| Democrats rolling out 2018 midterms message next week Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:15 PM PDT  Democrats will begin rolling out their message for the 2018 midterm elections next week, Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., the No. 4 House Democrat, told reporters.
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| Iran's president threatens response to new US sanctions Posted: 19 Jul 2017 08:51 AM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed to its nuclear deal with world powers. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will always stick to its international commitments," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.
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| Fox News reporter walks out of off-camera press briefing and throws parting shot at White House Posted: 19 Jul 2017 07:08 AM PDT  Fox News reporter John Roberts has thrown some shade at Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump's spokeswoman, for the White House's refusal to hold daily on-camera press briefings. In recent weeks, the White House has begun to hold off-camera briefings almost daily – a departure from previous administrations when daily on-camera briefings were the norm. Mr Trump's press staff have said the change is meant to draw more attention to the President's remarks, but some reporters have asserted that the White House "should have the backbone" to answer questions during on-camera proceedings.
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| Swimming Robot Captures Underwater Images of Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Posted: 19 Jul 2017 11:23 AM PDT  The reactor was destroyed by a massive March 2011 earthquake and tsunami
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| Remains found likely is 10th victim of Arizona flash flood Posted: 19 Jul 2017 07:05 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Remains found Wednesday in a water- and debris-filled canyon in central Arizona are believed to be those of a missing 27-year-old man who's the 10th and final victim of last weekend's flash flood, authorities said.
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| This New Hot Sauce Is 20 Times Hotter Than Tabasco Posted: 19 Jul 2017 02:33 PM PDT  Yes, you read that correctly: it's 20 times hotter than Tabasco. If you're the type to vehemently shake the Tabasco bottle in hopes of upping its mild spiciness to something a bit more eye-watering, this brand new pepper sauce is probably up your alley. Tabasco recently released its hottest hot sauce yet—intimidatingly dubbed Tabasco Scorpion Hot Sauce—and it's nearly 20 times hotter than the Original Red Sauce!
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| Trump says he should not have picked Sessions as attorney general: NY Times Posted: 19 Jul 2017 06:36 PM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general if he had known Sessions would recuse himself from the Russia investigation, according to a New York Times interview. Sessions recused himself in March from the probe into allegations of Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible ties between Russians and the Trump campaign. There were media reports last month that Sessions, a former U.S. senator who was an early supporter of Trump's campaign, had offered to resign because of tensions with Trump over the recusal.
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| Australians see woman's shooting by police as US nightmare Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:30 PM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — Half a world from where an Australian woman was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer, a front-page headline in her hometown Sydney newspaper summarized Australia's reaction in blunt terms: "AMERICAN NIGHTMARE."
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| Netanyahu slams EU's 'crazy' Israel policy Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:17 PM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced the EU's political demands on Israel as "absolutely crazy", in remarks leaked from a closed-door meeting with eastern and central European leaders in Budapest. "The European Union is the only association of countries in the world that conditions the relations with Israel... in every area on political conditions," he said in a recording heard by AFP. Brussels has repeatedly condemned Israel's building of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and its crackdown on civil society groups critical of the government.
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| India's ageing trains get green makeover with solar panels Posted: 19 Jul 2017 08:19 AM PDT  India has added solar panels to the roof of a train in a national first as it tries to reduce its massive carbon footprint and modernise its vast colonial-era rail network. The lighting, fans and information displays inside the train -- once powered by diesel -- will run off the sun's energy after the panels were fitted to the carriage. The train has begun journeys around the capital New Delhi, helping move just some of the 23 million passengers who use India's rail network every day.
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| Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry Posted: 19 Jul 2017 08:04 AM PDT  A Saudi woman has been arrested for defying the kingdom's strict dress code by walking around in a miniskirt and crop top in a video that sparked public outrage.
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| 'He Is My Strength.' Meghan McCain Pens Emotional Tribute After Her Dad's Cancer Diagnosis Posted: 19 Jul 2017 06:08 PM PDT  "Like any daughter, I cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him"
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| The Latest: British American Tobacco buying Reynolds OKd Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:20 AM PDT ![The Latest: British American Tobacco buying Reynolds OKd]( "The Latest: British American Tobacco buying Reynolds OKd") RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on London-based British American Tobacco's purchase of Reynolds American Inc., the second-largest U.S. cigarette company (all times local):
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| House panel approves budget measure that advances tax reform Posted: 19 Jul 2017 07:49 PM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives took a new step toward tax reform legislation on Wednesday by approving a fiscal 2018 budget resolution that would allow the Senate to pass a sweeping tax code overhaul without Democratic support. The House Budget Committee voted 22-14 along party lines to send the measure to the floor of the House for consideration by the full chamber, a day after the $4 trillion spending blueprint was unveiled. Democrats oppose the Republican budget and Republican plans for a tax reform bill that is likely to offer steep tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy.
