| Korean Leaders Call For 'Complete Denuclearization' Of The Peninsula, End Of Korean War Posted: 26 Apr 2018 06:05 PM PDT  The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to declare an official
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| Bill Cosby Found Guilty on 3 Counts of Aggravated Incident Assault Posted: 26 Apr 2018 04:04 AM PDT  Bill Cosby found guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault of Andrea Constand.
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| EPA chief Pruitt faces questions in Congress over deregulation: 'Your agenda costs lives' Posted: 26 Apr 2018 09:57 AM PDT  EPA administrator Scott Pruitt was challenged in Congress for creating an environment of fear of reprisal at the agency, and failing to ban a deadly chemical in common paint removers that's still claiming lives.
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| Gloria Allred on Cosby: Women were victorious Posted: 26 Apr 2018 04:39 AM PDT  Gloria Allred, who worked with many of the Bill Cosby accusers has spoken about the verdict and what it means.
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| US judge allows suit over Berkeley speakers to move forward Posted: 26 Apr 2018 04:09 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A free speech lawsuit against officials at the University of California, Berkeley can move forward, although there is no evidence the school discriminated against speakers with conservative views, a U.S. judge ruled.
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| China set to open world's longest sea bridge Posted: 26 Apr 2018 10:23 AM PDT  The Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make our world turn. Today we're looking at the massive undertaking to connect Hong Kong to Mainland China via a 34-mile-long sea bridge. When it opens to the public, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will be the longest bridge of its kind and will cut driving time between Hong Kong and Macau by roughly 60 percent. Just make sure to hit the rest stop before getting on the bridge.
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| 'Golden State Killer' was caught using a genealogy website, police reveal Posted: 27 Apr 2018 10:25 AM PDT  The suspect in the notorious "Golden State Killer" case was found with the help of genealogy websites, police have revealed. For decades the man behind a spate of murders and rapes in California in the 1970s and 1980s - dubbed the "Golden State Killer" - had evaded capture until the dramatic arrest of a suspect this week. Joseph DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at his home and charged with eight counts of murder and could face dozens more charges after DNA evidence linked him to the crimes, authorities said. Californian police have revealed that genealogy websites used to trace family ancestry helped narrow their search for the serial killer. Prosecutor Steve Grippi said investigators compared the DNA they had from the crime scenes to genetic information uploaded to websites by people who were searching for relatives or ancestors. This helped officers to focus on a few individuals, which was further narrowed down by profiling techniques. Police then watched DeAngelo, himself a former police officer, for several days for an opportunity to collect his DNA, which matched him to the crimes. The FBI reward offer for the Golden State Killer Credit: FBI The officers declined to reveal which particular websites they used or who the matching DNA belonged to, but it is likely that a relative of DeAngelo's had been using one of the sites. The revelation has raised privacy concerns for the millions of people who provide their DNA to ancestry websites. According to legal experts, there are no stringent privacy laws to prevent police from searching ancestry websites' databases. Joseph DeAngelo, a former police officer, had evaded capture for decades Credit: Sacramento Sheriff/Twitter "People who submit DNA for ancestors testing are unwittingly becoming genetic informants on their innocent family," said Steve Mercer, the chief attorney for the forensic division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. Mr Mercer added that they "have fewer privacy protections than convicted offenders whose DNA is contained in regulated databanks". The Golden State Killer, also known as the "East Area Rapist" and "Original Nightstalker," is suspected of carrying out at least 12 murders and 45 rapes in California between 1976 and 1986. The armed and masked prowler would sneak in through windows at night and surprised sleeping victims who ranged in age from 13 to 41. The breakthrough arrest caused a media storm in the US Credit: AP When encountering a couple, he was known to tie up the man and pile dishes on his back. He threatened to kill both victims if he heard plates crash to the floor while he raped the woman. He then ransacked the house, taking souvenirs, notably coins and jewellery before fleeing on foot or bicycle. The spree of attacks terrorised communities in Sacramento, San Francisco and other parts of California. Despite an outpouring of thousands of tips over the years, DeAngelo's name had not been on authorities' radar before last week, said Anne Marie Schubert, the Sacramento County district attorney. "We knew we were looking for a needle in a haystack, but we also knew that needle was there," she said. "It was right here in Sacramento."
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| Brigitte Macron says Melania Trump is ‘really fun’ but ‘can’t even go outside’ Posted: 27 Apr 2018 12:52 PM PDT  Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, said though she is "really fun" her US counterpart First Lady Melania Trump "can't go outside. Ms Macron told French newspaper Le Monde the two "have the same sense of humour. Ms Trump is often seen as a quiet, perhaps even stern or cold partner to the bombastic Donald Trump, but Ms Macron said the First Lady is quite "kind, charming, intelligent and very open".
