| Giraffe Pillows And Bible Covers: New Report Details Booming Trade In U.S. Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:00 PM PDT  More than 40,000 giraffe parts have been imported into the United States in
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| Trump: Cohen's cooperation with prosecutors 'almost ought to be illegal' Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:22 AM PDT  President Trump continues to fume over the betrayal of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, with the president suggesting Cohen's cooperation with prosecutors should be illegal.
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| Georgia County Fires Consultant Who Recommended Closing Almost All Its Polling Places Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:12 PM PDT  A Georgia county has fired a consultant who had recommended closing almost all
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| More details in the investigation into Iowa student's slaying Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:05 AM PDT  An autopsy shows 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was killed by "multiple sharp force injuries."
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| 'Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor Posted: 24 Aug 2018 12:47 PM PDT !['Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor]( "'Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor") These shocking drone images highlight the range of inequality that exists across the world. Taken by South Africa-based photographer Johnny Miller, 'Unequal Scenes' shows the contrast between rich and poor.
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| Nine-year-old boy dies after beating by Buddhist monk Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:24 AM PDT  A nine-year-old Buddhist novice has died after a beating by a Thai monk who allegedly battered him with a stick and slammed his head against a pillar, officials said Friday. The monk allegedly assaulted Wattanapol Sisawad with a bamboo stick at the temple in Kanchanaburi, two hours west of Bangkok, striking him on his back several times before bashing his head into a pillar. The child fell into a coma and passed away late Thursday, a hospital worker at Kanchanaburi provincial hospital told AFP on Friday, requesting anonymity.
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| Ancient Fossil of Happy Shell-Free Turtle Solves an Evolutionary Mystery Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  This smiling turtle was footloose and shell-free.
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| Yep, an accountant helped find 'Crazy Rich Asians' star Henry Golding Posted: 22 Aug 2018 11:27 PM PDT  You've probably already heard about the reluctance Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding had when it came to auditioning for his role. Despite his lack of acting experience, Golding was tracked down by the film's director Jon M. Chu and eventually given the lead role. SEE ALSO: 'Crazy Rich Asians' and the immense pressure to feel seen The smooth-talking actor can thank an accountant, Lisa-Kim Kuan, for all of his future Hollywood troubles. Kuan passed on Golding's name to Chu, which led to the discovery of the star. "If you're out there Lisa Kim, I still owe you one. I love you Lisa!" Golding told Jimmy Fallon last week. "She was like, 'I met this guy about five years ago in Malaysia. I don't know what he's doing now, but for me he was this character Nick Young.'" Vulture got in touch with Kuan, who works at the film's Malaysian production office, where she revealed that the suggestion for Golding came about over a conversation with a line producer over budgets. "When we got to Nick Young's part, he mentioned they were having difficulties finding the right guy to play him. I thought of Henry right away," she told the publication. Kuan said she first encountered Golding at an event in Kuala Lumpur, and imagined him as being the perfect Young when she read Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel Crazy Rich Asians later on. Of course, she's thrilled that Golding scored the role. "My adik [Malay for sister] said to me after [Golding's appearance on] the Jimmy Fallon show, 'You built a bridge for Henry to get to the other side.' I thought that was sweetly appropriate; that was all I did. Everything else was down to Henry," she added. Just another adorable story on top of the many adorable stories coming from Crazy Rich Asians, and proof you'll never know who you'll leave an impression on. WATCH: An ancient human species went extinct because it was 'lazy'
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| Lyft Announces Half-Price (And Free!) Rides To The Polls For Midterms Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:12 PM PDT  Lyft will offer free and discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, the
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| Ending the Clean Power Plan won't stop the sun or the wind — or save the coal industry Posted: 23 Aug 2018 12:48 PM PDT  President Trump is outspoken in his support for the coal industry, but his proposal to dismantle the Clean Power Plan is highly unlikely to stop the long-term shift away from coal and toward wind and solar power.
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| DNC Says Previously Reported 'Sophisticated' Cyberattack Wasn't An Attack After All Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:01 AM PDT  The Democratic National Committee said Thursday that what it initially
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| Face recognition nabs fake passport user at US airport Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:25 AM PDT  Facial recognition technology was credited with the arrest this week of a man attempting to use a fake passport to enter the United States at Washington's Dulles airport, officials said. Officials said that on the third day of deployment of the new technology, border agents were able to determine that the man was using a fake French passport. US Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Dulles is one of 14 "early adopter airports" using facial recognition technology for the entry process, and began deploying it Monday.
