| In French presidential election, a Syrian family’s fate hangs in the balance Posted: 07 May 2017 07:03 AM PDT  The French election has deep ramifications for Mohammad Hijazi, who found asylum in Paris and hopes to reunite with his mother there.
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| Two people shot outside famed Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach Posted: 07 May 2017 08:48 PM PDT ![Two people shot outside famed Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach]( "Two people shot outside famed Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach") The victims, a man and a woman, were shot on a ramp and valet area which leads to the world-famous luxury hotel, and sought help inside the hotel, local media reported. Police said both victims were transported to a trauma center for treatment for gunshot wounds. Pictures posted online showed the Fountainbleau lobby cordoned off by police tape and video showed helicopters hovering overhead.
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| North Korea says it has detained another US citizen for 'hostile' acts Posted: 07 May 2017 08:16 AM PDT  North Korea said on Sunday it had detained another US citizen over unspecified hostile acts. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim Hak Song had worked for the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology before he was held on Saturday. "A relevant institution is now conducting detailed investigation into his crimes," the KCNA said.
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| Israel says Palestinian hunger strike leader ate in secret Posted: 07 May 2017 12:59 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prison Service released footage on Sunday that it says shows the leader of a mass Palestinian hunger strike breaking his fast, a claim dismissed by the Palestinians as an attempt to undermine the open-ended strike, now in its 21st day.
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| 10-year-old girl prises open alligator's mouth to free leg in Florida lake attack Posted: 08 May 2017 03:27 AM PDT  A 10 year old girl prised open an alligator's mouth and freed her leg after the animal attacked her during a swimming trip. The child was about 10 feet away from the shore of Lake Mary Jane, near Orlando, Florida, when the 8-foot-9 inch alligator struck, snapping its teeth into her leg. Despite the pain, the girl managed prise its mouth open and remove her leg before her family members rushed in to help.
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| Aaron Hernandez's Gang Affiliations Revealed Posted: 07 May 2017 05:33 AM PDT  A new death report on the NFL star said he was linked to the Bloods street gang.
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| Woman Arrested After Trying To Smuggle Heroin Strapped to Her Butt Into the U.S. Posted: 07 May 2017 11:18 AM PDT  She was one of four people arrested.
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| Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency Posted: 08 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency]( "Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency") French election in photos – from stump speeches to protests – the last days of the battle between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, leading up to victory for the French presidency.
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| Texas governor signs law banning 'sanctuary cities' Posted: 07 May 2017 05:55 PM PDT  Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Sunday that would allow police to ask about a person's immigration status and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don't cooperate with federal authorities.
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| Father of slain Dallas-area teen sues officer for killing his son Posted: 07 May 2017 02:31 PM PDT  The father of a black teenage boy fatally shot in the head while in a car that was driving away from a policeman has sued the Dallas-area officer for excessive force over the incident that has stoked simmering debate about racial bias in U.S. policing. The lawsuit filed at a federal district court in Dallas on Friday by Odell Edwards seeks undisclosed damages from former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver for shooting his son Jordan Edwards, 15, with a rifle, court papers showed.
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| University of Texas stabbings put campus carry law to test Posted: 07 May 2017 06:54 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It was the nightmare scenario that had been at the heart of the debate over Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns on college campuses: a knife-wielding attacker stabbing and slashing his way through a crowd of panicked students.
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| Donald Trump says he is staying in New Jersey to save money despite spending millions on Mar-a-Lago weekends Posted: 07 May 2017 04:42 AM PDT  Donald Trump has claimed he is staying at his New Jersey home for the weekend in order to save money. Two days later he reiterated his reasons, writing: "The reason I am staying in Bedminster, N J, a beautiful community, is that staying in NYC is much more expensive and disruptive. Barack Obama's trips cost a total of $97 million (£74.7 million) in eight years.
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| Exclusive: Barrick faces sanctions for Argentina cyanide spills, judge says Posted: 08 May 2017 05:27 AM PDT  By Juliana Castilla SAN JUAN, Argentina(Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp failed to complete improvements to the Veladero mine in Argentina that could have prevented the third spill of cyanide solution in 18 months, leading to eventual sanctions for the world's biggest gold miner, a judge told Reuters. Barrick appears to have missed deadlines on three orders from local authorities, including replacing pipes, before the March 28 spill, said Pablo Oritja, the judge overseeing cases related to Veladero in the nearby town of Jachal, where "Barrick out" graffiti lines the streets.
