Trump praises Gianforte, recounting his assault on reporter

Donald Trump’s war on the media knows no bounds. At a Thursday rally in Missoula, Mont., the president praised Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte and recounted his assault on Guardian (U.S.) reporter Ben Jacobs. “Greg is smart, and by the way, never wrestle him,” Trump joked after Gianforte made brief remarks at the microphone.

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  Trump praises Republican politician who body-slammed journalist: 'That’s my kind of guy’

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  Media Decries, Eric Trump Applauds Dad’s “Fun” Praise Of Congressman’s Assault On Reporter

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New York Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill Senators Over Kavanaugh Confirmation

Long Island resident Ronald DeRisi, 74, was arrested Friday and charged with threatening to assault and murder two U.S. senators over their support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Starting in late September, the man allegedly left more than 10 threatening voicemails at the offices of two unidentified senators about Kavanaugh’s nomination and confirmation, according to a Department of Justice release. Late last month, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh had tried to rape her in high school.

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  New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats

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  Kanye West, Brett Kavanaugh And Alex Jones Audition For Big Bird On 'Colbert'

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Putin Hails Sunset of U.S. Global Domination Due To Mounting 'Mistakes'

Putin also claimed America holds “some responsibility” for the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi because the Saudi journalist was living in the U.S., he said in annual foreign policy speech, according to the Financial Times. Turkish officials say he was murdered and dismembered by orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “In this regard, the U.S. has a certain responsibility.

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  Germany, France seek deeper Saudi explanation of Khashoggi death

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  Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, Merkel says explanation 'inadequate'

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Daily Digit: Many Americans believe elections are unfair

Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make our world work. Today we’re looking at elections. According to a new study, nearly 40% of Americans think elections are unfair. Race, gender, and political identity contributed to how people feel

Georgia's fraught history with 'outsiders' shapes a tight governor's race

The race for governor of Georgia, which rarely attracts much national interest, is suddenly exciting this year, with a charismatic Democratic candidate in Stacey Abrams facing off against a standard-issue Southern Republican, Brian Kemp. “Georgia history matters, and Georgia has a unique political history that has historically inflated the politics of localism and the definition of what is Georgia and what is Georgian,” Jason Morgan Ward, a historian at Emory University, told Yahoo News.

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  Trevor Noah Thinks He’s Figured Out How to Stop Voter Suppression Efforts (Video)

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• Trump Tweets Endorsement of Republican Brian Kemp for Georgia Governor

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Best Bites: Roasted brussel sprouts with parmesan sauce

Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your never-ending craving for food content through quick, beautiful videos for the at-home foodie. These roasted brussel sprouts with creamy parmesan sauce are sure to be a hit at

Heidi Cruz Torched Over 'Tone-Deaf' Lament About Ted Cruz's 6-Figure Senate Salary

Heidi Cruz was mocked on Twitter for appearing to suggest that she and husband Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) couldn’t afford a second home because his lawmaker salary is only $174,000 per year.Cruz, a Goldman Sachs managing director, said in an interview with

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  Beto O'Rourke On Running For President In 2020: 'It’s A Definitive No'

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  When Ted Cruz and Donald Trump were not BFF

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USC agrees to $215 million settlement in California gynecologist case

The University of Southern California has reached a $215 million proposed settlement with former patients of a gynecologist at the school who was accused of sexual abuse, the president of the university said in a letter on Friday seen by Reuters. The settlement centers on the conduct of George Tyndall, who practiced at USC until he was suspended in 2016 after a complaint from a health worker accusing him of making sexually inappropriate comments to patients. Hundreds of women have since then accused Tyndall of sexual abuse.

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  93 More Women Have Accused Former USC Gynecologist George Tyndall of Sexual Abuse

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  USC agrees to $215 million over ex-gynecologist scandal

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11-year-old arrested for his pregnant soon-to-be stepmother's murder: Part 1

Twenty-six-year-old Kenzie Houk had been shot in the back of the head, and police charged Jordan Brown, the son of Houk's fiancÃ?(c), for her murder.

