| Trump Refuses To Condemn Putin Over Russian Election Hacking: ‘We’re All To Blame’ For Poor Relations Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:50 AM PDT  President Donald Trump refused to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for
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| Tragic Photos Of Sea Turtle Stuck In Beach Chair Are A Reminder To Pick Up Your Stuff Posted: 14 Jul 2018 01:19 PM PDT  A sea turtle conservation group shared a shocking photo on Saturday in an
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| Indonesian villagers kill nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge attack Posted: 16 Jul 2018 07:24 AM PDT  Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said. Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The head of Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass for animal feed when he was attacked.
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| Police involved shootings in Massachusetts, Missouri leave one officer dead, three injured Posted: 15 Jul 2018 08:57 AM PDT  Officer Mike Chesna of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was killed when responding to a call on Sunday morning, while in Kansas City, a person of interest fired at least 50 shots at officers wounding three.
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| Elon Musk launches baseless Twitter attack on Thai cave rescue diver Posted: 16 Jul 2018 12:17 AM PDT  Elon Musk came under fire on Sunday after launching an extraordinary and baseless attack on a British diver who masterminded the successful rescue of 12 young Thai footballers, falsely calling him a "pedo" on social media. Mr Musk's shocking attack on expert cave explorer Vernon Unsworth included claims that he had never seen Mr Unsworth at the cave and - the false claim - that he was a paedophile. The attack by Mr Musk, 47, came after the experienced cave diver rubbished the Telsa CEO's plans to use a miniature submarine to save the boys. Vernon Unsworth, who led the rescue operation, had earlier accused the tech entrepreneur of creating a "PR stunt", saying Mr Musk "can stick his submarine where it hurts". "It just had absolutely no chance of working. He had no conception of what the cave passage was like," Mr Unsworth told CNN last week. "The submarine, I believe, was about five-foot-six long, rigid, so it wouldn't have gone round corners or round any obstacles." A "tiny kid-sized submarine" produced by Elon Musk's Space X rocket company being tested in a swimming pool in California Credit: AP In a series of tweets, presented without evidence, responding to a journalist, Mr Musk shot back.: "Never saw this British expat guy who lives in Thailand (sus) at any point when we were in the caves. Only people in sight were the Thai navy/army guys, who were great. Thai navy seals escorted us in — total opposite of wanting us to leave." In case his use of "(sus)" left room for doubt, Mr Musk doubled-down on his remarks, adding in later tweets: "Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it". Mr Musk has since deleted the tweets. Neither Mr Musk or Mr Unsworth could be reached for comment on Sunday evening. Why Elon Musk is the Donald Trump of the tech world It is understood that Mr Unsworth has expert local knowledge of the Tham Luang cave system where the boys were trapped, and has several years of experience diving there. Mr Musk had earlier been mocked online after the Thai football team and its coach were rescued without the help of his submarine. Mr Musk has also previously said he would be more careful over his use of Twitter, after shareholders called for a period of "peace" in the wake of a number of social media rows. "I have made the mistaken assumption – and I will attempt to be better at this – of thinking that because somebody is on Twitter and is attacking me that it is open season. That is my mistake. I will correct it," he said in an interview last week. Thai cave rescuer Vern Unsworth rejects Elon Musk's offer of mini-sub Social media users said his recent promise makes his false and defamatory attack on Mr Unsworth all the more inexplicable. Some users reported Mr Musk's comments to Twitter, one reportedly saying he "shouldn't be allowed to use " the social network " to unleash [his] followers on people like this".
