| 'Viva Le Resistance': FBI Anti-Trump Messages Give President More 'Deep State' Fodder Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday seized upon aspects of a Justice
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| Trump blames Democrats as outrage grows over family separation Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  The president blamed Democrats for blocking passage of immigration and border security on Twitter, one day after he seemed to distance himself from the administration's "zero tolerance" policy.
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| Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Indicted On Wire Fraud Charges Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:42 PM PDT  Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and company president Ramesh "Sunny"
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| Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families Posted: 16 Jun 2018 05:47 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by The Associated Press.
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| Bus Driver Tells Passengers Only U.S. Citizens Can Ride As Border Patrol Agent Looks On Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:32 PM PDT  A bus driver in Maine told passengers they needed to be U.S. citizens to ride
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| 'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time Posted: 17 Jun 2018 03:24 AM PDT !['Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time]( "'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time") The small airport allowed predominantly wealthier individuals to leave Cyprus, until it was bombed and left to decay in 1974.
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| America Wasn't Tough Enough on China's ZTE—Here's How to Make It Right Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:01 PM PDT  The Trump Administration has been better than its predecessors when it comes to Asia. The United States Commerce Department has granted Chinese telecom company, ZTE, a reprieve from a seven-year ban on using U.S.-made parts—a bad that was effectively a corporate death sentence. This is going to hurt ZTE—and China's Communist Party (CCP).
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| Trump Calls Female Reporter 'So Obnoxious,' Tells Her To Be Quiet Posted: 15 Jun 2018 10:08 AM PDT  Are you looking for more substance to President Donald Trump's vague claim
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| Merkel seeks EU migrant talks as German coalition crisis looms: paper Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:36 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, struggling to avert a crisis within her coalition on migrant policy, is trying to set up a meeting of some EU states to discuss the issue before a leaders summit on June 28-29, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. Citing government sources from representatives of several EU states, top-selling Bild reported on its website that Merkel wanted to discuss possible solutions with Greece, Italy and Austria. It is also unclear exactly when this special summit would take place," a member of the Italian government told Bild.
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| Sheriff: 1 deputy killed, another wounded in Kansas Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:18 PM PDT  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — An inmate overpowered two sheriff's deputies while being transported to a Kansas City courthouse on Friday, resulting in a shooting that killed one deputy and critically wounded the other, authorities said.
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| Afghan Taliban tells fighters to stay at posts after attack on ceasefire revellers Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:23 AM PDT  The Taliban on Sunday ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings of security forces and civilians, a day after a suicide bomber killed 25 people including members of the militant group celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire. It was the first formal nationwide ceasefire since the 2001 US invasion and the display of jubilation and unity has fuelled hopes among war-weary Afghans that peace is possible. The attack on a crowd celebrating the truce in Rodat district also wounded 54 people and was blamed by officials on the Islamic State group.
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| Jennifer Hudson sings 'Amazing Grace' at the March for Our Lives: Road to Change rally Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:56 PM PDT  Chance the Rapper and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords also participated in the Chicago rally on Friday.
