| Photos of the week: 7/20 - 7/27 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:58 PM PDT  A fast-growing wildfire in northern California killed at least two people and
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| Grieving Mother Orca Whale Carries Dead Calf For Days Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:59 PM PDT  A grieving orca whale has been carrying her dead newborn calf for days in a
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| U.S. Prelate Theodore McCarrick Resigns From College of Cardinals Following Allegations of Sexual Abuse Posted: 28 Jul 2018 06:25 AM PDT  McCarrick had been already removed from public ministry since June 20
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| California wildfire: Two children among five dead and 17 missing as disaster intensifies Posted: 28 Jul 2018 06:30 AM PDT  Two children, their great-grandmother and two firefighters have died in a wildfire in northern California, say officials. Reports said Emily Roberts, five, James Roberts, four and Melody Bledsoe, 70, died in the fire along with two officials trying to tackle the blaze. Residents of Redding, a city of 92,000 about 100 miles south of the Oregon border, described a chaotic and congested getaway as the fire spread.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To Trevor Noah: Health Care For All Requires Moral Courage Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:35 AM PDT  On Thursday's episode of "The Daily Show," host Trevor Noah grilled Alexandria
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| Cambodia's Hun Sen hails 'elimination' of opposition at mass rally Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:54 PM PDT  Cambodia's strongman ruler hailed Friday the success of efforts to "eliminate traitors" at a mass rally ahead of an election without a credible opposition that will leave the country as a virtual one-party state. Tens of thousands of supporters decked in the ruling party's white and blue arrived from dawn in the centre of the capital, some on motorbikes and buses, in an impressive show of support for the Cambodia People's Party (CPP), which premier Hun Sen has led for 33 years. In typically bombastic comments, Hun Sen vowed victory on Sunday and took a swipe at his opponents, many of whom have been jailed, prodded into self-exile or have gone to ground inside the kingdom since the ruling.
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| Grimes Clarifies Comments on Elon Musk’s GOP Donations for Tesla and SpaceX Posted: 27 Jul 2018 05:49 AM PDT  The singer tweeted that "there is no world in which" she's okay with Republican donations.
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| Fire, Fire Everywhere: The 2018 Global Wildfire Season Is Already Disastrous Posted: 28 Jul 2018 05:02 AM PDT  Drought turned the surrounding woodland into fuel, strong winds fanned the
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| At Least 500 Structures Destroyed by Deadly, Uncontrolled California Wildfire Posted: 28 Jul 2018 08:23 AM PDT  The so-called Carr Fire roared through Shasta County
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| Pope accepts US cardinal's resignation after sexual abuse claim Posted: 28 Jul 2018 08:14 AM PDT  One of America's most prominent Catholic cardinals has resigned after an allegation was made that he sexually abused a teenage boy almost 50 years ago. Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, wrote to the Vatican offering his resignation on Friday, which was accepted by Pope Francis. A statement from the Vatican issued on Saturday read: "Yesterday evening the Holy Father received the letter in which Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington (USA), presented his resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals. "Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has ordered his suspension from the exercise of any public ministry, together with the obligation to remain in a house yet to be indicated to him, for a life of prayer and penance until the accusations made against him are examined in a regular canonical trial." Mr McCarrick, 88, was ordained in 1958 and rose through the ranks in the Archdiocese of New York before being installed as archbishop of Washington in 2001, a post he held until 2006. Pope Francis recently criticised the "culture of abuse and cover-up" in the Catholic Church Credit: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images He is officially retired but continues to travel abroad regularly, speaking on issues such as human rights. The allegation related to Mr McCarrick's time in New York. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old who was being measured for a new cassock, according to The New York Times. The claim was investigated for the New York archdiocese by a group of jurists, law enforcement experts, parents, psychologists, and religious figures. The group judged that the allegations were "credible and substantiated". Mr McCarrick was removed from public ministry on June 20. Mr McCarrick said in a statement at the time that he was "shocked" by the report and maintained his innocence. He also said he had co-operated with the investigation. "My sadness was deepened when I was informed that the allegations had been determined credible and substantiated," he said in the statement. Mr McCarrick added: "While I have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse, and believe in my innocence, I am sorry for the pain the person who brought the charges has gone through, as well as for the scandal such charges cause our people." At the time senior US church officials said they had received three allegations of McCarrick's sexual misconduct with adults decades ago, two of which resulted in settlements. A Catholic University canon law expert, Kurt Martens, noted that this was the first time an order of penance and prayer had been issued before a church trial could take place. Earlier this year Pope Francis publicly criticsed the "culture of abuse and cover-up" in the Catholic Church, saying it must "never again" be allowed to happen.
