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Could soccer moms swing the House? Democrats hope so.

Remember the “soccer moms”? That 1990s term for politically moderate suburban women has fallen out of usage lately, but they’re still around, and a key voting bloc in the upcoming midterms. Frustrated with Washington and turned off by President Trump, they could deliver Congress to the Democrats in November. Or not.

Boyfriend Of Missing Phoenix Teen Kiera Bergman Arrested

The on-again, off-again boyfriend of Kiera Bergman, a missing Arizona

Alligator Kills Woman Walking Dog In South Carolina: Police

A woman died Monday morning in a suspected alligator attack on Hilton Head

Yahoo News explains: What's the other cause impacting global warming?

The authors of the study predict a 58 percent chance that the next few years will be “anomalously warm,” with a 69 percent chance that earth’s oceans will be too. The study found that that warming trend is not just the result of a steady increase in human-made climate change driven by emissions of greenhouse gases. The study used data from 10 climate-change models and found that natural variabilities were the cause of a global warming “hiatus” in the early 2000s.

Customers Rally After Yelp Reviewer Calls Cafe's Gay Pride Flag 'Disgusting'

An anti-gay review on Yelp that called a restaurant in Dorchester,

Pope addresses Catholic Church sexual abuse report in open letter: ‘We showed no care for the little ones'

Pope Francis has condemned the “atrocities” of child sex abuse and cover-ups by the clergy in an open letter to the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Addressing a US Grand Jury report revealing decades of alleged sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, the Pontiff described allegations against the Church as “crimes that inflict deep wounds of pain and powerlessness” in victims, their families and the religious community. The report detailed at least 1,000 cases of alleged sexual abuse committed by 300 “predator” priests in Pennsylvania — and what was a systematic cover-up by Church officials.

What was Fox News covering while Manafort and Cohen were in court? This hilarious meme has some answers.

