| Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Who Illegally Targeted Latinos Posted: 25 Aug 2017 05:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a notorious former Arizona sheriff who willfully violated a federal judge's order by unlawfully detaining individuals his officers claimed might be in the country illegally.
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| With Hurricane Harvey Bearing Down, Some Texas Residents Refuse to Leave Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:02 PM PDT  Despite a mandatory evacuation order--and against the advice of friends and family--Juan Rodriguez chose to ride out the Category 4 hurricane at home in Victoria, Texas.
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| The idolatry of 'whiteness': Christians struggle to respond to Charlottesville Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:40 PM PDT  In Virginia devoutly Christian Democratic politicians are trading barbs with the state Republican Party and evangelical leaders in the wake of Charlottesville. Meanwhile, a group of African-American faith leaders has published the "Charlottesville Declaration," calling on the Evangelical church to strongly condemn white supremacist ideology.
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| Soldiers on Pence Detail Reassigned for Bringing Women to Hotel Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:59 AM PDT  The U.S. Army detail assigned to Vice President Pence has been removed from the White House detail amid allegations they brought unregistered female guests back to secure area of their hotel in Panama.
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| Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon fallout Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:10 AM PDT  By Venus Wu and Farah Master MACAU (Reuters) - Chinese People's Liberation Army troops were deployed on the streets of Macau on Friday to help clean up in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon and amid mounting criticism authorities were unprepared for the severity of the storm. Macau public broadcaster, TDM, reported some 1,000 Chinese PLA troops left their Macau barracks to assist in the recovery. Chinese troops are rarely seen on Macau streets.
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| Hurricane Harvey Has 20,000 Cruise Ship Passengers Stuck at Sea Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:42 PM PDT  Thousands of vacationers will have to wait until the storm passes
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| Dump Truck Overturns After Knocking Over Highway Signal In Viral Video Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:57 AM PDT  The top end of the raised truck bed hits a highway sign in the viral video that had garnered over 7 million views on Facebook at the time of publishing this story.
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| North Korea Launches Short Range Ballistic Missiles Into Sea Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:33 PM PDT  North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's news agency Yonhap reports.
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| Father Allegedly Kills Teen Daughter and Wife in Murder-Suicide in Wealthy New York Suburb Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:17 AM PDT  New York State police are calling the death of three family members in Westchester County an apparent double-murder suicide, according to an official statement
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| Mueller Takes New Step in Trump Russia Probe Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:42 AM PDT  Carol Lee, NBC News national political reporter, talks with Ari Melber about Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaing grand jury testimony from PR executives tied to Paul Manafort.
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| Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez bid to alter trial schedule Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:56 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors oppose U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bid to have the judge in his corruption trial alter the trial schedule so he can be present for important votes in Washington.
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| Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally Posted: 26 Aug 2017 03:31 PM PDT ![Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally]( "Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally") Counterprotesters gathered in San Francisco despite the cancellation of a free speech rally that city leaders feared could draw right-wing extremists.
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| Unusual spike in whale deaths in Canada, US sparks probe Posted: 25 Aug 2017 09:08 AM PDT  Endangered right whales are dying at unusually high rates in the Atlantic Ocean off Canada and the northern United States, sparking an investigation by authorities in both countries, officials said Friday. Thirteen of the massive, bus-sized marine mammals have been found dead this year, a large number considering the entire population numbers just 450-500, said experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). David Gouveia, protected Species Monitoring Program branch chief at NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region, described the deaths as "significant" and said an immediate response is needed.
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| Pilot Freaks Out Passengers With Storm Warnings, Report Says Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:05 AM PDT  Several United Airlines passengers reportedly had a harrowing time Tuesday when they got a tornado warning from their pilot instead of a welcome message.
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| Former Trump Ethics Director Calls Arpaio Pardon 'A Harbinger Of Worse to Come' Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:15 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's former ethics chief, who resigned last month because of disagreements with the White House over ethics policies, blasted the president's decision on Friday to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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| He Shared a Photo of His Baby. Then She Became a Political Football Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:25 AM PDT  The father of a baby who went viral after the ACLU tweeted out her photo with a controversial message discusses the national discourse.
