| Giuliani ends any question of why Donald Trump fired James Comey Posted: 03 May 2018 01:15 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow points out that Donald Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said on Fox News that Donald Trump fired James Comey over the Russia investigation, and wonders what happens now that there is such an overt admission on the matter.
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| Don Blankenship's New Xenophobic Campaign Ad Sparks Twitter Fury Posted: 04 May 2018 03:24 AM PDT  West Virginia GOP Senate candidate Don Blankenship has amped up the xenophobic
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| Anti-Semites on the ballot: GOP 'condemns' three contenders with racist views Posted: 03 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Three Republican candidates in this year's midterms have been disavowed by the Republican National Committee for their racist and anti-Semitic views — including one who is, according to a local television news poll, the leader to win his party's nomination for Senate in California.
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| Students Nationwide Walk Out Of Schools To Show Support For Second Amendment Rights Posted: 02 May 2018 01:34 PM PDT  Hundreds of students nationwide walked out of their schools Wednesday to show
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| Mom suspects racism after sons are pulled from college tour Posted: 03 May 2018 05:30 PM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mother of two Native American teenagers who campus police pulled from a college tour in Colorado after a parent reported feeling nervous about them said she believes her sons were victims of racial profiling and she feared for their safety after learning about the encounter.
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| Hundreds of residents flee Hawaii volcano eruption Posted: 04 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Hundreds of residents sought shelter on Friday after red-hot lava seeped from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano and plumes of ash and dangerous gases spewed into the air. Drone footage of the volcanic eruption on Hawaii's Big Island showed orange magma gushing up from cracks in the ground in a wooded area. Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of Lanipuna Gardens and the Leilani Estates neighborhood, home to about 1,700 people and 770 structures.
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| Golden State Killer suspect fights demand for more of his DNA Posted: 03 May 2018 05:50 AM PDT  A former policeman accused of being the infamous Golden State Killer is battling prosecutors' efforts to collect more of his DNA. Joseph DeAngelo, 72, was scheduled to appear in a court in Sacramento, California, on Thursday after his lawyer filed a motion to block the district attorney from taking DNA, fingerprints and photos of his body. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert got a warrant last week to collect the samples and images.
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| Budweiser-maker taps Nikola for up to 800 hydrogen-powered semi trucks Posted: 03 May 2018 08:19 AM PDT  Anheuser-Busch bet big on hydrogen fuel for its semitrailer trucks Thursday. The Budweiser beermaker announced it would buy up to 800 big rigs from Nikola Motor Company by 2025 and nearly replace its entire dedicated corporate fleet with trucks powered by renewable energy. The agreement is largely contingent on Nikola building hydrogen refueling stations across the country, mostly along Anheuser-Busch's frequently used routes.
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| Raw: Video Shows Utah Courthouse Jumper Posted: 03 May 2018 08:53 PM PDT  Courthouse security camera footage captured a handcuffed defendant rushing out of a Utah courtroom Monday and jumping over a second floor railing onto the floor below. Officials say he had been arrested on drug allegations. (May 4)
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| Rudy Giuliani: Trump reimbursed Cohen for $130,000 Stormy Daniels payment Posted: 03 May 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Giuliani insists Trump only found out what his money was used for several days ago and that it was "perfectly legal," but legals experts say it may have violated the law.
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| Teacher of the year sends Trump message without speaking Posted: 02 May 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Mandy Manning, a teacher at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., wore several buttons that seemed to rebuke the president's priorities as she accepted a crystal apple trophy.
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| Arizona Passes Education Budget To End Teacher Walkout Posted: 03 May 2018 08:14 AM PDT  Arizona teachers appeared ready to head back to their classrooms after the
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| Bodycam Video Of Police Entering Las Vegas Shooter's Hotel Room Finally Released Posted: 03 May 2018 05:31 AM PDT  Warning: The videos may be disturbing to some viewers.
