| Sen. Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘wants to sabotage health care in America’ Posted: 30 Jul 2017 12:43 PM PDT  He told CNN it's "incomprehensible" that the president wants to "make life more difficult for millions of people who are struggling now to get the health insurance they need."
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| Australian Police Foil Plane Terror Plot Posted: 30 Jul 2017 04:48 AM PDT  A plot to bring down an international flight with an explosive device was foiled by police in Australia after a counter terrorism investigation.
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| Venezuela Votes: Violence, Unrest Mark Day of Controversial Election Posted: 30 Jul 2017 08:36 AM PDT  Venezuelans voted Sunday on President Nicolás Maduro's controversial plans for a powerful new Constituent Assembly that critics call a plan to consolidate power.
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| Australia foils 'terror plot' to bring down airplane Posted: 30 Jul 2017 06:45 AM PDT  Australia has foiled an Islamist-inspired terrorist plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised explosive device, authorities said Sunday, after four people were arrested in raids across Sydney. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the plot appeared to be "elaborate" rather than planned by a lone wolf, as security was strengthened at major domestic and international airports across the nation. "I can report last night that there has been a major joint counter-terrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane," Turnbull told reporters.
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| The D.A.R.E. Jeff Sessions Wants Is Better Than the D.A.R.E. You Remember Posted: 30 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  It would be more than 'just say no'
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| Trump's Base Sticks With Him, Except in the South Posted: 29 Jul 2017 11:42 PM PDT  New polling data shows that changes spotted during the 2016 election might become permanent.
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| Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries Posted: 30 Jul 2017 11:19 PM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, where Taliban hold sway in large swaths of the countryside.
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| A Facebook AI Project Developed Its Own Language Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:19 PM PDT  A recent Facebook research project showed how AI could learn and run on its own.
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| Philippine militants behead seven loggers: police Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:58 AM PDT  Islamist militants in the Philippines have beheaded seven local loggers they kidnapped last week in their stronghold in the strife-torn south, police said Monday. The bodies of the loggers were found on Sunday in a mountainous village on the island of Basilan, local police chief John Cundo told AFP, blaming the killings on a faction of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group based there. The group of senior Abu Sayyaf leader Furuji Indama abducted and killed the loggers apparently over a local business row rather than for its typical ransom activities, Cundo said.
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| Kremlin says up to Washington to decide which embassy staff to cut Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:40 AM PDT  The United States can include its local employees among the 755 diplomatic staff it must cut in Russia, a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday, tempering the impact of an ultimatum issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| HHS Secretary Tom Price: We won’t let Obamacare ‘implode’ Posted: 30 Jul 2017 10:47 AM PDT  HHS Secretary Tom Price denied that Republicans would allow the ACA to "implode" to force Democrats to cooperate in repealing and replacing the law.
