| Tucker Carlson and Caitlyn Jenner debate Trump and transgender rights Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:40 AM PDT  The conservative Fox News host made his debut in the slot formerly occupied by Bill O'Reilly with a discussion about the president's approach to LGBT issues.
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| Limbaugh Slams Trump for 'caving' On Border Wall Posted: 25 Apr 2017 12:02 PM PDT  Rush Limbaugh and his listeners are worried that President Trump is losing his chance to build the promised border wall. Lawrence O'Donnell explains why this isn't the first time Trump has lost this fight.
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| Obama to Trump: Inside the County That Helped Flip the Election in Pennsylvania Posted: 25 Apr 2017 07:22 AM PDT  Luzerne County voted blue for nearly twenty years but this election, it went for Trump.
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| US Supreme Court takes narrow view on tribal immunity Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:28 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court took a narrow view Tuesday on the immunity from lawsuits enjoyed by Native American tribes, which are treated in some respects like sovereign states that cannot be sued in American courts. In a case involving a limousine driver who rear-ended a car on a Connecticut freeway, the highest court in the land ruled unanimously that tribal employees do not always have immunity when involved in incidents that take place far from reservations. The justices revived a civil lawsuit filed by the injured occupants of the car in state court, overturning the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the case because the driver worked for the Mohegan Tribe, which runs a casino in the state.
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| Army Veteran Tied Service Dog to Tree, Shot It 5 Times on Camera: Cops Posted: 26 Apr 2017 03:01 PM PDT  Marinna Rollins can be heard laughing as she and her boyfriend took turns shooting her service dog, authorities said.
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| Large Rabbit Dies On United Flight To U.S. Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Simon the rabbit, slated to be the world's largest bunny in the world, died on a United Airlines flight from the U.K.
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| US test launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:24 PM PDT  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Wednesday in a test of the weapon system that is part of the U.S. nuclear force.
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| Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq, and more: April 26 in photos Posted: 26 Apr 2017 01:09 PM PDT ![Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq, and more: April 26 in photos]( "Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq, and more: April 26 in photos") Iraqi paramilitary troops fire toward Islamic State militants during a battle on the outskirts of the ancient city of Hatra, near Mosul, Iraq; the robes of Pope Francis are blown over his head by a gust of wind as he delivers his homily during the weekly audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City; and demonstrators in Minsk, Belarus, mark the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.
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| New Video Shows United Passenger Before Dragging Incident Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:39 AM PDT  A security officer asserted that Dr. David Dao "refused to leave" his seat and "folded his arms tightly," but his attorney calls the description "utter nonsense."
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| U.S. Probes Into Trump’s Russia Links, Kremlin Meddling Gain Two Heavyweights Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:16 AM PDT  The Senate investigation gains a former NSA lawyer. The FBI probe gets a veteran prosecutor.
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| A look at immigrants in the US without legal status Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:20 AM PDT ![A look at immigrants in the US without legal status]( "A look at immigrants in the US without legal status") SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center showed the number of immigrants in the country illegally fell to 11 million in 2015 from six years earlier.
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| U.S. slams South Sudan's Kiir over 'man-made' famine, urges truce Posted: 25 Apr 2017 12:32 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States slammed South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Tuesday for the African state's "man-made" famine and ongoing conflict, urging him to fulfill a month-old pledge of a unilateral truce by ordering his troops back to their barracks. "We must see a sign that progress is possible," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told a United Nations Security Council briefing on South Sudan. "We must see that ceasefire implemented." South Sudan descended into civil war in 2013 after Kiir fired his deputy, unleashing a conflict that has spawned armed factions often following ethnic lines.
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| 'Bachelor' Held Behind Bars: Reality TV Star Charged in Fatal Hit and Run Posted: 25 Apr 2017 01:08 PM PDT  Chris Soules was charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
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| Ivanka Trump booed by audience in Germany Posted: 25 Apr 2017 07:12 AM PDT  At an appearance at the W20 summit in Germany, audience members reacted with boos when first daughter Ivanka Trump said her father was a great supporter of women.
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| Dragged United passenger 'aggressive', officers say Posted: 25 Apr 2017 11:34 AM PDT  Newly released reports from security officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport paint an unflattering picture of the man dragged from a United Airlines flight, setting off a worldwide uproar. The documents, requested by US media outlets which reported on their contents Tuesday, say passenger David Dao was "aggressive," and that one of the three officers attempting to remove him from his seat on United Flight 3411 had lost his grip when Dao flailed his arms, causing the 69-year-old to fall and injure himself. The reports also for the first time identified the three Chicago Department of Aviation officers on the plane, one of whom wrote that they had used "minimal but necessary force" to remove Dao from the packed flight to Louisville, Kentucky.
