| Disgruntled ex-employee kills 5, then self in Orlando workplace shooting: Sheriff Posted: 05 Jun 2017 09:20 AM PDT  A former employee of Fiamma near Orlando killed five people in a workplace shooting on Monday morning.
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| Trump bluntly discards own administration’s ‘travel ban’ position Posted: 05 Jun 2017 06:10 AM PDT  In the wake of terrorist attacks in London, President Trump continued to state that his executive order on immigration was a "travel ban," contradicting White House officials and the Justice Department.
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| ‘Wonder Woman’ Sets Record, Shatters a Hollywood Glass Ceiling Posted: 05 Jun 2017 08:52 AM PDT  Conquering milestones and movie myths at theaters this past weekend, 'Wonder Woman' kicked her way to a $100.5 million domestic opening -- the biggest blockbuster ever directed by a woman.
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| Betsy DeVos is grilled on discrimination against LGBTQ students Posted: 06 Jun 2017 11:53 AM PDT  At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley asked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos repeatedly over where she stands of the protection against discrimination of LGBTQ students attending private schools.
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| Unplugged Power Cord Causes Canceled Flights for 75,000 People on British Airways Posted: 05 Jun 2017 11:30 AM PDT  We usually joke about someone tripping over a power cord. But over at British Airways this was no laughing matter.
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| India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket Posted: 05 Jun 2017 07:07 AM PDT  India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit. The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket hurtled into a clear sky at 5:28 pm (1158 GMT) from the southern island of Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch satellites. "The GSLV – MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission takes India closer to the next generation launch vehicle and satellite capability," Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on his Twitter account.
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| Orlando shooting: Five dead after workplace incident in Florida Posted: 05 Jun 2017 06:29 AM PDT  The Orange County Sheriff's Office had earlier reported 'multiple fatalities, but added that the situation had been stabilised. The shooting occurred in an industrial area with multiple warehouses on Forsyth Road and Hanging Moss Road, the sheriff's office said, at Fiamma, a business that makes awnings for recreational vehicles. The 45-year-old suspect had a history of misdemeanour criminal offences but was not linked to any terror organisations, Sheriff Jerry Demings said at a press briefing.
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| The White House isn’t answering basic questions about climate change and golf Posted: 05 Jun 2017 03:00 PM PDT  In an alarming trend, the White House is stonewalling the press and the public on the big issue of President Trump's position on climate change and the small issue of his golf habits.
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| New Galaxy Note 8 leak may reveal several exciting new features Posted: 06 Jun 2017 12:30 PM PDT  A fresh Galaxy Note 8 leak reveals more details about Samsung's next-gen phablet, and while the source's credibility is yet to be established, these tidbits certainly sound exciting. PoyocoTech is the name of a new Twitter account that deals in the "latest leaks and renders of upcoming tech gadgets," and we have no way of knowing what kind of leaker this user really is. Does the person have access to real sources, or is he or she simply repurposing content found on forums, chats, and social networks from China, passing off said content as his or her own original leaks? After all, this seems to be a trend right now. Time will tell whether PoyocoTech is a real thing or a just a pretender, but the Twitter user did post a quite a few Galaxy Note 8 details worth going over. https://twitter.com/PoyocoTech/status/872016877916217344 The user says the Galaxy Note 8 will have the same overall design as the Galaxy S8, complete with a large Infinity display. PoyocoTech also repeats some of the rumors that we have already heard about the Galaxy Note 8. The device will have a fingerprint sensor under the display, and a dual lens camera on the back. The leaker adds that Samsung will "attempt to perfect" the design by going for uniformly aligned ports on the bottom. https://twitter.com/PoyocoTech/status/872018133674061824 The rear camera should be based on the Galaxy Note 3's camera in terms of layout, and the phone will come with stereo speaker pumping out AKG sound. https://twitter.com/PoyocoTech/status/872018296140443648 The Bixby button is getting a textured surface, while the S Pen will be similar to the Note 7's stylus. https://twitter.com/PoyocoTech/status/872018528899084289 https://twitter.com/PoyocoTech/status/872019467416588288 Finally, the S Pen is said to have a built-in vibration motor, and it'll come with support for Find My Mobile. If you misplace it, you should be able to locate it with the help of the app, assuming these leaks are accurate.
