| U.S. Drops Charges Against Turkish Security Accused Of Attacking American Demonstrators Posted: 22 Mar 2018 05:58 PM PDT  The U.S. has dropped criminal charges against nearly all of the Turkish
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| Austin Bomber Is A Terrorist Of Our Own Making Posted: 23 Mar 2018 05:57 AM PDT  It's been a hell of a few weeks here in Austin, Texas, and the last one was
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| Surveillance video shows Vegas gunman methodically bringing suitcases of weapons to hotel room Posted: 22 Mar 2018 08:59 AM PDT  In the week before the Las Vegas mass shooting, Stephen Paddock brought at least 21 suitcases to his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel as he gradually amassed 23 guns and thousands of rounds of ammo.
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| Man dies after reclining movie theater seat closes on his head Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:20 AM PDT  A man in Birmingham, England, died after he reportedly got his head trapped in
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| Austin Bomber's Recording Says He's Not Sorry, May Be A 'Psychopath' Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:15 PM PDT  The Texas man suspected of creating a series of bombs that terrorized the
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| United Airlines gives woman $10,000 after taking her off overbooked flight Posted: 23 Mar 2018 02:11 PM PDT  A woman has received a $10,000 travel voucher from United Airlines after she was bumped from her flight. United reportedly had an issue with one of the seats on a fully booked plane leaving from Washington and headed to Austin. In a series of tweets, the experience is documented on Ms Preiss' Twitter feed as she shifts from outrage that United was forcing a traveller off a flight, to still-inconvenienced surprised delight.
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| Video of Sacramento police shooting unarmed black man sparks mass protests Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:39 AM PDT  Hundreds of demonstrators protested the death of Stephon Clark, who was shot by Sacramento police while holding a cellphone in his grandparents' backyard. ABC News' Diane Macedo reports.
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| Taiwan says should educate its youth on dangers of China Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:15 AM PDT  Taiwan should educate its youth about the risks presented by China where there is neither freedom nor democracy, Taiwan's main body in charge of policy making toward its giant neighbor said on Friday. China has been increasing its efforts to win over young Taiwanese, a key demographic to reach out to amid souring political relations between Beijing and Taipei, including offering incentives to set up businesses in China. China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and considers people from the self-ruled island to be Chinese citizens.
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| With John Bolton, Trump's White House gets a 'bad cop' for foreign policy Posted: 22 Mar 2018 06:33 PM PDT  The president's new national security adviser may have been brought on to play "bad cop" to Trump's "good cop" on foreign policy, a source familiar with the president's thinking says.
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| Elizabeth Warren Tells Ben Carson To His Face: You Should Be Fired Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:48 PM PDT  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) tore into Housing and Urban Development
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| Lone Nigerian captive refused to convert for Boko Haram Posted: 22 Mar 2018 01:04 PM PDT  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The mother of the only Nigerian schoolgirl still in Boko Haram captivity after the extremists released 104 classmates said Thursday her daughter was blocked from boarding the vehicle to freedom and told to convert to Islam.
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| Toys R Us Founder Charles Lazarus, 94, Dies As His Empire Comes To A Close Posted: 22 Mar 2018 03:06 PM PDT  Charles Lazarus, the 94-year-old founder of Toys R Us, died Thursday, about a
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| Hundreds of Kids Need Places to Stay During March For Our Lives. An Underground Network of Students Is Fixing That Posted: 22 Mar 2018 09:38 AM PDT  An underground network of teens has helped secure hundreds of homes for peers who want to attend March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C.
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| Smoky condo fire in Vietnam kills at least 13, injures 28 Posted: 23 Mar 2018 01:34 AM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Residents startled awake by loud noise and smoke signaled for help with lit mobile phones and crawled onto cranes from their balconies to escape a fire Friday at a large condominium complex in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City. At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured, with police saying it was unclear if anyone was missing.
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| Afghan migrant gets life sentence for raping, murdering German student Posted: 22 Mar 2018 05:30 AM PDT ![Afghan migrant gets life sentence for raping, murdering German student]( "Afghan migrant gets life sentence for raping, murdering German student") A German court on Thursday sentenced an Afghan migrant to life in prison for raping and murdering a university student, as the country wrestles with security and integration concerns after taking in over a million migrants since 2015. In December 2016 police detained the young Afghan man, who had arrived in the country at the height of the refugee crisis a year earlier. A test determined that his DNA matched that found near the site where a 19-year-old German female student had died in the southwestern city of Freiburg two months earlier.
