| Florida State House Candidate Admits She Faked College Diploma Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:31 PM PDT  A Republican candidate for office in Florida is admitting she lied about her
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| Man Caught on Camera Spanking Hippo at California Zoo Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:01 PM PDT  Police said the intruder could face charges of trespassing.
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| FBI Agent Peter Strzok Fired Over Anti-Trump Text Messages Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:29 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok, who was taken off special counsel
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| Manafort trial: Prosecution rests case against former Trump campaign chairman as defence asks Judge TS Ellis to dismiss charges Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:36 PM PDT  Prosecutors have rested their case against former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after 10 days of testimony alleging how he avoided taxes on at least $16 million of income and lied to banks to maintain an extravagant lifestyle once his work for pro-Kremlin politicians in Ukraine dried up. More than two dozen witnesses painted a picture of Mr Manafort, 69, as a lavish spender with little regard for the law. The prosecution allege that Mr Manafort stashed his money from his political consulting work in 31 undisclosed offshore bank accounts, and skirted taxes on that income by wiring it directly to vendors to snap up real estate, bespoke suits, cars and antique rugs.
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| The 2018 Mercedes-Benz S560 4Matic Sedan Marks the Return of a Classic Benz Badge Posted: 14 Aug 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Echoes of the big Benz from days past.
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| Sixth First Responder Dies Fighting Northern California Wildfires Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:53 AM PDT  A sixth first responder has died battling this year's wildfires in California,
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| Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:19 AM PDT ![Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested]( "Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested") A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that used vehicles as weapons.
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| Pilot killed in small plane crash identified as Disney employee Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:40 AM PDT  A Disney Imagineer, who programmed theme park rides all around the world, was killed in a small plane crash.
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| Many Among Us Can Relate to the Thirsty Bear Who Made a Liquor Store Pit Stop Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:54 AM PDT  He was denied access — and not just because he was lacking ID
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| Most Top Democrats, Progressive Groups Reserve Judgment On Keith Ellison Allegations Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:50 PM PDT  All but a few prominent Democrats and progressive groups have stayed silent on
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| Mollie Tibbetts Search: Website for Tips Announced, Residents Asked to Report Strange Behavior Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:35 PM PDT  Iowa authorities have interviewed more than 500 people in the search for Mollie Tibbetts.
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| Trump adviser Stephen Miller's uncle: My nephew is 'an immigration hypocrite' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Stephen Miller, the architect of some of Trump's most controversial anti-immigration policies, has been assailed by critics who are quick to point out that Miller himself is a grandchild of refugees. Now Miller's own uncle is joining the outcry.
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| The Latest: Closing arguments Wednesday in Manafort trial Posted: 14 Aug 2018 09:58 AM PDT  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial (all times local):
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| 200-million year old Pterosaur 'built for flying' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:42 AM PDT  Scientists on Monday unveiled a previously unknown species of giant pterosaur, the first creatures with a backbone to fly under their own power. Neither dino nor bird, pterosaurs -- more commonly known as pterodactyls -- emerged during the late Triassic period more than 200 million years ago and lorded over primeval skies until a massive space rock slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and most other forms of life some 65 million years ago. "They are delicately framed animals that are built for flying," said Brooks Britt, a paleontologist at Brigham Young University in Utah and lead author of a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
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| Government Agencies Coordinated To Arrest Migrants Seeking Legal Status, ACLU Says Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:24 AM PDT  Various branches of the federal government worked in tandem to time interviews
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| Tibbetts family thinks search is narrowing for Mollie Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT  Mollie's father Rob Tibbetts and her boyfriend Dalton Jack believe she is still alive nearly a month after her disappearance.
