| Deputies Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old In His Home While Firing At Suspect Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:07 PM PST  A Texas community is grappling with the death of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in his home Thursday as sheriff's deputies shot at a woman they were chasing outside.
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| This woman was taken off life support to die -- and lived Posted: 23 Dec 2017 08:10 AM PST  Sheila Lewis was in a coma for six weeks and was totally unresponsive on life support. Her family brought her home to die, but instead she woke up and recovered.
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| Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria's Ghouta for treatment Posted: 24 Dec 2017 03:12 AM PST ![Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria's Ghouta for treatment]( "Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria's Ghouta for treatment") Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. "There are around 500 people, including 170 children and women who need urgent humanitarian aid," Erdogan said ahead of his departure on an official visit to Sudan. Ankara aimed to bring people in need of assistance to Turkey to provide treatment and care.
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| Mass shootings, hurricanes and President Trump top the biggest events of 2017 Posted: 23 Dec 2017 09:34 PM PST  In the final NBC News/WSJ poll of 2017, respondents reveal mixed reactions to a rocky year.
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| The Thomas Fire Is Now The Biggest In California's History Posted: 24 Dec 2017 11:27 AM PST  The so-called Thomas Fire burning in parts of Southern California now ranks as the largest wildfire on record in the state.
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| 6 of the most remarkable space moments of 2017 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 12:15 PM PST  From the astonishing solar eclipse that captivated millions across America to the end of the 20-year long Cassini spacecraft mission, 2017 was an astounding year for space discoveries.
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| Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Posted: 23 Dec 2017 03:20 PM PST  The Justice Democrats ousted Cenk Uygur, one of its founding board members and a creator of progressive online network The Young Turks, following the Thursday revelation that Uygur had authored sexist blogposts in the early 2000s.
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| US Marine Corps commandant tells soldiers: 'I hope I'm wrong but there's a war coming' Posted: 24 Dec 2017 01:46 AM PST  General Robert Neller told the Marine rotational force at the Norwegian Home Guard base near Trondheim: "I hope I'm wrong, but there's a war coming. "Just remember why you're here," Sergeant Major Ronald Green told the Marines, according to the military news site. The rotational force has been deployed in Norway since January, where they have supported Nato operations and trained in cold weather and mountainous conditions.
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| 2017 Was Mexico's Deadliest Year On Record Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:27 AM PST  A total of 23,101 murder investigations were launched nationwide between January and November, reported Reuters, citing figures released by the country's interior ministry.
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| High School Students Gift Custodian With New Pair of Work Boots For Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2017 07:45 AM PST  Several students pitched in for the purchase.
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| Myanmar to grant families access to two Reuters journalists after remand period expires: media Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:24 AM PST ![Myanmar to grant families access to two Reuters journalists after remand period expires: media]( "Myanmar to grant families access to two Reuters journalists after remand period expires: media") Two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar will be allowed to meet their families once their first 14-day period of remand expires, according to local media reports. Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been in detention for 11 days in an undisclosed location and have had no access to their families, lawyers or colleagues. The authorities are investigating whether they violated the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act, which has a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
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| Spain's king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid 'confrontation' Posted: 24 Dec 2017 12:51 PM PST ![Spain's king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid 'confrontation']( "Spain's king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid 'confrontation'") Spain's King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region's diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence. Felipe's remarks came three days after separatist parties, led by ousted president Carles Puigdemont, won an absolute majority of seats in a parliamentary vote. "The road cannot lead again to confrontation and exclusion, which as we already know generate nothing but discord, uncertainty and discouragement," he said at his Madrid residence, flanked by Spanish and EU flags.
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| Apparently, Little Kids Think Birthday Parties Cause Aging Posted: 23 Dec 2017 07:01 AM PST  Whether they're flashy North West-style blowouts or more modest sheet cake-and-balloons affairs, birthday parties are a major ritual for many kids around the world.
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| Thomas Fire becomes largest wildfire in California's history Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:17 PM PST  The Thomas Fire has burned more acres than any previous wildfire on record in California, and there are no signs of a pattern change that would deliver beneficial weather for battling the blaze.
