| Democratic candidate trusts Americans ready for gay president Posted: 03 Feb 2019 12:31 PM PST  Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay mayor who is running for US president, said Sunday he believes America will judge him based on the quality of his ideas and experience. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, launched his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in January. If elected -- which for now seems unlikely -- Buttigieg, a former naval intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan, would become the first openly homosexual president of the United States.
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| Five killed in fire after small plane crashes in Californian town Posted: 04 Feb 2019 02:45 AM PST  The twin-engine Cessna 414A came down in the town of Yorba Linda, killing the pilot and four people inside a house the wreck set on fire.
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| 'I am not the person in that photo': Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam denies he was in racist image Posted: 02 Feb 2019 07:47 PM PST  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam rejected mounting calls for his resignation Saturday and, in a sharp reversal, said he does not believe he in fact appears in a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page.
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| Fate of Mexican drug lord El Chapo now rests with US jury Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:51 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly three months of testimony about a vast drug-smuggling conspiracy steeped in violence, a jury began deliberations Monday at the U.S. trial of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
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| Walmart's New Sick Pay Plan Isn't Good Enough for Bernie Sanders Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:22 PM PST  Earlier today, Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they'll introduce legislation barring companies from buying back their own stock unless they first increase workers' pay and benefits. Writing in a New York Times opinion piece, the senators said their plan would require companies to implement actions such as a $15-an-hour minimum wage or offering seven days of paid sick leave.
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| 5 People Were Killed After a Plane Came Apart Over a Southern California House Posted: 03 Feb 2019 10:13 PM PST  Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said Sunday.
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| Zimbabwe vice president returns to South Africa for treatment: newspaper Posted: 03 Feb 2019 11:33 PM PST  Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa, the second time in four months, after falling ill last week, a privately owned newspaper reported on Monday. The health of Chiwenga, 62, is closely followed in Zimbabwe because he is widely seen as the power behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the front-runner to succeed him. The former military general led the coup that ousted long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017.
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| Israel's Uphill Battle with Iran in Syria Posted: 03 Feb 2019 12:05 PM PST  It is not a coincidence that the end of the Syrian conflict has dovetailed with the rise in the Israel-Iran confrontation in Syria.
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| President Trump Appoints Ronny Jackson, Who Withdrew From VA Head Consideration, to Chief Medical Advisor Posted: 03 Feb 2019 11:10 AM PST  His nomination to head the VA was derailed by allegations of professional misconduct
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| Powerful storm hits Southern California, flooding highways Posted: 02 Feb 2019 08:32 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders.
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| TSA agent dies after jumping from Hyatt Hotel into atrium area of Orlando airport, police say Posted: 03 Feb 2019 08:03 AM PST  Police say a man jumped from the airport hotel onto the atrium on Saturday morning.
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| This deeply upsetting bowl of queso has given us the only good Super Bowl meme Posted: 03 Feb 2019 07:43 PM PST  Guys. They made queso. Fox News anchor Dana Perino made queso, and the internet is mildly horrified by it. "I made queso," she wrote, posting a photo of burnt orange goop bubbling in a crock pot. It's, uh, certainly a color. > I made queso pic.twitter.com/WXLFNcZlfU > > -- Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) February 3, 2019 Twitter users couldn't help but respond with their versions of disgusting looking Super Bowl queso. From the unfortunate Fyre Festival meals to the mummy soup from the recently opened sarcophagus, everyone's making queso tonight. > I made queso. pic.twitter.com/4M5efdDfHZ > > -- mark hoppus. (@markhoppus) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/2dsQWdVmVa > > -- Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/XUzPq4oynJ > > -- Party Baron (@GenePark) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/hh551rD6iY > > -- pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/nJqXZYgKRV > > -- Jonathan (@jehawks) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/PvfYkilU6h > > -- Ariel Dumas (@ArielDumas) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/S9UxCL1sBG > > -- Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/6Wh4sMjECu > > -- AccomplishedTheHat (@Popehat) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/UtW5VK75AX > > -- Tamara Yajia (Babe Vigoda) (@DancesWithTamis) February 4, 2019 > tfw your tan can be attributed to "good genes." pic.twitter.com/sbYIgEVQ2C > > -- Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) February 4, 2019 > I made queso. pic.twitter.com/KjywVbmZdM > > -- Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) February 4, 2019 > i made queso pic.twitter.com/xoy3lHuvt9 > > -- lauren ashley bishop (@sbellelauren) February 4, 2019 > I made queso. pic.twitter.com/ivyQBvf1yf > > -- Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) February 4, 2019 > I made queso pic.twitter.com/JAqviODDaf > > -- chris hooks (@cd_hooks) February 4, 2019 > I made Dana Perino's queso recipe pic.twitter.com/ZpZ7mFhLYC > > -- Lincoln Michel (@TheLincoln) February 4, 2019 Please keep your queso to yourself, thank you very much. ## WATCH: Delta CEO says the government shutdown will cost them $25 million this month
