My Health Support: December 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

Outcry as Instagram tries horizontal scrolling

The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users.

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Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim

Mr Musk's insults to cave rescuer were a "schoolyard spat" say Tesla chief's lawyers.

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Most shoppers mistrust influencers, says survey

The majority of shoppers are wary of social media influencers, a survey for the BBC indicates.

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Tech became 'darker and more muddy' in 2018

EU's competition commissioner says tech firms must become more transparent about their use of data.

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Huawei: 'Deep concerns' over firm's role in UK 5G upgrade

Chinese state sometimes acts in a "malign way", Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is reported as saying.

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Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection

Tub-maker promises a fix after claims it was "irresponsible" for failing to lock out strangers.

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Huawei's kit removed from emergency services 4G network

BT confirms that Huawei's gear will not be at the heart of the UK's Emergency Services Network.

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Cyberattack hits U.S. newspaper distribution

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The cyberattack appeared to originate outside the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a source with knowledge of the situation. The attack led to distribution delays in the Saturday edition of The Times, Tribune, Sun and other newspapers that share a production platform in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. Tribune Publishing, whose newspapers also include the New York Daily News and Orlando Sentinel, said it first detected the malware on Friday.

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Bangladesh opposition calls for fresh election as Sheikh Hasina wins amid violence and vote-rigging claims

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Bangladesh's main opposition called for a fresh vote on Sunday as the country's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her ruling Awami League were declared the winners of an election tainted by violence and vote-rigging allegations. At least 17 people were said to have been killed in election day clashes, while reports flowed in of alleged vote manipulation and people being blocked from entering polling stations by ruling party supporters. As Mrs Hasina's alliance sailed past the 151 seats needed to form a government and headed for a landslide third consecutive term, the country's main opposition leader called for the "farcical" election to be declared void. Kamal Hossain, head of the Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF), the largest opposition alliance, told a press conference in Dhaka that votes had been "rigged on a massive scale across the country". He urged Bangladesh's election commission to dismiss the result and call "fresh elections under a non-partisan caretaker government as soon as possible". Salahuddin Ahmed, a candidate for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the largest single party in the opposition alliance, was stabbed in Dhaka as the election unfolded Credit: Reuters Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed finished delivering the results of the voting early on Monday. Ahmed said the ruling Awami League-led alliance won 288 seats while the JOF, led by former president H.M.Ershad, had 20 seats. An opposition alliance led by Mr Hossain had only seven and others got three out of 300 seats. The poll followed a campaign that had been marred by violence and a crackdown on freedom of speech. Human Rights Watch and other international groups had decried repressive measures which they said had created a climate of fear. Some 600,000 security personnel had been deployed for the election, while authorities ordered the shutdown of high speed internet to prevent the spread of "rumours" that might spark unrest. Vehicles in Dhaka burn after an opposition rally which ended with police using tear gas and batons after the election was announced Credit: AFP On Sunday, polling agents alleged that they had stayed away out of fear. Others claimed they had been beaten up and forced out of voting centres. Rumana Mahmood, a JOF candidate in Sirajganj, 68 miles northwest of Dhaka, claimed that 90 percent of her supporters had been prevented from voting for her. "In most cases they were not allowed to enter the voting centres. Police and the ruling Awami League party cadres blocked them,” she alleged to the Telegraph, claiming that supporters of the ruling party had stuffed ballot boxes in favour of the government. Supporters of Bangladesh Awami League march along a street as they take part in a rally ahead of December 30 general election vote Credit: MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP One 65-year-old woman in Ms Mahmood’s constituency claimed that the police had not allowed her to vote freely. "We were around 20 or 25 women from the same locality. The policemen at the gate of the centre said that he would allow us inside if we voted for the boat (symbol of the Awami League),” she said."In my locality there are hundreds of people who have not been allowed in any voting centre today." Bangladesh has become increasingly authoritarian under Mrs Hasina’s rule, moving closer towards a de-facto one-party state while Begum Khaleda Zia, her arch-rival, and leader of the largest opposition party, the Bangladesh National Party, serves a lengthy prison sentence on corruption charges.

