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Bannon removed from key National Security Council post

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 10:28 AM PDT

Bannon removed from key National Security Council postThe White House announced on Wednesday that chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his position on the Principals Committee of the National Security Council. White House officials explained the move as part of a planned "realignment" of the NSC, which is a group of top officials that advises the president on national security and foreign policy. Bannon became the chief executive of Trump's presidential campaign last August.


The Consequences of No One Believing What Trump Says

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:04 PM PDT

The Consequences of No One Believing What Trump SaysLawrence O'Donnell says Donald Trump is unprepared and lost on Syria and so is his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. Max Boot says that under Trump, not even the President necessarily speaks for U.S. policy. David Corn joins.


Harlan County, Ky., has a coal-mining museum. It’s putting solar panels on the roof.

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 09:31 AM PDT

Harlan County, Ky., has a coal-mining museum. It's putting solar panels on the roof.A coal-mining museum in the heart of coal country is turning to solar power in an effort to save money and help the surrounding community. The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum is located in Benham, in the southeast corner of the Bluegrass State. Housed in what was originally an International Harvester commissary, the museum opened in 1994 and contains tributes to the industry for which the area is best known.


Dutch men hold hands in solidarity with beaten gay couple

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:28 AM PDT

Dutch men hold hands in solidarity with beaten gay coupleAMSTERDAM (AP) — In a simple act of solidarity, same-sex couples and many others across the Netherlands have held hands this week to protest the beating of two gay men — an attack that shook a nation that has long prided itself on its tolerance.


Duterte orders Philippine troops to South China Sea reefs

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:17 AM PDT

Duterte orders Philippine troops to South China Sea reefsPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered Filipino troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants including Beijing. In a surprise announcement, Duterte told reporters he has ordered soldiers to build structures on Philippine-claimed islands and reefs in the strategically located Spratly archipelago. "I have ordered the armed forces to occupy all," he said during a visit to a military camp on the western Philippine island of Palawan, the largest land mass close to the Spratly group.


Indian police trying to identify girl found in forest living with monkeys

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:40 PM PDT

Indian police trying to identify girl found in forest living with monkeysIndian police are searching for answers in hopes of identifying a young girl who was found living with monkeys in the forest. The girl, believed to be age 10 to 12 years old was discovered back in January. Police are still trying to find out who her parents are and how she ended up in the forest.


Global Warming Prediction For Next 200 Years

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:39 AM PDT

Global Warming Prediction For Next 200 YearsA study published Tuesday said climate change induced by human activity could make Earth warmer than it has been in the last 420 million years.


Thousands of Serbs protest against big election win for PM Vucic

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:13 PM PDT

Thousands of Serbs protest against big election win for PM VucicThousands of protesters, mainly students, rallied for the third straight night in Belgrade on Wednesday to protest against the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in a weekend presidential election. Throngs gathered in front of the Serbian parliament, blowing whistles and chanting "Vucic, you stole the election" and "End the dictatorship". Protesters said they see Vucic as an autocrat and his Serbian Progressive Party as corrupt and instrumental in what they say was a fraudulent election.


Student scuffles with policemen during protests in India and more: April 5 in photos

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:48 PM PDT

Student scuffles with policemen during protests in India and more: April 5 in photosA university student scuffles with policemen in Chandigarh, India, during a protest against what students say is a hike in their fees; a boy holds a burned dollhouse found in debris following a fire that razed a coastal village in the Philippines; construction workers eat lunch near a board with an artist's impression of the Central Business District outside a construction site in Beijing. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)


US will take action on Syrian chemical attacks if UN doesn't

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:22 PM PDT

US will take action on Syrian chemical attacks if UN doesn'tUNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks in Syria that bear "all the hallmarks" of President Bashar Assad's government if the U.N. Security Council fails to act.


Pepsi Yanks Controversial New Ad Amid Backlash

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 08:52 AM PDT

Pepsi Yanks Controversial New Ad Amid BacklashCritics said the new ad released by Pepsi exploited Black Lives Matter protests in an effort to sell drinks.


First-Ever Attempt To Photograph Black Hole Underway

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 10:00 PM PDT

First-Ever Attempt To Photograph Black Hole UnderwayThe observation campaign, from April 5-14, uses a number of telescopes from around the world to create one large "Event Horizon Telescope."


