| Exclusive: US Prepared for Possible Pre-Emptive Strike On North Korea Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:34 AM PDT  U.S. officials say signs point to a nuclear test by North Korea that could come as early as this weekend.
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| Lawyer: United passenger David Dao has concussion, broken nose; says dragging more horrific than fleeing Vietnam Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:45 AM PDT  An attorney for the man forcibly dragged from a United flight earlier this week said passenger Dr. David Dao suffered serious injuries and that both the airline and city of Chicago are responsible. Dao's attorney, Thomas Demetrio, said at a press conference Thursday morning that Dao suffered a significant concussion and a broken nose, lost two front teeth and would need reconstructive surgery after three aviation officers dragged him off a Louisville-bound flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
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| Syria's Assad says chemical attack '100% fabrication' Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of fabricating a suspected chemical weapons attack that prompted an unprecedented US missile strike, in an exclusive interview with AFP in Damascus. The embattled leader, whose country has been ravaged by six years of war, said his firepower had not been affected by the attack ordered by US President Donald Trump, but acknowledged that further strikes were possible. "Definitely, a hundred percent for us, it's fabrication," he added of the incident which killed 87 people, including 31 children, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor.
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| Gunshots Miss 4-Year-Old Girl by Inches in Horrifying Surveillance Video Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:51 PM PDT  The child was watching television in her grandfather's barbershop when the shots rang out, police said.
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| Trump signs resolution allowing U.S. states to block family planning funds Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:30 PM PDT  By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution that will allow U.S. states to restrict how federal funds for contraception and reproductive health are spent, a move cheered by anti-abortion campaigners. "This is a major pro-life victory," said the most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan, adding that a regulation enacted under Democratic former President Barack Obama had forced states to fund Planned Parenthood, a national non-profit that provides contraception, health screenings, and abortions.
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| 'Drop United' Chrome Extension Will Block United Flights From Your Search Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:28 PM PDT  The new Chrome extension "Drop United" will block flights from the airline when you use Google Chrome to search for flights.
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| Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help? Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:21 PM PDT ![Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help?]( "Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help?") While President Trump's promises to crackdown on illegal immigration have put his administration at odds with immigrants and their advocates, a new Justice Department policy could bring additional resources to an overtaxed legal system burdened with a backlog of cases. At a Tuesday visit to the US-Mexico border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for a revamping of the immigration law system, including an $80-million plan that would add 75 additional teams of judges to immigration court system. Today, the average detainee might wait 677 days for a hearing, leading officials to go around the court system in some cases, opting to expedite the deportation and send immigrants back to their countries of origin without a day in court.
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| Pope makes Easter visit to fortress prison holding ex-mafiosi Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:58 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis visited a fortress prison holding mafia turncoats on Thursday and again included a Muslim and women in a traditional Holy Week foot-washing ritual that previous popes had limited to Catholic men. Francis said a Mass for the 70 inmates of the prison, a 16th century fortress at Paliano 75 km (47 miles) south of Rome. During the service, he bent to wash and kiss the right foot of 12 inmates, commemorating Jesus' gesture of humility towards his 12 apostles on the night before he died.
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| Georgia Officer Fired After Kicking Handcuffed Suspect in the Head Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT  The officer has been fired after video surfaced that shows the officer kicking a handcuffed man in the head.
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| White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's daily briefing on April 13, 2017 Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:59 AM PDT  On Thursday, April 13, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
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| Sean Spicer Throws In the Towel Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:36 PM PDT When the president of the United States makes several major shifts on policy in the course of the week, it's bound to raise a series of questions. Luckily, there's someone whose job is to answer those questions, giving the press information about the president's thinking and direction: the White House press secretary.
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| Wife of Teacher Suspected of Kidnapping Student: 'I Love Him But I Don't Trust Him Anymore' Posted: 14 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT  His wife and daughters also spoke out to ABC News.
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| Court: Detention of woman during moon rock sting 'degrading' Posted: 13 Apr 2017 03:52 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For nearly two hours on May 19, 2011, Joann Davis stood in the parking lot of a California Denny's restaurant in pants soaked in urine answering questions from a federal agent about a rice-sized piece of moon rock she wanted to sell to help pay for her son's medical care.
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| Egypt's interior ministry identifies Tanta church suicide bomber: state TV Posted: 13 Apr 2017 11:15 AM PDT  Egypt's interior ministry on Thursday identified the suicide bomber in the church bombing in the city of Tanta as Mamdouh Amin Mohamed Baghdadi, a resident of Qena, south of Cairo. At least 45 people, as well as the bombers, were killed in attacks on a cathedral in Alexandria and the church in Tanta in the Nile Delta on Palm Sunday, April 9. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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| Tennessee Officials Probing 381 Leads In Missing Student-Teacher Case Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:17 AM PDT  Law enforcement officials declared an Amber Alert in Tennessee and Alabama after 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas disappeared with Tad Cummins, her teacher, on March 13.
