| Police face-off with tribe in missionary killing Posted: 24 Nov 2018 11:25 PM PST  Indian officers had a nervous long-distance face-off with the tribe who killed an American missionary, in their latest bid to locate his body on a remote island, police said Sunday. The police team, who took a boat just off Indian-owned North Sentinel island on Saturday, spotted men from the Sentinelese tribe on the beach where John Allen Chau was last seen, the region's police chief Dependra Pathak told AFP. Using binoculars, officers -- in a police boat about 400 metres from the shore -- saw the men armed with bows and arrows, the weapons reportedly used by the isolated tribe to kill Chau as he shouted Christian phrases at them.
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| Saudi Prince Slams CIA Assessment Report on Khashoggi Murder Posted: 24 Nov 2018 08:57 PM PST  Several news organizations including the Washington Post and New York Times have reported that the CIA concluded the crown prince ordered the columnist's assassination in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, contradicting Riyadh's version that he wasn't involved. CIA officials have high confidence in their conclusion, which is based on multiple sources of intelligence, the Post reported Nov. 16. "The CIA has been proved wrong before," Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a longtime Saudi intelligence chief, said in an interview in Abu Dhabi Saturday.
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| NASA Looking Toward Manned Mission To Mars 'Sometime In The 2030s' Posted: 25 Nov 2018 12:51 PM PST  > .@NASA's Steve Clarke says we might see manned missions to Mars by late
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| 6 rebels, 1 soldier killed in Kashmir, sparking protests Posted: 25 Nov 2018 06:09 AM PST  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Six rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, officials said, sparking violent protests by residents seeking an end to Indian rule over the disputed region and leaving a teenage boy dead and 20 people injured.
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| Biggest Threat To The U.K.’s Security Is Russia, Not ISIS, British Army Chief Says [Opinion] Posted: 24 Nov 2018 09:13 AM PST ![Biggest Threat To The U.K.'s Security Is Russia, Not ISIS, British Army Chief Says [Opinion]](http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/wsSGAeZM.gRid52o24OtSA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/inquisitr_395/3bef660422ad5d5fef0ad0f76f46a258 "Biggest Threat To The U.K.'s Security Is Russia, Not ISIS, British Army Chief Says [Opinion]") Just how big of a threat is Russia these days? There was a time when Russia was this big, looming ominous, existential threat. Former US President Ronald Reagan regarded Russia as the wrong side of a holy war, calling it the evil empire.
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| Death toll in California fire rises to 87 Posted: 24 Nov 2018 10:16 PM PST  The death toll in northern California's so-called "Camp Fire" rose to 87, officials said late Saturday, adding that the blaze was almost fully under control. Cal Fire, the state fire authority, said in its latest bulletin that the fire - which broke out on November 8 - was 98 percent contained. More than 153,000 acres have been torched, with nearly 14,000 homes and hundreds of other structures destroyed by the powerful blaze, California's deadliest and most destructive fire ever.
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| Taiwan president quits as party chair after local election setback Posted: 24 Nov 2018 09:22 AM PST  The results of the polls, being held just over a year before Taiwan's next presidential election, are likely to please China, which claims self-ruled and proudly democratic Taiwan as its own and has ramped up pressure on Tsai and her administration since she took office in 2016. In the run-up to the elections, Tsai and her government said repeatedly that China was trying to sway voters with "political bullying" and "fake news", accusations that Beijing denied. The DPP lost control of the mayoralties in Taiwan's second-most populous city Taichung and the key battleground of Kaohsiung in the south, which it held for two decades and played a central role in Taiwan's pro-democracy movement in the 1970s.
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| White House Lashed For 'Burying' Bombshell Climate Report With Holiday Release Posted: 24 Nov 2018 07:06 PM PST  Critics are slamming the Trump administration's cunning timing for releasing a
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| Cokie Roberts: Nancy Pelosi will be next speaker because she's a 'master politician' Posted: 25 Nov 2018 07:58 AM PST  The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics.
