| Local Fisherman And Tourist Killed In Kenya Hippo Attacks Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:22 PM PDT  A local fisherman and a Chinese tourist were killed in a single day by hippo
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| Parkland students bring the March for Our Lives summer tour to an end in Newtown Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:17 PM PDT  The organizers of the Road to Change tour have visited over 50 cities in an effort to register and mobilize voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections — and to build a coalition of youth in communities affected by gun violence.
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| Protester Confronts Zinke On Climate Change, He Snaps: 'You Haven't Served' Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:08 PM PDT  A protester at a Colorado right-wing conference challeged Interior Secretary
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| Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump's trade war Posted: 11 Aug 2018 05:57 PM PDT  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California
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| Meager Unite the Right 2 rally exposes limits of white supremacist movement Posted: 12 Aug 2018 07:34 PM PDT  The Charlottesville anniversary event drew a handful of white supremacists, who were far outnumbered by counterprotesters.
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| Turkey lira crisis highlights emerging currencies plight Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:50 AM PDT  Much of the Turkish lira's plight may be homegrown, but it shares some key vulnerabilities with other emerging countries whose currencies are now also plunging as fear of contagion spreads, analysts say. South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Russia have all seen their currencies slip over the past week because, like Turkey, they remain heavily dependent on foreign capital, especially the dollar. "This is a typical 'flight to quality' move from foreign investors out of emerging markets to safer, developed countries," Agathe Demarais, lead Turkey analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, told AFP.
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| Boy at New Mexico compound died in ritual ceremony, prosecutors say Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Authorities found the remains at a ramshackle compound north of Taos where 11 other children were found alive but malnourished in a raid on the site 10 days ago. The prosecutor said during a court hearing for five adults arrested on charges of abusing the 11 children that they had been trained to use weapons and defend the compound in the event of an FBI raid. The adults, including three women who police said were the mothers of the 11 children, were charged with 11 counts of felony child abuse.
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| Family Of Airport Worker Who Crashed Plane 'Shocked, Devastated' Posted: 11 Aug 2018 11:22 PM PDT  The family of the Seattle airport worker who crashed a stolen commercial plane
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| The Latest: WWII remains returned, brothers pay last respect Posted: 13 Aug 2018 12:01 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the return of a Marine whose remains were returned Monday after 70 years (all times local):
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| The Navy Is Going To War Against Mines Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:58 AM PDT  Could new technology make them obsolete?
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| The Big Reveal: Jason and Brittany Aldean Announce Gender Of Baby No. 2 Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:37 AM PDT  > A post shared by Jason Aldean (@jasonaldean) on Aug 12, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT
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| Giuliani now says Trump never discussed Michael Flynn with Comey Posted: 12 Aug 2018 12:57 PM PDT  'There was no conversation about Michael Flynn,' Rudy Giuliani said on CNN's State of the Union show on Sunday, contradicting his previous position. Donald Trump will deny having ever discussed former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn with former FBI director James Comey, if he is questioned about it in a sit-down interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, according to the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
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| Baltimore officer suspended after caught on video punching man Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:00 AM PDT  The Baltimore Police Department quickly moved to suspend an officer after he was caught on video repeatedly punching a man on the street who refused to show his ID.
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| Heather Heyer Remembered By Lawmakers, Activists On Charlottesville Anniversary Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:40 AM PDT  Politicians and activists shared tributes to Heather Heyer on Sunday, honoring
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| Tesla: Musk's tweet a bridge too far? Posted: 11 Aug 2018 06:31 PM PDT  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk got into legal hot water this week after announcing on Twitter he had sufficient financing already in hand to take the electric automaker private. Many in US financial circles are wondering where he will he get all this money, and have turned skeptical despite the reverence in which they normally hold Musk, who founded the company in 2003 to transform cars into tech marvels. The transaction could amount to at least $50 billion if Musk keeps his 20 percent stake in the company.
