| Trump Reportedly Tells Pentagon To Consider Reducing Troops In South Korea Posted: 03 May 2018 09:32 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Defense to present plans
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| The cluelessness of the correspondents' dinner Posted: 03 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  The main problem with the White House Correspondents' Dinner isn't the ugly humor or the God-awful food. It's the display of vanity, pretension and tribalism that reinforces the worst idea of what political journalism is all about.
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| Mandatory Evacuations Ordered As Lava Spews Into Hawaii Residential Neighborhood Posted: 03 May 2018 11:47 PM PDT  Kilauea, one of Hawaii's most active volcanos, erupted on Thursday, spewing
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| Anti-Semites on the ballot: GOP 'condemns' three contenders with racist views Posted: 03 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Three Republican candidates in this year's midterms have been disavowed by the Republican National Committee for their racist and anti-Semitic views — including one who is, according to a local television news poll, the leader to win his party's nomination for Senate in California.
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| Correction: Military Plane Crash story Posted: 03 May 2018 02:58 PM PDT  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — In a story May 2 about the crash of a military cargo plane, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of the plane based on information from Puerto Rico's National Guard. The plane was about 40 years old, not more than 60 years old.
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| New Details Released About 2 Ancient Shipwrecks Found During Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Posted: 03 May 2018 04:18 PM PDT  The four-year search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 finds two ancient shipwrecks.
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| Scott Pruitt Is So Cozy With Lobbyists They're Reportedly Helping Plan His Travel Posted: 04 May 2018 06:20 AM PDT  Lobbyists and a well-connected GOP political backer played outsized roles in
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| 145 Central American migrants from 'caravan' have entered US: official Posted: 03 May 2018 08:16 PM PDT  A total of 145 Central American migrants who traveled as part of a "caravan" from their home countries through Mexico have so far entered the United States to seek asylum, officials said Thursday. The migrants were part of a group of around 1,000 people who set out from Mexico's southern border on March 25, before reaching the northern border town of Tijuana on Sunday. "There were 70 people who crossed this morning," bringing the total up to Thursday to 145, said Mexican immigration official Edgar Antonio Gonzalez Rubio Nunez.
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| Don Blankenship's New Xenophobic Campaign Ad Sparks Twitter Fury Posted: 04 May 2018 03:24 AM PDT  West Virginia GOP Senate candidate Don Blankenship has amped up the xenophobic
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| Meghan Markle's Divorced Parents Will Be in Her Royal Wedding and Meet the Queen Posted: 04 May 2018 06:53 AM PDT  They'll both meet the family the week before the big day
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| Gang Used Drone Swarm To Thwart FBI Hostage Raid Posted: 04 May 2018 12:28 PM PDT  FBI agents covertly surveilling a criminal gang suspected of holding at least
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| U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization Posted: 04 May 2018 01:23 AM PDT ![U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization]( "U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization") By David Brunnstrom and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said on Thursday. U.S. news network CNBC reported on Wednesday that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three manmade outposts in the South China Sea. It cited sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence.
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| 6 dead in Kenya overnight flooding with 11 others missing Posted: 04 May 2018 02:34 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Six people have drowned in Kenya in overnight flooding and 11 others are missing, local authorities said Friday, the latest of dozens of deaths caused by heavy seasonal rains in recent weeks.
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| Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 04 May 2018 07:18 AM PDT ![Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island]( "Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island") Hundreds of people were under an evacuation order on Friday after the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island came to life, belching ash into the sky and spewing fountains of lava in a residential area, officials said. Residents in the Puna communities of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions, home to about 1,700 people, were ordered to evacuate after public works officials reported steam and lava spewing from a crack, according to the county's Civil Defense Agency. Two emergency shelters were opened to take in evacuees, the Civil Defense Agency said, while Governor David Ige activated the Hawaii National Guard to provide emergency response help.
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| This Week Was A Great Reminder That Trump Is A Huge Liar Posted: 03 May 2018 11:02 AM PDT  It's been another cataclysm of a news cycle in which President Donald Trump
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| Golden State Killer suspect fights demand for more of his DNA Posted: 03 May 2018 05:50 AM PDT  A former policeman accused of being the infamous Golden State Killer is battling prosecutors' efforts to collect more of his DNA. Joseph DeAngelo, 72, was scheduled to appear in a court in Sacramento, California, on Thursday after his lawyer filed a motion to block the district attorney from taking DNA, fingerprints and photos of his body. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert got a warrant last week to collect the samples and images.