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| Hezbollah's defiant signal to Israel, Lebanon, and the UN Posted: 25 Apr 2017 01:26 PM PDT ![Hezbollah's defiant signal to Israel, Lebanon, and the UN]( "Hezbollah's defiant signal to Israel, Lebanon, and the UN") The stated objective of the Hezbollah-coordinated press tour of southern Lebanon was to see new Israeli defensive installations on the border – indications, according to the powerful Shiite Lebanese militia, of Israeli fears of Hezbollah's growing military might. The unprecedented spectacle appeared to be a deliberate and calculated breach of a UN Security Council resolution that bans non-state forces from bearing arms in southern Lebanon, and it illustrated the unmatched sway Hezbollah wields, and the impunity it enjoys throughout the country. Recommended: Hezbollah 101: Who is the militant group, and what does it want?
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| 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:59 AM PDT 
Rumors surrounding the iPhone 8 are swirling right now, but they're still a bit hazy in some key areas. Should we expect an in-screen Touch ID sensor? Should we expect a dual-lens camera on every new iPhone model? We don't have any answer for you yet on that front, but at least you can expect fresh new paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free each day. We've rounded up the best of the bunch, as we always do, and you'll find them all laid out below. 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. Lily 
Normally $1.99. Create music with Lily, a playful musical experience for people of all ages and musical abilities. Compose a looping melody with each lily and build up interesting harmonies and melodic patterns. Explore polyrhythm by composing looping melodies of different lengths and tempo to create complex musical patterns. Save your compositions and switch seamlessly between them to chain multiple patterns together. Record and share your creations to YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook with Everyplay. • Choose from six lily flowers, each with their own unique sound over three octaves.
• Alter the number of petals to create melodies of different lengths.
• Select from five musical scales.
• Alter the tempo division of each lily to create interesting interplay between the lilies.
• Save your compositions and switch seamlessly between them.
• Record and share your creations with Everyplay. Peace.
Download Lily BoomBar 
Normally $0.99. Stop carrying dozens of loyalty and reward cards around ! Get BoomBar 3 Easy Steps Scan , Save and Use with your iPhone, Apple Watch and iMessage. About BoomBar : BoomBar is a forward thinking application aim to record barcodes / qr-codes from various cards used in people's daily life and save them into different categories, so that users can use their cards by presenting the barcode/qr-code from their iPhone, iPod touch, Apple Watch or iMessage. BoomBar with the user permission, can backup all the saved cards to user's personal iCloud Drive, which means BoomBar's creators and a third party do not have access to any data uploaded by the users, which ensures users' information 100% private and secure. With the release of Apple Watch and the spread of iPhone and iPod touch, who still wants to carry a heavy wallet everywhere? BoomBar adopts advanced technology and concept, provides a user-friendly interface, easy to learn and use. With BoomBar, your smart lifestyle is only a few click away!!! Features: * Share and save cards with family or friends via iMessage
* Choose blue, pink or green to be your home screen icon colour.
* Support for App Store ratings and reviews without leaving the app.
* Support for Touch ID
* Supports Barcodes and QR-Codes
* No third party Advertisement
* Backup your cards to your iCloud Drive
* No third-party backup of your card data
* No tracking of your usage of products and cards
* Supports iPhone , iPod touch and Apple Watch
Download BoomBar Protect Your SMS 
Normally $1.99. Your private messages will never been seen again! Features: - Pattern lockscreen to secure the MESSAGE ...
- Numeric PIN-code lockscreen
- Secure encryption
- iPhone SMS/iMessage integration
- Simple and easy to use What people are saying - "Amazing app, now I don't have to worry about my parents invading my social life!" - "Cool app! Love how I can how txt my mates in private" - "A long time coming... the encryption is brilliant" == Notes ==
iMessage is a trademark of Apple, Inc. Messages exchanged are charged at your standard carrier rate.
Download Protect Your SMS Thermo-Hygrometer 
Normally $1.99. Thermo-Hygrometer is a weather app, using GPS location.
Displays outside temperature, humidity, air pressure and THI of current location. Every day feel the design of analog sensibility. - Point unit thermometer (Fahrenheit or Celsius)
- High and low temperature indicators
- Feels Like Temperature
- Hygrometer
- Barometer (hPa or InchHg)
- Support integrated barometer (iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 or later)
- Temperature Humidity Index (discomfort index)
- Landscape mode (Thermometer + Hygrometer + Barometer)
- Support 3D touch Quick Action
- Support watchOS 3
- Support Widget
- Universal App (support iPad, iPad Pro) If you need help please contact us at goodte@me.com and give us a chance to help you.