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| Kenyan voting official found dead as opposition cries foul ahead of general election Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:16 AM PDT  Kenya's opposition said it had abandoned all hope of a free and fair general election next week after a key official responsible for protecting the vote from electronic manipulation was found dead. The apparent murder of Chris Msando, the electoral commission's acting technology director, raised fears that an already acrimonious poll could be marred by the type of violence that killed 1,300 people in Kenya ten years ago. Two days after Mr Msando's disappearance, colleagues at the commission said they had formally identified his battered body after finding it at a mortuary in the capital Nairobi. Wafula Chebukati, the commission's chairman, said it was clear that Mr Msando "had been tortured" before his death. There were injuries to the dead man's head, back and belly, deep cuts on both hands and one arm appeared to be broken, according to witnesses who saw the corpse. Unidentified relatives of Chris Musando, cry after seeing his body at the city mortuary, in Nairobi With tension already mounting ahead of next Tuesday's election, Mr Msando's death could undermine the credibility of the result even though there is as yet no proof to link the killing to the vote. Raila Odinga, the opposition leader, has already repeatedly accused Uhuru Kenyatta, the president, of trying to rig the vote in order to secure a second five-year term. Salim Lone, Mr Odinga's spokesman, said that the killing had removed the "one last hope" of an honest election. "It is unbelievable," he said. "It shows that those who want to subvert this election will stop at nothing to achieve their goal and they do not care if Kenyans know what they are doing." Mr Msando held the encryption codes that ensured the integrity of results transmitted from polling stations to the electoral commission's central headquarters. Were the codes to be compromised, the results could potentially be tampered with — although observers also said that any such fraud would be quickly identified. Campaign posters of candidates for the role of local representative are seen on a water tank in the Barut ward, Nakuru Credit: REUTERS Mr Msando had only recently been appointed to the post after the suspension of his predecessor, James Muhati, who was accused by auditors of impeding them from assessing electronic systems. In a country deeply divided by tribal animosities, suspicions have been further fuelled by the ethnicity of the two men. Mr Muhati is a Kikuyu, like the president, while Mr Msando is a Luhya, an ethnic federation that mostly supports the opposition. The death is the latest in a series of mysterious killings blamed — not always credibly, critics say — by the opposition on the government. Mr Kenyatta, who holds a narrow advantage in opinion polls, has accused his rival of making unsubstantiated claims and has persistently denied any plan to rig the election. Nonetheless Kenya has a history of questionable elections. The most dubious was in 2007 which led to widespread ethnic violence after a badly flawed poll saw Mr Odinga beaten into second place. Amid fears of a repeat, some people — particularly Mr Msando's fellow Luhyas — have begun fleeing slums in Nairobi for the countryside.
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| Martin Shkreli: jury to consider fate of 'most hated man in America' Posted: 31 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT  A jury will begin deliberations on Monday in the trial on securities fraud charges against the entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, who faces up to 20 years in prison. As arguments wrapped up in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Shkreli, known to many as "the most hated man in America", was accused by government prosecutors of telling "lies upon lies" to investors and regarding himself as "above the law". In terminology reminiscent of one of his idols, Donald Trump, Shkreli used Facebook to tell his fans he was the victim of a witch-hunt.
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| Transgender man gives birth to baby boy in Oregon Posted: 31 Jul 2017 02:31 AM PDT  Trystan Reese, from Portland, Oregon, was born female but started taking hormones almost a decade ago. Mr Reese suffered a miscarriage the last time he got pregnant and believed he had missed his chance to have children of his own. Leo becomes the first biological child for Mr Reese and his husband, Biff Chaplow, who already have two adopted children.
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| Van plows into diners on Los Angeles sidewalk Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:07 AM PDT ![Van plows into diners on Los Angeles sidewalk]( "Van plows into diners on Los Angeles sidewalk") The driver of a van that plowed into a group of people dining on a Los Angeles sidewalk, striking and injuring at least eight people, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of hit-and-run, authorities said. The vehicle knocked down a white picket fence that served as a barrier between diners and pedestrians on the sidewalk. "Everyone was eating, enjoying life and out of nowhere this van ran them over," Courtney Crump said.
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| 8,000 to leave Syria-Lebanon border zone as ceasefire deal advances Posted: 30 Jul 2017 07:39 AM PDT  About 8,000 people have registered to leave the Lebanese border region near Arsal for a rebel-held area of Syria as part of a local ceasefire between Hezbollah and the Nusra Front, a security source in Lebanon said on Sunday. The local ceasefire came into effect on Thursday and will involve the departure of all Nusra militants from the area around Arsal along with any of the civilians living in the area's refugee camps who wish to leave with them. The first step in the ceasefire took place on Sunday as the two sides started to exchange the bodies of fighters killed in clashes between them.
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| How Different Is Obesity From Overweight Posted: 30 Jul 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Noticing that you are gaining weight may not always mean that you are obese.
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| Archaeologists at Angkor Wat find large buried statue Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:30 AM PDT  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex studying the site of a hospital from eight to nine centuries ago say they have found a large statue in their excavations.
