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For Israel, a rearmed Hezbollah in Lebanon is top concern On a moonlit night, some two dozen Israeli soldiers in full battle gear march near a Lebanese border village with a bomb-sniffing dog, searching for explosives and infiltrators. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Qvbrlu

'One family': Party members take homestays in far west China The two women in the photograph were smiling, but Halmurat Idris knew something was terribly wrong. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AylMTJ

51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in another mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other, unrelated strandings. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ShSwrJ

New leftist president promises transformation of Mexico Mexico's incoming president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is folksy, plain-spoken, and spontaneous — perhaps too much so for financial markets, which have been roiled in advance of his inauguration Saturday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AF4jJk

As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines Heads of state from the world's leading economies were invited to the Group of 20 summit to discuss issues like development, infrastructure and investment. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AyQTie

Black Christmas trees become hottest new holiday trend this season Christmas enthusiasts are going dark this year — when it comes to decorating their trees, that is. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Sfv2n0

11-year-old gets surprise visit from cops after nobody shows up to his birthday party They even came bearing gifts. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q2NhzC

'Christmas Tree Eyebrows' are indeed a thing people are actually doing It may not be the strangest thing we’ve ever seen on Instagram, but it’s up there. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BFaHSA

Army soldier's emotional reunion with dog at airport goes viral I'm not crying, you're crying. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2TVhr5U

Crazy Christmas display with 50,000 lights most festive in UK, family claims They use their impressive Yuletide attraction to raise money for charity. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2E4yZYU

Handbag entrepreneur's viral 'money diary' made readers want 'to stab [their] eyes out' She thought she had it in the bag. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Se5OFu

Bridesmaid immediately gets engaged after catching wedding bouquet Talk about happily ever after. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2P9EBCa

5 pet gifts for the good doggo in your life Because they deserve presents, too. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2zyB3Et

Rural resort draws visitors by offering exotic, lap-of-luxury experience Vacation like a celeb at this insane Pennsylvania resort-- offering guest unforgettable experiences-- exotic animal habitat, landing at the resorts's private airstrip, and a ride in a Rolls-Royce. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q6Ovdf

Vacation like a celebrity at decked out PA resort Live the high life at a PA resort with a private airfield, butlers and safari via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BHSdkJ

E-cigarette causes smoking suitcase scare at Boston airport A lithium battery in an e-cigarette had ignited. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FOfk0K

British Airways passenger who was allegedly 'crushed' by obese traveler loses civil claim against airline Judge Andrew Barcello felt Stephen Prosser was exaggerating his claims. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2zr1ax9

Couple fighting on American Airlines flight get plane turned around A fiery feud between an unnamed couple on a recent American Airlines flight from Chicago to Toronto forced the aircraft to turn around just fifteen minutes after takeoff. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2E6JLgY

Lion Air Flight 610: What went wrong? What caused Lion Air Flight 610 to drop out of the sky? The two-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, quickly experiencing erratic speed and altitude levels. The maker of the plane, Boeing, is now facing scrutiny that it might not have told pilots about safety warnings. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q3wzz2

President Trump's private plane clipped by aircraft at LaGuardia Airport We can only hope the offending pilot left a nice note on the windshield. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FPhxZR

Bride suing Sandals Resorts for $30 million, claims butler molested her Her wedding was hardly what she’d imagined. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2P7h98v

Southwest Airlines jet lands with cracked cockpit windshield: report A Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines plane landed safely in Kansas City on Wednesday night with a cracked cockpit window. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FNvhEH

Airline agent mocked 5-year-old epileptic girl’s name, mother claims An epileptic 5-year-old girl pre-boarding a plane at California’s John Wayne airport was mocked by a Southwest Airlines agent, her mother claimed on Wednesday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KFAMUt

3 dead, 8 injured after pickup truck hits spike strip and flips during high-speed chase with Border Patrol    Fox News 3 dead, 8 injured after pickup chased by Border Patrol crashes    fox5sandiego.com Three killed, eight injured in crash following U.S. Border Patrol chase    NBC News 3 Killed, 8 Injured After Pickup Being Chased by Border Patrol Crashes on San Diego County Freeway    KTLA Los Angeles At least 3 people killed when a truck carrying passengers in cargo bed overturns while fleeing from Border Patrol    Business Insider View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2AzixeW

Police: 2 children shot in car outside of a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital    USA TODAY Police: 2 children shot near Mississippi hospital    The Associated Press Two children shot as motorist opens fire on their car outside University of Mississippi hospital    NBC News Two toddlers shot in front of Mississippi hospital, expected to survive    Yahoo News 2 children -- ages 1 and 3 -- shot in front of UMMC, police say    WAPT Jackson View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2DQZPCI

