| Twitter Roasts Brett Kavanaugh For Calendars He Claims To Have Kept At 17 Posted: 23 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is providing calendars he kept in 1982
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| Cruz and O'Rourke face off in testy Texas Senate debate Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:38 PM PDT  The fireworks began almost immediately onstage when the candidates met for the first debate in Texas's Senate race.
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| Pope honours victims of Holocaust, Soviet terror in Lithuania Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Sunday paid homage to Holocaust victims who perished in the Vilnius ghetto, 75 years to the day after the Nazis liquidated it, and remembered those who risked and lost their lives to challenge the Soviet regime in Lithuania. Pre-war Lithuania was home to a thriving Jewish community of more than 200,000 people known as "Litvaks", with its capital Vilnius a hub of learning known as the "Jerusalem of the North".
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| Arizona Republican's Siblings Endorse His Opponent In Brutal Ads Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:24 PM PDT  Attack ads are nothing new in the world of politics, but one campaign video
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| Michael Cohen visits NY courthouse a month after guilty plea Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:21 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid an unannounced visit Friday to the federal courthouse in New York where he pleaded guilty a month ago.
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| Dead fish cover North Carolina roads as flood waters recede after Hurricane Florence Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:43 AM PDT  Fire crews dealing with the clean-up operation after Hurricane Florence are having to move thousands of dead fish from roadways after storm surges and flooded rivers brought shoals far inland. A team was deployed to interstate 40 where a large number of fish were hosed off the highway after the hurricane dropped eight trillion gallons of water on North Carolina.
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| Google CEO Sundar Pichai denies efforts to tweak search results: Axios Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:27 PM PDT  The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company's staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration's 2017 travel ban. The Journal's report said Google did not go through with the ideas that were brainstormed. According to Axios, Pichai wrote an email to "Googlers" saying an internal email to suggest the company would compromise the integrity of its search results for a political end were "absolutely false".
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| Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT ![Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase]( "Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase") Iran appeared on Sunday to soften its stance on potential increases in OPEC oil output, saying it was the group's responsibility to balance the market if production from Iran or any other member declined. Tehran had previously said no OPEC member was allowed to grab market share from rivals, such as Venezuela or Libya, whose production had declined due to unrest or a lack of investment. Iran itself faces the prospect of much lower oil exports and output in coming months due to fresh U.S. sanctions.
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| Survivor Found Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry, Two Days After It Killed Over 200 Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:39 AM PDT  An engineer was reportedly found near the engine of the upturned vessel
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| Brett Kavanaugh accuser will testify before Congress on Thursday Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT  Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate judiciary committee on Capitol Hill on 4 September. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will testify before the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday, in proceedings likely to become a decisive moment in the confirmation of the conservative judge. A statement issued on Sunday by lawyers for the professor at Palo Alto University, who alleges Kavanaugh assaulted her at a part in the early 1980s, said an open hearing would take place at 10am on Thursday.
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| Duchess Meghan Markle sees her wedding dress for the first time since her big day Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:40 AM PDT  The royal shares how she had fabric from the dress she wore on her first date with Prince Harry is stitched into the wedding gown.
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| FCC Hiding Evidence Of Suspected Russian Role In Ending Net Neutrality: Lawsuit Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:02 AM PDT  The Federal Communications Commission has obstinately hidden information
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| Republican Congressman's six siblings launch TV advert attacking him Posted: 22 Sep 2018 09:25 AM PDT  Six siblings of a Republican Congressman standing for re-election have taken the extraordinary step of releasing an advert urging people not to vote for him. Paul Gosar, from the most conservative wing of the Republican Party, is standing in Arizona for re-election to the House of Representatives in November. The Congressman has been known to court controversy, and boycotted Pope Francis' speech to Congress in 2015 because of his warnings about climate change. Now six of his siblings have put their support behind his Democratic opponent David Brill in a new television advert disparaging their brother. To maximise its impact, the campaign video does not reveal the six speakers' relationship to Mr Gosar until the very end. The speakers are introduced by first name only - with Grace, a rural physician, stating "Paul Gosar the Congressman isn't doing anything to support rural America". Jennifer, a medical interpreter, chimes in: "if he actually cared about people in rural Arizona, I bet he'd be fighting for social security, for better access to healthcare". "He is not listening to you - and he does not have your best interests at heart," says Tim, before adding: "My name is Tim Gosar". It is not the first time Mr Gosar's siblings have publicly criticised their brother. Last August the Congressman suggested a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was planned by left-wing activists to undermine President Donald Trump. He later claimed that George Soros, a high profile Democratic Party donor, was a Nazi collaborator. Mr Soros, whose family is Jewish, survived Nazi-occupied Hungary and later emigrated to the US. These six — yes, six — siblings of a Republican congressman just endorsed his opponent via @washingtonpost: https://t.co/QcTYgOqVFipic.twitter.com/gynLW43Glg— Brill for Congress (@Brill4Congress) September 22, 2018 Following Mr Gosar's statements seven of his siblings signed an open letter to a local Arizona newspaper, The Kingman Daily Miner, saying: "It is extremely upsetting to have to call you out on this, Paul, but you've forced our hand with your deceit and anti-Semitic dog whistle." The Republican has also defended far-right British activist Tommy Robinson and attacked "disgusting and depraved" Muslim immigrants during a speech in London in July. In 2015, he criticised the Pope for supporting efforts to counter climate change - a phenomenon which Mr Gosar believes is based on "questionable science" used "to guilt people into leftist policies". "It would be difficult to see my brother as anything but a racist," Mr Gosar's sister Grace tells voters in another upcoming advert, according to The Phoenix New Times. Mr Gosar, who is one of ten children, has not yet responded to this most recent public attack by his siblings. But in the deeply red state, pollsters predict Mr Gosar is still likely to retain his seat - the Congressman won his seat with more than 70 per cent of the vote in 2016.
