| GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The Spot Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:04 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested.
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| Trump's 1st State of the Union vs. Obama's: By the numbers Posted: 30 Jan 2018 10:09 PM PST  A comparison of President Trump's first State of the Union address with that of his predecessor.
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| Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn’t About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom. Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST  Protests have swept across Iran in recent weeks, the largest in almost a decade, as Iranians take to the streets to protest abysmal economic conditions and allegations of widespread corruption.
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| Correction: Deadly Car Wash Shooting story Posted: 31 Jan 2018 03:41 PM PST  In a story Jan. 28 about the shooting deaths of four people at a car wash, The Associated Press, relying on information from state police, misspelled the first name of one of the female victims. She was Cortney Snyder, not Courtney.
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| Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shooting Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:09 AM PST  A senior Hamas official has died in Gaza three weeks after shooting himself in the head in what officials described as an accident, the Palestinian Islamist group announced Tuesday. Imad al-Alami, a former member of Hamas's highest political body and its ambassador to Iran, died overnight, a Hamas statement said. Alami was wounded on January 9 while "inspecting his personal weapon in his home" in Gaza, Hamas said at the time.
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| Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants found crammed in truck near US-Mexico border Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:53 AM PST  Immigration authorities have found nearly 80 people crammed into the back of a truck trying to enter the US without proper documents. The truck was travelling on highway in Laredo, Texas, near the US-Mexico border when the driver was pulled over. At least 13 were found to be unaccompanied children.
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| Second Person Of Interest Related To Las Vegas Massacre Admits Selling Gunman Ammo Posted: 31 Jan 2018 11:15 AM PST  A second person of interest related to last year's mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival was identified as an ammunition dealer who sold to gunman Stephen Paddock, according to newly unsealed court documents.
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| Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war data Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:17 AM PST  The Defense Department is withholding important figures about how the nation's longest war is going, a watchdog office says. The latest quarterly report omits such data as the size of Afghan forces and the number of districts under Taliban control.
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| Fact Check: State of the Union's standout lines Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:44 AM PST  ABC News' MaryAlice Parks investigates some of the statements made during President Trump's first State of the Union address.
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| Joe Kennedy III carries the Kennedy legacy into the fight against Trump Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:00 AM PST  Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Bobby Kennedy's grandson, who will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union, has the burden of living up to his family's legacy without seeming to trade on it.
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| State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In Hawaii Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST  The emergency worker responsible for sending a false missile alert to people in Hawaii earlier this month actually believed there was an incoming ballistic missile, The Washington Post reports.
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| 1 dead after train carrying Republican lawmakers crashes into truck in Virginia Posted: 31 Jan 2018 09:50 AM PST  A chartered Amtrak train carrying several GOP lawmakers crashed into a trash truck that was on the tracks south of Crozet, Virginia, Wednesday morning,
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| Top Republican Admits Gerrymandering Could Help GOP Keep Control Of The House Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:08 PM PST  The congressman running the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of the House GOP, just said openly that partisan gerrymandering could help his party retain control of the House in November.
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| Second Hong Kong WW2 bomb in a week sparks evacuation Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:03 AM PST  A second wartime bomb was discovered at a construction site in the heart of Hong Kong within a week, prompting thousands of people to evacuate on Wednesday and stores to shutter. Police sealed off parts of the busy Wan Chai district and ferry services crossing the Victoria Harbour were suspended as experts worked to unearth the explosive, an operation that would likely continue overnight. The bomb was found at the same construction site along the harbour front as a 450-kilogram explosive that was successfully defused on Saturday.
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| Internet Burns Washington Post Over Its Front Page On Trump's Speech Posted: 31 Jan 2018 02:01 AM PST  The Washington Post's first edition headline covering President Donald Trump's State of the Union address didn't go over well on social media.
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| Lawyer: Ammo dealer saw nothing suspicious in Vegas gunman Posted: 31 Jan 2018 04:51 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was disturbed that he didn't spot any suspicious signs about his one-time customer, the man's lawyer said Wednesday.
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| FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island's largest city.
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| Broadcasters shut as Kenyan opposition leader takes symbolic oath of office Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:07 AM PST ![Broadcasters shut as Kenyan opposition leader takes symbolic oath of office]( "Broadcasters shut as Kenyan opposition leader takes symbolic oath of office") By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan authorities shut down television and radio stations on Tuesday as supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga watched him take a symbolic presidential oath on the Bible in a Nairobi park in a direct challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Odinga's supporters insist that he, not Kenyatta, is Kenya's legitimate leader, and that Kenyatta's election was neither free nor fair. Kenyatta's election victory in August was annulled by the Supreme Court over irregularities, but he then won a re-run, which Odinga boycotted over a failure to revamp the electoral commission, and was sworn in for a second term in November.
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| Breathtaking Photos Show The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Around The World Posted: 31 Jan 2018 10:04 AM PST  A rare "super blue blood moon" had space enthusiasts across the world in awe Wednesday.
