| ISIS Propaganda Chief Ibrahim Al-Ansari Killed In US Airstrike Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:27 AM PDT  Ibrahim al-Ansari, the Islamic State group's propaganda chief, reportedly encouraged followers to conduct attacks against Western citizens.
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| 20 people murdered at Pakistan shrine: police Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:56 PM PDT  Four women were among those killed at the Shrine of Mohammad Ali in Punjab province, according to police, who said they had arrested three suspects including the shrine's custodian. "The 50-year-old shrine custodian Abdul Waheed has confessed that he killed these people because he feared that they had come to kill him," regional police chief Zulfiqar Hameed told AFP. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked for a police report on the investigation within 24 hours, a senior government official said.
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| Trump sends letter to Vietnam's president to promote ties Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:14 AM PDT ![Trump sends letter to Vietnam's president to promote ties]( "Trump sends letter to Vietnam's president to promote ties") By My Pham HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the two countries, the government website cited Quang as saying. Vietnam and the United States had advanced ties to a new level under the Obama administration amid a dispute with China over South China Sea issues, while Trump has also expressed his hope for a stronger relationship. Trump sent a letter to Quang "affirming his wishes to promote cooperation on economics, trade, regional and international issues", the Vietnamese government website said.
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| Tennessee Teen, Teacher Still Missing Posted: 01 Apr 2017 05:20 AM PDT  Tad Cummins, 50, has been accused of kidnapping former student Elizabeth Thomas, 15, in the wake of a school investigation into their relationship. Here's a full timeline of the case.
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| Extinct creature sightings are piling up in Australia Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT 
Multiple reports of Tasmanian Tiger sightings are starting to flow in from everyday citizens in Australia. Several people have recently claimed they've spotted the animal, which isn't a tiger at all — and, despite looking very much like a species of dog, isn't of canine lineage either — but a carnivorous marsupial. Spotting an interesting creature in Australia isn't exactly a rare occurrence, but there's one problem with these reports in particular: the Tasmanian Tiger is supposed to be extinct.
The last known Tasmanian Tiger was captured in its native Australia in 1933 and lived for a few years in a zoo before dying, and its death has long been thought to be the final nail in the species' coffin. Australians have occasionally claimed to have spotted the dog-like animals over the years, but the sightings were typically rare and attributed to nothing more than misidentification. That's all changed now, as several "plausible sightings" are beginning to give life to the theory that the animal never actually went extinct at all. Now, scientists in Queensland, Australia, are taking action in the hopes of actually finding evidence that the Tiger is still around. If confirmed, it would be an absolutely monumental discovery, considering the animal's history. The team plans to set up cameras in areas where reported sightings have taken place in the hopes of confirming the claims. In the late 1800s there were actually bounties on Tasmanian Tigers in Australia, and the creatures were hunted to the brink of extinction before any action was taken. By that point, the species was thought to be doomed, and when the last captive animal died it was assumed that was the end of the road. Now, it appears that might not be the case after all.
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| Witness: Driver in crash admitted texting before collision Posted: 31 Mar 2017 07:41 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, apologized after the crash and acknowledged he had been texting while driving, a witness said Friday.
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| Philippines seeks to rename marine zone after China shows interest Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:19 AM PDT ![Philippines seeks to rename marine zone after China shows interest]( "Philippines seeks to rename marine zone after China shows interest") The Philippines said on Saturday it was planning to change the name of a stretch of water east of the country in a bid to highlight its sovereignty over the area, which was surveyed recently by a Chinese vessel. A Chinese survey ship was tracked for several months late last year moving around Benham Rise -- declared part of the Philippines' continental shelf in 2012 by the United Nations, stirring concern in Manila about Beijing's possible intentions. China says the ship was simply passing through the area and was not engaged in any other activity, and the country's foreign minister said last week China fully respects the Philippines' maritime area rights over Benham Rise.
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| Niger President Issoufou says will not seek third term Posted: 01 Apr 2017 05:40 PM PDT  Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday that he would not amend the constitution to allow him to seek a third term after his second and final mandate ends in 2021. "One of my greatest ambitions is to organise free and transparent elections in 2021 and pass the baton to another Nigerien whom the Nigeriens will have chosen," the president said in an interview on state television on the occasion of the first anniversary of his inauguration for his second mandate on April 2, 2016. The constitution of Niger limits the president to two terms of five years.
