| Toddler Shoots Pregnant Mom With Dad's Gun In Parking Lot Posted: 18 Apr 2018 10:49 AM PDT  A 3-year-old in Indiana accidentally shot her pregnant mother, leaving the
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| Midwest farmers fear tariff war, while their steelworker neighbors cheer Posted: 19 Apr 2018 02:16 AM PDT  Trump's trade policies may be helping some steel companies — and steelworkers — but China is threatening to retaliate with tariffs on American agricultural exports. Farmers in this Illinois town are worried about losing their market.
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| Alleged leader of MS-13 East Coast extradited to, arraigned on Long Island Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:26 PM PDT  The alleged leader of MS-13 operations on the East Coast was extradited Wednesday from a Maryland jail to Nassau County, where he will answer to murder and drug trafficking charges related to the gang's activities on Long Island.
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| 2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke Diesel rated at 30 mpg highway, with a big catch Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:01 PM PDT  A new turbodiesel V-6 gives the rear-wheel drive 2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke Diesel fuel economy akin to a mid-size sedan, but the four-wheel drive version is much thirstier. Ford said Thursday that the EPA rates the rear-wheel-drive diesel pickup at: 22 mpg city, 30 highway, 25 combined. The four-wheel drive one comes in at just 20/25/22 mpg, a figure on par with most gas-fueled pickups and not far off of the 18/25/21 mpg rating of the most powerful engine available in the F-150, the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6. That 30 mpg figure is enough to make the rear-drive F-150 a teetotaler among half-ton pickups, however. Its next-closest rival is the 2018 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, which is rated by the EPA at 20/27/23 mpg with rear-wheel drive. The Ram with four-wheel drive and the diesel is rated at 19/27/22 mpg. MORE: Read our 2018 Ford F-150 review It's not clear how long Ford will hold the most fuel-efficient claim, however. The redesigned 2019 Ram 1500 will offer a diesel V-6, though the truckmaker hasn't detailed that engine yet. Additionally, its standard gas V-6 will come with 48-volt mild-hybrid technology designed to reduce fuel consumption, too—but, again, EPA figures haven't been released. The F-150's 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 produces 250 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque, and Ford says that's good for a tow rating of up to 11,400 pounds when properly equipped. Curiously, that's nearly 2,000 pounds shy of the maximum trailer rating for a properly-equipped gas-engined F-150. Additionally, Ford says that fleet versions of its F-150 Power Stroke Diesel have a 2,020-pound payload capacity, which shrinks to a still decent 1,940 pounds for versions offered to retail customers. DON'T MISS: Ford's 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 explained Ford expects just 5 percent of F-150 buyers to opt for the turbodiesel V-6, which joins four gasoline engines ranging from a 3.3-liter V-6 to a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6. Fleet buyers will be able to order the F-150 Power Stroke Diesel in XL and XLT trim levels, while retail shoppers will have to stick with Lariat, King Ranch, and Limited trims. It won't come cheaply, either. On the 2018 F-150, the turbodiesel V-6 is being positioned as the range-topping engine, and it is saddled with a premium of as much to $4,000 depending on the trim level.
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| Dog feared to have cancer had actually eaten four teddy bears... but vet didn't realise until midway through operation Posted: 20 Apr 2018 07:17 AM PDT  A dog feared to cancer had actually eaten four teddy bears, but the vet did not realise until halfway through the operation. Eight-year-old St Bernard Maisy was taken for a CT scan after she was taken ill, which showed a mass on her spleen and an unusually full stomach, seemingly showing she had not digested her food properly. Her owner, Jane Dickinson, from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, feared the worst as she took her pet to Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield. It would not be unusual for Maisy, an elderly dog, to have cancer at her advanced age. However, vet surgeon Nick Blackburn ruled out any fatal disease when he carried out the operation to remove Maisy's spleen and found her stomach was full of soft toys. Maisy is now reportedly 'loving life' Credit: Paragon Vet Referrals / SWNS.com He said : "It's fair to say this was not something we were expecting to find! We all know certain dogs enjoy chewing things they shouldn't but managing to devour four full teddy bears is quite a feat. "I know Jane was worried about Maisy as she is quite old for a St Bernard, so we were naturally delighted the operation was such a success and we were able to return a happy, healthy dog to the Dickinsons." Her owner said she had never seen the gentle giant chewing or eating toys, but that now the operation has been completed Maisy is "loving life". An x-ray showing the teddy bears within the stomach. Credit: Paragon Vet Referrals / SWNS.com Ms Dickinson explained: "When Maisy went in I did think 'is she coming out?' but she is loving life now - it's like she's got her youth back. "The toys weren't even hers! She will steal the chihuahuas' toys and play with them but I've never seen her trying to chew them. Her eating habits had been completely normal. "I didn't even recognise one of the toys - my brother also keeps chihuahuas and it turns out it belonged to his dog." Maisy has since made a full recovery from her operation and a histology report has shown no signs of cancer.
