| Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:36 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― The Senate reached a deal Monday to fund the government and potentially provide a path forward for a larger immigration agreement.
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| Man charged with DUI after trying to order burrito at bank drive-through window Posted: 22 Jan 2018 12:34 PM PST  A Florida man was charged with driving under the influence after he tried to order a burrito at a Bank of America drive-through window.
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| Video Shows Captive California Siblings After Their Parents' Arrest Posted: 21 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  The oldest son's transcript from a local college shows he had a near-perfect grade point average.
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| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP Posted: 22 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state's congressional map went so far to benefit Republicans that it violated the state constitution.
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| Kabul Hotel attackers 'went from room to room in search of foreigners to kill' Posted: 22 Jan 2018 07:36 AM PST  Taliban militants who killed at least 22 people at a luxury Kabul hotel went from room to room searching for foreigners, according to survivors and a security source on Monday as more details of the victims emerged. Insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs and suicide vests attacked the landmark Intercontinental Hotel overlooking the Afghan capital late Saturday in an assault that lasted more than 12 hours and prompted questions over how the attackers breached security. Guests hid behind pillars and in rooms as gunmen sprayed bullets and set fire to parts of the six-storey building. Some people climbed over balconies and used bed sheets in a desperate attempt to escape. "They were saying, 'Kill the foreigners!'," a 20-year-old hotel employee who gave his name as Hasibullah said from his hospital bed. He described hiding in a fifth-floor room and listening as the gunmen went from room to room, forcing doors open "with daggers" and killing those inside. A burned corridor of the Intercontinental Hotel a day after the attack in Kabul Credit: REUTERS Officials have said that at least 14 foreigners were killed. "They didn't want to kill the Afghans," a security source said. "The weapons and bullets they had were for the foreigners." One other witness claimed he had seen the militants beheading guests. The attack ended Sunday with all six militants killed by Afghan forces, aided by Norwegian troops. Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh said 22 bodies had now been taken to Kabul hospitals. "Some of the bodies (are) burned badly and need DNA tests to be identified," he said. The interior ministry gave a lower toll Monday, saying 19 people were dead. There were also conflicting accounts of the number of attackers, which the ministry had put at six. Authorities are known to understate death tolls in high-profile attacks, and much higher figures were circulating on local media. At least seven Ukrainian citizens were among the dead, the country's ambassador to Tajikistan and Afghanistan Viktor Nikitiuk told Ukrainian television 112. "A lot of Ukrainian aviation technicians work in Afghanistan. All the dead were working for the airline Kam Air and living at the Intercontinental Hotel," he said. Kam Air, an Afghan carrier, said a further two Venezuelan staff were also killed in the assault, bringing the airline's loss to at least nine of its personnel - five crew and four pilots. Captain Samad Usman Samadi, the airline's CEO, said his staff "has been shocked and they are not in normal conditions". "It will some time for them to recover," he said. Afghan security forces keep watch as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday Credit: OMAR SOBHANI/ REUTERS One German citizen and one Kazakh citizen were also killed, their foreign ministries said. Afghan officials told AFP that senior Afghan diplomat Abdullah Poyan died along with Mufti Ahmad Farzan, a member of the High Peace Council responsible for reconciliation efforts with militants. The employee Hasibullah said he saw two "fashionably dressed" gunmen in the hotel restaurant before the assault began. The security source confirmed investigators had seen CCTV footage showing the attackers in the restaurant prior to the attack. "It was around 8.30 pm... They were sitting in the corner of the hotel and they immediately started spraying bullets," Hasibullah said. He ran to the fifth floor room and locked himself inside, though not before seeing "many" bodies on the ground. But as the gunmen went from door to door he leapt from the window in terror. "I fell on people lying in blood... it was horrific." Knocked unconscious, he awoke in hospital with a broken leg and other wounds. Another survivor said the attackers "even beheaded the guests and people inside the hotel". Noorullah, 24, said he worked at the hotel checking its security cameras, but fled to the fourth floor as the power went off and the attack began. Also describing the militants as wearing civilian clothes, he said they killed "dozens" of people, opening every single room and "raining" bullets. He, too, jumped from a window to escape. Witnesses said the hotel's security staff fled the scene as the attack unfolded. Authorities warned they were still investigating how militants breached hotel security, which was taken over by a private company three weeks ago. It was too soon to say if the militants had inside help, an interior ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi said. The militants were armed with suicide vests, pistols, hand grenades and Kalashnikovs, he said. The attack followed security warnings in recent days to avoid hotels and other locations frequented by foreigners in war-torn Kabul. Security has been ramped up in the city, but the resurgent Taliban and Islamic State are both scaling up their assaults.