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| See 35 Years of the Chrysler Minivan's Family-Hauling History Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:01 AM PST |
| 37-year-old former mayor wins El Salvador's presidential election on anti-corruption ticket Posted: 04 Feb 2019 12:15 AM PST  A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador's presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades. Nayib Bukele, the 37-year-old former mayor of the capital, San Salvador, won 54 percent of votes with returns counted from 88 percent of polling stations, said Julio Olivo, the head of the electoral tribunal. Mr Bukele's two rivals from mainstream political parties conceded defeat. Definitive results would be announced within two days, Olivo said. Mr Bukele must now contend with U.S. President Donald Trump's frequent threats to cut aid to El Salvador - as well as neighboring Guatemala and Honduras - if they do not do more to curb migration to the United States. "Today, we won in the first round and we made history," Mr Bukele said in a victory speech to cheering supporters in the capital, after turning to snap a selfie with the crowd. "We've turned the page on power." Supporters of the Great National Alliance (GANA) celebrate in San Salvador Credit: AFP Mr Bukele, who was mayor from 2015 to 2018, capitalized on the anti-establishment feeling sweeping elections across the region and further afield, as voters seek an alternative to traditional parties. "Let's see if he can do what he's promised for us," said Baltazar Sanchez, 30, one of hundreds of Salvadorans dancing, waving flags and blowing whistles in a plaza that Bukele had revitalized when he was mayor. "After 30 years of two parties, we've been dealt the best hand." Gang violence has made tiny El Salvador one of the world's most murderous countries in the past few years, driving Salvadorans to flee to the north. Among his campaign promises, Mr Bukele, an avid social media user who often sports a black leather jacket, said he would push infrastructure projects to limit such migration. Since the end of its civil war in 1992, El Salvador has been governed by the ruling leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and its rival, conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). Though he describes himself as from the left and was expelled from the FMLN, Mr Bukele has formed a coalition including a right-wing party that together has just 11 seats in the legislature. Outside the hotel in San Salvador where Bukele waited for the results, a group of supporters set off fireworks, beat drums and danced as early figures came in. "Yes, we did it! Yes, we did it!" they chanted. FMLN candidate Hugo Martinez conceded defeat shortly after Mr Bukele's victory speech while ARENA candidate Carlos Calleja said he recognized the election results and would call Mr Bukele to offer congratulations. Besides challenges on the international stage, when Mr Bukele takes office in June, he will face a sluggish economy and rampant poverty. He wants to modernize government and create an international anti-corruption commission with the support of the United Nations, following similar committees in Guatemala and Honduras. "We'll create a (commission) ... so that the corrupt can't hide where they always hide, instead they'll have to give back what they stole," Bukele said in January. Growing up, Mr Bukele's relatively wealthy family was sympathetic to the FMLN, the former leftist guerrilla army that became a political party at the end of the civil war. But
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| Trump: U.S. military intervention in Venezuela 'an option' Posted: 03 Feb 2019 06:28 PM PST  The president said U.S. military intervention was under consideration in an interview with CBS aired on Sunday.
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| Here's a Fiery Glowing Test of the New SpaceX Raptor Engine Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:28 AM PST  The newly-redesigned engine sure looks pretty.
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| Passenger slits Uber driver's throat, survives injuries Posted: 03 Feb 2019 05:45 AM PST  The attacker has been charged with second degree attempted murder and aggravated assault with a weapon.
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| Photos of the 2019 Chevrolet Sonic Hatchback Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:08 AM PST |
| JPMorgan Sees a ‘Healthy Pause’ After Stellar Rally in Brazil Stocks Posted: 04 Feb 2019 08:14 AM PST  "We would think that after a stellar performance both in 2018 and YTD, it would be time for a healthy pause, especially now that Congress has reopened and noise is likely to rise," JPMorgan strategists led by Emy Shayo wrote in report from Feb. 3. Brazilian stocks have added 18 percent since the first round of last year's presidential elections.
