
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| Obama stumps for senator who supports Trump’s wall Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:16 PM PST  Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana on Sunday — despite some significant ideological differences.
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| Best Bites: Fluffy banana bread stove top oatmeal Posted: 05 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Stacey Abrams, Yale Law graduate, calls Trump’s attacks on her qualifications 'vapid' Posted: 04 Nov 2018 08:26 AM PST  Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams defended herself against President Trump's claim that she is unqualified to be governor on Sunday.
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| Idaho Elementary Teachers Who Dressed Up As Mexicans And The Border Wall Suspended Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:01 AM PST  Over a dozen Idaho elementary school teachers and staff members were suspended
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| UK pledges to expand trade relations with Iran despite dire US warnings over sanctions Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:39 AM PST  The UK has said it will expand trade relations with Iran in the face of US warnings that European firms face "painful" consequences if they continue to do business in the country. Speaking hours after sweeping new sanctions went into force, Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, warned businesses not to use a special channel being set up by the EU to allow ongoing trade with Tehran. "I promise you that doing business with Iran in defiance of our sanctions will ultimately be a much more painful business decision than pulling out of Iran," Mr Pompeo said. In a statement the government said it encouraged UK firms to "take advantage" of commercial opportunities with Iran and said work is being carried out on protecting businesses from the impact of secondary sanctions. "We regret the re-imposition of sanctions by the US," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said. "We continue to fully support expanding our trade relationship with Iran and encourage UK businesses to take advantage of the commercial opportunities that arise." The UK, France, Germany and the EU are eager to see businesses continuing to deal with Iran, believing that if Iran does not see economic benefits from the 2015 nuclear agreement it will scrap the deal and resume enriching uranium. In response to the latest US sanctions, the European powers said they would push forward with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a financial mechanism designed to allow firms to get around American restrictions. "Our collective resolve to complete this work is unwavering," the UK, France, Germany and the EU said in a joint statement. pic.twitter.com/nk2vKvHuaL— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2018 Meanwhile, the US and Iran continued to trade threats and taunts as the American sanctions went into force on Monday. The US sanctioned 700 Iranian people, businesses, aircraft, and ships in what it said was the "largest ever single-day action targeting Iran". Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, said his country would continue selling oil and break the US sanctions. "We are in the economic war situation. We are confronting a bullying enemy. We have to stand to win," he said. Mr Pompeo demanded that Iran not only abandon its nuclear programme but also stop funding militant groups in the Middle East, pull out of Syria, and "abandon its current revolutionary course". "The Iranian regime has a choice: It can either do a 180-degree turn from its outlaw course of action and act like a normal country, or it can see its economy crumble," Mr Pompeo said. While the sanctions are widespread, the US issued waivers to eight countries - China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey - to allow them to continue buying Iranian oil. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, said eight countries would get waivers to the sanctions Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Mr Pompeo said the waivers were only temporary and the US was still aiming to fully choke off Iran's oil exports. Some hawkish Republican senators have criticised the waivers for giving Iran breathing room. Brian Hook, US special representative on Iran, said that firms which used the EU's SPV to trade with Iran risked being barred from the US market. He also declined to rule out US sanctions on whichever European country ends up hosting the SPV. The SPV is not yet operational and European governments are reportedly struggling to design the mechanism and to agree which country will host it. Mr Hook was largely dismissive of the European effort to get around US sanctions and said he did not expect that major EU firms would risk using it. "We have not seen much, if any, demand for the SPV," he said. "We do not anticipate any significant corporation using a SPV." Around 100 companies have so far pulled out of the Iranian market or cancelled plans to invest in Iran because of the threat of sanctions, according to the US. Volvo halted its plans for a truck assembly in Iran in September, while Boeing withdrew from a £15 billion contract to sell aircraft. The Belgium-based Swift financial messaging service said it is suspending some Iranian banks' access to its system in the interests of the stability of the global financial system.
