| Trump trashes immigration in Europe as British PM praises it in U.K. Posted: 13 Jul 2018 07:48 AM PDT  President Trump doubled down Friday on his assertion that immigration has damaged the cultural fabric of Europe, while British Prime Minister Theresa May said it "has been good" for the United Kingdom.
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| Mueller investigation steps closer to Trump with new indictments Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:32 PM PDT  David Kris, former assistant attorney general for national security, talks about how the new indictments for the Russian hacking of the DNC, the DCCC.
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| ACLU Says Government Didn't Give Enough Information On Reunited Immigrant Families Posted: 13 Jul 2018 08:04 AM PDT  Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't tell immigrant rights advocates
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| Officers Caught on Bodycam Deciding Driver's Fate With a Coin Flip Posted: 12 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT  The driver was arrested for reckless driving but charges were dropped; the officers are on administrative leave.
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| Unfiltered: ‘If you’re an ICE agent … quit your job’ Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:29 AM PDT  On the corner of West Houston and Varick Streets in New York City is a towering beige building. The Varick Street building is home to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center, where immigrants are detained and appear before an immigration court. According to data from ICE, the total number of immigrant arrests in New York City has increased by more than 65 percent in just the last year.
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| PHOTOS: Trump baby’ balloon flies in London Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:26 PM PDT  A giant balloon depicting Donald Trump as an orange, screaming, diaper-clad baby flew outside the British Parliament on Friday, launched by protesters deploying caustic humor against the U.S. president's first official visit to the U.K. (Reuters)
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| Asians Now Have The Largest Income Gap In America Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:58 PM PDT  Quyen Dinh's parents fled Vietnam for the U.S. in 1981, six years after the
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| Eight rhinos die after move to a new park in Kenya Posted: 13 Jul 2018 07:12 AM PDT  Eight critically endangered black rhinos died after being moved to a new reserve in southern Kenya, the government said Friday, doubling the number of deaths from similar operations in the previous dozen years. Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Minister Najib Balala ordered the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to "immediately suspend the ongoing translocation of black rhinos following the death of eight of them," according to a ministry statement. KWS, the government body responsible for the country's wildlife, has not commented on the deaths.
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| Cave rescue highlights plight of Thailand's stateless people Posted: 14 Jul 2018 04:01 AM PDT  By Panu Wongcha-um and James Pearson MAE SAI, Thailand (Reuters) - On the Thai side of the mountainous border with Myanmar, where 12 boys and their football coach were rescued from a flooded cave last week, thousands of stateless people live trapped between countries with no access to some basic rights. All of the boys and their 25-year-old coach, who make up the 'Wild Boars' soccer team, will be discharged from hospital next week following a three-day rescue that evoked international relief and joy. Although the Wild Boars are now viewed in this Southeast Asian country as national treasures, four of them are technically stateless.
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| Trump Awkwardly Blocks Queen Elizabeth At British Military Inspection Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:04 PM PDT  The royal family adheres to a strict code of etiquette and behavior. So when
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| Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Record Lawsuit Award in Baby Powder Case Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:43 PM PDT  Update: July 13, 2018A Missouri jury has just released the largest verdict to date against Johnson & Johnson over allegations that its talc-based products cause cancer. The court has ordered J&J to pay a record $4.69 billion to the 22 women who claim the company's products contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.J&J denies these allegations and called the trial "fundamentally unfair," adding that it will appeal the decision, Reuters reports. The company has overturned verdicts related to its talc products ...
