| Ex-U.S. Vice President Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:17 AM PDT ![Ex-U.S. Vice President Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss]( "Ex-U.S. Vice President Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss") Biden has said he does not recall the 2014 incident. The allegation was made in an online essay published on Friday by Lucy Flores, a party activist who was running to be Nevada's lieutenant governor. Flores said Biden also touched her shoulders and smelled her hair when they appeared at an event together, making her feel uncomfortable.
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| Brazil president visits Western Wall with Netanyahu in first Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:39 AM PDT  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, becoming the first head of state to do so with an Israeli premier. The visit came after Bolsonaro, sworn in as Brazil's president on January 1, arrived for a three-day trip to Israel on Sunday. The site, one of the holiest in Judaism, is located in east Jerusalem, occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community.
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| Singapore Isn’t Waiting for Facebook to Crack Down on Fake News Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:50 AM PDT  "There are a lot of falsehoods being propagated," Singapore Law Minister K Shanmugam told reporters on Monday. The government's move comes just days after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations for everything from hate speech online to privacy and data protection. While Facebook asked for regulators around the world to agree on standards for online content, governments like Singapore see the issue as serious enough that they need to take more immediate action.
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| Did Saudi Arabia hack Jeff Bezos? Amazon CEO adviser says Saudis 'got private information' Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:27 PM PDT  Saudi Arabian officials with an interest in harming Jeff Bezos obtained his "private information," according to an adviser to the world's richest man.
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| Suspect arrested in S Carolina university student's death Posted: 30 Mar 2019 08:42 PM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the death of a college student who apparently got into the suspect's car thinking it was her Uber ride.
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| Samantha Josephson murder: US student killed after getting into car she thought was her Uber Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:05 AM PDT  A university student has been found dead after getting into a stranger's car thinking it was her Uber ride.Samantha Josephson left The Bird Dog bar Columbia, South Carolina alone in the early hours of Friday after being separated from her roommates during a night out. The University of South Carolina senior called an Uber around 2am and CCTV footage shows her getting into a black Chevrolet Impala outside the Five Points bar.According to witnesses, her actual Uber driver arrived moments later and cancelled the ride thinking she hadn't shown up for the pick-up.The 21-year-old's body was discovered in a field in Clarendon Country, 90 miles from Columbia 14 hours later. She had numerous wounds to her head, neck, and body.Columbia Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said during a news conference that the simple mistake had cost Josephson her life."What we know now is that she had, in fact, summoned an Uber ride and was waiting for that Uber ride to come. We believe that she simply mistakenly got into this particular car thinking it was an Uber ride," he said.Nathanial David Rowland, 24, was arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping on Saturday morning after a police patrol car noticed him driving a black Chevrolet Impala near where Josephson was kidnapped.He attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended by officers after a short chase.Police said the victim's blood, as well as her mobile phone and cleaning products, were found inside his car. The child safety locks were also activated, which would make it difficult for the senior political science major to open the car from the inside.Mr Holbrook said: "Our hearts are broken. There is nothing tougher than to stand before a family and explain how a loved one was murdered. It was gut-wrenching. This is personal to us."Harris Pastides, president of the University of South Carolina offered his condolences to Josephson's family, adding that it's "times like these leave me searching for words of wisdom and comfort."
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| A Stealthy F-15X: A Good Idea or a Waste of Time for the Air Force? Posted: 31 Mar 2019 11:00 AM PDT  We have a look.
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| No-one sought justice for Kim Jong Nam: analysts Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:22 AM PDT  The spectacular assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother -- smeared in the face with a banned nerve agent -- made headlines around the world but two years later its organisers have escaped accountability, analysts say. Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge Monday against the Vietnamese woman who was the only remaining suspect in the 2017 killing of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's international airport. Several North Koreans are believed to have been involved in the murder but four fled Malaysia the same day, and authorities allowed the others to leave within weeks amid a diplomatic standoff with Pyongyang.
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| Joe Biden says he 'never' acted inappropriately after an ex-Nevada state rep. claims he gave her an unwanted kiss Posted: 31 Mar 2019 08:17 AM PDT  "I felt — I felt powerless."
