| More advertisers drop Laura Ingraham's Fox News show over David Hogg tweet Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:51 AM PDT  At least 12 advertisers say they have pulled their ads from Laura Ingraham's primetime show on Fox News after the host mocked David Hogg, the Parkland, Fla., teen shooting survivor and activist, because he was rejected by several University of California colleges.
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| EPA and California set to clash over federal fuel standards Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:39 AM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to roll back fuel efficiency standards, but California, which sets the toughest standards in the country, has pledged to defend the current guidelines.
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| Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:05 PM PDT  By Asif Shahzad MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack – and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban. Yousafzai flew into Swat on Saturday by helicopter during her first visit to Pakistan since the Pakistani Taliban - now on the run but still able to launch attacks - shot her in the head in 2012 over her advocacy for girls' education and opposition to Islamist militancy. Yousafzai's return to her hometown was eagerly awaited by admirers and family friends.
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| Trump exposes census to undercount with citizenship question Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:23 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on the expert advice that adding a citizenship question to the census will cause an undercount of people in the United States, especially given the track record of the Trump administration's threatening policies toward immigrants.
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| Defunct Chinese space lab hurtles toward Earth on wide path Posted: 01 Apr 2018 09:57 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station hurtled toward Earth on Sunday and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere within hours.
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| Kosovo investigates seizure of Turkish nationals Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:13 AM PDT  By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo authorities are investigating the arrest and extradition of six Turkish citizens, which activists said represented a violation of human rights, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Saturday. The six Turkish nationals were arrested in Kosovo on Thursday at Turkey's request over alleged links to schools financed by the Gulen movement, which Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup. "Today we have decided to start an investigation of all (state) structures that were involved in arresting and deporting the six Turkish men," Haradinaj said after an urgent meeting of Kosovo's security council.
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| Census Bureau Expert Adviser Rips Decision To Add A Citizenship Question Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:01 PM PDT  During a Thursday meeting between top Census Bureau officials and advisers,
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| Tesla Says Driver in Fatal Model X Crash Was Using Autopilot Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PDT  The driver of a Model X who was killed in a single-vehicle crash into a concrete barrier a week ago in California was using Tesla's Autopilot driver-assist system, did not have his hands on the w...
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| U.S. ready for North Korean response as joint exercises set to begin Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PDT  The USS Dewey, sailing in the Philippine Sea, has a radar system that links it with a dozen counterparts in the western Pacific, creating a digital net able to track and shoot down an inbound missile.
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| Killing Him While He's Dead, A Eulogy For Stephon Clark Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Adapted from remarks delivered at Stephon Clark's funeral, March 29, in
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| Trump again takes aim at Amazon on Twitter Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:43 AM PDT  President Trump accused Amazon of a "Post Office scam" with the postal service losing money for each Amazon package it delivers — a claim experts say can't be backed up.
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| Former prosecutor: ‘Gutless’ not to charge officers in shooting Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:37 AM PDT  The two officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling in Louisiana will not face criminal charges. And, the Sacramento community continues to protest the death of Stephon Clark after an independent autopsy found officers shot Clark eight times.
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| Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:01 AM PDT ![Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking]( "Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking") The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets for a glimpse of the hearse carrying his remains to a private funeral.
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| Last eastern Ghouta rebels poised to surrender: Syrian state media Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:47 AM PDT  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The group in control of the last rebel bastion near Damascus appeared on Sunday to have agreed a deal for its fighters to make peace with the government or quit the eastern Ghouta enclave, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Jaish al Islam, most of whose members are drawn from the area, has been defending the city of Douma against a months-long onslaught by government forces. If confirmed, its surrender or departure for rebel-held areas in northwest Syria would herald an end to large-scale conflict in the enclave.