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| John Oliver Finds Himself In 'Pure Straight-Up Opposite World' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT  John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight" wants to make sure Americans aren't fooled
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| Turkey says has action plan to ease market concerns; lira firms from record low Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:54 PM PDT  In an interview with Hurriyet newspaper published online, Albayrak described the lira's weakness as "an attack," echoing President Tayyip Erdogan - who is his father-in-law - and said the action plan was ready. "From Monday morning onwards our institutions will take the necessary steps and will share the announcements with the market," Albayrak said, without giving details on what the steps would be. Albayrak also said a plan has been prepared for banks and the real economy sector, including small to mid-sized businesses which are most affected by the foreign exchange fluctuations.
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| Puerto Ricans Seek To Rebuild A Shattered Health Care System After Hurricane Maria Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  For more than six months after the storms, Ingrid Morales settled down to
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| Vermont exec would be nation's first transgender governor Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:33 AM PDT  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former energy company executive from Vermont has a shot at becoming the nation's first transgender governor — but she says that's not the main reason she's running.
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| 70 Healthy Snacks That Are Way Better Than Anything in a Vending Machine Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:26 PM PDT |
| Alaska's North Slope Hit by Strongest Quake Ever Recorded in the Region Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:25 PM PDT  Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist said
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| Electrify America launches "Jetstones" ad campaign Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:30 AM PDT  If regular automakers aren't advertising their electric cars well enough, maybe purveyors of electric-car infrastructure can fill in the gaps. Electrify America, VW's court-mandated effort to build a nationwide DC fast-charge network, is launching its first ad campaign Monday on behalf of all electric cars. READ THIS: Electrify America switches on the first 350-kw Fast Charging station in Chicopee, Mass.
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| Lift-Off! NASA Launches Parker Solar Probe To 'Touch The Sun' Posted: 12 Aug 2018 01:53 AM PDT  We just got one step closer to "touching" the sun.
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| Trump Tweets Support For Harley-Davidson Boycott Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump expressed support toward Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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| Israeli defence minister says more Gaza violence inevitable Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:43 AM PDT  Another round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday, despite attempts to reach a long-term truce. Lieberman said in a video statement distributed by his office that "the question is not to know if the next confrontation (with Hamas) will take place, but when". Lieberman also appeared to suggest that all Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since protests and clashes along the border began on March 30 were linked to Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the enclave.
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| California Wildfires: 60 Animals Evacuated as Fire Heads Directly Toward SPCA Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:18 AM PDT  The harrowing ordeal was caught on one police officer's body camera.
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| Dash cam video: Shootout between suspect and state police Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:16 AM PDT  Dash camera video shows a harrowing shootout between a man pulled over for speeding and two Pennsylvania state police troopers.
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| Ships 'not willing to save Mediterranean migrants' say aid groups as Aquarius seeks safe harbour Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:54 AM PDT  The NGO rescue ship the Aquarius has called on European governments to offer it safe harbour after rescuing 141 migrants from the Mediterranean, saying it has been stranded at sea for more than two days. Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee, which jointly operate the Aquarius, said they had contacted authorities in Italy, Malta, Tunisia and Libya following Friday's rescues but have been denied a place to disembark. They called for urgent humanitarian assistance for those on board, most of whom were said to be from Somalia and Eritrea, were weak and malnourished, and included 67 unaccompanied minors. "What is of utmost importance is that the survivors are brought to a place of safety without delay, where their basic needs can be met and where they can be protected from abuse," said Nick Romaniuk, Search and Rescue Coordinator for SOS Mediterranee. The NGOs said that those on board reported encountering five boats which did not offer assistance, a "disturbing development" that suggested Italy's ban on rescue ships was deterring crews from helping migrants in distress. The Aquarius found itself at the centre of a major diplomatic standoff in June when both Italy and Malta turned it away, leaving it at sea with 630 migrants onboard for more than a week before it was able to dock in the Spanish port city of Valencia. It is unclear whether Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez of the centre-left PSOE, will repeat that offer. He has since allowed a Spanish NGO boat, the Open Arms, to dock on three occasions. But he has been accused of failing to ensure local authorities have the resources to cope with the arrivals. Spain last month overtook Italy as the biggest European landing point for migrants, a development blamed largely on the clampdown in the Central Mediterranean. SOS Mediterranee and MSF said Europe was increasingly putting the coordination of rescues in the hands of Libyan authorities, but the latter did not have the "capacity" and had simply told it to contact others. Mr Sanchez this weekend met Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, to discuss the crisis. They laid out a proposal of EU aid to north African governments, improved European coordination on asylum and efforts against "racist tendencies" towards migrants in some member states.
