| North Korea Plans To Dismantle Nuclear Test Sites By End Of May Posted: 12 May 2018 08:07 AM PDT  SEOUL ― North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site
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| Waffle House: CEO apologized to man after arrest caught on video Posted: 10 May 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Authorities are investigating the incident in which a police officer wrestled with the man.
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| Amid the devastation left by ISIS, Iraqis vote, hoping for a better future Posted: 11 May 2018 08:21 AM PDT  While Americans have been looking the other way, Iraqis are preparing to vote for Parliament, even in devastated areas like Mosul. In an optimistic sign for democracy, for the first time the parties aren't divided strictly by religion.
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| 'Fox & Friends' Host Mocks NY Times' ISIS Coverage, Unaware It Beat Fox To The Story Posted: 11 May 2018 11:47 AM PDT  "Fox & Friends" host Pete Hegseth trashed the "failing New York Times" on
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| Two dead in Paris attack, including knifeman: security sources Posted: 12 May 2018 02:36 PM PDT  One person was killed and four injured Saturday night in central Paris by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police, security sources said. Two were in serious condition and all the victims are in hospital. Shocked tourists and residents looked on from behind the security perimeter.
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| Georgia officer resigns after dragging 65-year-old black woman from car Posted: 11 May 2018 08:56 AM PDT  Dash cam footage show police officers pulling a 65-year-old grandmother out of her car and arresting her during a traffic stop outside Atlanta.
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| 4 Troopers Injured, Suspect Dead in Shootout at Home That May Have Been Booby-Trapped to Spark a Fire Posted: 11 May 2018 10:28 AM PDT  The blaze has consumed several buildings
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| Father shoots and kills teenage daughter’s two dogs for not doing dishes, say police Posted: 11 May 2018 12:23 PM PDT  A father shot and killed his teenage daughter's two dogs to punish her for not doing the dishes, police said. Jeffrey Don Edwards 17-year-old daughter told investigators he "got mad at her" earlier this week, for not having cleaned the house or done the washing up, and "began throwing dishes", according to court records filed by Oklahoma County sheriff's office. The girl phoned Ms DePee, who picked up her daughter from Mr Edwards' house.
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| Iran urges Muslims to develop sciences to shake off U.S. hegemony Posted: 12 May 2018 03:17 AM PDT  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for unity among Muslims and efforts toward scientific advancement, saying this would make it impossible for "enemies" such as the United States to dominate Islamic countries. Shi'ite Iran faces off with Western-allied Sunni Saudi Arabia for influence in the Middle East. "Today, every movement that leads to mutual understanding of Islamic groups and sects is a good thing, and this gathering is an example of the movement for the unification of the Islamic nation," said Khamenei in remarks carried by his official website.
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| Malaysia's scandal-mired Najib hit with travel ban after poll loss Posted: 12 May 2018 07:06 AM PDT  Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak was hit with a travel ban Saturday as speculation mounted he was about to flee the country following his shock election loss, in a possible bid to avoid prosecution over a multi-billion-dollar scandal. An angry crowd had gathered at a Kuala Lumpur airport, shouting at vehicles and seeking to stop them entering, after a purported flight itinerary leaked online showed Najib and his unpopular wife were planning to head to Indonesia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's defeat in the election at the hands of an alliance led by Najib's one-time mentor Mahathir Mohamad amounted to a political earthquake, which toppled an increasingly authoritarian regime that had ruled the country for six decades.
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| Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg's Trump ties raise suspicion Posted: 11 May 2018 01:37 PM PDT  Michael Carpenter, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, helps Joy Reid untangle the threads that connect Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg to Donald Trump.
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| Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated Posted: 12 May 2018 12:55 PM PDT ![Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated]( "Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated") Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State.
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| Things to know: 'The most secure facility in the world' Posted: 11 May 2018 10:11 PM PDT  CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. (AP) — A quarter-century has passed since the end of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the former Soviet Union, but the famous U.S. military command center inside Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain is still alive, tracking new threats from new enemies.
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| European cyclists found in Mexico ravine were 'robbed and murdered' on round-the-world trip, investigators say Posted: 12 May 2018 11:42 AM PDT  Two European cyclists found dead in a Mexican ravine may have been murdered, investigators say, discarding their earlier claims the men had fallen while riding.
