| Who marched in Boston? Faces and voices from the rally and counterprotest Posted: 20 Aug 2017 06:43 AM PDT  Yahoo News went into the crowd in Boston Saturday and talked to mostly right-wing marchers for "free speech" and to mostly progressive counterprotesters.
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| USS John McCain Hits Oil Tanker, 10 Missing Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:01 AM PDT  The Navy said five sailors were hurt in the collision between the guided-missile destroyer and the 183-meter (600-foot) Alnic MC, an oil and chemical tanker.
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| How to watch a livestream of the solar eclipse Posted: 21 Aug 2017 02:45 AM PDT  If cloud cover, work or geography stand in the way of witnessing Monday's solar eclipse, don't despair. There are plenty of other ways to bear witness to the first total solar eclipse to cross the North American continent in 99 years.
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| Hundreds of thousands urge Donald Trump to label anti-fascists 'terrorists' in White House petition Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:32 AM PDT  Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on Donald Trump to "formally recognise" anti-fascists as terrorists. The petition on the White House website urges the federal government to declare Antifa, a terror group, out of "principle, integrity, morality and safety". Antifa, shorthand for antifascist organisations, refers to a loose coalition of decentralised, grassroots groups opposed to the many guises of fascism.
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| Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:36 AM PDT ![Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one]( "Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one") A man who rammed a car into two bus shelters in southern France on Monday, killing at least one person, was known to police for minor crimes and had psychological issues, a police source said.
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| Suspect Named As Long-Time Marine As Vigil Held For Florida Cops Killed In The Line Of Duty Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:28 AM PDT  Everett Miller was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. A vigil was held for Officer Matthew Baxter and Sgt. Richard Howard on Sunday.
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| Sons of US defector to North Korea confirm his death, vow to 'wipe the land of the US from the earth forever' Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:55 AM PDT  The only US soldier known to still be living in North Korea after defecting more than five decades ago died last year pledging his loyalty to the "great leader Kim Jong-Un", his sons said. James Joseph Dresnok was among just a handful of American servicemen to desert following the Korean War, crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone in 1962. He went on to appear in North Korean propaganda films and was believed to be the last US defector in the country, the others all having died or been allowed to leave. In a video interview posted on the state-run Uriminzokkiri website, Ted and James Dresnok, his two adult sons, confirmed that their father suffered a fatal stroke in November last year. "Our father was in the arms of the republic and received only the love and care of the party until his passing at age 74," said Ted Dresnok, the elder of the two. This handout from VeryMuchSo Productions/Koryo Tours taken in May 2005 and released on August 21, 2017 shows James Joseph Dresnok in an unknown location Credit: AFP Brown-haired and hazel-eyed, he wore a Korean People's Army uniform in the video like his brother, adorned with a badge depicting the North's founder Kim Il-Sung and his son and successor Kim Jong-Il. Both men were born in North Korea, and spoke Korean with a heavy Northern accent. "Our father asked us to render devoted service to our great leader Kim Jong-Un," said Ted Dresnok, who also goes by the Korean name Hong Soon-Chol. Their comments were similar to those of ordinary North Koreans, who normally only ever express officially approved sentiments when speaking for a foreign audience. It was the brothers' second appearance on the programme, after they praised the country in a May 2016 interview. Addressing the recent spike in tensions between Pyongyang and Washington, Ted Dresnok warned that the "US imperialists" were raising "war hysteria madness" with little knowledge about the North's military and its people. This handout from VeryMuchSo Productions/Koryo Tours taken in June 2004 and released on August 21, 2017 shows US defectors to North Korea Charles Jenkins (L) and James Joseph Dresnok in an unknown location Credit: AFP If war breaks out, he said, "We will not miss the opportunity and wipe the land of the US from the earth forever." Tensions have been mounting in the region since Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month that appeared to bring much of the US within range. That sparked a volley of threats between Pyongyang and Washington, with President Donald Trump warning of "fire and fury" on the North while Pyongyang threatened to fire a salvo of missiles towards the US territory of Guam. "We have our dear supreme commander Kim Jong-Un. If he is by our side, our victory is certain," said James Dresnok, who also goes by his Korean name Hong Chol, in the video posted Friday. Donald Trump warns North Korea to 'be very, very nervous' 01:04 The late James Dresnok, known as Joe, crossed a minefield at age 21 to reach North Korea, after his wife divorced him and he was reportedly about to be court-martialed. He was the subject of a British documentary in 2006, Crossing the Line, and expressed satisfaction with his life in Pyongyang, whose citizens enjoy better standards of living than those elsewhere in the isolated country. He also told a CBS interview that he would not leave even if "you put a billion damn dollars of gold on the table".
