UC
Berkeley Conservative Student Sues Antifa
The former president of the Berkeley College Republicans at the University
of California, Berkeley said Wednesday he is suing a prominent member of
an Antifa group for allegedly threatening and harassing him and others
on campus. Mark Meuser, one of the lawyers representing Troy Worden, announced
the lawsuit seeking more than $100,000 of damages against Yvette Felarca
in a press release, The Washington Examiner reported. Felarca is the leader
of By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), an Antifa, or anti-fascist, group. Fox
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Can
The World's Mightiest Naval Fleet Survive The Perfect Storm?
It was a once-in-a-decade display of American firepower. Three US Navy
aircraft carriers -- the largest, most sophisticated warships in history
-- assembled off the Korean Peninsula, in a move timed to coincide with
US President Donald Trump's first official visit to the region. But behind
the dramatic show of force, questions are emerging as to whether the US
Navy is up to the challenges it faces in the Pacific -- from both a nuclear-armed
North Korea and a strengthening China -- at a time when its top leaders
acknowledge it lacks the money, manpower and weapons to ensure success.
CNN
Plane
Crash Latest In Spate Of US Navy Accidents In Asia Since January
A US Navy plane crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa on Wednesday
afternoon, marking at least the sixth apparent accident involving a Navy
asset in East Asian waters this year. The C2-A Greyhound transport plane
was carrying 11 crew and passengers to an aircraft carrier when it crashed
into the Philippine Sea, the Navy said. As of Wednesday evening, eight
people had been rescued, and three were missing. CNN
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Argentina
Says Sound Detected In Search For Missing Submarine Is Consistent With
Non-Nuclear Explosion
A sound detected in the search for a missing submarine with 44 crew
members aboard is consistent with a non-nuclear explosion, officials in
Argentina said Thursday. Argentine Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said at
a news conference the relatives of the crew have been informed and that
the search will continue until there is full certainty about the fate of
the ARA San Juan. Fox
Trump
Takes Credit For Security Wins
President Donald Trump, in a Thanksgiving address to troops, credited
his policies for allowing progress in Afghanistan and against Islamic State,
and warned about sending sophisticated weapons to American allies that
one day could become the enemy. Everybody is talking about the progress
youve made in the last few months since I opened it up, Trump told the
Armys 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan, during a morning video call
from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Were not fighting
anymore to just walk around. Were fighting to win. Bloomberg
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the truth about Trump.
The
Math Behind Mark Cubans Trump Tweet
The market value of Chinese companies listed outside China is sneaky
large, something that American billionaire Mark Cuban hinted at in a tweet
aimed at President Donald Trump. Chinese companies with their primary equity
listings in Hong Kong and not traded on the mainland have a combined market
value of more than $2 trillion, data compiled by Bloomberg show. That includes
market cap leader Tencent Holdings Ltd. The biggest 130 companies with
a primary listing in the U.S., such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu
Inc. and JD.com Inc., add about $900 billion. Thats about parity with
Brazils equity market capitalization. Bloomberg
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Health
Care Should Be A Right, But The US Doesn't Have A 'System'
Is health care a privilege or a right? That may be the most contentious
question in the whole health care debate. When he was president, George
W. Bush felt the need to address this question by saying that we have universal
care in this country because anyone can "just go to an emergency room."
But there is a big difference between going to the ER because you have
no insurance versus having health insurance that allows you to go to a
doctor or clinic of your choice when you are sick, or think you might have
a problem. In general, people with health insurance tend to get help earlier,
when it usually is less costly and more effective. ABC
News
Congressional
Russia Probes Likely To Head Into 2018
Some Republicans are hoping lawmakers will soon wrap up investigations
into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that have dragged on for most
of the year. But with new details in the probe emerging almost daily, that
seems unlikely. Three congressional committees are investigating Russian
interference and whether President Donald Trump's campaign was in any way
involved. The panels have obtained thousands of pages of documents from
Trump's campaign and other officials, and have done dozens of interviews.
ABC News
Trump
Tweets Response To Post On How He Treats African-Americans
President Trump on Thanksgiving morning did not help ease the tension
in his ongoing public spat with the father of a UCLA basketball player
when he responded to a tweet in which a Washington Post opinion writer
described how Mr. Trump's treatment of LaVar Ball is a part of a larger
trend in how he treats prominent African-Americans. "New post: Trump's
rage-tweets about LaVar Ball are a part of a pattern," Greg Sargent wrote
on Twitter Wednesday, along with a link to his opinion piece. CBS
News
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can report this foolishness - Ball started the attack.
