| Trump lawyer: President’s tweet about ‘being investigated’ did not confirm probe Posted: 18 Jun 2017 09:06 AM PDT  In interviews Sunday, attorney Jay Sekulow contradicts the president's own tweet.
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| Bodies of 7 Missing U.S. Sailors Found in Flooded Navy Destroyer Posted: 18 Jun 2017 08:34 AM PDT  The bodies of seven U.S. sailors missing after a Navy destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan were found in flooded berthing compartments, a defense official said.
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| London attack on Muslim worshippers: What we know Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:59 PM PDT  Ten people were injured and a man also died at the scene after a van drove into a crowd of Muslim worshippers near a mosque in London in the early hours of Monday. London Mayor Sadiq Khan called it an "horrific terrorist attack" while Muslim leaders linked the incident to a rise in Islamophobic crime. Witnesses said a white van struck a crowd of Muslim worshippers who had been attending evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan and were looking after an elderly man who had collapsed in an unrelated incident.
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| Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day Posted: 19 Jun 2017 06:55 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.
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| Gunmen attack resort in Mali Posted: 19 Jun 2017 05:08 AM PDT ![Gunmen attack resort in Mali]( "Gunmen attack resort in Mali") Campement Kangaba, a resort on the outskirts of the Malian capital of Bamako, was attacked on Sunday.
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| Charleena Lyles: Police officers shoot and kill pregnant black woman after she reports burglary Posted: 19 Jun 2017 11:38 AM PDT  Charleena Lyles was shot after police saw her holding a knife, the Seattle Times reported. Ms Lyles lived in Brettler Family Place, a complex of apartment homes meant for people transitioning out of homelessness. Seattle Police issued a statement in which they said Ms Lyles was "armed with a knife" and "confronted" two police officers who had responded to the call.
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| Several sailors' bodies found on stricken Navy destroyer Posted: 17 Jun 2017 09:55 PM PDT  YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Navy divers found a number of sailors' bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, but a spokeswoman said not all seven missing had been accounted for.
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| Otto Warmbier, the American Student Just Released From North Korea, Has Died Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:54 PM PDT  Three other U.S. citizens are still held as prisoner in the Hermit Kingdom.
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| Russia threatens U.S. after Syrian warplane downed Posted: 19 Jun 2017 11:27 AM PDT  Russia gave a warning to the U.S. after a Syrian warplane was downed by the U.S. military. The Russian Defense Ministry threatened it will treat U.S.-led coalition planes over Syria as targets.
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| Iran sends a message with missile strike in Syria Posted: 18 Jun 2017 05:46 PM PDT  Iran has targeted jihadists in Syria with missiles in retaliation for deadly attacks in Tehran, but the strike was also a message to its regional rivals and Washington, experts say. Late Sunday, the elite Revolutionary Guards launched six missiles from western Iran into Syria's mostly Islamic State group-held Deir Ezzor province, hitting an IS command base, the Guards said. The strike was "revenge" for twin attacks in Tehran on June 7 that killed 17 people in the first IS-claimed attacks inside the Shiite-ruled Islamic republic, a Guards spokesman added.
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| What Is Juneteenth? Posted: 19 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT  What exactly is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
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| FBI offers $10K reward to help find missing Chinese scholar Posted: 18 Jun 2017 08:38 AM PDT ![FBI offers $10K reward to help find missing Chinese scholar]( "FBI offers $10K reward to help find missing Chinese scholar") URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that'll help locate a visiting scholar from China who disappeared from the University of Illinois.
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| 84 Great Danes Rescued From Dilapidated Mansion, Woman Charged Posted: 19 Jun 2017 08:18 AM PDT  The dogs are now recovering and receiving medical treatment.
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| UN: Number of global displaced up to 65.6 million last year Posted: 19 Jun 2017 12:19 AM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — The number of people displaced from their homes across the world due to war and persecution climbed slightly to a record 65.6 million last year, with the escalating conflict in South Sudan largely accounting for the rise, the United Nations refugee agency said Monday.
