Trump expected to name Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary - Politico

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Trump expected to name Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary
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President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security, possibly as soon as Wednesday, according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the process. Nielsen served as ...
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Spain gives Catalan leader eight days to drop independence

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MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid, failing which he would suspend the Catalonia's political autonomy and rule the region directly.

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Protesters sentenced to jail in French 'Kung Fu cop' trial

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PARIS (Reuters) - Youths who torched a police car and attacked the car driver with an iron bar as he fled the flames were sentenced to up to seven years in jail by a French court on Wednesday.

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The Daily 202: Foreign intelligence agencies might be using your anti-virus software against you - Washington Post

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The Daily 202: Foreign intelligence agencies might be using your anti-virus software against you
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With Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve. THE BIG IDEA: Several worrisome stories popped overnight that underscore the growing vulnerability of the United States to hacking and cyberespionage by foreign governments, specifically Russia and North ...
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Ben Affleck 'Sincerely' Apologizes for Acting 'Inappropriately' Towards One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton on TRL - PEOPLE.com

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Ben Affleck 'Sincerely' Apologizes for Acting 'Inappropriately' Towards One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton on TRL
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Ben Affleck is apologizing for his behavior after former One Tree Hill star Hilarie Burton claimed he groped her when she was a host of MTV's TRL in 2003. “I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize,” Affleck tweeted on Wednesday.
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Facebook's Sandberg to appear before House intelligence: sources

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg will meet with the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee behind closed doors on Thursday, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

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Brazil court freezes ex-leader Rousseff's assets over 2006 refinery deal

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal audit court on Wednesday ordered frozen the assets of former president Dilma Rousseff as well as those of José Sérgio Gabrielli, ex-head of state-run oil company Petrobras, over a $580 million loss in the 2006 purchase of a Texas refinery.

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Ben Affleck apologizes for groping actress Hilarie Burton in 2003

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In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs - Fox News

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In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs
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NEW YORK – Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts. Under the ...
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Moscow may demand U.S. cut diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 or below: RIA

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia does not rule out ordering the United States to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 people or fewer, RIA news agency quoted senior Foreign Ministry official Georgy Borisenko as saying on Wednesday.

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Germany registers fewer asylum seekers, on track for annual cap

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BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of asylum seekers registered in Germany fell in September and the annual total of new arrivals is unlikely to soar above the cap agreed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Bavarian allies last weekend, data showed on Wednesday.

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Mandalay Bay executives question police timeline on Las Vegas shooting - USA TODAY

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Mandalay Bay executives question police timeline on Las Vegas shooting
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A report from Las Vegas authorities that gunman Stephen Paddock fired a barrage of shots at a hotel security guard six minutes before unleashing a hailstorm of gunfire on concertgoers from his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel may not be accurate, the ...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth bows out of Remembrance wreath-laying ceremony

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth has asked her eldest son, Prince Charles, to lay a wreath on her behalf at London's main war memorial on Remembrance Sunday, breaking with her usual custom of laying it herself.

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Arab rivalries exposed as Egypt targets Qatar in UNESCO vote

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PARIS (Reuters) - Arab states may want their turn at the helm of UNESCO, but the barbs hurled by Egypt at rival candidate Qatar during the vote highlights the fractious geopolitics paralyzing the workings of the U.N. cultural agency.

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Kurdistan region says Iraqi forces 'preparing major attack' in Kirkuk region

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi government forces and Iranian-trained Iraqi paramilitaries are "preparing a major attack" on Kurdish forces in the area of Kirkuk, said the Kurdistan Regional Government on Wednesday.