Trump
Praises Troops, Touts Tax Plan In Thanksgiving Address To Military
In a Thanksgiving morning video-conference call with servicemembers
overseas, President Donald Trump expressed his gratitude for their work,
took credit for allowing them to do it and sought to assure them that they'll
find prosperity when they return. "Were doing well at home. The economy
is doing really great. When you come back, you are going to see with the
jobs and companies coming back into our country and the stock market just
hit a record high," Trump said." NBC News
N.
Korea Replaces Border Guards Following Defection
North Korea appears to have replaced all of its guards at a jointly
patrolled border area where a North Korean soldier defected last week under
a hail of gunfire, according to South Korean media. Military officials
said Friday they could not confirm the report. Yonhap news agency cited
an unnamed intelligence source saying there were "signs" the North had
replaced its entire security force of 35 to 40 men at the Joint Security
Area. South Korea's Defense Ministry and the U.S.-led United Nations Command
said they couldn't confirm it. Atlanta Journal
Flynn
Breaks With Trump Team On Mueller Probe
It's a move that could signal cooperation with special prosecutor Robert
Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference. Lawyers for
former national security adviser Michael Flynn have told President Donald
Trump's legal team that they are no longer communicating with them about
Mueller's investigation. A person familiar with the move tells The Associated
Press that Flynn's legal team communicated the decision this week. The
person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
The decision could be a sign that Flynn is moving to cooperate with Mueller's
investigation or negotiate a deal for himself. US
News & World Report
Texas
Trooper Shot And Killed
A Texas Department of Public Safety police officer was killed in the
line of duty on Thanksgiving while conducting a routine traffic stop in
Freestone County, authorities said. Freestone County is about 90 miles
southeast of Dallas. According to Texas DPS officials, trooper Damon Allen
was returning to his patrol vehicle at about 4 p.m. following the stop
when he was shot by a rifle. Allen was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The suspect, 32-year-old Dabrett Montreal Black, fled the scene before
being arrested around 9 p.m. in Waller County, just northeast of Houston.
Black was taken into custody without incident and is now receiving treatment
for a canine bite, police said.ABC News
Eight 'North
Korean Fishermen' Wash Ashore In Japan
A boat carrying eight men claiming to be North Korean fishermen has
washed ashore the coast in Japan. Japanese police said the men were found
at Yurihonjo city's marina late on Thursday, and taken into custody. The
men had told authorities that their boat experienced difficulties and they
ended up drifting into Japanese waters. Japan regularly sees North Korean
fishing boats straying into its territory, and its coastguard has occasionally
had to rescue fishermen. But sometimes the boats - often simple or rickety
vessels - are found with bodies onboard, indicating that the vessels had
been drifting for some time. BBC
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Iran
Promises To Send Warships To Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean
Iran's new naval commander has vowed to send warships to America's
backyard. Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi said plans were being drawn up for
vessels to be deployed to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean "in the
near future." They would also visit South American countries, he added.
Tehran has long complained about U.S. ships being based in the Persian
Gulf. Speaking at his first press conference since being appointed, Khanzadi
promised his navy would "wave the flag of our country in the Gulf of Mexico."
NBC News
'Hero'
Robert Mugabe Granted Immunity In Zimbabwe
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity and
will not be prosecuted after 37 years in power, multiple sources said Thursday.
Simon Khaya Moyo, a spokesman for the ruling Zimbabwe African National
Union-Patriotic Front, told Bloomberg Mugabe is no longer in power but
is being regarded as the "hero" of the country's independence. "There aren't
any plans for former President Robert Mugabe; he's free to stay in Zimbabwe
and he won't face prosecution," the spokesman said, adding neither he nor
his family are regarded as enemies of the state. UPI
Florida
Nursing Home Deaths Ruled Homicide
Police say they are not yet sure if anybody will be charged in the
deaths, which followed the loss of power at a nursing home in Hollywood,
Fla., after Hurricane Irma. The deaths of 12 nursing home residents in
Hollywood, Fla., following Hurricane Irma have been ruled a homicide by
police, though police say they have not yet determined if anybody will
be charged. The Hollywood Police Department is now investigating the deaths
at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as homicides following
results released by the medical examiner on Wednesday, two months after
Hurricane Irma slammed South Florida and knocked out electricity in much
of the region.
UPI
Russian
Meddling In Catalonias Secession Vote
The debate in the run-up to crucial regional elections next month on
the future of Catalonia is focused on federalism, cultural identity or
the future of Spain as a unified country. As with the U.S. election last
year, the big issue is Russia and what the Kremlin may be doing to feed
separatist feelings and generally cause mischief and confusion in a key
NATO ally. Washington Times
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U.S.