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| Someone brought an IRL World Cup meme to a soccer match Posted: 15 Jun 2018 10:25 AM PDT  The U.S., along with Canada and Mexico, will co-host the World Cup in 2026. This means it has a good chance of getting an automatic bid for the tournament, even if the team doesn't actually qualify. Fun loophole, right? And considering the U.S. men's team didn't qualify this year, it's a pretty exciting idea for American soccer fans. So exciting, in fact, that the idea has taken on a miniature meme life of its own, courtesy of Roll Safe. SEE ALSO: World Cup opening game proved a little tricky for people with colour blindness By this, we mean that everyone is making the same joke. USA: Can't miss qualifying for the World Cup if you host it pic.twitter.com/lxfJoYj3Lo — Michael Putzel (@putzelmike) June 13, 2018 can't miss the World Cup if you host it #WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/PrLbWcSXmA — KP (@KyleVeltre) June 13, 2018 Can't miss the World Cup if you auto qualify as a host pic.twitter.com/L96kBTwtPt — Victor Andersen (@VictorChermas) June 13, 2018 But one soccer fan took things a step further. At a New York Red Bulls match on Wednesday (that is soccer, in case you were wondering), Joseph Mandil took this photo of the meme in the IRL wild. It later climbed to the top of r/sports on Reddit. The timing makes sense — the U.S.'s co-hosting gig had just been announced, so enthusiasm was running high. Still, a whole sign? That is dedication. See y'all in 2026. WATCH: Artistic cycling is a real sport
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| NOT REAL NEWS: Walmart not housing immigrants for DHS Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:05 PM PDT ![NOT REAL NEWS: Walmart not housing immigrants for DHS]( "NOT REAL NEWS: Walmart not housing immigrants for DHS") Walmart is not working with the Department of Homeland Security to create detention centers for migrants despite reports online claiming the two have been working together in recent years.
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| 13 Of Our Favorite Small-Space Storage Solutions From Ikea Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:30 PM PDT  Ikea is a mastermind at making those impossible rooms in your home work extra
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| Popular Kellogg's Cereal Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:17 AM PDT  The tainted cereal has caused 60 illnesses in 30 states.
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| France's Macron seeks common ground with Italy on immigration Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:36 AM PDT  By Michel Rose and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Italy's new prime minister to work with France, Germany and Spain on resolving migration issues rather than siding with an anti-immigration "axis" emerging within the European Union. Smiling and calling each other "my friend", Macron and Italian premier Giuseppe Conte sought to bury the hatchet in Paris after a diplomatic squabble erupted this week over Rome's refusal to accept a migrant rescue ship at its ports. There is concern in Paris over what stance Italy's anti-establishment government, led by lawyer Conte and with the head of the populist League party as deputy, will take on pan-European issues such as euro zone integration and asylum.
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| Vietnam launches probe into American detained for 'public disorder' Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:05 AM PDT  Vietnam police have launched a formal criminal investigation into an American man who was among dozens arrested last week during rare protests that erupted across the authoritarian state. American citizen William Anh Nguyen, 32, was detained in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday during a massive rally protesting a government proposal to grant lengthy land leases in new special economic zones. Many protesters expressed fear the land would be handed to China, and thousands gathered in several cities across the country to demand the government not lease land to Beijing for "even one day".
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| Gal Gadot Reveals First Look At 'Wonder Woman' 2 Costume Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:36 PM PDT  The Amazonian goddess is returning to the silver screen, and this time its the
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| Bugatti Veyron Reaches 208 MPH; Hits Barriers During Deceleration Posted: 17 Jun 2018 02:32 AM PDT  Warning: this video doesn't have a happy ending.
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| Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  Austria called on Germany Saturday to clarify new allegations that its secret service systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two national newspapers. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen called for "full clarification" from the German authorities, while Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Berlin to "cooperate properly" in shedding light on newspaper reports regarding the past activities of the federal intelligence service, the BND.
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| 2,000 Kids Separated From Parents Under Trump Border Crackdown Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:59 AM PDT  The Trump administration separated nearly 2,000 immigrant children from
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| Cut off by Hawaii lava, pot growers refuse to let go dream Posted: 15 Jun 2018 03:39 PM PDT  HALEKAMAHINA HILL, Hawaii (Reuters) - Dale Altman and his grandson Josh Doran live on a 5-acre (2-hectare) plot atop a hill on Hawaii's Big Island by the erupting Kilauea volcano, where they grow medical marijuana.
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| Did Russia and America Almost Go to War in Syria? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:04 PM PDT  On May 24, 2018, the New York Times ran an article by Thomas Gibbons-Neff detailing an intense battle between U.S. special forces and Syrian government-allied troops and Russian mercenaries for control of the Conoco gas field east of Deir ez-Zor.
