| Alexandria shooter carried list of 6 members of Congress, FBI confirms Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:34 AM PDT  On James T. Hodgkinson, investigators found a piece of paper with the names of six members of Congress. The FBI did not disclose the names of those lawmakers.
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| Officials: No Policy from Trump On Russian Vote Attacks Posted: 21 Jun 2017 12:21 PM PDT  Government cybersecurity and intelligence officials say they haven't received directions from Trump about stopping Russian meddling in future elections, and that Russia targeted 21 election systems in 2016.
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| Thousands Attend Funeral for Muslim Teen Who Was Murdered in Virginia Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:40 AM PDT  As many as 5,000 people attended the funeral to remember Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old girl who was beaten to death early Sunday as she walked home after an all-night prayer session at a mosque.
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| Tim Kaine: U.S. strikes on Syrian forces ‘completely illegal’ Posted: 21 Jun 2017 02:19 PM PDT  Sen. Tim Kaine sharply condemned U.S. strikes on Syrian regime forces as "completely illegal." He says President Trump needs a new AUMF.
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| 6.8-magnitude quake hits Guatemala, second in eight days: USGS Posted: 22 Jun 2017 02:24 PM PDT  A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Guatemala's coast Thursday, injuring four people and damaging homes and roads, officials said, just eight days after another strong tremor killed five people in the Central American country. The quake struck at 6:31 am (1231 GMT) with its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 46.8 kilometers, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Puerto San Jose, the US Geological Survey said. The Guatemalan Seismological Institute measured the quake at a magnitude of 6.7.
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| 'Pizzagate' gunman in DC sentenced to 4 years in prison Posted: 22 Jun 2017 02:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An online conspiracy theory dubbed "pizzagate" ended Thursday with real-world consequences when a North Carolina man was sentenced to prison for arming himself with an assault rifle, traveling to the nation's capital and firing his weapon inside a neighborhood pizza restaurant.
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| "Textalyzer" Device Allows Police to Determine if Drivers Were Texting and Driving Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:47 AM PDT  The "Textalyzer" device allows police to plug in and determine if a driver was using a cell phone to text while driving. Jeff Rossen shows how it works.
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| 2 Elephants Spring Into Action to Save Calf From Drowning in Zoo's Pool Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:54 AM PDT  Two elephants worked together to save a baby calf who fell into a pool at the Seoul Grand Park Zoo in South Korea.
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| Bloomberg says Trump should ‘stop tweeting’ and let Russia probe run its course Posted: 21 Jun 2017 07:18 AM PDT  "When there's an allegation, you have to have a competent, independent investigation that will find something wrong or remove the cloud," Bloomberg said.
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| ISIS Denies Mosul Mosque Bombing, Blames US Air Strike Posted: 21 Jun 2017 11:36 PM PDT  The U.S. and Iraq said that ISIS blew up the mosque while ISIS said U.S. warplanes were responsible for the Mosul's big loss Wednesday, reports said.
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| U.S. top court rebuffs men convicted in notorious Washington murder Posted: 22 Jun 2017 09:45 AM PDT ![U.S. top court rebuffs men convicted in notorious Washington murder]( "U.S. top court rebuffs men convicted in notorious Washington murder") The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to overturn the convictions of seven men in a notorious 1984 gang murder of a woman in a Washington neighborhood not far from the U.S. Capitol even though prosecutors had concealed evidence in the case. The justices, in a 6-2 ruling, said the evidence withheld by the prosecution at the time of the trial, which the men claimed would have cast doubt on their guilt in the murder of Catherine Fuller, was not material to the eventual jury verdict. The case has stayed the public eye not only because of the grisly nature of the murder that occurred during a period of high crime in the U.S. capital city in the 1980s but also because of the Supreme Court's decision to scrutinize the process that led to the convictions.
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| Dashcam video of fatal shooting of Philando Castile released Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:28 AM PDT  Minnesota authorities released the dashcam video that shows the fatal shooting of Philando Castile. Castile was pulled over for a broken brake light by former officer Jeronimo Yanez. After Castile told the officer that he had a firearm in his possession, the video shows Yanez shouting "don't pull it out" and then he fired seven shots into the car.
