| Trump jokes about 'deplorable' North Korea Posted: 21 Sep 2017 09:10 AM PDT  "I'm happy you used the world 'deplorable,'" Trump told South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "That's been a very lucky word for me and many millions of people."
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| Black Cornell Student Allegedly 'Bloodied Up' In Racially Charged Attack Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:20 AM PDT  Less than two weeks after someone chanted "build a wall, build a wall" near the Latino Living Center on Cornell University's campus, a white student was arrested after allegedly assaulting a black student in front of his home and yelling racial slurs at him.
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| Florida Officials Allege Disturbing Cover-Up At Nursing Home Where Patients Died After Irma Posted: 21 Sep 2017 08:44 AM PDT  Staff at a Florida nursing home where 10 patients fell ill last week and eventually died after its air conditioning was knocked out for days made entries into patients' medical records that inaccurately portrayed their situation, according to state officials.
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| Maria: Puerto Rico Remains Largely Without Power Posted: 21 Sep 2017 08:31 AM PDT  In the wake of Hurricane Maria, much of Puerto Rico is unreachable by land or phone as communications systems are shattered and vast swaths of the island are flooded.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio Slams Trump Administration Over Climate Change Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:25 AM PDT  Leonardo DiCaprio spoke at a conference about the urgency of combatting climate change
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| The Mexico City Earthquake Is a Warning for Americans Posted: 21 Sep 2017 11:51 AM PDT  It's not a matter of whether a major quake will occur in the U.S., but when
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| Insight: Distrustful U.S. allies force spy agency to back down in encryption row Posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:31 PM PDT  By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency to back down over two data encryption techniques it wanted set as global industry standards, reflecting deep mistrust among close U.S. allies. In interviews and emails seen by Reuters, academic and industry experts from countries including Germany, Japan and Israel worried that the U.S. electronic spy agency was pushing the new techniques not because they were good encryption tools, but because it knew how to break them. The NSA has now agreed to drop all but the most powerful versions of the techniques - those least likely to be vulnerable to hacks - to address the concerns.
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| Arizona Teacher Makes Students Recite Gender-Neutral Version Of Declaration Of Independence Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:39 PM PDT  "What she is doing is indoctrination. It is against board and school policy so, therefore, she was in the wrong."
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| Poll: GOP tax reform not priority for Americans Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT  President Trump continues to push tax reform as the GOP's top policy this fall, but it may not be in line with what most Americans want.
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| Alabama Senate Front-Runner: Evolution Is Fake And Homosexuality Should Be Illegal Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:21 PM PDT  U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has approached his work over the decades as he once approached mastering kickboxing and building a house with own hands: with laser focus and a fervent belief that he has God on his side.
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| Virginian Charters Jet To Rescue 300 Pets Stranded On Virgin Islands After Irma Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:25 PM PDT  When Hurricane Maria took aim at the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, Sali Gear knew she had to move fast. Gear, the co-founder of Virginia Beach's Island Dog Rescue, grew up in the islands. To make this happen, Gear initially aimed to fly 20 animals to the continental U.S. every day for one week, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
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| Canoeist Emma Kelty was 'raped and tortured' before bungling attackers set off SOS alarm Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:12 AM PDT  British canoeist Emma Kelty was tortured and raped as she died after being shot, villagers have claimed. The full details of the adventurer's last moments were revealed in a confession by one of the suspects hours after the attack. Ringleader Evanilson Gomes da Costa, 24, died Wednesday after being shot by rival gangsters. Residents of the small riverside community of Lauro Sodre, near to where the crime took place, said all seven men accused of her murder are well-known drugs users in the village. And one local who knows da Costa - known by his nicknamed Baia - said the gangster spoke to him in the early hours of the morning following Ms Kelty's death last Wednesday night, revealing what they had done. The man, who didn't want to be named, said: "He said he was one of four men. The woman had put up her tent on the beach in exactly the area where the Colombia drug traffickers go through, and which is crawling with pirates who wait for them to arrive to attack. Ms Kelty was a seasoned traveller "These men aren't pirates though, they are just drug users. We are all shocked that these men from our community did such a terrible thing to this woman. "When the men saw her tent they thought it belonged to a Colombian with drugs, so they started firing from about 50 metres away. The woman was hit in the arm. She started waving frantically and screaming for help." He said that when the four men saw that she was a woman they attacked her and, still believing she was carrying drugs, cut off her hair with a knife while demanding to know where the drugs were. According to the man, one of the group then slit her through with the knife, before all four men "sexually abused her". He said they then dragged her body to the river and dumped it in the fast-moving water. He said: "The men fled into the forest after we all found out what they had done. We provided the police with the details and their identities. We're all disgusted by what they have done." Yesterday the chief police officer in Coari, Jose Afonso Barradas Junior, also revealed that one of the suspects, Artur Gomes da Silva, had confessed to slitting the former headteacher's throat. He was arrested yesterday after an anonymous tip-off. And Mr Barradas Junior also revealed how the "stupid" gangsters unwittingly alerted authorities to their crime after accidentally triggering a distress signal on her GPS device, police said today. Investigators had first thought the emergency alert which pinpointed Emma Kelty's exact location and triggered a search operation by Brazil's Navy had been sent by the victim herself. But in fact the 'SOS' button was pressed by one of her killers who was trying to work out how to use the device they had stolen, an hour and a half after her death. Police have now recovered the GPS device, as well as a mobile phone and a memory card, which the gang of seven 'pirates' sold to local villagers after killing her. The GPS signal sent at 10pm last Wednesday night led investigators to the riverside village of Lauro Sodre, 150 miles west of Manaus, and a manhunt which has brought about the arrest of three men accused of her murder. A fourth man was killed yesterday in an unrelated gangfight, and three brothers are still on the run. Yesterday Coari police chief Jose Afonso Barradas Junior said he doubted anyone would have discovered what happened to Ms Kelty if the "stupid" gangsters hadn't set off her emergency locator by mistake. He said: "They didn't know how it worked, so were messing around with it and pushing buttons. "One of them must have pushed the button which transmitted an alert that she was in trouble. In turn the company that received it alerted the Navy, along with the exact location of where the button was pushed. "Without that, it would have been very difficult to know where in this vast area of jungle she had gone missing. "It would have probably remained an unsolved mystery and her killers never brought to justice. "The place where she disappeared is a very complicated area, it's difficult to access and there are no telephones or mobile signal. The criminals thought they could kill her in impunity, but then they stupidly pressed the only button which could have turned them in to the police." Mr Barradas Junior added that some of the locals who bought Ms Kelty's stolen items from the pirates later hid them in the forest after finding out who they belonged to. He said: "They were afraid that they could be arrested for being in possession of stolen property. "But they later took police to the places where they had hid them so the items could be recovered."
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| Istanbul's Ataturk airport closed after private jet crashes: reports Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:48 PM PDT  Turkey's main international airport was closed to traffic on Thursday after a private jet crashed on landing and burst into flames, reports said. The plane, which had four people on board, was making an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport, the DHA news agency said. All four were injured but the fire was brought under control, NTV television said.
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| Nibiru Conspiracy Theorist David Meade Actually Doesn't Know When World Will End Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:06 PM PDT  "As Donald Trump would say, this is 'fake news' they write about me. Nothing you can do about it really. Just stay a cool customer."
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| Trump praises nonexistent African country 'Nambia' in speech to African leaders Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:18 AM PDT  President Trump made a major blunder during his United Nations speech on Wednesday.
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| North Korea says sanctions threaten survival of its children Posted: 21 Sep 2017 04:47 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea told a U.N. rights panel that international sanctions imposed on it over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs would endanger the survival of North Korean children. Han Tae Song, Pyongyang's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, was speaking at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child late on Wednesday.
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| Jerry Lewis Left All Six Children from His First Marriage Out of His Will Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:37 PM PDT  Jerry Lewis certainly got in the last laugh when it comes to his strained relationship with his children.
