| Senate Republicans face protests and sit-ins at home over health care bill Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:06 AM PDT  GOP senators have begun to waver on health care bill, and activists descended on local offices Thursday.
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| Violent protests break out at G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:51 AM PDT  Protesters have turned violent in Hamburg, Germany, as the G-20 summit, featuring many of the world's most powerful heads of state, gets underway.
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| Suspect Dead After Holding 2 Hostages in Georgia Bank Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:40 AM PDT  While holding two women hostage, Brian Easly called a local television station and said he had been robbed of his life's savings by the the Veterans Administration.
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| Police Officer Shortages in Many Cities and Towns Across U.S. Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:43 AM PDT  A year after five officers were shot and killed in Dallas, there are police shortages across many big city police departments, including Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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| Mom Who Fatally Stabbed Her 4 Kids Gives Double Thumbs Up in Court Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:47 AM PDT  A woman charged with killing four of her young children and their father smiled during her first court appearance on Friday.
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| Smiles and small talk as Trump and Putin (finally) meet Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:57 AM PDT  President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday on the sidelines of a major economic summit in Germany, their first face-to-face encounter since U.S. intelligence formally accused Moscow of meddling in the 2016 election.
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| Disruptive American Airlines Passenger Removed From Plane Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:06 AM PDT  The passenger's dog ran loose in the cabin after getting startled by the commotion caused during takeoff.
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| Millions in Path of Deadly Storms from Kentucky to Pennsylvania Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Wind gusts at nearly 90 mph are blamed for killing a 72-year-old Grand Haven, Michigan homeowner when a large tree fell onto his house.
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| Two U.S. bombers hold firing drills with South Korean forces Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:56 PM PDT  Two U.S. supersonic bombers conducted live-fire drills on Saturday in South Korea in a show of force following North Korea's test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the South's military said. The pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers flew from a U.S. base on Guam and were joined by U.S. and South Korean jet fighters to conduct the simulated destruction of an enemy ballistic missile launcher and underground facilities, the South's air force said. North Korea announced on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an ICBM, saying the missile was capable of carrying a large and heavy nuclear warhead.
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| IS pushes back against US-backed forces in Syria's Raqqa Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:14 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants fought on Friday to repel the advance of U.S.-backed Syrian forces, days after they inched closer to the heart of the extremist group's de facto capital of Raqqa.
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| Mars Is Even Less Hospitable Than We Thought Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:19 AM PDT  New research shows the unique cocktail of Martian surface chemicals is extremely deadly to bacteria.
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| Nevada Sen. Heller is vulnerable, and first-term congresswoman Jacky Rosen wants to take him on Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:20 AM PDT  The Nevada senator comes up for reelection next year, and a relative political newcomer is eager to challenge him.
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| A Passenger Was Arrested for Attacking a Delta Flight Attendant Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:56 PM PDT  The Beijing-bound flight had to turn back around to Seattle
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| Stepdad of boy found starving in family home tells police 'he's not my responsibility' Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:46 AM PDT  The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who was found so badly malnourished that he could not stand up or speak, reportedly told authorities: "He is not my responsibility". Brian Hall, 29, was arrested for allegedly failing to report neglect of the boy, who was discovered dehydrated and eating cereal of a filthy carpet at his family's home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Naomie Hall, the boy's 24-year-old mother, was also detained.
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| Charlie Gard's Mother Speaks Out, Calls Situation 'An Absolute Living Hell' Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:16 AM PDT  The family is fighting to save the terminally ill 11-month-old.
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| 122 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:11 PM PDT  A global treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted at the United Nations on Friday despite opposition from nuclear powers Britain, France and the United States which said it disregards the reality of dealing with international security threats such as North Korea. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122 in favor with one country -- NATO member The Netherlands -- voting against, while Singapore abstained.
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| The Navy Needs a Way to Reload Missile Silos at Sea Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:19 AM PDT  The way things are going these days, the service is anticipating a time when it might use a lot of missiles at once.
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| Foods Ina Garten Refuses To Eat Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:13 AM PDT  And the one grocery store item she absolutely disdains.
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| Ex-intel chief Clapper: Trump’s suggestion that more countries meddled in election is ‘news to me’ Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:56 AM PDT  James Clapper, the former director of National Intelligence, said there is no evidence to President Trump's claim that another country besides Russia may have been involved in meddling with last year's U.S. elections.
