| Trump Plan Could Lower Taxes, But Spending Cuts Would Hurt His Voters Posted: 29 Apr 2017 11:43 PM PDT  Data Download: Counties that voted for President Trump could benefit from the White House's tax reform, but the reform would also lead to spending cuts.
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| Pope Francis set to pray with Egypt's Christians Posted: 28 Apr 2017 11:59 PM PDT  Pope Francis is set to lead a mass for Egypt's small Catholic community on Saturday as he visits the country in support of its Christians following a series of deadly church bombings. Egypt's Catholic community is estimated at about 272,000. "By coming to Egypt, the pope is showing us that nothing can prevent us from praying, including terrorism," he said, referring to recent church bombings.
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| Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all eight on board Posted: 29 Apr 2017 01:49 PM PDT ![Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all eight on board]( "Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all eight on board") A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba's north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said. The aircraft, a twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26, had taken off at 6:38 a.m. (0638 ET) from Playa Baracoa, just outside Havana, and crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain some 80 km (50 miles) westwards. "The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died," the ministry said in a statement published by state-run media.
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| Trump 'Guarantees' Pre-Existing Conditions Will Be Covered In GOP Health Care Bill Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:05 AM PDT  The guarantee on coverage is designed to bring moderates on board so Republicans can keep their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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| 9-Year-Old Boy Found Dead A Week After His Mother And 2-Year-Old Mother Murdered Posted: 30 Apr 2017 06:30 AM PDT  Police said an inmate led them to the boy's body.
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| Witnessing death: AP reporters describe problem executions Posted: 29 Apr 2017 01:30 AM PDT  The sedative midazolam is supposed to prevent condemned prisoners from suffering while they die, but opponents say several problematic executions involving the drug are evidence that it does not work consistently. They raised new concerns after an execution Thursday in Arkansas left the prisoner convulsing and pressing against his restraints.
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| Turkey blocks Wikipedia access, bans TV dating shows Posted: 29 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Turkey on Saturday blocked all access to Wikipedia and banned television dating shows, adding to fears of a crackdown after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory in a referendum on enhancing his powers. The government also dismissed almost 4,000 public officials in the latest wave of the purge under the over nine-month state of emergency that has followed last July's failed coup. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkey since 2003 as premier and now president, narrowly won the April 16 referendum on enhancing his powers which supporters believe will lead to better government but critics say creates one man rule.
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| Former US Navy Seal Robert O'Neill describes the moment he 'shot dead Osama bin Laden' Posted: 30 Apr 2017 04:56 AM PDT  The former US Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden has described the moment he claims he shot the al-Qaeda leader dead. Robert O'Neill, who claims to have fired the fatal bullets, has for the first time published a detailed account of the mission that lead to the 9/11 mastermind being gunned down in a secure compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011. In a dramatic extract from his new book, The Operator, published in the Mirror, the former Seal described the moment he fired two shots at Bin Laden and "split open" his head.
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| MIT invented a robot that can 3D-print an entire building Posted: 29 Apr 2017 09:00 AM PDT 
3D printing has slowly gone from a curious novelty to a totally viable option for creating all kinds of useful things, from chocolate to athletic shoes, and now MIT has invented a way to use the technology to print buildings, too. Given that most 3D printing takes place inside a sealed box, it might be a bit hard to imagine exactly how a structure could be built in such a way, but as you'll see it can most definitely be done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zt_3Gs1ksg The peculiar system is essentially a robotically-controlled arm that sprays an expanding foam which dries hard — kind of like the gap-filling foam you'd buy at a hardware store. The system's sensors detect the hight at which the arm sprays the foam, gradually lifting itself higher as the walls of the structure take shape. In the demo video, the robot is shown building a circular structure with double-thick foam walls supported by internal bracing. The dome was completed in less than 14 hours, which is pretty speedy when you consider it was 12 feet tall and 50 feet across. The system can even account for doorways, can build walls at varying thicknesses to account for specific climates, and could potentially use other materials which it would harvest from the surrounding area if deployed in a remote area. MIT even notes that, once it's built to be completely autonomous, it would be a great option for sending to the moon or Mars where traditional building materials wouldn't necessarily be available.
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| People's Climate March across the U.S. Posted: 29 Apr 2017 12:46 PM PDT ![People's Climate March across the U.S.]( "People's Climate March across the U.S.") Thousands of people across the U.S. are marching on President Donald Trump's hundredth day in office to demand action on climate change.