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| The Ross Family's Thanksgiving Day Parade Celebration In New York City Is Pure Joy Posted: 24 Nov 2018 10:31 AM PST  Diana Ross sparkled at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
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| Jamal Khashoggi’s Body Was Drained Of All Blood Before Medical Expert Dismembered Him, New Report Claims Posted: 24 Nov 2018 03:04 AM PST  Jamal Khashoggi's body was brought to a sink and drained of blood immediately after he was murdered so he could be more easily dismembered, a gruesome new report claims. The murder of the Washington Post journalist has still been shrouded in some mystery as his body has never been found, but a new report from Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News claims that one of the members of the team of Saudi agents that killed Khashoggi had a very detailed plan to dismember and dispose of the body.
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| Air raids target rebel supply lines as deadly clashes hit Yemen's Hodeida Posted: 25 Nov 2018 09:41 AM PST  A Saudi-led military coalition resumed air strikes against rebel supply lines around Hodeida on Sunday, two days after a UN envoy visited the lifeline Yemeni port city, pro-government military officials said. Five pro-government fighters were killed in the clashes with the Iran-aligned rebels and by landmines, the officials told AFP. The air strikes targeted convoys of rebel reinforcements at the northern entrance to Hodeida and south of the city, they said.
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| NASA spacecraft nears Red Planet on mission to detect 'marsquakes' Posted: 25 Nov 2018 11:48 AM PST  Traveling 301 million miles (548 million km) from Earth, the Mars InSight spacecraft was due to reach its destination on the dusty, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet at about 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT). The mission control team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles prepared to conduct a final adjustment to the InSight's flight path on Sunday to maneuver the spacecraft closer toward its entry point over Mars. If all goes according to plan, InSight will streak into the pink Martian sky nearly 24 hours later at 12,000 miles per hour (19,310 kilometers per hour).
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| Contradicting Trump, Incoming Mexico Gov't Denies Making Deal To Host Asylum Seekers Posted: 25 Nov 2018 04:33 AM PST  President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that asylum seekers would be
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| Police: Man shot woman at Walmart, later turned gun on self Posted: 25 Nov 2018 09:14 AM PST  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 54-year-old man suspected of the fatal weekend shooting of a woman in a Walmart store in north Florida has been hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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| U.K. Parliament Seizes Internal Facebook Documents: Guardian Posted: 24 Nov 2018 03:27 PM PST ![U.K. Parliament Seizes Internal Facebook Documents: Guardian]( "U.K. Parliament Seizes Internal Facebook Documents: Guardian") "We've failed to get answers from Facebook and we believe the documents contain information of very high public interest."The documents are alleged to contain important information about Facebook decisions on data and privacy controls that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The newspaper said they they include confidential emails between senior executives and correspondence with CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Six4Three obtained the documents in a legal action against Facebook, and they are subject to a California court order that forbids them from being shared or made public.Facebook said the materials obtained by the parliamentary committee are subject to the court order, and it has asked the committee "to refrain from reviewing them and to return them to counsel or to Facebook," the Guardian reported.
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| This rare 1990 Mazda 323F hasn't been seen for over 10 years Posted: 25 Nov 2018 12:33 PM PST  Discovered in the old garage of a freshly-purchased house, this rare Mazda 323F hasn't seen the light of day for over a decade. Remarkably original and surprisingly healthy, the Japanese sports saloon is now up for sale
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| Stocks Post Worst Thanksgiving Week Decline Since 2011 Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:15 PM PST  With some of the Dow's most popular technology stocks under pressure and a steep decline in oil prices, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 178.74 points on Black Friday, the S&P 500 dropped 0.65 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.5 percent. It was the worst Black Friday performance for the Dow and S&P since 2010, and the worst for the Nasdaq since 2011. For the week, all three major indexes dropped more than 3 percent, their biggest loss during Thanksgiving week since 2011, according to CNBC.
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| Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle Posted: 24 Nov 2018 01:34 PM PST  Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer. The result came at the end of a dramatic evening which saw Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen resign as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after it suffered major defeats in key mid-term polls, a significant blow to her prospects for re-election in 2020. As well as voting for seats from village to city level, there were 10 referendums on the ballot, including pro- and anti-gay marriage proposals.
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| Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier Posted: 25 Nov 2018 02:29 AM PST  President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka's government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Wickremesinghe's party has a majority in parliament and Sirisena's bid to bring back the country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse has already failed.
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| Prostesters gather at mall after fatal shooting Posted: 24 Nov 2018 08:03 PM PST  The family of Emantic Bradford called for justice after the 21-year-old was shot and killed by police at a mall in Hoover, Ala., on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.