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| Exploding whipped cream dispenser kills fitness blogger Posted: 21 Jun 2017 09:51 PM PDT  An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurised cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said. Rebecca Burger, who had a large following on the social media site, where she posted regular pictures of herself promoting fitness products, was killed in eastern France in what the family said was a domestic incident. "It is with great sadness we announce the death of Rebecca who died the June 18th, 2017 in an accident in the home," read a statement on Burger's Instagram account, signed "The grieving family".
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| U.S. student Otto Warmbier dies after being released by North Korea in a coma Posted: 22 Jun 2017 05:55 AM PDT ![U.S. student Otto Warmbier dies after being released by North Korea in a coma]( "U.S. student Otto Warmbier dies after being released by North Korea in a coma") A long line of mourners waited to enter funeral services early Thursday, June 22 for Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student imprisoned in North Korea who returned home last week in a coma that proved fatal.
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| Gigantic Stash of Nazi Memorabilia Found in Argentina Posted: 21 Jun 2017 10:19 AM PDT  It didn't just get there by itself.
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| Trump team takes victory lap after GOP special-election wins Posted: 21 Jun 2017 05:34 AM PDT  The president and his supporters celebrated on social media late Tuesday night after Republicans secured a pair of victories in congressional races in Georgia and South Carolina.
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| Canadian Marksman Fires World's Longest Kill Shot Posted: 22 Jun 2017 04:37 AM PDT  The Canada Special Forces marksman shot from a distance of 3,450 meters and hit his target, breaking the previous record by almost 1000 meters.
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| 'You want war?' Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meeting Posted: 20 Jun 2017 08:01 PM PDT !['You want war?' Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meeting]( "'You want war?' Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meeting") By Anthony Esposito CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Governments from across the Americas chastised Venezuela's socialist leadership on Tuesday for its handling of a political and economic crisis, prompting the OPEC nation's foreign minister to call the critics "lapdogs of imperialism." The United States, Brazil and 10 other members of the 34-nation Organization of American States (OAS) issued a letter accusing Venezuela of undermining democracy, failing to feed its people and violating rights. "Considering the interruption of the democratic process in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we believe that there should be a settled solution that includes all Venezuelan parties for the benefit of the people of that nation," said the letter issued at the OAS general assembly in Cancun, Mexico.
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| The Latest: Navy Seal tells of wound during Bergdahl search Posted: 21 Jun 2017 09:28 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on pretrial hearings in the case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 (all times local):
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| Stephen Hawking: Humans Should Ride a Beam of Light to Other Planets Posted: 22 Jun 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Humanity should focus its efforts on exploring other worlds that we might inhabit, and to get there, Earthlings may need to ride on a beam of light, famed physicist Stephen Hawking says. The human imagination has led us to peer ever deeper into the universe with scientific tools, Hawking said. The answer is, no," Hawking said in his address.
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| Man invents tsunami sensor, internet obsesses over his dog Posted: 22 Jun 2017 08:47 AM PDT  This pensive dog upstaged his owner and wasn't even aware of it. SEE ALSO: Friendly island doggo followed a street view mapper and photobombed all his shots Inventor Jerry Paros posed for a photograph for an article in the publication Nature about his invention — an ultra precise quartz sensor that could contribute to an early-warning system designed to detect shifts in the sea floor that cause tsunamis. Tsunamis are caused primarily by earthquakes that occur in the seafloor, since rapid shifts in elevation can generate waves that cross oceans in a matter of several hours. In 2011, a massive tsunami hit northern Japan following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast, resulting in the meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukashima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The article and the photograph were shared on Nature's Twitter page. Meet the man hoping to transform the way we gather data from the seafloor to detect the next big earthquake: https://t.co/GmICfBMSDR pic.twitter.com/zvRlwpyADX — Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) June 21, 2017 While many found the article interesting, most people were busy obsessing over Paros' photobombing canine companion. Yeah that's interesting and all but can we talk about the DOG ON THE DESK! — Weird Science News (@GCweirdscience) June 