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President Donald Trump is reportedly reviving the racist “birther” conspiracy theory, which claims that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2juf74J

― Two weeks before Alabama’s Senate election, some of Roy Moore’s supporters say they are giving him a pass on the allegations of sexual misconduct against him because they think his female accusers are lying and being paid by billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zNzeWn

A Turkish-Iranian gold trader paid millions of dollars in bribes to Ankara's former economy minister to facilitate illegal gold transactions with sanctions-hit Iran, the trader testified on Wednesday. Reza Zarrab had been due to go on trial Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, but the prosecution made clear that Zarrab was, instead, their star witness. The lone man in the dock is now Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, accused of violating sanctions against Iran, bribery and money laundering. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2k99PQ2

In the wake of Matt Lauer’s dismissal from NBC News following a complaint of of inappropriate sexual behavior, Andrea Mitchell says NBC news and Msnbc will be “reporting on it vigorously according to the highest standards.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zPVI9d

Matt Lauer is putting his attention on his family after he was terminated from NBC over allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AfHOMv

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The issue of Muslim Rohingya refugees will continue to dominate, as Francis arrives from Myanmar. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2AkDqKd

President Trump's son-in-law is asked about former top White House aide Michael Flynn, reports say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2j33d2h

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AP source: Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Flynn President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators about former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Donald Trump’s favourite channel Fox News has experienced a year-on-year drop in advertising revenue, while CNN and The New York Times continue to grow despite the President attacking them as “fake news” and “failing”. Despite the President constantly tweeting his love of Fox News, the right-wing, unashamedly pro-Trump network suffered a 2 per cent drop in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, analysts Standard Media Index (SMI) have revealed. By contrast, CNN – repeatedly branded “fake news” by Mr Trump – saw its third quarter ad revenues grow by 9 per cent year-on-year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AJHYgf

In the wake of Matt Lauer’s dismissal from NBC News following a complaint of of inappropriate sexual behavior, Andrea Mitchell says NBC news and Msnbc will be “reporting on it vigorously according to the highest standards.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zPVI9d

CNN’s Don Lemon could not hide his sheer bewilderment Tuesday night as he reported that President Donald Trump has still been privately questioning the authenticity of former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2j1HS9r

A suspected serial killer was arrested in Florida after one of his McDonalds co-workers found a loaded gun in one of his food bags. Howell Donaldson III, 24,will be charged with four counts of first degree murder in relation to fatal shootings in the Seminole Heights region of Tampa, said the city's Police chief Brian Dugan. Mr Donaldson III's arrest affadavit said one of his co-workers at the fast food restaurant had called them after he handed them a food bag with a loaded .40 caliber Glock firearm inside. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ndCiFy

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan has detected radio signals suggesting North Korea may be preparing another ballistic missile launch, although such signals are not unusual and satellite images did not show fresh activity, a Japanese government source said on Tuesday. After firing missiles at a pace of about two or three a month since April, North Korean missile launches paused in September, after it fired a rocket that passed over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in a few days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Acc22Z

Lebanese PM decries Hezbollah's involvement in region's wars Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he fears that Hezbollah's military role in regional conflicts will end up costing his country dearly. Date

Defense will try to shift focus to NKorea in Kim killing Malaysia's high-profile trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korean leader goes on recess Thursday with the last hearing until next year. Date

OPEC oil ministers poised to extend production cuts OPEC and allied oil producing-nations are going into meetings amid apparent consensus on extending their output cuts. Date

Pakistan: US missiles kill 3 militants near Afghan border Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has hit a militant compound near the Afghan border, killing three militants. Date

Storms leave 4 dead in Sri Lanka, fishermen among 23 missing Sri Lanka's government says storms with heavy rain and winds across the country have left at least four people dead and several fishermen are among 23 people missing. Date

The British cartoon character becomes ever more popular - both with kids and with counterfeiters. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2AruiG4

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An election could be a year away in army-ruled Thailand, but Anutin Charnvirakul is already eyeing a role as a potential kingmaker with ties across the traditional political divide and to the politicized generals. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zQJkps

A Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe leader issued a damning response Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s “Pocahontas” slur earlier this week during an event meant to honor Navajo Code Talkers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2neg5Hq

President Donald Trump responded to the announcement that NBC News had fired longtime anchor Matt Lauer by attacking Andy Lack, the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AlLLQc

