| GOP senator: Health care vote now ‘in jeopardy’ due to McConnell’s ‘breach of trust’ Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:11 PM PDT  Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. responds to reporters as he and other Senators arrive for weekly policy meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. WASHINGTON — A key Republican senator says the Republican health care bill is in "jeopardy" due to comments Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made to moderate senators behind closed doors. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told reporters Monday that he has confirmed with moderate GOP senators that McConnell, R-Ky., told them the bill's biggest Medicaid cuts would never go into effect because they are so far in the future.
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| Minnesota mystery: Why were cameras off during police shooting? Posted: 18 Jul 2017 05:14 PM PDT  Amid public outrage over the fatal shooting of an Australian woman by Minneapolis police, the most persistent question was why officers did not turn on body cameras that could have captured what happened. The American Civil Liberties Union said the case showed a need for better compliance and training. Justine Damond, who was originally from Sydney, was shot around midnight on Saturday by an officer responding to an emergency call she had placed about a possible assault behind her house in a quiet residential neighborhood.
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| Coulter won’t back down, sit down or pipe down on Delta seat mishap Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:49 AM PDT  Conservative political commentator Ann Coulter is demanding answers after receiving sassy tweets from Delta Airlines in response to her complaints about having her seat reassigned on a flight from New York Laguardia to West Palm Beach, Florida, Saturday.
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| America’s Not First. It’s Third. Posted: 18 Jul 2017 01:19 PM PDT  The United States slips behind France and the U.K. in this year's soft-power ranking.
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| Boy, 10, Who Died After Trip to Neighborhood Pool Had Fentanyl in His System Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:58 AM PDT  Alton Banks started vomiting at his Overtown home after a trip to the neighborhood pool on June 23. He died that night.
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| Investigators talk to plane's captain in taxiway close call Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:46 PM PDT ![Investigators talk to plane's captain in taxiway close call]( "Investigators talk to plane's captain in taxiway close call") WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators confirmed Monday that an Air Canada jet was descending toward a taxiway holding four other planes rather than the assigned runway and narrowly avoided disaster at San Francisco International Airport.
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| 86-Year-Old Arrested Again After Being Caught Red-Handed in a Walmart Check-Out Line Posted: 19 Jul 2017 02:46 AM PDT  Over her six-decade-long career, Payne is said to have pilfered some $2 million in stolen goods
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| Russia says ready to retaliate after U.S. talks end without deal Posted: 18 Jul 2017 02:52 PM PDT  Russia said on Tuesday that it reserved the right to retaliate against the United States after a meeting in Washington ended without an agreement to return Russian diplomatic property the U.S. had seized.
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| WSJ torches Trump and Don Jr.: ‘They have created the appearance of a conspiracy’ Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:43 AM PDT  The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board published a scathing assessment of President Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr.'s conduct in the wake of the fallout caused by the latter's meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.
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| 'Loud sound' preceded US police shooting Australian woman Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:20 PM PDT  Police in the US state of Minnesota were startled by a loud sound prior to shooting an Australian woman who had called them to report a possible assault, investigators revealed on Tuesday. The state agency probing the fatal police shooting of Justine Damond, also known by her maiden name Justine Ruszczyk, interviewed one of the two officers who responded to her emergency call on Saturday night in Minneapolis. It was the first time since the shooting that authorities offered more information about the circumstances, as community leaders and Damond's family complained they had received few details.
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| Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka: USGS Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:33 PM PDT ![Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka: USGS]( "Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka: USGS") (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning but the threat has now passed, the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center said. The epicenter was west of Attu, the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.
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| Man And Dog Attacked By Bobcat In Arizona Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:53 AM PDT  The attack was captured in a video that was posted on Facebook by Jason Garrido, who witnessed the incident Sunday.
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| US senator criticizes Pruitt in Oklahoma ethics probe Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:57 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Democratic member of the U.S. Senate committee that conducted confirmation hearings for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said in a letter Tuesday that Oklahoma's former attorney general presented "inconsistent and contradictory statements" to the panel.