If you enjoy the app, don't forget to give us a review on the App store.
Enjoy the app!
Download Thermo-Hygrometer Blocs Wave 
Normally $2.99. Blocs Wave is a fun and beautifully designed music app for making and recording new music quickly. For songwriters and electronic music makers alike, it is an on-the-move powerful portable music studio. Start new musical ideas by discovering new sounds across genres. Make your tunes unique by slicing and rearranging your sounds. Play with beautiful touchable waveforms and build up loops in real-time by recording your voice or other sounds, and build bigger ideas using song sections. Blocs Wave is also great for live looping, thanks to its real-time stretch and pitch engine. Features
• Find ideas quickly - Combine sounds across genres
• Play with sounds - Beautiful, touchable waveforms
• Record new sounds - Capture your own vocals and instruments
• Explore a huge sound library - Find amazing sounds across genres from electronic to indie, EDM to songwriting, and more
• Expand your collection - Download more sounds from an ever-expanding soundpack library
• Chop up sounds - Use Slice Mode to make every sound unique (In-App Purchase Pro Feature)
• Export your music - Create a mixdown or export individual tracks
• Launchpad Soundpack sharing - Get hundreds more genres and styles through our Launchpad for iOS app Advanced Features
• Real-time stretching - Change tempo while playing
• Real-time recording - Build up live recorded loops in real-time
• Import - Bring in your own sounds from other apps (In-App Purchase Pro Feature)
• Key aware - All library sounds stay in-key with each other
• User library - Manage your recorded and imported sounds
• Works well with others - Supports Audiobus, AudioCopy/AudioShare and hardware input
• Jam in sync - Supports Ableton Link Compatible with iPad 2, iPad (3rd Generation), iPad (4th Generation), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Pro (12.9 inch and 9.7 inch), iPhone SE, 7/7 Plus, 6/6s Plus, 6/6s, 5/5s/5c, 4s. Supports iOS 8, 9 and 10.
Download Blocs Wave Note-Ify Notes 
Normally $0.99. «Note-Ify Notes» - is a simple and convenient note-taking app. Organize your notes, ideas, shopping lists, tasks and different reference information. It features user-friendly and customizable interface.
Key features:
- FOLDERS - for easy grouping of notes
- ICLOUD-SYNC - Your notes are available on the iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X *
- COLORS - if you want to highlight the different types of notes just mark Important notes as red, Affairs - as green (for example)
- Favorite Notes - select and group important to you notes
- PASSWORD on a separate note - you can lock notes with password that contain confidential information (passwords, card numbers, love letters ;-))
- MAIL-TO-SELF - fast "one-click" sending of notes to the selected email-address, don't waste your time on typing your email. Just click on the button and note is in your mailbox
- SKINS, FONTS, COLORS - configure the application so as you want = PRESS ABOUT US =
APPADVICE.COM:"This application provides you with an elegant and easy way to keep your thoughts " APPPIPE: "Simple, efficient and beautiful, FNotes might just be the best iOS notes app you've never heard of" APPSAD: "Note-Ify - minimalistic replacing to standard notes" APPLEDIGGER: «Note-ify - this is the best alternative to the standard notes" APPLENEWS: "Note-Ify - a new look at the minimalist notes that fit perfectly into the new design of the Apple" YABLOCHNO.COM: «Note-Ify - a new look at familiar application notes ... Note-Ify is quality and useful ... synchronization and customization of appearance make it a viable alternative to the standard" Notes ". APPLEMAGAZINE.COM: "... application in its current form is certainly the easiest way to create notes, and will make a great addition to your performance" APPPICKER.COM: «Note-Ify features a very basic interface, and I actually prefer Productivity apps of this kind which keep things nice and simple. I definitely think the streamlined layout is a huge benefit for busy bodies like you and I!» APPPICKER.COM: «I've used a fair few apps that are similar to Note-Ify in that they attempt to keep things simple and streamlined. Some developers manage to pull it off, while others fail miserably, and I would say that Note-Ify Notes definitely falls into the former category, with a fantastic minimalist interface and some of the smoothest overall functions you'll ever see»
Download Note-Ify Notes Stripe Wallpaper Generator 
Normally $0.99. Play with size sliders and color pickers, untill you obtain a super-cool stripe tile. Press "Action" to save your creation.
