| Comey Calls GOP-Led Probe On Russia A 'Wreck,' Slams Trump's Credibility Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:10 AM PDT  Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday derided the Republican House
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| T-Mobile and Sprint announce merger deal Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:37 AM PDT  If regulators approve it, the company will keep the name T-Mobile and would leave only three major players in the fiercely competitive market.
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| Thousands Protest Across Spain After 5 Men Are Cleared Of Gang Rape Posted: 28 Apr 2018 10:27 PM PDT  Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities across Spain after a
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| Trump on Russian 'informant': Putin wants to make U.S. more chaotic Posted: 28 Apr 2018 11:02 AM PDT  Trump says Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, claiming to be an "informant" is only doing so because Putin wants to make the United States more chaotic.
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| 3 Siblings on Their Way to Recovery After Accident That Killed Their Parents Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:56 AM PDT  They are all in critical care.
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| Capri could follow example of Venice as lagoon city installs barriers to manage mass tourism Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:59 AM PDT  The island of Capri wants to bring in crowd control measures to manage stifling mass tourism, as Venice installed checkpoints capable of blocking off the most congested parts of the World Heritage city. The limestone outcrop in the Bay of Naples is inundated with two million tourists a year, with the mayor telling The Telegraph that the island could "explode" from a social point of view under the sheer weight of visitors. Venice introduced radical new measures for the bank holiday long weekend, installing metal barriers that can divert tourists down less frequented alleyways so that locals and workers can go about their business without constantly dodging tour groups and visitors trundling wheeled suitcases. The barriers edged Venice closer to the long-debated, highly controversial idea of limiting the number of tourists allowed to enter the lagoon city, as it buckles under the strain of around 25 million visitors a year. Tourists were confronted with the unprecedented sight of the waist-high black checkpoints across lanes leading from Venice railway station towards the Rialto Bridge, St Mark's Square and other popular sights. They remained open but if tourist numbers become overwhelming on Tuesday, the May Day bank holiday, they will be manned by police and closed to visitors. Protesters tried to dismantle one of the newly-installed barriers Credit: Simone Padovani/Getty Only Venetians would be permitted to pass through. An average of 60,000 tourists a day descend on Venice – more than its population – but the authorities fear the number could rise to 120,000 on Tuesday. There were scuffles on Sunday when a few dozen activists tried to dismantle one of the barriers. They carried a banner with the words "Venice is not a nature reserve, we're not in danger of extinction." The police intervened and the barrier was quickly reinstalled. The mayor of Venice said the measures were an "experiment", suggesting that if successful they could be employed again in future. "The barriers will only be closed if there are large crowds. The aim of them is to break up and divert the flow of tourists," Luigi Brugnaro told Corriere della Sera newspaper. "We'll be able to close one part of the city and open up another, controlling the degree of crowding. Venetians have the right to a city that is safe and liveable." Capri is watching with interest and may introduce similar moves to deal with the daily assault of day-trippers that threaten to choke the life out of a place once feted by the literati, from DH Lawrence to Graham Greene. Capri is visited by around two million tourists a year Credit: Cornelia Doerr "We're going to try out an experiment similar to the one in Venice," said Gianni De Martino, the mayor. "I well understand the difficulties faced by my Venetian counterpart. We can't stop tourists disembarking but we can do something (to improve the situation)." The vast majority of tourists on Capri arrive on large boats and then create a logjam in Marina Grande, the island's small port, by waiting for a funicular railway to take them to Capri village, a once-picturesque settlement that is now crammed with designer shops and gelaterias. Capri could adopt similar measures to Venice to manage the impact of mass tourism Credit: RooM RF "There's the risk that Capri could explode – you can't fit a litre and a half of water into a one litre bottle," the mayor, a civil engineer by profession, told The Telegraph last July. "We welcome tourists but two million a year is bit too much." The island announced recently that it is studying the possibility of digging a tunnel that would link the port with Anacapri, high above Capri village. The two-mile-long funicular tunnel would not only reduce the queues for the funicular but also cut the number of buses and taxis using the island's narrow, twisting roads. It is estimated that it would cost 100 million euros and take several years to construct.
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| Tributes pour in for AFP photographer slain in Kabul Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:59 AM PDT  Friends and colleagues of Shah Marai have reacted with shock and grief to news of the veteran AFP photographer's death in Kabul on Monday.
