| Preet Bharara: 'High' Likelihood Michael Cohen Is Going To Be Charged Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:49 PM PDT  > Former US Attorney Preet Bharara: "The likelihood that Michael Cohen is
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| Man Accused Of Raping Teen Who Later Turned Up Dead Now Accused Of Her Murder Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:58 AM PDT  A Michigan teen, Mujey Dumbuya, was scheduled to testify against her alleged
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| Zuckerberg tells GOP lawmakers Facebook isn't biased against conservatives Posted: 11 Apr 2018 11:28 AM PDT  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed the suggestion by several Republican lawmakers on Wednesday that the social media network is biased against conservative content — but admitted that he is worried about the issue of censorship on the platform in general.
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| The Latest: Russia urges full access to evidence in spy case Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:53 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Britain (all times local):
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| 6 Virunga Park Workers Killed Protecting Endangered Gorillas Posted: 12 Apr 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Five wildlife rangers and a driver were killed in a militant attack on the
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| Prospect of U.S. attacks in Syria raises security concerns in Israel Posted: 11 Apr 2018 07:33 AM PDT ![Prospect of U.S. attacks in Syria raises security concerns in Israel]( "Prospect of U.S. attacks in Syria raises security concerns in Israel") By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel held top-level security consultations on Wednesday amid concern it could be targeted by Syria or Iran if the United States strikes Syrian government forces over an alleged poison gas assault. A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet and Israeli strategic affairs experts voiced doubt that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, embroiled in a protracted civil war, would risk direct conflict with Israel.
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| Megachurch Pastor Abruptly Retires After Allegations Of Improper Conduct Go Public Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:42 PM PDT  A Chicago-area pastor is stepping down from the leadership of one of America's
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| University of Alabama Punter Praises Trump After He Prays With Team: 'He Was Very Thankful' Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:15 PM PDT  It was a spontaneous moment initiated by the team's punter, JK Scott.
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| Obama and Trump aren't invited to Harry and Meghan's wedding, but these inspiring people are Posted: 11 Apr 2018 06:45 AM PDT  Among the 2,640 people attending the Royal Wedding on May 19, 1,200 will be members of the public. SEE ALSO: The acting roles of Meghan Markle before her royal engagement According to a press statement from Kensington Palace on Tuesday, the couple asked the Lord Lieutenants to invite 1,200 people including "young people who have shown strong leadership, and those who have served their communities." They shared the stories of some of the people invited. Philip Gillespie from Ballymena who lost his right leg in an IED incident in Afghanistan and works to raise funds and awareness for ABF The Soldiers' Charity. pic.twitter.com/WadD7gRpRq — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 10, 2018 Pamela Anomneze from Haringey. Pamela is the manager of Studio 306 Collective CIC, a social enterprise that helps those recovering from mental health issues through the creative arts. pic.twitter.com/gSNTcRt9SO — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 10, 2018 Reuben Litherland from Derby. Reuben was born deaf and has started lunchtime lessons to teach sign language at school. pic.twitter.com/bpUUO0rIKL — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 10, 2018 Amy Wright from Annan. Amy is Chair of Board of Directors for the Usual Place café in Dumfries, which provides employment training and support for young people aged 16-25 with special needs. pic.twitter.com/ATZrolP2cV — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 10, 2018 This 12-year-old Manchester attack survivor has landed an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding - and she couldn't be happier about it ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pbRiFcU5yB — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 11, 2018 .@iammissmacaroon founder @RosieGinday says getting an invite to Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's wedding was a complete surprise pic.twitter.com/GFHiP93OTd — Free Radio News (@freeradionews) April 11, 2018 This coincides with the news that there will be no "official list" of guests from the world of politics, and it has been confirmed that Donald Trump and Barack Obama have not been invited. WATCH: These aren't doodles of animals - they're metal sculptures
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| Video Shows U.S. Agents Trying To Force Man Who ‘Looks’ Mexican Across Border Posted: 11 Apr 2018 05:41 PM PDT  Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in California attempted to force
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| Florida school shooter wants to donate inheritance to survivors Posted: 11 Apr 2018 05:33 PM PDT  Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz wants to donate his inheritance -- which could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars or more -- to the bereaved families and survivors of his attack, his lawyers said Wednesday. Cruz walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the south Florida city of Parkland on February 14 and opened fire at students and staff with an AR-15-style semi-automatic weapon. At a court hearing on Wednesday, Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer sought to determine whether Cruz -- who has so far been represented by public defenders -- is able to pay for his own defense.
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| Missouri Governor Claims 'Witch Hunt' Before State House Releases Its Report Posted: 11 Apr 2018 02:25 PM PDT  Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced Wednesday that he's the target of a
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| Over 250 people killed in Algerian military plane crash Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:06 AM PDT ![Over 250 people killed in Algerian military plane crash]( "Over 250 people killed in Algerian military plane crash") More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria's capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took off.