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| China's Didi suspends car-pool service after passenger murder Posted: 10 May 2018 05:38 PM PDT  Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Friday it would suspend its car-pool service for a week as it deals with an outcry over the murder of a flight attendant found dead after ordering a ride home. The 21-year-old woman, identified by police only by her surname Li, was killed the night of May 6, according to police in the central city of Zhengzhou, with state media reporting that she was found half-naked and stabbed at least 20 times. Li, who worked for Chinese budget carrier Lucky Air, had ordered a ride using Didi's Hitch service, which pairs up commuters heading in the same direction.
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| India and Nepal PMs launch construction of 900 MW power plant Posted: 11 May 2018 10:11 AM PDT  By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Nepal to launch building work with his counterpart K.P.Sharma Oli on the country's biggest hydroelectric project, as New Delhi seeks to rebuild trust in the Himalayan republic, where China has made deep inroads. At a ceremony in Kathmandu, Modi and Oli pushed a button that opened the curtain on a plaque at the site of the 900 MW hydro-power project, formally marking the start of construction work there. The project, which is expected to cost $1.04 billion and is being built by state-run Indian firm Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Limited, will be the single biggest foreign investment project in cash-strapped Nepal.
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| Fox Cuts Ties With Guest Who Cited John McCain To Defend Torture Posted: 11 May 2018 06:45 AM PDT  Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney will no longer appear on Fox News or
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| Chuck Schumer Turns Melania Trump's 'Be Best' Campaign Against Donald Trump Posted: 11 May 2018 04:55 AM PDT  President Donald Trump again resorted to childish name-calling to criticize
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| How This 'Super Mom' Juggles Daily Life With 16 Kids Posted: 11 May 2018 01:21 PM PDT  The family goes through 42 loads of laundry a week, and they have their own bus.
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| Israel calls on Syria's Assad to 'get rid' of Iranian forces Posted: 11 May 2018 08:12 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister Friday called on President Bashar Assad to "get rid" of Iranian forces in Syria, warning their continued presence would only cause trouble.
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| Judge says ex-lawmaker 'squandered' life, faces prison Posted: 10 May 2018 07:45 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Thursday handed former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds a six-month prison sentence for not filing tax returns for income on consulting work from Africa, telling the Harvard graduate he had "squandered" opportunities to be something better in life.
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| UPS employee redirected thousands of mail items to his apartment, authorities say Posted: 11 May 2018 03:00 PM PDT  A former UPS employee has been charged with rerouting thousands of pieces of mail from the shipping giant's corporate headquarters to his tiny Chicago apartment. At least five American Express cards in the name of chief executives or other employees were among the 3,000 items found Dushaun Henderson-Spruce's possession, according to an affidavit from the US Postal Inspection Service. Mr Henderson-Spruce reportedly worked briefly for UPS as a package handler in 2012.
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| US jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaskan coast Posted: 12 May 2018 09:38 AM PDT  Washington (AFP) - US fighter jets intercepted two long-range Russian "Bear" bombers in international airspace off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Saturday.