Hey, Fox News, any big news going on? No? Okay.  As you may have noticed, a lot went down on Tuesday. Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign manager, was found guilty of eight counts of tax and bank fraud.  Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, meanwhile, plead guilty to campaign finance crimes and stated that Trump directed him to pay off two women during the campaign to keep them quiet about affairs they had with Trump.  While most news outlets have been airing extensive coverage of the two major cases, Fox News has predictably turned a mostly blind eye to it.  People on Twitter responded to the channel's reluctance to cover anything that looks bad on Trump into a very amusing meme.  CNN: Manafort and Cohen Guilty!NBC: Manafort and Cohen Guilty!BBC: Manafort and Cohen Guilty!ABC: Manafort and Cohen Guilty!HLN: Manafort and Cohen Guilty!Fox News: Hey, do you ever just stare at one spot and zone out for a while? Crazy, right? What’s up with that? — Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) August 21, 2018 CNN - Cohen plea dealMSNBC - Cohen plea dealFox News - Are cats becoming too tall? — Fred Delicious (@Fred_Delicious) August 21, 2018 CNN: Manafort guilty on 8 countsNYT: Manafort guilty of fraudAP: Cohen pleads guiltyFox News: Were the lobsters on the Titanic happy that it sank? — #1 Rachel (@rachel) August 21, 2018 CNN: Michael Cohen.NBC: Michael Cohen.Fox News: Pornhub bans Alex Jones. — Michael Blackman (@mikerblackman) August 21, 2018 CNN: Cohen pleads guilty.NBC: Manafort found guilty.CBS: Hunter indicted.FOX News: Look at the receipt from 2011 where Hillary didn't tip 15% — Ted Flint (@TedFlintKansas) August 21, 2018 CNN: Cohen implicates TrumpMNBC: Cohen implicates Trump Fox News: Is a giraffe a type of tall horse? — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 21, 2018 CNN: Manafort Guilty.Cohen plea dealNBC: Manafort Guilty.Cohen plea dealCBS: Manafort Guilty.Cohen plea dealBBC: Manafort Guilty.Cohen plea dealFox News: Melania Trump’s cookie receipe nextInfoWars: The Deep State are training coked up rabbits to attack conservatives — St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) August 21, 2018 CNN: Manafort Convicted, Cohen Pleads GuiltyMSNBC: Manafort Convicted, Cohen Pleads GuiltyFOOD NETWORK: Manafort Convicted, Cohen Pleads GuiltyANIMAL PLANET: Manafort Convicted, Cohen Pleads GuiltyFOX NEWS: Tasty Coleslaw Recipes For Labor Day — Quinn Sutherland (@ReelQuinn) August 21, 2018 CNN: Michael Cohen reaches plea deal.MSNBC: Michael Cohen reaches plea deal.Fox News: Hillary Clinton wants open borders! — Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) August 21, 2018 CNN: Michael Cohen to plead guilty.ABC: Michael Cohen to plead guilty.NBC: Michael Cohen to plead guilty.FOX News: pic.twitter.com/JR4uAnyCQn — Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A) August 21, 2018 CNN: Trump’s former lawyer says Trump committed crimesNBC: Trump’s former lawyer says Trump committed crimesABC: Trump’s former lawyer says Trump committed crimesFox News: So, like, how sweet can a bagel get before it becomes a donut? — Jake Hightower (@jakehightower34) August 21, 2018 CNN: Cohen & Manafort convictions. ABC: Cohen to plead guilty.MSNBC: Cohen plea deal. FOX News: Are candelabras female candles? — Sarah Sweeney (@heysarahsweeney) August 21, 2018 Sadly, these memes aren't too far off from what Fox is actually airing. Twitter users noticed that the channel didn't really touch the verdicts, opting instead to lean heavily on coverage of Post Malone's plane and confederate monuments.  Let me check the news:CNN: "Trump decries Manafort verdict, says Mueller investigation a 'disgrace'"MSNBC: "Michael Cohen pleads guilty, says he paid hush money at Trump's direction"Fox News: "Authorities Say Illegal Immigrant Has Been Charged with First Degree Murder..." — Jim Cummings (@JamesNCummings) August 21, 2018 CNN & MSNBC covering a huge story right now: The President's longtime personal attorney pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, tax & bank fraud.Fox News? A plane carrying @PostMalone making an emergency landing. — Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 21, 2018 MSNBC is discussing Michael Cohen & Paul Manafort being found guilty.Fox News is talking about rainy weather and the toppling of a confederate monument. — Alex Morash (@AlexMorash) August 21, 2018 Actual news: Manafort convicted and Cohen pleads guiltyFox News: pic.twitter.com/f3qRbdPLmj — JT ✨ (@JustThomp) August 21, 2018 Ok, but will we ever know if lobsters were happy that the Titanic sunk, though? Or if giraffes are just tall horses?  Fox hasn't (actually) covered those stories (yet), but they're still steering clear of the actual news. WATCH: This artist just crushed the #stylechallenge

Small plane crashes on Phoenix street; pilot, passenger dead

PHOENIX (AP) — A homemade plane crashed in a Phoenix intersection Monday, killing the pilot and the sole passenger, authorities said.

Argentine Police Officer Breastfeeds Malnourished Baby in Kind Gesture

She went above and beyond the call of duty.

'National Disgrace!': Trump escalates attack on Mueller as jury mulls Manafort's fate

President Trump on Monday escalated his attack on Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, labeling the special counsel “disgraced and discredited” and Mueller's investigators a “National Disgrace.”

Families Separated Since Korean War Reunite In North Korea

Families divided during the Korean War tearfully reunited for the first time

Pregnant Woman Suspected Husband Might Be Cheating Before He Allegedly Killed Her: Friend

A pregnant woman found dead in Colorado last week had suspected her husband,

Cause of death sought for 55-foot-long whale washed ashore on Massachusetts beach

A dead, 55-foot-long whale has washed ashore on a Massachusetts beach. The giant fin whale likely died at sea, officials told local news outlets, noting that it had been spotted floating in the water about eight miles offshore before it arrived. It showed no outward signs of trauma, Tony LaCasse, the New England Aquarium’s media relations director, told reporters, adding that facility's marine mammal team and experts from the International Fund for Animal Welfare were still investigating why it died.