Woman Kills Paraplegic Ex-Boyfriend by Leaving Him in the Woods to Freeze to Death: Cops

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 09:37 AM PDT

Woman Kills Paraplegic Ex-Boyfriend by Leaving Him in the Woods to Freeze to Death: CopsTroymaine Johnson's body was discovered three days after he was last seen alive, authorities said.


US illegal immigration plunges on Trump crackdown

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:21 PM PDT

US illegal immigration plunges on Trump crackdownIllegal immigration across the US-Mexico border has plunged in the past two months as President Donald Trump's crackdown takes hold, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday. Apprehensions of people trying to sneak into the United States, seen as an indicator of the total flow of undocumented immigrants, dropped to 16,600 in March, down 30 percent from February and 64 percent from a year ago. Kelly told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security that there was even a sharper fall in the number of families and unaccompanied children crossing the border.


This Man Is Suing Dunkin' Donuts For A Very Concerning Reason

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 09:17 AM PDT

This Man Is Suing Dunkin' Donuts For A Very Concerning ReasonAnd you might get free food as a result.


Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forest

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 08:38 AM PDT

Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forestLUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police are reviewing reports of missing children to try to identify a girl who was found living in a forest with a group of monkeys.


Mormon church president remains hospitalized

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:35 PM PDT

Mormon church president remains hospitalizedChurch spokesman Eric Hawkins said no further updates were immediately available on Monson's condition as of Wednesday afternoon. In a statement Tuesday, the church said Monson had been admitted to hospital on Sunday evening after not feeling well and was being given fluids. A spokeswoman later said Monson had been suffering from dehydration.


Philippines Orders Troops To Build Structures In Disputed South China Sea

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:54 AM PDT

Philippines Orders Troops To Build Structures In Disputed South China SeaPresident Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he plans to visit the disputed island region in June.


The Latest: Russian says rebel-held town in Syria exposed

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:05 PM PDT

The Latest: Russian says rebel-held town in Syria exposedBEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the suspected chemical attack in Syria (all times local):


Would you pay $65 a month for cell service from Comcast?

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 10:30 AM PDT

Would you pay $65 a month for cell service from Comcast?

Are you one of the three people in America who's always wanted to get cell service from America's most-hated company? Well, good news: Comcast has taken time out of its busy schedule of customer service, and put together a cellphone division.

Sometime in the "near future," Comcast will launch Xfinity Mobile, a virtual cell company operating on Verizon's towers. Initially, service will only be open to the company's existing customers, so you'll need to have Comcast cable, internet or home phone to qualify.

Details on the plans are scarce for now, but we know that pricing will start at $65 per month for unlimited data. That price can drop as low as $45 per month depending on your cable package, as Comcast seems to intend to bundle the wireless service heavily with its other plans. There's also a pay-as-you-go service for $12 per gigabyte, which thanks to the lack of line access fees, could work out to be a good deal for low-use customers.

When it launches, Comcast's service will support the most recent phones from Apple, Samsung and LG. The selection is far from exhaustive, but with the most recent Galaxy and iPhone models available, it should be enough for most users.

Comcast's big trick in this whole thing is to try and use its existing Wi-Fi network to reduce the load on Verizon's cell network. Comcast has access to 16 million Wi-Fi hotspots across the country, including many piggybacking off residential home internet. The idea is that whenever an Xfinity Mobile subscriber is within range of a Wi-Fi hotspot, their phone will switch off the LTE network and onto Wi-Fi.

It's supposed to reduce the load on Verizon's network and ultimately cost less money, but it could end up being a headache for Comcast. Switching off between Wi-Fi and LTE is already a headache for many users; hopping between hundreds of different Wi-Fi networks could prove to be incredibly frustrating for subscribers. But then again, it wouldn't be a Comcast program without a little bit of customer frustration, so it all sounds about right.


2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: New Look, New Tech

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: New Look, New TechAnother refresh attempts to keep Mitsu's most relevant model relevant.


Woman Accused of Killing the Father of Her Kids Raises an Unprecedented $35 Million Bail

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:07 PM PDT

Woman Accused of Killing the Father of Her Kids Raises an Unprecedented $35 Million BailTiffany Li, 31, is backed by a multiple people tied to her mother who've raised millions and pledged millions more in property.


F-16 crashes in Maryland

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:17 PM PDT

F-16 crashes in MarylandThe fighter plane suffered mechanical failure.