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| Roseanne Barr Apologizes To Valerie Jarrett, Then Immediately Mocks Her Haircut Posted: 27 Jul 2018 03:29 AM PDT  Roseanne Barr just had to have the last insulting word.
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| 1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route -UN Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:56 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday. Spain, which has overtaken Italy as the preferred destination, has registered nearly 21,000 migrants so far this year, almost more than in the whole of last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Italy - whose new government has closed its ports to rescue vessels - has had about 18,130 migrants arriving by sea from Libya this year, with the rest going to Greece, Malta and Cyprus.
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| Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discovery Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:49 AM PDT  Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars. Kanai, who spent 168 days on the International Space Station, is firmly convinced that we're not alone in the universe and there is life out there. The soft-spoken spaceman, nicknamed "Nemo" for his background as a diving medical officer in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, blasted into space for the first time in December.
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| Trump endorses 'star' John James in Michigan Senate primary Posted: 27 Jul 2018 11:29 AM PDT  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed John James in Michigan's Republican primary for U.S. Senate, calling him a "spectacular" candidate with "such great potential."
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| GOP Lawmaker Said Black Welfare Recipients 'Substituted One Plantation For Another' Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:30 PM PDT  Rep. Jason Lewis (R-Minn.) called welfare recipients "parasites" and compared
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| California TV Anchors Forced to Evacuate Studio as They Reported on Approaching Wildfire Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:46 AM PDT  The station had to go off air after the studio was evacuated
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| Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee Posted: 28 Jul 2018 03:20 PM PDT ![Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee]( "Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee") Gold Coast, Australia, photographer Brendon Gee has been picking up legions of online followers with his 360-degree depictions of popular settings as you've never seen them before.
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| Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:15 AM PDT ![Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings]( "Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings") Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) investors got more good news on Thursday when the company reported its third consecutive quarter of positive earnings numbers. Chipotle's growth finally seems to be back on track, but some analysts say CMG stock is simply too expensive to own at its current price. Chipotle reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.87 on revenue of $1.3 billion.
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| US judge praises govt on reunifications, demands more Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:53 PM PDT  A federal judge praised the US government Friday for reuniting 1,800 migrant children it took from their families at the Mexican border -- but demanded that the focus shift to 400 who remain in custody because their parents have been deported. Judge Dana Sabraw spoke out a day after it was revealed that hundreds of families had still not been reunited after being split under President Donald Trump's controversial "zero tolerance" policy against undocumented migrants. Sabraw had ordered that all eligible migrant families be brought back together by 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) Thursday.
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| Who is Andrew Brunson, the Evangelical Pastor at the Center of Trump's Threat Against Turkey? Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:39 AM PDT  Sanctioning a NATO ally would be unprecedented
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| Zimbabwe's jobless generation hopes election will mark a change Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:45 AM PDT  By Sisipho Skweyiya HARARE (Reuters) - Young voters in Zimbabwe hope the first election without Robert Mugabe will mark a change in a country where most of them are unemployed, and say the older generation has failed to deliver them a future. Monday's contest pits Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe deputy who became president after his boss was ousted, against Nelson Chamisa, a 40-year-old lawyer and part-time preacher who is appealing for votes from the young and disillusioned. Number two: I'm expecting the elections to usher in a new Zimbabwe.
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| 33 Spectacular Photos Of The Longest Full ‘Blood Moon’ Of The Century Posted: 28 Jul 2018 01:26 AM PDT  The spectacular full "blood moon" came and went on Friday night, and the world
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| Israel vows to expand settlements after Israeli father stabbed to death by Palestinian teen Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:06 AM PDT  Israel will build hundreds of new settlement homes in response to the killing of an Israeli father by a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank, Israel's defence minister said. A 17-year-old Palestinian crept into the settlement of Adam on Thursday night and stabbed Yotam Ovadia, 31, to death. He wounded two other Israelis before being shot dead. Mr Ovadia was a father to two young children and was reportedly on his way home to cook a meal for his wife when he was killed. Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, said the government would respond by approving 400 new homes in the settlement. "The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements," Mr Lieberman said. Israel's government often responds to attacks against settlements by promising to expand the settlements even further. Britain and most of the international community believes the settlements are illegal. Mr Ovadia's killer was identified in Palestinian media as Mohammed Youssef, from the Palestinian village of Kauber. Relatives and friends gather around the body of Yotam Ovadia during his funeral in Jerusalem Credit: AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner The Israeli military raided the village on Friday morning and questioned several members of Youssef's family. The army will demolish the family's house as part of a widely-criticised Israeli policy of destroying the homes of Palestinian attackers to try to deter future assaults. A crowd of around 150 people resisted the military's incursion into the village with rocks and fire bombs, the military said. The two other Israeli men wounded in the stabbing attack in Adam are expected to survive their injuries. Jason Greenblatt, Donald Trump's peace envoy, denounced the killing as "another barbaric attack" and asked when Palestinian leaders would condemn the stabbing. Yet another barbaric attack tonight. When will President Abbas and Palestinian leaders condemn the violence? Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families tonight.— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) July 26, 2018 Israeli ministers also blamed the Palestinian Authority for the violence, saying it was fueled by the Palestinian policy of making payments to the families of attackers. The Palestinian Authority is yet to condemn the attack. It defends the policy of payments as part of a justified resistance to Israeli occupation. Hamas praised the attack as a "heroic action". The killing of Mr Ovadia and the army raid on Koubar came amid heightened tensions across the Holy Land. Palestinians clashed with Israeli police outside the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday. Video showed young men shooting fireworks towards police while officers responded with stun grenades. Largescale Palestinian protests are also expected at the Gaza border on Friday, after a week of on-off fighting between Israel and Hamas. Six Hamas fighters have been killed since last Friday, while one Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded.
