| McCain: 'China Is the Key' to Solving North Korea Problem Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:07 PM PDT  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tells Chuck Todd that President Trump's shift on calling China a currency manipulator is tied to their role in defusing North Korea's aggressive posture.
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| Small pot farmers in California fear Trump — but Big Business could be a bigger threat Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:15 AM PDT  Brad bends down to inspect one of his medical marijuana plants on the farm. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Brad and Katherine live a simple life on 120 acres with two dogs, three cats, a goat, some chickens, three alpacas — and just under 2,000 square feet of marijuana plants. Katherine, 31, never smokes pot — though she does bake medical marijuana dog treats for the arthritic family dog, Jake.
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| Pictured: Boy, 5, Killed After Freak Accident at Rotating Restaurant Posted: 17 Apr 2017 07:10 AM PDT  His head reportedly became stuck.
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| The Latest: Rebel group decries Syria blast, seeks probe Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:06 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
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| After 7 years in prison, a small-time pot grower will reunite with his daughter Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:39 AM PDT  Corinna Fields, a second-grader, sent former President Barack Obama a letter last year outlining all the things she wanted to do with her dad if he got out of prison. On his last day in the White House, the president granted Corinna her wish, including her father, Paul, among the 310 drug offenders who received clemency as he prepared to leave office. In his two terms, Obama pardoned or commuted the sentences of nearly 2,000 people, mainly nonviolent drug offenders, who he believed were serving sentences that were overly harsh.
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| A look back at the Virginia Tech shootings: 10 years after shooting that killed 32 Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:17 AM PDT ![A look back at the Virginia Tech shootings: 10 years after shooting that killed 32]( "A look back at the Virginia Tech shootings: 10 years after shooting that killed 32") In one of America's worst school attacks, a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life, April 16, 2007. College senior Seung-Hui Cho opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, shot up a classroom building across campus. The shooting at Virginia Tech was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
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| This Is Your Teenager's Brain on Pot Posted: 17 Apr 2017 03:04 AM PDT  A series of studies point out that vulnerable, still-developing adolescent brains don't mix so well with marijuana, but definitive research is elusive.
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| Fugitive Mexican ex-governor arrested in Guatemala Posted: 15 Apr 2017 05:48 PM PDT  A fugitive former governor of Mexico's Veracruz state suspected of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars has been detained in Guatemala after six months on the run, officials said Saturday. Javier Duarte was arrested arond 8:00 pm at the reception of a luxury hotel in the tourist resort town of Panajachel, Guatemalan police said. Duarte had been staying at the four-star hotel for at least two days, where he paid with cash used a false name and was accompanied by his wife, Stu Velasco, deputy director of Guatemala's police, told Milenio television.
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| President and Melania Trump host their first annual White House Easter Egg Roll Posted: 17 Apr 2017 08:12 AM PDT  On Monday, President and Melania Trump hosted their first annual White House Easter Egg roll. Both addressed the crowd of thousands on the White House South Lawn.
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| Full McCain: N. Korea 'May Be the First Test' of Trump Presidency Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:07 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to talk about North Korea's failed missile test.
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| Top Trump aide in Pakistan says terrorism must be fought 'in all forms' - U.S. Posted: 17 Apr 2017 06:11 AM PDT  By Kay Johnson ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser met Pakistan's prime minister and army chief on Monday and emphasized "the need to confront terrorism in all its forms", while praising democratic and economic development. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed hope that the new U.S. administration might mediate between Pakistan and longtime foe India over the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir. H.R. McMaster was on his first South Asian trip since the new U.S. administration took office in January, earlier stopping in Afghanistan, Pakistan's war-ravaged neighbor to the west.
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| For African-American families hit hard by the war on drugs, pot comes out of the shadows, but slowly Posted: 17 Apr 2017 04:21 AM PDT  Jesce Horton is the owner of Panacea Valley Gardens, a cultivation center and boutique edibles line serving cannabis patients in Portland, OR. Jesce Horton still remembers the advice his father often imparted to him while he was growing up. Marijuana, said the 34-year-old Horton, was always a big part of those conversations.
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| Arkansas execution plan major test for drug secrecy measures Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:29 AM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — If Arkansas succeeds in executing multiple inmates by the end of the month, despite several setbacks in court, it will show that states have found an effective way of repelling some legal challenges that have thwarted or delayed executions in recent years.
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| Erdogan Wins Referendum On Changing Turkish Government Posted: 16 Apr 2017 03:06 PM PDT  Turkey's president claimed a narrow victory in a bid to concentrate power in his hands.
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| Cannabis Gives 4-Year-Old a Shot at Life After Family's Cross-Country Move Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:51 AM PDT  Maggie Selmeski, 4, and her family are "medical marijuana refugees," as they came to Colorado from Tennessee in pursuit of pot. It is the only effective treatment for Maggie's epilepsy, which can cause 500 seizures a day.
