| Volunteer Rescue Effort In Houston Turns Tragic As Men Are Electrocuted Posted: 31 Aug 2017 03:18 PM PDT  A selfless rescue effort by a group of men in Houston ― including three brothers ― turned tragic after their boat drifted into live power lines, killing two and sending five others vanishing downstream.
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| No Easy Way Out for Trump on Obstruction Case Posted: 31 Aug 2017 11:12 AM PDT  Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about the strength of the obstruction of justice case against Donald Trump and why it's about more than the firing of James Comey.
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| Adoption through foster care on the rise: 'Every child deserves a childhood' Posted: 01 Sep 2017 05:41 AM PDT  A new national survey is offering hope for American kids waiting to be adopted: More people than ever are becoming parents in nonbiological ways, according to a new report.
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| Lobsterman stunned to find incredibly rare 'iridescent' creature Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:57 AM PDT  A rare 'iridescent,' almost white lobster, caught off the Maine coast last week is attracting a lot of attention on social media. Lobsterman Alex Todd, 48, of Chebeague Island, nabbed the strange find, according to the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association. The non-profit association posted a photograph of the lobster on its Facebook page, along with a short story about Todd's catch.
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| Charlie Hebdo's Harvey Cover Praises Drowning Of 'Neo-Nazis Of Texas' Posted: 31 Aug 2017 05:44 AM PDT  Charlie Hebdo isn't shrinking from its controversial reputation.
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| Armed suspects rob pub full of police officers attending party Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:23 AM PDT  Police arrested two men quicker than ever on Tuesday evening after they attempted to rob a bar at gunpoint, where a group of off-duty cops were also having a retirement party.
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| Russia, digesting U.S. diplomatic retaliation, pledges 'harsh' response Posted: 01 Sep 2017 07:56 AM PDT  By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond harshly to any U.S. measures designed to hurt it, a day after the United States told Moscow to close its San Francisco consulate and buildings in Washington and New York. The warning, from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, came as Russia said it was weighing a response to the U.S. move that will force it to shutter two trade missions in the United States as well as the San Francisco consulate by Sept. 2.
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| WHOOPS! Tomi Lahren Accidentally Reveals The Truth About Fox News Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:39 PM PDT  .@TomiLahren: "How about when the mainstream media stops covering Russia day in and day out, maybe we can drop the Hillary email scandal." pic.twitter.com/OwfYWfuhDD— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 31, 2017
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| The Latest: Wildfire burns toward Burning Man festival Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:59 PM PDT  The Latest on wildfires burning in U.S. West (all times local):
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| Shock as Kenya court cancels vote result, demands re-run Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:32 AM PDT  Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new presidential election within 60 days, in a shock ruling cancelling the results of last month's poll over widespread irregularities. Chief Justice David Maraga said a majority decision by the panel of six judges, with two dissenting, found that President Uhuru Kenyatta "was not validly elected", rendering the result "invalid, null and void". Supporters of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga's wept and cheered, utterly stunned at what they saw as a historic ruling, after losses in successive polls they believe were rigged, from a judiciary long seen as compromised in favour of the ruling elite.
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| Georgia Police Officer Fired for Saying 'We Only Shoot Black People' Posted: 31 Aug 2017 07:10 PM PDT  A police officer in Georgia will be fired after he was recorded on video telling a woman during a traffic stop, "We only shoot black people."
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| One Of The Last Clinics To Offer Late Abortions Just Quietly Shut Down Posted: 01 Sep 2017 12:33 PM PDT  When Sue*, 41, made the decision to get an abortion 28 weeks into a pregnancy that had been very much wanted and planned, her options were scarce.
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| Hurricane Harvey: Video shows human chain save elderly man from Texan flood waters Posted: 31 Aug 2017 02:41 AM PDT  Footage has emerged of people forming a human chain to save an elderly man who was trapped in his car in Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters. As the man's car began sinking into the flooded road in Houston, Texas, passersby jumped out of their cars to help. Stephanie Edward Mata, who filmed the rescue, told Mashable: "The people had no rope to get him out so they made a chain holding each other.
