| Trump sets internet ablaze with his new nickname for George H.W. Bush Posted: 16 Oct 2017 03:48 PM PDT  President Donald Trump covered a wide range of issues during his press conference on Monday -- including sparking backlash for his comments about President Obama -- but that wasn't the only reference to his predecessors that generated a big reaction.
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| Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Muslim Teen's Accused Killer Posted: 17 Oct 2017 01:01 PM PDT  A man accused of killing 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen in Sterling, Virginia in June may face the death penalty after a grand jury charged him with capital murder and rape on Monday.
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| How Harvey Weinstein got away with it for so long Posted: 16 Oct 2017 11:35 AM PDT  Only a small percentage of sexual assaults result in criminal charges, and even fewer with convictions. As a result, many victims don't even bother filing complaints. And powerful men, from the president on down, face few lasting consequences.
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| Mandalay Bay Security Guard Shot By Gunman Appears To Have Gone Into Hiding Posted: 17 Oct 2017 08:38 AM PDT  Where is Jesus Campos, the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino security guard shot earlier this month during a confrontation with the Las Vegas gunman?
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| Remains found in crocodile believed to be missing Queensland pensioner Posted: 16 Oct 2017 08:23 PM PDT  Human remains have been found inside a crocodile that is believed to have killed a pensioner in Queensland last week. The 4.3-metre estuarine crocodile was captured on Monday night at the Mowbray River near Craiglie in northeast Australia, close to where Anne Cameron went missing from an aged care facility near Port Douglas seven days ago. The 79-year-old is thought to have become disorientated on a walk and wandered into dense bushland. Police later found clothing, a walking stick with her name and human remains beside a crocodile-infested creek near Four Mile Beach, about a mile from the aged care facility. Wildlife officers set traps to try to catch the creature that is believed to have killed Ms Cameron. The captured animal was examined in Cairns on Tuesday, with human remains found inside. A Saltwater Crocodile is pictured at the Australian Reptile Park in Sydney Credit: Ian Waldie/Getty Images "Investigations continue with officers preparing a report for the coroner," police said. Isabella Eggins, a granddaughter of Ms Cameron, said last week the family feared she had died in tragic circumstances. "It is my deep regret to inform you that following an extensive search and the discovery of certain items as a result of that search, we have the firm belief that my mother Anne Cameron has passed away in tragic circumstances," Ms Eggins said on Facebook. Saltwater crocodiles, which can grow up to seven metres long and weigh more than a tonne, are a common feature of the vast continent's tropical north and kill an average of two people a year. A series of crocodile attacks in the region in recent years has prompted calls for the state government to order a cull – a move that has so far been rejected. Ms Cameron's family also said they did not want to see any crocs culled. "The crocodiles... are not responsible for being crocodiles, and doing what crocodiles do," her son Craig Eggins said, according to the Cairns Post.
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| US strikes kill 'dozens' at IS training camps Posted: 16 Oct 2017 10:20 PM PDT  The US military said on Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters at the group's training camps in central Yemen, in the first such strikes in the country's conflict. Locals said the camps, both in Bayda province, were named after prominent IS figures: Yemen chief Abu Bilal al-Harbi and former global spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, killed last summer in a US air strike. This is the first time allies of Yemen's internationally recognised government have announced raids against IS footholds.
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| Woman facing deportation seeks sanctuary a second time Posted: 17 Oct 2017 11:52 AM PDT  DENVER (AP) — A Peruvian woman has sought sanctuary for a second time in Colorado rather than board a Tuesday flight to her native country as ordered by U.S. immigration authorities, supporters said.
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| Barron Trump makes first public outing in two months, grabs dinner with President Trump and Melania Trump Posted: 16 Oct 2017 06:52 AM PDT  Over the weekend, President Trump enjoyed a night out with the first lady and his youngest son, Barron Trump, for dinner at his hotel property in DC on Saturday.
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| In A First, Scientists Spot Light Amid Gravitational Waves Emitted By Colliding Stars Posted: 16 Oct 2017 01:43 PM PDT  Scientists for the first time have detected both gravitational waves and light from the collision of two dead, incredibly dense neutron stars.
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| Anthony Scaramucci's media project asks how many Jews died in the Holocaust in online poll Posted: 17 Oct 2017 10:06 AM PDT  Donald Trump's former communications chief is at the centre of fresh controversy after his new media project tweeted an online poll asking people to select how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Since being abruptly forced from the White House after just 11 days by Mr Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly, Anthony Scaramucci has been getting ready to launch a new media venture, titled the Scaramucci Post. Mr Scaramucci, who was forced out from his White House job in July, told a New York radio station his news outlet "would be about what is right and wrong in the society right now, as opposed to what is left and right".