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| Woman charged with killing family smiles in court Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:52 AM PDT  Woman charged with killing family smiles in court.
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| SC officials: Illegal cellphone, drone aided inmate's escape Posted: 08 Jul 2017 10:36 AM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When it came time for lights out at Lieber Correctional Institution on the evening of July Fourth, officers at the maximum-security South Carolina prison thought they had all 1,300 inmates accounted for.
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| Otters Attack Swimmer Near Yellowstone National Park Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:03 AM PDT  The creatures bit through a man's wetsuit as they descended on him in a lake.
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| Fighting rages in Benghazi after victory speech Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:12 PM PDT  East Libyan forces have lost at least 12 men, with 35 wounded, in fighting that raged in Benghazi despite a declaration of victory by their commander, medical and military officials said on Friday. Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) are trying to sweep up the last pockets of resistance in Sabri, the final neighborhood in which rival armed groups still hold territory after a three-year battle for control of the city. The battle for Benghazi between Haftar's LNA and an array of Islamist militants and other fighters has been part of a broader conflict since Libya slipped into turmoil following the 2011 fall of strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
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| 35 migrants feared drowned off Libya: coastguard Posted: 08 Jul 2017 06:26 AM PDT  Thirty-five migrants, including seven children, were feared drowned after their inflatable boat sank on Saturday off the Libyan coast, the coastguard said. Eighty-five migrants, including 18 women, were rescued with the help of fishermen who alerted the coastguard, said Issa al-Zarrouk, a coastguard official in Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli. Navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem said the boat sank six nautical miles northwest of Garabulli, and 10 fishing boats took part in the rescue.
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| Maduro Tells State Employees to Vote in His Constitutional Reform Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:47 AM PDT  As Venezuela's crisis deepens, the regime tries to leverage vulnerable state workers to support its agenda.
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| 'Death in the Ice': Story of an ill-fated Arctic expedition Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:02 PM PDT  A new major London exhibition aims to solve the 170 year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of British explorer John Franklin in the Arctic's icy waters. "Death in the Ice" retraces Franklin's final expedition to discover the Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, since its departure from Britain on May 19, 1845. Franklin and his 128 crew members were last seen in July of that year.
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| G20 leaders' statement on climate change highlights rift with US Posted: 08 Jul 2017 07:42 AM PDT  World leaders have made clear the US's isolated stance on climate change, with 19 of the G20 countries affirming their commitment to the "irreversible" Paris climate agreement. After lengthy negotiations that stretched well into Saturday, the final joint statement from the meeting in Hamburg notes Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris deal while stating that the world's other major economies all still support the international effort to slow dangerous global warming.
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| Accused Rapist Responds To His Own Wanted Post On Sheriff's Facebook Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:04 AM PDT  Derek Helms is wanted by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.
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| Abby Lee Miller To Serve Jail Sentence Near California Home Posted: 07 Jul 2017 04:51 PM PDT  Abby Lee Miller will be able to serve her jail sentence near her California home.
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| US judge in Hawaii leaves Trump's travel ban rules in place Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:42 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge in Hawaii on Thursday left Trump administration rules in place for a travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries.
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| Aztec golden wolf sacrifice yields rich trove in Mexico City Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:37 AM PDT  By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A sacrificial wolf elaborately adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold ever found and buried more than five centuries ago has come to light in the heart of downtown Mexico City, once home to the Aztec empire's holiest shrines. The quality and number of golden ornaments is highly unusual and includes 22 complete pieces - such as symbol-laden pendants, a nose ring and a chest plate - all made from thin sheets of the precious metal, lead archaeologist Leonardo Lopez told Reuters. Held in a stone box, the cache was discovered in April near the capital city's bustling main square, the Zocalo, behind the colonial-era Roman Catholic cathedral and off the steps of what was once the most important Aztec ceremonial temple, now known as the Templo Mayor.
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| Versace's murderer Andrew Cunanan kills his first two victims Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:02 PM PDT  Police say Cunanan first killed his friend Jeffrey Trail in Minneapolis, then later killed his ex-boyfriend David Madson.
