Eurozone growth exceeds expectations

GDP in the 19-nation bloc grew 0.6% in the third quarter, says statistics office Eurostat.

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Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta Quits After His Firm Turns Up In Manafort Indictment

WASHINGTON ― Tony Podesta, the Democratic Party super-lobbyist, announced his resignation as head of the Podesta Group after the company appeared in the indictment of former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Monday.

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Kate Middleton will make British history one awesome way when she becomes queen

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Kenyan President Kenyatta wins 98 percent of vote in repeat election

By Katharine Houreld and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won 98 percent of the vote in a repeated election in which an opposition boycott helped lower turnout to 39 percent, the electoral commission said on Monday. Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga said the Oct. 26 election was a farce. The violence has for the most part seen protesters clash with police but some Kenyans fear it is starting to take on ethnic overtones after two deaths in clashes between rival groups at the weekend.

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White House opposed vote on Israel 'annexation' bill: US official

US President Donald Trump's administration opposed a planned vote on a controversial Israeli bill that critics say would amount to de facto annexation of Jewish settlements surrounding Jerusalem, a US official said Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed a vote on the bill by a ministerial committee that was scheduled to take place on Sunday, with an Israeli official saying "diplomatic preparation" was needed. It was a signal that Netanyahu was under pressure not to move forward from the White House, which has been seeking ways to restart long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

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Harvey Weinstein kicked out of Producers Guild of America

The movie mogul receives a lifetime ban following reports of "decades of reprehensible conduct".

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Catalan independence: Carles Puigdemont in Belgium, lawyer says - BBC News

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Catalan independence: Carles Puigdemont in Belgium, lawyer says BBC News Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has gone to Belgium, a lawyer he has hired there says. The lawyer, Paul Bekaert, said he had not gone into hiding and did not confirm whether he would seek asylum. Spain's chief prosecutor has called for ... Catalonia Leader Turns Up in Belgium After Spain Seeks ProsecutionNew York Times Catalonia's Puigdemont to speak at 730 EDT in Brussels: lawyerReuters Catalan separatists are seeking refuge in Belgium — causing an awkward rift between EU nationsCNBC Business Insider -Voice of America -Financial Times -Express.co.uk all 90 news articles »

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bollywood actor recalls 'kiss and tell' book

An Ordinary Life contained vivid details of the actor's relationships with ex-girlfriends.

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Catalonia Leader Turns Up in Belgium After Spain Seeks Prosecution New York Times Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia, in Girona, Spain, on Saturday. He should face rebellion charges after the regional Parliament declared independence from Spain, the attorney general said on Monday. Credit Marta Perez/European ... Daily Briefing: Spain - status quo starting to hold?Reuters Catalan independence: Carles Puigdemont in Belgium, lawyer saysBBC News Catalan leader who declared 'I am not afraid' of arrest reportedly fled SpainBusiness Insider Midland Reporter-Telegram all 95 news articles »

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Iran says it foils plot involving tomb of Cyrus the Great

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Sunday it has foiled an online plot led by foreigners to spark dissent involving the tomb of Cyrus the Great on the day that many mark the birth of the Persian king by gathering at his grave.

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Turkey detains 143 people over suspected Islamic State links: Anadolu

Turkish police detained 143 people over suspected links to Islamic State in anti-terror operations in eight cities over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Sunday. Counter-terrorism police detained 49 foreign nationals on Saturday during operations in the capital Ankara, Anadolu said. The police raided houses in Bursa, a northwestern province of Turkey, and detained 39 people including 28 Syrian nationals and two Azerbaijani nationals on Sunday, Anadolu said.

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U.S. military captures militant believed to have role in Benghazi attack: official

U.S. Special Operation Forces have captured a militant who is believed to have played a role in a 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

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Catalan leader travels to Brussels as Spanish state prosecutor calls for rebellion and sedition charges

