| Footage shows massive colonies of fire ants floating in Hurricane Florence floodwaters Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:31 AM PDT  In wake of Hurricane Florence, victims in the storm's path are being warned of
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| Sen. Ted Cruz Calls Rival Beto O'Rourke 'Quick' To Blame Dallas Cop Who Killed Botham Jean Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:05 PM PDT  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who are facing off
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| George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11 Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" spoke to Yahoo News about the younger Bush's defining moment of presidential leadership: standing up to anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination after the attacks on Sept. 11. 2001.
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| Kavanaugh High School Pal Writes In Memoir Of Being Wild Drunk With Girls Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:42 AM PDT  Brett Kavanaugh's former high school pal who a woman says was in the room when
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| Japanese Billionaire Will Fly To The Moon With SpaceX, Elon Musk Says Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  SpaceX, Elon Musk's ambitious rocket endeavor, said Monday it had signed a
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| Lithuania Says Walmart Has Agreed To Stop Selling Soviet-Themed T-Shirts Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:22 AM PDT  Lithuanian officials said that Walmart has agreed to remove Soviet-themed
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| U.N. refugee agency gives Trump's latest cuts a weary shrug Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:47 AM PDT  The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR declined to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump's cut in refugee resettlement places on Tuesday, saying it was up to the United States to decide on its policy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. would be capped at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 set for 2018. "Decisions on which refugees will be resettled and where they go are made solely by the governments of countries that, like the United States, admit refugees for resettlement," UNHCR spokesman William Spindler told a regular U.N. briefing in Geneva.
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| Good Samaritans Work to Rescue Animals From Hurricane Florence: 'They Can't Save Themselves' Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:27 AM PDT  As Hurricane Florence ravaged the East Coast, brave emergency responders and good Samaritans put their own lives on the line to rescue animals in the path of the deadly storm.
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| Volvo asks US government for tariff exemption for China-built XC60 crossover SUV Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Volvo is the latest automaker to ask the U.S. government for an exemption from steep tariffs on Chinese-made SUVs, Reuters reported Friday. Buick asked trade officials in July for an exemption from a 25-percent tariff on its China-made Envision SUV earlier this year, although Volvo's interest in seeking relief from the measure is far greater. In August, the XC60 accounted for more than 31 percent of overall sales for Volvo, according to the automaker. Since May, the U.S. has imported most of its Volvo XC60 models from China, although the automaker originally imported them from its factory in Sweden when the car was launched. Unlike Buick, which petitioned for an exemption for 40,000 of its China-built Envision crossover, Volvo is seeking an unlimited exemption for XC60 crossovers built in China, according to Reuters. Earlier this year, Volvo opened its first North American production facility near Charleston, S.C., where it builds the S60 sedan and eventually the XC90 full-size crossover. DON'T MISS: Global trade war prompts Volvo to put brakes on its IPO In its letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, Volvo said it could eventually build the XC60 crossover in America, but said that a proposed 25-percent tariff would be unfairly passed to consumers. When Volvo opened its North American plant in June, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that steep tariffs could threaten jobs at that plant and that eliminating global trade restrictions was the "right way" for the auto industry. "We will export as many cars from this factory as we will import in the U.S...That is a good example of how trade with cars should work in an open and free economy," he said in June.
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| US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea sanctions Posted: 17 Sep 2018 09:59 AM PDT  The United States on Monday accused Russia of "cheating" on UN sanctions against North Korea with plans for a railway project, oil transfers and ongoing business dealings with Pyongyang. Russia shot back and charged that Washington was blocking steps to foster cooperation between North and South Korea and using a UN sanctions committee "as a select channel to punish" North Korea.
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| Wall Street Journal Goes All Out To Defend Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Assault Allegation Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:35 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee is facing an allegation of
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| Asia Argento Threatens to Sue Rose McGowan Over 'Horrendous Lies' About Sexual Assault Allegations Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:27 PM PDT  McGowan and Argento were previously close allies in the #MeToo movement
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| Blowing In With Hurricane Florence: The Rugged Anchor In A Polo Shirt Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:36 PM PDT  The only thing in the Carolinas having a good week is the polo shirt. As
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| Hurricane Florence: The Dramatic Rescues in the Wake of Devastating Storm Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:17 AM PDT  The U.S. Coast Guard has made dozens of rescues as floodwaters continue to rise.
