| Florida House Republicans Demand Sheriff's Ouster Over Parkland Shooting Response Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:52 PM PST  Nearly every Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives is calling on Gov. Rick Scott (R) to suspend a county sheriff over his office's response to a deadly mass shooting at a local high school earlier this month.
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| These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump's Obamacare Sabotage Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:26 AM PST  Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.
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| Students return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time since shooting Posted: 25 Feb 2018 08:33 AM PST  Counselors sought to ease students and parents onto campus before the return to class later this week, as the police response to the shooting has sparked controversy because several sheriff's deputies remained outside.
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| Correction: School Shooting-Florida story Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:09 AM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the Florida school shooting, The Associated Press misquoted Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel in some versions of the story when he spoke about the families of the victims. He said, "I've been to their homes where they're sitting shiva," not "where they sit and shiver."
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| Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:30 PM PST ![Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester]( "Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester") By Darren Staples LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and four more injured when a blast destroyed a convenience store and a home in the central English city of Leicester on Sunday, British police said. "There are four confirmed fatalities at this stage and a number of people still undergoing treatment in hospital," Leicestershire Police Superintendent Shane O'Neill said. "We believe there may be people who have not yet been accounted for and rescue efforts continue in order to locate any further casualties." He said there was no immediate indication that the explosion was linked to terrorism.
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| Turkey says UN Syria ceasefire won't affect Afrin offensive Posted: 25 Feb 2018 07:20 AM PST  Turkey on Sunday welcomed the unanimous demand by the UN Security Council for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, but insisted that its own operation against a Kurdish militia in the Afrin region was not affected. With support from the Damascus regime's ally Russia, the Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution on the ceasefire to allow for aid delivery as concern rises over the humanitarian situation in the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta. "We welcome the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council in response to the worsening humanitarian situation all across Syria, in particular in Eastern Ghouta," Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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| BLM's Alicia Garza Launches Census Project To Mobilize Black Political Power Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:24 AM PST  Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has created a new initiative aimed at helping black communities achieve greater political power.
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| North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:15 AM PST  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said Sunday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare step toward diplomacy between enemies after a year of North Korean missile and nuclear tests and direct threats of war from both Pyongyang and Washington.
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| Jefferson's 'tree of liberty' and the blood of schoolchildren Posted: 25 Feb 2018 09:19 AM PST  Why do we need assault rifles? According to some on the right, to fight off government tyranny, because you can't beat the U.S. Army with just handguns.
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| No, Medical-Marijuana Legalization Doesn't Make Teens Smoke More Pot Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:51 AM PST  For years, people have debated whether legalizing marijuana could lead to an increase in the use of the drug among teens. The study found that teen use of marijuana doesn't seem to change when the drug is legalized for medical purposes. "For now, there appears to be no basis for the argument that legalizing medical marijuana has increased teens' use of the drug," senior study author Deborah Hasin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, said in a statement.
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| Suspect in killing of Filipina maid interrogated in Lebanon Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:25 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities in Beirut are interrogating a man suspected in the death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait, security and judicial officials said Saturday.
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| California Democrats Decline To Endorse Dianne Feinstein For Re-Election Posted: 25 Feb 2018 08:26 AM PST  The California Democratic Party rebuked its senior senator early Sunday by declining to make an endorsement in the state's U.S. Senate race.
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| #BackfireTrump Will Tweet Every Gun Death At The President Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  A new gun-control campaign aims to show President Donald Trump the scale of gun violence via Twitter.
