| Sarah Huckabee Sanders is on a White House tightrope Posted: 22 May 2017 02:20 AM PDT  Sanders' meteoric rise within the Trump administration has, paradoxically, put her in one of the most precarious positions in a wildly unstable White House.
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| A Look at the Texas Border Town at Center of Nation’s Debate Posted: 21 May 2017 08:38 AM PDT  Of the 3,800 residents of El Cenizo, about 20 percent are undocumented. The town made national headlines this month when its mayor filed a lawsuit against the state to block a new law that bans so-called "sanctuary cities."
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| Dianne Feinstein: ‘Comey is in no way a nut job’ Posted: 21 May 2017 09:43 AM PDT  Sen. Dianne Feinstein responded to reports that President Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a "nut job" on Sunday: "This is a horrible thing for a president to say."
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| The Latest: Plane clips truck at LA airport, 8 injured Posted: 20 May 2017 07:53 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a collision between a plane and airport utility truck in Los Angeles (all times local):
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| Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: The final performance Posted: 22 May 2017 07:03 AM PDT ![Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: The final performance]( "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: The final performance") With laughter, hugs and tears — and the requisite death-defying stunts — the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation Sunday night as it performed its last show. "We are, forevermore, the Greatest Show on Earth," boomed Johnathan Lee Iverson, who has been the ringmaster since 1999. It was an emotional 2 1/2 hours for those who worked on the circus.
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| Pres. Trump Tells Muslim Nations to ‘Drive Out’ the Terrorists in Saudi Arabia Speech Posted: 21 May 2017 08:31 AM PDT  In the speech, Trump tried to strike a message of unity to the Muslim world — a stark contrast to his previous comments on Islam. As a candidate, Trump frequently criticized the religion.
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| Babysitter Charged After Children, 9 and 6 Years Old, Take Her Car And Crash It Posted: 21 May 2017 01:09 PM PDT  They also found drugs in the car.
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| Norway to boost climate change defences of 'doomsday' seed vault Posted: 20 May 2017 05:58 PM PDT  Norway on Saturday said it would boost protection of a seed storage vault designed to protect the world's crops from disaster, after soaring temperatures caused water to leak into its entrance. Situated deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island in a Norwegian archipelago, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, dubbed the "doomsday" vault, is the largest of its kind and can store up to 2.5 billion seeds. Freezing temperatures inside the vault keep the seeds, sealed in packages and stored on shelves, usable for a long period of time.
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| Angry Benjamin Netanayahu has to order Israeli ministers to meet Donald Trump at the airport Posted: 22 May 2017 02:11 AM PDT  Several official sources told Israeli media that Mr Netanyahu noticed during his cabinet meeting on Sunday that planned attendance at Monday's ceremony at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv was low, which allegedly led the prime minister to lose his temper and cut the weekly meeting short. Mr Netanyahu's office then issued official instructions to all government ministers to inform them that attendance at the reception is mandatory.
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| 'Nothing to Fear': Extended Interview With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Posted: 21 May 2017 07:31 AM PDT  In a sit-down interview with NBC's Gabe Gutierrez, the governor defended SB4, a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to ask about a detainee's immigration status.
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| Two Killed In Kabul Including One German Woman And A Finnish Woman Kidnapped Posted: 21 May 2017 02:25 AM PDT  Afghanistan has witnessed kidnappings of several foreigners in recent years and the latest victim is a Finnish woman who was abducted late Saturday.
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| China warns Taiwan of continued lockout from WHO assembly Posted: 21 May 2017 01:03 PM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — China's health minister has all but slammed the door on any more participation for Taiwan at the World Health Organization's annual assembly until the island's government accepts the "One China" principle.
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| Rep. Jason Chaffetz says Oversight committee is 'certainly pursuing' Comey documents Posted: 21 May 2017 06:40 AM PDT  House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, discuss the latest in the Russia investigation following the announcement of a new special counsel.