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| Bombs away: John Bolton's most hawkish views on Iran, Iraq and North Korea Posted: 23 Mar 2018 11:53 AM PDT  'I have never been shy about what my views are,' John Bolton has said. Fifteen years ago to the week, the US began its invasion and occupation of Iraq. Among the war's many architects and cheerleaders was John Bolton, at the time a senior adviser to George W Bush on issues of arms control and international security.
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| The Irony Of Joe Biden Trying To Protect Women By Threatening Donald Trump Posted: 22 Mar 2018 12:13 PM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden was speaking at a rally against sexual
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| Latest: Shooting victim dies after removal of life support Posted: 23 Mar 2018 07:05 AM PDT  GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a southern Maryland school (all times local):
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| If The Law Says Scott Walker Has To Call Early Elections, The GOP Will Rewrite It Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:21 PM PDT  A day after a judge said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was violating state
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| Critics 'dead to me', says Australian minister in SAfrica farmers row Posted: 21 Mar 2018 06:51 PM PDT  A senior minister vowed Thursday to press on with a plan to bring white South African farmers to Australia, hitting out at criticism from "crazy lefties" who he said were "dead to me". Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton sparked uproar last week by singling out the farmers' need to flee "horrific circumstances" for a "civilised country". It also set off claims at home that Dutton was a racist amid fears that it signalled a return to the "White Australia" policy, referring to laws in place for seven decades from 1901 that prevented non-white immigrants settling Down Under.
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| Here Are 6 Of John Bolton's Most Belligerent Op-Eds In Recent Years Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:24 PM PDT  President Donald Trump named John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the
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| Fort Standard's Terrazzo Planters and Other Top Picks from the AD Design Show Posted: 23 Mar 2018 11:42 AM PDT |
| Shark alert as more than 130 beached whales die in Western Australia Posted: 23 Mar 2018 02:18 AM PDT  At least 135 short-finned pilot whales died after a mass beaching in Western Australia - with fears the carcasses will attract sharks - as rescuers worked to herd those still alive back out to sea. The stranding of 150 whales at Hamelin Bay, around 195 miles south of Perth, was spotted by a commercial fisherman at daybreak. Locals and tourists are being warned to stay out of the water due to a likely increase in sharks attracted by the dead whales. Western Australia state's Parks and Wildlife Service said its staff were on site and assessing the health and well-being of the 15 still alive. "Most of the whales beached themselves on dry land overnight and have not survived," said incident controller Jeremy Chick who added they they were awaiting support and equipment to help in a rescue attempt." Stranded whales on the beach at Hamelin Bay Credit: REUTERS He added: "The strength of the animals and the windy and possibly wet weather conditions will affect when and where we attempt to move them out to sea. "The main objectives are to ensure the safety of staff and volunteers as well as the whales' greatest chance of survival." Melissa Lay, manager at the Hamelin Bay Holiday Park, told Reuters on the phone that it was the second masse stranding she had witnessed during her 15 years in the area. "There are some that are still alive but barely," Lay said. "The last time it happened, none survived." Locals and tourists were being warned to stay out of the water due to a likely increase in sharks attracted by the dead whales. People there for the peak salmon fishing season were also advised to stay out of the shallows. When they beach, short-finned pilot whales do so en masse as they travel in their hundreds Credit: Reuters "It is possible the dead and dying animals will act as an attractant, which could lead to sharks coming close into shore along this stretch of coast," the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said in a statement. It added: "While it's not uncommon for sharks to be present off the Western Australian coast throughout the year, people should exercise additional caution until the stranding incident is resolved." Short-finned pilot whales inhabit tropical and subtropical waters and are often seen in the hundreds and when they beach, it is usually en masse. The stranding happened at Hamelin Bay, around 200 miles south of Perth The reason why mass strandings occur is still unknown. There are many theories including the shape of the coastline being a contributing factor, whales responding to distress calls from other whales, or groups following a leader into shore. The largest mass stranding in Australia's west was at Dunsborough in 1996 when 320 long-finned pilot whales came ashore. All but 20 survived.
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| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Scolds His Own Party For Trying To Impeach Justices Posted: 22 Mar 2018 01:31 PM PDT  The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a Republican, spoke out
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| Thirteen dead in Vietnam highrise apartment fire Posted: 23 Mar 2018 12:42 AM PDT  Thirteen people were killed and several injured when a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Vietnam's southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City early Friday, authorities said.
