| Trump Responds To New Mueller Indictments Posted: 14 Jul 2018 07:21 AM PDT  President Donald Trump responded to the recent indictment of 12 Russian
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| Unfiltered: ‘If you’re an ICE agent … quit your job’ Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:29 AM PDT  On the corner of West Houston and Varick Streets in New York City is a towering beige building. The Varick Street building is home to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center, where immigrants are detained and appear before an immigration court. According to data from ICE, the total number of immigrant arrests in New York City has increased by more than 65 percent in just the last year.
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| Meditation May Have Helped Trapped Thai Soccer Team, Reports Suggest Posted: 12 Jul 2018 03:19 PM PDT  Even the most levelheaded person would be rattled by being trapped in a
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| 2 people hospitalized following shark attacks on Fernandina Beach, Florida Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:48 PM PDT  Two people, a 17-year-old boy and a 30-year-old man, were hospitalized after being bitten by sharks in Fernandina Beach, Florida, on Friday afternoon.
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| Rescued Thai cave boys to leave hospital Thursday Posted: 14 Jul 2018 04:07 AM PDT  Twelve young footballers and their coach rescued from a Thai cave will be released from hospital on Thursday, a health official said, offering psychological support and urging the group to avoid media interviews despite huge interest in their against-the-odds survival story. The group, called the "Wild Boars" after their football academy, went into the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on June 23 to celebrate a birthday, but became trapped as floodwaters poured in. "All 13 Wild Boars are in good physical health... all are in good spirits," public health minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn told reporters on Saturday.
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| Coach of rescued Thai soccer team a 'country boy' longing for citizenship Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:40 AM PDT  By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - A soccer coach rescued with a 12-member squad of boys this week from a flooded cave in Thailand is a kind and humble young man who loves sports and hopes to become a Thai citizen, a relative and friend said on Thursday. The coach, Ekkapol Chantawong, or Ek as he is known, has come under scrutiny as the only adult in the group of 13 who got trapped in the cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai on June 23 during an expedition. "Ek is a kind and humble man," said one of his relatives, Charoenpol Rattanaweerachon, 52.
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| University Of Louisville To Remove Papa John's From Stadium Name Posted: 13 Jul 2018 12:12 PM PDT  The University of Louisville announced that it will remove Papa John's from
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| Nadler: Republican hearings are shows intended to help Trump Posted: 12 Jul 2018 01:37 PM PDT  Rep. Jerrold Nadler, top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about Republican efforts to use hearings in Congress to try to undermine the Mueller investigation to help Donald Trump.
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| Asians Now Have The Largest Income Gap In America Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:58 PM PDT  Quyen Dinh's parents fled Vietnam for the U.S. in 1981, six years after the
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| Adults abandoned at birth meet biological family members for the first time: Part 3 Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:26 PM PDT  While Ben Tveidt's biological dad said he didn't know he had a son, Andrea Klug-Napier meets a biological sister.
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| UK police find 'small bottle' containing Novichok nerve agent Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:01 AM PDT  British police said Friday they have found a "small bottle" containing the Soviet-made nerve agent Novichok in the home of one of two Britons who fell ill from the substance last month. "On Wednesday, 11 July, a small bottle was recovered during searches of Charlie Rowley's house in Amesbury," police said in a statement, four months after a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with the same substance. "Scientists have now confirmed to us that the substance contained within the bottle is Novichok," the statement said, adding that the test were carried out at the Porton Down defence laboratory which first identified the substance.
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| The Latest: Death toll leaps to 128 in Pakistan bombing Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:29 PM PDT  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The Latest on Pakistan's upcoming national elections and the return of Nawaz Sharif (all times local):
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| Chicago man in Puerto Rico shirt incident due back in court Posted: 13 Jul 2018 03:50 PM PDT  A Chicago man charged with a felony hate crime after a video went viral showing him scolding a woman for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a Puerto Rican flag will return to court on Aug. 1 after his release on bond, authorities said on Friday. Timothy Trybus, 62, was arrested and charged with two counts of felony hate crime, upgrades on previous misdemeanor counts stemming from the June 14 incident, said Robert Foley, a spokesman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. The incident made national headlines this week after a video on social media showed Trybus approaching a woman, identified as Mia Irizarry, as she stood near a picnic grove in Caldwell Woods, a recreational area in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a green belt that surrounds Chicago.
