| White House faces questions about Syria policy after suspected chemical attack Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:06 AM PDT  The White House released a statement on Tuesday blaming the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad for a suspected chemical attack that reportedly left dozens dead in that country — and blaming former President Barack Obama for not doing more to get rid of Assad. White House press secretary Sean Spicer read the statement in his daily press briefing on Tuesday, where he also faced questions about the Trump administration's position on Syria.
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| Fox News’ O’Reilly Loses More Advertisers Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Posted: 04 Apr 2017 08:39 AM PDT  More than a dozen companies have pulled their advertising from the 'O'Reilly Factor' show following a series of sexual harassment claims against Fox News' biggest star.
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| Ahead of Trump-Xi summit, U.S. warns clock has ‘run out’ on N. Korea Posted: 04 Apr 2017 02:54 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a firing contest in Pyongyang, Dec. 21, 2016. WASHINGTON — Days before President Trump hosts his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a top U.S. official warned Tuesday that "the clock has run out" on decades of diplomatic efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, and military action may ultimately be necessary. Hours after those remarks were reported, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast, according to South Korean officials.
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| The Latest: Military: Pilot of crashed F-16 out of hospital Posted: 05 Apr 2017 01:24 PM PDT  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — The Latest on an F-16 crash in the Washington suburbs (all times local):
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| New Jersey teen pleads guilty in plot to assassinate the Pope Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:46 AM PDT  Santos Colon, 17, admitted on Monday in a federal court in Camden, New Jersey, that he attempted to conspire with a sniper to shoot the Pope during his visit in Philadelphia and set off explosive devices in the surrounding areas.
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| Governors from pro-pot states ask Trump administration to ‘engage’ before cracking down Posted: 04 Apr 2017 07:57 AM PDT  Four governors hope to avoid a pot crackdown by the federal government, which a recent poll shows most Americans would oppose.
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| Ambassador Nikki Haley shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks at U.N. and more: April 5 in photos Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:00 PM PDT ![Ambassador Nikki Haley shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks at U.N. and more: April 5 in photos]( "Ambassador Nikki Haley shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks at U.N. and more: April 5 in photos") Nikki Haley, the United States' ambassador to the United Nations, shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks as she addresses a meeting of the Security Council; Pope Francis caresses a child as he tours the crowd in St. Peter's Square during his weekly general audience at the Vatican; first lady Melania Trump and Jordan's Queen Rania, left, look on as President Trump meets with King Abdullah of Jordan (not pictured) at the White House. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)
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| Sen. McConnell the Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination strategy Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:11 PM PDT  On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) holds a press conference to talk about the confirmation strategy for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
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| Stem Cell Therapy Gets Angels Pitcher Back on the Field Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:11 AM PDT  Dr. Steven Yoon is a team physician for the Los Angeles Angels who performed stem cell therapy on pitcher Garrett Richard's torn UCL. Today, Richards is making his season debut just 11 months after being injured.
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| Trump talks to Putin, offers ‘full support’ in response to St. Petersburg attack Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:05 AM PDT  President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to condemn the deadly attack on a St. Petersburg subway train, the White House said in a statement.
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| These cities are totally slaying the solar power game Posted: 04 Apr 2017 02:20 PM PDT  With the Trump administration targeting various government clean energy programs, we can think of no better time to celebrate the U.S. cities with the most installed solar energy. A new report found the country has made some serious solar strides in 2016, particularly in 20 cities across the country. SEE ALSO: Coal-fired electricity is at its lowest since officials started keeping track America's "shining cities" helped the country attain 42,000 megawatts of solar energy capacity by the end of 2016 — enough energy to power 8.3 million average homes and slash annual carbon emissions by 52.3 million metric tons, the Frontier Group and the Environment America Research and Policy Center reported. U.S. Cities by Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity, End of 2016.Image: Environment America Research and Policy CenterLast year, the 20 top U.S. cities collectively accounted for nearly as much solar power as the entire country had installed at the end of 2010. Solar power is rising across the U.S. and around the world as technology prices and installation costs plummet. In many major economies, solar power (sans subsidies) is starting to outcompete coal and natural gas, and new solar projects are costing less to build than wind farms, Bloomberg New Energy Finance found. Top 20 Solar Cities in 2016 (Total Installed Solar PV Capacity) San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA Honolulu, HI San Jose, CA Phoenix, AZ Indianapolis, IN New York, NY San Antonio, TX Albuquerque, NM Las Vegas, NV San Fransisco, CA Denver, CO Sacramento, CA New Orleans, LA Riverside, CA Austin, TX Portland, OR Washington, D.C. Jacksonville, FL Newark, NJ Despite the serious increase in solar capacity, the majority of U.S. cities have only just started to tap into their true solar energy potential, the two environmental groups said in their report. Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and San Antonio have the technical potential to generate "tens to hundreds of times more solar energy" than they do now, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)'s rooftop solar analysis for small buildings. The map below depicts each state's level of solar installation, so you can get a better sense of how beginners in the Midwest compare to "Solar Stars" on the West Coast — though even the top solar cities have room for improvement. Image: ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTERAccording to the report, San Diego — the nation's current solar energy installation leader — has developed "less than 14 percent of its technical potential for solar power on small buildings." With the Trump administration promising to double down on coal-fired power plants and unravel federal policies for clean energy, U.S. cities and states now have an even bigger role to play in tackling climate change. WATCH: This solar-powered machine transforms desert sand into glass sculptures
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| Man accused in fatal midtown Atlanta shooting hospitalized Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:45 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a midtown Atlanta street in broad daylight was hospitalized after jail guards found him biting his left arm and spitting blood, authorities said Wednesday.
