| Trump resurrects 'conspiracy theory' that millions vote illegally Posted: 05 Apr 2018 12:49 PM PDT  President Trump just can't seem to give up on an idea that he may have actually won the popular vote in 2016, despite the fact that his assertion has been shown to be false. "In many places, like California, the same person votes many times," said Trump during an event in West Virginia Thursday afternoon. In fact, experts who have examined the claim have ruled that it is a conspiracy theory.
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| Black And Brown Parkland Students Want You To Hear Their 'Stories Untold' Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:49 PM PDT  > This is an open invitation for those who have been a victim of gun violence.
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| Search for missing children in California crash continues amid new evidence Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT  "I'm to the point where I'm no longer calling it an accident," said a Mendocino County Sheriff. "I'm calling it a crime."
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| Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:19 AM PDT ![Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees]( "Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees") Brazilian jaguars, imperiled by hunters, ranchers and destruction of their habitat, have learned to survive at least one menace — flooding in the Amazon. They take to the trees!
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| Protesters Demand Justice For Saheed Vassell, Unarmed Black Man Shot By Cops In NYC Posted: 05 Apr 2018 05:17 PM PDT  Hundreds of people rallied in New York City on Thursday evening to call for
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| Daughter of ex-Russian spy gives first statement after nerve agent poisoning Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:04 AM PDT  Yulia Skripal thanked her doctors in a statement, as Russia continues to deny responsibility for the attack on her and her father.
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| Democrats hope teacher strikes will mobilize support for midterms Posted: 05 Apr 2018 07:00 AM PDT  With public school teachers taking a stand over low pay and dwindling education budgets in several Republican majority states, Democrats are sensing another opportunity to make inroads in the 2018 midterm elections.
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| Ghouta evacuation stalls over differences among Syria rebels Posted: 05 Apr 2018 01:16 PM PDT  Al-Wafideen (Syria) (AFP) - Evacuations of rebels and civilians from the last opposition pocket in Syria's Eastern Ghouta stalled on Thursday as divisions continued within the Islamist faction that holds the area, state media said. A convoy of 20 buses organised by the government had entered the former rebel bastion's main town of Douma to prepare for a fourth day of evacuations but later pulled back to the town's outskirts, an AFP correspondent said. Syria's state news agency SANA said the buses left Douma due to "differences between" rebels and "in order to let them sort out by themselves these differences".
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| Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months Posted: 04 Apr 2018 10:27 PM PDT  The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown to start April 26, his spokesman Harry Roque said late Wednesday on Twitter, without providing further detail. Boracay has some 500 tourism-related businesses, which had a combined annual revenue of 56 billion pesos ($1.07 billion) last year.
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| Estonia’s president says Trump gets it about Russia Posted: 05 Apr 2018 01:59 PM PDT  As questions swirl around President Trump's relationship with the Kremlin, the president of Estonia, a country on Russia's border, dismissed concerns about American foreign policy.
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| Body Of CDC Scientist Missing Since February Found In Georgia River Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:39 PM PDT  A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist who mysteriously
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| Sheryl Sandberg speaks out on Facebook data breach scandal Posted: 05 Apr 2018 08:58 AM PDT  After the company disclosed that as many as 87 million people could have been impacted, COO Sheryl Sandberg defended the company and echoed CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said a fix would take at least three years.
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| Crews recover pilot's body in South Korean fighter jet crash Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:36 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Searchers recovered the body of a South Korean pilot who was killed Thursday when his F-15K fighter jet crashed into a mountain in the country's rural south, the air force said. Workers planned to resume their search Friday for the co-pilot, who was also presumed dead.
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| America vs. China in South China Sea: Aircraft Carrier Face-Off Now In the Cards? Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:28 AM PDT  China's only aircraft carrier in service, the Liaoning, is now in the South China Sea for a six-day drill that began on Thursday, state papers have confirmed. Reuters has also reported that the Liaoning strike group has sailed into waters close to the southern province of Hainan, flanked by 40 other warships and submarines, as seen in a satellite image. Observers believe these vessels may be from the People's Liberation Army Navy's three major fleets, as Beijing wants a variety of vessels from different naval command regions to sail with the Liaoning to hone their inter-fleet interoperability.
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| Woman Who Says Mormon Church Failed To Discipline Her Abuser Files Lawsuit Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:45 PM PDT  A woman who accused a former Mormon leader of rape filed a civil lawsuit
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| What to expect from Friday's protests in Gaza Posted: 06 Apr 2018 12:35 AM PDT  Thousands of Palestinians are to protest Friday near the border between Israel and Gaza, a week after 19 people were killed by Israeli troops in the bloodiest day since the 2014 war. Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered near the border last Friday at five main sites across the Gaza Strip for the start of what was dubbed the Great March of Return. It was one of the largest protests in recent years and organisers said it would be peaceful in nature.
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| U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps Posted: 05 Apr 2018 12:32 PM PDT ![U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps]( "U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps") The U.S. military has canceled a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti and paused air operations from the country after two air mishaps this week raised questions about the state of military readiness, U.S. officials said on Thursday. "U.S. air operations in Djibouti are on hold and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has canceled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti," the military said in a statement.