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| Passengers tell Canadian woman 'get the f*** off the train' after she hurls racist abuse at elderly couple Posted: 26 Aug 2017 12:31 PM PDT  A Canadian woman who launched a tirade of racist abuse at a Filipino couple on a train was told to "get the f*** off" after passengers came to the pair's defence. The woman, who was travelling on the Vancouver SkyTrain on Monday afternoon, started hurling insults at the couple and said she thought they were speaking too loudly. The incident was caught on camera by multiple witnesses, including Ashley Klassen, who posted a video of the incident to Facebook.
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| Infant found, 2 questioned in Fargo woman's disappearance Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:48 PM PDT ![Infant found, 2 questioned in Fargo woman's disappearance]( "Infant found, 2 questioned in Fargo woman's disappearance") FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A newborn infant was found in a Fargo apartment building Thursday where a missing pregnant woman was last seen, and police were questioning two people in her disappearance.
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| Grace Mugabe makes first public appearance since South Africa assault charge Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:21 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, on Friday made her first public appearance since leaving South Africa where she was charged with assault. The wife of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, a potential successor to the president, was granted diplomatic immunity and left South Africa on Sunday. The Mugabes attended a farming fair in Harare, where Grace was seen smiling and talking with exhibitors.
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| Alec Baldwin's Trump Impression Is Apparently Even Better Than We Thought Posted: 26 Aug 2017 10:08 AM PDT  This news is so big that, dare we say... it's bigly.
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| The Latest: SF mayor doesn't trust group canceling rally Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:33 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on conservative free speech rallies in San Francisco and Berkeley (all times local):
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| Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis Posted: 25 Aug 2017 09:26 PM PDT  The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza's pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and health ministry said. Dozens of others have been treated after swimming along the strip's filthy Mediterranean coastline in the past two months, a ministry spokesman in Gaza said.
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| Human Remains In Natalee Holloway Case Are Caucasian, Forensic Scientist Confirms Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT  The remains were confirmed to be human and of European descent.
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| Trump's adviser Cohn 'has not held back how he feels' about Charlottesville response, White House says Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:33 PM PDT  White House officials insisted that the president's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, is staying in the administration and eager to work on tax reform after he sharply criticized President Trump's response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va.
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| Why Saving for Retirement Is Getting Harder, and What You Can Do About It Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:35 PM PDT  For retirement savers, the challenges just keep coming. The Department of Labor recently signaled its intent to delay the final stages of its new Fiduciary Rule, which requires that retirement ad...
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| Teen Smuggled Bengal Tiger Cub Into U.S. From Mexico, Authorities Allege Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:40 AM PDT  Luis Eudoro Valencia was charged after customs officials say they found the animal on the floor of his car Wednesday.
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| Hollywood mogul falls ill, close to death in less than 24 hours: Part 1 Posted: 25 Aug 2017 05:51 PM PDT  Jonathan Koch said the doctor told him, "'You're probably going to die tonight, and you should text your loved ones.'"
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| NATO says Russia should be transparent about its military drills Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:57 AM PDT  By Lidia Kelly and Agnieszka Barteczko WARSAW (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday the alliance would closely watch Russian military exercises in western Russia and Belarus next month, urging Moscow to be transparent about the drills. The maneuvers, the largest in years, with tanks, naval and air units operating in and around the Baltic and North Sea, have raised NATO's concern that the official number of troops participating might be understated. "We are going to be watching very closely the course of these exercises," Stoltenberg told reporters after meeting Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo on a visit to check on the deployment of the U.S.-led alliance's forces in the country's east.
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| The Latest: Police say 500,000 attend Barcelona peace march Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:07 AM PDT  The Latest on the anti-violence rally in Barcelona (all times local): 8 p.m. Barcelona police say about 500,000 people have joined an anti-violence march under tight security protesting last week's deadly ...
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| South Carolina's Republican governor ends all abortion funding Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:00 PM PDT  The US state of South Carolina said Friday it is eliminating all state or federal aid to any medical practice linked to clinics practicing abortions. President Donald Trump had cleared the way for such changes in April, when -- in a move applauded by many conservatives -- he signed a bill revoking a rule from his predecessor, Barack Obama, that aimed to protect public funding for family-planning clinics. Medicaid provides health care to people with limited financial resources.
