| Stacey Abrams Acknowledges Loss In Georgia Governor's Race Posted: 16 Nov 2018 02:44 PM PST  In a speech to her supporters on Friday night, Democrat Stacey Abrams
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| New Jersey couple and homeless man whose feel-good story went viral charged with GoFundMe scam Posted: 15 Nov 2018 11:34 AM PST  Prosecutors say Mark D'Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. fabricated the tale in an effort to raise money for themselves.
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| Prosecutors Mistakenly Reveal Criminal Charges Against Julian Assange Posted: 16 Nov 2018 03:42 AM PST  A court filing accidentally revealed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has
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| 'Start Here' podcast: 4 military members charged with Green Beret's death Posted: 16 Nov 2018 01:36 AM PST  The incident happened last June when the two Navy SEALs and two special ops Marines were stationed in Mali. ABC News' Brad Mielke reports.
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| Yahoo News Explains: Is North Korea breaking the missile agreement with Trump? Posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:29 AM PST  North Korea is reportedly continuing to develop its ballistic missile program. Following a summit with the U.S., North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to dismantle his country's main nuclear site. North Korea reportedly continues to make improvements to more than a dozen other sites that could launch conventional and nuclear missiles.
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| List of retailers that will be closed on Thanksgiving 2018 Posted: 16 Nov 2018 11:13 AM PST  While many stores push the limits of Black Friday and offer store hours on
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| New York Residents Grapple With Their Gigantic New Roommate, Amazon Posted: 15 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  NEW YORK ― Locals are being force-fed a Silicon Valley-sized meal, and all
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| The Latest: Democrat leads in last undecided House race Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:36 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on U.S. House races in California (all times local):
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| How Florida’s recount will work Posted: 15 Nov 2018 11:38 AM PST  No, Florida isn't going to go through 8 million ballots one at a time. Here's how the rest of the recount process will work.
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| Khashoggi murder: US hits 17 Saudis with sanctions Posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:54 AM PST  The United States on Thursday placed punishing economic sanctions on 17 Saudis allegedly involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including top aides of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The sanctions were declared after Riyadh's public prosecutor announced that five officials face a possible death sentence in the case but exculpated the prince. "The Saudi officials we are sanctioning were involved in the abhorrent killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
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| My Kid's School Bus Was Attacked. His Reaction Surprised Me. Posted: 15 Nov 2018 05:30 AM PST  It's October, and my eighth-grader is late getting home from school. "Where
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| U.S. envoy for Iran warns EU banks, firms against non-dollar Iran trade Posted: 15 Nov 2018 05:52 AM PST  European banks and firms who engage in a special European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran will be at risk from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions, the U.S. special envoy for Iran warned on Thursday. It is "no surprise" that EU efforts to establish a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for non-dollar trade with Iran were floundering over fear in EU capitals that hosting it would incur U.S. punishment, Special Representative Brian Hook said.
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| Best Bites: Crispy prosciutto cups with goat cheese and figs Posted: 15 Nov 2018 12:00 PM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Death Toll Rises To 56 In Northern California Camp Fire, Deadliest In State History Posted: 14 Nov 2018 07:12 PM PST  At least 56 people have been killed in the devastating Camp fire in Northern
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| Migrant caravan arrives at U.S.-Mexico border Posted: 15 Nov 2018 11:46 AM PST ![Migrant caravan arrives at U.S.-Mexico border]( "Migrant caravan arrives at U.S.-Mexico border") The bulk of the migrant caravan crossing Mexico began arriving Thursday at the U.S. border, as around 800 Central Americans reached the city of Tijuana aboard 22 buses after more than a month's trek. "We've finally reached Tijuana. It's been a never-ending journey, but God brought us here," said Carmen Soto, a Honduran migrant traveling with her two young children.