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| West African regional bloc extends military mission in Gambia Posted: 06 Jun 2017 01:01 AM PDT  West African troops have extended their military mission in Gambia by one year after entering the country in January to force out longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, regional bloc ECOWAS said on Monday. About 500 ECOWAS troops remain in Gambia of the original 7,000 that crossed over from neighbouring Senegal to compel Jammeh to go into exile and leave the presidency to Adama Barrow, who defeated him in a December election.
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| Prosecutor: Teen in texting suicide case wanted attention Posted: 06 Jun 2017 05:28 PM PDT  A teenager charged with using text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself played a "sick game" with another person's life, a prosecutor said Tuesday. In dozens of text messages and ...
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| Mass Grave from Thirty Years' War Battle Reveals Soldiers' Fatal Wounds Posted: 04 Jun 2017 10:20 PM PDT  In November of 1632, the townspeople of Lützen, Germany, were stuck with a grim task: They had to bury some 9,000 soldiers who were left dead on a battlefield after a bloody fight during the Thirty Years' War. A few years ago, researchers uncovered a mass grave at the site of the Battle of Lützen.By analyzing the bones, they have now learned more about the violent lives and deaths of soldiers from this era. The Thirty Years' War was one of the bloodiest events in European history — deadlier than the Black Death and World War II, in terms of the proportion of the population lost.
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| Russia says fighter jet intercepts US bomber on border Posted: 06 Jun 2017 07:57 AM PDT ![Russia says fighter jet intercepts US bomber on border]( "Russia says fighter jet intercepts US bomber on border") MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said it scrambled a fighter jet Tuesday to intercept and escort a U.S. strategic bomber flying over the Baltic alongside the Russian border.
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| Mourning the victims of the London attack Posted: 06 Jun 2017 09:37 AM PDT ![Mourning the victims of the London attack]( "Mourning the victims of the London attack") With flags at half-mast, the nation fell silent at 11:00am (1000 GMT) to remember the seven killed and dozens injured on Saturday night -- a mourning ritual now grimly familiar after two previous terror attacks in less than three months.
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| Trump’s generals try to reassure Asian allies Posted: 05 Jun 2017 03:56 PM PDT  As Asian countries nervously eye a voracious China and an unpredictable North Korea, the Pentagon's leaders tell them, America has their back. But do they speak for the President?
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| These are the top iOS 11 features we hope Apple announces today Posted: 05 Jun 2017 08:13 AM PDT  With Tim Cook slated to kick off this year's WWDC keynote in just a little while, it won't be long before we are given a glimpse at what the future of iOS and macOS holds in store. What makes WWDC 2017 especially compelling and intriguing is that Apple has done an impressive job of keeping upcoming software changes to an absolute minimum. In many ways, WWDC 2017 has the potential to be the most exciting WWDC event we've seen in years, if only because nearly everything Apple will introduce later today will be a pleasant surprise. Though some hardware announcements are rumored to be on the docket, the star of today's festivities will undoubtedly be iOS 11, the mobile operating system that powers Apple's insanely popular iPhone. While new iPhone releases are undeniably exciting, new iOS releases are interesting in their own right because they provides an avenue for existing iPhone users to enjoy more advanced features without having to upgrade. That being the case, we've gone through all of the iOS 11 rumors we've seen surface over the past few months and have culled a list of the top iOS 11 features we hope Apple announces later today. We've also included a few wish-list iOS 11 features that haven't been rumored but which we hope make a surprise appearance. So without further ado, let's get down to business. Peer-to-Peer Apple Pay Word on the street is that Apple with iOS 11 will enable users to seamlessly send other iOS users cash via Apple Pay. Apple has reportedly been interested in adding this feature for quite some time and there's mounting evidence that it will finally make its long-awaited debut with iOS 11. According to one report based on a source who claims to be familiar with Apple's plans: "Apple is completely revamping the Wallet app and adding social functionality. There will be a social feed, just like Venmo. The new Wallet app will also have an iMessage module that allows you to send cash via iMessage." Now given how easy rival services like Cash are, we can only hope that Apple's implementation will be a bit less clunky