| Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' Lawyer, Arrested On Allegations Of Domestic Violence
- Avenatti was charged Wednesday for felony domestic violence, after police took a report on Tuesday of the alleged incident. He was released on $50,000 bail and has vehemently denied the allegations.
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:35:35 -0500
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| 'Toxic' Is Oxford Dictionaries' Word Of 2018
- The publisher's research found "the sheer scope of its application" made "toxic" stand out this year.
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:07:00 -0500
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| Sigrid Nunez, Elizabeth Acevedo Among 2018 National Book Award Winners
- Nunez and Acevedo won for fiction and young people's literature, respectively. The prestigious literary prize also honored Jeffrey C. Stewart, Justin Phillip Reed, Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:18:40 -0500
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| Betsy DeVos Sued For Failing To Implement Automatic Student Loan Forgiveness
- A new lawsuit claims tens of thousands of borrowers are still waiting for the Department of Education to erase their debt — about $250 million — as it was ordered to do last month.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:45:41 -0500
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| Flake Pledges To Block Committee Votes On Judges — Until Mueller Bill On Senate Floor
- Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., holds the deciding vote on a narrowly divided Senate Judiciary Committee. There are currently 21 judicial nominees awaiting a vote by the committee.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:48:42 -0500
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| Draft Brexit Deal Clears First Hurdle With Cabinet Support
- U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that her closest ministers are behind the agreement, but hours later her Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, submitted his resignation.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:36:37 -0500
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| Photo Of Hitler Posing With A Girl Who Had A Jewish Grandmother Auctioned For $11.5K
- Rosa Bernile Nienau was apparently a favorite of the man responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews. Hitler personally inscribed the photo.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:32:14 -0500
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| Trump Backs Package Of Changes To Criminal Justice System As Lame-Duck Session Begins
- The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:38:00 -0500
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| Why A 'War On Children' Could Get Worse
- That's what a UNICEF official calls the conflict in Yemen. And escalating violence in a key port city is jeopardizing aid to hundreds of thousands of starving children.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:28:00 -0500
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| Rebel Democrats Claim They Can Defeat Pelosi In Speaker Vote
- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi continues to express confidence she will be elected speaker of the House despite effort by small group of Democrats who say enough members want change to defeat her.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:07:57 -0500
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| Mexico's Endangered Stingless Bees Mysteriously Find A Sweeter Home In Cuba
- The bee, cultivated and revered by the Maya for thousands of years, is leaving its shrinking habitat for the Caribbean island, which uses its small-batch citrus-flavored honey mostly in pharmacies.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:07:00 -0500
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| Maybe Neanderthals Weren't Quite So Nasty And Brutish
- New research finds they sustained skull injuries at about the same rate as early modern humans. "I definitely think that it's evidence these guys were not beating each other up," one expert says.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:44:39 -0500
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| More Deaths Are Reported In California Fires
- The Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California's history, has killed at least 56 people. On Wednesday, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said 130 people are still missing.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:55:00 -0500
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| Trump Versus News Media Lands In Court
- A federal judge in Washington appointed by the president will hear a case brought by CNN and joined by other outlets about the stripped credentials of a reporter.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:47:33 -0500
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| 2 Reports On The U.S. Military, 2 Different Messages
- The U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars since 2001, with no end in sight, according to one report. Another says the U.S. needs to ramp up military efforts to counter Russia and China.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:22:00 -0500
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