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| Outrage as Syria 'chemical attack' kills dozens in rebel-held town Posted: 04 Apr 2017 07:37 PM PDT  A suspected chemical attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria killed dozens of civilians including children and left many more sick and gasping, causing international outrage Wednesday. The attack on the town of Khan Sheikhun killed at least 58 civilians and saw dozens suffer respiratory problems and symptoms including vomiting, fainting and foaming at the mouth, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. Syria's opposition blamed President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying the attack cast doubt on the future of peace talks.
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| Zika causes birth defects in one in 10 pregnancies: U.S. study Posted: 04 Apr 2017 10:29 AM PDT  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to analyze a group of U.S. women with clear, confirmed test results of Zika infection during pregnancy. Once considered a mild disease, a large outbreak of the virus that began in Brazil in 2015 and quickly spread through the Americas revealed that the mosquito-borne virus can cause severe brain damage and microcephaly, or small head size, when women are exposed during pregnancy.
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| How to Shoot a Great Dog Photo Posted: 04 Apr 2017 01:27 PM PDT  Scroll through your Facebook feed and you'll realize that almost everyone seems to love two things: cat videos and dog photos. When it comes to directing felines, you're on your own, but we can h...
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| ‘I Leaked Nothing to Nobody,’ Susan Rice Tells NBC Nightly News Posted: 04 Apr 2017 08:34 AM PDT  In an exclusive interview with NBC Nightly News' Andrea Mitchell, former National Security Adviser Susan Rice explain the details of "unmasking" amid the Trump-Russia investigation.
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| Chelsea Clinton Discusses Her Mother's Political Future Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:16 AM PDT  Chelsea Clinton addressed rumors that the former presidential nominee would run again in the future.
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| Theresa May arrives in Saudi Arabia without a headscarf to advocate for women Posted: 04 Apr 2017 08:45 AM PDT  In an effort to reject Saudi Arabia's dress code for women, British Prime Minister Theresa May refused to wear a headscarf during her visit to the kingdom today to meet with the crown prince and other dignitaries. By doing so, she hopes to prove that women can hold "significant positions."
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| Drowning horse saved by father and son, after collapsing in their doorway Posted: 04 Apr 2017 09:43 PM PDT  A horse narrowly escaped drowning in floods, thanks to the efforts of a family from the Australian town of Murwillumbah. Now a man, his wife and their son are being praised all over social media, having spent over five hours keeping the horse, who collapsed in their doorway, alive. SEE ALSO: Add this cheeky fella to your 'suburb-wandering seals of Australia' file Last Thursday night, Leigh Shepherd's wife noticed a noise coming from their neighbour's horse, Tilly, who was struggling in the deep water as a result from the floods. Shepherd decided to help retrieve the horse, after his wife said she was going to get it, according to ABC News. "I couldn't stand all my friends saying 'you let your wife swim out into flood waters, what were you doing?' So obviously I had to go out and get the bloody thing," he told the news outlet. Aided by their son Rob, the pair used a cord to help lead the horse to their house. It made it up the stairs, but collapsed in the middle of the doorway. The pair used a bodyboard to help keep Tilly's head above water, sitting by its side for the five hours it took for floods to subside. "She was just buggered, she couldn't move, she just lay there and was dependent on us," Rob told the news outlet. "We thought if she wasn't going to drown maybe hyperthermia or something like that would have got her." Despite fears it would not make it through, Tilly escaped relatively unscathed. It had a deep laceration on one of its front legs, as well as being very tired and sore from the ordeal. Tilly is now recovering back at home with its friend, a pig named Snooky. Nawww. WATCH: This electric skateboard is designed to glide like a snowboard
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| Alleged kidnap victim cried out "Help me" after car crash Posted: 03 Apr 2017 06:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped from North Carolina cried out "Help me" when police officers in the U.S. capital found her wedged between the driver's and front passenger's seat after the car she was in crashed, court documents showed.