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| Congressman saw aide as 'soul mate,' but denies misconduct Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:46 PM PST  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who settled a former aide's sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money said Tuesday that he developed a deep affection for her and reacted badly when she began dating another man, but never harassed her or pursued a romantic relationship.
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| Larry Nassar Was A Master Manipulator, But He Didn’t Act Alone Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:57 AM PST  The first time I got a message from Larry Nassar, I felt honored.
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| Separate Carnival Cruise Line Accidents See One Passenger Dead and Another Missing Posted: 22 Jan 2018 07:21 PM PST  One passenger went missing overboard while another fell to her death on separate Carnival Cruise Line ships
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| Pope Francis Offers Partial Apology To Clergy Sex Abuse Victims After Demand For 'Proof' Posted: 22 Jan 2018 08:30 AM PST  Pope Francis partially apologized for last week's brusque attack on victims of clergy sex abuse ― but he continued supporting a controversial Chilean bishop accused of protecting a pedophile priest.
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| White House doctor enthusiastic about Trump Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:34 AM PST  Rachel Maddow reports on answers given by White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson about Donald Trump's physical health.
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| The World's Ugliest American Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:47 AM PST  One year into the Trump administration, as our president prepares for his trip to address the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, here is the dynamic abroad: no foreign enemy could have degraded America's global standing so completely in so short a time.
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| J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:18 AM PST ![J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law]( "J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law") Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday took a $13.6-billion charge related to the new U.S. tax law and plans to bring back billions of dollars from overseas immediately. The company, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, plans to move $12 billion of that cash immediately, J&J CFO Dominic Caruso said during a conference call with analysts, and will be used to fund U.S. operations, primarily by paying down debt.
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| 12 skiers injured by flying rocks as Japanese volcano erupts Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:41 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — Twelve people, including eight soldiers, skiing on the slopes of a volcano near a famous hot spring resort in central Japan were injured Tuesday by flying rocks during a sudden eruption, officials said. One soldier later died.
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| Hawaii Missile Alert Update Delayed Because Governor Didn’t Know His Twitter Password Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:54 PM PST  Hawaiian Gov. David Ige (D) has made the embarrassing admission that his office did not immediately inform the public about the state's missile alert false alarm partly because he had forgotten the password to his Twitter account.
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| Multiple casualties in Kentucky high school shooting Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:02 AM PST ![Multiple casualties in Kentucky high school shooting]( "Multiple casualties in Kentucky high school shooting") A suspect was taken into custody after one person was killed and others wounded Tuesday morning at a rural Kentucky high school. "You just never think this will happen in a small town like ours," Savana Smothers, the assistant girls' soccer coach at Marshall County High School, told the Associated Press.
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| Why the flu can kill a healthy person so quickly Posted: 22 Jan 2018 08:02 AM PST  The flu epidemic is three times worse than it was last year, and every part of the continental U.S. is under siege. NBC News' Anne Thompson sits down with a doctor to find out what's made the flu so severe.
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| Yep, The Most Romantic Hotel In The US Is In Ohio Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:36 AM PST  Hopeless romantics might find themselves second-guessing their idea of a romantic getaway thanks to this latest news.
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| Trump's voter fraud commission requested records for all Texans with Hispanic surnames Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:11 AM PST  The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity made the request last year while applying to obtain nearly 50 million voter records from the state with the second-largest Hispanic population in the US. On the data request form, policy adviser Ron Williams ticked a box asking for "Hispanic surname flag notation" to be included in the files. Officials said the data was never supplied because a lawsuit filed by voting rights campaigners blocked the state from sending any information to the commission.
