Preserving a Cluster of Fishing Shacks From Hudson’s ‘Forgotten’ Past

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When ‘Conservatives’ Turned Into Radicals

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Is This Exhibit Animal Cruelty or Art?

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In a Volatile Climate on Campus, Professors Teach on Tenterhooks

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What to Do When an Inebriated Stranger Stumbles Into Your Home?

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A Stranger From the Past Confronts Roddy Doyle’s Latest Hero

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Dear Match Book: My Father Is an Intellectually Curious Conspiracy Theorist

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In ‘Friends Divided,’ John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Beg to Differ

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China warns against attempts to contain Beijing before Trump visit

China's ambassador to Washington said on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing next week was a historic opportunity to boost cooperation between the world's two largest economies, but warned against attempts to "contain" Beijing.

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Plane caught in gust of wind makes intense 'touch and go' landing

A windstorm in central Europe made for a scary situation for a plane attempting to land in Salzburg, Austria, on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Scared of flying? For the love of God, don't watch this video. The Enter Air plane from Frankfurt, Germany, made a "touch and go" landing as seen in the passenger video above. Here's the windy landing from outside the plane: The deadly storm, referred to as windstorm Herwart, brought in winds over 100 mph throughout central Europe. The extreme winds caught the aircraft as it was landing. The right wing dropped and the flight crew attempted a go-around in Salzburg before heading back to Frankfurt. It later landed safely there. All passengers and crew were reportedly safe after the incident. We've reached out Poland-based Enter Air for more details about the scary landing. WATCH: Man carried off into the clouds in 'UP'-style stunt

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Trump responds to Manafort charges by attacking 'Crooked Hillary'

President Trump tried to distance himself from the news Monday that Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a dozen charges, including conspiracy against the United States.

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Iran says it foils plot involving tomb of Cyrus the Great

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Sunday it has foiled an online plot led by foreigners to spark dissent involving the tomb of Cyrus the Great on the day that many mark the birth of the Persian king by gathering at his grave.

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Celebrities React With Fury Over Kevin Spacey's Apology To Anthony Rapp

Celebrities and others were swift and blistering in their condemnation of actor Kevin Spacey’s Twitter apology to fellow actor Anthony Rapp early Monday.

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Trump is used to getting away with everything – those days may now be over

In any normal situation, an admission by a presidential campaign adviser that he had talked to a mysterious professor with links to the Russian authorities about obtaining “dirt” on the rival candidate, ought to be jaw-dropping news. More than that, some might consider it evidence of the sort of collusion with Moscow that has been alleged of the individual who won that contest and now lives in the White House. Papadopolous was arrested July 27.

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Catalan government insists Monday is 'normal working day' despite being ousted by Madrid