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| Paris terror attack: Knifeman shot dead by police after killing one and injuring four Posted: 12 May 2018 03:42 PM PDT  A man armed with a knife lunged at bystanders in a suspected terror attack in central Paris on Saturday night, killing at least one person and injuring four others before being shot dead by police. The assailant shouted 'Allahu Akhbar' (Arabic for God is greatest) as he struck pedestrians. Two of the injured were in serious condition. Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE monitoring group. In a tweet, the French President Emmanuel Macron said: "France is paying the price of blood once again but is not yielding an inch to the enemies of freedom "I salute on behalf of all French people the courage of the police officers who neutralised the terrorist," he added The attack took place on rue Monsigny in the heart of Paris near the Palais Garnier Opera House in the 2nd arrondissement. The area, which has many cafés, restaurants, cinemas and theatres, was packed with people out for the evening. Police first attempted to taser the attacker, but opened fire after failing to subdue him, witnesses said. Police cordoned off the area after the attack and emergency vehicles converged on the neighbourhood. The attacker, who was dressed in black and reportedly looked in his early 20s, was not carrying ID and had not been identified. Pierre Gaudin, an official at Paris Prefecture, said his motives were still unknown. Policemen stand guard in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured in a knife attack in Paris on May 12, 2018. The assailant was killed by police Credit: AFP PHOTO Forensic officers were examining evidence at the scene and police said they would try to identify the attacker from his fingerprints and DNA, and by using facial recognition technology. Loic Travers, a police union spokesman, said the onslaught was similar to a knife attack carried out by a suspected jihadist in Marseille last year. François Molins, the Paris prosecutor, said a terrorism investigation had been opened and confirmed the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar". Yvan Assioma, a police union spokesman, described the man as "bearded, with long hair." Mr Assioma said he "looked North African." Gérard Collomb, the interior minister, said his "first thoughts are with the victims of this odious act." He added: "I salute the sang-froid and quick reactions of the police." Kiomi, a woman who witnessed the attack, described the assailant as "dark-haired, of medium build." Forensic officers and French policemen stand in Monsigny street in Paris centre Credit: AFP Another witness, Fiona Zanetti, said she was in a restaurant when the attack happened. "The guy just targeted people, at random it seemed, attacking them in the street where they were standing or walking. People started running." A third witness, a restaurant worker, said: "There was a lady standing near the entrance of the restaurant and he went for her and then stabbed her boyfriend. There was chaos, and then there were two shots." Charles Pellegrin, a journalist, said: "I came out of a comedy show and was told to go back inside immediately because there was a madman with a knife. Once inside, we heard sirens and two gun shots." More than 245 people have been killed in a string of jihadist attacks across France in the past three years. In November 2015, gunmen wearing suicide vests killed 130 people at the Bataclan concert venue and nearby bars and restaurants. On 14 July 2016, a Tunisian man drove a 19-ton lorry into crowds of families on the Nice beachfront as they watched a Bastille Day fireworks display. The Isil group claimed both attacks. A knife attack outside the main railway station in Marseille in October last year that killed two young women was claimed by Isil, but French investigators have not confirmed it was a jihadist attack. In March this year, four people were killed by an Islamist armed with a gun and a knife, who attacked motorists, police and supermarket shoppers near Carcassone, in southern France. Arnaud Beltrame, a gendarme, was killed after volunteering to take the place of a woman hostage. Islamists have repeatedly targeted French police. In a 2016 attack, a policeman and his partner were stabbed to death at their home.
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| Jake Tapper Rips Retired Gen. Tom McInerney For Insulting John McCain Posted: 10 May 2018 05:54 PM PDT  CNN's Jake Tapper blasted retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney on
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| Next-Day Style: UPS Testing the Most Fetching Electric Delivery Trucks Posted: 11 May 2018 12:32 PM PDT  Big Brown is looking into Arrival for the future of local delivery - but only if you happen to be in London or Paris.
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| White House won't deny joke reportedly made by staffer about John McCain Posted: 11 May 2018 01:29 PM PDT  During a briefing at the White House, Sarah Sanders would not deny the crude joke a White House aide reportedly told about John McCain.
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| Jury convicts ex-Assembly leader in public corruption trial Posted: 11 May 2018 04:02 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74-year-old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades-long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.
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| Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media Posted: 12 May 2018 11:20 AM PDT ![Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media]( "Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media") Pakistani authorities have barred a U.S. diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident from leaving the country, forcing an American military aircraft flown in for his departure to leave without him, local media reported on Saturday. The move came a day after Pakistan said it would restrict the movements of all American diplomats in the country in response to Washington's similar restrictions on Pakistani embassy diplomats. A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Islamabad declined to comment on the media reports, and a U.S. State Department spokesperson in Washington would neither confirm nor deny them.
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| John Stamos Shows Off New Baby To Bob Saget And Lori Loughlin Posted: 11 May 2018 06:47 AM PDT  John Stamos showed off the newest member of his house to his "Full House"
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| UN says Lebanon-Israel border 'quiet' after Syria flare-up Posted: 11 May 2018 01:27 AM PDT  United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said Friday they were keeping a close eye on the southern border with Israel, but the area was "quiet" after strikes on suspected Iranian positions in Syria. The Israeli raids in the early hours of Thursday had prompted concern that Iran's powerful ally Hezbollah could retaliate from its positions in southern Lebanon. "We are monitoring the overall situation, but in relation to our area, the situation has been quiet," said Andrea Tenenti, spokesman for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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| Dragon float catches fire at Disney World Posted: 11 May 2018 02:57 PM PDT  Walt Disney World Public Affairs said the dragon float in its Festival of Fantasy parade at the Magic Kingdom caught fire Friday afternoon.
