| 911 Calls From Parkland Shooting Reveal Terror Of Parents Desperate For Answers Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:52 PM PST  The Broward County Sheriff's Office released 10 of 81 phone calls on Thursday related to the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, revealing parents' desperation as they sought information about the safety of their children. "She's afraid to talk, they're hiding right now," the mother of a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student told a 911 operator the day a gunman opened fire, killing 17 and wounding dozens more.
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| Trump thanks Gary Cohn, envisions him returning to White House Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:30 AM PST  During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, President Trump thanks his departing economic adviser Gary Cohn, adding, "He may be a globalist but I still like him."
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| Ted Cruz Makes It Too Easy To Point Out The Hypocrisy Of His Latest Campaign Ad Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:05 PM PST  CNN's Chris Cuomo pressed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to explain on Wednesday why his campaign is attacking an opponent's nickname when Cruz uses one himself. Following the Texas primary race on Tuesday, Cruz's re-election campaign released a new ad mocking Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Cruz's Senate seat, for his name. FIRST LISTEN: our new 60-second statewide radio ad introducing our liberal opponent, Congressman Robert O'Rourke, to Texas voters.
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| U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:43 PM PST ![U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore]( "U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore") A U.S. guided missile destroyer's deadly collision with an oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by "a sudden turn" made by the warship that put it in the path of the commercial vessel, said a report by the Singapore government on Thursday. The collision on Aug. 21, which killed 10 sailors and was one of a handful of incidents in the Asia Pacific region involving U.S. Navy warships, raised questions about Navy training and led to the removal of a number of officers. "The collision between the USS John S McCain (JSM) and Alnic MC (AM) as they were transiting through the Singapore Strait happened because of a sudden turn to Port by JSM, which caused it to head into the path of AM," the report said.
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| Manicurist accuses Steve Wynn of sexual misconduct suit Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:04 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who says she regularly performed manicures on embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual misconduct and the company he founded of endorsing his behavior.
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| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD / 5500HD / 6500HD: Chassis Cab Flexin Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PST  The Silverado flexes its muscle as a work truck.
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| Mystery Powerball winner to share winnings with charities Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:19 AM PST  Lawyers for the New Hampshire woman who won $559.7 million Powerball jackpot announced her plans for major charitable donations, while fighting in court to keep her anonymous.
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| Los Angeles DA Won't Prosecute Agent Who Allegedly Groped Terry Crews Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:39 PM PST  The Hollywood agent accused of groping "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" cast member Terry Crews won't be prosecuted for the alleged crime. Both the Los Angeles city attorney and the Los Angeles County district attorney reportedly will not prosecute Adam Venit, who Crews accused of groping him at a Hollywood party in February 2016. TMZ is reporting that the district attorney rejected a felony filing and sent the case to the city attorney, who determined that the alleged misdemeanor couldn't be prosecuted after a one-year statute of limitations expired.
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| Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:37 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency, removing promises of inclusive and discrimination-free communities. "An organization's mission is never static," Thompson wrote in the memo, which was shared with HuffPost by a HUD employee.
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| Here's What You Should Know About That Secret Seychelles Meeting Posted: 08 Mar 2018 05:42 AM PST  A mysterious January 2017 meeting in the Seychelles between a close associate of President Donald Trump and a Russian banker with alleged ties to Vladimir Putin has come under renewed scrutiny this week. Special counsel Robert Mueller has been gathering evidence about the rendezvous, which took place less than two weeks before Trump's inauguration. Mueller is reportedly looking to see if the meeting was meant to set up a secret back channel between Trump and Putin, the Russian president.
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| The 2018 Pritzker Prize Is Awarded to Balkrishna Doshi Posted: 07 Mar 2018 08:52 AM PST  The Indian luminary, a seminal figure in the world of South Asian architecture, has been awarded the highest honor in architecture
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| Israel's El Al seeks U.N. help in bid to fly through Saudi airspace Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:22 AM PST  By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines has appealed to the United Nations over a bid to reroute its services between Tel Aviv and India through Saudi Arabian airspace. Air India said on Wednesday it planned to begin thrice-weekly non-stop flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv this month via Saudi airspace. The Israeli flag carrier's CEO Gonen Usishkin said in a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a U.N. body, it would be discriminatory for the Saudis to allow Air India to enter its airspace and not El Al. Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and lifting the airspace ban for El Al would offer further evidence of what appears to be thawing of ties.