Download Stripe Wallpaper Generator Animated Pixel Emoji 
Normally $0.99. Show off your emotions with Animated Pixel Emoji. Specially designed to send to your friends and stick all over your text messages.
Download Animated Pixel Emoji
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| Democrats troll Donald Trump by 'correcting' his email promoting first 100 days as president Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:23 PM PDT  Senate Democrats have released their own, red-all-over rewrite of Donald Trump's commemorative 100th day email. The White House sent out an email earlier this week, touting the president's accomplishments in advance of his 100th day in office. Titled "President Trump's 100 Days of Historic Accomplishments," the email claims Mr Trump has "accomplished more in his first 100 days than any other President since Franklin Roosevelt".
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| AP Photos: Chernobyl's ghost town draws daring visitors Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:26 AM PDT  PRIPYAT, Ukraine (AP) — A bulletin board in the Ukrainian town of Pripyat still bears an edition of the Sovietsky Patriot newspaper, dated three days before the nuclear explosion that turned the city into one of the world's most baleful ghost towns.
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| US Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf Posted: 26 Apr 2017 03:57 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer fired a warning flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel coming near it in the Persian Gulf, an American official said on Wednesday, the latest tense naval encounter between the two countries.
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| Defying crackdown, Venezuelans stage new march Posted: 25 Apr 2017 06:42 PM PDT  Venezuelan protesters planned a new march Wednesday against President Nicolas Maduro, defying his government despite the deaths of more than 25 people in an increasingly violent political crisis. Twenty-six people have died so far this month in violence around the protests, including four minors, according to Attorney General Luisa Ortega. Maduro put the figure at 29 deaths in a speech Tuesday evening, without giving details.
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| Former ‘Bachelor’ Chris Soules Speaks Out After Deadly Accident Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:27 AM PDT  Former "Bachelor" Chris Soules has finally addressed his hit and run arrest.
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| Unicorn frappucinos are dead. Long live dragon frappuccinos. Posted: 26 Apr 2017 12:27 PM PDT  A couple days ago, we suggested other mythical creatures who are not unicorns that deserve to have their own frappuccinos. Little did we know, one of those frappuccinos was indeed developing in the shadows of the unicorn frappuccino. And now, with the unicorn frappuccino run officially over at Starbucks, that new frappuccino has come into the spotlight. Introducing the dragon frappuccino. SEE ALSO: Starbucks baristas are now creating 'unicorn lemonade' and there's no end to this 109/365: I apologized profusely to my barista before ordering the basic AF #unicornfrappuccino - thankfully they were out of the ingredients and offered me something not only cooler and better tasting, but easier to make: the #dragonfrappuccino @starbucks #ionlyordereditbecauseitmatchesmyhair A post shared by Mercy Martin 濾 (@heyymercyy) on Apr 19, 2017 at 9:34pm PDT It appears that some Starbucks locations, such as the one in the Instagram picture above, had run out of ingredients to make the insanely popular Unicorn Frappuccino. So instead, baristas offered a new, unofficial concoction: the dragon frappuccino. In fact, at least one location tried to make the drink official with sign that proclaimed it as a store exclusive. However, since it's not a product made by Starbucks HQ, you probably won't be able to find it in the majority of stores and the recipes vary. A post shared by Varin Thorn (@varin_thorn) on Apr 21, 2017 at 9:05pm PDT Many Instagram posts have explained that it's a green tea frappuccino with vanilla bean powder and a berry swirl on the inside of the cup. One post saw the green tea being mixed with dried blueberries to create the purple color along with the green. A Starbucks created this to replace the unicorn frappuccino so we duplicated it and it's yummy!!! #dragonfrappuccino A post shared by Smith's Starbucks (@starbucks.smiths) on Apr 26, 2017 at 9:58am PDT We think the moral of the story is that people are starting to become more and more creative in either what they create at Starbucks or what they force their baristas to create. And then we just slap a catchy name to it. So long live creativity and frappuccinos. WATCH: Woman uses Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino to spread some magical news to her husband
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| Long-Range Bull: Driving a 250,000-Mile Lamborghini Murcielago Posted: 25 Apr 2017 01:18 PM PDT  We slide behind the wheel of the highest-mileage modern Lambo in the world.