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| Ideas For Mother's Day Brunch At Home Posted: 04 May 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Brunching with kids at a restaurant on Mother's Day can be a diabolical
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| Britain 'deeply concerned' by Palestinian president's Holocaust remarks Posted: 03 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  Britain said on Thursday that recent remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the Holocaust were "deeply concerning" and unhelpful to peace in the region. Israel has accused Mr Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial after the Palestinian leader suggested in a speech that historic persecution of European Jews had been caused by their conduct. "Palestinian President Abbas's comments at the Palestinian National Congress were deeply concerning. Any attempt to justify or explain away any element of the Holocaust is unacceptable," Britain's Middle-East minister Alistair Burt said in a statement. "President Abbas has shown a commitment to non-violence and a two-state solution. But his recent rhetoric does not serve the interests of the Palestinian people and is deeply unhelpful to the cause of peace." Mr Abbas said in his speech that Jews living in Europe had suffered massacres "every 10 to 15 years in some country since the 11th century and until the Holocaust". Citing books written by various authors, Mr Abbas argued: "They say hatred against Jews was not because of their religion, it was because of their social profession. So the Jewish issue that had spread against the Jews across Europe was not because of their religion, it was because of usury and banks." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves in Ramallah on Tuesday Credit: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Mr Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Jewish groups and diplomats also condemned Mr Abbas' comments, made in a speech on Monday to the Palestinian National Council, that Jews had suffered historically not because of their religion but because they had served as bankers and money lenders. "It would appear that, once a Holocaust denier, always a Holocaust denier," Mr Netanyahu said on Twitter. "I call upon the international community to condemn the grave anti-Semitism of Abu Mazen (Abbas), which should have long since passed from this world." On Thursday, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) parliament was preparing to hand its authority over to a smaller council in a move seen as a concentration of power in the hands of President Mahmoud Abbas's loyalists. The Palestinian National Council agreed Thursday to grant the 115-member Central Council authority to assume the political body's powers, such as appointing a successor to the 83-year-old Palestinian leader and resolving the decade-long rift with the rival Hamas party ruling Gaza. Abbas aide Ahmad Majdalani says the move will "make it easier for the PLO to handle political developments, and to fill any vacuum in PLO positions." The Palestinian National Council, which met this week for the first time in over two decades, was set to formally announce the measure Thursday evening.
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| Cars That Are Brilliant at One Specific Task Posted: 04 May 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 04 May 2018 07:57 AM PDT  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest
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| As Israel-Iran rivalry burns, Russia's Tehran ties may get singed Posted: 04 May 2018 08:36 AM PDT ![As Israel-Iran rivalry burns, Russia's Tehran ties may get singed]( "As Israel-Iran rivalry burns, Russia's Tehran ties may get singed") As Israel and Iran increasingly square off against each other amid Syria's multi-dimensional war, it is Russia that finds itself between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Russia has managed to maintain good relations with both Iran and Israel, even as the former has increased its presence in Syria in defense of the Assad regime, raising the latter's hackles.
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| School shooter suspect's brother released again on probation Posted: 03 May 2018 01:59 PM PDT  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The younger brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is getting out of jail again after violating probation for previously trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, site of the Feb. 14 massacre that killed 17 people.
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| 77 killed as powerful dust storms ravage northern India Posted: 03 May 2018 03:46 AM PDT  Dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 77 people and injuring 143 as trees and walls were flattened by powerful winds, officials said Thursday. The overnight storm ravaged Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states and the death toll was expected to rise, officials said. There were 46 confirmed deaths in Uttar Pradesh in the north and 31 in the desert state of Rajasthan to the west.
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| Paul Ryan Reverses Course, Accepts House Chaplain Rescinding Resignation Posted: 03 May 2018 01:27 PM PDT  House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday that he accepts House Chaplain
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| Man facing drugs charges leaps from courthouse balcony Posted: 04 May 2018 08:14 AM PDT  A man facing drug charges has survived after jumping head-first from the courthouse balcony. Christopher Clay Rudd had been scheduled to appear before a judge in Spanish Fork, Utah, on Monday after he was arrested for drug offences. Rudd reportedly suffered head and hip injuries during the fall and was later taken to hospital for treatment, although he is not thought to be in a life-threatening condition.
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| Cheryl Burke And Matthew Lawrence Are Engaged Posted: 04 May 2018 09:06 AM PDT  Cheryl Burke of "Dancing With the Stars" had one hell of a birthday.
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| Giuliani offers new explanation of why Trump fired Comey Posted: 03 May 2018 02:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's explanation for why he fired FBI Director James Comey has shifted again.
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| Report: Principal jokes about telling police special needs student has gun Posted: 03 May 2018 09:51 AM PDT  A principal in Texas has apologized for a comment she made regarding an elementary school student in special education. Ponderosa Elementary School Principal Shanna Swearingen was overheard saying the comment regarding the student, who has a history of running from class, on April 17 in front of three staff members, Click2Houston reported. Swearingen's comment found its way to a Spring neighborhood Facebook page.
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| Raw: Video Shows Utah Courthouse Jumper Posted: 03 May 2018 08:53 PM PDT  Courthouse security camera footage captured a handcuffed defendant rushing out of a Utah courtroom Monday and jumping over a second floor railing onto the floor below. Officials say he had been arrested on drug allegations. (May 4)
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| North Korea's Kim tells China he is committed to denuclearisation Posted: 03 May 2018 06:35 AM PDT  By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting Chinese diplomat on Thursday that he is committed to denuclearisation, China's foreign ministry said, as diplomatic efforts to bring lasting peace to the Korean peninsula gather pace. China is North Korea's most important economic and diplomatic backer, despite its anger at North Korea' repeated nuclear and missile tests, and its support for strong U.N. sanctions against the North.