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| Man tortured girlfriend’s son to death because he thought he was gay: prosecutor Posted: 17 Oct 2017 02:16 PM PDT  (KTLA) -- A man who is accused of torturing his girlfriend's 8-year-old son to death killed the child because he thought the boy was gay, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office prosecutor said during opening statements Monday.
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| Still standing: Photos capture abandoned buildings after years of neglect Posted: 17 Oct 2017 09:52 AM PDT ![Still standing: Photos capture abandoned buildings after years of neglect]( "Still standing: Photos capture abandoned buildings after years of neglect") A Dutch photographer has released a series of photos of abandoned buildings throughout France that nature is slowly reclaiming.
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| Philippine President Declares Marawi City 'Liberated' From Terrorists Posted: 17 Oct 2017 12:26 AM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Marawi City liberated from terrorists, signalling an end to almost five months of fighting in the southern Philippine city.
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| The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in Kirkuk Posted: 17 Oct 2017 12:18 AM PDT  KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on Iraq, where federal forces have moved into the disputed northern city of Kirkuk as Kurdish forces have pulled out (all times local):
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| McConnell Hits Back At Steve Bannon: 'Winners Make Policy, Losers Go Home' Posted: 16 Oct 2017 12:27 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday responded to reports that former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is recruiting candidates to challenge GOP incumbents in next year's midterm elections as a way to better advance the president's agenda.
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| Side-By-Side ‘Before And After’ Photos Show What Having Kids Does To You Posted: 17 Oct 2017 12:28 PM PDT  A New York dad's Instagram callout is showing just how much kids wear out their parents.
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| Missing Joshua Tree hikers' bodies discovered ‘locked in embrace’ Posted: 17 Oct 2017 08:41 AM PDT  Locked in an embrace, the bodies of a pair of hikers who went missing three months ago in California's Joshua Tree national park are thought to have been found. Joseph Orbeso, 21, and Rachel Nguyen, 20, had been missing since 28 July, after they failed to check out of their Airbnb.
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| Ex-deputy pleads guilty in his neighbor's shooting death Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:44 PM PDT  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former deputy sheriff who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man after a car chase pleaded guilty on Monday to reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of a neighbor he said had asked him for a lesson on how to disarm someone.
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| Secret of gold finally found: precious metals are forged in cataclysmic collision of neutron stars Posted: 16 Oct 2017 07:00 AM PDT  The secret of creating gold has fascinated alchemists for thousands of years, but now scientists have finally solved the mystery. Precious metals are forged in the cataclysmic collision of neutron stars and then flung out into the universe where they eventually aggregate with other stardust into larger bodies, like planets or comets. Previously scientists had theorised that such cosmic smashes could create the vast amount of energy needed to create gold, platinum and silver, but for the first time, they have actually recorded it happening. On August 17, astronomers in the US picked up a signal from two neutron stars crashing together 130 million years ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Jets and Debris from a Neutron Star Collision 00:44 The impact, known as a 'kilanova' was so powerful that it shook not only space but also time, sending ripples - or gravitational waves - through the fabric of the universe. After the ripple was detected on Earth, astronomers across the world pointed their telescopes to the area of space from which it had originated and soon also picked up the bright afterglow from the collision. Inside that light were the distinct chemical signatures for gold, silver and platinum. Dr Joe Lyman, of the University of Warwick, who was observing at the European Southern Observatory, in Germany, was the first to alert the scientific community to the fact they were witnessing a completely new event. The neutron star crash was so powerful it shook time and space sending a ripple out across the universe Credit: LSC/Sonoma State University "The observations showed we were observing a kilonova, an object whose light is powered by extreme nuclear reactions," he said. "This tells us that the heavy elements, like the gold or platinum in jewellery, are the cinders, forged in the billion degree remnants of a merging neutron star." Neutron stars are created when giant stars die in spectacular supernovas. Their cores collapse, allowing protons and electrons to meld together to form neutrons, creating small yet incredibly dense stars. Just a teaspoon of neutron star material would have a mass of about a billion tons. Einstein?s theory about gravitational waves explained 02:01 The two stars which were detected in August were as heavy as our Sun, yet only six miles (10km) across. They existed in a galaxy called NGC 4993. The pair drew towards each other over millions of years, and revolved around each other increasingly quickly as they got closer – eventually spinning around each other five hundred times per second, until they crashed, forming either a larger neutron star or collapsing into a black hole. The origins of gold The spacetime ripples created by the collision were detected by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in Washington and Louisiana (Ligo). It was here the first discovery of gravitational waves was made in September 2015, confirming a prediction made by Albert Einstein 100 years ago and earning three pioneers of the project a Nobel Prize. In that instance, black holes collided so only the ripples were detected because everything else was swallowed inside. But neutron stars are relatively lighter than black holes, so when they collide and merge, a small part of their mass and radiation does escape and can be detected along with gravitational waves. The Theory of Relativity Professor David Wiltshire, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Canterbury, said: "The first discovery of gravitational waves from the merger of two neutron stars is an historic event. "It is every bit as exciting as the first discovery of gravitational waves from merging black holes. Since this involves neutron stars that radiate light, for the first time we can also see what is going on in an extreme astronomical event that shakes up space-time." Dr J.J. Eldridge, astrophysicist at the University of Auckland, added: "We're all made of stardust, but gold, silver and platinum are made of neutron stardust. "In this particular event, it's likely that 100s or 1000s of Earth masses of gold and other elements were made. If the rate of neutron stars mergers is as high as we now think, these dying stars are now the source of most of these elements in the universe." The discovery has also solved the mystery of what creates short wave gamma ray bursts which are picked up on Earth and could help pinpoint how fast the universe is expanding. Dr Samantha Oates, of Warwick's Astronomy and Astrophysics group added: "This discovery has answered three questions that astronomers have been puzzling for decades: what happens when neutron stars merge? What causes the short duration gamma-ray bursts? Where are the heavy elements, like gold, made? In the space of about a week all three of these mysteries were solved." The new findings were published in research papers in the journals Nature, Nature Astronomy and Science.