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| The secret software Uber once used to keep Lyft drivers off the road Posted: 13 Apr 2017 06:16 AM PDT 
The more one reads about Uber's leadership and the manner in which it goes about conducting business and treating its employees, the harder it becomes to give the company the benefit of the doubt when a new bombshell report emerges. Indeed, it seems that we can't even go a few days without seeing Uber appear in the news for all the wrong reasons. The latest black mark on Uber's reputation comes from Amir Efrati of The Information who writes that the ridesharing company, from 2014 through 2016, utilized a top-secret piece of software called "Hell" which was designed to keep the number of Lyft drivers on the road as low as possible.
Citing an employee who claims to have worked on the software, "Hell" was able to track the location of Lyft drivers looking for passengers. Further, the software was also able to identify which drivers also happened to work for Uber as well. With that information in tow, requests for rides were more likely than not routed to Uber drivers who also operated as Lyft drivers, even if other Uber drivers were closer to a passenger's designated pickup location. The rationale behind the software was simple: if individuals working for both Uber and Lyft were constantly kept busy picking up riders via the Uber app, it would necessarily diminish the number of available Lyft cars on the road. Axios adds: In addition to using fake passenger accounts to see driver locations, Uber noticed that it could track each driver's habits, and even figure out which ones were driving for both services by matching their locations. Uber then targeted these dual drivers with additional promotions to get them to shift more time to Uber, and routed rides to keep them busy and not picking up Lyft passengers.
While this allegation may seem outlandish at first glance, remember that Uber is the same company that had employees make and then cancel 5,560 Lyft rides in order to decrease driver availability, and in turn, make Lyft seem like a less appealing venture relative to Uber.
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| Preview of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's town hall meeting Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:17 PM PDT  ABC News' Charli James talks with constituents in Salem, Massachusetts.
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| US boy, 8, on joy ride for a cheeseburger Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:03 PM PDT  Talk about a craving: an eight-year-old American boy drove his father's van to a McDonald's because he just had to have a cheeseburger. The Ohio boy said he learned to drive by watching YouTube videos, the Weirton Daily Times reported on Sunday evening's adventure. The child, at the wheel with his four-year-old sister riding shotgun, drove for about a mile and a half, stopping at red lights and letting traffic pass before he executed a left turn into the McDonald's in the town of East Palestine in eastern Ohio, the paper said.
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| Enceladus and Europa Are the Most Likely Worlds to Support Alien Life Posted: 13 Apr 2017 07:12 AM PDT  Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa are two moons with active oceans beneath their surfaces. NASA believes they are top contenders in the race to find life beyond Earth.
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| Russia vetoes UN resolution to condemn Syria chemical attack Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:10 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people.
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| Two Dozen Thrill Seekers Stranded 100-Feet Up On Six Flags Roller Coaster Posted: 14 Apr 2017 06:11 AM PDT  They came for the thrills, after all.
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| VA unveils website on quality of care, touts accountability Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled a new website Wednesday aimed at providing information on the quality of care at VA medical centers, touting new accountability even as it grappled with fresh questions of patient safety in its beleaguered health system.
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| Separate mothers and children: How a Trump threat deterred illegal migrants Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:46 AM PDT  By Julia Edwards Ainsley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has won the first major battle in his war on illegal immigration, and he did it without building his wall. The victory was announced last week by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which released figures showing a 93 percent drop since December of parents and children caught trying to cross the Mexico border illegally. It was a remarkable decline - steeper than the 72 percent drop in overall apprehensions - but for eight DHS officials interviewed by Reuters it was not surprising.
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| Mexico to extradite accused gunman to U.S. for 'Fast and Furious' slaying Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:20 PM PDT  Mexico's government said on Thursday it planned to extradite the man accused of pulling the trigger in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case tied to the U.S. government's ill-fated "Fast and Furious" gun-running sting. Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was arrested on Wednesday on the border of the northern Mexican states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua for the shooting of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, according to the U.S. Marshal for Arizona. Identifying the suspect only as Heraclio "N", the Mexican attorney general's office said in a statement that following his capture by Mexican marines, steps were underway to initiate the process of his extradition to the United States.
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| 10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT  It was 152 years ago when President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, and in the aftermath, some odd facts seemed to pop up.
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| A Russian Torpedo Washed Up on a Lithuanian Beach Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Look what the tide brought in.
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| This Stay-at-Home Dad Leaves Hilarious Sticky Notes Around the House for His Wife Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:48 AM PDT  "Her diaper bag is so heavy, I checked the side pocket thinking I'd find a kid inside."
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| Canada set to unveil legislation legalizing cannabis Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:52 AM PDT  The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil legislation Thursday to fully legalize recreational marijuana use, making Canada only the second country to do so, after Uruguay. Its legalization and regulation would follow in 2018, in time for Canada's national day on July 1.
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| It’s Time for America to Cut South Korea Loose Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:54 PM PDT  The first step to solving the North Korean problem is removing U.S. troops from the middle of it.