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| Small plane makes emergency landing on Long Island highway Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:03 PM PDT  A Cessna plane pilot is being praised for his successful emergency landing on a Long Island highway that included flying under an overpass.
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| Trump opens election panel with demand for voter data Posted: 19 Jul 2017 02:29 PM PDT  President Donald Trump launched a highly controversial investigation into election integrity Wednesday, with a demand that reluctant US states turn over data about voters. "This commission is tasked with the sacred duty of upholding the integrity of the ballot box and the principle of one citizen, one vote," Trump said in launching the panel at the White House. "Every time voter fraud occurs, it canceled out the vote of a lawful citizen and undermines democracy.
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| 16-year-old from Minnesota ID'd as victim of John Wayne Gacy Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:55 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — After running away from his Minnesota home in 1976, 16-year-old Jimmy Haakenson called his mother, told her he was in Chicago, then disappeared forever.
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| Al Gore: There's Still Time To Solve Climate Change Crisis Posted: 19 Jul 2017 03:02 PM PDT  Vice President Al Gore thinks there's still time to stop some of the catastrophes climate change might cause.
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| State Department Suspends Yet Another Fellowship Program Posted: 19 Jul 2017 03:28 PM PDT  Critics fear the next generation of foreign policy talent could wither on the vine as State slashes fellowships.
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| This App Will Give You A Starbucks Gift Card Just For Using It Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:05 AM PDT  You aren't dreaming.
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| Philippine police arrest 43 foreigners for kidnap of Singapore woman Posted: 20 Jul 2017 12:51 AM PDT  By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police said on Thursday they had arrested 43 foreigners for kidnapping a Singaporean woman at a casino resort in the capital, highlighting security concerns that have scared high-stakes gamblers away from Manila. Police said the gang, including people from China and Southeast Asia, was believed to be a loan-shark syndicate targeting foreign high-rollers, with 11 similar cases reported since 2015. The Philippines is one of the fastest-growing casino hubs in Asia, after Macau and Singapore, with the opening of several resorts over the past two years.
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| Iraqi officer seeks vengeance in Mosul, where killings mount Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:15 AM PDT  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For one Iraqi lieutenant, the fight against the Islamic State group in Mosul has been a slow, methodical quest for revenge. For three years, he has hunted for two IS militants from his village who he believes killed his father. Along the way, he has shot to death detained militants after interrogating them, he acknowledges unapologetically.
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| New study says 9 lifestyle changes can cut dementia risk Posted: 19 Jul 2017 11:48 PM PDT  One third of dementia cases can be prevented with some basic lifestyle changes and better education during childhood, a study published in The Lancet said Thursday. Nearly 50 million people around the world suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's according to the latest estimates. The nine factors which damage the brain notably include hearing loss, obesity and smoking, the study found.
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| Even President Trump's Advisers Aren't Comfortable With His Second Vladimir Putin Meeting Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:30 PM PDT  Top aides warn that Putin is not to be trusted
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| Officials: Australian woman shot after cops heard loud sound Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:35 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Australian woman who called 911 to report a possible assault was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer after the officer's partner was startled by a loud sound near their squad car, the partner told investigators Tuesday.
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| Creationists Sell Christian Theme Park To Themselves To Avoid $700,000 In Taxes Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:10 PM PDT  The theme park owes the city of Williamstown approximately $700,000.
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| Cameroon 'torturing people accused of supporting Boko Haram' Posted: 19 Jul 2017 05:01 PM PDT  Cameroon's security forces have been accused in an Amnesty International report of torturing hundreds of people in secret chambers. Dozens of testimonies, as well as satellite imagery, photographs and videos add up to a pattern of terrible violence against people accused of supporting the Islamist group Boko Haram, which Amnesty says amounts to war crimes.
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| Congressman asks NASA scientist about ancient Martian civilizations, and things get awkward Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:50 PM PDT 
Being an elected official means that you should probably have a working knowledge of whatever topic it is you're planning to publicly address at any given time. Many government talking heads fall far short of that requirement on a regular basis, and the latest example is Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California. At a congressional meeting with some of NASA's top scientists to discuss the prospects of further exploration of planets and moons in our Solar System, Rohrabacher asked a question that would seemingly have been more fitting in the wake of the 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Rohrabacher asked about martians.
