| ‘Our Dishonest President’: L.A. Times editorial eviscerates Trump Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:59 PM PDT  Since Donald Trump began his stunning ascent from real estate mogul and reality television star to wall-building, Muslim-ban-promising Republican candidate to GOP nominee to president, there have been plenty of piercing editorials about him and his policies. But perhaps none have been as scathing as the one published Sunday by the Los Angeles Times.
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| EPA chief admits climate change is real — but ‘the real issue is how much we contribute to it’ Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:41 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, says climate change is real, but how much humans are to blame for causing it is up for debate.
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| Has a New Image of the Missing Teen and Teacher Emerged? Cops Report 'Possible' Sighting of Duo Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says they're not sure if it is Thomas and Cummins, calling the McDonald's sighting unconfirmed.
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| Thousands march in Paris after Chinese man's death by police Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:46 PM PDT  About 6,000 people took part in angry protests in Paris on Sunday against the death of a Chinese man shot and killed when police responded to a call at his apartment last month, police said. The rally was organised by several Chinese associations in France, and as with previous rallies held over the past week, there were sporadic skirmishes between protesters and security forces. Some of the demonstrators threw bottles, eggs and fruit, prompting the police to respond with tear gas during clashes that lasted more than an hour, according to an AFP photographer.
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| Gorsuch Nomination Tests Senate Rules Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:15 AM PDT  MTP Compressed: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tells Chuck Todd that he hasn't seen any evidence of surveillance on the Trump campaign, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) looks for a deal with Republicans over Judge Gorsuch's nomination.
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| Police seek carjacking suspect who was doused with gasoline Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:25 PM PDT  Surveillance video shows woman spray Massachusetts carjacking suspect with gasoline before he manages to drive away.
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| Atlanta Overpass Collapse and Fire Sparks Traffic Nightmare Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:49 AM PDT  The fire burned for more than an hour under I-85 northbound.
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| Mexican newspaper closes citing insecurity for journalists Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:14 PM PDT ![Mexican newspaper closes citing insecurity for journalists]( "Mexican newspaper closes citing insecurity for journalists") MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newspaper in the Mexican border city of Juarez announced Sunday that it is shutting down because the rampant, unpunished killings of journalists in the country have made it too dangerous to go on.
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| Trump insists GOP talks on replacing Obamacare are ongoing Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:12 AM PDT  A little more than a week after telling reporters he was moving on after failing to rally enough Republican support to repeal and replace Obamacare — and vowing to let former President Barack Obama's health care law "explode" — President Trump lashed out at the "fake news media" for casting the negotiations as dead. "Anybody (especially Fake News media) who thinks that Repeal & Replace of ObamaCare is dead does not know the love and strength in R Party!" Trump tweeted on Sunday.
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| Chicago police arrest boy, 14, seek others in Facebook rape case Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:34 PM PDT  Police in Chicago have arrested a 14-year-old boy and are seeking a 15-year-old in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live, authorities said Sunday. Police were working to identify other suspects -- the Facebook video, since taken down, showed as many as six -- but the trauma suffered by the 15-year-old victim was complicating the investigation, area commander Brendan Deenihan told a news conference. "She's just having a difficult time even communicating what occurred to her," Deenihan said, adding that the teen had been cyber-bullied by people belittling her ordeal, and that her family had received threats.
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| Lenin Moreno Wins Ecuador Presidential Election Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:24 PM PDT  Victory of the ruling party's candidate came as a relief for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since being granted asylum in 2012.