Oil Hits 2-year High On Pipeline Outage, Lower Inventories
U.S. crude hit a two-year high in thin trade on Thursday as the shutdown
of a major crude pipeline from Canada and a draw on fuel inventories pointed
to a tightening market, despite rising output from U.S. producers. West
Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 54 cents at $58.56 per barrel by 2:00
p.m. EST (1900 GMT), close to a two-year peak of $58.58 touched earlier
in the session. Brent crude LCOc1 settled at $63.55 per barrel, 23 cents
above its previous close. Trading volumes were thin because of the Thanksgiving
holiday in the United States. Reuters
Trump
Tells Troops 'We're winning' Against Foes
President Donald Trump thanked U.S. troops for their service on Thursday,
assuring them "we're really winning" against America's foes as he celebrated
Thanksgiving at his private club in Florida and provided lunch for Coast
Guard men and women on duty for the holiday. Using the occasion to talk
up his own leadership, Trump told deployed military members via a video
conference that they've achieved more progress in Afghanistan and against
the Islamic State group under his watch than had been made in years of
the previous administration,. Newsday
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Donald
Trumps Name Is Coming Off His SoHo Hotel
President Donald Trumps company has agreed to remove the Trump name
from its hotel in lower Manhattan and give up management of the property.
The decision, announced by the company Wednesday afternoon, follows signs
that business has flagged for months at Trump SoHo, beginning during his
polarizing campaign last year. The hotels sushi restaurant closed. Professional
sports teams, once reliable customers, began to shun the property. The
hotel struggled to attract business for its meeting rooms and banquet halls,
according to reporting by radio station WNYC. Newsday
Many
Dont Want To Talk Politics This Thanksgiving
Pass the turkey but maybe hold the politics. The already-fraught
topic now includes allegations of sexual misconduct against politicians
of various political stripes. From GOP President Donald Trump to Democratic
Sen. Al Franken, politicians past, present and aspiring stand accused of
sexual misconduct and that could keep tensions high at the holiday table.
More than a third of Americans dread the prospect of politics coming up
over Thanksgiving, a new poll shows. Las Vegas Sun
Olympic
Gymnastics Ex-Doctor Pleads Guilty
A former sports doctor accused of molesting at least 125 girls and
young women while he worked for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University
pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges of sexual assault and will
face at least 25 years in prison. Larry Nassar, 54, admitted to digitally
penetrating seven girls, mostly under the guise of treatment at his Lansing-area
home and a campus clinic, between 1998 and 2015. "For all those involved
... I'm so horribly sorry that this was like a match that turned into a
forest fire out of control," he said in a courtroom packed with tearful
accusers and others. Kansas City Star
Trump
Presidency Spurs Cottage Industry Of Ethics Watchdogs
One group has filed 12 lawsuits targeting either President Trump or
the actions of his administration. Another organization has submitted 527
public-records requests sprinkled throughout the federal government. Yet
another has collected 1.3 million signatures calling for President Trumps
impeachment. The biggest risk to Trumps presidency may be special counsel
Robert Muellers high-profile investigation into possible collusion between
the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, which has already led
to criminal charges against two Trump campaign advisers and a guilty plea
from a third. Indy Star
Zimbabwe's
New Leader Mnangagwa Is Sworn In
The Latest on inauguration of Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa
(all times local): 11:45 a.m. Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa
has been sworn in, beginning a new era for the long-troubled nation. He
promises to devote himself to the well-being of the people, to cheers from
tens of thousands present. He succeeds Robert Mugabe, who resigned on Tuesday
under immense pressure from the military, the ruling party and the people
amid fears his wife was trying to take power. Houston
Chronicle
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A
Thanksgiving Proclamation By President George Washington
On Oct. 3, 1789, America's first president, George Washington, issued
a proclamation declaring Nov. 26, 1789 as "a day of public thanksgiving
and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many
signal favors of Almighty God...." Below is the complete text of that proclamation:
By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas
it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty
God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore
his protection and favorand whereas both Houses of Congress have by their
joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United
States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging
with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially
by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government
for their safety and happiness. CNS News
Rollback
Of Net Neutrality Has Small Businesses Worried
Dozens of orders from wholesale customers like Whole Foods and Bed
Bath & Beyond are relayed online each day to fulfillment warehouses,
which send out Callicotts paraffin-free candles. The GoodLight website
accounts for 15 percent of its sales, which could reach $1.5 million this
year; the e-commerce behemoth Amazon makes up another 10 percent. And many
of the companys business documents are stored in cloud-based data centers.
