| Brennan: Steele Dossier 'did not play any role whatsoever' in early intelligence assesements Posted: 03 Feb 2018 11:01 PM PST  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, former CIA Director John Brennan says that the so-called "Steele Dossier" wasn't the source of intelligence presented to President Obama and President-elect Trump
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| Amtrak Train Derails After Collision In South Carolina; At Least 2 Dead Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:47 AM PST  An Amtrak train appears to have been running on the wrong track when it collided with a CSX freight train in South Carolina early Sunday morning, killing two Amtrak crew members and leaving more than 100 others injured, officials said.
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| Suspect in crash that killed Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was in US illegally, had been deported twice Posted: 05 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  Officials say that the suspect in an Indiana car crash that killed two people, including Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, on Friday morning was an undocumented immigrant who had been deported twice.
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| Larry Nassar, Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor, Gets Another 40-125 Years in Prison Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:13 AM PST  He apologized for his crimes before the judge issued his sentence.
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| 2-year-old girl dies after being found 'frozen' on family's front porch Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:55 AM PST  The child was rushed to Akron Children's Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Neighbor Christal Lucas told WKYC that the unnamed mother has two young children, who she often sees roaming outside unsupervised.
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| Holocaust denier runs uncontested in Illinois race for Congress Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST  Arthur Jones, 70, is the former head of the American Nazi Party and is running uncontested in Illionis 3rd Congressional District. and will likely clinch the GOP nomination.
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| Sarah Silverman And Actor Michael Sheen Split After Four Years Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  Comedian Sarah Silverman announced to her followers via Twitter on Monday that she and her boyfriend, British actor Michael Sheen, had split over Christmas.
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| Russian pilot shouts 'this is for our guys' as he blows himself up to evade capture in Syria Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:10 AM PST  A Russian pilot shouted "this is for our guys" before detonating a grenade to evade capture by rebel fighters in Syria. Major Roman Filipov ejected from his Sukhoi 25SM fighter jet with a parachute after it was shot down on Saturday while he was flying low over opposition-held Idlib in northwestern Syria. It was the first Russian jet to be downed since Moscow intervened in the war in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in 2015. After the jet was struck by a shoulder-launched anti-aircraft MANPAD missile, the 33-year-old pilot kept the plane in the air but was eventually forced to eject after one of the engines failed and flight controls became unresponsive. Militants from al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) opened fire on him after his parachute opened, but he made it to the ground. According to a video circulating on social media on Monday, Major Filipov shot two fighters before detonating a grenade. Syrian men standing at the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in the the Syrian city of Saraqib, southwest of Aleppo. Credit: AFP The fighters ducked as Major Filipov was heard shouting: "this is for our guys" before pulling the pin. Maj Filipov, from the eastern city of Vladivostok, has been posthumously nominated for the Kremlin's highest honour - the Hero of Russia, according to a report in Russian daily newspaper Kommersant. The last battle of the Russian Su-25 pilot. Pilot was shooting at the militants who surrounded him and blew himself up with a grenade in order to avoid captivity by militants. pic.twitter.com/prBgITWa9V— Military Advisor (@miladvisor) February 4, 2018 Russia's defence ministry confirmed the reports, saying: "Major Roman Filipov fought an unequal battle with his service weapon until the last minute of his life. "When surrounded by the terrorists and heavily wounded, the Russian officer blew himself up with a grenade when the militants got within several dozen metres of him." "The pilot died heroically," Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman added. "We are proud of our heroes." Russia has since ordered its warplanes in Syria to fly at 16,000ft to avoid being shot down by shoulder launched anti-aircraft missiles. It said that such a policy had previously been in force, but that the SU-25s had for some reason started flying at lower altitudes in recent days. Mr Peskov said the weapons posed a "huge danger" to all governments. It came as Russia intensified their raids on Idlib overnight and into Monday morning in retaliation. Civil defence workers said air raids struck the towns of Kafr Nubl and Maasran, as well as the cities of Saraqeb, Maarat al Numan and Idlib, and that several deaths and dozens of injuries were reported as rescuers dug through the rubble. A hospital was hit in Maarat al Numan and at least five people were feared killed in another attack that