Angel mom slams media coverage of illegal immigrants

Mary Ann Mendoza, whose son was murdered by an illegal immigrant, says victims' stories are being silenced by the press to support their anti-ICE agenda.

Missouri Teen Killed On Birthday Just An Hour After ‘I Made It To 17’ Facebook Post

A Missouri teenager was senselessly killed after posting to Facebook about how

UK woman 'sang to stay awake' after falling off cruise ship

PULA, Croatia (AP) — A British woman who fell from a cruise ship and spent 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night sang to stay alive, her rescuers said Monday.

Netanyahu and top Trump aide call on Europe to pressure Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump's national security adviser met in Jerusalem Monday and called on European nations to do more to pressure Iran. John Bolton arrived in Israel on Sunday for three days of talks expected to focus mainly on Iran and its presence in Syria. Netanyahu strongly urged Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal between Israel's main enemy Iran and world powers, and the US president did so in May, resulting in the reimposition of sanctions.

Malaysia's Mahathir cancels China-backed rail, pipeline projects

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday that the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and a natural gas pipeline project in Sabah will be canceled for now, according to media reports. Mahathir made the comments while addressing the media in Beijing during his five-day trip to China. The Prime Minister's office confirmed the comments Mahathir made to reporters in Beijing.

More Russian Hacking Uncovered Ahead Of Midterms — This Time Targeting Conservatives

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it had uncovered -- and thwarted -- fresh

No One Lost the South China Sea (And No One Will)

America's excessive involvement in the South China Sea has forced China to deploy more defensive equipment in the area. What happens now?

The Latest: Suspect, a 2-year employee, fired on co-workers

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (AP) — The Latest on deadly workplace shooting near Houston (all times local):

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time   

The thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, experts have warned. One meteorologist described the phenomenon - recorded for the first time this year - as “scary”. Scientists said it could prove catastrophic for polar bears and seals, threatening their survival. The sea off the north coast of Greenland had long been known as “the last ice area” because it was expected to be the last place to remain frozen, given it had the oldest and thickest ice. Others said it could force scientists to revise their theories about which part of the Arctic will withstand global warming the longest. The sea off the north coast of Greenland had long been known as “the last ice area” because it was expected to be the last place to remain frozen, given it had the oldest and thickest ice. But now scientists are warning that the ice has broken up twice this year, due to warm winds and heatwaves in the northern hemisphere. The thick old sea ice will have been pushed away from the coast, to an area where it will melt more easilyThomas Lavergne, Norwegian Meteorological Institute The changes could force scientists to revise their theories about which part of the Arctic will withstand global warming the longest. Professor Peter Wadhams, who heads the Polar Ocean Physics Group at Cambridge University, said the trend would also have “serious” consequences for wildlife - and could prove catastrophic for polar bears and seals. “The north coast of Greenland, with its very steep cliffs, is a denning area for polar bears,” Prof Wadhams said. “They dig holes in the snow and come out in the spring and go hunting. But if the pack ice has moved offshore they come out hibernation and are left without an area to hunt. “They can’t swim very far. If this becomes a permanent feature with ice away from the coast, polar bears won’t have any ice to hunt on. You would lose the polar bear habitat,” he told The Independent. Ruth Mottram of the Danish Meteorological Institute said: “Almost all of the ice to the north of Greenland is quite shattered and broken up and therefore more mobile.” “Open water off the north coast of Greenland is unusual. This area has often been called ‘the last ice area’ as it has been suggested that the last perennial sea ice in the Arctic will occur here. The events of the last week suggest that, actually, the last ice area may be further west.” How fast is the Arctic ice melting? | Meet the British scientist who risked polar bear attacks and plagues of mosquitoes to find out Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, said: “The ice there has nowhere else to go so it piles up. On average, it’s over four metres thick and can be piled up into ridges 20 metres thick or more. This thick, compacted ice is generally not easily moved around. “However, that was not the case this past winter (in February and March) and now. The ice is being pushed away from the coast by the winds.” Thomas Lavergne, a scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, described satellite pictures of blue water penetrating white ice as “scary”. Even if the water closes over in a few days, the harm will be done, he told The Guardian. “The thick old sea ice will have been pushed away from the coast, to an area where it will melt more easily.”