Is the GOP facing a 'thumping' or 'shellacking' — or can it pull off an escape?

In 2006 President George W. Bush called it a “thumping.” In 2010 President Barack Obama compared it to a “shellacking.” If the polls and prognostications are correct and Republicans end up losing the House on Nov. 6, how will President Trump describe the experience? It’s worth asking after the week Trump’s GOP just had. For months now forecasters have given Democrats a better chance than Republicans of running the next House of Representatives.

We Asked Men To Own Up To Misogyny And Sexual Misconduct. Here's What They Said.

When Christine Blasey Ford came forward last month to accuse Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, it turned an already heated Supreme Court confirmation fight into a national referendum on demeaning, disrespectful and even criminal behavior by men toward women. Although Kavanaugh vehemently denied professor Ford’s allegations, the debate made us wonder how many men out there had witnessed or been involved in sexual misconduct against women that they’d prefer not to talk about.

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  Just 25% of Americans Think Kavanaugh Was Entirely Honest in His Testimony, Poll Finds

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  One Year Later, We Face the Limits of #MeToo’s Powers

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'Skullduggery': Washington think tank says 'no' to Saudi funds

A prominent Washington think tank that two years ago received a $2 million grant from the Saudi Embassy will stop taking money from the kingdom and is pulling out of cultural programs funded by the Gulf state as a result of the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to the organization’s chairman. As part of its new stance, Clarke said, the Middle East Institute was also pulling out of educational and cultural programs it had organized that were bankrolled with Saudi funds.

Paul Manafort Appears In Wheelchair At Court Hearing For Sentencing Date

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafortappearedin court in awheelchair on Friday as his lawyer expressed concerns about Manafort’s health related to his confinement. Manafort was in Virginia federal court for a hearing to determine his sentencing date, which a judge scheduled for Feb. 8. “We do think there are significant concerns with Mr. Manafort’s health, and much of that has to do with the terms of Mr. Manafort’s confinement,” defense attorney Kevin Downing told the judge at the hearing.

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  One shoe & a green jumpsuit: Inside Manafort's day in court

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  Federal Judge Sets Sentencing Date For Paul Manafort

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The Latest: Missouri version of radio ad avoids 'lynching'

The Missouri version of a radio ad that suggests Democratic victories in midterm elections endanger African-American men and boys does not refer to lynchings as an ad in Arkansas does. The Black Americans for the President's Agenda political action committee is running the radio ads in support of Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill of Arkansas and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley in Missouri.

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  San Francisco Giants owner denounces shockingly racist political ad after partially funding it through super PAC

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  Giants, Charles Johnson issue statements about racist campaign ad

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Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System

Is Mercury's core liquid or solid, and why -- on the smallest planet in our solar system -- is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being? An unmanned European-Japanese space mission, dubbed BepiColombo, blasted off early Saturday morning from French Guiana, to probe these and other mysteries.

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  British-built spacecraft blasts off on mission to Mercury

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  Watch BepiColombo's twin spacecraft launch tonight on a mission to Mercury

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Crimea mourns Kerch school shooting victims

Students wept over the coffins of classmates Friday at the funeral of 20 people killed in a school shooting in Crimea dubbed the “Russian Columbine,” the worst massacre of its kind in the region’s history.Eighteen-year-old Vladislav Roslyakov opened fire

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  Crimea mourns victims of mass shooting

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  Crimea mourns school massacre victims at tearful funeral

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Dear Abby, Here's What It’s Really Like To Have A 'Foreign' Name In America

It’s tradition for Sikh parents to turn to the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy book, after a child is born and open it to a random page. That page will have a hukamnama ― an order of the day ― and whatever the letter is of the first word of the message should

U.S. general says he may not have been target of Kandahar attack

The gunman assassinated the police chief of Kandahar province on Thursday along with a top Afghan intelligence agency officer, but the U.S. commander of Afghanistan's NATO-led force, General Scott Miller, who was standing nearby when the attack occurred, was not hurt. "My assessment is that I was not the target. General Abdul Razeq, police commander of the southern province and one of Afghanistan's most powerful security officials, was fatally wounded by a bodyguard of the provincial governor as he came from a meeting with officials on Thursday.

