| Hero Sports Bar Customer Fatally Shoots Gunman Who'd Just Killed Employee: Cops Posted: 04 May 2017 06:23 AM PDT  The shocking scene unfolded in Texas.
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| 3 Killed, Several Injured As Vehicle Plows Into Crowd at Car Auction Posted: 03 May 2017 08:34 AM PDT  Three people were killed and several others sustained life-threatening injuries after a vehicle plowed into a crowd and crashed through a wall at an auto auction in Massachusetts on Wednesday morning.
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| US tests nuclear-capable missile with the range to strike North Korea Posted: 03 May 2017 04:36 AM PDT  The US has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from a site in California, the second such launch in a week, amid rising tensions with North Korea. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has a range of around 8,000 miles, putting it within striking distance of Pyongyang. It blasted off just after midnight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and delivered a single projectile to a target approximately 4,200 miles away at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, US Air Force Global Strike Command said.
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| Philippine environment chief dumped as miners triumph Posted: 03 May 2017 03:26 AM PDT  Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez was sacked on Wednesday when lawmakers rejected her appointment, in a big victory for the mining industry which she had accused of corruption and abuse. Lopez sent shockwaves through the industry during her 10 months as environment chief, seeking to shut down roughly two-thirds of the nation's existing mines and banning any new open-pit operations. With the Philippines being the world's biggest supplier of nickel ore and a major source of copper, Lopez's campaign had impacted global prices.
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| Girl's tries to livestream suicide, but is saved by deputies Posted: 04 May 2017 11:26 AM PDT ![Girl's tries to livestream suicide, but is saved by deputies]( "Girl's tries to livestream suicide, but is saved by deputies") MACON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia teenager who took pills, placed a bag over her head and tried to livestream her suicide on Facebook Live was saved by deputies after viewers watching the haunting scene called 911.
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| Cassini Completes First Successful Dive Between Saturn and Its Rings Posted: 04 May 2017 04:32 AM PDT  NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent back fascinating images of Saturn's atmosphere during its first dive between Saturn and its rings. It will complete its second dive this week.
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| Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter Posted: 04 May 2017 04:54 AM PDT  An Egyptian woman widely believed to have been the world's heaviest woman left an Indian hospital on Thursday more than 300 kg lighter for further treatment in Abu Dhabi. Eman Ahmed, who weighed more than half a metric ton (1,100 lb) when she was operated on in March, has not walked for 25 years. A series of operations in Mumbai brought her weight down to below 200 kg (440 lb), her doctor, Muffazal Lakdawala, wrote in a blog post.
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| Marine Veteran and Girlfriend Who Went Missing In Belize Were Strangled, Autopsy Finds Posted: 03 May 2017 06:07 AM PDT  The Marine veteran and his Canadian girlfriend were missing for a week before their bodies were discovered Monday.
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| Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged, NBC confirms Posted: 04 May 2017 04:57 AM PDT  The "Morning Joe" co-hosts' long-rumored romance is now official.
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| Authorities haven't found 'even a dollar' of El Chapo's $1bn drug fortune Posted: 03 May 2017 11:36 AM PDT  El Chapo faces a string of charges in a New York court and prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of more than $14bn in illicit earnings made by his cartel. Over nearly 30 years at the head of one of the most powerful crime organisations in the world, the jailed drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is reputed to have built up a fortune worth at least $1bn.
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| All 2,500 of this shelter's animals were adopted — leaving one sad, sweet little dog behind Posted: 03 May 2017 06:29 AM PDT  Has it been a long time since you last cried? If so, let me help you. On Saturday, the BISSELL Pet Foundation held an "Empty the Shelters" event for Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in Harbor Springs, Michigan. All 2,500 of the shelter's animals were adopted, leaving behind just one little pup, Eastwood — until someone took action. SEE ALSO: Shameless dog farts incredibly loud next to his stunned owner Eastwood is a 70-pound Labrador retriever who with a deformity in his leg. Workers at the shelter estimated that he may need a $4,000 surgery down the road, which appears to have scared some potential owners off. All of the dogs from Saturday were adopted, except for poor Eastwood. The shelter's Communications and Marketing Director, Jessica Evans, felt terrible about it and decided to post Eastwood on Facebook: ""Poor Eastwood is so lonely now that all of his pals have been adopted!" Evans said. "This amazing boy has a few health issues that need to be addressed (which is why we think he was abandoned initially, poor guy!), but this boy is so sweet, we know it will be well worth it." Crying yet? No? Hold on. Evans' post quickly became viral and soon enough, the applications started pouring in. Evans reported that she ultimately received over 80 applications. On Monday, Eastwood will move into his new home in Detroit. "For everyone who was hoping to adopt Eastwood, please consider opening your heart and home to one of the many homeless dogs who enter our shelter system every year-there are so many in need of wonderful, forever homes!" Evans wrote on Facebook. We're so — sob sob, heave heave, *call mom* — happy for him. WATCH: This night light goes inside your toilet bowl because why not
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| Wildlife-rich lagoon heavily polluted, threatened by building boom Posted: 04 May 2017 07:58 AM PDT ![Wildlife-rich lagoon heavily polluted, threatened by building boom]( "Wildlife-rich lagoon heavily polluted, threatened by building boom") Florida's Indian River Lagoon is plagued by oxygen-robbing algae and a surface dotted with thousands of dead fish, manatees, birds and other creatures.