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| Salisbury Novichok quantity suggests it was created as weapon not for research, says chemical weapons watchdog chief Posted: 04 May 2018 01:51 AM PDT  Up to 100 grams of liquid nerve agent were used in the attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said. Ahmet Uzumcu told the New York Times the amount of Novichok used - around half a cup of liquid - suggests it was created for use as a weapon rather than for research purposes. Mr Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were left fighting for their lives in hospital after being found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury on March 4. The inquiry into the nerve agent attack in the Wiltshire city has involved 250 detectives who have gone through more than 5,000 hours of CCTV and interviewed more than 500 witnesses. Mr Uzumcu told the paper the Novichok could have been applied as a liquid or aerosol. What is Novichok He said: "For research activities or protection you would need, for instance, five to 10 grams or so, but even in Salisbury it looks like they may have used more than that, without knowing the exact quantity, I am told it may be 50, 100 grams or so, which goes beyond research activities for protection. "It's not affected by weather conditions. That explains, actually, that they were able to identify it after a considerable time lapse." He added the samples collected suggested the nerve agent was of "high purity". Moscow has denied accusations it was responsible for the poisoning of the Skripals but the incident plunged diplomatic relations between Russia and the West into the deep freeze. The Russian ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko previously suggested that Sergei and Yulia Skripal may have been injected by British authorities with nerve agent produced at Porton Down. Timeline Sergei Skripal How events have unfolded However the UK has previously stated its conviction that only Russia had the means and motive to target the former spy. Karen Pierce, the UK's representative to the United Nations, told a meeting last month there was "no plausible alternative explanation than Russian State responsibility for what happened in Salisbury", suggesting Russia had the ability, operation experience and motive to carry out the attack. She said: "Russia has a proven record of conducting state-sponsored assassinations including on the territory of the United Kingdom. "The independent inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko concluded in January 2016 that he was deliberately poisoned with polonium; that the FSB had directed the operation; and that President Putin probably approved it." On the technical means of creating Novichok, she said: "No terrorist group or non-state actor would be able to produce this agent in the purity described by the OPCW testing and this is something Russia has acknowledged. "The Russian State has previously produced Novichoks and would still be capable of doing so today."
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| 77 killed as powerful dust storms ravage northern India Posted: 03 May 2018 03:46 AM PDT  Dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 77 people and injuring 143 as trees and walls were flattened by powerful winds, officials said Thursday. The overnight storm ravaged Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states and the death toll was expected to rise, officials said. There were 46 confirmed deaths in Uttar Pradesh in the north and 31 in the desert state of Rajasthan to the west.
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| Tech companies not hiring blacks despite ownership rates Posted: 03 May 2018 06:04 PM PDT ![Tech companies not hiring blacks despite ownership rates]( "Tech companies not hiring blacks despite ownership rates") WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans are among the top owners of mobile devices, but aren't being considered when it's time for social media and technology companies to hire.
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| Ideas For Mother's Day Brunch At Home Posted: 04 May 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Brunching with kids at a restaurant on Mother's Day can be a diabolical
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| The Latest: 'No panic' on flight after window crack Posted: 02 May 2018 09:15 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on a cracked window on a Southwest Airlines jet (all times local):
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| Hawaii volcano latest: Eruption imminent as locals ordered to prepare for evacuation Posted: 03 May 2018 04:53 AM PDT  Hawaiians have been told to "prepare to evacuate" amid growing fears a volcano which forms the state's largest island could be about to erupt. Authorities have closed 16,000 acres of national park and begun identifying shelters after hundreds of earthquakes heightened concerns that lava and molten rocks could spew out of Kilauea volcano. Geologists warned a continued increase in seismic activity following the collapse of a crater floor on Monday suggested eruption could be imminent.