damaged a residential building in Kafr Nubl. Video recorded by rescuers showed hospitals workers moving premature babies from destroyed incubators, trying to protect them from the dust: Heart breaking footage emerging from #MaaratNuman Hospital's Natal Care Unit. Days-old babies taken out of incubators and into safety. Nurses discussing transportation to #Ariha#Idlibpic.twitter.com/bzqwBSngW5— Riam Dalati (@Dalatrm) February 4, 2018 In Idlib city, the provincial capital, one witness said a five-storey building was levelled and that at least fifteen people were feared dead. Air strikes on Saturday after the downing of the jet killed at least 10 people, including children, in Khan al Subl near where the plane crashed, rescuers said. "We are pulling bodies from under collapsed walls. The Russians are taking their revenge on civilians, many of whom were already displaced and had fled their homes from earlier bombardment," said Ahmad Hilal, a civil defence rescuer. A chemical attack was also reported in the northwestern town of Saraqeb, where five people were admitted to hospital experiencing difficulty breathing. Assad forces are thought to have carried out three chlorine attacks on civilian areas in the last four days, in contravention of the Chemical Weapons Convention. A child injured in an airstrike receives medical treatment at a field hospital after an airstrike in Idlib, Syria Credit: Getty The Syrian army and its Iranian Shia militias allies made a string of gains in the last week after capturing a major air base that brought them just 7.5 miles from Saraqeb, the first heavily populated city in Idlib within their reach. They were pushing towards the main Damascus-Aleppo highway, the capture of which would cut rebel supply lines and open the door to an army advance into the heart of the province. The bombardment from the sky and fears of revenge by advancing Syrian troops and Iranian-backed militias have led to an exodus of tens of thousands of civilians further north to the safety of makeshift camps on the Syrian side of the Turkish border. Syrians have poured into Idlib at an accelerating rate over the last two years, forced to abandon their homes in other parts of Syria that the government and its foreign military allies have recaptured from rebels.
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| Jury to hear opening statements in Waymo-Uber trial over autonomous car secrets Posted: 05 Feb 2018 04:56 AM PST ![Jury to hear opening statements in Waymo-Uber trial over autonomous car secrets]( "Jury to hear opening statements in Waymo-Uber trial over autonomous car secrets") A jury in a trade-secrets lawsuit will get its first earful Monday as opening statements begin in a bitter legal battle between Waymo and Uber Technologies Inc that has captivated Silicon Valley and could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the fast-growing field of autonomous cars. Testimony in San Francisco federal court is expected to last two weeks before the decision in the lawsuit, filed by Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo nearly a year ago, goes to the 10-person jury. It promises to be a showdown between the two technology companies over allegations by Waymo that one of its former engineers took trade secrets just before quitting and going to work at ride-hailing firm Uber.
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| 16 Groupons For Surprisingly Great Valentine's Day Gifts Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:55 PM PST  Whether you're planning a cozy night in or a getaway to the most romantic hotel in the U.S., your boo will love that you're treating them to something special on Valentine's Day.
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| Leon Panetta on fallout from the Nunes memo Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:37 AM PST  Former CIA director and former secretary of defense offers perspective on the Republican memo from the House Intelligence Committee that alleges bias and abuse in the Russia probe.
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| Trump era throws wrench into grad students' hopes for unions Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:56 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago when a federal labor board ruled that they had a right to collective bargaining, but after the election of President Donald Trump, some schools are taking another shot at halting the burgeoning unionization movement.
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| South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:33 AM PST  A South Korean appeals court on Monday dismissed most of Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong's bribery convictions and cut his prison sentence to a suspended term, ordering his immediate release. Judges said Lee, vice chairman of the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker Samsung Electronics, had been forced to offer bribes to then-president Park Geun-Hye and her close confidante. Samsung Electronics, which last week reported record profits, is the flagship subsidiary of the giant Samsung group, by far the biggest of the family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebols that dominate Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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| Black Lives Matter Protesters Arrested Blocking Transit To Super Bowl Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:00 PM PST  Minneapolis police on Sunday apprehended Black Lives Matter protesters and supporters who blocked or chained themselves along a light rail transit line near U.S. Bank Stadium, temporarily halting trains carrying fans to the Super Bowl.