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| Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul Posted: 04 May 2017 02:27 AM PDT  Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north on Thursday, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old offensive to dislodge the Islamic State group from the country's second city. The assault is aimed at sealing the siege of the Old City, where die-hard jihadists holding huge numbers of civilians hostage are preparing for a bloody last stand. Forces from the army, the interior ministry and the police "began breaching the western side from the north," the Joint Operations Command (JOC) coordinating the war against IS said in a statement.
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| US animal sanctuary kills all its animals including three tigers and three lions Posted: 04 May 2017 04:12 AM PDT  The owners of an American animal sanctuary have come under fire for killing all 11 of its exotic animals, despite other rescue centres offering to rehome the three tigers, three lions and five bears. The Lion's Gate Sanctuary in Colorado said it was forced to euthanise its animals last month after it was denied permission to relocate away from a site that had repeatedly flooded. Co-owners doctor Joan Laub and Peter Winney said in a statement they planned to build a new facility on 45 acres of empty land they owned, but were denied permission by commissioners who bowed to pressure from local residents in an "unfair" hearing.
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| AP Explains: Venezuela's 'anti-capitalist' constitution Posted: 04 May 2017 10:42 AM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — With hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets daily and international pressure mounting, embattled President Nicolas Maduro is doing something that once seemed unthinkable: Tearing up the constitution written by his beloved political godfather, the late President Hugo Chavez.
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| Nigeria's Buhari misses cabinet meeting for third time to rest Posted: 03 May 2017 08:04 AM PDT ![Nigeria's Buhari misses cabinet meeting for third time to rest]( "Nigeria's Buhari misses cabinet meeting for third time to rest") By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari missed his third straight weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday because he needed to rest, officials said, fuelling concerns about the state of his health. A Reuters reporter witnessed the start of the session and Buhari's failure to arrive for the meeting, which was chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the president had been in the office on Tuesday.
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| Police: 2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Texas college Posted: 03 May 2017 08:40 PM PDT  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Two people died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide at a Texas community college, prompting an active-shooter alert that instructed students and employees to barricade themselves in rooms. It was the second deadly attack on a Texas campus this week.
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| President Trump Makes Major Changes To School Lunches Posted: 03 May 2017 01:14 PM PDT  The USDA wants to make lunches "appealing" again.
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| Dust storm blows across north China, flights cancelled Posted: 03 May 2017 10:19 PM PDT  A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights and urge children and the elderly to stay indoors. At least 48 flights were cancelled, including six international routes in Asia and Russia, according to the Beijing Capital Airport's website. The storms regularly occur in spring, when winds from China's northwest blow loose, dry soil and sand into the city from the Gobi desert, coating urban areas with a layer of yellow grime.
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| Steve Bannon selfie reveals his masterplans for White House policies Posted: 03 May 2017 07:31 AM PDT  A rabbi posing with Steve Bannon may have revealed the White House chief strategist's to-do list. Mr Bannon posed for a photo with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach during the religious leader's visit to the White House on Israeli Independence Day. Posting the photograph on Twitter, the rabbi called Mr Bannon a "great, stalwart friend of the Jewish State".
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| Russia, Iran, Turkey sign on 'de-escalation zones' in Syria Posted: 04 May 2017 11:42 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to establish "de-escalation zones" in Syria, signing on to a Russian plan under which President Bashar Assad's air force would halt flights over designated areas across the war-torn country.
