| Florida House Republicans Demand Sheriff's Ouster Over Parkland Shooting Response Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:52 PM PST  Nearly every Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives is calling on Gov. Rick Scott (R) to suspend a county sheriff over his office's response to a deadly mass shooting at a local high school earlier this month.
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| CDC doctor's disappearance: Parents share chilling last text message from missing son Posted: 27 Feb 2018 07:43 AM PST  The parents of missing doctor Timothy Cunningham shared the last text message they received from their son before his disappearance two weeks ago. Cunningham, a highly regarded epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, went missing after he left work mid-day on Feb. 12, complaining of feeling ill. After Cunningham, 35, failed to report to work or contact his family over the next two days, his parents, Terrell and Tia-Juana Cunningham, drove down to Georgia from their house in Maryland to check on their son.
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| Chris Whipple on Andrea Mitchell Reports Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:04 AM PST  Author of "Gatekeepers: How the White House Chief of Staff's define every presidency" Chris Whipple joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss John Kelly as the chief of staff, and how he's cracking down on security clearances in the White House.
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| BLM's Alicia Garza Launches Census Project To Mobilize Black Political Power Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:24 AM PST  Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has created a new initiative aimed at helping black communities achieve greater political power.
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| Citigroup refunding $330 million to customers after overcharging interest Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:18 AM PST  Citibank is promising to refund nearly 2 million credit card holders an average of nearly $190 dollars, admitting the bank failed to reduce some annual interest rate charges for cardholders in good standing.
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| Russia blasts 'bogus' reports of Syria chemical attack Posted: 26 Feb 2018 03:37 AM PST  Moscow on Monday said reports of an alleged chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta were planted "bogus stories" and insisted armed groups attacked by regime forces there were terrorist allies. "There are already bogus stories in the media that yesterday chlorine was used in Eastern Ghouta, citing an anonymous individual living in the United States," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press-conference. A child died and at least 13 other people suffered breathing difficulties in a village in the Eastern Ghouta region after the suspected chemical attack Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a medic who treated those affected.
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| West Virginia Governor Tells Striking Teachers To Get Back In The Classroom Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:32 PM PST  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) told his state's striking teachers they "need to be back in the classroom" as he spoke at a series of town halls on Monday. Speaking and taking questions in Wheeling, Martinsburg and Morgantown throughout the day, Justice urged the state's educators to end their strike Tuesday and promised he'd establish a task force in the next seven to 10 days to look into some of their concerns. The comments come days after Justice faced criticisms that he's missing in action at the state Capitol. His administration has denied a Freedom of Information Act request to view his calendars and appointment books.
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| Supreme Court takes case of death row inmate who forgot the crime Posted: 26 Feb 2018 02:48 PM PST  A month after halting his execution, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up the case of an Alabama convicted murderer whose attorneys argue should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime. The justices agreed to decide whether executing 67-year-old Vernon Madison, convicted of fatally shooting a police officer in 1985, would violate the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment bar against cruel and unusual punishment. The Supreme Court has previously imposed some limits on capital punishment relating to people with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses.
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| Washington Governor confronted Trump over his idea to arm teachers Posted: 26 Feb 2018 12:43 PM PST  During President Trump's meeting with governors from across the U.S., Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told Trump what he thought about his suggestion to arm teachers.
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| Rome Gets Rare Snowfall, And It's An Ancient Winter Wonderland Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:15 AM PST  Rome was greeted on Monday morning by its first snowfall in six years.