Husband and Wife Die After Being Caught in Riptide off New Hampshire Beach

Michael and Laura Cote were both unconscious when they were pulled from the water at the Seabrook shore about 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Elizabeth Warren’s Far-Reaching New Bill Aims To Actually Drain The Swamp

WASHINGTON ― Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled a sweeping plan on

58 people shot in Chicago over weekend as police hit out at 'cowardly' violence

Chicago police have hit out at "cowardly" and "senseless" gun crime after at least 58 people were shot in another violent weekend across the city. Six people were killed from the shootings that took place from Friday to Sunday night, Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson said at a press conference. Tom Ahern, the assistant director of news affairs and communications at CPD reported that a three-year-old boy was among those wounded as a result of the shootings from the weekend.

Argento not under investigation over sex abuse claims: police

Italian actress and sexual abuse campaigner Asia Argento is not under investigation over bombshell allegations that she had sex five years ago with an underage teen, police told AFP on Monday. The New York Times reported on Sunday that Argento, a Harvey Weinstein accuser and leading figure in the #MeToo movement, had paid Jimmy Bennett $380,000 over the 2013 incident at a Los Angeles hotel. Bennett was 17 at the time of the alleged assault -- a year younger than California's age of consent.

Trump Praises Border Patrol Agent Who 'Speaks Perfect English’ At Immigration Event

President Donald Trump introduced a border patrol agent at the White House on

Good Samaritans rescue two people, dog from sinking car

Witnesses say the vehicle crashed through a marina railing in Long Beach, California, and into the water.

Russia says U.S. refusal to rebuild Syria a ploy to slow refugee return

Russia will help Lebanon return refugees to neighboring Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, accusing the United States of impeding the general repatriation process by declining to assist in Syria's reconstruction. Lavrov also called on opposition groups in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib to distance themselves from the Nusra Front group, formerly the local branch of al Qaeda.

A look at the verdicts on 18 counts in Paul Manafort's case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort's 16-day trial ended Tuesday with the former Trump campaign chairman convicted of eight felony counts and prosecutors facing a choice of whether to retry him on 10 other charges.

Famously Thicc, High-Maintenance Cat Finds New Human As Extra As He Is

Bruno is off the market, guys.

2 Teens Found Dead in a Field Are Latest Victims of Chicago Violence

They were missing for days and were found shot to death in a field on Chicago's South Side

Shots fired at US embassy in Ankara, no casualties

Gunshots were fired at the US embassy in Ankara early on Monday, without causing any casualties, Turkish and American officials said as tensions spiked between the two NATO allies. Six shots were fired at the embassy with three bullets hitting the iron gate and exterior wall, the Ankara governor's office said, indicating there were "no casualties". Turkish police detained one suspect in connection with the attack, the state-run Anadolu news agency, without providing any details.

Trump Speechwriter Fired After He's Linked To White Nationalist Event

A White House speechwriter for President Donald Trump was fired last week

Democrats Suing To Stop GOP Congressman Calling Himself A ‘Farmer’ On Ballot

A California Democrats group wants to stop Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) from

Talks with India the way forward, says Pakistan's new foreign minister

Khan, who took office as Pakistani Prime Minister at the weekend, has proposed talks to resolve a long-standing dispute over the Kashmir region. Speaking ahead of the first meeting of Khan's cabinet, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said it was vital to resume talks, which have made little progress in recent years, between the nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars since 1947. Qureshi said Modi had written to Khan congratulating him on his victory and suggesting the two countries "open talks".