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| China comes out ahead in Vatican deal: analysts Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:49 PM PDT  The landmark deal between China and the Vatican is a win for Beijing, giving official recognition to bishops appointed by the government despite a crackdown on religion, and potentially softening the ground for full diplomatic relations after 67 years of estrangement, analysts said. The two sides signed a provisional agreement on Saturday on who gets to name senior churchmen, an issue that has bedevilled ties for decades, and China quickly said it hoped for an improvement in relations. With its outsized international influence, the Vatican is the most important of Taiwan's 17 remaining friends, and its only European partner.
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| National park in Hawaii reopens after monthslong eruption Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:30 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A national park in Hawaii has reopened after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption, which caused widespread damage to park infrastructure and dramatically changed its landscape.
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| PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:20 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site.
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| North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd' Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:39 PM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer said a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas because Kavanaugh and his accuser were teenagers who "evidently were drunk."
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| Tanzania ferry death toll rises to 224, ship's managers detained Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:03 PM PDT  Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen to 224 and the vessel's managers had been detained for questioning. The ferry, MV Nyerere, sank on Thursday evening just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island. Works, Transport and Communication Minister Isack Kamwelwe told state broadcaster TBC the death toll had risen to 224 as of Sunday afternoon.
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| Wendy Martinez: Police Believe Stabbing May Have Been Racially Motivated Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:53 AM PDT  A suspect has already been arrested in connection with the murder.
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| Iran points finger at Arab separatists for deadly attack Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:01 AM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday appeared to blame Arab separatists for an attack on a military parade the previous day that left 29 people dead. "It is absolutely clear to us who has done this, which group it is and to whom they are affiliated," Rouhani said on state television shortly before leaving Tehran for the UN General Assembly in New York. "Those who have caused this catastrophe ... were Saddam's mercenaries as long as he was alive and then changed masters," he said, referring to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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| NC river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump Posted: 22 Sep 2018 04:37 PM PDT  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters.
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| It's Officially the First Day of Fall. Here Are 4 Things You Should Know About Autumn Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Including what kind of weather to expect
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| U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: media reports Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:58 PM PDT ![U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: media reports]( "U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: media reports") The U.S. official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump last year and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke a constitutional amendment to remove him from the White House, the New York Times reported on Friday. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the suggestions in the spring of 2017 after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, the newspaper said, citing its sources as people who were briefed on the events themselves or on memos written by FBI officials including Andrew McCabe, who became acting director when Comey was dismissed.
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| Four sharks killed after attack on swimmers near Great Barrier Reef Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT  Four large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both were still in hospital Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents just a day apart last week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum lines, which use baited hooks to catch the predators, ensnared four tiger sharks, one 3.7 metres (12 feet) long and the others each between two to three metres, a Fisheries Queensland spokesman said Sunday. "While sharks of this size are potentially very dangerous to humans, it is unclear if they were responsible for injuries caused to two swimmers," he said. The latest shark to be caught "has been humanely euthanised and will be taken further out to sea for disposal." The spokesman said it was clear "there are a significant number of active sharks in local waters and people are urged not to swim". The drumlines were to remain in place over the next week. Shark attacks are very rare in the Whitsundays - a collection of spectacular tropical islands at the heart of the Barrier Reef - with the last encounter reported to be eight years ago, according to national broadcaster ABC. The attacks have revived debate about how best to reduce the risk of encounters between sharks and the growing number of people using the ocean for leisure.
