| Smiles and small talk as Trump and Putin (finally) meet Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:57 AM PDT  President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday on the sidelines of a major economic summit in Germany, their first face-to-face encounter since U.S. intelligence formally accused Moscow of meddling in the 2016 election.
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| Violent protests break out at G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:51 AM PDT  Protesters have turned violent in Hamburg, Germany, as the G-20 summit, featuring many of the world's most powerful heads of state, gets underway.
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| Suspect Dead After Holding 2 Hostages in Georgia Bank Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:40 AM PDT  While holding two women hostage, Brian Easly called a local television station and said he had been robbed of his life's savings by the the Veterans Administration.
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| Senate Republicans face protests and sit-ins at home over health care bill Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:06 AM PDT  GOP senators have begun to waver on health care bill, and activists descended on local offices Thursday.
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| Millions in Path of Deadly Storms from Kentucky to Pennsylvania Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Wind gusts at nearly 90 mph are blamed for killing a 72-year-old Grand Haven, Michigan homeowner when a large tree fell onto his house.
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| Ex-intel chief Clapper: Trump’s suggestion that more countries meddled in election is ‘news to me’ Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:56 AM PDT  James Clapper, the former director of National Intelligence, said there is no evidence to President Trump's claim that another country besides Russia may have been involved in meddling with last year's U.S. elections.
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| 28 inmates killed in Mexico prison riot Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:47 PM PDT  Rioting inmates at a Mexican prison slit their rivals' throats and beat them to death Thursday, leaving 28 dead in the latest explosion of violence in the country's often lawless jails. Bodies were found strewn around the maximum-security wing, the kitchen, a prison yard and a conjugal visits area after the pre-dawn riot at the Las Cruces federal prison in Acapulco, said the security spokesman for the state of Guerrero. "The incident was triggered by an ongoing feud between rival groups within the prison," the spokesman, Roberto Alvarez, told a press conference.
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| The Navy Needs a Way to Reload Missile Silos at Sea Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:19 AM PDT  The way things are going these days, the service is anticipating a time when it might use a lot of missiles at once.
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| Facing defeat in Mosul, Islamic State mounts diversionary attack to the south Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:56 AM PDT  MOSUL/TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two journalists, even as they were about to lose their last redoubt in the city to an Iraqi military onslaught, security sources said on Friday. The assault on Imam Gharbi village appeared to be the sort of diversionary, guerrilla-style strike Islamic State is expected to employ as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces regain control over cities IS captured in a shock 2014 offensive. Security sources said IS insurgents had infiltrated Imam Gharbi, some 70 km (44 miles) south of Mosul on the western bank of the Tigris river, on Wednesday evening from a pocket of territory still under their control on the eastern bank.
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| Charlie Gard's Mother Speaks Out, Calls Situation 'An Absolute Living Hell' Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:16 AM PDT  The family is fighting to save the terminally ill 11-month-old.
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| Mike Pence Touches NASA Equipment Marked 'Do Not Touch' Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:58 AM PDT  Mike Pence became an instant meme after a photo surfaced of him touching NASA equipment clearly marked "DO NOT TOUCH"
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| In Alabama Senate race, Roy Moore stirs far right base Posted: 08 Jul 2017 06:13 AM PDT  OXFORD, Ala. (AP) — As former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore runs for U.S. Senate, he doesn't shrink from telling voters he has twice been ousted from the bench for defying federal courts over the Ten Commandments and same-sex marriage.
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| Foods Ina Garten Refuses To Eat Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:13 AM PDT  And the one grocery store item she absolutely disdains.
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| U.S. side says Trump pressed Putin on election meddling, now wants to ‘move forward’ Posted: 07 Jul 2017 12:41 PM PDT  President Trump on Friday repeatedly "pressed" Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow's alleged interference in the 2016 election, only to be rebuffed, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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| Stepdad of boy found starving in family home tells police 'he's not my responsibility' Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:46 AM PDT  The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who was found so badly malnourished that he could not stand up or speak, reportedly told authorities: "He is not my responsibility". Brian Hall, 29, was arrested for allegedly failing to report neglect of the boy, who was discovered dehydrated and eating cereal of a filthy carpet at his family's home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Naomie Hall, the boy's 24-year-old mother, was also detained.
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| 35 migrants feared drowned off Libya: coastguard Posted: 08 Jul 2017 06:26 AM PDT  Thirty-five migrants, including seven children, were feared drowned after their inflatable boat sank on Saturday off the Libyan coast, the coastguard said. Eighty-five migrants, including 18 women, were rescued with the help of fishermen who alerted the coastguard, said Issa al-Zarrouk, a coastguard official in Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli. Navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem said the boat sank six nautical miles northwest of Garabulli, and 10 fishing boats took part in the rescue.
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| Mars Is Even Less Hospitable Than We Thought Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:19 AM PDT  New research shows the unique cocktail of Martian surface chemicals is extremely deadly to bacteria.