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| How Kelly could really end White House chaos Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:41 PM PDT  Despite President Trump's proclamation that there is no chaos in the White House, new chief of staff John Kelly has a lot to do. Yahoo News talked to experts to find out what Kelly needs to do to ensure his tenure is longer than that of his predecessor.
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| Ruling expected in appeal of Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:30 AM PDT  Judges were expected to rule Sunday on an appeal by an Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison for shooting dead a prone Palestinian assailant, a case that has divided the country. Elor Azaria, a sergeant and military medic at the time of the incident, was convicted in January and sentenced the next month. Azaria arrived at a military court in Tel Aviv on Sunday ahead of the hearing scheduled to begin around 1:00 pm (1000 GMT).
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| Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Lit His Pregnant Girlfriend on Fire Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:13 PM PDT  He then fled the scene.
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| Mexican teenager dies after drinking liquid meth in front of smiling US border officers Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:12 AM PDT  A 16-year-old died after he took several sips of liquid meth in front of smiling and laughing border patrol officers to prove it was "apple juice". Mexican high school student Cruz Velazquez was shown on CCTV footage taking the drink after he was stopped from entering the US at a border crossing. The footage, obtained three years later, showed the jovial behaviour of the officers and the context of the teenager's death for the first time.
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| China criticizes British freedom of navigation mission plans Posted: 30 Jul 2017 10:43 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves:
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| Phone calls, dismissal threats: Venezuela pressures state workers to vote Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:50 PM PDT  By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - State workers in Venezuela are receiving frequent phone calls, pressure from bosses and threats of dismissal to ensure they vote in favor of President Nicolas Maduro's controversial new congress on Sunday. The unpopular leftist Maduro is pushing ahead with the election to create a powerful new legislature despite four months of deadly anti-government protests in the oil-rich South American nation, which is reeling from food shortages, runaway inflation and violent crime. Maduro says the 545-seat Constituent Assembly, which will have the power to dissolve all other state institutions, will overcome the "armed insurrection" to bring peace to Venezuela.
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 vs. GeForce GTX 1080 Posted: 30 Jul 2017 11:53 PM PDT  Three new AMD products including the new Vega GPU will launch on Aug. 14.
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| Yemeni man executed for rape, murder of 3-year-old Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:22 AM PDT  Thousands of people gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Monday to witness the public execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl. Mohammed al-Moghrabi, 41, was sentenced to death for the June 25 rape and murder by a court run by the Shiite Huthi rebels who control Sanaa. Moghrabi was first given 100 lashes and then made to lie flat, his face on the ground, and killed by multiple gunshots by security forces to cheers from the crowd.
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| Planet has just 5% chance of reaching Paris climate goal, study says Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT  Environmental activists protest Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate accords, which set a goal of avoiding warming beyond 2C. There is only a 5% chance that the Earth will avoid warming by at least 2C come the end of the century, according to new research that paints a sobering picture of the international effort to stem dangerous climate change. Global trends in the economy, emissions and population growth make it extremely unlikely that the planet will remain below the 2C threshold set out in the Paris climate agreement in 2015, the study states.
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| Putin shows off Russia's naval might with major parade Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:52 AM PDT  President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia's naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the Baltic Sea to the shores of Syria. Some 50 warships and submarines were on show along the Neva River and in the Gulf of Finland off the country's second city of Saint Petersburg after Putin ordered the navy to hold its first ever parade on such a grand scale. "Today much is being done to develop and modernise the navy," Putin told servicemen after surveying the military hardware from his presidential cutter.