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| UPDATE 11-Erdogan appears to concede Istanbul defeat after Ankara loss Posted: 30 Mar 2019 09:19 PM PDT ![UPDATE 11-Erdogan appears to concede Istanbul defeat after Ankara loss]( "UPDATE 11-Erdogan appears to concede Istanbul defeat after Ankara loss") Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback on Sunday as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country's largest city, Istanbul. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since coming to power 16 years ago and ruled his country with an ever tighter grip, campaigned relentlessly for two months ahead of Sunday's vote, which he described as a "matter of survival" for Turkey.
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| 3.1 magnitude earthquake shakes San Fernando Valley Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:23 PM PDT  A 3.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Northridge area at 3:52 a.m., according to USGS.
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| Delta, Southwest, American Airlines planes temporarily grounded due to computer outage Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:10 AM PDT  The airlines experienced temporary groundings due a problem with AeroData, a program that provides weight-and-balance information that is necessary to grant clearance for takeoff.
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| Man in 'MAGA' hat slashes man's hand with sword in Calif. Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:07 PM PDT ![Man in 'MAGA' hat slashes man's hand with sword in Calif.]( "Man in 'MAGA' hat slashes man's hand with sword in Calif.") SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police were searching Monday for a man who wore a red "Make America Great Again" hat and used a sword to slash another man's hand after an argument outside a roller-skating rink.
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| Woman, 61, gives birth to own granddaughter Posted: 31 Mar 2019 04:36 PM PDT  A woman from Nebraska has given birth to her own granddaughter, after acting as a surrogate mother for her son gay son and his husband.When Matthew Eledge and Elliot Dougherty said they wanted to have a child to expand their family, Mr Eledge's 61-year-old mother offered to be involved in a very special way,"There was no moment of hesitation. It was natural instinct." Ms Eledge told KETV-News. After lengthy medical checks, doctors at Omaha's University of Nebraska Medical Centre gave the go-ahead. A foetus was created using in vitro fertilistion, using Mr Eledge's sperm and eggs from Mr Dougherty's sister, Lea Yribe.Last week, several weeks early, Ms Eledge gave birth to a baby weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces. The couple have named her Uma Louise."When you are gay and married and want to have a kid, you go into it with knowledge that you are going to have to create a family in a special way," said Mr Eledge. "There are creative, unique ways to build a family."He added: "We are thankful with how the whole process worked. We are really grateful that both Uma and her grandma are here, happy and healthy."The entire team from doctors to nurses to lab techs showed a beautiful balance of professionalism and compassion. For the time being, we're just going to relax and enjoy this moment."The birth was captured in a series of stunning images by Ariel Panowicz, who posted several to her Instagram account."Little tiny Uma Louise has ventured into this world and let me tell you, she is simply perfect," she wrote in one caption."Carried and birthed by her 61-year old Grandmother, and created by her two dads and loving aunt, Uma is surrounded by an immense amount of love." She added: "Being a part of today was amazing. Cele, you are a warrior."
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| Support for Rival Soft Brexit Plan Builds in U.K. Parliament Posted: 01 Apr 2019 09:58 AM PDT  The proposal, which includes a bolted-on customs union arrangement, is building up steam after the main opposition Labour Party and the Scottish National Party backed it. Prime Minister Theresa May has set herself against staying in the EU's single market and a customs union, because to do so would wreck two key aims of the pro-Brexit campaign: to end unlimited immigration from the EU and to set the U.K. free of EU tariffs to strike trade deals around the world. The House of Commons is debating four rival options to May's three-times rejected Brexit deal and politicians will vote on them on Monday evening.
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| UPDATE 4-Erdogan on track to lose Turkey's biggest cities in shock poll upset Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:40 PM PDT ![UPDATE 4-Erdogan on track to lose Turkey's biggest cities in shock poll upset]( "UPDATE 4-Erdogan on track to lose Turkey's biggest cities in shock poll upset") ANKARA/ISTANBUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party was on track on Monday to lose control of Turkey's two biggest cities, Istanbul and Ankara, in a stunning local election setback that could complicate the president's plans to combat recession. While official vote tallies and Turkish broadcasters put the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidates ahead in both cities, the Islamist-rooted AKP promised appeals that could delay the final results for days.