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| Erdogan says Turkey will respond to any threats on its border Posted: 08 Jul 2017 10:05 AM PDT  President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would not watch passively as weapons are sent to Kurdish fighters on its southern border, saying his country would respond to any threats to national security. The United States has been arming Kurdish YPG fighters taking part in the battle to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, angering its NATO ally Turkey. Ankara views the YPG as an extension of the Kurdish PKK group that has waged a long insurgency in southeast Turkey.
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| Otters Attack Swimmer Near Yellowstone National Park Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:03 AM PDT  The creatures bit through a man's wetsuit as they descended on him in a lake.
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| Versace's murderer Andrew Cunanan kills his first two victims Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:02 PM PDT  Police say Cunanan first killed his friend Jeffrey Trail in Minneapolis, then later killed his ex-boyfriend David Madson.
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| ‘Get a grip man’: Clinton campaign chair Podesta fires back at Trump Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:27 AM PDT  After the president claimed that "everyone" at the G-20 was talking about John Podesta, he sent a few pointed remarks back.
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| Accused Rapist Responds To His Own Wanted Post On Sheriff's Facebook Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:04 AM PDT  Derek Helms is wanted by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.
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| 'Death in the Ice': Story of an ill-fated Arctic expedition Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:02 PM PDT  A new major London exhibition aims to solve the 170 year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of British explorer John Franklin in the Arctic's icy waters. "Death in the Ice" retraces Franklin's final expedition to discover the Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, since its departure from Britain on May 19, 1845. Franklin and his 128 crew members were last seen in July of that year.
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| A Teenage Rape Survivor in El Salvador Has Been Jailed for 30 Years Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:56 PM PDT  Her baby was stillborn and the judge said that her not getting prenatal care amounted to homicide
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| Aztec golden wolf sacrifice yields rich trove in Mexico City Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:37 AM PDT  By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A sacrificial wolf elaborately adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold ever found and buried more than five centuries ago has come to light in the heart of downtown Mexico City, once home to the Aztec empire's holiest shrines. The quality and number of golden ornaments is highly unusual and includes 22 complete pieces - such as symbol-laden pendants, a nose ring and a chest plate - all made from thin sheets of the precious metal, lead archaeologist Leonardo Lopez told Reuters. Held in a stone box, the cache was discovered in April near the capital city's bustling main square, the Zocalo, behind the colonial-era Roman Catholic cathedral and off the steps of what was once the most important Aztec ceremonial temple, now known as the Templo Mayor.
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| The Constitution signer who was impeached and expelled Posted: 07 Jul 2017 02:45 AM PDT  William Blount is one of the lesser-known men who signed the Constitution, but one of the most controversial, since he put a key part of the founding document to a critical test less than decade after it was ratified.
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| Abby Lee Miller To Serve Jail Sentence Near California Home Posted: 07 Jul 2017 04:51 PM PDT  Abby Lee Miller will be able to serve her jail sentence near her California home.
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| The Latest: IS group in Egypt claims deadly Sinai attack Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:10 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Egypt and the deadly militant attack in the Sinai Peninsula (all times local):
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| People Are Pissed About This Man's Chipotle "Hack" Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:13 AM PDT  It's pretty damn ridiculous.
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| Someone supposedly won a dinner with President Trump last month, but we don’t know who Posted: 07 Jul 2017 12:19 PM PDT  Did you win a trip to Washington last month to meet President Trump at the Trump Victory Dinner at Trump International Hotel? Someone did, or was supposed to, according to a post on the official website of Donald J. Trump for President.
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| The Latest: Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 in 2006 Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:36 PM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Thursday evening's scheduled execution in Virginia (all times local):
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| Women are being 'kicked out of parts of Congress' for wearing sleeveless tops Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:53 AM PDT  Women are being kicked out of parts of the US Congress for wearing sleeveless tops. A female journalist was asked to cover up when she entered a room outside the House of Representatives chamber, because her shoulders were not covered. Haley Byrd, who works for the Independent Journal Review website, is said to have torn pages from her notebook and stuffed them into her sleeveless dress in an attempt to create makeshift sleeves.
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| Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ Posted: 07 Jul 2017 02:19 PM PDT ![Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ]( "Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ") (The 5th July story refiles to reflect that the artifacts were not intended for the Museum of the Bible in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers, the company and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The forfeiture will include some 5,500 artifacts purchased by Hobby Lobby Inc that originated from the region of modern-day Iraq and were shipped under false labels, as well as an additional $3 million to settle the civil charges, the Department of Justice said in a statement. "The protection of cultural heritage is a mission that (Homeland Security Investigations) and its partner U.S. Customs and Border Protection take very seriously as we recognize that while some may put a price on these artifacts, the people of Iraq consider them priceless," Angel Melendez, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New York, said in the statement.