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| Fresno State professor under fire for celebrating death of Barbara Bush Posted: 18 Apr 2018 12:46 PM PDT  Fresno State University is distancing itself from an Arab-American professor who celebrated the death of former first lady Barbara Bush as it reviews the matter, school officials said Wednesday.
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| 2 Florida Deputies Shot Dead While Eating At Chinese Restaurant Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:23 PM PDT  Two deputies were killed when a man shot at them through a window while they
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| Justice Department Releases Comey Memos To Congress Posted: 19 Apr 2018 02:36 PM PDT  The Department of Justice has shared copies of the so-called Comey memos with
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| Judge rejects Missouri governor's bid to dismiss criminal case Posted: 19 Apr 2018 04:17 PM PDT  A St. Louis judge on Thursday dealt Missouri Governor Eric Greitens another legal setback in the sex scandal embroiling his office, refusing to dismiss a criminal invasion of privacy charge stemming from an admitted extramarital affair. The decision by Judge Rex Burlison paved the way for the single-count felony case against Greitens, a Republican under mounting pressure from both parties to resign, to proceed to trial even as he comes under scrutiny for unrelated accusations of computer tampering. Greitens' lawyers last week sought to throw out the privacy case on grounds of prosecutor misconduct, saying St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat, had tried to conceal video evidence supporting the governor and his assertions that the affair was entirely consensual.
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| Confederate flag-bearing trucks park outside Michigan school Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:22 PM PDT  AUBURN, Mich. (AP) — Students and others with Confederate flags flying from or painted on their pickup trucks parked for a second day outside of a central Michigan high school, prompting other students to hold a counter-demonstration against racism and bigotry.
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| New role for wife of North Korea's Kim: First Lady Posted: 19 Apr 2018 01:20 AM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his young, stylish wife the title of First Lady in what analysts say is a major boost to her status ahead of back-to-back summits with South Korea and the United States. Ri Sol Ju has often accompanied Kim to official events but made her first solo public appearance last weekend at a ballet performance by a visiting Chinese troupe. North Korea's elderly star anchorwoman Ri Chun Hee -- who is often drafted in for major announcements -- delivered the news of her attendance on television, further enhancing Ri's standing.
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| All over the world! Couple capture their global dip-kisses at landmark locations Posted: 19 Apr 2018 10:04 AM PDT ![All over the world! Couple capture their global dip-kisses at landmark locations]( "All over the world! Couple capture their global dip-kisses at landmark locations") Rob and Joli Switzer go on a minimum of four international holidays per year to ensure that they get their unique dip-kiss photograph.
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| Marco Rubio Had An Odd Explanation For Changing His Position On A Trump Nominee Posted: 19 Apr 2018 03:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) offered a curious explanation for his
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| Dashcam video shows home exploding as police officers approach Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:49 PM PDT  Dashcam video shows a home in Texas exploding just as a police officer is walking up to the front yard, apparently the result of a ruptured gas line.
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| U.S. says ex-official at PDVSA unit pleads guilty to money laundering Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:49 AM PDT  A former official of a subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] pleaded guilty on Thursday to a U.S. charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Justice Department said. Cesar Rincon, a Venezuelan citizen who was extradited to the United States from Spain after his arrest there last year, pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, the department said.
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| The Latest: Student: Confederate flag theft sparked protests Posted: 19 Apr 2018 02:11 PM PDT  AUBURN, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on Confederate flag demonstrations outside of a Michigan high school (all times local):
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| US Air Force orders 'hypersonic conventional strike weapon' Posted: 19 Apr 2018 03:47 AM PDT  The US Air Force has ordered the development of a hypersonic cruise missile, which it hopes will travel at Mach 5 - five times the speed of sound - through air defences and keep fighter jet pilots out of harm's way. Defence giant Lockheed Martin has been tasked with producing the weapon as part of a prototype programme led by the US Department of Defence. "The Air Force is using prototyping to explore the art-of-the-possible and to advance these technologies to a capability as quickly as possible", a spokeswoman said.
