Search for remains in California's deadliest wildfire officially ends

Three weeks after flames incinerated most of a Northern California town in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, the search for more human remains has officially ended with at least 88 people confirmed dead and nearly 200 still listed as missing. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2zGTzuD via IFT...

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Two toddlers shot in front of Mississippi hospital, expected to survive

Two toddlers in a car were hit by gunfire from another vehicle in front of a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday and were in stable condition at the medical facility, police said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2DSCO2o via IFT...

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Murder trial begins for driver in Virginia white nationalist rally

The man who plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at last year's white nationalist rally in Virginia had every intention to kill, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday as James Fields' murder trial got underway. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q1XrQJ via IFT...

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California Democratic Party chair resigns amid sexual misconduct investigation

The chairman of the California state Democratic Party said on Thursday he would resign amid allegations that he engaged in unspecified sexual misconduct with party staffers. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Qtlyr3 via IFT...

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Police arrest suspect in Black Friday shooting at Alabama mall

Police in Georgia on Thursday arrested a suspect in a shooting that wounded two people at an Alabama mall and left another man dead after he was apparently mistaken for the gunman during Black Friday sales, federal officials said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2E4AJkz via IFT...

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California regulator orders PG&E to implement safety recommendations

California's top utilities regulator on Thursday ordered the embattled power utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co to implement safety recommendations the agency's staff outlined in an independent third-party report. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2zwj5mb via IFT...

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More money for Madoff victims, nearly 10 years after his arrest

Victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme will soon receive another $695.3 million from a government compensation fund, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday, less than two weeks before the 10th anniversary of the swindler's arrest. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2E4kSmm via IFT...

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'Serial' alibi witness posed 'terrible risk' to defense, Maryland says

Maryland on Thursday asked the state's top court to reinstate the murder conviction of a man whose guilt was cast into doubt by the "Serial" podcast, saying his lawyer would have run "a terrible risk" by interviewing a witness who provided an alibi that conflicted with what the man had told investigators. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2QtPMtS via IFT...

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Patents on pot? U.S. lawsuit puts cannabis claims to the test

In October, the U.S. government issued Axim Biotechnologies Inc a patent for a cannabis-based suppository to treat irritable bowel syndrome. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2FMjoib via IFT...

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Some 88 killed, 196 missing three weeks after Camp Fire began: sheriff

At least 88 people have been killed and 196 people are listed as missing three weeks after the deadliest wildfire in California history torched a small mountain community leaving it in smoldering ruins, authorities said on Wednesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2RmJvgX via IFT...

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California assessing legal action against use of force on Mexico border

(This story has been refiled to correct typographical error in final paragraph) from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2zu8JmN via IFT...

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U.S. women earn half the income of men, new study finds

Women earned roughly half the income of men in the United States over a 15-year period, taking into account time off for family or child care, according to a report released on Wednesday, which found the pay gap is far greater than has commonly been assumed. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2KERNOP via IFT...

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Former Insys executive pleads guilty to opioid bribe scheme

A former executive at Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe the company's powerful opioid medication and entered into a deal to cooperate with prosecutors. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2KFbNAQ via IFT...

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