Carles Puigdemont, the ousted president of Catalonia who defied the Spanish state by declaring his region’s independence, has fled Spain to Brussels, fuelling speculation that he may seek political asylum in Belgium. Sources from the Catalan government, which has been formally removed from power by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, told The Telegraph that Mr Puigdemont had travelled to the Belgian capital on Monday, reportedly accompanied by five colleagues from his former administration. On Monday all 14 members of Mr Puigdemont’s ousted executive were accused by Spain’s chief prosecutor of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds for organising an illegal referendum in Catalonia before declaring independence. Six members of the speaker’s committee at the Catalan parliament face the same accusations for pushing ahead with illegal procedures ahead of last Friday’s proclamation of an independent Catalan republic. A Mossos d'Esquadra, a Catalan regional police officer, stands guard outside the Generalitat Palace, the Catalan regional government headquarter in Barcelona Credit: YVES HERMAN/ REUTERS Catalonia’s public television channel, TV3, said that Mr Puigdemont and some of his former government colleagues were “in a safe and secluded place”. On Sunday Belgium’s migration minister, Theo Francken, had appeared to invite Mr Puigdemont to request asylum in the country to avoid being arrested and facing up to 30 years in jail if found guilty of rebellion. A spokesperson for Mr Francken said on Monday that he could not confirm rumours regarding the deposed Catalan leader’s presence in Brussels. The Belgian state broadcaster VRT said  Mr Puigdemont would “meet lawyers and political representatives” without providing details. Mr Francken is a member of the New Flemish Alliance, the largest party in Belgium’s coalition government, which has offered consistent support for the cause of Catalan independence. The chief spokesman of Spain’s ruling Popular Party, Fernando Martínez Maíllo, said that Mr Puigdemont fleeing to Brussels was an “error and a sign of desperation”. And there were signs in Catalonia that Mr Puigdemont’s decision to leave the country was not shared by all of his former government colleagues, some of whom showed up for work in their departments on Monday, despite the imposition of direct rule from Madrid under emergency constitutional powers. “There are some people who are still working for Catalonia in the functions that correspond to them and others who will explain their decisions at some point,” a source from the office of Catalonia’s ousted vice president, Oriol Junqueras, said of Mr Puigdemont’s journey. Al despatx, exercint les responsabilitats que ens ha encomanat el poble de Catalunya. #http://seguimpic.twitter.com/npc6vFH0rB— Josep Rull i Andreu (@joseprull) October 30, 2017 The source said that the now deposed Catalan number two had gone to work in Catalonia’s economy department on Monday. Josep Rull, another ousted government member, posted a photograph of himself on Twitter sitting at his desk, on which a copy of Monday’s edition of the Catalan newspaper El Punt Avui was visible. Spain’s interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoído, appealed to Mr Rull to desist from his defiant attitude, explaining that the Catalan Mossos d’Esquadra police force had been given direct orders from Madrid to file criminal reports against regional officials who did not accept their dismissals. “I ask him to be sensible and to avoid dragging more public servants to the precipice,” said Mr Zoído. Bon dia �� A post shared by Carles Puigdemont (@carlespuigdemont) on Oct 29, 2017 at 11:39pm PDT Amid expectation that he might also defy Madrid and attempt to enter his former presidential headquarters on Monday morning, Mr Puigdemont appeared to be relishing the game of cat and mouse, posting a photograph of an interior view of the government palace on Instagram in an ambiguous hint that he may have found a way of sneaking inside. The mystery as to Mr Puigdemont’s whereabouts deepened when he failed to attend a meeting of his PDeCAT pro-independence party where the decision was taken to run in elections imposed on the region by Mr Rajoy and set for December 21. A source from Mr Junqueras’ Catalan Republican Left party said they would also enter the elections, as long as they are “free of the violence and intimidation we saw during the referendum”, marred by police charges against voters. “We will never deny Catalan people the chance to choose at the ballot box. We ask that the Spanish government respect their decision this time.” Watch: Police enter Catalan government buildings after dissolution of Parliament Police enter Catalan government buildings after dissolution of Parliament 00:37  

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Philippines' Duterte 'to limit mouth' in Japan emperor meet

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday pledged to "limit my mouth" in a meeting with Japan's revered Emperor Akihito this week following previous concerns in Tokyo the profanity-prone leader would spark diplomatic tensions. Duterte said he would have an audience with the 83-year-old Akihito -- a popular and respected figure in Japan -- during his two-day visit to Tokyo.

