| Pope Francis Performs Impromptu Wedding Ceremony Aboard Papal Plane Posted: 18 Jan 2018 08:12 AM PST  Two flight attendants on Pope Francis' papal plane were treated to first-class service on Thursday when the pope helped them officially tie the knot.
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| Eric Trump: 'My father sees one color — green' Posted: 17 Jan 2018 08:09 AM PST  Eric Trump on Wednesday dismissed the backlash over President Trump's caustic comments on immigration that have led some members of the media to label his father a racist.
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| FBI agents approached Steve Bannon to discuss Russia probe subpoena Posted: 17 Jan 2018 07:49 AM PST  FBI agents showed up at Steve Bannon's Washington home last week intent on serving him with a subpoena to appear before a grand jury investigating possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
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| Archaeologists in Mexico Claim to Have Discovered the World's Longest Underwater Cave Posted: 17 Jan 2018 06:12 PM PST  The discovery has revealed a combined cave about 216 miles long
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| China planning to send robot sub to sunken ship Posted: 17 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China is preparing to send a robot submarine possibly followed by divers to explore and plug holes in a sunken Iranian oil tanker whose 32 crew members are all believed to have died, the Transport Ministry said Wednesday.
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| Former Gymnastics Coach Tells Larry Nassar To 'Go To Hell' During Sentencing Posted: 17 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST  A coach who sent more than 100 girls to Larry Nassar for medical treatment told the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor to "go to hell" in court Wednesday.
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| India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable ICBM Posted: 18 Jan 2018 03:22 AM PST  India successfully test-fired a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday in what officials called a "major boost" to the country's strategic defense system.
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| How to protect your family against the spread of the flu Posted: 17 Jan 2018 07:54 AM PST This year's outbreak is widespread in every state but Hawaii, and has gotten so bad in Alabama that the governor has declared a public health emergency.
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| Police still baffled by discovery of 13 starved, abused siblings Posted: 16 Jan 2018 06:11 PM PST ![Police still baffled by discovery of 13 starved, abused siblings]( "Police still baffled by discovery of 13 starved, abused siblings") By Alan Devall and Bob Mezan PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) - Police said on Tuesday they were still seeking answers after finding 13 siblings starving in their parents' squalid Southern California home, some of them chained to beds under "horrific" conditions in an otherwise ordinary suburb. "I wish I could come to you today with information that would explain why this happened," said Captain Greg Fellows of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. "But we do need to acknowledge the courage of the young girl who escaped from that residence to bring attention so they could get the help they so needed." The parents, 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested at their darkened, foul-smelling house after the girl's 12 siblings were found there.
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| New York Times Opinion Page To Publish Letters From Trump Supporters Posted: 17 Jan 2018 05:57 PM PST  The New York Times announced online Wednesday that the Thursday print edition would feature a number of letters from supporters of President Donald Trump "in the spirit of open debate."
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| Killing of Ivy League Student Stabbed More Than 20 Times May Have Been a Hate Crime, Parents Say Posted: 17 Jan 2018 07:12 AM PST  The killing may have been a hate crime against their gay son, Blaze Bernstein
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| Fishermen dive into river moments before motorboat smashes into vessel Posted: 18 Jan 2018 05:31 AM PST  A group of fisherman were forced to dive into a freezing cold river to escape being crushed by a motorboat bearing down on their small vessel. Bryan Maess was fishing with friends near the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon when the motorboat crashed straight into the small boat in August last year. Footage captured on a GoPro mounted inside the fishing boat shows Mr Maess frantically waving at the boat as it approaches to get the driver's attention. He repeatedly shouts 'hey!' as the vessel gets closer, while another on board is heard saying 'oh my god' before the trio dive into the water. Mr Maess has filed a $372,500 (£270k) lawsuit against the driver of the boat, who told police he could not see the fishing party as the dash of his boat was blocking his view, The Oregonian reports. The trip were forced to dive into the water The fisherman suffered injuries to his ankle, leg and arms in the incident and has had vision problems and headaches since, the lawsuit says. Mr Maess claims in the suit that the boat driver, Marlin Lee Larsen, was distracted while using his mobile phone when the incident occurred. However Mr Larsen told local media the allegations were "fake news". The 75-year-old has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of the reckless operation of a boat, fourth-degree assault and recklessly endangering the lives of others. The case is ongoing. There are no laws prohibiting the use of a mobile phone when driving a boat in Oregon, however there are laws against operating a boat without due care. Investigators say the trio could have been killed or seriously injured if they hadn't jumped into the water.
