| 'How dare you': CNN's Camerota clashes with NRA's Loesch over her claim that media 'love' mass shootings Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:17 AM PST  The national spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association on Friday doubled down on her claim that members of the media "love" mass shootings, like last week's school massacre in Parkland, Fla., because of the bump in television ratings that some networks experience.
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| As The U.S. Looks To Australia For Hope On Guns, Its Laws Are Being Quietly Pulled Back Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:49 PM PST  In the wake of several mass shootings in the United States, including last week's massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, gun control advocates often point to Australia as an example of how a country can implement strong firearm laws to try to stop such carnage.
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| Florida shooting survivor flawlessly refutes paid actor conspiracy theory Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:57 AM PST  In the days following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, many of the students who survived the carnage have become vocal about their desires for stricter gun control laws.
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| This Las Vegas Airport Is Letting People Dump Their Marijuana Before Flying Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:39 PM PST  Cannabis is legal in Nevada but still banned by the U.S. government
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| Philippines: Suspect in Filipina's freezer death arrested Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:35 AM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of two suspects in the gruesome death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in an apartment in Kuwait has been arrested in Lebanon, the Philippine foreign secretary said Friday.
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| Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Hit By Anthrax Scare Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:34 AM PST  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been targeted by an anthrax hoax, reports London's Evening Standard.
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| Five-day assault on Syria enclave kills more than 400 Posted: 22 Feb 2018 06:47 PM PST  Fresh bombardment on Eastern Ghouta killed dozens Thursday, bringing the number of dead civilians in a five-day assault by the Syrian government to more than 400. Mounting calls for a humanitarian truce in one of the bloodiest episodes of Syria's seven-year conflict failed to stop 46 more people being killed by air strikes and rocket fire. Regime backer Russia said there was "no agreement" at the UN Security Council on a 30-day ceasefire for Syria and presented amendments to a draft resolution that would allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians from besieged Eastern Ghouta.
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| Broward Sheriff Deputy Resigns After Video Shows He Avoided School Shooting Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:26 PM PST  Footage shows the school resource officer did not enter the school during the attack
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| Trump predicts NRA will back raising age limit on gun purchases Posted: 22 Feb 2018 12:06 PM PST  Amid a national debate over U.S. gun laws in the wake of last week's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., President Trump on Thursday pledged action and laid out his ideas for school safety — even as the National Rifle Association is resisting calls for change.
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| 12 Tweets On Gun Violence And Mental Health Everyone Should Read Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:37 AM PST  If you mapped out the discussion about the major causes of gun violence following every mass shooting in the United States, it would almost certainly lead you to the same destination: mental illness.
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| Shepard Smith: People Go To Prison For What Jared Kushner Did Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:42 PM PST  White House senior aide Jared Kushner's multiple omissions on required financial disclosure forms for his security clearance would "be a crime, punishable by prison" for other people, Fox News host Shepard Smith said Thursday.
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| New charges filed against parents in California abused siblings case Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:15 PM PST  A California couple accused of keeping 13 children imprisoned, chained and starved in a squalid suburban home were hit with additional charges on Friday as defense lawyers said they were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of evidence in the case. David Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise, 49, were advised of the new charges during a brief hearing in Riverside County Superior Court at which they appeared dressed in black at a table with their attorneys but did not speak. A spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office said the new charges included three counts of child abuse against both defendants.