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| Hamas says unity deal at risk if Abbas does not end sanctions Posted: 17 Oct 2017 03:15 AM PDT  Hamas warned on Tuesday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's delay in easing sanctions on Gaza was putting at risk a landmark unity deal signed last week. "The continuation of the punitive measures against our people in Gaza a month after the dissolution of the administrative council spoils the general atmosphere for reconciliation," a party spokesman said in a statement to Hamas media.
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| Ga. Mom Allegedly Murders Young Sons and Then Video-Calls Their Father to Show Him the Scene Posted: 16 Oct 2017 07:42 PM PDT  An Atlanta mom is accused of murdering two of her young sons and then placing a video call to the children's father to show him the scene, according to multiple local news reports
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| Mitch McConnell Looking Queasy With Trump Prompts #FreeMcConnell Tweets Posted: 17 Oct 2017 01:33 AM PDT  "You good, bro?" Twitter users are expressing concern for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
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| Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Ukraine Posted: 17 Oct 2017 10:24 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand government protesters rallied outside Ukraine's parliament Tuesday and some urged President Petro Poroshenko to step down.
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| The Latest: Mental health volunteers requested for wildfires Posted: 17 Oct 2017 05:39 PM PDT  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
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| Puerto Rico's floating hospital ship could be saving lives but no-one knows how to get to it Posted: 17 Oct 2017 08:39 AM PDT  A floating hospital could help desperate patients in Puerto Rico, but nobody knows how to get there. The ship, the USNS Comfort, is sitting right off shore with just 13 per cent of its 250 beds in use nearly two weeks after it arrived. The Comfort was deployed to Puerto Rico as a part of the US federal response to the storm, which devastated the island and left hospitals vulnerable to power outages, limited water supplies, and food shortages.
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| Parents Turn Son's Wheelchair Into Elaborate Halloween Costumes Posted: 16 Oct 2017 11:56 AM PDT  When Halloween night rolls around, all eyes in Melrose Park, Illinois, will be on Anthony Alfano.
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| Madrid set to impose direct rule on Catalonia as independence deadline passes Posted: 16 Oct 2017 03:11 AM PDT  The Spanish government has warned Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont he faces his final chance to relinquish independence within three days or it would trigger Article 155, the so-called 'nuclear option' which would override Catalonia's autonomy. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had set a deadline of 10am local time yesterday for Mr Puigdemont to clarify whether or not the autonomous region had made a unilateral declaration of independence last week. The Catalan president responded with a four-page letter that did not directly answer the question but instead stressed a mandate for independence and called for urgent dialogue. The Spanish government had made clear that anything less than a "No" would set in motion Article 155, a never-used constitutional tool allowing it to effectively suspend autonomous powers and rule directly from Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has a set a deadline for overriding Catalonia's autonomy. Credit: Lavandeira jr/EFE That is now set to be applied on Friday, if Mr Puigdemont does not reverse his position during a further three-day grace period. The Spanish deputy prime minister, Maria Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, said the government interpreted his response as a confirmation that declaration had indeed been declared. Demanding Mr Puigdemont retract this by Thursday at 10am, she insisted it was "in his hands to avoid the next steps". Mr Puigdemont, who had been under heavy pressure from independence hardliners to confirm an abrupt split from Spain, had called for an urgent meeting with Mr Rajoy in his letter. He said the banned independence referendum had returned a mandate for an independent state but insisted the regional government's priority was a negotiated solution, eyeing a two-month period for dialogue. Carles Puidgemont delivering a speech at the Fossar de la Pederera Credit: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters Mr Rajoy responded with a letter of his own, in which he told Mr Puigdemont he still had a chance to respond in a "clear and simple way" to Madrid's request. If he did not do so, he "will be the only one responsible for the application of the constitution," he said. Alfonso Dastis, the Spanish foreign minister, said "the most radical influences had prevailed" in Mr Puigdemont's decision. But the Catalan president's letter did not go far enough to satisfy the CUP, the hard Left partner that is crucial to the Catalan government's parliamentary majority, which is now pushing for a clear affirmation of independence on Thursday. "The CUP would have sent a very different letter," said parliamentarian Mireia Boya. Further adding to tensions yesterday, the Catalan police chief and the leaders of two major pro-independence groups appeared in court in Madrid to face allegations of sedition. The Spanish attorney general asked the judge to remand Major Josep Lluis Trapero in custody, with judicial sources quoted by La Vanguardia citing fears he could continue to give orders to the Catalan force to subvert Madrid's clampdown. Major Josep Lluis Trapero leaves Audiencia Nacional Court in Madrid Credit: Kiko Huesca/EFE The judge did not agree to the attorney-general's request to take Major Josep Lluis Trapero into custody, but imposed the conditions he surrender his passport and report to a court every 15 days. The same conditions were imposed on another Catalan police official.
