| EPA Spending On Scott Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Federal Law, Government Watchdog Finds Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, broke the law
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| Meacham: Barbara Bush was ‘First Lady of the Greatest Generation’ Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:25 AM PDT  Former First Lady Barbara Bush is in failing health and according to a family spokesman will not seek additional medical treatment, instead, she remains at home with her loved ones focused on comfort care.
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| Judge Rejects Trump Request To Sift Through Cohen Documents First, May Use Mediator Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:43 PM PDT  A federal judge on Monday denied a request to allow the president and his
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| Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A Japanese waste dump is an unlikely location for what may be a huge
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| Seven inmates killed at South Carolina maximum security prison after hours of fighting Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:25 AM PDT  The Lee Correctional Institution houses about 1,500 inmates, some of South Carolina's most violent and longest-serving offenders.
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| Russia cannot limit Israel's actions in Syria: Lieberman Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:43 AM PDT  Israel will not accept limitations on its "actions" in Syria from Russia or any other country, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday, a week after a deadly raid attributed to the Jewish state. The Russians understand us and the fact is that for years we have managed to avoid friction with them" in Syria. Lieberman again accused Israel's main enemy Iran of seeking to entrench itself militarily in neighbouring Syria and threaten his country.
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| Kellyanne Conway Fumes Over James Comey's Tell-All Interview Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:15 AM PDT  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway ripped into former FBI Director James
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| The Latest: Student suspect in custody in campus stabbing Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:38 PM PDT ![The Latest: Student suspect in custody in campus stabbing]( "The Latest: Student suspect in custody in campus stabbing") BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a Binghamton University freshman found fatally stabbed (all times local):
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| Korean Air 'nut rage' sister suspended from duties after angry outburst Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:06 AM PDT  By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - Korean Air suspended the youngest daughter of its chairman, a sister of the infamous "nut rage" heiress, from her duties on Monday pending a police investigation of complaints she threw a cup of water at someone. Cho Hyun-min, a senior vice president, faced pressure from the airline's unions to step down after media reports she threw water into the face of an advertising agency manager, sparking a public backlash. "Korean Air has excluded senior vice president Cho Hyun-min from work and suspended her from duties as of April 16 until the outcome of the police investigation," the airline said in a statement.
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| Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy Posted: 17 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Over the last half-century, political power has devolved from party functionaries to ordinary citizens voting in primaries. That has made the system more democratic — but also more susceptible to manipulation by populist demagogues. Some political scientists think it's time to take another look.
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| Video footage shows accused killer befriending alleged victim: Authorities Posted: 15 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Lois Riess is suspected of killing her husband and then a woman for her identity.
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| Russian Reporter Maxim Borodin Dies After Mysterious Balcony Fall Posted: 16 Apr 2018 05:04 PM PDT  A journalist who had been investigating the deaths of alleged Russian
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| Protests Erupt At Philly Starbucks Where 2 Black Men Were Arrested For 'Trespassing' Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT  Protesters swarmed a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Monday, days after police
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| Saudi renews offer to deploy troops to Syria Posted: 17 Apr 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir reaffirmed on Tuesday the kingdom's willingness to deploy troops to Syria as part of US-led efforts to stabilise the conflict-torn country. "We are in discussions with the US and have been since the beginning of the Syrian crisis (in 2011) about sending forces into Syria," Jubeir said at a press conference in Riyadh with UN chief Antonio Guterres. The comments were in response to a Wall Street Journal report on Monday that US President Donald Trump's administration was seeking to assemble an Arab force, including troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to replace a US military contingent in Syria.
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| 'Very Angry Badger' Seizes Part Of 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT  It's like something from a Monty Python sketch: Portions of a 16th-century
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| Starbucks in Los Angeles accused of racism in bathroom incident Posted: 17 Apr 2018 04:41 AM PDT  Another incident of alleged racial bias at Starbucks is stirring outrage. A black man claims he was denied access to a bathroom at a Los Angeles store, even though a white man was given the entry code. Neither were paying customers. Michelle Miller reports.
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| 8 suspects in rape, killing of Indian girl plead not guilty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:35 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — Eight Hindu men accused in the gang rape and killing of an 8-year-old Muslim girl in India's Jammu and Kashmir state pleaded not guilty Monday in their first court appearance.
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| U.S. top court rules that Microsoft email privacy dispute is moot Posted: 17 Apr 2018 10:00 AM PDT ![U.S. top court rules that Microsoft email privacy dispute is moot]( "U.S. top court rules that Microsoft email privacy dispute is moot") The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped Microsoft Corp's privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute. The justices heard arguments in the high-profile case on Feb. 27, but President Donald Trump on March 22 signed legislation into law that makes clear that U.S. judges can issue warrants for such data while giving companies an avenue to object if the request conflicts with foreign law. Microsoft and the Justice Department had been locked in a dispute over how U.S. prosecutors seek access to data held on overseas computer servers owned by U.S. companies.