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| Grand Canyon crash that killed Britons happened on tribal land with fewer aviation regulations Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:29 AM PST  Investigators are continuing to probe what caused a helicopter to plunge into the Grand Canyon as it emerged that the crash happened on tribal land where air tours are not as highly regulated as those inside the national park itself. Three British tourists died when the helicopter went down early February. They were in Las Vegas to celebrate a birthday and took a helicopter sightseeing tour on the Hualapai reservation. Becky Dobson, 27, her boyfriend Stuart Hill, 30, and his brother, Jason Hill, 32-year-old lawyer died. Three friends and the pilot are in hospital where investigators want to interview them about what went wrong. Unlike the national park, air tours on the Hualapai reservation are not subject to federal regulations that restrict routes, impose curfews and cap the amount of flights over the Grand Canyon each year. The Federal Aviation Administration granted the Hualapai Tribe an exemption 18 years ago after finding that the regulations would harm the tribe's economy where tourism is a major driver. Most of the flights over the reservation originate from Las Vegas, and air tour operators aggressively market them. The pilots can fly between canyon walls and land at the bottom next to the Colorado River on the reservation, which isn't allowed at the park other than for emergency operations. Quartermaster Canyon locator The National Transportation Safety board says it can't say with any certainty yet what caused Saturday's crash. Gary Robb, an attorney who has represented crash victims for almost 40 years, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal it may take investigators as long as nine months to establish the cause of Saturday's crash. "It's too early to speculate, but early indications suggest that perhaps heavy gusts could have been a factor that drove the aircraft to strike a wall of the canyon," he said. "The other possibility is some sort of in-flight mechanical issue, including an engine problem or main rotor blade fracture or defect. Stuart Hill and Becky Dobson died when a helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon on Saturday Credit: facebook "You also cannot rule out human error, whether it be some sort of pilot incapacitation or neglect." Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters said it is co-operating with the investigation and that it abides by flight safety rules and regulations that exceed those required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Saturday's crash was its fourth fatal accident in the past 20 years, claiming eight lives.
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| Wild elephant kills two at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:27 AM PST  A wild elephant Thursday trampled to death two people, including a child, as it rampaged through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, officials said. The incident occurred at the massive Kutupalong camp in the southeastern border district of Cox's Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have taken refuge after fleeing what UN officials have called ethnic cleansing in Myanmar's Rakhine state. "The wild elephant trampled a Rohingya child to death... and then trampled another Bangladeshi man to death when it was chased by Rohingya refugees and local villagers," Ali Kabir, the district forest department chief, told AFP.
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| GOP Doing All It Can To Keep Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered Congressional Map Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:19 PM PST  Pennsylvania Republicans took another stab at blocking a court-ordered congressional map on Thursday by filing a new lawsuit that asks a three-judge federal panel to step in.
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| Trump aides say U.S. forces can legally stay in Syria, Iraq indefinitely Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST  President Trump has all the legal authority he needs to keep U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq indefinitely, the Pentagon and State Department told Sen. Tim Kaine, who has been pushing for a new AUMF.
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| Eni executive: drilling off Cyprus could be put on hold Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:48 AM PST  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of Italian energy firm Eni said Thursday that planned drilling in search of gas off Cyprus could be put on hold until Turkey can be convinced to pull back its warships preventing a rig from reaching the site.
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| First National Bank Of Omaha To Dump NRA-Branded Visa Credit Card Posted: 22 Feb 2018 01:32 PM PST  The First National Bank of Omaha has decided to cut ties with the National Rifle Association in a national moment of reckoning over gun control.
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| Correction: Obit-Billy Graham story Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:53 AM PST  MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the burial of Billy Graham, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Graham will be buried at the headquarters of his association in Charlotte. The burial will take place at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, a separate location.
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| Armed deputy at Florida school resigns after failing to engage shooter Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:06 PM PST  The armed deputy assigned to the campus of a Florida high school during a deadly shooting last week stayed outside the building during the attack and failed to engage the shooter, the county sheriff said on Thursday. As a consequence, Scott Peterson, on duty as the school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, resigned from the department, said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who earlier has suspended the officer from the force. Israel said he decided to suspend Peterson after viewing a video that showed the deputy's actions during the rampage that killed 17 people.
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| 2-Year-Old Found in Trash Bag, Nearly Decapitated in Chicago Home: Police Posted: 22 Feb 2018 01:00 PM PST  A person of interest was in custody Wednesday after police found the body of a 2-year-old boy in a Chicago home the day before.
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| Are Pickup Trucks Becoming the New Family Car? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:43 AM PST  Pickup truck sales are the hottest they've been in a decade, and it's no wonder: Driving one is no longer a bumpy, jarring experience that you have to endure. Truck makers today are building pick...
