| Duck! Treasury will hit the debt limit soon unless Congress votes to raise it Posted: 30 May 2017 12:36 PM PDT  As Congress deals with battles over health care legislation and the budget, a fight over raising the country's debt ceiling is looking more likely.
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| Boy Thrown From Water Slide at California Water Park Posted: 29 May 2017 08:34 AM PDT  The opening of a highly anticipated water park in Dublin, California took a frightening turn Saturday when a boy was flung from the bottom of a three-story slide before skidding across the concrete.
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| Gay Father Plans To Sue United Airlines Following Incident Posted: 29 May 2017 11:07 AM PDT  A gay father has reportedly hired a lawyer and is planning to sue United Airlines after he was falsely accused of inappropriately touching his own son during a May 20 flight.
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| Magnitude 6.6 quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi island, causing panic Posted: 29 May 2017 10:08 AM PDT  A powerful earthquake struck an area southeast of the Indonesian city of Palu and nearest to the town of Poso on the island of Sulawesi on Monday, prompting people to flee from their homes though there was no tsunami warning issued, officials said. Sutopo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, said in a statement the quake lasted around 20 seconds and caused panic and people to rush out of their houses. Darma Lebang, an official at Indonesia's search and rescue agency, said there were no reports of casualties but according to security personnel based in Poso some older buildings in the town had been damaged.
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| Sean Spicer says Trump's relationship with Angela Merkel is 'fairly unbelievable' amid dramatic fallout Posted: 30 May 2017 12:48 PM PDT  "We Europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands," Ms Merkel said at a campaign event in Bavaria after Mr Trump just returned to Washington from his first foreign trip. The comment appeared to be prompted by Mr Trump's continued indecisiveness on whether the US should remain in the Paris Agreement on climate change. "The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying," she said about the group of seven (G7) discussions on climate in which Mr Trump participated while in Taormina, Italy.
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| JFK at 100: Remembering John F. Kennedy on his 100th birthday Posted: 29 May 2017 04:32 AM PDT ![JFK at 100: Remembering John F. Kennedy on his 100th birthday]( "JFK at 100: Remembering John F. Kennedy on his 100th birthday") Take a look back at the life of President John F. Kennedy on his centennial
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| Muslims thankful for support after rant, deadly attack Posted: 28 May 2017 06:12 PM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Muslims in Portland, Oregon, thanked the community for its support and said they were raising money for the families of two men who were killed when they came to the defense of two young women — one wearing a hijab — who were targeted by an anti-Muslim rant.
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| 70-Year-Old Woman Survives for 5 Days Trapped in Car with Only Bananas and Water Posted: 30 May 2017 10:42 AM PDT  Sharon Lee Leaming was reported missing last week.
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| First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86 Posted: 30 May 2017 02:27 AM PDT  Yoshie Oka, the first person to raise the alarm outside Hiroshima that the Japanese city had been hit by an atomic bomb, has died aged 86, media and acquaintances said Tuesday. Oka was 14 years old on August 6, 1945 and working in Hiroshima as a communications operator at an underground command centre of the Imperial Japanese Army. After the bomb fell, she contacted another military unit in the city of Fukuyama east of Hiroshima, local media including public broadcaster NHK reported.
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| ISIS Strengthens Its Hold In Southeast Asia Posted: 29 May 2017 02:12 AM PDT  Militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group have gone on a rampage in the Philippines, giving rise to fears over the group's expansion in Southeast Asia.
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| This Adorable Girl Has Questions for Barack Obama Posted: 30 May 2017 12:54 PM PDT  "Why did he go? Where did he go? Why did he leave it, anyway?"
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| China-built railway biggest Kenya project since independence Posted: 30 May 2017 10:15 AM PDT  MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president on Tuesday opened the country's largest infrastructure project since independence, a Chinese-backed railway costing nearly $3.3 billion that eventually will link a large part of East Africa to a major port on the Indian Ocean as China seeks to increase trade and influence.
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| After talks, France's Macron hits out at Russian media, Putin denies hacking Posted: 29 May 2017 12:13 PM PDT  By Michel Rose and Denis Dyomkin VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet for Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, but past suspicions of Russian meddling in the French election resurfaced with Macron denouncing Russian media and Putin denying hacking allegations. The newly elected Macron hosted Putin at the sumptuous 17th century palace of Versailles outside Paris for his first meeting with the Kremlin leader which he had earlier said would be marked by some straight talking.
