| Donald Trump is on track to break his promises on Medicaid. It may not be a ‘read my lips’ moment. Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:11 PM PDT  Bush went against his party in raising taxes, spurring outrage among conservatives -- especially an ambitious House member from Georgia's Sixth District named Newt Gingrich -- while Trump's position finally puts him in sync with his own party.
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| Al Franken: Democrats ‘gotta stop riding in limousines’ Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:45 AM PDT  The Minnesota senator admits his party has a public perception problem — but not as big as the GOP's when it comes to health care.
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| Boston man found guilty of murder in 'Baby Doe' case Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:50 AM PDT  Michael McCarthy, 37, escaped conviction on the more serious charge of first-degree murder for allegedly punching 2-1/2-year-old Bella Bond to death in the apartment he shared with his former girlfriend, Rachelle Bond, and dumping her plastic-wrapped body in Massachusetts Bay. Defense attorney Jonathan Shapiro had tried to undercut Bond's testimony during the trial, which included describing seeing McCarthy punch the child so hard that her body bounced off a bed. Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley told reporters after the verdict was read that Bond's testimony was truthful.
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| Vandals obliterate info on Emmett Till marker in Mississippi Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:49 PM PDT  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil rights historical marker in Mississippi has been vandalized, obliterating information about black teenager Emmett Till, who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955.
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| Chelsea Manning attends first LGBT Pride event as a free woman Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:44 AM PDT  Chelsea Manning has attended her first LGBTQ Pride event in New York City as a free woman. The network security expert who leaked nearly three-quarters of a million classified and not-classified military documents to WikiLeaks was seen during the massive march on the streets of Manhattan riding in a red convertible and waving a flag. Ms Manning was released from prison last month after having her 35-year sentence commuted by former President Barack Obama.
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| Nigeria's Buhari sends first message since taking sick leave on May 7: presidency sources Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:54 AM PDT  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered an audio message to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday, two senior presidency sources said, his first public statement since he left for Britain on medical leave on May 7. Buhari, a Muslim from the north, made the address, calling for peace and unity, in the Hausa language spoken widely in that part of the country. The presidency did not release video footage or photographs of Buhari making the recording heard by Reuters in which the president's voice sounds weak.
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| Katherine The Great White Shark Has Been Spotted Again Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:58 PM PDT  Scientists saw the great white shark making its way off the coast of Virginia. The species isn't out to attack humans on purpose — but may take a bite just to see how they rate as food.
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| White House warns Syria may be readying chemical attack Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:16 PM PDT  The White House warned strongman Bashar Assad that his regime would pay heavily for the slaughter of civilians.
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| Obama and family go river rafting during Indonesia vacation Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:12 AM PDT  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his family were seen on a river rafting trip Monday as they vacationed in Indonesia, where he lived for several years as a child.
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| These Ice Cream Sundaes Are Going Viral Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:18 AM PDT  Because churro + soft serve = ��
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| Philando Castile's family reaches $3M settlement in death Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
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| Seattle employers cut hours after latest minimum wage rise, study finds Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:07 PM PDT  Low-wage workers on average now clock 9 percent fewer hours and earn $125 less each month than before the Pacific Northwest city set one of the highest minimum wages in the nation, the University of Washington research paper said. Seattle, which has a booming economy and a strong technology sector, is midway through an initiative to increase its minimum wage for all employers to $15 an hour.
