| Trump Offers Condolences To Las Vegas Shooting Victims Posted: 02 Oct 2017 04:17 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Monday offered his sympathy for victims of the mass shooting that terrorized Las Vegas the night before.
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| James Corden Makes Emotional Plea For Gun Control After Vegas Tragedy Posted: 03 Oct 2017 06:50 AM PDT  Over his short time in the United States as host of the "Late Late Show," James Corden has had to address major world tragedies again and again.
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| Oklahoma judge rules former cop will face 4th murder trial Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:19 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge Monday ruled that a white former police officer will face a fourth murder trial in the 2014 killing of his daughter's black boyfriend.
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| Severed head of eccentric Jeremy Bentham to go on display as scientists test DNA to see if he was autistic Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:00 PM PDT  The severed head of eccentric philosopher Jeremy Bentham is to go on display for the first time in decades and scientists are using the opportunity to test his DNA to find out if he was autistic. Social reformer Bentham, who died in 1832 insisted that his body be preserved after his death as an 'auto-icon' so that he could be wheeled out at parties if his friends were missing him. He also wished to encourage others to donate their bodies to medical science, believing that individuals should make themselves as useful as possible, both in life and death. And Bentham was a staunch atheist who described church teachings as 'nonsense on stilts' and so was opposed to a Christian burial. The auto-icon which Bentham insisted be made after his death For more than 150 years, his body has been kept on public display in a glass case at University College London, however after a mummification mistake, his head was deemed too distasteful to show, and is now kept in safe where it is removed just once a year to check that skin and hair are not falling off. Now the head will be displayed in a new exhibition looking at death and preservation at UCL, and scientists have taken samples of Bentham's DNA to test theories that he may have had Asperger's or autism, both of which have a strong genetic component. Subhadra Das, Curator of Collections at UCL Culture, said: "I think Bentham would certainly have approved of his head going on public display. It's what he intended. "It has also allowed scientists to test his DNA to see if he was autistic. We have been working with the Natural History Museum who have new techniques of studying ancient DNA. "Studying ancient DNA is like looking at the shredded pages of a book, so much information is missing. And we have found that 99 per cent of the DNA taken has come from bacteria in his mouth. So it may be tricky to come to a firm conclusion. "We want to explore what drove Bentham to donate his body, but also to address the challenges of putting this type of material on display" The head was once displayed in the same case but was deemed to grotesque and is now kept in a safe Credit: UCL Bentham was a leading philosopher and social thinker of the 18th and early 19th century, establishing himself as a leading theorist in social and economic reform. He was pivotal in the establishment of Britain's first police force, the Thames River Police in 1800 which was the precedent for Robert Peel's reforms 30 years later. He also argued for the rights of women, and for homosexuality to be legalised. However he was notably eccentric, reclusive and difficult to get hold of. He called his walking stick Dapple, his teapot Dickey, and kept an elderly cat named The Reverend Sir John Langbourne. The mummified head of Jeremy Bentham Credit: UCL In 2006, researchers Philip Lucas and Anne Sheeran suggested his unique character was driven by Asperger's syndrome, after studying biographies which described a young Bentham as 'having few companions his own age'; and being 'morbidly sensitive.' Now scientist hope to test the theory with science. Recent studies have suggested that autism is around 82 per cent heritable and there are specific regions in the genetic code linked to traits. Other exhibits on display include to new DNA finds from archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) who also asked for his head to be preserved, and mammoth tusk, Hair and tooth dating back around 10,000 years. The exhibition What does it mean to be human? Curating Heads is free and runs until February in the Octagon Gallery, Wilkins Building, UCL.
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| Why North Korea Might Do the Unthinkable: Test a Nuclear Weapon in the Pacific Ocean Posted: 02 Oct 2017 05:04 PM PDT  The Trump Administration may inadvertently be provoking North Korea into conducting a live-fire test of a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile. While it is clear that North Korea has both ballistic missile technology and a working hydrogen bomb, the U.S. State Department recently suggested in a tweet that Pyongyang does not have such capabilities. While many prominent international relations experts and former U.S. government officials immediately derided the State Department's tweet, similar statements in previous decades prompted China to conduct a risky live-five nuclear missile test on October 27, 1966.
