| Bernie Sanders: 'Maybe [Obama] should have done more' on Russia Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:13 PM PST ![Bernie Sanders: 'Maybe [Obama] should have done more' on Russia](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t5-6VErGMNApvmeDUzceSR2jE6ERHq19kaZU6cJCx9b864Tcvt6y8oTQDO6TaFieoVjFlgXBQB0oo2IUmLQFkpZ9fvZNgg3ko3CS-FiDRBAVc1wzaZn1vu3zlJGtr42R_AJf1lKqiloHPD5BuJdP_7NmG1AD1gRUsWa7Do4tfx_yoC_jPuKSG-qvzo4Ho_CsyMgWD4t7-qHyoBMdS_mMuvD-OnpWD9w_0YKRVZF0UZL5hyYMJYzRiTzE9EvhsmiBkQMtyIlL6DHk_AyBK4Omae5SxZ7PrL7J0=s0-d "Bernie Sanders: 'Maybe [Obama] should have done more' on Russia") In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says that President Obama was in a difficult position when it came to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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| Paul Manafort Accused Of Bank Fraud In New Mueller Court Documents Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:58 PM PST  Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of bank fraud that wasn't part of the original indictment against him, according to court documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller. The alleged fraud came to light in an attempt by Manafort to swap out real estate securing his $10 million bail, said the redacted documents, which were released Friday. Manafort was indicted in October on charges of money laundering, conspiracy and failing to register as a foreign agent in Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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| Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on Israel: ‘We Will Act if Necessary’ Posted: 18 Feb 2018 07:53 AM PST  In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Iran's foreign minister commented on its tenuous relationship with Israel as well as on the fate of the Iran nuclear deal.
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| Carnival probes security personnel's response to brawl in South Pacific cruise Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:18 PM PST  By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Carnival Corp , the world's largest cruise operator, said on Monday it was investigating the response of its security personnel to a brawl that broke out on one of its South Pacific cruises that resulted in 23 passengers being removed. The American-British company said in a statement that it was investigating "all aspects including the security response" of the incident, which was captured on video and posted on social media. The 10-day cruise to the South Pacific returned to the Australian southern city of Melbourne on Saturday, a day after 23 people were removed in the New South Wales (NSW) town of Eden for what the company described as "disruptive and violent acts".
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| ROTC leader shocked that accused school shooter 1 of his own Posted: 18 Feb 2018 12:03 PM PST  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The sound of gunfire still ringing in his ears after his mad half-mile sprint, Jack Ciaramello was standing with friends in a grocery store parking lot when a sheriff's deputy approached. He asked the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High senior if he knew a former student named Nikolas Cruz.
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| Iran resumes hunt for missing plane Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:24 PM PST  Iranian rescue teams resumed their search on Monday for a passenger plane that disappeared high in the Zagros mountains the previous day with 66 people onboard, local media reported. State television said the weather had improved after blizzard conditions hampered search efforts Sunday, and that helicopters were now able to take part in the hunt for Aseman Airlines flight EP3704. It is thought to have crashed on the Dena mountain of Iran's southwestern Zagros range, but one official said there could be as many as 100 peaks to search in the vast and remote area.
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| Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering ash column Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:25 AM PST  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rumbling Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shot billowing columns of ash more than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the atmosphere and hot clouds down its slopes on Monday.
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| Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 on ground in wake of earthquake Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:16 PM PST  By Jose Cortes SANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 13 people on the ground, including three children, were killed when a Mexican military helicopter carrying top officials surveying damage from an earthquake crashed in a small town in the southern state of Oaxaca, authorities said on Saturday. The helicopter, which was carrying Mexico's interior minister and the state governor, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land at night in Santiago Jamiltepec after a tour of damage from Friday's powerful quake. The senior officials survived but 12 people at the scene were killed and another died later in a hospital, Oaxaca's attorney general's office said in a statement.
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| Trump Joins Mar-a-Lago Disco Party After Visiting Survivors Of School Shooting Posted: 17 Feb 2018 07:44 PM PST  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday just hours after visiting first responders and wounded survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 people.
