| Man sentenced for slitting wife's throat after she uncovered evidence of his affair with middle-school student Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:07 AM PST  A former Michigan teacher was sentenced on Tuesday for trying to kill his wife after she discovered he was having an extramarital affair, according to the Associated Press.
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| Hawaii Employee Who Triggered False Missile Alert Won't Cooperate With Investigations Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:22 PM PST  The state employee who accidentally broadcast a false missile alert across Hawaii won't cooperate with federal investigators, a Federal Communications Commission official revealed Thursday.
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| Schiff: Nunes is ‘attempting to tar the entire intelligence community’ Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:24 AM PST  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is threatening to reveal portions of a confidential intelligence memo without letting the Justice Department review it first.
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| 54 lawmakers send letter urging Trump to restore Obama-era pot guidelines Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST  A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday urging him to restore Obama-era guidelines that allowed states to determine their own marijuana laws. Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, a 2013 directive from the Obama administration that directed U.S. attorneys to place a "low priority" on enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized pot. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing the recreational use of marijuana.
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| Epic Bollywood Movie That Sparked Protests, Court Battles And Burnings Opens In India Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:48 AM PST  A controversial new Bollywood movie is causing security concerns in India as it opens in theaters across the country on Thursday.
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| Rafters make chilling discovery in crystal-clear lake Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:13 AM PST  An astounding photo is, once again, making the rounds on the internet.
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| Turkey's Erdogan says military operation to make big sweep east across Syria Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:42 AM PST ![Turkey's Erdogan says military operation to make big sweep east across Syria]( "Turkey's Erdogan says military operation to make big sweep east across Syria") By Ece Toksabay and Lisa Barrington ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkish forces would sweep Kurdish fighters from the Syrian border and could push all the way east to the frontier with Iraq -- a move which risks a possible confrontation with U.S. forces allied to the Kurds. The Turkish offensive in northwest Syria's Afrin region against the Kurdish YPG militia has opened a new front in the multi-sided Syrian civil war but has strained ties with NATO ally Washington. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist group but the militia has played a prominent role in U.S.-led efforts to combat the hardline Islamic State in Syria.
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| Engineer says he misjudged train location in fatal wreck Posted: 25 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — An engineer told investigators he misjudged the location of an Amtrak train before it derailed in Washington state on a new high-speed route while traveling at nearly 80 mph — more than twice the speed limit around a curve, the National Transportation Safety Board disclosed Thursday.
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| Man Claims He's Infamous Alcatraz Escapee In Newly Surfaced Letter Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:04 AM PST  It's one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in U.S. law enforcement: What happened to the three inmates who broke out of Alcatraz in 1962?
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| Vegas shooting victim's husband says wife visited him in dream to tell him not to take her off life support Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:33 PM PST  A husband whose wife was critically injured during the Las Vegas shooting on October 1 says she visited him in a dream and told him everything would be okay.
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| Dash: Real 'fake news' bites President Trump Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:56 PM PST  President Trump travels halfway around the world and gets booed after trashing "fake news" while at home, that very same "fake news" broke the story that Trump once sought to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
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| Astronomers really hate that bright disco ball satellite secretly launched to space Posted: 25 Jan 2018 11:28 AM PST  On Thursday, the rocket company Rocket Lab announced that it had secretly launched the Humanity Star, a satellite in the shape of a reflective sphere that effectively works as a disco ball and could at times become the brightest object in the night sky. The Humanity Star was launched as a way to unite all who see it under the night sky, according to Rocket Lab. SEE ALSO: A satellite secretly launched by a little rocket is expected to be 'the brightest thing in the night sky' "The Humanity Star is intended to serve as a focal point for humanity as every single person on Earth will have the opportunity to see and experience it," Rocket Lab said in a statement. But certain people on Earth aren't exactly pleased. Just after Rocket Lab announced the surprise launch of the satellite, many astronomers tweeted their annoyance that the New Zealand-based company would build and launch this bright object. Looking up at the Moon and the planets in the night sky invokes similar feelings of wonder - why do we need this artificial disco ball in orbit? https://t.co/FDxiR7FyQr — Meg Schwamb (@megschwamb) January 24, 2018 This is stupid, vandalizes the night