| Panama City Police Respond To Active Shooter Barricaded In Apartment Complex Posted: 22 May 2018 11:24 AM PDT  Police in Florida are responding to an active shooter situation at an
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| Garry Kasparov: I told you Putin would attack U.S. election — and he will again Posted: 21 May 2018 12:53 PM PDT  Former Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov has a message for those who didn't foresee Moscow's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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| Medical examiner releases CDC doctor Timothy Cunningham's official cause of death Posted: 22 May 2018 12:45 PM PDT  The death of a CDC employee whose body was found in an Atlanta river last
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| Cops Accused Of Racism After Detaining Black Man Over 'Vegetation' Posted: 21 May 2018 05:33 PM PDT  A Kansas police department is facing allegations of racism after a black man
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| Democrats can — and must — unite in November, says party deputy chair Ellison Posted: 22 May 2018 01:31 PM PDT  Predictions of the death of the Democratic Party after the 2016 election were premature. If the party can unite behind its candidates, it can take one or both houses of Congress, says deputy chair Keith Ellison.
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| Spanish galleon laden with £13bn in gold found at bottom of Caribbean Sea, 300 years after sinking Posted: 22 May 2018 10:45 AM PDT  US scientists found a Spanish galleon laden with treasure worth up to £12.6bn at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, more than 300 years after it sank. The San Jose, considered the holy grail of shipwrecks, was discovered three years ago off the coast of Colombia but few details were released at the time. The 62-gun, three-masted galleon sank in June 1708, during a battle with British ships in the War of Spanish Succession, with the loss of nearly 600 lives.
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| 2018 Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2 First Drive: A Value-Priced GT350 Posted: 22 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Ford's latest Mustang track package is about $12K shy of a GT350, but is intimately close to the top Mustang in terms of seat-of-the-pants satisfaction.
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| Teen Arrested in Search for Suspects Who Killed Female Officer Outside Baltimore Posted: 22 May 2018 06:27 AM PDT  Witnesses described hearing a "pop" and saw a Jeep run over the officer
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| What Do You Say To Sexist Passengers? This Female Pilot Has The Perfect Response. Posted: 22 May 2018 08:08 AM PDT  This female pilot is using Twitter to call out two sexist passengers.
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| Vietnam says Chinese bombers in disputed South China Sea increase tensions Posted: 21 May 2018 08:15 AM PDT  Recent activity by China's strategic bombers in the South China Sea's Paracel Islands seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the disputed territory, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Monday. China's air force said bombers such as the H-6K had landed and taken off from islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of training exercises last week. The flights "increase tensions, cause regional instabilities and are not good for maintaining a peaceful, stable and cooperative environment in the East Sea," foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement, using the Vietnamese name for the South China Sea.
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| MSNBC Host Hugh Hewitt Suggests 'Trench Coat' Control, Not Gun Control Posted: 22 May 2018 04:52 AM PDT  Conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt has a novel idea to curb school mass
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| 2 NYPD officers, including groom, killed in wedding-night car crash Posted: 22 May 2018 10:52 AM PDT  Two off-duty NYPD officers were killed in a one-car crash in Ulster County Sunday night, on the night of one of the officer's wedding.
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| Reform group targets the 'money state' of anonymous donors Posted: 21 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  "I think you can say there's only, sadly, one thing important in our politics, and that is lots of money," said Tim Roemer, who co-chairs a political reform group called Issue One.
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| Israeli air force chief confirms first F-35 airstrike Posted: 22 May 2018 11:37 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Israel's air force on Tuesday revealed that it used the next-generation F-35 fighter jet for the first time during a recent mission.
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| Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 20 May 2018 11:30 PM PDT ![Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island]( "Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island") White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago. Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the toxic steam cloud, which is formed by a chemical reaction when lava touches seawater.
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| 'Alien asteroid' may be the oldest object in the solar system Posted: 21 May 2018 12:54 PM PDT  By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An "alien asteroid" that circles the sun in the giant gas planet Jupiter's orbital path, but hurtling in the opposite direction, is the first-known permanent resident of our solar system that astronomers have concluded originated in another star system. Researchers said on Monday a close examination of the asteroid's orbit indicated it formed elsewhere and was captured by gravitational forces when our solar system -- the sun, planets and various other objects -- formed from a swirling cloud of gas and dust about 4.5 billion years ago. "It is a strong candidate for the oldest object in the solar system," said astronomer Fathi Namouni of Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur in France.
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| The Supreme Court Just Made It A Lot Harder For You To Sue Your Employer Posted: 21 May 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Employers who stiff their workers or discriminate against them just got a big
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| RFK's daughter contrasts his 'moral imagination' to Trump's lack of one Posted: 21 May 2018 10:35 AM PDT  "Peace and justice and compassion towards those who suffer — that's what the United States should stand for," Kerry Kennedy said. "Imagine a politician, a serious presidential contender standing up and saying that."
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| The Latest: Professor says Blankenship bid could muddle race Posted: 21 May 2018 01:28 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on convicted ex-coal baron Don Blankenship's announcement that he'll run for U.S. Senate as a third-party candidate (all times local):
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| Twitter Analyzed Meghan Markle’s Wedding Photo Smile And It’s Hilarious Posted: 21 May 2018 09:03 AM PDT  An image from the royal wedding is getting the Mona Lisa treatment.