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| Woman Killed by Tiger in England Zoo Identified, Mom Says She Loved Her Job Posted: 30 May 2017 01:44 PM PDT  The zoo has called her death a "freak accident."
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| Portland attack: Calls mount for Donald Trump to address fatal stabbing of 'brave men' who tried to protect Muslim teenager on train Posted: 29 May 2017 03:09 AM PDT  Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump to address the fatal stabbing of several men who tried to protect a Muslim teenager from being subject to a racist rant on a train. 53-year-old Ricky Best and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were killed after they tried to stop Jeremy Christian from hurling abuse at two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. A third passenger, 21-year-old Micah David-Cole Fletcher, was wounded.
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| Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6 Posted: 30 May 2017 02:56 PM PDT  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A man punched his girlfriend as she was driving a van carrying him and her four children along an Indiana highway, causing a single-vehicle crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter, police said.
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| Fight breaks out between lawmakers on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives Posted: 30 May 2017 09:50 AM PDT  A scuffle broke out between lawmakers on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives when Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi said he called ICE to deal with demonstrators protesting the state's "sanctuary cities" ban. According to the Associated Press, Rinaldi told some Hispanic Democratic representatives, "This is B.S. That's why I called ICE," leading to the fight.
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| Worker demands brake Peugeot's Opel takeover Posted: 30 May 2017 04:39 AM PDT  German carmaker Opel on Tuesday pushed back the first step in its takeover by France's Peugeot, after workers raised hurdles over the future of a prized research centre. Workers have blocked the firm's legal reorganisation, a vital first step in the merger process, local newspaper the Allgemeine Zeitung reported citing sources inside the firm. A source close to the employee representatives told AFP that there were still questions to be negotiated between workers and managers at Opel and American parent company General Motors, while adding that the talks were not confrontational.
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| Here's What We Know About Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin's Secret AIrship Posted: 30 May 2017 12:53 PM PDT  Sergey Brin is secretly building an airship inside a NASA hangar. Here's what he's planning to do with it.
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| These are the airline credit cards offer the best bang for your buck Posted: 30 May 2017 05:19 AM PDT  Finance experts have named a trio of cards in partnership with United Airlines, American Airlines and British Airways the best airline credit cards on the market for offering generous sign-up bonuses and a variety of travel perks.
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| The Kitchen Trend Flip Or Flop's Christina El Moussa Is Obsessed With Right Now Posted: 30 May 2017 12:45 PM PDT  Bet we'll be seeing a lot of it on Flip Or Flop next season.
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| Raw: Baghdad Camera Catches Ice Cream Shop Bomb Posted: 30 May 2017 01:23 AM PDT  A camera in Baghdad, Iraq caught the moment early Tuesday that a massive bomb outside a popular ice cream shop killed at least 15 people. The Islamic State group claimed the attack. (May 30)
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| Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dead at 83 Posted: 30 May 2017 08:29 AM PDT ![Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dead at 83]( "Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dead at 83") Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a onetime U.S. ally who was ousted by an American invasion in 1989, died on May 29, 2017, at age 83.
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| U.S. Senator calls for probe into promotion of Kushner Cos deal Posted: 29 May 2017 12:07 AM PDT  By Alexandra Harney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has called for an investigation into "potentially fraudulent statements and misrepresentations" made by companies promoting investment in a property development involving the family company of White House advisor Jared Kushner. Citing a May 12 report by Reuters, Chuck Grassley, a Republican senator from Iowa, requested a review of claims made by Chinese migration agency Qiaowai and the U.S. Immigration Fund (USIF) in the marketing of the One Journal Square project in Jersey City, New Jersey to potential investors in China. Grassley flagged his concerns to the Department of Homeland Security and the Securities and Exchange Commission in a May 24 letter that was later posted on his website.
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| Minnesota officer charged in Castile shooting goes on trial Posted: 29 May 2017 08:37 AM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The graphic video showing Philando Castile's final moments after he was shot by a Minnesota police officer made headlines nearly a year ago and led to calls for changes in policing. But another video could emerge as key evidence in the case against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who goes on trial for manslaughter this week.
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| A Tale Of 2 Memorial Days In The US Posted: 29 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT  The holiday emerged from the Civil War as a celebration almost exclusively for veterans of the Union Army to remember those who had died.
