| Pakistan hardliners vow no let up in paralysing blasphemy protests Posted: 01 Nov 2018 08:45 AM PDT  Islamist hardliners incensed by the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy vowed no let up Thursday to protests paralysing major Pakistani cities a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to confront them. Demonstrations broke out after the Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a blasphemy conviction for Christian mother Asia Bibi, ending her eight year ordeal on death row but infuriating Muslim conservatives. One key protest leader has called for the assassination of the country's top judges and for mutiny against the army's top brass since the court's decision reignited the touchpaper issue.
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| Turkey urges Saudi cooperation in Khashoggi probe Posted: 01 Nov 2018 06:06 AM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's justice minister on Thursday renewed a call on Saudi Arabia to cooperate in the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, saying "no one can escape responsibility."
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| Prison Where Whitey Bulger Died Is Known As One Of The Most Dangerous In America Posted: 01 Nov 2018 02:25 AM PDT  Following the killing of Whitey Bulger in a federal prison in West Virginia,
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| Trump Says He Wants to End Birthright Citizenship By Executive Order Posted: 31 Oct 2018 10:58 PM PDT ![Trump Says He Wants to End Birthright Citizenship By Executive Order]( "Trump Says He Wants to End Birthright Citizenship By Executive Order") "We're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits," Trump told Axios in an interview released Tuesday. Canada, Mexico, and many South American countries also offer birthright citizenship.
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| Passengers on Lion Air jet night before crash described "roller coaster" Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:51 PM PDT  Searchers in Indonesia are continuing their efforts to recover the black boxes from Lion Air Flight JT610 as new details emerge of problems on its previous flight. The black box data could reveal the plane's last moments before it plunged into the sea on Monday. All 189 people on board are presumed dead. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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| U.S. doesn't want to harm friends, allies with Iran sanctions: Bolton Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:48 PM PDT  U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday the Trump administration wants sanctions on Iran's crude exports to strain Tehran, but does not want to harm countries that depend on the oil. The United States is preparing to impose the new sanctions on Iran's oil industry after Washington withdrew from a nuclear deal between Tehran and other global powers earlier this year, but is also considering offering waivers to some allies that rely on Iranian supplies. "We want to achieve maximum pressure but we don't want to harm friends and allies either," Bolton said in a talk at the Hamilton Society.
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| Megacap FAANGs Stage Rebound That Fails to Erase October's Slump Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:48 PM PDT  The rally was the latest example of heavy day-to-day volatility for the FAANG stocks, a quintet that also includes Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. and Google's parent Alphabet Inc. All gained at least 3 percent, while Netflix surged 6.3 percent. Facebook added 3.8 percent in the wake of its results. At its peak, Wednesday's rally had Netflix and Facebook tracking to close with their biggest one-day gain since April.
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| 'Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography Posted: 31 Oct 2018 03:18 PM PDT !['Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography]( "'Crossings' — perspectives on transition and transformation in photography") "Crossings" brings together a selection of over 100 images by international artists, to explore perspectives on transition and transformation in photography. Magnum Photos and Aperture have a long-standing shared history, spanning many collaborations on publications and events through the decades. For the second time, Magnum Photos has invited a roster of artists published by Aperture to participate in the project, alongside Magnum's own photographers, to visually explore a common theme through both classic and contemporary artistic practices.
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