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| Kim Jong Un offers to let U.S. journalists, experts inside decommissioned nuclear test facility Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:36 AM PDT  On Friday, North Korea's Kim Jong Un offered to shut down the nuclear test site, telling South Korea's president Moon he'll scrap the nuclear site by mid-May.
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| Voters vent frustration, disappointment with Washington, elected officials Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:58 AM PDT  ABC News contributor Frank Luntz held a focus group with Democratic and Republican voters to understand how they feel about the state of politics heading into the midterms.
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| That's quackers! Mesmerizing overhead footage of hundreds of ducks following the leader Posted: 29 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT ![That's quackers! Mesmerizing overhead footage of hundreds of ducks following the leader]( "That's quackers! Mesmerizing overhead footage of hundreds of ducks following the leader") These photographs of hundreds of ducks following their leader down a river are truly mesmerizing. Rafeur Rahman of Bangladesh climbed a high bridge and saw hundreds of ducks apparently playing a game of follow the leader. More than 500 ducks live on the river, where the mosses and snails provide the perfect habitat. (Caters News)
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| Comey: Partisanship 'wrecked' House Intelligence Committee Posted: 28 Apr 2018 11:14 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, former FBI Director James Comey talks about Republican reports from the House Intelligence Committee.
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| Migrant Caravan Arrives At U.S. Border, Despite Trump’s Threats Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:31 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO ― The caravan of Central American asylum-seekers that sent the Trump
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| Controversy after fatal police-involved shooting in Georgia Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Ricky Boyd, 20, was shot and killed in January by Savannah police when they went to his home to question him in connection with a murder case. At first, authorities said he was armed and initiated gunfire.
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| Syria's Assad presses offensive, missile strikes raise escalation risk Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:39 AM PDT  The Syrian army unleashed a massive bombardment against one rebel enclave on Monday and prepared for the withdrawal of insurgents from another as President Bashar al-Assad pushes to crush the rebels' last besieged strongholds. There were more than 140 Syrian army air strikes on the town of Rastan and surrounding villages in the rebel enclave between the cities of Hama and Homs early on Monday, alongside sustained shelling, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. Last week a Syrian government minister said the enclave would be the army's next target after it retook all rebel areas around the capital, a goal it looked closer to achieving with Monday's expected insurgent pullout from south Damascus.
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| These 5 Habits May Help You Live 10 Years Longer, Study Says Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:32 AM PDT  Alcohol may have a place in a long life
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| Report: John McCain Tells Son-In-Law To 'Take Care Of Meghan' Posted: 29 Apr 2018 06:13 PM PDT  An emotional Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hugged son-in-law Ben Domenech and
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| Florida police officer signs off after 30 years of service Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:18 PM PDT  Sarasota Police Officer Andre Jenkins got emotional as he signed off for the last time after 30 years of service.
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| 'Avengers: Infinity War' Just Had The Biggest Opening Weekend Ever Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:41 PM PDT  "Avengers: Infinity War," the culmination of a 10-year Marvel film journey,
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| In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:40 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential news conference, a time-honored tradition going back generations, appears to be no longer.
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| US 'Burning Man' festival founder dead after stroke Posted: 28 Apr 2018 08:55 PM PDT  Larry Harvey, the man who founded the popular Burning Man countercultural festival, died Saturday after suffering a massive stroke in early April, event organizers said. Harvey died surrounded by family members at his San Francisco home, the official online Burning Man Journal said. "Larry was a visionary, a mentor, a philosopher, and a passionate advocate for Burning Man's culture and principles," a statement on the website said.
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| U.S. top court rejects Constitution Pipeline over New York permit Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:20 AM PDT ![U.S. top court rejects Constitution Pipeline over New York permit]( "U.S. top court rejects Constitution Pipeline over New York permit") By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt another setback to a proposed natural gas pipeline running from Pennsylvania to New York, rejecting Constitution Pipeline Co's bid to challenge New York state's refusal to issue a needed water permit for the project. The high court left in place an August 2017 ruling by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of the state. Partners in the 125-mile (201-km) pipeline project include Williams Cos Inc, Duke Energy Corp, WGL Holdings Inc and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which regulates pipelines, first approved construction of the project in 2014 and then again in 2016, conditional upon other approvals.