sky and corrupts our view of the cosmos. https://t.co/KkATT35Kf0 — David Kipping (@david_kipping) January 25, 2018 An unscientific survey of the astronomy folks I follow suggest they all hate this object. https://t.co/zKP94AqISw — M.P. (@OmanReagan) January 24, 2018 "Looking up at the Moon and the planets in the night sky invokes similar feelings of wonder - why do we need this artificial disco ball in orbit?" planetary scientist Meg Schwamb said in a tweet. The Humanity Star isn't expected to stay in orbit for very long, and it won't be visible everywhere. The quickly spinning satellite will orbit the Earth every 90 minutes and its orbit should decay in about 9 months, forcing the Humanity Star to harmlessly burn up in the atmosphere. That said, it could create a bit of a headache for astronomers trying to peer deeply out into the cosmos during the time that it's in orbit. While this is a great idea, there is the problem that having another bright light in the sky, making light pollution that makes it more difficult to see that Universe.... :oS https://t.co/OD21gTbnjb — DJ Dr JJ Eldridge (@astro_jje) January 24, 2018 There are already hundreds of satellites you can see with your naked eye. Launching a disco ball as a PR stunt just increases the odds of the Kessler Syndrome making low earth orbit unusable. — Andy Howell (@d_a_howell) January 24, 2018 I agree, it presumably also adds one more piece of optical noise to the sky (how to ruin nice telescope integration time...) — Caleb Scharf (@caleb_scharf) January 24, 2018 Wow. Intentionally bright long-term space graffiti. Thanks a lot, @RocketLab. https://t.co/jvYBvQGyW3 — Mike Brown (@plutokiller) January 24, 2018 Agree, this is an awful idea. Besides: ISS is naked eye when visible. It's been done. Judging by the past couple decades: putting bright shiny thing in orbit =/= awe and world peace. — Eric Mamajek (@EricMamajek) January 25, 2018 David Kipping, an astronomer who hunts for planets outside of our solar system, made the point that the satellite could create some serious problems if he's trying to catch sight of one of those elusive planets as the Humanity Star flies through his field of view. it's supposed to be the brightest thing in the sky, i'd be pretty annoyed if this thing passed through my field whilst observing a transit... — David Kipping (@david_kipping) January 25, 2018 The intention behind the Humanity Star, however, is certainly something most astronomers can likely understand. "I know many astronomers are upset at this unnecessary object that will cause light pollution, although again we don't know orbit or brightness yet so we don't know how bad it will be," astrophysicist JJ Eldridge said via Twitter message. "But I can also kinda see that maybe we do need something like this with so much negativity in the world at the moment." Rocket Lab, for its part, has been replying to some negative tweets and attempting to clarify just how much of a distraction the Humanity Star will be for those studying the universe. The Humanity Star will blink across the sky for just a seconds, and it won't be visible in your region for the full 9 months in orbit. Our hope is that it draws people's attention to the stars, then leaves them looking to the universe long after The Humanity Star has passed. — Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 24, 2018 "The Humanity Star will briefly flash across the sky for a few seconds, reflecting sunlight back to the Earth's surface, creating a fleeting glint of light," Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said in a statement via email. "It is designed to be a brief moment of just a few seconds." The Humanity Star was launched to space during a test flight of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket over the weekend. Update: This story was updated to include a statement from Rocket Lab. WATCH: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains if we can dump our trash on the moon
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| Bears badly burned in California wildfires healed with holistic approach Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:04 AM PST  Two bears badly burned in wildfires that raged across southern California in December have returned to the wild following the success of an experimental holistic healing approach. The adult female black bears underwent a number of alternative medical treatments which included wrapping their wounds in fish skin, acupuncture, chiropractic care and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). One veterinarian compared it to wrapping their feet up like "little spring rolls" after the bears were injured in the largest wildfire in the US state's modern history, resulting in the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents in the region. The bears suffered third-degree burns on all of their paws, with one of the animals forced to lay down continuously in its early recovery, left unable to walk due to the severity of the pain. "When I saw the degree of injury that she had and how much pain she was in, as a veterinarian, it just tugs at your heart," said Dr Jamie Peyton. "You want to do everything possible to get these animals feeling better. It's not their fault they were in this horrible fire and they're in a strange environment and they don't know what's going on and they're hurt." The badly burned paws of one of two bears treated by Dr. Laura Peyton Credit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis via AP They stitched fish skin to the animals' burned paws and wrapped them in bandages made from rice paper and corn husks to encourage healing. Dr Peyton decided on a holistic approach after reading about trials in Brazil in which sterilised skins from tilapia, a ubiquitous species of fish, were successfully used to treat burn victims. "The high collagen level in the fish skins helps with healing and acts like a matrix," said Peyton. "It would act as protection and it was pretty inexpensive and available." The team began exploring different treatment possibilities after discovering one of the bears was pregnant, knowing they needed to return the pair to the wild as soon as possible, before they acclimatised to captivity. Dr. Laura Peyton works on the