Congress passes bill to avert Homeland shutdown
The House approves a last-minute measure pushed by the Senate that keeps the agency running for one week. Obama signs bill »
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Khloe Kardashian Shares Super Skinny Selfie: 'People Love to Call Me the Fat One'
Khloe Kardashian is putting in work! The reality star posted a new selfie Friday, showcasing an impressively slim figure, and posted some inspirational words about her fitness journey along with the new pic. PICS: Kourtney Kardashian and JWoww's Post-Baby Bodies Will Make You Consider Waist Training "My fitness journey will be a life long journey," the 30-year-old reality star wrote along with her selfie. "Fitness is not about being better than someone else… It's about being better than you used to be. I'm not where I want to be and who knows if I ever will be. But I am healthier than ever and due to my consistent workouts, I am slowly seeing results. Hi baby abs!! I see you!!! I hope to meet your other ab friends soon (yes I'm talking to my muscles. I've never met most of them before)." Khloe also posted a side-by-side photo of the new selfie and a pic of her on the red carpet from 2010, along with a longer comment addressing the lifestyle changes she has made in recent years. "Looking back at pictures of myself I didn't realize at the time how unhealthy my lifestyle actually was," she wrote. "People love to call me the fat one but as weird as it sounds I still don't think I would consider myself fat back then. Definitely overweight and unhealthy, yes. About two years ago I decided to turn to fitness as a form of therapy and as a stress reliever. I started slow and eventually I started working out 4 to 5 days a week. We all have to start somewhere and doing something is better than nothing at all." NEWS: 6 Things You Don't Know About Khloe Kardashian The reality star also posted some inspirational words to fans motivated by her fitness journey. "Start small so you don't get discouraged and give up," Kardashian advised. "Remember it is all about consistency. There are no quick fixes if you want long-term results. Working out is a huge part of my life now. I genuinely enjoy sweating out my frustrations and living a healthier life. My workouts are not all about vanity. They are about clarity for my mind and soul. We all have different journeys in life, make sure your journey is for you and you alone. Remember in the end the turtle won the race. Slow and steady. dedication and tenacity." One look at Khloe’s Instagram and you know she’s telling the truth as gym selfies abound. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has also dabbled in some waist training like both her older sisters and J.Woww. And waist training while working out! WATCH: Dr. Oz Spills More Weight-Loss Secrets
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Leonard Nimoy's final tweet is beautiful, and it broke my heart
My dad was — and is — a huge Star Trek nerd, and when I was a kid he'd excitedly show me episodes of the original series in syndication. It was a show that he watched in college, he'd say, explaining why Kirk was Kirk, Bones was Bones, and most importantly, why Leonard Nimoy's Spock was Spock. One of my earliest moments of geek fandom was when I tracked down the script for the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage." I got it, read it, and excitedly took it to my dad. He was a Star Trek geek after all.
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Pirates say they're sickened by photo of Jihadi John in their cap
British TV showed an unmasked picture of the notorious Islamic State militant in a Pittsburgh hat.
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Pen and phone: President Obama to ban AR-15 bullets by executive action
Rep. Ken Buck, (R-CO), on President Obama’s executive action to ban AR-15 bullets.
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The simplest scientific explanation for why some people see the dress as white and gold
There's actually a pretty simple explanation...
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AdChoicesAs cat lovers, we’re always looking for the latest and greatest ways to wow our favorite felines, and we want you to know some of our favorites.
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Daytona winner Logano takes Atlanta pole; 13 cars shut out
Joey Logano is on quite a roll, following up his victory in the Daytona 500 by taking the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR is on the defensive after 13 drivers - including four former champions - didn't even get on the track for qualifying Friday after failing to pass inspection. Four-time Cup winner Jeff Gordon, who is retiring at the end of the season, called the situation ''absolutely embarrassing.'' Logano led the final session of qualifying with a blistering speed of 194.683 mph, taking advantage of temperatures in the 40s as the sun set on the 1.54-mile trioval. He has never been a strong qualifier in Atlanta, but he's on quite a roll after his victory last weekend in the biggest race of the year.
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Meet FlexCharger, the only iPhone and Android charger worth getting excited about
Smartphone and tablet chargers are far from being exciting accessories, yet we have to constantly carry them with us on the off-chance that our beloved mobile device runs out of battery life when we least expect it. FlexCharger, however, is a different kind of charger for mobile devices — in fact, it’s the only charger in recent memory that we might even call exciting. DON’T MISS: The iPhone 6 might be low-res, but Apple’s highest-resolution device ever is coming soon The gadget, currently raising money over at Indiegogo includes the ability to simultaneously charge up to 5 devices, while also offering wireless charging support and even acting as a Wi-Fi repeater to improve the Wi-Fi experience in your home. Another useful feature is its retractable
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Gas prices soar in California as supply shrinks
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Gas prices are soaring in California in a classic example of supply and demand after an explosion stopped gasoline production at an Exxon Mobil refinery while another remains offline due to labor unrest.