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| Charlie Gard doctors remain 'unconvinced' after flying visit by US neurosurgeon who said he could treat him Posted: 19 Jul 2017 02:22 AM PDT  The British doctors caring for Charlie Gard are understood to remain unconvinced by an American neurosurgeon who claimed he could treat the little boy. Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) staff spent five and half hours on Tuesday locked in discussions with Dr Michio Hirano, a US specialist who flew back to the US on Tuesday night. Charlie's mother Connie Yates was also present at the meeting to determine the best course of action for her 11-month-old son. Dr Hirano had flown to London on Monday to examine the boy and assess brain scans carried out at the weekend. Timeline: Charlie Gard's parents' battle 02:17 Dr Hirano had said his experimental therapy could help treat Charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic disease. GOSH believes that Charlie has suffered irreversible brain damage and that life support should be withdrawn but his parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard, from Bedfont in west London, argue he should be transferred to a New York hospital for treatment from Dr Hirano. A High Court has already ruled that Charlie be allowed to 'die with dignity' but agreed to further examination after hearing Dr Hirano's therapy could significantly improve his quality of life. Dr Michio Hirano Miss Yates, 31, thanked Dr Hirano and another specialist, who cannot be named, for flying in to see her child. She said: "Our gorgeous baby boy is still stable. We are at his bedside and feel satisfied he is not suffering or in any pain. As Charlie's loving parents we are doing the right thing for our son in exploring all treatment options." She said that Dr Hirano had requested a new MRI scan and a 30-minute EEG scan but that "GOSH preferred a longer EEG which the judge ordered". Miss Yates added: "Our son has now undergone the scans. We have facilitated the experts in every possible way. Charlie will be having some more tests shortly." It is not clear what those tests are. Connie Yates and Chris Gard with baby Charlie Great Ormond Street has declined to comment on the discussions with Dr Hirano while the court case is ongoing. But it is understood the hospital failed to be persuaded by claims he had made in the High Court last week that he could help Charlie and that he had seen no evidence of irreversible brain damage. The hospital is understood to be sticking by its position statement issued last Thursday. In that statement, the hospital said: "It has been and remains the unanimous view of all those caring for charlie at Great Ormond Street that withdrawal of ventilation and palliative care are all that the hospital can offer him consistent with his welfare. "That is because in the view of his treating team and all those from whom GOSH obtained second opinions, he has no quality of life and no real prospect of any quality of life." The case will come back to the High Court on Friday with further hearings expected next week that will finally decide the fate of Charlie,who suffers from mitochondrial depletion syndrome. His doctors say he is blind, deaf, unable to move and badly brain damaged, with no hope of recovery. The case has become a cause celebre with interventions from Donald trump and the Vatican in support of Charlie's parents. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court have both uphold the decision of Mr Justice Francis in the High Court that Charlie's life support be withdrawn.
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| Iran's president says his country will 'stand up to' US Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:17 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president said Wednesday that it will stand up to the United States and reciprocate for any new sanctions that Washington imposes on the Islamic republic.
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| GOP Rep. Rohrabacher gets to the bottom of Martian civilization: There wasn’t any Posted: 18 Jul 2017 02:48 PM PDT  A Republican lawmaker asked a panel of NASA scientists Tuesday for opinions on whether Mars could have had civilized life "thousands of years ago."
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| Woman Who Reportedly Lost Baby During Gender Reveal Party Shooting Wasn't Pregnant: Cops Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:24 PM PDT  Police said they are speculating why she may have lied.
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| Fresh Ukraine clashes kill 2 as rebels plan new 'state' Posted: 19 Jul 2017 06:21 AM PDT  Fresh clashes in east Ukraine left two soldiers dead Wednesday in a spike in fighting as a key rebel leader announced he planned to create a new "state". Kiev said the two servicemen were killed by shelling from Russian-backed rebels some 40 kilometres north of the insurgent capital Donetsk, the deadliest daily toll in two weeks. Another four soldiers and two civilians were wounded in mortar fire, it said, accusing rebels of using heavy weapons banned by ceasefire agreements.
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| The Latest: More crews, dogs to join search for missing man Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:59 PM PDT  TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on deadly flash flooding in a national forest in Arizona (all times local):
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| Everything You Need to Know About the Chipotle Outbreak Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:52 PM PDT  Is it safe to eat at Chipotle? Customers reported experiencing painful norovirus symptoms ranging from severe stomach discomfort, nausea, dizziness, and dehydration to vomiting and diarrhea—which even drove two victims to the hospital. "We are working with health authorities to understand what the cause may be and to resolve the situation as quickly as possible," Jim Marsden, Chipotle's executive director of food safety, told Business Insider.
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| US Navy Tests Laser Weapon That Can Hit Missiles At Speed Of Light Posted: 18 Jul 2017 05:59 AM PDT  The speed of LaWs is 50,000 times the speed of an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile. The new technology does not need any heavy and costly missile.
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| Ford Powershift Class Action Settlement Posted: 18 Jul 2017 11:29 AM PDT  The class action settlement should be rather good for owners and previous owners of Fords equipped with the troublesome Powershift gearbox.
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| Duped by Photoshop: People Are Bad at Spotting Fake Photos Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:15 AM PDT  In the study, people who were shown a number of real and fake images spotted the fake photos about 60 percent of the time, which is only a little bit above the 50 percent accuracy rate that would be expected by chance. "Our study found that although people performed better than chance at detecting and locating image manipulations, they are far from perfect," Sophie Nightingale, a doctoral candidate in psychology at the University of Warwick in England and lead author of the study, said in a statement. "This has serious implications because of the high level of images, and possibly fake images, that people are exposed to on a daily basis through social networking sites, the internet and the media," Nightingale said.
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| Tillerson to make announcement on Iran nuclear deal: White House Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:09 PM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will "very shortly" make an announcement on Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers that President Donald Trump has called a "bad deal," White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Monday. Under U.S. law, the State Department must notify Congress every 90 days of Iran's compliance with the 2015 deal.
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| Australians see woman's shooting by police as US nightmare Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:30 PM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — Half a world from where an Australian woman was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer, a front-page headline in her hometown Sydney newspaper summarized Australia's reaction in blunt terms: "AMERICAN NIGHTMARE."