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| Matt Damon's Father Dead At 74 Posted: 23 Dec 2017 11:59 AM PST  Kent Damon, father of actor Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74
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| Dozens Feared Dead In Massive Shopping Mall Blaze In Philippine City Of Davao Posted: 24 Dec 2017 03:32 AM PST  An enormous fire that consumed a shopping mall in the Philippine city of Davao, trapping at least 37 people inside, continued to burn on Sunday ― more than a day after the blaze began.
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| US agrees to send lethal weapons to Ukraine, angering Russia Posted: 23 Dec 2017 10:13 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, a long-awaited move that deepens America's involvement in the military conflict and may further strain relations with Russia. Moscow responded angrily on Saturday.
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| These 17 Photos Show Santas Spreading Joy Around The World Posted: 24 Dec 2017 04:09 PM PST  Santa Claus will soon be making his unbelievably fast trip around the world, delivering gifts to all of those children good enough to make his "nice" list.
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| Family asked to remove 'offensive' Jesus sign from their Christmas display because it offended a neighbour Posted: 24 Dec 2017 05:15 AM PST  A family has been asked to take down a sign with the name "Jesus" from their Christmas display, after a neighbour reportedly claimed it was offensive. Mark and Lynn Wivell said their homeowner's association had made the request after they put up the display outside their home in Adams County, Pennsylvania. "As part of our Christmas decoration, we would display the name Jesus to point out to everyone that we in this family believe that the reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of Jesus," Mr Wivell told the FOX43 news channel.
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| Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match Posted: 24 Dec 2017 05:39 AM PST ![Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match]( "Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match") Israeli players have been denied visas to participate in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, a vice president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Sunday. Seven Israeli players had requested visas for the tournament on Dec. 26-30. It would have marked the first time Saudi Arabia had publicly hosted Israelis as the Gulf state does not recognize Israel and there are no formal ties between them.
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| Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger Posted: 24 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST ![Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger]( "Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger") Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Sunday he would propose to parliament transferring some of the country's troops stationed in Iraq to Niger to fight people smuggling and terrorism. Gentiloni said Italy's 1,400-strong military presence in Iraq could now be reduced after victories against Islamic militants and instead deployed in the Sahel region of West Africa. "We have to continue to work, concentrating our attention and energies on the threat of people trafficking and terrorism in the Sahel," he said aboard the Italian ship Etna used in the European Union's "Sophia" operation to counter people smuggling in the Mediterranean.
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| Tunisia suspends Emirates flights over women security measures Posted: 24 Dec 2017 02:27 PM PST  Tunisia on Sunday suspended Emirates Airlines flights after a public outcry over security measures in the United Arab Emirates targeting women from the North African country. The transport ministry said it had "decided to suspend" Emirates flights to Tunis "until the airline is able to find the appropriate solution to operate its flights in accordance with international law and agreements". A number of Tunisian women had said their travel to the Gulf state on UAE airlines had been delayed and some had been forced to undergo additional examination of their visas.
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| ‘Squinty Eyes’ Reference Made At Mayor Ed Lee's Memorial Causes A Stir Posted: 23 Dec 2017 07:10 AM PST  Members of San Francisco's Chinese-American community have voiced their displeasure after a public official made a racially insensitive remark during the memorial service for the city's Mayor Ed Lee held last Sunday.
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| The GOP fights for its own voters to stop the next Roy Moore Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:29 PM PST  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans who hope their Senate disaster in Alabama will scare voters away from other outsider, longshot conservatives should spend some time with Michele Evans.
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| Sofia Richie and Scott Disick Kick Off Their Christmas Weekend Together Posted: 23 Dec 2017 11:16 AM PST  Scott Disick and Sofia Richie kicked off their Christmas weekend together
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| Ten great things Donald Trump will give America and the world in 2018 Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:56 AM PST  Or take them as free advice to a struggling President whose approval ratings, with under a year until crucial midterm elections for Congress, are so deep in the basement he can barely find them. Watch as Trump gets more artful in his use of social media and less needlessly destructive. 2. It's finally time to engage with the Democrats on the Hill.