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| Australia foils Islamist 'terror plot' to bring down airplane Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:46 AM PDT  Australia has foiled an Islamist-inspired "terrorist plot" to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, authorities said Sunday, after four people were arrested in raids across Sydney. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the plot appeared to be "elaborate" rather than planned by a lone wolf, as security was beefed up at major domestic and international airports across the nation. "I can report last night that there has been a major joint counter-terrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane," Mr Turnbull told reporters. Police collect evidence outside a house in an inner Sydney suburb Credit: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images "The threat of terrorism is very real. The disruption operation, the efforts overnight have been very effective but there's more work to do." Officials did not specify if the alleged plot involved a domestic or international flight, but Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported that a local route had been the objective. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin described the plot as "Islamic-inspired", saying four men had been arrested in a series of raids across Sydney on Saturday. "We do believe it is Islamic-inspired terrorism. Exactly what is behind this is something we need to investigate fully," he said. Mr Colvin added that local authorities had received "credible information from partner agencies" about the claims but would not elaborate further or state if the men were on any watch list. "In recent days, law enforcement has become aware of information that suggested some people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist attack using an IED (improvised explosive device)," he told reporters. He added that several items "of great interest to police" had been seized in the raids but police did not yet have a great deal of information on the specific attack, the location, date or time. He said the investigation was expected to be "very long and protracted". "However, we're investigating information indicating the aviation industry was potentially a target of that attack." Mr Colvin would not provide further details, but the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said police found items that could be used to make a homemade bomb in one of the raided homes Saturday. Police tape can be seen attached to the front fence of a home being searched after Australian counter-terrorism police Credit: REUTERS/David Gray Authorities believed they planned to smuggle the device onto a plane to blow it up, the ABC added. Four men were arrested Saturday after armed police stormed homes in at least four neighbourhoods, though their names and ages have not been released and they have not been charged by police. The Seven Network reported 40 riot squad officers moved on a terraced house in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills, as TV footage showed a man with a bandage on his head being led away by authorities, draped in a blanket. Sections of surrounding roads remained cordoned off on Sunday as forensic officers and investigators wrapped up and removed items from the house. Airline passengers have meanwhile been asked to arrive at least two hours early for domestic flights and three hours for international routes, and to limit their baggage. "Australia has very strong safeguards in place at its airports; these changes are about making them even stronger," Australian carrier Qantas said. Airline Virgin Australia stressed that the additional airport security measures were just "precautionary" and passengers "should not be concerned". Mr Turnbull said the national terror alert level, which was raised on September 2014 amid rising concerns over attacks by individuals inspired by organisations such as Islamic State, would remain at probable. Canberra has introduced new national security laws since then, while counter-terrorism police have also made a string of arrests. A total of 12 attacks, before the latest announcement, have been prevented in the past few years, while 70 people have been charged, Justice Minister Michael Keenan said. "The primary threat to Australia still remains lone actors, but there's still the ability for people to have sophisticated plots and sophisticated attacks still remain a real threat," he told reporters Sunday. The prime minister added that the alleged plan appeared to be "more in that category of an elaborate plot". Several terror attacks have taken place in Australia in recent years, including a Sydney cafe siege in 2014 that saw two hostages killed.
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| No point in U.N. Security Council emergency session with no results: U.S Ambassador to U.N. Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:27 PM PDT ![No point in U.N. Security Council emergency session with no results: U.S Ambassador to U.N.]( "No point in U.N. Security Council emergency session with no results: U.S Ambassador to U.N.") There is no point in having an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council if it produces nothing of consequence, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in a statement on Sunday. "An additional Security Council resolution that does not significantly increase the international pressure on North Korea is of no value. In fact, it is worse than nothing, because it sends the message to the North Korean dictator that the international community is unwilling to seriously challenge him.
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| White House says Anthony Scaramucci leaving to give new Chief of Staff John Kelly a 'clean slate' Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:11 PM PDT  The White House has said that former Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci was removed from his position after just 10 days in order to give incoming Chief of Staff John Kelly a "clean slate and the ability to build his own team". The brief explanation came minutes after the New York Times reported Mr Scaramucci's dismissal. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later expanded on this, saying Donald Trump had been troubled by Mr Scaramucci's boasts about reporting directly to the President, rather than his chief of staff.
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| Minnesota slaying suspect charged with murder, still on run Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:52 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man suspected of killing a Minnesota financial adviser in her office over the weekend was charged with murder Monday, as authorities warned the public that he remained on the run and should be considered armed and dangerous.