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| AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans want independent Russia probe Posted: 01 Apr 2017 07:53 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A slim majority of Americans favor an independent investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with the Russian government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that showed public views about the controversy driving congressional investigations are sharply divided along party lines.
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| Gruesome scenes as Colombia mudslide death toll hits 210 Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:26 PM PDT  Survivors described gruesome scenes in the Colombian town of Mocoa Sunday after mudslides killed 210 people, as rescuers kept up a desperate search for victims in the muck and debris. Covered in mud, 38-year-old Marta Gomez told of going to search for her missing niece -- and making a chilling find instead. President Juan Manuel Santos was in the southern town personally overseeing the relief effort.
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| This Week Fast Forward 04.02.2017 Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:17 AM PDT  Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."
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| Will Melania Trump Ever Leave New York? Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT  New Yorkers are growing extremely wary of their costly neighbor, First Lady Melania Trump.
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| Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:57 AM PDT  By Ronn Bautista and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. "The play talks about the problem in the community with the war on drugs and the irony of it, that a few earn money amid this war and all the killings," artistic director Jessie Villabrille told Reuters. More than 8,000 suspected drug addicts and dealers have been killed since Duterte took office on June 30, some in police operations but many others in mysterious circumstances.
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| Four-day-old baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:17 AM PDT  ABOARD THE GOLFO AZZURRO/ROME (Reuters) - A four day-old baby was one of over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea. The baby was traveling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 migrants from North and Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Yemen and seen drifting some 22 nautical miles north of the Libyan town of Sabratha, the most frequently used departure point currently used by people smugglers in Libya. Migrants were transferred into the former fishing trawler Golfo Azzurro, expected to reach the Sicilian port town of Augusta on Sunday afternoon.
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| Paraguay president fires top aides after deadly protest Posted: 01 Apr 2017 06:05 PM PDT  Paraguay's president sacked his interior minister and police chief, following a clash that led to the death of a young activist as rioters angry about electoral reform stormed Congress. Closed circuit cameras captured the death of 25-year-old Rodrigo Quintana, leader of the opposition Liberal Party's youth branch, who was apparently shot by police early Saturday as they searched the party's offices in Asuncion for protesters.
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| Serbian PM Vucic touted to win presidency Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:21 PM PDT  Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic claimed the Serbian presidency on Sunday as a poll showed him to be the clear winner despite accusations that he would steer the country toward authoritarian rule. According to the IPSOS research institute Vucic won about 55 percent of the vote, far above the 50 percent threshold required to win in the first round. Former ombudsman Sasa Jankovic was projected to come in second with about 16 percent.
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| Terrorists Find Ways To Hide Bombs In Electronic Devices Posted: 01 Apr 2017 03:57 AM PDT  Intelligence sources believe that terrorist groups have developed methods to plant explosives in laptops that could bypass airport security, according to reports.
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| Fire engulfs Dubai tower in city's Downtown district Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:54 AM PDT  Firefighters brought a fire under control at a tower being built in Dubai's Downtown district, authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a spate of fires to hit tall buildings in the emirate. The blaze, which started in the early hours of Sunday morning and sent flames and black smoke into the air, engulfed Address Residences Fountain Views, a 60-storey tower being developed by Emaar Properties. The Dubai Media Office Twitter account said later that the fire was under control, with cooling operations underway and no injuries reported.
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| Protester dies in Paraguay clashes after Congress re-election vote Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:21 PM PDT  By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - A protester was killed in Paraguay and two top government officials were fired after violent clashes overnight sparked by a secret Senate vote for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. Activists streamed into Paraguay's capital on Saturday from the landlocked country's interior in a sign the protests may resume after the country's Congress was stormed and set on fire. At Congress on Saturday, charred debris and glass from broken windows littered the steps.
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| Chicago police arrest 14-year-old in sex assault on Facebook Posted: 01 Apr 2017 09:26 PM PDT ![Chicago police arrest 14-year-old in sex assault on Facebook]( "Chicago police arrest 14-year-old in sex assault on Facebook") CHICAGO (AP) — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn't report it to authorities, police said late Saturday.