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Missing Log Cabin Found 3,750 Feet Away From Original Location
A man returned to his property in Oregon earlier this week only to find that his log cabin was gone. Police were able to determine that the neighbor who paid $3,000 for the cabin had no idea it was stolen.
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Education Department Terminates Contracts With Debt Collectors Accused Of Wrongdoing
The U.S. Department of Education, under fire for its lackluster oversight of student loan contractors, said Friday it will terminate its relationship with five debt collectors after accusing them of misleading distressed borrowers at "unacceptably high rates."The surprise announcement follows years of complaints about allegedly illegal...
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U.S. border officials seize record 15 tons of pot at California border
U.S. customs officers at a California border crossing seized more than 15 tons of marijuana hidden inside a tractor-trailer shipment designated as a cargo of mattresses, the biggest narcotics bust ever at that port of entry, officials said on Friday.
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Zelda fans, Hyrule Warriors' new DLC has a big surprise for you
The fourth and final downloadable add-on for Hyrule Warriors, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo's action game set in the world of The Legend of Zelda, gives you the opportunity to play as Ganon. If you're planning on playing Hyrule Warriors' Boss Pack, which doesn't hit North America until March 12, well, consider yourself spoiler-warned. Hyrule Warriors players will be able unleash havoc while playing as a giant Cucco — Zelda's version of a chicken — if they score an "A" ranking in Ganon's survival missions. For more on Hyrule Warriors, read Polygon's review of the Wii U game and our interview with the people behind all those Musou games.
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Buy NBA Star Tracy McGrady’s Custom Mercedes-Benz
Here’s the thing about taste: everybody’s is different. Take this baby blue Mercedes-Benz Lorinser CL600 for example. It was given this… umm, unique look for former NBA superstar Tracy McGrady. The car was completely done up by West Coast Customs. According to the eBay listing, McGrady spent more than $180,000 for this rear-wheel V12 coupe.
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Stephen Hawking Thinks These 3 Things Could Destroy Humanity
Stephen Hawking may be most famous for his work on black holes and gravitational singularities, but the world-renowned physicist has also become known for his outspoken ideas about things that could destroy human civilization. Here are a few things Hawking has said could bring about the demise of human civilization. Hawking is part of a small but growing group of scientists who have expressed concerns about "strong" artificial intelligence (AI) — intelligence that could equal or exceed that of a human. "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," Hawking told the BBC in December 2014.
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Shoppers found the color-changing dress on Amazon. Their reviews are amazing.
Vox.com qBy now, you know about the color-changing dress that's destroying the internet and, probably, all of your friendships. After the image of the dress went viral on tumblr and BuzzFeed, people found what appears to be the actual dress listed on Amazon — for what it's worth, it's blue and black on the site.
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Oil storage in US close to running out: Pro
U.S. crude posted its first monthly gain since June on Friday, but one expert warned that storage in the U.S. is filling up quickly.
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IRS chief in hot water after 32,000 Lois Lerner emails found
Congressman Jason Chaffetz sounds off on the "stunning" sudden recovery of thousands of Lois Lerner emails in IRS targeting probe.
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Pelosi Slams ‘Toxic Anti-Immigrant’ House Republicans
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came out swinging at House Republicans on Friday for pushing a vote on a bill that will fund the Department of Homeland Security for the next three weeks. The short-term bill, which the House will vote on later Friday, before DHS’s looming midnight shutdown, will allow Republicans time to possibly dismantle President Obama’s executive amnesty action. “Democrats will not dignify House Republicans toxic anti-immigrant riders by supporting going to conference,” Pelosi said. “With every House Democrat supporting long-term DHS funding legislation, it’s clear this crisis exists only because Republicans prioritize anti-immigrant extremism over the safety of the American people,” Pelosi continued.
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Saudis' Oil Price War Is Paying Off
Those steps highlight how the Saudi-led OPEC decision on Nov. 27 to maintain output levels and protect its market share is having the desired effect -- pushing prices down so far that they threaten to curb output in the U.S. and other non-OPEC countries. Saudi Arabia, the most powerful member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, will maintain that tack when the group next meets in June, according to some of the world’s biggest banks. “OPEC giving up on trying to control the price is working,” Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research at Bank of America Corp. in New York said by phone. The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. dropped by 37 last week to 1,019, the fewest since July 2011, data from Baker Hughes Inc. showed Feb. 20.
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The End of the Big Mac
If you like to lunch on two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun, you’d better act fast: McDonald’s has announced plans to phase out the Big Mac. McDonald’s had announced that it had been testing menu cuts after finding that sales in November were down 4.6 percent compared to the previous year. With the rise of “fast casual” chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack, fast food is on the rocks, at least among the middle classes who can afford a $10 lunch instead of a $5 one. Chipotle enjoyed a 16.8 percent increase in sales at stores open more than a year in 2014, and shares of Shake Shack—a self-styled “anti-McDonald’s”—doubled on the day of its January IPO, despite the fact that Danny Meyer's burger business only operates at 63 locations.
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