APNewsBreak: Alaska Natives believed whale hunt was legal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Indigenous hunters in Alaska initially believed they were legally hunting a beluga whale when they unlawfully killed a protected gray whale with harpoons and guns after the massive animal strayed into a river last year, a federal investigative report said.

Eight hikers die as flash flood hits Italy's Calabria

Eight hikers died when a mountain river suddenly flooded in Italy's southern Calabria region, with five people still missing, local emergency services said on Monday. "We have eight dead but we can't rule out the toll increasing," the local civil protection unit told AFP. It also said there were two groups of 18 hikers at the site.

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to endorse tougher sanctions on Russia

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to endorse calls for the UK to follow the United States and impose tougher sanctions on Russia, describing it as a "huge player on the world stage". Speaking in New Lanark, Scotland, the Labour leader called for “serious dialogue” with Moscow. It came after Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, used his first speech in the US to call for the European Union to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Washington over tougher sanctions on Russia. Mr Corbyn said: "I think what we need is a serious dialogue with Russia, put the megaphones down, pick up the phone and make the arrangements to have serious meetings with Russia. "Yes, there are huge human rights issues that have to be raised with Russia and Russia has to be challenged on them, but at the end of the day there has to be a relationship with Russia. We cannot just have a building up of tensions on both sides of the border." Asked if tougher sanctions should be put in place, Mr Corbyn said: "You have to realise you've got to live with Russia, you've got to negotiate with Russia, you have to be critical of Russia where they are wrong, but you also have to have that relationship. "After all, Russia is part of the Europe-wide economy, a major energy supplier and obviously a huge player on the world stage." Jeremy Corbyn Credit: Matt Dunham/AP The comments went against calls by Mr Hunt for the EU to take more decisive action against “aggressive and malign behaviour” by the Kremlin. The Foreign Secretary praised the Trump administration’s support of the UK following the Salisbury poisoning, as well as its latest round of sanctions, which come into force on Wednesday. Mr Hunt said: “Of course we must engage with Moscow, but we must also be blunt: Russia’s foreign policy under President Putin has made the world a more dangerous place. “Today the UK asks its allies to go further by calling on the European Union to ensure its sanctions against Russia are comprehensive, and that we truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the US. Jeremy Hunt Credit:  SAUL LOEB/AFP “That means calling out and responding to transgressions with one voice wherever and whenever they occur, from the streets of Salisbury to the heart of Crimea.” He later clarifies that his call for the EU to support the US “doesn’t mean we will react in the same way as the US”. Mr Hunt praised Donald Trump's administration and added: "There is no closer military alliance anywhere in the world than the UK and US."

Texas doctor who raped sedated patient will not serve jail time

Shafeeq Sheikh was instead sentenced to 10 years’ probation and ordered to register as a sex offender. Five female and seven male jurors had recommended the sentencing after deliberating for 14 hours at the Harris County Family Law Center in Houston, Texas. State law required Judge Terry Flenniken is required by the state's law to follow the recommendation, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Asia Argento Denies Sexual Assault Allegation and Says Anthony Bourdain Supported Paying Accuser

'I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett'

Toddlers survive days in ravine after mother dies in car crash

Authorities say two toddlers survived alone for about two days after they were passengers in a single-car wreck that killed their mother in south Arkansas.

Melania Trump's Anti-Cyberbullying Tweet Does Not Go Over Well

Melania Trump's "Be Best" campaign continues to receive an icy reception.

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, Wife Indicted On Campaign Finance Fraud Charges

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and his wife, Margaret Hunter, were

Iran tells EU to speed up efforts to save nuclear deal

EU members Britain, France and Germany plus China and Russia - to avoid the agreement's collapse are struggling as Washington has said any firms dealing with Teheran will be barred from doing business in the United States. "Iran relies mainly on its own capabilities to overcome America's new sanctions," he told a news conference broadcast on state TV. European states have been scrambling to ensure Iran gets enough economic benefits to persuade it to stay in the deal, which Trump said was "deeply flawed".