| Drug lord El Chapo has his day in court, and will be back for his trial — next year Posted: 05 May 2017 01:54 PM PDT  Friday morning, Joaquin Guzman Loera was taken from his solitary confinement cell in lower Manhattan and escorted by a police motorcade across the Brooklyn Bridge to the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, where heavy security signaled the impending arrival of someone important. Well before Guzman's hearing began, reporters had already filled the courtroom's press box and much of the overflow room across the hall, where a live feed of the proceedings played on two TVs and a large projector screen.
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| Trump: ‘Everybody’ has better health care than the U.S. Posted: 05 May 2017 01:27 PM PDT  President Trump declared Friday that "everybody" on the world stage has better health care than the United States, but suggested that the GOP's health care plan will change that.
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| Index: Arrest Warrant for Murder Issued for Police Officer in Deadly Shooting of Texas Teen Posted: 04 May 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay more than $110 million for failing to disclose the risk associated with talc in baby powder; Skydive fail.
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| 18 Fraternity Brothers Charged Over Pledge Timothy Piazza’s Death Posted: 05 May 2017 08:36 AM PDT  The members of a Penn State fraternity are facing criminal charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of pledge Timothy Piazza.
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| As rivers recede, another death from Midwest flooding Posted: 05 May 2017 03:21 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man has died after his vehicle was swept off a road near a flooded creek in Missouri, marking the 10th death blamed on flooding in the Midwest, authorities said Friday.
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| Looting ravages Venezuela, unrest death toll hits 36 Posted: 05 May 2017 03:06 PM PDT  A young man died Friday after he was injured in violence as looting broke out in impoverished Venezuelan cities, an official said, bringing the toll from unrest in more than a month of anti-government protests to at least 36. Hecder Lugo Perez, 22, died after he was hit in the head by a projectile in the northwestern city of Valencia, sources at the Valles de San Diego medical clinic said. Mass protests erupted on April 1 by demonstrators demanding elections to remove President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Ferguson protestor pictured in iconic photo found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound Posted: 05 May 2017 09:57 AM PDT  The subject of an iconic photograph from the 2014 protests in Ferguson showing a man throwing a can of smoking tear gas back at police has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Edward Crawford, whose image was part of a series of photographs that won the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a Pulitzer prize, was found dead overnight, his father Edward Crawford Sr. confirmed to that paper. Mr Crawford was in a car with two women when he shot himself and had been talking about being depressed.
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| Russia Sends Its Most Advanced Fighters to U.S. Coast Posted: 06 May 2017 06:07 AM PDT  Incident takes place a week after four consecutive days flying near U.S. territory.
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| Theft Was Not The Motive In Murder Of Retired Marine and Girlfriend, Belize Cops Say Posted: 05 May 2017 06:07 AM PDT  Authorities in the tiny Central American country have ruled the deaths of Drew DeVoursney and Francesca Matus as murders, but have no motive.
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| Sanders Calls Out Trump On Australian Healthcare Comment Posted: 04 May 2017 09:51 PM PDT  The Vermont senator said he will quote the president in asking for a universal healthcare system.
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| Johnson & Johnson to Pay $110 Million in Cancer Lawsuit Posted: 05 May 2017 08:47 AM PDT  A St. Louis jury has awarded a Virginia woman a record-setting $110.5 million in the latest lawsuit alleging that using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused cancer.
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| China’s First Civilian Airliner — And Industry Ambitions — Take Maiden Flight Posted: 05 May 2017 11:00 AM PDT  Chinese aviation, prepare for take-off.
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| Macron stretches lead in last throes of French presidential campaign Posted: 05 May 2017 12:16 PM PDT  By Mathieu Rosemain and Andrew Callus PARIS (Reuters) - Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of campaigning in a tumultuous election race that has turned the country's politics upside down. Sunday's election is seen as the most important in France for decades, with two diametrically opposed views of Europe and France's place in the world at stake. The National Front's Le Pen would close borders and quit the euro currency, while independent Macron, who has never held elected office, wants closer European cooperation and an open economy.
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| Always Dreaming wins the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby and more: May 6 in photos Posted: 06 May 2017 02:27 PM PDT ![Always Dreaming wins the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby and more: May 6 in photos]( "Always Dreaming wins the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby and more: May 6 in photos") Always Dreaming wins the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.; Pope Francis is cheered by students' groups advocating for peace as he arrives to greet them at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican; a child looks out from a voting booth as French citizens living in the United States cast their ballots for the French presidential runoff at the French Embassy in Washington. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)
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| Republicans who voted for Trumpcare are already seeing their re-election chances fall, analysis suggests Posted: 05 May 2017 02:39 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's hard-fought healthcare victory could backfire, as House Republicans that voted to repeal Obamacare are now vulnerable to backlash from their constituents. The Republicans' 217-213 passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) hurts the re-election chances of several representatives who supported the bill, according to the Cook Political Report. The non-partisan election analyst changed its forecast in 20 House districts, deeming each of them more likely than before to be won by a Democrat.