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| A Passenger Bus Crash in New Mexico Has Killed Three People and Injured Dozens Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:41 PM PDT  Some of the injured are in critical condition
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| The Latest: Police say 4 protesters arrested after shooting Posted: 15 Jul 2018 01:01 AM PDT ![The Latest: Police say 4 protesters arrested after shooting]( "The Latest: Police say 4 protesters arrested after shooting") CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a man by a Chicago police officer (all times local):
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| Reporter forcibly removed from the audience ahead of Trump's press conference with Putin Posted: 16 Jul 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Sam Husseini, who was covering the press conference for the Nation, was removed by Secret Service agents. "You're grabbing me? For what? I'm telling you what I'm doing," Husseini said. "I'm being totally open. What the hell."
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| California Democratic Party Snubs Dianne Feinstein Posted: 15 Jul 2018 06:33 AM PDT  In a stunning rebuke, the California Democratic Party declined to endorse Sen.
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| Chris Christie on High Court pick: 'My guess is he gets 56 or 57 votes' Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:37 AM PDT  The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics, including Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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| Woman survives seven days on radiator water after California crash Posted: 15 Jul 2018 12:50 AM PDT  Angela Hernandez, 23, of Portland was found by a pair of hikers on Friday evening after they saw her wrecked Jeep Patriot SUV partially submerged at the bottom of a 200-foot cliff in the Big Sur area, said Monterey County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Thornburg. The hikers discovered Hernandez conscious, breathing and with a shoulder injury, Thornburg said.
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| Obama visits father's native Kenya to open youth center Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:45 AM PDT ![Obama visits father's native Kenya to open youth center]( "Obama visits father's native Kenya to open youth center") Former US president Barack Obama paid a visit to his extended family in Kenya Monday, on his first trip to the country since 2015 during which he will open a youth center. Obama arrived in his father's native Kenya on Sunday, where he paid courtesy calls on President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. On Monday he flew to the west of the country, where under extremely tight security he paid a visit to the home of his step-grandmother Sarah Obama in the village of Kogelo, an AFP reporter said.
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| 30 Funny Tweets About Being A Kid vs. Being An Adult Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:00 AM PDT  It would probably be the understatement of the century to say that life
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| Elon Musk Calls a Diver That Rescued Thai Soccer Team a 'Pedo' on Twitter Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:00 PM PDT  This isn't the first time Musk has come under fire for his tweets
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| Thai Cave Rescuer Explains Why Elon Musk's Rescue Idea Wouldn't Have Worked Posted: 14 Jul 2018 04:33 PM PDT  Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk inserted himself into the dramatic
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| New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, injures 24 others Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:04 PM PDT  BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — A crash involving a commercial passenger bus and three other vehicles on a New Mexico highway early Sunday killed three people and injured 24 others, some critically, authorities said.
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| Full Huntsman: ‘You don’t know what’s going to come out of’ Trump-Putin meeting Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:01 PM PDT  Jon Huntsman, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, tells Chuck Todd that the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin isn't a summit, but an "opportunity for senior leaders" to get together.
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| Campaign for new Brexit vote gets boost from ex-minister Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:14 AM PDT  After two years of government squabbling and parliamentary rifts on Brexit, support is growing for the idea that only another referendum can resolve Britain's future outside the European Union. Former education minister Justine Greening on Monday became one of the most high-profile backers of a so-called People's Vote, which is slowly picking up supporters across the political divide. Two top ministers resigned, sparking threats of rebellion among her eurosceptic MPs and raising concerns among some European diplomats that Britain will never be able to agree any deal with the EU.
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| Gaza ceasefire largely holding after day-long flareup Posted: 15 Jul 2018 10:19 AM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A ceasefire largely held on Sunday along a tense Gaza-Israel border on Sunday following a day of fierce fighting, but Israel remained on high alert and boosted its air defenses in case hostilities resume. Israel carried out dozens of air strikes in Gaza on Saturday, killing two teenage boys, and militants fired more than 100 rockets across the border, wounding three people in a southern Israeli town. The ceasefire, the second between Israel and Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists to be brokered by Egypt this year after a previous day-long flare-up in May, came into force late on Saturday.
