| Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ collides with Congress Posted: 25 Apr 2017 03:28 AM PDT  President Trump backed off his demand that Congress pay for a wall spanning the entire U.S.-Mexico border in a crucial spending bill that must pass by Friday night to keep the government funded.
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| Dao attorney: Client was dragged like ‘sack of potatoes,’ apology from CEO wouldn’t help Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:23 AM PDT  Thomas Demetrio, the lawyer for injured United passenger David Dao, said the airline's CEO had a chance to apologize but instead called Dao belligerent.
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| Pres. Trump's Threat to Congress Fails Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:40 PM PDT  President Trump lost his first fight over health care and Monday night he appeared to back off threats to force Democrats and Republicans to pay for the border wall. Fmr. GOP Congressman David Jolly and MNSBC's Joy Reid join Lawrence O'Donnell.
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| Groups sue UC Berkeley over Ann Coulter appearance Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:31 PM PDT  Two conservative groups filed a lawsuit against the University of California at Berkeley claiming that a decision to cancel an appearance by the firebrand pundit Ann Coulter violated their right to free speech. The Berkeley College Republicans and Young America's Foundation, which had invited Coulter to speak on April 27, accused the university of seeking to silence conservative viewpoints and stifle political discourse at the famously progressive campus by imposing unreasonable demands on campus events involving certain "high-profile" speakers. "Defendants' discriminatory imposition of curfew and venue restrictions has resulted in the cancellation of two speaking engagements featuring prominent conservative speakers in the month of April, 2017," read the lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco.
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| The Flying Car Larry Page's Company Kitty Hawk Has Been Working On Will Be Available This Year Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:19 AM PDT  The company Larry Page backs, Kitty Hawk, is release its flying vehicle later this year.
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| The Latest: Spokesman says inmate apologized to director Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:26 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on Arkansas' attempt to carry out the nation's first double execution since 2000 (all times local):
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| North Korea stages large-scale artillery drill as U.S. submarine docks in South Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:03 AM PDT  By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a U.S. submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over the North's nuclear and missile programs. The port call by the USS Michigan came as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steamed toward Korean waters and as top envoys for North Korea policy from South Korea, Japan and the United States met in Tokyo.
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| Sirens and silence as Israel remembers Holocaust Posted: 24 Apr 2017 01:15 AM PDT ![Sirens and silence as Israel remembers Holocaust]( "Sirens and silence as Israel remembers Holocaust") Israelis stood silent and sirens rang out for two minutes on Monday as the country held its annual remembrance of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Israeli radio and television stations have aired testimony, documentaries and films on the genocide carried out by the Nazis since Sunday night. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to destroy those who call for the destruction of Israel in a speech at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to mark the start of commemorations on Sunday night.
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| Wheaton College mourns freshman killed during track event Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:16 AM PDT  Wheaton College is in mourning after a 19-year-old student was killed in a bizarre accident at a track meet.
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| Astronaut Peggy Whitson Holds Records for Longest Time in Space by an American Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Whitson is the first woman to command at NASA, take eight space walks and orbit nearly 250 miles above the Earth.
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| The Scandals of Donald Trump: Presidential Edition Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:13 AM PDT  Michael Flynn's troubles keep getting worse. On Tuesday, the chairman and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee said that the former national security adviser had likely broken the law by failing to seek permission to receive, and failing to disclose payments he received, from Russia and Turkey.
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| Justices turn away appeal from Houston man shot by police Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:26 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Houston man shot in the back by police during a traffic stop, prompting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to complain of a "disturbing trend" in how the high court deals with cases alleging police misconduct.
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| Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked With Memorial March Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:48 AM PDT  Thousands participated in a memorial march at Auschwitz in Poland to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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| Afghan defense chief quits over attack; U.S. warns of 'another tough year' Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:51 AM PDT  By Idrees Ali and Josh Smith KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's defense minister and army chief of staff resigned on Monday after the deadliest Taliban attack on a military base, and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he was "under no illusions" about the problems facing the country. Mattis, visiting as the United States looks to craft a new Afghanistan strategy, held talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, officials and U.S. commanders, who want more troops.
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| Death Penalty Countdown: One Family Waits for Execution Day in Arkansas Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:09 AM PDT  Just miles away from death row in Arkansas, Genie Boren waits for the scheduled execution date of her husband's killer, Kenneth Williams. Williams is one of the previously eight scheduled executions in a 10 day span in Arkansas.
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| 3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Car Window Closes on His Neck Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:37 PM PDT  A toddler died after his neck became stuck in a car's power window, police said.
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| Burt Reynolds on Trump: “He has to realize it’s not about ego” Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:13 AM PDT  Burt Reynolds, who has been friendly with President Donald Trump in the past, spoke with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric about how he thinks Trump is doing in the White House so far.
