| Man Beaten by Georgia Cops Speaks Out Posted: 14 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT  Video shows Demetrius Hollins, 21, was kicked in the head by a Georgia officer during a traffic stop. He told NBC Nightly News on Friday that he also had an earlier encounter with one of the officers.
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| Syria's Assad says chemical attack '100 percent fabrication' Posted: 13 Apr 2017 03:42 PM PDT  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack was a "fabrication" to justify a US military strike, as Moscow digs in to defend its ally despite increasing strains with Washington. In an exclusive interview with AFP in Damascus -- his first since the alleged April 4 attack prompted a US air strike on Syrian forces -- Assad said his army had given up all its chemical weapons and that Syrian military firepower was not affected by the US strike.
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| Two Dozen Thrill Seekers Stranded 100-Feet Up On Six Flags Roller Coaster Posted: 14 Apr 2017 06:11 AM PDT  They came for the thrills, after all.
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| Charlie Murphy Died of Leukemia, a Blood Cancer That Affects the Immune System Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:48 PM PDT  Here are the facts on this cancer that has four main types, each a distinct disease.
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| 'If you're alive, raise your hand,' officer tells patrons Posted: 14 Apr 2017 05:58 AM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The sight of so many injured people lying on the dance floor after the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando led one officer to ask patrons, "If you're alive, raise your hand," according to a new report from police.
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| The Algorithms That Have Taken Over the Financial Industry Posted: 14 Apr 2017 01:41 AM PDT  Managing finances can be complicated – especially when planning for the future. But machine intelligence is changing the game. There are algorithms that can make investments for you and maybe even help you save on your tax bill.
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| Clashes after fifth person dies in Venezuela unrest Posted: 13 Apr 2017 04:10 PM PDT  More clashes erupted Thursday between police and protesters rallying against the Venezuelan government, after officials said a fifth person died from being shot during earlier unrest. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Caracas, AFP reporters saw. It was the latest in a week of clashes over a mounting crisis driven by food shortages.
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| Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy Posted: 14 Apr 2017 04:37 PM PDT ![Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy]( "Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy") HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii agency could have done a better job protecting a 6-year-old child who was abused and later died, a court-appointed expert said in a report.
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| Mining The Moon Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:54 PM PDT  Trump's transition team asked NASA how its technology can be used for the private industry — and about mining on the moon.
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| Boston Marathon bombings — A look back Posted: 15 Apr 2017 04:58 AM PDT ![Boston Marathon bombings — A look back]( "Boston Marathon bombings — A look back") Twin bombings shattered the euphoria near the Boston Marathon's finish line on April 15, 2013.
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| Here's What Happens During a Fentanyl Overdose Posted: 14 Apr 2017 07:53 AM PDT  Deaths due to opioid overdoses have risen sharply in the past few years, partly due to a particularly potent drug called fentanyl. In Massachusetts, for example, from 2013 to 2014, 32 percent of opioid overdose deaths involved fentanyl.
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| Catholics in the Philippines re-enact crucifixion, pray for drug victims Posted: 14 Apr 2017 05:28 AM PDT  By Ronn Bautista MANILA (Reuters) - Catholics in the Philippines re-enacted the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a gory display of devotion on Good Friday, with actors costumed as Roman soldiers hammering nails of stainless steel through their hands and feet into wooden crosses. Nine Filipinos were nailed to crosses in three villages in the province of Pampanga, 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital, Manila, drawing hundreds of tourists despite the Catholic church's disapproval of what it sees as a form of folk religion. Ruben Enaje, who was nailed to a cross for the 31st consecutive time, said praying for those killed by criminals and drug addicts in the country was his key motivation to participate this year.
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| Justice Department drops North Carolina LGBT rights lawsuit Posted: 14 Apr 2017 10:49 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit Friday accusing North Carolina of discriminating against LGBT residents in response to the state's decision to undo its "bathroom bill."
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| US: China, Germany must do more to cut trade surpluses Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:48 PM PDT  China and Germany are not manipulating the value of their currencies to gain an unfair trade advantage, but both should do more to reduce their large trade surpluses with the United States, the Treasury Department said Friday. The decision was expected after President Donald Trump this week reversed himself and said China was not a currency manipulator.