Trump ally in Congress steps aside as Russia probe leader

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 04:00 PM PDT

Trump ally in Congress steps aside as Russia probe leaderThe Republican leader of the House investigation into Russian interference in the US election stepped aside Thursday after being criticized for compromising the probe in visits to the White House. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, had sought to turn the investigation away from Russia and toward President Donald Trump's allegations that the previous Obama administration had abused its powers by spying on Trump and his advisors.


Mom: Son, 11, killed himself after girlfriend faked suicide

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 05:10 PM PDT

Mom: Son, 11, killed himself after girlfriend faked suicideDETROIT (AP) — Charges are pending against a juvenile after a Michigan mother said a social media prank in which her 11-year-old son's girlfriend faked her own suicide led the boy to take his own life.


Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket venture

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:28 PM PDT

Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket ventureBy Irene Klotz COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer's stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year. Blue Origin had hoped to begin test flights with company pilots and engineers in 2017, but that probably will not happen until next year, Bezos told reporters at the annual U.S. Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. "My business model right now … for Blue Origin is I sell about $1 billion of Amazon stock a year and I use it to invest in Blue Origin," said Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com Inc and also the owner of The Washington Post newspaper.


Reported Sighting Of Missing Tennessee Student-Teacher In Nashville Unfounded

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:20 AM PDT

Reported Sighting Of Missing Tennessee Student-Teacher In Nashville UnfoundedTennessee law enforcement officials issued an Amber Alert for 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas, who is suspected of being kidnapped by her teacher Tad Cummins.


High court may re-examine Civil Rights Act after LGBT ruling

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:02 PM PDT

High court may re-examine Civil Rights Act after LGBT rulingCHICAGO (AP) — A ruling by a U.S. appeals court in Chicago reopens the question of whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act's protections apply to LGBT workers in the same way they bar discrimination based on someone's race, religion or national origin.


Astronomers just discovered something awesome about the most Earth-like planet ever found

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:19 PM PDT

Astronomers just discovered something awesome about the most Earth-like planet ever found

Do you like Earth? Yeah, it's pretty neat, huh? Well despite living on a planet as awesome as our own, astronomers are super eager to find more Earths, just for fun. A planet called Gliese 1132 B (GJ 1132b if you feel like making it slightly shorter) is one such planet. It's called a "Super Earth" because it's larger than our own planet, but is thought to be made of similar stuff, and researchers just discovered something extremely awesome that makes GJ 1132b the most Earth-like exoplanet humans have ever found: it has an atmosphere.

Finding planets in the depths of space that bear similarities to Earth is a long and complicated process. First we have to find the planet itself, then we have to determine its size, take an educated guess as to what it's made out of, and figure out how far away it sits from its star. If all of those tests, readings, and measurements come back in the right neighborhood, scientists have to determine if the world has an atmosphere, because without that there's essentially zero chance that life is or could be supported on its surface.

GJ 1132b has managed to make it past all of those hurdles, but even that strict criteria doesn't confirm the planet's ability to host living things. The planet is thought to be quite hot, with temperatures at or above those of Venus, which is hundreds of degrees hotter than Earth. If life does exist on the planet, it could be dramatically different from anything humans have ever imagined, but we won't know for certain for a long while. In the meantime, researchers are suggesting that observatories around the world give the planet some special attention going forward.


Taliban suicide blast targeting census team kills seven in Pakistan

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 09:30 AM PDT

Taliban suicide blast targeting census team kills seven in PakistanSeven people were killed and up to 19 wounded in a Taliban suicide blast that targeted a census team in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Wednesday, officials said. The attack, which the military confirmed was a suicide blast and was quickly claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, was the latest incident to dent growing confidence in security as Pakistan wages a years-long war on militancy. "I saw two dead bodies on the spot and others crying," the student told AFP from hospital, where local officials were giving flowers to the wounded as a crowd gathered outside.


Remains Found in Rural Area Confirmed to Be Those of Missing Woman Jessica Runions: Authorities

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 10:41 AM PDT

Remains Found in Rural Area Confirmed to Be Those of Missing Woman Jessica Runions: AuthoritiesRunions was last seen leaving a party in south Kansas City on September 8.


2017 Acura MDX Changes for the Better

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 01:38 PM PDT

2017 Acura MDX Changes for the BetterIt seems Acura can't leave well enough alone, updating its popular MDX luxury SUV almost annually. And though Acura made some improvements that we've wanted, some changes are a miss, and the auto...