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| Keith Olbermann: The NRA Should Be Branded A Terrorist Organization Posted: 03 Oct 2017 01:21 AM PDT  Keith Olbermann tore into the National Rifle Association for "enabling such massacres" as the one that took place in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
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| Australia has 'better understanding' of where MH370 might be Posted: 02 Oct 2017 07:57 PM PDT  Australian search chiefs said Tuesday they now have a better understanding of where flight MH370 might be, admitting it was inconceivable that a commercial plane could vanish in the modern era. The Malaysia Airlines jet with 239 people on board disappeared in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, sparking a massive underwater search in the remote southern Indian Ocean which ended in January. No trace of the aircraft was found in a 120,000 square kilometre (46,000 square mile) zone based on satellite analysis of the jet's likely trajectory after it diverted from its flight path.
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| 'Fixer Upper' star Joanna Gaines makes major business announcement Posted: 02 Oct 2017 11:24 AM PDT  We can't keep up with Chip and Joanna Gaines anymore!
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| O.J. Simpson Celebrates Newfound Freedom With McDonald's After Prison Release Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:13 PM PDT  Now a free man, the former football star ordered two No. 4's.
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| Jason Aldean Is Afraid To Raise His Children In 'Scary' World After Vegas Shooting Posted: 03 Oct 2017 09:04 AM PDT  Musician Jason Aldean was performing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night when shots were fired.
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| Rock Legend Tom Petty Dead at 66 After Massive Cardiac Arrest Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:07 PM PDT  Tom Petty died Monday of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms
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| Stephen Paddock's brother speaks out after worst mass shooting in US history: 'We're horrified' Posted: 02 Oct 2017 06:38 AM PDT  The brother of Stephen Paddock, the suspected gunman in the Las Vegas shooting that killed more than 50 people, has said that his family have been left stunned by the news. Country music star Jason Aldean was performing on stage at the time of the shooting, around 10 pm local time. Mr Paddock is from Mesquite, Nevada approximately 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
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| Kremlin: we hope new U.S. envoy can help repair U.S.-Russia ties Posted: 03 Oct 2017 02:39 AM PDT  The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that President Donald Trump's new ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, could help breathe new life into battered U.S.-Russia relations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments to reporters in a conference call ahead of Huntsman presenting his diplomatic credentials to President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday. "We hope that, headed by the new ambassador, the U.S. diplomatic mission to Russia will be able to significantly contribute to repairing the damage done by Washington's actions to our relations," said Peskov.
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| Zimbabwe arrests journalist over Grace Mugabe 'used' underwear Posted: 03 Oct 2017 06:33 AM PDT  Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist at a privately-owned daily over a story claiming that President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace had donated second-hand underwear to supporters, lawyers said Tuesday. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said that Kenneth Nyangani, a NewsDay journalist, was arrested on Monday night "for allegedly writing and publishing a story over the donation of some used undergarments by First Lady Grace Mugabe". Nyangani was being detained in the eastern city of Mutare and is likely to face "criminal defamation" charges, the organisation said in a statement.
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| Assad's Victory in Syria Has Cost Him Control of the Country Posted: 01 Oct 2017 06:28 PM PDT  The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Russian military—not the Syrian army or the Syrian political class—are managing Syria's destiny. Four years ago, with Syrian government forces stretched increasingly thin and rebel fighters assaulting some of the regime's most precious and strategic areas, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time before Bashar al-Assad and his extended family were driven into exile. As the violence began creeping closer and closer to Damascus, and as rebel units started launching mortars into the heart of the capital city, rumors abounded about Assad's fate.