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| Concussions and Protests: Football's popularity drops Posted: 03 Feb 2018 09:45 PM PST  Poll numbers show the National Football League and, more broadly, the game of football itself facing real questions coming into 2018
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| An Actual Nazi Is About To Be The Only GOP Candidate In A Congressional Race Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:37 AM PST  A former leader in the American Nazi Party is about to get the Republican nomination for a U.S. congressional seat in Illinois.
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| ICE Detains Chemist Living In The U.S. For 31 Years In Front Of His Children Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST  Syed Ahmed Jamal was in his front yard in Lawrence, Kansas, preparing to take his daughter to school, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents put him in handcuffs and took him to jail.
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| Ram Super Bowl Ad Used MLK Quote To Sell Trucks And People Are Not Happy Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:40 PM PST  Dodge Ram tried to use a Martin Luther King Jr. speech to sell trucks in a Super Bowl advertisement on Sunday.
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| Trump: Service members make Super Bowl Sunday possible Posted: 04 Feb 2018 08:06 PM PST  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed appreciation for U.S. service members on Super Bowl Sunday, saying their bravery and sacrifice help make occasions like the year's most-watched football game possible and renewing his criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.
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| Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S Posted: 05 Feb 2018 05:04 AM PST ![Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S]( "Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S") An autistic British man accused of hacking into U.S. government agencies won his appeal against extradition to the United States on Monday but was told he should be prosecuted in Britain instead. Lauri Love, who has Asperger's syndrome, is accused of involvement in a series of hacks in 2012 and 2013 into computers at agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. army, the Missile Defense Agency and the Federal Reserve. Charged with multiple offences in three U.S. indictments, he had been facing a life prison sentence in the United States if found guilty, a fate which he has said could lead him to taking his own life.
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| SpaceX to launch the most powerful rocket in decades – and then try and land it again Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:08 AM PST  SpaceX is about to shoot one of the most powerful rockets up into space, carrying a car. This week's rocket launch will see a massively powerful rocket launched into the sky. Inside will be a Tesla Roadster, which if all goes well will float around space for billions of years.
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| Record snowfall kills one, injures five in Moscow Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:52 AM PST  More than half the monthly average rate of snow fell on a single day in Moscow in a record bout of cold weather that killed one person and injured five. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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| Father Of Otto Warmbier Will Attend Winter Olympics In South Korea: Report Posted: 04 Feb 2018 10:25 PM PST  Fred Warmbier, the father of an American who died after he was imprisoned in North Korea, will attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, later this month, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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| Europe must brake mounting nuclear arms race: Germany Posted: 04 Feb 2018 09:33 AM PST  Europe must lead the way in pushing for nuclear disarmament after Washington proposed upgrading and expanding the United States' nuclear arsenal, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday. "As in the times of the Cold War, we in Europe are especially endangered" by "a renewed nuclear arms race", Gabriel said. Gabriel was responding to a so-called Nuclear Posture Review released Friday by the Pentagon that details the US military's vision of nuclear threats and its response in the coming decades.
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| Kim Cattrall's Missing Brother Found Dead At His Home Posted: 04 Feb 2018 11:53 PM PST  "Sex and the City" co-star Kim Cattrall's missing brother was found dead over the weekend at his rural home in Canada.
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| Ex-Virginia Tech student to go on trial in girl's killing Posted: 04 Feb 2018 08:00 AM PST ![Ex-Virginia Tech student to go on trial in girl's killing]( "Ex-Virginia Tech student to go on trial in girl's killing") RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It's been just over two years since 13-year-old Nicole Lovell was found stabbed to death after climbing out her bedroom window in Blacksburg, Virginia, to meet a much-older teenager whom she thought of as her boyfriend.
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| Trump's Super Bowl Party Features Scantily Clad Cheerleaders And Melania Posted: 04 Feb 2018 05:40 PM PST  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted cheerleaders as the couple hosted a Super Bowl watch party at Trump International Golf Club near West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
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| Broadcom unveils $121 billion 'best and final' offer for Qualcomm Posted: 05 Feb 2018 11:31 AM PST  The takeover battle is at the heart of a race to consolidate the wireless technology equipment sector, as smartphone makers such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd use their market dominance to negotiate down chip prices. Qualcomm responded that its board of directors would review the latest offer, and declined to comment further until then. Reuters first reported on Broadcom's new offer on Sunday.
