| Campaign heats up to make heroin-overdose reversal drug available everywhere Posted: 18 Mar 2017 06:54 AM PDT  A vial of Naloxone, which can be used to block the potentially fatal effects of an opioid overdose, is shown at an outpatient pharmacy at the University of Washington. Jennifer Plumb, MD, was driving through downtown Salt Lake City with her son in tow when she saw a woman lying face-up on the sidewalk.
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| Wife Pleas For Husband, 50, To Return 15-Year-Old He Allegedly Kidnapped As Search Continues Posted: 19 Mar 2017 08:22 AM PDT  They have been missing since Monday.
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| In Beijing, Tillerson urges China-US cooperation on N. Korea Posted: 18 Mar 2017 05:08 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday pushed for closer China-U.S. cooperation on dealing with North Korea's nuclear program in his first face-to-face talks with top Chinese diplomats.
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| Another person tries to jump White House fence Posted: 18 Mar 2017 11:04 AM PDT ![Another person tries to jump White House fence]( "Another person tries to jump White House fence") A person jumped over a bike rack in a buffer zone in front of the White House on Saturday while President Trump was in Florida, but was not able to make it over the fence into the grounds, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Twitter. CNN reported that two Secret Service agents tackled the individual. The area is the start of a buffer zone between the main White House fence and the sidewalks.
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| Hundreds quit last rebel-held district of Syria's Homs Posted: 18 Mar 2017 08:05 AM PDT  Nearly 1,500 people, mostly civilians, left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial Russian-supervised deal to bring Syria's third city under full government control. The evacuation of Waer, a northwestern district of the city that has been under siege by the army for years, is the latest in a series of "reconciliation" deals struck by the government that the rebels say amount to starving them out. Thousands are expected to leave Waer in the coming weeks in the final phase of the evacuation agreement, which had stalled in recent months.
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| French Socialist draws crowd, says victory still possible Posted: 19 Mar 2017 11:12 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The Socialist candidate for the French presidency and his far-left rival have a big obstacle blocking their route to the presidential Elysee Palace: each other.
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| Anthem Lobbyist May Head Antitrust Division Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:05 PM PDT  Report: Trump may appoint a health insurance company's former lobbyist to run the agency just as Anthem presses for approval of its merger.
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| What will the wall look like? Trump administration unveils guidelines Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:10 AM PDT ![What will the wall look like? Trump administration unveils guidelines]( "What will the wall look like? Trump administration unveils guidelines") On Friday, President Trump's administration released details from a division of the US Department of Homeland Security outlining the requirements for Mr. Trump's promised wall along the US/Mexico border. The details for the project, provided by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are meant to serve as guidelines for contractors who will submit their proposals for the first phase of the structure on March 29. "The wall design shall be physically imposing in height," the CBP outlines say, calling for a nominal height of 30 feet.
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| Stressing free trade, Mnuchin shrugs off G20 outcry Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:27 AM PDT  "The historical language was not relevant," he told journalists after the gathering of finance ministers and central bankers in Baden Baden, western Germany. After a two-day meeting, ministers from G20 developed and emerging nations said they were "working to strengthen the contribution of trade to our economies" but failed to spell out a pledge to reject protectionism in a closing statement. The G20 has in the past pledged support to the existing multilateral trade system, including the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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| This fiery video captures Mount Etna's magical oozing lava Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:31 PM PDT  Italy's Mount Etna is still fired up. The Sicilian volcano has been spewing lava and belching ash on and off for nearly three months now. After the latest eruption on March 16, fiery-hot lava began flowing down the volcano's slopes. The video shown above captures the flow only two days later. SEE ALSO: Watch this Mexican volcano blow some serious smoke But as Mount Etna reminded visitors, lava is best viewed from afar. The brilliant red lava recently caused an explosion when it hit snow on the mountainside, injuring 10 people and catching groups of tourists by surprise, the Associated Press reported. Molten rocks and steam rained down on hikers, journalists and a scientist, who scrambled to escape the volcanic firestorm. In the eastern Sicilian city of Catania, the airport was forced to close last week after thick clouds of volcanic ash made it impossible to land or launch airplanes. By Saturday, however, flights had resumed at the Catania airport, AP reported. Video credit: Giuseppe Tonzuso via Storyful
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| Man Breaks Leg Allegedly Escaping From Burglary and Then Calls Cops For Help Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:06 PM PDT  Police said he'll be charged when he is released from the hospital.