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| Russian metro bombing puts Putin's Syria policy to the test Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:04 AM PDT  By Denis Dyomkin and Christian Lowe MOSCOW (Reuters) - Islamist militants have targeted Russia many times before but Monday's bombing of a metro train in St Petersburg was, for President Vladimir Putin, personal: it happened in his native city on a day he was making a visit back home. The attack, which killed 14 people and wounded 50, is also a test for one of Putin's most contentious policies - his decision to launch a military intervention in Syria on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. Kremlin-watchers say the risk is that Russian voters could decide, after seeing the destruction in St Petersburg, that the Syrian operation is making them more vulnerable to such attacks - not safer as Putin promised.
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| Senate Republican leader starts clock ticking to Gorsuch showdown Posted: 04 Apr 2017 01:46 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate moved on Tuesday toward ramming through approval of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee this week, as its top Republican said he has the votes to wipe away Democratic roadblocks but vowed to preserve the minority party's ability to hold up legislation. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to change the Senate's long-standing rules in order to eliminate the ability to use a procedural hurdle called a filibuster against Supreme Court nominees like Trump's pick Neil Gorsuch, if a Democratic filibuster succeeds as expected in blocking a confirmation vote.
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| Graphene Oxide Sieve Can Make Seawater Drinkable Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:17 PM PDT  The breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize water filtration — especially in countries that sorely lack access to clean drinking water.
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| Pope makes appointments amid criticism of sex abuse response Posted: 04 Apr 2017 07:09 AM PDT ![Pope makes appointments amid criticism of sex abuse response]( "Pope makes appointments amid criticism of sex abuse response") VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday named a new official to oversee the Vatican office that processes clerical sex abuse cases amid mounting criticism over a yearslong backlog of cases and Francis' handling of the problem.
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| 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: New Look, New Tech Posted: 05 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Another refresh attempts to keep Mitsu's most relevant model relevant.
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| The Latest: Russian says rebel-held town in Syria exposed Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:05 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the suspected chemical attack in Syria (all times local):
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| The Galaxy S8+ actually managed to beat the iPhone 7’s battery life Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:04 PM PDT 
A few days ago, we learned that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will have roughly the same battery life as their iPhone counterparts, and now the first test results are in. It turns out that the Galaxy S8 Plus's battery life is actually a little bit better than the iPhone 7's, which is a pretty big deal, as anyone who has compared Android battery life to the iPhone knows all too well. Unfortunately though, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ still come nowhere close to matching the iPhone 7 Plus.
The Galaxy S8+ lasted for 8 hours in Phone Arena's test. The iPhone 7 died after 7 hours and 46 minutes, while the iPhone 7 Plus lasted for 9 hours and 5 minutes. The site used the same standard battery test for the new Samsung phone, with the screen set to the same level, 200 nits of brightness, for typical indoor use. The Galaxy S8+ offers almost one hour of extra battery life compared to the Galaxy S7 edge, even though both devices sport a similar 3,500 mAh battery. The Galaxy S8+ is more efficient than its predecessor thanks to that new 10nm chip. However, the Galaxy S8+ also has a much bigger display, which can explain why the phone can't top the battery performance of Apple's iPhone 7. 
Phone Arena's graphic above also shows how the Galaxy S8+ fares against other Android devices, including the Google Pixel, the OnePlus 3T, and Huawei P10. That said, the Galaxy S8+ may not outperform the iPhone 7 Plus, but it appears as though the phone's battery will be good enough to get you through the day. The smaller Galaxy S8 hasn't yet been tested. One thing that initial battery tests will not reveal is battery degradation. A report last week showed that Samsung developed a new battery technology to significantly slow down the degradation of the batteries in its newest flagship phones.