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| American Airlines Refuses To Let Woman With Oxygen Tank Board Flight Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:28 PM PDT  A woman was stranded in St. Louis this week after American Airlines refused to let her board over her oxygen tank.
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| Trudeau forced to backtrack on open invitation to refugees Posted: 24 Aug 2017 11:19 PM PDT  Justin Trudeau has been criticised for his broad welcoming message to migrants. Justin Trudeau has sought to temper the notion that Canada is a guaranteed safe haven for those fleeing the threat of deportation in the United States, as his government faces criticism that its refugee-friendly messaging has given "false hope" to the thousands of asylum seekers streaming into Canada from the US. Since the start of the year, more than 11,300 people have crossed into Canada by foot from the US.
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| White supremacist becomes first white man in Florida to be executed for killing black man Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:42 AM PDT  The state of Florida on Thursday executed its first death row inmate in nearly two years, using a lethal injection cocktail that had never been tried before in the United States and putting to death the first white man convicted of killing a black man. Mark Asay, 53, was sentenced to death in 1988 for a racially motivated double murder in Jacksonville, Florida a year earlier. He became the first white man in state history to be executed for killing a black man. Since the state reinstated death sentences in 1976, 20 black men have been executed for killing white victims, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The execution was carried out at 6:22 pm (22.22 GMT), the Florida Department of Corrections said. For his last meal, Asay ordered fried pork chops, fried ham, fries, vanilla swirl ice cream and Coca-Cola, authorities said. He did not make a final statement. Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Asay, who had challenged the state's plan to employ a lethal injection cocktail that includes etomidate, an anesthetic never before used in carrying out an execution in the US. It replaces another drug, midazolam, which has been the subject of significant legal wrangling. According to critics, midazolam does not always adequately sedate prisoners, therefore subjecting them to excessive suffering. Corrections department spokeswoman Ashley Cook told AFP the department "follows the law and carries out the sentence of the court." "This is the department's most solemn duty and the foremost objective of the lethal injection procedure is a humane and dignified process," Cook said. Asay was the first prisoner to be executed in Florida since January 2016, before the state's supreme court ruled that Florida executions were unconstitutional because judges were granted powers that should be reserved for juries. He also was the first white man convicted of killing a black man to be executed in the state since Florida reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). Since then, the state has executed 92 inmates - 20 of them black inmates who had at least one white victim. Fifty-four others were white inmates who had white victims, according to DPIC data. Prosecutors say Asay fatally shot Robert Lee Booker, an African American, after making racist remarks. He killed his other victim, Robert McDowell, who has been identified as white and Hispanic and was apparently dressed as a woman, after making a deal to pay him for sex. Difficult to administer Janssen, a pharmaceutical division of the company Johnson & Johnson, developed etomidate and has objected to its use in executions. "Janssen discovers and develops medical innovations to save and enhance lives," spokesman Greg Panico told The Washington Post. "We do not condone the use of our medicines in lethal injections for capital punishment." Etomidate is difficult to administer and can cause severe irritation and burns if used incorrectly, warned Jonathan Groner, a professor of surgery at Ohio State University who is against the death penalty. Groner said administering the drug particularly "hurts when it's being injected if the veins are damaged - and a lot of people on death row have damaged veins because they're either old or they have an IV drug abuse history."
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| Melting Mont Blanc glacier yields remains of dead hikers Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:39 AM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Italian mountain rescue crews have recovered the remains of two — or possibly three — hikers on a glacier on Mont Blanc's southern face likely dating from the 1980s or 1990s, officials said Friday.
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| The Latest: Cops boost patrols around lottery winner's home Posted: 26 Aug 2017 09:19 AM PDT  The Latest: Cops boost patrols around lottery winner's home
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| Man with sword injures police outside UK Queen's palace Posted: 26 Aug 2017 07:34 AM PDT  By Elisabeth O'Leary (Reuters) - A man who assaulted police officers with a four-foot sword outside Queen Elizabeth's Buckingham Palace residence shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) was being questioned by counter-terrorism police on Saturday. Two unarmed officers suffered slight cuts as they detained the man, who drove at a police van on Friday evening, then took the sword from the front passenger foot-well of his car, London's Metropolitan Police said.