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Does the U.S. Navy Have Another Carrier-Killer Missile to Worry About?

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Here comes the YJ-12.

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Afghanistan to delay presidential election to July: election body

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The announcement follows heavy criticism of October's chaotic parliamentary election, which saw problems ranging from roadside bomb attacks to malfunctioning biometric voter verification equipment, incomplete voter lists and huge delays at polling sites. The timing of the election has also been complicated by talks under way between U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives of the Taliban aimed at launching a full peace process to end the war in Afghanistan. The election was originally scheduled for April 20 but Gula Jan Abdul Bade Sayad, chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said mounting problems had forced a delay.

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Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after 4 rebels killed

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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said.

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Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

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Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

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C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

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In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

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Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

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‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

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2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

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What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

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Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

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Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

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Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

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Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

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Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse

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Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs

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Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss

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Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game

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No Corrections: December 31, 2018

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A Closed Brooklyn Bridge and 40,000 Pounds of Deli Meat: New York Is That Crowded

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Shutdown, McKinsey, Gaza: Your Monday Briefing

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‘Outlander’ Season 4, Episode 9: Fraser Hospitality

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A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.December 31, 2018 at 01:50PM

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Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.December 31, 2018 at 10:47AM

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Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address.December 31, 2018 at 11:59AM

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Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan.December 31, 2018 at 04:40AM

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Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death.December 31, 2018 at 08:00AM

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The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills".December 30, 2018 at 11:29PM

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A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game.December 30, 2018 at 08:01PM

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Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate.December 30, 2018 at 11:27PM

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Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue.December 31, 2018 at 04:37AM

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Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby.December 31, 2018 at 02:20AM

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Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country.December 31, 2018 at 06:09AM

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Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.December 30, 2018 at 11:55PM

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Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.December 31, 2018 at 08:19AM

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Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.December 31, 2018 at 06:08AM

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A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.December 31, 2018 at 06:12AM

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This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa.December 30, 2018 at 06:31AM

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Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.December 31, 2018 at 06:50AM

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From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.December 31, 2018 at 06:54AM

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India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.December 31, 2018 at 06:44AM

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Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018.December 31, 2018 at 07:03AM

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Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?December 31, 2018 at 06:55AM

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A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.December 31, 2018 at 06:13AM

Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham

from BBC News - World A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote

from BBC News - World Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility

from BBC News - World Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv

Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on

from BBC News - World Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

'Dangerous orange pill' prompts Australia festival warning

from BBC News - World Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb

Californian law change means pet shops can sell only rescued animals

from BBC News - World The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC

American college football: Huge bald eagle lands on fans

from BBC News - World A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game. https://bbc.in/2Tg7r6c

UAE helicopter crash kills four crew on rescue mission near zipline

from BBC News - World Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. https://bbc.in/2QXx536

France to help combat Channel smuggling

from BBC News - World Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

DoubleTree Portland hotel fires staff who evicted black guest

from BBC News - World Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y

What it’s like to be Black and Argentine

from BBC News - World Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c

Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence

from BBC News - World Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni

Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018

from BBC News - World Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials

from BBC News - World Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags

from BBC News - World A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

The 90-year-old back-flipping daredevil

from BBC News - World This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. https://bbc.in/2AntDnS

In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor

from BBC News - World Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards

from BBC News - World From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea

from BBC News - World India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2018

from BBC News - World Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. https://bbc.in/2F03HlD

Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?

from BBC News - World Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

Africa's year in pictures 2018

from BBC News - World A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

With U.S. departure, Syria's Manbij braces for upheaval

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U.S. forces have underpinned stability in Manbij since Islamic State's defeat here in 2016. Some 30 km (20 miles) from the Turkish border, it occupies a critical spot in the map of the Syrian conflict, near the junction of three separate blocks of territory that form spheres of Russian, Turkish and - for now - U.S. influence. While U.S. forces have yet to leave, the consequences of Trump's decision are already playing out in Manbij.

