| Spicer: U.S. must face ‘political reality’ of Assad in Syria Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:45 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — Under heavy fire for dropping U.S. demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster from power, the White House declared Friday that it's time to face "political reality" in Syria.
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| Rep. Mark Sanford: Trump threatened to go after me to win my vote on health care Posted: 30 Mar 2017 01:10 PM PDT  Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., said President Trump threatened to run a primary challenger against him in 2018 if he voted against the Republicans' proposed replacement for Obamacare. The ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, of which Sanford is a member, led the charge from the right to oppose the bill, and Trump has publicly blamed its members for the bill's failure.
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| The Latest: Mexican man freed from detention thankful Posted: 29 Mar 2017 05:51 PM PDT  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a Mexican man arrested in the Seattle area despite participating in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children (all times local):
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| Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blue Posted: 31 Mar 2017 05:53 AM PDT ![Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blue]( "Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blue") Over 600 men and women were sworn in as New York City police officers during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, March 30, 2017, in New York.
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| Fire causes portion of I-85 in Atlanta to collapse Posted: 30 Mar 2017 07:14 PM PDT  Traffic in the Atlanta metro area is at a standstill as firefighters battle the blaze.
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| Boko Haram faction seeks grassroots support in NE Nigeria Posted: 30 Mar 2017 10:25 AM PDT  A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the indiscriminate violence of its longtime figurehead that has alienated locals. Eyewitnesses to a spate of recent raids attributed to Islamist fighters loyal to Abu Musab Al-Barnawi in northeast Nigeria have said they repeatedly told villagers they would not be harmed. Others say mass violence has been reduced in parts of the northern Borno state around Lake Chad now controlled by Barnawi and Mamman Nur, his right-hand man who is seen by some as the real leader.
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| Russian Interference Went Far Beyond DNC Hack, Senate Panel Hears Posted: 30 Mar 2017 01:41 PM PDT  Experts tell congressional investigators of hacks to Clinton's and Rubio's email, bot swarms of false information, and the prospect of 'information nukes' still lurking in Russian hands.
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| Study: Distractions Lead to 11% Spike in Pedestrian Deaths Posted: 30 Mar 2017 08:46 AM PDT  In 2016, nearly 6,000 Americans were killed while walking, according to a new study. Experts say distracted drivers and pedestrians are both to blame.
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| U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley Posted: 30 Mar 2017 06:25 PM PDT ![U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley]( "U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley") By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial and public stance on Assad's fate. The view of the Trump administration is also at odds with European powers, who insist Assad must step down. "You pick and choose your battles and when we're looking at this, it's about changing up priorities and our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters.
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| Officials: Callers saw a pickup swerving before Texas crash Posted: 30 Mar 2017 06:13 PM PDT  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officials from two departments say they received phone calls about a pickup driving erratically shortly before a collision between a truck and church bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat.
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| Pressure grows on Hungary to let Soros-founded school remain Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:44 PM PDT  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pressure is growing on the Hungarian government to withdraw a draft bill on higher education that could lead to the closure of the Central European University in Budapest, which was founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
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| India privately took Amazon to task over insulting flag doormat Posted: 30 Mar 2017 05:25 AM PDT  By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's reaction to an Amazon.com website selling doormats resembling the country's flag involved an unprecedented public and private offensive against the U.S. company by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, a document shows. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj publicly threatened in January to rescind visas of Amazon employees if the doormats were not removed from its Canadian website. India also escalated the matter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and prompted a global audit by the company to "ensure that such products are not listed on any of its other" websites around the world, according to the document.
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| High-tech war kit can't prevent civilian deaths in Iraq Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:32 AM PDT  Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable to avoid civilian casualties as it battles the jihadists in close urban combat. The coalition is backing Iraqi forces in the battle to push out IS from west Mosul, a maze of narrow and densely populated lanes in which residents must hunker down in a bid to avoid bombs and bullets.
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| Read President Trump’s executive orders in full Posted: 30 Mar 2017 09:44 AM PDT  President Trump has begun his presidency with a number of executive orders released in a whirlwind of announcements. Below you'll find the full text along with summaries of some of the more notable declarations, as provided by the White House and Federal Register websites. Summary: To create a panel to combat America's opioid crisis.