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| 'The Female Persuasion' Is Another Mirror For Privileged White Women Like Me Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT  A couple months ago, I opened a book to find myself staring back. If novels
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| Leftist looms large as Mexico presidential race opens Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:00 AM PDT  The campaign for Mexico's July 1 presidential election officially opened Friday, with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a veteran leftist promising a sharp break with the past, positioned as the man to beat. "AMLO," as he is widely known, has a double-digit lead at the start of the race to succeed President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose popularity has been flayed by corruption scandals, a seemingly hopeless war on drug cartels and record-shattering crime that has left a trail of bodies in its wake.
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| Pippa Middleton's Father-In-Law Investigated For Alleged Child Rape Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:54 PM PDT  French police launched an investigation into allegations of the rape of a
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| Katherine Brewster: British woman found safe and well after going missing for five days in Brazil Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:05 PM PDT  A British woman who went missing in Brazil has been found safe and well. Katherine Brewster was on a meditation retreat and was last seen on 25 March when she was apparently walking barefoot into a forest. The 27-year-old, from Seaford, East Sussex, was told her mother she was "amazed" that a search had been launched for her.
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| Trump Says He No Longer Sees Deal On DACA Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:57 AM PDT  President Donald Trump appeared to rescind his support for a deal with
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| Abandoned death trap funeral home Posted: 01 Apr 2018 04:47 AM PDT ![Abandoned death trap funeral home]( "Abandoned death trap funeral home") The abandoned Moulton and Kyle Funeral Home in Jacksonville, Fla., which is more than 150 years old, was left to rot, with the premises eerily strewn with open caskets, a hearse and embalming chemicals. Much like the corpses that were laid to rest, the remains of this building too are slowly decomposing and decaying. Black mold has engulfed the walls, and chipped tiles from the collapsed ceilings cover many of the floors. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr. An abandoned funeral home that is more than 150 years old was left to rot, its premises eerily strewn with open caskets, a hearse and embalming chemicals.
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| Mother killed, father critically injured in San Juan Capistrano stabbing; adult son arrested Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:44 PM PDT  A 30-year-old man has been arrested after his mother was killed and his father was critically injured in a double-stabbing in San Juan Capistrano, authorities said.
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| Johnson on Sec. Shulkin Twitter firing: ‘Not the way I’d do it’ Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:08 AM PDT  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tells Chuck that Trump "needs to understand the effect" his Twitter firings "has on attracting other people" to the White House.
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| The Latest: More protesters rally after killing by police Posted: 01 Apr 2018 02:44 AM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man in Sacramento (all times local):
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| U.N. blacklists dozens of ships, companies over North Korea smuggling Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:21 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts. The council's North Korea sanctions committee acted on a request by the United States, designating 21 shipping companies -- including five based in China -- 15 North Korean ships, 12 non-North Korean ships and a Taiwanese man.
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| A Toddler Died In a 'Senseless' Shooting in Miami, Police Say Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:48 AM PDT  The suspect is in custody
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| Trump says Mexico not stopping cross-border flow, threatens NAFTA Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:36 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump accused Mexico on Sunday of doing "very little" to stop the flow of people across the US border, and threatened to target the North American Free Trade Agreement in retaliation. "Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. "They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA.
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| 'Clueless' Star Stacey Dash Not Running For Congress After All Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PDT  Actress Stacey Dash has dropped out of the race to represent California's 44th
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| Police cameras show events in shooting of unarmed black man Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:34 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Autopsy findings by a pathologist hired by the family of Stephon Clark call into question the Sacramento Police Department's assertion that Clark was facing the two officers and advancing toward them when they opened fire and killed him.
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| Howard Students Take Over Administration Building in Protest Amid Financial Aid Scandal Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:06 PM PDT  "I am listening to you," Howard's president said Friday
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| New Asian-American, Brazilian apostles make Mormon history Posted: 31 Mar 2018 02:33 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church made history and injected a bit of diversity into a previously all-white top leadership panel on Saturday by selecting the first-ever Latin-American apostle and the first-ever apostle of Asian ancestry.