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| Las Vegas shooting survivor thanks brave strangers who helped her escape heavy gunfire Posted: 03 Oct 2017 03:08 AM PDT  A woman who survived the Las Vegas shooting has penned an emotional thank you note to the strangers who helped save her life. Tiffany Michelle, from San Diego, took to Instagram to thank the "true heroes" who helped protect her as gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on music fans from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. She posted a photo taken moments before the deadliest gun attack in US history, which left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured. The survivor thanked strangers at the concert, emergency responders and her off-duty police officer husband who stayed behind to help the injured as bullets rained down around her. Tiffany Michelle and her husband Credit: Tiffany Michelle "Thank you for the brave men and women who stayed behind to help when everyone was running terrified for their lives," she wrote. "Thank you to the man who pulled me over the fence when my boot was stuck. Thank you to the girls who grabbed me and ran with me when they saw I'd been separated from my husband and friends. "Thank you to the friends that came and got me from my place of refuge even when the shooter was still active. Thank you for the man who was willing to pile us in his car and drive us to safety." We are gunna be the greatest love story this town has ever seen #rt91harvest #lanco #marenmorris #samhunt #vegasbaby #day2 #icouldusealovesong #leavethenighton A post shared by Tiffany Michelle (@tifferfish0618) on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:45am PDT She also described how her off-duty husband, Tommy McGrath, used his "own body" to shield her and others from bullets. "When we were separated and he realised he could no longer protect me he stayed behind to hold pressure on gunshot wounds and carry people to trucks for departure to hospitals," she added. "He and all the other off duty officers, military personnel, and anyone else in the venue and out who helped save a life tonight are the true heroes. "We will walk away from this tragedy and live to die another day. It pains me so much to see so many not as fortunate as us." Stars who witnessed the shooting have described how the horror unfolded, while Las Vegas residents queued up all night to donate blood to help victims. 50 dead in Las Vegas shooting, in pictures
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| Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano Posted: 03 Oct 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano]( "Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano") The Kamchatka peninsula's volcanoes are portrayed in a series of stunning shots by photographer Vladimir Voychuk, 37, from Klin, Russia. It is said that Kamchatka is one of the most picturesque distant corners of Russia and attracts hundreds of photographers with its unique environment.
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| Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:23 PM PDT ![Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years]( "Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years") DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman accused of keeping her two daughters confined at home for years allegedly failed to educate the now teenage youths, who told authorities their mother gave up on them "a long time ago."
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| Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Dead At 66 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:13 PM PDT  Tom Petty, lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died on Monday, his family announced.
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| U.S. Interior Secretary investigated over speech to donor's hockey team Posted: 03 Oct 2017 12:31 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke broke the law when he gave a speech to a professional hockey team owned by a political donor in June, the agency said on Tuesday. Zinke is already being investigated by the Interior Department's inspector general in connection with his travels and the use of private charter flights, amid heightened scrutiny into private plane use by administration officials. The Campaign for Accountability complained last week that a speech Zinke gave on June 26 to the Vegas Golden Knights, a National Hockey League team based in Las Vegas, violated the Hatch Act barring executive branch employees from engaging in political activity.
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| Trump to Maria survivor: ‘Have a good time’ Posted: 03 Oct 2017 11:46 AM PDT  Social media had a field day on Tuesday after President Trump, touring storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, concluded a conversation with a man whose home was damaged by telling the man to "have a good time."
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| Defiant Qatar emir meets Iran's Zarif Posted: 03 Oct 2017 06:17 AM PDT  Iran's foreign minister held talks with the emir of Qatar Tuesday aimed at strengthening "co-operation," nearly four months into a Saudi-led blockade against the Gulf emirate. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif met at a time of heightened Gulf tensions, with Qatari officials warning the ongoing Arab blockade would only drive Doha towards regional powerhouse Iran. Qatar's state news agency said the pair discussed the impasse in the region, which has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Doha over its ties with Iran and accusations that it supports extremists.
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| U.S. Drone Crash in Yemen Captured on Video Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:16 PM PDT  The drone was shot down by Houthi rebels fighting against the Saudi Arabia-backed government.
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| New Details Emerge About Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock's Past, Including Dad's Stint on 'Most Wanted List Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:53 PM PDT  Paddock was a twice-divorced "gambler by trade" who once owned a plane and had a Texas hunting license.