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| Lindsey Graham: Blasey's Testimony Won't Sway My Vote 'Unless There's Something More' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:22 AM PDT  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday continued to voice skepticism about
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| Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 218 Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:32 PM PDT  By Jackson Njehia UKARA, Tanzania (Reuters) - Divers rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry on Saturday, two days after it capsized on Lake Victoria killing at least two people. Bodies continued to float to the surface around the vessel, which initial estimates suggested had been carrying more than 300 people. State broadcaster TBC said late on Saturday the death toll had reached 218. Four navy divers resumed their search inside the sunken MV Nyerere early on Saturday after hearing sounds that suggested signs of life. ...
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| Watch this dad expertly help his kid pretend to be Spider-Man Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Nothing like a little wholesome parent-child bonding. In this extremely cute video, a little kid dressed like Spider-Man acts out every child's superhero daydream with some much-appreciated help from dad. SEE ALSO: 'Marvel's Spider-Man' Review: You really can do whatever a spider can Can we talk about the sound effects dad added to make this a truly authentic experience? Incredible. And we'd be remiss if we didn't mention this kid's on-point Spidey movements. We've got a Spider-Man star in the making, folks. My dad used to do this for me when I was a kid when I was dressed as Spider-Man ������ https://t.co/KLQrGrrD5o — *halloween theme* (@mslambe12) September 21, 2018 Someone put this kid in a Spider-Man movie!! https://t.co/wnG0R1jYhy — Alex (@Moralexxxxx) September 20, 2018 Me as a dad if my kid has the same Spider-Man obsession as I did growing up �� https://t.co/5IsmO2QcZP — skunk stan (@WhoIsEazy) September 21, 2018 The father = mvp The kids Spider-Man movements = goat status �� https://t.co/9vGle8M0Za — G-Money (@KenyonKr) September 21, 2018 Tbh I'm hoping my kid loves Spider-Man this much so I can do this https://t.co/176bkv5Jq1 — Maria ⚓️ (@maybee_maria) September 21, 2018 Dads everywhere: When your kids tells you they want to be Spider-Man this Halloween, please refer back to this video for a tutorial in perfect lifting-and-sticking technique. WATCH: A teenage millionaire built a real-life Dr. Octopus suit
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| Iran points finger at US allies over deadly attack Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:10 AM PDT Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday pointed blame at Arab separatists for a deadly attack on a military parade and accused an unnamed US-backed Gulf state of supporting them. Tehran also summoned diplomats from Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain for allegedly hosting members of the group suspected of links to Saturday's attack that killed 24 people, according to a revised death toll. Four militants attacked a parade commemorating the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of the border province of Khuzestan.
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| NC firefighters remove masses of dead fish from highway after Florence flood recedes Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:04 AM PDT  A North Carolina fire department was tasked with cleaning up fish that became stranded on the highway when floodwaters from Hurricane Florence receded.
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| The Latest: Shooting victim was recent immigrant from Nepal Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:31 PM PDT  ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Maryland drugstore warehouse (all times local):
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| Our Favorite Light Fixtures Right Now Posted: 23 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Rustic, retro, or refined, our favorite fixtures showcase the materials of the moment
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| Pompeo on China trade war: 'We are going to win' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:22 AM PDT  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed that the United States would emerge victorious in an intensifying trade war with China, a day before Washington imposes $200 billion worth of tariffs. "We are going to win it," Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News broadcast Sunday. "We're going to get an outcome which forces China to behave in a way that if you want to be a power -- a global power -- transparency, rule of law, you don't steal intellectual property," he said.
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| China cancels military talks with U.S. in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment Posted: 22 Sep 2018 07:14 PM PDT ![China cancels military talks with U.S. in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment]( "China cancels military talks with U.S. in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment") China's Defence Ministry said in a statement it would recall navy chief Shen Jinlong from a visit to the United States and postpone planned talks in Beijing between Chinese and U.S. military officials that had been set for next week. It added that China's military reserved the right to take further countermeasures, without giving further details. Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said China's decision to buy fighter jets and missile systems from Russia was a normal act of cooperation between sovereign countries, and the United States had "no right to interfere".
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| Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Kavanaugh Accuser's Legal Team Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:20 PM PDT  Former Justice Department inspector general and federal prosecutor Michael
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| Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224 Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:39 PM PDT  Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa led "national funerals" on the island of Ukara, where the MV Nyerere had been coming in to dock on Thursday. The prime minister said a memorial would be built on Ukara.