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| FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos Posted: 03 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT ![FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos]( "FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos") FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 election; French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the "Sentinelle" security plan in Paris; President Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they deliver a statement at the White House. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)
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| C919 jet set for maiden flight, in test of China's aviation ambitions Posted: 04 May 2017 04:13 PM PDT  China's home-grown C919 passenger jet is set to take to the skies on its long-delayed maiden flight on Friday, a major step for Beijing as it looks to boost its profile in the global aviation market. The narrow-body aircraft, which will compete with Boeing's 737 and the Airbus A320, is a key symbol of China's ambitions to muscle into a global jet market estimated to be worth $2 trillion over the next 20 years. The jet will take to the skies at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on China's affluent east coast, at a ceremony expected to be broadcast live on state TV.
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| Police officer rescues child with autism from pond Posted: 02 May 2017 08:27 PM PDT  The child was examined at a hospital and reunited with his parents.
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| Guess Who Just Beat Whole Foods For America's Favorite Grocery Store? Posted: 04 May 2017 10:53 AM PDT  We didn't see this one coming.
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| Man's gluten-free meal on his 9-hour flight leaves a lot to be desired Posted: 03 May 2017 09:17 AM PDT  The airlines are at it again, folks. The gluten-free breakfast option for a nine-hour flight on All Nippon Airways is apparently an exquisite single banana served with packets of salt and pepper and I am getting hungry just thinking about it! Man who ordered gluten-free meal on flight is given a single banana – and cutlery to eat it with https://t.co/GYC3cKBqPD pic.twitter.com/QbpSXxPMiA — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 3, 2017 SEE ALSO: Airline crew casually help woman deliver a baby 42,000 feet in the air London resident Martin Pavelka was on a flight from Tokyo to Sydney when he received this gourmet breakfast in plain view of seething jealous passengers who all had to settle for huge meals of eggs, sausage, mushrooms, bread, and yogurt. "When the stewardess came to me, she said 'we've got a special meal for you' and I got the banana," Mr. Pavelka said to the Standard. "This was a nine-hour flight. Although definitely gluten free, the banana did not keep me full for very long. At the price I paid, you would expect something more than that." The banana was also served with a knife and fork, which is apparently how one eats a banana. "As a coeliac, I always order gluten-free meal on my flights. Sometimes they are bland, sometimes they are actually much better than the ordinary meal service," he told the Standard. "On this flight, I was left literally speechless." So if you're gluten-free and flying All Nippon Airways, remember to pack your own meal. UPDATE: May 3, 2017, 4:38 p.m. EDT ANA provided the following statement to Mashable: BONUS: Simply Delicious Shower Thoughts with Cookie Monster
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| Why Do Some of Us Hate Cilantro? Posted: 04 May 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Frankly, President Donald Trump has nothing on the world's most polarizing food: cilantro. It's greens on greens on greens with this refreshing salad recipe that highlights the absolute best of Mother Nature.
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| Donald Trump 'boasts about positive media coverage of Ivanka Trump' at White House prayer dinner Posted: 04 May 2017 02:46 AM PDT  Donald Trump has used a newspaper to "boast" about the coverage of his daughter, Ivanka Trump. The President was hosting faith leaders from across the country for the White House's annual National Day of Prayer event. Mr Trump held up a copy of The New York Times to brag about a front page story on Ms Trump, according to an attendee.
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| Puerto Rico files for biggest ever U.S. local government bankruptcy Posted: 03 May 2017 02:43 PM PDT  Puerto Rico announced a historic restructuring of its public debt on Wednesday, touching off what may be the biggest bankruptcy ever in the $3.8 trillion U.S. municipal bond market. While it was not immediately clear just how much of Puerto Rico's $70 billion of debt would be included in the bankruptcy filing, the case is sure to dwarf Detroit's insolvency in 2013. The move comes a day after several major creditors sued Puerto Rico over defaults its bonds.
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| Quick-Thinking Cop Saves 4-Year-Old Boy With Autism Who Fell in Pond Posted: 03 May 2017 07:35 AM PDT  Topeka Police Officer Aaron Bulmer was looking for a group that had been fighting when he saw a 4-year-old boy walking toward water.
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| Made-in-China passenger jet set to take wing Posted: 02 May 2017 11:20 PM PDT  China is expected this week to conduct the maiden test flight of a home-grown passenger jet built to meet soaring domestic travel demand and challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus. The C919, built by state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), was set to take wing over Shanghai on Friday, the company said on Wednesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. "If weather conditions are not suitable, the maiden flight will be rescheduled," COMAC said, adding that engineers had completed some 118 tests.