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| Putin’s shock troops - how Russia's secret mercenary army came up against the US in Syria Posted: 18 Feb 2018 09:58 AM PST  It was one of Isil's biggest cash cows, a strategic prize crucial to the Kremlin and Bashar Assad's plans to re-establish his rule over Syria. But the assault on Conoco oilfield near Deir Ezzor earlier this month ended in disaster, sparking the first deadly combat between Americans and Russians since the Vietnam War and embarrassing Vladimir Putin just weeks before an election. It also cast an unwelcome light on one of the worst kept secrets of Russia's war in Syria - its increasing reliance on unacknowledged and illegal mercenaries. "These were shock troops, and they would take any position, fulfil any task," said Alexander Averin, a veteran of the pro-Russian militias in east Ukraine and friend of one of the Russians who was killed. Mr Averin said Kirill Ananyev, 33, was a fellow member of the radical "national Bolshevik" political party Other Russia and had also fought in eastern Ukraine. He said that Ananyev, whom he had known since 2001, had been working for a private military company when he was killed. He would not name the company, but other casualties have been linked to the secretive Wagner group. Kirill Ananyev, a Russian private military contractor in Syria who was killed in US airstrikes on 7 February Credit: Twitter Russian media have published the names of nine Russian fighters who were killed in the assault on February 7, and the foreign ministry finally admitted on Thursday that five Russian citizens had died. Some media reports have put the number of Russian casualties in the hundreds, however, and relatives and a former member of parliament have called for answers. "I want everyone to know about my husband, and not just about my husband, but about all the guys who died there so stupidly," Yelena Matveyeva, whose husband Stanislav was killed, told the regional news site Znak.com. "They sent them like pigs to the slaughter!" The debacle unfolded on the evening of 7 February, when hundreds of mysterious fighters began charging toward a Syrian Democratic Forces position near the oilfield under cover of artillery, tank and rocket fire, according to the US military. In response, US special forces embedded with the mostly Kurdish SDF called in artillery fire and strikes from fighter jets and B-52 bombers that effectively destroyed the "battalion sized force" they were facing. Mr Averin told the Telegraph that 500 Russians were in Deir Ezzor at the time, and that many of them were now dead and wounded. After Stanislav Matveyev, who was believed to work for the Wagner group, was killed, his wife spoke out against the Kremlin denials of Russian casualties Credit: Twitter It is not entirely clear whether the Russian high command authorised the attack, and some believe that Wagner mercenaries were working for local pro-Assad businessman to take the lucrative site. According to a Syrian government contract seen by Fontanka and AP, a Russian company linked to the Wagner group was to receive 25 percent of profits from oil and gas fields its contractors could capture. Others have suggested the Kremlin allowed the preventable defeat, which also saw Syrian troops killed, to happen as a warning to an increasingly independent Mr Assad as well as Iran, his other major backer. "You need to be in line with our policies in Syria or you'll get bombed," was Moscow's message to them, said Yury Barmin of the Russian International Affairs Council, a think-tank close to the Kremlin. A US drone destroys a pro-regime tank near Deir Ezzor days after the airstrikes that killed numerous Russians Credit: CNN Ostensibly designed to support a long-time ally and defeat the Islamic State, Mr Putin's bombing campaign in Syria was supposed to be a television war, providing footage of impressive Russian airstrikes without any body bags to ruin the mood. To assuage fears of a repeat of the disastrous Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Mr Putin said it would be solely an air operation lasting no longer than Mr Assad's counter-offensive But Syrian forces reportedly proved ineffective even with the help of Russian advisors and special forces. Kremlin-linked contractors allowed Moscow to run a covert land operation while denying it had boots on the ground. "The big battles, the intense battles with casualties, that's all Russian mercenaries," said Ruslan Leviev of the Conflict Intelligence Team, a research group who track Russian military activity abroad. A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombs targets in the Deir Ezzor region in November Credit: TASS via Getty Images Some 3,000 Russians have fought for the Wagner group, the biggest of the private military companies, in Syria since 2015, according to documents seen by the independent news outlet Fontanka. It said 73 of them had died before 7 February, exceeding the 46 official Russian military casualties. The US airstrikes against the Russian contractors have raised an alarming risk of direct great-power confrontation in Syria as external players vie to consolidate their interests following the defeat of Islamic State. Within the last two weeks, al-Qaeda-affiliated rebels shot down a Russian jet, Kurdish fighters have downed a Turkish helicopter, Israel downed an Iranian drone and the Syrian army shot down an Israeli F-16. "Now that the fighting with ISIS is more or less over, every global player in the war is attempting to draw its own sphere of influence in Syria," Sami Nadir, of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs, told the Telegraph. "They used to fight each other through their proxies, now they're just going head-to-head." Benjamin Netanyahu holds up what he said was a piece of an Iranian drone shot down in Israeli airspace at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday Credit: AFP PHOTO / MSC Munich Security Conference / LENNART PREISS America wants to limit Iran and keep the Kurds - its greatest ally against Isil - on side, while not agitating its Nato ally Turkey. Russia has been trying to keep a balance between its allies Turkey, Israel and Iran, to little avail. "The new