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| White House releases report on foreign-born criminals in the U.S. Posted: 17 Jan 2018 12:26 PM PST  During a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday, January 17, The Justice Department's National Security Division released a report on criminals in the U.S. who were foreign-born.
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| The Best Instant Pot Recipes To Make With The Pressure Cooker Feature Posted: 18 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  No matter how hard you fight it, an Instant Pot is almost certainly going to weasel its way into your life at some point.
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| Toyota Calls Off EPA Partnership Under Pressure From Environmentalists Posted: 17 Jan 2018 08:57 AM PST  Toyota Motor Corp. has ended talks with the Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul internal management practices at the agency, the automaker told HuffPost on Wednesday.
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| Illegal immigrant alleged cop killer wishes he 'killed more' Posted: 17 Jan 2018 06:28 AM PST  Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes accused of killing two California police officers interrupts first day of trial with profane outbursts.
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| Mother-daughter polio team shot dead in Pakistan: police Posted: 18 Jan 2018 01:43 AM PST  A mother and daughter polio vaccination team were gunned down Thursday in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta as they were immunizing children, police said, the latest deaths in the country's long campaign against the disease. The duo were killed in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city, capital of restive Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and poorest province. "Sakina Bibi, 38 and her daughter Rizwana Bibi, 16, were killed by unknown assailants while they were administering polio drops to children," senior police official Aitzaz Ahmed Goraya told AFP.
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| California abuse case sparks calls for home-schooling oversight Posted: 18 Jan 2018 07:07 AM PST ![California abuse case sparks calls for home-schooling oversight]( "California abuse case sparks calls for home-schooling oversight") The number of U.S. children educated at home has doubled to about 1.7 million, or 3 percent of the nation's school-age population, from 1999, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. "We would not say abuse is more common among home-schoolers, but when it does occur, there are fewer safeguards, less to stop it from spinning out of control," said Executive Director Rachel Coleman. The organization has called for requiring annual contacts by outside officials and background checks for parents who run home schools.
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| What about the memory test Trump aced? It's not for everyone Posted: 17 Jan 2018 02:46 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with "F'' before a minute's up.
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| Pence Plan to Target Aid for Christians in Iraq Sparks Concern Posted: 17 Jan 2018 08:24 AM PST  Aid experts fear the Trump administration's focus on Christians and other religious minorities could do more harm than good.
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| Love in the air: Pope marries couple on papal plane in Chile Posted: 18 Jan 2018 09:33 AM PST  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding on Thursday, marrying two flight attendants from Chile's flagship airline at 36,000 feet during a flight from Santiago.
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| Chris Christie Didn't Break a Leg While Governor of New Jersey. Here's Why That's a Big Deal Posted: 17 Jan 2018 12:01 PM PST  Republican Chris Christie left the New Jersey governor's office with his popularity in tatters, but at least he didn't break a leg
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| Fears of serial child killer in infamous Pakistan city Posted: 17 Jan 2018 12:44 AM PST  The rape and murders of a dozen children by a suspected serial killer have terrified parents in central Pakistan, and prompted soul-searching over how the country fails to protect its most vulnerable. The killing of six-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen became the tipping point last week when her body was found on a rubbish heap near her home in the city of Kasur. Candlelight vigils were held across the country and the hashtag #JusticeForZainab trended on social media, with celebrities, opposition politicians and outraged web users demanding action.
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| Watch How This School In Puerto Rico Reacts When Power Returns After 112 Days Posted: 17 Jan 2018 08:33 AM PST  Children in Puerto Rico have had to live much of their life in the dark since Hurricane Maria devastated the island nearly four months ago.