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| Japan's Hayabusa2 successfully deploys two rovers on the surface of an asteroid Posted: 23 Sep 2018 11:24 AM PDT  It's just like the movie Armageddon, but without the apocalypse scenario. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reason to celebrate after successfully deploying a pair of robots on the surface of an asteroid. The mission, which played out on Friday, aims to gather photos and data from the asteroid called Ryugu. SEE ALSO: Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from space The mission's success — marking the end of a four-year journey — was confirmed in a tweet on Saturday from JAXA's account for the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer. We are sorry we have kept you waiting! MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, 1a & 1b. Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu. They are in good condition and have transmitted photos & data. We also confirmed they are moving on the surface. #asteroidlanding — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 A flood of imagery followed as the two hopping rovers — yes, they get around by hopping — set about their important task. This is a picture from MINERVA-II1. The color photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 21 around 13:08 JST, immediately after separation from the spacecraft. Hayabusa2 is top and Ryugu's surface is below. The image is blurred because the rover is spinning. #asteroidlanding pic.twitter.com/CeeI5ZjgmM — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 Photo taken by Rover-1B on Sept 21 at ~13:07 JST. It was captured just after separation from the spacecraft. Ryugu's surface is in the lower right. The misty top left region is due to the reflection of sunlight. 1B seems to rotate slowly after separation, minimising image blur. pic.twitter.com/P71gsC9VNI — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 This dynamic photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 22 at around 11:44 JST. It was taken on Ryugu's surface during a hop. The left-half is the surface of Ryugu, while the white region on the right is due to sunlight. (Hayabusa2 Project) pic.twitter.com/IQLsFd4gJu — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 You can keep up with the status of Hayabusa2's mission on JAXA's English-language website right here. There's also a post from JAXA discussing the mission here. As JAXA notes, MINERVA-II1 "is the world's first rover (mobile exploration robot) to land on the surface of an asteroid. This is also the first time for autonomous movement and picture capture on an asteroid surface." WATCH: Elon Musk just unveiled images of SpaceX's ship that he hopes will be key to bringing people to Mars
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| Coca-Cola Is Eyeing a Possible Entry Into the Cannabis Market Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:22 AM PDT  Coca-Cola says it's monitoring the nascent industry with interest in CBD drinks
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| Hong Kong opens high-speed rail link with mainland China Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:43 AM PDT  HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong on Saturday opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but also raises concerns about Beijing's creeping influence over the semi-autonomous Chinese region.
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| Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:37 AM PDT ![Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua]( "Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua") Chinese police on Friday arrested 21 suspects in connection with the theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding's logistics affiliate Cainiao Network, state news agency Xinhua reported. More than 10 million pieces of client data - including user names, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers - were stolen from Cainiao, which provides logistics support to Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce platform, the report said. The agency said that police in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, had been told by the logistics company in June that barcode scanners used in its distribution stations had been infected with malware.
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| Porsche first German carmaker to abandon diesel engines Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:35 AM PDT  Sports car maker Porsche said Sunday it would become the first German auto giant to abandon the diesel engine, reacting to parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal and urban driving bans. "There won't be any Porsche diesels in the future," CEO Oliver Blume told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
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| The Latest: Trump says he won't rush North Korea deal Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:43 PM PDT  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
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| Syrian FSA rebels to cooperate with Turkey in Idlib, wary of Russia Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:49 PM PDT ![Syrian FSA rebels to cooperate with Turkey in Idlib, wary of Russia]( "Syrian FSA rebels to cooperate with Turkey in Idlib, wary of Russia") Turkey-allied Syrian rebels said on Saturday they would cooperate with Turkish diplomatic efforts that have halted a Russian-backed government offensive in Idlib, but they will not surrender their weapons or territory. Turkey and Russia struck a deal on Monday that will create a demilitarized zone between government and rebel fighters in northwestern Syria, sparing the area a major offensive for which pro-government forces had been mobilizing.
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| The Latest: Cramer seeks to clarify Kavanaugh comments Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:16 PM PDT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer's comments on an allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
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| Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:21 PM PDT  Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are joining forces with international organizations to help identify and head off famines in developing nations using data analysis and artificial intelligence, a new initiative unveiled Sunday. Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many lives already have been lost, the tech firms "will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding" to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and United Nations announced in a joint statement.
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| BIS warns global economy risks crisis 'relapse' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:27 AM PDT  The Bank of International Settlements said Sunday the global economy risked a "relapse" of the crisis that rocked it a decade ago, warning there was little "medicine" left to treat the patient a second time. "Things look rather fragile," BIS chief economist Claudio Borio told reporters in a conference call. "There is little left in the medicine chest to nurse the patient back to health or care for him in case of a relapse," he warned.
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| Trump Administration Targets Immigrants Who Receive Public Benefits Posted: 22 Sep 2018 05:09 PM PDT  The Trump Administration is proposing a federal rule that would make it so that immigrants who use public benefits could be deemed ineligible for legal…
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| Texas father and son charged with killing neighbor allegedly over fight about garbage Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:31 PM PDT  FIGHT TURNS FATAL: Video shows deadly shooting after fight over mattress
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