Military: Pilot ditched plane in woods to miss nearby homes

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:31 PM PDT

Military: Pilot ditched plane in woods to miss nearby homesCLINTON, Md. (AP) — A fighter pilot on a training mission ditched his jet in a wooded area Wednesday so that the plane would avoid crashing into a suburban Washington neighborhood, the military said.


Hamas executes three Palestinians in Gaza, says they collaborated with Israel

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 04:50 AM PDT

Hamas executes three Palestinians in Gaza, says they collaborated with IsraelBy Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza's ruling Hamas movement executed three Palestinians on Thursday convicted of collaborating with Israel, hanging the men during a campaign to persuade any Israeli-recruited agents to come forward in return for more lenient punishment. Hamas leaders and officials, along with the heads of Gaza clans and local security chiefs, watched the execution in the courtyard of the enclave's main police headquarters. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said the men, aged 32, 42 and 55, were convicted of treason and spying for hostile foreign parties and had provided information that helped Israel track and kill Palestinians, including leaders of militant factions.


Zunum Aero Plans To Offer Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Flights By 2020

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 01:24 PM PDT

Zunum Aero Plans To Offer Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Flights By 2020A startup backed by JetBlue and Boeing, Zunum Aero, plans to offer fast and affordable flights with its hybrid-electric aircrafts.


Girl Develops 'Flesh Eating' Infection After Strep Throat

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 07:36 AM PDT

Girl Develops 'Flesh Eating' Infection After Strep ThroatA 6-year-old girl in Ohio recently needed to have her leg amputated after she developed a rare complication from an infection with strep throat bacteria. The girl, Tessa Puma, was treated for strep throat in early March, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. At that time, she didn't have symptoms of the illness, but the doctors treated her because she had tested positive for group A Streptococcus, the bacterium that causes strep, after her father had strep throat, the newspaper said.


McConnell claims votes to bust Supreme Court filibuster

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:28 PM PDT

McConnell claims votes to bust Supreme Court filibusterWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the votes Tuesday to bust a planned Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as a showdown neared that could change the Senate, and the court, for generations.


Match.com responds to user complaints

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 02:46 AM PDT

Match.com responds to user complaintsDating site Match.com is promising to address user complaints after getting a failing grade from the Better Business Bureau. ABC's Nikki Battiste reports.


Ahmadinejad supports former deputy in Iran election

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 06:57 AM PDT

Ahmadinejad supports former deputy in Iran electionFormer hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday he would support a long-time ally in May's presidential election. In his first press conference for four years, Ahmadinejad said he will back Hamid Baghaie, his former vice president who headed the tourism board. Ahmadinejad last year ruled out a comeback of his own after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei indicated it could have a polarising effect on the nation.


Grandmother Pleads Guilty to Murder in Gruesome Death of Her Own 2-Year-Old Grandson

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:54 PM PDT

Grandmother Pleads Guilty to Murder in Gruesome Death of Her Own 2-Year-Old GrandsonPatricia Flores told police the boy was burned in a bathtub, but that she thought she could treat the injuries herself.


2017 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Automatic

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:44 PM PDT

2017 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback AutomaticFive doors, relaxed attitude.


South Sudanese troops butchered civilians, shot children: refugees

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:55 AM PDT

South Sudanese troops butchered civilians, shot children: refugeesHundreds of South Sudanese refugees fled into Uganda for a second day on Wednesday, bearing further grim testimony of an attack by government forces on the border town of Pajok in which at least 17 people were killed, according to a Reuters tally.     Some were shot as they tried to flee. Two children were run down by a car.     The testimony from the refugees, more than 3,000 of whom have gathered just inside the Ugandan border, offers a glimpse of the brutality of a three-year civil war ripping apart the world's youngest nation.     The government denies its Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces target civilians and said Monday's operation in Pajok, a town of more than 10,000 people 15 km (10 miles) north of the Ugandan border, was to flush out rebel guerrillas.


Jeff Bezos Is Selling Amazon Stock To Fund Blue Origin

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 06:29 PM PDT

Jeff Bezos Is Selling Amazon Stock To Fund Blue OriginThe Amazon CEO is hoping crewed flights will begin by next year, but he's not going to rush things.


