| Parkland survivor Emma González holds powerful moment of silence at March for Our Lives Posted: 24 Mar 2018 12:41 PM PDT  Six minutes and 20 seconds. That's about how long officials say it took the gunman to kill 17 students and wound more than a dozen others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month.
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| Students March For Their Lives As Trump Chills At Golf Course, Largely Ignores Them Posted: 25 Mar 2018 08:58 AM PDT  Hundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide took to the streets Saturday to
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| French police officer hailed a hero after terror attack, dies from his injuries Posted: 24 Mar 2018 08:58 AM PDT  Arnaud Beltrame was one of the first officers to respond to the attack on a French supermarket, swapping places with a hostage.
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| Paul McCartney attends March for our Lives Rally in New York City Posted: 24 Mar 2018 12:56 PM PDT  Paul McCartney attends the March for Our Lives rally in New York City, not far from where Beatles bandmate John Lennon was fatally shot.
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| South L.A. Teen Gives Powerful Speech On Trauma Of Surviving Gun Violence Posted: 24 Mar 2018 11:09 AM PDT  A teen from South Los Angeles who lost her brother to gun violence commanded
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| Live: March for Our Lives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world Posted: 24 Mar 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in "March for Our Lives" demonstrations around the country on Saturday to call for an end to gun violence.
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| March for Our Lives: Youth send a message with rallies across the country Posted: 24 Mar 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Demonstrators filled the streets of Washington, DC and cities around the country, a chorus of young voices demanding change and telling legislators "enough."
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| Designer Of Deadly Kansas Waterslide Has 'No Engineering Credentials': Lawsuit Posted: 25 Mar 2018 12:32 PM PDT  The Kansas water park owner who helped design the waterslide that decapitated
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| UK regulators search Cambridge Analytica offices Posted: 23 Mar 2018 06:05 PM PDT  British regulators on Friday began searching the London offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA), the scandal-hit communications firm at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, shortly after a judge approved a search warrant. Around 18 enforcement agents from the office of Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham entered the company's London headquarters at around 8:00pm (2000 GMT) to execute the warrant. The High Court granted the raid request less than an hour earlier, as Denham investigates claims that Cambridge Analytica may have illegally harvested Facebook data for political ends.
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| Trolley cars abandoned in graveyard Posted: 25 Mar 2018 08:26 AM PDT ![Trolley cars abandoned in graveyard]( "Trolley cars abandoned in graveyard") Tucked away in these spooky woodlands, one man has amassed a huge collection of decaying trolley cars. Once a novel mode of public transport in the likes early 20th Century New York, the hauntingly beautiful trolleys are now at one with nature – a scene that abandoned location photographer Matthew Christopher was able to discover in a location not disclosed to the public. Matthew, of Abandoned America, has shot the roughly 40 trolleys at various stages throughout the years – his images ranging from those that still have their original paint jobs to rusted vehicles covered in graffiti.
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| Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving Posted: 23 Mar 2018 09:18 PM PDT  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except under "limited circumstances," following up on his calls last year to ban transgender individuals from serving.
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| US students armed with buckets of rocks in defence against mass shootings Posted: 24 Mar 2018 09:44 AM PDT ![US students armed with buckets of rocks in defence against mass shootings]( "US students armed with buckets of rocks in defence against mass shootings") As tens of thousands of Americans march for tighter gun control laws, a Pennsylvania school district has turned to arming students with rocks as a "last line of defence" against mass shootings. The Blue Mountain School District in Schuylkill County has equipped 200 of its classrooms with buckets of river rocks in the event of a mass shooting. District superintendent David Helsel revealed the novel plan in a committee hearing on school safety on 15 March following last month's shooting at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed. "Every classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket full of river stone," Mr Helsel told the hearing. "If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full of students armed with rocks and they will be stoned. "We have some people who have some pretty good arms. They can chuck some rocks pretty fast." Mr Helsel explained the river stones were his idea and were placed in classrooms two years ago having initially considered using golf balls. "We chose to make it well known about the river stone because if it's an existing student [they will] be aware that the chances are they're going to be stoned severely if they try to do anything," he added. "We didn't want our students to be helpless victims," he later told Reuters. "River stones were my idea. I thought they would be more effective than throwing books or book bags or staplers." Mass shootings have become more frequent in the US Student survivors of the Florida school massacre attended a massive rally against gun violence Saturday in Washington, D.C. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students will be required to use clear backpacks when then return to school after spring as part of new security measures to prevent another mass shooting.