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| 8th person in Trump Jr. meeting identified as Ike Kaveladze Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:06 PM PDT  Ike Kaveladze's attorney confirmed that his client was the eighth person at the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. Kaveladze, who believed he was attending the meeting as a translator, is senior vice president at Crocus Group, the real estate development company run by Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov.
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| China 'aggressive' in border row, says India diplomat Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:58 AM PDT  A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no sign of easing, media reports said Wednesday. Beijing has made virtually daily warnings to its neighbour over the deadlock on a remote Himalayan plateau, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a tense face off. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar told lawmakers in a closed briefing on the dispute that India wanted a diplomatic settlement, the reports said.
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| New research reveals some of the best diets for health brain ageing Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:20 AM PDT  Four studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2017 suggest that sticking to certain diets can help to reduce the risk of dementia. Previous studies have already indicated that certain diets and foods can have a beneficial effect on cognitive function, helping to support healthy brain aging and to reduce dementia risk.
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| Iraqi officer seeks vengeance in Mosul, where killings mount Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:15 AM PDT  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For one Iraqi lieutenant, the fight against the Islamic State group in Mosul has been a slow, methodical quest for revenge. For three years, he has hunted for two IS militants from his village who he believes killed his father. Along the way, he has shot to death detained militants after interrogating them, he acknowledges unapologetically.
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| First Galaxy S9 Details Emerge Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:04 AM PDT  Samsung's Galaxy S8 has only been on store shelves for a few months, but some folks are already turning their attention to the Galaxy S9. The Korean tech giant is planning to offer the same Infinity Display in the Galaxy S9 that it currently offers in the Galaxy S8, a site called The Bell is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of its plans. The site claims Samsung has already ordered 5.8- and 6.2-inch Infinity Display panels, according to SamMobile, which earlier discovered the report.
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| Bad News Keeps Coming for Harley-Davidson Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:28 AM PDT  Bad News Keeps Coming for Harley-Davidson Sales in the United States drop considerably over this time last year Hard times are continuing to hit one of the world's most iconic motorcycle brands. Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales in the United States declined
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| 'Where’s my Steve?': how Bannon masterminded Trump's election win Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Joshua Green's new book shows how Donald Trump becoming US president is inextricably linked to Steve Bannon's ideological agenda. Donald Trump had spent most of election night in his penthouse at Trump Tower while his team waited in a room on a floor below, which had become so messy during the final days of the campaign, it was known as the "crack den".
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| Woman Arrested in Death of Daughter, 1, Who Suffocated in Hot Car While Mom Was at Salon Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:25 AM PDT  Dijanelle Fowler, 25, left her 1-year-old daughter in a running car while she went to a salon, but at some point while she was away, the car cut off.
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| SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive to quit Tesla Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:46 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive is leaving the company, eight months after the electric car maker bought the biggest U.S. residential solar panel maker. SolarCity was founded by Peter Rive and his younger brother Lyndon in 2006 with financial backing from their cousin and Tesla chief Elon Musk. Former SolarCity Chief Executive Lyndon Rive announced his resignation in May. Peter Rive will be leaving the company to explore new opportunities, a Tesla spokesperson said in a statement.
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| Dolphins Have Been Decapitating Their Prey, Say Scientists Posted: 18 Jul 2017 04:55 PM PDT  For some reason, dolphins are biting the heads off of their prey.
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| NATO, Russian Troops Rattle Swords Along Hundreds of Miles of Borderland Posted: 18 Jul 2017 02:09 PM PDT  Across Eastern Europe, Moscow and the transatlantic alliance are staging large-scale exercises to show they mean business
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| Michael Dell takes long view with 'Dell 2.0' Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:53 PM PDT  His first company became the world's largest maker of personal computers. Now Michael Dell says he is building a broader technology firm with similar ambitions. Dell Technologies is the result of the private buyout of the original Dell computer firm, bolstered by the massive $67 billion deal for computer storage firm EMC and other software and services acquisitions.
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| Kin sue to stop inheritance as grandad, mom die mysteriously Posted: 17 Jul 2017 02:34 PM PDT  The family of a man suspected in the slaying of his millionaire grandfather filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire on Monday accusing him of killing his grandfather and possibly his mother, who was lost at sea during a mother-son fishing trip, in a bid to collect a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
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| Putin shows off Russian advances at MAKS-2017 Aviation and Space Salon Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:07 PM PDT ![Putin shows off Russian advances at MAKS-2017 Aviation and Space Salon]( "Putin shows off Russian advances at MAKS-2017 Aviation and Space Salon") The MAKS airshow and exhibition is a major international event in the aerospace business. Here are photos from the first day of this year's gathering.
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| California lawmakers approve landmark extension to climate policy Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:31 AM PDT  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's legislature passed a package of bills that extends the state's signature plan to address climate change by a decade, sending Governor Jerry Brown a cap-and-trade plan that uses market forces to cuts greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation puts California at the forefront of plans by mostly Democratic governors to reduce carbon emissions and adhere to the goals of the Paris climate change agreement even after Republican President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the pact.
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