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| Fox News apologizes after graphic says Trump cuts aid to '3 Mexican countries' Posted: 31 Mar 2019 09:18 AM PDT  "We had an inaccurate graphic on screen … we just want to be clear the funding is being cut off to three Central American countries. We apologize for the error, it never should have happened."
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| Happy 15th birthday to Gmail, which is about to get a great feature we’ve been waiting for Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:19 AM PDT  It's hard to believe that Gmail celebrates its 15th birthday today, debuting as it did on April 1 way back in 2004 -- back when, given the date, many people thought Google was pulling our leg by announcing a free email service on this day of all days. "Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail," the press release from the time declared. "Search is Number Two Online Activity -- Email is Number One; 'Heck, Yeah,' Say Google Founders".Certainly, the world looks a lot different now than it did then. Gmail's launch, for example, came three years before the iPhone was a thing and a couple of years before the launch of Twitter. Today, Gmail is the premiere free email service, a centerpiece of the workday for countless professionals. To be sure, the search giant is still tweaking things, finding opportunities to make updates that the company hopes will keep improving the user experience such as this news we told you about just a few days ago. The short version: Google is going to start making emails look and feel more like webpage experiences with dynamic, interactive content.Meanwhile, it seems that Google finally, at the ripe old age of 15, is releasing a feature that users have wanted for quite a while now. We first told you back in July that Google is apparently close to adding an official scheduler to Gmail, a revelation that came via a few lines of code found in a teardown of the then-latest Gmail app APK.As we saw yesterday from a look at a few lines of code from the last Gmail app APK, the scheduler will work exactly as we had hoped. That insight came thanks to a 9to5Google report, which found that the official scheduler will allow users to send a scheduled email as soon as two minutes into the future or to delay it to anytime under "50 years from now." The user interface will include an option to select your date and time, as well as a way to confirm your choice once the message is finished.Additionally, the feature will also let you cancel the delayed message at any time, if you want, before it's sent. At that point, the email will return to "draft" status. Google confirmed the news on Monday, and the new feature is already beginning to roll out.
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| American Airlines flight makes emergency landing following bird strike after takeoff Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:46 AM PDT  A bird strike on an American Airlines flight from Boston's Logan Airport to New York's LaGuardia forced the plane to return to the airport Sunday.
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| UPDATE 2-Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks' Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:51 PM PDT ![UPDATE 2-Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks']( "UPDATE 2-Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks'") WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, April 1 (Reuters) - Boeing Co plans to submit a proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 MAX in "the coming weeks" after the company had previously said it planned to deliver the fix for government approval by last week. The company on Monday confirmed a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration that it would submit the upgrade later than previously announced. "We are working to demonstrate that we have identified and appropriately addressed all certification requirements and will be submitting for FAA review once completed in the coming weeks," Boeing said in a statement.
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| James Comey hints at 2020 presidential run in arguably the worst political April Fool’s prank yet Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:56 PM PDT  April Fool's Day is possibly the worst time to believe anything you read on the Internet. Take, for example, former FBI Director James Comey a message he sent to his more than one million followers on Twitter. The former FBI director posted a photo to his account showing him standing with his back towards the camera on an open road, looking into the distance with his hands in his pockets and his feet planted over a yellow lane separating each side of the street. "I'm in," he wrote. "We need someone in the middle."The former official — who Donald Trump forced out of the FBI in a controversial move that sparked public outcry — then added the hashtag 2020, leading some to believe he was set to make a bold announcement about a political bid for the White House. Mr Comey has no reported intention of actually campaigning to become the next president of the United States, however. And by the sound of his tweet's response, sitting out of the race is likely a smart decision on his part. Hours after the original picture was posted to his account, Mr Comey tweeted, "But could you imagine a president who used this website to make dad jokes rather than to hurl insults?"> I'm in. We need someone in the middle. 2020 pic.twitter.com/IGt69bEQz1> > — James Comey (@Comey) > > April 1, 2019"Happy AprilFools," he continued, adding the hashtag VoteDem2020. "April Fools jokes are supposed to be funny, Mr Comey," one user wrote. Another added: "Without a doubt, this is the worst thing that Comey has ever done." Twitter users continued railing against Mr Comey throughout the day, pointing to a 2016 press conference in which he divulged details about the FBI's findings into Hillary Clinton's emails as alleged evidence of his political bias. Mr Comey, who detailed his career in the FBI and what it was like being removed by Mr Trump in the recent book A High Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, has been criticised for his handling of the probe by lawmakers and Americans on both sides of the aisle.
