| Jerry Brown: California Won't Roll Back Auto Emissions Standards Posted: 17 Apr 2018 09:54 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Tuesday expressed confidence
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| Meacham: Barbara Bush was ‘First Lady of the Greatest Generation’ Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:25 AM PDT  Former First Lady Barbara Bush is in failing health and according to a family spokesman will not seek additional medical treatment, instead, she remains at home with her loved ones focused on comfort care.
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| Judge Rejects Trump Request To Sift Through Cohen Documents First, May Use Mediator Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:43 PM PDT  A federal judge on Monday denied a request to allow the president and his
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| Comey: Trump Wouldn't Shut Up About The Inauguration Crowd To Me, Either Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:22 AM PDT  One of Donald Trump's first obsessions in office was the size of his
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| Seven inmates killed at South Carolina maximum security prison after hours of fighting Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:25 AM PDT  The Lee Correctional Institution houses about 1,500 inmates, some of South Carolina's most violent and longest-serving offenders.
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| Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over two air bases: state TV, Hezbollah Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:53 AM PDT ![Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over two air bases: state TV, Hezbollah]( "Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over two air bases: state TV, Hezbollah") Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said. State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in the air above the air base only days after a U.S., British and French attack on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on the city of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus. State television did not mention three missiles that were fired at Dumair military airport, northeast of Damascus, that pro-Iranian Hezbollah's media service reported were intercepted by Syrian air defenses.
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| Video footage shows accused killer befriending alleged victim: Authorities Posted: 15 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Lois Riess is suspected of killing her husband and then a woman for her identity.
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| Korean Air 'water rage' heiress suspended, faces criminal probe Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:33 PM PDT  A Korean Air heiress accused of assault has been suspended by her father's company as police Tuesday launched a criminal investigation into claims she threw water into a man's face in a business meeting. Cho Hyun-min, a marketing executive at the South Korean flag carrier, is the latest scion of its founding family to spark controversy through her hot-tempered behaviour. Four years ago her older sister Cho Hyun-ah made global headlines for angrily kicking a cabin crew member off a plane after being served macadamia nuts in a bag rather than a bowl -- an incident quickly dubbed "nut rage".
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| Bodies of all 4 missing Valencia family members recovered from NorCal river Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:27 AM PDT  Searchers looking for a Valencia family whose SUV plunged into a NorCal river found a car and the bodies of a man and a child in it.
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| EPA Spending On Scott Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Federal Law, Government Watchdog Finds Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, broke the law
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| 13 Fresh Mint Recipes that Taste Like Summer Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:00 PM PDT |
| Sean Hannity was Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's secret client Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:21 PM PDT  Michael Cohen's mysterious third client, whose identity he tried to keep secret, has been revealed as Fox News host Sean Hannity.
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| 'Very Angry Badger' Seizes Part Of 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT  It's like something from a Monty Python sketch: Portions of a 16th-century
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| Russia to allow chemical weapons inspectors into Douma amid concerns attack site has been 'tampered with' Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:53 PM PDT  Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe the alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials said, as the US voiced fears Moscow may already have "tampered with" evidence at the site. Following weekend missile strikes on Syria by the US, France and Britain, Russia traded accusations with Western nations on Monday, dismissing as "a blatant lie" accusations that Moscow was hindering the investigation in Douma. The four nations confronted each other in tense emergency talks at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague as inspectors prepare for a difficult and dangerous mission. Syrian state media early Tuesday said air defence had shot down missiles over the central province of Homs, with the strikes reportedly targeting regime air bases. It was not known who carried out the attack, with Pentagon spokeswoman Heather Babb saying: "There are no US or coalition operations in that area." Israel's military declined to comment, as is its custom. Initial reports indicated that the incident may have been a false alarm and that Syrian forces may have opened fire by mistake. Syrian authorities distribute bread, vegetables and pasta to Douma residents more than a week after the attack Credit: Hassan Ammar/ AP The developments came as UK parliament geared up for its second debate on the West's missile strikes on chemical weapons facilities at the weekend. Ahead of an emergency debate called by Jeremy Corbyn has insisted on parliamentary approval for intervention, Lord Hague