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| Twin blasts in Philippine capital kill at least two: police Posted: 06 May 2017 12:52 PM PDT  Twin explosions in the Philippine capital on Saturday night killed two people and injured six others, police said, just over a week after another blast in the same area. Authorities initially said there were no indications the blasts were terrorist attacks but the Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility. "Five Shiites were killed and six others wounded in a bomb blast by Islamic State fighters in the centre of Manila in the Philippines," IS propaganda outfit Amaq said in a statement.
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| Southwest Airline Captain Surprises One Millionth Passenger With Champagne, Pays For Her Ticket Posted: 07 May 2017 08:46 AM PDT  He'd been waiting for the moment for quite some time.
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| Hamas says Ismail Haniyeh chosen as Islamic group's leader Posted: 06 May 2017 10:39 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas Islamic militant movement that controls the Gaza Strip announced Saturday it had chosen its former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniyeh as the group's new political chief.
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| Student Loan Forgiveness And 6 Ways To Have Debt For Education Paid Off Posted: 07 May 2017 11:00 AM PDT  If you'd like some help getting rid of your own student loan debt, consider taking part in one of these student loan forgiveness programs.
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| Fire in Okefenokee wildlife refuge forces evacuations in Georgia Posted: 07 May 2017 01:13 PM PDT  A wildfire in Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has forced dozens of nearby residents to leave their homes, authorities said on Sunday, adding that the blaze might not be fully contained for months. About 130,000 acres, or about a quarter of the refuge, have already burned, said Melanie Banton, a spokeswoman for firefighters and park officials battling the West Mims Fire, which began on April 6. Most of the fire is within the refuge, which straddles Georgia's southeast border with Florida, but it is encroaching on private land.
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| Nigeria president vows support for freed Chibok girls Posted: 07 May 2017 01:50 PM PDT  Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday vowed to help to 82 schoolgirls who have been freed from more than three years of Boko Haram captivity after a prisoner swap. The girls -- who were among more than 200 kidnapped in 2014 from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, northeast Nigeria -- travelled to the capital Abuja a day after their release to meet Buhari. "I cannot express in a few words how happy I am to welcome our dear girls back to freedom," Buhari said in a statement, pledging that the presidency would "personally supervise" authorities charged with ensuring the girls' "health, education, security and general well-being".
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| China to further tighten its internet controls Posted: 07 May 2017 02:58 AM PDT  China will further tighten its internet regulations with a pledge on Sunday to strengthen controls over search engines and online news portals, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's push to maintain strict Communist Party control over content. Xi has made China's "cyber sovereignty" a top priority in his sweeping campaign to bolster security.
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| Outcry at Moscow plan to raze thousands of communist-era flats Posted: 07 May 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Valeriya Yevseyeva and her husband Alexei bought a flat last year in a five-storey brick building near a Moscow park where they love to cycle. Now they face the possibility that authorities will demolish their 1950s-era building and rehouse them in a tower block, in an urban development plan not seen since Soviet times to demolish more than 4,500 apartment blocks and relocate hundreds of thousands of Muscovites. "This is a brick building, everyone knows they can stand for up to 150 years, so this is a shock," said 31-year-old Yevseyeva, who works for a medical device company.
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| Alabama Woman Allegedly Faked Terminal Cancer for 7 Years And Received $38,000 in Donations Posted: 06 May 2017 12:21 PM PDT  She even lied to her parents about her illness.
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| Pakistan, Afghanistan dispute toll after clashes Posted: 07 May 2017 07:10 AM PDT  QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan said Sunday its forces killed at least 50 Afghan troops and destroyed five checkpoints in clashes along the disputed border two days earlier, while Afghanistan dismissed the account, saying only two border police and a civilian were killed.
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| Roses in hand, Venezuelan women protesters face security forces Posted: 06 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT  By Andreina Aponte and Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Dressed in white and chanting "Liberty!", tens of thousands of women opposed to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro marched on Saturday, proffering roses to security forces who blocked their way. The women's marches, which took place in most major cities around the South American oil producer, were the latest in five weeks of sustained protests against Maduro whom opponents decry as a dictator who has ruined the economy. In Caracas, marchers sang the national anthem and shouted "We want elections!" They were halted at various points by lines of policewomen and National Guard troops with armored cars.
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| France votes in closely-watched election between Le Pen and Macron Posted: 07 May 2017 09:04 AM PDT  ABC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran reports from Paris on the French presidential election.
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| Japanese luxury sleeper train trip a mere $10,000 — one way Posted: 07 May 2017 10:40 AM PDT ![Japanese luxury sleeper train trip a mere $10,000 — one way]( "Japanese luxury sleeper train trip a mere $10,000 — one way") A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, joining the race for well-heeled tourists.
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| San Diego police killed boy, 15, in school parking lot Posted: 06 May 2017 07:30 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police shot and killed a 15-year-old student Saturday after he pointed a BB gun at them in a high school parking lot, authorities said.