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| Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 04:33 AM PST ![Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200]( "Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200") By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing and thousands homeless, most of whom apparently ignored warnings to move to safety. Misery in the largely Christian Philippines was compounded by the death of at least 37 people in a shopping mall fire, officials said on Christmas Eve. The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons a year and warnings are routinely issued, but the level of destruction wreaked by tropical storm Tembin on the southern island of Mindanao from late on Friday came as a surprise.
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| Deer At 'Santa's Journey' Exhibit in Ireland Picked Off By Cruel Poachers Posted: 24 Dec 2017 05:44 AM PST  Three Sika deer that were part of a Santa wonderland display in Ireland vanished in a trail of blood earlier this month, apparently shot and killed by poachers, according to authorities.
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| Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great Posted: 23 Dec 2017 09:34 AM PST ![Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great]( "Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great") SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's left-wing prime minister said he is ready to renounce his country's claim to be the sole heirs of the legacy of Alexander the Great to help solve a 26-year-old dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.
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| Turns Out That Carrie Fisher Wrote Some Of Her Best Lines In 'The Last Jedi' Posted: 23 Dec 2017 09:19 AM PST  Help us make "Star Wars" funnier, Carrie Fisher, you're our only hope.
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| Report: In 2018, Global Defense Spending Will Reach Highest Level Since Cold War Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:03 AM PST  Global defense spending in 2018 is expected to reach the highest levels recorded since the end of the Cold War. The $1.67 trillion would be a 3.3 percent increase over 2017 levels, the highest year-on-year growth in over a decade. In revealing IHS Jane's forecasts, Fenella McGerty, a principal analyst at the company, said: "The increase in defense spending reflects improving economic conditions around the world, coupled with a response to continuing instability in a number of key regions." That a growing global economy is the primary force behind increased military spending is substantiated by McGerty's observation that "defense spending remains lower in relation to GDP than at any time in the last 10 years." In fact, over the last decade global defense spending has dipped to an average of 2.2 percent of GDP, down from 2.7 percent.
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| Federal Judge Partially Lifts Trump Administration Ban on Refugees Posted: 24 Dec 2017 10:21 AM PST  A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in the U.S.
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| McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80 Posted: 23 Dec 2017 09:58 AM PST  Bruce McCandless, an astronaut who was the first to fly untethered from his spacecraft in a gripping scene watched around the world, has died at the age of 80, NASA announced on its website. The US space agency did not give the cause of death on Thursday for the longtime resident of the western state of Colorado. The son and grandson of decorated war heroes, he graduated near the top of his class at the US Naval Academy.
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| From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel Posted: 24 Dec 2017 02:30 PM PST ![From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel]( "From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel") Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to play tour guide to Christian pilgrims on Sunday in a message relayed from Jerusalem, whose recognition as Israel's capital by U.S. President Donald Trump has split global Christian opinion. A Christmas Eve video on Twitter showed Netanyahu against the backdrop of East Jerusalem, an area laden with Jewish, Christian and Muslim shrines that Israel captured in a 1967 war and which Palestinians want as their own future capital. In the message, titled "Merry Christmas from Jerusalem, the capital of Israel!" he described Israel as a haven for its 2 percent Christian minority because, he said, "We protect the rights of everyone to worship in the holy sites behind me." Netanyahu named several Christian pilgrimage sites in Israel - including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem's Old City - which would take visitors "in the footsteps of Jesus and the origin of our Judeo-Christian heritage." "For those of you who come to Israel, I'm going to take a guided tour.
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| London Zoo Staff Are Still Searching for 4 Meerkats After a Fire Broke Out Posted: 23 Dec 2017 08:12 AM PST  Zoo officials say a fire left one aardvark dead and four meerkats missing.