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| 'Radical’ pace of modern life is fuelling disease, Pope warns Posted: 28 Apr 2018 11:33 AM PDT  The 'radical' pace of modern life is fuelling disease, The Pope has warned as he urged people to exercise, eat well and avoid alcohol and air pollution to stay healthy. Speaking at the Unite For Cure Fourth International Vatican Conference in Rome, Holy Father Pope Francis said 'many evils' could be avoided if greater attention was paid to living a good lifestyle. Addressing some of the world's leading doctors and scientists, Pope Francis said diseases like cancer could be avoided if people adopted good health practices from childhood. "We are increasingly aware that many evils can be avoided if greater attention is paid to the style of life we adopt and the culture we promote," he told delegates. "Prevention involves taking a farsighted look at human beings and the environment in which we live. "It means aiming for a culture of balance, whose essential factors – education, physical activity, diet, the protection of the environment...can help us to live better, with fewer health risks. "This is all the more important when we think of children and of young people, who are increasingly at risk because of illnesses linked to the radical changes of modern culture. "We need but reflect on the impact on health caused by smoking, alcohol consumption, and toxins released in the air, in the water and in the soil. "A number of tumors and other health problems in adults could be avoided by adopting preventive measures during childhood. "It is urgent to foster everywhere a culture of prevention as the first step in health care." Pope Francis looks towards participants at "Unite To Cure, A Global Health Care Initiative Credit: AFP Pope Francis said living well required 'constant global action' which should not simply be left to social and government institutions. He also praised the 'great strides' made in scientific research particularly for rare, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases and said the world was now enjoying a 'significant chapter in human progress." But Pope Francis warned scientists not to avoid the ethical implications in their work in their desire to push forward. "In recent years, advances in cellular research and in the field of regenerative medicine have opened new horizons in the areas of tissue repair and experimental therapies," he said. "Science is a powerful means for better understanding the natural world and human health. "It has opened up new possibilities and provided refined technologies that enable us not only to examine the deepest structure of living organisms, including man, but also to intervene in ways so profound and precise as to make it possible even to modify our DNA. "Here we see the need for an increased awareness of our ethical responsibility towards humanity and the environment in which we live. "While the Church applauds every effort in research and application directed to the care of our suffering brothers and sisters, she is also mindful of the basic principle that "not everything technically possible or doable is thereby ethically acceptable"." He added that 'certain limits' should be respected for the good of humanity. Orlando Bloom meets the Pope Credit: AFP Dr Robin Smith, President of the Cura Foundation which organised the conference said: "Our collaboration began 10 years ago with Pope Benedict, who saw the need to educate the world on a powerful idea – that science and faith can inform one another. "Pope Francis has extended this vision, highlighting the need for collaboration, understanding, compassion and care for the Earth."
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| Israeli says 3 Palestinian infiltrators from Gaza killed Posted: 29 Apr 2018 02:08 PM PDT  Israeli troops fatally shot two Palestinians who infiltrated the country from Gaza and attacked soldiers with explosives Sunday night, and in a separate incident killed another Palestinian who tried to ...
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| Ford Rules Out Bringing ST SUVs To Europe Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:00 AM PDT  No V6 Edge for you, Europe.
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| Iran leader: U.S. pushes Riyadh to confront Tehran, stirs crisis Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:29 AM PDT  By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader on Monday hit out at the United States a day after new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Riyadh, accusing Washington of trying to stoke a "regional crisis" by provoking its ally Saudi Arabia to confront Tehran. In remarks broadcast on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated longstanding calls for the United States to "leave" the Middle East, which he called Iran's home, and said any power seeking to challenge Iran would be defeated.
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| Fugitive suspect in killing of deputy captured, arrested Posted: 28 Apr 2018 07:04 PM PDT  NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — A man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy was arrested Saturday outside a remote cabin, ending an intense manhunt in its fourth day in the woods of central Maine.
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| AAPL Stock: What to Expect From Apple Inc. Earnings Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:04 AM PDT ![AAPL Stock: What to Expect From Apple Inc. Earnings]( "AAPL Stock: What to Expect From Apple Inc. Earnings") Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock is limping into the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings report expected out after the market close May 1. Investors are likely most concerned with iPhone sales and guidance, but there are several other key metrics and trends that analysts will be watching closely. Analysts are expecting Apple to report second-quarter earnings per share of $2.69 on revenue of $60.9 billion.
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| UK, U.S. study Antarctic glacier, hoping to crack sea level risks Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:16 AM PDT  Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in Antarctica that is already shrinking and nudging up global sea levels. The five-year research, involving 100 scientists, would be the two nations' biggest joint scientific project in Antarctica since the 1940s. Ice is thawing from Greenland to Antarctica and man-made global warming is accelerating the trend.