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| Teacher who accidentally fired gun in class resigns Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:40 AM PDT  SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) — A teacher who accidentally fired a gun inside a Northern California classroom while teaching firearm safety resigned his administration of justice teaching job, school officials said.
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| U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company's employees Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:17 AM PDT  U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson on Wednesday said San Francisco-based Uber does not exert enough control over drivers for its limo service, UberBLACK, to be considered their employer under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The drivers work when they want to and are free to nap, run personal errands, or smoke cigarettes in between rides, Baylson said.
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| Fewer Catholics Of All Ages Are Attending Mass, Gallup Study Finds Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:16 PM PDT  Weekly church attendance by American Catholics continues its decadeslong
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| After Cohen Raid, Trump Considers Who To Fire Posted: 11 Apr 2018 04:27 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| Possible military strike in Syria Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:25 AM PDT  The U.S. is working with France and Britain on options for a military operation in Syria after a suspected chemical attack on civilians. ABC News' Molly Hunter reports.
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| Climate change runs AMOC with Atlantic currents: studies Posted: 11 Apr 2018 10:00 AM PDT  A system of Atlantic Ocean currents that regulates global weather is at its feeblest in 1,600 years, weakened partly by climate change, said researchers Wednesday, warning of trouble ahead. Two studies in the journal Nature concluded the system, dubbed the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is in decline -- validating a long-held scientific suspicion. The weakening, agreed the teams, was the result of melting sea ice, glaciers, and ice-shelves gushing freshwater -- less dense than salty ocean water -- into the North Atlantic.
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| Sweden charges Chinese with spying on Tibetan refugees Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:44 PM PDT  Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 49-year-old Chinese man with espionage for allegedly gathering intelligence on Tibetan refugees in Sweden and Norway for China. The man, identified in the charge sheet as Dorjee Gyantsan, is accused of infiltrating the Tibetan community to pass information on their personal and political activities to Chinese officials in exchange for money. Dorjee acquired resident status as a refugee in Sweden in the early 2000s, and posed as a supporter of Tibetan independence, prosecutors said.
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| Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor Posted: 10 Apr 2018 11:55 PM PDT  Fox News host Laura Ingraham returned to the airwaves on Monday, ready to
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| ‘Roseanne’ star Emma Kenney seeks treatment: 'I need a mental sanity break' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:04 AM PDT  Roseanne star, who plays Harris Conner-Healy on the ABC revival, says she's "going to be seeking treatment for my battles," she told In Touch. She did not specify which type of treatment she is seeking.
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| US carrier sails in disputed sea as China shows own force Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:52 PM PDT  ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea (AP) — — As fighter jets streaked overhead, a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest display of America's military might after China built a string of islands with military facilities to assert its claims in the strategic waters, sparking regional alarm.
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| Khamenei's envoy says Iran can destroy Israel: Fars news agency Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:07 AM PDT ![Khamenei's envoy says Iran can destroy Israel: Fars news agency]( "Khamenei's envoy says Iran can destroy Israel: Fars news agency") The Supreme Leader's envoy at Iran's Quds force said on Thursday that Tehran could destroy Israel and warned it to avoid any "stupid" measure against the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "If Israel wants to continue its treacherous existence ... it should avoid stupid measures. If they give excuses to Iran, Tel Aviv and Haifa will be destroyed," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's representative at the Quds force cleric Ali Shirazi was quoted by Fars as saying.
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| Former EPA Aide Accuses Scott Pruitt Of 'Unethical, Potentially Illegal' Behavior Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:32 AM PDT  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt directed staff to
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| Survey Reveals Gaps in Knowledge of Holocaust History—And That Most Americans Believe It Could Happen Again Posted: 12 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT  The results were released in time for Holocaust Remembrance Day
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| Man charged with killing lawyer after $6M lawsuit judgment Posted: 11 Apr 2018 04:04 PM PDT ![Man charged with killing lawyer after $6M lawsuit judgment]( "Man charged with killing lawyer after $6M lawsuit judgment") KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 80-year-old Missouri man who lost a nearly $6 million lawsuit to a Kansas City attorney has been charged in the lawyer's shooting death, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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| GOP Senator To Mark Zuckerberg: 'Your User Agreement Sucks' Posted: 10 Apr 2018 06:21 PM PDT  Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced hours of questioning Tuesday
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| Pope acknowledges his 'grave mistakes' in Chile sex abuse crisis Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:27 PM PDT  By Fabian Cambero and Philip Pullella SANTIAGO/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis acknowledged on Wednesday that he had made "grave mistakes" in the handling of a sexual abuse crisis in Chile, saying he felt shame and inviting victims he had once doubted to Rome to seek their forgiveness personally. "I have made grave mistakes in the assessment and my perception of the situation, due in particular to a lack of truthful and balanced information," he wrote in an extraordinary letter to Chilean bishops. The letter followed a visit to Chile by one of the Vatican's most experienced sexual abuse investigators, Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta.