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| Sea level rise is accelerating, with Greenland in leading role Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:57 PM PDT  Global sea level rise is accelerating as the Greenland Ice Sheet sheds more of its ice, scientists have found. Given this quickening pace, it's possible that by the end of this century, sea level rise could threaten coastal communities around the world, from Miami to Mumbai. A new study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, is one of a few recent works to confirm an acceleration in sea level rise during the past few decades. There had been greater uncertainty about this before, with climate deniers latching onto that and arguing that such an acceleration has not, in fact, been occurring. SEE ALSO: Trump to mayor of sinking island: Don't worry about sea level rise However, by using calculations of the various contributing factors to sea level rise, such as melting ice sheets, water expansion that occurs as the oceans warm, and other factors, researchers from institutions in China, Australia, and the U.S. found that global mean sea level increased from about 2.2 millimeters per year in 1993 to 3.3 millimeters per year in 2014. July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland.Image: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWhile that may seem tiny, the numbers add up quickly. These rate changes are the difference between a decadal sea level rise rate of 0.86 inches and 1.29 inches, with greater acceleration expected in the future. The findings also made clear how major contributors to sea level rise have been changing over time. And it doesn't paint a pretty picture. Whereas global ice mass loss constituted 50 percent of sea level rise in 1993, this rose to 70 percent in 2014. The study found that the largest increase came from the Greenland Ice Sheet, which made up just 5 percent of the global mean sea level rise rate in 1993, and now constitutes 25 percent of it. Given scientists' concerns about Antarctica's stability, look for melting glaciers to comprise an even greater share of the sea level rise budget in the near future. Sea level is accelerating! and largest change is coming from increased mass flux of Greenland ice sheet. Now contributes 25% of annual rise. — Chris Harig (@chrisharig) June 26, 2017 The sea level rise rates we expect over next 100 years are several times what the Dutch dealt with in the last 500 years of dike building. — Chris Harig (@chrisharig) June 26, 2017 A different study published in early June found the rate of sea level rise just about tripled between 1990 and 2012. A study published in 2016 found that if global warming continues above 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above preindustrial levels through 2100, then sea levels would end up rising faster than at any time during human civilization. That study found that in a warming scenario of 5 degrees Celsius, or 9 degrees Fahrenheit, which is roughly the path we're on now, New York City could see more than a meter, or about 3.6 feet, of sea level rise with an even higher upper limit. This would make a Hurricane Sandy-sized storm surge far more common in the city. A separate study published in February found that current rates of sea level rise are likely unprecedented in at least the past 2,800 years. This week's findings are in line with NASA's estimate for the current rate of sea level rise, which is 3.4 millimeters per year. Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland.Image: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe significance of the new study is that it resolves lingering uncertainties about mismatches between what scientists know about contributors to sea level rise, and measured rates from satellites. This study, along with other recent work, shows the two match up closely, and it nails down the sea level rise acceleration. Also, the new research shows that coastal communities that are already struggling with increased flooding on an annual basis, such as Miami Beach, will have to cope with a rapidly worsening situation in coming decades. For every millimeter that the local sea level rises, the easier it becomes for the ocean to hit previously unheard of flood levels. Storm surges ride on top of background sea levels, and like a basketball player playing on a court with a steadily rising floor, even weaker storms are becoming more likely to score a slam dunk. WATCH: It's official, 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record
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| Plane Diverted After Passenger Tries To Open Emergency Exit Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:05 AM PDT  According to eye witnesses on the Southwest flight at the time of the incident, the "disruptive" woman was showing unruly behavior even before she got on the plane.
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| New flying car concept seeks to revolutionize personal transport Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:00 AM PDT  While some automakers look towards today's infrastructure of roads for the future of transportation, multiple companies are instead looking towards the sky. One of these is Neva Aerospace which used last week's 2017 Paris auto show to reveal its take on the future of transportation, and it's yet another flying car. Neva Aerospace says its flying car will be capable of flying for up to 20 or 30 minutes, travel at speeds up to 50 mph, and climb 3,000 feet in the air.
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| As Trump tries to fix VA, GOP health care bill threatens coverage for millions of vets Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:51 PM PDT  The president signed a bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs while a health care bill he supports threatens the care of countless vets.
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| SitRep: CIA’s Secret Syria Contacts; Tillerson Bashed by Anonymous WH Officials; State Shuttering Afghan Office Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:13 AM PDT  Pentagon Push in Africa; Israel and Syria Spar; U.S. Arming Jets in South Korea
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| Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:50 PM PDT  BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Alerted by an announcement over a mosque's loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror.
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| UK's new aircraft carrier sets sail for first time Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:50 AM PDT  Britain's new and only aircraft carrier -- the largest and most powerful ship ever built for the Royal Navy -- set off for its first sea trial in Scotland on Monday. HMS Queen Elizabeth, a 280-metre (919-foot), 65,000-tonne vessel, left the dock at the port of Rosyth on the Firth of Forth estuary near Edinburgh.
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| Sheriff: Man killed missing son, 5, after Disneyland trip Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:28 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators suspect the father of a 5-year-old California boy who has been missing for two months killed the child after a family outing at Disneyland in a plot to get back at his estranged wife during a bitter separation, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Monday.
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| This Ingenious Hack Frees Up So Much Space In Your Kitchen Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:17 AM PDT  Why didn't we think of this sooner?
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| U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT ![U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria]( "U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria") Islamic State group jihadists wage fierce battles in their Syrian stronghold Raqqa in a bid to repel US-backed fighters advancing towards the walls of the Old City.