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| Climber returns to base camp after breaking away from team in solo K2 winter attempt Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:20 AM PST  A 44-year old Russian-Polish mountaineer is believed to have abandoned his desperate bid to attempt to solo climb K2, the world's second highest peak, in winter. Denis Urubko who was part of a Polish mountaineering team aiming to be the first to scale the 28,251 feet high K2 in winter, had broken away from his fellow climbers and decided to go it alone. Seemingly frustrated with the team's slow pace, Urubko left them behind on Saturday at K2's 17,700 feet high advanced base camp on the border between Pakistan and China, expedition spokesman Michal Leksinski told the BBC. He said Urubko was determined on summiting K2, the highest Himalayan peak in the formidable Karakoram Range known as the Savage Mountain, by himself in February so that his attempt would be recorded as a winter ascent. With winter temperatures dipping to minus 50 degrees Celsius and winds up to 124 mph, K2 has a higher fatality-to-summit rate than even Everest, the world's highest mountain. The constant threat of avalanches only adds to the dangers of the ascent that has never been achieved in winter. But on Monday Leksinski told the BBC that Urubko had abandoned plans to summit K2 alone and was descending to the second of four staging camps from the peak. A Pakistani army helicopter flies over K2 base camp on February 25, 2018 Credit: AFP An accomplished mountaineer who had successfully assaulted all the world's 14 peaks over 26,000 feet, Urubko is believed to have left his teammates at the weekend. News reports from Islamabad quoting a porter with the expedition team stated that Urubko had been attempting to persuade his expedition colleagues to attempt the climb K2 in February itself in order to record its as a 'winter scaling'. Urubko's frustration, the porter said, was exacerbated after the team had abandoned an assault on K2 earlier this month and had planned on making it sometime in March. Mountaineers, meanwhile, had expressed concern and alarm at Urubko's solo attempt to climb K2. "Such an attempt is completely suicidal and very risky" Mirza Ali, a Pakistani mountaineer and Urubko's friend told AFP. He also criticised the Polish climber's decision as brash and not one that 'suited his stature' as an accomplished and professional mountaineer. Earlier in January Urubko helped rescue Elisabeth Revol, a French woman climber from Nanga Parbat, another Himalayan mountain peak over 26,600 feet high. Urubko who was on the K2 expedition was ferried by helicopter along by the Pakistani authorities, along with three other team members to Nanga Parbat -dubbed Killer Mountain - to perform the distressed female climbers rescue.
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| Monica Lewinsky: 'I'm Not Alone Anymore' Thanks To The Me Too Movement Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:45 AM PST  "I'm so sorry you were so alone," Lewinsky wrote in a recent essay for Vanity Fair, recalling a message she received from a leader of the Me Too movement. Lewinsky's essay in the magazine's March edition describes how she grappled with isolation and trauma after her affair with then-President Bill Clinton became public in 1998. "Somehow, coming from her ― a recognition of sorts on a deep, soulful level ― [those words] landed in a way that cracked me open and brought me to tears," Lewinsky continued.
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| Students too scared to return to Nigeria school after attack Posted: 26 Feb 2018 10:28 AM PST  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Frightened students on Monday stayed away from the school in northern Nigeria where Boko Haram extremists seized 110 girls in a raid a week ago, while the military said it had handed over the town's security to police ahead of the attack because it was "relatively calm."
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| Trump's Approval Rating Drops Back To His Worst With 2 New Polls Posted: 25 Feb 2018 06:15 PM PST  Donald Trump's approval rating has slumped again to match the lowest of his presidency, according to two new polls.
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| Bill Cosby's 'beloved and beautiful' daughter Ensa has died, aged 44 Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:55 PM PST  Bill Cosby's daughter has died at the age of 44, just a month before he's due to face a retrial on rape charges. According to TMZ, Ensa Cosby passed away on Friday in Massachusetts where the family has a home. Cosby's spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, said that Ensa's death was the result of kidney disease.
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| Back from the dead, Hungary opposition renews bid to oust Orban Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:41 AM PST  By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian opposition parties said on Monday they will double down on their efforts to beat Prime Minister Viktor Orban at elections in April because of a shock defeat for his right-wing Fidesz party in a by-election on Sunday. The main leftist opposition party, the Socialists, said they would seek to work more closely with other parties but did not want a structured alliance with Jobbik, a former far-right party that is projecting a more moderate image. Instead, Jobbik should withdraw its candidates from constituencies where independent candidates stood a stronger chance, the Socialists' candidate for prime minister, Gergely Karacsony, told a news conference.
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| Family Dog Walks Out Of Rubble After 5 People Killed in Tornado, Deadly Floods Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:40 AM PST  Central U.S. through Appalachia experienced gale force winds and heavy rains over the weekend.
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| #BackfireTrump Will Tweet Every Gun Death At The President Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  A new gun-control campaign aims to show President Donald Trump the scale of gun violence via Twitter.
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| Maxine Waters says it's time for impeachment Posted: 26 Feb 2018 03:25 AM PST  Will Congresswoman Water's message bring Democrats' a victory? The Washington Examiner's Philip Wegmann debates Democratic strategist Sarah Badawi on 'Fox & Friends First.'