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| Chinese Police Are Investigating Sexual Misconduct Claims Against a Top Buddhist Monk Posted: 23 Aug 2018 12:59 AM PDT  The case has highlighted the growth of the #MeToo movement in China
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| NASA spacecraft captures first images of the asteroid it will soon land on Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:46 PM PDT  A NASA probe speeding through the solar system has captured its first image of the asteroid Bennu, which the space agency will try to land on in 2020. Once that happens, the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx is designed to collect up to 4.4 pounds of ancient space rock, seal the minerals in a capsule, and blast the capsule back to Earth. If all goes as planned, the canister will drop down into the Utah desert in 2023. SEE ALSO: A 12-mile, underground lake may have been found on Mars. What could live there? The space probe captured its first image of Bennu from 1.4 million miles away, which is pretty close as far as space distances go (this is about six times the distance between the Earth and moon). But as shown below, the asteroid is still too distant to make out any features or details. It looks like a fuzzy, spinning white dot. Asteroid Bennu speeds through space.Image: nasaIn early December, the probe will begin to orbit quite close to the small asteroid, 4.5 miles (7 kilometers) from the surface. As the craft slowly circles Bennu at just 0.1 mph, NASA scientists will map its rocky surface, scouring the terrain for a suitable landing spot Why is NASA visiting this small asteroid? Compared to many of the 780,000 known asteroids in our solar system, Bennu is pretty small. But it's quite interesting. For one, Bennu might contain valuable resources that can be used for future deep space exploration, Dante Lauretta, the OSIRIS-REx principal investigator at the University of Arizona, Tucson, said in a press call. A conception of the probe collecting samples from BennuImage: nasaLauretta is interested in whether Bennu holds clay deposits, because embedded in clay is water. And water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, two necessary components for rocket fuel. One day, perhaps, Bennu may serve as a "fuel depot" in space, said Lauretta. Bennu is also believed to be a well-preserved, ancient asteroid, containing cosmic fragments older than our solar system. Understanding how Bennu formed, and the mish-mash of space materials it's made of, will likely improve astronomers' understanding of how the solar system came to be some four billion years ago. Bennu, at center, compared in size to other solar system asteroidsImage: nasaFinally, Bennu has the slight potential to travel dangerously close to Earth in 2175 and 2195. "Bennu is one of the ones we are watching," said Lauretta, noting that it has a 1 in 2,700 chance of coming too close for comfort. Knowing what Bennu is composed of gives NASA better information about how to potentially deflect the large space rock, should it ever veer toward our humble blue planet. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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| Manafort juror says 'one holdout' kept jury from convicting on all counts Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:31 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The jury in the trial of Paul Manafort would have convicted the former Trump campaign chairman on all 18 criminal charges if not for one juror who had questions about the reasonable doubt standard of guilt, a juror told Fox News on Wednesday. "There was one holdout," the juror in the trial, Paula Duncan, said in an interview.
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| Netanyahu welcomes airlines decision not to fly to Iran Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:23 AM PDT  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a trip Thursday to Lithuania, welcomed the decision by major international airlines to end their direct flights to Iran's capital of Tehran in September.
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| Displaced Puerto Ricans Face Dire Situations As FEMA Housing Aid Nears Its End Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Since fleeing her native Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria tore through her
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| Longtime Trump Organisation official granted immunity in Cohen probe, report says Posted: 24 Aug 2018 10:04 AM PDT  Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg has been granted immunity in the federal investigation of Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, reports say. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mr Weisselberg, who has been the president's bookkeeper for his personal and business affairs for years, has received exemption from possible prosecution about hush-money payments made by Cohen to two women who alleged sexual affairs with Mr Trump. Mr Weisselberg, who had been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury earlier this year, according to The Wall Street Journal, is believed to have allegedly arranged the reimbursement to Cohen for the payments.
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| Saudi Arabia insists 'committed' to Aramco IPO Posted: 22 Aug 2018 08:16 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Thursday rejected reports that Aramco's planned initial public offering had been scrapped, saying the kingdom had stepped up preparations for the stock market debut of the state energy giant. "The government remains committed to the IPO of Saudi Aramco at a time of its own choosing when conditions are optimum," energy minister Khalid al-Falih said in a statement. The plan to float around five percent of Aramco -- expected to be the world's largest stock sale -- forms the cornerstone of a reform programme envisaged by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to wean the economy off its reliance on oil.