phase in the Syrian conflict makes the anti-ISIS war look like a stroll in the park," said Bilal Saab, an expert at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. "This has the potential to turn into a regional war." Yet news of the contractors' deaths has remained largely unknown in Russia under a state television blackout: The website of the main state news programme published a report, only to delete it the same day. A Syrian pro-regime fighter wounded in the 7 February battle in Deir Ezzor Credit: AFP Photo/Getty Images "It's like the story with the Pskov paratroopers who died in Ukraine," said Lev Gudkov, head of the independent Levada survey centre. "The information was blocked for a long time, then denied, and it spread only in close-knit circles, it didn't become a fact of public opinion, and I fear it will be the same picture here." Nonetheless, Mr Putin, whose withdrawal announcement was welcomed by most Russians, finds himself in a bind: The Syria peace talks he sponsored in Sochi last month devolved into infighting and the conflict is edging toward what Mr Nadir called a "full-blown international crisis". "The era of cooperation is over," he said. "It's a Cold War scenario." 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| LeBron James Speaks Out on Laura Ingraham's 'Shut Up and Dribble' Comments Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:17 AM PST  MSNBC's David Gura and panel discuss the LeBron James/Laura Ingraham feud.
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| 'Bachelor' Arie grilled by Becca's uncle during hometown dates Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:00 AM PST  On the "Bachelor," Becca's uncle has been a father figure to her since she lost her dad as a child. And he has some tough questions for Arie about their relationship.
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| Nigeria frees 475 Boko Haram suspects for lack of evidence Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:34 AM PST  Nigeria has freed another 475 Boko Haram suspects following a series of mass trials in which most cases were dropped for lack of evidence, the justice ministry said Sunday. Over the course of the week, hundreds of suspected Boko Haram extremists have appeared before a court at the Kainji military base in central Niger state. The release order was issued on Friday, with the 475 suspects to be returned to their home states for "proper rehabilitation" before being sent back to their families, ministry spokesman Salihu Othman Isah said.
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| Netanyahu says Israel could act against Iran's 'empire' Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:55 AM PST  By Robin Emmott and Thomas Escritt MUNICH (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel could act against Iran itself, not just its allies in the Middle East, after border incidents in Syria brought the Middle East foes closer to direct confrontation. Iran mocked Netanyahu's tough words, saying Israel's reputation for "invincibility" had crumbled after one of its jets was shot down following a bombing run in Syria.
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| Passenger says teen driver panicked, hit the gas outside NSA Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:38 PM PST  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A passenger in a vehicle that was fired upon outside the National Security Agency campus says the unlicensed teen driver made a wrong turn, panicked and hit the gas.
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| Fergie's National Anthem Attempt Slammed As The 'Worst Rendition Ever' Posted: 19 Feb 2018 01:38 AM PST  Fergie took a stab at the national anthem during the NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center on Sunday night, and it didn't go so well.
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| Kuwait invites Philippine president to visit amid workers row Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:53 AM PST  Kuwait has invited Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to visit, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, as the countries seek to settle their differences over allegations of extreme abuse of migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf state. After the body of a Filipino was discovered in a freezer in a Kuwait apartment, Duterte arranged free flights for workers wishing to leave - an evacuation that Kuwait said was an unnecessary escalation of a diplomatic rift. The Philippines suspended sending workers to Kuwait in January after reports that abuse by employers had driven several to suicide.
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| Earthquake shakes southern Mexico for second time in three days Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:17 AM PST  A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday, sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed across the capital, although there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit 32 km (20 miles) east of Santa Catarina Mechoacan in the state of Oaxaca at a depth of 40 km at 12.57am (6.57am GMT), the US Geological Survey said, revising its strength down slightly from an initial 6.1 magnitude. The tremor was strong enough to trigger earthquake alarms in Mexico City, more than 200 miles (320 km) away, but was shorter and less intense than one of Friday in the same area that damaged about 1,000 houses. Many in Mexico City slept through the shaking. Residents who rushed into the streets when the alarms sounded quickly returned to their homes once the quake stopped. The head of Mexico's civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said state emergency procedures had been activated in the affected states. Residents in Mexico City briefly left their properties after last night's tremor Credit: CLAUDIA DAUT/ REUTERS "So far, no damage has been reported," he said on Twitter. Infrastructure, including installations of state oil company Pemex, were intact, he said. Mexico has suffered a series of more powerful earthquakes in recent months, including two in September that together killed hundreds of people and brought buildings crashing down.