badly burned paws Credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP "That was a game changer for us, because we knew it wouldn't be ideal for her to give birth in confinement," said veterinarian Deana Clifford. "We aren't really set up to have a birth at the lab holding facilities, and we knew there was a high probability that she could reject the cub, due to all the stress she was under." Traditional cloth bandages can also block their intestines if eaten, while getting the bears to take pain medication can also be problematic. The paws were wrapped in fish skin Credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP After weeks of treatment, wildlife officials released the bears back into the burned Los Padres National Forest last week. The bears were treated by experts from the Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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| White House Open To Gas Tax Hike To Pay For Infrastructure Upgrades Posted: 25 Jan 2018 04:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Raising the gas tax to help finance infrastructure improvements isn't off the table for the Trump administration, according to White House aide DJ Gribbin.
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| Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST ![Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized]( "Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized") NEWTON, N.H. (AP) — An animal welfare group says despite a valiant effort by firefighters to save a cat found frozen to a New Hampshire pond, the animal had to be euthanized due to other ailments.
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| South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:48 AM PST ![South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis]( "South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis") By Soyoung Kim DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programme must be resolved diplomatically, and she was certain Washington would consult her government first if a military option were to be considered. "The nuclear issue has to be solved through negotiations and diplomatic endeavours. This idea of a military solution is unacceptable," Kang Kyung-wha said at a news briefing on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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| Execution halted for man attorneys say can't remember crime Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:34 PM PST  ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Friday he was disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to delay the execution of an inmate convicted of killing a police officer in 1985, saying "justice is again delayed" for the officer's family.
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| Kidnapping victim killed when FBI agent opens fire during raid in northeast Houston Posted: 25 Jan 2018 03:05 PM PST  A man who police say was kidnapped during a home invasion was fatally shot hours later, as FBI agents moved in on the home where he was held.
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| RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Accused Of Decades Of Sexual Misconduct: Report Posted: 26 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST  Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of a decades-long pattern of sexual harassment and abuse toward workers at his casinos, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
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| The upcoming polar vortex looks so much like a Tide Pod �� Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:17 AM PST  Remember how it got extremely cold in the Midwest and East Coast at the end of last year? Well, that polar vortex is about to happen again. The difference between now and then? Tide Pods. Since late December, teens have made eating Tide Pods a delightful, albeit dangerous, meme. And living our lives on the internet makes not seeing them everywhere impossible. Sorry, polar vortex. We now think you look extremely delicious. Of course, the suspiciously blue, orange red, and white chart is actually fascinating from a scientific standpoint. It shows how the height of pressure surfaces in the middle atmosphere (or about 18,000 feet) differ from normal, which is related to the temperature of the air masses below them. The dark blues correspond to below average heights, showing a deep trough of low pressure and colder air, whereas the red areas delineate higher than average pressure surfaces, corresponding to milder than average air masses and areas of high pressure. The chart also helps delineate the tropospheric polar vortex. Sure the colors may refer to the elevation of pressure surfaces, but it's tough not to see Tide Pods. And oh my, look at all those Tide Pods. Return of the #PolarVortex Image courtesy @StormVista pic.twitter.com/EzuWSnXHHU — Corey Lefkof (@CALefkof) January 22, 2018 The vortex is a circulation of air enveloping a near-permanent area of low pressure that exists at high altitudes over the Arctic. When these winds weaken, filaments of the vortex can break off, and meander south into the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia. What is forecast to happen, though, is that the polar vortex in both the stratosphere and troposphere will be displaced without weakening much, and set up camp above Hudson Bay, Canada during much of February. Which means those parts of the world are in for some cold times. Also, it looks like a Tide Pod. I would rather be tweeting about #PolarVortex splits but in the meantime still fascinated by GFS forecast of polar vortex displacement into North America (not including Greenland), which is highly unusual! pic.twitter.com/8vApIdG68D — Judah Cohen (@judah47) January 25, 2018 Nice gif, but we prefer this one: Image: mashable WATCH: The coldest village on Earth can make your face look like a popsicle
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| The World Economic Forum Is Giving Goosebumps To Some 'Game Of Thrones' Fans Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:38 AM PST  As world leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, "Davos" began trending on Twitter.