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MSNBC Host Skewers Claims Clinton Helped Sell Uranium To Russians

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Catalan government insists Monday is 'normal working day' despite being ousted by Madrid

How can Europe celebrate ex-colonial cultures but despise the Catalans?  The Catalonia crisis shows Brexit was the right choice ​ If the EU cannot learn from Spain, separatism will only spread Why does Catalonia want independence from Spain? Catalonia declares independence – so is Barcelona safe to visit? Catalonia’s deposed government is heading for a fresh showdown with the Spanish authorities today after Catalan ministers promised they would go to work on Monday morning despite being fired over the weekend by Madrid. A source close to Carles Puigdemont, the deposed president of Catalonia, told The Telegraph that Monday would be “a working day” for the administration, officially ousted under special powers triggered by Spain’s government. “The president of the country is and will continue to be Carles Puigdemont”, added Catalonia’s deposed vice president, Oriol Junqueras, in a newspaper article yesterday. As 300,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to reject the declaration of independence by a majority in Catalonia’s parliament, another of Mr Puigdemont’s regional officials stated his clear intention to stay in his post. “My intention on Monday is to come here, not as a councillor of the Catalan regional government, but as a minister of the new Catalan republic,” said Josep Rull of the Territory and Sustainability department in a public video message. Revellers and protestors clash after Catalonia declares independence 01:22 The defiance is the first major test for Madrid’s new security structure put in place under direct rule over the weekend. Catalan police officers could be called upon to block access to buildings to their former political masters after the entire regional government was dismissed on Saturday. The new Madrid-appointed head of Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra police force called on his officers to show “professionalism and loyalty” ahead of the potential standoffs. Mr Rajoy’s government is understood to wish to avoid further scenes of police violence such as those that were beamed around the world during Catalonia’s unlawful referendum on independence held on October 1. Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis offered a barbed olive branch to Mr Puigdemont on Sunday, saying the deposed Catalan leader could "theoretically" be a candidate in elections called by Mr Rajoy on December 21 "if he is not in jail at that time". On Sunday some hundreds of thousands of Catalans who reject the region’s unlawful declaration of independence from Spain made their voices heard under a under a sea of red-and-yellow Spanish and Catalan flags. Catalonia | Key questions Demonstrators numbering 300,000 according to Barcelona’s police - although the organisers put the turnout at 1.1 million – poured into the centre of Barcelona to say that the republic proclaimed by Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s deposed leader, was an illusion with no basis in reality and no hope of prospering. “This is Spain, and so it will stay. We’ve got the law on our side and the rest of the world,” said Alberto Villena, a pensioner who moved to Barcelona from southern Spain half a century ago to “help build Catalonia”. Dressed in a Real Madrid shirt and draped in a large Spanish flag, Mr Villena was adamant that a majority of Catalans, many with mixed heritage like him, would defeat the region’s separatist politicians. People hold a giant Catalan Senyera flag as protesters gather ahead of a pro-unity demonstration  Credit: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images “I’ve got children born here and grandchildren and we’re all Spaniards. These politicians have been deceiving people saying Catalonia is ‘independent’. We are more Spanish than ever here today.” Antonia Padilla Vargas, a 45-year-old Barcelona native, struggled to contain her emotion and outrage at what she called Catalan leaders’ “disgusting” campaign to split Spain. “They say if you don’t want independence, you are a bad Catalan. I am a Catalan, and just as Catalan as they are. But I don’t recognise the Catalan republic. I am in favour of unity and Catalonia as a part of Spain. We are stronger together, not separated,” she said wrapped in both the Spanish and Catalan flags. A man wearing a Spanish flag walks along a street ahead of a rally in Barcelona Credit: AP Photo/Santi Palacios Ms Padilla said she was “afraid” for her job as a saleswoman in a shopping centre, where she claimed business is down 40 per cent this month. “It’s not fair for them to take us to the brink like this and threaten our livelihoods.” “They say to Europe that Spain is oppressing us, robbing us and beating us. But it’s not true.” Organised by the anti-independence platform Catalan Civil Society, Sunday’s demonstration was supported by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party, the main opposition socialists, and Ciudadanos, a centrist anti-nationalist party whose stronghold is in Catalonia. Profile | Carles Puigdemont Spain’s anti-secession forces can take hope from the first major opinion poll published since elections in Catalonia were set for December 21 by Mr Rajoy, showing that pro-independence parties are on course to lose their slender majority in the region’s parliament with just 42.5 per cent of the popular vote. Based on polling last week before independence was declared, the Sigma Dos poll for the El Mundo newspaper showed Ciudadanos as the leading force among the pro-unity parties on 20 per cent. 3:17PM Puigdemont may run for office - if he's not in prison  Spain's foreign minister has said that deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont would be eligible to run in the regional election called by the central government on December 21, provided he hasn't been imprisoned by then, James Badcock writes. Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told The Associated Press that Mr Puigdemont's pro-independence party could "theoretically" put him up as a candidate "if he is not in jail at that time". Mr Puigdemont could face criminal charges for his role in the separatist movement that culminated in the Catalan parliament declaring an independent republic on Friday. 1:07PM Pro-Madrid Catalans chant 'prison for Puigdemont' Catalans against the region’s unlawful declaration of independence from Spain thronged under a sea of red-and-yellow Spanish and Catalan flags in the centre of Barcelona on Sunday, with many singing “Viva España” and shouting “Prison for Puigdemont”, the deposed leader of the region, James Badcock reports. Barcelona’s police calculated the number of demonstrators at 300,000, but Catalan Civil Society, the association organizing the event, said that 1.1 million people had filled the city’s Gracia avenue and surrounding streets. In a Real Madrid shirt and draped in a large Spanish flag, Alberto Villena refuted Friday’s declaration of independence in Catalonia. “This is Spain, and so it will stay,” said the pensioner who moved to Barcelona half a century ago to “help build Catalonia”. “I’ve got children born here and grandchildren and we’re all Spaniards. These politicians have been deceiving the foreigners saying Catalonia is independent. We are more Spanish than ever here today.” Antonia Padilla Vargas, a 45-year-old Barcelona native, struggled to contain her emotion and outrage at what she called Catalan leaders’ “disgusting” campaign to split Spain. “They say if you don’t want independence, you are a bad Catalan. I am Catalan, and just as Catalan as they are. But I don’t recognise the Catalan republic. I am in favour of unity and Catalonia as a part of Spain. We are stronger together, not separated,” she said wrapped in both the Spanish and Catalan flags. With a Spanish flag discreetly tied around his neck, the 44-year-old Mr Vázquez, who was born in Galicia, said that seeking independence is a “legitimate policy”, but should not be pursued based on “deception and completely ignoring half of the population”. 12:48PM Pro-independence parties weakened, poll shows The first major opinion poll published since the snap election was announced by by Mr Rajoy shows that pro-independence parties are in danger of losing the slender majority they had in parliament, writes James Badcock in Barcelona. Based on polling last week up to the day before independence was declared, the Sigma Dos poll published on Sunday by the newspaper El Mundo predicts a combined vote for Mr Puigdemont’s PDeCAT party, the Catalan Republican Left and the far-left CUP of just 42.5 per cent, which would see them fall short of a majority in the chamber. 12:47PM Unity protest in Barcelona  Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them carrying Spanish and official "senyera" Catalan flags, have gathered on a central Barcelona boulevard in a call for Spain's unity. The atmosphere was festive, as many cheered politicians and central government officials who joined the march. Some chanted "Puigdemont, to jail!" referring to the ousted regional leader who has been fired along with his Cabinet by the Spanish government after an independence declaration Friday. Demonstrators are chanting "Now yes, we are going to vote!" and applauding every time a national police helicopter flies over the crowd. "This is our police!" they chanted. 12:47PM Belgium could give Mr Puigdemont asylum, minister says Granting Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont political asylum in Belgium would be "not unrealistic" if he asks for it, the Belgian migration minister said, underlining his country's position as a contrarian voice in the Spanish standoff. The Madrid government sacked the Catalan leader and dismissed the region's parliament on Friday, hours after it declared itself an independent nation. Spain's constitutional court has also started a review of Catalonia's independence vote for prosecutors to decide if it constituted rebellion. While there was no indication Mr Puigdemont was hoping to come to Belgium, the country is one of few members of the European Union where EU citizens can ask for political asylum. "It is not unrealistic if you look at the situation," Belgium's migration minister, Theo Francken, told Belgian broadcaster VTM. "They are already talking about a prison sentence," Mr Francken, a member of Flemish nationalist party N-VA, said. "The question is to what extent he would get a fair trial." It would be difficult for Spain to extradite Mr Puigdemont in such a case, he said. 12:47PM Deposed Catalan leader may be able to stand in election A spokesperson from Spanish central government has said that Carles Puigdemont may be able to run in the December election. "I'm quite sure that if Puigdemont takes part in these elections, he can exercise this democratic opposition," Íñigo Méndez de Vigo said, as quoted by Reuters.

