| Little Rock Mass Shooting: At Least 28 Injured in Arkansas Club Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:31 AM PDT  Little Rock Police said 25 people were shot, while three club-goers suffered other injuries, during a dispute at the Power Ultra Lounge nightclub in the Arkansas capital.
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| The Fight for Mosul: U.S.-Backed Iraqi Forces Corner ISIS Fighters Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:39 AM PDT  On Saturday, U.S.-backed forces squeezed the remaining ISIS militants into the narrow streets of Mosul's Old City as they looked to re-take full control of the strategic city.
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| Q&A: Marijuana is legal in Nevada but not in casinos or bars Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City has launched its latest legal vice.
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| Obama Warns Against an 'Aggressive Kind of Nationalism' Posted: 01 Jul 2017 11:20 AM PDT  The former president referenced Trump's decision without mentioning him by name
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| Price On Tweets: Trump Can 'Do More Than One Thing at a Time' Posted: 01 Jul 2017 11:14 PM PDT  HHS Sec. Tom Price told Chuck Todd in an exclusive appearance on Meet the Press, that the President remains focused on healthcare despite a week of off-topic tweets.
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| Trump to speak with Xi, Abe as North Korea, steel issues loom Posted: 02 Jul 2017 12:03 AM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, calls that come as frustration builds in the White House over North Korea's nuclear program and overcapacity in the steel market. The talks come ahead of meetings he will hold with both leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7-8 where trade practices are expected to be high on the agenda. Trump, who pledged a hard line on trade during his campaign for office, has been weighing new quotas or tariffs on steel imports for national security reasons and plans to discuss his concerns at the G20.
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| Body Of Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Found Near Lake In California Posted: 02 Jul 2017 12:33 AM PDT  Aramazd Andressian Jr., a 5-year-old California boy had been missing since April 21, when he was last spotted with his father while leaving Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
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| Fire rips through Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon Posted: 02 Jul 2017 10:57 AM PDT ![Fire rips through Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon]( "Fire rips through Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon") With at least 1 dead and 6 wounded, the fire leaves an estimated 700 refugees homeless again.
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| Tanker and freighter collide off Britain Posted: 01 Jul 2017 07:58 AM PDT  A tanker and a cargo ship collided off Britain on Saturday on one of the world's busiest shipping routes, but no injuries or spills were reported, authorities said. The tanker had 38,000 tonnes of petrol onboard when it collided at around 0100 GMT with a 220-metre (720-foot) cargo vessel in the Strait of Dover, which is where the North Sea and the Channel meet. "Although both vessels have been damaged, there is no water ingress and no pollution," Britain's maritime and coastguard agency said.
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| Will Germany Finally Pay the Holocaust Survivors of the Romanian Death Train? Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:41 AM PDT  Over the last 65 years, the German government has paid out more than $70 billion in reparations to Jewish victims of the Holocaust. However, a small group of Jews in the Romanian city of Iasi have received nothing.
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| Indonesia aid helicopter crashes after volcano erupts Posted: 02 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT ![Indonesia aid helicopter crashes after volcano erupts]( "Indonesia aid helicopter crashes after volcano erupts") JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A helicopter carrying eight people crashed Sunday while on the way to help with evacuations near a volcano that erupted on the main Indonesian island of Java. Officials didn't know the fate of the people on board, but villagers said they found two bodies at the crash site.
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| Congress Gets an Earful On Break Posted: 02 Jul 2017 01:07 AM PDT  Kasie Hunt tells NBC's Jordan Frasier what to expect when Congress returns to Capitol Hill after hearing from voters during the holiday recess.
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| Teen Bitten by a Shark While Boogie Boarding in South Carolina Posted: 02 Jul 2017 11:11 AM PDT  "I felt a terrible sting and didn't know what it was"
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| Senators Debate the Future of Healthcare: Medicaid for All? Posted: 01 Jul 2017 10:57 PM PDT  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) join Chuck Todd for an exclusive joint interview to discuss whether Medicaid might be expanded to cover a greater set of people.
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| U.S. warship in operation near disputed island in South China Sea Posted: 02 Jul 2017 03:51 PM PDT  A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official said. The USS Stethem, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, part of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the official said. The operation was first reported by Fox News on Sunday.
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| Man held in kidnapping of Chinese scholar who is feared dead Posted: 01 Jul 2017 10:41 AM PDT  Man held in kidnapping of Chinese scholar who is feared dead.
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| Man Who Allegedly Crawled Into Woman's Bed, Asked To Spend The Night Is Arrested: Cops Posted: 02 Jul 2017 11:11 AM PDT  Sungjae Song, 26, is a South Korean citizen who lives in Palisades Park, New Jersey.