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| Please Stop Calling 911 To Report This Gruesome 'Decapitated Body' Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:14 AM PDT  Halloween arrived early in one part of Tennessee and sparked a panicked 911 call to police.
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| 18 Halloween Costume Ideas For People With Glasses Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:25 PM PDT  Glasses wearers know all-too-well the struggle of finding a Halloween costume that fits their #brand.
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| These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In England And Wales Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:57 AM PDT  In May, the Social Security Administration released the list of most popular baby names in the U.S. Now, our neighbors across the pond are sharing their data.
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| Deaf man shot dead by Oklahoma police as neighbours scream 'he can't hear you' Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:04 AM PDT  Magdiel Sanchez was hit by at least one bullet and Tasered when police turned up at his home, at Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City in the US, after his father was involved in a hit-and-run. The first officer to arrive believed the 2ft-long pipe Mr Sanchez was holding was a weapon and called for back-up after he allegedly started moving with it, police said. "When the other unit arrived, verbal commands were being given to this individual to drop the weapon and get on the ground," Captain Bo Mathews said in a press conference.
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| Mexico Schoolgirl's Wiggling Fingers Bring Hope After 2 Others Rescued From Quake Rubble Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:43 AM PDT  The school was among 40 buildings that collapsed during Tuesday's massive earthquake.
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| Macron says Iran nuclear deal no longer enough Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:19 PM PDT  France's President Emmanuel Macron declared Wednesday that the Iran nuclear deal is no longer a sufficient safeguard against the growing power that Tehran wields in its region. "We need the 2015 accord," he said of the agreement. Macron was speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, while ministers from Iran the six world powers that signed the accord met to discuss it.
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| Hillary Clinton opens up about Vladimir Putin and his apparent habit of ‘manspreading’ Posted: 20 Sep 2017 06:40 PM PDT  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton may think that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, but it's not the only way in which she thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin oversteps his bounds The former secretary of state opened up about her relationship with Putin during an appearance on "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday, and detailed the leader's apparent fondness for "manspreading."
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| Richard Branson slams Donald Trump after hurricanes: 'Whole world knows climate change is real' Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:29 AM PDT  Virgin boss Richard Branson has hit out at Donald Trump after Hurricane Irma partially destroyed his home on the British Virgin Islands. Donald Trump, who has previously denied climate change, has planned to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, which aims to reduce the impact of global warming on Earth. Mr Branson criticised the President's stance in an interview on CNN, where he was asked about the impact of climate change on hurricanes. Richard Branson on Necker Island Credit: Virgin.com/Virgin.com "Look, you can never be 100 per cent sure about links" he replied, "but the scientists have said the storms are going to get more and more and more intense and more and more often." He continued: "We've had four storms within a month, all far greater than have ever, ever, ever happened in history. "Sadly, I think this is the start of things to come." Hitting out at Donald Trump, he continued:"Look, climate change is real. Ninety-nine per cent of scientists know it's real. "The whole world knows it's real except for maybe one person in the White House." Richard Branson launches aid relief campaign for the British Virgin Islands 02:33 The British billionaire and adventurer took refuge in the wine cellar of his home on his private island while it suffered a direct hit from the Category 5 Hurricane Irma. "As you can see from the photos, much of the buildings and vegetation on Necker has been destroyed or badly damaged," Sir Richard wrote from Puerto Rico, where he was mobilising aid efforts for the British Virgin Islands and wider Caribbean. "We felt the full force of the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic Ocean. But we are very fortunate to have a strong cellar built into Necker's Great House and were very lucky all of our teams who stayed on Island during the storm are safe and well." He has now called for a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild the British Virgin Islands in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Irma and fears of further damage by Hurricane Maria. Hurricanes Irma and Maria | Advice for travellers
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| Fans Petition For Wonder Woman To Be Bisexual In Sequel Posted: 21 Sep 2017 04:53 AM PDT  Woman and girls were thrilled to see themselves reflected in a superhero when "Wonder Woman" premiered this summer.