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| Ethereum Prices Drop After Fake Death Reports Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:09 PM PDT  Ether prices have appeared unpredictable in the past few weeks, but co-founder Mihai Alisie said the correction ultimately will benefit for the platform.
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| 'Anonymous' says NASA has found alien life, but let's all slow the hell down Posted: 26 Jun 2017 08:30 AM PDT  The shadowy hacker collective Anonymous believes that NASA is about to announce that it has discovered alien life of some kind. We've looked into these claims and concluded they are, at best, a bone-headed misunderstanding of mundane statements from a NASA official in April, or, at worst, a bold-faced lie playing all of us for clicks. Either way, it's not worth our time to fully debunk or yours to deeply consider. Simply put, there's no evidence that NASA is about to reveal that it's found aliens. SEE ALSO: It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Stop saying it's aliens. Anonymous cites out-of-context testimony from Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, given during an April 26 hearing before the House Science, Space and Technology. Consider what Zurbuchen actually said in his written testimony [emphasis added]: "... We haven't found definitive signs of life elsewhere just yet, our search is making remarkable progress and astrobiology is a focus of a growing number of NASA missions." That's a far cry from saying something like, "Oh boy, oh wow, we've definitely found little green men, but I can't tell you about it yet because we're a very secretive government agency," which seems to be what Anonymous heard. Oh, and also, Zurbuchen flatly denies the Anonymous report. Are we alone in the universe? While we do not know yet, we have missions moving forward that may help answer that fundamental question. — Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) June 26, 2017 Here are some other stories to catch you up on what NASA has actually been up to on its hunt for life in the solar system: NASA's newest treasure trove of alien planets will help us find our place in the galaxy These seven planets could be where we find alien life NASA confirms discovery of nearest rocky exoplanet to Earth so far Potentially habitable planet found orbiting our neighboring star If we keep using 'Earth-like' to describe alien planets, it will become meaningless If you'll excuse me, I'm going to write about something else now. UPDATE: June 26, 2017, 12:23 p.m. EDT This story was updated to include tweets from Zurbuchen related to the Anonymous report. WATCH: NASA has discovered a water world in our solar system capable of sustaining life
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| ‘He colluded or obstructed’: Trump turns Russia suspicions against Obama Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Continuing a theme he has pushed lately, the president took issue with his predecessor's lack of response to Russian interference in the election.
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| Hostages in Philippine town forced to fight, loot, become sex slaves: army Posted: 27 Jun 2017 08:04 AM PDT  By Kanupriya Kapoor MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Civilians held hostage by Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have been forced to loot homes, take up arms against government troops and serve as sex slaves for rebel fighters, the army said on Tuesday. Citing accounts of seven residents of Marawi City who either escaped or were rescued, the military said some hostages were forced to convert to Islam, carry wounded fighters to mosques, and marry militants of the Maute group loyal to Islamic State. Some escapees say bodies of residents have been left in the streets, some for weeks, and civilians are distressed by government air strikes and artillery bombardments that have reduced parts of Marawi to rubble.
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| Sean Spicer angrily confronted by CNN reporter during tense off-camera press briefing Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:29 PM PDT  A CNN reporter has argued with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer over the West Wing's decision to bar cameras from broadcasting the daily press briefings. Jim Acosta, the White House correspondent for the cable news network, challenged Mr Spicer after the White House representative admonished the reporter while he was trying to ask a question on healthcare. "There's no camera on, Jim", Mr Spicer said .
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| Lawsuits: Officer used excessive force in several cases Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:44 PM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Eight brutality lawsuits settled over the past 10 months paint a disturbing picture of a former Connecticut police officer accused of beating people while they were handcuffed and ordering his police dog to attack others who were not resisting arrest.
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| Chinese court jails Australian Crown Resorts staff in gambling case Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:03 AM PDT  A Chinese court on Monday convicted 19 current and former employees of Australia's Crown Resorts company on gambling-related charges, handing jail terms to 16 of them, including three Australians. The casino company and Australia's consul general in Shanghai announced the verdicts after the half-day trial was held behind closed doors at Baoshan District Court. Gaming is illegal in China and companies are not allowed explicitly to advertise gambling but few details of the accusations have been released since last year's arrests.
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| Mystery of missing Chinese scholar shakes up Illinois school Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:08 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, took the same career path as many other young Chinese academics before her: She travelled to a university in the U.S. with dreams of one day landing a professorship and being able to help her parents financially.