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| A word of warning to anyone who hasn’t already updated to iOS 10.3 Posted: 30 Mar 2017 03:57 PM PDT 
Earlier this week, Apple put an end to the beta madness and released iOS 10.3 to the public. Don't worry, a new developer beta — iOS 10.3.2 — was promptly released the very next day. We already told you about all the best new features in iOS 10.3, and we also drew attention to one feature in particular, a hidden change that gives the iPhone and iPad a nice little speed boost. If you haven't already updated though, there's one feature that we should warn you about because we've received a handful of emails from people who have run into some serious problems. Among the behind-the-scenes changes in iOS 10.3, Apple's move to a new file system is clearly the biggest. Prior to iOS 10.3, all iOS devices used the popular HFS+ file system. Beginning with iOS 10.3, however, Apple has moved to the more modern Apple File System (APFS). There are a number of advantages to switching to Apple's new file system, but the big ones are better optimization for NAND flash storage and SSD storage, more accurate time stamping, and support for stronger encryption. HFS+ is 30 years old at this point, so it was clearly time for a change. Here's the problem, however: once you update your phone to iOS 10.3 and your file system is converted to APFS, you can no longer roll back without wiping your phone and reinstalling an older iOS build. Why is that significant? Because if something goes wrong and you roll back to an older build, you'll no longer be able to recover data because everything will have been converted to APFS. So, a word of warning: Back. Up. If you haven't already upgraded to iOS 10.3, be sure to back up all of your data before you do. This can be done either with iCloud (Settings > iCloud > iCloud Backup > Back Up Now) or by backing up using iTunes. It might take a little while, but waiting a few minutes while your iPhone backs up is much less aggravating than losing some or even all of your data.
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| Video shows LA deputy ignoring shooting call Posted: 31 Mar 2017 10:41 AM PDT  An LA County Sheriff's Deputy was caught on camera ignoring a shooting alert.
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| Duterte threatens to humiliate news outlets for drug reports Posted: 30 Mar 2017 07:57 AM PDT ![Duterte threatens to humiliate news outlets for drug reports]( "Duterte threatens to humiliate news outlets for drug reports") MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president unleashed an expletive-laden tirade Thursday against the country's leading newspaper and TV network and threatened to humiliate them and their owners, whom he accused of distorting news of his anti-drug crackdown.
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| New Imaging System Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:37 AM PDT  The system, designed by Israeli firm Arbe Robotics, will provide object detection up to 300 meters.
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| Pregnant Giraffe Keeps Anxious Viewers Waiting Posted: 31 Mar 2017 06:17 AM PDT  By the morning of March 27, April was "relaxed," and the animal frequently raised and lowered her tail, and experienced "significant mammary change," her caregivers posted on Facebook. Giraffe mothers carry their young for about 15 months, and while April's caregivers observed breeding behavior between April and her mate, Oliver, in the middle of October 2015, it is hard to tell for sure if conception occurred, AAP owner Jordan Patch told Live Science in February. AAP shared photos on March 27 on Facebook that showed the whitish plugs, which look "like dried toothpaste at the end of a tube," Patch added.
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| Venezuela's Maduro decried as 'dictator' after Congress annulled Posted: 30 Mar 2017 04:41 PM PDT  By Diego Oré and Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Opposition leaders branded Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro a "dictator" on Thursday after the Supreme Court took over the functions of Congress and pushed a lengthy political standoff to new heights. There was swift and widespread international condemnation of the de facto annulment of the National Assembly, where the opposition won a majority in late 2015 amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has seen Maduro's popularity plummet. The head of the 34-nation Organization of International States (OAS), Luis Almagro, said the Venezuelan court had dealt the final blows to democracy and accused Maduro's "regime" of carrying out a "coup." Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala and Panama expressed strong concerns while Peru withdrew its envoy after what it termed a rupture of democracy.
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| At least 14 dead in IS truck bomb at Baghdad checkpoint Posted: 30 Mar 2017 03:12 AM PDT  At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Thursday. The blast, which hit the checkpoint at the main southern entrance to the city on Wednesday night, also wounded at least 36 people, the officials said. The jihadist group overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have since regained much of the territory they lost.