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| Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In) Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:08 PM PST  The future is looking bright for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is set for massive growth as the program finally reaches maturity and enters into full rate production. "Our F-35 program, during the fourth quarter we met our joint government and industry commitment by delivering the 66 aircraft in 2017," Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, told investors. Lockheed Martin expects that the program will continue to expand in 2018.
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| Kentucky Mother Dragged Out of Court After Lunging at Laughing Defendant Accused of Killing Her Sons Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST  The mother said she "just flipped out" at seeing the man charged with killing her sons.
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| Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria Posted: 30 Jan 2018 12:28 PM PST  Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin on Tuesday and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive against the Kurdish enclave. A monitoring group and Kurdish sources said Turkey's air force had stepped up its raids on the 10th day of operation "Olive Branch", which sees Turkey providing air and ground support to Syrian opposition fighters in an offensive against Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria. Ankara has pushed forward with the operation to force the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from the region despite international concerns and reports of rising civilian casualties.
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| Late Night Hosts Dissect State Of The Union Posted: 31 Jan 2018 10:03 AM PST  Late night TV hosts had plenty of fun covering President Trump's first State of the Union address.
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| Donald Trump Pits Dreamers Against American Citizens In State Of The Union Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:05 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump claimed to be calling for Americans to come together on the issue of immigration in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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| Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find owners Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:27 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by Nazis during World War II.
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| Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:09 AM PST ![Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power]( "Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power") By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Instead of blaming others Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should take responsibility for Iran's economic and political shortcomings, an opposition leader under house arrest said in a letter published on Tuesday. In rare public criticism of Khamenei, Mehdi Karroubi accused Iran's hardline top authority of abusing power and urged him to change the way he runs the Islamic Republic before it is too late. "You have been Iran's top leader for three decades, but still speak like an opposition," Karroubi said in an open letter to Khamenei published on Saham News, the official website of his reformist political party.
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| Mom of guilty teen in 'Slender Man' case on hearing daughter admit to stabbing Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:46 PM PST  Morgan Geyser's mother Angie Geyser told ABC's David Muir that her daughter's police interrogation tape "is very difficult to watch... I couldn't believe what I was hearing."
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| US threatens new sanctions as Russia laughs off Putin list Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:47 AM PST  The United States warned Tuesday that it may soon impose new sanctions on Russian figures, after Vladimir Putin laughed off the release of a US target list of his closest and richest allies. The world was braced for a US sanctions onslaught on Monday when a new law came into effect 180 days after President Donald Trump, still hopeful for warmer ties, begrudgingly signed it. The people on the list will not face immediate action -- despite calls for Moscow to be punished for alleged interference in the 2016 US election -- and Putin dismissed the United States' latest "unfriendly act" as a minor inconvenience.
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| U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it Posted: 31 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST ![U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it]( "U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it") By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States pledged continued support for Lebanon's military on Wednesday, calling it a potential counterweight to Iranian-backed Hezbollah, even as Israel said the two forces were indistinguishable and fair game in any future war. The Lebanese Armed Forces took no part in the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. It has received more than $1.5 billion in U.S. military assistance since then and, in the last seven years, training and support from U.S. special forces too.
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| Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Are Creating a Health Care Company That's 'Free From Profit-Making Incentives' Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:34 AM PST  Healthcare shares plunged on the news
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| 2019 Jeep Cherokee Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:50 AM PST  Easier on the eyes, even easier to drive.
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| Warsaw official moves to ban anti-Israeli demonstration Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:45 AM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw governor took steps Wednesday to prevent a far-right protest outside the Israeli Embassy by banning traffic in the area, citing security concerns.
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| BP discovers North Sea oil and gas Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:35 AM PST  British energy major BP on Wednesday announced oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea, in a boost for the company and local industry. The discoveries were made in Capercaillie in the central North Sea, and in Achmelvich, west of Shetland, the company said in a statement. BP fully owns the Capercaillie well, while the Achmelvich well is a partnership between operator BP (52.6 percent), Royal Dutch Shell (28 percent) and US peer Chevron (19.4 percent).
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| Texas set to execute man for murdering ex-girlfriend while on parole Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:01 AM PST ![Texas set to execute man for murdering ex-girlfriend while on parole]( "Texas set to execute man for murdering ex-girlfriend while on parole") Texas plans on Tuesday to execute a Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole after serving prison time for killing his wife in 1986. William Rayford, 64, is set to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at the state's death chamber in Huntsville for beating and strangling former girlfriend Carol Hall, 44. If the execution goes ahead, it would be the second in the United States this year, both in Texas.
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| Trump '100 percent' for releasing explosive memo Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:11 PM PST  President Donald Trump has told a lawmaker he plans to release a secret Republican memo alleging that a politically motivated Department of Justice and the FBI flagrantly abused regulations to spy on his campaign. The issue of the memo has gripped Washington just as the Russia meddling probe edges closer to the White House. Republicans are keen to see the four-page memo -- written by Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a close defender of Trump -- released, and his committee voted to do so.
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| Heavy ash fall from Philippine volcano halts motorists Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:24 AM PST  LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — A heavy shroud of ash from erupting Mount Mayon in the Philippines halted vehicles in at least two towns due to poor visibility as the volcano blew more lava and columns of ash from its crater, officials said Tuesday.
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