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| The White House Dreamer Deal Isn't A Compromise. It's A Racist Ransom Note. Posted: 26 Jan 2018 07:49 AM PST  As the White House's senior advisor for policy, Stephen Miller seems to have one goal: to take a wrecking ball to the Statue of Liberty and shove the remains into the Upper New York Bay.
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| Myanmar says it terminated position of US diplomat Richardson Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:14 AM PST  Myanmar on Thursday said it made the decision to dump US diplomat Bill Richardson from an advisory panel on the Rohingya crisis, accusing the veteran politician of a "personal attack" on Aung San Suu Kyi in his stinging resignation letter. The war of words has heaped embarrassment on Suu Kyi whose star as a rights defender continues to plummet over her failure to speak out for the Rohingya in the face of overwhelming evidence of the Muslim minority group's suffering. Suu Kyi's office said that during discussions in Myanmar's capital on January 22, "it became evident" that Richardson was not interested in providing advice as one of five international members of a new panel on a crisis that has seen nearly 690,000 Rohingya flee a military crackdown to Bangladesh.
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| Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis Posted: 26 Jan 2018 01:27 AM PST ![Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis]( "Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis") By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife of ousted President Robert Mugabe was wrongly awarded a doctorate three years ago. Grace graduated in 2014, the same year she launched her career in the ruling ZANU-PF party, a power push that led ultimately to November's de facto coup by political rivals worried she was set to take over from her husband. In contravention of its normal practice, the university did not publish her 226-page thesis, entitled "The changing social structure and functions of the family: The case of children's homes in Zimbabwe", until this week, when it was released on its website (http://ir.uz.ac.zw/handle/10646/3463).
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| Oldest son of 13 captive children was star college student Posted: 25 Jan 2018 05:33 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oldest son of the California siblings who authorities say were tortured by their parents, chained to their beds and so malnourished their growth was stunted had excelled at his community college and had been named to the honor roll for two semesters, school officials said Thursday.
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| NBC's Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:46 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News anchor Lester Holt learned while going through customs in North Korea that his request to visit the heavily-fortified border with South Korea had been denied, and he was headed to a ski resort instead.
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| Facebook reinstated account of terror suspect nine times after he complained they were stifling his free speech Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:26 AM PST  Facebook reactivated the account of a terror suspect after he warned them they would have to answer to "Allah The All Merciful", a court has heard. The social media giant suspended Abdulrahman Alcharbati's account on nine occasions after he posted sickening Isil propaganda videos, but reinstated it each time when he complained. He had his account suspended on December 20th 2016, January 9th, January 26th, January 30th, February 6/7, February 11, February 17, March 10. But each time he was able to persuade the company to reinstate the account, until it was permanently shutdown on March 15. Emails between the 31-year-old and Facebook's moderators were read out to the jury at Newcastle Crown Court, where he is standing trial accused of terror offences. On the first occasion his account, on which he had 6,400 friends and followers, was taken down, he was told it would be permanent and would not be reactivated "for any reason." The trial is taking place at Newcastle Crown Court Credit: Alamy But following a series of angry emails to Facebook - including one which said: "You will stand in front of the Creator Allah The All Merciful and will have to answer for your doing" - the company relented and he was able to keep posting videos glorifying Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil). Among the clips he is alleged to have posted was one showing three Syrian soldiers being beaten by a baying mob and dragged to their deaths behind motorbikes in the city of Raqqa. Others showed child soldiers undergoing Isil training and footage of a suicide bomber detonating a car packed with explosives. The court heard that when Facebook suspended his account, Mr Alcharbati sent numerous emails complaining about the restrictions on his freedom of speech. On February 11th he wrote to the administrator: "So sharing news regarding the continuous onslaught and ethnic cleansing of Muslim Sunnis around the world. And the killing of babies and children is against your terms and conditions? "You are participating indirectly in these crimes, by covering the truth and hiding evidence that condemn those criminals who kill innocent babies!! "You have disabled my account completely for more than 6 days!!!! and now I am not allowed to post and expose all those crimes again infants!!!!!! "Please have come mercy in your hearts Allah will hold you responsible for your actions." Facebook repeatedly reinstated Abdulrahman Alcharbati's account after he complained Credit: PA After one such plea, Facebook administrators told him: "After reviewing your appeal we have reactivated your account. Please keep in mind that one of our main priorities is the comfort and safety of the people who use Facebook. "We do not allow credible threats to harm others, support for violent organisations or let exceedingly graphic content live on Facebook." The jury was told that on one day last year Mr Alcharbati posted six videos that were produced by ISIS on his open Facebook page. Police obtained a search warrant on the basis of the videos and arrested Mr Alcharbati at his family home in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on May 3rd last year. A search found a mobile phone which had a bomb-making manual downloaded onto it with specific step-by-step instructions on how to make suicide bomber vests, it is alleged. Alcharbati denies six counts of disseminating terrorist material and one count of possessing a document containing information likely to be of use to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. The trial continues.