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| Iran's Aseman Airlines signs $3bn deal for 30 Boeing jets Posted: 04 Apr 2017 04:53 AM PDT  US plane maker Boeing said Tuesday that Iran's Aseman Airlines had agreed to buy 30 737 MAX jets for $3.0 billion in its second major deal since sanctions were eased last year. "Boeing confirms the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Iran Aseman Airlines, expressing the airline's intent to purchase 30 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $3 billion," the US group said in a statement. Iran has been desperate to renew its ageing fleet of planes, but was largely blocked from dealing with major aircraft manufacturers until a 2015 accord with world powers that eased global sanctions in exchange for curbs to its nuclear programme.
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| Cop Engages Alleged Jewelry Store Burglar in Life and Death Struggle Caught on Video Posted: 05 Apr 2017 09:08 AM PDT  The suspect allegedly tried to gouge out the officer's eyes.
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| Ryan plays down hopes for quick revival of U.S. healthcare overhaul Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:16 PM PDT  By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress lurched between repealing Obamacare or rewriting the U.S. tax code as their top priority, with House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday dampening White House hopes for a quick vote on healthcare legislation. The back-and-forth raised questions over how Trump will manage to achieve major legislative goals this year, prompting uncertainty about the direction Republicans will steer government.
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| 7 Tips for Millennials Who Would Like to Retire Someday Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:21 AM PDT ![7 Tips for Millennials Who Would Like to Retire Someday]( "7 Tips for Millennials Who Would Like to Retire Someday") It's easy to put retirement on the back burner. Millennials have been presented with a unique set of challenges and opportunities, says Jason R. Staley, investment relationship manager at Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors in Pittsburgh. The "lack of wage growth and uncertain job markets, combined with significant amounts of student debt and the likelihood of social safety net programs like Social Security and Medicare being less generous to millennials than baby boomers, create an uncertain economic future," Staley says.
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| I Did the One Thing That I Hated the Most and It Changed My Life Posted: 05 Apr 2017 09:41 AM PDT  I didn't exactly fit in with the rest of the glowy, blissful, and extremely limber group.
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| Kerry Washington Plays 'What Would Olivia Pope Do?' Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:30 AM PDT  Kerry Washington is our May cover star! Watch to see the Scandal star and Game of Thrones super fan imagine what Olivia Pope would do if she was vying for the Iron Throne. Spoiler alert: it would have been no contest.
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| 2017 Chevrolet Cruze LT RS vs. 2017 Honda Civic Sport, 2017 Mazda 3 Touring 2.5, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Wolfsburg Edition Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:52 PM PDT  Where does the Venn diagram of practicality, fuel economy, and affordability overlap? The hatch. Definitely the hatch.
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| Russian police hunt possible accomplices of suicide bomber Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:52 PM PDT  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Investigators searched for possible accomplices of a 22-year-old native of the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan identified as the suicide bomber in the St. Petersburg subway, as residents came to grips Tuesday with the first major terrorist attack in Russia's second-largest city since the Soviet collapse.
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| Your iPhone Can Be Hacked Via Wi-Fi If You Don't Update Now Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:22 PM PDT  Apple has issued an emergency patch to fix a vulnerability that left iOS devices at risk of being attacked via WiFi.
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| Pennsylvania man who eluded manhunt goes on trial in trooper ambush Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:13 PM PDT  Pennsylvania prosecutors showed jurors graphic images of a police officer moments after he was fatally shot in a 2014 sniper attack, during opening statements on Tuesday in the murder trial of survivalist Eric Frein. Frein, 33, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, could receive the death penalty if he is convicted of the top charge against him, the murder of a law-enforcement officer, Corporal Bryan Dickson II. He is also charged with terrorism and the attempted murder of trooper Alex Douglass, who was wounded in the attack.
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| 'No defense' against multiple Russian missiles: US general Posted: 04 Apr 2017 10:49 AM PDT  The United States and its allies would have "no defense" against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by Russia, a top US general warned Tuesday. Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of deploying a land-based cruise missile system in contravention of a 1987 US-Russia arms control deal, known as the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). General John Hyten, who heads the US military's Strategic Command, told lawmakers that a single ground-launched cruise missile is not a significant threat, but the calculus changes if multiple missiles are launched.
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| Poll: Most young people say gov't should pay for health care Posted: 04 Apr 2017 01:39 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most young Americans want any health care overhaul under President Donald Trump to look a lot like the Affordable Care Act signed into law by his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
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| Pass/Fail for Parents!? Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:35 AM PDT  As a parent, you expect your children to bring home good grades – but how would you feel about being graded yourself? Mississippi recently passed a bill adding a new item to kid's report cards: grades for their parents in such subjects as their child's readiness for tests, absences, and tardies. Does this idea deserve an A for effort, or an F for infuriating families?
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