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| Teen Found Guilty in Beating Death of Girl, 16, in Bathroom Fight Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:59 AM PDT  The girl was tried as a juvenile in the death of Delaware teen Amy Joyner-Francis.
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| April The Giraffe Continues To Have Light Discharge Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:28 AM PDT  "Grain intake remains moderate. Light discharge continues. Otherwise, all is normal and well, as expected," they said.
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| US berates Syria at OPCW meeting on Syrian chemical attack Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:20 PM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syrian authorities — "abetted by Russia's continuing efforts to bury the truth" — still possess and use chemical weapons, an American diplomat told the international chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday.
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| 'Badass' national park flooded with fan mail after fighting Trump on Twitter Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:01 PM PDT  In the days immediately following President Donald Trump's inauguration, when the world was in need of a climate change defender, a few National Park Service Twitter accounts epically rose to the challenge. The rebellious Badlands National Park Twitter account went rogue in January, fighting the president's climate change denial by sharing environmental facts. We've now learned that in addition to the positive response on social media, the staff at the national park was flooded with messages of love in the form of handwritten postcards and emails from hundreds of thankful supporters around the country. The emails and postcards were among other documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. SEE ALSO: 'Rogue' national park Twitter account wasn't so rogue after all, emails show Though tweets containing important information about climate change were deleted from the Badlands Twitter account on Jan. 24., they clearly made a powerful impact on followers discouraged by the Trump administration's anti-climate change beliefs and the temporary social media gag order placed on The Interior Department. Badlands National Park's deleted tweets.Image: twitterIn response to Badlands' Twitter activity from Jan. 20 to 23, heartfelt letters and doodles were sent, assuring the Badlands social media director and employees of the park that their heroic, uncensored acts of resistance and efforts to properly educate using scientific facts did not go unnoticed. Here are just a few of the many grateful messages, selected from more than 800 included in the documents: Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Image: Interior departmentAccording to the documents, the story isn't quite as heroic as the email and letter writers believed. A former seasonal employee at Badlands National Park was responsible for sending the climate change tweets, the records show. Once the outside access to the park's Twitter account became apparent to the park's employees, they deleted the emails, and eventually provided a report to the National Archives about the incident. The archives is responsible for storing government social media content. This case differs from the Twitter account of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which also tweeted climate change facts right after the inauguration. In that case, the tweets were authorized based on Park Service guidelines in place at the time. Science Editor Andrew Freedman contributed reporting. WATCH: Watch how global warming heats up the world from 1880-2016
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| Dog Stabbed 19 Times Adopted by First-Responder Who Rescued Her Posted: 14 Apr 2017 02:28 PM PDT  Frannie, a 10-year-old poodle, was barely alive when she was rescued from a Missouri church after being stabbed 19 times.
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| Pope blasts migrant suffering in Easter prayer Posted: 14 Apr 2017 04:15 PM PDT  Pope Francis deplored the suffering of migrants, victims of racism and persecuted Christians as some 20,000 worshippers gathered at Rome's Colosseum to hear his Good Friday prayer. "Shame for all the images of devastation, destruction and shipwrecks which have become ordinary in our lives," Francis said in an apparent reference to Mediterranean migrant disasters that have left at least 590 people feared people dead this year. The Easter holy week commemorating the last days of Jesus's life had a bloody beginning last Sunday with attacks claimed by the Islamic State group on two Coptic churches in Egypt that left 45 people dead.
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| Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Have Reportedly Filed for Divorce and More News Posted: 14 Apr 2017 12:13 PM PDT  Everything you need to know about Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's reported divorce, Chrissy Teigen's collaboration with Becca Cosmetics, Meghan Markle's go-to beauty products, and Justin Trudeau's new legislation allowing Canadians to buy and grow weed. Get all the details at MarieClaire.com!
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| Cave of fire and ice Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:00 AM PDT ![Cave of fire and ice]( "Cave of fire and ice") Stunning photos from inside the glistening underground spaces show a warm orange glow spreading out across the horizon.