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| Danish police find torso of woman after submarine sinking Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:14 PM PDT  HELSINKI (AP) — The body of a woman has been found in the Baltic Sea near where a missing Swedish journalist is believed to have died on a privately built submarine, Danish police said late Monday.
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| Plane Passenger Forced to Sit In Puddle Of Urine For Entire 11-Hour Flight Posted: 21 Aug 2017 07:01 AM PDT  "At first I thought it was water but the smell was so distinct it could only have been urine."
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| Total Solar Eclipse Transforms Illinois Town Into a Celestial Super Bowl Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:28 AM PDT  For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the contiguous U.S. — from Oregon to South Carolina — and cities along a 70-mile-wide (113 kilometers) "path of totality" will witness the strange effect of seeing the skies go dark in the middle of the day. For many people, today's event will be their first time witnessing a total solar eclipse. "I've seen partial eclipses before, and that really left an impact, so I really wanted to experience a total [eclipse]," said Brian Pietrzak, who traveled to Carbondale with his wife and two young sons from Wheaton, Illinois.
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| Syria's Assad says Western plots against him foiled but war not yet won Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:09 AM PDT  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria's six-year-old insurgency. In an televised address, Assad said that even though there were signs of victory after six-and-a-half years of civil war, the "battle continues, and where we go later and it becomes possible to talk about victory...that's a different matter". "Their direct support - politically, economically and militarily - has made possible bigger advances on the battlefield and reduced the losses and burdens of war," Assad added.
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| Charlottesville: Petition calls for Robert E Lee statue to be replaced with one of murdered protester Heather Heyer Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:47 AM PDT  A petition has been set up to call for the replacement of a statue of US Confederate Army general Robert E Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, with one of an anti-racist protester who was killed in the town during violent clashes. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed after a car was rammed at crowds during a white supremacy rally on 12 August at which she had been a counter-protester. A known white supremacist, James Fields Jr, has been charged with Ms Heyer's murder in the attack that left 19 others injured.
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| Taiwan Is Suffering From a Massive Brain Drain and the Main Beneficiary is China Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:20 PM PDT  One U.K.-based consultancy predicts that by 2021 Taiwan will have the world's biggest talent deficit
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| The Total Solar Eclipse Is Finally Here And The Photos Don't Disappoint Posted: 21 Aug 2017 10:06 AM PDT  Unless you've been living in a fallout bunker (and who would blame you), everyone should know Monday is the day people around the U.S. have been excited about for the past few months.
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| Migrant boats in Black Sea spark fears of new route Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:45 AM PDT  Romanian authorities said Monday that they had caught a fishing boat with 68 asylum seekers off Romania's coast, the second such incident in a week, raising fears that a new migrant route to Europe is opening up. The boat carrying Iraqis and Syrians, including 23 children, was intercepted late Sunday in the Black Sea in Romania's southeastern Constanta region, officials said. The group was brought to the port of Mangalia for medical examinations on Monday before being handed over to the immigration authorities, she said.