than their implementation of iMessage apps. Better call quality thanks to FaceTime Audio Another iOS 11 rumor that we hope comes to fruition centers on Apple using FaceTime Audio as the default for calls between two iPhones. As anyone who has used FaceTime Audio can attest, it delivers much crisper and cleaner audio than what one normally experiences when using a traditional cell network. The only caveat is that using FaceTime Audio for calls can eat into a user's data plan, though it may only be about 1MB of data for every minute of call time. FaceTime Audio has been around since iOS 7, but the reality is that most users never take advantage it, with many being completely unaware of its existence altogether. In short, iOS 11 may see Apple force better call quality onto the masses whether they like it or not. Better battery management As our phones become increasingly complex and advanced, it's become easier to drain the battery relatively quickly. That being the case, there is a rumor that Apple with iOS 11 will introduce a more intelligent battery management system that will include a layer of contextual awareness. This rumor originally surfaced last month:
Here's how hit works. If you leave your home wifi network and you have 20% or less, it will turn on low power mode automatically. Since you left your home wifi, your phone know that you're not near your charger. This obviously makes the assumption that you don't have a charger in your car, etc. But it's pretty smart. This feature is still being debated by the engineers and may actually not ship. Dark Mode  Rumors of Apple implementing a Dark Mode on iOS have been floating around for years. And as expected, it has resurfaced yet again ahead of Apple's iOS 11 release. While not everyone is interested in a Dark Mode, the users who are excited about it are incredibly vocal about it. iOS 11 Wish List Features: Below are a list of features we haven't seen hit the rumor mill, but we'd love to see Apple introduce later today. More Control Center flexibility It'd be nice if iOS 11 gave users more flexibility to control what toggles appear in Control Center. Additionally, some users have said that it would be more efficient if Apple made the Control Center pane just one window as opposed to two separate panes that users have to swipe between. Regardless, if Apple could make the Control Center just a tad more customizable with iOS 11, it would be greatly appreciated. Group notifications by individual apps As it stands now, notifications on iOS appear in the order they came in. This may work well for some users, but if you have notifications coming in from every which way, it'd be convenient if there was an option to simply group like-minded notifications all together. Set default apps for web links and mapping If you click on a link or an address someone sends to you, your iPhone will naturally open up mobile Safari or Apple Maps. While this is simple enough for most users, it'd be nice if Apple gave users the ability to set default apps for certain things. Some users, after all, may prefer using Google Maps and aren't too keen to see Apple Maps open up as the default. While the odds of this happening are presumably low, it would be nice to see Apple give its users just a tad more freedom. More iCloud storage 5GB of iCloud storage is nothing to scoff at, but with 4K videos, high-res photos and device backups taking up more space than ever, it'd be nice to see Apple bump up their free iCloud storage tier considerably. Swipe-style keyboard While this functionality is available via third-party apps, it'd be nice to see Apple add it to the stock iOS keyboard.
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| Minnesota officer on tape: 'I don't know where the gun was' Posted: 06 Jun 2017 02:07 PM PDT  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist told a fellow officer afterward that he didn't know where the motorist's gun was, according to audio played Tuesday for jurors.
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| Israel and Senegal end diplomatic rift after leaders' meeting Posted: 05 Jun 2017 12:06 AM PDT  Israel's ambassador to Senegal will return to his post after he was recalled last year following Dakar's support of a U.N. Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements. The announcement was made after a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senegal President Macky Sall on the sidelines of an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathering in Liberia Netanyahu addressed ECOWAS as a guest speaker on Sunday and met several African leaders, including Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the president of Mali, a Muslim state with whom Israel has no diplomatic relations.
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| Photo Of Canadian Man Casually Mowing Lawn With Tornado Behind Him Goes Viral Posted: 04 Jun 2017 08:56 PM PDT  The tornado in Alberta, Canada, resulted in damage to property but caused no causalities. Alberta generally experiences about 15 tornadoes every year, typically between the months of April and September.
