| Trump Administration Decides To Add A Question About Citizenship To 2020 Census Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:40 PM PDT  The Commerce Department announced late Monday that the 2020 census would ask
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| Landrieu: You can support the 2nd Amendment and still be in favor of reasonable gun control Posted: 26 Mar 2018 05:05 AM PDT  New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss how the younger generation is impacting the gun debate, and how that will effect future elections. Landrieu is also asked about his 2020 prospects.
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| Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Calls For Second Amendment Repeal Posted: 27 Mar 2018 07:27 AM PDT  Calling it "a relic of the 18th century," retired Supreme Court Justice John
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| Robber Prays and Makes Sign of the Cross Before Breaking Into Store Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:07 AM PDT  A suspected burglar was caught on camera appearing to ask the Lord for guidance before smashing the glass door of a Brooklyn business.
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| Austria seeks to play the East-West mediator Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:56 AM PDT  In 2010, Vienna airport saw the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. Among those Russia deported was Sergei Skripal, poisoned with a nerve agent in Britain on March 4. Eight years later, Austria's refusal to join most other EU nations in expelling Russian diplomats shows it once again wants to be the conduit for East-West mediation.
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| Tom Cruise Jumps Out Of A Plane At 25,000 Feet For Next 'Mission: Impossible' Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:58 AM PDT  "Mission: Impossible ― Fallout" is due out this summer, but there's at least
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| Newspaper Mocks Trans Couple's Wedding With 'Tran And Wife' Headline Posted: 27 Mar 2018 06:59 AM PDT  A U.K. newspaper tried to turn a trans couple's wedding day into a horrible
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| Bombs Disguised as Rocks in Yemen Point to Iranian Influence, a Watchdog Group Says Posted: 25 Mar 2018 07:27 PM PDT  Iran has been accused of supplying arms to Yemen's Shiite rebels
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| At a relatively brisk 17 hours, Qantas debuts non-stop flight between Australia and UK Posted: 25 Mar 2018 08:48 PM PDT  Flying to the UK from Australia has always been an exceptionally long trip. Australian airline Qantas has made that trek less arduous with the debut of its non-stop Perth to London flight on Saturday — its travel time has been shaved down to a somewhat brisk 17 hours. SEE ALSO: You're more likely to get the flu from a sick flight attendant than a sick passenger: study It's the first time Europe and Australia have been connected with a direct commercial flight. A momentous occasion on the flight deck of #QF9#QantasDreamliner pic.twitter.com/dRTh79ZxUb — Qantas (@Qantas) March 24, 2018 Previously, flights stopped in Singapore or Dubai before continuing on. Qantas said it is able to reduce the time of the 9,000 mile (14,498km) flight by eliminating stopovers and picking paths based on the best winds for efficiency and speed. Flight QF9 flew over the Indian Ocean, where it traversed India's southern tip, then passed Oman, Iran, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Belgium before landing at London's Heathrow Airport. "This is a truly historic flight that opens up a new era of travel. For the first time, Australia and Europe have a direct air link," Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said in a statement. "The original Kangaroo Route from Australia to London was named for the seven stops it made over four days back in 1947. Now we can do it in a single leap." Carrying 236 passengers, the fuel efficient Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Qantas uses for the route has a smaller capacity than the 484 seats it has on the Airbus A380, a comparable aircraft. To boost passenger comfort, Qantas said it has designed a menu that includes "poke bowls as well as home style comfort food" which "helps the body cope better with jetlag." Boeing has also cut the cabin air pressure from the equivalent of 8,000 feet to 6,000 feet, meaning inside the plane it's "closer to conditions on the ground." OK, but what is it actually like flying for that long? Reviews appeared to be mostly positive, with passenger Mark Beasley telling to Traveller that he found the economy seat "very comfortable" despite his 188 centimetre (6 foot 1) frame. Expat Sarah Fry said the flight was "much better" than her usual route to London from Brisbane, which stopped over in Sydney then Dubai. Peter Robinson, a builder from the UK, told The Independent he found the food "ordinary," even if the flight was quicker than he expected. On Twitter, other passengers noted the issue-free flight, and the self-serve snack bar. #QF9 touchdown @londonheathrow direct from @PerthAirport after a great flight with no issues. The game has changed. Had the pleasure of sitting with @Qantas Chairman Leigh Clifford an old mining colleague pic.twitter.com/zs1ilJaujW — Rob Williamson (@RedRiverRob) March 25, 2018 Self Serve pantry by rear galley. A very popular inflight meeting place for all! #QF9 @Qantas pic.twitter.com/wNZg8PhAs9 — Wayne Kwong (@waynewykwong) March 25, 2018 Qantas said its Perth to London service is the third longest commercial flight in the world. For those who like long haul travel, Qatar Airways' 9,032 mile (14,535 kilometre) Auckland to Doha route will have you sitting around for 17 and half hours. WATCH: This iPhone case reminds you why the Game Boy will always be awesome
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| Mom arrested in deaths of baby, toddler found in car seats Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:54 PM PDT  SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — The mother of a baby and a toddler was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after the children were found dead in car seats inside a car and authorities discovered evidence of foul play, officials said Tuesday.