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| Citizenship agency removes description of US as 'nation of immigrants' Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  Immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony. The government agency in charge of granting citizenship to prospective Americans has removed a passage from its mission statement that describes the United States as a nation of immigrants. The move by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency was first revealed via an email shared with the Intercept, confirmed by the Guardian Thursday.
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| Adam Rippon Will Now 'Totally' Take Mike Pence's Telephone Call Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:23 AM PST  Adam Rippon is now prepared to talk with Vice President Mike Pence.
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| Author Eric Metaxas, evangelical intellectual, chose Trump, and he's sticking with him Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  Eric Metaxas, who wrote a bestselling biography of the anti-Nazi pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, surprised his friends when he came out in support of Donald Trump. And nothing that has happened since the election has changed his mind. Jon Ward explores what led him to this position and how he deals with the suspicions that he is "a fundamentalist in an intellectual's clothing."
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| Alabama postpones execution of inmate with damaged veins Posted: 22 Feb 2018 11:05 PM PST  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Thursday halted the execution of an inmate who had argued that his veins were too damaged for lethal injection, because medical staff did not think they could connect the intravenous line by the time the death warrant expired at midnight.
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| Oprah Surprised Tiffany Haddish, Who Responded Like Any Mere Mortal Would Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:39 PM PST  Oprah Winfrey surprised actress Tiffany Haddish on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, and it was quite a moment.
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| California student arrested with two assault rifles and 90 magazines after security guard overhears shooting threat Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:31 AM PST  A pair of assault rifles, nearly 100-high-capacity magazines and two handguns were discovered in the home of a 17-year-old who was arrested for threatening to open fire at his school in California.
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| Philippines summons US envoy over Duterte 'threat' report Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:05 AM PST  The Philippine government summoned the US ambassador over an American intelligence report that listed President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war on drugs as a "regional threat", Manila said Friday. US envoy Sung Kim met Duterte's chief aide on Thursday to discuss the US "Worldwide Threat Assessment" released last week, the two nations said. Under a section headed "regional threats", the report listed Cambodian leader Hun Sen's crackdown on dissent, Duterte's war on crime and corruption as well as the flight of the Rohingya minority from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
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| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:15 PM PST  The fourth-gen Santa Fe is once again offered in two sizes.
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| Man convicted of attempted murder invited to Trudeau party Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:28 PM PST  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stunning oversight that allowed a man convicted of attempted murder to be invited to a party in India with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is prompting many to say the Trudeau government is too close to Sikh separatists.
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| Gus Kenworthy Visits Dog Meat Farm in Korea: 'One of the Saddest Places I've Ever Been' Posted: 23 Feb 2018 08:34 AM PST  "I am honestly feeling heartbroken," the 2014 Olympic silver medalist said.
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| Redemption time for Romney? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  Too often, Mitt Romney has treated principled rhetoric like a stretchy suit he can change into in a phone booth, then throw into a trash can when no one's looking. But if he wins a Utah Senate seat, he could become something he's never managed to be: the most influential figure in the GOP outside of the White House.
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| Ex-NFL Player In Custody After Instagram Post Prompts High School Closure Posted: 23 Feb 2018 04:22 PM PST  An Instagram post by former Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin prompted a private Los Angeles area high school to shut down Friday as authorities worked to understand the somewhat cryptic message.