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| Senate intel leaders pledge Russia probe cooperation Posted: 29 Mar 2017 05:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pledging cooperation, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee said Wednesday they would steer clear of politics in their panel's probe of Russian interference in last year's election. They made a point of putting themselves at arm's length from the House investigation marked by partisanship and disputes.
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| Real Life Sharknado? Fish Out of Water Winds Up on the Road Following Cyclone Posted: 30 Mar 2017 09:18 AM PDT  The incident occurred in Queensland, Australia.
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| 'El Chapo' prison conditions worst in U.S., prevent proper defense: lawyers Posted: 30 Mar 2017 10:57 PM PDT !['El Chapo' prison conditions worst in U.S., prevent proper defense: lawyers]( "'El Chapo' prison conditions worst in U.S., prevent proper defense: lawyers") Held without access to sunlight or his relatives, Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is under more restrictive captivity than any other U.S. prisoner and it is difficult to mount a defense, his court-appointed lawyers said on Thursday. Mexico extradited Guzman, who is the head of Sinaloa Cartel, to New York in January, a few hours before U.S. President Donald Trump took office. Guzman, who escaped from two Mexican prisons and was a key figure in a bloody drug war, is seen as a flight risk by the U.S. government.
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| Ford Issues Recall On 441,000 Vehicles Posted: 30 Mar 2017 07:20 AM PDT  Thousands of select models were recalled due to fire hazard and door latch issues.
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| S.African rand plunges after finance minister sacked in reshuffle Posted: 30 Mar 2017 08:54 PM PDT  South Africa's rand plunged five percent Friday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister and made ten new cabinet appointments in a dramatic reshuffle that has fuelled fears of a split in the ruling African National Congress. The decision to fire Pravin Gordhan rocked investors, who had come to view him as a trusted operator and safe pair of hands who had stressed his intention to intention to rein in spending, tackle graft and reduce the budget deficit. Now there is a fear his removal could persuade investors and voters that once-booming South Africa is heading toward fiscal and political instability.
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| We totally agree with George W. Bush on Trump's inauguration speech Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:05 PM PDT  George W. Bush DGAF. The former president is retired, painting, and hopefully not looking at his Wikipedia page. And apparently he was as confused by Donald Trump's inauguration speech as everyone else. SEE ALSO: Trans activists on why Trump's bathroom decision could hurt so many kids If you can remember back to January (sigh), Trump basically described an America that sounded like something out of Mad Max. "The crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential," he said. "This American carnage stops right here and stops right now." Bush was there watching and having some serious poncho problems. Now, it seems, he had some pretty interesting commentary after the speech was over. "That was some weird shit." That's according to three sources who talked to New York Magazine. Even if you don't agree with Bush's stance on ... well, anything, you can agree with him there. That speech was some seriously weird sh*t. WATCH: Mick Mulvaney on climate change.
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| 9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today Posted: 30 Mar 2017 09:10 AM PDT 
Wednesday's post covering paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time was a great one, and there are still some freebies in there if you want to go back and check them out. We've got a fresh new list for you on Thursday, of course, and it's packed with nine new app sales for you to flip through. These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word "get," it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged. Repost and Save for Instagram 
Normally $2.99. Repost'n'Roll for Instagram let you share and repost your favorite Instagram posts from your friends, including the newly released Stories. Repost'n'Roll is the only app that allows you to repost Instagram Stories! When you login to the app, you will see the latest stories posts made by the people you follow, and you will be able to repost photos and videos while giving credit to the original poster. You can even repost your friends story to your own story, or you can do the classic reposting on your Instagram feed.
Download Repost and Save for Instagram Flash Player 
Normally $1.99. Flash browsing support
- Browser allows you to play Flash games such as free Facebook games, use Flash apps and watch Flash video inline using its remote cloud browse mode.
- Browse Flash websites that would otherwise not display on the iPhone.
- Play music that streams through a Flash player.
- Read news that require Flash support.
- Press the "Lightning" icon on the bottom right navigation bar when you encounter a Flash website on the iPhone or iPod Touch.