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| Ecuador rivals both claim victory in tight runoff Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:26 PM PDT  Both candidates in Ecuador's presidential runoff claimed victory on the basis of conflicting exit polls Sunday, setting up a tense wait as the country charts its future after a decade under leftist Rafael Correa. The election is being closely watched as a barometer of the political climate in Latin America, where more than a decade of leftist dominance has been waning. It may also decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy since 2012.
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| Amazon’s 20% off smart device sale lets you control everything in your home with Alexa Posted: 02 Apr 2017 07:30 AM PDT 
A few year ago, every electronics company out there dove head-first into the smart home game, which analysts said was going to be the next big thing. Yeah... not so much. But then, something exciting happened — and its name is Alexa. Amazon's virtual personal assistant burst onto the scene and gave all of these smart home devices a common interface that was easy to use. Now, people can't live without their smart home gadgets. Of course, there are still plenty of devices in your home that aren't smart and that don't work with Alexa, but that's where TP-Link's Alexa-enabled lineup comes in. And today, Amazon is hosting a big sale that knocks 20% off the price of all the company's top gear, including the TP-Link Smart Plug Mini that everyone loves so much. Just use the coupon code 20SMARTHOME at checkout to save 20% on each of the devices you see listed below.
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| South Korean supporters of arrested ex-president to protest Posted: 31 Mar 2017 06:41 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of supporters of arrested former President Park Geun-hye were expected to gather in South Korea's capital on Saturday to call for her release.
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| The 2017 BMW 5 Series Makes an Overwhelmingly Positive First Impression Posted: 02 Apr 2017 07:04 AM PDT   BMW focused on reducing weight, adding technology, and reducing cabin noise with its 2017 5 Series redesign. The new car is essentially the same size as the outgoing model, but BMW says it's ligh...
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| Small earthquake felt in San Diego late Friday Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:20 AM PDT ![Small earthquake felt in San Diego late Friday]( "Small earthquake felt in San Diego late Friday") (Reuters) - A small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 shook parts of southern California late on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was reported 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Tijuana, just south of the United States border with Mexico, the agency said. There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. The quake was felt briefly in the San Diego metro area, according to postings on social media. "Nothing like an earthquake to wake you up, small but nearby," wrote San Diego graphic designer Shawna Chalmers on Twitter. ...
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| Hamas warns 'collaborators' after Gaza killing Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:02 PM PDT  The Islamist Hamas group in Gaza said Saturday "radical measures" would be taken against Palestinians who "collaborated" with Israel, a week after one of its military commanders was murdered. Interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozum said measures to be taken soon could mean arrests, trials and even executions. During the summer 2014 conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the group's armed wing publicly executed six men accused of collaboration.
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| Chicago police arrest boy, 14, seek others in Facebook rape case Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:34 PM PDT  Police in Chicago have arrested a 14-year-old boy and are seeking a 15-year-old in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live, authorities said Sunday. Police were working to identify other suspects -- the Facebook video, since taken down, showed as many as six -- but the trauma suffered by the 15-year-old victim was complicating the investigation, area commander Brendan Deenihan told a news conference. "She's just having a difficult time even communicating what occurred to her," Deenihan said, adding that the teen had been cyber-bullied by people belittling her ordeal, and that her family had received threats.
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| Turkish FM: 50,000 return to areas Ankara controls in Syria Posted: 01 Apr 2017 06:30 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Tens of thousands of displaced Syrians and refugees have returned to an area controlled by Turkey and Turkish-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria, Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday, and U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters pressed their offensive in the north near a town held by the Islamic State group.
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| Who Started The Atlanta Highway Fire? Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:16 PM PDT  Authorities charged three people in connection with the massive fire, which damaged 700 feet of Interstate 85.