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| How are Americans reacting to the GOP health care bill? Posted: 19 Mar 2017 08:50 AM PDT  ABC News' David Wright spoke to people in Florida about their thoughts on the future of health care in the United States.
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| Canadian wins $1M global teacher prize for work with Inuit Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:44 PM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Canadian school teacher who encourages hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become one of the most high-profile awards for teaching excellence.
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| Photos of the day - March 19, 2017 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 19, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 19, 2017") A boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces on the western side of Mosul, Iraq; a baboon looks at the road in Amboseli National Park, Kenya; a woman places flowers on a train wagon at the old train station in Thessaloniki, Greece, to mark the 74th anniversary of the roundup and deportation of its Jews to Nazi extermination camps during World War II. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
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| Congo forces targeting civilians, denying peacekeepers access - U.N. Posted: 18 Mar 2017 05:05 AM PDT ![Congo forces targeting civilians, denying peacekeepers access - U.N.]( "Congo forces targeting civilians, denying peacekeepers access - U.N.") By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Government forces have targeted civilians, including women and children, resulting in numerous deaths in central Congo this week and are restricting United Nations peacekeepers' access to the area, the country's U.N. mission said on Saturday. Amid mounting accusations of violence against civilians, Congolese authorities on Saturday announced they had charged seven soldiers in connection with a video last month appearing to show army troops massacring suspected militia members.
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| Brazil reassures foreign countries after meat scandal Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:24 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president met Sunday with dozens of ambassadors from countries that import Brazilian meat, seeking to minimize damage from a corruption probe that alleges meatpackers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market.
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| In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:23 AM PDT ![In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies]( "In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies") Sen. Joni Ernst (R) of Iowa jostled with a tense crowd of constituents Friday, becoming the latest GOP leader to field criticism over what voters see as dangerous complacency under President Trump's agenda. Speaking at a town hall at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Senator Ernst was met by angry constituents who booed her responses to questions about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, climate change, and healthcare policy.
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| Britain's William and Kate praise Paris attacks survivors Posted: 18 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT  Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate on Saturday told injured survivors of the 2015 Paris terror attacks they admired their courage, on the second day of a visit to France. The couple met the survivors at the Invalides military hospital in Paris before viewing world-renowned Impressionist artworks by Claude Monet and Edgar Degas at the Musee d'Orsay.
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| More rain looms as Peru struggles with disastrous floods Posted: 19 Mar 2017 02:06 PM PDT  Peruvians struggled on Sunday to cope with avalanches, mudslides and extensive flash flooding caused by torrential downpours, and forecasters predicted still more rain ahead, prolonging the country's woes. It has been a bad year for flooding in Peru, and the toll including from the latest dangerous weather now stands at 75 since January, the government said. The National Emergency Operations Center said 99,475 Peruvians had lost everything since the beginning of the year, while 626,928 had suffered less serious damage to their homes.
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| Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants]( "Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants") By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Ghanaian man for alleged murder, rape, kidnapping and people-smuggling after migrants he is accused of mistreating attacked him at a reception center on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. According to the arrest warrant, the African migrants turned on 20-year-old Sam Eric Ackom, known to his assailants as Fanti, when they recognized him as one of a gang that had kidnapped and tortured them in Libya during their voyage to Italy. The warrant, issued by police in the Sicilian city of Agrigento and seen by Reuters, illustrates the plight of thousands of migrants fleeing war and poverty who increasingly fall victim to criminal gangs operating in lawless Libya.
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| Florida County May Hike Taxes To Cover Trump's Mar-a-Lago Visits Posted: 18 Mar 2017 01:08 AM PDT  According to a CNN report, Palm Beach County spends about $60,000 on overtime every day when the president visits his private club.
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| New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer Posted: 18 Mar 2017 02:36 AM PDT ![New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer]( "New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer") WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities say they're unable to investigate an incident involving a U.S. Embassy staffer based in Wellington after the U.S. government elected to shield him by invoking diplomatic immunity.
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| Google’s newest innovation will make your internet feel significantly faster Posted: 17 Mar 2017 07:02 PM PDT 
You might not sense it immediately, but Google just made the internet faster. And you won't have to upgrade computers or internet subscriptions to take advantage of it. What the company did was to develop a new encoder for JPEG files that makes images 35% smaller than they used to be. The smaller the images, of which the web is filled with, the faster websites will load on your machine.