Las
Vegas Sun
Trump
Hails 'Invisible' Plane In Remarks To Coast Guard
Donald Trump returned to a favourite subject on Thursday, telling a
US coast guard audience the air force was ordering a new plane that was
almost like an invisible fighter. The plane in question, the F-35, is
not invisible, though it is unusually small and designed to be less visible
to radar than conventional aircraft. Its development, however, has proved
all too visibly costly and riddled with problems. Guardian
Navy
Calls Off Search For Three Missing Sailors
The U.S. Navy called off its search for three sailors missing since
Wednesday, when a transport plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean on its way
to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. Eight people were rescued and
are in good condition, but the remaining three sailors had not been found
after two days of searching, the Navys 7th Fleet, which is based in Yokosuka,
south of Tokyo, said in a statement Friday. Washington
Post
Pakistan
Releases US-Wanted Militant Suspect On Court Order
Pakistani authorities acting on a court order released a U.S.-wanted
militant Friday who allegedly founded a banned group linked to the 2008
Mumbai, India attack that killed 168 people, his spokesman and officials
said. Hafiz Saeed, who has been designated a terrorist by the U.S. Justice
Department and has a $10 million bounty on his head, was released before
dawn after the court this week ended his detention in the eastern city
of Lahore. Tampa Bay Observer
Al
Franken Says He Crossed A Line While Hugging Women
Sen. Al Franken apologized on Thursday amid allegations that the Minnesota
Democrat had groped women at campaign events admitting that he crossed
a line in some instances when embracing constituents. The Minnesota Democrat,
accused by four women of creepily touching them, issued his most detailed
statement yet in explaining how he made such unwanted contact. NY
Post
Trumps
Thanksgiving Message: The Enthusiasm In This Country Has Never Been Higher
On Thanksgiving, President Trump celebrated winning. Early in the morning,
he tweeted a list of wins, including the highest Stock Market EVER, a
reduced unemployment rate and a new Supreme Court justice. A few hours
later, he video-chatted with troops stationed around the world and told
them that they are now winning because his administration is allowing them
to do their jobs and win. Trump then traveled to a nearby Coast Guard mess
hall to hand out sandwiches and commend the military branch for improving
its brand over the past few months. Washington Post
Saudi
Crown Prince Says Iran's Leader Is 'The New Hitler' Of The Middle East
Saudi Arabias powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran
the new Hitler of the Middle East in an interview with the New York Times
published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the
arch-rivals. The Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran
back rival sides in wars and political crises throughout the region. Mohammed
bin Salman, who is also Saudi defense minister in the U.S.-allied oil giant
kingdom, suggested the Islamic Republics alleged expansion under Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. Fortune
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$2
billion Pledged To Help Hurricane-Affected Caribbean Nations
The international community mobilized over $1.3 billion in pledges
and more than $1 billion in loans and debt relief to help Caribbean nations
recover from the strong hurricanes that pummelled the region a few months
ago, during a meeting at United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday. I think
were extremely happy with the results of the conference, said Stephen
OMalley, the UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the
UN Development Programme (UNDP) for Barbados and the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States. The powerful category-5 hurricanes Irma and Maria hit
the Caribbean in September causing a number of deaths and widespread devastation
in the Caribbean. According to the latest needs estimates, recovery costs
are expected to surpass $5 billion. United Nations
UN
Hails Conviction Of Mladic, The 'Epitome Of Evil,'
Welcoming today's conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander
Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and
war crimes by an international tribunal, the United Nations top human rights
official said that the verdict is a warning to perpetrators of such crimes
that they will be brought to justice. Mladic is the epitome of evil, and
the prosecution of Mladic is the epitome of what international justice
is all about, underscored Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights, in a statement Wednesday. United
Nations
Facebook To
Expose Russian Fake News Pages
Facebook plans to let people see if they had "liked" pages created
by "foreign actors" to spread propaganda during the US presidential election.
The social network has previously said as many as 126 million Americans
may have seen content uploaded by Russia-based agents over the past two
years. It is building a tool to let people see whether they had followed
now-deleted pages made by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency. The
tool will be launched in December. The Internet Research Agency was behind
hundreds of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts and posted thousands
of politically-charged messages. BBC
Why
Can't America Have A Single Tolling System?
IN A PERFECT world, the electronic tolling infrastructure in the United
States would be Mastercard seamless: Any transponder would get you through
any toll plaza, debiting your account as you breeze across bridges and
through tunnels with interstate abandon. But you can't. You should be able
to though: In 2012 Congress passed a law requiring the nation's various
electronic tolling authorities to come together and make their systems
interoperable by October 2016. Should be easy, right? Transponders are
simple radio devices. Pop them all on the same frequency, job done. Wired
Best
Laptop And Mobile Black Friday Deals
BLACK FRIDAY ISNT always the best time to buy a computer or phone.
Its easy to get ripped off by a deal that seems too good to be true (it
usually is). To save you a few headaches, and a lot of dollars, weve compiled
some WIRED picks for the best PCs and mobile device deals going on Black
Friday weekend, some of which are already available. All of these deals
are purchasable online, not in-store. If you insist on trudging through
the crowds, we wish you the best, but you wont find a lot of help here,
outside the Black Friday ads linked below. Wired
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