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| Indian police map area of island where US man was killed by tribe Posted: 24 Nov 2018 06:03 PM PST  Police said they have mapped the area of a remote Indian island where tribes people were seen burying the body of an American adventurer and Christian missionary after allegedly killing him with arrows this month. But before they can even attempt to recover the body of 26-year-old John Allen Chau, authorities have to learn from experts "the nuances of the group's conduct and behavior, particularly in this kind of violent behavior," said Dependra Pathak, the director-general of police of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where North Sentinel Island is located. During their visit to the island's surroundings on Friday, investigators spotted four or five North Sentinel islanders moving in the area from a distance of about 500 meters (1,600 feet) from a boat and studied their behavior for several hours, said Pathak. "We have more or less identified the site and the area in general," Pathak said by phone on Saturday. Indian authorities have been struggling to figure out how to get the remains of Chau, who was killed by North Sentinel islanders who apparently shot him with arrows and then buried his body on the beach. Friday's visit was the second boat expedition of the week by a team of police and officials from the forest department, tribal welfare department and coast guard, Pathak said. The officials took two of the seven people arrested for helping Chau get close to the island in an effort to determine his route and the circumstances of his death. The fishermen who had taken Chau to the shore saw the tribespeople dragging and burying his body on the morning of November 17. North Sentinel Island locator Officials typically don't travel to the North Sentinel area, where people live as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. The only contacts, occasional "gift giving" visits in which bananas and coconuts were passed by small teams of officials and scholars who remained in the surf, were years ago. Indian ships monitor the waters around the island, trying to ensure outsiders do not go near the Sentinelese, who have repeatedly made clear they want to be left alone. Chau went to "share the love of Jesus," said Mary Ho, international executive leader of All Nations. All Nations, a Kansas City, Missouri-based organisation, helped train Chau, discussed the risks with him and sent him on the mission, to support him in his "life's calling," she added. "He wanted to have a long-term relationship, and if possible, to be accepted by them and live amongst them," she said. When a young boy tried to hit him with an arrow on his first day on the island, Chau swam back to the fishing boat he had arranged to wait for him offshore. The arrow, he wrote, hit a Bible he was carrying. "Why did a little kid have to shoot me today?" he wrote in his notes, which he left with the fishermen before swimming back the next morning. "His high-pitched voice still lingers in my head." Police say Chau knew that the Sentinelese resisted all contact by outsiders, firing arrows and spears at passing helicopters and killing fishermen who drift onto their shore. His notes, which were reported Thursday in Indian newspapers and confirmed by police, make clear he knew he might be killed. Chau paid fishermen to take him near North Sentinel, using a kayak to paddle to shore and bringing gifts, including a football and fish. The Indian government lifted restrictions on traveling to the island in August, Ho said. She said she couldn't comment on why Chau arrived there the way he did, but that he carefully planned it. All Nations contacted the US Department of State, Ho said. She doesn't know yet whether it will be possible to recover Chau's body. "We are just in grief and in shock about his death," she said. "At the same time, we consider it a real honor to have worked with him, to have been a part of his journey." Scholars know almost nothing about the island, from how many people live there to what language they speak. The Andamans once had other similar groups, long-ago migrants from Africa and Southeast Asia who settled in the island chain, but their numbers have dwindled dramatically over the past century as a result of disease, intermarriage and migration. Five fishermen, a friend of Chau's and a local tourist guide have been arrested for helping Chau. Chau, whose friends described him as a fervent Christian, attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Before that he had lived in southwestern Washington state and went to Vancouver Christian High School. In an Instagram post, his family said it was mourning him as a "beloved son, brother, uncle and best friend to us." The family also said it forgave his killers. Authorities say Chau arrived in the area on October 16 and stayed on another island while he prepared to travel to North Sentinel. It was not his first time in the region, as he had visited the Andaman islands in 2015 and 2016. With help from the friend, Chau paid fishermen $325 to take him there, according to Pathak. After the fishermen realized Chau had been killed, they left for Port Blair, the capital of the island chain, where they broke the news to Chau's friend, who notified his family, Pathak said.