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| Supreme Court Denies Trump Request To Hear Dreamer Lawsuit Posted: 26 Feb 2018 06:53 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― In a major setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a lawsuit over the future of an Obama-era program that protects so-called Dreamers from deportation.
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| So That Baby Definitely Wasn't Crying On 'Walking Dead,' Right? Posted: 27 Feb 2018 05:01 AM PST  By all accounts, the most recent episode of "Walking Dead" was tragic (RIP Carl). In the Season 8 midseason premiere on Sunday, Carl enjoyed a touching moment with his sister Judith (Chloe and Sophia Garcia-Frizzi), saying goodbye before his inevitable death from a zombie bite.
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| New Yorker arrested in Japan over severed head in suitcase Posted: 26 Feb 2018 03:37 PM PST  An American tourist has been arrested in Japan after police found the severed head of a woman in a suitcase in his holiday rental flat. Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, 26, from New York, is currently in custody and being questioned by police following the discovery in Osaka last week. The victim is believed to be a woman, 27, from Sanda in Hyogo prefecture, who was last seen on CCTV cameras alongside Mr Bayraktar, just hours before she went missing on February 16. Security footage reportedly captured the pair meeting at a train station in Osaka around midnight and then entering the apartment building together. The woman had earlier told a friend that she was planning to meet a man she had met via a social networking site, according to local newspapers. Arms, legs, and a torso were also found in a mountainous area nearby Credit: AFP Her relatives raised the alarm with police on February 17 when she failed to return home and her mobile phone stopped working. Mr Bayraktar was captured on security footage entering and leaving the flat several times on February 16 with a suitcase, but there was no further sign of the woman. Six days later, police searched the flat and arrested Mr Bayraktar after receiving a tip that he was confining a woman in the flat before discovering a head in a suitcase. Arms, legs, and a torso were also found in a mountainous area nearby. Mr Bayraktar is thought to have arrived in Japan in January for a sightseeing trip and was booked to stay in the flat for around a week. He has denied the allegations and remained silent during police questioning, according to media reports. Japan has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the world's safest countries, with its crime rates among the lowest for industrialised nations. Last month, preliminary police data for 2017 showed that the number of recorded crimes in Japan had fallen to a record low of just over 915,000 incidents. However, every year, a number of violent crimes also hit the headlines, including the so-called "Twitter killer" Takahiro Shiraishi, who was arrested last year after reportedly luring nine young people he found via social media to his home before killing them.
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| Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:30 PM PST ![Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester]( "Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester") By Darren Staples LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and four more injured when a blast destroyed a convenience store and a home in the central English city of Leicester on Sunday, British police said. "There are four confirmed fatalities at this stage and a number of people still undergoing treatment in hospital," Leicestershire Police Superintendent Shane O'Neill said. "We believe there may be people who have not yet been accounted for and rescue efforts continue in order to locate any further casualties." He said there was no immediate indication that the explosion was linked to terrorism.
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| After Unsuspecting Mom Is Crushed in Central Park, How to Spot a Troublesome Tree Posted: 26 Feb 2018 02:02 PM PST  Anne Monoky is still in a neck brace after the incident six months ago.
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| Democrats Sue Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker To Force Him To Call Special Elections Posted: 26 Feb 2018 03:52 PM PST  A Democratic group is suing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) over his refusal to call special elections for two seats in the state legislature. In December, two Republican lawmakers ― an assemblyman and a state senator ― resigned to take jobs in the Walker administration. The governor has said he won't call a special election for the vacant seats, leaving them to be filled in the regularly scheduled November election, in order to save the state money. Democrats contend that Walker is delaying the vote in hopes of holding on to two GOP seats after Democrats unexpectedly won a January special election in a Wisconsin district that Donald Trump had carried handily in 2016.
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| Oakland mayor warns residents of ICE immigration raids Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:20 PM PST  Escalating California's resistance to federal immigration enforcement, Oakland's mayor has warned residents that she believes an operation was imminent. "I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them," Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a press release, citing her "moral obligation" and directing people to immigration law resources. "I know that Oakland is a city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation," she added, saying immigration authorities have "used activity rumors in the past as a tactic to create fear".