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| IBM's Michelle Peluso Thinks Men Play a Key Role in the Fight for Gender Equality Posted: 08 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST  We must all roll up our sleeves
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| Sri Lanka blocks social media as anti-Muslim rioting flares Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:15 AM PST  MULLEGAMA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Religious violence flared anew in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs sweeping through towns and villages, burning Muslim homes and businesses and leaving victims barricaded inside mosques.
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| Wild Otter Attacks 77-Year-Old Woman Kayaking on Florida River Posted: 07 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST  Sue Spector received stitches and is undergoing rabies treatment.
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| Spy poisoning: Police Sergeant Nick Bailey named as officer injured with nerve agent Posted: 08 Mar 2018 09:31 AM PST  Police Sergeant Nick Bailey has been named as the officer who was injured with a nerve agent as he attended the scene where Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned. He was hospitalised after attending to the pair and is now thought to be awake and engaging with medical staff, although he remains in a serious condition. Sgt Bailey was highly commended in 2016 for his work in putting a serial rapist behind bars. He worked tirelessly for two years in order to build a case against Arthur Bonner, who sexually assaulted multiple victims over four decades between the early 1970s and 2014. Sgt Bailey received the Chief Constable's Certificate of Excellence for his work at the time. Kier Pritchard, temporary chief constable of Wiltshire Police, said: "I did go and see Nick today and I met Nick and his wife at the hospital in the intensive care unit. "I've known Nick for many years, he's a great character, he's a huge presence in Wiltshire Police - well liked, well loved, a massively dedicated officer. He's clearly receiving high specialist treatment. "He's well, he's sat up. He is not the Nick that I know but of course he's receiving a high level of treatment. He's in the safe hands of the medical professionals working in Salisbury District so I'm very confident he's getting the best professional support that he can. "Of course he's very anxious, he's very concerned. He did his very best on that night. "All of our staff that attended the incident in Salisbury in the Maltings, they performed the role that police officers and police staff do every day up and down the country. Limited information, responded to try and protect people and safeguard people who we knew were ill. "I'm massively proud of what Nick did and all of my staff on that night, they did a first-class job." Sgt Bailey was one of the first to go to the aid of the Skripals, who were found slumped on a bench on Sunday afternoon. He is much-loved by colleagues, many of whom have paid tribute to their "courageous" friend. Thank you for the huge number of messages of support for our injured officer in hospital. We all wish for a full and speedy recovery #proud— Kier Pritchard (@wiltspoliceCC) March 8, 2018 This morning, Amber Rudd, Home Secretary, said he was "talking and engaging". She said: "I'm more optimistic for him, but it's too early to say. This is a nerve agent. "You know, we are still treating it as very serious." Part of a cemetery where the wife of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is buried has been cordoned off by police. Officers were guarding London Road cemetery in Salisbury, Wilts, on Tuesday morning, when it was partly closed to the public and seal off with police tape. The cordon around the spy's house, some two miles away, has also been widened. Questions have been raised about the deaths of both Col Skripal's wife, Luidmila, and his son, Alexander, following the attempted murder of the former double agent. Mrs Skripal died of cancer in 2012 aged 59. His son, who was 43, died in St Petersburg last July and is commemorated with a plaque at the cemetery. It has been reported that both Col Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, who are now both fighting for their lives in hospital, visited the site last week, leaving flowers to mark what would have been Mr Skripal's 44th birthday. A cemetery worker told The Mirror: "I recognised him. He regularly came to visit the grave and also his wife's grave. It's so sad." Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who are seriously ill in hospital, in a restaurant believed to be in Salisbury Meanwhile, Amber Rudd has promised to bring those behind the attempted murder of Col Skripal to justice "whoever they are and wherever they may be" as MPs accuse the Kremlin of a "brazen act of war". The Home Secretary described the poisoning of Col Skripal and his daughter as a "reckless" crime, adding that it was conducted in the "most cruel and public way". It came as former minister Sir Edward Leigh said the circumstantial evidence against Russia was "very strong", warning that if the Kremlin were implicated it would be an act of war aimed at "humiliating our country". Ms Rudd told MPs: "There will come a time for attribution and there will be, then, consequences and there will be further information that follows." "The use of a nerve agent on UK soil is a brazen and reckless act. This was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. People are right to want to know who to hold to account. "But if we are to be rigorous in this investigation, we must avoid speculation and allow the police to carry on their investigation. "We are committed to doing all we can to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they are and wherever they may be. "The investigation is moving at pace and this Government will act without hesitation as the facts become clearer." It comes after