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| Behold: This Galaxy Note 8 blows the Galaxy S8 out of the water Posted: 25 Apr 2017 05:51 AM PDT 
Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were finally released this past Friday, and it seems like the phones are already well on their way to becoming a smash hit. The South Korean electronics giant announced Monday morning that combined Galaxy S8 and S8+ pre-orders out-sold Samsung's previous-generation Galaxy S7 and S7 edge by 30%. As a quick reminder, the S7 and S7 edge were Samsung's best-selling phones ever. If you picked up a new Galaxy S8 on Friday or over the weekend, rest assured that you now hold the most stunning smartphones that have ever existed. They're also two of the most powerful smartphones that have ever existed. In fact, there's almost nothing on Earth that could possibly give you buyer's remorse. Almost nothing... When an early adopter buys a new flagship iPhone, he or she knows that there will be a full year to wait (and save up money) before an even better new flagship iPhone launches. In Samsung's case, however, there's a much shorter buffer in between flagship releases. In the first half of each year, Samsung updates its Galaxy S lineup. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are the company's flagship smartphones for the first half of 2017 and as you read in our Galaxy S8 review, they're incredible. Then, in the second half of 2017, Samsung will update its Note line with the all-new Galaxy Note 8. If the Note 8 looks anything like this, Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners should prepare to be very, very jealous. Graphic designer Muhsin M. Belaal Auckburaully teamed up with YouTube channel DBS Designing to completely reimagine Samsung's Galaxy Note series using design cues from the Galaxy S8 along with rumors we've heard so far. The results, as you can see, are absolutely stunning. 
Unlike most concept smartphones we see out there, this Galaxy Note 8 is actually rooted in reality. It likely doesn't look exactly like the Note 8 Samsung will release later this year, but we're willing to bet that it's close. Hopefully Samsung sticks with the precedent set by the Galaxy S8, however, and ditches that distracting logo from the front of the phone. 
As for specs, Auckburaully stays well within the realm of reality by sticking with the rumors we've heard so far. The Note 8 should feature a huge 6.4-inch QHD+ display and a screen-to-body ratio that's even better than the 83% ratio on the Galaxy S8. Other expected specs include 6GB of RAM, 64GB or 128GB of storage, microSDXC support, a new dual-lens rear camera setup, an iris scanner, and a huge 4,000 mAh battery that hopefully doesn't explode. More images of Auckburaully's Galaxy Note 8 design can be seen on his Behance page, and a video featuring the design is embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0p3CAs9ZP0
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| Gov. John Kasich on President Trump's first 100 days, who's to blame for division in America Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Kasich weighs in on Donald Trump and how he thinks the country can come together.
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| Amazon's New Echo Look Makes Alexa the Fashion Police Posted: 26 Apr 2017 01:39 PM PDT  Alexa, do these pants make me look fat? Amazon's newest voice-powered device, the Echo Look, is a $199 Wi-Fi connected camera that you can use to check out how you look in your favorite outfits. When you say "Alexa, take a picture" or "Alexa, take a video," the Echo Look will snap a shot of you, and then upload it to the Echo Look app, where you can review what you're wearing and what you've worn in the past.
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| Senate race ahead for suspended Alabama chief justice Moore Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:59 PM PDT  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Suspended Alabama Chief Justice and gay marriage opponent Roy Moore announced Wednesday he is running for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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| Afghanistan arrests 35 soldiers after attack on base Posted: 25 Apr 2017 05:37 PM PDT  Authorities have arrested 35 soldiers who served on an army base in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban staged a deadly attack last week, officials said Wednesday, as fears grew they had inside help. The defence ministry released its official toll of 135 recruits killed in the assault on the sprawling base, home to the 209th Army Corps, outside the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on Friday. The brutal assault is believed to be the deadliest-ever Taliban attack on a military installation.
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| Lawyers want Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction dismissed Posted: 25 Apr 2017 01:28 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez formally asked a court on Tuesday to dismiss his first-degree murder conviction now that he has died.
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| ‘Pokémon Go’ ‘PokeSensor’ & ‘PokeSearch’ Trackers Shut Down By Niantic Posted: 25 Apr 2017 07:46 AM PDT  'Pokémon Go' third-party trackers are being shut down by Niantic, and 'PokeSensor' and 'PokeSearch' are the most recent victims. Are Niantic's attempts to stop hackers getting too aggressive?