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| Fire breaks out in overhead storage on Chinese aircraft Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:42 AM PST  A fire broke out in the overhead storage of a Chinese passenger jet moments before it was scheduled to take off. Flight attendants and a passenger threw water and juice over a bag in the luggage compartment as it was engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. The fire was thought to have been triggered by a power bank that was being carried in the bag, reports said. The owner was taken away by police for questioning. All the passengers were forced to disembark the Boeing 777 following the fire, which happened while the plane was parked on the tarmac at Guangzhou Airport in southern China. It was scheduled to fly to Shanghai. The passengers and crew were taken to a different aircraft which took off just after 3pm, three hours after the original flight was scheduled to depart. Fire caused by portable charger on China Southern flight in Guangzhou was put out promptly, while passengers were relocated to another plane pic.twitter.com/HYwShVN1t3— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 25, 2018 The power charger was not in use when the fire started, Chinese media said. The video of the fire was shared widely on Chinese social media, where many were commenting on why only bottles of water and juice were used to extinguished the flames. "Don't they have proper fire extinguishers on planes," said one comment on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter. The fire on the aircraft Credit: Weibo However, other observers said the crew reacted to the fire correctly. "Using water is standard operation procedure," said a Tweet from ChinaAviationReview, which tweets updates on Chinese aviation news. "Water is actually better than… extinguisher in case of lithium battery fire." Chinese airlines allow lithium batteries to be taken onto aircraft in hand luggage, but they are not allowed to be packed in checked-in luggage. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Mexican President Cancels Trip To Washington After Heated Call With Donald Trump Posted: 24 Feb 2018 09:07 PM PST  The president of Mexico halted upcoming plans to visit the White House after a reportedly tense phone conversation with President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Post. U.S. and Mexican officials told the Post that President Enrique Peña Nieto called off his visit to Washington D.C. after Trump refused his request to publicly affirm Mexico's ongoing stance that the country will not pay for a border wall between the two countries during a phone call on Tuesday. President Peña Nieto has long maintained that Mexico will not pay for Trump's plans to fortify the border with a wall, as the country finds the gesture offensive.
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| 2 lions from Mideast war zones reach South African refuge Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:44 AM PST  LIONSROCK BIG CAT SANCTUARY, South Africa (AP) — Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria arrived in South Africa on Monday to live at a sanctuary with other animals that survived harsh conditions in captivity elsewhere in the world.
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| Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:26 PM PST  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - One hundred and ten girls are missing after an attack on a school in northeast Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, the information ministry said on Sunday, in what may be one of the largest abductions since the Chibok kidnappings of 2014. Boko Haram, whose name translates as "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language widely spoken in northern Nigeria, has killed more than 20,000 people and forced two million to flee their homes in a violent insurgency that began in 2009. President Muhammadu Buhari, the 75-year-old former military ruler elected in 2015 after vowing to crush Boko Haram, has described the disappearance of the girls after Monday's attack in the town of Dapchi, Yobe state, as a "national disaster".
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| Israel arrests family member of jailed Palestinian teen Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:48 AM PST  Israel's army has arrested nine Palestinians from the West Bank home village of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi, including a relative shot in the head in December, the military and witnesses said Monday. The overnight arrests were in Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank and included four minors, witnesses said. Among them was 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, a cousin of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested in December after a viral video showed her hit and kick two Israeli soldiers, an uncle, Atta Tamimi, said.
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| Johnnie Walker Whisky Bottles Have a Female Logo Now. Meet 'Jane Walker' Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:07 AM PST  Johnnie Walker is rolling out a female version of its iconic logo, an attempt to draw more women to the world's best-selling scotch
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| U.S. Military Battle with Possible Russian Mercenaries: 'Our Strikes Were Done out of Self-Defense' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:05 PM PST  Both the Pentagon and the Russian government are deemphasizing the Feb. 7 incident because a wider conflict that is spiraling out of control does not benefit anyone. The Pentagon is reiterating that a battle in Syria that allegedly left some number of Russian mercenaries dead was purely an act of self-defense on the part of U.S. forces. Indeed, the Pentagon still does not know exactly who it is that American forces targeted during their retaliatory strike on Feb. 7.
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| Michelle Obama To Release 'Deeply Personal' Memoir In November Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:15 AM PST  Former first lady Michelle Obama announced new details Sunday about her much-anticipated memoir.
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| Slovak police probe murder of investigative journalist Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:54 PM PST  Slovakian police launched a murder probe on Monday after a leading investigative journalist known for writing about high-profile tax fraud was found dead along with his girlfriend, officials said. The body of Jan Kuciak, a 27-year-old reporter for the aktuality.sk news portal, was discovered alongside that of Martina Kusnirova at their home in Velka Maca, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the Slovak capital Bratislava. Police commander Tibor Gaspar told reporters Kuciak died of a gunshot wound to the chest while his partner was shot in the head.