told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday morning that the Government had "quite possibly made a mistake" by recalling MPs to vote on action in Syria after the chemical attack in 2013. He said: "I don't subscribe to the idea that any military action makes things worse. There have been many military actions and wars that have made it worse. "But I do strongly believe that if in 2013 Parliament had given us the permission to launch limited strikes ... I do strongly believe that there would have been less Russian adventurism, less foreign intervention and fewer attacks by chemical weapons in the years since then." The weekend missile strikes by the US, Britain and France were in response to an alleged chlorine and sarin gas attack in Douma on April 7 in which 40 people were said to have been killed. OPCW director general Ahmet Uzumcu said his nine-strong, all-volunteer team had reached Damascus, but so far "the team has not yet deployed to Douma". Syrian and Russian officials had warned of "pending security issues to be worked out before any deployment could take place," Uzumcu said. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radiological, biological and chemical protection unit, told reporters the roads still had to be de-mined and cleared and would be tested by UN security services on Tuesday. "On Wednesday is when we plan the arrival of the OPCW experts," he added at a press conference in the Russian embassy in The Hague. Pro Assad supporters were among an anti-war demonstration outside parliament in London on Monday Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/ AFP The US ambassador to the OPCW, Ken Ward, claimed however the Russians had already visited the site and "may have tampered with it with the intent of thwarting the efforts of the OPCW fact-finding mission". The Kremlin dismissed the claims. "I can guarantee that Russia has not tampered with the site," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the BBC. And the Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, Alexander Shulgin, said it was a "blatant lie" that Moscow was hampering the investigation. Instead he said it was the United States, France and Britain who were "standing in the way" of the investigation by ordering air strikes "in the blink of an eye" before the OPCW team had had a chance to do their work. The missiles that US, French and British warships fired on suspected chemical facilities Saturday constituted the biggest Western attack against the regime in the seven-year war to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The targeted sites were largely empty, and were all said to be facilities for chemical weapons storage or production. British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron faced anger Monday from their lawmakers for conducting the air strikes with the United States. Despite polls showing scant support for the move, May said it had been her "responsibility as prime minister to make these decisions," while Macron also defended his move as part of his constitutional powers. France urged OPCW nations to boost the organisation's work so it can completely dismantle Syria's "secret" toxic weapons programme. And the United States called for a clear condemnation by the OPCW of "the Syrian government for its reign of chemical terror". A boy sits on a chair along a damaged street in Douma, which was allegedly hit with a chlorine attack Credit: ALI HASHISHO/REUTERS The trio of Western powers that carried out the strikes warned they would repeat the operation if Damascus used chemical weapons again. Regime forces have now entered Douma and declared the entire Eastern Ghouta region around it fully retaken, ending a five-year siege and reclaiming an opposition bastion on the edge of the capital. Even though the OPCW team was not allowed in, the Syrian authorities organised a tour of the town for some foreign press. It included a visit to the main hospital to which the victims of the alleged chemical attack where taken. Medical student Marwan Jaber said no chemical weapons were used on April 7. "Suffocation cases arrived as a result of the debris, dust, fire and smoke. They were given routine treatment", he said. But "strangers entered as we were in a state of chaos and spread a rumour among people there had been a chemical attack, and people became alarmed". Damascus and Moscow have vehemently denied that any chemical weapons were used in Douma and alleged instead that grim videos showing civilians foaming at the mouth after the attack were staged. Russian ambassador Shulgin repeated the accusations telling reporters in The Hague that Douma residents had not been able to produce "a single body".
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| Group accused of gang raping, killing Indian girl plead not guilty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:26 AM PDT  Eight men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Monday to the horrific crime that has sparked revulsion and brought thousands to India's streets in protest. Four police and a Hindu temple custodian are among those accused of gang raping and killing a Muslim girl from a poor tribe in Jammu and Kashmir state where the highly-charged case has stoked long-simmering religious tensions. Ankur Sharma, a lawyer for the accused, said the men had pleaded not guilty were willing to take a lie-detector test.
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| Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Has Apologized for Remarks Linking a Teachers' Rally to Child Sex Abuse Posted: 15 Apr 2018 07:17 PM PDT  Bevin apologized several times in a video and said he was misunderstood
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| Russian Reporter Maxim Borodin Dies After Mysterious Balcony Fall Posted: 16 Apr 2018 05:04 PM PDT  A journalist who had been investigating the deaths of alleged Russian
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| Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Anti-ship precision strike missile DF-26 fully combat ready amid Pentagon's raid on Syria. Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? The US-led coordinated strikes on Syria last week, in response to the Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons, has given the Chinese military more impetus to develop its own precision airborne strike systems.