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| Half of 'caravan' asylum seekers in U.S., Sessions puts judges on border Posted: 02 May 2018 08:42 PM PDT ![Half of 'caravan' asylum seekers in U.S., Sessions puts judges on border]( "Half of 'caravan' asylum seekers in U.S., Sessions puts judges on border") By Delphine Schrank TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 88 Central American asylum seekers from a caravan through Mexico had crossed into the United States by Wednesday, a movement that prompted U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to beef up legal resources on the border. Women, children and transgender people were among those who waited for hours inside the walkway to the U.S. gate before being allowed to pass through to begin the asylum process. On Wednesday, U.S. officials let in three groups totaling 63 migrants, a dramatic uptick from the trickle permitted since Monday.
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| Giuliani Warns Mueller: Stay Away From Ivanka Posted: 04 May 2018 04:50 AM PDT  (Get this roundup directly in your inbox each weekday ― sign up for The
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| Body camera video from mass shooting in Las Vegas released Posted: 02 May 2018 01:30 PM PDT  Las Vegas police on Wednesday released some officer body camera video from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The videos were expected to show what two officers found entering a 32nd-floor hotel room where Stephen Paddock unleashed gunfire on a concert last October. Police and the FBI have said he killed 58 people and injured hundreds more before killing himself as authorities closed in.
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| Britain 'deeply concerned' by Palestinian president's Holocaust remarks Posted: 03 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  Britain said on Thursday that recent remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the Holocaust were "deeply concerning" and unhelpful to peace in the region. Israel has accused Mr Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial after the Palestinian leader suggested in a speech that historic persecution of European Jews had been caused by their conduct. "Palestinian President Abbas's comments at the Palestinian National Congress were deeply concerning. Any attempt to justify or explain away any element of the Holocaust is unacceptable," Britain's Middle-East minister Alistair Burt said in a statement. "President Abbas has shown a commitment to non-violence and a two-state solution. But his recent rhetoric does not serve the interests of the Palestinian people and is deeply unhelpful to the cause of peace." Mr Abbas said in his speech that Jews living in Europe had suffered massacres "every 10 to 15 years in some country since the 11th century and until the Holocaust". Citing books written by various authors, Mr Abbas argued: "They say hatred against Jews was not because of their religion, it was because of their social profession. So the Jewish issue that had spread against the Jews across Europe was not because of their religion, it was because of usury and banks." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves in Ramallah on Tuesday Credit: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Mr Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Jewish groups and diplomats also condemned Mr Abbas' comments, made in a speech on Monday to the Palestinian National Council, that Jews had suffered historically not because of their religion but because they had served as bankers and money lenders. "It would appear that, once a Holocaust denier, always a Holocaust denier," Mr Netanyahu said on Twitter. "I call upon the international community to condemn the grave anti-Semitism of Abu Mazen (Abbas), which should have long since passed from this world." On Thursday, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) parliament was preparing to hand its authority over to a smaller council in a move seen as a concentration of power in the hands of President Mahmoud Abbas's loyalists. The Palestinian National Council agreed Thursday to grant the 115-member Central Council authority to assume the political body's powers, such as appointing a successor to the 83-year-old Palestinian leader and resolving the decade-long rift with the rival Hamas party ruling Gaza. Abbas aide Ahmad Majdalani says the move will "make it easier for the PLO to handle political developments, and to fill any vacuum in PLO positions." The Palestinian National Council, which met this week for the first time in over two decades, was set to formally announce the measure Thursday evening.
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| Mike Myers Tells Fun Story About Verne Troyer And Barack Obama On 'Jimmy Kimmel' Posted: 03 May 2018 06:17 AM PDT  Mike Myers appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday. Naturally, the
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| Driver fires shots at Cincinnati police in College Hill Posted: 03 May 2018 01:11 AM PDT  Bullets flew in the direction of two Cincinnati police officers shortly after midnight Thursday. The shots were fired from a car as it pulled up onto a residential side street in College Hill. The officers were checking a report of shots fired into a home when, police said, someone started firing at them from a vehicle as they stood at a front porch along East Way at Groesbeck Road.The officers took cover and returned fire.