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| Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam: profile Posted: 30 Jun 2017 08:08 PM PDT  Carrie Lam's swearing-in as Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday marks the culmination of the lifelong civil servant's career as she inherits a divided city fearful of China's encroaching influence. Lam, 59, was widely seen as Beijing's preferred candidate when she was elected in March by a mainly pro-China committee representing special interest groups, from real estate and agriculture to teaching and medicine, as well as lawmakers. Before landing the top job, Lam served as deputy to her highly unpopular predecessor Leung Chun-ying, slammed as a puppet of Beijing.
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| The Pros And Cons Of Living In An Airbnb Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:12 AM PDT  Perspective for the transient in us all.
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| 'What Are They Trying to Hide?' President Trump Questions 25 States Refusing to Hand Over Voter Information Posted: 01 Jul 2017 07:27 AM PDT  Trump tweeted about the situation Saturday morning
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| Russia bus crash 'kills 14' Posted: 02 Jul 2017 06:08 AM PDT  Fourteen people died, two of them children, when a long-haul passenger bus collided with a truck in Russia on Sunday, the authorities said. The bus was travelling from Samara on the Volga river to Izhevsk, around 900 kilometres (550 miles) east of Moscow, when the accident happened, according to the Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes. The bus rolled over and caught on fire as a result of the collision, the regional interior ministry said, adding that it would be arresting both drivers.
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| Prince Charles, Duchess of Cornwall celebrate Canada 150 Posted: 01 Jul 2017 11:23 AM PDT  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Prince Charles praised Canada for inclusiveness and fairness as the country marked its 150th anniversary with a celebration on Parliament Hill that drew thousands and included a performance from Bono and the Edge from U2.
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| Trump, Merkel and coal take center stage at climate protests ahead of the G20 in Hamburg Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT ![Trump, Merkel and coal take center stage at climate protests ahead of the G20 in Hamburg]( "Trump, Merkel and coal take center stage at climate protests ahead of the G20 in Hamburg") About 4,000 people marched through the city center Sunday to protest against the climate and trade policies of the world's major developed and emerging economies.
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| Congo declares Ebola outbreak over after four deaths Posted: 01 Jul 2017 01:59 AM PDT  Democratic Republic of Congo declared its two-month Ebola outbreak officially over on Saturday after 42 days without recording a new case of the disease. The outbreak in Congo's remote northeastern forests, a record eighth for the country where the disease was first discovered in 1976, killed four out of the eight people infected, Health Minister Oly Ilunga said in a statement. "I declare on this day, at midnight, the end of the outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever of the Ebola virus in DRC," Ilunga said.
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| How to Dine Out with a Toddler: The Dos and Don't You Dares Posted: 02 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  This article, How to Dine Out with a Toddler: The Dos and Don't You Dares, originally appeared on Chowhound.
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| Indian woman attacked with acid for fifth time: police Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:35 AM PDT  A woman who survived an alleged gang rape and four separate acid attacks has once again been hit by corrosive liquid, Indian police said Sunday. The 35-year-old mother, who was allegedly gangraped in 2008 over a property dispute, was at a women's hostel in Uttar Pradesh state capital Lucknow when a man scaled the walls and poured the chemical onto her. The attacker fled from the spot," Vivek Tripathi, local police chief told AFP.
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| Five North Koreans Found In Boat Are Latest Defection Attempt Posted: 02 Jul 2017 11:45 AM PDT  North Korea has had many defections over the year, five more were found on a South Korea-bound boat.
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| Justin Trudeau forgot a whole province during his Canada Day speech Posted: 01 Jul 2017 12:43 PM PDT  Well, well, well... look who's human after all. Justin Trudeau accidentally forgot to mention Alberta while passionately listing Canada's states and provinces during his Canada Day speech Saturday. SEE ALSO: Ring in Canada Day with Trudeau's best moments (and forget about Trump for a while) The gaffe did not go unnoticed. We're only counting 12 in this list... is there something we should know, Alberta? (just kidding, it was a slip) #Canada150 pic.twitter.com/uuPp1p4uOF — CBC Politics (@CBCPolitics) July 1, 2017 Of course, Trudeau is nothing if not polite, so after broadcast host Sandra Oh pointed out the error, he trotted back out to say "I love you, Alberta!" He also tweeted an apology — a uniquely Canadian thing to do on Canada Day. Got too excited somewhere over the Rockies. Sorry Alberta, I love you. Happy Canada Day! — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 1, 2017 Interestingly, Canada's two new astronauts — introduced at Saturday's festivities — are both from Alberta. Will they still get to go into space?! WATCH: Pete Souza's perfectly timed Insta-shade only keeps getting better and better
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| Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack Posted: 01 Jul 2017 03:50 AM PDT  By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. The SBU, Ukraine's state security service, said the attack, which started in Ukraine and spread around the world on Tuesday, was by the same hackers who attacked the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016. Ukrainian politicians were quick to blame Russia for Tuesday's attack, but a Kremlin spokesman dismissed "unfounded blanket accusations".