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| Photos of the week: 11/9 - 11/16 Posted: 16 Nov 2018 02:00 PM PST  Devastating wildfires continued to ravage parts of Northern and Southern
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| I’ve Worked in Republican Politics. The Party’s Voter Suppression in the Midterms Has Been a Disgrace Posted: 15 Nov 2018 06:26 AM PST  To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this nation's past, writes Elise Jordan
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| Is Sen. Kamala Harris Running In 2020? Ask The 1,100 Facebook Ads She Just Bought. Posted: 15 Nov 2018 04:35 PM PST  Sen. Kamala Harris isn't saying if she plans to run for president, but her
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| US star lawyer Avenatti arrested on domestic violence suspicions Posted: 14 Nov 2018 08:13 PM PST  Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for an adult film star engaged in a legal battle with Donald Trump, was arrested in Los Angeles on a felony domestic violence charge, police said Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted that the star attorney was booked in the afternoon and his bail was set at $50,000. In a statement, Avenatti denied any wrongdoing.
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| Bullseye! Hilarious photos capture dogs showing impressive concentration before catching treats Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:18 AM PST ![Bullseye! Hilarious photos capture dogs showing impressive concentration before catching treats]( "Bullseye! Hilarious photos capture dogs showing impressive concentration before catching treats") This unique collection of photographs shows the concentrated faces of dogs just before catching their beloved treats. Professional photographer Christian Vieler, from Germany, shot the latest series of his "Dogs Catching Treats in Trouble" collection with hilarious results. Some of the 48-year-old's images show the happy faces of successful catches, whereas others illustrate pooches' shocked reactions on seeing such large amounts of treats thrown at them at once.
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| How Hamas Brought Israel to the Brink of Election Chaos Posted: 16 Nov 2018 07:55 AM PST  Hamas didn't achieve a military victory. But toppling the defense minister is a kind of victory because it shows that Hamas can shake Jerusalem's politics at the very top.
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| World's most popular car gets a new face: meet the new Toyota Corolla Posted: 16 Nov 2018 03:29 AM PST  The 12th generation of the Toyota Corolla was unveiled Friday, featuring a sportier exterior, enhanced performance, and new connected technology. After following in the steps of the 2019 Corolla Hatchback, the new 2020 sedan uses the underpinnings of the Toyota New Global Architecture making the long-surviving vehicle even more sturdy and aggressive. Introducing the all new re-imagined and reconfigured 2020 Toyota #Corolla.
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| Death Toll Rises To 63 In Northern California Camp Fire, 631 Now Unaccounted For Posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:20 PM PST  The death toll in Northern California's Camp fire rose once again on Thursday
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| This Gluten-Free, Vegan Stuffing Recipe Will Please Just About Everyone Posted: 15 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  Let me start by saying Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I'm a planner, and
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| Camp Fire death toll increases to 63; San Francisco pulls famed cable cars off the roads due to poor air quality Posted: 16 Nov 2018 09:23 AM PST  More than a week after first igniting in Butte County, California, the news surrounding the most destructive and deadly wildfire in California history remains grim.
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| Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount Posted: 15 Nov 2018 04:28 PM PST  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's acrimonious battle for the U.S. Senate headed Thursday to a legally required hand recount after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson separated by less than 13,000 votes.
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| U.S. sanctions 17 Saudis over killing of journalist Khashoggi Posted: 15 Nov 2018 10:51 AM PST  Among those sanctioned were Saud al-Qahtani, who has been removed from his position as a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi and members of a 15-person team Turkey has identified as being involved in Khashoggi's death. The announcement was unusual for Washington, which rarely imposes sanctions on Saudi nationals. It also allows President Donald Trump's administration to stop short of any action that might affect lucrative U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia that he has vowed to preserve.