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| Grandfather Sticks Out His Leg to Trip Armed Robber, Ending Police Pursuit Posted: 04 May 2018 11:15 AM PDT  The incident was caught on police bodycam footage.
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| Democrats Are In Denial About The Supreme Court Posted: 04 May 2018 06:01 AM PDT  On issues from racial justice and reproductive freedom to money in politics,
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| Single mom found dead with 3 kids had financial troubles Posted: 04 May 2018 12:22 PM PDT  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A single mother who was found dead of gunshot wounds along with her three children had recently moved into a rental property in North Dakota and had been struggling to pay off medical bills.
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| Starbucks agrees compensation with black men arrested while they waited for a friend Posted: 03 May 2018 03:24 AM PDT  Two black men who were arrested as they waited for a friend in a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached settlements with the coffee chain and the city. The arrest of Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson on 12 April was captured on video and widely shared online, sparking protests in Pennsylvania over accusations of racial profiling. Mr Robinson and Mr Nelson have now dropped their legal action against the city, agreeing to a symbolic $1 each in compensation and the commitment of $200,000 (£150,000) from officials to fund an entrepreneurship program for public school students. The men, both 23, also reached a confidential financial settlement with Starbucks, who also offered them the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degrees at Arizona State University with full tuition coverage. "We all recognise the importance of communication about differences and solutions, and that we will be measured by our action not words," they said in a joint statement. Mr Robinson added: "It's not a right-now thing … but I feel like we will see the true change over time." Starbucks issued an apology for the incident which saw a store manager call the police when the pair sat down before making an order as they waited for a friend to arrive. The company responded by closing more than 8,000 of its US stores for an afternoon of racial bias training, with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson also apologising personally to the two men. Demonstrators protest over the arrests of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson Credit: AP "I want to thank Donte and Rashon for their willingness to reconcile," said Mr Johnson. "I welcome the opportunity to begin a relationship with them to share learnings and experiences. "Starbucks will continue to take actions that stem from this incident to repair and reaffirm our values and vision for the kind of company we want to be." Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson appear on Good Morning America Credit: ABC / Getty Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the incident had "evoked a lot of pain" and put the city under a "national spotlight for unwanted reasons". "I am pleased to have resolved the potential claims against the city in this productive manner," he added.
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| Thieves steal 'convoy' of pickups from US auto plant Posted: 03 May 2018 03:39 PM PDT  A group of thieves staged a brazen theft Thursday at an automotive assembly plant in the US state of Michigan, crashing through a security gate and driving off with a convoy of newly-minted pickup trucks. The early morning heist targeted Fiat Chrysler's popular Dodge Ram pickup trucks made at a plant in Warren, a suburb near Detroit. Police believe the thieves snuck onto an assembly plant storage lot around 4 a.m. and broke into the expensive trucks -- which retail for anywhere from $27,000 to $53,000.
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| Tesla pushes back start of Model Y production to 2020, says new plant needed Posted: 03 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Tesla's next model bound for production is the Model Y, a small SUV related to the Model 3.
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| Trump team demands China slash U.S. trade surplus by $200 billion, cut tariffs Posted: 04 May 2018 10:24 AM PDT  By Sue-Lin Wong and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has demanded that China cut its U.S. trade surplus by $200 billion, end subsidies for advanced technology industries and sharply cut import tariffs to U.S. levels, two people familiar with U.S.-China trade talks said on Friday. The lengthy list of demands was presented to Beijing prior to the start of talks Thursday and Friday between top-level Trump administration officials and their Chinese counterparts to try to sort out disputes that have threatened a damaging trade war between the world's two largest economies. The talks ended with China's Xinhua news agency describing them as "constructive, candid and efficient" but with disagreements that remain "relatively big." The U.S. side has yet to give its account of the talks, and there was no sign that President Donald Trump would back off on his threat to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion in Chinese goods over allegations of intellectual property theft.
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| Gigi Hadid Apologizes For Vogue Italia 'Blackface' Controversy Posted: 03 May 2018 02:41 PM PDT  Gigi Hadid and Conde Nast have both issued apologies for the model's May cover
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| Germany vows to take tougher stance on migrant deportations Posted: 03 May 2018 06:55 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of German police officers raided a refugee shelter in the southern town of Ellwangen on Thursday, days after an angry mob of migrants prevented authorities from deporting a 23-year-old man from Togo.
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| Clipper Creek offers certified pre-owned charging stations Posted: 03 May 2018 07:53 AM PDT  You've heard of certified pre-owned cars, maybe even certified pre-owned electric cars. Now you can buy a certified pre-owned home charging station to go with your certified pre-owned electric car. ClipperCreek, one of the oldest charging-station manufacturers, is offering two types of certified pre-owned models, the LCS, which delivers up to 24 amps of power, for $300, and the HCS, which can deliver up to 80 amps, for $400.
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| Meteors to dash across weekend sky as Eta Aquarid shower reaches its lengthy peak Posted: 03 May 2018 07:52 AM PDT  This weekend will feature the last meteor shower until late July with meteors streaking across the night sky all around the globe.
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