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| South Korea says North agrees to hold summit preparation talks on March 29 Posted: 24 Mar 2018 12:54 AM PDT  By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with South Korea on March 29 at the border truce village of Panmunjom to prepare for a summit of their leaders planned for April, the South said on Saturday. A team of three officials will be led by Ri Son Gwon, the chairman of North Korea's committee for the peaceful reunification of the country, the North told its neighbor early on Saturday, the South's Unification Ministry said. "This morning, North Korea sent a message through a communication channel in Panmunjom agreeing to our suggestion made on the 22nd to hold high-level inter-Korea talks," the ministry said in a statement.
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| Woman Sneaks In Anti-Ted Cruz Message During Photo With Ted Cruz Posted: 25 Mar 2018 02:22 PM PDT  On Saturday, a Twitter user going by the name "Sukie," with the handle
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| March for Our Lives: Hollywood stars among thousands to march in Los Angeles in support of stricter gun controls Posted: 24 Mar 2018 05:30 PM PDT  Hollywood celebrities lent their presence and political heft to the March for Our Lives gun control movement, and helped to rally Americans in a day of nationwide protest, by both donating large sums of money, as well as by showing up to march, speak and perform. At Saturday's march in Los Angeles, comedienne Amy Schumer, a showing of whose film Trainwreck was the scene of a 2015 shooting in a Louisiana theatre, spoke passionately against gun violence and the National Rifle Association (NRA) lobbying group at a gathering said to be 50,000-strong. Schumer, a cousin of Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, also addressed the politicians who've taken money from the NRA.
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| How short bursts of exercise could help you live a healthier life Posted: 24 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Duke University researchers found that adults who exercised for an hour a day cut their risk of death by more than half — no matter if they exercised in one big chunk of time or in short, 5-minute bursts throughout the day.
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| Family of 4 Found Dead While on Mexican Vacation Died of Toxic Gas Inhalation, Police Say Posted: 25 Mar 2018 12:56 PM PDT  Police are still investigating.
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| Pope urges young people not to remain silent Posted: 25 Mar 2018 08:20 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control. "It is up to you not to keep quiet," Francis told young people.
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| Kaine: Bolton may have problems getting security clearance Posted: 25 Mar 2018 03:22 PM PDT  Kevin Corke reports from West Palm Beach, FL
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| Mount Etna slowly 'sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea' Posted: 24 Mar 2018 08:20 AM PDT  Mount Etna, Europe's largest and most active volcano, is slowly sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea, scientists have observed. The entire 3,350m (11,000ft) stratovolcano, located on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily, is currently moving downslope at an average rate of 14 mm per year - or 1.4 metres over 100 years. Experts have warned the sliding could eventually lead to greater risk of large scale slope failure, which could trigger landslides, however researchers at The Open University emphasised there is currently no sign of that happening. Dr John Murray, lead author of the paper published in the Bulletin of Volcanology, stressed the minute movement currently posed no danger to life, but warned that monitoring the volcano for more significant changes was crucial. "At the moment there is no cause for concern from the sliding of the volcano towards the sea, the movement is just too small," Dr Murray told The Telegraph. "However, the possibility of things changing in the future needs to be taken seriously, so it is important to keep monitoring the movement." At a glance | Deadliest volcanic eruptions The UK-led team, who monitored the changes using GPS technology placed around the mountain, found the sliding is lubricated by the weak sediments beneath Etna and the slope of the basement. Dr Murray, who has been working for 49 years studying the active volcanoes of Mount Etna, said if a sector collapse were to occur, the results could be "catastrophic". "Around one million people live on Etna and its immediate surroundings, so the destruction of property and loss of life could be catastrophic; but I cannot emphasise enough that there is no sign of this happening at the present time," he explained. "Clearly even the mention of such a dangerous event would be very unnerving for the people who live on Etna, so I am anxious that they don't get the wrong impression." At a glance | Where are the world's most famous volcanoes? It is the first time basement sliding of an entire active volcano has been directly observed, with the team suggesting that similar edging may be taking place at other active volcanoes such as Mexico's Volcán de Colima and Mount Teide in Tenerife. Dr Murray said he did not expect the rate of movement to increase, but added: "I regard it as essential to keep measuring our stations, and will be on the lookout for any kind of change in rate of downslope sliding."
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| FBI seeks motive for fiery van crash at California air base Posted: 23 Mar 2018 06:33 PM PDT  ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Investigators said Friday that they are stumped as to why a man who emigrated 25 years ago from India drove a flaming minivan full of propane tanks and gasoline cans through the main gate of a major Northern California Air Force Base this week, but see no evidence of terrorism.