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| Large Asteroid Packing 50 Megatons Of Force Might Come Crashing Down On Earth In 2023 — And That’s Not All Posted: 25 Nov 2018 01:42 PM PST  A large asteroid could be headed toward us in the near future — barreling through space on a risk trajectory that might cause it to collide with Earth. The news comes from the Express, which cites NASA sources revealing that the space rock could end up engaged in not one, but a staggering 62 different potential impact trajectories with our planet — each of them waiting to sling the asteroid toward Earth over the next 100 years. Known as asteroid 2018 LF16, the space rock was last observed by our astronomers on June 16 — notes NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) — who calculated its orbit and its potential to become a threat to our planet.
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| Theresa May Gambles on Personal Campaign to Win Brexit Deal Vote Posted: 25 Nov 2018 02:30 PM PST  The U.K. prime minister will appeal to members of Parliament to vote for the contract she finalized over the weekend with the European Union and avoid the turmoil of splitting from the bloc without a plan. May has staked her authority on a campaign to persuade the House of Commons -- against the odds -- to endorse her Brexit deal in a vote expected to be held in December.
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| 9 products to help you sleep better, all on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Posted: 24 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PST  Contrary to what you believed when you pulled those all-nighters in college, clocking in at least eight hours of sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your wellbeing. A good night's sleep can reduce stress, bolster your immune system, and lower your risk of serious health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease. But, who can score some quality beauty sleep when your partner is snoring all night long, or when you're tossing and turning in itchy, uncomfortable sheets? SEE ALSO: All the best Black Friday 2018 sales, right in one place Not only will the products below help you have a good night's sleep, but you can still get them at a Black Friday discount and save an extra 20% when you use the BFSAVE20 coupon code. 1. 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| EU's only Plan B is preparing no-deal Brexit: official Posted: 25 Nov 2018 06:36 AM PST ![EU's only Plan B is preparing no-deal Brexit: official]( "EU's only Plan B is preparing no-deal Brexit: official") The European Union has no plan to address a possible rejection of Sunday's Brexit deal in the British parliament other than its current planning for Britain leaving without a deal, a senior EU official said. Asked after the treaty was endorsed at a summit about what the EU was doing to prepare for possible new negotiations, the official said: "The only Plan B that is going on is preparedness planning. This work continues." The official added that those no-deal preparations were not discussed by leaders on Sunday and nor was there any discussion among the leaders or with British Prime Minister Theresa May of "what if" questions relating to the British parliamentary vote, expected to take place days before an EU summit on Dec. 13-14.
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| Around 100 Syrians struggle to breathe after 'toxic' attack Posted: 25 Nov 2018 02:32 AM PST  Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Aleppo, state media and a monitor said Sunday, after allegations rebels fired "toxic gas" on the regime-held city the previous day. A rebel alliance in nearby Idlib denied any involvement in the alleged attack. State news agency SANA reported "107 cases of breathing difficulties" in an updated toll on Sunday.
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| Cyber Monday Home Deals 2018: The Best Places to Shop Posted: 24 Nov 2018 01:00 PM PST  Bookmark these sites to score Cyber Monday's best deals
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| Alan Dershowitz Predicts Mueller Report Will Be 'Politically Very Devastating' For Trump Posted: 25 Nov 2018 11:01 AM PST  Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor and frequent defender of President
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| Readers write: Violence on the left and the right Posted: 24 Nov 2018 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Violence on the left and the right]( "Readers write: Violence on the left and the right") In the Oct. 25 Monitor Daily story "What mail bombs say – and don't say – about political discourse," by Patrik Jonsson, it seems a bit puzzling for the examples to be so evenly split between the left and right when it is not that way at all. Response from Patrik Jonsson: You are right – we have to be so careful to not place some kind of moral equivalence on animal rights groups damaging property and right-wing extremists trying to murder an entire echelon of Democratic leaders.