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| Burger King Takes Jab At Ajit Pai, Explains Net Neutrality With Whoppers Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:03 AM PST  This is a whopper of a pro-net neutrality advertisement.
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| More than 20,000 LGBT teenagers in US risk subjection to ‘gay conversion therapy’ Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:54 AM PST  Thousands of young American LGBT people will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed healthcare professional before they turn 18, a study has found. An estimated 20,000 Teenagers aged 13 to 17 will go through an attempt to change their sexual orientation according to researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. It has been widely discredited by health experts for risking causing emotional and psychological damage.
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| This Bar Says It Will Kick You Out If You Use The Word 'Literally' Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:53 AM PST  Continental is a rather infamous dive bar in New York City's East Village.
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| NAACP Cites Trump’s Reported ‘Shithole’ Comment In Lawsuit To Protect Haitians Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST  The NAACP is suing the Trump administration, accusing Homeland Security of discriminating against Haiti's mostly black nationals in violation of the Constitution's equal protection guarantee.
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| Doomsday: Why a War with Russia Would Go Nuclear (And Kill Billions of People) Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:47 AM PST  A NATO counter-offensive would be bloody and fraught with escalatory risk—but it's one of the probable outcomes of a Russian invasion. In that eventuality, Russian conventional forces—of which only a portion are well trained and well equipped—would likely be severely damaged or even destroyed. After all, Moscow has expressed concerns in the past that regime change by the West is an all too real danger.
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| Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:17 PM PST ![Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez]( "Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez") By Brian Ellsworth and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they were seeking an Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Rafael Ramirez on corruption charges, heightening tensions between the former political heavyweight and the country's socialist government. Ramirez, who headed the powerful oil ministry and state energy firm PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] for a decade, is a longtime rival of President Nicolas Maduro who has become more critical of his handling of the economy, now in its fourth year of recession. State prosecutor Tarek Saab said in a press conference that Venezuela was seeking the arrest of Ramirez for corruption tied to the period when he was commanding the world's largest crude reserves.
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| Davos Is Inspiring Quite a Few Game of Thrones Memes for a Hilarious Reason Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:08 PM PST  The World Economic Forum is happening in Davos, Switzerland, but all Game of Thrones fans see are the memes of their beloved character.