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| FBI, Aruba Police Probing Royal Princess Cruise Ship Death Posted: 15 Nov 2018 11:47 AM PST  The FBI and authorities in Aruba are investigating whether the tragic death of
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| A weighty issue: scientists redefine the kilogram after 129 years Posted: 16 Nov 2018 10:03 AM PST  The kilogram will no longer be measured against an actual weight, after scientists voted to start using an electromagnetic current. Since 1889, a kilogram has been defined by a single lump of platinum-iridium which is housed inside three glass bell jars at the headquarters of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) , just outside Paris. But the master copy, known as 'Le Grand K', has been picking up microparticles of dust, or losing mass in cleaning, causing consternation for scientists using it to measure ever more accurate weights. Now, after a week-long meeting at the Palace of Versailles representatives of 60 nations agreed to redefine the kilogram based on the unchanging value of the 'Planck constant.' Instead of checking it against an actual weight, scientists can now find an exact kilogram by measuring the amount of electricity needed to lift it, using a special set of scales known as The Kibble balance. Scientists have been trying for decades to define a constant value for the kilogram that is derived from laws of physics, in the same way they have done for other standard units. For example, a metre is not defined as 100 centimetres but "the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second". Scientists Yuning Duan and Gert Rietveld celebrate after the vote on the redefinition of four base units of the International System of Units Credit: Reuters Describing what impact the new kilogram would have, the BIPM said: "In the same way that if you replaced the decaying foundations of a house with robust new ones, it may not be possible to identify the difference from the surface, but some substantial changes would have taken place to ensure the longevity of the property." The BIPM also voted to update definitions for the ampere (electrical current), the kelvin (thermodynamic temperature) and the mole (amount of a substance). Martin Milton, director of the BIPM, said: "The SI redefinition is a landmark moment in scientific progress. "Using the fundamental constants we observe in nature as a foundation for important concepts such as mass and time means that we have a stable foundation from which to advance our scientific understanding, develop new technologies and address some of society's greatest challenges." Barry Inglis, who heads the committee for weights and measures, said the implications were immense. "We will now no longer be bound by the limitations of objects in our measurement of the world, but have universally accessible units that can pave the way to even greater accuracy, and even accelerate scientific advancement," he said. The new definitions agreed by the BIPM will come into force on May 20, 2019.
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| McConnell Sees Path to Avoid Shutdown After Meeting With Trump Posted: 15 Nov 2018 02:08 PM PST ![McConnell Sees Path to Avoid Shutdown After Meeting With Trump]( "McConnell Sees Path to Avoid Shutdown After Meeting With Trump") "We talked about border security and how to resolve all this, and we're optimistic we have a way forward," McConnell of Kentucky said after he and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama met with the president. Asked what the way forward is, McConnell said, "I'll tell you when we get it." He declined to respond to questions about whether Trump would accept fencing as a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Southern California wildfire latest Posted: 15 Nov 2018 09:21 AM PST  ABC News' Maggie Rulli discusses the latest developments in Southern California where at least 3 people are dead and hundreds of homes have been destroyed.
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| Facebook Executive Sheryl Sandberg Calls Explosive NYT Report 'Simply Untrue' Posted: 15 Nov 2018 09:30 PM PST  Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg weighed in on the recent
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| Indonesian jet crash victim's family sues Boeing Posted: 15 Nov 2018 10:32 PM PST  The family of an Indonesian man killed in a Lion Air jet crash is suing Boeing, alleging that the accident may have been caused by a problem with the flight-control system in its newest 737 plane. The father of Rio Nanda Pratama filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the US state of Illinois, where the plane manufacturer is headquartered, over the death of the young doctor who was to have married his high-school sweetheart this week. Pratama's fiance Intan Syari, 26, has made headlines after she posed alone for photos in a wedding gown that she was to have worn at the couple's nuptials in Indonesia.
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| Toys That Evolve With Your Baby Posted: 15 Nov 2018 03:44 AM PST  Find out why Lovevery Play Kits is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018.