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| Trump: ‘We Are Not Here to Lecture,’ But to Offer Partnership Posted: 21 May 2017 12:38 AM PDT  President Trump tells Middle East leaders in Saudi Arabia that his first priority is the safety and future of American citizens.
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| Parents Arrested After Allegedly Forcing 5-Year-Old To Drink Mouthwash Because He Was Thirsty Posted: 21 May 2017 10:02 AM PDT  Their kids were reportedly abused all the time.
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| Cathay Pacific to sack 600 staff in major shakeup Posted: 22 May 2017 01:56 AM PDT  Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific said Monday it would cut 600 staff including a quarter of its management, as part of its biggest shakeup in two decades to repair its bottom line. In March the company posted its first annual net loss in eight years, citing intense competition as lower cost airlines, particularly from mainland China, eat into its market share. It pledged at the time to slash costs by 30 percent after its $74 million net loss in 2016 reversed a $773 million profit in the previous year.
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| Trump tells Middle East to 'drive out' Islamist extremists Posted: 21 May 2017 03:14 PM PDT  By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason RIYADH (Reuters) - President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to "drive out" terrorists while toning down his own harsh rhetoric about Muslims. The U.S. president did not use his signature term "radical Islamic terrorism" in the speech, a signal that he heeded advice to employ a more moderate tone in the region after using the phrase repeatedly as a presidential candidate.
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| Lockheed Martin, Raytheon And The Future Of Arms Deals In The Middle East Posted: 20 May 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The United Arab Emirates is making a $2 billion investment to upgrade its arsenal.
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| Venezuela protest: Pro-government supporter set on fire as death toll hits 48 Posted: 22 May 2017 04:45 AM PDT  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused opposition protesters of setting a pro-government supporter on fire on the 50th day of the wave of protests, which has gripped the country. Footage of the man being set alight was broadcasted on state television and the man, identified as Orlando Figuera, 21, has been treated in hospital for severe burns and several stab wounds. According to reports, about 100 people, who were participating in anti-Maduro protests in Caracas, surrounded Mr Figuera, doused him in gasoline and set him alight in Plaza Altamira in the east of the country's capital.
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| Shelby unveils Super Snake F-150 Pickup with $96,880 price tag Posted: 22 May 2017 05:35 AM PDT  After all, Shelby is wholly synonymous with the legendary Mustang. Not only has the F-Series been America's favorite truck range for four decades now, the full-size, light-duty F-150 is the biggest-selling vehicle in the United States.
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| Mother from Peru granted stay from deportation Posted: 21 May 2017 12:48 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — A mother of two children who sought sanctuary at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid U.S. immigration authorities has been granted a temporary stay from deportation.
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| Fighting back: Students, some schools take on sexual assault Posted: 22 May 2017 09:24 AM PDT  FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) — A pair of Oregon school districts were intent on identifying warning signs that students might be contemplating a campus shooting when they stumbled on a threat far more pervasive yet much less discussed — sexual aggression among classmates.
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| Elephant crushes S. African hunter to death: reports Posted: 22 May 2017 07:39 AM PDT  A South African big-game hunter was crushed to death when an elephant picked him up and then fell on him after being shot, Zimbabwean officials and media reports said Monday. Theunis Botha, 51, a professional hunter who specialised in hunting with hounds, died on Friday in western Zimbabwe. One elephant lifted Botha up with her trunk, and a fellow hunter shot the animal dead, the News24 website said.
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| Pope names five new cardinals, all from outside Italy and the Vatican Posted: 21 May 2017 05:51 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is to elevate five Roman Catholic prelates from outside Italy and the Vatican to the rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who are his closest advisers and can enter a conclave to choose his successor. The pope, making the surprise announcement during his weekly Sunday address, said the men came from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador. The fact that none of the five are Italian and none hold Vatican positions underscores Francis' conviction that the Church is a global institution that should become increasingly less Italian-centric.
