| Explosion Rocks London Tube Station, Sending Commuters Into Panic Posted: 15 Sep 2017 01:31 AM PDT  LONDON ― At least 22 people were injured after bomb exploded in a West London underground station during rush hour on Friday, causing a fire inside a train and a stampede of panicking travelers.
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| Trump abruptly attacks 'chain migration,' a term that worries immigration advocates Posted: 15 Sep 2017 11:44 AM PDT  President Trump warned lawmakers that he would not sign any immigration bill that would allow for more "chain migration."
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| Police Investigating Student Death at LSU Frat House Posted: 15 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT  The university president has suspended all Greek-life activity on campus as police at Louisiana State University investigate the death of a teenage student that may have been related to fraternity hazing.
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| The Latest: Decision to reopen keys after Irma was difficult Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:26 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma in Florida (all times local):
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| Protests erupt in St. Louis after ex-officer’s acquittal Posted: 16 Sep 2017 09:42 AM PDT ![Protests erupt in St. Louis after ex-officer's acquittal]( "Protests erupt in St. Louis after ex-officer's acquittal") Protests erupted after former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith.
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| Police arrest teenager over London train attack, hunt for other potential suspects Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:57 PM PDT  British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the ferry departure area of the port of Dover on Saturday on suspicion of being involved in the bombing of a London Underground train and were looking for more potential suspects on the loose. The man, who has not been named, was arrested on suspicion of committing, preparing or instigating an act of terrorism after Friday's attack in which 30 people were injured at Parsons Green station. "We're keeping an open mind around whether more than one person is responsible for the attack," Neil Basu of London's Metropolitan Police told reporters.
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| FAKE MEOWS: Trump Fans Share Bogus Snap Of Him Saving Cats From Harvey Posted: 15 Sep 2017 03:22 AM PDT  Don't believe that viral photograph which purportedly shows President Donald Trump rescuing cats in Texas from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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| Who are the Rohingya Muslims? The stateless minority fleeing violence in Burma Posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:25 AM PDT  They have often been called the most persecuted minority in the world. The 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims squeezed precariously into the north-west state of Rakhine, in mainly Buddhist Burma, bordering majority Muslim Bangladesh, are stateless and unwanted. Neither country will give them citizenship even though their families' roots in modern-day Rakhine, once called Arakan, can be traced back to the Eighth Century. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar carry their belongings as they flee violence, near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar on September 4 Credit: K.M. ASAD/AFP Since World War Two they have been treated increasingly by Burmese authorities as illegal, interloping Bengalis, facing apartheid-like conditions that deny them free movement or state education while government forces intermittently drive out and slaughter them. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, as they flee violence on September 4, 2017 Credit: AFP Over the past year, military operations against Rohingya villages have been so intense and cruel that the minority's defenders have warned of an unfolding genocide. The United Nations has reported that the army may have committed ethnic cleansing. The inhumane treatment of the Rohingyas has tarnished the image of Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, once a famously unflinching defender of human rights and darling of the West. She now faces international fury, particularly from Muslim nations, for failing to stand up to armed forces chief General Min Aung Hlaing, whose soldiers are accused of rape, murder, arson, and of ripping Rohingya babies from their mothers' arms and throwing them into rivers and fire. Rohingya Muslim refugees along with Indian supporters hold placards against human rights violations in Myanmar during a protest in New Delhi on September 5, 2017 Credit: AFP Ms Suu Kyi has publicly stuck to the military's line that the Rohingya are illegally squatting on the Burmese territory, leaving fellow Nobel winner, Malala Yousafzai, aghast and urging her to speak out against the tragedy. The latest military crackdown, which began on August 25, caused almost 90,000 Rohingyas to flee under fire to squalid, overflowing relief camps across the Bangladeshi border in just two weeks. Officially close to 400 people had died by early September, but human rights activists claim to have confirmation of at least 1,000 deaths and believe the figure is much higher. The death toll will inevitably rise after Burma, also known as Myanmar, blocked UN agencies from delivering vital food, water and medicine supplies to 250,000 Rakhine residents desperately in need. Rohingya Muslims driven from Burma, in pictures Ongoing persecution of the Rohingya has inevitably led to an armed, if disorganised, resistance. The army "clearing operations" which sparked the mass exodus of civilians in both October 2016 and in August 2017, were launched after insurgents known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked several paramilitary checkposts. Rohingya activists claim the insurgents are mainly young men who have been pushed to breaking point by relentless oppression. A report released in early September by the Burma Human Rights Network documents the rise of systematic abuses against Burmese Muslims since 2012, including the creation of "Muslim-free zones", denial of ID cards, and the banning of Islamic holidays. The oppression has been mirrored by an upsurge of ultra-nationalist Buddhist groups who encourage an anti-Muslim rhetoric. Pope Francis calls for "full rights" for Rohingya Muslims 01:21 ARSA has so far been described as a rag-tag collection of small groups armed with knives, sticks and some basic IEDs, rather than a robust military force or mass mobilisation. But rising anger in the Muslim world about the plight of the Rohingya has compounded fears of homegrown militancy as well as support from international jihadists. Al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen has already called for retaliatory attacks against Myanmar, while the Afghan Taliban called on Muslims to "use their abilities to help Burma's oppressed Muslims." Matthew Smith, director of Fortify Rights, a human rights group working with Rohingya refugees, said there was a danger of escalation. "There is certainly a risk that international extremist organisations will seek to be involved in northern Rakhine state," he said. "The best way to prevent this from escalating is to protect the rights of the civilian population. Myanmar is doing the exact opposite."