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| Best foot forward: Hong Kong's military-style youth groups Posted: 18 Jun 2017 11:45 PM PDT  Gruelling foot drills and camouflage uniforms are part of life for some Hong Kongers as military-style youth groups become increasingly popular, despite the fact there is no army to join. Speculation is rife about the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association (HKACA), whose members wear green uniforms reminiscent of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). Its website describes it as a uniform group that provides training in discipline and Chinese-style foot drills, to "cultivate strong willpower... unity and vigour".
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| Is it too soon to miss George W. Bush? Not in the age of Trump. Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT  President George W. Bush holds his last news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 12, 2009. During an April appearance on ABC News, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said something that would have sounded impossible to anyone who had followed American politics in the first decade of the 21st century. The Democratic leader in Congress repeated the sentiment in early June on MSNBC, saying that she wished George W. Bush were president.
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| To North Korea and back: Otto Warmbier's strange, sad trip Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:32 PM PDT  WYOMING, Ohio (AP) — Over and over, Otto Warmbier apologized and begged — at first calmly, then choking up and finally in tears — to be reunited with his family.
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| SitRep: More Fighting Between Syria, Iran, and U.S.; USS Fitzgerald Goes Home; What Afghanistan Strategy? Posted: 19 Jun 2017 04:53 AM PDT  War Game Shows Importance of Critical Bit of Eastern Europe; Israel Backs Syria Rebels; Final Days of U.S. pacific Commander?
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| Police hunt and kill black people like Philando Castile. There's no justice | Steven W Thrasher Posted: 19 Jun 2017 09:11 AM PDT  Police harassment and violence, and the ways the system facilitate and enable it, are not exceptional to the US. Father's Day weekend was a grim occasion to remind black parents that they are continuously hunted down by police in the United States. Before our timelines began to be filled with pictures of smiling dads over the weekend, black folks across the nation were accosted by news that Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile.
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| Girl, 11, Electrocuted While Playing in Lagoon With Friends: Police Posted: 19 Jun 2017 08:16 AM PDT  The child, identified by friends and loved ones as Kayla Matos of Newark, was visiting two children in Toms River when the incident occurred around 8 p.m.
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| AP Interview: Qatar Airways CEO warns of 'lasting wound' Posted: 19 Jun 2017 08:50 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The CEO of Qatar Airways said Monday that the blockade imposed on his country by Gulf neighbors "will leave a lasting wound" and that he expects rapid U.S. diplomatic intervention to resolve the standoff.
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| Jared Kushner speaks, Twitter reacts Posted: 19 Jun 2017 12:04 PM PDT  Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Trump, spoke — for the first time publicly since his father-in-law took office — at a technology summit Monday in Washington, D.C., and Twitter users gave their opinions of hearing his voice for the first time.
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| Trump decries 'witch hunt' but lawyer insists no probe Posted: 18 Jun 2017 03:26 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - One of Donald Trump's lawyers insisted Sunday that the president was not under criminal investigation as part of the sweeping probe into Russia's alleged meddling in American elections, despite the US leader's tweets angrily calling the whole saga a "distraction."
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| Qatar demands 'blockade' be lifted for talks to begin Posted: 19 Jun 2017 09:22 AM PDT  Qatar on Monday demanded neighbouring states lift their "blockade" of the emirate as a pre-condition for crisis talks, even as the United Arab Emirates warned its isolation could last years. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called measures imposed against Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and others "an act of aggression". "We have to make it very clear for everyone, negotiations must be done in a civilised way and should have a solid basis and not under pressure or under blockade," he told reporters in Doha.
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| The Latest: Police: Muslim teen died of blunt force trauma Posted: 19 Jun 2017 04:01 PM PDT  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a teenage girl after she and her friends left a mosque in northern Virginia (all times local):
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| US Citizen Kidnapped In Kabul, Report Say Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:57 AM PDT  The kidnapped man was working on a World Bank-affiliated project for the war-torn country's ministry of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, a senior government official told Afghanistan's Tolo News.