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| The Latest: Teacher to return to Tennessee to face charges Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:14 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student (all times local):
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| US sends stealth fighters to Russia's backyard for NATO drills Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:53 AM PDT  The move was seen by Estonian defence officials as a gesture underscoring Washington's commitment to its NATO partners. Rhetoric by US President Donald Trump, who called NATO "obsolete" shortly before he took office, deeply rattled the alliance's easternmost members bordering Russia. Trump has since reversed much of his criticism.
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| Chelsea Clinton Responds To SNL Cast Member’s Joke Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:16 PM PDT  Chelsea Clinton responded to a joke made by 'Saturday Night Live' star Vanessa Bayer at the expense of former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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| Iraqi forces using siege and stealth to evict Islamic State from Mosul Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:54 PM PDT  By Ahmed Aboulenein MOSUL, Iraq, (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are using siege and stealth tactics to drive Islamic State militants out of Mosul's Old City, an Iraqi general said, as his forces sought to minimize casualties among hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the cramped, historic neighborhood. Explosions from two car bombs could be heard nearby as Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi spoke to Reuters at his command post on Monday, and a Reuters correspondent saw thick smoke rising from the blasts. "Most houses in the Old City are very old and its streets and alleyways are very narrow," said Assadi, a commander of Iraqi counter-terrorism units in Mosul.
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| Arkansas kills inmate in latest of several planned executions Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:33 PM PDT  The southern US state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires at the end of the month, has carried out the first of two executions scheduled for Monday, the attorney general said. Jack Jones was executed after the US Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour request from his attorneys asking the justices to reconsider a procedural issue from his trial. Arkansas had planned to put eight convicted murderers to death in 11 days -- a record, had it been carried out -- but four have won reprieves.
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| Your Favorite Chips Are Being Recalled For A Terrifying Reason Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:45 AM PDT  No illnesses have been reported so far.
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| Fiery, deadly wreck snarls Interstate 5 in Los Angeles Posted: 25 Apr 2017 03:08 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fiery collision Tuesday involving two big trucks and several smaller vehicles killed one person and injured 10 others while triggering a massive traffic jam on Interstate 5 in Los Angeles.
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| Does Donald Trump actually know where Mars is? Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:34 PM PDT 
Earlier today, President Trump took time out of his busy schedule to video-call the American astronauts aboard the International Space Station. In between comments on how great American technology is, Trump seems to have let slip his administration's Mars policy. According to the pool report of the conversation, it's kinda ambitious: POTUS asked about the timeline for placing humans on Mars, and said he would like to speed up the timeline to get that done "at worst, during my second term." "I have great respect for you folks, it's amazing what you do." POTUS said.
To be clear: Trump wants, "at worst," to have humans on Mars by 2024. That's an improvement of decades on NASA's current plan, which has the first Mars fly-by pencilled in for 2033, and no real plan for a human landing on Mars any time soon. That plan also assumes that NASA's budget remains intact and American scientific institutions aren't gutted, which is far from certain right now. More importantly, this raises the question of whether Trump actually knows where Mars is. It's quite possible that he's talking about getting humans to the Moon again, rather than Mars. His administration has said before that it'd like to see human space exploration (outside of the ISS) by the end of Trump's first term, which agrees with what Trump said about getting folks to the Moon/Mars "at worst, during my second term." Now we're left to wonder which is more likely: a President who thinks it's realistic to shave 20 years off the Martian exploration program, or one that confuses different celestial bodies. If the Earth can make it to 2024 intact, I guess we'll find out.
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| The Latest: Le Pen sees French presidential vote 'surprise' Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:33 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The latest on the French presidential runoff on May 7 (all times local):
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| Watch the 2017 Honda Civic Type R Set a New FWD Nurburgring Lap Record Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:57 AM PDT  With a 7:43.80 lap time, the 306-horsepower turbocharged Type R snatches front-drive victory from the hottest VW GTI.
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| Boy and Grandmother Seen in Last Photos Before They Vanished in Grand Canyon Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:04 AM PDT  LouAnn Merrell, 62, and her stepgrandson, Jackson Standefer, 14, have been missing since April 15. The teen's camera has been found.
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| Russia flies multiple bomber missions near Alaska: Pentagon Posted: 24 Apr 2017 01:20 PM PDT  Russian warplanes last week flew a series of missions near Alaska, prompting the North American air defense agency to scramble US and Canadian jets, officials said Monday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Pentagon said Tu-95 Bear bombers were spotted in international air space on three occasions -- twice near the Aleutian Islands and once near mainland Alaska and Canada. The bomber missions occurred April 17, 18 and 20, and on two occasions NORAD launched fighters to conduct "safe and professional" intercepts.