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| Trudeau seeks papal apology over Canada school abuse Posted: 29 May 2017 10:39 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Monday met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who sought an apology over the abuse of indigenous Canadians at church-run boarding schools. A Canadian truth and reconciliation commission wanted an apology from the Roman Catholic Church in its extensive list of recommendations in a 2015 report. The report into a "cultural genocide" of more than a century of abuse collated evidence over six years from some 7,000 former students in Canada.
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| Israeli TV: ‘Trump shouted "You tricked me" at Abbas during meeting’ Posted: 29 May 2017 08:05 AM PDT  An Israeli television channel has claimed that US President Donald Trump shouted at Palestinian Authority (PA) Leader Mahmoud Abbas in talks held during Mr Trump's visit to the West Bank last week. "You tricked me in [Washington] DC! You talked there about your commitment to peace, but the Israelis showed me your involvement in incitement [against Israel]," Mr Trump is alleged to have shouted at the Palestinian leader, an outburst that was followed by several minutes of shocked silence, said Israel's Channel 2, citing an unnamed American official. "Meeting you in the White House earlier this month given us hope… and optimism of the possibility to make the long-standing dream of lasting peace come true," Mr Abbas said, emphasising the Palestinian leadership's desire for a two-state solution.
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| Russia's Newest Post-Soviet Airliner Is Ready to Fly Posted: 30 May 2017 12:53 PM PDT  There's a lot riding on the MC-21. With any luck, that includes passengers.
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| Dozens of Android Apps Infected with Korean Adware Posted: 30 May 2017 12:49 PM PDT  One of the easiest ways to avoid malicious software on Android phones is to install apps only from the Google Play Store. Google vets every program that crosses into its storefront, and the vast majority of them are perfectly safe. Israeli security firm Check Point investigated what it called "The Judy Malware," although the "malware" label is debatable.
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| NASA’s insane plan to ‘touch the sun’ is actually happening Posted: 30 May 2017 08:12 AM PDT 
NASA has a whole bunch of fancy hardware checking out several of the planets in our solar system, including Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, but astronomers do most of their observations of our sun from here on Earth, or at least nearby. A new mission is going to change that in a big way, and NASA is set to reveal details regarding its immediate plans to fly a spacecraft directly into the star's atmosphere shortly.
The agency is scheduled to hold a news conference on Wednesday, May 31st, to formally announce detailed plans about the launch of a solar probe that will fly closer to our star than any manmade spacecraft has ever dared venture. Scientists working on the project will provide additional information about the mission, which was first proposed over a half century ago. http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/spp_leavingearth.jpg?itok=iISVWtQr The mission, which will last roughly seven years, is scheduled to begin in mid 2018, though more details about that may soon be disclosed. During its tripe, the probe will made repeated flybys of the the sun, passing through the orbits of Mercury and Venus numerous times as it gradually flies closer and closer to our star each time. Eventually, the craft will come within four million miles of the sun, traveling at nearly half a million miles per hour, and its carbon composite heat shield will be forced to withstand temperatures of over 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. That's enough to melt steel, and just shy of the melting point of iron. The press conference is scheduled for 11:00 AM EST, and will be streamed live via NASA's video page.
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| Trump, Macron and election: what prompted Merkel's blunt Munich speech Posted: 30 May 2017 08:56 AM PDT ![Trump, Macron and election: what prompted Merkel's blunt Munich speech]( "Trump, Macron and election: what prompted Merkel's blunt Munich speech") By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) - For German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who often pulls her rhetorical punches, her weekend message signaling a shift in the post-war order was uncharacteristically blunt. Speaking in a packed beer tent in Munich on Sunday, after a Group of Seven summit in Sicily and a NATO meeting in Brussels - both dominated by tensions with Trump - Merkel spoke with surprising frankness.
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| Philippine authorities seize 605 kilos of meth from China Posted: 29 May 2017 06:37 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities said Monday that they have seized 605 kilograms (1,334 pounds) of high-grade methamphetamine shipped from China following a tip from the Chinese government.
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| UN pulls backing for Palestinian women's center over naming Posted: 29 May 2017 12:54 PM PDT ![UN pulls backing for Palestinian women's center over naming]( "UN pulls backing for Palestinian women's center over naming") JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. has stopped supporting a Palestinian community center in the West Bank that was named for a woman who participated in a deadly 1978 attack in Israel.