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| Salisbury's fears continue after police admit there could be more Novichok out there Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:17 AM PDT  Police have admitted there could still be traces of deadly Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, prompting renewed concern over the safety of residents and the continued impact on the city's tourism economy. The warning came after officers discovered a small glass bottle at the Wiltshire home of Charlie Rowley, which has since tested positive for the chemical. Mr Rowley's girlfriend Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital last Sunday evening after being exposed to the nerve agent the previous weekend. Salisbury couple He was also taken to hospital critically ill, but has since regained consciousness and has been interviewed by police. It is thought Mr Rowley, 45, was able to help detectives as to the whereabouts of the source of the contamination when he emerged from his coma last week. The rise of biological and chemical weapons After Salisbury, how ready is the UK? Further tests on the bottle and its contents are now being carried out and it is hoped it could provide crucial evidence to prove who attacked the former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in March. But announcing the discovery of the bottle as "a significant and positive development", Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, also warned: "We cannot guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left and cordons will remain in place for some considerable time. This is to allow thorough searches to continue as a precautionary measure for public safety and to assist the investigation team." AC Basu added: "The safety of the public and our officers remains paramount and we are continuing to work closely with Wiltshire Police, scientists, health experts from Public Health England and other partners." PHE has maintained its advice to the public not to pick up any discarded object in the Salisbury area, such as containers, lids, syringes, needles, cosmetics, which could contain liquid or gel. Scotland Yard said tests at the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down, Wiltshire, had confirmed to that the substance contained in the bottle was Novichok and further tests are being carried out to establish whether it came from the same batch that contaminated Mr Skripal and his daughter. Police outside the home of Charlie Rowley, 45, in Muggleton Road in Amesbury, Wiltshire, where a bottle containing Novichok was found Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Police yesterday said their search teams had recovered over 400 exhibits, samples and items as part of the ongoing police investigation. Scotland Yard also warned that searches for any other potential sites or sources of contamination are expected to continue for several weeks, if not months. AC Basu described the investigation as "one of the most complex and difficult that UK policing has ever faced". But the fact police have yet to confirm how the bottle came into the possession of Mr Rowley and Miss Sturgess and where they found it has left Salisbury residents deeply uneasy. Novichok poisoning - Salisbury – Amesbury timeline and map It is thought they may have come across it in Queen Elizabeth Gardens, close to the centre of Salisbury, before catching a bus to Mr Rowley's home, where they collapsed within hours of each other. The large park has since been sealed off by police. Sabrina Burr, 38, who lives less than 200 metres away from Mr Rowley's home in Muggleton Road, Amesbury, said: "I can't believe that something so deadly could be so close. It's scary to think what could have happened, children play around here, what if something happened to them? "I'm quite concerned that anyone around here could have been exposed, it makes me a little angry. Is there more of it?" Ms Burr added: "I'm happy police have found it but I hope this is the only source of it, if they could just pick it up, then anyone could." Officers yesterday continued their forensic examination of Mr Rowley's home, where a fire engine and a special incident response ambulance remained in position. Another of Mr Rowley's neighbours said she is now scared to let her children play either on the green next to his home or in Queen Elizabeth Gardens. She said: "It's really scary knowing that something that can kill you so easily was just hundreds of metres away from my home and children. "You would see Charlie and Dawn around, they were always very nice, but to think they were carrying something so deadly is horrible." She added: "It's scary that they were able to just pick it up off of the floor. I hope there isn't anymore, but you just never know, I don't think we will ever know for sure." Matthew Dean, leader of Salisbury City Council, told The Sunday Telegraph: "A very big question remains over how the container got there and if it was found by one of them in Salisbury what are the implications for the people of the town." Yulia Skripal, who survived a Novichok assassination attempt on her and her father Sergei, a former Russian spy Credit: Dylan Martinez/PA The impact of the second Novichok poisoning has left Salisbury's economy reeling, just as it was starting to recover from the fall out of the attack on the Skripals. Footfall in local shops has dropped by an estimated thirty per cent, a similar drop to that which followed the Skripal attack - but at a time when the cathedral city should be busy with tourists. Local sources say many American coach parties have simply stopped coming to Salisbury, a favourite location close to Stonehenge. The Government is to provide a £5 million recovery package for the city to support businesses, boost tourism and meet unexpected costs. Mr Dean said: "People are very nervous about the continuing economic impact on the area. We have had very poor tourist numbers this year, despite the good weather. People are very concerned about that especially after they had started to feel they had turned a corner after the March attack."
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| 2 people hospitalized following shark attacks on Fernandina Beach, Florida Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:48 PM PDT  Two people, a 17-year-old boy and a 30-year-old man, were hospitalized after being bitten by sharks in Fernandina Beach, Florida, on Friday afternoon.
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| New EPA Chief Is Already Facing 2 Ethical Problems In His First Week, Echoing Scott Pruitt Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:47 AM PDT  Andrew Wheeler only took over the Environmental Protection Agency four days
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| The Latest: Ex- Arizona sheriff Arpaio duped by Baron Cohen Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:21 PM PDT  GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Sacha Baron Cohen duping celebrity politician (all times local):
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| 88 Best-Ever Frozen Desserts Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:39 PM PDT |
| Thailand Cave Rescue: Divers Recount 'Unbelievable' Moment They Found 12 Boys and Coach Alive Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:52 AM PDT  The Thai boys are recovering in the hospital.
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| Trump whiplash: From Supreme Court euphoria to foreign turbulence Posted: 13 Jul 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Even for an administration whose highs and lows seem to follow one another with dizzying speed, the week that was proved especially turbulent.