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| Airbus, Bombardier deal hits Boeing with double whammy Posted: 17 Oct 2017 06:49 AM PDT  Airbus and Bombardier are inflicting double damage on Boeing with a deal that fills a gap in the Europeans' aircraft range and gives Bombardier a fighting chance to avoid punishing US tariffs, analysts say. In the middle of the European night, Airbus issued a surprise announcement that it would take a majority stake in Bombardier's marquee C-Series airliner programme, aiming for significant production savings on the C-Series aircraft and making use of Airbus's international reach for sales. The agreement, which Airbus chief Tom Enders called "a win-win deal for everyone", gives the European company a stake in Bombardiers' mid-range programme without the need to immediately inject cash -- allowing it to keep its war chest intact for future battles with arch-rival Boeing.
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| Nancy Pelosi: This Was The Week Donald Trump 'Went Rogue' Posted: 16 Oct 2017 03:22 AM PDT  .@NancyPelosi to @GStephanopoulos: "This week, the week of Friday the 13th, is the week that President Trump went rogue."
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| Delaware indicts 18 inmates in deadly prison riot Posted: 17 Oct 2017 02:17 PM PDT  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sixteen inmates have been charged with first-degree murder and assault, and face life in prison if convicted in the death of a corrections officer during February's riot at Delaware's maximum-security lockup.
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| Buy These Popular Toys Now -- Before They Sell Out This Holiday Season Posted: 17 Oct 2017 07:38 AM PDT ![Buy These Popular Toys Now -- Before They Sell Out This Holiday Season]( "Buy These Popular Toys Now -- Before They Sell Out This Holiday Season") Given that it's only October, you're probably thinking more about Halloween than holiday shopping. Walmart, Toys R Us, Target, Kmart and Amazon have released their predictions for the hottest holiday toys. Hatchimals Surprise Twin-Puppadee ($69.99) is an egg in which a pair of twin creatures are hiding and waiting for some loving attention.
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| The EPA Is Ending an Obama-Era Practice That Conservatives Say Sped Up New Rules Posted: 16 Oct 2017 09:54 AM PDT  Environmentalists had used the practice to speed up the regulatory process
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| Woman Steals Credit Card of 7-Eleven Clerk Who Was Having a Seizure: Cops Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:26 PM PDT  Instead of helping, the female customer, known as a regular of the 7-Eleven, reached into his pocket and took his credit card, local authorities said.
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| Prince Harry's ultimate desire revealed: What he 'so badly craves' as he prepares his future with Meghan Markle Posted: 17 Oct 2017 09:12 AM PDT  As Prince Harry continues to look towards a future with girlfriend Meghan Markle, sources close to the couple are revealing what their potential future wedding day could look like.
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| Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion after being captured by Taliban Posted: 16 Oct 2017 08:29 AM PDT  US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl - who was held hostage by the Taliban for five years after going missing from his post in Afghanistan - has pleaded guilty to desertion. The 31-year-old, who disappeared from a remote combat outpost in the summer of 2009 and was called "a traitor" by Donald Trump, also pleaded guilty to a charge of misbehaviour before the enemy. Bergdahl, from Idaho, was held for five years by the Haqqani network, the same militant faction linked to the Taliban, that held American Caitlan Coleman and her family hostage for five years until being freed last Wednesday.
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| Chinese nationals indicted on illegal drug manufacturing Posted: 17 Oct 2017 12:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been indicted on charges they manufactured tons of fentanyl and other powerful narcotics that were then peddled in the United States, killing at least four people and seriously injuring five others, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.
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