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| Canada unveils legislation to legalize cannabis Posted: 14 Apr 2017 02:29 AM PDT  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government unveiled legislation Thursday to fully legalize marijuana, making Canada only the second country to do so, after Uruguay. While medical marijuana use has been regulated in this country since 2001, cannabis remains a controlled substance. Its legalization and regulation for recreational use is expected in 2018, in time for Canada's national holiday on July 1.
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| Nevada case pitting U.S. against ranchers goes to jury Posted: 13 Apr 2017 03:24 PM PDT  By John L. Smith LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A Nevada jury on Thursday began deliberating the fate of six armed supporters of cattle rancher Cliven Bundy in a tense 2014 standoff with federal agents that drew hundreds of protesters and made headlines worldwide. The six defendants are the first of 17 people to go on trial charges related to the standoff at Bundy's property near Bunkerville, 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Las Vegas, in a case that has come to symbolize tensions in the U.S. West over the federal ownership of land that ranchers use to graze cattle.
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| Stability or autocracy? Turkey divided over key referendum Posted: 14 Apr 2017 06:58 AM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is heading toward a historic referendum on a new political system that could change the course of its history — and it has the country divided right down the middle.
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| Philippines: Foiled attack staged by IS-linked extremists Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:28 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A foiled attack on a central Philippine resort island this week was a kidnapping and bombing mission by at least three extremist groups affiliated with the Islamic State group in one of their most daring terror plots, security officials said Saturday.
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| Improperly stored raw meat among violations found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:15 PM PDT  By Bernie Woodall FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - Undercooled meat, potentially dangerous raw fish and broken coolers were among 13 violations found by restaurant inspectors at Mar-a-Lago, the exclusive Florida resort owned by President Donald Trump, during visits in late January, state officials said on Thursday. Mar-a-Lago representatives did not respond to requests for comment on the problems discovered at the private club, which charges $200,000 in initiation fees and has been dubbed the Southern White House. This weekend, Trump is due to make his seventh trip as the 45th president of the United States to the Palm Beach property that he purchased in 1985.
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| Former Contestant on 'The Voice' Left With Hole in Face After Spider Bite Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:05 PM PDT  Meghan Linsey was bitten by a brown recluse spider.
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| The 64 Most Delish Last-Minute Easter Appetizers Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:29 AM PDT |
| Preview of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's town hall meeting Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:17 PM PDT  ABC News' Charli James talks with constituents in Salem, Massachusetts.
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| Security tight as Egypt Copts prepare for Easter mass Posted: 15 Apr 2017 04:21 AM PDT  Egypt tightened security outside churches as Coptic Christians prepared for a subdued Easter mass on Saturday days after suicide bombers killed scores of people in two churches north of the capital. Worshippers will pass through arduous checks outside churches after police, backed by the military, beefed up security following the Palm Sunday church bombings that killed 45 people in two cities north of Cairo. The government had declared a state of emergency and called in the army to protect "vital" installations following the suicide bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, which were claimed by the Islamic State group.
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| Starbucks could be jumping onto the unicorn train with a new drink Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:07 AM PDT  Don't know if you've heard, but unicorn things are a thing right now. A huge major thing. But even if you haven't been paying attention, it turns out Starbucks has. Evidence has surfaced online that Starbucks is planning to release a limited-time drink to their menu called the Unicorn Frappuccino. And it might be topped with glitter like in this picture. SEE ALSO: How to keep your Easter egg decorating on trend this year If you don't believe in Unicorns, it's ok, cause the #unicornfrappuccino is coming to a #Starbucks near you. Launching 4/14. A post shared by Hiro Allen-Pope (@super_hiro_pope) on Apr 11, 2017 at 12:45pm PDT This discovery comes to us via Reddit, where user hellabummed posted this picture to the Starbucks subreddit. A conversation ensued in the comments on the post about what the recipe to this supposed unicorn frappuccino might be. "We just guessed white mocha cream based frapp, mango inside and the new pink powder we got," hellabummed said. "Recipe cards don't come out until the April 14. You're not supposed to open the powders until the April 17 because of their very short shelf life," Redditor StormtheParade replied. Pictures of these powders were also posted on Reddit, which only gives us more proof that this unicorn frappuccino may be an actual thing. If the discussion within these posts on the Starbucks subreddit can be trusted, the unicorn frappuccino will be hitting the menu on April 19. Recipe cards were given to baristas on April 14, and the powders should not be opened until April 17 because they have a short shelf life. As for what they may taste like, Redditor hellabummed said it "tastes just like those tropical Skittles." When we reached out to Starbucks for comment, a Starbucks spokesperson told us, "We're still working our Frappuccino magic and don't have any details to share at this time." There's just a few days until April 19, so we'll find out soon if that "magic" has anything to do with blue "unicorn dust." WATCH: This mug solves the worst thing about coffee
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| Ex-sheriff wants Sessions to be witness at contempt trial Posted: 13 Apr 2017 11:27 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A surprising name has been added to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's witness list at his upcoming criminal contempt-of-court trial: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whose agency is prosecuting the lawman for defying a judge's order to stop his immigration patrols.