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| Pope decries 'vile' attack on Syrians in Easter address Posted: 16 Apr 2017 04:57 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also decried the "latest vile" attack on civilians in Syria.
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| 3 Reasons Not to Fear Retirement Posted: 17 Apr 2017 06:45 AM PDT ![3 Reasons Not to Fear Retirement]( "3 Reasons Not to Fear Retirement") Many people are scared of retirement and worry about what life will be like without a paycheck. Preparing for retirement can at times seem like a daunting task. If you've managed to find and keep a job, get married and raise a couple of kids or buy and maintain a house for 40 years, then retirement should not seem like the impossible goal that some people believe it is.
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| Female Special Forces Soldier: 'I Wanted to Do the Toughest Thing I Could' Posted: 16 Apr 2017 02:26 AM PDT  Norway has been training a group of female soldiers, called 'Hunter Troops'. They are an exclusive all female special forces team.
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| Trump aide McMaster: Time for tough talks with Russia Posted: 16 Apr 2017 10:19 AM PDT  White House national security adviser H. R. McMaster said on Sunday it was time for tough talks with Russia over its support for Syria's government and its "subversive" actions in Europe. Speaking on ABC News' "This Week" program, McMaster said Russia's backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has perpetuated a civil war and created a crisis that has bled over into Iraq, neighboring countries and Europe.
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| Trump hits back at tax protests, asks 'who paid' for rallies Posted: 16 Apr 2017 08:38 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at nationwide protests calling for him to release his tax returns, questioning "who paid for" the "small" rallies. "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!" the president tweeted Sunday morning.
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| Death toll in Sri Lanka garbage mound collapse rises to 26 Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka's capital rose to 26 on Sunday, and activists said 20 more people could still be buried underneath the debris.
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| The family that smokes together Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:42 AM PDT  It was Thanksgiving afternoon in Madison, Conn., four years ago, and the Cecchi family was getting ready for dinner. Just before the turkey was served, Paige Cecchi, then an 18-year-old college freshman, gave her older sister, Lauren, "the look," Paige remembers. "Then we realized Dad had caught 'the look,'" she says of her father, Mike, who is now 66.
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| Indian Snapchat Users Launch #UninstallSnapchat Campaign Posted: 16 Apr 2017 04:42 AM PDT  The campaign was in response to disparaging remarks about the country allegedly made by Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel, who reportedly called it "poor."
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| Pope denounces corruption, injustices that 'crucify' dignity Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:48 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday denounced how migrants, the poor and marginalized see their "human dignity crucified" every day through injustice and corruption, and urged the faithful in an Easter Vigil message to keep hope alive for a better future.
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| New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best Posted: 16 Apr 2017 12:38 PM PDT ![New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best]( "New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best") New Yorkers showed off their festive chapeaus and garb as they promenaded along Fifth Ave. for the annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival.
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| Buying weed for grandpa Posted: 17 Apr 2017 04:20 AM PDT  Somewhere in a suburban New York basement there is a small, unused bag of marijuana, a last attempt to help an elderly father in his final days. One day last spring, in one of his series of hospital rooms, his family — a wife and four grown children — argued over what straws they might grasp to build his strength. Pot could help with that, said his son.
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| North Korea's missile launch threatens whole world, South Korea says Posted: 16 Apr 2017 12:12 AM PDT ![North Korea's missile launch threatens whole world, South Korea says]( "North Korea's missile launch threatens whole world, South Korea says") South Korea said on Sunday North Korea's latest missile launch threatened the entire world, warning of a punitive action if it leads to further provocations such as a nuclear test or a long-range missile launch. "North Korea showing a variety of offensive missiles at yesterday's military parade and daring to fire a ballistic missile today is a show of force that threatens the whole world," South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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| Trump back at White House after Easter church service in Florida Posted: 16 Apr 2017 05:55 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump was back in Washington late Sunday, after attending Easter church services near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the culmination to his latest weekend away from the White House. Earlier Sunday, the first family attended Easter services at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Trump took a seat near the front of the sanctuary with his wife and her parents, along with his daughter Tiffany and Barron, as a choir sang hymns and the rector and other clergy made introductions and quoted gospel.
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| Hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel launch hunger strike Posted: 17 Apr 2017 08:12 AM PDT  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a hunger strike Monday, in what their leader behind bars called a new step in the Palestinians' "long walk to freedom."
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| Retired NFL Star Todd Heap Accidentally Hits and Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter In Driveway Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:32 PM PDT  She died at the hospital.
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| Weed and The American Family: Wanda & Scott Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Wanda James and her husband, Scott Durrah, have been on a mission to change the conversation about marijuana after her brother was arrested for possession of 4.5 ounces of pot – and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2009, they became the first African-Americans in Colorado to be licensed to operate a medical marijuana dispensary.