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| President Trump Griping to Friends That Stormy Daniels Is 'Not My Type': Report Posted: 27 Mar 2018 10:40 AM PDT  The president claims there's no way he would have slept with the adult film actress, since he doesn't find her attractive.
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| Exclusive: Satellite images reveal show of force by Chinese navy in South China Sea Posted: 27 Mar 2018 10:11 AM PDT  Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off Hainan island in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters show.
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| Two charged with anti-Semitic murder of elderly French Jewish woman Posted: 27 Mar 2018 09:41 AM PDT  French prosecutors have charged two people, one of them a neighbour, with the murder of an 85-year-old Jewish woman who was stabbed and whose body was then set alight in a crime being treated as anti-Semitic. Mireille Knoll, who escaped the mass roundup and deportation of Jews from Paris during World War II, was found dead in her bed in her small apartment in eastern Paris on Friday by firefighters called to extinguish a blaze. Two men are in custody on charges of murder as well as aggravated robbery and damaging property in a case investigators are treating as anti-Semitic.
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| Lawmaker Says Rumor Swirling That Ryan Will Resign; Speaker's Aide Says Otherwise Posted: 26 Mar 2018 05:25 PM PDT  A Nevada lawmaker says Capitol Hill is buzzing with a rumor that House Speaker
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| Family Dog Kills 4-Year-Old Left Alone in Backyard: Police Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:27 AM PDT  A 4-year-old boy in Texas was killed after he was left alone in the backyard with is family's dog, according to police.
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| Kremlin warns Boris Johnson it has a 'surprise' for those who compare Russia to Nazi Germany Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:30 AM PDT  The Kremlin has warned Boris Johnson that it has a "surprise" in store for those who have the "impudence" to compare Russia with Nazi Germany. In a veiled warning to the Foreign Secretary, Maria Zakharova, a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry, claimed that the UK is using the Salisbury attack as part of a "black PR" campaign to turn the West against Russia. Describing Mr Johnson's comparisons between Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putin as a "colossal provocation," Ms Zakharova told Russian reporters that there would be repercussions for Britain. "We have a surprise for all who have the impudence to compare, to draw parallels between Russia and the Third Reich," she added. " Let's wait until Thursday, I promise to unveil a historic gift at a press conference. The gift is for Boris Johnson and everyone. " Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova attacked the Foreign Secretary over his comments It comes after Mr Johnson compared Russia's actions to those of Nazi Germany, telling MPs last week that it was "certainly right" to compare this summer's Fifa World Cup with the Berlin Games of 1936. The Foreign Secretary went further two days later, telling reporters during a trip to Lincoln that Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 shared similarities with the invasion of the Sudetenland prior to Second World War. Mr Johnson's comments were met with a withering response from the Kremlin, which accused him of being "poisoned with venom of hate, boorishness and unprofessionalism". Meanwhile, Theresa May's decision to blame Russia for ordering the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has seen Western leaders rally behind Britain. Following a meeting of the European Council in Brussels last week, as many as 10 European leaders are preparing to expel Russian diplomats, including France, Ireland, Holland, Denmark. Russian spy poisoning | Read more The Prime Minister is expected to announce the reciprocal measures in an update to MPs on Monday afternoon. In the wake of growing condemnation, the Kremlin has moved from denying its involvement in the attack to suggesting that Mr Skripal's poisoning was conducted by the British intelligence services. Today, Ms Zakharova claimed that Britain could "not defend their thesis", adding that EU leaders came to their conclusions without a "single fact" or "argument" that proved Russian involvement. "[It] does not even remotely resemble a trial." Front Bench promotion - end of article
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| Maryland school gunman died of self-inflicted gunshot, police say Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:22 AM PDT  Austin Rollins, a student at Great Mills High School, shot Jaelynn Willey, 16, with his father's handgun in a hallway at the school last Tuesday, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Willey, who had been in a relationship with Rollins that had recently ended, died days later.
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| He Begged ICE To Let Him See His Daughter Graduate. But He's An Easy Target For Removal. Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:19 PM PDT  Felix Garcia pleaded with the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officer to
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| Gov. Scott poised to jump into Florida's race for US Senate Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:31 PM PDT  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Scott appears ready to jump into Florida's Senate race, setting up a high-profile showdown against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.