After praising the work NASA has been doing, as well as addressing the plans of a new rover on Mars by 2020, the Republican congressman had one last thing he wanted to ask. "You have indicated that Mars was totally different thousands of years ago," he told the researchers, who were no doubt already rolling their eyes. "Is it possible that there was a civilization on Mars thousands of years ago?" https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/887406712671674369 The few silent seconds that followed, as NASA's Kenneth Farley of the Mars 2020 project pondered how to respond, are quite suspenseful. "So," Farley began, keeping a straight face. "The evidence is that Mars was different billions of years ago. Not thousands of years ago." "Billions, well, yes," Rohrabacher brushed off the correction. "There's no evidence that I'm aware of," Farley said, undoubtedly assuming that would be the end of that particular line of questioning, but Rohrabacher wasn't quite satisfied. "Would you rule that out?" the congressman pressed. "I would say that is extremely unlikely," Farley concluded. A couple of mumbles later, Rohrabacher thanked the scientists for their work before passing the questioning to the next congressman. Rohrabacher's spokesperson would later suggest that the question was tongue-in-cheek, but if it was, it certainly didn't come across that way.
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| Australian government demands answers on Minneapolis police shooting Posted: 19 Jul 2017 08:49 AM PDT ![Australian government demands answers on Minneapolis police shooting]( "Australian government demands answers on Minneapolis police shooting") (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called the fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer over the weekend "shocking" and "inexplicable" and said his diplomats were seeking answers from U.S. authorities. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday confirmed details of the shooting of Sydney native Justine Damond that have been reported in media accounts and also confirmed the identities of the two police officers involved in the incident. Damond died of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, fired through an open window of the patrol car, after two police officers responded to a call she made of a possible assault in her neighborhood, the agency said.
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| AP Interview: Filipino rebel refuses to broker for militants Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:41 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group says Islamic State-linked militants wanted his group to broker their possible withdrawal from Marawi city during the major military offensive against them but he refused to intervene.
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| 5 Big Issues With President Trump's Putin Meetings Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:53 PM PDT  The White House has lost credibility on Trump-Russia relations
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| 22 Outrageous Poke Cakes Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:58 AM PDT |
| India ready for talks with China on border standoff Posted: 20 Jul 2017 08:57 AM PDT  India said Thursday it is ready to hold talks with China if both sides pull back their forces to end a standoff along a disputed territory high in the Himalayan mountains.
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| A 1930s-Era Plane Is Making the Reaper Drone Even Deadlier. Here's How. Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:08 AM PDT  When the Air Force needed a do-anything workhorse to test a new UAV sensor pod, it looked to the past.
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| Apple’s first new iPhone of 2017 will reportedly launch in August, not September Posted: 19 Jul 2017 08:17 AM PDT 
Forget what you thought you knew about Apple's 2017 iPhone release schedule. If a bombshell report is to be believed, Apple will postpone the iPhone 8 event to October, which may be a neat trick to reduce the perceived iPhone 8 delays. On top of that, Apple is said to unveil a new iPhone SE version as soon as late-August, and the device may get its own event.
According to French-language site iGeneration, a new 2017 iPhone SE is supposed to launch in late August, and it will be even cheaper than the first one. Currently, a 32GB iPhone SE sells for €489 in Europe and $399 in the States. The blog says the new iPhone SE will be priced at €399, which is almost €100 cheaper than its predecessor. Of note, the report says that the 2017 iPhone SE will be cheaper than the 2016 version, not that Apple plans keep the original iPhone SE on the market at a $100 discount, as it does with flagship iPhones when new models are released. The iPhone SE, as you'll all recall, is a phone that sports the old iPhone 5s design and iPhone 6s specs. That means it still holds up rather well, and it should run iOS 11 just fine, too. However, Apple may be interested in updating the specs of the handset, in order to keep it relevant for smartphone buyers who are looking for compact handsets. And if Apple indeed drops the iPhone SE price by €100/$100, the iPhone SE might become an even better tool to fight against all the affordable Android handsets out there.
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| South Carolina newborn dies after being put in trash by mom: police Posted: 19 Jul 2017 03:52 PM PDT  The mother of the baby, Estela Ruiz Gomez, and her mother, Lorenza Gomez Rodriguez, 41, were being held in jail without bond in Greenville, South Carolina, said Jonathan Bragg, spokesman for the Greenville police. The grandmother of the newborn was also held for federal immigration authorities because she did not leave the United States when ordered to do so in 2016, Greenville police said in a statement.