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| U.S. takes aim at Russia after suspected Syrian government gas attack Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:17 AM PST ![U.S. takes aim at Russia after suspected Syrian government gas attack]( "U.S. takes aim at Russia after suspected Syrian government gas attack") By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday the Syrian government may still be using chemical weapons against its own people following a suspected chlorine attack in a rebel enclave, and he said Russia bore ultimate responsibility. Rescue workers in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, near to Damascus, accused government forces of using chlorine gas during bombardment of the area on Monday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 13 people had suffered suffocation in the incident.
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| Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:26 AM PST  LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more than 56,000 villagers fleeing to evacuation centers.
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| Vietnam oil exec 'kidnapped' from Germany jailed for life Posted: 22 Jan 2018 08:57 AM PST  A Vietnamese former state oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from Germany was jailed for life on Monday for embezzlement, in the highest-profile corruption trial to target the communist country's business and political elite. Vietnam has mirrored China in its massive corruption purge, but critics say the campaign is as much about targeting political foes as it is about tackling graft in one of Southeast Asia's most corrupt nations. The life sentence for Trinh Xuan Thanh, the former head of PetroVietnam Construction (PVC), capped a dramatic two-week trial -- closed to international media -- that included a tearful apology from the 51-year-old.
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| Larry Nassar Accuser Says She’s Still Getting Bills for Appointments Where She Was Abused Posted: 22 Jan 2018 11:16 AM PST  "My mom is still getting billed for appointments where I was sexually assaulted"
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| Here Are The 10 Best Hotels In The World In 2018, According To Travelers Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:01 AM PST  Jetsetters hoping to get a jump start on their 2018 travel plans will love this latest news.
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| Immigration Authorities Detain Woman On A Greyhound Bus After Asking Everyone For ID Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:29 AM PST  A video reportedly showing Customs and Border Protection agents demanding proof of citizenship from Greyhound bus passengers in Florida last week has sparked fresh outrage over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.
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| Cary girl, 6, dies days after flu diagnosis Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:42 PM PST  A 6-year-old Cary girl diagnosed with the flu on Tuesday died Friday night after being rushed by ambulance from her home to WakeMed in Raleigh. Her devastated parents hope others heed their message of the importance of getting flu shots.
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| Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:23 PM PST ![Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon]( "Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon") By Michael Shields and Fedja Grulovic ZURICH/DAVOS (Reuters) - Anti-capitalists marched through Swiss cities on Tuesday to protest a planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum (WEF) and broke through a security cordon in Davos. Leftists organizers called for the protests under the mottos "Trump Not Welcome" and "Smash WEF!" Trump is due to speak on Friday at the WEF in the Alpine town of Davos, an annual meeting of global business and political leaders where protests have been banned.
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| Afghan forces end Taliban siege at Kabul hotel; 18 dead Posted: 21 Jan 2018 05:42 PM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Security forces said Sunday they had killed the last of six Taliban militants to end an overnight siege at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel that left at least 18 people dead, including 14 foreigners. Some of the 150 guests fled the gunbattle and fire sparked by the assault by shimmying down bedsheets from the upper floors.
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| The Best Birthday Cake Recipes, From Layer Cakes To Sheet Cakes Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  Is a birthday without a cake really a birthday at all? Sure, we've had happy birthdays that were celebrated with key lime pie and brownie sundaes.
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| 3 USA Gymnastics Directors Resign In Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal Posted: 22 Jan 2018 11:16 AM PST  Three USA Gymnastics directors have resigned amid fierce criticism that the organization failed to protect its athletes from team doctor Larry Nassar, a serial predator whose sentencing hearing continues this week.
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| Logan Paul's Brother Finally Opens Up About YouTube Star's Controversy: 'He Didn't Mean to Offend Anyone' Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:38 AM PST  Logan Paul is embroiled in a firestorm over video that showed a dead body.
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| 15-Year-Old Airlifted To Dallas Hospital After High School Shooting Posted: 22 Jan 2018 06:49 AM PST  A 16-year-old boy shot a 15-year-old girl in a Texas high school cafeteria Monday, officials said.
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| Canada to sign on to Pacific trade pact Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:27 AM PST  Canada has agreed to sign on to the resurrected Trans Pacific Partnership along with 10 other Asia-Pacific countries, moving forward with the trade pact after the United States pulled out last year. The news comes as negotiators from Canada, the United States and Mexico sit down in Montreal for a sixth round of talks aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canada -- the second-largest economy in the TPP -- had initially snubbed the proposed trade deal last year, acting as the main holdout in negotiations after US President Donald Trump decided in early 2017 to go it alone under his "America First" policy.