the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said Britain must put up a stronger front against Russian military aggression as he warned that "we are being pushed around" by the Kremlin. As suspicions deepen over Russia's potential involvement in the poisoning, Gavin Williamson said that Vladimir Putin's regime posed an "ever-greater threat". His warning comes after a police officer poisoned by a "very rare" nerve agent in Salisbury while going to the aid of Col Skripal and his daughter was said to be "talking and engaging" in hospital, according to the Home Secretary. The targets of the attempted murder - Col Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia - remain in a serious condition in intensive care. They are understood to both be in comas. He was among the first to go to the aid of the pair, who were found slumped on a bench on Sunday afternoon. The disclosure of the officer's poisoning will add to growing pressure on the Government to take a hardline approach against Russia if state involvement is confirmed. Emergency workers wear protective equipment in Salisbury at one of the scenes of investigation of the nerve agent attack Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP Listing examples of Russian aggression in eastern Europe and its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, Mr Williamson added that there was an urgent need to counter the Kremlin's "increasingly aggressive stance". "Russia's changing the way they actually fight and raise the level of conflict," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "We are seeing this in the north Atlantic as well - the amount of submarines that are operating, there's a 10-fold increase in the last seven years. "Russia's being assertive, Russia's being more aggressive, and we have to change the way that we deal with it because we can't be in a situation in these areas of conflict where we are being pushed around by another nation." Investigators continue to work at ones of the scenes in Salisbury on Wednesday Credit: Paul Grover for The Telegraph While Mr Williamson refused to say if he held Russia responsible for the attack in Salisbury, he described the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter as "absolutely disgusting". Police on Wednesday said government scientists had identified the nerve agent used by would-be assassins at a shopping arcade in the Wiltshire city centre. The chemical used is "likely to be rarer than Sarin or VX nerve agents", a source told the BBC. Sergei and Yulia Skripal remain in a serious condition in intensive care after being poisoned in Salisbury Ms Rudd said more details about the nerve agent would not yet be made public, but told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that it was "very rare". PM: Poisoning is appalling and reckless crime Downing Street said Theresa May was being kept updated by officials on developments in the Salisbury case. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "It's clear that this was an appalling and reckless crime and the public will rightly want those responsible to be identified and held to account. "But it is important that we avoid speculation and allow police and others to rigorously establish the full facts. "As the Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary have made clear, our response to those found to be responsible will be robust." The spokesman said Mrs May sent her personal thanks to police and emergency workers for their courage in responding to the incident, and also wished to thank the people of Salisbury. Video: Amber Rudd gives update on poison victims Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, earlier described the events as "very troubling". He said: "If this does turn out to be in any way the result of hostile activity by another government, or directed, led, by another government, then the people of this country can be absolutely sure that the UK will respond robustly." Ms Rudd declined to say whether she regarded Russia as responsible for the Salisbury attack, but said the Government will put a plan in place to respond when the culprit is identified. Investigators outside the Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury, where the pair are believed to have dined before falling ill Credit: Eddie Mulholland For The Telegraph "When we have all the evidence of what took place, we will - if it is appropriate - attribute it to somebody," the Home Secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "If that is the case then we will have a plan in place. We need to be very methodical, keep a cool head and be based on the facts, not rumour." Video: Sergei Skripal days before he was poisoned Ms Rudd added: "Let me be clear, we are absolutely robust about any crimes committed on these streets of the UK. There is nothing soft about the UK's response to any sort of state activity in this country. "You may not hear about it all, but when we do see that there is action to be taken, we will take it." Nerve agent 'rarer than Sarin or VX' Hundreds of detectives, forensic officers and analysts are working on the case, which has drawn comparisons to the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko on British soil in 2006. A key focus will be working to uncover the origin of the nerve agent. The BBC reported that a source familiar with the investigation said it was "likely to be rarer than Sarin or VX nerve agents". Nerve agents, which are chemical weapons, have been used in assassinations and attacks in war zones in recent years. Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam was killed at an international airport in Malaysia last year in an attack using a nerve agent known as VX. Another well-known nerve agent, Sarin gas, killed more than 90 people in a rebel-held area in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, drawing international condemnation of the Bashar Assad regime. Deadly toxins Access to such toxins are tightly regulated, meaning the Salisbury plot would have taken considerable planning to execute. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commanding officer of Britain's Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment, told The Times: "This is not the stuff you can knock up in your back shed. "It is quite challenging to make. The inference is that this has probably come from a major laboratory, probably state-run." Police: Spy and daughter 'targeted specifically' Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the head of counter-terrorism policing, revealed on Wednesday that the incident was being treated as attempted murder and the pair had been "targeted specifically". He declined to specify the nerve agent or how it was administered. Mr Rowley said: "Having established that a nerve agent was the cause of the symptoms, leading us to treat this as attempted murder, I can also confirm that we believe the two people who originally became unwell were targeted specifically. "Our role now of course is to establish who is behind this and why they carried out this act." Video: Mark Rowley's statement outside Scotland Yard Mr Rowley reiterated his appeal for anyone who was in Salisbury city centre on Sunday to come forward to help with the "missing pieces" in the case. Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer, said the incident posed a "low risk" to the public and advised that all the sites the pair were known to have visited had been "secured". Skripal poisoning - Salisbury map Russia denies responsibility for Salisbury attack Russia has denied responsibility for the attack, which comes seven years after Mr Skripal was released from the country as part of a spy swap with the US. He had been convicted in his home country in 2006 for passing state secrets to MI6. Sergei Skrpial profile The investigation has triggered a diplomatic row and prompted crisis talks in Whitehall, but Ms Rudd said police must respond to "evidence, not to rumour".
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| Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missing Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:30 PM PST  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A 45-year-old man managed to sign a 16-year-old girl out of her school 10 times in the last few months, and now the two are missing, police said.
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| Parkland Students Disappointed In Betsy DeVos' Brief Visit To Their School Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:09 AM PST  Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School weren't pleased with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' visit to the Parkland, Florida, school on Wednesday. The brief visit, which was closed to reporters, came three weeks after the mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff members there. DeVos took only a handful of questions at a news conference afterward, not getting into specific details about the visit or what policy proposals she would consider to curb gun violence.
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| UK's May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome in London Posted: 07 Mar 2018 12:13 PM PST  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain's links to security ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Queen Elizabeth for lunch on a high-profile visit that drew protests over Riyadh's human rights record. A fiery exchange in parliament between May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn underlined tension in Britain over Prince Mohammed's trip, which was aimed at building a broader economic partnership between the two countries, but has sparked anger about alleged human rights abuses and the war in Yemen. "The link that we have with Saudi Arabia is historic, it is an important one, and it has saved the lives of potentially hundreds of people in this country," May said, pausing her answer briefly as opposition lawmakers cried "Shame!".
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| Hyundai unveils the ‘Le Fil Rouge (HDC-1)' concept in Geneva Posted: 08 Mar 2018 05:22 AM PST  At the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, Hyundai unveiled its 'Le Fil Rouge (HDC-1)' concept, which the South Korean automaker says represents a new era for its design philosophy and provides a glimpse of what its future design cues will be. The name 'Le Fil Rouge' translates as 'common thread,' which the company claims is a reflection of its belief that the past, present and future designs of the brand are all intrinsically connected. This new concept revealed to the world in Geneva is therefore an introduction to Hyundai's latest approach to design, which gets the grandiose title of 'Sensuous Sportiness.' This new design theme will be adopted by all future Hyundai vehicles, including everything from compact hatches to sedans and SUVs.
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| Plane crashes through trees into Florida home Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:30 AM PST  Brother and sister injured in plane crash.
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| Adam Rippon Is Changing His Tune On Mike Pence Meeting Posted: 07 Mar 2018 03:26 PM PST  Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon says now is the right time to meet with Vice President Mike Pence. "I agree with so many people that you don't get to make any sort of change if you don't try to at least reach across and have the opportunity to speak," Rippon said. Rippon had previously said that he has nothing personally to say to Pence, who has pushed an aggressive anti-LGBTQ agenda during his political career.
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| Police: At least 3 people injured in knife attack in Vienna Posted: 07 Mar 2018 01:37 PM PST  VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police said at least three people were injured in a knife attack Wednesday on the streets of Vienna, with the attacker possibly injuring a fourth nearby.