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Seven killed as Israel destroys tunnel dug under Gaza border

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Seven Palestinian militants were killed on Monday when Israel blew up what it said was a tunnel being dug underneath the Gaza Strip border. Hamas said Israel had made a "futile attempt to sabotage efforts to repair Palestinian unity", a reference to the reconciliation agreement it reached with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, earlier this month. Israel was at pains to point out that its action against the tunnel was carried out on its own side of the border.

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Protests erupt after Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner of disputed elections with 98 per cent of votes

Renewed protests erupted in parts of Kenya on Monday night after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared president of a bitterly divided nation for the second time in three months. Claiming a resounding mandate to serve a second five-year term, Mr Kenyatta accepted victory after securing 98 per cent of the vote in an election boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga. But with just 38.8 per cent of voters choosing to participate in the election, Mr Kenyatta faces a struggle to assert his authority and legitimacy over a fractured country increasingly polarised on ethnic lines. Dozens of people have been killed in electoral violence over the past three months and, even as government supporters held muted celebrations, rioting broke out in Nairobi’s slums, while protesters also gathered in Mr Odinga’s strongholds in western Kenya. The president also knows from experience that being declared winner of an election does not guarantee assuming office. His victory in August was overturned by the supreme court, which found “illegalities and irregularities” in the way the vote was counted. A protester hurls a stone at the police during a standoff between Kenyan police and supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Credit: FREDRIK LERNERYD/ AFP A new challenge seems highly likely, given that the constitution requires a presidential election to be held in all 290 of Kenya’s constituencies. Voting was abandoned in 25 western counties without a ballot being cast after security forces clashed with opposition supporters trying to prevent polling stations opening. Given Mr Odinga’s refusal to participate in the court-ordered rerun, claiming that a failure to enact reforms meant the second election would be no fairer than the first, the president’s victory looks more likely to worsen Kenya’s political crisis than resolve it. Mr Odinga, who has promised to lead a peaceful campaign of civil disobedience and national resistance, is expected to speak to his supporters on Tuesday. Raila Odinga addressing thousands of his supporters as he drives through Kawangware slum after attending a church service in Nairobi, Kenya Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/ EPA Western diplomats, church leaders and human rights activists have warned that Kenya, which witnessed more than 1,300 deaths after a disputed election in 2007, risks sustained violence unless the president and his rival negotiate a way out of the impasse.  Rory Stewart, the Africa minister, yesterday called for “transparent national dialogue”, saying he was “deeply concerned by outbreaks of ethnic and political violence”. President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his speech after being declared by Kenya's election commission Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA President Kenyatta’s acceptance speech was, however, notably light on conciliatory language, saying he would only countenance talks with Mr Odinga once any legal challenges to his victory had been addressed. Instead, the president excoriated his rival for refusing to participate in an election he had gone to court to secure. “You cannot choose for the opportunity to exercise a right and thereafter abscond from the consequences of that choice,” Mr Kenyatta said.  

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Trump Responds To Paul Manafort Charges — By Making It About 'Crooked Hillary'

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Monday responded to charges against former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a  Manafort business associate in special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia in last year’s election.

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Rosie O'Donnell, Zachary Quinto, Wanda Sykes and more stars react to Kevin Spacey's controversial statement

Kevin Spacey's controversial statement in response to Anthony Rapp's allegations of sexual assault is being slammed by other big names in Hollywood.

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Couple who survived Las Vegas shooting killed in car crash

A couple who survived the Las Vegas shooting have been killed in a car crash less than half a mile from their home. Dennis and Lorraine Carver's daughters said her parents discovered a new lease of life after escaping unharmed from the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on 1 October. Mr Carver, 52, dived on top of his wife, 53, to shield her from a hail of bullets after Stephen Paddock opened fire on crowds from the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 59 people.

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2 Navy SEALs Are Under Investigation in the Suspected Strangling of a Green Beret in Mali

Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar was found dead in his room in Bamako, Mali, on June 4

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Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low, Poll Finds

President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit a new low point last week, according to the latest NBC News/WSJ poll.

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Media Skewered For Focus On Kevin Spacey Coming Out Rather Than Harassment

When the actor Kevin Spacey came out of the closet on Sunday while apologizing to actor Anthony Rapp for sexual harassment, many onlookers were aghast by the conflation.