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| Apple Taps LG For iPhones’ OLED Displays Posted: 30 Jul 2017 04:16 PM PDT  A new report is claiming that Apple has invested billions of dollars in LG's OLED displays for its future iPhones.
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| Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:08 AM PDT  A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic. In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other's naval forces of provocative manoeuvres in the Gulf that culminated in a US helicopter firing warning flares. The US Navy said it had reacted to unresponsive vessels belonging to the Revolutionary Guards closing in on American ships at high speed, a charge denied by Iran which described the American move as unprovoked.
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| The truth about antibiotics: do you really need to take the full course? Posted: 30 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT  James Sutton battled doctors for six weeks to get a ten-day course of amoxicillin for his severe bronchitic chest infection. When he got the antibiotics, they didn't really work and, what's more, he had a major allergic reaction which caused a huge outbreak of hives all over his torso, adding to his misery. "No one seems to know any more what's the right thing to do," says Sutton, a 43-year-old fit and healthy publisher who cycles 18 miles to and from his office every day. "For the past 50 years or more, doctors have been giving us antibiotics and telling us we must make sure we complete the course, then they started rationing them because of antibiotic resistance in the bacteria. Now we're being told that doctors don't really know how to use them either because there hasn't been enough research, and that taking them for too long might be fuelling the rise of infection resistant superbugs." Ten senior scientists trawled medical literature and found that no studies have ever been done to support the 'complete the course' mantra He was referring to last week's report in the British Medical Journal declaring there is absolutely no evidence for the arbitrary lengths of time people are told to take antibiotics, which can range from two to ten days or even longer, and that it might be better for them to stop as soon as they feel better to reduce the global growth of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The report has left many people baffled, and GPs have reported a stream of anxious inquiries from patients who are now unsure whose advice to believe. The report came from a group of 10 senior scientists led by Martin Llewelyn, professor of infectious diseases at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, who have trawled the literature and found no studies have ever been done to support the "complete the course" mantra, which his group says goes against all common sense to stop taking medicines when you're no longer ill, and probably assists the selective development of antibiotic resistant bugs by freeing up space in the body for them to colonise. A group of specialists has called for a change in guidance to prevent people taking pills needlessly Credit: Mike Harrington "There is evidence that in many situations stopping antibiotics sooner is a safe and effective way to reduce antibiotic overuse," the report said. "There are reasons to believe the public will accept that completing the course to prevent resistance is wrong, if the medical profession openly acknowledges that this is so." The BMJ paper repeats a similar publication by Professor Harold Lambert in The Lancet in 1999. "Antibiotic resistance is more likely to be encouraged by longer than by shorter courses," he wrote. It is not clear why the message has taken almost two decades to get through, but it could be that from being a relatively low-level concern, antibiotic resistance and our growing inability to overcome infection, has now become a source of major anxiety. Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has warned the golden age of effective antibiotics is over Sadly, Professsor Lambert an emeritus professor at St George's hospital medical school, did not live long enough to see his warnings taken seriously. He died in April this year. Only last week, however, a joint report from the European Medicines Agency, Food Safety Authority and Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, showed a worrying increase in resistant superbugs both in humans and in animals destined for meat consumption. Our own chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has also warned the golden age of effective antibiotics is over. In a speech to the Institute of Actuaries earlier this Spring, she warned that 50,000 deaths a year are already being caused by superbugs in Europe and America. According to a government review published last year, at least 