22, 2017 the dog looks philosophical. the dog must think about how to save this world from natural disasters. great dog. — SaveSouthKorea (@SaveSouthKorea) June 21, 2017 PLEASE PROVIDE DOG NAME. And, is he a good boy? — Bepps, The (@l_____88_____l) June 21, 2017 Wow look at the picture on the desk! pic.twitter.com/GS8cIHYvRx — Sojiro (@The_clark_Side) June 21, 2017 pic.twitter.com/f37p3lsdUt — Jon (@jonheheman) June 21, 2017 No doubt @Paroscientific #earthquake research important. But am mostly obsessed by doggo looking out the window in the pic #dogsoftwitter https://t.co/i3DJAU6D5F — Amanda Cronkhite (@abcronkhite) June 21, 2017 Please can we talk about this man's dog — Stefan (@StefanRautnbach) June 21, 2017 Ok but interview that dog. — Ashley (@ashcech) June 21, 2017 Not one word in this article about the man's dog. — ♥️ (@LoveRunandPray) June 21, 2017 Dog is studying squirrels behavior and how subtle changes in behavior predict seismic activity. — Luminous Numinous (@LuminousNumino1) June 22, 2017 Twitter has spoken. We need to know more about that doggo. (H/T Twitter Moments) WATCH: This drone will play with your dog
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| James Blake agrees not to sue NYC in exchange for fellowship Posted: 21 Jun 2017 10:40 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis star James Blake has agreed to drop his right to sue New York after he was mistakenly arrested and tackled by police. In exchange, a legal fellowship will be created in his name that will bolster the work of the city's police watchdog agency.
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| The Death of the Boeing's 747 Is on the Horizon Posted: 21 Jun 2017 10:19 AM PDT  A Boeing forecast of the airline industry leaves the large four-engine planes like the 747 without a seat at the table.
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| Settlement Reached in Lawsuit over Michael Brown's Death Posted: 21 Jun 2017 03:39 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The parents of black teenager Michael Brown and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, have settled a lawsuit over his fatal shooting by a white city police officer in 2014, according to a court document filed on June 19, 2017.
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| Buoyant Trump spouts boasts, proposals — and falsehoods — at Iowa rally Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:40 PM PDT  President Trump recapped his campaign's greatest hits and offered new policy ideas as well as blatant misstatements during a rally Wednesday night in Iowa.
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| US F-15 Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone In Syria Posted: 20 Jun 2017 10:12 PM PDT  On Tuesday, a U.S. F-15 fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone over southern Syria, making it the second time in a week that it downed a pro-Syrian government aircraft on the sky.
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| Milwaukee mayor urges peaceful protest after ex-cop cleared Posted: 21 Jun 2017 07:06 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee jury on Wednesday acquitted a former police officer in the on-duty shooting of a black man last year that ignited riots on the city's north side.
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| Pentagon chief blasts N.Korea over US student who died Posted: 21 Jun 2017 01:21 PM PDT  North Korea's treatment of an American student who died after being released from detention in a coma was inhuman and US patience with Pyongyang is running out, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Wednesday. Otto Warmbier, 22, suffered severe brain damage in North Korea and died on Monday following 18 months of captivity in North Korea after he was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a political poster from a hotel. "To see a young man go over there healthy and, (after) a minor act of mischief, come home dead basically... this goes beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, of responsibility towards any human being," Mattis said.
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| T-Mobile is having network problems across the country, reports show Posted: 22 Jun 2017 07:15 AM PDT 
T-Mobile users across the country have woken up to widespread network outages. According to reports on the Down Detector and Twitter, thousands of users are having problems getting any data connectivity, even if a cell signal is still showing. The Down Detector map shows reports across the country, with a concentration on the East Coast. It could be a problem with a regional data center, or a nationwide problem that isn't being reported yet on the West Coast, thanks to the time difference.
T-Mobile has not publicly issued a statement yet, but is responding to individual users on the official @TMobile Twitter page, saying that they're looking into the issue. Some users say that turning LTE off can get data service working on 3G, but that's a temporary fix at best. For the time being, staying on Wi-Fi and turning your device on and off every hour or two is likely the best solution. Assuming that the outage is related to a software issue in T-Mobile's network, you can assume that a fix is being worked on at speed. Turning your device on and off forces it to re-register on the local cell tower, which means you'll get connectivity back as soon as the problem is resolved on T-Mobile's end.