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| U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:29 PM PST ![U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount]( "U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount") (This version of the Jan 22 story was officially corrected to clarify that CDC director was referring to historical vaccination trends and not deaths from the current flu season in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Of the 30 U.S. children who have died from the flu so far this season, some 85 percent likely will not have been vaccinated, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who urged Americans to get flu shots amid one of the most severe flu seasons in years. Also, please get your children vaccinated," said Fitzgerald, who is urging citizens "to take every advantage that you can to protect yourself." The dominant strain during this flu season is an especially nasty type called influenza A (H3N2) that in seasons past has been linked with severe disease and death, especially in the elderly and young.
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| Egypt's military arrests ex-general running for president Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:18 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Less than two weeks after announcing his candidacy, Egypt's former chief of staff was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of incitement against the armed forces and other charges in what appeared to be a calculated move to force out the last potentially serious challenger to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
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| Trump's Deputy Drug Czar Is A 24-Year-Old With A Flimsy Work History Posted: 22 Jan 2018 04:10 AM PST  A 24-year-old appointed to a top position in the White House drug policy office has come under scrutiny in recent days for his scanty résumé and lack of qualifications.
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| Amazon Go Officially Opens to the Public Posted: 22 Jan 2018 01:44 PM PST  With the launch of its first Amazon Go retail location, the company is allowing customers to buy groceries without ever checking out
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| Elon Musk's Boring Company Prepares First Public Pitch for Its Tunnel Plans Posted: 22 Jan 2018 03:07 PM PST  The first step in Musk's newest project.
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| Finsbury Park terror trial: Darren Osborne turned into 'ticking time bomb' after watching BBC drama, court hears Posted: 22 Jan 2018 06:46 AM PST  An unemployed father of four accused of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack became "brainwashed" and a "ticking time bomb" obsessed with Muslims after watching a BBC drama about the Rochdale grooming scandal, a court has heard. Darren Osborne, 48, from Cardiff became convinced all Muslims were rapists and belonged to paedophile gangs after watching the hard hitting Three Girls drama, which was broadcast on BBC One last May. On June 17 last year - in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Westminster, Manchester and London Bridge - Mr Osborne hired a van from a firm near his home in south Wales. Two days later, at just after midnight, he allegedly ploughed into a group of Muslims who had just left a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London, killing 51-year-old Makram Ali and injuring several others, some of them seriously. At the opening of his trial at Woolwich Crown Court, Jonathan Rees QC, prosecuting said: "The evidence establishes that the defendant was trying to kill as many of the group as possible." Shortly after the deadly attack, a note was found in the van, which the court was told documented his extremist views towards members of the Muslim faith and also a number of leading politicians and public figures. Darren Osborne was detained by members of the public in Finsbury Park Credit: Universal News And Sport In the note he referred to Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, as a "terrorist sympathiser" and London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, as a "disgrace". Reading from the note, Mr Rees said Mr Osborne had written: "Why are there terrorists on our streets today? We've had three recent terror attacks, our children spattered against the walls of concerts, part and parcel by all accounts, Mr Sadiq Khan, no it isn't how can you let this happen, terrorists marching through our capital city, you're a disgrace, where was the public outrage after 1400 of our white British none Muslim girls? "Where were you in Rotherham, Lily Allen, Jeremy Corbyn, nowhere to be seen." Later in the note, he wrote: "So Mr Sadiq Khan how are you this morning? I'd imagine your (sic) gonna have a hard job keeping your happy go lucky vibrant city in order, Part n parcel of living in a big city, carry on as normal, bk to ya day Jobs, what about you Jez? "Mr terrorist sympathiser, or should I call you Harold, "you dirty old man" put that in ya pipe, & have some sympathy for me, well Folkes gotta go busy day today. Remember peaceful vigils only & please dont look back in anger, God Save the Queen". Emergency services at the scene in Finsbury Park Credit: James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock Mr Rees explained: "The underlying theme seems to be that the defendant felt that insufficient was being said or done