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| Four killed as thousands protest at border, but Gaza-Israel truce holds Posted: 30 Mar 2019 07:09 PM PDT  Five rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, prompting Israeli tanks to respond by firing on Hamas military posts early Sunday, hours after a massive Palestinian protest along the border between Israel and Gaza. The rocket attack and Israeli response did not cause any casualties, according to the Israeli army and witnesses in Gaza.
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| Parents in College Scandal Face Judge and Tough Plea Deals Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:44 AM PDT  Now they're on the road again, this time appearing in federal court in Boston on Friday as the clock ticks down on plea bargains for their alleged role in the biggest college admissions scam the U.S. has ever prosecuted. "The government's being very aggressive," said Patric Hooper, who is representing oncologist Greg Colburn and his wife, Amy. The first wave of parents, 15 of them, began to appear at noon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Page Kelley, who set bail and addressed other preliminary issues.
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| Turkey's ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara Posted: 31 Mar 2019 06:03 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party led Sunday's mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition regained hold of the capital Ankara and made significant inroads in other parts of Turkey. The elections, which the Turkish strongman had depicted as a fight for the country's survival, were largely seen as a test of his support amid a sharp economic downturn.
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| China lists fentanyl as controlled substance in US gesture Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:51 AM PDT  China announced Monday it will launch a crackdown on all fentanyl-like substances from May 1 following US pleas for Beijing to control a drug fuelling a deadly opioid crisis. China is suspected of being the main source of a powerful painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin that has caused record overdose deaths in the United States. The issue has figured in trade talks between the United States and China, with Beijing promising to list any type of fentanyl when presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a tariff truce in December.
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| The world’s top Samsung insider just leaked a Galaxy Note 10 feature that’ll blow your mind Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:51 AM PDT  The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were disappointing on every level last year, offering users a hardware design that was nearly identical to Samsung's 2017 flagship phone lineup without any compelling new features to look forward to. As a result, estimates suggest it was Samsung's worst-selling Galaxy S phone series since all the way back in 2012. Thankfully, Samsung more than made up for it with the new Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+, a trio of phones that were just released last month. They feature gorgeous new designs, upgraded cameras, and plenty of exciting new features. In other words, they're everything the Galaxy S9 should have been.A fourth new S10 model, the Galaxy S10 5G, is set to launch later this month with an even bigger display than the S10+. It'll also feature a quad-lens camera array on the back instead of a triple-lens setup like the Galaxy S10 and S10+, as well as 5G connectivity. Then at some point later in the month, the Galaxy Fold will go on sale and become the first foldable smartphone available in most markets. But we've already seen all those phones, and eager Samsung fans want to know what's next. While details surrounding the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 are still scarce, there have been a few leaks lately. But the biggest Galaxy Note 10 leak so far was just reported this morning by the world's top Samsung insider, and it's going to blow your mind.Back in February we learned that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 10 will likely feature a quad-lens camera on the back. Then last month we found out that there will definitely be a 5G version of the Galaxy Note 10, and a rumor just last week said that the phone might feature a bold new design with no physical buttons at all. Those details are all compelling, but Monday morning's Galaxy Note 10 leak blows them all away.Last week I wrote about a very cool feature coming to some Android phones right now that I really want Apple to steal for the iPhone 11. That feature, which is about to debut on a new Oppo smartphone, is 10x hybrid zoom. It combines optical zoom with enhanced digital zoom to enable shockingly clear zoomed photos. The image samples in this post will blow you away, but it appears as though they're nothing compared to what's coming on Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 later this year.https://twitter.com/universeice/status/1112556407893549056According to Samsung insider Ice Universe, the Galaxy Note 10 will feature "a 100x optical hybrid zoom camera and a 1/1.2" 192MP camera." Those aren't typos. That's 100x hybrid zoom... and a whopping 192 megapixels. If the leak is accurate -- and Ice Universe is almost always accurate when he leaks inside information about unreleased smartphones -- it'll give the Galaxy Note 10 a huge selling point beyond the exciting new features we already expect, such as a new all-screen design, an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and nifty new S Pen features. If the Galaxy Note 10 that can take 100x zoomed photos that are anywhere near as clear as the 10x image samples we mentioned above, it is absolutely going to blow people's minds.Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 10 at some point in August 2019, so we'll undoubtedly see plenty more leaks before it hits store shelves.