13 of the Most Luxurious Used Cars You Can Buy for Less than $25,000

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 09:26 AM PDT

13 of the Most Luxurious Used Cars You Can Buy for Less than $25,000


Senate Republican leader starts clock ticking to Gorsuch showdown

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:50 AM PDT

Senate Republican leader starts clock ticking to Gorsuch showdownBy Lawrence Hurley and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate moved on Tuesday toward ramming through approval of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee this week, as its top Republican said he had the votes to wipe away Democratic roadblocks but vowed to preserve the minority party's ability to hold up legislation. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to change the Senate's long-standing rules in order to eliminate the ability to use a procedural hurdle called a filibuster against Supreme Court nominees like Trump's pick, Neil Gorsuch, if a Democratic filibuster succeeds as expected in blocking a confirmation vote.


5 features on the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 you won’t find on any iPhone

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 05:35 AM PDT

5 features on the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 you won't find on any iPhone

Apple's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus quickly became the fastest-selling smartphones of all time following their launch this past September. The new Apple flagships were the company's most powerful smartphones ever, and they included a number of firsts. Apple introduced multiple new colors to its iPhone lineup for the first time, and it doubled the available storage in each of its iPhone tiers for the first time. But there was also a first that Apple fans weren't so happy about: the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus marked the first time Apple reused the same iPhone design for the third consecutive year.

The iPhone has always felt like it was ahead of the curve, but that changed in 2017 as the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 were introduced. These sleek new smartphones feature next-generation designs that leave Apple's iPhone design from 2014 in the dust. Of course, the differences extend beyond design, and in this post we'll cover five features in particular from the LG G6 and Galaxy S8 that will make iPhone users jealous.

Bye bye bezels

Companies like Samsung completely reinvented their smartphone business by doing everything they could to copy Apple's iPhone designs, and it worked for Samsung in particular even better than the company could have imagined. In 2017, however, the iPhone is starting to feel quite dated.

The new LG G6 and Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ feature displays that do away with any lingering home buttons and logos. The new phones also rework internal components in order to make the bezels surrounding the screens as narrow as possible with today's technical limitations. The result is a user experience that's more immersive than ever before.

Fat guy in a little coat

Speaking of those narrow bezels, the LG G6 and Galaxy S8 also manage to stuff very large screens into remarkably compact designs. Chris Farley would've loved these phones.

With screen-to-body ratios that exceed 80% for the LG G6 and Galaxy S8 duo alike, there have never been widely available phones that pack larger displays into phones this size. In fact, the G6 and the smaller Galaxy S8 both include displays that are bigger than the one in the iPhone 7 Plus phablet, yet the phones themselves are closer in size to the smaller iPhone 7.

An assistant that really assists

Siri has gotten so much better in recent years, but users still complain constantly about all of Siri's shortcomings. Meanwhile, on smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and later, users absolutely adore Google Assistant for the most part. Google Assistant might be terrible on the Google Home, but on a phone like the LG G6 or Galaxy S8 it's pretty terrific.

One less wire to worry about

Plugging a Lightning cable into the bottom of an iPhone isn't exactly a taxing chore, so I've been surprised to see how excited iPhone users have been to see rumors that the upcoming iPhone 8, iPhone 7s Plus and iPhone 7s will include wireless charging. It is a pretty handy technology, especially now that there are fast wireless charging standards. You know which three phones already include support for fast wireless charging? That's right, the LG G6, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.

So many selfies

Last but certainly not least, we have a complaint that iPhone users have had since practically the dawn of time. And the bad news that there is a 0% chance Apple will ever address it, because doing so would mean destroying Apple's iPhone ASPs.

When it comes to Apple's latest iPhones, you can buy a 32GB model, a 128GB model or a 256GB model. Want more storage? You'll need an external device like Lightning to microSD card adapter or a Lightning flash drive. Want more storage in your LG G6, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+? Pop in a microSD card.


Thai king signs junta's new constitution

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 07:34 AM PDT

Thai king signs junta's new constitutionThailand's king signed a new military-backed constitution on Thursday that strengthens the army's hand in government and puts the country on the path to polls after three years of junta rule. The military says the charter -- Thailand's twentieth since 1932 -- will curb unrest in the politically-split kingdom and keep out corrupt lawmakers. In a solemn and ritual-laden affair, the 64-year-old king inked three copies of the charter, which were then stamped by white-clad officials and placed on gilded pillars before the monarch.


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