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| Russians including one of Britain's most prominent oligarchs hit by new sanctions as US cracks down on 'malign' behaviour Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:30 AM PDT  Thirty-eight Russian individuals and entities including Oleg Deripaska, one of the most well-known oligarchs in Britain, have been hit by new sanctions from Donald Trump. Mr Deripaska, a 50-year-old energy tycoon, has been accused by America of acting "directly or indirectly" on behalf of the Russian government. The US Treasury said Mr Deripaska had been accused of money laundering, "threatening the lives of business rivals" and illegally wire-tapping a government official. The new sanctions were taken by America to punish Russia for its recent "malign behaviour" including its attempt to "subvert Western democracies" and support of the Syrian regime. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Nizhny Novgorod region Governor Valeriy Shantsev (C) and billionaire Oleg Deripaska (R) pictured together during a day trip to visit a polymer plant The Salisbury spy poisoning was also included in the Russian action being punished, according to a senior US administration official, though it was not the direct cause of the sanctions. Seven Russian oligarchs and their 12 companies have been targeted as well as 17 senior government officials, a state-owned weapons trader and its subsidiary, a Russian bank. The government officials affected include the chairman of the state-owned Gazprombank and the director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops. All those targeted will have their assets under US jurisdiction frozen. Americans are also generally barred from dealing with them. Infamous: Oleg Deripaska's yacht 'Queen K' was party host to George Osborne and Peter Mandelson in 2008 Mr Deripaska, who owns property in Britain, is well known in the UK for his infamous yacht meeting with Lord [Peter] Mandelson, the Labour politician, and George Osborne, the former Tory chancellor, in 2008. The pair were entertained by Mr Deripaska on his 238ft (73m) Queen K in Corfu. At the time Lord Mandelson was the EU trade commissioner and Mr Osborne was the shadow chancellor. The meeting triggered a political backlash for both men. Lord Mandelson faced questions after supporting cuts to European aluminium import duties, which benefited Mr Deripaska's company. Mr Osborne was accused of soliciting a donation from Mr Deripaska, who was not a British citizen. Both denied any wrongdoing. The 'designated' | Seven Russians targeted by US action Mr Deripaska's company EN+ Group, based on Jersey in the Channel Islands, is being hit by sanctions. It is an aluminium and power producer. Basic Element Limited, a private investment and management company linked to Mr Deripska, has also been targeted. So too is EuroSibEnergo, one of the largest independent power companies in Russia. The US Treasury said Mr Deripaska was among those who "owned or controlled" the companies "directly or indirectly". The Trump administration's decision to deliberately target figures close to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is a deliberate attempt to force him to change direction. Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury secretary, said: "The Russian government engages in a range of malign activity around the globe, including continuing to occupy Crimea and instigate violence in eastern Ukraine, supplying the Assad regime with material and weaponry as they bomb their own civilians, attempting to subvert Western democracies, and malicious cyber activities. "Russian oligarchs and elites who profit from this corrupt system will no longer be insulated from the consequences of their government's destabilizing activities." Senior US administration officials said the action was "not in response to any single issue" but designed to tackle "the totality" of Russia's "increasingly brazen" activity across the world. One said that the message to Russia was that "actions have consequences" and called on those hit by the sanctions to "wield their influence" to encourage a change in direction. Kirill Shamalov, another Russian energy tycoon, was among those oligarchs targeted. He married Mr Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova in February 2013. The US Treasury claimed his fortunes "dramatically improved" after the marriage, receiving a "large portion" of shares in Sibur, a Russia-based oil and gas company, 18 months after the wedding. Also on the list is Suleiman Kerimov, a businessman and politician with an estimated $5bn (£3.5bn) fortune, who has been dubbed "the Russian Gatsby" for his extravagant spending. An economist by training, he made his fortune through a series of canny investments in the 1990s. In 2011 his profile was raised when he bought the football team Anzhi Makhachkala, using his clout to lure high-profile footballers such as Roberto Carlos and Samuel Eto'o, before selling it in 2016. Mr Kerimov's family controls 83pc of London-listed Polyus, Russia's largest gold miner. Polyus quit the London market in 2015 as sanctions tightened on Russia in the wake of the annexation of Crimea, but re-listed last year when it floated 7pc of the company - timing that may now seem ill-judged. Last month Polyus's chairman Edward Dowling told The Telegraph he hoped the City would look beyond geopolitical tensions with Russia and consider investing in the company. Polyus itself has so far escaped sanctions.
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| Atlantic Fires Kevin Williamson After Suddenly Realizing He Believes The Things He Says Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:41 AM PDT  In an email to his staff Thursday afternoon, The Atlantic's editor-in-chief,
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| Stranger finds young girl’s letter to late father, helps her achieve a dream Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:09 AM PDT  After the death of her father, 11-year-old Emily started writing a yearly letter and sending it skyward to him with a balloon. After one was found miles away, the kindness of a stranger helped Emily accomplish her dream.