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| First polar bear born in Britain this century takes first steps outside Posted: 07 Mar 2018 02:35 AM PST  Britain's first polar bear cub for 25 years has been photographed for the first time after being born in December. In January The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced that resident female polar bear Victoria had given birth at the Highland Wildlife Park, in the Cairngorms National Park. Yet the little cub could not be seen because in the later stages of her pregnancy, Victoria dislodged the video camera in her den leaving only an audio feed to pick up the distinct high-pitched cries of a newborn. Today the RZSS released the first image of the cub with her mother after she emerged from her den at the weekend. Victoria and her cub's enclosure will remain closed to the public until late March to ensure privacy. Arktos can still be viewed in the enclosure he shares with Walker, the park's other male. The cub with mother Victoria Credit: Channel 4/STV Productions Una Richardson, head keeper responsible for carnivores, said: "Victoria had started to come outside by herself for short periods to eat, drink and roll around in the snow, so we knew her cub would soon follow her but we couldn't be sure when. "I was visiting Victoria on Sunday morning to check she had fresh water and to continue slowly reintroducing food to her diet, after four months during which she lived solely off the fat reserves she built up before she entered her den. "Suddenly I saw a small, fluffy bundle next to her and had to pinch myself to check I wasn't seeing things. It was a very special experience and one I'll never forget. "We also have motion-sensitive cameras safely positioned near Victoria's den and we were delighted to see we had captured her cub's first few steps outside. "Having only been able to hear sounds from inside the den before, we can now be certain Victoria has had one cub rather than two and we couldn't be happier as this is the moment we have been working towards and really looking forward to." Mother Victoria in her enclosure Credit: RZSSAlex Riddell Polar bear cubs are born blind, around 12in (30cm) long and weigh little more than a guinea pig. They only open their eyes when they are a month old and are entirely dependent on their mother, feeding on fat-rich milk to grow quickly, weighing between 22lb (10kg) and 26.5lb (12kg) by the time they leave their den. The last polar bear cubs born in the UK were twins at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire in December 1992. Victoria, who was born in Germany in 1996, previously gave birth at Aalborg Zoo in Denmark in 2008. She arrived at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in March 2015 where keepers have been attempting to breed her with male Arktos. Usually the pair were allowed just one month of breeding each year but in 2017 they were kept together from March until the beginning of July after experts discovered that Victoria was still fertile in June. The cub is now the size of a Scottish terrier, having fed exclusively on Victoria's fat-rich milk over the past 12 weeks. Miss Richardson added: "Both mum and cub appear to be doing well, though this is still a sensitive time and they need as much peace and quiet as possible. "Our keeper activity at their enclosure will remain at a minimum for the next couple of weeks, after which visitors will be able to see Victoria and our wonderful new arrival. "In the coming weeks we'll also be able to find out if we have a little boy or girl and then we'll decide on a name." Polar bears Arktos and Victoria Credit: RZSS Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen Douglas Richardson, head of living collections at the park, said, "We are thrilled with the birth and rearing of a polar bear cub for the first time in the UK for a quarter of a century. "The birth goes a long way to confirming that our husbandry regime works, with polar bears managed in markedly different ways to many other zoos. This includes having very large, natural enclosures and keeping the sexes in separate parts of the park, which more closely mirrors what happens in the wild. "Some may wonder whether there is any point in breeding polar bears in zoos and the question deserves a serious answer. The change in the Arctic climate, specifically the shortening of the ice season, coupled with more direct human pressures, is having a noticeably detrimental effect on the species that is likely to result in many of the wild sub-populations disappearing. "If we do not develop and maintain a genetically and behaviourally robust captive polar bear population, we will not have the option, should we require it, to use them to support what is likely to be a diminished and fragmented wild population in the future." The cub's arrival has been welcomed by polar bear conservation charity Polar Bears International, whose executive director Krista Wright said, "We would like to congratulate Highland Wildlife Park on the successful birth of their polar bear cub. "With polar bears facing grave threats from sea ice loss in a warming climate, it is important for facilities like Highland Wildlife Park to help educate visitors and involve them in solutions. This cub will serve as an ambassador for its wild cousins, inspiring people to care."
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| Trump Eyes Retired Diplomat for Top Africa Envoy Role Posted: 07 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PST  The decision comes as Tillerson departs on his first tour of the continent as secretary of state.