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| HR McMaster refuses to say if Trump pressed Russia on election interference Posted: 21 May 2017 09:27 AM PDT  Donald Trump's national security adviser refused to say on Sunday whether the president had used his recent Oval Office meeting with Russian officials to confront them about interference in the 2016 election. "Well, you know, there already was too much that's been leaked from those meetings," HR McMaster said, in an appearance on ABC's The Week. Trump reportedly did use the meeting to disparage the FBI director he had fired the day before, James Comey, as a "nut job".
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| Emergency Spacewalk Tuesday By NASA Astronauts On ISS Posted: 21 May 2017 09:53 PM PDT  Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer will conduct the walk Tuesday, their second in less than two weeks.
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| California Democratic party chairman says 'F*** Donald Trump' in speech Posted: 22 May 2017 05:55 AM PDT  Outgoing boss John Burton, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a fixture in state Democratic politics for half a century", grinned as supporters on stage at the party's convention joined him in the gesture. The party's leaders blasted alleged ties to Russia among Mr Trump's associates and presented California as the epicentre of liberal resistance to the President. "The world, literally the world, is counting on all of you, counting on California to reject Trump's deception and destructiveness," said Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is among a crowded field of Democrats running for governor next year.
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| Woman killed after apparently jumping from SUV in Aurora Posted: 22 May 2017 09:13 AM PDT  A woman was killed after she apparently jumped out of a moving SUV and may have been struck by two vehicles in Aurora early Monday morning, police said.
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| The Latest: LA airport police says man was looking for food Posted: 20 May 2017 01:47 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a disturbance on a flight between Los Angeles and Honolulu (all times local):
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| First US customer gets keys to Lamborghini Centenario Posted: 22 May 2017 03:11 AM PDT  On a sliding scale, collecting a new minivan is probably towards the lower end of excitement levels, while something like a new luxury SUV is probably a lot higher up the scale. The manufacturer has promised all the Centenario's other US buyers will get their cars before the end of this year. The Lamborghini Centenario is a special model produced by the legendary Italian supercar builder to celebrate the 100th birthday of its founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini.
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| Motorist who ran amok in Times Square says he tried 'to get help' Posted: 20 May 2017 11:14 PM PDT  The U.S. Navy veteran charged with killing a young woman and injuring 20 others by speeding down a crowded Times Square sidewalk in his car said in published remarks on Saturday that he had sought psychiatric care beforehand, to no avail. "I was trying to get help," Richard Rojas, 26, was quoted as telling the New York Post in a tearful jailhouse interview two days after the carnage in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. According to the Post, Rojas said he had recently spoken to a mental health counselor at a local veterans center who promised to call him on Monday.
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| Cathay Pacific makes biggest job cuts in 20 years Posted: 22 May 2017 12:30 AM PDT  Cathay Pacific says it's cutting 600 jobs as it seeks to return to profitability in an industry battered by falling ticket prices.
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| President Mike Pence? Dems should be 'careful what they wish for', experts say Posted: 21 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT  'Mike Pence actually walks the walk' when it comes to social conservatism, says an analyst. Visitors to officialmikepence.com discover an elaborate spoof website for "Mike Pence: the 46th president of the United States". If yes, click here." (It links to hell.com.) A campaign logo refers to Pence and his running mate Christ with crosses and stars.
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| Myths About The Sun That Turned Out To Be Wrong Posted: 21 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT  What could the sun it possibly be if not fire?
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| Iraq's special forces shrink IS stronghold in western Mosul Posted: 20 May 2017 11:05 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's special forces declared their aspect of the mission to reclaim Mosul completed on Saturday. However heavy fighting still looms between other Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group as IS clings to a dwindling portion of Iraq's second largest city.
