Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Land O'Lakes withdraws support for GOP Rep. Steve King after boycott calls - Washington Post

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Land O'Lakes withdraws support for GOP Rep. Steve King after boycott calls
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This post has been updated. Land O'Lakes has withdrawn its support of a conservative lawmaker after the dairy company's political donation churned up online cries for a boycott of its products. According to the Federal Election Commission, a political ...

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Birthright citizenship: Trump claims only the US grants it, he's wrong - CNN

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Birthright citizenship: Trump claims only the US grants it, he's wrong
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(CNN) US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to end birthright citizenship -- the process by which babies born in the country automatically become citizens -- by executive order, while claiming the US was the only nation around the world to grant such ...
In Campaign's Homestretch, Trump Tosses Out Ideas to See What SticksNew York Times
Trump plans executive order to end birthright citizenshipThe Hill
Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutionalWashington Post
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Former prosecutor hopes James 'Whitey' Bulger's death is 'the end of a very sad chapter in Boston's history' - CNN

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Former prosecutor hopes James 'Whitey' Bulger's death is 'the end of a very sad chapter in Boston's history'
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(CNN) In a 3-foot grave near a river not far from Boston, Paul McGonagle's body lay decaying, undisturbed until his remains were found nearly 20 years ago. Parts of a pelvic bone. A fractured skull with decomposed brain matter. A traditional Irish ring ...
'Whitey' Bulger dead: Inmate with Mafia ties investigated in killingThe Boston Globe
James 'Whitey' Bulger, Boston Mob Kingpin, Killed In Federal Prison: ReportsHuffPost
Whitey Bulger was a fixture on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list — and for good reasonNBCNews.com
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The Bizarre And Failed Attempt To Smear Robert Mueller - HuffPost

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The Bizarre And Failed Attempt To Smear Robert Mueller
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It's hoaxes all the way down in what appears to be an effort to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller with fabricated claims of sexual misconduct. Several media outlets, including HuffPost, received emails earlier this month from a woman claiming ...
Plot to Smear Mueller Unravels as FBI Is Asked to InvestigateNew York Times
An Apparent Scheme To Discredit Mueller May Have Backfired. He Referred It To The FBINPR
Mueller asks FBI to investigate claims women were offered money to say he behaved inappropriatelyWashington Post
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Apple's newest iPad Pros hands-on: The iPad X we expected - CNET

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Apple's newest iPad Pros hands-on: The iPad X we expected
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I couldn't tell if I was looking at the 12.9-inch iPad Pro or the 11-inch one. That's a testament to how Apple has shrunken down the Pro lineup, and seems to have delivered on a more portable high-octane iPad this year. But can it get any closer to ...
I got to try out the new iPad Pro, and it's clear that it's Apple's biggest update to the iPad lineup in yearsBusiness Insider
2018 iPad Pro hands-on: Improving on the world's best tabletArs Technica
First look: MacBook Air and iPad Pro -- Are you ready to spend big for Apple's latest?USA TODAY
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India deploys huge security for inauguration of world's biggest statue - Yahoo News

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India deploys huge security for inauguration of world's biggest statue
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Sardar Sarovar Dam (India) (AFP) - Thousands of police officers guarded the world's biggest statue ahead of its inauguration by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, anticipating protests by angry locals displaced by the enormous figure.
World's tallest statue opens amid surge in Indian mega-monumentsCNN
India unveils the world's tallest statueBBC News
Statue of Unity Inauguration LIVE: We Would Need Visa to See Charminar Were it Not for Sardar Patel, Says PMNews18
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Early Voting Breaks Record In Suburban Cook County: Clerk - Patch.com

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Early Voting Breaks Record In Suburban Cook County: Clerk
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CHICAGO — More voters in suburban Cook County have cast their ballots early than in the last midterm election in 2014, according to Clerk David Orr. There are six more days of early voting before Election Day Tuesday. As of 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, 131 ...
Midterm elections: early voter turnout surging in several key statesThe Guardian
What kind of America do you want? 14 writers respondCNN
Closed voting sites hit minority counties harder for busy midterm electionsUSA TODAY
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Standing 'Against White Supremacy,' GOP Campaign Chief Rebukes Steve King - New York Times