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| How To Cook Eggs To Reduce Your Risk Of Salmonella Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled for fear of a salmonella outbreak,
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| AP Explains: For Americans, big changes in travel to Cuba Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:15 AM PDT  HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro's time in office has seen dramatic changes in Americans' ability to travel to Cuba, with a dramatic opening under U.S. President Barack Obama, then a partial reduction under President Donald Trump.
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| FAA under scrutiny after "60 Minutes" Allegiant Air report Posted: 17 Apr 2018 04:39 AM PDT  FAA under scrutiny after "60 Minutes" report Federal lawmakers are demanding answers from the FAA after a "60 Minutes" report revealed Allegiant Air's alarming safety record. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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| Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A Japanese waste dump is an unlikely location for what may be a huge
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| Philippines to deploy riot police for Boracay tourist closure Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:53 AM PDT  The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a "cesspool". "In any transition, especially for a drastic action such as this, there is always confusion, uncertainties, and low morale," the regional police director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Binag said at a public forum on the island, aired on national television.
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| Democrats losing lead on Republicans in midterm election polls Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:37 AM PDT  Taking Congress back from the Republicans in this year's midterm elections may be more difficult for Democrats than anticipated, according to recent polling. A new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post shows Democrats' advantage is narrowing in a so-called "generic ballot", where voters are asked which party they plan to favour in the coming election. In January, Democrats lead Republicans in a generic matchup by 12 per cent. In April, that lead was just 4 per cent.
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| Is the F-35 Now the Ultimate Drone Killer? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:30 AM PDT  An F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at once. Previous test data and observers have confirmed the F-35 identified and targeted the drone with its mission systems sensors, passed the target 'track' information to the missile, enabled the pilot to verify targeting information using the high off-boresight capability of the helmet mounted display and launched the AIM-9X from the aircraft to engage the target drone, a statement from the F-35 JPO said. When a single F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at the same time with air-to-air missiles, the emerging 5th Gen fighter transitioned into a new era for offensive attack missions.
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| UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:42 AM PDT  UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Today the Washington detective who drew his gun on a motorcyclist back in August will learn his fate UPDATE: After initially covering the story, Detective Richard Rowe of
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| The Latest: Russia praises Syrian air defenses after strikes Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:30 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
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| This Trend In Dating Is The 'Worst Decision Any Single Can Make' Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  If you're single and looking for love, you've probably had nights that played
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| Supreme Court rejects ex-Illinois governor's latest appeal Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:33 AM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's latest bid to shorten his 14-year prison sentence for corruption offenses including soliciting bribes for appointment to the Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated after being elected president in 2008. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that rejected Blagojevich's arguments that he deserved leniency because he has been a "model prisoner" in the years he has already spent in federal prison and because some counts in his original 2011 conviction had been thrown out. Blagojevich, 61, was convicted on charges including wire fraud, extortion and soliciting bribes while governor.