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| 'Stand Your Ground' Shooter Charged After Fatal Altercation Over Parking Space Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:57 PM PDT  A Florida man who invoked the state's controversial "stand your ground" law
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| S. Korea bans recalled BMWs from streets pending safety inspections Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:25 PM PDT  BMW Korea last month started recalling 106,000 vehicles with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) module, which it says caused the recent fires. An average 7,000 cars have been inspected every day but some 27,000 vehicles had not yet been checked by late Monday, the transport ministry said in a press statement, leaving some 20,000 cars to be hit when the measure takes effect midnight Tuesday. Once the ban comes into effect, drivers are forbidden from driving their vehicles unless they are taking them to be tested, the statement said, with a senior official telling Yonhap news agency drivers would be liable in the event of a fire.
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| Missing Hiker’s Mom Shares Message: ‘My Ears Ache To Hear Your Voice' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:40 PM PDT  Nearly two weeks since Samantha "Sam" Sayers disappeared while hiking in
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| Orca mother ends 'tour of grief' for her newborn after 17 days and 1,000 miles Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:10 PM PDT  For 17 days, a southern resident killer whale (SRKW) named J35, but better known as Tahlequah, carried her deceased baby for more than 1,000 miles. The orca's unusually long spell of grieving came to an end on Saturday, when Tahlequah was spotted in the Haro Strait off Victoria, British Columbia, chasing a school of salmon without her newborn. SEE ALSO: New dolphin-whale hybrid sea creature is the spawn of an unholy union "Her tour of grief is now over and her behavior is remarkably frisky," the Center for Whale Research (CWR) explained in a blog post online. August 11, 2018 J35 update: "The ordeal of J35 carrying her dead calf for at least seventeen days and 1,000 miles is now over, thank goodness." - Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Researchhttps://t.co/kQpA4WWbmg pic.twitter.com/cQIN13HgN6 — Whale Research (@CWROrcas) August 12, 2018 The CWR added that the baby's carcass has probably sunk to the bottom of the Salish Sea, meaning that researchers may not get a chance to examine it. On Jul. 24, Tahlequah's baby orca died shortly after birth, in what has been a common story for the southern resident killer whale population. Over the last two decades, 75 percent of SRKW newborns failed to survive. The last successful birth was in 2015, when two calves were born. In the hours, then days after the death, Tahlequah was spotted trying to keep her baby's head above the water's surface, reluctant to leave the body behind. "That's not unprecedented, but it's the longest one that I've personally witnessed," Ken Balcomb, CWR's founder and principal investigator, told The Washington Post. These orcas are facing a real threat of extinction, with no successful pregnancies in the last three years. At just 75 whales, the population is at its lowest in 30 years. The SRKW's decline is linked to the reduction in population of its primary food source, Chinook salmon. Canada's government announced in May it would cut the allowable catch of Chinook by up to 35 percent to help protect the orca. WATCH: This tiny robotic spider might one day perform surgeries inside your body
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| Trump attacks ‘wacky,’ ‘vicious,’ ‘not-smart’ former protégé Omarosa Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT  President Trump said former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman was "vicious," "not smart" and regularly missed meetings.
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| Connecticut primary - LIVE: Polls wind to a close as voters seek candidates for wide-open governor election Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:04 PM PDT  The biggest race as Connecticut residents goes to the polls for Tuesday's primaries is for the governor's office. Republicans believe they have a good chance of winning it back after losing control in 2010. Control of the narrowly divided General Assembly is also in play, especially the state Senate, now equally split between Democrats and Republicans.
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| The 10 Hikes Around the World Worth Traveling For Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:04 AM PDT |
| Cooler weather helps crews fight Southern California fire Posted: 12 Aug 2018 07:14 PM PDT  LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — Aided by slightly cooler temperatures, firefighters made steady progress Sunday in battling a wildfire that destroyed 16 structures as it raged through Southern California's Cleveland National Forest.
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| Venezuelan general arrested over 'attack' on Maduro Posted: 14 Aug 2018 09:45 AM PDT  A Venezuelan general has been arrested over the alleged assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Tuesday. National Guard Major General Alejandro Perez Gomez appeared before a judge on Monday along with opposition politician Juan Requesens and colonel Pedro Javier Zambrano, Saab told a press conference. To date, 14 people have been arrested and charged for allegedly taking part in the August 4 incident in which Maduro was seen reacting on live television to an off-camera explosion while he addressed a military parade in Caracas.