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| Warren Buffett Calls Out Trump's Obamacare Repeal Bill Posted: 06 May 2017 11:16 PM PDT  The billionaire investor said the Republican healthcare bill would provide "a huge tax cut" for the rich.
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| Father Shot 3 Times Drives Boys To Safety As Masked Gunmen Try To Steal Their ATV: Cops Posted: 08 May 2017 06:19 AM PDT  The boys, who were all age 14 or under, told cops the victim was able to drive them out of harm's way.
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| Experts meet in Egypt over moving King Tut artifacts Posted: 07 May 2017 08:49 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists and conservation experts met in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the safe transportation of King Tutankhamun's throne, chests and bed from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo to a new one being built on the other side of the Egyptian capital.
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| Hundreds of suspected cholera cases in Yemen: MSF Posted: 07 May 2017 11:54 AM PDT  At least 570 suspected cases of cholera have surfaced in war-torn Yemen in the past three weeks, sparking fears of a potential epidemic, Doctors Without Borders said Sunday. The Shiite Huthi rebels put the number of cases at 1,681 in 12 provinces, including in the north and west of the country, according to the Sabanews.net website which cited their health minister, Mohamed bin Hafedh. Healthcare has dramatically deteriorated in Yemen as conflict between the Iran-backed rebels and the Saudi-supported government continues to escalate, leaving hospitals destroyed and millions struggling to find access to food and clean water.
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| Iran minister warns Saudi Arabia after 'battle' comments: Tasnim Posted: 07 May 2017 01:17 PM PDT ![Iran minister warns Saudi Arabia after 'battle' comments: Tasnim]( "Iran minister warns Saudi Arabia after 'battle' comments: Tasnim") Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam's holiest places if the kingdom does anything "ignorant", Tehran's defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the "battle" to Iran. "If the Saudis do anything ignorant, we will leave no area untouched except Mecca and Medina," Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying. "They think they can do something because they have an air force," he added in an apparent reference to Yemen, where Saudi warplanes regularly attack Iran-aligned Houthi forces in control of the capital Sanaa.
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| 10 Shot, 2 Killed in Shooting at Memorial in Chicago Posted: 08 May 2017 06:30 AM PDT  Two people were killed and eight others wounded in a shooting on Chicago`s Southwest Side Sunday evening, according to police who say they believe the shooting was gang-related.
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| Philippines drug war under fire at UN rights council Posted: 08 May 2017 07:22 AM PDT  The Philippines came under global pressure Monday over its deadly drug war, facing calls for action following an alleged wave of extrajudicial killings. Diplomats from all continents raised concern over the surge in deaths during President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called anti-drug campaign, which has claimed thousands of lives since he took office last year. The Philippines was facing its regular review at the Geneva-based UN human rights council, where each country's record is scrutinised every four years.
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| Earthquake hits central Alaska, rising weekend count to 4 Posted: 08 May 2017 07:24 AM PDT ![Earthquake hits central Alaska, rising weekend count to 4]( "Earthquake hits central Alaska, rising weekend count to 4") PLEASANT VALLEY, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.
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| Communist-ruled Cuba hosts first transgender Mass Posted: 07 May 2017 03:52 PM PDT  By Sarah Marsh and Anett Rios MATANZAS, Cuba (Reuters) - For decades belonging to a religion and being anything but heterosexual was stigmatized in Communist-ruled, macho Cuba, making the Mass held by three transgender pastors in the western Cuban city of Matanzas all the more groundbreaking. Friday was the first time a trans pastor held a Holy Communion in Cuba, highlighting how much the island nation has changed since both religious believers and homosexuals went to "correctional" labor camps in the early years after the 1959 revolution. "Tonight has been a night of celebration of equality between all people, marking a new era for Cuba," said Alexya Salvador, a Brazilian trans pastor, born Alexander, wearing a black dress with a white clerical collar and lacy sleeves she made herself.
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| Police: 2 found dead in luxury condo, suspect in custody Posted: 06 May 2017 11:19 AM PDT ![Police: 2 found dead in luxury condo, suspect in custody]( "Police: 2 found dead in luxury condo, suspect in custody") BOSTON (AP) — Two apparent residents of a Boston luxury condominium have been found dead inside the building, and the suspect in their deaths was shot multiple times after exchanging gunfire with police officers, police said.
