| Student arrested after posting Snapchat threatening 'Round 2' of Florida shooting 'tomorrow' Posted: 15 Feb 2018 12:42 PM PST  A South Carolina student was arrested on Thursday after posting a Snapchat threatening a repeat of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting, which took place at a Florida high school.
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| Trump Blasts Dems On DACA. Which He Ended. Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:24 AM PST  President Donald Trump excoriated congressional Democrats on Friday, accusing them of abandoning young people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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| FBI was alerted about suspect in Florida school shooting Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:51 AM PST  The FBI was alerted about 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz after he left comments on YouTube about wanting to become "a professional school shooter," but the agency was unable to track him down.
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| This Dog Has Comforted Victims Of 3 Devastating Shootings In Less Than 2 Years Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:39 AM PST  After a tragedy like Wednesday's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a kind, friendly face is a welcome sight.
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| Parkland School Shooting: Here Are the Victims Who Lost Their Lives Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:59 AM PST  Authorities have begun identifying the dead on the day after 17 were killed in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday.
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| Florida shooting: FBI received tip about 'I'm going to be a professional school shooter' YouTube comment Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:31 AM PST  The FBI was tipped off about a YouTube comment from someone using the name "nikolas cruz" who said they were going to "be a professional school shooter" in September - five months before a man with same name allegedly opened fire on pupils in Florida. The bureau had received information about the comment last year, said Robert Lasky, the special agent in charge of the Miami division. It is unclear whether it is the same Nikolas Cruz, who has been charged with 17 counts of murder after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
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| Sen. Chris Murphy: "There's zero evidence...that more guns leads to less gun crime." Posted: 15 Feb 2018 03:24 PM PST  The Connecticut senator responds to Ed. Secretary Betsy DeVos's comment that schools have "option" to arm teachers
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| US, Turkey return from brink, aim to 'normalize' ties Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:09 AM PST  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The United States and Turkey pulled back from the brink of a potentially disastrous crisis on Friday, agreeing to normalize badly strained relations over Syria and other issues that had threatened the NATO allies' longstanding ties.
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| Hero geography teacher died protecting group of students from Florida high school shooter Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:42 AM PST  A heroic geography teacher was gunned down as he saved a group of students during Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school.
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| Top Designers Revive Marjorie Merriweather Post's Entertaining Style Posted: 16 Feb 2018 03:08 PM PST |
| President Trump addresses 'a nation in grief' on Florida shooting, tells US children they are 'never alone' Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:12 AM PST  President Trump addressed the American public on Thursday following the deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., speaking of unifying bonds and emphasizing mental health in his remarks. "My fellow Americans, today I speak to a nation in grief," Trump said. Suspected 19-year-old gunman Nikolas Cruz killed at least 17 people when he brought an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday and opened fire.
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| Alleged Shooter Stopped at Walmart and McDonald's After School Massacre: Authorities Posted: 14 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  Nikolas Cruz was on the run for about an hour before a police officer spotted him, authorities said
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| Paul Ryan's 3 Years Of Arguing Against 'Knee-Jerk' Reactions To Shootings Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:12 PM PST  has been arguing against what he calls a "knee-jerk" political response to American mass shootings for years.
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| Florida shooting: Tributes paid to 'hero' teacher who died trying to protect students Posted: 15 Feb 2018 05:03 PM PST  A teacher who died trying to protect students was among the 17 people killed at a Florida school shooting, a survivor has said. Geography instructor Scott Beigel had unlocked the door to his classroom to try and let in students who were fleeing from a rampaging gunman, according to a student, but was shot down before he could close and re-lock the door. As students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have begun processing the brutal aftermath, many are hailing Mr Beigel's sacrifice.
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| Amy Schumer Says No Wedding Gifts, Please Give To Gun Safety Group Posted: 15 Feb 2018 01:49 PM PST  Comedian Amy Schumer had a request on Thursday for any friends and followers who might be thinking about sending her wedding gifts: Consider donating to the anti-gun violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety instead.
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| Indicted Russian businessman says not upset by election meddling charges: RIA Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:50 AM PST ![Indicted Russian businessman says not upset by election meddling charges: RIA]( "Indicted Russian businessman says not upset by election meddling charges: RIA") MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin said on Friday he was not upset about his indictment for alleged election meddling in United States, RIA news agency reported. "The Americans are very emotional people, they see what they want to see. I have great respect for them. I am not at all upset that I am on this list. If they want to see the devil, let them," RIA quoted Prigozhin as saying. A U.S. federal grand jury earlier on Friday indicted Prigozhin and 12 other Russian nationals accused of interfering with U.S. elections and political processes. ...