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| After surviving IS, Yazidi women ask to go home Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:30 AM PST  Among thousands fleeing the crumbling dream of an Islamic State group "caliphate" in eastern Syria are alleged jihadists but also survivors of some of their worst atrocities. "I'll never forget," 40-year-old Bissa says softly, as she recounts being "bought and sold" by six different jihadists. Bissa was one of at least seven Yazidi women and girls to finally escape captivity last week, after years as "sex slaves" at the hands of the extremist group.
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| Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing after cabin pressure causes passenger's ear to bleed Posted: 04 Feb 2019 10:22 AM PST  A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Florida had to make an emergency landing due to a cabin pressure related-injury. Flight 1694, departing from Hartford to Tampa, turned around mid-flight around to return to Connecticut's Bradley International Airport, after several passengers complained about feeling pain and discomfort. The pilot of the Boeing 737 aircraft reported a potential pressurisation issue and requested to make the emergency landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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| Pentagon sending 3,750 extra forces to border with Mexico Posted: 03 Feb 2019 03:14 PM PST  The deployment will raise the total number of active-duty forces supporting Customs and Border Protection agents there to about 4,350.
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| Landslide kills at least 11 on Bolivian highway Posted: 03 Feb 2019 04:56 PM PST  EL CHORO, Bolivia (AP) — Authorities said Sunday that searchers had recovered 11 bodies from a landslide that buried cars on a highway in the mountains northeast of Bolivia's capital a day earlier. At least 18 other people were reported injured.
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| Virginia Governor Calls for Urgent Staff Meeting, ABC 7 Says Posted: 03 Feb 2019 04:16 PM PST  The staff in the meeting include Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, ABC 7 News reported, without saying where it got the information. Northam said he won't quit during a televised press conference on Saturday at the state Executive Mansion in Richmond to address what he earlier called a "clearly racist and offensive" photograph on his medical school yearbook page from 1984 that surfaced on Friday. "I am not the person in the photo that caused a stir yesterday," Northam said.
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| Inquest opens into death of S.African after Ford car exploded Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:31 AM PST  A judiciary inquest into the death of a South African man who was burnt to death in December 2015 when his Ford Kuga exploded, opened in Cape Town on Monday. After nearly 40 incidents were reported of the SUV bursting into flames across South Africa, Ford in January 2017 recalled 4,500 1.6-litre Kuga cars in the country. One of those cars that exploded was driven by Reshall Jimmy.
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| 2019 Chevy Blazer Test Drive: What Happened When GM Tried To Make the Crossover Cool Posted: 04 Feb 2019 04:00 AM PST  Slap a Camaro's face on a juiced-up crossover and here's what you get.
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| Bud Light Super Bowl commercial: Farmer tips beer away in protest amid anger over corn syrup advert Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:33 AM PST  US farmers are criticising Bud Light, after the beer company declared that its products were "brewed with no corn syrup" in an advert aired during the Super Bowl. The advert pointedly refers to rival companies Miller Lite and Coors Light, which both use corn syrup. "To be clear, Bud Light is not brewed with corn syrup, and Miller Lite and Coors Light are," Bud Light added on Twitter.
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| Trump says U.S. military intervention in Venezuela 'an option;' Russia objects Posted: 03 Feb 2019 02:58 PM PST  Trump said U.S. military intervention was under consideration in an interview with CBS aired on Sunday. "Certainly, it's something that's on the - it's an option," Trump said, adding that Maduro requested a meeting months ago. "So, I think the process is playing out." The Trump administration last week issued crippling sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, a key source of revenue for the country, which is experiencing medicine shortages and malnutrition.