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| Walmart’s Cyber Monday Sale Might Offer The Best Deals On The Market Posted: 24 Nov 2018 09:34 AM PST  At 12 a.m. EST on Monday, November 26, Walmart will be offering more holiday discounts and kicking off its Cyber Monday sale. While the retail giant isn't done announcing the list of products it will be discounting, Forbes' Gordon Kelly published a report on Friday night that ran down the items that Walmart has confirmed so far for Cyber Monday. Buyers looking to buy a new iPhone at Walmart on Cyber Monday can save $99.01 on two older models with Straight Talk prepaid plans — last year's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
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| Goodwood presents Jim Clark Trust with £53k from summer fundraising Posted: 24 Nov 2018 12:45 PM PST  Summer visitors to Goodwood donated a total of £53,000 to The Jim Clark Trust, honouring the 50th anniversary of Clark's tragic accident. Funds will go towards further development of the expanded Jim Clark Museum in Duns, Scotland
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| Pelosi Urges Democrats to Unite Ahead of First Leadership Vote Posted: 24 Nov 2018 08:57 AM PST  In a letter sent on Friday, Pelosi thanked those who've supported her so far, and said she requests "that we all support the nominee of our Caucus for Speaker on the Floor of the House," consistent with party rules that require all members to vote in favor of the Democratic candidate. Pelosi praised her colleagues' views and participation as the party works to implement changes in the next Congress.
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| Taiwan voters set to block same-sex marriage in referendum Posted: 24 Nov 2018 09:13 AM PST  In Asia's first such ruling, Taiwan's constitutional court declared in May 2017 that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry, and set a two-year deadline for legalization. While the election authority had not yet announced the final results of Saturday's referendum, more than six million voters approved a series of initiatives opposing marriage equality, passing a threshold needed for a public vote. The vote presents a major defeat for rights activists who had campaigned for equal marriage.
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| 27 supporters arrested when man detained after leaving sanctuary in Durham to meet with immigration officials Posted: 24 Nov 2018 05:05 AM PST  After living almost a year in a Durham church, an undocumented man was arrested Friday by immigration officers when he left the church to meet with officials with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Morrisville.
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| Syria regime and rebels swap prisoners, Turkey says Posted: 24 Nov 2018 11:27 AM PST  The Syrian government and rebels swapped prisoners Saturday in a "first important step" in building trust between the warring sides under a Russia-Iran-Turkey-brokered peace process, Turkey's foreign ministry said Saturday. "Certain individuals" were exchanged simultaneously in northwest of Syria, near the town of Al-Bab close to Aleppo, the ministry said, calling it a "pilot project". While it did not give a precise figure of detainees involved, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on sources in Syria, said 10 prisoners from each side were exchanged.
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| 41 Weird Christmas Gifts That Even Normal People Will Love Posted: 24 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Shopping for Christmas gifts can be a weird experience. That is, if you do it
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| After attack on Chinese consulate, Pakistan points to India Posted: 24 Nov 2018 08:43 AM PST  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The suicide bomber that targeted the Chinese consulate in Karachi used a foreign-made C-4 plastic explosive, said Pakistani police, who suggested Saturday that the attack was orchestrated in India.
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| ‘The Young And The Restless’ Spoilers Leave Fans Wondering If Summer Is Leaving The Show Posted: 24 Nov 2018 08:36 PM PST  The latest The Young and the Restless spoilers video for the week of November 26 to 30 show that Victor makes Summer an enticing offer. Shockingly, the video indicates that Summer accepts the position from her grandfather in spite of Nick's disagreement.