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| Exclusive: Trump accuses Russia of helping North Korea evade sanctions; says U.S. needs more missile defence Posted: 17 Jan 2018 03:00 PM PST  U.S. President Donald Trump complained on Wednesday that Russia was helping North Korea to evade international sanctions, signalling frustration with a country he had hoped to forge friendly relations with after his 2016 election win. "Russia is not helping us at all with North Korea," Trump said during an Oval Office interview with Reuters. "What China is helping us with, Russia is denting.
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| Democrats win special election for Wisconsin state Senate seat held by Republicans for past 17 years Posted: 17 Jan 2018 02:02 AM PST  A Democrat has won a special election for a state senate seat which had been held by Republicans for the past 17 years. Patty Schachtner beat Republican Adam Jarchow by nine points in Wisconsin's rural 10th Senate District - yet another victory for Democrats in a district Donald Trump won by 17 points in the presidential election just over a year ago. In 2016, former Republican incumbent Sheila Harsdorf took the seat with 63.2 per cent of the vote.
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| What Is A 'Sunshine Baby'? Posted: 17 Jan 2018 10:11 AM PST  Over the years, some of this vocabulary has gained wider currency, like the term "rainbow baby," which refers to a child born after a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death or other early loss of a child.
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| Authorities: Deputy fatally shoots teen in Ohio courtroom Posted: 17 Jan 2018 02:33 PM PST ![Authorities: Deputy fatally shoots teen in Ohio courtroom]( "Authorities: Deputy fatally shoots teen in Ohio courtroom") COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in an Ohio courtroom when a fight broke out involving the boy, his family and the officer on Wednesday, a sheriff's office investigator said.
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| The Difference Between Dating And Marriage, As Told In Tweets Posted: 18 Jan 2018 09:01 AM PST  Early on in a relationship, both partners put their best foot forward, showing off the most pleasant, polished versions of themselves.
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| Barry Allen Displays a New Power in "Trial of The Flash" Posted: 16 Jan 2018 06:35 PM PST  He's got some conviction.
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| California couple charged with torture of own children Posted: 18 Jan 2018 12:05 PM PST  A California couple who held their 13 malnourished children captive in a suburban home were charged Thursday with multiple counts of torture and child abuse as prosecutors said the youngsters had been shackled even to go to the bathroom. David Allen Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise Anna Turpin, 49 were hit with 12 counts of torture, 12 of false imprisonment, six of child abuse and six of abuse of a dependent adult at a court hearing in the city of Riverside. David Turpin was also charged with committing a lewd act against a child by force or fear or duress, District Attorney Mike Hestrin told a press conference, adding that bail had been set at $13 million for each of the defendants.
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| Passenger plane skids off runway in Turkey's Trabzon Airport Posted: 18 Jan 2018 05:00 AM PST ![Passenger plane skids off runway in Turkey's Trabzon Airport]( "Passenger plane skids off runway in Turkey's Trabzon Airport") Turkish authorities are using a large crane to lift a passenger plane that skidded off a runway in northern Turkey and stopped on the side of a slope just meters away from the Black Sea. The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800, with 168 people on board, overshot the runway while landing at Trabzon Airport on Jan. 13.
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| Venezuela talks off in row over fugitive ex-policeman's death Posted: 18 Jan 2018 09:46 AM PST ![Venezuela talks off in row over fugitive ex-policeman's death]( "Venezuela talks off in row over fugitive ex-policeman's death") Talks between Venezuela's government and the opposition coalition foundered on Thursday after the opposition denied providing information that led to the death of a rogue former policeman and six other anti-government militants. Oscar Perez, a photogenic former pilot who once starred in an action film, was killed on Monday along with six others in a police raid on a remote house. Last year he used a hijacked helicopter to attack government buildings and stole weapons from a military base in what he called a rebellion against President Nicolas Maduro.
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| 19 Attorneys General Call On Congress To Legalize Banking For Weed Industry Posted: 17 Jan 2018 03:35 PM PST  Attorneys general from over a dozen states where some form of marijuana use has been legalized are urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow banks to provide services to cannabis businesses without risking federal prosecution.