- Combines fast native browsing for normal websites and remote browsing for Flash websites. Switch between the 2 modes using the lightning bolt button (for Flash) or the web globe button (for native browsing).
- Support different mode such as pointer mode for precision that makes your iPhone acts like a mouse pad. Supports touch mode for scrolling and touch/click. Supports drag mode for dragging around game maps.
- Zoom in flash. PLEASE WAIT a second or two for the zoom to update before zooming again on iPhone and iPod touches.
- We support audio. PLEASE MAKE sure your mute switch is not on.
Download Flash Player Blyss 
Normally $0.99. Blyss launched on iOS with Editor's Choice in 78 countries and Worldwide feature! "As clever and creative as it is simple and minimalist, Blyss will have you coming back for more time and time again"
- 8/10 PocketGamer "Blyss appears to achieve that sweet spot of being complex and in depth, while still having a zen-like vibe"
- TouchArcade "If recent releases like Dots & Co, Quell Zen, and klocki weren't enough to whet your appetite, then Blyss is a fine addition to any puzzle game collection"
- 4.5/5 AppAdvice "To put it bluntly, Blyss is one of the best puzzle games I've ever played"
- MacStories "Blyss is just about the chillest puzzle game you'll ever play"
- MacWorld ______
Travel through Beautiful mountains, serene valleys and harsh deserts solving Blyss' unique and self-evolving puzzles. The endless puzzle adventure along with musical ambient themes will keep you hooked for hours as you write your own high scoring saga. Features : - Procedurally generated Unqiue and Unlimited Puzzles
- 3 Challenging & Exciting Game Modes!
- Global Leaderboards for every Game Mode
- Hand crafted Missions to keep the thrill going
- Special Combo system
- Facebook and Twitter High-Score Picture Card Sharing
- Ambient Themes with unique handpicked Music
- Serene Visuals
- Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements
Download Blyss Prompts 
Normally $0.99. The #1 creative writing prompts app for iPhone and iPad just got a whole lot better. "Getting stuck with writer's block is a huge pain. Prompts provides inspiration." - Mashable More than 300,000 unique writing starting lines and creative writing prompts to inspire you and give you ideas for creative writing. Whether it's poetry writing, journal writing, storytelling, or anything else! Prompts is great for students in the classroom, amateur writers, or professionals who want to free write often. ** Part of the Apple Education program, so teachers and schools get a discount when buying this app! ** • Prompts gets you writing, even when you don't know where to start or if you feel blocked
• Access to more than 300,000 unique starting lines and creative prompts like that of Brian Eno
• Set a custom, daily writing goal and use the app to hit it!
• View custom writing stats like how often you write, how long you write, and more
• Set daily writing reminders to keep yourself motivated
• Categorize your writing with custom, color-coded tags
• Auto save so you never lose a word of writing
• Write in either landscape or portrait view, on your iPhone or iPad
• Adjustable font size and styling
• Share your writing by email, Twitter, or Facebook, and more Why use Prompts for creativity writing? • Prompts is full of unique writing prompts. Feeling stuck or creatively blocked? Press the lightning bolt at any time and you'll be presented with a prompt to help inspire you. • Even if you don't know where to start writing, just open the app and press the plus button to get a random and totally unique idea in the form of a starting line. There are hundreds of completely original ideas to start from. • On the bus, in the break room, anywhere you are, Prompts helps you become a better writer and build a writing habit with just a few minutes a day. • Share your writing by email, Twitter, Facebook, Evernote, or Day One Write full screen and swipe down to bring the menu back into view. It's a great way to write without distractions, using as much of the screen as possible! Set daily reminders to keep your writing habits healthy, bookmark the projects you're working on, and even monitor your writing stats to see which days and times you're at your best. Adjust font style and size to match your writing style, whatever style that is for you. Whether you want to write more just for fun or if you write for a profession, you are going to love how Prompts helps you write. Prompts is perfect for writers, bloggers, journalists, educators and students (college or kids), copywriters, marketers, or anyone who just likes to write.