The new encoder is called Guetzli, Google announced, and it's already available over on Github as an open-source project. Google promises that it can create "high-quality JPEG images with file sizes 35 percent smaller than currently available methods." A second practical effect of this Google innovation is the use of less data to load the same sites, which might be an important detail to internet users who browse the web on a smartphone via a capped data plan. Google wants to increase load times without compromising image quality. In fact, Google says that Guetzli images are of higher quality than similar or larger JPEG files created using other encoders. And by sticking with the JPEG format that's used everywhere online, Google practically guarantees compatibility with any internet browser and apps out there that can process online images. There's one thing that Google can't control, however. Webmasters and graphic designers will actually have to use Guetzli on their images to reduce their size. It's not going to happen automatically to every image on the internet. More details about Guetzli are available aAt this link.
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| College Student's Boyfriend Charged With Her Murder A Month After Her Body is Found Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:29 AM PDT  Police found her body last month.
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| Syrians finding refuge in Africa as war at home grinds on Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:57 AM PDT  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — As desperate Syrians flee the devastating war in their country, some are finding refuge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana.
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| This Week Fast Forward 3.19.2017 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 09:03 AM PDT  Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."
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| Plan to nurture African economies unites fractious G20 Posted: 18 Mar 2017 02:21 PM PDT  Baden-Baden (Germany) (AFP) - Ministers from the world's top economies heralded plans to boost development in Africa on Saturday, at an otherwise fractious G20 gathering in Germany. Berlin, which holds the presidency of the powerful nations' club this year, has made a hoped-for "Compact with Africa" a top priority for 2017. Africa's future represents "a major geopolitical risk" but also a "chance", German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told reporters Friday as the meeting got under way in the genteel western spa town of Baden Baden.
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| Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe Posted: 18 Mar 2017 04:03 PM PDT ![Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe]( "Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe") Police detained an executive of BRF SA on Saturday, as the meat company and rival JBS SA took out full-page advertisements to burnish their image after raids to investigate alleged bribes paid to conceal unsanitary conditions in Brazil's meatpacking facilities. Roney Nogueira, a government relations executive with BRF, turned himself into police for questioning at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo, according to a BRF spokesman.
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| Israel threatens to 'destroy' Syrian air defence systems Posted: 19 Mar 2017 09:59 AM PDT  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. "The next time the Syrians use their air defence systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation," Lieberman said on Israeli public radio. Israeli warplanes hit several targets in Syria on Friday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the strikes targeted weapons bound for Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement.
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| Officials: Fire near Boulder, Colorado, may be human-caused Posted: 19 Mar 2017 04:55 PM PDT  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Sunday in battling a small wildfire that forced people to flee hundreds of homes in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, and authorities said they believe the blaze may have been human-caused.
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| Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:39 AM PDT ![Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India]( "Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India") By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in on Sunday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world's largest democracy as a Hindu nation. The choice as Uttar Pradesh chief minister of Yogi Adityanath, a firebrand Hindu ascetic with a history of agitation against minority Muslims, stunned observers who said it marked a departure from the platform of development for all on which Modi rose to national power in 2014. "Modi is saying India is a Hindu country and shall remain so," veteran journalist and commentator Shekhar Gupta told Reuters.
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| The Latest: Officials: Woman shot by deputies pointed BB gun Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:21 PM PDT  LAKELAND, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Tennessee woman by sheriff's deputies (all times local):
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| JC Penney Releases Full List Of Stores Closings Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:34 AM PDT  The retailer decided on the move after its same-store sales and revenue were below expectations in 2016, despite posting positive net income.
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| Russia marks three years since Crimea takeover Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:59 PM PDT  Russia on Saturday marked a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a "crime". President Vladimir Putin -- who last year spent the anniversary visiting Crimea -- was not expected to take part in any of the official celebrations that include a concert and firework display in Moscow. Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 following the ouster of its Kremlin-backed leader by mass protests in Kiev.
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| Snow Blower Storage Tip: Should You Drain the Gas? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Q. Do I really have to drain the gas from my snow blower before I store it for the season? A. That depends. If you've added fuel stabilizer—an additive sold by power-equipment dealers and home c...
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| Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:22 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Breslin scored one of his best-remembered interviews with President John F. Kennedy's grave-digger and once drove straight into a riot where he was beaten to his underwear.