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| Trump On Fox Savages 'Leaker' Schiff Who Has 'Probably' Done Something 'Illegal'' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:06 AM PST  Donald Trump phoned in a rambling, non-stop talk with Jeanine Pirro on her Fox News program Saturday, calling the newly released Democratic intelligence memo a "nothing," and blasting Rep.
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| Argentina fires on Chinese vessel 'fishing illegally' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:27 AM PST  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's coast guard said it fired on a Chinese boat illegally fishing in its waters before embarking on an almost eight hour chase to capture it.
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| Woman's 'unrecognisable' body discovered in funeral home three years after she was meant to have been cremated Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:13 AM PST  A complaint about the excessive amount of time the body had been stored for was filed by a former employee, sparking an investigation by the coroner's office. Spartanburg County Coroner, Rusty Clevenger, said they had since identified the woman as 63-year-old Mary Alice Pitts Moore, who died of natural causes in March 2015. Mr Clevenger said the family had been informed on Friday and the identities of those responsible have been passed to police, though there was no information on possible charges.
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| China Communist Party proposes removing presidential term limits, paving way for Xi to lead beyond 2023 Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:53 AM PST  China's ruling Communist Party is seeking to remove a restriction on the president serving 10 years, paving the way for Xi Jinping to remain in office beyond 2023 and perhaps for life. The official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday that the Party had proposed to "remove the expression" that the president and vice-president "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's constitution. The move would set in motion a more authoritarian future for China under Mr Xi, and is being described by experts as confirmation that Beijing has no interest in further opening up or delivering real democracy. Steven Tsang, the director of the China Institute at SOAS, University of London told The Telegraph: "Democratization was never on the agenda under the Communist Party, which is a consultative Leninist system, one that fundamentally rejects liberal democracy, despite its claim that China is democratic 'with Chinese characteristics'. "It should now be so obvious that anyone who still cannot see it must be politically blind." Mr Xi had already cemented his position as the country's strongest leader since Mao Tse-tung at last October's 19th Party Congress, when he began his second term as Chinese leader. Chinese President Xi Jinping, third from left, waves near Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, third from right, as they walk in with other members of the Chinese Politburo Beijing's at the Great Hall of the People Credit: AP The 64-year-old leader has been steadily eroding the collective model of leadership set up in China since the Cultural Revolution and the emergence of the reform era under Deng Xiaoping. Mr Xi's presidency has also seen the return of a personality cult, and the targeting of political rivals and critics through a corruption crackdown and a wider war on human rights. While some observers had previously predicted that Mr Xi might seek to break with precedent and rule beyond two terms - which would usually have ended in 2023 - many were expressing shock at the nature of Sunday's announcement. Prof Tsang said many experts had expected Mr Xi to remain as China's 'behind the scenes' leader, but give up the role of president. He could have continued as General Secretary of the Communist Party and chief of China's military, leaving a ceremonial president in place. Presidents Li Xiannian (1983 to 1988) and Yang Shangkun (1988 to 1993) were largely symbolic figures before Jiang Zemin assumed power. "The implication is that the vanity dimension seems to stand out," said Prof Tsang. "He wants to be formally received and treated as state president wherever he will travel post 2022." Mr Xi is nine months younger than Russian leader Vladimir Putin and will be 69 in 2023. Chairman Mao ruled China until 1976, when he died aged 82. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao - Mr Xi's two predecessors - both served two five-year terms, but there had been signs that China's current ruler might break with tradition. No clear successor emerged at the party congress with the unveiling of a new seven-member Standing Committee, China's top ruling body and cabinet. Kerry Brown, a former British diplomat in China and author of CEO China: The Rise of Xi Jinping, said Beijing's decision to signal Mr Xi's continued rule suggested China was determined to be "the winner" on the global stage. "I wouldn't interpret this as too much a sign of strength, more one further indication that the Xi leadership will do anything - repeat anything - to ensure that China's moment up to 2021 of finally being restored to its status as a great power is completely assured," he told The Telegraph. "So leadership changes and things like that will be treated with absolute micro management, and the elite positions are unlikely to shift much. "This is just a sign of how high the stakes are. With an ailing and declining US, and Europe just muddling on, China is determined finally to be a winner. And you don't change the jockey on a winning horse half way through a race." Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Mother and daughter take on an armed suspect Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:05 AM PST  Suspect shot multiple times during the robbery. Tina Ring details the violent robbery caught on camera.