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| Eye Opener: Volanic eruption in Hawaii prompts evacuations Posted: 04 May 2018 04:17 AM PDT  A Hawaiian volcano erupts overnight on the Big Island, forcing nearly 2,000 from their homes. Also, the White House tries to control the damage after attorney Rudy Giuliani revealed President Trump repaid the lawyer who bought the silence of an adult film star. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox.
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| Correction: Military Plane Crash story Posted: 03 May 2018 02:58 PM PDT  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — In a story May 2 about the crash of a military cargo plane, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of the plane based on information from Puerto Rico's National Guard. The plane was about 40 years old, not more than 60 years old.
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| Russia sees closer Iran ties if U.S. exits nuclear deal: official Posted: 04 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia will stand by the Iran nuclear deal and develop closer ties with Iran if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from the agreement on May 12, a senior Russian official said on Friday. Vladimir Yermakov, Director General of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at Russia's Foreign Ministry, told reporters that a U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 accord known as the JCPOA did not necessarily mean the end of the deal. "It might even be easier for us on the economic front, because we won't have any limits on economic cooperation with Iran.
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| Education boss arrested 'for defecating on school playing fields every day' Posted: 04 May 2018 05:39 AM PDT  A US education chief has been charged with repeatedly defecating on a high school football field and running track. District superintendent Thomas Tramaglini, 42, was identified as the "mystery pooper" of Holmdel, New Jersey, after staff set up surveillance cameras. Mr Tramaglini, who lives in nearby Matawan, New Jersey, was charged with lewdness, littering and defecating in public.
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| Democrats Are In Denial About The Supreme Court Posted: 04 May 2018 06:01 AM PDT  On issues from racial justice and reproductive freedom to money in politics,
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| China rejects US military claims of laser attacks on pilots Posted: 04 May 2018 03:08 AM PDT  China on Friday rejected US allegations that Chinese nationals shone military-grade lasers at American pilots in Djibouti, dismissing the claims as "inconsistent with facts". Beijing, which operates a naval base in the Horn of Africa country, denied Pentagon accusations that Chinese personnel have targeted US pilots in the country with the beams, resulting in minor injuries to airmen and creating the potential for an accident. "After careful verification, we have told the US explicitly that the so-called accusations are totally inconsistent with facts," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters.
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| Starbucks agrees compensation with black men arrested while they waited for a friend Posted: 03 May 2018 03:24 AM PDT  Two black men who were arrested as they waited for a friend in a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached settlements with the coffee chain and the city. The arrest of Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson on 12 April was captured on video and widely shared online, sparking protests in Pennsylvania over accusations of racial profiling. Mr Robinson and Mr Nelson have now dropped their legal action against the city, agreeing to a symbolic $1 each in compensation and the commitment of $200,000 (£150,000) from officials to fund an entrepreneurship program for public school students. The men, both 23, also reached a confidential financial settlement with Starbucks, who also offered them the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degrees at Arizona State University with full tuition coverage. "We all recognise the importance of communication about differences and solutions, and that we will be measured by our action not words," they said in a joint statement. Mr Robinson added: "It's not a right-now thing … but I feel like we will see the true change over time." Starbucks issued an apology for the incident which saw a store manager call the police when the pair sat down before making an order as they waited for a friend to arrive. The company responded by closing more than 8,000 of its US stores for an afternoon of racial bias training, with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson also apologising personally to the two men. Demonstrators protest over the arrests of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson Credit: AP "I want to thank Donte and Rashon for their willingness to reconcile," said Mr Johnson. "I welcome the opportunity to begin a relationship with them to share learnings and experiences. "Starbucks will continue to take actions that stem from this incident to repair and reaffirm our values and vision for the kind of company we want to be." Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson appear on Good Morning America Credit: ABC / Getty Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the incident had "evoked a lot of pain" and put the city under a "national spotlight for unwanted reasons". "I am pleased to have resolved the potential claims against the city in this productive manner," he added.