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| AP Exclusive: 2015 letter belies pope's claim of ignorance Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:43 PM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim's letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope's recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter's author and members of Francis' own sex- abuse commission have told The Associated Press.
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| Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:37 PM PST  Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a single attack on a tank, the army said. The losses marked the highest toll in one day for the Turkish military in operation "Olive Branch", launched on January 20 against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia seen by Ankara as a terror group. The latest clashes brought to 14 the number of Turkish troops killed so far in operation.
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| 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Spied: Making the Grade Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:15 PM PST  Where the Silverado leads, the Sierra must follow.
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| North Korea head of state Kim Yong-nam to visit South for first time Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:27 AM PST  North Korea is to send its highest ranking official ever to the South, amid an ongoing thaw in relations over the Winter Olympic Games. Kim Yong-nam, the North's ceremonial head of state, will arrive in South Korea this Friday as the head of a 22-member high level delegation representing Pyongyang. South Korean officials said they welcomed the arrival of Mr Kim, 90, the president of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's rubber stamping parliament, as a signal of the North's "goodwill" to improve inter-Korean relations, although experts say it is unlikely to have any impact on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. "Given Kim Yong-nam is responsible for summit diplomacy as the head of state by the constitution, the North appears to show some sincerity to the South in its own way," a presidential official told the Yonhap news agency. It is not known whether Mr Kim will attend the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday evening in the mountain resort of Pyeongchang, where he would potentially be rubbing shoulders with US Vice-President Mike Pence and other global leaders. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, followed by Kim Yong-nam Credit: ED JONES Source: AFP/ ED JONES The two Koreas will march under one flag as the Games open, and will later be fielding a joint women's ice hockey team. Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, is hoping that the US and North Korea could hold talks on the margins of the sports event. A presidential aide said he would meet "spontaneously" with Mr Kim, although no formal one-to-one had been planned. Mr Moon already has a busy schedule of diplomatic meetings, including with the Swiss President Alain Berset, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Han Zheng, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of China's Communist Party, Mike Pence, US Vice-President, and Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General. He will also meet Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, who is among leaders who are questioning what will unfold in the region after the games come to an end. Mr Ab is preparing to welcome Mr Pence to Tokyo on Tuesday for a three-day trip ahead of the Olympics. He reportedly plans to urge both the US and South Korea not to scale down annual joint military drills which were rescheduled last month until after the games have finished. Mr Abe is keen to press ahead with the exercises, which Pyongyang have condemned as preparation for an invasion, in order to sustain pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile development, according to Kyodo news agency. North Korea war puff Tensions remain high between the US and North Korea over Kim Jong-un's missile and nuclear programmes, with many in Washington wary of Pyongyang's motives for participating in the Games. Some believe the sudden decision in January to send a delegation of athletes, officials, cheerleaders and entertainers, is part of a diplomatic manoeuvre to ease the impact of toughening economic sanctions on the regime. Mr Pence would not allow North Korean propaganda to "hijack" the Olympics with propaganda, but would point out "the reality of the oppression in North Korea by a regime that has enslaved its people", an aide told the website Axios on Sunday. It later emerged that Fred Warmbier, the father of student Otto Warmbier, who died after being incarcerated by Pyongyang and returning to the US in a coma, will attend the Olympics with Mr Pence.
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| Michele Bachmann: God Didn't Call Me, So I'm Not Running For Senate Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:41 PM PST  Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided against running for Senate this year because God didn't say yes.
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| Kris Jenner Totally Face-Planted At Chrissy Teigen's Super Bowl Party Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:42 AM PST  Two major things happened in the Kardashian family on Sunday: Kylie Jenner revealed she gave birth to a baby girl and Kris Jenner injured herself at Chrissy Teigen's Super Bowl party on Sunday.
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| US nursing homes misuse prescription drugs to control residents, says Human Rights Watch Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:00 AM PST  Nursing homes across the US are giving antipsychotic drugs to residents with dementia to control their behaviour, despite rules against the misuse of drugs as "chemical restraints", a new report claims. Using such medications for the convenience of staff or to discipline residents, violates federal regulations and can amount to a breach of international human rights law, claims the report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). "People with dementia are often sedated to make life easier for overworked nursing home staff, and the government does little to protect vulnerable residents from such abuse," said Hannah Flamm, a New York University School of Law fellow at HRW.