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| Former Cop Who Killed Sam DuBose Awarded $350,000 Settlement Posted: 23 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PDT  The University of Cincinnati on Thursday awarded the officer who shot and
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| Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea island, officials say Posted: 23 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PDT  By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation, which infuriated Beijing, was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as China's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. China has territorial disputes with its neighbors over the area.
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| Expert: No sign of foul play in US youth's death in Bermuda Posted: 22 Mar 2018 03:04 PM PDT  HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — A U.S. student who died while visiting Bermuda for a rugby tournament died from an apparent fall and there are no signs of any foul play, police and a forensic expert said Thursday.
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| Spending Bill Would Prevent Employers From Pocketing Workers' Tips Posted: 22 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Tucked into the $1.3 trillion spending bill unveiled by
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| In court, oil company admits reality of human-caused global warming, denies guilt Posted: 22 Mar 2018 08:10 AM PDT  On Thursday, in a packed federal courthouse in San Francisco, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup donned a space-themed tie and listened as scientists and lawyers formally presented the fundamentals of climate science. The hearing, dubbed a "tutorial" by Judge Alsup, marked the first time a judge has ever asked for and heard a presentation of climate science for the purposes of deciding a court case. The case Alsup is presiding over involves several fossil fuel companies and two major cities — San Francisco and Oakland. The cities are suing the world's oil giants — Chevron, BP, Shell, and others — for extracting and selling fuels that the companies knew would stoke climate change and sea level rise. Adapting to these changes requires massive infrastructure undertakings, such as building formidable concrete sea walls, and the coastal cities want Big Oil to pay. SEE ALSO: What you learn by giving 200 Senate speeches on climate change Judge Alsup gave each side two hours to present charts, data, and research on both the history of climate science and "the best science now available on global warming, glacier melt, sea rise, and coastal flooding." Although Alsup made clear from the outset that the event was not a trial of climate science — but a climate lesson for himself — the evidence provided likely foreshadows the arguments both sides will make during the actual trial. While admitting the reality of human-caused global warming, lawyers for Chevron (the other oil giants have two weeks to tell Alsup if they agree with Chevron's science presentation) presented outdated science and repeatedly emphasized uncertainties about how fossil fuel emissions will affect global warming. They also presented climate change as a global problem requiring a global solution, foreshadowing a defense strategy of arguing that no single company should be held liable for climate change-related damages. "Oil companies basically went from a climate deniers playbook," said Kassie Siegel, director of the Climate Law Institute , in an interview . "They overemphasized and overstated really narrow issues of uncertainty about the effects of global warming." Glad I got here early! Big crowd for climate science hearing in SF today #ClimateTrial pic.twitter.com/5YvwUI0D9J — Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) March 21, 2018 For instance, the oil companies' lawyer, Ted Boutrous, cited a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report from 1990, which stated that the observed increase in global temperature could just be due to natural shifts in the planet's climate. Nearly three decades have since passed, however, and confidence has grown about tying increasing temperatures to fossil fuel burning. A federal climate report published in late 2017, for example, found that there is no natural explanation for recent global warming. "This assessment concludes, based on extensive evidence, that it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century," the report said. "For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence." As Don Wuebbles, a former White House climate science advisor and atmospheric scientist, said during the tutorial, 17 of the last 18 years have been the warmest years on record. The instrumental climate record began in the late 1800s, although researchers have far longer climate timelines gleaned from tree rings, ice cores, and other so-called "proxy" sources. While three climate scientists presented climate science basics for the plaintiffs, the defendants relied exclusively upon Boutrous, who has previously defended both Walmart and the Standard Fire Insurance Company before the U.S. Supreme Court, to inform the judge about the nuances of climate science. "I don't know if Ted Boutrous has a background in climate science, but he has a background in spin," Siegel said. Alsup grilling Chevron on rate of change of sea level rise. Chevron says sea level has been rising for centuries, nothing new. Plaintiffs' experts presented evidence that it's dramatically increased in recent years, fueled by climate change. #ClimateTutorial @ClimateLawNews — Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) March 21, 2018 Chevron and the other oil companies may have a difficult time finding scientists who will, in a federal court, make scientific statements about climate change that oil companies find agreeable. "The oil companies are now in a real pickle," said