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| American Warplanes Are Falling From the Sky Posted: 12 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Two of the crashes involved U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, underscoring concerns that the naval aviation fleet is overworked, undertrained and poorly-maintained. The spate of crashes began on March 14, when a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter plunged into the sea near Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. On March 15, an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter struck the ground in western Iraq, killing all seven airmen aboard.
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| 'Don't test Israel's resolve', PM warns Iran on Holocaust Day Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:11 PM PDT  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned Iran not to test Israel's resolve, in a speech marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Speaking at a ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, the Israeli premier spoke of the murderous Nazi aggression that was not sufficiently challenged by Western powers. "Today, too, there's an extremist regime that's threatening us, threatening the peace of the entire world," Netanyahu said of Iran.
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| Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison allegedly coming with extra off-road goodies Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Chevrolet reportedly has plans for another off-road-focused pickup in the near future, and it will more than likely wear the Colorado ZR2 Bison name. Off-Road.com reported on Tuesday that it had uncovered a patent filed by Chevrolet earlier this month for the Colorado ZR2 Bison name. The publication expects it will arrive this year as a 2018 model with plenty of influence from the Colorado ZR2 AEV concept.
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| Margaret Atwood Said 9/11 Terrorists 'Got The Idea' From 'Star Wars' Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:32 PM PDT  There's no denying that "Star Wars" has been tremendously influential. It's
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| Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser To Leave White House Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:34 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser is leaving the White
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| Chemical watchdog backs UK: Nerve agent poisoned spy Skripal Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:36 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The international chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday confirmed Britain's finding that a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent, as Russia continued to deny suggestions that it was behind the attack.
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| Peanut butter or not? Mom shamed for letting child eat PB&J at Target store Posted: 12 Apr 2018 12:39 PM PDT  Should you let your child eat peanut butter in public? That is a question that many moms have weighed in on a public forum dedicated to parenting tips.
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| Priyanka Chopra Lost Movie Role Because 'They Wanted Someone Who's Not Brown' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:06 AM PDT  "Quantico" star Priyanka Chopra has made it big in Hollywood, but the Indian
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| You Can Now Get Those Trendy ‘Bleeding’ Veggie Burgers at White Castle Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:11 AM PDT  For White Castle fans craving a meatless burger
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| 10 Super-Typical Mother's Day Gifts, Clever-ized Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:21 PM PDT |
| Israel targets Hamas posts in Gaza after border blast Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:06 AM PDT  The Israeli army said it fired at unspecified Hamas "military targets" in Gaza on Wednesday after a Palestinian bomb attack on an army engineering unit working inside the Hamas-ruled territory. It was not clear what the engineering unit was working on, though Israel routinely carries out maintenance work on or near the border fence in an area it considers a buffer zone. "During routine activity in northern Gaza, an explosive device that was placed under the guise of the riots was detonated against an (army) engineering vehicle on the western side of the security fence," a military statement said.
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| 2018 Toyota Camry XSE Review: Getting Better All The Time Posted: 11 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT  A big engine, bold looks, and expansive interior should keep the all-new Camry selling.
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| The Libertarian Political Movement Is Dead Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:48 PM PDT  When a poor person steals from the rich, Mick Mulvaney calls it a crime. When
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| 10 Things to Know for Thursday Posted: 11 Apr 2018 04:37 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
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| Daughter of poisoned Russian spy declines embassy help: statement Posted: 11 Apr 2018 01:48 PM PDT  Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, said on Wednesday she did not wish to take up the offer of services from the Russian Embassy in London. In a statement issued on her behalf by British police, Skripal said her father, Sergei, remained seriously ill and she was still suffering from the effects of nerve gas used against them in an attack that led to one of the biggest crises in Britain's relations with Moscow since the Cold War. "I have access to friends and family, and I have been made aware of my specific contacts at the Russian Embassy who have kindly offered me their assistance in any way they can," Yulia Skripal said.
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| 'Roseanne' Star Emma Kenney Seeks Treatment For 'My Battles' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:57 AM PDT  "Roseanne" star Emma Kenney is seeking treatment to address her "battles."
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| Bill Cosby trial: Three more women tell court comedian sexually assaulted them Posted: 11 Apr 2018 07:06 PM PDT  Three women accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them in court on Wednesday, as the aging comedian stood trial for the alleged assault of a fourth. Attorneys for Andrea Constand – a 44-year-old woman who says Mr Cosby sexually assaulted her in 2004 – plan to call a total of five alleged victims to the stand in this week's retrial. "It still takes me everything within my being to say the words, 'I was raped',' one of the witnesses, Janice Baker-Kinney, told the courtroom.
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