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| State of the Union? Trump's border demand lacks key details Posted: 04 Feb 2019 03:39 PM PST  On the border wall, what exactly would the $5.7 billion buy? How long would it take to build? Would it accomplish what Trump promises?: Our view
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| Instant Pot’s excellent sous vide cooker is back in stock on Amazon for only $79.99 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 07:29 AM PST ![Instant Pot's excellent sous vide cooker is back in stock on Amazon for only $79.99]( "Instant Pot's excellent sous vide cooker is back in stock on Amazon for only $79.99") Anova makes the most popular consumer-grade sous vide cookers out there right now. In fact, they're so popular that they're currently completely sold out on Amazon. Even when they go on sale at their lowest prices ever though, they only drop as low as $80. What you might not realize is that Instant Pot -- yes, THAT Instant Pot -- makes a similar sous vide cooker and it's always priced at just $80. That's right, the same company that makes extremely expensive multi-cookers has a fantastic sous vide precision cooker that's priced lower than anything else out there. And it just so happens that the Instant Pot SSV800 Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator is back in stock right now for they first time since Black Friday! Here are the bullet points from the product page: * Creates Quality Dishes - Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator prepares high-end restaurant quality dishes at home, turning home cooks into gourmet chefs * Consistent Cooking - Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator creates and maintains an even and accurately controlled cooking water-bath for perfect cooking results each and every time * Sous vide cooks easily, cooking times range from 10 minutes to 72 hours and temperature ranges from 104F - 195F / 40C - 90C * Easy-to-Use - Easy-to-read display, touch-screen digital controls, lightweight stainless steel with a rubber coating on the handle. * Active Pump System - Accu Slim Sous Vide Circulates water without relying on convection currents, resulting in uniformly heated water bath free of hot or cool spots. * Includes a 12V DC motor - Extremely quietly and has enhanced durability in comparison to standard AC motors used. Motor stops when removed from the water. * Clamps securely - To the 6 and 8 Quart inner pot either in or out of the Instant Pot, and can be used with or without an Instant Pot. * Easy-to-clean - Secure stand up design and removable stainless steel skirt, almost no cleaning required, simply wash and air dry the skirt * Power supply: 120V - 60Hz
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| Springlike conditions in store for New England Patriots' victory parade Tuesday Posted: 04 Feb 2019 10:04 AM PST  Rare February warmth is in store for spectators and participants in the Patriots' victory parade in Boston on Tuesday.
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| Israel's Netanyahu takes aim at media in webcast Posted: 03 Feb 2019 09:51 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday launched a new weekly webcast to "get rid of the fake from the news" ahead of national elections in April.
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| Great Jobs for 14- and 15-Year-Olds Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:37 AM PST ![Great Jobs for 14- and 15-Year-Olds]( "Great Jobs for 14- and 15-Year-Olds") Before they do, they (and their parents) should learn about which industries hire young teens and what government protections are in place to keep them safe on the job. Additionally, working hours are limited for those under age 16. Legal restrictions limit the working hours of young teens, although there are exceptions for those enrolled in an approved career exploration program.
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| Chicago police Sgt. Lori Rice found dead in apparent suicide Posted: 03 Feb 2019 03:46 PM PST  A 47-year-old off-duty Chicago police sergeant was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
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| The 12 Iconic Movie Cars You Missed in Walmart's Super Bowl Commercial Posted: 03 Feb 2019 06:34 PM PST |
| Who backs whom in Venezuela crisis Posted: 04 Feb 2019 11:58 AM PST  World powers are taking sides in the struggle between the rivals to lead Venezuela, which has ranged some Western nations against Russia, China and others. Inside the country, opposition figurehead Juan Guaido, 35, is vying to lure military commanders to switch their allegiance to him away from President Nicolas Maduro, 56. Here is a summary of whom key players are backing, after Guaido declared himself acting president on January 23 in defiance of the leftist Maduro.
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| Trump Says He’s Inclined to Keep Base in Iraq to ‘Watch’ Iran Posted: 03 Feb 2019 08:17 AM PST  Trump also said he'd ignore the advice of intelligence community officials on Iran if their views run counter to his own. "When my intelligence people tell me how wonderful Iran is -- if you don't mind, I'm going to just go by my own counsel," Trump said in an interview with CBS News.
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| Alphabet beats Wall St estimates, but spending worries investors Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:38 PM PST  Alphabet Inc's fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat Wall Street's expectations on Monday but sharply higher spending, as it added data centres and marketed its services heavily during the holidays, worried investors. Partly because of the higher spending, Alphabet reported an operating margin of 21 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 24 percent a year ago. Facebook Inc's better-then-expected fourth-quarter results last week had lifted expectations for Alphabet as they suggested that concerns about a global economic slowdown may be overblown.
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| What to Know About the 2020 Toyota Supra Posted: 03 Feb 2019 09:07 PM PST  It's the return of the almighty Supra, but this Japanese car has a German flair.
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| Will Sears survive? 5 things to watch at Monday's hearing to decide the company's fate Posted: 03 Feb 2019 09:01 PM PST ![Will Sears survive? 5 things to watch at Monday's hearing to decide the company's fate]( "Will Sears survive? 5 things to watch at Monday's hearing to decide the company's fate") The fate of Sears Holdings will be decided in a dramatic showdown that begins Monday in a federal bankruptcy court in New York.
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