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| What we do in the next 5 years will determine the fate of the melting Arctic Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:39 PM PDT  Global warming has pushed the Arctic into a new state unprecedented in human history, with thinning and retreating sea ice, skyrocketing air and sea temperatures, melting permafrost, and glaciers that are shedding ice at increasing rates. All of these impacts and more may seem remote at first — after all, few of us live in Nunavut — but if you're a coastal resident anywhere in the world, from New York City to Dhaka, Bangladesh, what happens in the Arctic will affect you during the next several decades and beyond, primarily through sea level rise. SEE ALSO: Trump White House reveals it's 'not familiar' with well-studied costs of global warming The economic effects of all Arctic warming impacts may be enough to dent the gross domestic product of some countries, with cost estimates ranging from $7 trillion to $90 trillion by the end of this century. These are the conclusions of a new, comprehensive assessment of the Arctic climate by a division of the Arctic Council — a cooperative, governing body that helps oversee development in the Far North. Sea ice (TOP) meets land as seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft above Greenland.Image: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe scientific report, released on Tuesday, is known as Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic, or SWIPA. About 90 scientists helped produce the report, while more than two-dozen experts peer-reviewed the results. The document contains two key findings that anyone concerned about the future of not just the Arctic, but the entire globe, should take note of. The first is that the Arctic Ocean could be free of summer sea ice starting as early as the late 2030s, which is earlier than other estimates have shown. The second is that rapid Arctic warming is driving greater melting of land ice in the region, which led scientists to conclude that consensus projections of global sea level rise made in 2013 are too conservative. Compared to the previous SWIPA report, which was produced in 2011, the new assessment paints a far more dire picture of an Arctic climate in overdrive. It also offers hope that action can be taken now to slow down and eventually stabilize Arctic warming after about the year 2050. But time is running out. Even with rapid action to curb global warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane, the Arctic most of us grew up with — featuring thick sea ice making the region virtually impenetrable year-round — is gone, and is not likely to return anytime in the next century. Sea ice thickness trends, showing the thinning trend in recent years.Image: zack labe"... The Arctic of today is different in many respects from the Arctic of the past century, or even the Arctic of 20 years ago," the report states. "Many of the changes underway are due to a simple fact: Ice, snow, and frozen ground — the components of the Arctic cryosphere — are sensitive to heat." Based on computer model projections, the report states that average fall and winter temperatures in the Arctic will increase up to 5 degrees Celsius, or 9 degrees Fahrenheit, above late 20th century values by the middle of the century, even if relatively stringent greenhouse gas emissions cuts are made. Such temperature thresholds are already being reached in some months, with January 2016 recording a temperature anomaly of 9 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1981-2010 average for the region, with even higher anomalies seen during October through February of the same year. This past winter was the warmest on record for the Arctic, and for the third straight year, Arctic sea ice peaked at a record low level during the winter. This has left sea ice in a precariously thin and sparse state as the upcoming melt season nears. The report contains valuable findings on what would happen to Arctic climate change if the world were to come close to meeting the goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement. That treaty, which went into force in November 2016, aims to keep global warming to well under 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above preindustrial levels through the year 2100. It's unclear whether the agreement's goals are still feasible, considering that the U.S. — the world's second-largest emitter — is considering pulling out of it altogether, and other nations have yet to offer plans to cut their emissions in line with the temperature target. A "drunken forest" in Fairbanks Alaska where trees are collapsing into the ground due to permafrost melt.Image: Warming Images/REX/ShutterstockMeeting the Paris targets would help slow the pace and reduce the severity of Arctic warming, but it "would not stabilize the loss of Arctic glaciers, ice sheets, and ice caps," the report states. "The recent SWIPA assessment tells that the changes in the Arctic are bound to continue at the current rate until mid-century," said Morten Skovgaard Olsen, who chaired the new report, in an email. "But it also tells that immediate and ambitious green-house gas reductions will slow the speed of changes beyond mid-century and even stabilize change beyond mid century, preventing major further impacts associated with the Arctic melt ." Any carbon pollution cuts made now will have the most significant influence on what the Arctic will look like after about 2050, the report's authors said at a press conference Tuesday in Virginia. "The changes are cumulative, and so what we do in the next 5 years is really important on slowing down the changes that will happen in the next 30 or 40 years," said James Overland, a climate scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "The emphasis on action and immediacy is one of the main findings" from the report, he said. NASA project scientist Nathan Kurtz surveys an iceberg locked in sea ice near Pituffik, Greenland.Image: mario tama/Getty ImagesForeign ministers from the eight Arctic nations will meet in Fairbanks, Alaska on May 11 to discuss these findings and other issues pertaining to the region. Some discussion on the Paris agreement may take place, particularly along the sidelines of the talks. According to the SWIPA report, meltwater from Arctic glaciers has contributed 35 percent of current sea level rise, with the greatest contribution coming from Greenland. The planet's largest island lost an average of 375 gigatons of ice per year. This is equivalent to losing a block of ice measuring 4.6 miles on all sides, from 2011 to 2014 alone. It amounts to twice the melt rate from 2003 to 2008. In addition, thawing permafrost is harming infrastructure from Alaska to Siberia, with landslides and mysterious craters swallowing parts of the Russian Arctic. In Alaska, the report found that wildfires in taiga forests are worse now than at any time in the past 10,000 years, due to hotter, drier summers and earlier spring snowmelt. WATCH: Stunning drone footage captures rare video of blue whales feeding
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| 8 Popular Part-Time Jobs for Retirees Posted: 25 Apr 2017 10:01 AM PDT ![8 Popular Part-Time Jobs for Retirees]( "8 Popular Part-Time Jobs for Retirees") Many people continue to work after age 65, but they often prefer a part-time role. Some retirees work in low-wage jobs, likely because they need the money or appreciate some other aspect of the job, such as schedule flexibility. Here are the eight most commonly held jobs among people age 65 and older, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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| 41 Amazing Breakfast Casseroles For Your Holiday Crowd Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:39 AM PDT |
| America Is Getting Used to Trump’s Insanity Posted: 25 Apr 2017 12:39 PM PDT  The president has managed to accomplish at least one big thing in his first 100 days: the once unthinkable is now unremarkable.