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| Mueller Reportedly Investigating Foreign-Linked Donors To Trump's Inauguration Fund Posted: 11 May 2018 08:30 PM PDT  Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating contributions to Donald
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| Debt may force Lincoln library and museum to sell artifacts Posted: 11 May 2018 10:29 AM PDT  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The foundation that supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum says it might have to sell artifacts if it can't pay off a decade-old loan that financed items related to the 16th president.
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| 2018 Honda Clarity Electric hits dealerships in California and Oregon with $199 lease deal Posted: 11 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  The 2018 Honda Clarity Electric car rolled into California and Oregon dealerships this week, but nobody can buy it. The Clarity Electric, however, also qualifies for a $2,500 tax rebate in each of the states where it's sold. Counting the state tax credit, consumers can drive home the Clarity Electric for $199 a month for 36 months and end up with $1,000 in their pockets to boot.
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| QB Blake Bortles, Jaguars teammates thwart suspected thief Posted: 10 May 2018 06:45 PM PDT ![QB Blake Bortles, Jaguars teammates thwart suspected thief]( "QB Blake Bortles, Jaguars teammates thwart suspected thief") JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles was picked without being on the field.
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| The Supreme Court voided part of a law requiring deportation for certain crimes. Here's what that means Posted: 11 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![The Supreme Court voided part of a law requiring deportation for certain crimes. Here's what that means]( "The Supreme Court voided part of a law requiring deportation for certain crimes. Here's what that means") The decision contributes to growing debate over allegations of due-process violations.
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| Police Officers Seen Yanking 65-Year-Old Woman From Her Car in Disturbing Video Posted: 11 May 2018 11:55 AM PDT  The 65-year-old was pulled over for failing to stay in her lane and refused to sign the ticket, leading cops to take another approach.
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| Blue Edition is a Near $2M Harley Softail Slim Posted: 11 May 2018 08:19 AM PDT  Blue Edition is a Near $2M Harley Softail Slim Harley-Davidson teams up with Swiss watch and jewellery company Bucherer to deliver a diamond encrusted bike worth nearly $2,000,000 Don't you love it when non-bike brands get in on the custom bike craze? Some
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| Israel defence minister to Syria's Assad: 'throw Iranians out' Posted: 11 May 2018 03:56 AM PDT  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to expel Iranian forces from his country, after Israeli air strikes hit alleged Iranian targets in Syria. "I shall take advantage of this opportunity to send a message to Assad: throw the Iranians out," a defence ministry statement quoted Lieberman as saying during a visit to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel claims it struck dozens of Iranian targets inside Syria early on Thursday in response to a salvo of rockets fired by Iranian forces into the occupied Golan Heights.
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| Ailing Buhari returns to Nigeria Posted: 11 May 2018 12:03 PM PDT  President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, his office said, after a three-day absence on medical grounds. Nigeria's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Buhari was clearly unwell and unfit to govern. Buhari has not disclosed the exact nature of his condition, saying only that he had "never been so ill" and disclosing that it involved blood transfusions and a battery of tests.
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| Iran deal: State Department nuclear expert quits after Trump withdraws US from agreement Posted: 12 May 2018 05:01 AM PDT  A top nuclear expert has resigned from the US State Department after Donald Trump announced the US would pull out from the Iran nuclear deal. Richard Johnson, the assistant coordinator for Iran nuclear issues at the Office of Nuclear Implementation, reportedly handed in his resignation this week. A civil servant, Mr Johnson had been involved in failed negotiations including the UK, France and Germany to save the deals after Mr Trump threatened to pull out.
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| Pompeii excavation finds ancient thoroughbred racehorse Posted: 11 May 2018 05:54 PM PDT  The villa and its stable were buried after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
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