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California authorities seek motive in triple slaying

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ORCUTT, Calif. (AP) — California authorities are trying to determine why a Central Coast man stabbed and beat his sister, mother and a third person to death in their home.

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6 people injured in jetway collapse at Baltimore-Washington International Airport

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At least 6 people were injured, according to a Tweet sent out by BWI airport. However, none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.

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Two right-wing ministers form new party ahead of Israel polls

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Two right-wing Israeli government ministers on Saturday launched a new party aimed at winning over secular voters ahead of snap elections in April. Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said they were quitting the far-right Jewish Home party to found the New Right party. Nationalist Jewish Home -- of which Bennett was the head and Shaked deputy leader -- has been part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition with eight seats in parliament.

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How F-22 and F-35 'DNA' Will Make the 'New' F-16 Viper a Real Killer

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Here is all we know.

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Origin of virus that hobbled newspapers still unclear

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The origins of a suspected computer attack that disrupted the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing newspapers remained unclear Sunday after causing delivery delays and being brought to the attention of federal investigators.

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UK to spend over $130 million on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

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Just three months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the world's largest bloc, the risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising -- the nightmare scenario for many businesses, which are now planning for an economic shock. To ease a potential backlog, the government has awarded three contracts to provide additional freight capacity on routes from English south-coast ports including Poole, Portsmouth and Plymouth.

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Egypt kills 40 'terrorists' in crackdown after Giza attack

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Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. Thirty alleged "terrorists" were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt's famed pyramids and the scene of Friday's deadly bombing, while 10 others were killed in the restive North Sinai, the interior ministry said without directly linking them to the attack. A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening's roadside bombing which officials said hit a tour bus in the Al-Haram district near the Giza pyramids killing the three Vietnamese holidaymakers and their Egyptian guide.

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UK trade minister says '50-50' chance Brexit may be stopped: paper

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Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said there is a "50-50" chance that Brexit may be stopped if parliament rejects the government's divorce deal with the European Union next month. "If we were not to vote for that, I'm not sure I would give it (Brexit) much more than 50-50," Fox, a leading supporter of leaving the EU, told the Sunday Times newspaper. With three months left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29, May's Brexit deal is floundering, opening up a range of possibilities from a Brexit without a trade deal to calling Brexit off.

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Syria's Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike IS in Syria

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

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Sherman, T-34 and Cromwell: These Three Allied Tanks Won World War II

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Allied tanks were engineered for mass production and to handle routine battlefield tasks well, rather than being over-engineered to survive the heaviest guns or penetrate the thickest armor.

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Most popular Yahoo News photo galleries of 2018 — the countdown

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Check back in because we’ll be counting down the top 10 until New Year’s Eve.

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Heads up: Israeli woman stumbles upon Roman busts

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An Israeli woman walking near ancient ruins noticed a head sticking out of the ground, leading to the uncovering of two Roman-era busts, archaeologists said Sunday. The life-size sculptures, carved in limestone, were found in the northern city of Beit Shean earlier this month, with the Israel Antiquities Authority dating them to the late Roman period, some 1,700 years ago. The well-preserved busts are of men, one of them bearded, sculpted in the Oriental style that was becoming fashionable at the end of the Roman period, according to Eitan Klein, deputy head of the IAA's theft prevention unit.

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Bali's Agung volcano spews ash in fresh eruption

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A volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali erupted Sunday, belching ash high into the air and over nearby villages as officials warned tourists to keep clear of the area. Mount Agung has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017, when it grounded hundreds of flights and left 120,000 visitors stranded. "Residents near Mount Agung as well as climbers and tourists should not carry out any activity in the danger zone or within four-kilometre radius from the crater," the centre said in a statement.