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| Berkeley Professor Robert Reich: First Amendment is 'absolutely critical' Posted: 30 Apr 2017 06:40 AM PDT  Conservative author Ann Coulter discusses the state of the First Amendment with Berkeley Professor Robert Reich.
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| No sign Philippines raised sea feud win vs. China in summit Posted: 29 Apr 2017 10:19 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders ended their annual summit in Manila on Saturday without any sign that host Philippines raised its crucial arbitration victory against China over disputed South China Sea territories.
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| An Alternative White House Correspondents Dinner for an Era of Alternative Facts Posted: 30 Apr 2017 07:56 AM PDT  Comedians and journalists peer through the looking glass, darkly.
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| Italian elected new leader of Order of Malta Posted: 29 Apr 2017 10:37 AM PDT  A 72-year-old Italian medieval art expert was on Saturday elected to head the Order of Malta, the world's oldest chivalric order. Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto takes the reins for one year after Pope Francis ordered the resignation in January of the Order's Grand Master, Britain's Matthew Festing, following a power struggle. The influential Order of Malta, founded in Jerusalem and recognised by the pope in 1113, operates in around 120 countries and is one of the biggest landowners in Italy.
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| Swimmer injured in shark attack at Southern California beach Posted: 30 Apr 2017 01:59 PM PDT  CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A shark attacked a woman wading in the ocean with friends, tearing away part of her upper thigh off a popular Southern California beach, authorities and witnesses said Sunday.
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| Notorious Afghan warlord calls for peace in first public speech Posted: 29 Apr 2017 02:52 AM PDT  By Ahmad Sultan MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In his first public speech since signing a peace deal with the Afghan government, one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords on Saturday called for the Taliban to stop fighting and begin negotiations. "I invite you to join the peace caravan and stop the pointless, meaningless and unholy war," Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said to a gathering of his followers and Afghan politicians in Laghman province, east of the capital, Kabul. "I want a free, proud, independent and Islamic Afghanistan," he said.
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| Delta Airlines Pilot Hits Passenger Posted: 29 Apr 2017 08:43 PM PDT  "We became aware of this incident and a video last week and immediately removed the pilot from duty while we completed a thorough investigation," a spokesperson said.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio used a standard, office file folder for his climate march sign, lol Posted: 29 Apr 2017 03:43 PM PDT  Look, let me start by saying Leonardo DiCaprio has done a lot to combat climate change. He produced a climate change documentary titled Before the Flood that dropped in 2016. He has a foundation "dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all Earth's inhabitants." The foundation has given $61 million to causes that align with that mission statement. He talks about climate change all the time. And, also, he was among the ~200,000 people in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to protest a White House that very much does not share his (scientifically valid) concern for the damage people are doing to the climate. SEE ALSO: Trump's big EPA website change should make you furious It's just kind of funny that the man who has done all of the above couldn't get a sign for the protest that was bigger than a piece of computer paper. Like, at what point did DiCaprio realize he wanted a sign? Did he wake up in a hotel and say, "Shit, I forgot people were going to write things on posters and walk around with them at this thing I'm going to today," and then he went to the nearest Staples, a Staples with markers but without posterboard? Did the hotel have a green and a red marker and a file folder somewhere? Does he keep these things in a bag? Anyway, it's just funny. WATCH: Giant icebergs are a big tourist draw in Newfoundland, and a warning sign
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| Karl: If Trump has learned how hard his job is, that may be 100-day 'accomplishment worth celebrating' Posted: 30 Apr 2017 08:52 AM PDT  ABC News' Jonathan Karl shares some closing thoughts about Trump's statement this week that he "thought it would be easier" being president.
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| China deports U.S. citizen convicted of espionage Posted: 29 Apr 2017 10:30 AM PDT  China has deported a U.S. citizen who was convicted of espionage this week after being held without trial for two years, removing a source of friction between Washington and Beijing. Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in March 2015 while about to leave mainland China for the Chinese-ruled, former Portuguese colony of Macau. A court on Tuesday ordered her deportation after sentencing her to three-and-a-half years in prison for espionage.
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| Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch? Posted: 29 Apr 2017 01:50 AM PDT ![Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch?]( "Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch?") If Democrats want to regain the power they've lost at the state and federal level in recent years, they will have to convince more voters they can offer solutions to their problems.