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| US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis found 18,000 feet deep in Pacific Ocean Posted: 20 Aug 2017 12:11 AM PDT  Researchers have found the wreckage of the US warship Indianapolis, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo in the final days of World War Two, more than 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometres) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the Navy said on Saturday. USS Indianapolis Credit: The Telegraph/AP The cruiser was returning from its mission to deliver components for the atomic bomb that would soon be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima when it was fired upon in the North Pacific Ocean by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945. It sunk in 12 minutes, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington. No distress signal was sent. About 800 of the 1,196 crew members aboard survived the sinking, but only 316 were rescued alive five days later, with the rest lost to exposure, dehydration, drowning and sharks. The World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was lost July 30, 1945 is seen off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California on July 12, 1945, after her final overhaul and repair of combat damage. Circles on photo mark alterations to the ship Credit: REUTERS After a Navy historian unearthed new information in 2016 about the warship's last movements that pointed to a new search area, a team of civilian researchers led by Paul Allen, a Microsoft Corp co-founder, spent months searching in a 600-square-mile (1,500 sq km) patch of ocean. With a vessel rigged with equipment that can reach some of the deepest ocean floors, members of Allen's team found the wreckage somewhere in the Philippine Sea on Friday, Allen said in a statement on his website. The statement said the Navy had asked Allen to keep the precise location confidential. Wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, including the ship's bell Credit: Courtesy of Paul G. Allen Allen said that the discovery was a humbling experience and a means of honoring sailors he saw as playing a vital role in ending World War Two. "While our search for the rest of the wreckage will continue, I hope everyone connected to this historic ship will feel some measure of closure at this discovery so long in coming," he said. Identification was easier than in some deep-sea expeditions: some of the exposed wreck was clearly marked with Indianapolis signage, according to photographs shared by Allen and the Navy. This undated image from a remotely operated underwater vehicle courtesy of Paul G. Allen, shows a spare parts box from the USS Indianapolis on the floor of the North Pacific Ocean Credit: Courtesy of Paul G. Allen "It is exceedingly rare you find the name of the ship on a piece of the wreckage," Paul Taylor, a spokesman for the Naval History and Heritage Command, said in a telephone interview. "If that's not Indianapolis then I don't know what is." The Navy said it had plans to honor the 22 survivors from the Indianapolis still alive along with the families of the ship's crew.
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| Teen pleads guilty to lesser charge in Slender Man attack Posted: 21 Aug 2017 01:05 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man pleaded guilty Monday, but she still faces a trial in the case next month focused on her mental health.
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| President Trump Gets In on Eclipse Mania as He Returns to D.C. With First Family Posted: 21 Aug 2017 01:45 PM PDT  Barron Trump stole the show once again with a new T-Shirt
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| NASA Moon Camera To Take Earth’s Photo During Solar Eclipse Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:25 AM PDT  During the total solar eclipse that is sweeping through the United States today, NASA's moon camera will turn toward Earth.
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| Canada's Trudeau warns against entering country 'irregularly' Posted: 20 Aug 2017 09:03 AM PDT  "Canada is an opening and welcoming society," he told reporters in Montreal following talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. Entering Canada irregularly is not an advantage. More than 3,100 people walked across the border illegally in July to file refugee claims and were arrested, up from 884 in June, the federal government said.
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| The National Park Service Raises Prices for Seniors Posted: 21 Aug 2017 11:01 AM PDT ![The National Park Service Raises Prices for Seniors]( "The National Park Service Raises Prices for Seniors") Senior citizens will soon be asked to pay more to visit National Parks and federal recreation areas in retirement. The price of the senior pass to National Parks will increase from $10 to $80 on August 28, 2017. The America the Beautiful -- The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass , which covers lifetime visits to National Parks, has been $10 since 1994.
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| The Note: Trump's return to Washington eclipsed by Charlottesville fallout Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:51 AM PDT  President Donald Trump will make his third primetime address to the American people and Vice President Mike Pence holds an event for the total solar eclipse today.
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| Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:32 AM PDT ![Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore]( "Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore") Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments that include a crew sleeping area, the U.S. Navy said.
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| 100 gas tanks: Extremists in Spain planned massive attack Posted: 20 Aug 2017 06:11 AM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using explosives favored by Islamic State militants.
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| Accused of assault in S.Africa, Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe flies home Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:37 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe flew home from South Africa on Sunday, state media said, ending a week of confusion over her whereabouts after she allegedly assaulted a model. Mugabe, who had been sought by police for allegedly attacking the 20-year-old model at a Johannesburg hotel, was granted diplomatic immunity in the case by South Africa's foreign minister on Saturday. "The minister has made the determination that the conferring of diplomatic immunity is warranted in this particular instance," the ministry said Sunday, citing a need "to maintain good inter-governmental relations" in the region.