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| IS counterattack kills 34 Syria regime forces in Raqa province: monitor Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:51 AM PDT  At least 34 Syrian soldiers and allied fighters have been killed in an Islamic State counterattack in the east of Raqa province, rolling back regime gains, a monitor said on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said the jihadist group had recaptured large swathes of territory from government forces in the fighting on Thursday.
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| Trump's first pardon spares political ally Arpaio Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:07 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump spared former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio the prospect of serving jail time in granting the first pardon of his turbulent tenure, wiping away the lawman's recent federal conviction stemming from his immigration patrols that focused on Latinos.
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| The 55 and 65-inch 4K Fire TVs everyone went crazy over are back in stock on Amazon Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:29 PM PDT 
When Element and Amazon jointly announced a new 4K TV lineup with built-in Fire TV software, people went crazy. In fact, the 65-inch model sold out in a matter of hours. Both of the largest models have been selling out regularly since then — especially following Amazon's monster Prime Day sale — but we're happy to report that they're now in stock and ready to be Prime-shipped to your door. If you're in the market for a new UHD TV, definitely check out the Element 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition and the Element 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition. All-New Element 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition - Fire TV Edition is a smart TV experience that seamlessly integrates your favorite streaming and live over-the-air content on a unified home screen (HD antenna required).
- Experience true-to-life 4K UHD picture quality with over 8 million pixels for stunning clarity, deep contrast, and brilliant colors on a direct-lit LED screen with minimal motion blur. Refresh Rate: 60 Hz (Native), 120 Hz (Effective).
- The Fire TV experience is built in so you can enjoy over 15,000 channels, apps, and Alexa skills. Get universal search results across over 140 channels and apps including Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, SHOWTIME, STARZ, and Prime Video.
- The included Voice Remote with Alexa allows you to control live TV playback, launch apps, search for TV shows, play music, switch inputs, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, featuring thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost.
- Dimensions (W x H x D): TV without stand: 48.7" x 28.3" x 3.3", TV with stand: 48.7" x 30" x 10.1"
- Multiple device input/output options: 4 HDMI 2.0 including 1 with ARC, 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, SD card, Ethernet, composite/component, headphone, optical audio out.
All-New Element 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition - Fire TV Edition is a smart TV experience that seamlessly integrates your favorite streaming and live over-the-air content on a unified home screen (HD antenna required).
- Experience true-to-life 4K UHD picture quality with over 8 million pixels for stunning clarity, deep contrast, and brilliant colors on a direct-lit LED screen with minimal motion blur. Refresh Rate: 60 Hz (Native), 120 Hz (Effective).
- The Fire TV experience is built in so you can enjoy over 15,000 channels, apps, and Alexa skills. Get universal search results across over 140 channels and apps including Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, SHOWTIME, STARZ, and Prime Video.
- The included Voice Remote with Alexa allows you to control live TV playback, launch apps, search for TV shows, play music, switch inputs, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, featuring thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost.
- Dimensions (W x H x D): TV without stand: 57.4" x 33.3" x 3.5", TV with stand: 57.4" x 35.2" x 11.8"
- Multiple device input/output options: 4 HDMI 2.0 including 1 with ARC, 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, SD card, Ethernet, composite/component, headphone, optical audio out.
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| Anger over UAE jailing of Singaporeans for 'dressing feminine' Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:07 AM PDT  The family of a Singaporean man jailed with a transgender friend in the United Arab Emirates for dressing in a "feminine" way called Friday for their release, as activists raced to raise funds for legal fees. Fashion photographer Muhammad Fadli bin Abdul Rahman and transgender friend Noor Vitriya Kistina Ibrahim were arrested at a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi at the weekend and sentenced to a year in jail, according to relatives. Fadli's brother Saiful told AFP from Singapore that the pair were detained by the tourism police for "looking feminine".
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| Giant marijuana bundle launched over US-Mexico border fence Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:39 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound (45 kilogram) bundle of marijuana after spotting it flying over the border fence.
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| Dunlop Introduces New Harley-Davidson Tires for 2018 Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:01 AM PDT  Dunlop Introduces New Harley-Davidson Tires for 2018 Dunlop Motorcycle Tires has expanded its Harley-Davidson selection with the all-new D401T and D429 Series. The new D401T 150/80B16 rear tire features MT Multi-Tread technology that uses a long-wearing
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