| Former doorman says he got hush money over Trump love-child story Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:05 PM PDT  The doorman, Dino Sajudin, reportedly signed a contract with American Media that carried a $1 million penalty for disclosing details of the explosive story.
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| 911 dispatcher suspended after Ohio teen who called for help twice found dead in van Posted: 13 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A 911 dispatcher who may have failed to provide crucial information to
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| Teen who died after being crushed by minivan seat called 911 twice Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:57 AM PDT  The dispatcher who received 16-year-old Kyle Plush's second call never conveyed the detailed information to officers who may have believed the call was a prank.
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| Missouri Congresswoman: Eric Greitens 'Is Unfit To Lead Our State' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:36 AM PDT  Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) tweeted on Thursday that Gov. Eric Greitens (R) is
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| Russia accuses Boris Johnson of 'distorting' OPCW findings on Skripals Posted: 13 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Russia's Foreign Minister on Friday accused his British counterpart of distorting the findings of the world chemical watchdog's investigation into a spy poisoning the UK blames on Moscow. "Already politicians like Boris Johnson are once again trying to distort the truth and announce that the OPCW statement supports Britain's conclusions without exception," Sergei Lavrov said. "I will underline that the OPCW confirmed only the contents of the chemical substance," he said.
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| Mike Pompeo confirms "a couple hundred" Russian soldiers were killed in Syrian shootout Posted: 12 Apr 2018 12:46 PM PDT  Secy. of State nominee Mike Pompeo confirms "a couple hundred" Russian soldiers were killed in Syrian shootout involving US forces.
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| Many Americans Still Don't Know Basic Facts About The Holocaust, Survey Finds Posted: 12 Apr 2018 01:58 PM PDT  Findings of a survey released to coincide Holocaust Remembrance Day on
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| Trump looms large in Arizona Senate race to replace Jeff Flake Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  It may be 2018's marquee Senate race.
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| Mexican drug kingpin behind DEA murder added to FBI most-wanted list Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:44 PM PDT  A veteran drug kingpin convicted over the murder of a DEA agent and then released on a technicality from a Mexican prison has been added to the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Rafael Caro Quintero now faces additional criminal charges unsealed in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, and the US government increased the reward for his capture to $20m.
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| ‘Jersey Shore’ cast back in revival of MTV show Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:32 AM PDT  The revived 'Jersey Shore' features the same familiar faces, just a few years older, and wiser. Everyone's favorite fist-pumping crew share their thoughts on heading back to the shore.
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| Black Students Marched Against Gun Violence In Florida, But You Likely Didn’t Hear About It Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Hundreds of students from a predominantly black school in Miami's Liberty City
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| Four things to know about Telegram messenger Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:32 AM PDT  The popular messaging app Telegram has been blocked in Russia after refusing to give state security services access to private conversations. Known as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook boss, Pavel Durov has amassed a fortune of $1.7 billion (1.4 billion euros) at 33, according to Forbes magazine.
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| 911: Man kills daughter who was also his wife after breakup Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:41 PM PDT  NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man killed his wife — who was also his daughter — and their 7-month-old son and then took his own life after she broke up with him, according to a 911 call.
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| Russia-US tensions: Cabinet gives May the go-ahead for Syria strike 'to deter further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 04:23 PM PDT  Theresa May's cabinet has agreed on the need to "take action" to deter use of chemical weapons following an emergency meeting at Downing Street. President Donald Trump had warned Russia of imminent military action in Syria, declaring missiles "will be coming" and denouncing Moscow for standing by Syria's president, but on Thursday night the White House said that "no final decision" had been made about what Washington will do. Mr Trump, Ms May and French President Emmanuel Macron have been in regular contact as they plot a course of action, with Mr Macron saying France has "proof" the Syrian government carried out the chemical attack which killed potentially doxens.
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| Ex-Ambassador To Vietnam Quit Because Trump Planned To Deport More Refugees Posted: 13 Apr 2018 01:20 PM PDT  As deportations and detentions continue to rock the Vietnamese community in
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| The National Enquirer Paid $30,000 for a 'Rumor' About Donald Trump. Then It Spiked the Story Posted: 11 Apr 2018 11:02 PM PDT  The tabloid later decided the salacious story was false
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| Why a record number of GOP lawmakers are not seeking re-election Posted: 12 Apr 2018 03:14 AM PDT  House Speaker Paul Ryan is only the latest Republican lawmaker to announce he will not seek re-election. Take a look at why so many members of congress are bowing out of the midterm elections this year.