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| Saudi, UAE seize chance to isolate Qatar Posted: 05 Jun 2017 07:27 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have seized the chance to isolate Qatar, analysts said Monday. Gas-rich Doha, which has long exercised an independent streak in its foreign policy, last month denied comments which appeared on its official news agency questioning US hostility towards Iran. Qatar blamed hackers for a string of explosive remarks attributed to its Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani after Trump visited Saudi Arabia, its giant neighbour.
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| Kabul to host peace summit after week of deadly violence Posted: 05 Jun 2017 12:46 PM PDT  Kabul will host a multinational peace conference on Afghanistan Tuesday, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings and clashes last week that left more than 100 people dead and hundreds wounded. Much of Kabul remains on lockdown ahead of the conference, labelled the "Kabul Process", with tighter than usual security including more armed checkpoints and armoured vehicles patrolling the streets. "The Kabul Process is meant to reach a consensus with the region and the world for peace in Afghanistan," said presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi.
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| Report suggests Russia hackers breached voting software firm Posted: 05 Jun 2017 11:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year's presidential election, according to a government intelligence report leaked Monday that suggests election-related hacking penetrated further into U.S. voting systems than previously known.
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| Jury in officer's trial hears different accounts of shooting Posted: 05 Jun 2017 03:50 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist opened Monday with attorneys offering sharply different accounts of whether the officer saw the motorist's gun before he began firing.
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| 73rd anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy Posted: 06 Jun 2017 08:35 AM PDT ![73rd anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy]( "73rd anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy") Flags, reenactors on the beach, views of the American cemetery, and visits by family members of those lost in the battle are among our photographs.
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| Linda McMahon’s advice for the Rock on a presidential run Posted: 06 Jun 2017 10:40 AM PDT  In an interview with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric, former WWE CEO and current head of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon had some advice for her former employee, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson on a presidential run: "Dwayne, do your homework really, really carefully so that you're up on all the things you want to talk about." McMahon also said she'd be open to a presidential run by Johnson.
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| Man Kills Childhood Friend With Screwdriver Before Falling Asleep Next to Body: Report Posted: 05 Jun 2017 11:01 AM PDT  Craig Grzesiakowski, 35, is accused of stabbing his longtime friend Jeffrey Ziolo, 35, to death with a screwdriver.
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| Donald Trump's privatisation plans 'would hand America's most important assets to special interests' Posted: 05 Jun 2017 02:09 PM PDT  Donald Trump has announced his proposal to privatise the US's air traffic control system, part of his vision for a massive infrastructure overhaul that Democrats say could leave important assets in the hands of powerful corporations and special interest groups. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer blasted Mr Trump's infrastructure proposal, arguing that financiers would profit while average citizens will be stuck with the bill for projects aimed at trying to improve the nation's waterways, roads and airports. The administration's plan "means Trump tolls from one end of America to the other, and huge profits for financiers who, when they put up the money, want to be repaid by the average driver, worker and citizen," Mr Schumer said.
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| Philippines' Duterte orders troops to 'crush' militants Posted: 06 Jun 2017 08:36 AM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the military to "crush" Islamist militants still occupying parts of a southern city, as photos emerged of bombed buildings and mangled corpses. Duterte described the rampage in Marawi City by the militants, fighting under the Islamic State group flag, as a "rebellion" demanding a forceful response. "I am not ordering you to take an ordinary police action.
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| Kuwait tries to mediate crisis between Qatar, Arab nations Posted: 06 Jun 2017 12:08 PM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait tried to mediate a resumption of diplomatic and commercial ties between Qatar and several of its Arab neighbors Tuesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to back those isolating the energy-rich nation over allegations it supports terror groups and Iran.
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| 5 Expected Features Of Apple Smart Glasses Posted: 04 Jun 2017 11:21 PM PDT  Apple is rumored to launch a slew of hardware at the World Wide Developers Conference 2017 including smart glasses, a Siri-based smart speaker and iPad 2.