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| Juggalos Draw Bigger Crowd On The National Mall Than Pro-Trump Rally Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:08 PM PDT  Nine months into the administration of President Donald Trump, fans of the eccentric Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse assembled a larger rally on the national mall this Saturday than the president's diehard supporters stationed a few hundred yards away.
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| Officials: Returning Keys residents must be self-sustaining Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:56 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — As the devastated Florida Keys began reopening to residents who fled Hurricane Irma, officials warned the returning islanders to bring enough supplies to sustain them for a while, because no one yet knows when water and power will be fully restored.
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| 'Hot Cop' Accused of Anti-Semitic Remarks: 'Put Them in an Oven and Deal With Them the Hitler Way' Posted: 15 Sep 2017 11:16 AM PDT  Officer Michael Hamill, 28, of the Gainesville Police Department got pulses racing earlier this week after posting a selfie with fellow cops.
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| Man burned by caustic beer at casino eatery awarded $750,000 Posted: 15 Sep 2017 02:23 PM PDT  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned when he drank a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000.
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| Anthony Lamar Smith's Brother: The Justice System Doesn't Care About Us Posted: 15 Sep 2017 01:14 PM PDT  Anthony Lamar Smith's brother, Antwan Johnson, expressed his outrage about a judge's decision to acquit the former St. Louis cop who fatally shot Smith in 2011.
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| British police arrest London bomb suspect at Dover border point Posted: 16 Sep 2017 12:35 PM PDT  By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the departure lounge of the port of Dover on Saturday in what they said was a "very significant" step in the hunt for whoever planted a bomb on a London commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier. Prime Minister Theresa May put Britain on the highest security level of "critical" late on Friday, meaning another attack may be imminent, and deployed soldiers and armed police to strategic locations such as nuclear power plants. On Saturday morning officers in Dover, a ferry port on the southeast coast from which passenger ships sail to France, arrested a man and then partially evacuated the area, recovering a number of items, the police said without elaborating.
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| Trump to ESPN: 'Apologize for untruth!' Posted: 15 Sep 2017 05:28 AM PDT  President Trump demanded an apology from ESPN Friday after one of its labeled him a "white supremacist."
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| US policy is 'not to defend Canada' from an attack by North Korea Posted: 16 Sep 2017 03:56 AM PDT  It is official US policy not to protect Canada in the event of a missile attack by North Korea or any other country, a leading general has warned. "The extent of the US policy is not to defend Canada. This statement surprised many in Canada, with public broadcaster CBC saying it had "demolished a long-held political assumption" that the US would intervene.
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| Family returns to home near Houston to assess damage after Harvey flooding Posted: 16 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT  A family affected by the heavy flooding from Hurricane Harvey returned to their home outside Houston to assess the damage as Larry Koser Sr. and his wife, Brenda, sorted through the remains. Larry Sr. recounted how they evacuated their home as floodwaters kept rising and how he and his son borrowed kayaks to return to the home to collect important documents and valuables.