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| Russia vs. America in the Sky: Su-35 Fighter vs. F-15C (Who Wins?) Posted: 02 Oct 2017 04:29 AM PDT  Bottom line: unless the F-15 is fighting World War III, the Air Force is probably going to be ok keeping the Eagle in service for another two decades. It might not be the one-sided turkey-shoot the Air Force has gotten used to, but the United States isn't in danger of losing air superiority. The Boeing F-15C Eagle has been in service with the U.S. Air Force for nearly 40 years and will likely serve for decades to come.
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| Trump signals critics of hurricane response will not cow him Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:12 AM PDT  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump spent Sunday afternoon attending a high-profile golf tournament, signaling that he will not be cowed by critics of his response to Hurricane Maria.
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| Friend: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'already' engaged, but 'holding the news' until this one thing happens Posted: 03 Oct 2017 08:44 AM PDT  Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle already engaged?
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| Israeli warning as Palestinians edge closer to reconciliation Posted: 03 Oct 2017 08:47 AM PDT  The Palestinian cabinet met in Gaza for the first time since 2014 Tuesday, as Israel warned it would reject any reconciliation deal between the Palestinian factions unless Islamists Hamas disarm. The meeting comes as part of moves to end a decade-long split between the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority, based in the occupied West Bank, and Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip. The return of the PA to Gaza had been cautiously welcomed by the United States and the United Nations, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it could be a "bogus" reconciliation "at the expense of our existence".
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| Four South Sudanese soldiers killed in fighting with rebels Posted: 02 Oct 2017 03:24 AM PDT  Rebels in South Sudan killed four soldiers when they attacked a strategic northeastern town to try to push the government out ahead of a resumption of peace talks, a government spokesman said on Monday. The soldiers came under heavy fire on Sunday in Waat town and 14 were also wounded, said Dickson Gatluak Jock, spokesman for Vice President Taban Deng Gai. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long civil war.
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| More daytime images of the Larsen C iceberg have come in, and they're amazing Posted: 02 Oct 2017 11:28 AM PDT  In July, one of the largest icebergs ever recorded — measuring in at about the size of Delaware and containing a volume of ice twice the size of Lake Erie — broke off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in northwest Antarctica. The event, which took place during the frigid blackness of the Antarctic winter, was detected using satellite instruments that could pierce the darkness to sense the ice below. As the austral spring dawns, scientists are now being granted their first glimpses of the new iceberg during the daytime. And the images are incredible. SEE ALSO: Just how big is this new, trillion ton Antarctic iceberg, anyway? The first daytime satellite photo to be released by NASA came on Sept. 11, via an instrument on NASA's Terra satellite, which is known as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. It revealed the massive iceberg, which dwarfs Manhattan yet somehow has taken on its shape, in all its glory. Satellite image showing the massive Antarctic iceberg and its smaller sibling on Sept. 16, 2017.Image: nasaSoon after, other NASA satellites, including Landsat 8, captured detailed images that NASA published on Sept. 30. The new data shows how the massive iceberg has split into smaller pieces since it cleaved off from the floating ice shelf last summer, and reveals that it has begun to push away from the ice shelf that birthed it, thanks to offshore winds. The original iceberg weighed about 1 trillion tons, according to a team of researchers affiliated with a U.K.-based research project, known as Project MIDAS. While the iceberg calving event itself is likely mostly natural, it nevertheless threatens to speed up the already quickening pace of ice melt in the region due in large part to global warming. The wider EW footprint of @ESA_EO 's #sentinel1 gives a nice overview of the drift of iceberg #A68 away from #LarsenC. From-rift-2-drift pic.twitter.com/c6j39bWDBt — Stef Lhermitte (@StefLhermitte) September 21, 2017 In its original shape, the iceberg was about 2,200 square miles in area, Project MIDAS researchers said in a blog post on July 12. In late July, the main iceberg, known as A-68A, lost several chunks of ice as it began to slowly drift out to sea. One of those large chunks is now known as A-68B, according to the National Ice Center, which tracks large icebergs because they pose a danger to ships. Around the same time, scientists revealed that new cracks were developing on the Larsen C ice shelf, potentially signaling additional breakup events in the coming months to years. Scientists are closely monitoring the Larsen C Ice Shelf because of the warming occurring in that region, and the unsettling history of other ice shelves in the area. The icebergs in natural color (left). Thermal image (right) reveals where the colder ice ends and warmer water begins.Image: NASAThe Antarctic Peninsula, which is where the Larsen C Ice Shelf is located, is one