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| Trump trashes immigration in Europe as British PM praises it in U.K. Posted: 13 Jul 2018 07:48 AM PDT  President Trump doubled down Friday on his assertion that immigration has damaged the cultural fabric of Europe, while British Prime Minister Theresa May said it "has been good" for the United Kingdom.
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| Commerce secretary Ross to divest assets after ethics office scolding Posted: 12 Jul 2018 08:36 PM PDT  Ross released a letter from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Thursday which said he failed to report certain investments that could create a conflict of interest. The OGE said it had not identified any deliberate intention to conceal the investments. It added Ross "created the potential for a serious criminal violation" of conflict of interest law.
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| Papa John's Founder Won't Appear in Commercials After He Used a Racist Slur Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:51 AM PDT  John Schnatter has already resigned as CEO and chairman
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| New EPA Chief Is Already Facing 2 Ethical Problems In His First Week, Echoing Scott Pruitt Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:47 AM PDT  Andrew Wheeler only took over the Environmental Protection Agency four days
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| Giant iceberg drifting towards Greenland village could cause tsunami, prompting emergency evacuation Posted: 13 Jul 2018 04:22 AM PDT  A massive iceberg has drifted dangerously close to a tiny Greenland community, sparking widespread panic as residents fear it could trigger a tsunami. The iceberg now looms over houses on the edge of Innaarsuit, a small island settlement in northwestern Greenland, but it has become grounded and appears to have stopped moving. "There are 180 inhabitants and we are very concerned and afraid," Karl Petersen, chair for the local council in Innaarsuit, told CBC News.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s First Major Post-Election Dispute Hints At Future Battles Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's public spat Thursday with Rep. Joseph Crowley
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| Woman harassed for wearing Puerto Rican shirt speaks out Posted: 13 Jul 2018 02:39 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — A woman shown on a video being confronted by a man because she was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the Puerto Rican flag said Friday that the only action a park officer took to defuse the situation was to tell her cousin who'd stepped in to protect her to calm down.
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| Mustang And Charger Recreate Classic Bullitt Chase At Goodwood Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:51 PM PDT  Two icons get together to reenact one of the most popular car chase scenes in movie history.
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| Democrat deftly defends Peter Strzok on the question of anti-Trump bias Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:05 PM PDT  Peter Strzok found an unlikely ally during Thursday's testimony over text messages the FBI agent wrote critical of Donald Trump and his supporters: congressional Republicans. While Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hammered Strzok throughout the day for his 2016 text to former FBI lawyer Lisa Page assuring her that Trump would not become president, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., used his time to question Strzok to read off a series critical comments about Trump written by members of the GOP.
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| Judge tells U.S. to pay costs of reuniting migrant families Posted: 13 Jul 2018 03:16 PM PDT  A U.S. judge ordered the government on Friday to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant parents with their children after they were separated by officials at the U.S.-Mexican border. The U.S. government is working to reunite around 2,000 children with their parents, who were separated in detention as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy to deter what he has said is illegal immigration. "It doesn't make any sense for any of the parents who have been separated to pay for anything," said U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw at a hearing in San Diego.
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| Best Robotic Vacuums From Consumer Reports' Tests Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:31 PM PDT  The latest robotic vacuums have come a long way, thanks to stronger suction, better edge-cleaning capabilities, and improved programming. "Though robotic vacuum suction power can't compare to upr...
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| New documents reveal extent of Michael Cohen's attempts to 'sell access' to White House, report claims Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:11 AM PDT  Donald Trump's former personal attorney was more deeply involved with Novartis – a drug company for whom he attempted to "sell access" to the White House – than previously disclosed, a new Senate report has claimed. A report drafted by Democrats on two Senate committees provides new insight into the controversial attempts by Michael Cohen, the president's long-time attorney and personal "fixer", to serve as a consultant on the new administration for outside companies. The effort – which earned Mr Cohen more than $4m in the months after Mr Trump's election – raised questions over whether he had improperly peddled his White House access, and failed to adequately register as a lobbyist.
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| What Is Code-Switching And Why Does It Matter? Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:17 AM PDT  For black Americans, having the ability to code-switch could help you get that promotion, make your case to a judge, or leave a police encounter unscathed. But changing how you speak isn't always enough get around racism.