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  2 top Afghan officials killed in insider attack claimed by Taliban; leading US general uninjured

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  Afghans set to vote despite Taliban threats, corruption

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Republican Doublespeak on Health Care Starts at the Top

All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them. In the real world, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is arguing in court that the Affordable Care Act’s protections for pre-existing medical conditions are unconstitutional and should be nullified. On top of that, his administration explicitly supported a bill passed by House Republicans that would have weakened those protections.

'At least 50' dead as train ploughs through festival crowd in India

At least 50 people were killed on Friday after a train ploughed into revellers celebrating a Hindu festival in northern India, police said, the latest major accident on the country's crumbling rail network. A crowd had gathered on railway tracks in the city of Amritsar in Punjab state to watch a fireworks show marking the Dussehra festival when the train barrelled down the line at speed. The priority now is to take the injured to the hospital," Amritsar city police commissioner SS Srivastava told reporters.

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  Ex-India state official: Most train victims migrant workers

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  Indian officials exchange blame for train plowing into festival crowd

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Cory Booker says the U.S. needs to ‘reexamine’ its ‘entire relationship’ with Saudi Arabia

COLUMBIA, S.C. — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker offered sharp criticism of the White House’s handling of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a campaign event at Allen University on Thursday. Booker was asked about Khashoggi’s case when he took questions from audience members following the event. “I just want you to know I think it is right that there’s such a response and frustration about that,” Booker said of the reaction to Khashoggi’s disappearance.

South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Biting Off Former Girlfriend's Lip

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for biting off his former girlfriend’s lip. The 23-year-old defendant met with ex-girlfriend Kayla Hayes on Oct. 21, 2017, to discuss their relationship, according to court documents. When Hayes refused to get back together, Fleury became angry and attempted to kiss her.

9-Year-Old Falsely Accused Of Groping White Woman Says He 'Felt Humiliated'

Jeremiah Harvey, the 9-year-old boy accused of groping a woman at a Brooklyn convenience store last week, told “Good Morning America” that he was deeply embarrassed by the allegation, which was proved false. “I’ve had this lately on my mind,” Harvey, who is black, said while seated next to his mother in the tearful interview that aired Friday. The incident happened when Harvey was at the convenience store with his mother, Someko Bellille, and his younger sister.

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  Boy 'humiliated' after woman falsely accuses him of sexual assault

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  9-Year-Old Says He Felt 'Humiliated' After 'Cornerstore Caroline' Wrongly Accused Him of Sexual Assault

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The Latest: UN calls on Mexico, US to respect migrants

The U.N. special investigator on the human rights of migrants has a message for the Mexican and U.S. governments: Respect the human rights of every person on the caravan heading from Central America and consider each case individually. Some 3,000 migrants are currently trying to enter Mexico from Guatemala and hope to get to the U.S.

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  Migrant caravan streams out of Guatemala, halted by Mexican police

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  Migrant caravan vows to remain on border crossing without food or water until Mexican authorities grant access

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Tesla Announces New Model 3 Variant That's $9000 Cheaper

Tesla has finally launched a cheaper version of its Model 3 sedan that starts at $45,000 in what the electric automaker is calling its Mid Range battery. While the true entry-level Model 3 has yet to arrive-that’s the car former CEO Elon Musk has promised would cost $35,000 and deliver 220 miles of range-this mid-spec, rear-wheel-drive version achieves 260 miles of EPA-estimated range. On its website, Tesla estimates deliveries for the Mid Range between six and 10 weeks, which means that some buyers will be able to take the full $7500 federal tax credit and others will only be eligible for half, depending if factory production queues allow them to take delivery by December 31.

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  Tesla Is Getting More Desperate to Sell Pricey Model 3 Sedans

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  Tesla slides after Elon Musk announced lower-cost Model 3 (TSLA)

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