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| Israel envoy urges Hungary to halt anti-Soros campaign Posted: 08 Jul 2017 08:25 AM PDT  Israel's ambassador in Budapest called on Hungary on Saturday to halt a nationwide poster campaign targeting US billionaire George Soros, which Jewish leaders say is stoking anti-Semitic feelings. The posters show a large picture of the Hungarian-born Jewish emigre laughing, alongside the text: "Let's not leave Soros the last laugh", a reference to government claims that the 86-year-old wants to force Hungary to allow in migrants. The campaign is the fourth media blitz by the government this year against Brussels or Soros for their alleged attacks on Hungary's hardline anti-immigration stance.
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| India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel's death anniversary Posted: 08 Jul 2017 05:13 AM PDT  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the killing of a charismatic rebel leader whose death triggered open defiance against Indian rule.
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| The most popular Roomba is still on sale, but this hot robot vacuum is even cheaper Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:34 AM PDT 
The Roomba 650 is one of the most affordable robot vacuum cleaners in the Roomba lineup, so it stands to reason that it's also the most popular. It's packed full of features and yet it costs hundreds less than some of iRobot's premium Roomba vacuums — especially when it's on sale on Amazon, like it is right now. But there's another model from a Roomba rival that's on sale for even less than the 650, and it also happens to be the best-selling model in Amazon's indoor robotic vacuum category right now. It also has a few awesome features that are nowhere to be found on the Roomba. Check out the ECOVACS DEEBOT M80 Pro Robotic Vacuum Cleaner with Mop and Water Tank, you'll be glad you did. Here are some highlights from the product page: - Utilizes various cleaning modes, a 5-stage cleaning system, and optional mopping and drying stages to tackle even the most stubborn dirt.
- Being equipped with a large capacity dustbin allows DM80 to clean for much longer periods of time. Dust, debris, allergens are filtered through high-efficiency filters.
- Performs daily cleaning by using the remote to schedule a clean at a specific time.
- Adapts to individual household environments, and avoids stairs and furniture with advanced sensors. It can climb inclines and crosses doorsills with powerful wheels.
- Bundles with a limited, 1-year manufacturer's warranty and extra accessory set.
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| Nevada Sen. Heller is vulnerable, and first-term congresswoman Jacky Rosen wants to take him on Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:20 AM PDT  The Nevada senator comes up for reelection next year, and a relative political newcomer is eager to challenge him.
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| Big pup spooked by extremely tiny kitten while trying to make friends Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:17 AM PDT  Contrary to popular belief, cats and dogs can actually be great friends. They don't really have much in common, but hey, opposites attract. That being said, the tricky relationship between this large doggo and this tiny kitten needs some time to develop. Boundaries need to be set, rules need to be followed, and hierarchy needs to be established. Instagram user tipthevelvet posted this video of her new tiny kitten, Oliver, getting acquainted with her Great Dane, Ronan. Oliver quickly shows his new friend who's boss by giving Ronan an itty-bitty boop on the nose. And by the look on Ronan's face, he understands who's in charge here. Getting to know each other #boundaries #whostheboss #thelookofterror #hiseyestho #kitten #greatdane #catvsdog #ronanandoliver @ashley_revis27 This video is represented by UNILAD. For all licensing/usage enquiries, please contact licensing@unilad.co.uk A post shared by Stephanie Duda (@tipthevelvet) on Jul 1, 2017 at 8:17pm PDT Ronan is SHOOK by Oliver's feisty swat, and tries to make himself invisible behind the blinds. He gives the scrappy kitten some serious nervous side-eye before walking away, realizing that they have some progress to make before they become BFFs. We're confident that Oliver and Ronan will warm up to each other soon, though. We bet they'll be cuddling — with no swatting — in no time. WATCH: Doctor Octopus-esque robotic arm attachments will lend you an extra hand or two
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| Ford auctions one-off "F-22" pickup for aviation charity Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:18 AM PDT  It's no secret America loves pickup trucks, especially as the best-selling vehicle of any type over many years in the US has been the Ford F-150. The model in question is the Ford F-150 F-22 Raptor, and it was created by the Ford Performance team led by Ford Design Manager Melvin Betancourt. This very special pickup is being auctioned on July 27 at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Gathering of Eagles event at AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, with the proceeds being donated to the EAA's youth aviation programs.
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| Facebook to build housing in Silicon Valley for first time Posted: 07 Jul 2017 04:06 PM PDT  By David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The shortage of housing in California's Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc on Friday proposed taking homebuilding into its own hands for the first time with a plan to construct 1,500 units near its headquarters. The growth of Facebook, Alphabet Inc's Google and other tech companies has strained neighbourhoods in the San Francisco Bay area that were not prepared for an influx of tens of thousands of workers during the past decade. Tech companies have responded with measures such as internet-equipped buses for employees with long commutes.
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