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| Three twists on a classic fruit crumble for a chilly weekend Posted: 24 Nov 2018 02:00 AM PST  Nothing ends a Sunday lunch quite like a knobbly, bubbling crumble straight out of the oven – preferably drenched in double cream, custard, or flanked by a scoop of ice cream. Although it's hard to beat a classic apple crumble, for which most home cooks have a recipe committed to memory, the bounty of late autumn and winter fruits make a lovely, tart alternative for a softly cooked base. And it's not just the fruit you can mix up – try swapping regular flour for spelt flour, adding ground almonds to the oats, and warming spices to further pep up your pud. Plum, blackberry and blueberry crumble with rosemary and lemon syrup Credit: Philippa Langley Both blackberries and blueberries have quite subtle flavours, but the combination with sweet plums, aromatic rosemary and sharp lemon really lifts them up. SERVES Eight to 10 INGREDIENTS For the filling 80g light brown muscovado or coconut sugar Pared zest of 1 unwaxed lemon and 50ml juice 4 small sprigs of rosemary 60ml water 700g firm-ish ripe plums (pitted weight), pitted and halved 250g blackberries, fresh or frozen 250g blueberries, fresh or frozen For the topping 100g wholegrain spelt or wheat flour 100g rolled or jumbo oats, or a mixture of both 100g ground almonds 80g light brown muscovado or coconut sugar 150g chilled unsalted butter, cubed, or virgin coconut oil (butter creates a crunchier crumble) METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. In a medium-large saucepan, bring the sugar, lemon zest and juice and rosemary to the boil with the water. Add the plum halves, reduce the heat and cover with a lid for 10 minutes, stirring now and again. Now turn off the heat, lightly mix in the blackberries and blueberries and set aside. In a free-standing mixer fitted with a paddle, by hand, or with a food processor, combine the flour, oats, ground almonds and sugar. Add the butter or coconut oil and process until the mix resembles crumbs. Remove the rosemary and lemon zest from the cooked plums and berries (although I quite like to leave the lemon zest in, it's up to you). Pour the fruits into an ovenproof dish: using a shallow, longer dish will allow for a crumblier top; a taller dish will mean that part of the crumble absorbs the juice and becomes soft. Spread the crumble over the top and bake for 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the juices bubbling up around the edges. Serve hot. Keep any leftovers in the fridge for up to five days. The raw crumble mix can be frozen in freezer bags for at least a month. Recipe from The Natural Baker by Henrietta Inman (Jacqui Small, £20) Apple, pear and blackberry crumble Credit: Sam Gates Using autumn bounty, spices and not much sugar, this crumble delivers sweetness without being cloying. SERVES Eight INGREDIENTS 4 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into big chunks 4 tsp cornflour 4 tbsp dark brown soft sugar Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 4 Conference pears, peeled, cored and cut into thick slices 250g blackberries For the crumble topping 200g plain flour 80g golden caster sugar 60g dark brown soft sugar 75g rolled oats ½ tsp ground cinnamon Good pinch of mixed spice 180g butter, diced, plus extra for greasing METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4 and butter a traybake tin. To make the crumble, mix the flour, sugars, oats and spices together. Scatter the diced butter around the mix and turn it over with a spoon so it is well distributed. Either blitz in a food processor or rub the butter into the flour mix until it is the consistency of fine breadcrumbs. Toss the apple chunks in the cornflour, then tip into a saucepan with 200ml of water, the brown sugar, lemon zest and juice, and cook for five to 10 minutes until the apple is just starting to break down. Remove the pan from the heat and tip in the blackberries and pear slices. Stir well and pour into your traybake tin. Scatter the crumble mixture over the top and cook for 45 to 50 minutes until browned on top and purple juice start to peep through. Serve hot. Recipe from The Tin & Traybake Cookbook by Sam Gates (Robinson, £16.99) Plum crumble Credit: Andrew Burton SERVES Eight to 10 INGREDIENTS For the poached plums 1kg plums, stones removed 200g caster sugar 300ml cold water 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped out 2 whole star anise For the crumble topping 160g unsalted butter 200g plain flour 200g demerara sugar 100g crushed hazelnuts or whole almonds METHOD Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. First make the plum filling. You can cook the plums in halves or sliced into segments – the bigger the pieces the longer they will take to cook, but you will have better control over the cooking and a more consistent texture. Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over the lowest heat possible, until the plums are soft and tender and their juices have released. Strain the plums through a sieve and reserve the poaching liquid in a separate saucepan. Place on the heat and reduce to a thick sauce that sticks to the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and leave to cool before adding the plums back to the liquid. Fill one large ovenproof dish or eight to 10 smaller dishes no more than two thirds full with the compote, and set aside. To make the crumble topping, rub the butter and flour into large clumps (leaving large clumps creates a lovely rubbly texture), then stir in the sugar and hazelnuts. Spread the topping on to a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and spoon the baked crumble topping over the compote, pressing down as you go. Return to the oven for a further 15 minutes, or until the fruit below is bubbling through. When ready, serve with custard or ice cream. Any plums or crumble topping not required can be kept in the fridge or freezer for another day. Recipe from Puddings by Johnny Shepherd (W&N, £20)