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| Ohio State Suspends Urban Meyer For 3 Games After His Silence On Domestic Abuse Posted: 22 Aug 2018 06:29 PM PDT  Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer has been suspended for three
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| This Is How Powerful Hurricane Lane Looks From Space Posted: 23 Aug 2018 04:51 AM PDT  These stunning images capture the terrifying power of Hurricane Lane, which is
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| China investigates top Buddhist leader for sexual assault Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:01 PM PDT  The former head of China's government-run Buddhist association is under criminal investigation for alleged sexual assault, the country's top religious authority said Thursday. Xuecheng, a Communist Party member and abbot of Beijing's Longquan Monastery, is one of the most prominent figures to face accusations in China's growing #MeToo movement.
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| U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' About Restrictions on Journalists After China Refuses Visa For American Reporter Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:20 AM PDT  Reporter Megha Rajagopalan was forced to leave the country as press freedom groups criticize China for tightening grip on media
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| Judge enters not guilty plea for suspect in Walmart killings Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:53 PM PDT  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Friday entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a man charged with opening fire and killing three people at a crowded suburban Denver Walmart.
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| Lindsey Graham: 'Very Likely' Donald Trump Will Replace Jeff Sessions Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:31 PM PDT  > .@LindseyGrahamSC: The president's entitled to an attorney general he has
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| Top court confirms Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa presidential election victory Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's top court on Friday dismissed an opposition bid to have presidential election results annulled over alleged rigging in favour of Robert Mugabe's successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a verdict widely predicted by analysts, Chief Justice Luke Malaba strongly criticised the MDC party's case and upheld Mnangagwa's win. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Credit: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/ "The court finds the applicant has failed to place before it clear, direct, sufficient and credible evidence" of irregularities, Malaba said in his ruling at the Constitutional Court in Harare. "There was no proof of the happenings of these irregularities as a matter of fact." Mnangagwa, of the ruling ZANU-PF party, won the July 30 election with 50.8 percent of the vote - just enough to meet the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off against MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who scored 44.3 percent. His inauguration would now take place on Sunday, justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told AFP. Lawyers for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had argued that the results should be annulled due to alleged "massive doctoring" of the vote. Africa's tarnished jewel: how four decades of Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe's economy reeling But the court backed lawyers representing Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF and the election commission who rubbished claims that the opposition had produced any substantial evidence of fraud. "I once again reiterate my call for peace and unity," Mnangagwa said in a television address after the ruling. "Let us put whatever differences we might have behind us. It is time to build our nation and move forward together." Paul Mangwana, a ZANU-PF spokesman, said outside the court: "We are ecstatic... President Mnangagwa won and that can no longer be disputed. "He is now ready to deliver on his mandate to usher in a new Zimbabwe." Mnangagwa, who has vowed to revive Zimbabwe's ruined economy, had hoped the elections would draw a line under Mugabe's repressive 37-year rule and open up a stream of foreign investment and aid. Campaigning was more open and peaceful than previous votes under Mugabe. But the election was marred by the army opening fire on protesters, killing six, allegations of vote-rigging and a violent crackdown on opposition activists. The MDC had cited a catalogue of alleged discrepancies including incorrect counting, fake "ghost" polling stations, and at some polling stations more ballots being counted than there were registered voters. Police gather outside the Constitutional Court after the court upheld Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa' s narrow victory in Harare Credit: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi The party issued a statement saying it would respect the court verdict despite being the victim "of chicanery and electoral pilferage". "The sombre mood in the country in the wake of today's court verdict is in itself a telling statement," it added. Derek Matyszak, a legal expert at the University of Zimbabwe, had predicted that the opposition faced an uphill struggle given the courts' historic tilt towards ZANU-PF, which has ruled since independence from British colonial rule in 1980. "The outcome (was) pretty predictable," Matyszak told AFP. The MDC's appeal, which was lodged hours before the deadline on August 10, forced Mnangagwa's inauguration - planned for August 12 - to be postponed. International monitors largely praised the conduct of the election itself, although European Union observers said that Mnangagwa, a former long-time Mugabe ally, benefited from an "un-level playing field". After the ruling, the EU issued a statement saying all parties should accept the verdict, adding that the new government needed to push through electoral reforms after a vote that had "revealed improvements as well as challenges." Some ZANU-PF supporters celebrated at the party headquarters in Harare. The nine judges delivered the unanimous verdict at the court amid tight security, though no protests were reported after the case. Armed police patrolled in the second city of Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold. The court could have declared a winner, called another election, or ordered a run-off or recount. In a first for the country, the proceedings were broadcast live on state television.