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| Doctors call for urgent research as flesh-eating Buruli ulcer spreads in Australia Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Warning: graphic content Australia is facing a "rapidly worsening epidemic" of gruesome flesh-eating ulcers that have baffled experts and prompted calls for urgent medical research to uncover the cause. Scientists said the Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection which is most commonly seen in tropical parts of Africa, is being reported in increasing numbers in "temperate" rural areas in the state of Victoria. The number of annual cases has increased more than 400 per cent, with a record 182 cases reported in 216 and 236 in the first 11 months of 2017. "The community is facing a worsening epidemic, defined by cases rapidly increasing in number, becoming more severe in nature, and occurring in new geographic areas," said an article on the outbreak in the Medical Journal of Australia. The infection typically starts as a sore on the arm or leg that fails to heal and slowly enlarges, causing severe lesions of the skin and potentially requiring amputations. Sufferers often initially dismiss the initial symptoms as an insect bite. A severe ulcer on the knee of an 11-year-old boy, which took six months to heal Credit: Medical Journal of Australia "It can really become very severe and eats away at the skin and soft tissue … leading to, often, long-term cosmetic deformities, even mobility issues and occasionally it's actually associated with death," Professor Daniel O'Brien, the article's lead author and an infectious diseases expert, told ABC News. The outbreak has occurred in coastal areas in Victoria, including the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas. But it has also reportedly spread to some suburbs in Melbourne, the country's second-largest city. It is believed to be the only current outbreak in the developed world. Scientists have called for urgent funding to research the causes of the outbreak. The infection is believed to spread via mosquitoes and possums. "We actually don't know for sure — we have some clues about what may be the causes, but nobody really knows why it's located here, why it moves into new areas, and in fact how we catch it," Professor O'Brien said. Known as Mycobacterium ulcerans, the infection can often be treated with antibiotics, though severe cases can require surgery or amputation. Possum and mosquitoes are believed to help spread the disease Credit: Auscape Gus Charles, a 12-year-old, developed a lump on his knee after visiting the Mornington Peninsula for a family holiday. Several doctors misdiagnosed it before a surgeon sliced into the lump and found a "huge pus-filled abscess", according to a report in Fairfax Media. Gus eventually underwent plastic surgery and spent six months recovering. "When I first saw it after surgery I fainted because it was pretty bad," he told ABC News. His mother, Sally, told Fairfax Media: "He complained about it a bit, but he's a pretty tough kid. And then the lump started to get bigger and bigger." She added: "It was horrible. He's a tough kid, but he was rocked by this." Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
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| Ford Says The Mustang Was The Best-Selling Sports Coupe Of 2017 Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:01 PM PDT  The Mustang is now sold in 146 countries.
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| Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalls being kicked out of coffee shop Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Following the controversy of two black men being arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks, Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalled when he was kicked out of a Berkeley coffee shop, saying the incident hit close to home.
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| Republicans Are Scrambling To Save An Arizona House Seat In GOP Territory Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:39 PM PDT  Democrats have launched a serious bid to win an April 24 special election for
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| Boy unearths legendary Danish king's trove in Germany Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:02 AM PDT  A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have unearthed a "significant" treasure trove in Germany which may have belonged to the legendary Danish king Harald Bluetooth who brought Christianity to Denmark. Rene Schoen and his student Luca Malaschnitschenko were looking for treasure using metal detectors in January on northern Ruegen island when they chanced upon what they initially thought was a worthless piece of aluminium. A dig covering 400 square metres (4,300 square feet) that finally started over the weekend by the regional archaeology service has since uncovered a trove believed linked to the Danish king who reigned from around 958 to 986.
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| Syria: The Largest (and Most Important) Conflict of the 21st Century Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:49 PM PDT  The Syrian conflict, which appears that it will drag on for a decade, has been a source of regional instability and chaos. Justifying airstrikes against Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump harkened back one hundred years to World War I. "Following the horrors of World War I a century ago, civilized nations joined together to ban chemical warfare," he said on April 14. The Syrian war conjures up many past conflicts with commonalities to saber-rattling of the Cold War and the fragmentation of the Thirty Years War.
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| Beyoncé's Mom Was Afraid White People Wouldn't 'Get' Coachella Performance Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:25 AM PDT  Beyonce's mom says she "stands corrected" after her daughter's history-making
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| The Two Koreas Are Technically Still at War With Each Other. That Could End Soon Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:28 AM PDT  No peace treaty has been signed to replace the 1953 armistice that ended the war
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| Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy Posted: 17 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Over the last half-century, political power has devolved from party functionaries to ordinary citizens voting in primaries. That has made the system more democratic — but also more susceptible to manipulation by populist demagogues. Some political scientists think it's time to take another look.
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| See Emma Watson's Glorious 'Harry Potter' Reunion With Costars Posted: 17 Apr 2018 03:34 AM PDT  They can still make magic together.
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| Ex-governor who tried to sell Obama's senate seat loses appeal bid Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:37 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, who gained notoriety by trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama in 2008. Blagojevich, 61, is serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted in 2011 of corruption charges related to the attempt to sell the Obama senate seat "to the highest bidder," as the prosecutor put it. It was the second time that the Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Blagojevich, effectively confirming a sentence that puts him behind bars until's 2024.
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