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Marriott says data breach compromised info of up to 500 million guests

The world's largest hotel chain said it determined on Nov. 19 that an "unauthorized party" had accessed the database as early as 2014.

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Inside Trump's Gitmo, which is scheduled to stay open another 25 years

In his first broadcast interview, Guantanamo's Rear Adm. John Ring says without funding from Congress, he'll have trouble caring for aging detainees.

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At least 5 middle school students taken to hospital after eating marijuana-laced gummy bears

The boy told authorities "a couple of different stories" about how he came into possession of the gummy bears, the Polk County sheriff said.

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4 officers charged in connection with beating of undercover officer during protests

The indictment says the officers' text messages showed disdain for protesters, "It's gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these sh*theads," one text said.

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Far-right activist Laura Loomer handcuffs herself to Twitter's New York headquarters

Twitter banned Loomer a week ago after she tweeted that Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar was anti-Jewish and pro-Sharia law.

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Flooding in California as rain hits wildfire-burned areas

"The water is coming up, so we want to make sure we get everybody out that we can," a sheriff's official said.

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Facebook's Sandberg had company look into George Soros

"Something very harmful and maybe irreversible is happening to human attention in our digital age," Soros said.

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Starbucks says it will start blocking pornography on its stores' Wi-Fi in 2019

The announcement comes after a new petition by internet safety advocacy group Enough is Enough garnered more than 26,000 signatures.

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His tunnel nixed, Musk doubles down on a subterranean dream

Musk's grand tunnel plan is news to many of the regulators who would very likely have to give it approval if it's ever going to see the light of day.

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Southwest Airlines apologizes for employee laughing at 5-year-old passenger named Abcde

The agent snapped a picture of Abcde's boarding pass and posted it on social media, according to girl's mother.

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Sprucing up NYC: Rockefeller Center lights Christmas tree

A massive Norway spruce has been lit up in a tradition that ushers in Christmastime in New York City.

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Trumps light up the USA's National Christmas Tree

It's the 96th straight year for the presidential tradition.

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Inmates accused of scamming hundreds of U.S. service members in 'sextortion' ring

The inmates are accused of using smart phones to pose as underage girls in order to trick service members into paying them money.

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A prison transfer request led to Samuel Little confessing to 90 murders

Little is very good at remembering his victims and where he killed them, even drawing "pictures of many of the women he killed," according to the FBI.

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Bobby Brown files lawsuit against Showtime and BBC over Whitney Houston documentary

The film has an 86 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with one critic saying it "makes you want to reach right into the screen and tell Whitney Houston to draw herself back from the abyss."

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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting treated as hate crime, victims' families 'in shock'

The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97, authorities said during a press conference.

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Margaret Atwood announces sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Atwood said she drew inspiration for her new novel from reader's questions and "the world we've been living in."

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Quincy Jones honoured in Hollywood handprint ceremony

Jones is the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time, with a total of 79 nominations. He has had 27 wins.

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Two Iranian citizens indicted on charges of carrying out ransomware attacks at U.S. cities, hospitals

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called the attacks a "high-tech, sophisticated, extortion plot".

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Paul Manafort's now-murky plea bargain brings challenges to him and the Mueller probe

A possible broken deal amounts to "a real blow" to Mueller, because he's lost a cooperating witness and any past information Manafort passed could now be severely weakened.

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