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| 'I Feel Horrible.' Former University of Alabama Student Apologies After Using Racial Slur in Video Posted: 17 Jan 2018 04:55 PM PST  She was also kicked out of the Alpha Phi sorority
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| CA authorities detail torture and abuse children faced at the hands of their parents Posted: 18 Jan 2018 01:41 PM PST  On Thursday, January 18, California DA Michael Hestrin outlined the torture and abuse 13 children faced at the hands of their parents David and Louise Turpin.
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| Interior official blasts resignation of parks advisory board Posted: 17 Jan 2018 05:00 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Interior Department official on Wednesday blasted the resignation of most members of a board that advises it on national parks, suggesting the move was politically motivated and their work was flawed.
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| This Guy's Response To His Girlfriend's Selfie Is Extra AF Posted: 17 Jan 2018 03:10 PM PST  Being a little bit extra paid off big for one boyfriend.
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| Facebook selfie clue helps convict Canadian woman who killed her friend Posted: 18 Jan 2018 08:11 AM PST  An incriminating clue in a Facebook selfie was used as evidence to help convict a Canadian woman who strangled her friend to death. Cheyenne Rose Antoine pleaded guilty to killing 18-year-old Brittney Gargol in March 2015 after police used clues in the Facebook post, uploaded six hours before the victim's body was found, to identify her as a suspect. Investigators found a black belt matching the one worn by Antoine in the Facebook photo near the body of her victim on the side of a road near a landfill site in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CBC Saskatoon reports. Antoine was found guilty of manslaughter this week and sentenced to seven years in prison for strangling her friend. The pair had been drinking and were high on drugs when they got into an argument, Antoine told police. She had initially told investigators the pair were out drinking in a number of bars before her friend left with an unknown man. However police later discovered through a tip-off that Antoine had confessed to a friend she had killed Gargol and later found out she had lied to her uncle to try and cover up the killing. Brittney Gargol was killed in 2015 Credit: Facebook The 21-year-old had also intentionally tried to obstruct the investigation by misleading detectives with a Facebook post to her friend on the night she killed her. "Where are you?" she wrote. "Haven't heard from you. Hope you made it home safe." Antoine, who had initially faced a second-degree murder charge, admitted responsibility for her friend's death but said she could not remember the details of what had happened on the night. Crown prosecutor Robin Ritter said it was "quite remarkable" how police discovered the information that helped solve the case, adding: "No doubt this young women has issues...and because of those issues she is dangerous." Jennifer Gargol, Brittney's aunt, said in an impact statement read to the court: "Most days we can't stop thinking about Brittney, what happened that night, what she must have felt fighting for her life. "You feel darkened in your own dark world...you robbed this world of someone who had a special gift." Antoine said in a statement released through her lawyer: "I will never forgive myself. "Nothing I say or do will ever bring her back. I am very, very sorry. It shouldn't have ever happened." Lisa Watson, Antoine's lawyer, said it was a "tragic situation where drug and alcohol use exploded". "My client had some very deep-seeded personal issues that she was not dealing with and unfortunately, for whatever reason, we'll never know, they turned into a very tragic situation for all involved," she added.
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| Beautiful Australian Shepherd is high as a kite and doesn't care about anything Posted: 17 Jan 2018 07:32 AM PST  Just imagine Air Bud meets Pineapple Express. That's the current life of this Australian Shepherd. Hank the Aussie Tanks had an eventful Sunday. Though we don't exactly know why, Hank's owner said that the poor pup was home from the vet with morphine in his system. It made for a very amused owner and a very high dog. The pain medication left the blue-eyed dog with no sense of his surroundings and not a care in the world. SEE ALSO: Stubborn dogs attempt to stop human disposing of Christmas tree Vet gave me morphine and turned me into a White Walker for the day #GoT #LazySunday #MorphineDrip A post shared by Hank The Tank (@hanktheaussietank) on Jan 15, 2018 at 10:01pm PST While Hank's mind is probably in a field of grass and unlimited amount of bones, his lazy Sunday only gets better. Well, for us anyways. I cAN FeEL CoLoUrS #vetgavememorphine A post shared by Hank The Tank (@hanktheaussietank) on Jan 16, 2018 at 2:24pm PST We just hope Hank had the productive Sunday he deserves. We know his owner did. WATCH: Never lose your dog again with the help of this tracker
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