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| Boeing air tanker delivery likely delayed again -U.S. Air Force Posted: 07 Mar 2018 03:18 PM PST  "This assessment is based on known risks and predicted impacts associated with airworthiness certifications and slower than expected flight test execution," the Air Force said in a statement on Tuesday. Boeing could not be immediately reached for comment. In the third quarter of 2017 the company took a $329 million charge for its KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program in its quarterly results, hurting profit.
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| Directors departing Wynn Resorts' board as lawsuits pile up Posted: 07 Mar 2018 03:33 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts on Wednesday announced the departure of two members of its board of directors as lawsuits against its members and the company's founder continued to pile up amid a sexual misconduct scandal.
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| Chrissy Teigen Says Her ‘Heart Aches’ After Loss Of Beloved Dog Puddy Posted: 07 Mar 2018 01:10 PM PST  Clearly, he was a very good boy.
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| After Death of Ruthie Ann Miles’ Daughter, Should Doctors Alert DMV of Drivers With Medical Condition? Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:19 PM PST  The 44-year-old driver, Dorothy Brun, suffers from multiple sclerosis, heart problems and a seizure disorder.
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| Kurdish, Arab fighters drop IS fight to defend Syria's Afrin Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:41 PM PST  Hundreds of miles away from family and friends facing an attack by Turkey, Kurdish and Arab forces deployed in the eastern Syrian desert against jihadists have become increasingly frustrated. Six weeks into the Turkey-led assault on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, young men and women are leaving the fight against the Islamic State group in droves to head west to help. Kurdish militia have formed the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance that has successfully expelled IS from much of Syria with the backing of a US-led military coalition.
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| San Francisco police kill robbery suspect in trunk of car Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:14 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police investigating an armed robbery shot and killed a man who was hiding in the trunk of a car where a gun was later found, authorities said Wednesday.
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| Mexico says Playa del Carmen safe despite U.S. security alert Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:58 AM PST  Mexican officials say the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen is safe despite a U.S. security alert.
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| Russia and China Would Gun for America's Achilles Heel in a War: Satellites Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:23 PM PST  Coats noted that both adversary nations are pressing for agreements on preventing the weaponization of space, however the United States intelligence community is suspicious. Russian and Chinese space capabilities are growing rapidly, but moreover, both powers are developing counter-space capabilities to blunt America's advantage in that domain. "Foreign countries—particularly China and Russia—will continue to expand their space-based reconnaissance, communications, and navigation systems in terms of the numbers of satellites, the breadth of their capability, and the applications for use," director of national intelligence Dan Coats said in his written testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 6.
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| Mexico says progress needed before president meets Trump Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:33 PM PST ![Mexico says progress needed before president meets Trump]( "Mexico says progress needed before president meets Trump") By Dave Graham and Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - White House advisor Jared Kushner left Mexico City on Wednesday with prospects no nearer for a summit between his father-in-law President Donald Trump and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, as both sides said progress on joint policy concerns was needed first. Kushner met with Pena Nieto and other top Mexican officials in a bid to soothe recent tensions after it emerged that a phone call between the two presidents had gone badly due to Trump's insistence that Mexico pay for a border wall he wants to build to stop illegal immigrants.
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| More than 500 doctors in Canada sign public letter in protest over own pay rises Posted: 07 Mar 2018 12:07 PM PST  More than 500 doctors and 150 medial students have signed a public letter in protest over their own pay rises. The group, known as Médecins Québécois pour le Régime Public (MQRP), from Canada, have raised concerns that they would receive an increase in their salaries while patients and nurses are struggling. Like the UK, Canada has a public health system which provides coverage to all who need it.
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| Take A Virtual Disney Vacation With Stunning New Google Street View Maps Posted: 07 Mar 2018 02:07 AM PST  You can now stroll Main Street U.S.A. at both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida without leaving home.
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| Women strike, protest as the world marks Int'l Women's Day Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PST  MADRID (AP) — Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women's Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul and New Delhi.
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| 'Dieselgate' sees Toyota gain in Europe Posted: 07 Mar 2018 02:37 AM PST  An auto industry turning away from diesel and European drivers increasingly favouring hybrid cars: add it up and the result is clear -- advantage Toyota. The Japanese company is the world's third largest car manufacturer but it has always struggled to match that impact in Europe. "If there is one manufacturer that has taken advantage of 'dieselgate' it is Toyota," said Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Germany-based Centre for Automotive Research.
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| Officer Killed Responding to 911 Call Was Sent to Wrong Address Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:45 AM PST  A man shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others who were checking on a disturbance at a Missouri home.
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