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| Dubai's sky turns black after another skyscraper bursts into flames Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:34 PM PDT  Black smoke smothered Dubai's sky on Sunday after a fire broke out near the world's tallest building. The desert metropolis looked almost apocalyptic as dark clouds rose from a high-rise tower complex being built alongside Dubai's biggest mall. SEE ALSO: How a drone helped firefighters battle a blaze in New York City No one was injured in the inferno, though three workers were rescued from inside the structure and taken to the hospital for examination, authorities said. Dramatic skyscraper blazes are a growing problem in Dubai and other rapidly developing parts of the United Arab Emirates. Most of Dubai's fires have been fueled by paneling on the sides of many buildings. The paneling, known as cladding, can be made with fire-resistant material. However, some Dubai buildings instead use quick-burning tiles, without any breaks to stop or slow a fire. Sunday's fire happened only a block away from The Address Downtown Dubai, a 63-story tower that caught fire on New Year's Eve on 2015. The world's tallest tower, a 2,717-foot-high structure called Burj Khalifa, is part of the Downtown Dubai development. عملية اطفاء حريق برج فونتن فيوز . . #سلامتكم_سعادتنا #دبي #الامارات #الامارات_العربية_المتحدة #997 #dubai #uae #dcd #dcd997 #dubai_civil_defenceالدفاع_المدني_دبي A post shared by الدفاع المدني دبي (@dcd997) on Apr 1, 2017 at 11:43pm PDT Officials with the Dubai Civil Defense described this week's fire as an "accident" that began in a parking level of The Address Residences Fountain Views complex. The 60-story structure will eventually connect to the massive Dubai Mall across the street. UAE authorities say they have changed fire safety rules in the territory to address the rising danger from burning buildings, but haven't offered many details. Jetpacks, however, seem to be part of the plan. Video credit: Twitter/Anthea Ayache via Storyful. Associated Press contributed reporting. WATCH: Firefighters in Dubai are using jetpacks to put out fires
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| China to create new economic zone outside Beijing Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:07 AM PDT  China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the government said, in a bid to boost flagging growth and reduce the strain on the capital. The Xiongan New Area, located some 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of downtown Beijing in Hebei province, will rival south China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, established in the 1980s, and Shanghai's Pudong New Area, set up in the 1990s. The move was a "major historic and strategic choice made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core" and would be "crucial for millennium to come", the official Xinhua news agency reported late Saturday.
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| Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:57 AM PDT  By Ronn Bautista and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. "The play talks about the problem in the community with the war on drugs and the irony of it, that a few earn money amid this war and all the killings," artistic director Jessie Villabrille told Reuters. More than 8,000 suspected drug addicts and dealers have been killed since Duterte took office on June 30, some in police operations but many others in mysterious circumstances.
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| Las Vegas officials rethink bus security, ads after shooting Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:21 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas public transportation system is investigating how it uses surveillance video and vehicle advertisements, a week after a fatal shooting and barricade situation on a public bus shut down the Strip hotel-casino district for hours.
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| Colombia landslide kills 154 on city outskirts, scores injured Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:26 PM PDT  By Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - A landslide in Colombia's southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing at least 154 people and injuring scores, officials said on Saturday. Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks onto buildings and roads in the provincial capital of Mocoa and immobilizing cars in several feet of mud. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos flew to Mocoa, population 345,000, to oversee rescue efforts on the city outskirts and speak with affected families.
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| SitRep: Trump Willing To Go It Alone On North Korea; Egypt Reset; White House Favors Arms Sales Over Human Rights Posted: 03 Apr 2017 04:47 AM PDT  Haley On Russia; NSC Official On The Move; Jared to Iraq; And Lots More
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| Southern California rescuers on lookout for tangled whale Posted: 02 Apr 2017 03:52 PM PDT  DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Boaters were asked Sunday to be on the lookout for a gray whale tangled in an unknown material heading north along Southern California's coast.
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| Mexican paper where slain reporter worked closes over lack of security Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:28 PM PDT  The Mexican newspaper where a reporter who investigated drug gangs worked until she was murdered has announced it is closing its print edition due to a lack of security. Breach, 54, who wrote for the newspapers Norte and La Jornada, was found dead in her vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to the head on March 23 in the city of Chihuahua, capital of the state of the same name. Ciudad Juarez, located in Chihuahua state on the US border with Texas, was for years one of the bloodiest battlegrounds in Mexico as drug cartels fought over lucrative smuggling routes into the United States.