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| Thousands of cars banned from roads as Mexico City chokes in longest pollution alert for two decades Posted: 20 May 2017 03:50 PM PDT  Authorities in Mexico City have ordered cars off the streets and warned people about exercising outdoors as sprawling metropolis chokes in its worst smog for nearly two decades. Hundreds of thousands of less efficient vehicles have been banned from the roads in the Mexican capital, where a pollution alert has been in place since Monday. Ozone levels topped the 150-point threshold that typically triggers a smog alert for the following day again on Friday.
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| Ecuador 'did its duty' by giving Assange asylum, Correa says Posted: 20 May 2017 01:05 PM PDT  Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said Saturday that his country had "done its duty" by granting asylum in 2012 to Julian Assange, and said he was glad Sweden had closed its rape case against the WikiLeaks founder. "Ecuador fulfilled its duty, we gave him sovereign asylum, and finally the Swedish judicial system has closed the file and will not press charges against Assange," Correa said in a weekly report on his presidential activities.
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| Unruly, 'disheveled' man subdued on jet heading to Hawaii Posted: 20 May 2017 11:31 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A man on a Hawaii-bound flight described as unruly and disheveled was subdued by passengers and a flight attendant who used an airplane drink cart to block him from getting to the front of the jet. He was then immobilized with duct tape in a seat until the plane landed in Honolulu Friday, escorted on the last leg of its journey by two fighter jets.
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| Woman Arrested After Allegedly Macing Employees At Fast-Food Chain Over Stale French Fries Posted: 21 May 2017 07:54 AM PDT  A manager was also hit in the face.
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| Rattled UK PM May forced into 'dementia tax' U-turn after poll lead halves Posted: 22 May 2017 07:25 AM PDT  By Kylie MacLellan and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to publicly backtrack on one of her most striking election pledges on Monday after plans to force elderly people to pay more for their social care halved her party's opinion poll lead in just a few days. Six opinion polls published in the past three days have all shown a contraction in the Conservative Party's lead over the opposition Labour Party by a range of 2 to 9 percentage points, though all indicate May will still win the election. May said opponents such as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had tried to scare the elderly by spreading "fake claims" about her plan to transfer more of the cost from taxpayers to recipients who can afford to fund care themselves.
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| Towering Rock Once Hidden Beneath Earth Seen from Space Posted: 22 May 2017 06:11 AM PDT  It's no wonder this abrupt landform is the center of a Navajo legend involving a giant bird that turned to stone — it's impossible to look at the sheer cliffs without wondering what created them. A new view of Shiprock from space offers a few hints. Leading toward the rugged rock formation in San Juan County is a dark dike, a part of the volcano that created the 1,969-foot-tall (600 meters) cliff formation.
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| Donald Trump nominates Callista Gingrich, wife of Newt Gingrich, as ambassador to the Vatican Posted: 21 May 2017 02:37 PM PDT  Donald Trump has nominated Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker and fervent Trump ally Newt Gingrich, to serve as ambassador to the Vatican. The White House announced the nomination the same day Mr Trump left for his first trip overseas as president, during which he will stop at the Vatican for an audience with the Pope. Some in Washington hope Ms Gingrich will be able to patch up relations between the president and the pontiff, who engaged in a war of words over Mr Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall during the campaign.
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| 7 Burning ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Questions For Season 5 Posted: 21 May 2017 01:36 PM PDT  "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Season 5 has so many questions to answer about Coulson and the team.
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| Police say bomb at Thai hospital wounds more than 20 people Posted: 22 May 2017 06:16 AM PDT  BANGKOK (AP) — A bomb exploded at an army-run hospital in Bangkok on Monday, the third anniversary of a military coup, and authorities said more than 20 people were wounded.
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| Samsung's Stretchable OLED Could Be Game Changer Posted: 22 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Samsung has been hinting at flexible display technology for years now, and we're finally getting an official look at it this week. According to Korea's Yonhap News, the smartphone giant will unveil the first "stretchable" OLED panel at the SID 2017 conference, which kicks off on May 23 in Los Angeles. Samsung released a teaser photo of its strechable screen, which shows the display bubbling upward like a balloon.
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