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| Gun-toting Duterte in surprise visit near warzone Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:28 AM PDT  A gun-toting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit Friday to a military camp close to a city where Islamic State group-inspired militants are battling security forces. Photos and video footage released by his office showed the 72-year-old wearing camouflage fatigues with a submachine gun slung over his shoulder. Duterte walked with soldiers and aides at an army camp about 25 kilometres (15 miles) from Marawi, saying bad weather stopped him flying into the battlefield.
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| Women are being 'kicked out of parts of Congress' for wearing sleeveless tops Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:53 AM PDT  Women are being kicked out of parts of the US Congress for wearing sleeveless tops. A female journalist was asked to cover up when she entered a room outside the House of Representatives chamber, because her shoulders were not covered. Haley Byrd, who works for the Independent Journal Review website, is said to have torn pages from her notebook and stuffed them into her sleeveless dress in an attempt to create makeshift sleeves.
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| G-20 Communique May Further Isolate U.S. on Climate Change Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:13 PM PDT  It's likely that 19 countries will affirm their commitment to the Paris Climate agreement, leaving Trump alone in rejecting it.
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| The most popular Roomba is still on sale, but this hot robot vacuum is even cheaper Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:34 AM PDT 
The Roomba 650 is one of the most affordable robot vacuum cleaners in the Roomba lineup, so it stands to reason that it's also the most popular. It's packed full of features and yet it costs hundreds less than some of iRobot's premium Roomba vacuums — especially when it's on sale on Amazon, like it is right now. But there's another model from a Roomba rival that's on sale for even less than the 650, and it also happens to be the best-selling model in Amazon's indoor robotic vacuum category right now. It also has a few awesome features that are nowhere to be found on the Roomba. Check out the ECOVACS DEEBOT M80 Pro Robotic Vacuum Cleaner with Mop and Water Tank, you'll be glad you did. Here are some highlights from the product page: - Utilizes various cleaning modes, a 5-stage cleaning system, and optional mopping and drying stages to tackle even the most stubborn dirt.
- Being equipped with a large capacity dustbin allows DM80 to clean for much longer periods of time. Dust, debris, allergens are filtered through high-efficiency filters.
- Performs daily cleaning by using the remote to schedule a clean at a specific time.
- Adapts to individual household environments, and avoids stairs and furniture with advanced sensors. It can climb inclines and crosses doorsills with powerful wheels.
- Bundles with a limited, 1-year manufacturer's warranty and extra accessory set.
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| The Latest: Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 in 2006 Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:36 PM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Thursday evening's scheduled execution in Virginia (all times local):
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| The Constitution signer who was impeached and expelled Posted: 07 Jul 2017 02:45 AM PDT  William Blount is one of the lesser-known men who signed the Constitution, but one of the most controversial, since he put a key part of the founding document to a critical test less than decade after it was ratified.
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| 12 Healthier Ways To Eat Pumpkin This Fall Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:04 AM PDT |
| Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ Posted: 07 Jul 2017 02:19 PM PDT ![Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ]( "Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ") (The 5th July story refiles to reflect that the artifacts were not intended for the Museum of the Bible in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers, the company and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The forfeiture will include some 5,500 artifacts purchased by Hobby Lobby Inc that originated from the region of modern-day Iraq and were shipped under false labels, as well as an additional $3 million to settle the civil charges, the Department of Justice said in a statement. "The protection of cultural heritage is a mission that (Homeland Security Investigations) and its partner U.S. Customs and Border Protection take very seriously as we recognize that while some may put a price on these artifacts, the people of Iraq consider them priceless," Angel Melendez, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New York, said in the statement.
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| Israel envoy urges Hungary to halt anti-Soros campaign Posted: 08 Jul 2017 08:25 AM PDT  Israel's ambassador in Budapest called on Hungary on Saturday to halt a nationwide poster campaign targeting US billionaire George Soros, which Jewish leaders say is stoking anti-Semitic feelings. The posters show a large picture of the Hungarian-born Jewish emigre laughing, alongside the text: "Let's not leave Soros the last laugh", a reference to government claims that the 86-year-old wants to force Hungary to allow in migrants. The campaign is the fourth media blitz by the government this year against Brussels or Soros for their alleged attacks on Hungary's hardline anti-immigration stance.
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