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| Central America hit by massive power outages Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:19 PM PDT  San José (AFP) - A huge power outage plunged millions of people across Central America into darkness Saturday, as authorities from Panama to Costa Rica to El Salvador scrambled to restore electrical service. The blackout affected some five million people in Costa Rica alone, where officials largely had managed to restore service after a nationwide power outage lasting about five hours. Authorities pinned blame for the power outages on a downed Panamanian transmission line that adversely affected the power supply for much of the region.
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| Kasich signs Ohio state budget, vetoes Medicaid freeze Posted: 30 Jun 2017 09:47 PM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich once again stood against fellow Republicans in the Ohio Legislature on Friday to support Medicaid expansion, which now provides health insurance to 700,000 low-income Ohioans.
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| What Is the Difference Between Key Limes and Conventional Limes? Posted: 01 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Well, in the case of "regular" limes vs. Key limes, the truth is, not a ton. Of course there's more separating the two than meets the eye, but the differences are fairly minute and, indeed, the two can often be used interchangeably in recipes without risk of total disaster. Key limes are smaller than the standard Persian limes and have thin, leathery skin.
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| Fisherman charged in wife's lake killing despite no body Posted: 01 Jul 2017 07:47 AM PDT  A commercial fisherman's story about his wife disappearing into the depths of Lake Erie on a boating trip isn't adding up, and Pennsylvania authorities believe they know why. They say he's the one who put her there.
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| Is Eating McDonald's Better Than Eating Nothing? Posted: 01 Jul 2017 08:30 AM PDT  It's easy to vilify McDonald's by employing hyperbole.
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| Drone kills two Qaeda suspects in Yemen Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:29 AM PDT ![Drone kills two Qaeda suspects in Yemen]( "Drone kills two Qaeda suspects in Yemen") A drone strike likely to have been carried out by the United States killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. One of the suspects was identified as Ibrahim al-Adani, who was said to have run Al-Qaeda's finances in the region. The United States considers the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, to be the group's most dangerous branch and has conducted a long-running drone war against its leaders.
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| US planning to create 'Space Corps' as sixth branch of armed forces Posted: 01 Jul 2017 05:58 AM PDT  The House Armed Services Committee has voted to create a US "Space Corps", which would become a new branch of the armed forces and incorporate the current space missions of the US Air Force. If the US Space Corps goes ahead, it would be the first new military service in the country since 1947. The move has caused consternation as committee members of the panel say they were only recently informed, giving them little time to protest against the proposal.
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| Californians take a shine to solar power Posted: 01 Jul 2017 06:57 PM PDT  Jacquie Barnbrook had grown tired of the high electricity bills and her gas-guzzling luxury car when she finally decided to take the plunge last year. The 52-year-old Los Angeles resident joined an ever-growing number of Californians who are switching to solar power for their energy needs in a bid to not only save money but to also do their part for the environment in a state setting the pace for the rest of the country in that sector. Nearly 4.9 million homes are powered by solar energy in California -- the nation's green trailblazer and the most populous state -- and that number is expected to continue to grow, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, a non-profit trade association.
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| Glamorous pet owners are getting matching manicures with their cats Posted: 01 Jul 2017 07:33 AM PDT  First thing's first: you should never, ever paint your pet's claws with actual nail polish. It's toxic to them! But should you hunger for you and your cat to have matching manicures, there's a glamorous alternative. Cristi, a cat owner from California, routinely purchases nail caps for her cat, Wednesday. One day, she found a purple, glittery set — the same purple glitter as her own manicure. SEE ALSO: Cats have been getting humans to do their bidding for 9,000 years Hell yeah. Bffs pic.twitter.com/aa7eCQbxVX — cristi cupcake (@cristimari_) June 24, 2017 As it turns out, Cristi wasn't the only one to have this idea. After another user shared her image, it went viral, and other pet owners started sharing manicure pics, too. the only way to be pic.twitter.com/6n49uyyee3 — POI$ON IV¥ (@jadejumps) June 25, 2017 I've done this with my ruby ♥️✨ pic.twitter.com/JSTqvHSSm2 — Melanie (@reverseoceans) June 25, 2017 pic.twitter.com/SEHjPJQejV — J (@rockmanticsoul) June 24, 2017 And for those sneering right now, we'd like to point out that, from a logical standpoint, this makes perfect sense. Friends get matching manicures all the time. Pets are the best friends ever. Therefore, it would stand to reason that humans and their pets should have matching manicures. Checkmate. [H/T: BuzzFeed ] WATCH: These aren't stuffed animals, they're chiffon cakes
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| Tokyo governor's party heads for big win in city election Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:50 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — The new party of the Japanese capital's populist governor appeared headed for a thumping victory Sunday over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party in a Tokyo assembly election that could alter national politics, with Abe's historic defeat likely making it difficult for him to achieve his agenda.