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| 18 Of The Best Self Care Mother's Day Gift Ideas Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:21 PM PDT  In today's fast-paced world, self care has become a crucial part of our daily
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| South Korea Working To Formally End The Korean War. Yes, That Korean War. Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:49 PM PDT  South Korean officials have discussed ways to formally end the Korean War with
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| Trump Blasts California Over Troops Who Won't Focus On Immigration Enforcement Posted: 19 Apr 2018 01:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump attacked California on Thursday for doing
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| Nanny who killed children while parents away convicted of murder Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:02 PM PDT  A once-trusted nanny who stabbed to death two children in her care in Manhattan while their parents were away was convicted of murder by a jury that didn't believe her claims that a mental illness at the time of the crime meant she could not be held responsible. Jurors on Wednesday concluded Yoselyn Ortega knew what she was doing when she killed Lucia Krim, 6, and Leo Krim, 2, in October 2012. Ortega expressed no reaction to the verdict, staring straight ahead as it was read, but later wiped tears from her eyes as she was led from the courtroom. The children's father, Kevin Krim, sat in the front row, clasping hands with two alternate jurors who had been dismissed but stayed for the verdict. He hugged them, and they wept together. The children's mother, Marina Krim, who had returned home to discover them dead in a blood-soaked bathroom, was not in the audience but posted photos of them online after the verdict and expressed her undying adoration for them, writing, "I love you." Ortega's lawyer Valerie Van Leer-Greenberg didn't dispute that Ortega killed the children but contended she had an undiagnosed mental illness that worsened in the moments leading up to the attack. She said Ortega snapped and didn't know what she was doing when she stabbed the children to death. Yoselyn Ortega killed 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim in October 2012 Credit: AP Mental illness "does not announce itself like a bad cough or a limp," Van Leer-Greenberg said during closing arguments. "Sometimes it sneaks up and nestles in before anyone takes notice." But prosecutors maintained that Ortega, who's from the Dominican Republic, acted out of jealous hatred of the children's mother. "She did it intentionally with a full understanding of exactly what it was she was doing - every stab, every slash," Assistant District Attorney Stuart Silberg said during closing arguments. The verdict capped an emotional seven-week trial that kept jurors and members of the audience in tears. Jurors heard heart-wrenching testimony from Marina Krim, who spoke of the sickening, desperate moments when she saw her children's vacant eyes, their small bodies perforated by stab wounds. Krim had been at a swimming class with her 3-year-old daughter, Nessie. Ortega was to have dropped off Lucia at her dance class, and Krim was to pick her up. But when Krim arrived, Lucia wasn't there. Krim frantically tried to reach Ortega, who had worked for the family for more than two years. She did it intentionally with a full understanding of exactly what it was she was doing - every stab, every slashStuart Silberg, Assistant District Attorney Krim spoke of coming home to an eerily quiet apartment, darkened but for the light in the back bathroom, where she found the children and Ortega, who had stabbed herself in a failed suicide attempt. Krim ran to the landing outside the apartment clutching Nessie and started screaming. "It was a scream you can't imagine is even inside of you," she testified. "I don't even know where it came from. I just thought: 'I'm never going to be able to talk to them ever again. They are dead. I just saw my kids dead.'" Lucia, nicknamed Lulu, was stabbed more than 30 times, and Leo was stabbed five times. At Ortega's trial, the children's father, who had been on a business trip and received news of their deaths when his plane landed, spoke of walking down a long hallway at the hospital where he saw their bodies. "They still had this perfect skin and these long eyelashes," Kevin Krim said. "They had like sandy brown hair. ... You could see they tried really hard to wash all the blood out, but there was still kind of an auburn tint to it that I remember to this day." Flowers are laid in front of the Krim family's Upper West Side apartment Credit: Getty/ Spencer Platt Jurors, who deliberated for more than a day, said the trial affected them deeply. One, David Curtis, an actor, said it was difficult for him to set aside thoughts of his own children, now in their 20s. "It is horrifying to think of being in a position of having to experience or go through the process that the Krims had to go through," said Curtis, who had tears in his eyes. Kevin Krim said after the verdict he and his wife wanted to thank the judge and the jurors "for their commitment to justice." He stood at a press conference with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, who said, "Marina and Kevin have lived through the worst nightmare any parent could endure." Ortega, who's 55, faces life in prison when she's sentenced next month. Had she been found not responsible, she would have been committed to a mental institution. Marina Krim is a stay-at-home mom, and Kevin Krim is a former CNBC executive now at a startup. They use a Facebook page to post updates on how they're doing, writing about the arrival of two new children, Felix, born in 2013, and Linus, born in 2016. The couple started the Lulu and Leo Fund, which aims to support innovative art programs for children. After the verdict, they posted a collage of images of Lulu and Leo. On Instagram, Marina Krim posted a photo from atop the Empire State Building. "You two never made it to the top but I'm up here now for the first time, in peace, on top of the world, remembering another lifetime and thinking of you," she wrote. "NYC, Lulu and Leo loved you and I love you too!"