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| Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Has Apologized for Remarks Linking a Teachers' Rally to Child Sex Abuse Posted: 15 Apr 2018 07:17 PM PDT  Bevin apologized several times in a video and said he was misunderstood
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| Is the F-35 Now the Ultimate Drone Killer? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:30 AM PDT  An F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at once. Previous test data and observers have confirmed the F-35 identified and targeted the drone with its mission systems sensors, passed the target 'track' information to the missile, enabled the pilot to verify targeting information using the high off-boresight capability of the helmet mounted display and launched the AIM-9X from the aircraft to engage the target drone, a statement from the F-35 JPO said. When a single F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at the same time with air-to-air missiles, the emerging 5th Gen fighter transitioned into a new era for offensive attack missions.
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| Senators Unveil Bipartisan War Authorization Bill Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at making
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| Lawyer: El Chapo's mental health is deteriorating Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:32 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Notorious Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is having psychological problems that could hinder his ability to fight U.S. drug-trafficking charges, his lawyer and wife said Tuesday.
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| Republicans Are Scrambling To Save An Arizona House Seat In GOP Territory Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:39 PM PDT  Democrats have launched a serious bid to win an April 24 special election for
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| Philippines to deploy riot police for Boracay tourist closure Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:53 AM PDT  The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a "cesspool". "In any transition, especially for a drastic action such as this, there is always confusion, uncertainties, and low morale," the regional police director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Binag said at a public forum on the island, aired on national television.
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| Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria Posted: 17 Apr 2018 08:33 AM PDT  By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian "air force" deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran escalate. Iran, along with Damascus and its big-power backer Russia, blamed Israel for an April 9 air strike on a Syrian air base, T-4, that killed seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) members. Israeli media ran satellite images and a map of five Syrian air bases allegedly used to field Iranian drones or cargo aircraft, as well as the names of three senior IRGC officers suspected of commanding related projects, such as missile units.
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| This Trend In Dating Is The 'Worst Decision Any Single Can Make' Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  If you're single and looking for love, you've probably had nights that played
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| Surfer mauled by shark swims to shore with leg injuries Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:32 AM PDT  A surfer mauled by a shark off southwestern Australia managed to swim to shore despite serious injuries to both of his legs, an official and a witness said. Alejandro Travaglini was surfing at Gracetown at around 8am when he was attacked, St John Ambulance spokesman Dennis Bertoldo said. The Argentinian-born 37-year-old was treated on the beach by paramedics before he was flown by helicopter 250 kilometers (160 miles) to a hospital in the city of Perth, Bertoldo said. Local media reports suggested the surfer fought off the shark before bodysurfing back to shore. The hospital described the victim's condition as stable. The attack prompted the World Surf League to postpone the nearby Margaret River Pro international surfing contest for about an hour. However, another surfer near the same beach was reportedly attacked later in the day, suffering only minor injuries. The competition had deployed additional shark-spotting drones and jet skis when the competition resumed to ensure competitors' safety, league deputy commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer said. The surfer was treated at the beach before being flown to hospital "We wanted to reconvene and make sure we had everything possible in the water to look after those surfers," Miley-Dyer said in a statement on the league's website. Surf photographer Peter Jovic watched the attack from the beach and likened it to the live broadcast of a shark attack in South Africa in 2015. Former champion surfer Mick Fanning escaped unscathed when a great white attacked his board as he waited to catch a wave. "If anyone is familiar with the Mick Fanning moment ... it was very similar to that, where a shark pretty much popped up and ended up knocking a surfer off his board," Jovic told ABC radio. "The surfer who was being attacked ended up miraculously body surfing into a little wave and getting pushed in by a local at the same time, who was out there with him, and making it to shore before everyone came to his aid," Jovic said. Lifeguards said a 4-meter (13-foot) shark was spotted off a nearby beach two hours after the attack. Nine Network television news reported a 41-year-old surfer sustained a large gash to his right thigh from a shark later Monday at a beach near where the attack occurred. "Happy to be alive," the unnamed man told bystanders who asked if he was OK. The man insisted he could drive himself to a hospital. A surfer was killed by a shark at Gracetown in 2013.
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| Jimmy Kimmel Gleefully Responds To 'My Pal' Sean Hannity's Lawyer Revelation Posted: 17 Apr 2018 04:05 AM PDT  Jimmy Kimmel recently called off his war of words with Fox News host Sean
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| Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalls being kicked out of coffee shop Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Following the controversy of two black men being arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks, Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalled when he was kicked out of a Berkeley coffee shop, saying the incident hit close to home.
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| Ford Says The Mustang Was The Best-Selling Sports Coupe Of 2017 Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:01 PM PDT  The Mustang is now sold in 146 countries.
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| Times, New Yorker win Pulitzer for Weinstein scandal Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and set off a worldwide reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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| Ex-governor who tried to sell Obama's senate seat loses appeal bid Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:37 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, who gained notoriety by trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama in 2008. Blagojevich, 61, is serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted in 2011 of corruption charges related to the attempt to sell the Obama senate seat "to the highest bidder," as the prosecutor put it. It was the second time that the Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Blagojevich, effectively confirming a sentence that puts him behind bars until's 2024.