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| Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Israeli cave, showing species left continent far earlier than known Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:25 PM PST  A partial jawbone bearing seven teeth unearthed in a cave in Israel represents what scientists are calling the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, showing that our species trekked out of that continent far earlier than previously known. Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of the fossil estimated as 177,000 to 194,000 years old, and said the teeth bore telltale traits of Homo sapiens not present in close human relatives alive at the time including Neanderthals. The fossil of the left part of the upper jaw of a young adult -- the person's sex remains unclear -- came from Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel's western slopes about 7.5 miles (12 km) south of Haifa. Also found inside the large collapsed cave, once inhabited by humans, were blades and other stone tools that were sophisticated for the time, several hearths and burned animal bones. Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa, with the earliest-known fossils roughly 300,000 years old. A key milestone was when our species first ventured out of Africa en route to populating the far corners of the globe. Until now, the oldest Homo sapiens fossils outside Africa had come from two other cave sites in Israel, including one also on Mount Carmel, about 90,000 to 120,000 years old. Misliya Cave is one of several prehistoric cave sites located on Mount Carmel Credit: AFP The new discovery supports the idea that humans migrated out of Africa through a northern route, the Nile valley and the eastern Mediterranean coast, and not a southern route across the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern coast of Saudi Arabia, the Indian subcontinent and East Asia, said Tel Aviv University paleoanthropologist Israel Hershkovitz, who led the study. "This is an exciting discovery that confirms other suggestions of an earlier migration out of Africa," added paleoanthropologist Rolf Quam of Binghamton University in New York, a co-author of the study published in the journal Science. Jurassic parks | Four of the best fossil sites "Now we finally have fossil evidence of this migration, in addition to inferences drawn from ancient DNA studies and archaeological sites," Quam said, referring to genetic research suggesting a migration from Africa at least 220,000 years ago and probably earlier. Hershkovitz said he believes Homo sapiens may have originated some 500,000 years ago. The Misliya humans were likely nomadic, moving around the landscape following the movements of prey species or according to the seasons of the year, Quam said. "They were capable hunters of large-game species including wild cattle, deer and gazelles. They also made extensive use of plant materials, including perhaps for bedding," Quam added.
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:30 AM PST  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up hilarious 280-character musings. For this week's great tweets from women, scroll through the list below. Then visit our Funniest Tweets From Women page for our past collections.
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| Rap mogul Suge Knight's ex-lawyers arrested in Los Angeles Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:14 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight were arrested Thursday on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony, authorities said.
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| Customers vote on new Krispy Kreme doughnut flavor Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:40 PM PST  Customers got to choose between lemon, blueberry, caramel, and maple.
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| Rep. Joe Kennedy Picked To Give Democratic Response To Trump's State Of The Union Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:45 PM PST  Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) has been picked to respond to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week.
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| Moscow, markets ready for possible fresh U.S. sanctions Posted: 26 Jan 2018 09:01 AM PST ![Moscow, markets ready for possible fresh U.S. sanctions]( "Moscow, markets ready for possible fresh U.S. sanctions") By Jack Stubbs, Simon Jessop and Sujata Rao MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - The United States could release reports as early as Monday detailing the possibilities for expanding sanctions against Russia, including a list of prominent oligarchs and potential restrictions on the holding of Russian government debt. The reports are part of a sanctions bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress soon after U.S. President Donald Trump took office and signed by him in August last year, despite campaign pledges to improve ties with Russia. The Aug. 2 sanctions bill expands and toughens those already in force against Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and support for separatist rebels fighting in the east of the country.
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| I haz wins: Grumpy Cat in $710,000 court payout Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:28 PM PST  It won't put a smile on her notoriously pouty face but Grumpy Cat, the feline who became an internet meme and a hugely lucrative brand, has just won $710,000 in court. The famously moody-looking moggy was at the centre of a copyright infringement case in a California federal court which culminated with the jury ruling in favour of her human pet Tabatha Bundse. The dispute was sparked by a deal signed between Granade Beverage and Bundsen over the use of Grumpy Cat (real name Tardar Sauce) in a line of iced coffee drinks.
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| Parents of Gymnasts Sexually Abused by Larry Nassar Say They'll 'Never Get Rid of the Guilt' Posted: 25 Jan 2018 05:54 PM PST  "I will never get rid of the guilt that I have," parents said at the hearing
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| 2 Cloned Monkeys Frolic Together After Landmark Procedure Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:08 AM PST  It was the first time in more than 20 years that an animal has been successfully cloned.
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| Chrissy Teigen Slams Commenter Who Said She Looked Better 10 Years Ago Posted: 26 Jan 2018 03:26 PM PST  Chrissy Teigen is not here for passive-aggressive body shaming, OK?
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| Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:33 PM PST ![Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor]( "Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor") The teenaged boy who opened fire in a Kentucky high school this week, killing two students and wounding many others, appeared not to have targeted his victims and shot at random, a local prosecutor said on Friday. Three security cameras captured the Tuesday morning incident in Marshall County High School's common area, Commonwealth's Attorney Mark Blankenship told Reuters in an email on Friday. "The video clearly shows what happened," Blankenship said.
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