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| Classic Recreations ready to churn out original Boss and Mach 1 Mustangs Posted: 19 Apr 2018 09:11 AM PDT  It's been a while since we last heard from the folks at Classic Recreations, but they've been busy. It turns out the Oklahoma-based company has secured a license from Ford to recreate some of the automaker's most cherished Mustangs. It will be a Boss 429, a car CR says only it's allowed to build under license.
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| Attacker in Berlin skullcap case turns himself in to police Posted: 19 Apr 2018 07:16 AM PDT ![Attacker in Berlin skullcap case turns himself in to police]( "Attacker in Berlin skullcap case turns himself in to police") BERLIN (AP) — A 19-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker turned himself in to police Thursday after his violent attack on a man wearing a Jewish skullcap in Berlin caused outrage across Germany.
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| Watch this Piece of Ice Gently Drift Past the SpaceX Camera Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:17 PM PDT  What the heck is that?
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| Houston pizzeria pays tribute to Barbara Bush Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:08 AM PDT  Barbara, George H.W. Bush leave lasting impressions on Houstonians.
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| US Air Force awards nearly $1 bn for hypersonic missile Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:31 AM PDT  The US Air Force is awarding almost $1 billion to Lockheed Martin to design and develop a hypersonic missile that can be launched from a warplane. The contract follows repeated warnings from senior defense officials about rapid advances by China and Russia in the field of hypersonic weaponry, where missiles can fly at many times the speed of sound and dodge missile-defense systems. On Thursday, Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's new defense undersecretary for research and engineering, said China had built "a pretty mature system" for a hypersonic missile to strike from thousands of kilometers (miles) away.
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| Southwest challenged engine maker over speed of safety checks Posted: 19 Apr 2018 10:03 PM PDT  The proposed inspections would have cost $170 per engine for two hours of labor, for a total bill to U.S. carriers of $37,400, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in its August 2017 proposal, citing the engine manufacturer. The documents reveal that airlines including Southwest thought the FAA had "vastly understated" the number of engines that would need to be inspected - and therefore the cost. The documents are part of the public record on the FAA's initial proposal for inspections and the response from airlines made in October, within the designated comment period.
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| Indonesian fishermen rescue Rohingya in seas off Aceh Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:04 AM PDT  BIREUEN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen rescued 76 Rohingya Muslims stranded off the coast of Aceh on Friday, authorities said, in the latest attempt by members of the persecuted ethnic group to flee Myanmar by sea.
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| Cynthia Nixon Would 'Rather Be The Good Nixon Than The Bad Cuomo' Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:54 AM PDT  New York gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon took a swipe at incumbent Gov.
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| Stores Pulling Romaine Lettuce Off Shelves Amid E. Coli Outbreak Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and other retailers are pulling romaine lettuce products off their shelves in response to warnings from federal investigators about the nationwide E. coli outbreak blamed...
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| France, Britain, US want to regain 'prestige' with Syria strikes: dissident Posted: 18 Apr 2018 06:47 PM PDT  Far from "saving Syrians from brutality", the United States, France and Britain were likely only trying to regain international "prestige" when they attacked Bashar al-Assad's regime, prominent Syrian dissident Yassin al Haj Saleh told AFP. The three countries launched missile strikes against suspected chemical weapons development and storage sites in Syria on Saturday in response to an alleged chemical attack in the town of Douma which killed at least 40 people. French President Emmanuel Macron himself recognised Tuesday that the air strikes didn't "necessarily resolve anything" in a civil war that has lasted for seven years, leaving more than 350,000 people dead and millions displaced.
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| German Supreme Court rules ad blockers legal, in defeat for Springer Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:07 AM PDT ![German Supreme Court rules ad blockers legal, in defeat for Springer]( "German Supreme Court rules ad blockers legal, in defeat for Springer") KARLSRUHE/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case brought by Axel Springer seeking to ban a popular application that blocks online advertising, in a landmark ruling that deals a blow to the publishing industry. The court found in favor of Adblock Plus https://adblockplus.org, an app marketed by a firm called Eyeo that has been downloaded more than 100 million times by users around the world seeking protection from unwanted or intrusive online advertising. "We are excited that Germany's highest court upheld the right every internet citizen possesses to block unwanted advertising online," Adblock Plus said after the verdict.
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| Ex-U.S. soldier, two others convicted of murder-for-hire plot in Philippines Posted: 18 Apr 2018 04:23 PM PDT  A former U.S. Army sergeant and two other U.S. citizens were found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday of taking part in a plot to murder a woman in the Philippines for money, prosecutors said. Ex-soldier Joseph Manuel Hunter, Adam Samia and Carl David Stillwell were convicted of charges including murder-for-hire, which carries a mandatory life sentence, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan. "Obviously, we're disappointed, but respect the jury's verdict," said Robert Ray, a lawyer for Stillwell, adding he planned to appeal.
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