| Jake Tapper Says John McCain Not Wanting Donald Trump At Funeral Is 'A Real Moment For The Country' Posted: 07 May 2018 10:52 AM PDT  Journalist and "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper said that Sen. John
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| Remembering the National Guard members killed in Georgia plane crash Posted: 06 May 2018 09:29 AM PDT  After nine members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard were killed in a plane crash near Savannah, Georgia, their grieving families say the airmen never should have been on the plane, which was on its way to Arizona to be retired.
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| Outrage After Celebrating Black Graduates Are Yanked Off College's Stage Posted: 06 May 2018 11:33 AM PDT  A day of joy and celebration spurred complaints of racism after a college
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| Leopard snatches and eats toddler in Ugandan national park Posted: 07 May 2018 06:37 AM PDT  Ugandan authorities are hunting for a leopard in Queen Elizabeth National park after it snatched and ate a ranger's three-year-old son. The toddler had been left in the care of a nanny at the unfenced staff quarters of a safari lodge in the park, when he was taken by the leopard on Friday night. Wildlife authority spokesman Bashir Hangi said the child had followed the nanny outdoors. "The maid was not aware the child followed her. She heard the kid scream for help, she intervened but it was too late the leopard had vanished with it in the bush and a search was mounted until we got the skull the next day," he said. "The hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it from the wild because once it has eaten human flesh, the temptations are high to eat another human being, it becomes dangerous," he added. The sun sets over Lake George near Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, Queen Elizabeth is Uganda's most-visited national park, with tourists flocking to watch leopards roam the Mweya Peninsula, which lies beside Lake Edward. The park also hosts African buffalo, Nile crocodile, lions and chimpanzees. The attack comes just a week after a British safari park owner was attacked by a lion in South Africa. Mike Hodge, 71, suffered a broken jaw after he was mauled in Marakele Animal Sanctuary in Thabazimbi. Mr Hodge had been showing visitors around the park when the big cat charged him and dragged him into some bushes. Video footage of the incident showed terrified tourists screaming for help as the lion mauled its victim. Keepers eventually killed the 10-year-old lion, named Samba, and Mr Hodge was taken to hospital. Two years ago, in South Africa, a year a six-year-old boy was snatched by a leopard at Kruger National park, but the youngster escaped with his life. Kellan Denny was playing with his brother on a wall when the leopard sunk its teeth into his shoulder and dragged him away. Big Cats Worldwide However, the leopard let go of the traumatised boy, allowing his father to rush in and carry him to safety. The incident was the first of its kind in 40 years, according to a spokesman for Kruger National Park.
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| Danish inventor appeals life term over journalist murder Posted: 07 May 2018 08:25 AM PDT  A Danish inventor found guilty of the murder of a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine has appealed his life sentence but is not contesting the verdict, prosecutors said Monday. Peter Madsen "is found guilty in the murder of Kim Wall and has only appealed the length" of his life sentence, Simon Gosvig, spokesman for the Danish prosecutor's office, told AFP. A Copenhagen district court on April 25 sentenced the 47-year-old to life for murdering the 30-year-old journalist, chopping up her corpse and throwing her body parts into the sea in August last year.
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| Fmr. Ambassador to Russia: Putin/Trump relationship is ‘so bizarre’ Posted: 07 May 2018 04:27 AM PDT  Vladimir Putin was sworn in today for his fourth term as Russia's President.
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| Software In Fatal Uber Crash Reportedly Recognized Woman, Then Ignored Her Posted: 07 May 2018 02:36 PM PDT  A self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March
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| Full Dershowitz Interview: 'Very bad week for the Trump team' Posted: 05 May 2018 11:32 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowtiz says that motives shouldn't form the basis of determining a crime.
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| McCain Doesn't Want Trump Attending His Funeral: Reports Posted: 06 May 2018 07:46 AM PDT  Amid Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) battle with brain cancer, the 81-year-old
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| Earthquakes, lava fissures could last for months on Hawaii - USGS Posted: 05 May 2018 06:50 PM PDT  By Karin Stanton PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - More homes on Hawaii's Big Island were destroyed on Saturday as eruptions linked to the Kilauea volcano increased, spewing lava into residential areas and forcing nearly 2,000 people to evacuate, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday that several new lava fissures had opened in the Leilani Estates subdivision of Puna District, about a dozen miles (19 km) from the volcano. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said at midday local time on Saturday that "eruptive activity is increasing and is expected to continue." Janet Babb, a spokeswoman for the observatory, said by telephone that the eruptions could carry on "for weeks or months." Babb said the activity since Thursday is beginning to show similarities to another event in the area in 1955 that lasted for 88 days, when far fewer people lived near the volcano.