Download Prompts Classicalc Music 
Normally $0.99. ### Over 10,000 downloads! Calculator that sounds amazing! ### Classicalc is a unique, the most classy calculator app on the App Store. It's designed to be beautiful and simple, but also… to sound amazing! Each color theme has its own, actual Grand Piano major scale! It's Chopin-awesome! Underneath it beautiful simplicity, there's some serious technology powering Classicalc: ## Instant Calculation calculates the formula as you type, so you never have to use the equals sign. We spare you one unnecessary tap at a time. ## You can start your calculations on your iPhone, then Continue on your Apple Watch, and the other way around. ## Your most recent equation is always saved, even if you shut the app. When you run it again, The formula is instantly there. ## 14 great-looking backgrounds with related actual Grand Piano major scales ## Change colors and major scales on iPhone app to change on Apple Watch ## In case the numbers bore you, you can always play a song. It's Chopin-awesome!
Download Classicalc Music Ninjas Infinity 
Normally $0.99. Here comes an authentic cartoon art style 2D infinity action! Can your fingers catch the infinity arena? Many obstacles, including evil ninjas, ninja dogs, monsters, demi-humans, zombies will prevent your adventure! ▪ Select among four ninjas!
- Select one from ninjas of fire, water, thunder, and wind!
You can use secret characters by achieving records!!
Can you find iOS original characters!? ▪ Master legendary ninjutsu!
- You can master ninjutsu by getting scrolls.
Can you master the legendary last ninjutsu!? ▪ Get legendary blade!
- It is not only ninjutsu that helps you!
Get legendary blades with the power of shinobi! ▪ Level system
- Allocate points obtained by increasing your level to Power, Strength and Ninriki.
The higher your level, the stronger the blades you will have!
- You can infinity level up.
- You can upgrade the skill.
- You can infinity combo. ▪ Available game mode
- You can select a game mode from Easy, Normal, and Hard.
The more difficult the mode you complete, the higher the score you can achieve...
- Endless infinity arena. ▪ Animation, graphics, and system
- Numerous effects have been used for ninjutsu, weapons, and monsters.
- You can enjoy unique new combos shot from skill.
Download Ninjas Infinity Rocket Valet! 
Normally $2.99. "This game is a home run! I love this [BLEEP] game. In my top 5 all time games. No BS." - Touch Arcade Forums A cloudy moon illuminates the quiet planet. With practiced precision, you carefully navigate mazes of deadly traps to reach your goal: a small landing target outside the dark city. If you survive, you must choose to cash in your points or risk it all on another run. Do you have what it takes to become a leaderboard legend? Thank you all for the wonderful feedback. Here's what people are saying about Rocket Valet! Galaxy Landing Service: "Seriously the most fun game I've played in a while on the iPhone. Love the leaderboards and the disks." "They nailed the controls on this game!" "There should be a warning label on this game." "I'm officially addicted." "Well done. I just played this for an hour straight!" "This game is friggin addicting as all get out!"
Download Rocket Valet! Color Accent 
Normally $0.99. Color Accent lets you add accent / splash effect to your photos in seconds. FEATURES • Powerful image processing engine Lets you tap on a color to add accent effect
Pick unlimited number of accent colors • Beautiful and simple user interface Magnifying glass lets you easily pick accent colors
Paint on photos to remove or add colors • Change Hue and Saturation for accent colors
• Full resolution support
• Universal app
Download Color Accent Сat stickers for iMessage 
Normally $0.99. Set of more than 40 stickers of super cute cat :) He can help you express yourself in many cute ways!
Including stickers for good and bad mood, for your loved ones, for holidays and different funny occasions! For using this stickers open iMessage and:
1) Tap the arrow button on the left of texting area
2) Tap the app button and then tap the 4 dots button on the bottom.
3) Tap the icon of the stickers and you can start to use them! ;)
Download Сat stickers for iMessage
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| This Homemade Cleaning Solution is the Best Way to Unclog a Drain Posted: 30 Mar 2017 10:16 AM PDT  You probably already have all the ingredients.
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| 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Posted: 30 Mar 2017 12:57 PM PDT  Is this the second coming of the G35?
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| Why A Black Lightning And Static Shock Crossover Shouldn’t Happen, According To Original Creator Posted: 30 Mar 2017 12:28 PM PDT  Why Black Lightning's creator, Tony Isabella, is "annoyed" by fans calling for a Static Shock crossover.