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| Tearful relatives of Indonesia jet crash victims demand answers Posted: 05 Nov 2018 12:54 AM PST  Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for victims and a second black box recorder from wreckage of a nearly new Boeing Co. 737 MAX that slammed into the sea a week ago only minutes after it took off from Jakarta. At a news conference charged with emotion, relatives addressed questions to Indonesian officials including transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi and the head of the country's transportation safety committee (KNKT). "We are the victims here.
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| Feeling the pain at the New York City Marathon Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:08 AM PST ![Feeling the pain at the New York City Marathon]( "Feeling the pain at the New York City Marathon") Seen from a vantage point near mile 16 of the New York marathon, many entrants were feeling the strain and glad for a chance at some water.
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| 20 Gifts For New Parents That Aren't Baby Related Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:30 AM PST  New parents are given practically everything they could ever need to clothe,
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| U.S. troops prepare for migrant caravan Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:15 AM PST  Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN from the Texas border as troops prepare for the arrival of the migrant caravan.
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| Twitter Tributes Pour In On 10-Year Anniversary Of Barack Obama's Election: 'We Miss You!' Posted: 04 Nov 2018 01:17 PM PST  Ten years ago Sunday, Americans elected a young senator from Illinois named
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| Saudi, allies say committed to de-escalating Yemen conflict Posted: 04 Nov 2018 11:39 PM PST  Saudi Arabia and its allies said Monday they are committed to de-escalating hostilities in Yemen, only days after launching a renewed offensive on a port crucial for humanitarian aid. "The coalition is committed to de-escalating hostilities in Yemen and is strongly supportive of the UN envoy's political process," a source in the Saudi-led coalition told AFP on condition of anonymity. Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in the conflict in 2015, aiming to bolster the standing of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi as he fought an insurgency by the Shiite Huthis from northern Yemen.
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| Trump slams Indiana Democratic ads touting Libertarian Posted: 03 Nov 2018 07:46 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump accused Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly of "trying to steal the election" by running ads touting the Libertarian candidate in an effort to peel away votes from Republican challenger Mike Braun in a close contest.
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| 14 Idaho School Staffers Placed on Leave After Dressing Up as the 'Border Wall' Posted: 04 Nov 2018 10:57 AM PST  Pictures of the controversial costumes went viral on social media, but have since been taken down.
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| Kellyanne Conway Calls Hillary Clinton 'The Queen Of Abortion' On 'Fox & Friends' Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:52 AM PST  Kellyanne Conway dubbed former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton the
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| Prince Charles acknowledges UK role in horror of slave trade Posted: 05 Nov 2018 06:21 AM PST  "At Osu Castle on Saturday, it was especially important to me – as indeed it was on my first visit there forty-one years ago – that I should acknowledge the most painful chapter of Ghana's relations with the nations of Europe, including the United Kingdom," Charles said. "The appalling atrocity of the slave trade, and the unimaginable suffering it caused, left an indelible stain on the history of our world." Britain abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1807 although the full abolition of slavery did not follow for another generation. Two days ago the prince visited Christiansborg Castle in Osu which originally operated as a Danish slave trade fort and from where it is estimated more than 1.5 million Africans were traded.
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| Ariana Grande Says Therapy 'Saved My Life So Many Times' Posted: 05 Nov 2018 11:39 AM PST  Ariana Grande is quickly becoming a source of inspiration when it comes to
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| The Latest: Central America leaders want probe of caravans Posted: 05 Nov 2018 12:35 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on the caravans of Central American migrants making their way through Mexico (all times local):
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| Dollar Set for Pullback After Mid-Term Vote, JPMorgan Asset Says Posted: 04 Nov 2018 11:06 PM PST  The greenback's gains will probably peter out after this week's U.S. mid-term elections, given the likelihood a divided Congress will stymie further reform, says Jasslyn Yeo, global market strategist at the money manager in Singapore.
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| Utah Mayor Pleaded With 'United' Americans To Vote Before He Was Killed In Afghanistan Posted: 04 Nov 2018 09:35 PM PST  Utah mayor Brent Taylor, a major in the Utah National Guard, pleaded with
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| A Republican Midterm Loss Could Lead to a North Korea Win—For Kim Jong Un Posted: 03 Nov 2018 08:52 PM PDT  The Korean peace talk dynamics will change if the GOP gets trounced on Tuesday.