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| Trump high court pick Gorsuch shows conservative credentials Posted: 26 Jun 2017 06:04 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In less than three months, President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch, is already staking out ground on the court's right, adding his voice to the biggest controversies including Trump's travel ban targeted at six Muslim-majority countries, gun control, religious rights and gay rights. In a flurry of activity at the court on Monday, Gorsuch showed his inclination to rule from a spot occupied by fellow conservative Justice Clarence Thomas. At a minimum, he is so far living up to Trump's claim that he would be a conservative in the mold of the man he replaced, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last year.
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| The 10 Best National Parks in the USA Posted: 27 Jun 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![The 10 Best National Parks in the USA]( "The 10 Best National Parks in the USA") Explore the great outdoors at one of America's can't-miss national parks. If you're dreaming of an outdoor vacation filled with gushing geysers, animal encounters, towering rock formations and more, odds are you'll enjoy exploring a national park. Considering factors like the uniqueness of sights, historical significance and park accessibility, we determined which of the country's 59 national parks qualify as the Best National Parks in the USA.
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| Turkey rejects Arab terms to Qatar, US urges sides to talk Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:31 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president on Sunday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish troops from Qatar, among a sweeping list of ultimatums that the United States has described as "difficult to meet."
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| SeaWorld under federal investigation over impact of the 'Blackfish' documentary about orcas in captivity Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:18 AM PDT  SeaWorld is being investigated by two US federal agencies investigating disclosures and public statements by executives, including comments about the Blackfish documentary, which led to a public backlash against keeping orcas in enclosures. Shares in the Florida based company fell 33 per cent on a single day in August 2014 when the theme park operator blamed the scrutiny of its treatment of animals for reported earnings that missed analysts' estimates. Blackfish, which was released in 2013, led activists to claim SeaWorld was keeping the creatures in small tanks instead of pens at sea.
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| 2018 Audi RS5 Coupe Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:50 PM PDT  A stoic beast.
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| Do We Have To Worry About An Asteroid Strike? Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:31 PM PDT  Just because an asteroid passes by Earth from a safe distance one year doesn't mean it will always happen that way.
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| Schumer: new Democratic 'agenda' will 'resonate with the middle class' Posted: 25 Jun 2017 02:44 PM PDT  Senator Chuck Schumer also talked about watching a New York Yankees baseball game alongside a man who wore pro-Trump clothing. Within a month, the Democratic party will present a "strong, bold, sharp-edged and common-sense economic agenda" to underpin its efforts against Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday.
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| Transplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:38 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress, so on Sunday, it was moved.
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| These mysterious light pillars surprised Malaysian photographers out on a trek Posted: 27 Jun 2017 03:43 AM PDT  This brilliant display of lights looks like it came from the North Pole, but it was actually shot in Malaysia. Last Thursday, a group of photographers were out on a trek to capture shots of the Milky Way, when they were surprised by these light pillars. SEE ALSO: Algae emitting eerie blue glow makes this beach look otherworldy The multicoloured light pillars are a natural phenomenon that occurs when light reflects off the mirror-like surfaces of ice crystals. They are usually found in the polar regions, but have appeared at lower latitudes before. A post shared by AERIAL-NIGHT Sky (@mentorgraphy) on Jun 21, 2017 at 11:17am PDT Photographer Andrew Tan, said the group of six was out at the northernmost tip of Sabah, Borneo. He told Mashable he only realised the light pillars were in the picture when he checked his camera later. He used a 30-second long exposure to capture the phenomenon, and it picked up the colours of the light pillars. "It was magnificent," Tan told Malaysian paper The Star. "It is definitely a moment to treasure in our lives." The phenomenon was also spotted from the east, as the sun rose the next day: Christiano Mogolid, a native of Sabah, had seen the lights from the east during the sunrise, according to the Malaysian Digest. Light pillars occur when the source of the light — either the sun, or the moon — are near the horizon. The lights tend to take on the colour of the light source. Sabah, a state in eastern Malaysia, has reportedly witnessed light pillars in both 2006 and 2015. WATCH: Personal holographic display creates mesmerizing light shows
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| Subway digging uncovers 'Pompeii-like scene' in Rome Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:18 AM PDT  ROME (AP) — Digging for Rome's new subway has unearthed the charred ruins of an early 3rd-century building and the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a crouching dog that apparently perished in the same blaze that collapsed the structure.
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