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| Cold Case Murder Victim Identified After 37 Years Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:24 AM PDT  Once known only as 'Buckskin Girl' or Jane Doe, the Miami County, Ohio, murder victim now has a name.
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| China's Xi presides over large-scale naval display in South China Sea Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:03 AM PDT  President Xi Jinping presided over the Chinese navy's largest-ever military display on Thursday, state media reported, the country's latest show of force in the disputed South China Sea. State broadcaster China Central Television showed footage of Xi boarding the destroyer Changsha before sailing to an unspecified location in the South China Sea and watching the procession, which involved more than 10,000 naval officers, 76 fighter jets, and a flotilla of 48 warships and submarines. Xi told the assembled troops that China's need for a world-leading naval force "has never been more pressing than today" and urged them to devote their unswerving loyalty to the party, before watching through binoculars four J-15 fighter jets take off from the Liaoning, China's sole operational aircraft carrier.
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| AD Test-Drives the Tesla Model 3 Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:34 PM PDT  Some have argued that Tesla's newest all-electric car, which starts at $35,000, could be as revolutionary as Ford's Model T
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| Philippines says wants to probe Facebook over data breach Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:21 PM PDT  The Philippine government said Friday it was investigating the breach of data of its citizens who use Facebook, after a massive leak of user information to British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Manila's National Privacy Commission has written to Mark Zuckerberg requiring the Facebook chief to submit to the government body documents that would shed light on the scope and impact of the leak on Filipino users. "We are launching an investigation into Facebook to determine whether there is unauthorised processing of personal data of Filipinos," said a copy of the letter, released to the press Friday.
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 13 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest
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| Mega Millions winner is New Jersey food production manager Posted: 13 Apr 2018 12:56 PM PDT  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The winner of a $533 million lottery jackpot wasn't sure he could believe his eyes. So, when his mother called to say someone in his new home state had won it, his response was: It wasn't me
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| Trump Attacks NYT Report, Insists He Has Power To Fire Robert Mueller Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:16 AM PDT  President Donald Trump bashed The New York Times once again Thursday, claiming
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| Russia-US tensions: US says it has 'proof' Assad was behind Syria chemical attack as Moscow claims it was 'staged and directed by UK' Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:21 PM PDT  Russia's military has claimed to have evidence that Britain had "direct involvement" in staging a suspected chemical attack in Syria, a charge quickly condemned as "grotesque" by the UK. Humanitarian volunteers were "seriously pressured" by the UK to speed up plans for a "provocation" in eastern Ghouta, the Moscow's defence ministry suggested. Britain's ambassador to the UN condemned the "blatant lie" as "the worst piece of fake news we've yet seen from the Russian propaganda machine".
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| A Parkland Teacher Was Arrested After Leaving a Loaded Gun in a Public Bathroom Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:11 AM PDT  He previously said he'd be willing to arm himself while at school
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| Former top Chinese official admits taking 170 million yuan in bribes Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:48 AM PDT  A former senior official in China admitted on Thursday to taking bribes of more than 170 million yuan ($27 million), state media said, the latest casualty of President Xi Jinping's unrelenting war on graft. Sun Zhengcai, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as Communist Party chief of southwestern Chongqing, one of China's most important cities, to be replaced by Chen Miner, who is close to Xi. Until then, Sun, one of the youngest of the 25 members of the ruling party's decision-making Politburo, had been considered a contender for top leadership.
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| Westminster votes to support federal lawsuit against California over sanctuary law Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:14 AM PDT  Another Orange County city has joined the fight against California's so-called sanctuary state law.
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| Teen Who Suffocated in Minivan Seat Used Siri to Call 911 Twice. But Police Couldn't Find Him Posted: 12 Apr 2018 03:25 PM PDT  'Send officers immediately,' said the 16-year-old. 'I'm almost dead'
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| 'Infinity War' Is Selling Faster Than The Last 7 Marvel Movies Combined Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:33 AM PDT  "Avengers: Infinity War" is gearing up to be the highest-grossing Marvel movie
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| A look at members of the public invited to the royal wedding Posted: 12 Apr 2018 03:10 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has announced that politicians and world leaders won't be attending Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. But 1,200 members of the public — many involved with charities or community groups — have been invited to the grounds of Windsor Castle for the May 19 celebration. That will give them a chance to see the royals arrive at the chapel and to see the carriage procession after the wedding ceremony.
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| 5 Ways to Make a Healthy Grilled Cheese Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:56 AM PDT  Grilled cheese sandwiches are an American classic. They're so popular, in fact, that according to a recent report published by the market research firm Datassential, 51 percent of consumers love ...