Siegel, noting that climate scientists have previously made false or misleading statements on behalf of oil companies. Publicly, most of these companies now admit that climate change is occurring, even if they continue to sell more oil and gas that contributes to the problem. "It's a lot harder to lie to the court under penalty of perjury," said Siegel. Richard Wiles, Executive Director of the Center for Climate Integrity, agrees. "The fact that Chevron's lawyer, rather than an actual climate scientist, provided the court with its version of climate history suggests that the industry could not find a scientist willing to carry its water," Wiles said in a statement. NASA satellite data observations showing sea level rise from 1993 to the present.Image: nasaOnly scientists, however, presented evidence for the plaintiffs. Along with Wuebbles, geoscientist Myles Allen, who leads Oxford University's Climate Dynamics Group, and Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at University of California at Santa Cruz, presented climate science information to Alsup. Griggs noted that significant sea level rise has been measured just miles from the courthouse near the San Francisco shore, and Allen delivered quotes from Svante Arrhenius, a scientist who in 1895 noted that carbon dioxide emissions could have a warming effect on the Earth. As for what comes next, the oil companies have filed a motion asking Alsup to dismiss the case. If this were to happen, there would be no trial, said Michael Burger, executive director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, via email. But if things proceed, the next step will likely be discovery, wherein plaintiffs and defendants exchange information that will be used as evidence in the trial. During the past few years, as climate change-related litigation has increased, oil companies have gone to great lengths to avoid the discovery process, since it could reveal what oil companies knew about climate change, when they knew it, and what they told the public and their shareholders about it. The tutorial event may have been unprecedented, but the case is just one of many current lawsuits against oil companies. Across the country, New York City is also suing the same oil companies for damage caused by human-caused climate change. "Taxpayers around the country should ask themselves whether they want to foot the bill for climate impacts that scientists now attribute directly to the oil and gas industry or demand that polluters pay for the damages they've caused," Wiles said. WATCH: 'Supercolony' of 1.5m penguins discovered in Antarctica
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| Broadcom shareholders approve plan to move back to US Posted: 23 Mar 2018 09:38 AM PDT  Broadcom said Friday that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved a plan to move the computer chipmaking giant back to the United States from Singapore. The company, which saw its huge buyout offer for rival Qualcomm blocked this month by President Donald Trump on national security grounds, said that the move will be completed on April 4, subject to approval by the High Court of the Republic of Singapore. Broadcom said more than 99 percent of its shareholders voted in favor of the plan.
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| In world first, Air India crosses Saudi airspace to Israel Posted: 22 Mar 2018 11:04 PM PDT  Air India launched on Thursday the first scheduled service to Israel to be allowed to cross Saudi airspace, a sign of a behind-the-scenes improvement in ties between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state. "It is the first time that there is an official connection between the state of Israel and Saudi Arabia," he said in Hebrew. There will now be three flights weekly in each direction, ending a decades-long Saudi ban on the use of its airspace for commercial flights to Israel.
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| Former Mormon Missionary Center Leader Accused Of Sexual Assault Posted: 22 Mar 2018 04:07 PM PDT  Years-old sexual abuse allegations against a former Mormon missionary leader
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| Arizona police release video of fatal self-driving car collision Posted: 21 Mar 2018 06:54 PM PDT  Police in Arizona on Wednesday release a short video showing the moments leading up to a fatal collision between an Uber self-driving car and a homeless woman who was killed. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.
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| Police: Officers shot 2, believing escaped inmate was in car Posted: 22 Mar 2018 09:07 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Denver police officers who opened fire killing one man and injuring another after a high-speed car chase erroneously believed an escaped inmate was a passenger, authorities said Thursday.
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| Africa agrees to giant trade bloc, but Nigeria, South Africa sit it out Posted: 22 Mar 2018 12:45 AM PDT  By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - African leaders agreed on Wednesday to form a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, did not sign up, diminishing its impact. The African Union started talks in 2015 to establish a 55-nation bloc that would be the biggest in the world by member states, in a bid to increase intra-regional trade, which sits at a measly 15 percent of Africa's total commerce. Rwandan president Paul Kagame, host of an AU summit called to conclude the initial negotiations, declared the meeting a success after 44 African nations signed up to establish the free trade bloc within 18 months.
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| A Fake Facebook Ad Killed Off William Shatner. Captain Kirk Was Not Happy. Posted: 22 Mar 2018 06:16 AM PDT  "Star Trek" legend William Shatner set his phasers on Facebook after a
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