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| UN faces rival drafts on Iran missiles to Yemen Posted: 25 Feb 2018 08:14 AM PST  The UN Security Council on Sunday was considering two draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia put forward a rival text aimed at blocking action against Iran over missiles sent to the country's Huthi rebels. The council is set to vote on Monday on renewing sanctions on Yemen for a year, but a British-drafted text also calls for "additional measures" in response to a UN report which found that Iran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen.
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| Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST ![Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads]( "Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads") A disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report sent Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) stock tumbling 10 percent last week, as WMT had its worst single day of trading since January 1988. Now that the dust has settled on Walmart's horrible quarter, analysts and investors must determine whether the latest numbers are an aberration or the beginning of a new trend. Most of the headlines from the fourth-quarter earnings report focused on a dramatic slowdown in online sales growth, which dropped from 50 percent in the third quarter to just 23 percent in the fourth quarter.
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| There's No Link Between Birth Control and Depression, Study Says Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:05 AM PST  A new study of the best available scientific evidence suggests there's no link between birth control and depression.
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| Melania Trump: Adults Should 'Take The Lead' In Encouraging Positive Social Media Habits Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:20 AM PST  First lady Melania Trump, whose husband routinely attacks and insults people online, said Monday that adults should "take the lead" in helping children develop positive social media habits.
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| Naval Warfare Will Change Forever If Submarines Turn into Underwater Aircraft Carriers Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:10 PM PST  Imagine a future in which nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) can deploy undersea drones (UUVs) to hunt, and possibly kill, enemy subs. The U.S. Navy, at least, is taking steps to make this a reality. The future of the U.S. Navy depends to great extent of which of these becomes a reality.
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| California hiker found after 6 days missing in Yosemite park Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:43 PM PST  YOSEMITE, Calif. (AP) — A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search, officials said.
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| 'Can't take kids that constantly cry': Woman charged in 1980s death of 3 kids, including own son Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:16 PM PST  Woman is in jail after authorities say she admitted to killing three young children, including her own infant son more than 30 years ago.
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| 'Emperor' stocks soar in China as Xi cleared for indefinite reign Posted: 26 Feb 2018 12:35 AM PST  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese speculators pounced on stocks with "emperor" in their name on Monday, after the ruling Communist Party set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely. The party proposed on Sunday to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office, boosting prospects of Xi remaining in power after the end of an all but certain second term set to start next month. ...
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| Turkey sends special forces into Syria's Afrin for 'new fight' Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:33 AM PST Turkey has sent special forces into the Syrian region of Afrin in anticipation of a "new fight" in urban areas in its operation against a Kurdish militia, Ankara said on Monday. Turkey on January 20 started an offensive supporting Syrian rebels against the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in the western enclave of Afrin.
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| Bright eyes rule at Milan Fashion Week Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:10 AM PST  It was all about the eyes in Milan this weekend, with the city's Autumn/Winter 2018 shows offering up a multitude of colorful makeup options, from classic winged eyeliner to flashes of neon. A dash of electric blue liner added a jazzy flash of color to the utilitarian tailored looks on show at Salvatore Ferragamo. Spiky bangs and a nude lip kept the focus on the eyes.
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| Man held without bail in 'unprovoked' fatal library stabbing Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:15 AM PST  WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with fatally stabbing a woman studying to become a doctor in a public library has a severe mental illness, his lawyer said Monday.
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| Tweeters Barf Over Sweepstakes Prize Of Dinner With Donald Trump Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:50 PM PST  The Republican National Committee used Twitter to promote a prize of attending a dinner with President Donald Trump.
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| New US tax law brings Buffett's firm $29 billion Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:40 PM PST  Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, received a stunning $29 billion last year from the US government, thanks to a new tax law that massively lowered corporate tax rates. In his much-anticipated annual letter to shareholders, Buffett explained that the company's net gain of $65.3 billion in 2017 was only partly due to his employees' efforts. "Only $36 billion came from Berkshire's operations," he wrote.
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| Drunken Man Rides Horse Onto California Freeway, Police Say Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:16 PM PST  "No, you may not ride your horse on the freeway"
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