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| Hizbollah claims 'victory' in Lebanon's election after early results suggest boost Posted: 07 May 2018 07:50 AM PDT  Hizbollah has hailed a "great victory" in Lebanon's election, after the Iran-backed group and its allies looked set to secure a majority in parliament. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbollah, said that the results of Sunday's vote were a "political and moral victory for the resistance", as he refers to the Iran-backed movement formed in the 1980s to fight Israel. In a televised address made before the official results were announced, he said the significant gains made by Hizbollah and its allies vindicated the group's military activities. The Shia movement, grouped with the Christian party of President Michel Aoun and the Shia Amal movement is set to secure at least 67 seats in the 128-seat parliament, which will enable them to veto any laws the militant group opposes. A child holds a picture of Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during election rallies a few days before the general election in Baalbeck Credit: Reuters Hizbollah's military arm is considered a terrorist entity by the UK however Britain is open to contact with its political wing, which already has two seats in parliament. With backing from Iran, Hizbollah has grown from fledgling resistance group to one of the most powerful militias in the region. Since the country's last vote, in 2009, Hizbollah has sent thousands of its fighters across the border to the war in Syria in a bid to shore up Bashar al-Assad, who is also backed by Tehran. Its increasingly important position in Lebanon reflects Iran's ascendancy in territory stretching through Iraq and Syria to Beirut. A Hizbollah fighter stands at a watchtower at the site where clashes erupted between the militia and al-Qaeda-linked fighters along the Lebanon-Syria border Credit: AP Neighbouring Israel has also watched on nervously as Hizbollah has been building up its presence in Syria, as well as an enormous arsenal of missiles - now reported to be 100,000-strong. An Israeli security cabinet minister said the early results showed that Israel should not distinguish between the Lebanese state and Hizbollah in any future war, the prospect of which now seems more likely than ever. "Hizbollah = Lebanon," Naftali Bennett, education minister and leader of Israel's right-wing Jewish Home party, said on Twitter on Monday. "The State of Israel (...) will view Lebanon as responsible for any action from within its territory." Having majority in parliament will better position Hizbollah to fend off any suggestion it should disarm and allow the group to more tightly direct the country's foreign and defence policy. "Hizbollah seeks to translate politically in Lebanon its 'victory' in Syria, but it does not want to talk too loudly about it. It is playing quietly and smartly," said Emile Hokayem, Middle East analyst at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank. The tiny state of Lebanon, which is half the size of Wales, finds itself in the middle of a regional battle between Iran and its arch foe, Saudi Arabia. The result will be of concern to Riyadh, which has accused the Lebanese government of giving cover to Hizbollah and has scaled back support for Mr Hariri in protest. Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri takes a selfie with French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) at The Elysee Palace in Paris Credit: AFP Mr Hariri was forced by Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to resign in November, in a move which appeared to backfire. The West-backed candidate's Future party lost a number of seats in its strongholds in Beirut, Tripoli and Sidon to Hizbollah-backed Sunni candidates. Protesters burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration, organised by Hizbollah, in the streets of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon in December Credit: AFP The party also appeared to be the main victim of Lebanon's apparent political apathy - more than half of eligible voters stayed home on Sunday. Iranian media gloated at Mr Hariri setbacks; Iran's hardline Tasnim news agency ran a report headlined: "Lebanese election result puts an end to Hariri's monopoly among Sunnis." However, Mr Hariri still leads the biggest Sunni bloc in parliament and is expected to stay on as prime minister - a position which must be filled by a Sunni Muslim under the country's complex confessionalist system.
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| India teen fights for life after being raped, set on fire Posted: 07 May 2018 04:03 AM PDT  A 17-year-old Indian girl was fighting for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set alight, the second such case to shake the country this week as it reels from a series of brutal sexual assaults. The two incidents have shone a spotlight on the treatment of rape in India, where authorities are facing renewed pressure to act on sexual crimes after the recent gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. The cases are some of the most high-profile since the 2012 rape and murder of a student on a New Delhi bus that triggered mass protests.
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| A look at the key players in the Lebanese elections Posted: 05 May 2018 11:24 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is holding its first parliament elections in nine years, with more than 500 candidates vying for 128 seats.