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| Alexas, stop fighting! This house is big enough for more than one voice assistant Posted: 31 Mar 2019 01:39 PM PDT ![Alexas, stop fighting! This house is big enough for more than one voice assistant]( "Alexas, stop fighting! This house is big enough for more than one voice assistant") Live in a multi-device household? That can spell disaster when they all respond to the same command. But a solution appears to be on the horizon.
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| Rep. Eric Swalwell says if Attorney General Bill Barr won’t release an unredacted Mueller report he will subpoena it Posted: 31 Mar 2019 07:25 AM PDT  California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to subpoena an unredacted version of the Mueller report.
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| EU's Mogherini says ignoring U.N. resolutions on the Golan 'not a solution' Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:07 AM PDT ![EU's Mogherini says ignoring U.N. resolutions on the Golan 'not a solution']( "EU's Mogherini says ignoring U.N. resolutions on the Golan 'not a solution'") European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday that ignoring United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Golan Heights was "not a solution". Mogherini also said a two state solution for Israel and Palestine was "the only viable and realistic solution ... we have a responsibility to prevent the two state solution from being irreversibly dismantled," she told an Arab League summit in Tunis.
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| Beto O’Rourke says immigration makes America safer as he kicks of 2020 campaign with liberal focus Posted: 31 Mar 2019 01:50 AM PDT  Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke declared that immigrants make the country safer as he staged rallies across Texas on Saturday to formally kick off his 2020 White House bid, looking to shore up his deeply conservative home state and champion the US-Mexico border at a time when President Donald Trump has threatened to shut it.The former congressman, who represented El Paso for three House terms until last year, began the day addressing 1,000-plus supporters in his hometown, across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He later spoke at the historically black Texas Southern University in Houston, before finishing with a late-night Austin event, addressing a large crowd a stone's throw from the pink-granite state Capitol.Bounding onto a makeshift El Paso stage in a blue-button-down shirt to The Clash's "Clampdown," Mr O'Rourke declared: "We are safe, not despite the fact that we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. We are safe because we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers.""We have learned not to fear our differences, but to respect and embrace them," he told a crowd that waved small American flags and black-and-white signs reading "Viva Beto" while often interrupting their candidate to chant his first name. Mr O'Rourke also spoke at length in his native Spanish, eliciting loud and sustained cheers.In a series of tweets on Friday, Mr Trump warned he could close the US southern border next week "if Mexico doesn't immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States." In later comments to reporters he added: "We'll keep it closed for a long time. I'm not playing games."Mr O'Rourke has made promoting the border as culturally rich and economically powerful the centrepiece of his campaign and spoke on a downtown street corner a few blocks from it. He decried federal officials' recent decisions to hold people who crossed into the US to seek asylum "in cages" under El Paso's international bridge, saying those detainees "are our fellow human beings and deserve to be treated as our fellow human beings." Mr O'Rourke entered the race 14 March and has already visited nine states, but had promised to return to El Paso for an official kick-off. As he has previously, he renewed calls to work with Republicans and Democrats, saying "before anything else, we are Americans first" and prompting chants of "USA! USA!" But he also made bolder predictions than in the past, saying that if his campaign can bring people from across the ideological spectrum together he can top the rest of the crowded Democratic 2020 presidential field and "defeat Donald Trump."A small but vocal group of El Paso Trump supporters had other ideas, gathering a few blocks away from the event to shout anti-O'Rourke sentiments for hours. Mr O'Rourke represented the city in Congress for six years, but gave up his seat while nearly upsetting Texas Republican senator Ted Cruz in November. The Democrat who replaced him in the House, representative Veronica Escobar, welcomed those on hand to the "beautiful, magical, safe