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| Cat Stuck Between Two Automatic Doors is Rescued Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:54 AM PDT  It's not clear if the cat was a stray.
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| U.N. fears Gaza situation might deteriorate in coming days Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:11 PM PDT ![U.N. fears Gaza situation might deteriorate in coming days]( "U.N. fears Gaza situation might deteriorate in coming days") By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Friday that the situation in Gaza "might deteriorate in the coming days" and called for civilians, particularly children, to not be targeted. At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations in recent years along the Israel-Gaza border, Gaza medical officials said. "Israel must uphold its responsibilities under international human rights and humanitarian law.
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| Model Janice Dickinson To Testify At Bill Cosby's Retrial Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:37 AM PDT  Former supermodel and TV personality Janice Dickinson will be a prosecution
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| Body camera video released showing Alton Sterling shooting Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:53 PM PDT  The Baton Rouge Police Department released on Friday the body camera video showing the confrontation and the shooting of Alton Sterling in 2016. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Holy Week around the world Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:30 AM PDT ![Holy Week around the world]( "Holy Week around the world") As Christian around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis led Good Friday services urging people, including ministers of his Church, to rediscover the capacity to feel shame for their role in the world's ills. Here are some of the images from Holy Week.
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| US Army veteran Hector Barajas to return home more than a decade after he was deported to Mexico Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:24 AM PDT  Eight years after he was last deported to Mexico, a US army veteran is returning to California. A pardon last year from Governor Jerry Brown cleared the way for Hector Barajas, who was living in Tijuana, to secure citizenship. "Oh my god, this is great", Mr Barajas said in a Facebook video during which he opened a document confirming the decision while wearing a uniform bristling with medals.
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| South Korea Is Deploying Hyper-Precise Missiles to Protect Seoul from North Korea Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:08 AM PDT  South Korea's government would like nothing better than a peaceful, no-drama relationship with North Korea, and the administration of President Moon Jae-in clearly hopes that new talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un may de-escalate tensions. North Korea maintain hundreds of long-range Koksan 170-millimeter self-propelled guns, and 240- and 300-millimeter multiple rocket launchers capable of striking Seoul.
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| The EPA Head's Controversial Room Rental Is Not His Only Tie to Natural Gas Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:39 PM PDT  The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is under fire after news that he rented from the wife of a lobbyist who works on energy…
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| AP Explains: Why Latinos and Spanish remain political issue Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:09 AM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An attack on 18-year-old Cuban-American and Parkland activist Emma González for not speaking Spanish by an Iowa Republican congressman's campaign staff highlights the pressures U.S.-born Latinos face on language.
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| Ten dead as building struck by car collapses in India Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:24 PM PDT  Ten people have died after a car crashed into a dilapidated building in central India and brought down the near century-old structure, burying them beneath rubble, police said Sunday. The freak accident in Indore on Saturday evening is the latest building disaster in a country infamous for poor construction and safety standards. The driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a pillar holding up the near 100-year-old structure, said police deputy inspector general Harinarayanchari Mishra.
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| Trump supporter Malloch says he will testify to Mueller grand jury Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:50 PM PDT  By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American academic who supports U.S. President Donald Trump and is a strong advocate of Britain's exit from the European Union will testify next month before the federal grand jury considering evidence in the investigation into possible collusion between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia. Theodore Malloch, the author of a forthcoming pro-Trump book and an ally of Nigel Farage, a former leader of Britain's UK Independence Party, said in a statement emailed to Reuters on Friday by the book's publisher that he was questioned by FBI agents when he landed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday after a flight from London and served with a subpoena to appear before the grand jury.
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| Ranking The Best Shows On Hulu You Can Stream Right Now Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:04 AM PDT  For the weekend of March 31, Streamline recommends "Roseanne" in the top Hulu
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| The Latest: Pulse gunman widow released from custody Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:51 PM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooting that killed 49 people in 2016 (all times local):
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