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| Amid Nationwide Calls For Gun Control, A Defiant NRA Readies Its Base For Battle Posted: 07 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT  DALLAS ― John Lott, the National Rifle Association's favorite academic and gun
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| U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport Posted: 07 May 2018 08:35 AM PDT ![U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport]( "U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport") The FAA said it is investigating after Southwest Airlines jet and a truck collided as the Boeing 737 pulled into a gate at about midnight. Passengers got off the plane using air stairs that are pulled to the aircraft, the aviation safety agency said. Southwest Flight 6263 was pulling into the gate at BWI Sunday evening after flying from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, "when a ground vehicle came into contact with the aircraft," the airline said.
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| Fmr. Asst. U.S. Attorney: Giuliani is ‘catastrophic’ for Trump Posted: 06 May 2018 10:32 AM PDT  The newest addition to President Trump's legal team, Rudy Giuliani, disclosed previously unknown information about payments to Stormy Daniels and then downplayed it by the end of the week. Is Giuliani helping or hurting the president's legal case?
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| Panel: John McCain 'does not quit' with latest book excerpt Posted: 06 May 2018 12:15 AM PDT  Jon Meacham, Danielle Pletka, Robert Costa and Kimberly Atkins discuss the legacy that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) leaves behind.
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| House Dems Reportedly Plan To Release Thousands Of Russia-Linked Facebook Ads Posted: 06 May 2018 11:23 PM PDT  Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee reportedly plan to release
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| All Of The Wacky And Wonderful Royal Wedding Memorabilia You Can Buy Posted: 07 May 2018 01:13 PM PDT  The countdown to the royal wedding is on, but just because your invite got
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| Court says schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT Posted: 07 May 2018 12:04 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Schools can be held liable for student suicides in certain circumstances, Massachusetts' highest court said Monday in a ruling that also cleared the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of responsibility for the death of a graduate student who killed himself on campus in 2009.
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| Nearly 200 horses found dead on Navajo land in drought-hit Arizona Posted: 06 May 2018 09:21 PM PDT  The animals lie in neat circles around the pond that was supposed to sustain them as spring temperature rose and water became harder to find. Instead, they collapsed in the mud, exhausted and weakened from drought. Almost 200 feral horses have been found dead around a pond in Navajo land in northern Arizona, according to tribal leaders, the victims of overpopulation and dwindling water resources. Jonathan Nez, vice president of Navajo Nation, said the deaths were an annual problem that had been getting worse. "These horses weren't shot or maliciously killed by an individual," he said. "These animals were searching for water to stay alive. Navajo leaders say they see same problems every year as a result of growing herds of feral animals Credit: AP "In the process, they, unfortunately burrowed themselves into the mud and couldn't escape because they were so weak." Photographs show the carcases of dozens of horses were they had fallen around the stock pond in Gray Mountain. Tribal officials say they are struggling to cope with a feral population that has grown to as many as 70,000 feral horses on the Navajo Nation. Animals were once accustomed to finding water at the stock pond, but locals say it has dried up more quickly in recent years. Skeletal remains close to the pond Credit: AP This time around a particularly dry winter has made conditions even worse. In California it made for a season of extreme wildfires while New Mexico and Arizona are still struggling with intense water shortages. "This tragic incident exemplifies the problem the Navajo Nation faces in an overpopulation of feral horses," said President Russell Begaye. Federal and tribal officials have begun the gruesome business of disposing of their remains, spreading hydrated lime over the animals before burying them. In all, they counted 191 carcases. "The horses are anywhere from thigh to neck deep in the mud. Some are even buried beneath others," said Nina Chester, of the office of the president. "This is our most humane and safest option." The plan is to cover over the pond completely, redirecting its meagre water flows elsewhere.
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| How Calorie Counts on Menus Can Affect Your Health Posted: 07 May 2018 05:59 AM PDT  If you're unsure whether that scoop of mac and cheese from the Whole Foods buffet or that tub of popcorn from your local AMC theater will put you over your calorie limit for the day—wonder no mor...
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| Hawaiians race home for pets, essentials during lull in volcano eruptions Posted: 06 May 2018 05:57 PM PDT  By Karin Stanton and Terray Sylvester PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaiians forced to flee repeated eruptions of the Kilauea volcano, which has already destroyed 26 homes as it spews rivers of lava and fountains of toxic gases into residential areas, were allowed to make a quick visits home on Sunday to rescue pets, medication and other essentials. More lava fissures and vents opened overnight in the Leilani Estates area, where lava leapt up to 230 feet (70 meters) into the air but no new explosions were reported on Sunday from Kilauea, the state's most active volcano. "As a realtor, I can tell you that people move here thinking it's paradise, and what they learn is that it's something different," said Jessica Gauthier, 47, who sells properties and manages vacation rentals on the Big Island.