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| The Latest: Turkey denies reports that Syria will aid Kurds Posted: 19 Feb 2018 10:00 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
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| Woman Accused of Shooting Wife to Death in Walmart Parking Lot Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:59 PM PST  Cindy Bryant allegedly shot her wife to death following an argument in the parking lot of Walmart in York County, Virginia.
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| Fire-hit Jokhang temple streets reopen after blaze at Tibet holy site Posted: 18 Feb 2018 03:56 AM PST  Streets around Lhasa's fire-hit Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, were reopened to pilgrims Sunday after a blaze broke out the night before, Chinese state media said, but the extent of damage remained unclear. The official Xinhua news agency said the fire had erupted Saturday evening in part of the more than 1,300-year-old Jokhang temple, but was soon put out. Images posted on social media of the blaze showed the eaved roof of a section of the building lit with roaring yellow flames and emitting a haze of smoke.
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| No, Fidel Castro Is Not Justin Trudeau's Father Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:03 PM PST  Despite what the internet seems to think
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| Duchess of Cambridge gives a nod to Time's Up in royal green dress as Baftas stars turn out in black Posted: 19 Feb 2018 01:41 AM PST  On one side, there were the industry's biggest stars, turning the Bafta red carpet black in their visible support of the Time's Up movement; on the other, the traditionalists insisting the Duchess of Cambridge could not be drawn into a global protest about sexual harassment and gender equality. On Sunday night, the Duchess attempted to walk the diplomatic line, eschewing an unofficial all-black dress code to see the cream of British cinema honoured at the Royal Albert Hall. Her choice of a dark green Jenny Packham dress with a black ribbon appeared to please and offend in equal measure, apparently designed to avoid the scandal of a future queen making an overt statement that could be perceived as political. The movement did not, however, go unnoticed; instead of sending a message through clothing, the Duke acknowledged it in writing. In a foreword in the ceremony's programme, he mentioned steps taken to protect those in the industry, stating: "Levelling the playing field and ensuring a safe, professional working environment for aspiring actors, filmmakers and craft practitioners – regardless of their background and circumstances – is vital to ensure film remains accessible and exciting for all. Baftas 2018 | Main awards "As president, I am proud of the leadership Bafta have shown on this; in a year which rocked the industry as many brave people spoke up about bullying, harassment and abuse despite the risk to their professional careers and reputations." The Duchess was one of a small number of women at this year's ceremony not to wear all black, after a letter outlining the Time's Up dress code was circulated. Neither the Duke, president of Bafta, nor the Duchess appeared to be wearing the Time's Up lapel pin, which others wore on the red carpet. Amanda Berry, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William Credit: James Gourley/BAFTA//REX/Shutterstock A spokesman for Kensington Palace did not comment on the choice. Catherine Quinn, the Duchess's private secretary, attending the awards in her official capacity, chose to blend in discreetly in black. Members of the Royal family are supposed to avoid political statements, leaving the Duchess with a stark choice between being accused of overstepping her position or being the only woman wearing colour. Some critics were "disappointed", arguing that objecting to sexual harassment was not political. From the start, there was little on anyone's lips except the Time's Up theme. Campaigners, wearing T-shirts and chanting about sisterhood, lay on the red carpet while stars gushed about the campaign's aims in interviews. Clockwise from top left: Anya Taylor-Joy, Margot Robbie, the Duchess of Cambridge, Gemma Arterton and Joanna Lumley Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage/AP/REX After the Duke and Duchess walked into the hall to polite applause to take their front row seats, Jane Lush, Bafta chairman, opened proceedings with a summary of the "revelation after revelation" leading up to the protest, telling the audience: "This is a moment in history. It should be a watershed." Joanna Lumley, the first woman to host the awards solo in more than 20 years, acknowledged the "powerful protest" in her introduction. The first award, for outstanding British film, was presented by Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Graham Broadbent, its producer, delivered a speech referencing the "tectonic shift" in the industry, and the "meaningful change that can happen quickly". Sam Rockwell, best supporting actor for the same film, admitted he "stands on the shoulders of strong, intelligent, righteous women who have made my life complete". Despite the enthusiastic words, gender equality did not appear to