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| Tesla Had A Record Quarter For Production, Deliveries Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:53 PM PDT  The Elon Musk-owned electric car maker is scaling up manufacturing as it prepares to launch Model 3, its first "mass-market" vehicle, later this year.
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| Ecuador rivals both claim victory in tight runoff Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:26 PM PDT  Both candidates in Ecuador's presidential runoff claimed victory on the basis of conflicting exit polls Sunday, setting up a tense wait as the country charts its future after a decade under leftist Rafael Correa. The election is being closely watched as a barometer of the political climate in Latin America, where more than a decade of leftist dominance has been waning. It may also decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy since 2012.
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| Prince Charles visits earthquake-hit Italian town Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:33 AM PDT ![Prince Charles visits earthquake-hit Italian town]( "Prince Charles visits earthquake-hit Italian town") Britain's Prince Charles paid a visit on Sunday to one of the towns in central Italy devastated by a major earthquake last August, a day after locals protested against the government because of aid delays. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed nearly 300 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. More than 45,000 aftershocks have rattled the region, including an even stronger 6.6 magnitude quake in October, the biggest to strike Italy for 36 years.
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| Catholic High School Teacher Charged After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:19 AM PDT  The woman allegedly tried to delete evidence off the student's phone.
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| Desperate hunt for children in Colombia town where 262 died Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:25 AM PDT  MOCOA, Colombia (AP) — Jose Albeiro Vargas last saw his grandson the night fierce rain unleashed havoc on this small city surrounded by rivers and mountains in southern Colombia.
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| Lawmakers Say Too Early To Consider Immunity For Flynn Testimony Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:47 AM PDT  "Every time we turn around, another shoe drops from this centipede," Sen. John McCain said of the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election.
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| Protester dies, minister sacked after Paraguay re-election vote Posted: 01 Apr 2017 05:21 PM PDT ![Protester dies, minister sacked after Paraguay re-election vote]( "Protester dies, minister sacked after Paraguay re-election vote") By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Two top Paraguayan government officials were fired on Saturday after a protester died in violent clashes sparked by a secret Senate vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. While the capital city Asuncion had calmed down the day after Paraguay's Congress was stormed and set on fire, protests may resume if the lower house votes on the amendment next week. The violent upheaval punctured a period of relative stability under Cartes, in which the soy and beef exporting nation became one of South America's fastest-growing economies and began to move past a long history of political uncertainty.
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| 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Targa Automatic Posted: 03 Apr 2017 07:55 AM PDT  The Targa adds weight; the turbo shrugs it off.
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| Serbian PM Vucic touted to win presidency Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:21 PM PDT  Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic claimed the Serbian presidency on Sunday as a poll showed him to be the clear winner despite accusations that he would steer the country toward authoritarian rule. According to the IPSOS research institute Vucic won about 55 percent of the vote, far above the 50 percent threshold required to win in the first round. Former ombudsman Sasa Jankovic was projected to come in second with about 16 percent.
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| Colombian police seize more than six tonnes of cocaine Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:27 AM PDT  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian police have seized more than six tonnes of cocaine in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, the defense minister said on Sunday. The shipment, the third-largest seizure in the history of continental Colombia, was found on Friday and belonged to several drug gangs, among them the so-called Urabenos, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas told journalists. The shipment would have been worth about 200 million euros in Spain, its final destination. Authorities have already confiscated 103 tonnes of cocaine this year, the minister added. Last year a record 378. ...
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| Nearly 9 months later, Central Park blast remains a mystery Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:21 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Detective Paul Arroyo and Special Agent Peter D'Antonio are frustrated.
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| New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:19 PM PDT ![New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade]( "New York City's 32nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade") The theme for this years parade is MAKE RUSSIA GREAT AGAIN! The Grand Marshall will be a Donald Trump look-alike. The full parade was actually a April Fools' prank. During the event, masked activists marched with a hand-pulled "float" featuring a likeness of Donald Trump sitting in an outhouse. (Getty)
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| Utah Woman Who Survived London Attack That Killed Her Husband Stands Up On Her Own Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:58 AM PDT  She also suffered a broken rib.