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| GOP Senator Says Voter Suppression Is A 'Great Idea' Posted: 16 Nov 2018 05:10 AM PST  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) appeared to endorse voter suppression during a
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| California presses search for fire victims, number of missing soars Posted: 16 Nov 2018 03:45 PM PST  Remains of at least 63 people have been recovered so far in and around the Sierra foothills hamlet of Paradise, which was home to nearly 27,000 residents before the town was largely incinerated by the deadly Camp Fire on the night of Nov. 8. More than a week later, firefighters have managed to carve containment lines around 45 percent of the blaze's perimeter, up from 35 percent a day earlier, even as the burned landscape grew slightly to 142,000 acres (57,000 hectares). More than 11,000 evacuees were being housed in 14 emergency shelters set up in churches, schools and community centers around the region, American Red Cross spokeswoman Greta Gustafson said.
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| Nancy Pelosi In Peril Posted: 15 Nov 2018 06:42 AM PST  Democrats may have won the House of Representatives, but for Rep. Nancy Pelosi the fight is just beginning.
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| Trump gets Elvis catchphrase wrong and praises Judge Scalia for how much sex he had during Medal of Freedom ceremony tribute Posted: 16 Nov 2018 12:42 PM PST  Donald Trump has misquoted one of the most famous phrases in music history during a presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony - claiming "Elvis has left the house". The president was recalling an Elvis Presley performance he had attended as he paid tribute to the rock 'n' roll star while bestowing what is thehighest civilian honour in the US alongside the Congressional Gold Medal. Mr Trump said overexcited fans were "ripping the place apart, screaming" and.
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| Judge Orders Georgia Counties to Count Birthdate-Error Ballots Posted: 14 Nov 2018 06:31 PM PST  Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, the former secretary of state, currently leads with 50.2 percent of the vote to 48.8 percent for Democrat Stacey Abrams, who needs a net gain of about 17,000 votes out of more than 3.9 million cast to force a runoff next month. In that case, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in Atlanta required the state to take extra steps to protect voters who used provisional ballots on Nov. 6 because Kemp may have failed to properly maintain the voter registration database when he served as secretary of state. Totenberg ordered the state to review all provisional ballots that were cast and set up a hot line and website for voters to check if their ballots were counted.
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| British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal Posted: 16 Nov 2018 12:11 AM PST  British Prime Minister Theresa May battled Friday to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her own political future. The Conservative leader said she believed with "every fibre of my being" in the Brexit course she had set, after facing a hostile parliament and seeing four ministers, including Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, quit the government. Members of parliament on all sides warned her there was no way the plan could win their approval, but she dismissed calls to quit, saying: "Am I going to see this through?
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| Raccoons Who Police Assumed Had Rabies Were Actually Just Drunk Posted: 15 Nov 2018 10:11 AM PST  If raccoons could talk, these ones would be slurring their words
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| At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire Posted: 14 Nov 2018 08:56 PM PST ![At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire]( "At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire") National Guard troops joined the grim search on Wednesday for more victims in the ruins of an incinerated northern California town while the death toll climbed to 56 in the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state's history. The latest fatality count was announced as authorities released a revised list of 130 people reported missing by loved ones after flames largely obliterated the Sierra foothills town of Paradise, about 175 miles (280 km) north of San Francisco, last Thursday. Nearly 230 people were initially reported as missing in the killer blaze, dubbed the Camp Fire.
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| Marcia Fudge, Toying With Speaker Run, Slams Nancy Pelosi Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:05 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) is all but announcing her intention to
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| Brazilian gets life in prison for Spanish family slayings Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:48 AM PST ![Brazilian gets life in prison for Spanish family slayings]( "Brazilian gets life in prison for Spanish family slayings") MADRID (AP) — A judge in Spain on Thursday handed down three life sentences to a Brazilian man convicted of the gruesome slayings of his aunt, uncle and two young cousins.
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| Melania Trump Knows It’s Ironic That She Advocates Against Bullying Posted: 15 Nov 2018 04:37 PM PST  Melania Trump acknowledged the irony that she is advocating against bullying
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