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Standing 'Against White Supremacy,' GOP Campaign Chief Rebukes Steve King
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WASHINGTON — As Pittsburgh began burying the victims of Saturday's synagogue massacre, the head of the House Republican campaign arm all but jettisoned Representative Steve King of Iowa from the House Republican Conference, declaring, “We must ...
Land O'Lakes, Purina Pull Support for Iowa Congressman Steve King Over Racial RemarksBloomberg
Land O'Lakes withdraws support for GOP Rep. Steve King after boycott callsWashington Post

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Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row - BBC News

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Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row
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A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbours.
Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemyABC News
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has death penalty conviction overturnedCNN
A Pakistan Court Has Acquitted a Christian Woman Facing Death for BlasphemyTIME
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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Rabbi cites Jesus in prayer for synagogue victims with Pence - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rabbi cites Jesus in prayer for synagogue victims with Pence
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WASHINGTON — A rabbi invited to pray at a Michigan campaign stop with Vice President Mike Pence on Monday referenced "Jesus the Messiah" at the event. Rabbi Loren Jacobs of Messianic congregation Shema Yisrael offered prayers for the victims of the ...

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Grief-stricken Pittsburgh readies itself for funerals, Trump visit after synagogue shooting - Washington Post

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Grief-stricken Pittsburgh readies itself for funerals, Trump visit after synagogue shooting
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PITTSBURGH — Residents in grief-stricken Pittsburgh are preparing for the first of many funerals Tuesday, as well as a visit from President Trump, who plans to meet with members of the Jewish community here despite the mayor's request that he postpone ...
Reeling From Tragedy, Many in Pittsburgh Say Trump Should Not VisitNew York Times
Post Pittsburgh shooting, Trump blames media for 'anger,' singles out CNN as 'fake news'USA TODAY
Pittsburgh shooting: White House denies Trump rhetoric to blameBBC News
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Trump Sending 5200 Troops to the Border in an Election-Season Response to Migrants - New York Times

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Trump Sending 5200 Troops to the Border in an Election-Season Response to Migrants
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WASHINGTON — More than 5,000 active-duty military troops will deploy to the southern border by the end of this week, Defense Department officials said on Monday, an escalation of a midterm election show of force against a caravan of Central American ...
Trump to Deploy 5200 Troops to Southern BorderWall Street Journal
Trump Responds To Migrant Caravan By Deploying 5200 More Troops To Mexican BorderHuffPost
Trump administration considering limiting asylum seekers at southern border, could raise standard to claim asylumCNN
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Police chief calls Kroger shooting in Louisville a hate crime - USA TODAY

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Police chief calls Kroger shooting in Louisville a hate crime
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The police tape is cleared and shoppers have returned to the Kroger in Kentucky where two people died last week, but the community is still hurting and grasping for answers. Gregory Alan Bush, 51, is charged in the shooting deaths of ...
Kroger shooting in Kentucky is being investigated as a hate crimeCNN
Killing Of 2 At Kentucky Supermarket Is Being Investigated As Hate CrimeNPR
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Couple who fell 3000 feet to their deaths from Yosemite National Park's Taft Point identified as married Indian ... - Daily Mail

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Couple who fell 3000 feet to their deaths from Yosemite National Park's Taft Point identified as married Indian ...
Daily Mail
Officials identified the couple as Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy; The couple fell from a height of 3,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley floor; They fell from the same spot a photographer captured a proposal photo that went viral a week before ...

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Trump defrauded investors in marketing scheme, lawsuit says - Washington Post

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Trump defrauded investors in marketing scheme, lawsuit says
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Four anonymous plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against President Trump, his business and his three eldest children in federal court Monday, alleging that the Trumps helped promote fraudulent investments that duped investors. At issue are promotional spots ...
Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit SaysNew York Times
New lawsuit accuses Trump and three of his children of conning 'thousands' of Americans in marketing ployCNBC
Trump encouraged vulnerable consumers to invest in sham businesses, lawsuit saysThe Hill
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