and secure US-Mexico border," adding, "When the border sends America her people, we are sending them our best in Beto O'Rourke." Amy O'Rourke, who has largely avoided the spotlight since her husband began running for president, gave a short speech too, telling the crowd, "Listening to people is what gives Beto strength. It fuels him and it gives him context (with) which he can think about policies and the things he wants to do for this great country."Despite such nods to bipartisanism, however, Mr O'Rourke offered many positions on Saturday that were liberal enough to make moderates nervous. He vowed to legalise marijuana nationally, defend abortion rights, sign new sweeping voting rights legislation to end partisan gerrymandering and allow automatic and same-day voter registration, institute federally financed, universal pre-kindergarten programmes, strengthen unions and bring home all troops from the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.He also renewed his support for a House proposal called "Medicare for America," which he says will guarantee universal health care coverage while allowing people who like getting insurance through their employer to continue doing so.Mr O'Rourke hit many of the same points hours later in Houston, but recalled a school shooting near that city last year to advocate for nationwide federal background checks on firearms purchases. He added that assault weapons "sold to the United States military with the sole purpose of killing people as effectively, as efficiently and in as great a number as possible" should be "kept on the battlefield" and not "sold into our communities."Addressing thousands and wearing a Texas Southern baseball cap, Mr O'Rourke also recalled the devastation in Houston of 2017's Hurricane Harvey, saying the US must do more to combat climate change and that the nation's fourth-largest city understands the phenomenon's dangers "better than just about anyone in this country."Concluding in Austin, he called that city's liberal politics "the centre and the source of so much of what is good for Texas and for the United States of America."Texas has not elected a Democrat to statewide office in 25 years. But Mr O'Rourke came within 3 percentage points of beating Mr Cruz, and his party is hoping that a booming Hispanic population and large numbers of new residents moving in from other states could keep Texas close in 2020 — potentially reshaping the electoral college. California senator Kamala Harris drew a large crowd last weekend when she too visited Texas Southern."This state and its 38 electoral votes count like they've never counted before," Mr O'Rourke said in El Paso. "All of us matter."Associated Press
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| Holocaust survivor, 90, makes first visit to US Holocaust Memorial Museum with Triangle students Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:44 PM PDT  A Holocaust survivor living in the Triangle is preparing for a very emotional trip to the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.
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| Comic, Billionaire, Comeback Queen Vie in Ukraine Election Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:45 AM PDT  Five years after a violent revolution demanding political re-alignment with Europe and an end to post-communist corruption, voters aren't happy. Anti-establishment fervor has made Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old TV comic with no political experience, the front-runner. Who leads Ukraine is of global significance since the country of 42 million people, locked between Russia and the European Union, became a geopolitical battleground.
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| Vietnamese suspect in airport murder escapes death penalty after Malaysia reduces charge Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:40 PM PDT  Doan Thi Huong, 30, was offered an alternative charge of causing harm, which she pleaded guilty to. Huong and an Indonesian woman, Siti Aisyah, were charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX poison, a lethal chemical weapon, at Kuala Lumpur's main airport in February 2017. Siti Aisyah walked free last month after prosecutors dropped the charge against her.
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| Facebook removes 'fake' accounts linked to Pakistani military Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:02 AM PDT  Facebook is removing 103 pages, groups and accounts linked to the media wing of Pakistan's military, the social media giant announced Monday, calling them "fake" accounts created to manipulate people. The statement by Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, shines a rare light on efforts by Pakistan's shadowy military establishment to use social media as a propaganda tool.