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| Rep. Pat Meehan Resigns, Promises To Repay Sexual Harassment Settlement Posted: 27 Apr 2018 10:54 AM PDT  Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) said Friday he's immediately resigning, months
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| Philippines demands explanation as Kuwait expels envoy Posted: 26 Apr 2018 06:18 AM PDT  Manila demanded an explanation Thursday after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplomatic row over the treatment of domestic workers in the Gulf state. The two nations had been working to resolve differences sparked by the murder of a Philippine maid, whose body was found stuffed in her employer's freezer in Kuwait earlier this year. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano apologised, but Kuwaiti officials announced Wednesday they were expelling ambassador Renato Villa and recalling their own envoy from Manila.
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| Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria Posted: 26 Apr 2018 08:22 AM PDT ![Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria]( "Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria") (Reuters) - Israel's envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday that Iran had recruited at least 80,000 Shiite fighters which it was training at a base just over five miles from Damascus. Holding up a map, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that Iran had set up a training base just over five miles from Damascus. "What you can see here is Iran's central induction and recruitment center in Syria.
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| Will India Soon Build F-16s (Armed with F-35 Technology?) Posted: 27 Apr 2018 06:48 AM PDT  F-16 production might be moved to India. Lockheed sees huge potential for the company's business in India, plans for which dovetail with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Made in India" campaign. American defense contractor Lockheed Martin is sweetening a potential deal with India, offering to fork over the latest fighter jet technologies in a bid for the world's largest aircraft order.
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| Golden State Killer Case: Genetic Material on DNA Website Led Cops to Joseph James DeAngelo: Report Posted: 27 Apr 2018 08:08 AM PDT  After matching crime scene DNA to genetic material from a relative of Joseph James DeAngelo who was registered on a genealogy site, police zeroed in on the 72-year-old ex-cop, who was arrested Tuesday at his Citrus Heights home.
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| 'He Wanted to Find Peace.' Avicii's Family Gives Details of the Swedish DJ's Personal Troubles Posted: 26 Apr 2018 09:54 PM PDT  Avicii's family said he was "not made for the business machine he found himself in"
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| Hollywood Celebrities React To Bill Cosby Guilty Verdict Posted: 26 Apr 2018 01:00 PM PDT  Comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty on Thursday in Montgomery County,
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| 20 Gorgeous Pieces of Mother's Day Jewelry Posted: 27 Apr 2018 02:19 PM PDT |
| Can you rein in the president without weakening the presidency? Posted: 26 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Trump's critics would argue that this moment must be met with extraordinary measures. The danger is that with each extraordinary measure they risk defining down the presidency.
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| House Chaplain Who Prayed About GOP Tax Bill Fired By Paul Ryan Posted: 26 Apr 2018 03:43 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― House Chaplain Patrick Conroy was suddenly forced out of his job
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| Archaeologists find ancient mass child sacrifice in Peru Posted: 27 Apr 2018 05:17 PM PDT  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Archaeologists in northern Peru say they have found evidence of what could be the world's largest single case of child sacrifice.
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| U.N. rights chief decries Israel's excessive use of force in Gaza Posted: 27 Apr 2018 02:31 AM PDT  Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to account those responsible for the many deaths and injuries sustained by Palestinians in the past month, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in a statement that in the past four weeks, 42 Palestinians had been killed and more than 5,500 wounded along the fence in Gaza, with no reports of Israeli casualties.
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| Insomniac Theater: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Posted: 27 Apr 2018 03:47 AM PDT  Take a look at the superhero-packed movie that's hitting the box office this weekend.
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| Genealogy websites helped lead investigators to Golden Gate Killer suspect Posted: 26 Apr 2018 04:18 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Investigators in California narrowed in on the Golden State Killer suspect by using the genetic profile of a relative on ancestry websites that solicit DNA samples from users, a Sacramento County prosecutor said on Thursday.
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| Thousands demand justice for Mexican students dissolved in acid Posted: 26 Apr 2018 08:52 PM PDT  Close to 12,000 people took to the streets of Guadalajara on Thursday, calling for peace and justice for three film students who were brutally murdered in a crime that has shocked Mexico. Over a month after their disappearance, authorities confirmed Monday that Salomon Aceves Gastelum, 25, Daniel Diaz, 20, and Marco Avalos, 20, were kidnapped, tortured and killed by drug cartel members.
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| Ex-Port Authority Honcho Caren Turner Apologizes for Obscenity-Laced Rant at Cops Posted: 26 Apr 2018 11:09 AM PDT  Turner says she "let me emotions get the better of me."