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| Two Koreas hold high-stakes summit with nuclear talks in jeopardy Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:08 AM PDT  The inter-Korean summit will be a litmus test for another meeting Kim has recently proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump, giving clues to whether Kim is serious about denuclearization, a commitment he made at their first encounter in June. Trump has asked Moon to be "chief negotiator" between himself and Kim, according to Moon's aides, after Trump canceled a trip to Pyongyang by his secretary of state last month. "I'd like to have frank dialogue with Chairman Kim on how to find a point of contact between U.S. demands for denuclearization and North Korea's demands for ending hostile relations and security guarantees," Moon told a meeting with senior secretaries on Monday.
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| 5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:08 AM PDT ![5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items]( "5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items") Craigslist. Freecycle. Facebook Marketplace. Goodwill. Your local consignment shop. Yard sales. All of these are wonderful places to pick up used items at a low price, which can really help out your bottom line.
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| Twitter Users Rib Ted Cruz For Joking Beto O'Rourke Will Ban BBQ Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:54 PM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) must be getting desperate in his re-election bid for
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| Flooding From Hurricane Florence Is Overtaking Hog Farms and Coal Ash Dumps Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:32 PM PDT  Officials say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed
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| Student engaged to be married killed by shark in Cape Cod Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:07 AM PDT  A 26-year-old man who loved the outdoors and was planning a wedding was fatally bitten by a shark while boogie boarding.
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| Audi's first all-electric SUV, the e-tron, revealed Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:58 AM PDT  After being teased since 2016, Audi finally revealed its new and completely electric SUV, the e-tron, in San Francisco on Monday. Volkswagen also announced Monday that the group intends to make 10 million electric vehicles in the first wave by investing $7 billion in EV production, and this Audi e-tron is just the first of the wave -- the Brussels plant is already producing 200 of these per day.
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| Philippine miners dig for their own in typhoon landslide Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  Itogon (Philippines) (AFP) - The miners in the mountains of the northern Philippines usually dig for gold. But on Tuesday they were digging for their colleagues and relatives buried under a vast landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut.
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| Trump Intervenes In Mueller Probe, Ordering Release Of Carter Page FISA Application, Comey Texts Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation
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| U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:40 AM PDT ![U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3]( "U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3") The test message was originally scheduled for 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT)on Thursday but is being pushed back to the same time on Oct. 3 because of response efforts to Tropical Depression Florence, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement. FEMA, which will send the alert, said last week that the messages would bear the headline "Presidential Alert," and that phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration. The test has been scheduled to ensure that the alert system would work in the event of a national emergency, and U.S. cellphone users will not be able to opt out.
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| Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT ![Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries]( "Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries") This photographer has an incredible body of work after traveling the globe in to capture images of some of the world's most beautiful of libraries. The photographer, from Florence, Italy, said that everything about these grand venues attracts him — from the simple smell of dust, leather and wood, to the pleasure of opening an aged book.
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| Democrats Welcome Chris Collins’ Decision To Stay On Ballot Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:22 PM PDT  Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) plans to seek re-election despite being indicted
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| Last stand: Syria's rebel Idlib prepares for a losing battle Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:05 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — They dug trenches around towns, reinforced caves for cover and put up sand bags around their positions. They issued calls to arms, urging young men to join in the defense of Idlib, the Syrian province where opposition fighters expect to make their last stand against Russian- and Iranian-backed government troops they have fought for years.
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| How This Couple Got Their Dream Beach Wedding Just Before Hurricane Florence Hit the Area Posted: 18 Sep 2018 09:45 AM PDT  Leah and Brandon Frick's original wedding date was during the height of the storm.
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| 18 Potato Casseroles That Are Peak Comfort Food Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:01 PM PDT |
| Why Meghan Markle Is Throwing Her Support Behind a Charity Cookbook Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT  Titled "Together Our Community Cookbook," it gathers 50 recipes from around the world.