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| Melania Trump's tweet on addiction recovery backfires Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:33 AM PDT  Melania Trump posted a tweet about substance abuse and recovery on Friday, prompting a wave of backlash to the first lady's message.
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| Stranded Houston Father Crashes Daughter's Grad School Class, Takes The Most Dad Selfie Posted: 31 Aug 2017 12:28 PM PDT  One Houston dad who was helping his daughter move to college is making the best out of not being able to return to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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| Here's What Will Happen When Your House Floods Posted: 31 Aug 2017 06:47 AM PDT  Maybe you're sitting in your living room looking out your window when it starts.
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| China makes disrespect of national anthem a crime Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:23 AM PDT  By Christian Shepherd and Venus Wu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anyone who mocks China's national anthem faces up to 15 days in police detention after parliament criminalized such acts in a new law on Friday that covers Hong Kong and Macau. Since taking over as president, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ushered in new legislation aimed at securing the country from threats both within and outside its borders, besides presiding over a sweeping crackdown on dissent and free speech. Protecting "the dignity of the national anthem" will help "promote patriotism and nurture socialist core values", says the new law passed by the National People's Congress (NPC). The new law brings treatment of the anthem into line with desecration of China's national flag, or its emblem, which has been a criminal offense punishable by up to 15 days' detention since the 1990s.
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| US ban on North Korea travel comes into force Posted: 31 Aug 2017 11:34 PM PDT  Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into force on Friday, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions. The measure was imposed following the death of student Otto Warmbier in June, a few days after the 22-year-old was sent home in a mysterious coma following more than a year in prison in the North. On its website the State Department said it took the decision due to "the serious and mounting risk of arrest and long-term detention of US citizens".
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| Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat death Posted: 01 Sep 2017 12:36 PM PDT  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts.
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| A Look At Mecca, Islam's Holiest Site, At The Height Of The Hajj Pilgrimage Posted: 31 Aug 2017 01:44 PM PDT  The annual Hajj pilgrimage is one of the world's largest religious gatherings, as some 2 million people flock to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to participate in one of Islam's five pillars of faith.
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| Donald Trump's lawyers 'lay out strategy to discredit James Comey and head off obstruction of justice probe' Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:20 PM PDT  Lawyers for Donald Trump say he has the power to hire and fire as he sees fit, and have called into question the reliability of his former FBI director as they lay out their defence against allegations of obstructing justice, it was reported on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported the President's legal team submitted a memo to the special counsel leading the investigation saying he has authority under the constitution to dismiss the head of the FBI. It also said another memo suggested James Comey, fired by Mr Trump in May, was the source of leaks to the news media and would make an unsuitable witness. The details offer a glimpse into how Mr Trump's lawyers plan to head off the investigation by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, which becomes bigger and broader all the time. Robert Mueller has been assembling a powerful team of prosecutors and experts in white collar crime Credit: AP He was appointed by the Justice Department after Mr Comey was dismissed to look into not just Russian efforts to rig the election but into any other matters arising from the investigation. Mr Comey himself told Congress he believed he was removed in order to undermine the department's Russia investigation and, soon after, it was reported that the investigation had been expanded to cover potential obstruction of justice. The White House referred questions about its defence strategy to Ty Cobb, the president's special counsel. Mr Cobb told the Wall Street Journal: "We have great respect for the special counsel. Out of respect for his process we will not be discussing incremental responses." Former FBI director to probe Trump links with Russia 02:37 US intelligence agencies have confirmed that Moscow was behind attempts to hack American political party computers and to break into election systems in an effort to help Mr Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. Mr Trump and Russia have denied any collusion but the issue has overshadowed the new administration as federal and Congressional investigations expanded their remit. Other details emerged this week demonstrating how the probes had intensified. Mr Mueller has reportedly recruited the Internal Revenue Service and its criminal investigation department which targets tax evasion and money laundering. Paul Manafort left his role with the Trump campaign after three months Credit: AP And Mr Mueller's team is working with Eric Schneiderman, New York attorney general, on its investigation into Paul Manafort, who served as Mr Trump's campaign chairman last year and his financial transactions, according to Politico and several US news outlets. He was left his campaign position amid growing questions about his work for pro-Russia political groups in the Ukraine. FBI agents searched Mr Manafort's Virginia home in July, seizing documents and other material. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
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| TV Reporter Breaks Down in Tears as She Returns Home for the First Time After Harvey Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:11 PM PDT  Patricia Lopez is a consumer reporter for the Houston-area ABC affiliate.