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| Calls mount for US university president to resign over abuse scandal Posted: 22 May 2018 05:24 PM PDT  Two hundred professors at one of California's top universities on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the school's president over a widening sexual abuse scandal involving a campus gynecologist. In their letter to the board of trustees, the professors said Nikias had lost the "moral authority" to lead the private institution or to oversee an investigation into decades of alleged sexual abuse by George Tyndall, a gynecologist formerly employed at the school.
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| Paris, May 1968 — a view from the barricades by Gökşin Sipahioğlu Posted: 22 May 2018 02:06 PM PDT ![Paris, May 1968 — a view from the barricades by Gökşin Sipahioğlu]( "Paris, May 1968 — a view from the barricades by Gökşin Sipahioğlu") Fifty years ago, huge protests swept through the streets of Paris, and the after-effects would be felt for years to come. View photos from the scene by renowned photographer Gökşin Sipahioğlu.
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| Two murder suspects at large in South Carolina Posted: 22 May 2018 08:06 AM PDT  A massive manhunt is underway for two murder suspects in South Carolina who were part of a jailbreak on Saturday following a power outage. Ashraf Fahim reports.
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| Trump Team Moves To Lift Ban On 'Extreme' Hunting Tactics In Alaska Posted: 21 May 2018 03:28 PM PDT  The Trump administration on Monday proposed rolling back a 2015 rule that bans
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| GOP Lawmakers Will Soon Be Allowed To Review Classified Info On Russia Investigation Posted: 22 May 2018 02:53 AM PDT  Top Republican lawmakers will be allowed to review classified information
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| Police response to Texas school shooting remains unclear Posted: 20 May 2018 10:05 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Santa Fe High School had conducted active shooter drills, armed police officers patrolled the hallways and students went through a scare in February after a false report of a campus gunman.
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| Nicolas Maduro filmed victoriously waving to an empty plaza after 'sham' election Posted: 21 May 2018 11:26 AM PDT  Stepping out in front of the cameras following his election win, President Nicolas Maduro triumphantly waved to what appeared to be an empty plaza. The video circulating on social media after Sunday's election was quickly seized upon by critics as an appropriate metaphor. Mr Maduro cruised to victory in the face of an opposition boycott, earning 68 per cent of the vote; but the vote was marred by high abstention rates of around 50 per cent. On Monday he faced widespread condemnation internally and from abroad as former partners, neighbours and world powers rounded on his stewardship of Venezuela's economic collapse that has left most of the country living in poverty. The Trump administration dismissed the election as a "sham" with Mike Pence, the US vice president, calling it "a further blow to the proud democratic tradition of Venezuela". Maduro victoriously waving to an empty plaza yesterday is the perfect metaphor for the Venezuelan presidential election. His new term ends in 2025. pic.twitter.com/UO8Iwugki3— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) May 21, 2018 Speaking from the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, acknowledged that more sanctions could be necessary. Venezuela is "an absolutely tragic story of a people kept hostage to a defunct ideology,'' he said. The Lima Group, an organisation of 12 American countries that aims to devise solutions to the Venezuela crisis, promised not to recognise the results and recalled its ambassadors from Caracas for consultations. "These elections didn't comply with international standards of a democratic process that is free, fair, and transparent," the group said in a statement. Main opposition parties had called for their supporters to boycott the process as soon as the election date was set, citing a lack of basic electoral guarantees and transparency. "I just decided I wasn't going to fall into their trap again like I had before," said Raquel Hernandez Monday, a longtime opposition supporter. "We knew what these results would be from the beginning." Instead of voting, Ms Hernandez spent the day washing clothes and cooking "to take advantage since there's water." As part of the country's ongoing crisis, water shortages and blackouts have become common. Throughout the day photos and videos circulated on Twitter showing empty polling stations and election workers asleep at their desks as most in opposition strongholds seemed to heed their leaders' calls for a boycott. Marcos Carbono, a Venezuelan exile, takes part in a protest against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan presidential elections in Miami, Florida Credit: GASTON DE CARDENAS/AFP Henri Falcon, a former governor who broke with the opposition coalition to take on the president, earned 21 per cent of the vote. In the face of the mounting pressure, Mr Maduro will need to maintain his base at home to prevent upheaval. Polls have shown he maintains roughly 20 per cent support. "This revolution cannot be defeated and those elites will never return," said Juan Torres, a government supporter, on Monday. "This is an independent Venezuela and not the United States' back yard." The cost of coffee has jumped over 16,400 per cent in one year After results were released on Sunday night, Mr Torres blasted pro-government songs in his slum as others in high-rise apartment buildings beat sauce pans in protest. Pro-government gangs known as colectivos took to Caracas' streets on motorbikes, revving their engines in opposition majority areas in an apparent warning against anyone considering protesting. Venezuelan citizens living in Colombia protest against the presidential elections Credit: Reuters Mr Johnson, speaking on a tour of Latin America, said a G20 meeting would discuss the Venezuela election and the prospect of sanctions. He also raised concerns that Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, had failed to explicitly condemn the Venezuelan regime.