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| Photographer François Halard Walks AD PRO Through His Design Miami/ Basel Exhibition Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:25 AM PDT |
| New Mazda RX-9 Render Is One Step Closer To Rotary Comeback Posted: 16 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Wankel's return should come in a muscular sports coupe.
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| BMW M850i xDrive Finally Breaks Cover: Here’s What We Know Posted: 15 Jun 2018 10:30 AM PDT  BMW's latest coupe, the 8-series, which replaces the 6-series, brings back memories-not all of them fond-of a similar switch that took place in the late 1980s. Back then, BMW replaced the E24 6-series with the 850i. Now BMW is finally letting us see the undisguised production model and is openly discussing details about what's coming, just as the racing variant takes to the track at Le Mans.
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| Angela Merkel facing battle to save her coalition as immigration row splits Europe Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:45 AM PDT  Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is to hold last-ditch talks to save her coalition government this weekend amid a major European rift over migrant policy. The German chancellor is facing open rebellion from her interior minister, Horst Seehofer, over his plans to turn away migrants at the German border. Mrs Merkel has blocked the measure but Mr Seehofer is threatening to impose it unilaterally if he doesn't win agreement by Monday - essentially daring the chancellor to sack him. As leader of her Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), Mr Seehofer could pull it out of Mrs Merkel's coalition if he is fired, depriving her of a majority in parliament. With both sides refusing to back down, German political commentators on Friday warned that the stand-off could potentially bring down the government, and even mean the end of Mrs Merkel's term as chancellor. On Friday, French president Emmanuel Macron came out in support of Mrs Merkel. "Countries are committed to the paths taken by their heads of state or government," the French president said, speaking at a press conference in Paris alongside Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Mr Macron also spoke out against the proposed hardline "axis" on migration formed this week by the interior ministers of Italy, Germany and Austria. France and Italy rowed this week over the fate of a ship carrying more than 600 migrants that was turned away from Italian ports Credit: Reuters "I don't trust these catchphrases which did not bring us luck in the course of history," he said. But the French president was at also pains to put on a united front with the leader of Italy's new populist government, after a week in which he had clashed over their hardline on immigration Mr Macron and Mr Conte called for the European Union to set up asylum processing centres in African nations which have seen an exodus towards Europe in recent years. The Aquarius, the ship carrying more then 600 migrants that sparked the row between the two after Italy refused it permission to dock, is now on its way to the Spanish port of Valencia. In Germany, Wolfgang Schäuble, the speaker of parliament and Mrs Merkel's former finance minister, is to mediate at talks this weekend in an attempt to find a compromise. "The end of Merkel's chancellorship has never been so close," Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said in an editorial. Mrs Merkel's 2015 decision to throw open Germany's borders to migrants has suddenly and dramatically come back to haunt her. At the heart of the dispute are Mr Seehofer's plans to turn away migrants who have already registered in another European Union country at Germany's borders. Under the EU's Dublin rules, Germany can return migrants to the first EU member state they enter, but only after they apply for asylum in Germany, a time-consuming and expensive process. Mrs Merkel has so far blocked the proposals, arguing it could fatally undermine her efforts to agree a new EU-wide migrant policy at the next European summit in two weeks. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has declared an "axis of the willing" with his hardline counterparts in Italy and Austria Credit: Getty But her opponents say she is more concerned at being seen to close the borders now after keeping them open during the influx of 2015. Mr Seehofer says Germany needs a solution to the migrant issue now and cannot wait. But his critics say he is more concerned with grandstanding ahead of Bavarian elections in October, and fending off a challenge from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD), which has campaigned on an anti-migrant platform. The issue is complicated by the German political system. Individual ministers have considerable autonomy in their own departments, which means Mrs Merkel can only block Mr Seehofer from introducing the plans by sacking him. That has left the two sides facing off in a dangerous game of brinkmanship in which both have plenty to lose. In a development that could prove decisive, Mrs Merkel reportedly won the backing of her party's MPs at a meeting behind closed doors on Thursday. Mrs Merkel has also won the backing of her main coalition partner, the Social Democrats (SPD), who have denounced Mr Seehofer's plan. Carsten Schneider, the SPD chief whip, warned that the proposals to turn away migrants at the border could lead to the "end of the European Union", while Anke Rehlinger, another SPD politician, said it would mean the return of heavily armed border troops and "the end of free Europe as we know it". But the CSU has rallied as strongly behind Mr Seehofer. "We don't want to risk losing credibility," Markus Söder, the regional prime minister of Bavaria and Mr Seehofer's chief rival within the party said. And sources within the party told the German press on Friday they were ready to go with the "nuclear option" if Mrs Merkel doesn't back down.