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| Here Are The Movies Coming To Netflix This Week Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:36 AM PDT  Netflix always adds movies on the first of each month, and this May is no
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| Russian Twitter 'bots' attempted to influence election by supporting Jeremy Corbyn, investigation finds Posted: 28 Apr 2018 03:34 PM PDT  Russia attempted to influence the results of the general election by promoting the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, it has been claimed. 6,500 Russian Twitter accounts, many of which are run by internet robots known as "bots", supported Labour in the run up to last year's election, an investigation by The Sunday Times has found. The social media accounts, most of which were created in the weeks before polling day, denigrated the Conservatives and promoted Labour during key points of the campaign, according to reports. The Twitter accounts helped Corbyn turn the Manchester Arena bombing into a campaigning point by amplifying tweets criticising May for cutting police numbers as Home Secretary, it was claimed. Matt Hancock, the digital and culture secretary, said the revelations are "extremely concerning" and urged Twitter to act to prevent it from happening again. Most of the social media accounts were created in the weeks before polling day, it was reported "It is absolutely unacceptable for any nation to attempt to interfere in the democratic elections of another country," he told The Sunday Times. "The social media companies need to act to safeguard our democratic discourse and reveal what they know." A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The Russian Government made clear its support for the Conservative Party in the 2017 UK General Election, with the Russian Embassy in London promoting their ideological "convergence" and Theresa May's "strong and stable" slogan on Twitter. "Labour's proposed crackdown on tax dodging, failed privatisation and corrupt oligarchs is opposed by both May and Putin's conservative philosophy and their super-rich supporters. "The Labour Party's people-powered election campaign attracted huge levels of public support online. We were not aware of any from automated bots, categorically did not pay for any and are not aware of any of our supporters doing so."
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| Hundreds release balloons for UK toddler Alfie Evans as Pope leads tributes Posted: 28 Apr 2018 02:50 PM PDT  Alfie Evans, a British toddler with a degenerative brain condition whose parents lost a legal battle to keep him on life support at a Vatican hospital, was mourned with balloons set free in the sky and prayers from the Pope after he died on Saturday – weeks shy of his second birthday. Kate James and Tom Evans said their son's death overnight in Liverpool, England had left them "heartbroken". Alfie's condition left him with almost no brain function, and multiple courts ruled that keeping him alive was not in his best interests before doctors removed his ventilator five days ago.
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| Porsche Exclusive Builds Custom 911 S Cabrio With Crimson Cabin Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  The mix of GT Silver Metallic on the outside and Bordeaux Red inside is a classic looking combination.
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| US has 'obligation' to pursue N.Korea diplomatic track: Pompeo Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:08 AM PDT  The US has an "obligation" to pursue a diplomatic solution with North Korea, and there is a "real opportunity" for progress, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview broadcast Sunday. America's top diplomat also said he and North Korean leader Kim held in-depth talks about a denuclearization "mechanism" when they met over Easter weekend.
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| Britain, France and Germany agree on support for Iran nuclear deal Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:46 AM PDT  Britain, France and Germany have agreed that the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap remains the best way of stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Sunday. May had phone calls with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel where they agreed the deal may need to be broadened to cover areas such as ballistic missiles, what happens when the deal expires, and what they consider Iran's destabilizing regional activity, a statement said. "They committed to continue working closely together and with the U.S. on how to tackle the range of challenges that Iran poses – including those issues that a new deal might cover," the statement said.
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| Toyota Preparing For Next Corolla: $170M Investment, 400 New Jobs Posted: 28 Apr 2018 10:09 PM PDT  The production lines at the factory in Mississippi will be completely replaced.
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| Unusual eruptions at world's largest active geyser in Yellowstone Posted: 28 Apr 2018 11:49 AM PDT  The world's largest active geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks at Yellowstone National Park, including once this week, in a pattern that is unusual but not at all indicative of a more destructive volcanic eruption brewing beneath Wyoming, geologists said on Saturday. Steamboat Geyser, which can shoot water as high as 300 feet (91 meters) into the air, erupted on March 15, April 19 and on Friday. The last time it erupted three times in a year was in 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said.