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| S. Africa's Zuma survives renewed calls to resign Posted: 29 May 2017 08:51 AM PDT  South African President Jacob Zuma survived fresh calls within the ruling ANC party for him to resign, party officials said Monday, as they acknowledged support was "drifting away" from the movement. Senior figures in the African National Congress met over the weekend after Zuma endured months of criticism over his sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan. "There was a call made in the national executive committee for the president to consider stepping down," said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
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| Abandoned Tennessee mental hospital Posted: 30 May 2017 07:03 AM PDT ![Abandoned Tennessee mental hospital]( "Abandoned Tennessee mental hospital") A surreptitious visit to an abandoned asylum brings images of peeling paint, abandoned suitcases, a rack with coats still hanging on it, and more.
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| Family Visiting 6-Month-Old's Fresh Grave Finds Infant's Casket Floating Above Ground Posted: 30 May 2017 09:35 AM PDT  Ashton Mackey died on May 13 after becoming extremely ill, a sudden passing that left his loved ones stunned.
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| Missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, intercepts test warhead Posted: 30 May 2017 04:51 PM PDT  Officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base sent up an interceptor to shoot down a simulated warhead in a drill designed to prepare for any North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile strike.
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| 73-Year-Old Australian Fisherman Injured After A Shark Launched Itself Onto His Boat Posted: 29 May 2017 04:01 AM PDT  Evans Head resident Terry Selwood, 73, was fishing offshore at Evans Heads on Saturday afternoon, when a shark suddenly jumped out of the water and launched itself into his 4.5 meter boat.
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| Manuel Noriega, obituary: Panama dictator worked with CIA while murdering political opponents Posted: 30 May 2017 02:08 AM PDT  Disgraced former Panamanian General Manuel Noriega was a ruthless dictator, domestic spook, convicted murderer, money-launderer, big-time drug runner for Colombian cocaine druglords and a double agent between the CIA and Fidel Castro's Cuba. To some of his friends, however, including English ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, he was a loveable rogue. In the 1980s, when he was nicknamed "Pineapple Face" because of severe acne, he stood up to the US but went one step too far when he swung a machete around his head and declared Panama was "in a state of war" with America.
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| Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant device Posted: 30 May 2017 11:11 AM PDT  By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Android mobile phone operating system, has launched a new company called Essential Products to sell a high-end smartphone and a home assistant device. Palo Alto-based Essential said the new Essential Phone features an edge-to-edge screen, a titanium-and-ceramic case and dual cameras. The phone sells for $699 and will run the Android operating system.
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| Series of bombings kill nearly 40 people across Baghdad Posted: 30 May 2017 02:05 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A massive bombing by the Islamic State group outside a popular ice cream parlor in central Baghdad and a rush- hour car bomb in another downtown area killed at least 31 people Tuesday, Iraqi officials said.
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| Zealous prosecutor leading review of violent crime in cities Posted: 29 May 2017 12:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A zealous prosecutor who was crucial in writing the Justice Department's new policy encouraging harsher punishments for criminals is now turning his attention to hate crimes, marijuana and the ways law enforcement seizes suspects' cash and property.
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| N. Korea 'disrespects' China with latest missile test: Trump Posted: 29 May 2017 06:18 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Monday called North Korea's latest missile test a slap in the face for its main ally China, which the US leader praised for trying to rein in the regime. "North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile... but China is trying hard!" Trump said in a tweet. North Korea launched its 12th ballistic missile test this year on Monday, this one falling provocatively close to Japan.
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| Husband of Mary Kay Letourneau, His Former Sixth Grade Teacher, Files for Separation Posted: 30 May 2017 02:16 PM PDT  The couple created a national scandal when their illicit relationship began when he was 12, and she was 34.
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| Swineapples Are Exploding On Pinterest This Summer Posted: 30 May 2017 12:45 PM PDT  The trendiest grilling recipe on Pinterest.
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| US launches probe into imports of photovoltaic cells: WTO Posted: 29 May 2017 07:25 PM PDT  The United States has launched an investigation into imports of photovoltaic or solar cells, to determine if they pose a threat to American industry, the World Trade Organisation said on Monday. "The United States notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on May 17, 2017, a safeguard investigation on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, " the WTO said in a brief statement.
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