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| Pope tells Egypt mass that dialogue can battle extremism Posted: 29 Apr 2017 07:41 AM PDT  Pope Francis appealed for dialogue to battle extremism as he addressed thousands of faithful on Saturday during a visit to Egypt to promote reconciliation with Muslims and support its embattled Christians. "The only fanaticism believers can have is that of charity," the pope said at a mass for Egypt's Catholics. The mass came on the second and last day of Francis's visit, which saw him plead for tolerance and peace on Friday as he visited a Coptic church bombed by IS in December.
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| 11 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest Posted: 30 Apr 2017 05:20 PM PDT  CANTON, Texas (AP) — At least 11 people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest by a storm that also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas on Sunday.
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| Syria: Airstrike in Hama kills 8 White Helmets rescuers Posted: 29 Apr 2017 12:33 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes struck a center of Syria's rescuers known as the White Helmets in a rebel-held area in the country's center, killing eight volunteers, opposition activists said Saturday.
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| Erin Moran Died 'Penniless,' Brother Says Posted: 30 Apr 2017 03:16 AM PDT  The "Happy Days" star died of stage 4 cancer complications on April 22 at the age of 56.
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| You can actually get a 4K TV for half the price of an iPhone Posted: 30 Apr 2017 07:30 AM PDT 
Ready for a serious dose of reality? Flagship smartphones have gotten so expensive that a brand new 43-inch TV featuring cutting-edge 4K resolution costs about half as much as an entry-level iPhone 7 Plus. It seems crazy, but it's true. 4K TVs are still new enough that most people don't have them, and yet you can get a well-rated and well-reviewed Ultra HD TV with a built-in Roku experience a display that measures 43 inches diagonally for under $400 on Amazon... and that includes shipping! Here's what you need to know: - Refresh Rate: 60Hz (Native), 120Hz Clear Motion Index (Effective)
- Backlight: LED (Full Array)
- Smart Functionality: Yes - Roku TV Streaming Platform with built-in dual band Wi-Fi
- Dimensions (W x H x D): TV without stand: 38.3" x 22.4" x 2.7", TV with stand: 38.3" x 23.9." x 7.4"
- Inputs: 4 HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 (one with HDMI ARC), 1 USB (media player), RF, Composite, Headphone Jack, Optical Audio Out
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| 25 years after Los Angeles riots, progress and distrust live side by side Posted: 29 Apr 2017 01:45 PM PDT  By Alex Dobuzinskis and Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty-five years after the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the deadly riots that followed the verdict, an undercurrent of distrust pulses through a city that says it worked hard at police reform. Long before the advent of the Black Lives Matter movement, the name Rodney King became synonymous with the use of excessive force in policing minority groups. King, then 25, was battered by a squad of white officers after a traffic stop in March 1991, an incident caught in graphic detail on a bystander's video.
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| 6-Year-Old Boy Receives Outstanding Citizen's Award After Returning $2,000 He Found Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:48 AM PDT  Jasper Dopman was honored by his local police department.
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| Iran satellite TV head shot dead in Istanbul: Dogan news Posted: 30 Apr 2017 08:03 AM PDT  The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a business partner, Turkey's Dogan news agency said on Sunday. GEM TV founder Saeed Karimian and an associate were driving in Istanbul's Maslak neighborhood after 8 p.m. (1.00 p.m. ET) on Saturday when their car was blocked by a jeep and shots were fired, Dogan said. Karimian was found dead by emergency services arriving at the scene, Dogan said.
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| Buses torched, roads blocked, clashes during Brazil strike Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:48 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesters lit buses on fire, blocked roads and clashed with police on Friday during a general strike that brought transportation to a halt in many cities across Latin America's largest nation.
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| Steve Buscemi reminisces on working with Quentin Tarantino Posted: 28 Apr 2017 06:32 PM PDT  On his last stop on the "Reservoir Dogs" 25th anniversary red carpet, Steve Buscemi reflects on working with the Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino.
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| Donald Trump is losing engagement on Twitter, analysis shows Posted: 29 Apr 2017 02:51 PM PDT  One hundred days into his time in office, the "Twitter President" seems to have lost some of his mojo. Donald Trump's tweets received less engagement in his second 50 days in office than in his first, according to an analysis by the Associated Press and media analytics nonprofit Cortico. In the first half of his term, more than 32 per cent of the President's tweets averaged around 60,000 combined retweets, replies, and quote tweets.