How can Europe celebrate ex-colonial cultures but despise the Catalans?  The Catalonia crisis shows Brexit was the right choice ​ If the EU cannot learn from Spain, separatism will only spread Why does Catalonia want independence from Spain? Catalonia declares independence – so is Barcelona safe to visit? Catalonia’s deposed government is heading for a fresh showdown with the Spanish authorities today after Catalan ministers promised they would go to work on Monday morning despite being fired over the weekend by Madrid. A source close to Carles Puigdemont, the deposed president of Catalonia, told The Telegraph that Monday would be “a working day” for the administration, officially ousted under special powers triggered by Spain’s government. “The president of the country is and will continue to be Carles Puigdemont”, added Catalonia’s deposed vice president, Oriol Junqueras, in a newspaper article yesterday. As 300,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to reject the declaration of independence by a majority in Catalonia’s parliament, another of Mr Puigdemont’s regional officials stated his clear intention to stay in his post. “My intention on Monday is to come here, not as a councillor of the Catalan regional government, but as a minister of the new Catalan republic,” said Josep Rull of the Territory and Sustainability department in a public video message. Revellers and protestors clash after Catalonia declares independence 01:22 The defiance is the first major test for Madrid’s new security structure put in place under direct rule over the weekend. Catalan police officers could be called upon to block access to buildings to their former political masters after the entire regional government was dismissed on Saturday. The new Madrid-appointed head of Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra police force called on his officers to show “professionalism and loyalty” ahead of the potential standoffs. Mr Rajoy’s government is understood to wish to avoid further scenes of police violence such as those that were beamed around the world during Catalonia’s unlawful referendum on independence held on October 1. Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis offered a barbed olive branch to Mr Puigdemont on Sunday, saying the deposed Catalan leader could "theoretically" be a candidate in elections called by Mr Rajoy on December 21 "if he is not in jail at that time". On Sunday some hundreds of thousands of Catalans who reject the region’s unlawful declaration of independence from Spain made their voices heard under a under a sea of red-and-yellow Spanish and Catalan flags. Catalonia | Key questions Demonstrators numbering 300,000 according to Barcelona’s police - although the organisers put the turnout at 1.1 million – poured into the centre of Barcelona to say that the republic proclaimed by Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s deposed leader, was an illusion with no basis in reality and no hope of prospering. “This is Spain, and so it will stay. We’ve got the law on our side and the rest of the world,” said Alberto Villena, a pensioner who moved to Barcelona from southern Spain half a century ago to “help build Catalonia”. Dressed in a Real Madrid shirt and draped in a large Spanish flag, Mr Villena was adamant that a majority of Catalans, many with mixed heritage like him, would defeat the region’s separatist politicians. People hold a giant Catalan Senyera flag as protesters gather ahead of a pro-unity demonstration  Credit: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images “I’ve got children born here and grandchildren and we’re all Spaniards. These politicians have been deceiving people saying Catalonia is ‘independent’. We are more Spanish than ever here today.” Antonia Padilla Vargas, a 45-year-old Barcelona native, struggled to contain her emotion and outrage at what she called Catalan leaders’ “disgusting” campaign to split Spain. “They say if you don’t want independence, you are a bad Catalan. I am a Catalan, and just as Catalan as they are. But I don’t recognise the Catalan republic. I am in favour of unity and Catalonia as a part of Spain. We are stronger together, not separated,” she said wrapped in both the Spanish and Catalan flags. A man wearing a Spanish flag walks along a street ahead of a rally in Barcelona Credit: AP Photo/Santi Palacios Ms Padilla said she was “afraid” for her job as a saleswoman in a shopping centre, where she claimed business is down 40 per cent this month. “It’s not fair for them to take us to the brink like this and threaten our livelihoods.” “They say to Europe that Spain is oppressing us, robbing us and beating us. But it’s not true.” Organised by the anti-independence platform Catalan Civil Society, Sunday’s demonstration was supported by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party, the main opposition socialists, and Ciudadanos, a centrist anti-nationalist party whose stronghold is in Catalonia. Profile | Carles Puigdemont Spain’s anti-secession forces can take hope from the first major opinion poll published since elections in Catalonia were set for December 21 by Mr Rajoy, showing that pro-independence parties are on course to lose their slender majority in the region’s parliament with just 42.5 per cent of the popular vote. Based on polling last week before independence was declared, the Sigma Dos poll for the El Mundo newspaper showed Ciudadanos as the leading force among the pro-unity parties on 20 per cent. 3:17PM Puigdemont may run for office - if he's not in prison  Spain's foreign minister has said that deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont would be eligible to run in the regional election called by the central government on December 21, provided he hasn't been imprisoned by then, James Badcock writes. Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told The Associated Press that Mr Puigdemont's pro-independence party could "theoretically" put him up as a candidate "if he is not in jail at that time". Mr Puigdemont could face criminal charges for his role in the separatist movement that culminated in the Catalan parliament declaring an independent republic on Friday. 1:07PM Pro-Madrid Catalans chant 'prison for Puigdemont' Catalans against the region’s unlawful declaration of independence from Spain thronged under a sea of red-and-yellow Spanish and Catalan flags in the centre of Barcelona on Sunday, with many singing “Viva España” and shouting “Prison for Puigdemont”, the deposed leader of the region, James Badcock reports. Barcelona’s police calculated the number of demonstrators at 300,000, but Catalan Civil Society, the association organizing the event, said that 1.1 million people had filled the city’s Gracia avenue and surrounding streets. In a Real Madrid shirt and draped in a large Spanish flag, Alberto Villena refuted Friday’s declaration of independence in Catalonia. “This is Spain, and so it will stay,” said the pensioner who moved to Barcelona half a century ago to “help build Catalonia”. “I’ve got children born here and grandchildren and we’re all Spaniards. These politicians have been deceiving the foreigners saying Catalonia is independent. We are more Spanish than ever here today.” Antonia Padilla Vargas, a 45-year-old Barcelona native, struggled to contain her emotion and outrage at what she called Catalan leaders’ “disgusting” campaign to split Spain. “They say if you don’t want independence, you are a bad Catalan. I am Catalan, and just as Catalan as they are. But I don’t recognise the Catalan republic. I am in favour of unity and Catalonia as a part of Spain. We are stronger together, not separated,” she said wrapped in both the Spanish and Catalan flags. With a Spanish flag discreetly tied around his neck, the 44-year-old Mr Vázquez, who was born in Galicia, said that seeking independence is a “legitimate policy”, but should not be pursued based on “deception and completely ignoring half of the population”. 12:48PM Pro-independence parties weakened, poll shows The first major opinion poll published since the snap election was announced by by Mr Rajoy shows that pro-independence parties are in danger of losing the slender majority they had in parliament, writes James Badcock in Barcelona. Based on polling last week up to the day before independence was declared, the Sigma Dos poll published on Sunday by the newspaper El Mundo predicts a combined vote for Mr Puigdemont’s PDeCAT party, the Catalan Republican Left and the far-left CUP of just 42.5 per cent, which would see them fall short of a majority in the chamber. 12:47PM Unity protest in Barcelona  Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them carrying Spanish and official "senyera" Catalan flags, have gathered on a central Barcelona boulevard in a call for Spain's unity. The atmosphere was festive, as many cheered politicians and central government officials who joined the march. Some chanted "Puigdemont, to jail!" referring to the ousted regional leader who has been fired along with his Cabinet by the Spanish government after an independence declaration Friday. Demonstrators are chanting "Now yes, we are going to vote!" and applauding every time a national police helicopter flies over the crowd. "This is our police!" they chanted. 12:47PM Belgium could give Mr Puigdemont asylum, minister says Granting Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont political asylum in Belgium would be "not unrealistic" if he asks for it, the Belgian migration minister said, underlining his country's position as a contrarian voice in the Spanish standoff. The Madrid government sacked the Catalan leader and dismissed the region's parliament on Friday, hours after it declared itself an independent nation. Spain's constitutional court has also started a review of Catalonia's independence vote for prosecutors to decide if it constituted rebellion. While there was no indication Mr Puigdemont was hoping to come to Belgium, the country is one of few members of the European Union where EU citizens can ask for political asylum. "It is not unrealistic if you look at the situation," Belgium's migration minister, Theo Francken, told Belgian broadcaster VTM. "They are already talking about a prison sentence," Mr Francken, a member of Flemish nationalist party N-VA, said. "The question is to what extent he would get a fair trial." It would be difficult for Spain to extradite Mr Puigdemont in such a case, he said. 12:47PM Deposed Catalan leader may be able to stand in election A spokesperson from Spanish central government has said that Carles Puigdemont may be able to run in the December election. "I'm quite sure that if Puigdemont takes part in these elections, he can exercise this democratic opposition," Íñigo Méndez de Vigo said, as quoted by Reuters.