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| 1st Test Track for Superfast Hyperloop Transport System Opens in Europe Posted: 05 Jun 2017 06:45 AM PDT  European cities could become even more connected thanks to a superfast transportation system known as a "Hyperloop," which now has its first test facility on the continent. Winners of a Hyperloop technology competition, held by Elon Musk's company SpaceX, unveiled Europe's first test facility for the rail transportation system this week. The nearly 100-foot-long (30 meters) track will be used to test all of the Hyperloop systems in a vacuum at low speeds, according to Hardt Global Mobility, the company set up to commercialize the technology developed by the competition team from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
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| White Las Vegas officer charged in chokehold death of black man Posted: 05 Jun 2017 08:33 PM PDT  Officer Kenneth Lopera was charged on the same day the Clark County Coroner's Office ruled the May 14 death of Tashii Farmer, 40, near the Las Vegas Strip was a homicide due to police restraint. The coroner also found Farmer's enlarged heart and methamphetamine intoxication were contributing factors. The two charges of involuntary manslaughter and oppression under color of office brought against Lopera, which could each carry a maximum sentence of four years in prison if he is convicted, follow a number of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of the police in the United States that have spawned protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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| Hyundai reveals a little more of new Kona Posted: 05 Jun 2017 06:24 AM PDT  Although we're going to have to wait until June 13 for the proper launch of Hyundai's new small crossover, the Kona, the South Korean automaker has released a few slightly more revealing images to tease us with ahead of the official reveal. The latest images show the new Hyundai in three-quarter views from the front and the back, and probably show a little more of the new design than we might expect at this point ahead of a formal launch. The Kona will be the fourth SUV in Hyundai's range and it's going to go head-to-head with the likes of the Kia Soul, Nissan Juke and the Toyota C-HR.
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| John Oliver rips apart Trump's stance on the Paris Agreement Posted: 05 Jun 2017 08:04 AM PDT  John Oliver is not taking climate change lightly, and he's not letting President Donald Trump get away with withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. In a segment on Sunday's Last Week Tonight, Oliver mocked Trump and other politicians for their apparent inability to understand climate change. Oliver picked apart one Trump statement about the Green Climate Fund, which helps developing countries reduce emissions, where he claimed that it would cost the U.S. "tens of billions of dollars." In response, Oliver retorted: "Trump's agreement of the description is so flamboyantly deceptive, it would have been equally accurate for him to say, 'Compliance with the Paris Agreement would likely require all ducks to wear jean shorts. And that it would potentially cost each and every American citizen five fish and a dump truck full of hamsters." In the end, Oliver summarized that even though it might have been hard to find the motivation to support climate change before, people can now rally in favor of the movement out of their unifying loathing for Trump.
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| Jailed Venezuela opposition leader urges more anti-Maduro protests Posted: 04 Jun 2017 07:40 PM PDT  A prominent opposition leader jailed in Venezuela, Leopoldo Lopez, urged more street protests against the "tyranny" of President Nicolas Maduro, in a video message made in his cell. Prosecutors in Venezuela say 65 people have died since April 1, when near-daily pro- and anti-Maduro rallies turned more violent, with protesters and security forces targeted. The opposition and anti-Maduro protesters are demanding early elections to force out the widely unpopular president, who has ruled over the country's sharply declining economy.
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| NSA contractor faces 10-year sentence in first Espionage Act charge under Trump Posted: 06 Jun 2017 03:16 PM PDT  Reality Winner, the woman alleged to have leaked classified information about Russian interference in the US election, could face up to 10 years in prison if the Trump administration pursues its complaint that she violated the Espionage Act. The 25-year-old allegedly shared documents that reveal Russian intelligence agents hacked a US voting systems manufacturer in the weeks immediately before the 2016 presidential election. The government said in its criminal complaint that Winner admitted to the charge in a conversation with the FBI on 3 June, but lawyers have cautioned that cannot be seen as a definitive admission of guilt, because the information is being relayed by the government.
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| Alex Honnold Scales Yosemite Landmark Without Ropes Posted: 05 Jun 2017 11:46 AM PDT  Elite rock climber Alex Honnold reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park using only his hands and feet. The 31-year-old on Saturday became the first to climb the 3,000-foot (914-meter) granite wall alone without a safety harness or ropes to catch him if he fell, reports the Associated Press.
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