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| Turkey or Kurdish YPG militia? Pick a side, Turkish minister tells France Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:21 AM PDT  By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey warned France on Thursday that it needed to choose who it wanted as an ally to fight Islamic State in Syria, and urged it to do what is necessary to ensure Kurdish militias leave the northern Manbij region. Relations between Ankara and Paris have been tense in recent weeks, with France increasingly criticizing the two-month-old Turkish military operation against the Kurdish YPG in northern Syria, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization That came to a head on March 30 after President Emmanuel Macron met a Syrian delegation including the YPG and its political arm, the PYD, and gave assurances of French support to help them stabilize northern Syria against Islamic State.
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| Pakistani prime minister in Afghanistan to ease tensions Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:59 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for a day-long visit many see as an effort to ease strained relations between the two neighbors and revive a push for peace talks with the Taliban.
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| Researcher kills four staff at Turkish university Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:59 PM PDT  A researcher killed four fellow staff members in a shooting Thursday at a university in the western Turkish city of Eskisehir, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind seen in Turkey. Deadly shootouts -- often caused by arguments that degenerate into violence -- are relatively common in Turkey. The university's rector Hasan Gonen confirmed to CNN-Turk television that four people had been killed.
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:53 AM PDT  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest
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| ‘Saheed is no gunman’: hundreds protest in New York against police shooting Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:18 AM PDT  Hundreds gather in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to condemn the police shooting of unarmed black man Saheed Vassell. Hundreds of people have marched through the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights to protest against police for shooting an unarmed black man. Saheed Vassell, 34, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday afternoon.
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| Bizarre Videos May Provide Clues About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam's Motive Posted: 05 Apr 2018 12:58 AM PDT  Authorities settle on a theory that she was angry about YouTube policies
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| Thunderbirds pilot killed when F-16 crashes during training flight in Nevada, Air Force says Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:51 AM PDT  Thunderbirds pilot killed when F-16 crashes during training flight in Nevada, Air Force says.
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| ‘In A Dogs' World, Humans Are Elves That Routinely Live To Be 500+ Years Old’ Posted: 06 Apr 2018 04:22 AM PDT  The shower isn't just a place to sing. Separated from our cellphones, standing
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| UFC president calls McGregor's actions 'disgusting' Posted: 06 Apr 2018 12:19 AM PDT  'I don't think anybody is going to be huge Conor McGregor fans after this,' White says
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| Mick Mulvaney Doles Out Fat Raises To New CFPB Staffers Amid Push To Cut Costs Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:06 AM PDT  Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
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| Perks await those who cooperate with Mueller's Russia probe Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a hashtag for the Greek resort island of Mykonos.
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| Brazil's Lula negotiates after arrest deadline passes Posted: 06 Apr 2018 04:41 PM PDT  São Bernardo do Campo (Brazil) (AFP) - Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's polarizing election frontrunner and leftist icon, was negotiating his surrender after dramatically skipping a first deadline Friday to start his 12-year prison sentence for corruption. Holed up with thousands of cheering supporters in the metalworkers' union building in his hometown of Sao Bernardo do Campo, near Sao Paulo, the 72-year-old let the 5:00 pm (2000 GMT) deadline pass without public comment. This raised the temperature in the standoff between the leftist former two-term president and Judge Sergio Moro, who heads the mammoth "Car Wash" anti-graft probe and who ordered Lula's imprisonment.
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| This Bobcat's Suspenseful Fight With a Rattlesnake Has Gone Viral Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:23 AM PDT  The two predators savagely battled it out
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| As Saudi prince arrives, ties with France more complex than before Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:07 AM PDT  By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - When French President Emmanuel Macron flew into Riyadh for hastily arranged talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in November it was all smiles in public, but in private a tough dialogue over Iran signaled a change between the allies. Whether that was a momentary tiff or a longer-lasting complication may become clear when Prince Mohammed arrives in Paris on Sunday for a two-day visit that will focus on the crises in Yemen, Syria and Qatar and the Iran nuclear deal. After trips to Britain and the United States with major contracts envisaged, the prince, or MBS as he is also known, will attend cultural events, political meetings and an economic forum.
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| Time's Up, Men: More Than 300 Women File For House Races Posted: 05 Apr 2018 07:38 PM PDT  Women serving in the House of Representatives made up only 19.6 percent of
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| 2018 Ford Expedition | Why Buy? Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT  A contemporary take on the hottest segment of the 90s.
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| Barack Obama supporters outraged by Bernie Sanders' 'deplorable' attack on Democratic Party on anniversary of Martin Luther King assassination Posted: 05 Apr 2018 03:12 AM PDT  Bernie Sanders has triggered a backlash by making comments interpreted as an attack on Barack Obama on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King. The senator for Vermont appeared to criticise the first black US President as he branded the Democratic Party a "failure". Speaking in Jackson, Mississippi, he said Democrats had lost a record number of legislative seats.
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| Menendez Brothers Reunite in Prison, 22 Years After Sentencing in Parents’ Murders Posted: 06 Apr 2018 09:16 AM PDT  Erik Menendez, 47, has been transferred to 50-year-old Lyle Menendez's designated section at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, online records show.
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