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| The Kanye West And Donald Trump Lovefest Becomes 2018's Funniest Meme Posted: 26 Apr 2018 01:31 AM PDT  Rapper Kanye West and President Donald Trump enjoyed a much-publicized moment
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| The Latest: SKorean conservatives criticize summit outcome Posted: 27 Apr 2018 05:13 AM PDT  GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):
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| Romanian PM says Jerusalem embassy move lacks support Posted: 26 Apr 2018 08:46 AM PDT  Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Thursday that she favoured moving her country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem but she had insufficent backing at home for such a move. "We are conducting consultations on this topic with all institutions in Romania," she said while meeting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. Dancila, from the left-wing Social Democrats (PSD), met Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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| This May Be Why Autism Diagnoses Are On the Rise, According to the CDC Posted: 26 Apr 2018 10:00 AM PDT  About 1.7% of 8-year-olds have autism spectrum disorder
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| This Is the Ford Focus Active That’s Coming to the U.S. Posted: 26 Apr 2018 09:41 AM PDT  The crossoverized hatchback will be Ford's only small-car offering.
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| Suspect in 'Golden State Killer' case makes court appearance in wheelchair Posted: 27 Apr 2018 02:42 PM PDT  An ex-policeman charged with murder in connection with a string of rapes and killings across California attributed to the "Golden State Killer" made a brief initial court appearance on Friday, sitting in a wheelchair and speaking in a hoarse voice. Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who was arrested this week at his home in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights, was formally apprised of two of the eight murder counts against him and ordered back to court on May 14. DeAngelo, wearing orange jail garb and shackled to a wheelchair, spoke only a few words to acknowledge that he understood the charges and that he was being represented by a public defender.
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| Serena Williams' Wedding Advice For Meghan Markle Is Simple And Perfect Posted: 26 Apr 2018 09:33 AM PDT  Serena Williams still won't confirm if she's headed to the royal wedding next
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| Family of S.C. woman who died after medical emergency during American Airlines flight files lawsuit Posted: 27 Apr 2018 12:03 PM PDT  The family of a South Carolina woman who died after suffering a medical emergency during an American Airlines flight has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the airline.
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| Trump Says He Did Stay Overnight In Moscow, Claims James Comey Lied In Memo Posted: 26 Apr 2018 05:21 AM PDT  President Donald Trump acknowledged to Fox News on Thursday that he did stay
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| The Latest: UN chief applauds 'truly historic' Koreas summit Posted: 27 Apr 2018 09:57 AM PDT  GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):
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| Body of Palestinian killed in Malaysia returned to Gaza Posted: 26 Apr 2018 09:27 AM PDT  The body of a Palestinian scientist assassinated in Malaysia was returned to his native Gaza Strip on Thursday, Hamas said, after his family accused Israel of killing him. Fadi al-Batsh was a member of Islamist group Hamas, which rules Gaza, and was said to be a rocket-making expert. Family and friends of the 35-year-old have accused Israel's Mossad spy agency of carrying out the killing but the Jewish state has denied the claims.
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| 15 of the Cheapest Cars That Can Hit 150 MPH Posted: 27 Apr 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia Posted: 25 Apr 2018 10:57 PM PDT  Long-term use of certain anti-depressants have been linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers said Thursday, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs were the cause. The study in more than 300,000 people in Britain found that those diagnosed with dementia were almost a third more likely to have been prescribed so-called anticholinergic medicines to treat depression and certain bladder conditions between four and 20 years earlier. "What we don't know for sure is whether the medication is the cause" of the dementia, said George Savva from the University of East Anglia's School of Health Science.
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| Father of gravely ill UK child Alfie Evans seeks hospital truce Posted: 26 Apr 2018 12:31 PM PDT  The father of gravely ill Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old boy whose plight has drawn international attention, said on Thursday he wanted to build bridges with staff at the British hospital he has been battling in the courts over his son's treatment. Evans has a rare, degenerative disease and has been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year. A British court rejected an appeal by the boy's parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, on Wednesday to take their son to Italy.
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| Prince Harry Asks Brother Prince William To Be His Best Man Posted: 26 Apr 2018 02:48 AM PDT  Prince Harry has asked his brother, Prince William, the Duke Of Cambridge, to
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| Pros and Cons of Amazon Prime Posted: 26 Apr 2018 05:49 PM PDT  Amazon announced today that it will raise the annual price of its Prime membership from $99 to $119. The new price takes effect on May 11 for new members and on June 16 for those renewing. The co...
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| Republican-Led House Panel Clears Trump Campaign in Russia Investigation Posted: 27 Apr 2018 09:10 AM PDT  The report's conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats
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| Victims voice relief after arrest in serial killing case Posted: 25 Apr 2018 11:41 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jane Carson-Sandler's morning in 1976 turned from innocence to terror when a masked man broke into her home and entered the bedroom where she lay snuggled with her 3-year-old son.
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