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| California teacher caught on camera in brawl with student Posted: 05 Nov 2018 02:37 PM PST  A California high school teacher is facing charges for punching a pupil who had hurled racial slurs at him, in an incident that many students and staff say was justified. Music teacher Marston Riley, 64, is seen in video footage confronting a 14-year-old student for not wearing the proper uniform. Students told the local KTLA news station that the teen refused to leave the classroom as instructed and began shouting profanity and the N-word at Riley, who is black.
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| DeSantis Dismisses Polls, Predicts ‘Good Turnout’ on Election Day Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:07 PM PST ![DeSantis Dismisses Polls, Predicts 'Good Turnout' on Election Day]( "DeSantis Dismisses Polls, Predicts 'Good Turnout' on Election Day") Florida's Republican candidate for governor, Ron DeSantis, on Monday dismissed polls showing him lagging behind his Democratic opponent, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum. "When the president won Florida in 2016, Republicans were down significantly going into Election Day," DeSantis said on Fox & Friends. The three-term congressman trails Gillum by seven points, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Monday.
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| Australian Who Ate Slug on a Dare Dies After Long Health Nightmare Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:44 AM PST  The Australian man suffered paralysis and brain damage after eating a slug that was diseased.
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| Facebook's Cameroon problem: stop online hate stoking conflict Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:51 AM PST  A video link posted on Facebook on June 20 showed a man cooking human body parts in a pot over a wood fire. In Cameroon, the footage went viral. Some Facebook users said the man was a cannibal and that the video was shot in the country's English-speaking west, where separatist insurgents are fighting to create a breakaway state.
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| Could Ford and Volkswagen Co-Develop a Pickup Truck? That Rumor Explained Posted: 05 Nov 2018 06:51 AM PST  Volkswagen's CEO hints strongly that the next-generation Ranger and Amarok could merge.
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| Jamal Khashoggi's Sons Ask For Their Father's Body To Be Returned Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:55 AM PST  The two sons of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi have joined his fiancee,
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| Iran marks '79 US Embassy takeover as renewed sanctions loom Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:32 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranians rallied Sunday in commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the takeover and hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, just hours before the re-imposition of all American sanctions lifted by the nuclear deal.
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| Nate Silver just discovered mansplaining Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:10 AM PST  On this day we congratulate Nate Silver, who has discovered that it is frustrating when a man explains your own area of expertise to you. On Sunday, the FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief logged on to complain about "dudes (it's almost *always* dudes) who spend 15 minutes on something you've been studying for 10+ years and act like they've solved Fermat's Last Theorem." And the women of Twitter said, "yup." You've just described being a woman in a tweet. — Maria Robinson (@mduaime) November 4, 2018 Dude I have a carload of female scientists I'd like you to meet — Mara "Get Rid of the Nazis" Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 4, 2018 Where do mansplainers go to drink?A well, actually. — Madame Librarian (@YayBooksYay) November 4, 2018 OMG welcome to our world. #WomenGetMansplainedAllDayLong — Vote Dem November 6th (@ManMet80) November 4, 2018 Those types explain my own career to me daily then usually have a meltdown when I explain to them I have more experience than they do. My favorite is when they use articles to illustrate some kind of point and get pissed off at me when I explain to them that I wrote said articles — Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) November 5, 2018 pic.twitter.com/RnoaomGY2k — Sarah Jurgens (@sarahjurgens128) November 5, 2018 �������� I got mansplained about how to use a rake, after raking about 2 acres of where we lived with massive trees.... Suddenly, I no longer felt qualified to finish the job ������������ — Mrs A (@MrsA49685842) November 5, 2018 https://t.co/FeOLTXZMzl — andi zeisler (@andizeisler) November 5, 2018 Dude, try being any woman. pic.twitter.com/OOD8318bPy — Mademoiselle Aimée (@mlleaimee) November 4, 2018 Welcome to the world of the female professional. — Sara Lipton (@sliptonmedieval) November 4, 2018 Of course, women being condescended to by men is a scientifically proven phenomenon, while Silver being condescended to is simply a standalone experience. But a little more empathy from men in the public eye is never a bad thing. (Nate, you get this whole thing now, right? Right? Oh, god.) Now, back to worrying about the midterms. WATCH: This 11-year-old genius is also an award-winning DJ
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| Britain's senior royals help UK prepare for life after Brexit Posted: 04 Nov 2018 11:48 AM PST  Taking tea with Osei Tutu II, the Asantahene or king of Ghana's Asante people, and a reception with paramount rulers is all in a day's work for the Prince of Wales. As heir to a throne occupied by his mother Queen Elizabeth II for almost as long as he has been alive, Prince Charles, who turns 70 this month, has spent his life at such occasions. London is scrambling for a deal before March 29 and Britain's most recognisable and trusted brand -- the House of Windsor -- is helping to prepare for life after Brexit.