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| How To Watch 2017 Solar Eclipse In AR, VR Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT  On Monday, a solar eclipse will sweep across the entire U.S. for the first time since 1918.
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| U.S. Secret Service says 1,100 employees face unpaid overtime Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:14 PM PDT  The U.S. Secret Service will not be able to pay an estimated 1,100 employees for required overtime work after September due to government-imposed pay caps, the agency's chief said on Monday. In a statement, Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles attributed the funding shortfall to the cost of protecting President Donald Trump and his family, and "an overall increase in operational tempo." The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In an interview with USA Today, which first reported the story, Alles noted that the Secret Service's mission was set by law and that he did not have authority to curtail it.
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| Guy falls into a giant sinkhole because he was too busy looking at his phone Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:28 AM PDT  Let this be a lesson to us all. A man riding a scooter was going down a street in the Chinese city of Guangxi, when a massive sinkhole suddenly opened up ahead of him. SEE ALSO: Giant sinkhole appears overnight, swallows 25 tonnes of fish His arm up, looking at his cell phone, he remains oblivious to the scene and carries on driving — until he falls right in. Here's the moment it happened: Large sinkhole forms in Guangxi early Thursday. Scooter driver doesn't see it in time, launches right into it (driver OK). pic.twitter.com/ME4YfD2Va6 — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 18, 2017 According to Chinese reports, the man was uninjured and managed to climb out of the pit, which measured two metres (6 ft) deep, eight metres long (26 ft) and five meters (16 ft) wide. While sinkholes don't usually open in the middle of the road for no reason, it's been happening more in rapidly urbanising parts of China, where extensive roadworks shifts the soil underneath the asphalt. Authorities have yet to offer an official reason for the sinkhole. But users on Chinese social media website Weibo had little sympathy for the rider. "He's using a phone while riding a scooter. Sorry I really have no sympathy," said one user. "It's fine if you walk on the sidewalk while using your phone but this is too much, it's so dangerous," another chipped in. "What the heck was he thinking playing with his phone while riding?" one asked. Well one thing's for sure, he probably won't be using his phone while driving again for a long time. WATCH: Three construction innovations that will change the way we build
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| Teenager's final hours captured in photos taken by ex-boyfriend before he shot her and pushed body off a cliff Posted: 21 Aug 2017 02:29 AM PDT  Jolee Callan, 18, was shot twice in the head by former partner Loren Bunner after he convinced her to go hiking in east Alabama in August 2015. Three more photos show Ms Callan walking the dog and later holding the dog while looking out at a view after hiking up a mountain in Cheaha State Park. Police said Bunner called 911 to report he had "murdered his ex-girlfriend" while driving home from the crime scene and pulled over to wait for the authorities, according to the Shelby County Reporter.
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| Ex-Trump Spokeswoman Tells Fox News That Slavery Is 'Good' History Posted: 21 Aug 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Katrina Pierson, a former spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, told Fox News on Monday that slavery is good history, prompting disbelief from fellow guest Wendy Osefo.
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| Today’s huge Amazon sale on Nerf guns is your back to school gift to yourself Posted: 21 Aug 2017 12:08 PM PDT 
You know how there are some toys you buy for your son or daughter, but in reality they're completely for you? Yeah, you're about to load up on all of the Nerf guns and Nerf gun gear you can handle, and you'll have to play it off like you're buying them for your kids. Dealing with back to school shopping can be stressful at times, and that might be why Amazon chose today to have an insane sale on all the Nerf guns and accessories you can handle. There are 21 different items available at discounts up to half off, and you can shop the entire sale right here. Below, you'll find our picks for the 10 best bargains in this monster sale.
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| Plymouth Long Beach Temporarily Closed After Shark Sighting Posted: 21 Aug 2017 02:20 AM PDT  Following the sighting Plymouth Long Beach, Massachusetts was closed for a few hours. Sunday's was the first shark sighting off the beach in 2017.
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| Iraq launches operation to take back IS-held town near Mosul Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:44 AM PDT  ABU GHADDUR, Iraq (AP) — U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a multi-pronged assault to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, marking the next phase in the country's war on the Islamic State group.