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| Richard Russell: Family of Seattle plane hijacker speak of 'complete shock' at airline worker's death Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:19 AM PDT  The family of a "suicidal" airline employee who hijacked a passenger plane in Seattle have spoken of their shock and sadness at his death. Richard Russell, a ground service agent at Sea-Tac International Airport, took off in an empty 76-seater plane at the height of rush hour on Friday evening. The Horizon Airlines worker flew the plane for around an hour, committing a number of dangerous manoeuvres while being followed by military jets, before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound at 8.47pm.
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| The latest: Tupola wins GOP primary for Hawaii governor Posted: 12 Aug 2018 12:46 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the primary election (all times local):
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| PHOTOS: Over 100 hot air balloons take to the sky for the 40th annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:13 AM PDT  Winds calmed on Saturday morning allowing organizers to coordinate a mass ascent.
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| Giuliani Offers Latest Version Of Comey-Trump Conversation About Flynn Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON -- Hoping to reconcile conflicting explanations about whether
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| Indonesia quake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:57 PM PDT  The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just a week after another tremor surged through the island and killed 17. "Search and rescue teams are still removing victims who were buried beneath collapsed buildings and landslides," said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
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| New Jersey Police Rescue Bride in Wedding Gown After Newlyweds Get Trapped in Flood Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:28 AM PDT  Not quite the blessed day they expected.
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| Police: Man flies plane into his home after fight with wife Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:42 PM PDT  PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said.
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| Russia says will ditch U.S. securities amid sanctions: RIA Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:21 AM PDT  On Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a "declaration of economic war" and would take retaliatory action. Washington said on Wednesday it would impose fresh sanctions by the end of August after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain, sending Russia's rouble currency to a two-year low. Speaking on a weekly TV talk show, Siluanov said the new U.S. sanctions, some of which could restrict purchases of Russian government bonds, were "unpleasant but not fatal".
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| They’re Running?!? The Rock And Elizabeth Warren Share The Love On Twitter Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:04 AM PDT  Who would've guessed?
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| Officials: Man who stole plane, died in crash not a pilot Posted: 12 Aug 2018 09:20 AM PDT  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Investigators are piecing together how an airline ground agent stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
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| Mountain lion breaks into Colorado home and kills house cat Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:47 AM PDT  A mountain lion that became trapped inside a Colorado home killed a house cat before police and wildlife officers were able to scare it out.
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| 13 Zucchini Breads You Won't Believe Are Healthy Posted: 12 Aug 2018 09:44 PM PDT |
| Ex-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Says Democrats Should Consider Impeaching Trump Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:06 AM PDT  Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Sunday said impeachment should be
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| Philippines' Duterte to visit Israel next month Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:45 AM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to make an official visit to Israel next month, his government said Monday, nearly two years after he sparked outrage by likening his deadly drug war to the Holocaust. The September 2-5 trip will be the first by a Filipino leader since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries in 1967, a foreign department statement said. Duterte and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss how to develop ties on issues including security and counter-terrorism, according to the statement.
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| White man charged with fatally shooting black man in Florida Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:25 PM PDT  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a white man with manslaughter Monday in the death of an unarmed black man whose video-recorded shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida's "stand your ground" law.
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