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| New York historic rubbish Posted: 07 May 2018 06:03 AM PDT ![New York historic rubbish]( "New York historic rubbish") These pictures give a fascinating insight into the history of New York City through its forgotten rubbish. The trash includes an old bagel, a love letter and old medicine boxes. They are among more than 6,000 items found in the city and restored by the Tenement Museum. Most of the rubbish was found in one building thought to have housed thousands of immigrants during the 1930s. Historians also found a wedding invitation, a doll's head and a library notice. (Caters News)
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| Nurse accused of spreading Hepatitis C Posted: 07 May 2018 10:39 AM PDT  Attorney Bryan Hershman says MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and health officials are looking to pin the blame of a Hepatitis C scare on his client.
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| Michelle Obama Explains Why People Shouldn't Look To Her To Run For Office Posted: 06 May 2018 02:41 PM PDT  Michelle Obama spoke bluntly to those hoping she will run for political
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| LA mayor, eyes on White House, hawks ties to Hawkeye state Posted: 06 May 2018 06:21 AM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Democratic leader of a city with 75 miles of coastline, immigrants from around the world and the Kardashians, is considering running for president in 2020. But first he would have to make it through Iowa. On a recent visit, he did his best to connect, playing up everything his city shares with the rural, overwhelmingly white voters. It was no easy task.
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| Six Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan: officials Posted: 06 May 2018 07:13 AM PDT  Six Indian engineers working on a power plant project in northern Afghanistan were kidnapped along with their Afghan driver on Sunday, Afghan officials said. Gunmen snatched the seven from a vehicle on the outskirts of Baghlan provincial capital Pule-Khumri, police spokesman Zabi Shuja told AFP. Provincial council chairman Mohammad Safdar Mohseni said the group had been travelling in a largely Taliban-controlled area when they were abducted after ignoring warnings to take a police escort.
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| How to Get the Best Fuel Economy Now Posted: 07 May 2018 12:19 PM PDT  Motorists face rising gasoline prices as the summer travel season gets underway, so fuel efficiency is as important as ever. CR has gathered its best test-based tips and techniques for getting th...
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| U.S. Navy jets begin sorties against IS in Syria from Mediterranean Posted: 07 May 2018 08:25 AM PDT  By Karolina Tagaris ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) - A U.S. naval strike force led by aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman began sorties on May 3 against Islamic State in Syria, continuing missions by a U.S.-led coalition against the militants. The force joined the U.S. Sixth Fleet on April 18, nearly a week after the United States, Britain and France launched air strikes targeting what Western powers said were Syrian chemical weapons installations. The Navy said it was a scheduled deployment to support coalition partners, NATO allies and U.S. national security interests.
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| The Kia Niro EV Makes the Transition from Concept to Reality Posted: 07 May 2018 12:58 PM PDT  Kia Niro EV
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| Donald Trump to announce Iran nuclear decision on Tuesday as Boris Johnson warns him not to 'throw the baby out with the water' Posted: 07 May 2018 05:24 PM PDT  Donald Trump announced he will reveal his decision on whether to abandon the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, just as Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, warned him that backing out could spark an "arms race in the Middle East". Mr Trump has frequently promised to reimpose sanctions on Tehran, effectively killing off the 2015 agreement, unless more is done to rein in Iran's missile programme and thwart its ambitions in the Middle East. However, aides on Monday night said nothing was certain until Mr Trump made his announcement. The brinksmanship has sparked an intense round of 11th-hour diplomacy. On Monday, it was Mr Johnson's turn as he appeared on Fox News, the President's favourite TV channel, to issue his message. "We think what you can do is be tougher on Iran, address the concerns of the president and not throw the baby out with the water," he said. He argued that despite the deal's weaknesses, backing out of it could lead to Iran developing nuclear weapons - a move which could prompt Saudi Arabia and the Emirates to follow suit. "We don't want to go down that route," he said. With anticipation mounting, Mr Trump moved up his decision from a Saturday deadline. He said on Twitter that he will be announcing his decision on the Iran Deal on Tuesday from the White House at 2pm local time. .