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| Tainted-eggs scandal reaches Italy Posted: 21 Aug 2017 01:55 PM PDT  Italy said Monday it has found traces of fipronil in two eggs samples, making it the latest country hit by the Europe-wide insecticide scandal, while a batch of tainted frozen omelettes was also withdrawn. The two positive samples were from a total of 114 samples so far tested. Separately, a regional official said a batch of frozen omelettes containing traces of fipronil had been withdrawn from sale in Milan.
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| How to view the solar eclipse safely - and without glasses Posted: 21 Aug 2017 10:59 AM PDT  Solar eclipses have captivated and mystified mankind for centuries. But what's the safest way to view one? FOLLOW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH OUR LIVEBLOG NOW! The most important message is never to look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye. Here are some of the best safe methods of observing the magical moment when the Moon moves in front of the Sun. Great American eclipse, in pictures Using a mirror People watch a total solar eclipse from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, an archipelago administered by Norway in 2015. Credit: AFP Cover a small flat mirror with paper that has a small hole cut in it. The hole does not have to be circular but should be no wider than 5mm. A larger hole will produce a brighter but fuzzier image. Prop up or clamp the mirror so that it reflects the sunlight onto a pale screen or wall, ideally through a window. A projection distance of five metres (16.4 feet) will produce an image of the Sun just over 5cm across. The eclipse can be seen in the image as the Moon starts to take a "bite" out of the Sun, appearing upside down compared with its position in the sky. If clouds move across the face of the Sun, they can be seen as well. The smaller the mirror and further away the wall, the sharper the image will be. Experiment with the distances and mirror size. Do not look into the mirror during the eclipse as this is just as dangerous as looking directly at the Sun. A big advantage of this method is that it allows a number of people to watch the eclipse at the same time - ideal for schools. 10 amazing places in America to watch the 2017 solar eclipse Make a pinhole viewer Pinholes allow light through them and can create an image like a lens. Make a small hole in a piece of card using a compass or other sharp-pointed implement. Standing with your back to the Sun, position another white card behind the one with the pinhole so that the Sun projects an image onto it. An alternative method uses a cereal box or something similar. Make a pinhole in one edge, point it towards the Sun, and a tiny image will be seen projected onto the inside of the box. A piece of white paper or card placed inside will make it easier to see. Never look through the pinhole at the Sun. Projection from binoculars or a telescope Cover one eyepiece of a pair of binoculars with a lens cap and face the "big" end of the binoculars towards the Sun. The uncovered lens will project an image of the Sun that can be cast onto a plain card held about a foot away. Use the focus wheel to sharpen the image. Ideally, the binoculars should be fastened to a tripod or stand. A cardboard "collar" with holes cut to fit the large lenses will shade the card on which the image is projected. A small telescope can be used the same way. Eclipse enthusiasts, photographers and television crews gather to watch a solar eclipse in Washington, US, 1979. Credit: Randy Wood/The Oregonian via AP Colander method Take an ordinary kitchen colander and stand with your back to the Sun holding it in one hand and a piece of paper in the other. The holes in the colander can be used to project multiple eclipse images onto the paper. An ordinary kitchen colander can be used to see an eclipse safely. Eclipse viewing glasses These are the only way of viewing the eclipse directly, other than through a telescope fitted with a professional filter. Similar to 3D glasses, eclipse viewers are made from card and inlaid with a special material that cuts the Sun's light down 100,000 times. If using a viewer, check for holes or scratches as it is only safe if undamaged. Eclipse viewers are being given away free with the Society for Popular Astronomy's members' magazine and the BBC's Sky at Night magazine. Watch the footage of the eclipse on TV It might sound boring but the safest way to see an eclipse is to view it indirectly from the comfort of your home.
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| Russian jets kill over 200 Islamic State militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor: agencies Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:10 PM PDT ![Russian jets kill over 200 Islamic State militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor: agencies]( "Russian jets kill over 200 Islamic State militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor: agencies") Russia's air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State fighters on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, killing over 200 militants, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Monday. Islamic State is concentrating its forces around Deir al-Zor after being pushed out of the south of Raqqa Province and the west of Homs Province by Syrian land forces and the Russian air force, the ministry said.