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| Starbucks Launches Three Frappucinos That Will Make You Forget The Unicorn Frapp Posted: 03 May 2017 01:14 PM PDT  Inspired by the sea and summer nights.
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| These Alexa smart plugs are even cheaper than last week’s secret Amazon sale Posted: 03 May 2017 10:58 AM PDT 
Last week, we told you about a secret Amazon sale that slashed prices on two of the most popular Alexa-enabled smart plugs. For those unfamiliar with smart plugs, these nifty little gadgets plug into a standard wall outlet, then anything you want can be plugged into the box, from coffee makers and lamps to fans and air conditioners. If your smart plug works with Alexa, that means you can say things like "Alexa, turn on my fan" and presto, you're enjoying a cool breeze without lifting a finger. The best price last week's secret Amazon sale yielded was $18 for the popular TP-Link Smart Plug, which is definitely a great price. Right now, however, Amazon is offering a 2-pack of HAUSBELL Smart Plugs for just $32 even. That's $16 a piece, and it's the lowest price we've ever seen for a well-reviewed smart plug with Alexa compatibility. Here are some key details from the product page: - Smart and easier life you can now walk into a brightly lit home after work with your favorite song playing and coffee maker working and never worry if you left the iron heater or hair strengthener on
- Trouble saving saves the trouble of having to plug and unplug your electric appliances a great assistant to the mobility impaired
- On Off Schedules and Timers devices should work for you whenever you want them to turn on/off your devices based on specific times you set
- Note Press and hold for 5 seconds until the Wi Fi LED blinks amber and green alternately to initiate the App Config process
- Power saving eliminate wasteful standby power and prevent overcharging and overheating save on your electric bills and extend product life
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| Donald Trump takes huge step toward repealing Obamacare as House passes new healthcare bill Posted: 04 May 2017 10:09 AM PDT  Donald Trump is one huge step closer to repealing Obamacare, after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a healthcare bill aimed at undoing one of his predecessor's biggest accomplishments. The 217-213 vote is a significant triumph for Mr Trump, who repeatedly promised during his campaign to repeal and replace Obamacare. The US leader suffered a major setback in March after a vote on an earlier version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was dramatically cancelled at the last minute when it failed to gain enough Republican support.
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| Former warlord Hekmatyar calls for peace with Afghan Taliban Posted: 04 May 2017 07:18 AM PDT  By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar returned to Kabul on Thursday after two decades in hiding, calling for peace with Taliban insurgents and criticizing the Western-backed government, which he said was not working. Hekmatyar's comments in a ceremony at the presidential palace highlighted the complications likely to face President Ashraf Ghani, who signed a peace deal with Hekmatyar last year that brought his Hizb-i-Islami party into the government fold. Calling his former allies in the Afghan Taliban "brothers", Hekmatyar, a charismatic speaker whose address was frequently interrupted by shouts of acclamation, portrayed himself as a mediator able to bring peace.
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| What to know as Texas nears passing 'sanctuary city' law Posted: 04 May 2017 09:17 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — What to know about a Texas bill targeting so-called 'sanctuary cities' that is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has pledged to sign the measure that immigrant-rights activists say will lead to profiling and discrimination.
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| Tests Show SUV Tires Can Smartly Balance Car Ride and Truck Grip Posted: 04 May 2017 12:05 PM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Choosing tires has become more confusing over time for many consumers. Tires traditionally have been distinguished as ei...
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| Lawyer: Foster dad cleared in sex abuse case had home looted Posted: 04 May 2017 08:27 AM PDT  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former foster father acquitted of charges he sexually abused six boys returned home after 16 months in jail to find his boarded-up house looted of nearly everything he owned and is now thinking of selling his story to make ends meet, according to his lawyer.
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| Russian fighter jets, bombers intercepted off Alaskan coast Posted: 04 May 2017 06:21 AM PDT  American F-22s escorted Russian planes back to international airspace
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| Komodo dragon attacks tourist in Indonesia Posted: 04 May 2017 03:36 AM PDT  A komodo dragon, one of the world's largest lizards, attacked a tourist in Indonesia who was trying to photograph the giant creatures feasting on a goat, police said Thursday. Singaporean Loh Lee Aik, 67, was rushed to hospital with leg injuries after being pounced on by the venomous creature. Sudiyono, the head of the Komodo National Park -- islands in central Indonesia that form a protected habitat for the lizards -- said it was the first attack by one of the creatures on a foreign tourist since 1974, when a visitor from abroad was killed.
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