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| Mollie Tibbetts investigation: New details indicate she was stabbed Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:39 AM PDT  Mollie Tibbetts died from "multiple sharp force injuries," according to a preliminary autopsy report released by the Iowa State Medical Examiner Thursday. New details from the case reveal a possible connection between Tibbetts and the suspect's girlfriend.
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| Pope Francis faces fight to keep the faith in Ireland Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:45 PM PDT  Pope Francis faces a struggle this weekend to reinvigorate Ireland's confidence in the Catholic Church, in the face of multiple abuse scandals and a new generation shedding traditional mores. Once a bastion of Roman Catholicism, Ireland is unrecognisable from the country visited by pope John Paul II almost 40 years ago, when divorce was banned and same-sex marriage unheard of. The Church's grip on Irish society has weakened and the papal visit on Saturday and Sunday is a moment for Ireland to take stock of the Church's diminished role in national life.
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| Reality Winner, National Security Agency Leaker, Sentenced To 5 Years Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:57 AM PDT  A former government contract employee who leaked information to the press
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| Correction: Disabled Child Shot story Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:12 AM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story Aug. 22 about a mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son and then attempting suicide, The Associated Press misattributed the information about the boy's diagnosis. That information was provided by KTVZ-TV, not family friend Dianna Hansen.
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| Weekly News Roundup: Trump Legal Troubles, Hurricane Lane, Me Too Bombshell Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:06 PM PDT  This week's headlines saw some serious legal woes for President Donald Trump,
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| Hong Kong Doctor Is Accused of Killing His Wife and Daughter With a Gas-Filled Yoga Ball. Here's What to Know About the Case Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:41 AM PDT  A Malaysian-born doctor in Hong Kong is accused of murdering his wife and daughter using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide
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| Iranian families share stories on ‘devastating’ impact of US sanctions Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:19 AM PDT  Meisam's family, with the help of her grandmother's oncologist, are searching for new suppliers who may be able to import the medicines, but as US sanctions start to bite, they don't know what will be possible. In the past few weeks, international companies have begun to pull out of Iran after threats from US President Donald Trump that businesses must choose between trade with Tehran or trade with the US. The first round of "snapback" US sanctions came into effect at the beginning of August after Mr Trump followed through on a campaign trail promise to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
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| This Is the New 2020 Ford Explorer—in Cop-Car Form Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:52 AM PDT  New Police Interceptor Utility hybrid gives us our first glance at the new SUV.
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| Google blocks accounts in 'influence operation' linked to Iran Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:56 AM PDT  Google said Thursday it blocked YouTube channels and other accounts over a misinformation campaign linked to Iran, on the heels of similar moves by Facebook and Twitter. Google said that working with the cybersecurity firm FireEye, it linked the accounts to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting as part of an effort dating to at least January 2017.
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| Mollie Tibbetts died from 'multiple sharp force injuries,' preliminary autopsy finds Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:33 PM PDT  Mollie Tibbetts died from "multiple sharp force injuries," according to a preliminary autopsy report released by the Iowa State Medical Examiner Thursday.
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| Pope to visit a changed Ireland during 'perfect storm' of abuse crises Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:52 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella and Padraic Halpin VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total. Pope Francis, who arrives in Dublin on Saturday for a two-day visit, will find an Ireland his predecessor would not have recognized as Catholic. Ireland is now led by a gay prime minister. Three years ago, it became the world's first country to adopt gay marriage by popular ballot. ...
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| Govt acts to stop high-tax states from skirting $10K cap Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has laid down rules aimed at preventing residents in high-tax states from avoiding a new cap on widely popular state and local tax deductions. The action under the new Republican tax law pits the government against high-tax, heavily Democratic states in an election-year showdown.
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| Dan Rather Has A Scathing New Nickname For Team Trump Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:23 AM PDT  Dan Rather came up with a new nickname for President Donald Trump and those
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| Security Guard Filmed Cops Struggling With Suspect as Officers Pleaded for Help Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:48 AM PDT  The guard was later fired.
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| Brett Kavanaugh's Record Sets A Dangerous Precedent On Endangered Species Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  If Judge Brett Kavanaugh becomes Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, activists
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