Global arms experts say North Korea’s latest test of a ballistic missile was an expected but troubling development that further solidifies Kim Jong Un’s role as a nuclear-backed strongman. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zzGfWB

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's long-running civil war may be winding down slowly, but the country is awash in weapons and a confounding array of local militias and thousands of foreign troops, some of which may never leave. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2i0I7AI

Fifteen suspected communist guerrillas including six women have been killed in a gunbattle, the Philippine military said on Wednesday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks. Duterte last week vowed to go to war with the rebels and threatened to categorise them a "terrorist" group over deadly attacks against soldiers and police. Late Tuesday residents reported seeing armed men boarding a van and a truck in the town of Nasugbu 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of Manila, prompting authorities to send troops, said local military spokesman Colonel Teody Toribio. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AmNuVC

CNN’s Don Lemon could not hide his sheer bewilderment Tuesday night as he reported that President Donald Trump has still been privately questioning the authenticity of former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2j1HS9r

A suspected serial killer was arrested in Florida after one of his McDonalds co-workers found a loaded gun in one of his food bags. Howell Donaldson III, 24,will be charged with four counts of first degree murder in relation to fatal shootings in the Seminole Heights region of Tampa, said the city's Police chief Brian Dugan. Mr Donaldson III's arrest affadavit said one of his co-workers at the fast food restaurant had called them after he handed them a food bag with a loaded .40 caliber Glock firearm inside. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ndCiFy

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of villagers on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are refusing to evacuate a 10-km (six-mile) danger zone around an erupting volcano, putting their fate in the hands of the gods or simply staying put to protect homes and livestock. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zCMB7O

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh could start relocating Rohingya Muslim refugees to a flood-prone island off its coast in the middle of next year, a government official said on Thursday, as it pushes ahead with the plan despite criticism from aid agencies and rights groups. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2jwfBav

US, China hold low-key military talks amid NKorea tensions U.S. and Chinese generals are working on how the mighty American and Chinese militaries might communicate in a crisis. Date

AP FACT CHECK: Anti-Muslim videos misrepresent what happened Like much other propaganda, the anti-Muslim videos spread around by President Donald Trump mix grains of truth, fakery and shades in between, overlaid with a message meant to be a blunt hammer blow for a cause. Date

Ohio's Cops for Kids charity bilked donors out of $4.2M, state AG says Cops for Kids, a charity that helps families or children who are victims of crimes, allegedly defrauded millions of dollars in donations, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Ohio Attorney General, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. Date

Fentanyl found in dead baby's system; parents face charges The parents of an 8-month-old girl who died last week in Coventry, R.I., have been charged with felony neglect after police said the potent opioid fentanyl was found in the infant's system. Date

San Francisco may adopt Uber-style surge pricing for parking meters San Francisco is considering setting the prices on each of the city’s 30,200 parking meters based on demand, an unprecedented move for a major US city that local officials hope will make drivers’ lives easier. Date

Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for an Alabama U.S. Senate seat, accused Democrats on Tuesday of attempting to register felons in order to sway the special election to his Democratic opponent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BnHOHU

Donald Trump’s favourite channel Fox News has experienced a year-on-year drop in advertising revenue, while CNN and The New York Times continue to grow despite the President attacking them as “fake news” and “failing”. Despite the President constantly tweeting his love of Fox News, the right-wing, unashamedly pro-Trump network suffered a 2 per cent drop in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, analysts Standard Media Index (SMI) have revealed. By contrast, CNN – repeatedly branded “fake news” by Mr Trump – saw its third quarter ad revenues grow by 9 per cent year-on-year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AJHYgf

US, China hold low-key military talks amid NKorea tensions U.S. and Chinese generals are working on how the mighty American and Chinese militaries might communicate in a crisis.

AP FACT CHECK: Anti-Muslim videos misrepresent what happened Like much other propaganda, the anti-Muslim videos spread around by President Donald Trump mix grains of truth, fakery and shades in between, overlaid with a message meant to be a blunt hammer blow for a cause.

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Britain First is a far-right, anti-immigrant political party in the U.K. The fringe group is known for spreading hoaxes about Islam, conducting aggressive “mosque invasions” of Muslim worship spaces and campaigning for an outright ban on Islam in their country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BxDfLK

An ethics watchdog group is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) violated federal conflict of interest laws by promoting a column he was paid for during a meeting with President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity, a panel on which he is a top official. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2j1tPR1