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| China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:54 PM PDT ![China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills]( "China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills") BEIJING (AP) — China renewed a call for India to immediately withdraw its troops from disputed territory high in the Himalayan mountains, following a report that Chinese forces recently held live firing drills in the region.
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| Distant Kuiper Belt Object Observed By New Horizons NASA Team In Argentina Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:16 AM PDT  NASA researchers with the New Horizons team captured new images of a Kuiper Belt object over the weekend.
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| John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer as Trump and Obama lead outpouring of support for US senator Posted: 19 Jul 2017 06:30 PM PDT  Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye last week, his office said on Wednesday. The news was met with shock in Washington and triggered an outpouring of support for the much-respected Republican lawmaker. "Senator John McCain has always been a fighter," President Donald Trump said. "Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon." The 80-year-old Republican has glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. "On Friday, July 14, Sen. John McCain underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from above his left eye at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot," his office said in a statement. His daughter Meghan McCain said the family were in "shock" at the news as she released a touching tribute to her father. Statement regarding my father @SenJohnMcCain: pic.twitter.com/SMte9Hkwkq— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) July 20, 2017 "It won't surprise you to learn that in all this, the one of us who is most confident and calm in my father," she said. "He is the toughest person I know. The cruelest enemy could not break him. The aggressions of political life could not bend him. So he is meeting this challenge as he has every other. Cancer may afflict him in many ways: but it will not make him surrender. Nothing ever has. "He is a warrior at dusk, one of the greatest Americans of our age, and the worthy heir to his father's and grandfather's name. But to me he is something more. He is my strength, my example, my refuge, my confidante, my teacher, my rock, my hero - my Dad." The Arizona senator and chairman of the Armed Services Committee had been recovering at his Arizona home. His absence had forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to delay action on health care legislation. Profile | John McCain In a statement, Mr McConnell said: "John McCain is a hero to our Conference and a hero to our country. He has never shied from a fight and I know that he will face this challenge with the same extraordinary courage that has characterised his life. "The entire Senate family's prayers are with John, Cindy and his family, his staff, and the people of Arizona he represents so well." John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John.— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 20, 2017 Mr Obama hailed Mr McCain as an "American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known". "Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John," the former president tweeted. Sarah Palin, his running mate in the 2008 presidential election, described Mr McMain as "one tough fighter". About 20,000 people in the US each year are diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive type of brain tumor. The American Cancer Society puts the five-year survival rate for patients over 55 at about 4 percent. The tumor digs tentacle-like roots into normal brain tissue. Patients fare best when surgeons can cut out all the visible tumor, which happened with McCain's tumor, according to his office. That isn't a cure; cancerous cells that aren't visible still tend to lurk, the reason McCain's doctors are considering further treatment including chemotherapy and radiation. Doctors say Mr McCain is recovering from his surgery amazingly well and his underlying health is excellent, according to the statement. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer, @DrSanjayGupta reports. "Truly sad and shocking news" --@AndersonCooperhttps://t.co/XjPImziHbf— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 20, 2017 With his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, Mr McCain was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times, but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency. An upstart presidential bid in 2000 didn't last long. Eight years later, he fought back from the brink of defeat to win the GOP nomination, only to be overpowered by Mr Obama. Mr McCain chose a little-known Alaska governor as his running mate in that race, and helped turn Mrs Palin into a national political figure. After losing to Mr Obama in an electoral landslide, Mr McCain returned to the Senate, determined not to be defined by a failed presidential campaign. And when Republicans took control of the Senate in 2015, McCain embraced his new job as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, eager to play a big role "in defeating the forces of radical Islam that want to destroy America." McCain: No desire to re-open wounds of Vietnam 01:23 Throughout his long tenure in Congress, Mr McCain has played his role with trademark verve, at one hearing dismissing a protester by calling out, "Get out of here, you low-life scum." Mr McCain stuck by the party's 2016 presidential nominee, Mr Trump, at times seemingly through gritted teeth – until the release a month before the election of a lewd audio in which Mr Trump said he could kiss and grab women. Declaring that the breaking point, McCain withdrew his support and said he would write in "some good conservative Republican who's qualified to be president." He had largely held his tongue earlier in the campaign when Mr Trump questioned his status as a war hero by saying: "He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." Mr McCain said that was offensive to veterans, but "the best thing to do is put it behind us and move forward."
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