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| The World's Driest Desert Blooms With Hundreds Of Flowers After Rare Rain Posted: 31 Aug 2017 09:49 AM PDT  The Atacama desert in Chile, widely referred to as the world's driest desert, is currently experiencing a truly breathtaking phenomenon.
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| Three-Mile Asteroid Is About to Buzz the Earth Posted: 31 Aug 2017 12:05 PM PDT  Asteroid Florence is one of the biggest ones to come close to our planet since we started keeping records.
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| New Jersey Senator Menendez fails to win breaks in corruption trial Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:09 AM PDT  A federal judge has rejected Senator Robert Menendez's request to allow breaks in his corruption trial beginning next Wednesday so the New Jersey Democrat could travel to Washington to cast critical Senate votes. In a decision made public on Friday, U.S. District Judge William Walls in Newark, New Jersey, rejected Menendez's claim that he deserved special treatment because he had a "constitutional duty" to be in Washington for his constituents. Walls said he suspected the request was part of a strategy to "impress the jurors" with Menendez's importance, but that it was speculative to suggest the senator would miss key votes.
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| Kenya's Supreme Court Overturns Last Month's Presidential Election Results Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:30 AM PDT  Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days, shocking a country that had been braced for further protests by opposition supporters.
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| Nurse Sobs 'Help Me' While Getting Arrested For Simply Doing Her Job Posted: 01 Sep 2017 10:35 AM PDT  A nurse in Salt Lake City, Utah, was aggressively arrested for obeying hospital policy and refusing to allow a police detective to draw blood from a severely injured patient, according to several reports.
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| 12 Penn State Fraternity Members Will Stand Trial in Hazing-Related Death Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:09 AM PDT  The judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and felony assault counts
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| Receding waters reveal Harvey's devastation as death toll reaches 44 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:53 PM PDT  Rescuers continued plucking people from floodwaters across Texas on Thursday even as waters receded from Houston, revealing swathes of devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. Donald Trump pledged to donate $1m in personal funds to the relief effort.
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| Firefighter at site of Princess Diana's fatal car crash reveals harrowing details: 'There was no blood on her at all' Posted: 31 Aug 2017 09:09 AM PDT  It's been 20 years since Princess Diana tragically died in a fatal car crash in Paris and, in his first-ever interview since that moment on Aug. 30, 1997, the firefighter who tried to save Diana is revealing details of that heartbreaking night.
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| 'Hannity' Sub On Heather Heyer: 'She Was Still Marching With Antifa' Posted: 31 Aug 2017 09:58 PM PDT  Sean Hannity's guest host took his diatribe on Charlottesville in a bizarre direction. "The Experts'" Jonathan Gilliam took over "Hannity" on Thursday to discuss the current state of free speech in America.
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| Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict' Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:42 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the tense standoff between North Korea and the United States was on the verge of large-scale conflict and said it was a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear missile program.