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| World’s largest amphibious plane, the AG600, makes successful maiden flight in China Posted: 24 Dec 2017 03:48 AM PST  The world's largest amphibious aircraft, the China-made AG600, made its maiden flight on Sunday, and comes as the latest milestone in the country's efforts to modernise its military. State television showed live images of the AG600 lifting off from Zhuhai airport in the southern province of Guangdong, which sits on the South China Sea coast. It returned about an hour later and taxied to its stand accompanied by martial music and greeted by crowds waving Chinese flags. Xinhua news agency said the aircraft was the "protector spirit of the sea, islands and reefs". China has stepped up research on advanced military equipment as it adopts a more muscular approach to territorial disputes in places such as the disputed South China Sea, rattling nerves in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States. Powered by four turboprop engines, the AG600 can carry 50 people during maritime search-and-rescue missions, and can scoop up 12 metric tons of water within 20 seconds for fire fighting trips, according to state media. It had previously been scheduled to make its first flight earlier this year but it is unclear why it was delayed after ground tests took place in April. The AG600 approaches the runway in Zhuhai Credit: REUTERS State-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has spent almost eight years developing the aircraft, which is roughly the size of a Boeing Co 737 and is designed to carry out marine rescues and battle forest fires. The AG600 is known as 'Kunlong' in China Credit: AFP However, state media has also noted its potential use in the South China Sea, where China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Brunei all have overlapping claims. The AG600's crew disembarking after its successful maiden flight Credit: VCG The AG600's chief designer, Huang Lingcai, was quoted in the official China Daily earlier this month as saying it can make round trips without refuelling from the southern island province of Hainan to James Shoal, claimed by China but which is located close to Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. The aircraft has received 17 orders so far from Chinese government departments and companies. It has a maximum flight range of 2,800 miles and a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tons. It can use conventional airports and also land and take-off from the sea. Ground staff stand guard for the latest military addition to China's military capabilities Credit: REUTERS China is in the midst of a massive military modernisation programme, ranging from testing anti-satellite missiles to building stealth fighters and the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier, to add to an existing one bought from Ukraine.
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| Britney Spears Wears Slogan T-Shirt In Support Of Dreamers Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:14 AM PST  Pop star Britney Spears' opinion on the Dream Act is crystal clear.
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| Oman opens sprawling oryx reserve to ecotourists Posted: 22 Dec 2017 07:17 PM PST  The Gulf sultanate of Oman is looking to carve itself a new niche in ecotourism by opening up a sanctuary for one of the desert's most fabled creatures -- the Arabian oryx. Once extinct in the wild, the rare member of the antelope family famed for its elegant horns has been dragged back from the precipice in a sprawling reserve fenced off for decades from the public. On a recent outing, wildlife rangers in SUVs patrolled the sandy plains of the reserve in central Oman's Haima province, spotting groups of grazing oryx and other indigenous species.
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| Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:40 PM PST ![Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails]( "Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails") The head of the organization that stages the Miss America beauty pageant and other leaders with the group resigned on Saturday after a report this week alleging that emails he had sent were derogatory toward past winners. Sam Haskell's resignation as executive chairman and chief executive of the Miss America Organization was accompanied by the departure of the organization's president, the chairman of the board and a board member. Haskell had been suspended on Friday, one day after a Huffington Post report about the internal emails.
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| US tax reform promises big income boost for German carmakers Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:42 PM PST  German carmakers Daimler and BMW said Friday a new sweeping US tax reform giving major breaks to corporations will add hundreds of millions of euros to their 2017 earnings. The controversial tax overhaul signed into law Friday by billionaire President Donald Trump will slash the US corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. As a result, Daimler projected its net income to grow by around 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) this year.
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| Readers write: Securing integrity of elections, acting to end sexual harassment Posted: 23 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Securing integrity of elections, acting to end sexual harassment]( "Readers write: Securing integrity of elections, acting to end sexual harassment") Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? Regarding the Dec. 4 OneWeek article "Spotlight shifts to Congress": With the information you provided, I plan to contact my congressional reps with my support for the ME TOO Congress Act.
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