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| Drag Queen Ada Vox Eliminated From 'American Idol' Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Disney Night on "American Idol" Sunday did not provide a happily-ever-after
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| EU considering 'freeze' on subsidies for illiberal member states Posted: 29 Apr 2018 04:42 AM PDT  EU member states that fail to live up the European Union's democratic values could find parts of their EU subsidies being "frozen" until they mend their ways, The Telegraph understands. Under proposals to be unveiled in Brussels this week by Guenther Oettinger, the EU's budget commissioner, Eastern EU states like Poland and Hungary could feel a financial squeeze if they were deemed to have failed to live up to the founding values of the EU. The moves comes after pressure from liberal groups in the European Parliament and leading western powers like France and Germany, who want to find a mechanism to put pressure on recalcitrant member states. "The precise details are still to be worked out, but the proposal will include the temporary freezing of funds in order to motivate a change of behaviour among states," said an EU source briefed on the document. Poland and Hungary are both major recipients of EU 'structural funds' which are designed to narrow the gap between rich and poor member states, each receiving €5.5bn and €2.7bn respectively a year. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is on a collision course with the EU after his emphatic election victory Credit: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Sources said the threat to freeze access to funding for projects could also include agricultural subsidies, but would not include student programmes like Erasmus to avoid punishing citizens for the misdeeds of their governments. Reports also suggest that new formulas for calculating payments will mean that southern EU states, who tend to adhere closer to liberal values, will receive higher payments when the next 7-year budget cycle begins in 2021. The decision to link EU payments to 'good behaviour' is highly controversial and risks deepening the stand-off between western Europe and the populist governments in Warsaw and Budapest. Tensions have deepened over the last two years after eastern EU countries refused to accept refugee resettlement quotas following the 2015 migrant crisis, and Poland introduced judicial reforms judged anti-democratic by the EU. The recent re-election campaign of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which was marred by anti-semitic rhetoric, corruption scandals and warnings from OSCE election monitors about a lack of free media, only deepened concern in Brussels. Poland is currently battling Brussels over an 'Article 7' disciplinary procedure for breaches of EU commitments to maintain the 'rule of law', but is protected from serious punishment by a Hungarian promise to veto any sanctions. EU sources said the plan to explicitly link EU payments to democratic standards was in part driven by a French and German desire to have a less draconian and more flexible mechanism for pressuring states that were falling short. They added that the Commission would have to negotiate a system for deciding when payments would be frozen - but leading western states, like Germany, want it based on majority voting to avoid the kind of protective vetoes that have neutered the Article 7 process. FAQ | Article 7 of the Treaty of the EU However an Eastern EU diplomatic source said that any attempt to connect funds to the "proper functioning of the judicial system in a member state" would be a matter of serious concern, raising questions about fairness and due process. "Who would assess the state of the judicial system and on what grounds? Wouldn't there be a risk of political pressure and arbitrariness in such an assessment? Our position will depend on the shape of the proposal, but the budget must be governed by the law, not by arbitrariness," the source said. Liberal forces have become increasingly agitated that states like Poland, Hungary but also Bulgaria and Romania - who joined in 2007 - are flouting EU norms with impunity, revelling in what Mr Orban has called "illiberal democracy". When former Soviet-bloc states joined the EU in 2004, they signed up to values founded on "freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities." Now Mr Orban has talked openly about pursuing the "Hungarian model" which contests western interpretations of the EU's statement on values. Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the liberal ALDE grouping in the European Parliament and a trenchant critic of Mr Orban, welcomed the Commission proposal. "It is grotesque for EU tax-payers' money to be spent propping up the vanity projects of illiberal ruling elites who politicise their own judiciaries, erode democratic safeguards and systematically attempt to undermine NGOs and the free press," he told The Telegraph. "From 2020 onwards, it is essential that cohesion funds are made conditional on full compliance with the rule of law and our European values of democracy and freedom." A spokesman for the Commission declined to comment on the forthcoming proposal which will cover the EU budget for 2021-2027, which has already been complicated by the €10bn-€15bn a year shortfall left by the UK's departure from the EU. Reports suggest that the Commission will propose a budget between 1.1 and 1.2 percent of the bloc's gross national income - an increase from the current 1.0 percent which results in a seven-year 1 trillion euros budget.
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| Man tries to kidnap 2 women in broad daylight in north Harris County Posted: 28 Apr 2018 08:37 PM PDT  The Harris County Precinct 4 Constables are searching for a man accused of trying to kidnap two women Saturday afternoon.
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| Twin bombings in Afghanistan kill 25, including 9 reporters Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:53 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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| Israel's Netanyahu to discuss Iran deal with Pompeo Posted: 29 Apr 2018 04:15 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and Tehran's "growing aggression" when he meets visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later Sunday. "I think that it is important that he is coming to Israel as part of his first visit outside the US as secretary of state," Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
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