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Trump aide recycles 'voter fraud' claims

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 02:27 PM PST

Jason Miller, communications director for President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Jason Miller urges the media to focus on voter fraud and voting by illegal immigrants rather than on a "nonsensical" vote recount.


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Lame-duck Congress sets stage for Trump

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 01:45 PM PST

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (AP)In their last session under President Obama, lawmakers face a Dec. 9 deadline for legislation to keep the government running.


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Online dictionary reveals word of the year

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 12:16 PM PST

This screen image released by Dictionary.com shows the definition of xenophobia, named as word of the year. Searches for xenophobia on the site increased by 938 percent from June 22 to June 24, Solomon said. Lookups spiked again that month after President Obama's June 29 speech in which he insisted that Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric was not a measure of Dictionary.com's word, which didn't enter the English language until the late 1800s, reflects a growing fear of "otherness."


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Cuban-American millennials look to bigger role

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 11:19 AM PST

Cuban-Americans in Miami react to the death of Fidel Castro. (Alan Diaz/AP)For the children born of Cuban exiles, Fidel Castro's death potentially opens a door to a world long off-limits.


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Federal workers worry about Trump's plan

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 10:56 AM PST

Donald Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)Donald Trump has suggested a federal hiring freeze and hinted at eliminating or sharply cutting the Department of Education.


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Deadline set for Dakota pipeline protesters

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 10:11 AM PST

Dakota Access pipeline protesters told to leave by Dec. 5The Army Corps of Engineers tells American Indians and others when they must leave an encampment in North Dakota.


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U.S. airlines start direct flights to Havana

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 09:19 AM PST

Employees watch as American Airlines Flight 903 prepares for takeoff, becoming the first commercial flight from Miami to Cuba in 55 years. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The first commercial flight from the United States to Havana landed on Monday as the island begins memorials for Fidel Castro.


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Trump’s baseless theory of voter fraud

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:55 AM PST

Donald Trump in 2007. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)Hillary Clinton's commanding lead in the popular vote appears to have annoyed Trump.


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Active shooter reported at Ohio State campus

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:31 AM PST

An active shooter has been reported at Ohio State campus. (@fancytastic via Twitter)According to radio scanner traffic from the Columbus Fire Department, at least 7 people have been transported to local hospitals.


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Judge: Dylann Roof can act as own attorney

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:10 AM PST

Police lead suspected shooter Dylann Roof into the courthouse in Shelby, N.C. (Jason Miczek/Reuters)The white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners in a church will act as his own attorney.


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Libyan forces retake a ghost town from ISIS

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 07:32 AM PST

Libyan forces retake a ghost town from ISISView of an area controlled by Islamic State militants (IS), is seen through a sniper hole in Sirte, Libya, September, 2016. (Photograph by Manu Brabo/MeMo for Yahoo News)

Cuba says farewell to Fidel Castro

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:35 AM PST

Men hang a giant banner with a picture of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro as a young revolutionary, from the Cuban National Library building in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. Cuba's government declared nine days of national mourning after Castro died Friday and this normally vibrant city has been notably subdued. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)Thousands of Cubans are gathering near Havana's Plaza of the Revolution for the start of week-long services.


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What refugees learn from Germany's 'Mr Flirt'

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 04:24 AM PST

Refugees in a workshop titled Horst Wenzel volunteers his skills as a flirting expert to help men from Muslim cultures navigate romance in the West.


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How the pot train could still derail

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 02:34 AM PST

Newly harvested marijuana buds. (Andrew Selsky/AP)Marijuana is winning in the polls, but that doesn't mean the federal government is going to let state pot experiments play out.


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Will Trump voters' 'voice' be drowned out?

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 01:52 AM PST

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 7. (Evan Vucci/AP)Donald Trump declared "I am your voice" when he accepted the GOP presidential nomination. But Washington often shouts back.


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How Cuba is saying farewell to Fidel Castro

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 11:52 PM PST

A banner on the Cuban National Library shows Fidel Castro as a young revolutionary. (Desmond Boylan/AP)A weeklong commemoration will conclude as his ashes are laid to rest in the birthplace of the Cuban revolution.


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Castro shunned statues, monuments but still became icon

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 05:19 PM PST

Fidel Castro mural (AP)Despite not having a school, street, government building or city that bears his name, the bearded Marxist's presence was felt everywhere.


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GOP states: Leave expanded Medicaid alone

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 03:21 PM PST

Mike Pence (AP)States like Arizona hope one of the pillars of President Obama's health care law can be saved.


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Trump issues stunning claim that ‘millions’ voted illegally

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 02:41 PM PST

Donald Trump (Reuters)The president-elect says he would have beaten Hillary Clinton in the popular vote if not for voter fraud.


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Trump aides: Cuban government must change

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 01:56 PM PST

Cuban President Raul Castro (AP)Cuban leaders must give the U.S. something in return if they want to maintain warm relations, aides say.


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Winter closes in on refugees fleeing Mosul

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 01:16 PM PST

A displaced Iraqi who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. (Reuters)Preparing for a worst-case scenario, the U.N. is asking donors to fund winter kits for 1.2 million people.


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Sheriff: No apology to pipeline protesters

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 11:13 AM PST

Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, front. (AP)North Dakota Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says he refuses "to allow people to become unlawful."


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Thousands flee Syrian advance into Aleppo

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 10:31 AM PST

A Syrian man carries a woman in Aleppo. (AFP)Civilians fled rebel-held districts for the government-controlled west overnight, a human rights group reports.


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Conway takes her anti-Romney crusade to TV

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 10:11 AM PST

Kellyanne Conway in October. (Getty Images)The Trump adviser's criticism comes as the president-elect considers Mitt Romney for secretary of state.


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Trump rails at Clinton for joining recount

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 09:13 AM PST

Donald Trump (Getty Images)Cites criticism he received during the campaign for refusing to say he would accept the results of the election.


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Lessons for Trump in Obamacare's rough ride

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 06:28 AM PST

President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)President Obama paid a political price for addressing health care access and costs. Replacing or improving the program likely won't be easy.


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The outlook for human rights in Cuba

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 05:04 AM PST

Opposition activists being detained in 2014 by Cuban security officers in Havana. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)Fidel Castro severely restricted freedom of expression. With his death, a new political debate picks up steam.


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An evangelical college reckons with Trump

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 04:07 AM PST

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and Donald Trump in January. (Patrick Semansky/AP)His profane candidacy had caused a rift between Liberty University students and Jerry Falwell Jr., a Trump supporter and the school's president.


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Trump Tower: Source of presidential profits?

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 03:13 AM PST

Trump Tower in New York City. (Seth Wenig/AP)The Secret Service could rent space there, and Trump-owned businesses could profit in other ways from presidential operations.


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Will U.S.-Cuba ties unravel under Trump?

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 12:41 AM PST

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in March. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)Fidel Castro's death removes a barrier to warmer U.S.-Cuba relations, but it's not clear Donald Trump will move to improve them.


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1 winning ticket in $421M Powerball lottery

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 11:38 PM PST

Powerball tickets at a convenience store in Pasadena, Calif. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)The ticket was sold in Tennessee, lottery officials say, adding that the winner has yet to come forward and claim the prize.


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Some fear California's tax on e-cigarettes may deter smokers

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 09:31 PM PST

Some fear California's tax on e-cigarettes may deter smokers. (AP)Some advocates of electronic cigarettes say California made the most attractive option for many smokers unaffordable.


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Trump's reluctance to delegate to be tested by presidency

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 05:17 PM PST

Donald Trump (Getty Images)The president-elect has relied on a hands-on, minutiae-obsessed approach for decades in the business world.


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