of the most rapidly warming parts of the Earth. Two of its neighbors, Larsen A and Larsen B, have already collapsed. (The rapid breakup of Larsen B inspired the opening scene in the disaster flick, The Day After Tomorrow.) Because of that history, there is tremendous scientific interest in seeing how Larsen C responds to losing about 12 percent of its area in a single, trillion-ton iceberg. While the iceberg calving event itself is not likely caused specifically by climate change, it nevertheless threatens to speed up the already quickening pace of ice melt in the region by leaving the ice shelf behind it in a weakened state, with new cracks that may develop additional icebergs in the future. The melting of the ice shelf does not affect global sea levels directly, since the ice was already floating, like an ice cube in a glass, before the calving event. However, when ice shelves like Larsen C melt, they can free up land-based ice behind them to flow faster into the sea, which does raise sea levels. WATCH: An iceberg the size of Delaware broke off Antarctica
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| How to Make Miniature Cookie Bowls Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:17 AM PDT  A Mad Genius Tip from Justin Chapple for baking the perfect edible ice-cream holders.
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| 'Britain's keeping America safe': Welsh Cavalry troops helped treat wounded after Las Vegas shooting Posted: 03 Oct 2017 10:18 AM PDT  Three troops from the Welsh Cavalry were among the first to help treat the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, in which scores were killed and hundreds wounded. Ross Woodward, 24, was one of three troopers from the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards who were in Nevada for a training exercise when gunman Stephen Paddockopened fire on concertgoers from the 32nd-floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel on Sunday. At least 59 people were killed and a further 527 injured in the shooting spree, which lasted around 10 minutes and is now the deadliest in modern American history. Las Vegas Metro Police and medical workers block off an intersection Credit: Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP The Ministry of Defence confirmed the three troopers, who are trained to treat battlefield wounds, provided first aid and medical assistance to victims until the emergency services arrived. A spokesman said: "We can confirm that a number of serving personnel from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards provided assistance to the wounded following the heinous shooting in Las Vegas. Our thoughts go out to those affected by this terrible act." Mr Woodward's younger brother Curtis Dyer, 22, said the actions reflected the character of his sibling, who is originally from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, and had been training in the US with the British Army. Mr Dyer told the Press Association: "He is the type of the person who would do it anyway, he's always there to help people when they need his help, the Army always brought out the best in him. "He's caring, he loves his job, he's quite family-orientated. "He just looks forward to going away with the army, he looks forward to the free time afterwards, as you can imagine the Army work their balls off to protect us. "It just like it happened by fate." Mr Woodward now lives on a base in Norfolk. His composure in the face of an attack which left 59 dead and more than 500 injured filled his relative with pride. "I'm dead proud of what he's done, that he was able to do it," Mr Dyer said. "At least when it came to something like that he was there to help. "Britain's keeping America safe more than anything else over there." Donald Trump on Las Vegas attack: 'Our unity can't be shattered by evil' 01:38 Paddock, 64, had as many as 23 weapons, including semi automatic rifles, with him when he opened fire on a crowd of 22,000 enjoying a country music festival. It appears he turned a gun on himself as police prepared to storm his hotel room. Paddock, a high-stakes gambler who frequently travelled to Las Vegas, appears to have acted as a lone wolf and police are now investigating his private live to establish a motive for the massacre. Soldiers with A Squadron the 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards, known as the Welsh Cavalry, in Afghanistan in 2012. Credit: Ministry of Defence Speaking of the actions of the Welsh Cavalry troopers, a military source told the Mirror: "Due to their experience, the guys who heard the noise knew instantly it was gunfire. Their training immediately kicked in and they rushed to the festival to help. "All soldiers in the cavalry are given medical training designed to preserve life on the battlefield. The injuries they were seeing were the ones they are well versed in treating". A cowboy hat lays in the street at the scene Credit: Getty Police said Paddock had checked into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Hotel on Thursday and then waited until the final act of the last night of a three-day country music festival when crowds were at their peak. He is thought to have used a modified semi-automatic machine gun that gave more sustained bursts of fire into the crowd. Donald Trump has described the massacre as an "act of pure evil" but sidestepped calls for tighter gun laws. His spokesman later said Mr Trump stood by the Second Amendment which guarantees the "right to bear arms". 50 dead in Las Vegas shooting, in pictures
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| 2018 Honda Accord Posted: 01 Oct 2017 09:01 PM PDT  Elevating the mid-size sedan to a higher plane.