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| Chicago man in Puerto Rico shirt incident due back in court Posted: 13 Jul 2018 03:50 PM PDT  A Chicago man charged with a felony hate crime after a video went viral showing him scolding a woman for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a Puerto Rican flag will return to court on Aug. 1 after his release on bond, authorities said on Friday. Timothy Trybus, 62, was arrested and charged with two counts of felony hate crime, upgrades on previous misdemeanor counts stemming from the June 14 incident, said Robert Foley, a spokesman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. The incident made national headlines this week after a video on social media showed Trybus approaching a woman, identified as Mia Irizarry, as she stood near a picnic grove in Caldwell Woods, a recreational area in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a green belt that surrounds Chicago.
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| New documents reveal extent of Michael Cohen's attempts to 'sell access' to White House, report claims Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:11 AM PDT  Donald Trump's former personal attorney was more deeply involved with Novartis – a drug company for whom he attempted to "sell access" to the White House – than previously disclosed, a new Senate report has claimed. A report drafted by Democrats on two Senate committees provides new insight into the controversial attempts by Michael Cohen, the president's long-time attorney and personal "fixer", to serve as a consultant on the new administration for outside companies. The effort – which earned Mr Cohen more than $4m in the months after Mr Trump's election – raised questions over whether he had improperly peddled his White House access, and failed to adequately register as a lobbyist.
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| Papa John's CEO Attempts Damage Control But Not An Apology Posted: 13 Jul 2018 04:34 PM PDT  Papa John's CEO Steve Ritchie had one job on Friday: Do damage control for the
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| 5-Year-Old With Cancer Crafts An Obituary That'll Make You Laugh And Cry Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:03 AM PDT  A 5-year-old Iowa boy lost a battle with cancer last week, but he's winning
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| Why Is Ice Cream So Expensive? Here's What The Artisanal Kind Requires. Posted: 14 Jul 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Ice cream is one of the sweetest ways to cool down when it's hot out, but you
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| Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire on Gaza border: ministry Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:07 AM PDT  A Palestinian teenager was shot dead Friday by Israeli soldiers during clashes near the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, the territory's health ministry said. Fifteen-year-old Othman Rami Halles was killed east of Gaza City, while 220 other Palestinians were wounded as protests along the frontier spilt over into clashes, ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said.
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| Archaeologists in Egypt discover mummification workshop Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:50 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists in Egypt stumbled upon a new discovery dating back to more than 2,500 years ago near Egypt's famed pyramids at an ancient necropolis south of Cairo.
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| Trump Calls His Theresa May Brexit Criticism 'Fake News' Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:25 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday attempted to clean up his criticism of
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| Nicaraguan students reunite with families after attacks Posted: 14 Jul 2018 12:33 PM PDT  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — More than 200 Nicaraguan university students were reunited with their parents Saturday after a tense night of armed attacks that left two dead and dozens wounded.
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| Flooding fears as huge iceberg drifts close to Greenland village Posted: 13 Jul 2018 05:41 AM PDT  A massive iceberg drifting near the coast of Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone. The authorities have urged residents of the Innarsuit island settlement with houses on a promontory to move away from the shore over fears that the iceberg, which was spotted on Thursday, could swamp the area. "We fear the iceberg could calve and send a flood towards the village," Lina Davidsen, a security chief at the Greenland police, told Danish news agency Ritzau on Friday. The settlement in northwestern Greenland has 169 inhabitants, but only those living closest to the iceberg have been evacuated, Ritzau reported. "The iceberg is still near the village and the police are now discussing what do to next," Kunuk Frediksen, a police chief in the Danish autonomous territory, told AFP. The incident comes weeks after scientists at New York University shot and released a video of a massive iceberg breaking free from a glacier in eastern Greenland in June. Last year, four people died and 11 were injured after an earthquake sparked a tsunami off another island settlement called Nuugaatsiaq, sending several houses crashing into the sea.
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| Mustang And Charger Recreate Classic Bullitt Chase At Goodwood Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:51 PM PDT  Two icons get together to reenact one of the most popular car chase scenes in movie history.
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| Twitter suspends two accounts linked to 12 Russians indicted by Mueller Posted: 14 Jul 2018 04:12 PM PDT  By Michelle Price and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking site Twitter Inc. on Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On Friday, a federal grand jury charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016 in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the election to help Republican Donald Trump. Twitter said on Saturday it had suspended the accounts @DCLeaks_ and @Guccifer_2 that were named in the indictment, which alleges a wide-ranging conspiracy involving sophisticated hacking and staged release of documents.