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| Top court upholds death sentence for rape that shocked India Posted: 05 May 2017 05:04 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — India's top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the Indian capital nearly five years ago.
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| Tad Cummins May Have Learnt Capture Evasion From TV Posted: 06 May 2017 05:16 AM PDT  The Tennessee teacher was arrested last month after he ran away with his 15-year-old student Elizabeth Thomas earlier this year.
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| 'He's an embarrassment': hostile welcome for Trump on return to New York Posted: 04 May 2017 08:18 PM PDT  Donald Trump returned to New York on Thursday night for the first time since his inauguration, yet the closest he could get to his home in Trump Tower was 10 blocks away as the city that made his fortune greeted him with noisy protest. The president bypassed his Fifth Avenue penthouse, where the first lady, Melania, and his youngest son, Barron, still live, bound for the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier on the Hudson river, where he attended a gala to mark the 75th anniversary of a major second world war naval battle. Trump returned to New York buoyed by what he called the "unbelievable victory" earlier in the day in the House of Representatives of the bill to dismantle Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
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| Delta apologizes after threatening parents with jail time over a seat they purchased Posted: 05 May 2017 10:47 AM PDT  Sigh. Another day, another airline saying "we're sorry." This time, it's Delta. The airline issued an apology Thursday for an incident in which a Delta employee and a police officer threatened parents with jail time over a seat they'd booked for their son. Brian and Brittany Schear, the passengers Delta booted from their April 23 flight, shared video of the incident on Thursday. Theirs is the latest in a string of videos highlighting customer service issues between employees and passengers. Can we please get it together, airlines? SEE ALSO: Delta threatens parents with jail for trying to use a seat they bought Delta's statement reads: Video of the incident shows Brian Schear arguing with a police officer and presumably a Delta employee over a seat he'd originally purchased for his teenage son. The couple was also traveling with their young children, aged 2 and 1, and had initially planned to hold the kids on their laps for the duration of the flight. When Schear's eldest son booked a seat at the last minute on an earlier flight, Schear decided to use the original seat for his 2-year-old instead. From there, the situation spun out of control. Delta overbooked the flight, meaning people were waiting to board while attendants looked for extra seats. When Schear refused to give up his teenage son's seat — now his toddler son's seat — Delta employees removed his family from the flight, citing incorrect FAA regulations. As Reuters notes, Delta's apology came the same day that the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security held a hearing on airline costumer protections. The hearing is a response to the now infamous video of Dr. David Dao being dragged off a United Airlines flight. WATCH: An all-electric flying car just made its first flight and it's as cool as it sounds
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| Hamas elects former deputy Haniyeh as new political chief Posted: 06 May 2017 09:33 AM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian movement Hamas on Saturday elected Ismail Haniyeh to head its political office, a leadership change that comes as the Islamist group looks to reconcile with Palestinian rivals. Haniyeh, a former deputy chief, will replace Qatar-based veteran Khaled Meshaal, who steps down at the end of his term limit just as Hamas appeared to have softened its stance toward Israel in a new policy document last week. The group maintains a sizeable armed wing in the Gaza Strip since seizing the coastal territory in 2007 from the rival Fatah party, which is based in the West Bank, and has fought three wars with Israel.Israeli officials had no immediate comment on the election.
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| 'No chance' for trapped Iran miners Posted: 05 May 2017 09:13 AM PDT  Iranian officials said Friday there was "no chance" of saving nine coal miners trapped for the past two days after a tunnel collapse that has already claimed at least 26 lives. Toxic gases have filled much of the two-kilometre (mile) Zemestan Yort mine in northern Iran, and rescue workers face a painstaking effort to clear the fragile passage in which the remaining workers were trapped after a huge explosion. "There is no chance of workers being alive in the mine," said Deputy Interior Minister Esmail Nadjar, quoted by the ILNA news agency.
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| Another iPhone supplier hit by Apple’s supply changes Posted: 06 May 2017 11:31 AM PDT 
The iPhone 8 is good news for various component suppliers who live and die by Apple's orders. The device is expected to pack a bunch of new features that require specialized hardware — that's why the phone is rumored to see launch delays of up to two months. But it appears that Apple is also shopping for other suppliers when it comes to smartphone components we're used to seeing in today's phone. And that means one more Apple suppliers will feel the pain of losing iPhone orders. According to Bloomberg, Bosch will manufacture some of the motion sensors that go into the iPhone, which means InvenSense will take a hit in the process. InvenSense joins a growing list of suppliers whose revenue can be seriously affected by Apple's business. Imagination announced that Apple will drop its GPU designs for the iPhone within two years. A report recently said Apple is developing its own battery management chip and dumping Dialog in the process. Bosch may supply as much as half of the motion sensor Apple needs for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7s this year, with the other half left to InvenSense, which was the sole manufacturer of such parts for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 7. Bosch also makes the barometric pressures for the iPhone. The motion sensors include gyroscopes and accelerometers and are critical for any iPhone, including the iPhone. They let the iPhone tell how the user is interacting with the device and apps, how the phone is held, and monitor health-related activity.