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Seven killed as Israel destroys tunnel dug under Gaza border

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Seven Palestinian militants were killed on Monday when Israel blew up what it said was a tunnel being dug underneath the Gaza Strip border. Hamas said Israel had made a "futile attempt to sabotage efforts to repair Palestinian unity", a reference to the reconciliation agreement it reached with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, earlier this month. Israel was at pains to point out that its action against the tunnel was carried out on its own side of the border.

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Protests erupt after Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner of disputed elections with 98 per cent of votes

Renewed protests erupted in parts of Kenya on Monday night after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared president of a bitterly divided nation for the second time in three months. Claiming a resounding mandate to serve a second five-year term, Mr Kenyatta accepted victory after securing 98 per cent of the vote in an election boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga. But with just 38.8 per cent of voters choosing to participate in the election, Mr Kenyatta faces a struggle to assert his authority and legitimacy over a fractured country increasingly polarised on ethnic lines. Dozens of people have been killed in electoral violence over the past three months and, even as government supporters held muted celebrations, rioting broke out in Nairobi’s slums, while protesters also gathered in Mr Odinga’s strongholds in western Kenya. The president also knows from experience that being declared winner of an election does not guarantee assuming office. His victory in August was overturned by the supreme court, which found “illegalities and irregularities” in the way the vote was counted. A protester hurls a stone at the police during a standoff between Kenyan police and supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Credit: FREDRIK LERNERYD/ AFP A new challenge seems highly likely, given that the constitution requires a presidential election to be held in all 290 of Kenya’s constituencies. Voting was abandoned in 25 western counties without a ballot being cast after security forces clashed with opposition supporters trying to prevent polling stations opening. Given Mr Odinga’s refusal to participate in the court-ordered rerun, claiming that a failure to enact reforms meant the second election would be no fairer than the first, the president’s victory looks more likely to worsen Kenya’s political crisis than resolve it. Mr Odinga, who has promised to lead a peaceful campaign of civil disobedience and national resistance, is expected to speak to his supporters on Tuesday. Raila Odinga addressing thousands of his supporters as he drives through Kawangware slum after attending a church service in Nairobi, Kenya Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/ EPA Western diplomats, church leaders and human rights activists have warned that Kenya, which witnessed more than 1,300 deaths after a disputed election in 2007, risks sustained violence unless the president and his rival negotiate a way out of the impasse.  Rory Stewart, the Africa minister, yesterday called for “transparent national dialogue”, saying he was “deeply concerned by outbreaks of ethnic and political violence”. President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his speech after being declared by Kenya's election commission Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA President Kenyatta’s acceptance speech was, however, notably light on conciliatory language, saying he would only countenance talks with Mr Odinga once any legal challenges to his victory had been addressed. Instead, the president excoriated his rival for refusing to participate in an election he had gone to court to secure. “You cannot choose for the opportunity to exercise a right and thereafter abscond from the consequences of that choice,” Mr Kenyatta said.  

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FOX NEWS: Germany says it thwarted Islamist-motivated bomb-attack plot

Germany says it thwarted Islamist-motivated bomb-attack plot



German police on Tuesday said they thwarted an Islamist-motivated bomb attack that aimed to kill as many people as possible.

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FOX NEWS: Another Australian lawmaker may be out in citizenship crisis

Another Australian lawmaker may be out in citizenship crisis



Another Australian lawmaker says he may have to quit Parliament because of dual citizenship, days after a High Court ruling was thought to have finished the crisis.

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FOX NEWS: Cambodia court denies bail for jailed opposition leader

Cambodia court denies bail for jailed opposition leader



Cambodia's Supreme Court has authorized the continued detention of opposition leader Kem Sokha who faces treason charges that critics have denounced as part of a ruling party campaign to crush its main political rival.

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FOX NEWS: Iran holds air force drill in heart of its nuclear region

Iran holds air force drill in heart of its nuclear region



Iran's official IRNA news agency says the Iranian air force is holding its annual military exercise to show off its ability to safeguard the country's airspace.