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:55 AM PDT  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways.
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| How North Korea Could Start World War III: A War Between Russia and America Posted: 21 Sep 2017 04:57 PM PDT  Ultimately, while American attempts to shoot-down a North Korean missile are unlikely to trigger an accidental nuclear war, it might not be good idea stress the Russian early warning system. The best option—time permitting—would be to forewarn Moscow of any attempt to shoot down a North Korean missile. If the United States decides to attempt to shoot down future North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests using the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, it is likely that Russia's early warning system will not mistake the interceptors for a potential nuclear attack.
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| Michigan Teacher Accused Of Stealing Over $30,000 From School Posted: 21 Sep 2017 03:36 PM PDT  A Michigan teacher was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from students that she used on trips to the casino.
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| Turkey, Iran and Iraq warn of 'counter-measures' against Kurd vote Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:29 AM PDT  Turkey, Iran and Iraq on Thursday urged Iraq's Kurdistan region to abandon a planned referendum on independence, threatening unspecified "counter-measures" if it goes ahead with the vote. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran and Iraq held a rare trilateral meeting Wednesday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of the non-binding September 25 referendum. Ankara and Tehran fear independence for the Kurds of northern Iraq would embolden their own Kurdish minorities, and Baghdad has bitterly opposed the plebiscite.
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| Hurricane Maria: British man dies as partner and children rescued from capsized boat Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:46 AM PDT  A British man has died after a boat he was travelling in with his family was overturned by Hurricane Maria. The unnamed man had been with his family on a boat that sounded a distress call off the coast of Puerto Rico as the storm moved in on Wednesday. The 20ft seas and 115mph winds capsized their vessel, with the extreme weather delaying rescue efforts by the US Coast Guard and a Royal Navy helicopter.
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| Man Who Accidentally Burned His Wife Leaves Her, Says He Has Nothing to Apologize For Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:30 AM PDT  She spent 51 days in the hospital and underwent 20 surgeries.
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| Trump Is Misrepresenting What's In The Health Care Bill He Wants To Pass Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:06 AM PDT  President Donald Trump, trying to drum up support for Senate Republicans' latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, defended the legislation by claiming it contains a provision it does not.
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| Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott says he was 'headbutted' by same-sex marriage campaigner Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:10 AM PDT  Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott claims that he was "headbutted" in an assault by a campaigner in Hobart, as tensions grow over a vote on same-sex marriage. Mr Abbott was in the Tasmanian capital on Thursday meeting with campaigners opposed to gay marriage, and was walking in the street when he was allegedly attacked. The former Liberal Party leader told Sky News he was "headbutted" and later described the incident to 2GB radio: "A fellow sung out to me, 'Hey, Tony', I turned around, there was a chap wearing a 'vote Yes' badge, he says 'I wanna shake your hand'," Mr Abbott said. "I went over to shake his hand and he headbutted me." Mr Abbott said he suffered a "swollen lip" but his spokesman told AAP he did not sustain any serious injuries. Mr Abbott, a former amateur boxer, apparently opted not to defend himself, but said one of his minders "grappled" with the alleged attacker, who "scarpered off, swearing". Artist Scott Marsh finishing off his mural of former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott getting married to himself at Hunters Corner in Redfern Sydney Credit: AAP "It was very disconcerting to find ... someone who under the guise of wanting to shake your hand gives you a so-called Liverpool kiss," he added. Video footage or pictures of the incident have not yet emerged. Alex Greenwich, head of the Marriage Equality campaign condemned the alleged assault on Twitter saying "there is no place for violence" in the campaign. "This is about treating people fairly, with respect and dignity." Hobart police told the ABC they were aware of reports Mr Abbott was assaulted. Police said they were making enquiries, but "there is a lot of rumour and speculation" and they would not comment further until they had more details. A controversial non-binding postal vote asking Australians whether they believe the country should allow same-sex marriage is