@BorisJohnson: "We've got to be tougher on Iran and we've got to fix the flaws in the deal." pic.twitter.com/99RbTLFnfI— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 7, 2018 Mr Johnson is on a two-day trip to Washington to meet with Mike Pence, the Vice President, National Security Adviser John Bolton and foreign policy leaders in Congress to persuade them not not to back out of the deal. Under the international agreement, Iran has limited its nuclear activities in return for eased economic sanctions. Appearing on Fox & Friends, which Mr Trump regularly watches, Mr Johnson began by saying the US president was "right to see flaws" in the current deal, saying "he's set a very reasonable challenge to the world". "Iran is behaving badly...we've got to stop that," he said. But the Foreign Secretary warned that without the accord, Iran could develop a nuclear weapon and "an arms race in the Middle East". William Hague: Why would North Korea trust America if Trump scraps Iran deal? "You're going to have the Saudis wanting one, the Egyptians, the Emiratis, it's already a very, very dangerous state at the moment, we don't want to go down that route." Mr Johnson said a key flaw was the so-called "sunset clause" in the deal, which currently allows Iran to swiftly develop enrichment programmes after 2025 without economic sanctions. "We've got to fix the flaws in the deal", he said. But argued that solution was to "fix the flaws in the deal", saying "there doesn't seem to me at the moment to be a viable military solution". What is the Iran nuclear deal? Britain, France and Germany have been lobbying Mr Trump's team for weeks in an effort to preserve the agreement, which was signed during the Obama administration, and includes Russia and China as signatories. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, used his State Visit at the White House to urge Mr Trump to consider the consequences of withdrawing. Mr Johnson questioned what steps the West would take to block Iran's nuclear activity, saying "Plan B does not seem to me to be particularly well developed at this stage". Foreign secretary Boris Johnson Credit: Reuters "Are we seriously saying that we are going to bomb those [enrichment] facilities at Fordo and Natanz?" he asked. Before Fox Mr Johnson also appeared on US network MSNBC, on which Mr Trump regularly appeared during his election campaign. "We're talking now about the way the United States acts in the world and you see some very strong and original decisions by the president," he said. "This stuff he's doing in North Korea - fascinating the way he's playing that, taking a very tough line on Iran." The Foreign Secretary added that he was looking forward to Mr Trump's visit to the UK on July 13.
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| Groot’s Last Line In ‘Infinity War’ Has Been Revealed And It Will Wreck You Posted: 07 May 2018 11:14 AM PDT  Spoilers ahead for "Avengers: Infinity War."
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| The Latest: Waffle House hero raises $227,000 for victims Posted: 07 May 2018 09:30 AM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House (all times local):
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| White House accuses China of 'Orwellian nonsense' over airline rules Posted: 06 May 2018 01:01 PM PDT  The White House has dismissed China's attempts to change how American airlines refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau in their public materials as "Orwellian nonsense". The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration has asked 36 foreign air carriers – including a number of American airlines – to refrain from referring to the three destinations as separate countries. China considers Taiwan a province, and Hong Kong and Macau as largely self-governing parts of the country.
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| Are you missing out on legal payback for Dish telemarketing calls? Posted: 07 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Thousands of people who got a telemarketing call for Dish Network in 2010 or 2011 may be able to collect $1,200 per call. But lawyers say they are having trouble convincing people to sign up to get the money they're owed from the $61 million class action lawsuit over sales pitches to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. Anna Werner reports.
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| Protesters killed as Indian troops move on militants in Kashmir Posted: 06 May 2018 06:53 AM PDT  Five civilians were killed and more than 50 wounded when Indian troops opened fire on hundreds of people who pelted them with stones as they carried out an operation against militants in Kashmir, a senior police official said. The police official, who asked not to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media, said at least 10 of the wounded protesters were hit by bullets and four were in a critical condition. Indian security services killed five militants in an operation in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, including Saddam Padder, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, and Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a Kashmiri professor with alleged ties to militant groups, the Director General of Police in Kashmir, S.P. Vaid, said.
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| Toyota Supras Feed Their BMW Engines Before Heading To The 'Ring Posted: 07 May 2018 05:11 AM PDT  You won't regret watching the entire four-minute spy video.
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| Tesla Earning Call Gives Timeline for Model Y Posted: 06 May 2018 10:30 AM PDT  According to Tesla, its Model Y small crossover is at least two years away.
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| North Korea Accuses U.S. of 'Misleading' Claims Ahead of Summit Posted: 06 May 2018 06:36 AM PDT  North Korea says claims are a "dangerous attempt" to ruin a budding detente
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| Kensington Palace Releases First Official Photo Of Prince Louis Posted: 06 May 2018 05:18 PM PDT  Well, this is royally adorable.
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