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| The iPhone 8 will beat the Galaxy S8 in one key area Posted: 31 Mar 2017 06:02 PM PDT 
Earlier this week, an iPhone 8 report claimed that Apple will use 3D-sensing cameras that will add two novel features to the iPhone. Supply-chain sources from Asia seem to corroborate the rumor, revealing more details about the iPhone 8's advanced camera system. According to Digitimes' sources, Himax Technologies will indeed be among the component suppliers delivering parts for the OLED iPhone 8. Himax will provide the glass component design, featuring chip-on-glass (COG) technology, which will fit into Lumentum's 3D-sensing module for the iPhone 8. The front-facing camera will have a VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser)-based DOE (diffractive optical elements) that will support both 3D-sensing and 3D-modeling capabilities. Thus, the iPhone 8's cameras might beat the Galaxy S8 when it comes to 3D capabilities that can enable augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) features in apps, while also offering better security. One of the obvious uses for 3D cameras in a phone is AR and VR, with recent reports claiming that Apple is more interested in the former. Furthermore, a front-facing camera with 3D-sensing powers would also be able to offer secure unlocks based on face recognition. By scanning the depth of field, such a system would be less prone to photo hacks, such as is the case with the Galaxy S8. Samsung's new flagship phone also supports face unlocking, but the facial recognition software can be hacked with just an image. Samsung knows this, and that's why it won't let users use this security feature for Samsung Pay payments.
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| New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:19 PM PDT ![New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade]( "New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade") The theme for this years parade is MAKE RUSSIA GREAT AGAIN! The Grand Marshall will be a Donald Trump look-alike. The full parade was actually a April Fools' prank. During the event, masked activists marched with a hand-pulled "float" featuring a likeness of Donald Trump sitting in an outhouse. (Getty)
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| Macron throws electoral net wide, meeting Sarkozy's man in the south Posted: 01 Apr 2017 08:31 AM PDT  By Marc Leras and Dominique Vidalon MARSEILLE/PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron met hardline southern French conservative Christian Estrosi on Saturday, a sign of how widely the favorite to win France's presidential election is throwing his centrist electoral net. The warm encounter in Marseille with the president of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region represents a potential blow to rivals on the right - especially official conservative candidate Francois Fillon - but it but could raise eyebrows among leftwing voters thinking of backing Macron. Macron told reporters that Estrosi, a close ally of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, was a "bulwark" against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the 39 year-old's main opponent in the election.
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| Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:04 PM PDT ![Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii]( "Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii") HONOLULU (AP) — Rejected visa applications are keeping thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting Hawaii.
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| Tsipras says deal with creditors hinges on debt relief Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:02 AM PDT  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Sunday that "significant steps" would be needed on reducing his country's debt in order for Athens to finalize a long-delayed deal with its international creditors. "The deal's closure and the vote on measures (demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund) will happen... on the condition that there be significant steps in the meantime on (reducing) debt," Tsipras told the Greek daily Ethnos in an interview published Sunday. Negotiations between Athens and its eurozone and IMF creditors have dragged on for months over disagreements on debt relief and budget targets for the country.
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| 14-Year-Old Saves Life of 5-Year-Old Boy Who Fell off 15-foot Cliff Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:19 AM PDT  The 5-year-old escaped without major injury.
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| Google, Amazon eye Toshiba's chip unit: report Posted: 31 Mar 2017 08:32 PM PDT  Google and Amazon joined a list of potential buyers eyeing Toshiba's lucrative memory chip business as the Japanese conglomerate seeks bidders to cover huge losses, a newspaper said Saturday. Toshiba has reportedly completed the first round of bidding for its prized memory chip business, seen as key for the cash-strapped company to turn itself around. Some 10 foreign companies and funds, including Google and Amazon, tendered bids, the mass-circulation Yomiuri Shimbun said, quoting unnamed sources.
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| Venezuela's top prosecutor rebukes Supreme Court power grab Posted: 31 Mar 2017 07:32 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's chief prosecutor broke with the government Friday and rebuked a Supreme Court decision stripping congress of its last vestiges of power, showing a crack in the embattled administration of socialist President Nicolas Maduro amid a torrent of international condemnation over what many decried as a major step toward dictatorship.
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| Mark National Atheist Day With These Quotes, Facts Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Apart from being widely known as April Fool's Day, April 1 is also less popularly known for National Atheist Day.
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| The Better One Between Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG G6 Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:56 AM PDT  Which is the better smartphone between Samsung's Galaxy S8 and LG's G6?
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