underway, with a result expected on November 15. The campaign has been increasingly fractious, with claims of unethical behaviour on both sides. Mr Abbott claimed "yes" campaigners have been responsible for multiple acts of "bullying and hate speech". Last week former Labor Party prime minister Kevin Rudd's godson was punched in the face during a confrontation with a man who was tearing down rainbow flags at a bus stop in Brisbane. So many warnings to Turnbull about what the postal vote cld unleash. Now my godson Sean has been punched standing up for #MarriageEqualitypic.twitter.com/6maLZkNmfC— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) September 13, 2017 Mr Rudd uploaded a photograph of 19-year-old musician Sean Foster's bloodied face to Twitter and lashed out at conservative prime minister Malcolm Turnbull for allowing the postal survey to go ahead. Mr Turnbull told 4BC radio his actions would be guided by the results of the survey. "If there is a Yes vote then we'll facilitate a private member's bill to legalise same-sex marriage. "If there's a no vote, we won't. That's it, very straight forward." Australia is one of the last major western economies in which where same sex marriage is not yet legal. Research released on Thursday estimated that allowing same-sex marriage could prevent up to 3000 suicide attempts a year. At a glance | Where gay marriage has been legalised
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| Rescue workers race to find survivors at collapsed Mexico City school Posted: 21 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT ![Rescue workers race to find survivors at collapsed Mexico City school]( "Rescue workers race to find survivors at collapsed Mexico City school") Rescue workers search for students at the Enrique Rebsamen school after an earthquake in Mexico City.
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| WWE Fans Shout 'That's Too Far' At Racist Scripted Comments In The Ring Posted: 22 Sep 2017 11:47 AM PDT  Pro wrestling has never had any problem trading on racist tropes to arouse the fans, but times may be changing.
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| New Pictures Reveal Bone Fragments Found In Natalee Holloway Investigation Posted: 21 Sep 2017 10:42 AM PDT  The bone fragments were undergoing DNA testing to determine whether they belonged to Natalee.
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| Chrissy Teigen needed 6 brown bananas, so she sent her mom to get them from one of her Twitter followers Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:04 PM PDT  Chrissy Teigen just really wanted six brown bananas, you guys.
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| Woman accused of raping man at knifepoint could be spared jail Posted: 21 Sep 2017 10:53 PM PDT  Lestina Marie Smith, from Saginaw, Michigan, was 17 when she allegedly raped a 19-year-old man inside his car and threatened him with a knife. Ms Smith reportedly filmed the incident. Ms Smith, who is now 18, faced up to life in prison, but may now avoid a prison sentence after pleading "no contest to lesser charges".
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| Australian police hunt killer of giant crocodile Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:43 AM PDT  A manhunt has begun for the killer of a giant saltwater crocodile in Australia, as authorities warned its death would trigger more aggressive behaviour among younger crocs in the area. The carcass of a 5.2-metre (17-foot) adult male was found in the Fitzroy River in central Queensland on Thursday with a single gunshot wound to the head, the environment department said. "It is illegal to 'take' and kill a crocodile without authority and police will work closely with (the environment department) to locate the person responsible," Queensland police said.
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| Ellen Explains Why She Doesn't Want 'Dangerous' Donald Trump On Her Show Posted: 22 Sep 2017 10:58 AM PDT  Ellen DeGeneres does not see the point in having President Donald Trump on her show.
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| Fearing far-right surge, Merkel urges Germans to vote on Sunday Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:15 PM PDT  By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Fears that apathy could boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an election on Sunday have driven Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival to urge their backers to go out and vote. A GMS poll on Thursday said 34 percent were not planning to vote or were undecided, higher than the 29 percent who did not cast ballots in the last election in 2013. "My request to everyone is that they vote, and vote for those parties that adhere 100 percent to our constitution," Merkel told MDR radio on Thursday, pointing to the AfD.
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| Thousands rally in Philippines, warn of Duterte 'dictatorship' Posted: 21 Sep 2017 03:37 PM PDT  Thousands of Filipinos rallied on Thursday to denounce Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and warn of what they called an emerging dictatorship, in a major show of dissent against the controversial but hugely popular leader.
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