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| Escape from New York: protesters are scarce at Trump's Jersey retreat Posted: 06 May 2017 11:26 AM PDT  The protesters who greeted Donald Trump in Manhattan on Thursday were nowhere to be found 40 miles west in Bedminster, New Jersey on Friday. Bedminster is home to the Trump National golf club, also known as "Camp David North", where the president is staying this weekend, and where he and his family might spend many weekends over the summer. "He's popular around here," said neighbor Amy Anderson-Matinho, who, like many residents, got their first taste of presidential-style disruption when Trump spent three days here as president-elect, interviewing potential cabinet members.
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| Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black just shared pictures from their gorgeous wedding Posted: 08 May 2017 08:53 AM PDT  If you stare at these pictures long enough, it almost - for a second - feels like you were there. Tom Daley quietly married his partner, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black this weekend in a private ceremony in Devon, England. Today, the Olympic medalist shared the first photo from the pair's gorgeous ceremony - and it's as beautiful as we thought it would be. SEE ALSO: Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are now officially married and wow, it looked beautiful The diver shared a snapshot of his special day on Instagram. On 6th May 2017, I married the love of my life, @dlanceblack ❤️ We shared the day with 120 of our closest friends and family, from Texarkana to Plymouth! Thank you to everyone who made this weekend the most special weekend of our lives! • • • @burberry ♂️London Gay Men's Chorus @andymacphotofilm • • • #NoRomeo A post shared by Tom Daley (@tomdaley1994) on May 8, 2017 at 1:41am PDT Lance Black then shared an equally gorgeous photo from the ceremony across his own social media. So... what did you do this weekend? pic.twitter.com/wWbpiiy1sy — Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) May 8, 2017 The couple announced they were engaged two years ago in British newspaper The Times after one year of publicly dating. #HeSaidYES and then #ISaidYES ❤️Thanks for all the lovely messages! A post shared by Tom Daley (@tomdaley1994) on Oct 2, 2015 at 12:12am PDT The Olympic diver revealed he was seeing Lance Black in 2013, shortly after discussing his sexuality in a YouTube video. #splash celebrations :) Beef Wellington...yes please!!! A post shared by Tom Daley (@tomdaley1994) on Jan 4, 2014 at 2:42pm PST Congrats to the happy couple. WATCH: Study finally reveals if your cat likes hanging out with you
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| IS Afghanistan leader killed: US, Afghan officials Posted: 08 May 2017 03:01 AM PDT  The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan -- described as the mastermind behind high-profile attacks including an assault on a military hospital that claimed at least 50 lives -- has been killed, US and Afghan officials said. Abdul Hasib, whose group is affiliated with IS in Iraq and Syria, was killed last month in a targeted raid by special forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the presidential palace in Kabul said in a statement. Analysts described him as "obscure", but authorities ascribed responsibility to him for assaults in Kabul, including the savage attack on a military hospital in March when assailants stabbed bedridden patients and threw grenades into crowded wards.
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| With zero advertising, Elon Musk says Model 3 reservations are increasing every week Posted: 07 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  When Elon Musk introduced the Model 3 last year, the excitement was palpable; hardly a surprise given that Tesla enthusiasts had been waiting years to see what the company's more affordable version of the Model S was going to look like. And with a pricepoint of just $35,000, reservations for Tesla's mass market EV began skyrocketing almost immediately. Just 24 hours after the Model 3 was introduced to the world, Musk indicated that the cumulative number of reservations had surpassed 180,000. About 12 hours after that, Musk took to Twitter and said that the number of Model 3 reservations -- which require a refundable $1,000 deposit -- had reached 276,000. A few weeks later, word surfaced that Model 3 reservations were approaching 400,000 and that the car was effectively sold out through mid-2018. In fact, with so many pre-orders on the books, there's a strong chance that anyone who puts an order in for a Model 3 today won't receive the car until late 2018 at the absolute earliest. Since then, Tesla has been unusually quiet about the ebb and flow of Model 3 reservations. Earlier this week, however, Elon Musk during Tesla's recent earnings conference call shed a bit of light as to the current state of Model 3 demand. In a telling statement, Musk said that Model 3 "reservations continue to climb week after week." That's quite an impressive feat, especially given that Tesla, as Musk proudly pointed out, has done no advertising for the car and provides no test drives.
If you come into our stores and you want to buy a Model 3, you could buy a Model S or Model X instead. We antisell the Model 3. But our net reservations continue to climb week after week. No advertising, antiselling, nothing to test drive, still grows every week. On a related note, Tesla this week affirmed that mass production is still on track to begin in July. Later this year, Tesla is aiming to manufacture 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week, with that number set to increase to 10,000 later in 2018. Indeed, the biggest question surrounding the Model 3 doesn't seem to be whether or not consumers are interested; clearly that's not an issue. Rather, the million dollar question is whether or not Tesla, which has a long history of missing deadlines, can actually deliver the Model 3 on time and fast enough to meet staggering demand.
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