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| Next-Gen Nissan Self-Driving Leaf EV Launching Sept. 5 Posted: 01 Jul 2017 03:10 AM PDT  The company teased the launch in a tweet Friday. The company is also appealing to lawmakers to support self-driving technology.
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| May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill: Telegraph Posted: 01 Jul 2017 04:33 PM PDT ![May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill: Telegraph]( "May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill: Telegraph") British business leaders have been told to brace for the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May's government may walk out of Brexit talks this year, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The move would be designed for "domestic consumption" to show the government is negotiating hard with the European Union, the newspaper reported. The Sunday Telegraph said the briefing of business leaders by a senior May aide took place after last month's general election and the person has since left in the recent overhaul at the top of government.
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| Former judge in Kentucky fighting sex charges Posted: 02 Jul 2017 07:49 AM PDT ![Former judge in Kentucky fighting sex charges]( "Former judge in Kentucky fighting sex charges") LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For years as a Kentucky judge, Tim Nolan sat in judgment of others. Now he sits in jail, awaiting trial on explosive accusations by prosecutors that he snared 17 women and juveniles into having sex over a seven-year period by using money, drugs and threats.
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| China's new heavy-lift rocket launch fails in flight Posted: 02 Jul 2017 11:09 AM PDT  China's new heavy-lift rocket launch fails in flight.
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| Deadly suicide bombing in the Syrian capital of Damascus Posted: 02 Jul 2017 06:52 AM PDT ![Deadly suicide bombing in the Syrian capital of Damascus]( "Deadly suicide bombing in the Syrian capital of Damascus") The scene from the bombing in the Tahrir Square district.
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| UN refugee chief says Italy needs support helping migrants Posted: 01 Jul 2017 06:14 AM PDT  Italy needs more international support to cope with a wave of migrants that has flooded its shores since the start of the year, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Saturday. "What is happening in front of our eyes in Italy is an unfolding tragedy," Grandi said in a statement. Separately, a source in Paris said the interior ministers of France, Germany and Italy will meet in the French capital on Sunday to discuss a "coordinated approach" to help Italy.
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| Man held for theft of rocket launchers from French train Posted: 01 Jul 2017 12:21 PM PDT  French police have charged a 23-year-old man in southern France for allegedly stealing army rocket launchers and a stock of armour-piercing shells off a freight train, a source close to the case said Saturday. The theft happened at the end of June as the train travelled between an army logistics base in Miramas near Marseille and another base in Brienne-le-Chateau, 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of Paris, the source said. Four rocket launchers and four cases of armour-piercing shells were taken, the French daily Le Parisien reported.
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| All of these award-winning photos were taken with an iPhone Posted: 01 Jul 2017 09:00 AM PDT 
Every year, a bunch of photographers challenge the idea that you need expensive gear to take good photos by entering the iPhone Photography Awards. The competition is exactly what it says on the label: a way to showcase the best photos taken with the best smartphone to come out of Cupertino. Thanks to the improvements that've been made in smartphone photography, this year's results are better than ever.
As well as the overall awards, there are 19 categories including Animals, Landscape, Portrait and Abstract. The winners don't just get bragging rights: the overall Photographer of the Year Award winner receives an iPad Pro, the first, second and third place Photographer of the Year Award winners will each receive an Apple Watch Sport, and the first place winner in each category will be awarded a Gold Bar and the Second and Third place winners will each get a Palladium or Platinum Bar from the most recognizable private gold mint in the world. 
The overall winner this year was Sebastiano Tomada for "Children of Qayyarah." It's described as "Children roam the streets in Qayyarah near the fire and smoke billowing from oil wells, set ablaze by ISIS militants." It was taken with an iPhone 6s. 
1st place for Photographer of the Year went to Brendan O Se and his iPhone 6s for "Dock Worker." He said "I shot this photo on an early morning photo walk around the docks in Jakarta in April 2016. These were the hands of a dock worker who was taking a break. I was struck by the texture created by the accumulated dirt on his hands." The full list of winners and their distressingly good iPhone photos are available on the award organization's website. You should look through them, and remember the quality next time you're whining about how you really need a DSLR to get this picture just right.
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