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| Best Lego deals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend Posted: 24 Nov 2018 01:00 AM PST  If there's one toy that'll be a hit on any kid's holiday list, it's a dope Lego set. Lego is the brand we all know and love, and there's a reason they never go out of style. (And hey, in a world where kids are essentially doing everything on iPads, it's nice to bond over the same stackable wonders we too once enjoyed as kids.) SEE ALSO: All the best Black Friday 2018 sales, right in one place Thankfully, retailers are not slacking on the Lego deals this year. We've scoured the internet seeking out all of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials we could find on these wonderful, buildable bricks. With themed sets from Marvel, Harry Potter, and more up for grabs, now's the time to snatch them up before they're gone. Check out the best Lego deals below: Deals at the Lego store Image: LEGOLego is offering up to 30% off select models: Firehouse Headquarters — $314.99 (list price $349.99) The Joker™ Manor — $242.99 (list price $269.99) The Ocean Monument (Minecraft) — $95.99 (list price $119.99) Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown — $79.99 (list price $99.99) THE LEGO® NINJAGO® MOVIE™ Video Game for Nintendo Switch™ — $41.99 (list price $59.99) Star Wars Slave I — $179.99 (list price $199.99) Disney Silent Mary — $159.99 (list price $199.99) Creator Brick Bank — $135.99 (list price $169.99) Creator Detective's Office — $127.99 (list price $159.99 Creator Ferris Wheel — $179.99 (list price $199.99) Creator Big Ben — $199.99 (list price $249.99) Plus, get a free, exclusive buildable holiday present with purchases over $99. Shop the full list of Lego deals here. Lego deals at Walmart Image: Walmart Lego Harry Potter TM Hogwarts™ Express — $64 (list price $79.99) Lego Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn — $94.99 (list price $119.99) Lego Star Wars TM Y-Wing Starfighter™ — $37.99 (list price $59.99) Shop all Lego deals at Walmart here . Lego deals at Amazon Image: Lego / Amazon Lego MINDSTORMS EV3 31313 Robot Kit with Remote Control for Kids — $299.97 (Orig. $349.99) Lego Friends The Big Race Day Building Kit — $47.99 (list price $59.99) Lego Creator Robo Explorer 31062 Robot Toy — $11.99 (list price $19.99) Lego Friends Friendship House — $55.99 (list price $69.99) Lego Minecraft The Farm Cottage — $28.99 (list price $49.99) Shop all Lego deals at Amazon here . Lego deals at Target Image: lego Image: LEGO Save up to 30% on select LEGO toys: LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Whomping Willow — $56.99 (list price $69.99) LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter — $63.99 (list price $79.99) Lego Y-Wing Starfighter — $41.99 (list price $59.99) Lego Garma Mehcha Man — $41.99 (list price $59.99) Ninjago Lightning Jet — $41.99 (list price $59.99) Shop all Lego deals at Target here . Lego deals at Best Buy Image: LEGO Image: lego Get 20% off select LEGO sets from DC Super Heroes, Star Wars, and Minecraft: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Flying Fox: Batmobile Airlift Attack — $103.99 (list price $129.99) Lego Minecraft: The Polar Igloo — $23.99 (list price $29.99) Lego Star Wars Snoke's Throne Room — $55.99 (list price $69.99) Shop all Lego deals at Best Buy here . More coverage: Black Friday 2018 Black Friday 2018: All the best deals are right here Shopping tips and tactics for Black Friday 2018 Black Friday 2018 deals by store Amazon: Shop sales on Fire tablets, Echo Spot, and more Walmart: Shop sales on Xbox One S, Instant Pot, Nintendo Switch Macy's: Shop sales on Vitamix, Dyson, Instant Pot, Roomba Target: Shop sales on iPhone XS, Apple Watch, 23andMe, TVs, and more Best Buy: Shop sales on QLED TVs, Microsoft laptops, Nintendo, and more Black Friday 2018 deals by category Gaming deals: Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, Nintendo, Alienware laptops, and more Laptop deals: Lenovo Yoga, Alienware, Dell, HP, Asus, and more TV deals: OLEDs from Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and more Smart home deals: Amazon Echo, Roomba, Google Home, Apple HomePod Instant Pot deals: Where to get the cheapest pricehttps://mashable.com/shopping/black-friday-2018-instant-pot-deals/ Clothing deals and promo codes: J.Crew, Macy's, Kohl's, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor Mattress deals: Nectar, Casper, Leesa, Eight Sleep, and more
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