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| Honda releases new Accord concept sketch Posted: 19 Jun 2017 09:36 AM PDT  It's probably not being too unfair to say Honda is widely seen as something of a conservative auto brand, but it's also one that's definitely been looking to expand its appeal beyond its traditional customer base recently. This all-new tenth-generation 2018 Accord is being billed by Honda as, "the most fun-to-drive, premium and dramatically styled Accord ever." And although we'll have to take the manufacturer's word about the fun-to-drive and premium parts of that statement for the moment, the illustration it's just released is understating the "dramatically styled" bit if the car looks like that when it's finally unveiled. Although the Accord has been dropped by Honda completely in some markets such as the UK due to disappointing sales results, it's still an incredibly important model to the brand and its ongoing success.
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| Rich guy Leo DiCaprio surrenders priceless art in wake of embezzlement scandal Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:50 PM PDT  Leonardo DiCaprio may have received some very expensive paintings in a super shady way. According to artnet, DiCaprio, a known art collector, is reportedly in the process of surrendering a $3.2 million Pablo Picasso painting and a $9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat collage to U.S. authorities in the wake of a huge embezzlement scandal. Red Granite — the company that produced DiCaprio's movie The Wolf of Wall Street — was co-founded by Riza Aziz, the stepson of Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, and reportedly received illicit financing from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund (also known as 1MDB fund). The fund was initially created for the purposes of economic development, but now allegedly has a hand in less noble dealings. SEE ALSO: Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexico team up to save the cutest little porpoise ever The U.S. Department of Justice's anti-money-laundering division filed a 250-page complaint seeking the surrender of $540 million in assets that it says were bought with money stolen from the 1MDB fund and entities it controlled, reports artnet. These assets include $100 million worth of art, a luxury yacht, and real estate. In addition to the art, the U.S. government previously sought civil forfeiture of "any rights to profits, royalties, and distribution proceeds" related to The Wolf of Wall Street. But how is Leo directly involved? Malaysian financier, art collector, and associate of DiCaprio's, Jho Low, had influence over the corrupt 1MDB fund and has been the subject of investigation for misuse of money before. The government has reason to believe that DiCaprio's Picasso painting, Nature morte au crâne de taureau, was a gift from Low. In a statement, DiCaprio's spokesperson explains: However, the claim that the painting was received for charitable purposes conflicts with the note attached to the painting that read, "Dear Leonardo DiCaprio: Happy belated Birthday! This gift is for you." Hmm. The Basquiat painting, Redman One, was reportedly bought from the Helly Nahmad gallery in New York in March 2013 with funds controlled by an entity known as Tanore, also believed to have been controlled by Low. According to the complaint, Low instructed a gallery in Switzerland as follows: The letter was signed by both Low and DiCaprio. Although it seems as if DiCaprio is suddenly under fire for owning these priceless works of art, his spokesperson told artnet, It looks like America's sweetheart may have a real-life Jordan Belfort problem on his hands. But who needs a priceless Picasso anyway? [H/T: artnet] WATCH: The deck of cards has been reinvented
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| Woman Beats and Chokes 11-Year-Old Daughter in Near-Fatal 'Exorcism': Cops Posted: 19 Jun 2017 10:30 AM PDT  The Northern California girl is now safe.
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| Van strikes pedestrians outside of London mosque Posted: 18 Jun 2017 07:53 PM PDT ![Van strikes pedestrians outside of London mosque]( "Van strikes pedestrians outside of London mosque") When a van plowed into a crowd gathered outside a London mosque, at least one person was killed and 10 injured. Here are photos from the scene.
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| Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens Posted: 18 Jun 2017 08:54 AM PDT  BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Fewer of North America's Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says.
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| Trump's Cuba speech a 'grotesque spectacle' fitting of the Cold War, says Cuban foreign minister Posted: 19 Jun 2017 07:41 AM PDT  Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez made the comment during a speech in Vienna on a visit aimed at strengthening relations between Cuba and Austria. As for the real effects of policy, Mr Rodriguez said that he will need to wait for Mr Trump's measures to be implemented before he can completely assess their impacts. Mr Trump instructed the federal government to begin working on plans for restricting individual travel to Cuba, and on American investment in the country.