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| Markets steady on eve of US midterm vote Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:02 AM PST  Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic held steady on Monday as cautious investors eyed the upcoming US midterm elections, the resumption of Washington's sanctions on Iran and brewing fiscal fears in Italy.
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| On the West Coast, election doesn't end on election night Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:33 PM PST  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The election often doesn't end on election night on the West Coast, where a majority of voters cast their ballots by mail or drop them off.
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| Fan Names 27 Cheeses In 30 Seconds At Milwaukee Bucks Game Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:09 AM PST  She's a cheese whiz.
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| US Army builds encampment at Texas/Mexico border Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:47 AM PST  US Army engineering battalions from Fort Riley, Kansas are setting up a facility to house US Customs and Border Protection and other armed service personnel sent to the US-Mexico border. Thousands troops are deploying to the region. (Nov. 5)
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| Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Keitany win 2018 NYC Marathon Posted: 04 Nov 2018 11:58 AM PST ![Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Keitany win 2018 NYC Marathon]( "Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Keitany win 2018 NYC Marathon") Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the New York City Marathon, holding off his countryman Shura Kitata by 1.99 seconds. Desisa finished in 2:05:59. Last year's winner, Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, finished third.
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| Gates Foundation Pulls Funding From Charity Chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Killing Posted: 05 Nov 2018 06:18 AM PST  The Gates Foundation is cutting ties with a charity chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
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| Washington Examiner Tweet Says 'Trump Is Going To Hell'; Twitter Users Have A Field Day Posted: 05 Nov 2018 05:20 AM PST  The Twitter account of the Washington Examiner, a conservative news site, had
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| Iran president Rouhani warns country faces 'war situation' as he vows to bypass new US sanctions Posted: 05 Nov 2018 03:38 AM PST  Iran's president has warned the Islamic republic faces a "war situation", as he vowed the country will sell its oil and break reimposed US sanctions. The sanctions end all economic benefits Washington granted Tehran for its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and targets its vital energy and banking sectors. Brian Hook, the US State Department point person on Iran, called the new restrictions "the toughest sanctions that have ever been imposed" on Iran.
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| This rare 1980s Honda JDM turbo spawned the Civic Type-R Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:14 AM PST  The Honda City Turbo remains the only turbocharged factory Honda hatchback this side of the Civic Type-R. Now a rare JDM import 1983 Honda City Turbo could be yours
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| US networks, Facebook pull anti-immigrant Trump ad Posted: 05 Nov 2018 05:09 PM PST  Fox News, NBC and Facebook have pulled a Trump campaign ad branded racist, which equates a convicted Mexican murderer with Central American migrants en route to the US border. NBC pulled the ad after coming under fire for showing the commercial during the widely watched "Sunday Night Football" program ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, which are seen as a referendum on Trump, who vows to curtail immigration. "After further review we recognize the insensitive nature of the ad and have decided to cease airing it across our properties as soon as possible," NBC Universal said in a statement.
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| Synagogue shooting worst of many hateful attacks in October Posted: 04 Nov 2018 12:41 PM PST  Kevyn Perkins stopped cold when he saw the letters scrawled on the door to his dorm: "N----- go back" it said, inked in messy red marker. First he was blinded by confusion. Then rage. And then all he could think about was dropping out, finding a new school, escaping for good.
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