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| Harvard revokes Chelsea Manning fellowship invitation after criticism Posted: 15 Sep 2017 08:22 AM PDT  Harvard University revoked convicted US intelligence leaker and transgender activist Chelsea Manning's visiting fellowship position on Friday after sharp criticism from the Central Intelligence Agency. Dean Douglas Elmendorf of the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School of Government said naming Manning as one of 12 new visiting fellows "was a mistake," after CIA Director Mike Pompeo accused the university of honoring a "traitor" and cancelled a speaking appearance on Thursday. Pompeo's move followed former CIA acting director Mike Morrell's announcement that he was stepping down as a senior fellow at The Belfer Center, part of the Kennedy School, for the same reason.
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| 21 boys who died in school fire buried in Malaysia Posted: 15 Sep 2017 07:14 PM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Twenty-one young boys who died in a fire at a private Islamic boarding school were buried in Malaysia on Friday amid renewed calls for better regulation of religious schools.
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| Wendy's Throws Serious Shade On Carl's Jr. In 1 Delicious Tweet Posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:48 AM PDT  Another fast food chain tried to start a Twitter beef with Wendy's and, once again, got thrown in the metaphorical meat grinder.
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| About 1.5 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake Posted: 15 Sep 2017 03:34 PM PDT  About 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia remained without power on Friday after Hurricane Irma, including 46 of Florida's nearly 700 nursing homes caught in the deadly storm's path. Irma, which ranked as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record before striking the U.S. mainland as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 10, killed at least 84 people. Florida Power & Light, owned by NextEra Energy Inc and the state's biggest electric company, said it was working aggressively to restore power to the 23 percent of its customers still in the dark.
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| Trump renews calls for travel ban after 'loser' attack in London Posted: 15 Sep 2017 04:36 AM PDT  In a series of tweets Friday, President Trump again called for a tougher travel ban in response to reports of a London explosion that is being investigated as a terror incident.
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| Protests turn violent in St Louis after white former police officer acquitted of black man's murder Posted: 16 Sep 2017 05:28 AM PDT  Dozens of people were arrested after violence erupted at a protest about a white police officer being found not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a black man in the US city of St Louis. The Missouri city's police department said that nine officers had been injured and one was taken to hospital after an injury sustained from a thrown brick. Protesters also broke windows at the house of St Louis' Mayor Lyda Krewson, and damaged the city's public library, before riot police dispersed the crowd with tear gas and pepper balls.
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| China punishes 31 for deadly construction accident Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:43 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered 31 people to be placed under "coercive measures" for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news agency reported Saturday.
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| Turns Out Real Maple Syrup Isn't That Much Healthier Than Fake Maple Syrup Posted: 15 Sep 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Most of us can agree that pancakes, waffles and French toast make a great breakfast, and they're made even sweeter with syrup.
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| Fox News Host Has A Meltdown Over 'Illegal Alien' Superman Defending Immigrants Posted: 14 Sep 2017 07:49 PM PDT  A Fox News radio host and columnist doesn't like the idea of Superman protecting immigrants from being massacred.
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| Shunning dollar, Venezuela lists oil prices in Chinese yuan Posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:56 PM PDT  The goal is to restrict Venezuela's access to vital bond and equity markets. Maduro railed that they amounted to a financial and economic blockade, as ratings agency Fitch downgraded Venezuela and warned default was now likelier.
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| Nigeria Says Biafra Activists Are ‘Terrorist’ Group Posted: 15 Sep 2017 09:31 AM PDT  The Indigenous People of Biafra is calling for a separate state in southeast Nigeria, raising fears of another civil war.
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| Coroner: High blood alcohol level found in dead LSU student Posted: 15 Sep 2017 01:53 PM PDT  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hospital tests found a "highly elevated" blood alcohol level in the body of a Louisiana State University student whose death police are investigating as a possible result of fraternity hazing, a coroner said Friday.
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| Truck Driver Says Giving Away Plywood in Irma's Path Got Him Fired: 'I Was Just Being an American' Posted: 14 Sep 2017 06:27 PM PDT  His company has disputed the claim.
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| Trump surprises 11-year-old who volunteered to mow the White House lawn Posted: 15 Sep 2017 11:23 AM PDT ![Trump surprises 11-year-old who volunteered to mow the White House lawn]( "Trump surprises 11-year-old who volunteered to mow the White House lawn") The president got what you might call a grassroots display of support at the White House, welcoming an 11-year-old Virginia boy who offered to help cut the lawn.