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| U.S. fuel shortages from Harvey to hamper Labor Day travel Posted: 31 Aug 2017 05:00 PM PDT  By Devika Krishna Kumar and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travelers and fuel suppliers across the United States braced for higher prices and shortages ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend as the country's biggest fuel pipelines and refineries curb operations after Hurricane Harvey. Just six days after Harvey slammed into the heart of the U.S. energy industry in Texas, the effects are being felt not just in Houston, but also in Chicago and New York, and prices at the pump nationwide have hit a high for the year.
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| Where Next For ISIS As Its Caliphate Crumbles? Posted: 31 Aug 2017 09:35 AM PDT  The group is losing in Iraq and Syria, but its toxic brand threatens countries worldwide. Here are ten most at risk.
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| Ted Cruz Calls Chris Christie 'Desperate' As He Doubles Down On Sandy Hypocrisy Posted: 31 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hit back at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Wednesday, as he doubled down on his defense for opposing a 2013 relief package to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy.
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| Mysterious Object Makes Waves On Rhode Island Beach Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:13 PM PDT  A bizarre object found off the shore of Westerly, Rhode Island, is making a big splash because of its murky origins.
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| Woman pulls out gun in Walmart during row over last notebook Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:10 AM PDT  A woman is facing criminal charges after pulling a gun on two other women in a row over a school notebook. The fight between the women – two aged 46 and 32 and a mother and daughter aged 51 and 20 – reportedly began when the 20-year-old reached for the last notebook on the shelf at the same time as one of the other two women. Local police officer Detective Scott Baetens told Fox News Detroit: "One girl was going to buy a notebook.
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| Screaming Hairy Armadillo Pups Born At National Zoo For First Time Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:18 AM PDT  The two pups weighed only about 150 grams each.
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| Why Flooded-Out Cars Are Likely Total Losses Posted: 31 Aug 2017 02:52 PM PDT  Auto owners whose vehicles were swept up by Hurricane Harvey are facing two hard facts right now: Their car is almost certainly totaled, if it was swamped, and they'll get no money back if they d...
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| Trump Ramps Up Obamacare Sabotage With Huge Cuts To Enrollment Programs Posted: 31 Aug 2017 03:22 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's administration has taken more steps to undermine the Obamacare marketplaces it's responsible for managing.
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| US flies bombers, fighters in show of force against N. Korea Posted: 31 Aug 2017 06:34 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew some of its most advanced warplanes in bombing drills with ally South Korea on Thursday, a clear warning after North Korea launched a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear bombs over Japan earlier this week, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said. North Korea hates such displays of U.S. military might at close range and will likely respond with fury.
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| As Harvey Cleanup Begins, Half a Million Cars Reportedly Destroyed by Floods Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:22 PM PDT  Many of the vehicles were submerged in driveways.
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| Kenyan court overturns presidential election after ruling it was marred by 'illegalities' Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:21 AM PDT  Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, denounced the country's supreme court as "crooks" in the pay of whites on Friday after it struck a stunning blow for judicial independence in Africa by nullifying his recent re-election. Ruling that Mr Kenyatta's victory in the Aug 8 vote was marred by "irregularities and illegalities", the court ordered a fresh vote to be held within 60 days, the first time judges have ever overturned an incumbent president's victory in an African election. Robed in red and black, the six judges on the bench upheld a petition by Mr Kenyatta's challenger Raila Odinga, whose claim that systematic fraud had denied him victory was ridiculed by Western observers, who portrayed him as a sore loser. The loser of four elections, all of them tarnished by allegations of impropriety, Mr Odinga was in court to savour his moment of triumph, allowing himself a smile as the chief justice, David Maraga, delivered his momentous ruling. "The presidential election held on August 8 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution and applicable law, rendering the results invalid, null and void," Mr Maraga told the courtroom, as he read out the four-to-two majority ruling. Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected Kenyan President in August Credit: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Outside the building, as well as in slums across the capital Nairobi and in Mr Odinga's strongholds in western Kenya, the crowds erupted in disbelieving joy. Celebrations in downtown Nairobi after a re-election is called Credit: BAZ RATNER/Reuters Three weeks ago, many of the same people had been running for their lives as police used live fire to crush protests triggered by the electoral commission's official declaration of Mr Kenyatta's victory. At least 28 people were killed by the police, including a six-month old baby beaten into a coma from which she never recovered and a teenager hauled out from under his bed and bludgeoned to death in front of his parents. But on Friday, the police seemed bewildered and unsure of themselves, briefly advancing on jubilant opposition supporters, chanting and waving branches on the streets outside the court, before retreating again and eventually disappearing altogether. "We expected the worst and have been given the best," said Japheth Onyango, a mechanic, as he joined the celebrations. "We have been vindicated and justified. The oppression of Kenya's people has been ended by the stroke of a pen." Opposition leader Raila Odinga smiles and waves to a crowd of his supporters as he leaves the Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi Credit: Ben Curtis/AP "People are just so, so happy," added Dorothy Mwangale, a cleaner, beaming uncontrollably, tears brimming in her eyes. The mood was in stark contrast to the sullen silence of the president's supporters, who had also gathered publicly to celebrate what they believed would be confirmation of his victory. Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga cheer outside court Credit: BAZ RATNER/Reuters The disbelief was also etched on the president's face itself. Although he agreed to respect the ruling, Mr Kenyatta also upbraided the court saying: "Six people decided to go against the will of the people". Later, addressing supporters in Nairobi's Burma Market, the president's bitterness became even starker as he claimed his victory had been taken away from him by the chief justice "and his crooks". "This story of theirs is being paid by whites and other trash," he said, before appearing to threaten the court. "First we say we agree and accept … but they know that we are also men. "Let them wait for us after the election." Police watch the cheering crowd outside the court in Nairobi Credit: BAZ RATNER/Reuters The court absolved the president of any involvement in any electoral fraud, laying the blame on the electoral commission for the opaque manner in which it conducted the count. Although a detailed ruling is yet to be released, it is likely that the deciding factor was the failure by a quarter of polling stations to submit adequate supporting documentation for the results they filed to the electoral commission. Mr Odinga welcomed the ruling as "precedent setting", but immediately plunged the new election into uncertainty by demanding the dissolution and replacement of the electoral commission. Police guard the Supreme Court building in Kenya amid the ruling Credit: Ben Curtis/AP "We have no faith at all in the electoral commission as currently constituted," he said outside the court. "They have committed criminal acts. Most of them belong in jail." Mr Odinga initially refused to mount a court challenge, arguing that the supreme court had proved itself a subservient tool of the executive after it rejected his petition five years ago to overturn Mr Kenyatta's first election victory. Deadly clashes sweep Kenya after election hacking claims 01:31 He capitulated only under international pressure after observers said they believed the election was credible. John Kerry, the former American secretary of state and leader of one observer mission, called on Mr Odinga to concede as graciously as he had done following his defeat to President George W Bush in 2004. Whatever the consequences of its decision, the supreme court has made legal and political history in Africa by making a ruling once believed unthinkable - one that could embolden other courts on the continent to follow suit. When Mr Maraga became chief justice last year, he was little known and some observers questioned whether he had the stature and independence to stand up to Kenya's ruling elite. While his ruling will be debated for many years, Mr Maraga will be seen to have banished the equivocal reputation that long surrounded Kenya's judiciary, establishing its authority as a genuinely independent and fearless arbiter over political disputes. Kenya's dollar bonds, shilling fall after court nullifies election #SupremeCourtDecides#shilling#forex#Kenyahttps://t.co/nUco0V1d3qpic.twitter.com/3vvFvJtQNr— John Ndiso (@johnalyst) September 1, 2017 Political unrest in Kenya as opposition challenges election result, in pictures
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| Kitchen Paint Colors Ideas and Inspiration Posted: 31 Aug 2017 07:57 AM PDT |