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| North Korean official tells ABC News they want to talk only with U.S. about nuclear weapons Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:20 AM PDT  ABC News' Bob Woodruff reports from inside the dictator-governed country.
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| Kiev slams Eurovision call to allow Russian singer Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:16 AM PDT  Ukraine on Saturday hit back at "unprecedented and unacceptable" calls from the Eurovision Song Contest's organisers for it to lift an entry ban on Russia's contestant. In an angry row ahead of the kitsch song contest in May to be hosted in Kiev, Ukraine has barred Russia's 27-year-old singer Yuliya Samoilova over illegally entering Moscow-annexed Crimea for a 2015 performance. Eurovision organisers, the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have sought to find a compromise but have so far been rebuffed by both sides.
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| Venezuela seeks to cool outrage over court power grab Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:38 PM PDT  By Andrew Cawthorne and Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court revoked its takeover of the opposition-led Congress on Saturday after it drew international condemnation and protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro. "This controversy is over," Maduro said just after midnight at a specially convened state security committee. The committee ordered the top court to reconsider Wednesday's court ruling, which effectively nullified the legislature and brought accusations the ruling Socialist Party was creating a dictatorship.
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| Some EpiPen, EpiPen Jr. Devices Recalled by Mylan in the U.S. Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:08 PM PDT  Mylan is expanding a previously announced overseas recall to now include EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. devices distributed in the U.S. over concerns they may not function properly when needed. Like the e...
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| Chicago teen arrested in Facebook Live sex assault, others sought Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:45 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and expect to charge a second youth in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl by multiple young men that was seen on Facebook Live in March, officials said on Sunday. "The young men responsible, they should be ashamed of themselves," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. The mother said the girl's uncle had told her about a video on Facebook Live that showed the assault.
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| Officials: 18 injured in accidental blast at French carnival Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:15 PM PDT ![Officials: 18 injured in accidental blast at French carnival]( "Officials: 18 injured in accidental blast at French carnival") PARIS (AP) — An accidental bonfire explosion Saturday at a town fair north of Paris injured 18 people, including three children, as the festive spring event turned into chaos, authorities said.
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| Tina Fey has a message for all the college-educated white women that voted Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Tina Fey isn't one to mince words—and she had some very important things to say on Friday night. The comedian took part in the American Civil Liberties (ACLU) Facebook Live telethon, fundraising alongside Amy Poehler, Tom Hanks, and more for the organization. During the nearly four-hour-long broadcast, Fey took the opportunity to speak to Donald Trump supporters—and specifically, to the college-educated white women voters among them. SEE ALSO: Like Tina Fey? And the ACLU? Do we have the livestream for you. "A lot of this election was turned by white, college-educated women who now would like to forget about this election and go back to watching HGTV," the actress said during an interview with Donna Lieberman and Louise Melling of the ACLU. "I would want to urge them to, like — you can't look away because it doesn't affect you this minute, but it's going to affect you eventually." Fey is referring to exit poll numbers from November's election that show Donald Trump's voters were predominantly white female voters in the country— 53 percent to be exact. "I personally would like to make my own pledge to college-educated white women to not look away, not pretend that things that are happening now won't eventually affect me if we don't put a stop to it," she explained. WATCH: The first zero emissions ship looks pretty badass
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| Hamas warns 'collaborators' after Gaza killing Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:02 PM PDT  The Islamist Hamas group in Gaza said Saturday "radical measures" would be taken against Palestinians who "collaborated" with Israel, a week after one of its military commanders was murdered. Interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozum said measures to be taken soon could mean arrests, trials and even executions. During the summer 2014 conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the group's armed wing publicly executed six men accused of collaboration.
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| Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:04 PM PDT ![Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii]( "Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii") HONOLULU (AP) — Rejected visa applications are keeping thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting Hawaii.
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