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| Ford to invest $740 million in Detroit train station, city development project Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:11 PM PDT  Ford aims to turn the building into a campus of offices for up to 5,000 tech workers and software engineers focused on self-driving vehicles and ancillary technologies and services. The second largest U.S. automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, about 10 miles from Detroit, announced the project in June, but had not previously disclosed costs until a community meeting on Tuesday. The company said Tuesday in a statement it is "working with federal, state and local economic development groups and officials, seeking at least $250 million in tax or other incentives to support the development of the five Corktown sites Ford has purchased." Ford said total investment in the development of the train station and developing 45 acres of vacant land will cost approximately $740 million over the next four years.
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| Wisconsin primary - LIVE: State begins voting as Democrats look to topple Governor Scott Walker Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:01 PM PDT  Wisconsin voters head to the polls in the state's primaries, with a large pool of candidates fight for the chance to unseat Governor Scott Walker and replace House Majority Leader Paul Ryan. There are eight Democratic candidates vying for the party's nomination to go up against Mr Walker, the incumbent Republican governor hoping to hold onto his seat. Tony Evers, the state superintendent and the only Democrat in the race to have been elected in a statewide vote, was leading the polls ahead of Tuesday.
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| Suicide attempt survivor is the youngest face transplant recipient in U.S. history Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:22 PM PDT  A suicide attempt survivor is getting a second chance after receiving a historic face transplant.
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| 7 Eco-Luxe Treehouses You Will Want to Stay In Posted: 14 Aug 2018 02:52 PM PDT |
| Police: Man flies plane into his home after fight with wife Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:42 PM PDT  PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said.
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| It’s Official: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Is An Ostrich About Wildfires Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:04 PM PDT  At a conservative event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Friday, Interior
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| Koreas hold high-level talks on third leaders' summit Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:35 PM PDT  The two Koreas opened high-level talks Monday to prepare for a possible summit in Pyongyang between the South's President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong Un, as the diplomatic thaw on the peninsula builds. The exact date and location of what would be their third meeting have yet to be decided, but at their historic first summit in Panmunjom in April they agreed Moon would visit Kim in the North Korean capital during the autumn. Monday's high-level talks, taking place on the northern side of the truce village in the Demilitarized Zone, were proposed by the North last week as it lashed out at Washington for pushing ahead with sanctions.
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| Illinois Man With Parrot on His Shoulder Rescued From Mud Hole by Firefighters Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:14 PM PDT  The bird got stuck in the mud, then its owner got stuck in the mud trying to rescue it.
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| Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries to gauge strength of opposition to Trump Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:01 PM PDT  Voters were going to the polls in those states for party primaries, and Democrats will have a chance to show they can mobilize voters for Nov. 6's congressional elections and perhaps the 2020 presidential race as well. Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to win Wisconsin in 32 years, and he narrowly lost to Democrat Hillary Clinton in Minnesota. Trump's consistently low approval ratings and his trade policies, however, may have given Democrats renewed life.
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| What happened, what's next after airline worker stole plane Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:44 AM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators are working to find out how an airline employee stole an empty commercial airplane from the main airport serving Seattle and crashed into a small island after being chased by military jets.
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| Top GOP Congressman's Son Gives Money To Democrat Running For Father's Seat Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:27 AM PDT  Bobby Goodlatte, son of retiring Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), has announced his
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| Porsche Boxster 986 Buying Guide Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Mixing traditional Porsche driving fun and usability, this model is a temptingly affordable way into marque ownership. Read this before taking the plunge
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| The Navy Wants Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles to Fight Russia or China Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:07 AM PDT  As recently as 2016 the Navy's warships were badly out-gunned by Russian and Chinese ships. In 2018, the U.S. fleet was on the cusp of reversing that dynamic.
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