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The Untold Quiet of Kurdish Iraq

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Former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Charged In Russia Probe

WASHINGTON ― Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, has been told to surrender to federal authorities, the New York Times reported on Monday.

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Sean Hannity Calls Hillary 'President Clinton' On Fox News

.@seanhannity on Manafort indictment: "Is this all Mueller has?

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Netflix ends House of Cards amid sex claim against Kevin Spacey

The video streaming company said it was "deeply troubled" by actor Anthony Rapp's abuse allegation.

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Australia Senate's Stephen Parry 'may be UK citizen'

Stephen Parry will become the sixth politician to lose office if his British status is confirmed.

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Trump decries 'evil politics' of Mueller's Russia probe

President Trump says that the federal investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia is a “witch hunt” and “bad for the country,” but insists Republicans are united in drawing Hillary Clinton into it.

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'House Of Cards' Creator Responds To Kevin Spacey Sexual Harassment Allegations

“House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon is responding to sexual harassment allegations made against the Netflix show’s star, Kevin Spacey.

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A brief history of Manafort’s relationship with Trump

The White House has been distancing itself from Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort ever since his ties to Ukraine became front-page news. But Manafort’s numerous connections to Trump and his associates are well known.

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All the president's men: Xi ally given top Shanghai post

China's ruling Communist party on Sunday promoted Li Qiang, an ally of President Xi Jinping, to its top post in Shanghai, state media said -- demonstrating Xi's increasing grip on power throughout the country. Li Qiang, 58, has been appointed party chief of Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement comes days after the conclusion of the 19th Party Congress, a key Communist conclave that handed Xi a second term and crowned him as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.

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Kellyanne Conway Rips Campaigns That Seek Oppo Research From 'Foreign Nationals'

Kellyanne Conway bashed political campaigns on Monday that “dig around with foreign nationals” to uncover dirt on their opponents.

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At least five dead as storm hits central Europe

At least five people died in a windstorm that hit central Europe on Sunday, causing widespread power outages and traffic disruptions. In the Czech Republic, falling trees killed a woman in a forest near the central city of Trebic and an elderly man on the street in Jicin northeast of Prague. In Germany, a 63-year-old man sleeping in a van at a camping site on Jade Bay in the north of the country drowned when he tried to escape flash floods on foot, police said.

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The Ivy League Has An Unexpected Friend In Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says he’s too focused on tax reform to be distracted by President Donald Trump’s former campaign officials getting indicated for money laundering and conspiring against the United States.

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Trump administration does not want limits on war authorization

By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's top national security aides pushed back on Monday against U.S. lawmakers calling for a new congressional war authorization, saying it would be a mistake to impose geographic or time limits on the campaign against Islamic State and other militant groups. "War is fundamentally unpredictable," Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told a Senate hearing about a potential new authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, Congress' most significant step in years toward taking back control of its constitutional right to authorize war. Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson both told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee it would put U.S. forces at risk if existing authorizations were repealed without new ones in place.

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South Korea, China nuclear envoys to meet in Beijing: South Korea government

South Korea's foreign ministry said Lee Do-hoon, its representative for six-party nuclear talks, and his Chinese counterpart, Kong Xuanyou, will meet in Beijing on Tuesday. The meeting will be the first since the two officials took office and is an extension of recent meetings between nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The officials will exchange analyses on the current situation regarding North Korea's nuclear and missile program and also discuss ways to cooperate in managing the situation in a stable manner, the statement said.

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Controversial Congressman Touts Iowa 'Peasant Hunt' With Donald Trump Jr.

It might have been a good idea for Akron locals to clear out after white nationalist sympathizer Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) boasted in a tweet Saturday that he and Donald Trump Jr. were setting out on a “peasant hunt” in Iowa.

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Kenya waits for an end to presidential re-run

Kenya's election board is expected Monday to decide whether to reschedule a vote in flashpoint opposition areas, where a boycott sparked violent protests, or to push ahead with declaring victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta. Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who called for an election boycott, managed to prevent hundreds of polling stations from opening, prompting violent clashes with police which continued for several days, leaving nine dead and scores injured. At least 49 people have died since the first presidential election of August 8, which was later overturned, prompting Kenya's worst political crisis in a decade.

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