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| Growing Pains Star Joanna Kerns Reveals She Underwent a Mastectomy Posted: 15 Sep 2017 12:46 PM PDT  Joanna Kerns has undergone a nipple-sparing double mastectomy after learning of her breast cancer diagnosis and has been "given an all clear — the best of the results I could have had"
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| British police arrest 18-year-old in hunt for London train bomber Posted: 16 Sep 2017 02:56 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British police hunting those behind a bomb which injured 29 people on a London train on Friday said they had arrested an 18-year-old man in a move described as significant. "We have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning," Neil Basu, Senior National Co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said in a statement. "Although we are pleased with the progress made, this investigation continues and the threat level remains at critical." The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act in the southern port area of Dover. ...
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| Sean Spicer Won't Deny Trump Was Upset A Woman Played Former Press Secretary On 'SNL' Posted: 15 Sep 2017 07:06 AM PDT  There's only one word to describe Jimmy Kimmel's Wednesday show: spicy.
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| Chelsea Manning hung up phone on Harvard dean who delivered fellowship snub Posted: 15 Sep 2017 11:40 AM PDT  The source said Elmendorf argued that Harvard had to 'weigh' what each visiting fellow 'brought to the table'. Chelsea Manning, the former US soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of state secrets and served seven years in military prison, abruptly terminated a phone call with the dean of the Harvard Kennedy school in an expression of her dismay at his decision to revoke her visiting fellowship in the face of severe pressure from the CIA.
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| Indian priest thankful, even to abductors, after release from Yemen Posted: 16 Sep 2017 08:24 AM PDT  An Indian priest kidnapped last year during a deadly attack by Islamist militants in Yemen thanked on Saturday all those involved in his release, and even had a kind word for his abductors for not harming him. "The best weapon against any enemy is love and prayer," Uzhunnalil said at a press conference in Rome after an intervention by the authorities in Oman to secure his release. Muscat said Tuesday that it had "coordinated with Yemeni parties" to mediate the release of Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who had last appeared in a video circulated online in December 2016, in which he appealed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis to secure his release.
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| Iran recruits Afghan and Pakistani Shiites to fight in Syria Posted: 16 Sep 2017 09:30 AM PDT  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiite Muslims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are being recruited by Iran to fight with President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria, lured by promises of housing, a monthly salary of up to $600 and the possibility of employment in Iran when they return, say counterterrorism officials and analysts.
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| Porsche plows into spectators at Idaho car show; 11 hurt Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:02 PM PDT ![Porsche plows into spectators at Idaho car show; 11 hurt]( "Porsche plows into spectators at Idaho car show; 11 hurt") BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Porsche plowed into a crowd of spectators at a Boise, Idaho, car show, injuring 11 in a horrifying scene that saw bystanders scrambling to tend to the injured, authorities and witnesses said.
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| 5 Things to Know About Front-Load Washers Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Sales of front-load washers picked up steam about a decade ago, and the best in Consumer Reports' tests deliver excellent cleaning with unmatched gentleness, as well as water and energy efficienc...
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| Bernie Sanders Slams Trump: 'Let Me Tell You What A Curse On The American People Is' Posted: 15 Sep 2017 12:01 PM PDT  Minutes after President Donald Trump tweeted an attack on Bernie Sanders' "Medicare For All" proposal yesterday, the Vermont senator, in an interview with me on SiriusXM Progress, fired back, slamming the president's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and his recent decision to end protections for immigrant youth.
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| How to Protect Your Credit in the Wake of the Equifax Breach Posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:19 AM PDT ![How to Protect Your Credit in the Wake of the Equifax Breach]( "How to Protect Your Credit in the Wake of the Equifax Breach") For anyone who takes protecting their credit score and identity seriously, the news was probably like getting a punch in the gut. As you've no doubt heard, Equifax, one of the nation's largest credit bureaus, was hacked -- it is believed that 143 million American consumers' personal information was exposed to online criminals. During that time, hackers were able to collect people's names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and even, for some people, driver's license numbers.
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| Chrissy Teigen Goes Scorched Earth On Tabloid Over John Legend Divorce Rumors Posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:39 AM PDT  Chrissy Teigen is not the one, has never been the one, and will never be the one to mess with, OK?
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