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| White House says Trump will support GOP immigration bill he condemned Posted: 15 Jun 2018 03:43 PM PDT  'I certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one,' Donald Trump told Fox & Friends Friday morning when discussing two immigration measures. Hours after Donald Trump plunged congressional Republicans into chaos by declaring his opposition to their carefully negotiated immigration proposal, the White House announced he would support the effort. House Republican leaders had planned to hold votes next week on two immigration measures: a hardline proposal authored by the House judiciary committee chairman, Bob Goodlatte, and a plan touted as a compromise between the moderate and conservative factions of the Republican party.
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| Legendary Sushi Chef Fights Tears Remembering Anthony Bourdain Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:34 AM PDT  The death of restaurateur and author Anthony Bourdain devastated many in the
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| World Cup in Kenya prison Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:15 AM PDT ![World Cup in Kenya prison]( "World Cup in Kenya prison") As part of their rehabilitation, inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in rural Kenya are playing their own version of the World Cup, with teams named after the countries competing at the real thing.
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| Taxi plows into Moscow crowd Posted: 16 Jun 2018 01:43 PM PDT  A taxi drove into a crowd of people near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup. Yahaira Jacquez reports.
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| Pakistan: Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief 'significant' Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:11 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk described the killing of Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan as a "significant development in the fight against terrorism."
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| 'Balloon to Heaven' Recipient Raises More Than $11,000 to Help Family After Father's Death Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:52 AM PDT  Sisters Story and Gypsy sent up the balloon, hoping it would reach their father in heaven, and it led to a blessing for the family.
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| Turkish opposition leader vows to defeat Erdogan and 'unite' country Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:41 PM PDT  For a man attempting to sweep away Turkey's long serving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition leader Muharrem Ince seems remarkably relaxed just over a week ahead of crucial elections, vowing to be a leader "who unites". The MP, a former physics teacher, relaxes under the shade of an apple tree in the garden of his family home in the north-western province of Yalova and promises Turkey can change. "For 16 years, Erdogan has pulled society apart.
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| The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:04 AM PDT  It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics. The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official. "Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told Philippines news site Rappler.
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| Trump distances self from Cohen as raided docs are analyzed Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:55 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is distancing himself from Michael Cohen amid an FBI investigation into his longtime personal lawyer's business dealings.
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| Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Dividend Hike Is A Disappointment Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:02 PM PDT ![Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Dividend Hike Is A Disappointment]( "Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Dividend Hike Is A Disappointment") Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) raised its dividend by 10 percent this week, which is typically good news for investors. On Wednesday, Caterpillar's board voted to increase its quarterly dividend by 10.2 percent from 78 cents per share to 86 cents per share. Bank of America analyst Ross Gilardi was anticipating a much more aggressive capital return announcement from Caterpillar.
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| Nearly 2,000 Children Have Been Separated From Their Families During Trump Border Crackdown Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:56 AM PDT  Trump's policy, which results in family separation, sparked outrage this week
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| 'Infinity War' Writers Have A Simple Idea To Fix The DC Universe Movies Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:06 PM PDT  The superheroes of the DC Extended Universe has done well at the movie
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| Partially Blind Dog That Survived Euthanasia Attempt Is Up for Adoption Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:55 AM PDT  He defied the odds.
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