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| The 64 Most Delish Last-Minute Easter Appetizers Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:29 AM PDT |
| Water releases to resume at damaged California dam spillway Posted: 13 Apr 2017 05:02 PM PDT  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — With stormy weather approaching, state water managers announced Thursday they will resume releasing water down a damaged spillway at the nation's tallest dam.
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| Man's body, seen tossed from plane, found on roof of Mexican hospital Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:22 PM PDT ![Man's body, seen tossed from plane, found on roof of Mexican hospital]( "Man's body, seen tossed from plane, found on roof of Mexican hospital") By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The body of a man, who witnesses said was tossed from a plane, landed on a hospital roof in Mexico's northern Sinaloa state on Wednesday, according to a public health service official in the region, which is home to notorious drug traffickers. The body landed on the roof of an IMSS hospital in the town of Eldorado, around 7:30 a.m. local time, said the official, who was not authorized to give his name. Witnesses standing outside the health center reported a plane flying low over the hospital and a person thrown out, the health official said.
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| Kansas secretary of state prosecutes non-citizen for voting Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:22 PM PDT ![Kansas secretary of state prosecutes non-citizen for voting]( "Kansas secretary of state prosecutes non-citizen for voting") WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Wednesday his first prosecution of a non-citizen voting illegally since lawmakers in 2015 gave him the authority to prosecute voter fraud.
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| Three years on, hopes fade for those trapped in Ukraine war Posted: 13 Apr 2017 04:26 AM PDT  After three years of war, Irina and her husband Arkady have all but lost hope of ever seeing the day the big guns fall silent and Ukraine becomes whole again. "It will be hard for us to be one with Ukraine again," 50-year-old Arkady told AFP without revealing his surname. Irina has kept a daily war journal that is filled with notes underscored with grief and pain from the first page to the last.
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| Killer whales toss boats like toys while hunting a sea lion Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:01 PM PDT  A couple of boaters found themselves directly in the middle of a pod of orca whales hunting a sea lion off of the coast of Bowyer Island in British Columbia, Canada. According to Viral Hog, the man filming the incident spotted a few whale watching boats and went to go check out the action. After observing the orcas from a distance for 30 minutes, things took a turn when a sea lion sought refuge under one of the boats. The orcas bashed the boats like toys in a bathtub while trying to hunt the sea lion. The boaters were fearful that they would harm the animals with the propellers on their boats if they tried to get away, so the boats stayed put until a guide on the whale watching boat suggested that they move closer to the island so the sea lion could get to safety. Thankfully for the sea lion, the tactic worked. "The sea lion was safe in the end, though clearly a little injured," the boater told Viral Hog.
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| Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Have Reportedly Filed for Divorce and More News Posted: 14 Apr 2017 12:13 PM PDT  Everything you need to know about Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's reported divorce, Chrissy Teigen's collaboration with Becca Cosmetics, Meghan Markle's go-to beauty products, and Justin Trudeau's new legislation allowing Canadians to buy and grow weed. Get all the details at MarieClaire.com!
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| Mining The Moon Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:54 PM PDT  Trump's transition team asked NASA how its technology can be used for the private industry — and about mining on the moon.
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| 4 dead of injuries consistent with methods used by gang Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:09 PM PDT  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Four young men found dead in a park from injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged object were killed in a way that is consistent with the methods of the MS-13 street gang, according to police, who declared war against gang violence in the suburbs of Long Island.
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| Philippines' Duterte cancels visit to disputed South China Sea island Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:01 PM PDT  Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has canceled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea, after Beijing warned him against the visit. The brash Philippine leader last week announced his plan to raise the Philippine flag in the island of Thitu and fortify it with barracks, setting off alarm bells. "Because of our friendship with China and because we value your friendship I will not go there to raise the Philippine flag," Duterte said in a speech before the Filipino community in Riyadh late Wednesday.
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| Exposure to Pesticides May Increase Risk of Liver Cancer Posted: 13 Apr 2017 04:43 PM PDT  People who are exposed to pesticides may face an increased risk of liver cancer, a new meta-analysis suggests. Pesticide exposure was associated with a 71 percent increased risk of liver cancer, according to the meta-analysis, which was presented on April 3 at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The findings have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, and the No. 2 cause of cancer deaths (behind lung cancer), said lead study author Hamdi Abdi, a cancer research fellow at the National Cancer Institute.
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| Japan scrambles jet fighters at record pace as Chinese military activity rises Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:49 AM PDT  Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated. Japan worries that China's probing of its air defenses is part of a push to extend its military influence in the East China Sea and western Pacific, where Japan controls an island chain stretching 1,400 km (870 miles) south towards Taiwan. "Recently we have seen Chinese military aircraft operating further south and that is bringing them closer to the main Okinawa island and other parts of the island chain," Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, told a briefing in Tokyo.
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| Iran hardliner Ebrahim Raisi registers for election Posted: 14 Apr 2017 07:25 AM PDT  Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state television showed. The 56-year-old has emphasised his concern for the poor and the high levels of unemployment -- considered a weak spot for President Hassan Rouhani who also registered on Friday. "I have come to be the candidate for the whole of Iran.
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