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Trump Responds To Paul Manafort Charges — By Making It About 'Crooked Hillary'

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Monday responded to charges against former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a  Manafort business associate in special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia in last year’s election.

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Rosie O'Donnell, Zachary Quinto, Wanda Sykes and more stars react to Kevin Spacey's controversial statement

Kevin Spacey's controversial statement in response to Anthony Rapp's allegations of sexual assault is being slammed by other big names in Hollywood.

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Couple who survived Las Vegas shooting killed in car crash

A couple who survived the Las Vegas shooting have been killed in a car crash less than half a mile from their home. Dennis and Lorraine Carver's daughters said her parents discovered a new lease of life after escaping unharmed from the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on 1 October. Mr Carver, 52, dived on top of his wife, 53, to shield her from a hail of bullets after Stephen Paddock opened fire on crowds from the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 59 people.

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2 Navy SEALs Are Under Investigation in the Suspected Strangling of a Green Beret in Mali

Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar was found dead in his room in Bamako, Mali, on June 4

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Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low, Poll Finds

President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit a new low point last week, according to the latest NBC News/WSJ poll.

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Media Skewered For Focus On Kevin Spacey Coming Out Rather Than Harassment

When the actor Kevin Spacey came out of the closet on Sunday while apologizing to actor Anthony Rapp for sexual harassment, many onlookers were aghast by the conflation.

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Former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Charged In Russia Probe

WASHINGTON ― Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, has been told to surrender to federal authorities, the New York Times reported on Monday.

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Sean Hannity Calls Hillary 'President Clinton' On Fox News

.@seanhannity on Manafort indictment: "Is this all Mueller has?

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Four Rohingya drown as refugee boat capsizes off Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said.

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Iraqi authorities take control of main border crossing with Turkey: customs official

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities took control of the main land crossing with Turkey, in the Kurdish area of Fish-Khabur, a customs official said on Tuesday.

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Philippine military kills escaping Islamist militant in Marawi

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine troops on Tuesday killed a pro-Islamic State gunman in the southern city of Marawi, a military official said, eight days after the government declared the end of hostilities.

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The Untold Quiet of Kurdish Iraq

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FOX NEWS: Juan Williams: Trump's war on media is truly dangerous

Juan Williams: Trump's war on media is truly dangerous



Clearly the president has an authoritarian bent when it comes to journalism.

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FOX NEWS: Ignoring hate graffiti means we don't give racists - or hoaxers - the satisfaction they crave

Ignoring hate graffiti means we don't give racists - or hoaxers - the satisfaction they crave



Last week, yet another incidence of racist defacement turned out to be a hoax.

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Trump decries 'evil politics' of Mueller's Russia probe

President Trump says that the federal investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia is a “witch hunt” and “bad for the country,” but insists Republicans are united in drawing Hillary Clinton into it.

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'House Of Cards' Creator Responds To Kevin Spacey Sexual Harassment Allegations

“House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon is responding to sexual harassment allegations made against the Netflix show’s star, Kevin Spacey.

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A brief history of Manafort’s relationship with Trump

The White House has been distancing itself from Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort ever since his ties to Ukraine became front-page news. But Manafort’s numerous connections to Trump and his associates are well known.

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All the president's men: Xi ally given top Shanghai post

China's ruling Communist party on Sunday promoted Li Qiang, an ally of President Xi Jinping, to its top post in Shanghai, state media said -- demonstrating Xi's increasing grip on power throughout the country. Li Qiang, 58, has been appointed party chief of Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement comes days after the conclusion of the 19th Party Congress, a key Communist conclave that handed Xi a second term and crowned him as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.

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Kellyanne Conway Rips Campaigns That Seek Oppo Research From 'Foreign Nationals'

Kellyanne Conway bashed political campaigns on Monday that “dig around with foreign nationals” to uncover dirt on their opponents.

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