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| 8 Things Emily Ratajkowski Does to Stay in Shape Posted: 30 Mar 2017 06:21 PM PDT  Want to know the secret to Emily Ratajkowski's killer body? Check out 8 things she does to stay fit.
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| Indian abattoirs end strike on assurances of no Hindu party crackdown Posted: 31 Mar 2017 03:34 AM PDT  By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Abattoirs in India called off a four-day strike after the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, gave assurances that mainly Muslim-run, unlicensed slaughter houses would not be shut down or attacked. Separately, in Modi's western home state of Gujarat, lawmakers of his ruling party stiffened the punishment for cow slaughter to life imprisonment, the toughest such measure aimed at protecting cows, widely considered holy by Hindus. State elections are due by year-end in Gujarat, where 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in 2002 after a wave of Hindu-Muslim riots when Modi was chief minister.
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| Jewish teen arrested for US bomb threats 'has tumour' Posted: 30 Mar 2017 06:57 AM PDT  An Israeli-American teenager accused of making dozens of anti-Semitic bomb threats that led to concern and a backlash in the United States has autism and a brain tumour, his lawyer told a court Thursday. The Israeli court extended the 18-year-old's remand at the hearing in Rishon Lezion, near Tel Aviv, to April 6 following the Jewish teenager's arrest in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on March 23.
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| Serial killer died from head injuries; Ohio inmate suspected Posted: 31 Mar 2017 11:58 AM PDT  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A fellow inmate is suspected of fatally beating a serial killer dubbed the "Angel of Death" inside the cell where he was serving multiple life sentences, authorities said Friday.
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| Elon Musk explains why drivers won’t care about the Model 3’s bizarre dashboard design Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:30 PM PDT  When Tesla unveiled the Model 3 last year, tech and auto observers couldn't help but notice that the car lacked an instrument cluster. Instead, Tesla representatives suggested that drivers would be able to ascertain all the information they needed right from the car's 15-inch tablet located on the center console. Because the design Tesla showed off was so outside the norm, many Tesla enthusiasts began speculating that Tesla must have a cool and advanced design it was planning to show us later on down the line. This speculation was only fueled by coy remarks from Tesla CEO Elon Musk who said via Twitter that everything would all make sense soon enough. Responding to a question about the lack of a dashboard/HUD, Musk last April said that "it will make sense after part 2 of the Model 3 unveil." Of course, part 2 of the Model 3 unveil came and went and we still didn't hear anything about Tesla's plans for the dashboard area. Meanwhile, speculation surrounding Tesla's plans to incorporate a futuristic HUD on the Model 3 began to grow wildly. Looking to keep expectations grounded, Musk over the past few days has come out and said that the Model 3 will not have a HUD and that users won't really care. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/846768171486855169 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/846768497904369664 Musk later added that drivers don't need an instrument cluster on the dash because "the more autonomous a car is, the less dash info you need." Driving the point home, Musk asked the following question: "How often do you look at the instrument panel when being driven in a taxi?" All that said, the Model 3 dashboard will more or less look like this.  While such a design may make sense in a world where cars are fully autonomous, the reality is that many drivers today not only want, but need quick and easy access to pertinent information like range, speed and more. Addressing this, Musk took to Twitter once again where he explained that the final Model 3 design will display such information on the center console. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/847178475970547712
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| U.S. appeals injunction of Trump revised travel order Posted: 30 Mar 2017 04:08 PM PDT  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday appealed a ruling by a federal judge in Hawaii extending a suspension of President Donald Trump's revised restrictions on travel from some Muslim-majority countries. The appeal will be considered by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which last month upheld a suspension of Trump's first travel order. Trump signed the revised ban earlier this month in a bid to overcome legal problems with a January executive order that caused chaos at airports and sparked mass protests before a Washington judge stopped its enforcement in February.
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| U.S. Army: Foreign Tanks Are Now "Competitive" to the M1 Abrams Posted: 31 Mar 2017 11:42 AM PDT  Foreign designs, both friendly and not so friendly, have caught up to the venerable M1.
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