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| Captain of Missouri Duck Boat Checked Weather Report Before Doomed Tour Posted: 28 Jul 2018 10:44 AM PDT  The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation has revealed the captain also referenced life jackets before the fatal voyage.
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| Heatwaves from the Arctic to Japan: a sign of things to come? Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Intense heatwaves like the one which fuelled Greece's deadly wildfires are set to become increasingly frequent around the world due to climate change, experts warn. Record high temperatures have been registered across the Northern Hemisphere in recent weeks, from Norway to Japan.
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| Former New York Assembly Speaker gets 7 years in prison Posted: 27 Jul 2018 03:22 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Sheldon Silver, a former New York Assembly speaker who brokered legislative deals for two decades before criminal charges abruptly ended his career, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison by a judge who said political corruption in the state must end.
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| Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:05 AM PDT ![Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays]( "Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays") Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) reported second-quarter earnings and revenue beats on Thursday afternoon, but the stock dropped more than 8 percent on Friday morning after the company provided a disappointing update on its highly anticipated 10-nanometer processors. Analysts say product delays could cost Intel market share and make INTC stock a risky long-term bet. Intel reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.04 on revenue of $16.96 billion.
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| Painfully awkward photo shows Mueller and Trump Jr. waiting at the same airport gate Posted: 27 Jul 2018 03:12 PM PDT  Politico caught Donald Trump Jr. and Robert Mueller very awkwardly hanging out at the same airport gate in Washington D.C. on Friday. In the photo, Don Jr. — or as he likes to call himself in his gym selfies, Donald Pump — leans against the back wall talking on the phone. Despite his camouflage hat, he fails to blend into the airport's stark gray wall because he's wearing an unreasonably bright teal shirt. He's doing what we've all done before when we run into someone we really don't want to make small talk with: chilling on his phone. SEE ALSO: Mueller reportedly wants to question Trump about his Tweets Robert Mueller, meanwhile, very pointedly stares at the newspaper in his hands. If he just looked up and behind him he would make eye contact with the son of the man he's leading an investigation against. The awkwardness in that airport is so tense, you can feel it through the photo. In case you have any doubts, Politico's Jake Sherman confirmed that the man in the offensively vibrant shirt is indeed Donald Trump Jr. According to CNN, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr confirmed that it is Mueller waiting at the gate. For the clowns saying that it was not Donald Trump Jr., here he is on the flight from dca to hpn (westchester county) w secret service agent. pic.twitter.com/GGZciqrrTG — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 27, 2018 People couldn't help but joke about the tension at that airport gate. Avoiding an ex in a confined space like: pic.twitter.com/J038MTYYcw — Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) July 27, 2018 AWKWARRRRRRD.Robert Mueller and Don Jr spotted at the DC airport feet from each other, per �� @Politico. pic.twitter.com/w7cUQyjtxM — Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) July 27, 2018 I also kinda hope Mueller asks his flight attendant to bring Jr. a special snack, with a little note that says "do you want to discuss cover up for the Trump Tower meeting, or do you only do that on board Airforce One?" — Wendy Wasserman Schultz (@dvorakoelling) July 27, 2018 The next time you feel uncomfortable running into your ex at a party, remember that Trump Jr. and Robert Mueller were waiting at the same gate for the same flight today. pic.twitter.com/7cz8hpx0ra — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 27, 2018 Mueller is closing in on Trump Jr. Literally. pic.twitter.com/JScPYcFlDT — Eric Paine (@ericpaine) July 27, 2018 NARRATOR: "Mr. Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. would meet again... and much sooner than the latter anticipated." https://t.co/debYQlJKmt — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) July 27, 2018 Yikes. Politico snapped the photo just one day after Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, claimed that he'd tell Mueller that the president, during the campaign, knew about a sketchy 2016 meeting between Trump Jr. and Russians offering dirt on Hillary Clinton. "If it's accurate that the other person in the photo was Donald Trump Jr.," Carr said, "Mr. Mueller was not aware of him and had no interaction with him." Mueller's probably better off that way. WATCH: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It's an inflatable Trump baby flying around London
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| Watergate Figure John Dean Warns Trump: 'I Don't Think It Is Boding Well For The President' Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:47 AM PDT  One of the central figures in the Watergate scandal that took down President