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| Trump's Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion In First 5 Years: Air Force Memo Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  The proposed sixth branch of the military could have more than 13,000 employees, according to an internal Air Force memo.
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| The 2019 BMW Z4 Is a Real Roadster Again Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:01 PM PDT  The new softtop will offer six-cylinder M40i and four-cylinder 30i versions.
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| Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea Posted: 17 Sep 2018 01:31 AM PDT ![Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea]( "Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea") A Japanese submarine has for the first time joined a naval drill in the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an expansion of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others. It was the first time a Japanese submarine had conducted drills there. The exercise, which involved the submarine trying to evade detection, was conducted away from island bases built by China to push its claims in the strategic sea.
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| Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:05 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it has signed off on a $1 billion investment in US carmaker Lucid Motors with the aim of helping the Tesla rival roll out electric cars. The Public Investment Fund, which invests on behalf of the Saudi government, said the outlay was aimed at funding the commercial launch of the Lucid Air model in 2020, pending regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter of oil and a crucial US ally in the Middle East, has pushed to diversify its economy since the 2014 crude market crash.
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| Hungary's leader: EU seeks to undermine border defense tasks Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:21 AM PDT  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister claimed Monday that the European Union is seeking to take over the defense of the bloc's external borders from some countries in order to facilitate the entry of migrants.
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| Celia Barquin Arozamena: Man Accused of Murder of Iowa State Golfer Told Acquaintance He Had 'Urge to Rape and Kill,' Complaint States Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:35 AM PDT  "We are all devastated," Iowa State women's golf coach Christie Martens said in a statement.
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| Dad attempts a nice – but absurdly unsuccessful – panoramic photo of his daughter Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:47 AM PDT  Dads and technology don't always mix. Just ask Simran, a 21-year-old Twitter user whose father recently tried to show off his photo skills using his iPhone X's panoramic feature, but failed miserably. SEE ALSO: Man poses with incredible cucumber and inspires an awesome photoshop battle On Saturday, Simran tweeted two panoramic photographs her dad took of her on their family vacation. While the panoramic feature is most often used to capture especially wide landscape shots, Simran's Hip Dad doesn't play by the rules. "My dad told me to stand by the apples because he said he discovered a new way to take pano pics vertically. I agreed to it and this was the result," Simran told Mashable via Twitter. My dad trying to take Panoramic's of me. I'm mad asf. pic.twitter.com/qLz73jM5tk — Simran (@sc_x_cs) September 15, 2018 "My dad trying to take panoramics of me. I'm mad asf," Simran tweeted alongside two photos of herself looking like an optical illusion. "When he saw them he said 'they look great' and then I saw them and completely lost it. I mean, are you kidding me? I look like an Alien," she said, noting that several people on Twitter have compared her to Kanye West and Lil Pump in their music video for "I Love It." To see how truly distorted the shots were, here's what Simran looks like through a regular lens. My hair ain't too bad �� pic.twitter.com/nB5zqcYYwa — Simran (@sc_x_cs) September 16, 2018 Nice try, dad, but in the future, leave the fancy photo tricks to the pros. WATCH: NVIDIA's new AI photo filler is mind-blowing to watch
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| Florence flooding: Drone footage shows hurricane damage in Wilmington area Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:53 AM PDT  By Sunday night, Hurricane Florence dumped more than 23 inches of rain on Wilmington.
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| Iran vows to protect civilians in Syria's Idlib province Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:04 AM PDT  Iran said Monday it is committed to protecting civilians if its Syrian regime ally launches a full-scale offensive on the country's last rebel stronghold of Idlib province. "The humanitarian issue is of significant importance to us," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told journalists in Tehran. Tehran is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's seven-year conflict, and has said it is ready to support an assault by regime forces on the rebel-held province.
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| Hillary Clinton Slams Trump Admin's 'Despicable' Acts: 'Our Democracy Is In Crisis' Posted: 16 Sep 2018 09:12 PM PDT  Hillary Clinton said President Trump had done "so many despicable things that it can be hard to keep track."
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