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| Appeals court overturns conviction of 'Making a Murderer' inmate Posted: 22 Jun 2017 03:31 PM PDT  A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled 2-1 to uphold a federal judge's ruling last year that overturned Dassey's conviction for a 2005 murder. Magistrate Judge William Duffin had ruled in August that the conviction was based on a coerced confession that Dassey, now 27, gave as a 16-year-old with a learning disability. Duffin ordered Dassey freed in November, but his release was halted while Wisconsin authorities appealed the decision.
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| What You Learn After Driving the R8 Spyder Posted: 22 Jun 2017 09:51 AM PDT  Sometimes, top down is better
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| Tillerson Urges Arab Countries To Make 'Reasonable Demands' Of Qatar Posted: 22 Jun 2017 04:40 AM PDT  Despite President Donald Trump's scathing attacks on Doha over alleged terror links, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been appealing to the Arab countries to reconsider the Qatar blockade.
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| Removing Assad no longer priority in Syria: Macron Posted: 22 Jun 2017 03:01 AM PDT  France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time. The new French leader said instead that fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State group had to be the international community's number one goal in a conflict that grew out of protests against the Syrian president in 2011 but has since become increasingly complex and multifaceted. "The real change I've made on this question, is that I haven't said the deposing of Bashar al-Assad is a prerequisite for everything," Macron said in an interview with several European newspapers, including Britain's Guardian, Spain's El Pais and Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
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| Couple Arrested After Mom Allegedly Breastfeeds Daughter While Drinking, Smoking at Bar Posted: 22 Jun 2017 01:57 PM PDT  Shari Tremba and Michael Trosclair were charged with neglect of a dependent in a situation that endangers the dependent and with public intoxication.
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| Walmart And Amazon Rivalry Goes To The Next Level: The Cloud Posted: 21 Jun 2017 09:48 AM PDT  Walmart and Amazon's rivalry just went to the next level.
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| The Latest: Diverse crowd at vigil for slain Muslim teen Posted: 21 Jun 2017 06:02 PM PDT  RESTON, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a teenage girl as she and her friends returned to a mosque in Virginia (all times local):
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| U.S. Attorney General Sessions hires private attorney Posted: 22 Jun 2017 07:16 AM PDT  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become the latest senior Trump administration official to hire a private attorney, a Justice Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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| U.S. will take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat: Turkey Posted: 22 Jun 2017 03:52 AM PDT  The United States has told Turkey it will take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria after the defeat of Islamic State, Ankara said on Thursday, seeking to address Turkish concerns about arming Kurds on its border. Turkish defense ministry sources said U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also promised his Turkish counterpart to provide a monthly list of weapons handed to the YPG, saying the first inventory had already been sent to Ankara.
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| The Latest: Oman's sultan congratulates Saudi crown prince Posted: 21 Jun 2017 08:17 AM PDT  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Latest on Saudi Arabia's King Salman appointing his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince (all times local):
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| Donald Trump: There's 'more than enough evidence' to impeach US president, says former Secretary of Labor Posted: 22 Jun 2017 06:24 AM PDT  Robert Reich served in the administrations of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and brought some left wing intellectual muscle to the post of Secretary of Labour for Bill Clinton. Since the election of Donald Trump, Mr Reich, Professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, has turned his focus to the actions of the President, and concluded the New York tycoon could well be impeached. In his latest comments, Mr Reich has said he believes Mr Trump has already done enough to warrant impeachment.
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| Rumor Mill: Harley-Davidson Considering Buying Ducati Posted: 21 Jun 2017 12:49 PM PDT  Rumor Mill: Harley-Davidson Considering Buying Ducati Harley-Ducatison? An updated Sprint? Who knows? Word on the street is that Harley might snap up Ducati in the not-so-distant future. Yes, it's simply a rumor so far (so take it with a big grain of salt),
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| NATO jet approaches Russian defence minister's plane Posted: 22 Jun 2017 01:36 AM PDT  A NATO military plane on Wednesday approached the plane of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu above the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies reported, the third such encounter in three days. A NATO fighter jet tried to approach Shoigu's plane but a Russian escort plane intervened to defend it, Interfax news agency reported, citing journalists accompanying the minister. The escort plane, a Sukhoi SU-27, demonstrated it was armed by rocking its wings, after which the NATO plane flew off, Interfax reported.
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