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| Amazon’s $96 sound bar is so good it doesn’t need a separate subwoofer Posted: 26 Apr 2017 05:20 AM PDT 
It used to be that if you wanted to add decent sound to your TV, you need to spend upwards of $1,000 on a surround sound system. The the home audio market got much more competitive, and prices began to fall. Things really took a turn when companies began launching sound bars, which cost less to make and didn't require users to run cables all over their homes. Fast-forward to today, and you can get a solid sound bar with a wireless subwoofer for between $200 and $300. And then there's the AmazonBasics 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Sound Bar with Built-In Subwoofer, a 4-star rated home audio solution that costs less than $100. The nifty design builds the sub right into the sound bar itself, delivering great sound, a compact design, and the easiest possible installation. Here are a few more details from the product page: - 31.5-inch sound bar with built-in subwoofer enhances home-audio systems (not compatible with universal or TV remotes)
- Bluetooth technology v2.1 + EDR with A2DP & AVRCP for seamless streaming from various devices
- Full-range stereo speakers; up to 92 dB (2.1 channels)
- 4-piece 2-inch round frame; mid- to high-range drivers; 4-by-2.7-inch sub-range driver; 2-piece passive radiator
- 3 sound modes: Standard, News, and Movie; remote control and wall-mount hardware included; measures 31.5 by 3.2 by 3.5 inches (W x H x D)
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| Netanyahu snubs German minister over plan to meet rights groups Posted: 25 Apr 2017 01:56 PM PDT  By Madeline Chambers and Jeffrey Heller BERLIN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled talks on Tuesday with Germany's visiting foreign minister, snubbing Sigmar Gabriel over his decision to meet groups critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians. The dispute threatened to widen a rift between Israel and Germany over the Palestinian issue. Berlin has been increasingly critical of the settlement policies of Netanyahu's right-wing government in occupied territory Palestinians seek for a state.
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| Foreign extremists killed in Philippine clash: military Posted: 25 Apr 2017 06:04 AM PDT  The Philippine military said Tuesday it had killed almost 40 militants loyal to the Islamic State group, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian, in a major land and air assault in the south. The foreigners were part of more than 160 fighters of the Maute group of militants who came under attack last weekend in Mindanao island, said national military chief General Eduardo Ano. "We inflicted about 37 enemy killed, 14 have been identified and 23 still unidentified, with three Indonesians and one Malaysian," he told reporters in Manila.
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| Arizona man convicted of killing best friend, woman, 4 kids Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:18 AM PDT ![Arizona man convicted of killing best friend, woman, 4 kids]( "Arizona man convicted of killing best friend, woman, 4 kids") YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prisoner was convicted Tuesday of the gruesome killings of his best friend, the man's girlfriend and her four young children 12 years ago in what prosecutors called a crime motivated by money.
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| This Mom's Viral Facebook Post Explains Why She Doesn't Teach Her Son to Share Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:43 AM PDT  "MY CHILD IS NOT REQUIRED TO SHARE WITH YOURS."
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| Tesla Model S Loses Top Ratings Spot Posted: 26 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Consumer Reports is lowering the ratings of two Tesla vehicles because the automaker has not enabled the new models with the automatic emergency braking safety feature it said would come as stand...