bear out in the awards themselves: 39 statues were taken away by men and eight by women. Packing a punch: Florence Pugh on the red carpet Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images Allison Janney, picking up the prize for best supporting actress for I, Tonya, avoided all things serious, using her speech to clear up a falsehood that she had graduated from Rada, when she in fact attended a two-week summer programme. Other winners included Darkest Hour, which saw Gary Oldman transformed into Winston Churchill with amazing prosthetics, won the award for best make-up and hair. Daniel Kaluuya, the British actor, won the public vote as Bafta's rising star. The Shape of Water won prizes for original music and production design, Call Me By Your Name won best adapted screenplay, and Phantom Thread best costumes. Angelina Jolie wore a black gown to the event Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage Women at Bafta made no secret of their aims for the evening. Kristin Scott Thomas, nominated for her Clementine Churchill in Darkest Hour, said of Time's Up: "We need equality now – I think their slogan is absolutely right… Now it's a question of moving it from conversation to action." Andrea Riseborough, who walked the red carpet with activist Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, said those backing the movement hoped to get across "the idea that when all of this stops we all remember that this is an important cause and that we should carry on the conversation". Baftas 2018: the stars in pictures She added: "I'm here tonight to stand in solidarity with every woman, every person in the world who has suffered sexual abuse in the workplace." Gemma Arterton arrived with Eileen Pullen and Gwen Davis, two of the "Dagenham Girls" who walked out of the Ford Motor Company's Dagenham plant in June 1968 and finally won equal pay. Arterton, who starred in a stage musical version of their story, said: "I thought it was really fitting and I'm really happy and proud that I'm with Gwen and Eileen because they represent a normal person speaking up for what is actually right." Bafta 2018 | Key films, reviewed Salma Hayek, presenting the best actor award, said: "In this very important and historic year for women, I'm here to celebrate men." She joked the award would go to Frances McDormand, one of the best actress nominees, before announcing the true winner: Gary Oldman. Oldman honoured the late prime minister, who held the line for "honour, integrity and freedom for his nation and the world". McDormand, who did win best actress, accepted the award in a red, pink and black dress. She joked she had a problem with conformity but added: "I stand in full solidarity with my sisters in black."
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| Adam Rippon Turns Down NBC Contributor Gig Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:32 PM PST  Fans will have to wait to see Adam Rippon appear regularly on the small screen.
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| Saudi Arabia welcomes push for U.N. action against Iran on missiles Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:02 AM PST  By Andrea Shalal MUNICH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed a draft United Nations resolution offered by Britain, the United States and France that would condemn Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters the measure, if passed, would help hold Iran accountable for what he described as its "exports of ballistic missiles" to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, and "radical and aggressive" behavior in the region, including support for terrorist groups.
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| Now juice stores are giving out Bitcoin as a competition prize Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:55 AM PST  It's not just cashed-up dads jumping on cryptocurrencies, juice companies are doing the same too. Australian juice chain Boost have launched a competition where customers can win one Bitcoin, if they can correctly guess the price of the cryptocurrency at 12 p.m. the following Monday. SEE ALSO: Say hello to Buttcoin and the community celebrating Bitcoin's fall Only one person can choose a certain price, to ensure there's no splitting of the prize. At the time of writing, one BTC is equal to $10,569 (A$13,387.76), but as we've seen lately BTC's price has been fluctuating a lot in recent weeks. Boost will have one BTC a week to win over four weeks. Like any in-store competition you'll need to buy a juice to get an entry code, which you can enter in the chain's app and guess BTC's prospective price. As for people who might not be following the cryptocurrency rollercoaster, you can also get the app to pick a price for you. Boost's effort is the latest in a string of cryptocurrency-aligned competitions: There's a puzzle game which lets you win one BTC if you can successfully crack it. Surely investing in cryptocurrencies is already enough of a game? [h/t CNET ] WATCH: It's so easy to save money and eat healthy with zero-waste cooking
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| Parents Capture Last Time Young Daughter With 'Childhood Alzheimer's' Says 'I Love You' Posted: 18 Feb 2018 09:27 AM PST  They didn't know it would be the last time.