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| CBS investigating sexual misconduct allegations against CEO Les Moonves Posted: 28 Jul 2018 07:10 AM PDT  The American cable TV network CBS is investigating sexual misconduct allegations made against its chief executive Les Moonves, triggering a 6 per cent fall in the company's stock value. An article in The New Yorker magazine reported that six women who had professional dealings with Moonves said he sexually harassed them between the 1980s and late 2000s. Four of the women described forcible touching or kissing during business meetings, while two said that Moonves physically intimidated them or threatened to derail their careers, according to the author.
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| A Hundred Days of Protest in Nicaragua Posted: 27 Jul 2018 10:35 AM PDT  See photographs of how the anti-government protests unfolded.
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| 'Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:20 AM PDT !['Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk]( "'Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk") The diverse culture, people and pageantry of the Venice Beach boardwalk are sitting on the edge of a knife. Over the past three years, photographer Dotan Saguy has documented what could be a vanishing society. Here are excerpts from an upcoming book and exhibition.
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| Vanuatu orders volcano-hit island to evacuate again Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:31 PM PDT  Vanuatu renewed a state of emergency on the volcano-hit island of Ambae Friday and ordered the compulsory evacuation of all residents. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards department has described the volcano as a "danger to direct safety to life" and warned people to stay three kilometres from its vent. "The local population from Ambae and from neighbouring islands will continue to hear rumbling, volcanic explosions (and) smell volcanic gases," it said.
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| Catholics slam India rights body over confession ban bid Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:11 AM PDT  Catholic leaders in India Friday slammed the national women's rights watchdog for seeking to ban church confessions after two priests were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman over 20 years. Two more priests are being investigated in the scandal that has rocked the Syrian Orthodox church in the southern state of Kerala since the 34-year-old woman reported her cycle of abuse earlier this month. The woman told police that the priests at the church used her confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.
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| Parkland, Florida students embrace New Zealand on field trip Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:06 AM PDT  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Florida student Tyah-Amoy Roberts said after spending a week in New Zealand that she's strongly considering moving to the country for college.
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| Hundreds of children not reunited by Trump administration as deadline passes Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:05 PM PDT  Advocates and attorneys said this week that they have spoken to parents who they believe were coerced into being deported without their children. Hundreds of migrant children the Trump administration separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border were not reunited with their families by the court-ordered Thursday midnight deadline. The Trump administration claimed Thursday that more than 1,800 children five years and older had been reunited with parents or sponsors hours before the deadline set in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in California's southern district court.
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| Don Lemon Unloads On Donald Trump Over His Incessant Lying Posted: 28 Jul 2018 02:13 AM PDT  > .@DonLemon: "Donald Trump's presidency can be defined by lies. ... The sheer
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| Twitter warns fake account purge to keep erasing users, shares drop 19 percent Posted: 27 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  Twitter Inc on Friday said it lost 1 million monthly active users from the previous quarter and warned the closely watched figure could keep falling as it deletes more phony accounts, causing the biggest one-day decline in its shares since 2016. The company said the work it was doing to clean up Twitter by purging automated and spam accounts had some impact on user metrics in the second quarter, and that it was deciding to prioritize tackling suspicious accounts and reducing hate speech and other abusive content over projects that could attract more users. Allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election by spreading misleading or divisive content over social media have made the issue of improving control over accounts and content critical for Twitter.
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| Cricket Hero Imran Khan Set to Lead Pakistan as Rival Parties Cry Foul Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:17 PM PDT  Rival parties allege they were barred from observing vote by pro-Khan military
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| 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Concept Art Could Explain 'Avengers 4' Time Travel Posted: 27 Jul 2018 11:54 AM PDT  It's all about memory.
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