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| Hillary Clinton attacks NRA over Las Vegas shooting and calls for gun control Posted: 02 Oct 2017 07:19 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton has launched a scathing attack on the National Rifle Association - calling for people to stand up to the powerful gun lobbying organisation and demand greater gun control. In a series of tweets published in the hours after 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured in the Las Vegas shooting, the former Democratic presidential candidate offered her sympathy to those caught up in the massacre and those members of the emergency services scrambling to respond. In addition to demanding the right to bear arms - something they claim is afforded to them in the Second Amendment - the NRA has pushed for scrapping current restrictions that make it more difficult to buy silencers for guns.
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| Luke Skywalker Might've Been Hiding In Plain Sight In 'The Force Awakens' Posted: 03 Oct 2017 01:57 PM PDT  Luke Skywalker was missing from most of "The Force Awakens" — but he might've been closer than we'd thought.
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| U.S. Supreme Court rejects New Zealand-based internet mogul's appeal Posted: 02 Oct 2017 06:13 PM PDT ![U.S. Supreme Court rejects New Zealand-based internet mogul's appeal]( "U.S. Supreme Court rejects New Zealand-based internet mogul's appeal") By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom's challenge to the U.S. government's bid to seize assets held by him and others involved in the now-defunct streaming website Megaupload. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that the U.S. government could seize up to $40 million in assets held outside the United States as part of a civil forfeiture action being pursued in parallel with criminal charges for alleged copyright violations and money laundering. Dotcom and several other defendants have contested U.S. attempts to extradite them from New Zealand.
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| India's Ability to Subdue China May Be a One-Time 'Win' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 06:30 PM PDT  The higher stakes associated with India appear to make China more likely to abandon its expansionist policies when challenged. Let's get this out of the way first—India's apparent victory in the Doklam dispute with China is a remarkable geopolitical achievement. When China attempted to extend a border road through the contested Bhutanese territory in June, Indian troops stormed the area to block the road's completion.
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| The Improbable Story Of 'American Girl,' Tom Petty's Biggest Non-Hit Posted: 03 Oct 2017 05:38 AM PDT  In 1976, the late Tom Petty recorded what was then a relatively unremarkable single.
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| What NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Saw Before It Died Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:42 PM PDT  Right before NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn's atmosphere and ended its mission, it sent back photos to Earth of its final moments.
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| Fox Sports: We Will No Longer Air National Anthem Before NFL Games Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:33 AM PDT  Fox Sports will no longer air coverage of the national anthem before its NFL games, the network said on Sunday in a statement to Sports Illustrated.
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| Islamic State group claims Las Vegas attack Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:33 PM PDT  The Islamic State group claimed Monday that the shooting massacre in Las Vegas was carried out by one of its "soldiers" who had "converted to Islam" months ago. "The executor of the Las Vegas attack is a soldier of the Islamic State and he carried out the operation as a response" to calls to target countries fighting the jihadists, Islamic State's propaganda outlet Amaq said on the Telegram online messaging service. It dubbed 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, who shot dead at least 58 people from a high-rise hotel window on the Las Vegas Strip, a "soldier of the caliphate" with the nom de guerre Abu Abdel Bar al-Amriki.
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| US votes against UN resolution condemning gay sex death penalty, joining Iraq and Saudi Arabia Posted: 03 Oct 2017 08:52 AM PDT  The US is one of just 13 countries to have voted against a United Nations resolution condemning the death penalty for having gay sex. Although the vote passed, America joined countries such as China, Iraq and Saudi Arabia in opposing the move. The Human Rights Council resolution condemned the "imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations".
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