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| Boeing, Airbus to battle it out at Paris Air Show Posted: 18 Jun 2017 08:58 PM PDT  The aircraft industry descends on Paris for the world's biggest airshow Monday, which sees bitter rivals Boeing and Airbus battle for contracts as newcomers snap at the heels of the two giants. Single-aisle planes for short and medium distances are the hottest ticket in the world's civil aviation industry, with airline demand for models in the Airbus A320 family giving the European company an edge, for now, over its American opponent, which is racing to return in force to the mid-range segment. Boeing, meanwhile, is to showcase the 737 Max 9 model as its anti-Airbus weapon in a market segment where squeezing a few more seats into a narrow-body cabin while eking out increased fuel efficiency over greater ranges is key.
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| Milwaukee County sheriff not joining DHS, after all Posted: 18 Jun 2017 10:13 AM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is no longer a candidate for a position in the agency.
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| South Korea To Start Mass Production Of Missile Interceptor Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:01 AM PDT  The missile interceptor, codenamed M-SAM, will reportedly be used as a central element of the South's Korea Air and Missile Defense System against North Korea.
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| U.S. student freed from N. Korea dies Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:44 PM PDT  Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student who was freed from North Korea last week, has died at the age of 22. Warmbier was imprisoned for more than 17 months and was returned home to Ohio in a coma. His family released a statement Monday saying, "It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home."
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| Baby on board: Indian gives birth at 35,000 feet Posted: 19 Jun 2017 12:11 AM PDT  The unnamed woman, in her 20s, went into premature labour on Sunday's Jet Airways flight between Damman in Saudi Arabia and Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala. "The guest delivered a baby boy at 35,000 feet," Jet Airways said in a statement, adding that a paramedic on board and airline staff helped with the delivery. The Boeing 737 flight, which had 162 passengers on board, was diverted to Mumbai where the woman and her newborn were rushed to a hospital near the airport.
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| Woman Robs Store and Apologizes to Owners on Her Way Out: Police Posted: 18 Jun 2017 01:40 PM PDT  Police are still searching for the suspect.
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| UK: Banned building materials suspected in London fire Posted: 18 Jun 2017 07:49 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The new exterior cladding used in a renovation on London's Grenfell Tower may have been banned under U.K. building regulations, two British ministers said Sunday as police continued their investigation into the inferno that killed at least 58 people.
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| Next Mercedes-Benz A-Class coming to America: report Posted: 19 Jun 2017 06:42 AM PDT  At the moment, the entry point to the Mercedes-Benz range in the United States is the CLA, which was launched there in 2013 and originally started under the magic $30k mark before delivery costs. Well, it seems the time is now coming as Mercedes has been preparing its dealers for the arrival of the all-new A-Class next year. Mercedes isn't yet officially announcing its intention to sell the new A-Class in the US to the wider world, but reports indicate that officials from the German automaker did confirm it at a meeting of dealers in Miami recently.
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| The Latest: Trump lawyer denies president is a probe target Posted: 18 Jun 2017 06:22 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russia's interference in the election and ties to Trump campaign associates (all times local):
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| Suicide bombers kill 16 in NE Nigeria: emergency services Posted: 18 Jun 2017 05:02 PM PDT  At least 16 people were killed in suicide bomb attacks near a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Monday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the attacks took place at about 8:45 pm (1945 GMT) on Sunday close to the Dalori camp at Kofa village, near the Borno state capital Maiduguri. NEMA northeast region spokesman Abdulkadir Ibrahim said two female suicide bombers tried to get into the camp but were thwarted by security personnel.
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| 3-Year-Old Dies During Routine Dental Procedure, Parents Seek Answers Posted: 18 Jun 2017 12:02 PM PDT  The cause of death remains undetermined.
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| Britain eyes Brexit deal 'like no other in history' Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:04 PM PDT  Britain's Brexit minister David Davis said the country wanted to strike "a deal like no other in history" as formal talks on quitting the EU were set to begin in Brussels on Monday. Davis is to meet Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, to kick off hugely complex withdrawal negotiations that are expected to conclude within two years. "Today marks the start of negotiations that will shape the future of the European Union and the United Kingdom, and the lives of our citizens," Davis said in a statement.
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