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Partial government shutdown hitting some Bay Area National Parks hard

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If you're visiting any National Parks in the near future, plan ahead! You don't want to show up to find out the attractions are closed...

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The Economists, Military, Moralists & Politicians Running Brazil

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(Bloomberg) -- Traditionally, Brazilian presidents offered ministerial positions to politicians in return for their parties’ support in Congress. But with politics-as-usual deeply discredited in the wake of successive corruption scandals, Jair Bolsonaro is trying a different tack. The new government consists of roughly four separate groups, only one of which is explicitly political.

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Putin says Moscow is open for dialogue with the US in New Year letter to Trump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda", the Kremlin said following a series of failed attempts to hold a new summit. At the end of November, the US president abruptly cancelled a planned meeting with Mr Putin on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Argentina, citing tensions about Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them. Mr Trump and Mr Putin also failed to hold a full-fledged meeting in Paris on the sidelines of the centenary commemoration of the Armistice. The two leaders held their one and only summit in Helsinki in July. "Vladimir Putin stressed that the (Russia - United States) relations are the most important factor for providing strategic stability and international security," a Kremlin statement said. "He confirmed that Russia is open for dialogue with the USA on the most wide-ranging agenda." Mr Putin also wished "well-being and prosperity to the British people" Credit: TASS / Barcroft Images Moscow has said one of the key issues it wanted to discuss with the United States is Washington's plans to withdraw from a Cold War era nuclear arms pact. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying that now it was up to the United States whether to hold a new meeting in 2019. "The issue should be addressed to Washington. Both our president and his representatives have said that we are ready for the talks when Washington is ready for it," TASS news agency quoted Mr Lavrov as saying in televised remarks. In a separate letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Mr Putin pledged continuation of aid to the Syrian government and people in the "fight against terrorism, in defence of state sovereignty and territorial integrity". Credit: TASS / Barcroft Images Mr Putin also sent New Year greetings to other world leaders including Theresa May and Shinzo Abe of Japan, as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mr Putin wished "well-being and prosperity to the British people", the Kremlin said. Russia's embassy in London said on Friday Moscow and London had agreed to return some staff to their respective embassies after they expelled dozens of diplomats early this year. Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats over accusations the Kremlin was behind a nerve toxin attack in March on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury. Russia, which denies any involvement in the poisoning, sent home the same number of British embassy workers in retaliation.

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Low mileage 1976 Subaru Brat sells for high dollar price

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With only 2500 miles on the clock, this classic BRAT is in great condition and has just changed hands for more than $46,000

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Ask the Captain: What airplanes did you fly in your career?

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Prior to becoming an aviation safety consultant, and USA TODAY columnist, John Cox flew a wide variety of commercial airplanes.

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Fears of intimidation, violence as Bangladesh set to vote

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — As Bangladeshis get set to vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections, there are fears that violence and intimidation could keep many away from the polls, including two opposition candidates who said police had barricaded them inside their homes.

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US winter storms kill seven: media

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Parts of the United States were digging out Saturday from winter storms that media reports said led to at least seven deaths, while warmer regions braced for potential flooding during the New Year's travel period. As storm clouds moved east, they were set to bring heavy rain and probably flooding to the Gulf Coast, and both rain and freezing rain to New England. Flight tracker FlightAware reported more than 129 flight cancellations and 1,006 delays Saturday -- down from more than 500 cancelations and 5,700 delays on Friday -- as the winter storm hit north-central and Midwestern states with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow.

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Will General Motors resurrect the GMC Envoy? Trademark filing raises speculation SUV may be brought back.

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General Motors has filed for a trademark on the name Envoy, raising speculation that it will resurrect the once popular GMC SUV.

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Missouri man fatally shoots girlfriend, her kids, her mother

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A St. Louis-area man shot to death his girlfriend, her two young children and her mother in the home they all shared, authorities said Saturday. He exchanged gunfire with officers as he fled and was captured several hours later in a convenience store, covered in blood and wounded.