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| Venezuela's Maduro to attend Americas summit, defying host Peru Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:28 AM PST  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he will attend a summit of Western Hemisphere nations in April despite the host Peru saying he is unwelcome. Peru said on Tuesday that Maduro's "presence will no longer be welcome" after a decision to hold early presidential elections in his crisis-torn country without reaching an agreement with the opposition. Peru's statement followed a meeting of the 14-nation Lima Group, also Tuesday, urging Venezuela to reconsider holding elections on April 22 on the grounds that conditions for a free and fair vote, as demanded by the opposition, did not currently exist.
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| Israeli attorney general lauds police probe into Netanyahu Posted: 15 Feb 2018 12:21 PM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's attorney general on Thursday praised a police investigation into the prime minister over corruption allegations, saying it was conducted "thoroughly" and "by the book" even as the Israeli leader has shrugged off its conclusions.
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| Olympics Commentator Explains 'They All Look The Same' Remark About Chinese Skiers Posted: 16 Feb 2018 04:40 AM PST  An Australian TV commentator caused controversy at the Winter Olympics on Thursday with a remark about Chinese athletes all looking "the same."
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| Trump responds to Florida shooting with tweets and speech Posted: 14 Feb 2018 06:52 PM PST  President Trump's public response to the third-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was a pair of messages posted to Twitter on Wednesday and an address to the nation on Thursday. For some, the extent of the death toll — and Trump's four-sentence tweets — made for an easy comparison with his predecessor.
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| Tillerson in Beirut wades into Lebanon-Israel border dispute Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:26 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said there are "constructive" discussions underway on how to break a "stalemate" between Lebanon and Israel over gas drilling rights along the countries' disputed maritime border and maintain calm along the volatile frontier.
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| Adam Levine And Behati Prinsloo Welcome Baby Girl Named Geo Posted: 16 Feb 2018 01:56 PM PST  Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his supermodel wife, Behati Prinsloo, have welcomed their second child together, according to multiple outlets: a baby girl named Geo Grace Levine.
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| Violence during Rio carnival 'unacceptable:' minister Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:42 AM PST  Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann has called violent crime during Rio de Janeiro's carnival "unacceptable" and promised more security. "It is clear to us that the situation in Rio during the carnival was unfortunate," Jungmann said in comments after meeting President Michel Temer late Wednesday. Jungmann was referring to a rash of robberies and assaults during the biggest event of the year in Rio, which saw massive street parties before culminating earlier this week with the samba parades.
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| Florida shooting: Suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz stopped at Subway and McDonald's before being arrested, sheriff says Posted: 15 Feb 2018 03:23 PM PST  Police are piecing together the timeline of events before and after the mass shooting at a high school in Florida, saying the suspect stopped at both Subway and McDonald's before being arrested. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters that the suspected shooter, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, arrived at Marjory Douglas High School via Uber at 2:19pm lcoal time (8:18pm BST) on Wednesday. In total, police say Mr Cruz killed 17 students and staff and injured 14.
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| ICE arrests dozens in Los Angeles area immigration crackdown Posted: 15 Feb 2018 12:36 PM PST  At least 100 people are believed to have been arrested since Sunday as part of a federal immigration crackdown in the Los Angeles area.
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| U.S. Figure Skater Nathan Chen Is A Total Mess Again At Winter Olympics Posted: 16 Feb 2018 03:09 AM PST  U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen is falling short of the hype ― and just plain falling at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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| Gus Kenworthy Has 'No Patience' For Trump, Pence And Other Anti-LGBTQ Lawmakers Posted: 15 Feb 2018 01:26 PM PST  For Gus Kenworthy, being one of the first openly gay men to compete for the U.S. in the Winter Olympics is "a bit of a trade-off."
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| Russia: 5 citizens probably killed by US strike in Syria Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:19 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — After a week of unanswered questions, Russia acknowledged Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, the first time Russians have died at U.S. hands in Syria's chaotic battlefield.
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| Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa, vows anti-corruption fight Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:31 AM PST  By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa's president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday and pledged to tackle endemic corruption after scandal-ridden Jacob Zuma resigned on orders from the ruling African National Congress. Ramaphosa faces an uphill battle in revitalizing growth, creating jobs and stamping out a culture of graft in a nation still polarized by race and inequality more than two decades after the end of white-minority rule. Ramaphosa, in brief remarks to parliament ahead of his first state of the nation address expected on Friday, said he would work hard "not to disappoint the people of South Africa".
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| FBI Says It Failed To Act After Receiving Tip About Suspected Florida Shooter Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:46 AM PST  The FBI said Friday that it did not follow protocol after a caller submitted a tip about the Florida shooting suspect earlier this year.
