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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  Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementia

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  ‘SNL': Is There a New Episode Airing This Week?

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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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  Twitter Explodes After 'Psychopath' Donald Trump Cheers Body-Slamming Of Reporter

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

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Photos of the week: 10/12 - 10/19

Fallout over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi captured headlines this week. Turkish media reportedly obtained audio that indicates Khashoggi was tortured, killed and dismembered inside the consulate. Khashoggi was critical of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in his reporting, and many people, including Sen. Lindsey Graham believe the putative leader had the journalist murdered. Other major headlines of the week included the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Michael and lottery fever over the massive Mega Millions jackpot.

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  U.S. Mega Millions lottery hits record $1.6 billion after no winners on Friday

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  Here are the Mega Millions winning numbers for $1B jackpot

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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

Rep. Steve King Goes Full White Nationalist In Interview With Austrian Site

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) visited Austria in August and gave an extensive interview to a far-right publication there in which he spelled out, in clearer and more shocking terms than he ever has before, his white nationalist worldview. The eight-term congressman, up for re-election next month, talked to Caroline Sommerfeld of the Austrian far-right propaganda site Unzensuriert (which means “uncensored” in English). Sommerfeld is a prominent intellectual in Europe’s neo-fascist identitarian movement, which has deep connections to America’s so-called alt-right.

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

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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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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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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More than 50 dead in India train disaster

A speeding train ran over revellers watching fireworks during a Hindu festival in northern India Friday, killing more than 50 people, with eyewitnesses saying they were given no warning before disaster struck. The 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 high speed. The priority now is to take the injured to the hospital," Amritsar city police commissioner S. S. 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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Jimmy Carter: Brett Kavanaugh 'unfit' to serve on US supreme court, former US president says

Jimmy Carter has branded newly-confirmed judge Brett Kavanaugh “unfit” to serve on the US supreme court. The former president told an audience at Emory University in Atlanta on Wednesday that Mr Kavanaugh’s confirmation by congress earlier this month was a “very serious mistake”. “I thought that whether or not he attempted to rape that woman, whether or not, I thought he was temperamentally unfit to serve on the Supreme Court because of his outburst during the hearing,” Mr Carter was recorded by an audience member as saying.

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

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  Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementia

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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.

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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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.

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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Afghanistan delays vote in strategic Kandahar after killing of commander

General Abdul Razeq, the Kandahar police commander, was killed outside the provincial governor's office on Thursday, when a bodyguard opened fire on a group of officials as they left a meeting with General Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Miller was not wounded but the regional intelligence agency commander was killed and the provincial governor severely wounded, crippling the leadership of one of the country's most strategically important provinces. Although nominally a provincial police chief, Razeq was one of the most powerful political figures in Afghanistan and a formidable opponent of the Taliban, with unchallenged authority across the volatile south of the country.

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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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What life is like today for man free after being convicted of murder at 14: Part 6

Jordan Brown was released from detention at 18, and his conviction was overturned just this past July.

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  ‘Making a Murderer’ Prosecutor Gives 9 Reasons Steven Avery Is Guilty

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  Making a Murderer: Part 2 review – Netflix's mystery is intriguing but meandering

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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.

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  Man Accused of Mailing Ricin to President Trump, U.S. Leaders Pleads Not Guilty

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• Ex-jockey Valenzuela pleads guilty to domestic violence

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Ex-India state official: Most train victims migrant workers

Most of the casualties in a train disaster that killed dozens of people in northern India were migrant workers, a former state government official said Saturday. R.C. Yadav, former chairman of Punjab state's Workers Welfare Board, said that many of the 60 killed and dozens injured when a speeding train ran over a crowd celebrating the Hindu festival of Dussehra on Friday night had left their families in neighboring states to work in factories and shops in Punjab. Most "of those killed are these poor workers," Yadav said, adding that some earned as little as 7,000 rupees ($95) per month.

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  At least 59 dead as train crashes into crowd in India

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  Indian officials exchange blame for train plowing into festival crowd

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Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords

Marine researcher Tomasz Furmanek, 44, from Bøjarnesveien, Norway, takes stunning images while kayaking through various fjords and lakes in the Scandinavian country. During Tomasz’s free time, he works as a freelance photographer traveling around the lakes, fjords and coastal regions of the beautiful country — and capturing breathtaking photographs. See more news-related photo galleries and follow Yahoo News Photo on Twitter and Tumblr.

Developments since Saudi journalist's disappearance

Here is a timeline of events since the disappearance on October 2 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Riyadh said Saturday was killed after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. At around 1:15 pm (1015 GMT) on October 2, Washington Post contributor Khashoggi is recorded entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a surveillance camera.

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  Trump says it appears Khashoggi is dead and consequences could be ‘severe’

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  Saudi Arabia's reputation has taken another hit over the death of a journalist — and its economy may be next

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

“The answer is no,” he said during a town hall in McAllen, Texas on Thursday evening. Rep. Beto O'Rourke gives @DanaBashCNN a "definitive no" as to whether he would run for president. "I promise to you and most importantly the people of Texas that I'll serve every day of a six-year term in the United States Senate," O'Rourke said.

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  Trump will lead rally for Cruz, keeping hatchet buried

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  Houston Chronicle endorses Beto O'Rourke in TX Senate race

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President Trump Praises Melania for Staying 'So Cool' During Plane Mishap

President Trump took a moment Thursday night to heap praise on the first lady for keeping her composure during that midair emergency earlier in this week. During a flight from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, smoke filled her plane

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  Donald Trump under fire for praising assault on Guardian journalist

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  Eric Trump Tells Fox News Dad Was Having ‘Fun’ Hailing Assault On Reporter

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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.

Fed monitoring Khashoggi case, potential oil market impact: Bostic

Asked about the risks to the U.S. economic outlook at a community group lunch in Macon, Georgia, Bostic mentioned geopolitical risks generally, the Brexit talks and "the Saudi Arabian situation and the question about whether what happened to that journalist is going to lead to sanctions that could impact oil markets." His comments, the first by a U.S. central banker about the case, reflect how it has escalated from a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and Turkey to an international incident with the potential to roil financial markets. Khashoggi went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to obtain documents for a forthcoming marriage. Bostic singled out the possible fallout if the United States or other countries determine that top Saudi officials were behind Khashoggi's possible murder and begin imposing penalties on Riyadh.

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  Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, fires two senior officials

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  Skeptics Worldwide Bash Latest Saudi Story About Jamal Khashoggi

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