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| US probe of Russian election interference expands into Cyprus Posted: 14 Apr 2017 06:30 PM PDT  A lawmaker probing Russian efforts to influence last year's US presidential election said Friday he had traveled to Cyprus to investigate money laundering operations there that could have been utilized by the Kremlin. The Mediterranean country is where Russia is suspected of laundering millions of dollars as part of the election interference campaign. "It is essential for the Intelligence Committee to examine the nature and scope of Russian money laundering and how the use of offshore accounts, like those used in Cyprus, is one of many tools the Kremlin utilizes to exert undue influence abroad," Quigley said in a statement released following his return to the United States.
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| Republican Lawmaker Calls Internet Optional As FCC Readies To Limit Broadband Options Posted: 14 Apr 2017 02:12 PM PDT  A Republican congressman told his constituents "nobody's got to use the internet" in defense of his decision to vote to roll back broadband privacy rules. Meanwhile, the Republican-led FCC is preparing to loosen requirements that help guarantee access to broadband for businesses.
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| Trump lets states block some Planned Parenthood money Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:42 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Further chipping away at his predecessor's legacy, President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday that lets states deny federal family planning money to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
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| Teen Accidentally Shoots, Kills Self on Instagram Live as Friends Watch Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:21 AM PDT  Malachi Hemphill was just 13 when his mom believes he died while playing with a gun in his bedroom.
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| This company charges even more than Apple for Lightning cables, but they’re worth it Posted: 13 Apr 2017 11:34 AM PDT 
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| 10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination Posted: 14 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT  It was 152 years ago when President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, and in the aftermath, some odd facts seemed to pop up.
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| Where To Eat For Free On National Grilled Cheese Day Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:02 AM PDT  Let's get cheesy.
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| Ego Electric vs. Toro Gas Mower Face-Off Posted: 14 Apr 2017 05:21 PM PDT  Can the best electric self-propelled mower hold its own against a highly rated gas model in Consumer Reports' tests? To find out, we pitted the top-rated Ego LM2102SP, $600, the only electric sel...
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| U.S. police officer questioned in Taiwan over gun on flight from U.S. Posted: 14 Apr 2017 12:29 AM PDT ![U.S. police officer questioned in Taiwan over gun on flight from U.S.]( "U.S. police officer questioned in Taiwan over gun on flight from U.S.") A U.S. police officer is being questioned after arriving in Taiwan and turning in a gun, having apparently inadvertently brought the weapon in her carry-on bag from Los Angeles, Taiwan's aviation police said on Friday. The 43-year-old officer from California, identified as Nell Grant, told airport police the pistol and six bullets were in her bag because of her negligence and she did not know how she passed through airport security in Los Angeles with it. "When she entered Taiwan, she realized she had a gun with her.
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| Poland hails 'historic' NATO battalion launch Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:28 AM PDT  Poland's president on Thursday hailed the launch of a US-led NATO multinational battalion in an area of his country bordering Russia's heavily militarised Kaliningrad exclave as an "historic moment". The battalion is one of four NATO is deploying for the first time to Poland and the Baltic states as tripwires against Russian adventurism on its eastern flank, a region formerly under Moscow's control and spooked by its actions in Ukraine. "Generations of Poles have waited for this moment since the end of World War II, generations that dreamt of being part of the just, united, democratic and truly free West," President Andrzej Duda said at ceremonies in the northeastern Polish town of Orzysz.
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