700,000 deaths globally are now caused by treatment-resistant infections, and that number is rising. So what should patients do? James Sutton was so ill he could hardly manage a flight of stairs and had been to the doctors twice before they agreed to give him antibiotics, and it was more than a week after he finished the course before he began to feel any better. In numbers | Antibiotic resistance "Now I'm left wondering if I would have got better on my own anyway, and taking this course of co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin) has just fuelled global antibiotic resistance and triggered an allergy, which means I might not be able to take antibiotics again," he said. While he and other patients may argue that maintaining the status quo without evidence does not make sense, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which represents Britain's 51,000 family doctors, is sticking firmly to the line that practice should not change until there is evidence. "We cannot advocate widespread behaviour change on the results of just one study," said the RCGP chair Professore Helen Stokes-Lampard. "Recommended courses of antibiotics are not random. They are tailored to individual conditions. The mantra to always take the full course of antibiotics is well-known. Changing this will simply confuse people." Sir Alexander Fleming Credit: Getty She insisted, however, that long courses of antibiotics have been replaced anyway as knowledge has evolved: "Nowadays if a fit, well person comes in with a nasty urinary tract infection, they get a three-day course of antibiotics. That is the standard guidance. Guidance has changed, and it does change quite regularly." In the past few days, however, worried patients have begun queuing up at GP surgeries. "I was very surprised about this publication which goes against everything we have always been told," said Dr Martin Godfrey, a GP in south London. "It has indeed caused a lot of confusion, and we need more definitive guidance about what to say to people. "Lots of patients are now coming in and asking if they should stop taking the tablets because they think they're not doing anything. But the effects of antibiotics do sometimes take a while to kick in, and if people stop taking them too soon, there's a risk of the infection coming back with a vengeance." ABOUT | Antibiotics Dr Godfrey says there is indeed an increase in numbers of people claiming allergies to antibiotics in the same way more of us seem to be allergic to different elements of modern environment, but he warned against making a fuss about minor conditions such as hives. "If you have an antibiotic allergy recorded on your notes, you may not get them when you need them and in general it's worth putting up with something minor to get the benefit of antibiotics." Tim Peto, professor of infectious diseases at Oxford and one of the co-authors of the BMJ study, is also anxious to spell out the position. "We want people to do exactly what their GP tells them, but we want to encourage GPs to give people short courses of antibiotics if they think that's sensible. They might not have done this in the past because of a genuine fear of promoting antibiotic resistance by doing so, but they shouldn't feel pressurised to continue giving people longer courses. Our main message is that." Personalised medicine for everyone may be the answer. "At the moment, we are using antibiotics indiscriminately and hoping they might work," said Professor Colin Garner, a senior pharmacologist who is chief executive of the Antibiotic Research UK network of commercial and university scientists. "We can't even tell if someone has a bacterial infection or a viral one which antibiotics wont work on anyway," he said. "We need DNA fingerprinting so we can analyse infections in one or two hours in the same way we already analyse cancer tumours. That way, we can get the right antibiotic to the right person for the right bug, and do another test afterwards to check its been eliminated." Prof Garner says such technology is expected to become routinely available soon. Whether it can still tackle the new generation of superbugs, however, remains to be seen.
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| Turkey says detains more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:02 AM PDT ![Turkey says detains more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids]( "Turkey says detains more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids") Turkish authorities detained 1,098 people over the last week for suspected links to militant groups or last year's failed coup attempt, the interior ministry said on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said 831 of those were detained for suspected ties to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for orchestrating an attempted coup in July. Gulen denies any involvement.