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| Mueller report on Trump obstruction takes shape ahead of schedule Posted: 12 Apr 2018 12:58 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow shares new NBC News reporting that because Donald Trump has backed out of the idea submitting to an interview with Robert Mueller, the investigation can procede to the next phase, closing the obstruction part of their inquiry.
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| Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border: ministry Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:38 AM PDT  Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes at the Gaza border on Thursday evening, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said. It named him as Abdullah al-Shahari, 28, and said he was shot east of the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis. The Israeli military told AFP it was not aware of such an incident.
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| Front Bench: Theresa May has approval to launch strikes on Syria, but Donald Trump's tweets aren't helping Posted: 13 Apr 2018 12:36 AM PDT  A sample of today's Front Bench morning politics email is below. If you like what you see, sign up here. Don't forget to vote in the poll and leave your reasoning in the comments below. The best responses will feature in this afternoon's Brexit Briefing. The Cabinet yesterday backed Theresa May's decision to join the United States and France in launching military strikes at Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack last Saturday. Military preparations are now fully underway and, while a final decision has not been made, any attack is expected to take place in the next three days. Please stop tweeting This is despite President Trump tweeting "Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at all!". Is the President attempting to make up for giving the game away on Wednesday by tweeting about his plans to fire missiles at Syria? Perhaps. The Times reports that security authorities in the US were "absolutely livid" at Trump telegraphing American plans to Syria. The regime has now shifted much of its air force to Russian bases, likely in the hope that the proximity of Russian men and materiel will deter coalition strikes. If that has you worrying about a third world war interrupting the weekend, fear not. The US has been on "deconfliction" phone to Russia to make sure there are no misunderstandings. Catherine Phil has a good explainer in The Times on why war with Russia isn't on the way. While US officials were wrestling with Trump's Twitter habit and dialing up Moscow, in the UK the debate continued about whether Parliament should have a vote on any action, with calls for one from across the major parties, including the Tory back benches. Jeremy Corbyn was adamant yesterday that it should, saying that "surely the lessons of Iraq, the lessons that came from the Chilcot report, are that there has to be a proper process of consultation". Front Bench has discussed why May doesn't have to go to Parliament already this week. I've now written up a handy constitutional guide to the role of Parliament in taking military decisions and how it has grown significantly since 2003. Answer the question Meanwhile, the PM breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons released its findings on the Skripal poisoning. While the full report is classified, the OPCW made clear that it backed the UK's findings and said that it found the nerve agent to be of a "high purity". That would almost certainly rule out the idea that a non-state actor could be behind the attempted murder. That evidence still wasn't enough for Corbyn, who was confronted by a sixth former at Labour's launch for its under 25's bus pass policy. The student repeatedly asked Corbyn if he believed Vladimir Putin was responsible for the poisoning of the Skripals, but the Labour leader would only say that "an investigation must take place so the finger of blame can be pointed with evidence behind it." Parliamentary recess is over on Monday and the political cycle is already getting back into gear. In the meantime however, we have the strange situation of knowing almost for certain what the biggest event of the next few days is going to be, and yet not knowing exactly when it will happen. When you open the latest edition of Front Bench on Monday morning hundreds of cruise missiles will likely already have reigned down on Syria. What the consequences of that will be is hard to say. Like what you read? Want more? Sign up for the Front Bench newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday morning. It has all the best political analysis like that above and much more. Sign up here
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| The CDC Is Investigating an E. Coli Outbreak Across 7 States Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:46 AM PDT  The infections range from New Jersey to Idaho
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| Southern Pines police arrest man accused of killing teen, unborn daughter Posted: 13 Apr 2018 11:15 AM PDT  Southern Pines police have arrested a man accused of killing a pregnant 18-year-old woman.
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| Teacher victory: Kentucky lawmakers override budget veto Posted: 13 Apr 2018 05:21 PM PDT  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor's veto of a two-year state budget that increases public education spending with the help of a more than $480 million tax increase.
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| Mercedes Confirms an Electric S-Class Is Coming Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:00 PM PDT  In order to compete with the Model S, Mercedes is electrifying its flagship luxury sedan.
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| Busch Gardens Gorilla Bolingo Apes Trainer as They Do Handstands Together Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:50 PM PDT  Bolingo the gorilla does a handstand after watching his trainer do one.
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| Trump's Pick For Secretary of State Reversed Or Forgot All His Controversial Positions Posted: 12 Apr 2018 12:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON -- Secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo is well-known for his
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