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| Merkel's tougher Russia stance meets resistance in Germany Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:55 AM PDT  By Markus Wacket and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Europe minister called on Monday for a new policy of easing tensions with Russia, adding to a chorus of voices pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel to moderate her hardened stance towards the Kremlin. The conservative chancellor swung behind Britain after the poison attack on a former Russian double agent in England last month, expelling four diplomats despite uneasiness among a political class that is wary of confrontation with Germany's giant eastern neighbour. Europe Minister Michael Roth, a member of the Social Democrat party (SPD), said that while the European Union needed a united front on Russia, sanctions should aim to bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
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| Doctors call for urgent research as flesh-eating Buruli ulcer spreads in Australia Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Warning: graphic content Australia is facing a "rapidly worsening epidemic" of gruesome flesh-eating ulcers that have baffled experts and prompted calls for urgent medical research to uncover the cause. Scientists said the Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection which is most commonly seen in tropical parts of Africa, is being reported in increasing numbers in "temperate" rural areas in the state of Victoria. The number of annual cases has increased more than 400 per cent, with a record 182 cases reported in 216 and 236 in the first 11 months of 2017. "The community is facing a worsening epidemic, defined by cases rapidly increasing in number, becoming more severe in nature, and occurring in new geographic areas," said an article on the outbreak in the Medical Journal of Australia. The infection typically starts as a sore on the arm or leg that fails to heal and slowly enlarges, causing severe lesions of the skin and potentially requiring amputations. Sufferers often initially dismiss the initial symptoms as an insect bite. A severe ulcer on the knee of an 11-year-old boy, which took six months to heal Credit: Medical Journal of Australia "It can really become very severe and eats away at the skin and soft tissue … leading to, often, long-term cosmetic deformities, even mobility issues and occasionally it's actually associated with death," Professor Daniel O'Brien, the article's lead author and an infectious diseases expert, told ABC News. The outbreak has occurred in coastal areas in Victoria, including the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas. But it has also reportedly spread to some suburbs in Melbourne, the country's second-largest city. It is believed to be the only current outbreak in the developed world. Scientists have called for urgent funding to research the causes of the outbreak. The infection is believed to spread via mosquitoes and possums. "We actually don't know for sure — we have some clues about what may be the causes, but nobody really knows why it's located here, why it moves into new areas, and in fact how we catch it," Professor O'Brien said. Known as Mycobacterium ulcerans, the infection can often be treated with antibiotics, though severe cases can require surgery or amputation. Possum and mosquitoes are believed to help spread the disease Credit: Auscape Gus Charles, a 12-year-old, developed a lump on his knee after visiting the Mornington Peninsula for a family holiday. Several doctors misdiagnosed it before a surgeon sliced into the lump and found a "huge pus-filled abscess", according to a report in Fairfax Media. Gus eventually underwent plastic surgery and spent six months recovering. "When I first saw it after surgery I fainted because it was pretty bad," he told ABC News. His mother, Sally, told Fairfax Media: "He complained about it a bit, but he's a pretty tough kid. And then the lump started to get bigger and bigger." She added: "It was horrible. He's a tough kid, but he was rocked by this." Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
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| Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Anti-ship precision strike missile DF-26 fully combat ready amid Pentagon's raid on Syria. Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? The US-led coordinated strikes on Syria last week, in response to the Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons, has given the Chinese military more impetus to develop its own precision airborne strike systems.
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| The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:57 PM PDT ![The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead]( "The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead") LEGGETT, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the search for a family whose vehicle plunged into Northern California river (all times local):
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| Trump Campaign Pays Lawyer Who’s Trying To Make Stormy Daniels Shut Up Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:51 PM PDT  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign this year has been
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| Why You Might Have to Pay a Tax Penalty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:32 PM PDT  What's the harm in filing your taxes late? It depends on whether you owe Uncle Sam or Uncle Sam owes you. If the IRS owes you a refund, you face no repercussions, aside from losing the opportunit...
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| France's Macron won't 'break' Turkey-Russia alliance: Ankara Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:11 AM PDT  Turkey on Monday said French President Emmanuel Macron will be unable to "break" its partnership with Russia, after he argued the weekend's air strikes against the Syrian regime had driven a wedge between Ankara and Moscow. NATO allies, including France, have become wary of the flourishing friendship between Ankara and Moscow based on joint efforts to end the seven-year Syrian civil war.
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| U.S. strike on China's ZTE another blow for Qualcomm Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:15 AM PDT  SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A move by the United States to ban American firms selling components to the Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp will also hit a target closer to home: Qualcomm Inc, a U.S. company that is a major supplier of chips for ZTE's phones. The U.S. Department of Commerce slapped a seven-year ban on sales to ZTE on Monday for breaking terms of an agreement reached last year after it was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran. Caught in the crossfire is Qualcomm, whose products account for the lion's share of chips inside ZTE smartphones.
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