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| Church officials: Holy Sepulchre to remain closed Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:50 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Leaders of the two largest Christian denominations in Jerusalem on Monday said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will remain closed indefinitely to protest an Israeli attempt to tax their properties in the holy city, shuttering one of Jerusalem's most venerable and popular holy sites.
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| Slovak police probe murder of investigative journalist Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:54 PM PST  Slovakian police launched a murder probe on Monday after a leading investigative journalist known for writing about high-profile tax fraud was found dead along with his girlfriend, officials said. The body of Jan Kuciak, a 27-year-old reporter for the aktuality.sk news portal, was discovered alongside that of Martina Kusnirova at their home in Velka Maca, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the Slovak capital Bratislava. Police commander Tibor Gaspar told reporters Kuciak died of a gunshot wound to the chest while his partner was shot in the head.
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| These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump's Obamacare Sabotage Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:26 AM PST  Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.
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| Here's How We Say Goodbye To The Winter Olympics Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:12 AM PST  TOP STORIES (Get this roundup directly in your inbox each weekday ― sign up for The Morning Email here.)
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| Florida Hockey Team Places Medals on Memorials of 17 School Massacre Victims Posted: 25 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  The Marjory Stoneman Douglas team was the underdog but won the state championship.
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| Officials: South San Jose tree trimmer dies after being electrocuted Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:13 PM PST  Officials said a tree trimmer died after being electrocuted by power lines while he was on the job near War Admiral Avenue and Page Mill Drive in South San Jose this afternoon.
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| Congress to focus on background checks after Florida massacre Posted: 27 Feb 2018 09:55 AM PST  By Zachary Fagenson and Richard Cowan FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a man with an AR-15 assault-style rifle. The second-deadliest shooting at a U.S. public school has stirred the long-running U.S. debate over gun rights, prompting President Donald Trump to float potential responses including arming teachers or raising the minimum age to buy firearms. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said lawmakers would focus on improving background checks for potential gun buyers.
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| The Latest: US calls for 'immediate end' to Syria offensive Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:28 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local):
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| Why I Connect To 'Black Panther' As An Asian Man Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:33 PM PST  "Black Panther" star Lupita Nyong'o recently told "Good Morning America" that we can better see ourselves when we can see ourselves in others. "Black Panther" has grossed $400 million at the U.S. box office alone. It just had the second-biggest second weekend gross of all time (not adjusted for inflation), pulling in $108 million ― ahead of the $106.5 million for "Jurassic World" and behind the $149 million for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The film has made $704 million worldwide.
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| Israel arrests family member of jailed Palestinian teen Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:48 AM PST  Israel's army has arrested nine Palestinians from the West Bank home village of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi, including a relative shot in the head in December, the military and witnesses said Monday. The overnight arrests were in Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank and included four minors, witnesses said. Among them was 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, a cousin of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested in December after a viral video showed her hit and kick two Israeli soldiers, an uncle, Atta Tamimi, said.
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| Watergate Figure John Dean Says Rick Gates' Testimony Could Be The End Of The Trump Presidency Posted: 25 Feb 2018 10:01 PM PST  John Dean, one of the leading figures in the scandal that ended the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, said Donald Trump could be nearing his own Watergate moment.
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| Johnnie Walker Whisky Bottles Have a Female Logo Now. Meet 'Jane Walker' Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:07 AM PST  Johnnie Walker is rolling out a female version of its iconic logo, an attempt to draw more women to the world's best-selling scotch
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| Stephen Colbert Nails The NRA's Complete Hypocrisy In A Single Sentence Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:57 PM PST  Stephen Colbert doesn't understand why the National Rifle Association is upset that rental car company Enterprise cut ties with the gun rights group, ending discounts for members at its locations.
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| No, Medical-Marijuana Legalization Doesn't Make Teens Smoke More Pot Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:51 AM PST  For years, people have debated whether legalizing marijuana could lead to an increase in the use of the drug among teens. The study found that teen use of marijuana doesn't seem to change when the drug is legalized for medical purposes. "For now, there appears to be no basis for the argument that legalizing medical marijuana has increased teens' use of the drug," senior study author Deborah Hasin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, said in a statement.
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| 2 lions from Mideast war zones reach South African refuge Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:44 AM PST  LIONSROCK BIG CAT SANCTUARY, South Africa (AP) — Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria arrived in South Africa on Monday to live at a sanctuary with other animals that survived harsh conditions in captivity elsewhere in the world.
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