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| Russia denies aiding Afghan Taliban in wake of U.S. general's comments Posted: 24 Mar 2018 11:46 PM PDT  Russia has rejected comments by NATO's top commander in Afghanistan that it has been supporting and even supplying weapons to the Taliban, in a clash of words that underlines growing tension over Moscow's involvement in the conflict. In an interview with the BBC last week, General John Nicholson said that Russia had been acting to undermine U.S. efforts in Afghanistan despite shared interests in fighting terrorism and narcotics, with indications that Moscow was providing financial support and even arms. "We've had weapons brought to this headquarters and given to us by Afghan leaders and said this was given by the Russians to the Taliban," he said.
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| Warner on Facebook, Twitter: 'I Don't Want to Regulate These Companies into Oblivion' Posted: 24 Mar 2018 11:50 PM PDT  Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) tells Chuck Todd that "social media companies" like Facebook and Twitter should start thinking of themselves as "media companies."
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| 'One of My Best Friends Was Killed in Gun Violence.' Paul McCartney Honors John Lennon at March For Our Lives Posted: 24 Mar 2018 09:51 AM PDT  "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence"
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| Quick victory unlikely in Egypt assault on IS: analysts Posted: 23 Mar 2018 07:55 PM PDT  Egypt's military is conducting a sweeping assault to crush a resilient Islamic State branch in Sinai, but the jihadist group is unlikely to be vanquished quickly, analysts say. The operation was launched on February 9 after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is expected to sweep to a second term in polls next week, gave the armed forces and police a three-month deadline in November to wipe out the jihadists. The military gives regular updates on the operation, saying it has killed more than 100 jihadists so far while losing at least 20 troops.
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| Mass for French officer whose sacrifice 'saved the nation' Posted: 25 Mar 2018 06:43 AM PDT  TREBES, France (AP) — A French bishop paid tribute Sunday to a police officer who lost his life after swapping himself with a supermarket employee held hostage by an Islamist extremist, saying his heroic sacrifice helped save the nation.
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| Video of Uber Crash Raises More Questions Posted: 24 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PDT  Experts say the SUV's laser and radar sensors should have spotted Herzberg and her bicycle in time to brake.
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| Donald Trump Sticks With Ban On Most Transgender Troops Posted: 23 Mar 2018 06:23 PM PDT  President Donald Trump announced Friday that he's sticking to his ban on
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| Dozens arrested as Belarus opposition marks 'Freedom Day' Posted: 25 Mar 2018 11:22 AM PDT  Belarusian authorities on Sunday arrested around 30 protesters in Minsk ahead of a banned opposition march while detaining activists across the country, human rights group Viasna said. The Belarusian opposition is marking the 100th anniversary of the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic of 1918-19 that it sees as the foundation of an independent Belarus. It accuses President Alexander Lukashenko of consciously erasing Belarusian identity and "russifying" the former Soviet republic.
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| Police: Officer kills driver who tried to pin him with car Posted: 23 Mar 2018 07:08 PM PDT ![Police: Officer kills driver who tried to pin him with car]( "Police: Officer kills driver who tried to pin him with car") LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a suspect who was trying to pin him with a car, authorities on Florida's Gulf Coast said Friday.
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| Discover Top 10 Tech Features Of The 2019 VW Touareg Posted: 25 Mar 2018 12:06 AM PDT |
| UK investigators search London office of firm at centre of Facebook data storm Posted: 24 Mar 2018 04:24 AM PDT  Investigators from Britain's data watchdog searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the centre of a storm over allegations it improperly harvested Facebook data to target U.S. voters. About 20 officials, wearing black jackets with "ICO Enforcement" on them, arrived at the firm's central London offices on Friday evening soon after a High Court judge granted a search warrant sought by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The officials, who were let into the building by security guards, were seen checking books and papers through the windows of the second-floor offices on London's busy New Oxford Street, a Reuters witness said.
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| ABC's Karl Schmid Reveals He Is HIV Positive In Moving Facebook Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 11:22 AM PDT  Los Angeles-based ABC correspondent Karl Schmid said he struggled for nearly a
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| Fox News poll show voters' support for gun control measures Posted: 25 Mar 2018 10:52 AM PDT  53% of voters answered that protecting citizens from guns is more important than protecting the right to own guns; 'America's News HQ' political panel reacts.