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| China says factory activity expands at slower pace in April Posted: 29 Apr 2017 11:37 PM PDT  China's factory activity continued to expand in April, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, official data showed on Sunday, adding to signs of stabilisation in the world's second largest economy. The purchasing manager's index (PMI), which gauges conditions at factories and mines, stood at 51.2 in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, down from a near five-year high of 51.8 in March. Analysts predicted a softening growth momentum in this year's second quarter.
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| Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed Posted: 28 Apr 2017 06:32 PM PDT ![Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed]( "Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed") One of two missing Arkansas siblings was found dead in a wooded area on Friday near the creek where their mother's body was discovered and not far from where another relative was found dead, authorities said. Investigators are hopeful the other child is alive.
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| Tempow Will Provide Users Samsung Galaxy S8's Dual Audio Feature On Any Android Phone Posted: 30 Apr 2017 04:05 AM PDT  The feature lets the smartphone play audio on multiple Android devices using Bluetooth simultaneously.
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| Mom Thanks Woman For Calming Down 4-Month-Old Baby Girl During Flight Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:04 AM PDT  The mom said she was surprised anyone would offer.
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| Le Pen announces eurosceptic PM pick, if she wins Posted: 29 Apr 2017 08:58 AM PDT  Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen announced Saturday that she would name a eurosceptic from outside her National Front party as prime minister if she captures France's presidency in the May 7 run-off. In a bruising contest against pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron, Le Pen is hoping to broaden her base enough to win the decisive second-round vote, despite polls suggesting she is some 20 points behind. The anti-immigration Le Pen told reporters that she and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan -- who lost in the election's first round with 4.7 percent of the vote -- shared a "common project that we will promote together".
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| Los Angeles deputies search for pair in rampage that kills 1 Posted: 29 Apr 2017 08:03 PM PDT ![Los Angeles deputies search for pair in rampage that kills 1]( "Los Angeles deputies search for pair in rampage that kills 1") PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two men who stole a woman's SUV on Saturday, then went on a shooting rampage through several Los Angeles suburbs, killing one man and injuring up to three other people.
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| Philippine military says high-ranking Abu Sayyaf member killed Posted: 29 Apr 2017 12:17 AM PDT ![Philippine military says high-ranking Abu Sayyaf member killed]( "Philippine military says high-ranking Abu Sayyaf member killed") Philippine government troops have killed a senior member of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group instrumental in a spree of bombings and kidnappings in the country's south, the military said on Saturday. Alhabsy Misaya was killed in a shootout with marines on Friday in the province of Sulu, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, a group linked to Islamic State and known for its kidnappings and beheading captives when ransom demands are not met. The military said Misaya had been involved in violent activities for more than 15 years and was "considered to be one of the most notorious kidnappers in the southern Philippines".
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| French amphibious carrier visits Japan ahead of Pacific show of power Posted: 29 Apr 2017 02:49 AM PDT  By Nobuhiro Kubo SASEBO (Reuters) - As tension spikes on the Korean peninsula, a French amphibious assault carrier sailed into Japan's naval base of Sasebo on Saturday ahead of drills that risk upsetting China, which faces U.S. pressure to rein in North Korea's arms programs. The Mistral will lead exercises next month near Guam, along with forces from Japan, the United States and Britain, practicing amphibious landings around Tinian, an island about 2,500 km (1,553 miles) south of the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
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| Fox News accused of running 'misleading' graphic on Donald Trump's unemployment record Posted: 30 Apr 2017 07:49 AM PDT  Fox News has attracted controversy after it posted a graphic on Twitter about unemployment rates which users have pointed out is "misleading". On the surface, it seems uncomplicated, comparing the rate of US unemployment under four presidents on the 100th day of their first administration: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton. The graphic appears to present the Republicans - Mr Trump and Mr Bush - favourably, showing the jobless rate after the first three months of their presidencies stood at 4.5 per cent and 4.4 per cent respectively.
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| Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and Los Angeles Clippers' Paul Pierce in NBA playoff action and more: April 30 in photos Posted: 30 Apr 2017 01:33 PM PDT ![Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and Los Angeles Clippers' Paul Pierce in NBA playoff action and more: April 30 in photos]( "Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and Los Angeles Clippers' Paul Pierce in NBA playoff action and more: April 30 in photos") Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce defends during the first half in Game 7 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series; Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a warehouse in Kathmandu, Nepal; A grid girl poses for a photo at the Formula One Russian Grand Prix; Kyle Busch makes a pit stop during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400.
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