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| Drugs likely in deaths of 3 found on San Francisco street Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:33 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Public health authorities are warning against the dangers of buying drugs potentially laced with fentanyl after three men were found dead near a school in San Francisco's historic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
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| SpaceX boat tries to catch pricey rocket nosecone in the Pacific Ocean, but misses Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:54 AM PST  After SpaceX successfully blasted three satellites into space early Thursday morning, the company tried to catch the Falcon 9 rocket's expensive nosecone, also known as a fairing, on a ship in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel, named "Mr. Steven," was outfitted with a giant net. According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the boat missed catching the fairing by "a few hundred meters," but he thinks there's a simple fix: Bigger parachutes to better control the parachuting fairing. Missed by a few hundred meters, but fairing landed intact in water. Should be able catch it with slightly bigger chutes to slow down descent. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2018 The fairing, which sheltered and released the payload during the rocket launch, parachuted down to the Pacific Ocean. A GPS guidance system helped guide the parachute close to the long, outstretched metallic arms of the awaiting ship. Assuming the nosecone is in good shape, SpaceX may still try and retrieve it from the water. Falcon fairing half as seen from our catcher's mitt in boat form, Mr. Steven. No apparent damage from reentry and splashdown. A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Feb 22, 2018 at 7:36am PST Recovery of the rocket fairing is aimed at bringing down the cost of access to space, since this particular part of the rocket costs between $5 and $6 million dollars. SpaceX famously lands its rocket boosters back on Earth and reuses them in subsequent launches, but it never before attempted to catch a rocket's fairing. SpaceX plans to outcompete its rocket rivals by reusing most of its rockets, as opposing to building new components for each launch. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's 'Starman' Tesla Roadster isn't your typical piece of space junk This launch, for example, featured a Falcon 9 rocket booster that had previously been to space in August 2017. SpaceX decided not to recover the rocket for a potential third launch, however. Going to try to catch the giant fairing (nosecone) of Falcon 9 as it falls back from space at about eight times the speed of sound. It has onboard thrusters and a guidance system to bring it through the atmosphere intact, then releases a parafoil and our ship, named Mr. Steven, with basically a giant catcher's mitt welded on, tries to catch it. A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Feb 22, 2018 at 6:07am PST Instead, the rocket fell back to Earth and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. According to SpaceX firmware engineer Tom Praderio, "SpaceX is making room for its next iteration of Falcon 9 rockets," so it had no reason to land and reuse the rocket for a third launch. A screenshot of the Falcon 9 rocket second stage heading towards low-Earth orbit. The curvature of the Earth can be seen in the background.Image: spacexThe Falcon 9 rockets have proven to be quite reliable, as SpaceX launched them into space 18 times last year, with no failures. The company plans to surpass these launch numbers this year. Besides the primary payload — a Spanish satellite that can capture extremely high-resolution images of Earth — SpaceX launched two of its own microsatellites. These satellites are a test, but likely the first of thousands of internet-beaming satellites called Starlink, which is intended to provide high-speed internet access to the web-deprived corners of the world, sometime in the early to mid 2020s. Today's Falcon launch carries 2 SpaceX test satellites for global broadband. If successful, Starlink constellation will serve least served. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 21, 2018 The Federal Communications Commission has yet to approve the SpaceX Starlink constellation, but last week FCC chairmen Ajit Pai urged commissioners to approve the bold space internet project. The PAZ satellite successfully separating from the Falcon 9 rocket.Image: spacex WATCH: Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains what 'shoot for the moon' actually means
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| Former S.African soldier sentenced to death in S.Sudan Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:18 AM PST  A former South African soldier was sentenced to death in South Sudan on Friday for attempting to overthrow the government. Ex-colonel William Endley, 55, was "sentenced to death by hanging" for espionage and conspiring to overthrow the government, said judge Lado Eriminio Sekwat at a court in the capital Juba. Endley, who can appeal the ruling, was also sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for other related crimes, which must be served before his execution.
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| Seriously Quick Tesla Semi Smokes its Tires Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  Now all we can think about is an 18-wheeler with Ludicrous Mode
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| Iran says we do not want nuclear weapons, there is no sunset clause in nuclear deal Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:22 AM PST  Iran's commitment to not seek nuclear weapons is permanent and there is no so-called sunset clause in the Iran nuclear deal, the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday. The United States wants flaws in what it calls sunset clauses in the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal to be reworked. "There is no sunset clause in the JCPOA," Araqchi said.
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| The Pentagon Has Delivered Its Transgender Military Proposal To Trump Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:37 AM PST  Defense Secretary James Mattis has delivered his recommendations concerning transgender troops to President Donald Trump, the Pentagon confirmed to HuffPost on Friday.
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| Michael Dell Paid Record-Breaking Price For Manhattan’s One57 Penthouse Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:26 AM PST  Cementing his status as one of the wealthiest people in the world, Dell reportedly paid $100.5 million for a 10,923-square-foot penthouse
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