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| Holy Week around the world Posted: 27 Mar 2018 11:03 AM PDT ![Holy Week around the world]( "Holy Week around the world") As Christian around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. Here are some of the images from Holy Week.
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| Tensions as Kosovo police arrest senior Serbian official Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:33 PM PDT  Kosovo police on Monday arrested a senior Serbian official in the flashpoint town of Mitrovica, raising fresh tensions between the former foes who are trying to relaunch a dialogue. Marko Djuric, Belgrade's chief negotiator for Kosovo -- a former Serbian province that proclaimed independence in 2008 -- was arrested after he crossed into the disputed territory and travelled to Mitrovica in defiance of a ban, a police spokesman said.
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| Wrongfully Convicted Man Is Rehired By The White Sox After 23 Years In Prison Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:06 PM PDT  A Chicago man who was convicted of a crime he didn't commit resumed his former
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| Former Cheerleader Sues New Orleans Saints Alleging Discrimination Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PDT  Bailey Davis, who was fired from her job as a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints in January, argues in a civil rights complaint that the team has two sets of rules—one for its female cheerleading team and one for its male players.
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| White House denies Trump is sending mixed messages to Moscow, but some see ‘incoherence’ Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:43 PM PDT  President Trump has spoken warmly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but on Monday the administration expelled the largest number of Russian diplomats ever, in response to the attempted assassination of a Russian defector in Britain. Is Washington sending mixed signals?
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| U.S. opens probe into fatal Tesla crash, fire in California Posted: 27 Mar 2018 04:56 PM PDT  Tesla tumbled 8.2 percent, or $25 a share, to close at $279.18, the lowest close in almost a year, after news of the investigation. Late on Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Tesla's credit rating to B3 from B2.
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| Sean Penn Lights Up Cigarettes During Interview With Stephen Colbert Posted: 27 Mar 2018 03:06 AM PDT  Movie star Sean Penn turned in a laid back, yet unforgettable, interview on
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| Gun restrictions legislation expected to advance in Vermont Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:59 PM PDT ![Gun restrictions legislation expected to advance in Vermont]( "Gun restrictions legislation expected to advance in Vermont") MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Legislation that would make it easier to take guns from suicidal people and perpetrators of domestic violence could receive final approval from the Vermont Legislature this week and Gov. Phil Scott supports the proposals, officials said Monday.
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| 'Mad Mike Hughes' Injured in Crash of Homemade Rocket During Mission to Prove Earth Is Flat Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:20 AM PDT  He has reportedly spent 10 years building the rocket to prove his longstanding belief that the earth is not round.
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| The Latest: Morocco asks why France didn't flag attacker Posted: 27 Mar 2018 03:09 PM PDT  SALE, Morocco (AP) — The latest on the Islamic extremist attack in southern France (all times local):
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| ACLU Enlists Celebrities To Help Teach Immigrants Their Rights If ICE Comes Knocking Posted: 27 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PDT  A new series of animated films from the American Civil Liberties Union seeks
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| 2019 Mercedes-AMG C63 Confirmed For Debut Today Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:46 PM PDT  A teaser video has been released with the C63 S Coupe.
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| Open-world 'Star Wars' game in development Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:24 AM PDT  A careers opportunity listed by video game group Electronic Arts confirms that its vision for "Star Wars" is online and open-world in nature. When EA's Visceral Games studio was closed in October 2017, it seemed as if Electronic Arts was envisioning a very different future for the team's "Star Wars" project. Instead of the lavish and spectacular single-player narrative adventure that had been anticipated -- a "Star Wars" reworking of PlayStation's "Uncharted" formula, from that franchise's creative director Amy Hennig -- EA was looking for something quite different.