to counter-terrorism and grooming gangs comprising predominantly Muslim males. "Against that background, the defendant decided to take matters into this own hands. He planned to make a public statement by killing Muslims, knowing that this handwritten note would be recovered by the authorities." The court was told that Mr Osborne's former partner, Sarah Andrews, described him as "unpredictable", "a loner" and a "functioning alcoholic". Makram Ali was described him as a 'quiet, gentle man' who 'spent his whole life without any enemies' Credit: Metropolitan Police/PA But she said she had never considered him to be a racist and had not heard him making derogatory comments about Muslims, before watching the Three Girls drama. Mr Rees told the jury: "Ms Andrews noticed that the defendant became obsessed with the subject matter of the drama. He started researching associated topics on the internet, including material featuring Tommy Robinson, the co-founder and former spokesperson for the English Defence League (EDL). "The defendant started making racist comments about all Muslims raping children and being capable of blowing people up. It appeared to her that he was becoming brainwashed. "Ms Andrews pleaded with the defendant to stop, telling him that all Muslims did not behave in this manner, but he was not interested in her views. With the benefit of hindsight, she describes him as a ticking time bomb." Finsbury Park van attack - How it unfolded The court heard that Mr Osborne had suffered from anxiety and depression for a number of years and had not worked for around a decade. Mr Rees said he had also twice threatened to take his own life in the weeks before the attack. Analysis of Mr Osborne's media devices showed that in the fortnight leading up to the attack they had connected to web pages which included: the far right Britain First group; Tommy Robinson; a fake video purportedly showing Muslims in London celebrating the Paris terror attacks; Jeremy Corbyn and why people should not vote for him and Sadiq Khan's comments that part and parcel of living in a global city was being prepared for terror attacks. Mr Rees said it was clear that by Friday 16 June, Mr Osborne had "formulated his plan to drive a vehicle into a group of Muslims", because he had inquired about hiring a Luton van. A police forensic officer examines the van used by Darren Osborne Credit: Carl Court /Getty The barrister told the jury: "This was just under three months after Khalid Masood had carried out an attack on Westminster Bridge, driving a car into pedestrians, killing four and injuring many others, before fatally stabbing PC Keith Palmer, who sought to prevent him entering the Palace of Westminster." Mr Osborne hired the van the following day, paying £170, before spending the evening in the Hollybush Public House near his home in Cardiff. Witnesses, who described him as being drunk, later told the police they had heard him saying he wanted to write to Theresa May and Parliament, adding: "All Muslims are terrorists." Mr Osborne was also allegedly overheard talking about a "Muslim march", which the court was told was thought to be a reference to the Al Quds march, that was taking place in central London the following day. A man prays at the scene of the incident in Finsbury Park Credit: NEIL HALL /Reuters Later that night, he got into a conversation with a serving soldier who took exception to his racist language. Mr Rees said the defendant had said words to the effect: "I'm going to kill all the Muslims, Muslims are all terrorists. Your families are all going to be Muslim. I'm going to take it into my own hands." He also claimed to be a soldier and when asked what regiment, allegedly replied: "You will find out tomorrow." Mr Osborne denies one count of murder and one count of attempted murder and the trial continues.
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| Zoe Hastings Case: Man Gets Life for 2015 Rape and Murder of Teen Who Vanished on Way to Church Posted: 23 Jan 2018 08:22 AM PST  It took jurors in Dallas County less than seven minutes to sentence Antonio Cochran for the vicious killing of Zoe Hastings.
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| Israeli scholars decipher Dead Sea Scroll Posted: 22 Jan 2018 02:20 AM PST  Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than half a century since their discovery, an Israeli university has said. The more than 60 tiny fragments of parchment bearing encrypted Hebrew writing had previously been thought to come from a variety of different scrolls, a Haifa University spokesman told AFP on Sunday.
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| Congressman, ousted from ethics panel, asks it to investigate him Posted: 22 Jan 2018 04:19 PM PST ![Congressman, ousted from ethics panel, asks it to investigate him]( "Congressman, ousted from ethics panel, asks it to investigate him") Less than three days after he was removed from the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee, Republican lawmaker Patrick Meehan asked the panel to investigate allegations he engaged in sexual harassment and misused official resources. The committee on Monday said it had become aware of public allegations about the misconduct and had received a written request from Meehan to investigate. The allegations published in the New York Times on Saturday led Speaker Paul Ryan to pull Meehan from the committee.
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