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| Lebanon: Russia's New Outpost in the Middle East? Posted: 18 Feb 2018 06:01 PM PST  How would Israel or America respond? Lebanon: Russia's New Outpost in the Middle East? After gaining naval and air bases in Syria, Russia may now be setting its sights on Lebanon. Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered Russia's Defense Ministry to seek a military cooperation agreement with Lebanon.
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| Hunt for gunman who 'killed girl aged 4' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 01:11 PM PST  A police manhunt is under way in the US after a gunman shot and killed a four-year-old girl in a car. The child's grandmother and three siblings, aged 7, 6, and 3, were sitting with her in the vehicle but were not hurt. A murder warrant has been issued for the arrest of the suspect, Darnell Bitting, who police described as "armed and dangerous".
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| Death toll rises to 14 in Mexico helicopter crash Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:28 AM PST  The death toll from a helicopter crash that followed a strong earthquake in southern Mexico rose to 14 Sunday, as the defense minister said the government assumed full responsibility. The tragedy struck Friday night as a military helicopter flew the interior minister and other officials to an area near the epicenter of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Mexico earlier that evening. Inside the helicopter, Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca state Governor Alejandro Murat were unharmed.
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| Zimbabwe president sees deceased opposition leader's family Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:27 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president Sunday visited the home of deceased opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to pay condolences to his family and to urge unity as power struggles within the opposition have heightened tensions.
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| Missouri antique shop harassed over pro-police flag Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:30 AM PST  Business faces backlash for putting up a pro-police flag. Owner shares her story about supporting the police.
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| Pakistan's Imran Khan ties knot to 'spiritual adviser' in third marriage Posted: 18 Feb 2018 11:52 AM PST  Pakistani cricketer-turned-politican Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time, his party said on Sunday, confirming his marriage to a woman local media call a "faith healer". Khan, who captained the Pakistan team when it won the Cricket World Cup in 1992, wed Bushra Watto in a low-key ceremony in the eastern city of Lahore. Khan has previously referred to Watto, a mother of five, as his 'spiritual adviser' and someone whose guidance he valued.
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| In photos: Take a tour of chef René Redzepi's Noma 2.0 Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:47 AM PST |
| Five killed in attack on church in Russia's Dagestan Posted: 18 Feb 2018 11:04 AM PST  A man in Russia's southern province of Dagestan shot into a crowd of people leaving a church on Sunday, killing five and injuring at least five others, Russian news agencies reported, citing the local health ministry. The attack occurred in the village of Kizlyar in the Muslim-majority republic of Dagestan, agencies said. The small republic in the Caucasus mountains borders Chechnya, where Moscow has led two wars against separatists and radical religious groups since the 1991 Soviet collapse and which has seen a large number of people join Islamic State. Russian news agencies said the attack occurred as churchgoers celebrated Maslenitsa, a Christian holiday marking the last day before Lent according to the eastern Orthodox calendar. The assailant was identified as a 22-year-old man local to the region, the TASS news agency said, citing the investigative committee. He was shot and killed by security services who were on duty nearby, TASS said, adding that a hunting rifle, bullets and a knife were discovered on his person. Initial reports suggested all five victims were women, TASS said, citing the local branch of the interior ministry. The injured include two members of local security services and two civilians, also women, the Interfax news agency said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for a the shooting, according to the militant group's news agency Amaq, although it did not provide immediate evidence for the claim.
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| Texas roadhouse shooting: Six-year-old boy among victims in San Antonio restaurant shooting Posted: 19 Feb 2018 01:33 AM PST  It happened at about 8.40pm on Sunday outside the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in San Antonio, police said. San Antonio Police Department chief William McManus told reporters: "We do not believe that this shooting was random. "The folks were waiting outside to eat when the shooting occurred.