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| Arkansas Executes 2 Death Row Inmates Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:26 PM PDT  Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued an order in February to execute eight men in 10 days in April because the state's stock of midazolam, a key lethal injection drug, expires at the end of the month.
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| Undergrads Share College Decision Day Strategies Posted: 25 Apr 2017 06:30 AM PDT ![Undergrads Share College Decision Day Strategies]( "Undergrads Share College Decision Day Strategies") After months of college application tasks and an anxious waiting period, high school seniors are starting to receive college acceptance letters. Many students may be relieved, but the hard work isn't necessarily over. Two current undergraduates recently shared their college decision strategies to help you prepare to pick a college before National College Decision Day on May 1.
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| Turkey strikes Kurds in Iraq, Syria, drawing condemnation Posted: 25 Apr 2017 12:37 PM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish warplanes struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from Baghdad and criticism from the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, which is allied with Kurdish factions in both countries.
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| Arctic thaw quickening threatens trillion-dollar costs: report Posted: 25 Apr 2017 06:56 AM PDT  (The online version of the April 24 story is refiled to fix byline, and typo in 12th paragraph) By Alister Doyle OSLO, April 25 (Reuters) - The Arctic's quickening thaw is melting the permafrost under buildings and roads from Siberia to Alaska, raising world sea levels and disrupting temperature patterns further south, an international study said on Tuesday. The frigid region's shift to warmer and wetter conditions, resulting in melting ice around the region, may cost the world economy trillions of dollars this century, it estimated. The report by 90 scientists, including United States experts, urged governments with interests in the Arctic to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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| Barack Obama to 'make $400k' for his Wall Street speech Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:55 AM PDT  Barack Obama has reportedly agreed to speak at a Wall Street conference for almost half a million dollars. The former President, who left the White House almost 100 days ago, is said to be appearing at Cantor Fitzgeralds LP's healthcare conference as a keynote speaker in September. Mr Obama's reported speech fee is nearly twice as much as Hillary Clinton has charged private companies for similar style events.
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| Haiti leader pleads guilty to money laundering in drug case Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:26 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian coup leader and recently elected senator in that country pleaded guilty Monday to a U.S. drug money-laundering charge under a deal that should allow him to avoid a potential sentence of life in prison for cocaine trafficking.
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| Khamenei urges presidential hopefuls to focus on Iran Posted: 25 Apr 2017 03:02 AM PDT  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Tuesday on candidates for next month's presidential election not to look to other countries as examples for progress. The May 19 election will see incumbent moderate Hassan Rouhani face off against two highly-touted conservative rivals. Speaking at a meeting of ambassadors from Muslim nations in Tehran, Khamenei encouraged candidates "not to look abroad (but) to pin hope on the capabilities of the nation for progress".
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| Amber Alert issued for 1-year-old girl abducted in Rancho Cucamonga Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:33 PM PDT  Authorities issued an Amber Alert Monday night for a 1-year-old girl who was abducted in Rancho Cucamonga by her father who authorities said is armed.
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| ASEAN leaders likely to go soft on sea feud in Manila summit Posted: 25 Apr 2017 09:06 AM PDT ![ASEAN leaders likely to go soft on sea feud in Manila summit]( "ASEAN leaders likely to go soft on sea feud in Manila summit") MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders will express serious concern over territorial disputes in the South China Sea when they gather in an annual summit in Manila this week, but a draft of a communique to be issued at the end of the meeting indicates they will adopt subdued language on a conflict that has increasingly alarmed Asian and Western governments.
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| Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:00 PM PDT  Two dozen red-hatted protesters gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to call for easing federal marijuana laws, but police snuffed out the party by arresting four of them after they lit up joints. The activists, who carried marijuana-leaf flags and a sign saying "Let DC Tax and Regulate Marijuana," were calling for coast-to-coast legalization of the recreational use of marijuana and protections for those who use cannabis for medical reasons. The protest included the recitation of Buddhist, Jewish, Christian and Rastafarian prayers on the lawn outside the domed national landmark.
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| SitRep: Mattis in Kabul, Taliban Hit U.S. Base; North Korea Warns Washington; Watch Trump Learn About NATO and Terrorism Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:06 AM PDT  China Urges Trump to Be Careful; China's New Aircraft Carrier; Russia's Carrier Bulking Up; And Lots More
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| 2 gang members sentenced for deaths of prosecution witnesses Posted: 25 Apr 2017 05:26 PM PDT ![2 gang members sentenced for deaths of prosecution witnesses]( "2 gang members sentenced for deaths of prosecution witnesses") CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn didn't mince his words in describing the 2014 shooting deaths of a South Carolina couple who had been scheduled to testify in a criminal case.
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