Russia-Ukraine crisis clouds G20 summit in Buenos Aires    BBC News World leaders are gathering in Argentina for their annual G20 summit amid new tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China. US President ... from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2QuJhqQ

[Review] 'The Possession of Hannah Grace' is a Stitched-together Mess of a Film    Bloody Disgusting Film Review: ‘The Possession of Hannah Grace’    Variety THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE Clip - Not Alone    Sony Pictures Entertainment Shay Mitchell on Spending Time in a Morgue for ‘The Possession of Hannah Grace’    Collider.com Shay Mitchell Is Open To A 'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' Cameo: 'Never Say Never'    Access View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PcA3uV

Washington-based potato chip company sued for using ‘Hawaiian’ name Consumers of “Hawaiian” brand potato chips have filed a class-action lawsuit against the parent company. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2RmC7Cj

Alabama family takes Christmas pictures at Waffle House For one sweet Alabama family, it’s not Waffle House, it’s Waffle Home. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2P9FdYy

Starbucks will block porn on free Wi-Fi starting next year Starbucks said it wants to ensure the space is "safe and welcoming to all." via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BHlxrz

Dunkin' says customers' DD Perks accounts may have been compromised in security breach The company said its own security hadn't been breached, but that a third party may have gained access via breaches of other companies. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ShYCZa

Trump should stop lying about tariffs    Washington Examiner It's now up to President Trump to rescue the stock market from ending 2018 in the red    CNBC Trump’s trade war collides with economic reality    POLITICO U.S., China Exploring Deal to Ease Trade Tensions    The Wall Street Journal China might be looking to end the trade war. Don’t let it off easy.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9SO23

Trump is right, Pelosi deserves to be speaker    Washington Examiner GOP cries foul after California thumping    POLITICO What Nancy Pelosi's speaker nomination means for House Democrats    The Washington Post Democrats reject new Republican plan to pay for Trump’s wall    The Washington Post Pelosi Will Be Speaker—But Can She Govern? | Opinion    Newsweek View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2rbhsWi

Paul Ryan reveals his two biggest regrets    AOL Ryan casts doubt on 'bizarre' California election results | TheHill    The Hill Paul Ryan says one of his biggest regrets is the ballooning federal deficit. The evidence shows he has himself to blame.    Business Insider Dear Paul Ryan, California's voting system is only 'bizarre' if you don't want people to vote    Los Angeles Times Paul Ryan questions California's 'bizarre' vote-counting process    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FOsye6

The five biggest myths in Marc Lamont Hill's anti-Israel speech    Washington Examiner CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill over anti-Israel remarks    Fox News CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill dropped over anti-Israel comments made at the United Nations    Daily Mail CNN drops Marc Lamont Hill after anti-Israel remarks at UN spark backlash    Fox News CNN Fired Marc Lamont Hill For Saying Palestinians Deserve Equal Rights    HuffPost View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Pevv7i

Japan brokers readying for new client surge ahead of SoftBank's mammoth IPO    Channel NewsAsia Japan brokers readying for new client surge ahead of SoftBank's mammoth IPO    Reuters SoftBank sets indicative pricing in $23bn IPO    Financial Times SoftBank sets indicative IPO price at $13.23 per share    Livemint View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2DR15Ws

Frontier Owner Steps In to Rescue Wow Air    Skift WOW Air: Struggling budget airline gets a lifeline from parent of Frontier Airlines    USA TODAY Icelandair scraps plan to buy struggling rival WOW Air    CNBC BREAKING | Icelandair Group leaves Wow air to fend for itself    AeroTime News Hub Icelandair Drops Wow Takeover, Stoking Jitters About Collapse    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2BF5iuL

Apple tunes into terrestrial radio to amplify digital service    Financial Times New Details on Apple's Negotiations With iHeartMedia Surface    Mac Rumors View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PbdLJJ

Mets' deal for Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz all but done    New York Post New York Mets and Seattle Mariners are close to a deal involving Robinson Cano, according to reports    ESPN Sources: Mets close to deal for Cano, Diaz    MLB.com Edwin Diaz Is the 57-Save, 100 MPH Stud Yankees Should Trade the Farm For    Bleacher Report What will Robinson Cano be worth over next five years    ESPN View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FOGp4b