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| Researchers discover hidden details lurking beneath a Picasso masterpiece Posted: 18 Feb 2018 12:56 PM PST  There are many layers to great art — sometimes literally. We are reminded of this fact by researchers at the Art Institute of Chicago's Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, who have revealed hidden details lurking beneath the Pablo Picasso masterpiece "La miséreuse accroupie." SEE ALSO: This app tells you which museum art you look like and it's way too real While the presence of another artwork — specifically, a painting of the Catalan countryside by a different artist — below Picasso's "Crouching Beggar" has been known about since the 1990s, Science reports that we now are able to see previously hidden elements of Picasso's work. Using a technique known as macro x-ray fluorescence imaging, scientists determined that Picasso painted a woman's hand holding a piece of bread before later covering it up with a cloak. Picasso's "Crouching Woman."Image: US Public DomainIn other words, the canvas on which "Crouching Beggar" rests doesn't just contain the two paintings, but it also has various iterations of Picasso's work. This shows that, for whatever reason, the artist had a change of heart and did away with a specific element of his own painting. "Picasso had no qualms about changing things during the painting process," explained Marc Walton, a research professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, in a press release. "Our international team — consisting of scientists, a curator and a conservator — has begun to tease apart the complexity of 'La Miséreuse accroupie,' uncovering subtle changes made by Picasso as he worked toward his final vision." Pretty cool. That discovery helps art historians better understand the working style of one of the world's most respected artists. "We now are able to develop a chronology within the painting structure to tell a story about the artist's developing style and possible influences," Sandra Webster-Cook, the Art Gallery of Ontario's senior conservator of paintings, observed in the same press release. That the story is being told roughly 45 years after the artist's death reminds us that nothing is static about great art, even when it comes to something as seemingly frozen in time as a painting. WATCH: Meet the artist who programmed a robot to create his artwork for him
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| Syria bombardment of rebel enclave kills 18 civilians: monitor Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:20 AM PST  Heavy Syrian regime bombardment of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta killed at least 18 civilians on Monday, a monitor said, as government forces appeared to prepare for a ground assault. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes battered the town of Hammuriyeh in Eastern Ghouta, leaving nine civilians dead. "The regime is bombing Eastern Ghouta to pave the way for a ground offensive," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
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| Largely silent about Florida school shooting victims Posted: 18 Feb 2018 08:05 PM PST  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
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| These Are the 5 Best Glock Handguns on the Market Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:50 PM PST  The Glock 17 handgun shook up the gun industry in a big way. Gaston Glock's polymer pistol masterpiece, with its emphasis on ruggedness and reliability, swept the military and law-enforcement world and conquered the civilian market. Slowly, the company has introduced new handguns, all based on the original design, to compete in virtually every niche of the handgun market, from large-bore semiautomatics to discreet concealed carry.
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| Olympic Analyst Laments Hockey Player's 'Unfortunate' Domestic Abuse Incident Posted: 18 Feb 2018 08:03 AM PST  NHL analyst Mike Milbury referred to one hockey player's domestic abuse conviction as an "unfortunate incident," as he offered commentary for NBC's coverage of the men's match between Team USA and the Olympics Athletes from Russia on Saturday.
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| Chilean sexual abuse victim testifies before Vatican investigator Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:22 PM PST  By Alice Popavici NEW YORK (Reuters) - The key witness in the case of a Chilean bishop accused of covering sexual abuse said on Saturday he gave "eye opening" testimony to a papally mandated investigator and hoped it would lead to the truth. Juan Carlos Cruz met in a church on Manhattan's Upper West Side for about four hours with Archbishop Charles Scicluna, one of the most experienced and respected Vatican investigators of clergy sexual abuse. The Vatican announced on Jan. 30 that Pope Francis had appointed Scicluna to look into accusations that Bishop Juan Barros of the diocese of Osorno in Chile had covered up crimes against minors.
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| UK stars say 'Time's Up' for sexual harassment and abuse before Baftas Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:37 PM PST  Actresses Kate Winslet and Emma Watson joined around 200 female entertainment stars in demanding an end to sexual harassment and abuse, in an open letter published Sunday ahead of the Bafta film awards. Signatories including Emma Thompson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan, expressed solidarity with the Time's Up movement in the United States and called for donations to a new "justice and equality fund" for victims. The letter to The Observer newspaper is addressed to "dear sisters", as was a similar statement by US actresses last month, and calls for an international movement to stamp out a culture of abuse exposed by the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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| U.S. says it "strongly disagrees" with Ethiopia's state of emergency Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:47 PM PST  The U.S. embassy in Ethiopia said on Saturday it disagreed with the government's decision to impose a state of emergency to calm potential unrest the day after the prime minister's surprise resignation. "We strongly disagree with the Ethiopian government's decision to impose a state of emergency that includes restrictions on fundamental rights such as assembly and expression," the statement said. "We recognize and share concerns expressed by the government about incidents of violence and loss of life, but firmly believe that the answer is greater freedom, not less," it said.
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