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| Tuesday's Morning Email: The Trump Administration Plays Politics With The Census Posted: 27 Mar 2018 04:26 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| Researchers discover mummy in coffin thought to be empty Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:43 AM PDT  Since it was bought 160 years ago, University of Sydney archaeologists didn't think there was much to a particular sarcophagus in its collection. The coffin of one Mer-Neith-it-es sat in the Nicholson Museum, listed as empty in a 1948 handbook, while the museum database said it contained "mixed debris." SEE ALSO: Why can't anyone find Amelia Earhart's bones? Dating circa 664-525 BCE, it had been purchased by an early founder of the university, Sir Charles Nicholson, as part of 408 Egyptian objects that would form a basis for a collection. It all changed last June, when researchers needed to take a photo of the previously undocumented hieroglyphics under the coffin. That's where they discovered the remains of human feet and bones. "It was an amazing moment of discovery," the Nicholson Museum's senior curator, Jamie Fraser, said. Mixed remains within the coffin.Image: nicholson museumThe discovery led to researchers embarking on a project to document all the mummies in the Nicholson Museum. Fraser said they had never been dealt with before because of how difficult and sensitive one needs to be when dealing with human remains. "Everything we do has to be respectful to that individual inside. To go through all these mixed jumble of remains is a hugely intricate, delicate job," he added. As an old archaeological paradox goes, an excavation is at once an act of conservation and destruction. The materials would never be the same as it was found. Now, thanks to technology, researchers can capture high-resolution images of the mummy and its coffin before excavation. "Previously, the technology hasn't been there so curators have put it to one side to be dealt with later," Fraser said. "If we had done this project 10 years ago, we wouldn't have been able to do it. Now is the moment that we can actually address this." Last September, it worked with 3D scanning company WYSIWYG to create a digital model of Mer-Neith-it-es' coffin, with all its contents intact. "Researchers in 50, 100 years time will be able to use that and zoom right in to explore what's going on, to a tenth of a millimetre ... we're really super pleased with it," he said. Then in December, CT scanners were used to capture thousands of images of Mer-Neith-it-es' coffin and her remains, as well as other mummies in its collection: Horus, Meruah and Padiashiakhet. As researchers expected, the remains of Mer-Neith-it-es were mixed, but they did find ankles, feet and toes that belonged to one person at least 30 years of age. The CT scanning not only helps with documenting the mummies in great detail, but also aids archeologists in guiding its excavation. Fraser said he's only aware of an unexpected discovery like this at Switzerland's Burgdorf Museum back in 2013. That's because mummies fall into two categories: Ones that are discovered by archaeologists are kept intact, as there is no good reason to remove its contents. Others purchased at antiquities markets are often in bad condition. Mer-Neith-it-es falls in the later category. CT scan of Mer-Neith-it-es revealing the contents of her coffin.Image: Macquarie Medical ImagingThe next step, is for these four mummies to be included a purpose-built Mummy Room in the forthcoming Chau Chak Wing Museum. It's where Fraser and his team's work in the past six months will come together. "In this one room, we'll really focus on these four ancient individuals we have ... and we'll discuss what it was like for these people in the ancient world," he said. "It'll be a great opportunity to integrate all this scientific research we've done, like the CT animations and 3D models, and show them alongside the mummies." WATCH: MIT created this imposter robot fish to spy on sea creatures
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| Prince Died Of An ‘Exceedingly High’ Amount Of Fentanyl, Report Says Posted: 27 Mar 2018 09:25 AM PDT  New details about Prince's death have been revealed -- and they'll raise a
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| Israel to speed up process for US embassy move to Jerusalem Posted: 27 Mar 2018 10:15 AM PDT  Israel said Tuesday it would not allow bureaucratic red tape to delay the controversial transfer of the US embassy to the disputed city of Jerusalem scheduled for May. The construction of a security wall and an emergency exit route both need planning permission, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said in a statement. Kahlon said the move was of "strategic" importance to Israel and that his staff would "do everything that is needed to respect the timetable".
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| Family of Man Killed in Fall From Top of Girlfriend's SUV Donates His Kidney to Friend in Need Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:14 PM PDT  Police say Ryan Minett, 27, sustained fatal injuries on Friday after falling off the top of an SUV.
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| Judge rules against Pulse nightclub shooter's widow Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PDT  The revelation that the Pulse nightclub shooter's father was an FBI informant for 11 years before the attack has little bearing on the trial of the gunman's widow, a judge ruled Monday.
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| Iraq will prevent militant Kurdish attacks on Turkey: PM Abadi Posted: 27 Mar 2018 07:39 AM PDT  Iraqi armed forces will prevent Kurdish militants based in northern Iraq from staging cross-border attacks against Turkey, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday. Abadi's pledge, made during a phone call with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, came a day after Ankara threatened to intervene directly if the Iraqi operation against the militants based in the Sinjar region failed. Turkey has long complained that fighters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are being given free rein to operate out of Sinjar against Turkish targets.
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| Lockheed Martin unveils MQ-25 ‘Stingray’ concept Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:58 AM PDT  Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, better known as Skunk Works, has released concept images of its MQ-25 "Stingray" design, an unmanned carrier-launched tanker plane. The refueling drone will compete against designs from Boeing and General Atomics for a Navy contract to build a fleet of the aircraft.
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| US, allies band together to expel Russians over spy case Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:37 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — From Washington to Warsaw, Western nations banded together Monday to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats they accused of being spies, punishing Moscow for its alleged poisoning of an ex-intelligence officer in Britain.
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