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Five of the best phablets for 2016
The Guardian - 26 Nov 2016 13:00
From top-of-the range offerings from Apple and Google to more modest fare, which big-screen smartphone is the one for you? If a big screen for watching videos, playing games or simply to fit more on the screen when brows...
Fidel Castro and the 'secret war' waged by CIA
Miami Herald - 26 Nov 2016 09:51
It was known as the "secret war," but the covert campaign the Kennedy administration waged against Fidel Castro in the years after the Bay of Pigs rivaled open warfare in …
U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears
The New York Times - 26 Nov 2016 03:57
Some opponents of Donald J. Trump are seeking recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, states where his margin of victory was extremely thin.
LIFE With Fidel Castro: See Early Photos of the Cuban Leader
Time - 26 Nov 2016 17:11
Some of these photos were unpublished by the magazine
Shootings outside U.S. stores on Black Friday leave two dead
Reuters - 26 Nov 2016 05:23
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Reporter becomes Canada's first hijab-clad news anchor
The Guardian - 26 Nov 2016 04:37
Ginella Massa filled in on Toronto's CityNews 11pm broadcast and created a buzz after the broadcast ended A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada's first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf at one of the c...
Donald Trump calls Fidel Castro 'brutal dictator'
BBC - 26 Nov 2016 18:43
Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro was a "brutal dictator", US President-elect Donald Trump says.
WATCH: Police Use New High-Tech Tactic to Track Down 'Porch Pirates'
ABC News - 26 Nov 2016 05:09
Multiple police departments in California hide GPS devices on packages to track down thieves or "porch pirates," criminals who swipe packages from porches.
Feds Plan To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camp
The Huffington Post - 26 Nov 2016 04:19
The federal government on Friday revealed plans to shut the largest camp in North Dakota where protesters have gathered for months in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a l...
WATCH: President-Elect Trump Announces 2 New Top Staffers
ABC News - 26 Nov 2016 03:53
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to assemble his administration.
WATCH: Arctic Experiencing Unprecedented Rates of Change, Experts Warn
ABC News - 26 Nov 2016 03:53
The Arctic Resilience Report compiled by experts working with the Arctic Council states that the observed rate of change in regards a number of indicators in the Arctic is faster than ever before and is accelerating, thr...
Nude students, Filipino activists protest dictator's burial
Miami Herald - 26 Nov 2016 03:43
Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, protested against the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, in a growing political storm that's …
8 New Reasons The Electoral College Shouldn't Vote for Trump
The Huffington Post - 26 Nov 2016 16:52
Soon after the election, I was one of those arguing that Republican electors should vote for someone other than Donald Trump when the electoral college convenes on December 19. My contention was simply that Trump is fund...
The White House says the election results 'accurately reflect the will of the American people'
The Week - 26 Nov 2016 15:27
More than a month after formally accusing Russia of attempting to influence the United States' presidential selection process, the White House on Friday discouraged challenges to the legitimacy of the election. "The Krem...
Jill Stein will pay about $1 million for the Wisconsin presidential recount to move forward
The Week - 26 Nov 2016 15:11
The state election board of Wisconsin agreed Friday to a recount of presidential votes at the request of the Green Party's candidate, Jill Stein. "We demand voting systems that are accurate, secure, and accountable to th...
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90
New York Post - 26 Nov 2016 07:24
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro died on Friday at 7 p.m. The announcement about his death was made on Cuban television. The dictator and former military leader, who ruled Cuba from 1959 to 2008, was 90 years old. Cas...
Britons could pay to keep EU perks after Brexit
Sky News - 26 Nov 2016 05:19
Britons could pay to retain the benefits of European Union citizenship after Brexit under plans being considered by MEPs.
Counting 1 million crowds at anti-president rally in Seoul
Miami Herald - 26 Nov 2016 04:31
South Korea is seeing its biggest wave of street demonstrations in decades but nobody is sure how many people are taking to the streets each week. For the fifth-straight weekend, …
Obama urged Clinton to concede on Election Night
New York Post - 26 Nov 2016 03:23
President Obama urged Hillary Clinton to concede to Donald Trump on the night of her devastating loss, it was reported Friday. Obama made the call as Clinton and her campaign were watching the election slip away from the...
World leaders, Havana, Cuban expats react to Castro's death with joy and grief alike
The Week - 26 Nov 2016 15:50
The death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro sparked widely divergent reactions Saturday as news spread of the aged communist's demise. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Castro an "inspiring example for many co...
Car bomb attack hits Somalia's Mogadishu
Al Jazeera English - 26 Nov 2016 14:52
At least 11 people killed in a car bomb attack on a police checkpoint next to a busy market in the Waberi district.
South Sudan accepts UN peacekeepers with no conditions
Fox News - 26 Nov 2016 14:45
A top South Sudan official says the government has accepted to have with "no conditions" an increased peacekeeping force as mandated by the U.N.