InvenSense, however, saw this move coming. The company's CFO Mark Dentinger said during an August investor conference that while it was dominant "by a considerable margin" at the top of the smartphone market, it wasn't likely to keep that position. Apple is known for seeking more than one supplier for the same component to make sure it has enough parts to go around and to get better deals.
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| US federal staff being forced to watch Fox News instead of CNN, leaked email suggests Posted: 06 May 2017 09:22 AM PDT  An email has been sent to staff at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing that all their agency's televisions will show Fox News, apparently by order of the Trump administration. Journalist Paul Thacker tweeted a screengrab of the message, but an FDA spokesperson denied there had been any such order. It reads: "Please excuse me for sending this out to your entire group via your listserv, but I was alerted by a member in your group and I wanted to let everyone know that the reason for the change from CNN to Fox.
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| Correction: Police Shooting-Teen Killed story Posted: 05 May 2017 05:06 PM PDT  BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — In a story May 3 about the Dallas suburb where a white police officer shot and killed a black teenager, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a white officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to murder in the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old black man in 2015. That officer pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges.
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| The Mother of All Terrorist Groups Isn’t the Islamic State Posted: 05 May 2017 09:03 AM PDT The Trump administration is taking its eyes off the ball in Afghanistan. The real threat is still al Qaeda.
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| College student crawls through air ducts in quest to steal stats exam Posted: 05 May 2017 11:41 AM PDT  Friends, this is what happens when you watch Mission: Impossible too many times. Two students at the University of Kentucky are facing burglary charges after crawling through campus ceiling ducts to steal a statistics exam from their professor's office. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, 21-year-old junior Henry Lynch II dropped into the room through the ceiling, let in his friend Troy through the door, then started to rummage around for the test. SEE ALSO: Teacher finds her fourth grade students passing secret, feminist notes Imagine writing a test so hard that your students pull a Mission Impossiblehttps://t.co/oUa7RumLVx — TieTuesday (@TieTuesdayLP) May 4, 2017 Unfortunately, their professor had only gone out for a snack, and when he returned to a barricaded office door, he called the police. And, uh, that was the end of that heist — a disappointment considering the two dudes had successfully pilfered another exam earlier that semester. Not to be a Boring Adult or whatever, but perhaps they should have studied instead. WATCH: Get better, stress-free sleep with this weighted blanket
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| Cinco de Mayo in Trump era leaves Mexican-Americans torn Posted: 05 May 2017 01:07 AM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For years, Yazmin Irazoqui Ruiz saw Cinco de Mayo as a reason to eat tacos and listen to Mexican music.
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| Breathtaking photographs showcase one of South America’s largest collections of caves Posted: 06 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT ![Breathtaking photographs showcase one of South America's largest collections of caves]( "Breathtaking photographs showcase one of South America's largest collections of caves") These awe-inspiring images showcase the grandeur of one of South America's most breathtaking collection of caves. Terra Ronca State Park in São Domingos, Brazil, is home to more than 60 caves, filled with stunning rock formations, giant stalagmites and stalactites, and flowing rivers.
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| British PM boosted by local elections ahead of key vote Posted: 05 May 2017 12:43 PM PDT  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives made sweeping gains Friday in local elections, handing her a big boost going into next month's Brexit-dominated parliamentary vote. Final results showed the ruling centre-right party gaining ground across the country, with the main opposition Labour party taking a pounding and Brexit cheerleaders UKIP all but wiped out. Despite the thumping victory, May said there was no room for complacency ahead of the June 8 general election and the negotiations that follow on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
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| Inside Marvel: The legacy of Captain America Posted: 05 May 2017 02:16 AM PDT  "Secret Empire" writer Nick Spencer and Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso discuss Captain America as a symbol in the Marvel universe.
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| Jordan Edwards: Texas police officer charged with murder of black 15-year-old leaving house party Posted: 06 May 2017 02:27 AM PDT  A US police officer has been charged with murder after a black teenager was shot dead in a car in Texas. Roy Oliver fired his rifle at a car full of teenagers leaving a party in Dallas, fatally wounding 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. Police claimed the teenagers' car was backing up toward officers "in an aggressive manner", but later said body camera video showed the vehicle actually driving away from the officers.