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| What Is Code-Switching And Why Does It Matter? Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:17 AM PDT  For black Americans, having the ability to code-switch could help you get that promotion, make your case to a judge, or leave a police encounter unscathed. But changing how you speak isn't always enough get around racism.
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| Serena Williams Loses 2018 Wimbledon Final Posted: 14 Jul 2018 09:34 AM PDT  After battling her way to the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams has come up
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| Trump’s Scotland Visit Met With More Protests Posted: 14 Jul 2018 06:08 AM PDT  Protests across Britain extended into a third day as President Donald Trump
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| Damascus raises flag in Daraa, but tough battles ahead Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:39 AM PDT  The rapid fall of Daraa city, the cradle of Syria's uprising, is an important victory for President Bashar al-Assad's regime, but the country's devastating war is far from over, analysts say. Russian-backed government forces raised the flag in Daraa city on Thursday, but the regime still has two regions outside its control -- and influential neighbours -- to contend with. "Bashar al-Assad sent a signal with the fall of Daraa city that nowhere in Syria that has risen up against him will remain outside his reach," said Nick Heras, an analyst at the Center for a New American Strategy.
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| Nancy Sinatra Senior, first wife of singer Frank, has died aged 101 Posted: 14 Jul 2018 12:48 AM PDT  Nancy Sinatra Senior, the first wife of singer Frank and mother of his three children, has died aged 101. Her daughter Nancy Junior, famed for her song These Boots Were Made For Walkin', posted the news to Twitter early on Saturday morning. She wrote: "My mother passed away peacefully tonight at the age of 101. "She was a blessing and the light of my life. Godspeed, Momma. Thank you for everything." Nancy Sinatra Senior was born as Nancy Barbato on March 25, 1917 and met Frank in 1934 at the New Jersey holiday resort of Long Branch. He was 19, she was 17 and the couple got engaged almost immediately. Over the next few years, they rarely saw each other because of Sinatra's virtually non-stop work-schedule. Frank admitted, when questioned by Nancy, that he had been involved with another woman, but he insisted there would be no more and the pair got married. However, in September, 1950, Nancy was granted a legal separation because of his mental cruelty. Nancy Junior is the eldest of the three children, followed by singer Frank Junior who died in 2016 and actress Tina.
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| Cameroon's veteran president makes bid for seventh term Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:14 AM PDT  Cameroon's President Paul Biya said on Friday he would run for re-election in October, aiming to extend his 36-year rule and keep his place on the roster of Africa's longest-serving leaders. It would leave him in rare company after former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Gambia's Yahya Jammeh were ousted in 2017. Of Africa's living rulers, only Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled uninterrupted for longer.
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| Outrage as Iceland fishermen kill rare whale Posted: 14 Jul 2018 07:06 AM PDT  Is it a blue whale or not? The slaughter in Iceland of what is claimed was a member of the endangered species has triggered outrage and left experts puzzled about its true identity. "There has not been a blue whale harpooned by anyone for the last 50 years until this one," Sea Shepherd, an international non-profit marine conservation movement, said in a statement on Wednesday.
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| State trooper dragged at high speed after traffic stop Posted: 13 Jul 2018 12:44 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — A dashcam video showing an Ohio state trooper being dragged at high speed for a mile down a city street by a suspect fleeing from a Thursday night traffic stop is stark evidence of the dangers faced by police officers, a spokesman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
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| Adults abandoned at birth meet biological family members for the first time: Part 3 Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:26 PM PDT  While Ben Tveidt's biological dad said he didn't know he had a son, Andrea Klug-Napier meets a biological sister.
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| People Have Ideas For Donald Trump's Air Force One Makeover Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:48 AM PDT  A report that President Donald Trump wants Air Force One to lose the "Jackie
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| Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Returns to Pakistan Where He Faces a 10-Year Jail Term Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:57 PM PDT  Sharif's return comes ahead of a general election in two weeks
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| Prince Harry's Cheeky Joke About His Dad, Prince Charles, Is Just Too Good Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:06 AM PDT  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarked on their first royal visit to Dublin
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| Trump UK visit: Thousands take part in third day of protests as president golfs after wreaking diplomatic havoc Posted: 14 Jul 2018 03:27 AM PDT  Donald Trump faces further protests as he rounds off his UK visit by golfing in Scotland, having wreaked diplomatic havoc south of the border. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Edinburgh for a march against the president, who flew to Glasgow on Friday before spending the night at his Turnberry resort in Ayrshire. It is the third day of protests in Britain since the American leader arrived for a working trip which included trade talks with Theresa May and tea with the Queen.
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