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| SpaceX Shares "Before" and "After" Photos of 'Mr. Steven,' Its Fairing Boat Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:02 PM PDT  The new net is four times as large.
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| 10 Easiest Ways To Boost Your Vehicle's Fuel Economy Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:29 AM PDT |
| Trump Awkwardly Blocks Queen Elizabeth At British Military Inspection Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:04 PM PDT  The royal family adheres to a strict code of etiquette and behavior. So when
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| Damascus raises flag in Daraa, but tough battles ahead Posted: 13 Jul 2018 06:39 AM PDT  The rapid fall of Daraa city, the cradle of Syria's uprising, is an important victory for President Bashar al-Assad's regime, but the country's devastating war is far from over, analysts say. Russian-backed government forces raised the flag in Daraa city on Thursday, but the regime still has two regions outside its control -- and influential neighbours -- to contend with. "Bashar al-Assad sent a signal with the fall of Daraa city that nowhere in Syria that has risen up against him will remain outside his reach," said Nick Heras, an analyst at the Center for a New American Strategy.
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| Eritrea president hails unity with Ethiopia on historic visit Posted: 14 Jul 2018 07:21 AM PDT  Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki pledged to resolve his country's dispute with Ethiopia on Saturday in a historic visit to Addis Ababa aimed at cementing peace less than a week after the nations declared an end to two decades of conflict. Isaias arrived in the Ethiopian capital just five days after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Eritrea as part of a dizzying peace process aimed at ending years of violence and animosity between the neighbours who were once part of the same nation.
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| U.S. Air Force says completed final tests for Boeing KC-46 program Posted: 13 Jul 2018 04:04 PM PDT  The KC-46 test program will move to follow-on receiver aircraft testing and certifications required for operational testing, starting in 2019. The KC-46 test team completed Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight testing in April and is working through associated paperwork to receive the STC, Boeing said.
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| Man With No Arms Accused of Stabbing Tourist With Scissors in Florida Posted: 12 Jul 2018 10:11 AM PDT  The homeless man with no arms is a fixture in South Beach, authorities said.
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| Prince Harry's Cheeky Joke About His Dad, Prince Charles, Is Just Too Good Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:06 AM PDT  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarked on their first royal visit to Dublin
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| Stinky 'corpse flower' in full bloom at Michigan garden Posted: 12 Jul 2018 03:50 PM PDT  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Visitors are flocking to a Michigan botanical garden to get a whiff of the unpleasant-smelling "corpse flower" that's in full bloom for the first time in 18 years.
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| Trump promises to release recording that proves he was victim of 'fake news,' but White House won't provide the tape Posted: 13 Jul 2018 08:52 AM PDT  President Trump dismissed an article published by England's the Sun as "fake news" and suggested the White House had a recording that would prove it. Though Trump declared his press shop would release the tape, the White House did not respond to multiple requests from Yahoo News asking for the recording.
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| Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire on Gaza border: ministry Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:07 AM PDT  A Palestinian teenager was shot dead Friday by Israeli soldiers during clashes near the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, the territory's health ministry said. Fifteen-year-old Othman Rami Halles was killed east of Gaza City, while 220 other Palestinians were wounded as protests along the frontier spilt over into clashes, ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said.
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| Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears Posted: 13 Jul 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone. "We fear the iceberg could calve and send a flood towards the village," Lina Davidsen, a security chief at the Greenland police, told Danish news agency Ritzau on Friday. The settlement in northwestern Greenland has 169 inhabitants, but only those living closest to the iceberg have been evacuated, Ritzau reported.
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| Italy minister blocks migrants on ship in government tug-of-war Posted: 12 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants rescued at sea and brought to an Italian port on Thursday cannot disembark, the country's far-right interior minister said, reversing a decision by a fellow minister and opening a rift within the government. Just a few hours earlier, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli had authorized a coast guard ship carrying 67 migrants rescued off Libya to enter the port of Trapani in Western Sicily. "I will not authorize (their disembarkation)," Salvini told a news conference following a meeting of European Union interior ministers in Innsbruck, Austria.
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| Mother, daughter killed after boulder falls off moving truck Posted: 12 Jul 2018 01:14 PM PDT  A mother and daughter from Minnesota were killed by a 600 to 800-pound boulder when the rock fell from a truck onto their vehicle.
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