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| This Woman Isn't Afraid to Show What Drastic Weight Loss Really Does to Your Body Posted: 05 May 2017 09:36 AM PDT  At 23 years old, Jessica Weber has taken her extreme weight-loss transformation viral. As People reports, Weber reached 383 pounds last year and decided to make a change and go down the path toward a healthier lifestyle after having an emotional talk with her mom."My mom actually started crying, and told me she thought I'd die before her. It just hit me hard, and I knew I had to start losing weight. It became my motivation!"You May Also Like: Mama June ...
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| Tennessee 'natural meaning' law raises fears in LGBT community Posted: 05 May 2017 03:49 PM PDT  The legislation, which was signed by the Republican governor despite pressure from civil liberty and gay-rights groups, requires words in Tennessee law be interpreted with their "natural and ordinary meaning, without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language." It did not explain, however, what that means. Neither of the two sponsoring lawmakers, Republican state Senator John Stevens and Republican state Representative Andrew Farmer, could be reached to comment.
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| White House dismisses chief usher, 1st woman to hold post Posted: 05 May 2017 11:38 AM PDT  BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — The White House has fired its chief usher, the person responsible for managing the residence, staff and overseeing events.
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| Credit Utilization: Understand How it Impacts Your Credit Score Posted: 05 May 2017 06:55 AM PDT ![Credit Utilization: Understand How it Impacts Your Credit Score]( "Credit Utilization: Understand How it Impacts Your Credit Score") An excellent credit score can make life easier and cheaper. If your score is above 750, you will find it easy to get the lowest interest rates on mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. To get an excellent credit score, you need a history of making payments on time.
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| Less Fun At Cinco De Mayo Celebrations This Year? Posted: 05 May 2017 12:13 AM PDT  Cinco De Mayo celebrations across the U.S. this year have been down scaled because of Trump's immigration policies, reports said.
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| Student sex assault reports and how they vary by state Posted: 05 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Unlike colleges and universities, U.S. elementary and secondary schools are not subject to national requirements for tracking student sexual assaults. But 32 states and the District of Columbia do maintain information, though it is inconsistent and sometimes incomplete, The Associated Press found.
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| Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments Posted: 06 May 2017 04:12 AM PDT  Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he criticised the anti-Israel slogans written on the side of ballistic missiles, local media reported on Saturday. During an election debate on Friday, Rouhani took the rare step of criticising the elite Revolutionary Guards for the provocative messages they wrote on ballistic missiles before testing them. "We saw how they wrote slogans on missiles and showed underground (missile) cities to disrupt the JCPOA (nuclear deal)," he said during the debate, which comes ahead of the May 19 election.
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| Vertical Limit! Incredible pictures of Hong Kong from a never-seen-before angle Posted: 05 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Vertical Limit! Incredible pictures of Hong Kong from a never-seen-before angle]( "Vertical Limit! Incredible pictures of Hong Kong from a never-seen-before angle") Images from Hong Kong by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze present the city's towering buildings as geometric and kaleidoscopic forms.
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| Prince Philip: Cyclone coinciding with retirement 'likely to cement God status among cult who worship him' Posted: 05 May 2017 02:04 AM PDT  An island cult who worship Prince Philip as their God may believe his retirement has triggered a tropical cyclone, according to an author who has lived among the villagers. Residents of the remote village of Yaohnanen, on the Pacific island of Tanna, hailed a 2015 cyclone as a sign the Duke of Edinburgh would visit the islands. Now, just as the Duke announced news of his retirement, another storm is on the way, which may be interpreted in a similar way by the villagers.
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| Iowa Supreme Court blocks portion of 20-week abortion ban Posted: 06 May 2017 04:21 AM PDT ![Iowa Supreme Court blocks portion of 20-week abortion ban]( "Iowa Supreme Court blocks portion of 20-week abortion ban") The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday granted an emergency temporary injunction halting a portion of a 20-week abortion ban that was signed into law by Republican Governor Terry Branstad just hours earlier. The law, passed by Iowa's Republican-controlled House and Senate last month, bans abortions once a pregnancy reaches 20 weeks and stipulates a three-day waiting period before women can undergo any abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood, a group that provides family planning services, including abortions, challenged the waiting-period part of the legislation in court as well as the requirement for an additional clinical visit women must make before an abortion.
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| What You Need To Know Before Eating At Panera Bread Posted: 06 May 2017 06:02 AM PDT  Prepare to be (bread) bowled over.
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| 4-Week-Old Otter Rescued From Canal Now in Good Health, Thanks to Kind Utility Workers Posted: 05 May 2017 01:08 PM PDT  It was just a normal day for the team from the Salt River Project until someone noticed the animal struggling in the water.
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