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| Cat exhibition in Bishkek Posted: 19 Mar 2017 12:14 PM PDT ![Cat exhibition in Bishkek]( "Cat exhibition in Bishkek") Cats breeders and owners from Kyrgyzstan gathered in Bishkek to present their feline pets. (Getty)
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| Brazil says exports safe despite rotten meat scandal Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:43 PM PDT  Brasília (AFP) - Brazil tried to reassure the world Sunday that its huge meat industry poses no threat -- with President Michel Temer even inviting ambassadors to a steak dinner -- despite allegations that corrupt exporters sold tainted products. Temer smiled as he invited diplomats to a traditional Brazilian meat restaurant called a churrascaria, saying "if you accept the invitation we will be very happy." Nineteen of the 33 envoys who met with him accepted the offer. The scare started Friday when police said a two-year probe had found major meat producers bribed health inspectors to certify tainted food as fit for consumption.
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| U.S. Republicans working on Medicaid, tax credit changes: Ryan Posted: 19 Mar 2017 10:01 AM PDT ![U.S. Republicans working on Medicaid, tax credit changes: Ryan]( "U.S. Republicans working on Medicaid, tax credit changes: Ryan") U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill that would implement a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, as well as boost tax credits for older, lower income people, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday. "We think we should be offering more assistance than the bill currently does," for lower-income people age 50 to 64, Ryan said of the tax credits for health insurance that are proposed in the legislation. Speaking on the "Fox News Sunday" television program, Ryan also said Republicans are working on changes that would allow federal block grants to states for Medicaid.
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| The murder trial against Charles Manson and his followers: Part 10 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:49 PM PDT  Linda Kasabian was a star witness for the prosecution and the driver on both nights of the murders.
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| The Latest: Paris airport suspect known to anti-terror force Posted: 18 Mar 2017 06:44 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on incident at Orly Airport in Paris where a man was shot to death after attempting to seize a soldier's weapon (all times local):
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| Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate Posted: 19 Mar 2017 10:56 AM PDT ![Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate]( "Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate") Emmanuel Macron remains favorite to win France's turbulent presidential election race, a poll showed on Sunday, on the eve of a first televised debate which could allow embattled conservative Francois Fillon to get back in contention. Macron, a former economy minister running as an independent centrist, would lead first-round voting with 26.5 percent, just ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen on 26 percent, before beating her 64-36 in the run-off, according to the Odoxa poll. Fillon scored 19 percent of first-round voting intentions in the poll, confirming the task faced by the one-time frontrunner to revive a campaign sapped by a fraud investigation.
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| Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:02 AM PDT ![Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?]( "Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?") A colossus recently found in Matariya, a working-class neighborhood in Cairo, has proven tricky to identify. Shortly after the 26-foot tall statue was unearthed on March 7, it was identified as Pharaoh Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's best-known rulers, but now Cairo officials say it likely portrays Psamtik I, a lesser-known pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty. Recommended: How much do you know about Egypt?
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| April The Giraffe's Calf 'Mastering Karate' Posted: 17 Mar 2017 09:06 PM PDT  Thousands across the world are waiting for April, a pregnant giraffe at an upstate New York zoo, to give birth.
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| Trump says US 'must be paid more' to defend Germany Posted: 18 Mar 2017 09:16 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Germany owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and the U.S. "must be paid more" for providing defense, reiterating his stance that European allies need to meet their end of the bargain if they are to continue benefiting from the military alliance.
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| Simple Steps to a Healthy Home This Spring Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Giving your home a thorough spring cleaning can certainly make it shine. But a few other steps will help you make sure you're living in a healthy home. Here's what our experts advise: Pick House...
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| Venezuela has a 'let them eat cake' moment Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:58 PM PDT  Bread has become all but impossible to find at many Venezuelan bakeries, which say Maduro's socialist government is not importing enough flour for them to make it. Not so, insists the mustachioed heir to the late Hugo Chavez, who accuses bakeries of hoarding flour to destabilize his government and using it in expensive cakes and pastries rather than cheap, subsidized bread. Maduro, whose popularity has plummeted amid a crushing three-year recession, has dispatched the army, police and uniformed civilian militias to escort officials from the National Superintendency for the Defense of Socioeconomic Rights in a wave of bakery inspections.
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| Erdogan sees Turkey parliament restoring capital punishment Posted: 18 Mar 2017 08:49 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after next month's referendum in a move that could end Ankara's bid to join the EU. The spat has seen Erdogan unleashing a volley of barbs against Berlin and The Hague, even likening Germany's leaders to Nazis, in remarks which were on Saturday rubbished by Berlin's top diplomat as "ludicrous".
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