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| Correction: Football Player-Murder Charge story Posted: 02 May 2018 06:49 PM PDT  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a story May 1 about the murder trial of William Riley Gaul, The Associated Press reported erroneously that both sides agree that shots were fired through his ex-girlfriend's bedroom window. The prosecutor and defense attorney agree that Gaul fired the shots into her bedroom from outside her house.
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| Joseph DeAngelo's attorney wants body pictures barred Posted: 02 May 2018 02:06 PM PDT  The 72-year-old former Auburn police officer who authorities suspect is the East Area Rapist appeared briefly Wednesday in Sacramento County court his lawyer tried to limit additional evidence from being gathered. Public defender Diane Howard wants to bar prosecutors from collecting DeAngelo's DNA and fingerprints and taking photos of his body, according to a motion she filed in Sacramento County Superior Court. The district attorney's office is fighting back, saying a judge has already approved a warrant seeking the evidence.
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| NBC, ABC Say Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Was Not Wiretapped, Issue Corrections Posted: 03 May 2018 10:19 AM PDT  NBC News and ABC News are walking back earlier reports that claimed federal
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| US exit from Iran deal could create trade chaos with Europe Posted: 02 May 2018 03:16 PM PDT  Many national security experts are advocating for a 'soft exit' from the Iran nuclear deal to avoid a breakdown in trade relations with Europe; Gillian Turner reports from Washington.
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| Dashcam video shows truck crashing into power line in Massachusetts Posted: 03 May 2018 03:16 PM PDT  Footage showing a lorry losing control and crashing into a power line in Bourne, Massachusetts, has been released by local police. The video was captured by another motorist's dashcam as the tractor-trailer-unit towing close to 12,000 gallons of unleaded fuel careered into the power line. Bourne police have been unable to confirm the driver's account of the incident.
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| U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization Posted: 03 May 2018 01:36 PM PDT ![U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization]( "U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization") By David Brunnstrom and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said on Thursday. U.S. news network CNBC reported on Wednesday that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three outposts in the South China Sea. Asked about the report, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a regular news briefing: "We're well aware of China's militarization of the South China Sea.
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| US commandos help Saudis against Yemen rebels: report Posted: 03 May 2018 09:06 AM PDT  A team of elite US Green Beret commandos deployed to the Saudi border of Yemen last year to help find and destroy Huthi rebel missile caches, the New York Times reported Thursday. Since Yemen's brutal conflict erupted three years ago, Huthi rebels have fired multiple ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and other Saudi cities. The unannounced move shows a deepening US involvement in Yemen's war that has seen the country spiral toward famine and claimed almost 10,000 lives.
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| 6 dead in Kenya overnight flooding with 11 others missing Posted: 04 May 2018 02:34 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Six people have drowned in Kenya in overnight flooding and 11 others are missing, local authorities said Friday, the latest of dozens of deaths caused by heavy seasonal rains in recent weeks.
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| Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Cases Climb: What You Need to Know Posted: 02 May 2018 04:10 PM PDT  People are still getting sick after eating romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday tha...
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| Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with the company Posted: 02 May 2018 02:37 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the world's biggest coffee-shop chain Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education.
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| Police: Drunk dad didn't notice two toddlers tumbling out of van Posted: 02 May 2018 11:12 AM PDT  Two toddlers, just 1 and 2 years old, tumbled out of the family van in a Sheboygan roundabout on Tuesday evening, apparently without their father ever noticing, authorities said. According to police, witnesses reported seeing the children fall out of the cargo van near South 8th Street and Indiana Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. Sheboygan hospital staff treated both children for road rash, but one had to later be moved to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee for treatment of more serious injuries. Both toddlers are expected to be OK, police said.
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| Paulina Porizkova And Ric Ocasek Are 'Peacefully Separated' Posted: 03 May 2018 03:44 AM PDT  Bye bye love. Ric Ocasek and wife Paulina Porizkova are no longer just what
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