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| How to Wish Someone a 'Happy Lunar New Year' in Chinese Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:00 PM PST  And it's not just "gong hei fat choy"
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| There's A New IRS Tax Scam That Comes With A Twist Posted: 16 Feb 2018 02:45 AM PST  With so many Social Security numbers hacked last year, most taxpayers are on high alert to make sure cyber-crooks don't misdirect their tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.
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| Inmates who clapped for cop death suspect may face reprisals Posted: 16 Feb 2018 02:02 PM PST ![Inmates who clapped for cop death suspect may face reprisals]( "Inmates who clapped for cop death suspect may face reprisals") CHICAGO (AP) — Five Cook County Jail inmates who applauded as the man charged with the fatal shooting of a Chicago police commander was led by their cell could face reprisals for their actions, a jail official said Friday.
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| EU presidency urges Britain to ditch Brexit Posted: 15 Feb 2018 03:34 AM PST  Bulgaria, which holds the presidency of the EU, on Thursday warned of poor progress in Brexit talks and told Britain it was still not too late to abandon its plan to quit the bloc. Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian prime minister, said he had so far seen nothing in the talks on Britain's exit in March 2019 to give him hope for a good outcome. The comments will come as a blow to British Prime Minister Theresa May as her senior ministers embark on a flurry of speeches to outline Britain's ambitions for Brexit.
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| Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over security flaws Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:18 AM PST  Most of the lawsuits - 30 - are customer class action cases that claim that users were harmed by Intel's "actions and/or omissions" related to the flaws, which could allow hackers to steal data from computers. Intel said in a regulatory filing it was not able to estimate the potential losses that may arise out of the lawsuits. Security researchers at the start of January publicised two flaws, dubbed Spectre and Meltdown, that affected nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings.
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| Jimmy Kimmel Shreds Trump For Doing ‘Worse Than Nothing’ To Stop Gun Violence Posted: 16 Feb 2018 12:16 AM PST  Jimmy Kimmel pleaded with President Donald Trump to take action on gun control after Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school.
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| Russian mother grieves for son killed by US strike in Syria Posted: 15 Feb 2018 01:18 PM PST  KEDROVOYE, Russia (AP) — For Russian mother Farkhanur Gavrilova, the blow came a week ago when an acquaintance called her to say that her son was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria that pitted Russian and U.S. combatants against each other for the first time in the Syrian war.
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| 2019 BMW Z4: Der Supraganger Posted: 15 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST  Will the next Z4 be taken more seriously?
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| Mourners gather for first Parkland funeral Posted: 16 Feb 2018 10:04 AM PST  Mourners gathered for the funeral of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff in Parkland, Florida on Friday, the first for a victim since the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| This Man Was Convicted of Rape and Murder in Less Than 15 Minutes Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:06 AM PST  "He made her feel safe through his lies and deception"
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| What Does A Sick Bear Really Need? How About A Big Ole Bear Hug Posted: 15 Feb 2018 11:01 PM PST  Jim Kowalczik and his 1,400-pound Kodiak bear Jimbo go way back so he thought nothing of giving the creature a bear hug when the big guy was feeling under the weather.
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| 'US presence matters' says admiral on carrier in the South China Sea Posted: 14 Feb 2018 07:28 PM PST  With a deafening roar the fighter jets catapulted off the US aircraft carrier and soared above the disputed South China Sea, as its admiral vowed that the mighty ship's presence was proof America still had regional clout. "US presence matters," Rear Admiral John Fuller told reporters on board the USS Carl Vinson. "I think it's very clear that we are in the South China Sea.
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| On eve of investigation, Vatican says pope meets sex abuse victims often Posted: 15 Feb 2018 09:29 AM PST  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis regularly meets with victims of sexual abuse, the Vatican said on Thursday, a disclosure that follows intense criticism of his defense of a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke confirmed comments the pope made in private during a visit to Peru last month which were reported on Thursday by Civilta Cattolica, a journal of the Jesuit religious order. "The Holy Father meets victims of sexual abuse, either individually or in groups, several times a month," Burke said in a statement, adding that the pope "tries to help them heal the grave wounds caused by the abuses they suffered." Remarks the pope made last month have created one of the greatest image crises of his papacy, which marks its fifth anniversary next month.
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| Senate Votes Down Multiple Bills To Help Dreamers After Veto Threat On Bipartisan Proposal Posted: 15 Feb 2018 01:24 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― The Senate was supposed to spend the week discovering what it could pass to help undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
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| Tesla now makes almost 1,000 Model 3s a week, Bloomberg tracker estimates Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  Production numbers for Tesla electric cars have always been slightly murky. The Tesla Model 3 has endured a long, painful, and somewhat public "production hell" as the company struggles to get it into steady, automated, high-volume production at the necessary levels of quality. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model 3 choke point: automated battery line equipment still in Germany?
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