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| Eagles Fans Get Engaged Amid Philly's Super Bowl Street Revelry Posted: 05 Feb 2018 04:30 AM PST  And we thought being a Philadelphia Eagles fan was commitment enough.
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| Congress grapples with immigration, averting funding fight Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:20 PM PST ![Congress grapples with immigration, averting funding fight]( "Congress grapples with immigration, averting funding fight") Legislation to help young "Dreamer" immigrants struggled to gain footing in the U.S. Congress on Monday, but there were no signs yet that failure to pass such a bill would trigger a rerun of January's three-day partial government shutdown. A months-long effort to give permanent protections to Dreamers, who were brought illegally to the United States when they were children, got a boost with the unveiling of a bipartisan bill in the Senate. Republican President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss it immediately, saying any deal should provide funding for his long-promised Mexican border wall.
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| Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:10 PM PST ![Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car]( "Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car") JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi teen pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and agreed to testify against his co-defendants in the killing of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say was asleep in a car when it was stolen from a supermarket parking lot.
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| Italy migrant shooting spree 'triggered by woman's murder' Posted: 04 Feb 2018 07:05 AM PST  A far-right supporter suspected of wounding six Africans in a shooting spree in central Italy said the "trigger" for his attacks was the murder of an Italian woman, allegedly by a Nigerian asylum seeker, according to media reports Sunday. Luca Traini was arrested and taken into custody after drive-by attacks in the town of Macerata wounded five men and one woman from Ghana, Mali and Nigeria on Saturday. After the shootings, Traini, 28, allegedly got out of his car, made a fascist salute with a tricolour Italian flag draped over his shoulders and shouted "Viva Italia", or "Long Live Italy", and "Italy for Italians", media reports said.
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| 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class unveiled Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:15 AM PST  It seems to have been a long time coming, and there have been a number of teasers from the manufacturer as well as spy shots of the car on the internet, but the all-new fourth-generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class has finally been officially revealed, and it looks to have been well worth the wait. To be fair, there are not too many surprises as there have been endless camouflaged spy shots as well as official teasers around for a while now, but that doesn't diminish the importance of the new A-Class by any means. The exterior styling might not have been a huge departure from the previous model when the production 2019 A-Class was unveiled in Amsterdam, but the interior is where the real action is with this one as it marks the debut of the MBUX infotainment system. A unique feature of MBUX is that it has the ability to learn thanks to artificial intelligence, so the system can be adapted to suit the individual user, which Mercedes believes will create an emotional connection between the vehicle, driver and the passengers.
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| U.S. forces begin reducing numbers in Iraq: Iraqi spokesman Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:13 PM PST ![U.S. forces begin reducing numbers in Iraq: Iraqi spokesman]( "U.S. forces begin reducing numbers in Iraq: Iraqi spokesman") U.S. forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared victory over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday. Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led international coalition last year captured all the territory that fell under Islamic State control in 2014 and 2015, including the northern city of Mosul, which served as the militants' de facto capital. "The American forces have begun reducing their numbers as victory has been achieved over Daesh," the spokesman told Reuters, referring to the Islamic State militant group.
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| Leading ivory trade investigator found dead in Kenya Posted: 05 Feb 2018 08:37 AM PST  A prominent American investigator of the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has reportedly been found dead in his Nairobi home, just before he was expected to publish a new expose on Asia's influence. Matthew Larotonda reports.
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| Is the FAA Endangering America's Stealth Fighters? Posted: 04 Feb 2018 05:21 AM PST  Hence the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has come up with a plan that requires aircraft to broadcast their positions to avoid mid-air collisions. Or more specifically, what if they are military planes—and particularly stealth aircraft—on a mission that requires anonymity? It's a dilemma between safety and secrecy that the Pentagon and FAA have failed to grapple with, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
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| Gisele Bündchen Has A Word With Eagles Players After Super Bowl Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:58 AM PST  A humbling Super Bowl defeat like the one the New England Patriots suffered against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday could stir some hard feelings, even among the players' families.
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