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| Trump just can't seem to make his mind up about China Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:20 AM PDT  Trump can't seem to work out his feelings towards China. The U.S. president attacked China on social media, just a day after North Korea tested out a ballistic missile that it claims can reach as far as the U.S. SEE ALSO: Trump started a Twitter war with China, and it worked: China's mad "I am very disappointed in China...they do NOTHING for us with North Korea," he posted in a series of tweets on Saturday. I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017 ...they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue. China could easily solve this problem! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017 Just a month ago however, Trump had posted tweets to a different tune, saying he "greatly appreciated" China's efforts to help out with North Korea. While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2017 Trump's latest tweets also come in direct contrast to the statements he made in April, where he said that he realised it was "not so easy" for China to negotiate with North Korea. "After listening [to Mr Xi explaining the history of China and Korea] I realised it's not so easy," Trump told the Wall Street Journal during President Xi's visit to his Mar-a-Lago estate. "I felt pretty strongly that [China] had a tremendous power over North Korea. But it's not what you would think." But if you look back just a little over a year ago, Trump was pretty disdainful towards China. In March 2016, he accused China of doing "little to help," and "playing the U.S. for years." North Korea is behaving very badly. They have been "playing" the United States for years. China has done little to help! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2017 Later in December 2016, he came out, guns blazing, criticising China's monetary policy. Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency (making it hard for our companies to compete), heavily tax our products going into.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016 their country (the U.S. doesn't tax them) or to build a massive military complex in the middle of the South China Sea? I don't think so! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016 Those tweets were widely cited in Chinese media, and the White House had to reassure the Chinese government that the U.S. did not mean to undermine China. Experts: Don't look to China According to some experts, Trump is going to remain disappointed if he continues to count on China to mediate for peace with North Korea. Ben Rhodes, a foreign policy adviser under Barack Obama, took to Twitter to express his views, replying to Trump's tweet: It is not at all true that China can easily solve this problem and this is a very dangerous and destabilizing approach. https://t.co/xmV3HaO9Pj — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) July 30, 2017 Another analyst also agrees with Rhodes. "Don't look for the Chinese to help us on North Korea," Harry Kazianis, director of defence studies at the Centre for the National Interest, a DC think-tank, told CNBC. "If you look at it from the Chinese eyes, they are probably actually more scared of North Korea than we are." WATCH: Trump is getting crushed at his own handshake game
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| Two sisters arrested for knife fight in front of children after night of drinking Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:40 AM PDT  Two sisters have reportedly been charged with child endangerment after a knife fight in front of children. Jordan and Chelsea Pedro got into the violent fight after a night of heavy drinking in Albuquerque, a court heard. Police officers who arrived at the scene said the apartment was covered in blood.
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| Everyone’s favorite AirPods rivals drop to all-time low of $24 on Amazon Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:08 AM PDT 
Apple's AirPods are still impossible to get anytime soon, but your frustration just became good fortune. Why? Because instead of spending $159 on AirPods, you can now get everyone's favorite AirPods alternative for the ridiculously low price of just $23.99. The SMARTOMI Q5 True Wireless Earbuds are a steal at their regular price of $40, and hundreds of people ordered them on Prime Day when they dropped to $30. Right now, if you use the coupon code GAYAQFWF at checkout, you can snag a pair for a penny under $24. That's their lowest price ever, and it's only good while supplies last. Here are some highlights from the product page: - ✔Genuine SmartOmi Q5 True Wireless Earphones: feel free to enjoy crisp stereo music without the annoying wire when doing sport. The soft ear tips provide secure fit and avoid falling out during workout, fitness, exercise, running or gym. You may also share music without tangle wire.
- ✔Light Weight and Better Voice Quality: unbelievable light-weight with no burden to ears, the 8mm built-in microphone realizes clearer calls for you and the other side.You can mute/unmute your microphone during a call by double pressing MFB of the left earbud once.
- ✔Snap Pairing and Superior Connection Stability: the Bluetooth version 4.1 offers a hyper-stable connection within 10m/33 feet, compatible with all Bluetooth devices such as iPhone 7 / 7plus, 6 / 6s plus,SE, Android cellphones, tablets or TV with bluetooth receiver.
- ✔Convenient One-key Design: just one-key to handle calls and enjoy music. Hands-free calling, last number redialed, third-way calling and incoming calls prompt, all your needs could be satisfied! The music will be auto-replayed to the wireless headphones after hanging up.
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| Archbishop of Canterbury declares Sudan new Anglican province Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:02 PM PDT  Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, six years after the predominantly Christian south gained independence from the north. The Anglican church in Sudan, a majority Muslim country, has been administered from South Sudan since the 2011 split which followed a civil war that left more than two million people dead. Sunday's ceremony in Khartoum added Sudan to the 85 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion's 38 member churches -- known as provinces -- and six other branches known as extra provincials.
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