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| As Syrian rebels quit Ghouta, Douma stands alone Posted: 24 Mar 2018 01:32 PM PDT  Syrian rebels began pulling out of several towns in their former enclave of eastern Ghouta on Saturday, surrendering them to the government and leaving the besieged city of Douma as their last bastion there. It comes after a month-long assault that devastated the already battered eastern Ghouta, an area of farmland and towns that was one of the first centers of the uprising in 2011 and the last major rebel stronghold near the capital Damascus. Ten buses carrying fighters along with their families and other civilians started to leave the enclave after dark, the vanguard of a convoy heading into exile in northwestern Syria.
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| GOP's congressional stronghold is Democrats' source of hope Posted: 24 Mar 2018 02:30 PM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A longtime congressional stronghold for Republicans, Pennsylvania is emerging in dramatic fashion as a source of hope for Democrats in their quest to take control of the U.S. House in November's mid-term elections.
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| EU Russia envoy holds crisis talks over spy poisoning Posted: 25 Mar 2018 12:36 PM PDT  The EU's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini held crisis talks with the bloc's ambassador to Moscow Sunday after he was recalled over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England. EU leaders summoned envoy Markus Ederer back to Brussels for consultations as international pressure builds on Moscow over the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the British city of Salisbury. At a summit on Friday, the bloc unanimously backed Britain's assessment that the Kremlin was to blame for the incident -- the first offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since World War 2.
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| 2 firefighters killed, 3 injured trying to reach fatal wreck Posted: 24 Mar 2018 08:01 PM PDT ![2 firefighters killed, 3 injured trying to reach fatal wreck]( "2 firefighters killed, 3 injured trying to reach fatal wreck") PRATT, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia firefighters were killed and three others were injured when a volunteer fire department's truck flipped while responding to a call about a highway accident that also had three fatalities, authorities said Saturday night.
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| Black Dragon: This Is Taiwan's Super 'Gun' That Would Blast China in a War Posted: 25 Mar 2018 07:07 AM PDT  In the video below, Taiwanese troops roll a Black Dragon on rails from its underground lair on Kinmen — before firing it with a really big bang. It's worth remembering there was a time when the islands were at the front line of a long and violent conflict, one characterized by frequent artillery duels and commando raids. Now the islands are tourist attractions and Taiwan's military presence fell sharply … decades ago.
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| 'Black Panther' Becomes Top-Grossing Superhero Film in North America Posted: 24 Mar 2018 09:24 AM PDT  T'Challa's box office streak is over, but he's still breaking records.
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| Who Makes Tires For The World's Most Expensive Car? Posted: 24 Mar 2018 03:17 AM PDT  Well, Pirelli does now. It's just announced a new addition to its historic range – for the 65-year-old, $38-million Ferrari 250 GTO...
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| World cities go dark as Earth Hour climate campaign circles globe Posted: 24 Mar 2018 10:13 PM PDT  The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and Moscow's Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change. Earth Hour, which started in Australia in 2007, is being observed by millions of supporters in 187 countries, who turned off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time in what organisers describe as the world's "largest grassroots movement for climate change". "It aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment and wildlife," Earth Hour organiser WWF Australia chief Dermot O'Gorman told AFP.
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| Uber to sell Southeast Asia business to rival Grab - source Posted: 25 Mar 2018 09:56 AM PDT  Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Sunday, in what would be the U.S. company's second retreat from Asia. The deal, which could be announced as early as Monday, marks the first big consolidation in the industry in Southeast Asia, home to about 640 million people, and will put pressure on rivals such as Indonesia's Go-Jek, backed by Alphabet Inc's Google and China's Tencent Holdings Ltd . As part of the transaction, Uber would get a stake of as much as 30 percent in the combined business, the source said.
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| The Latest: "March for Our Lives" rallies draw huge crowds Posted: 24 Mar 2018 05:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on student-led protests against gun violence (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
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| Turkey detains students after Erdogan's 'terrorist' rebuke Posted: 25 Mar 2018 11:00 AM PDT  Turkish police on Sunday were holding seven students from a prestigious Istanbul university after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused them of behaving like "terrorists" for staging an action opposing his military campaign in Syria. Police stormed a students' dormitory and a house at Bogazici University around dawn Sunday and detained three students -- two men and one woman, lawyer Inayet Aksu told AFP.
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| Obama, in Japan, says NKorea's isolation means less leverage Posted: 25 Mar 2018 04:55 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult, partly because the country's isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang.
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