Democrat, #MeToo activist was drunk, 'overly familiar' with male staffer, but no evidence of groping: report An investigator said a California assemblywoman who was at the forefront of the #MeToo movement was "overly familiar" with a former legislative male staff member who accused her of misconduct, according to a letter dated Wednesday from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2RoPP7N

Chicago alderman expects to be vindicated after federal agents raid his offices The offices of a longtime Chicago alderman whose law firm formally represented President Donald Trump was raided by federal agents Thursday, federal officials said. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FQckRG

Giuliani calls timing of Mueller’s latest Cohen bombshell ‘hardly coincidental’ Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, criticized the timing of Michael Cohen's guilty plea on charges of lying to Congress: just before the president was about to leave for a high-stakes G-20 summit in Argentina. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AzOJ1z

Paul Ryan questions California's 'bizarre' vote-counting process Paul Ryan, the outgoing House speaker, on Thursday cast doubt on the legitimacy of California’s ballot counting process, adding to claims from many on the right that the state’s election procedures are flawed. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2SiO8bV

Sen. Lee on how to solve the immigration crisis Sen. Mike Lee traveled to Guatemala and Mexico in search of solutions to the migrant caravan. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FOZenM

Ingraham: Anti-Semitism hiding in plain sight Examining the political influence of Linda Sarsour. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DRUr2f

Trump: Cohen is 'weak person' trying to get reduced sentence Panel of experts weigh in on Michael Cohen's guilty plea and the state of the Mueller investigation. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2QoNJrc

Ronna McDaniel 'honored' that Trump asked her to stay on as RNC chair President Trump announced Thursday that he had asked Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel to serve a second two-year term in the post. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Rm5lkD

Hannity: Mueller investigation desperate for dirt on Trump Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about 'Moscow project.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q1puzT

Trump thinks idea of offering Putin the Trump Tower Moscow penthouse is 'stupid,' source says A Thursday report that the Trump Organization once planned to offer the $50 million penthouse in Trump Tower Moscow to Russian President Vladimir Putin is “nuts,” a source close to the president told Fox News. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2QtWY9s

9,000-year-old rare stone mask discovered in Israel Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of an extremely rare 9,000-year-old stone mask. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BFjNPo

Doctors in Australia, UK swallow Lego heads to find out how long it takes to poop them out United Kingdom and Australia-based pediatricians agreed to swallow a Lego head to determine how long it took for their bodies to pass them. The health-care professionals shared the results of their study last week in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q7RhyU

Moon rocks retrieved by Soviet space mission sold for $855G Three tiny Moon rocks brought back from space by the unmanned Soviet Luna-16 mission were sold for $855,000 at auction on Thursday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2RtibOk

Mysterious sea creature draws 'alien' comparisons Marine biologists have identified a mysterious looking sea creature as a New Zealand rough skate. A mom and her daughter found it on a beach in the country and took to social media to figure out what it was. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2E4Uc4Y

'Rare first edition' copy of 'The Hobbit' sells for big bucks A "rare first edition" copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q4ljTW

Neanderthals and humans were hooking up way more than anyone thought Way more sex happened between Neanderthals and the ancestors of modern humans across Europe and Asia than scientists originally thought, a new study finds. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2RledHd

Recovered Hubble Telescope nabs nifty new picture After taking a short break from observing the cosmos, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is officially back up and running, and the observatory captured a stunning new view of a distant, star-forming galaxy. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2zwZcLH

This strange hum circled the whole world. But nobody heard it. There was a hum that nobody could hear. It was a seismic event, one that originated off the coast of Mayotte on Nov. 11, a tiny island in the waters between Madagascar and Mozambique. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q1IqhP

Mysterious sea creature draws 'alien' comparisons with its sharp teeth, spiky skin Dozens of people offered suggestions — from a flying squirrel fish to a saw shark. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Seb9ww

China is halting the work by team on gene-edited babies HONG KONG (AP) — China's government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that it's still too soon to try to make permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KKU2QM

Sheryl Sandberg reportedly asked Facebook employees to research George Soros Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg reportedly asked employees to do research on George Soros following a speech he gave criticizing the social media giant. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2FMDHw4

Grindr’s president says marriage is ‘between man and woman’: report The president of Grindr, the gay dating app, faced backlash after posting on Facebook last week that  "marriage is a holy matrimony between a man and a woman," reports said. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Q076Y6

New tech to defeat hidden underground terror threats Defense Specialist Allison Barrie explains how new technology could make stopping threats lurking underground and as well as preventing illegal smuggling across U.S. borders much easier and far safer. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BGVTmK