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| China's Ant hikes MoneyGram bid by more a third, beats rival U.S. offer Posted: 17 Apr 2017 07:13 AM PDT  By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ant Financial has sweetened its bid for MoneyGram International Inc by over a third, beating a rival offer to gain approval from the U.S. electronic payment firm's board, although it still faces regulatory hurdles. Ant's [ANTFIN.UL] plans to expand globally with the acquisition of one of the biggest firms in remittances hit a major snag last month when U.S.-based Euronet Worldwide Inc made an unsolicited offer and openly lobbied U.S lawmakers, saying Ant's proposal created a national security risk. The new offer handily beats the $15.20 per share proposed by Euronet and represents a 9 percent premium to MoneyGram's last traded share price on Thursday.
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| Win claimed for Turkey gov't referendum; critics call fraud Posted: 16 Apr 2017 01:04 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in Sunday's referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency, hailing the result as a "historic decision."
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| Repairmen risk lives to bring light on Ukraine frontline Posted: 17 Apr 2017 07:11 AM PDT  Oleksandr and Ruslan drove their dusty grey minibus across a field pock-marked with shell craters, venturing into the no-man's land of Ukraine's volatile frontline. Part of a team from a local factory, they can often be found risking life and limb in the east Ukraine conflict zone to repair damage to power lines that regularly plunges their hometown Avdiivka into darkness. "When I see the flash of shelling in the direction of Avdiivka, I begin to count off the seconds before an outage," 45-year-old Ruslan Kolesov, the transport director at the town's coking coal plant told AFP.
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| Statement: US national security adviser arrives s Kabul Posted: 16 Apr 2017 08:27 AM PDT ![Statement: US national security adviser arrives s Kabul]( "Statement: US national security adviser arrives s Kabul") KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met Sunday with U.S. National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster and discussed mutual cooperation in Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban and Islamic State group.
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| History of the White House Easter Egg Roll Posted: 17 Apr 2017 07:07 AM PDT ![History of the White House Easter Egg Roll]( "History of the White House Easter Egg Roll") For one day a year since 1878, the South Lawn of the White House has been open to the public. And this year, thousands of children will head to the White House for its biggest social event: the annual Easter Egg Roll.
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| Border wall could leave some Americans on 'Mexican side' Posted: 16 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The border wall President Donald Trump has imagined could seal some Americans on the "Mexican side" — technically on U.S. soil, but outside of a barrier built north of the river separating the two countries.
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| Man Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Home and Cooking Fried Chicken Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:17 AM PDT  He also drank some of the homeowner's vodka.
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| China's Tianjin port cracks down on coal in Beijing's war on smog: notice Posted: 17 Apr 2017 02:57 AM PDT  China's Tianjin Port Co Ltd will impose measures to curb the trucking and storage of coal months earlier than expected, as one of the nation's busiest ports complies with government orders in its war on smog, a customer notice shows. In March, Beijing called for a ban on transporting coal in Hebei, China's top steel producing province, and the city of Tianjin by the end of September, forcing consumers, miners and traders to use the railroad. A Tianjin based trader estimated that a couple million tonnes of coal has been sitting at logistic facilities at Tianjin port.
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| How one man built his own iPhone out of spare parts Posted: 16 Apr 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Simple phone repairs, like a battery or a screen unit, are easier than people think. Thanks to guides like iFixit and the magic of eBay, information and spare parts are cheap and plentiful, and arguably more convenient than fighting your way to the Genius Bar. But building an entire phone out of replacement parts? That's a much harder task, especially when you're working in Shenzen and barely speak the local language. The YouTube channel Spare Parts set out to see how possible it is for a layman to build an iPhone out of bits. Our electronics hero is based out of Shenzen, which is the Chinese city famous for its role in the phone business. It's where all the assembly plants are located, including Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn. The markets there are notoriously awash with electronics components of every kind, so it's a good place to get parts. But actually finding those parts when you're a foreigner with limited language skills is a whole other ball game. If the video teaches you anything, it's probably that assembling the phone is the easy part: it's trying to find the right shops for each part that's hard. How many individual components you buy also depends on your expertise and access to tools. I've replaced the entire screen of an iPhone before, but the repair shop used in the video actually made the entire screen unit from scratch, starting with the glass and using specialized tools to attach each layer.
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| What happened today in France's presidential race Posted: 16 Apr 2017 10:43 AM PDT  A week before France's presidential election, President Francois Hollande warned the candidates against scapegoating Europe, and self-styled revolutionary Jean-Luc Melenchon tore into scandal-hit conservative Francois Fillon. Commemorating the World War I battle of Chemin des Dames in northern France, Hollande credited Europe with "having protected us against war".
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| The biggest 'Star Wars' reveals we learned at Celebration 2017 Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:15 PM PDT  Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni reveal new details of the future of the "Star Wars" franchise at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando.
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