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| These were the most-visited theme parks in the world in 2017 Posted: 21 May 2018 05:36 AM PDT  Last year, 20.45 million people took a trip to Magic Kingdom, giving it the edge over Disneyland in Anaheim, California and Tokyo Disneyland, which round out the top three spots. On the global scale, however, it was attendance at theme parks across China that helped overall visitor numbers among the major park operators rise nearly nine percent in 2017, notes The Theme Index and Museum Index, published by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM.
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| Hundreds gather to party at spot where white woman called police on black family’s BBQ Posted: 21 May 2018 07:47 AM PDT  Almost a month after a white woman called the police because a group of black people were having a barbecue, hundreds of people have turned up to the same spot to express their solidarity. Video footage of an unidentified woman went viral after she reported the al fresco diners for using a charcoal grill in a non-charcoal area. A friend of the family – Michelle Snider, who is also white – recorded the events at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, on 29 April.
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| Why the Glock 21 and HK45 Are 2 of the Best .45 Caliber Guns on the Planet Posted: 22 May 2018 07:22 AM PDT  In reality, the Glock 21 is actually one of the best, and most affordable, .45 ACP pistols on the market. The Glock 21 carries thirteen rounds in a double stack magazine that is wider than the 1911—but is not uncomfortable to hold.
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| Ukraine tests anti-tank missiles bought from US Posted: 22 May 2018 10:18 AM PDT  Ukraine on Tuesday carried out tests of the top of the range Javelin anti-tank missile it recently bought from the United States to boost its arsenal against Russian-backed rebels. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko posted video on Twitter showing a missile being fired and blowing up a target at a military testing ground. "Finally the day has come," Poroshenko said after the test, which he claimed boosted Ukraine's military capabilities as it fights a long-running conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east.
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| National Die-In Day: US high schoolers to protest inaction on gun control Posted: 21 May 2018 12:44 PM PDT  Students rally in front of the White House to protest gun violence in March. American high school students are organizing a National Die-In Day on 12 June to protest continued government inaction on gun control laws. The action will take place on the second anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, and will include a die-in at noon in front of the Capitol in Washington DC and another in Orlando.
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| DHS Head Says She’s Still, Somehow, Unaware Of Intel On Russia Interference To Boost Trump Posted: 22 May 2018 09:17 AM PDT  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Tuesday she was unaware of
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| The Latest: Chief praises slain Baltimore County officer Posted: 22 May 2018 01:07 PM PDT  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the slaying of a police officer in Baltimore County, Maryland (all times local):
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| China rebuffs U.S. concerns about ties with Venezuela Posted: 22 May 2018 12:50 AM PDT  China rebuffed U.S. concerns about its ties with Venezuela on Tuesday after Washington imposed new sanctions on the crisis-stricken oil-producing country following the re-election of its socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro, the 55-year-old successor to late leftist leader Hugo Chavez, hailed his win in Sunday's election as a victory against "imperialism". In response to the vote, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order restricting Venezuela's ability to liquidate state assets and debt in the United States, the latest in a series of sanctions that seeks to choke off financing for the already cash-strapped government.
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| Mercedes-AMG A45s Drag Race Ferrari California, Audi R8, And More Posted: 21 May 2018 06:14 AM PDT  These hot hatches can hold their own against some powerful supercars. It's impressive to watch.
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| In pictures: The world's top-rated landmarks 2018, according to TripAdvisor Posted: 22 May 2018 05:53 AM PDT |
| Redlands bar worker, off-duty deputy disarm man with AR-15 Posted: 21 May 2018 11:44 AM PDT  A bar worker and an off-duty deputy stopped what could have been a major tragedy by disarming a man with an AR-15 in Redlands.
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| 5 Best Smith & Wesson Handguns on Planet Earth Posted: 22 May 2018 08:50 AM PDT  Smith & Wesson's successful "wonder nine" pistol, the M&P followed in the footsteps of the Glock to produce a highly effective, high capacity polymer frame pistol. The Military & Police Model, currently in version 2.0, has a low bore axis, which the manufacturer claims reduces muzzle climb and allows the shooter to get sights back on target faster. The M&P 2.0 incorporates a five-inch stainless steel barrel into a pistol with an overall length of eight inches.
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| The Latest: Man appears in court on car attack charges Posted: 21 May 2018 12:12 PM PDT  BESSEMER CITY, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle that crashed into a North Carolina restaurant (all times local):
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| Journalists banned from entering EPA meeting on contaminated drinking water Posted: 22 May 2018 11:21 AM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut out media from a meeting led by chief Scott Pruitt who discussed the widespread level of contaminants in drinking water. Mr Pruitt has said the issue is a "national priority" but EPA spokesperson Jahan Wilcox barred reporters from entering and reporting about it, saying that the media were not invited, according to the Associated Press. When the news agency's reporter asked to speak to a public affairs person, the security guards grabbed the reporter by the shoulders and shoved her forcibly out of the building, she reported.
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