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| The Ford Mustang races to the top spot Posted: 25 Apr 2017 04:55 AM PDT  Less than two years after officially launching its Pony Car beyond its domestic US borders, the Ford Mustang is the world's best-selling sportscar. In all, Ford sold 150,000 Mustangs around the world in 2016 which, according to the latest industry data from IHS Markit, means the car is not only America's most popular sportscar, it has now conquered the world, too, despite some hard-hitting European and Japanese competition. The Mustang has outsold the Mazda MX-5 Miata, BMW 4 Series, Nissan 370Z and the venerable Porsche 911 among others to claim the top spot, leaving many to ponder why it took Ford so long -- 51 years -- to finally offer its most famous muscle car to European and Asian customers.
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| US and Canada's very different takes on Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau phone call over lumber and milk trade Posted: 26 Apr 2017 01:35 AM PDT  The White House has insisted a phone call between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau was "amicable", just hours after the US President attacked his neighbour over trade. The call came after Mr Trump attacked Canada's decision to change the pricing of some milk products, which has driven down prices.
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| Two accessories that make Amazon’s Echo Dot so much better Posted: 25 Apr 2017 05:20 AM PDT 
If you own an Amazon Echo Dot, you know quite well that it's the best way to interact with Alexa (and if you don't have an Echo Dot, definitely grab one now while 3-packs are on sale at their lowest price of 2017 so far). But the Echo Dot isn't perfect, of course, and that's where third-party accessories come into play. We'd like to bring two accessories in particular to your attention in this post, because they both make Amazon's Echo Dot so much better. The first is the Fremo Evo, a great little attachment that transforms your stationary Echo Dot into a portable Alexa speaker. The second is the LANMU Wall Mount, which fixes your Dot to the wall when you're not on the go, clearing space and keeping your Echo Dot out of the way. Fremo Evo - Easily and securely attaches to Echo Dot by a magnet with no interference. Easy to separate.
- 5200mah LG battery cell Enables your echo dot to continuously function for more than 6 hours without being plugged in.
- Recharges using the Echo Dot power adapter.
- Intelligent battery management system allows the user to leave the power adapter plugged in without damaging the battery.
- Please use the plug and cable that came with the Echo Dot.
LANMU Wall Mount - LANMU Wall Mount: Simple steel black bracket, according to the principle of triangle stability, strong, practical. You can use it on any wall of room. To provide a high-quality work environment for Echo Dot 2nd Generation.
- Why Use the Wall Hanging: If Echo Dot is placed on the table, it will be touched by pet and child. And the things on desktop will usually become obstacles to block the spread of sound and signals, you can not see the Echo Dot lights and can not identify whether it is working.But LANMU Wall Mount Bracket resolve this perfectly.
- Professional design: according to the size of Echo Dot 2nd Generation tailored design,LANMU Wall Mount is made of ultra-thin steel plate, solid and beautiful, perfectly compatible with Echo Dot 2nd Generation (not compatible with a generation Echo Dot 1st).
- Usability: Installation is very easy and simple, the product comes with detailed installation instructions. Fit for installation to the living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and so on. After installation,LANMU Wall Mount Bracket is almost invisible.Echo Dot 2 will combinate with wall perfectly to let your house become beautiful and intelligent.
- Customer Service: 180 days of free return cargo service, search for "LANMU echo dot" for more echo dot accessories.
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| Sudan accuses South Sudan president of meeting rebels Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:55 PM PDT  Sudan on Monday warned South Sudan to cease its support of rebel groups at war with Khartoum, accusing its president of meeting with rebels last week in a rare public statement from Khartoum's intelligence agency. Sudan regularly accuses its neighbour of backing insurgents in the Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions that run along its southern border. South Sudan split away from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war fuelled by ethnic divides and disputes over oil.
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| New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:59 PM PDT  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A monument to a deadly white-supremacist uprising in 1874 was removed under cover of darkness by workers in masks and bulletproof vests Monday as New Orleans joined the movement to take down symbols of the Confederacy and the Jim Crow South.
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| 1,000 shot in Chicago so far this year Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:59 PM PDT  Chicago hit a grim milestone Tuesday, with more than a thousand people shot in the Midwestern US city since the beginning of the year. According to the Chicago Tribune newspaper 1,008 people have been shot in the city -- at least 182 fatally -- since the beginning of January, a pace roughly unchanged since the same period last year. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) offered conflicting data for the first four months of 2017, saying 172 people were killed and 954 shot -- a nine percent decline compared to the same period last year.
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