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| Steve Bannon reveals 'biggest White House divisions in history' after being fired by Donald Trump Posted: 20 Aug 2017 01:47 AM PDT  Donald Trump's ousted chief strategist Steve Bannon has spoken out against divisions in the White House, claiming "no administration in history has been so divided among itself". Within hours of leaving the Trump administration, Mr Bannon returned to the helm of Breitbart News, a far-right news site he ran before becoming the main architect of Mr Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Mr Trump appeared to support the move, tweeting: "Steve Bannon will be a tough and smart new voice at Breitbart News... maybe even better than ever before.
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| Suspect in killings of 2 Fla. officers arrested at bar Posted: 19 Aug 2017 07:23 PM PDT  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar.
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| Watch the moon's shadow slide across the U.S. from space Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:19 PM PDT  Thanks to the millions who witnessed and photographed the total solar eclipse on Monday, we're quite familiar with what the event looked like from the ground. But what did it look like from space? Thankfully, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is testing out its latest weather satellite, known as GOES-16, which launched in November of 2016. The agency put the satellite to use tracking the eclipse. SEE ALSO: Neil deGrasse Tyson on all things Great American Eclipse The agency released a series of images and animations on Monday featuring the moon's shadow as it creeped across the lower 48 states. This first image, taken by the satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager, picked up the moon's shadow coming ashore in the Pacific Northwest. Satellite image from GOES-16, showing the moon's shadow across the Northwest U.S.Image: NOAA.The NOAA, which operates weather satellites, forecasts severe weather, and protects marine species, among other duties, also released an image later in the day showing the shadow of the eclipse located across the East Coast. The imager that took this photo can take a snapshot of Earth every 15 minutes. Satellite image from GOES-16, showing the moon's shadow across the East.Image: noaa.Astronauts on the International Space Station also had a unique vantage point for the eclipse, which they shared via social media. Millions of people saw #Eclipse2017 but only six people saw the umbra, or the moon's shadow, over the United States from space today. pic.twitter.com/hMgMC5MgRh — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) August 21, 2017 Voila! The #Eclipse2017 shadow from @Space_Station, no words needed // Voilà! L'eclisse vista dalla Stazione Spaziale, non servono parole... pic.twitter.com/7kD5AYb5zj — Paolo Nespoli (@astro_paolo) August 21, 2017 You probably saw #SolarEclipse2017 from Earth...but what did it look like from space? Check out these @Space_Station views: pic.twitter.com/6uPdyRFbXs — NASA (@NASA) August 21, 2017 NASA and NOAA will likely have newer, and even better platforms in the sky when the next total solar eclipse appears above the U.S. in 2024.
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| Saudi says Qatar blocks planes from transporting pilgrims Posted: 20 Aug 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Sunday said Qatar had refused to allow its planes to land in Doha to transport Qatari Muslims to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. "Saudi Arabian Airlines director general Saleh al-Jasser has said that the airline has thus far been unable to schedule flights to transport Qatari pilgrims from Hamad International Airport in Doha," read a report on the SPA news agency. "Qatari authorities have not allowed the aircraft to land as it did not have the right paperwork, although the paperwork was filed days ago," SPA said.
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| When Is The Next Total Solar Eclipse In US? Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:14 AM PDT  If for some reason your miss Monday's total solar eclipse, you will just have to wait just seven years for the next one.
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| Armed group in Uganda briefly abduct South Sudanese rebel, he says Posted: 20 Aug 2017 01:09 AM PDT ![Armed group in Uganda briefly abduct South Sudanese rebel, he says]( "Armed group in Uganda briefly abduct South Sudanese rebel, he says") By Jason Patinkin KAMPALA (Reuters) - Armed civilians briefly abducted a South Sudanese rebel spokesman in Uganda and told him to stop talking to the media, two rebel officials said on Saturday. Rebel spokesman Lam Paul Gabriel accused South Sudan's government of being behind his abduction, but said the group of six armed men and a woman who took him from his home appeared to be from Uganda, which borders South Sudan. Gabriel, who said the group had told him to stop talking to the media, said Ugandan police ensured he returned home safely.
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