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| In a first, electric cars outsell traditional ones in Norway Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:08 AM PDT  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In a symbolic first, electric cars outsold fossil fuel-powered ones in Norway last month.
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| After Apple terminates AirPower project, here are some wireless charging pad alternatives Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:28 AM PDT  Two years since Apple's wireless charging pad, the AirPower, was announced, the project was officially abandoned due to excessive heating, the brand confirmed last week; for those of you who were looking forward to the now-cancelled launch, here are five product substitutions you can use for your iPhone (or any other Qi-compatible device.)
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| Trump rails against asylum seekers and Mexico as Congress prepares to subpoena Mueller report Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:28 AM PDT  House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler is planning a vote on Wednesday on a motion to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's report on ties between Donald Trump and Russia and demand testimony from at least four former top Trump aides.The report is still under review by attorney-general William Barr but Mr Nadler has lost patience and hopes to issue him with a "hurry up" notice and call up Mr Trump's ex-chief strategist Steve Bannon, former director of strategic communications Hope Hicks, ex-White House Counsel Don McGahn and former chief of staff Reince Priebus to appear before his committee.President Trump has meanwhile repeated his threat to shutdown the US border with Mexico in protest at what he regards as America's neighbour's failure to tackle northbound illegal immigration and called on the Democrats to help fix asylum "loopholes".Mr Mueller's report was delivered to the Justice Department a week and a half ago, marking an end to a nearly two year investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.The attorney general's office then sent a letter to Congress just two days later, detailing in broad strokes the findings of the investigation. Mr Barr wrote in that letter that the Mueller probe found no evidence of collusion or conspiracy between the Russian efforts and the Trump campaign. Mr Barr then noted that the Mueller probe did not make a judgement on whether Mr Trump had committed obstruction of justice — and the attorney general said that he had determined that charges were not warranted.The information in the letter has been celebrated by Mr Trump, who has insisted repeatedly during the first two years of his campaign that he and his campaign had not colluded with the Russian meddling.The Mueller report did, however, note that dozens of Russian individuals or groups were involved in an effort to sway the election for Mr Trump.Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load
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| The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:42 AM PDT ![The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year]( "The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year") Today is the day you finally get that Instant Pot you've been dreaming of. Amazon just slashed the price of the insanely popular Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker to $68.99. It normally sells for $100, so this is a $31 discount and a fantastic bargain. In fact, it's the lowest price of 2019 so far and within $9 of this model's lowest price of all time. What the heck are you waiting for!?Here's more info from the product page: * 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Cooker--Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Saute/Browning, Yogurt Maker, Steamer & Warmer * Large, easy to use control panel with 14 built-in Smart Programs, Dual pressure, Automatic keep-warm, and 3 temperatures for saute/browning and slow cook * Delay cooking time up to 24-Hours; Manual setting up to 120 minutes of cook time * UL and ULC certified with 10 proven safety mechanisms; Highly energy efficient and kitchen friendly * Includes 3-ply bottom stainless steel cooking pot, stainless steel steam rack with handle, rice paddle, soup spoon, and measuring cup. Instructions, recipes, and cooking time tables in English, Spanish, Chinese and French
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| Biden Responds to Kissing Incident, Says Never Acted Improperly Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:49 AM PDT  Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assembly member, said Biden smelled her hair and delivered "a slow kiss" to the top of her head at a 2014 campaign event when she was running for state lieutenant governor. In a statement released on Sunday, Biden said he had "offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort" during his years in public life.
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| Pope defends decision to reject French cardinal's resignation Posted: 31 Mar 2019 01:37 PM PDT  "I can't accept it because in juridical terms, in classic world jurisprudence, there is the presumption of innocence as long as the case is open, and he has appealed," Francis said. A court in Lyon ruled on March 7 that between July 2014 and June 2015, Barbarin covered up allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts in the 1980s and early 1990s by a priest who is due to go on trial later this year. Barbarin, 68, the highest-profile cleric to be caught up in the child sex abuse scandal inside the French Church, received a six-month suspended prison sentence.
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| This Week: Durable goods, Constellation Brands results, jobs Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:05 PM PDT  A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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