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| Woman drank water from car radiator during week trapped after California cliff plunge Posted: 15 Jul 2018 08:27 AM PDT  An woman has survived a week by drinking water from her car's radiator after plunging 200ft down a sheer cliff at a California beauty spot when she swerved to avoid an animal. Angela Hernandez, 23, went missing as she drove from her home in Portland, Oregon to visit her sister in Los Angeles on July 6th. She was last seen that morning on CCTV at a petrol station in Carmel, fifty miles north of where she was eventually discovered on the rugged stretch of coastline known as Big Sur. Her mysterious disappearance sparked a major search as her frantic family awaited news and a $10,000 reward was offered for information. Seven days later, two hikers discovered her Jeep at the bottom of cliffs in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. She was lying close by, conscious and in remarkably good condition, screaming for help. Angela Hernandez posing with a Jeep before the crash Miss Hernandez said she swerved to avoid hitting an animal along the famously winding stretch of Highway 1 and lost control, plummeting to the beach below. Although she had managed to get out of the wrecked SUV, which was partially submerged, her attempts to climb back up the cliff-side failed. Rescuers used a hoist to recover her and she was airlifted to hospital on Friday night. According to California Highway patrol, she appeared to have a minor shoulder injury and concussion and survived "by drinking water from the radiator of her vehicle." It was unclear whether she had any food. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office posted pictures of the remarkable rescue, showing paramedics treating the young woman on the beach under the sheer cliff. Spokesman John Thornburg said she was lucky to be alive. "It's usually the fall that gets them, or the ocean that gets them, and she was lucky to survive both." Her sister, Isabel Hernandez, wrote "My sister is alive, she's talking, and she's still trying to come to understand everything," . "She's a fighter and she fought this long and she will continue to. It's not going to be an easy recovery. I hope everyone will have patience for her and her recovery." "I just want to thank everybody, everybody. Sorry I'm just in shock. Everybody that … helped us through the whole thing and Angela will be OK. I'm so happy."
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| Police officer, bystander die from gunshot wounds Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:16 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer and bystander died Sunday from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer's gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase.
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| Prime Day: Amazon Offers DNA Testing at Bargain Basement Prices Posted: 16 Jul 2018 09:02 AM PDT  You're bound to see a friend or relative spitting into a test tube on Instagram in 2018. Thanks, Amazon.
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| A Mystery Congressional Candidate Asked Russian Intelligence For Dirt On Their Opponent Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:26 AM PDT  A little more than halfway through the new 29-page indictment handed up by the
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| Cops and K-9s Pray With 9-Year-Old Boy Ahead of Risky Brain Surgery Posted: 15 Jul 2018 11:49 AM PDT  Local police officers paid Jalen Manns, 9, a home visit with their K-9s after hearing he likes German shepherds.
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| Donald Trump Declares The European Union A 'Foe' Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:27 AM PDT  After a tumultuous NATO summit last week and massive protests against him in
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| France, Malta will take 50 rescued migrants each: PM Posted: 14 Jul 2018 01:25 PM PDT  France and Malta have agreed to take 50 migrants each out of 450 stranded at sea on two EU border agency vessels, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Saturday after pressing his European peers to keep their promise to share the burden. "France and Malta will respectively take 50 migrants each... other countries will follow very quickly," Conte said on his Facebook page. Earlier Saturday, Italy and Malta were at loggerheads again over whose responsibility it was to offer the 450 migrants on board the two EU Frontex vessels a safe harbour.
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| U.S., North Korea to resume search for remains from Korean War Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:38 AM PDT  By Hyonhee Shin and Daphne Psaledakis SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that talks on Sunday between U.S. and North Korean officials to discuss the return of remains of U.S. service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War "resulted in firm commitments" and that there would be a follow-up meeting on Monday. It was the first time in nine years that U.S. and North Korean generals held talks. The two sides met on the inter-Korean border and agreed to resume joint field activities to search for the remains of Americans missing from the war, Pompeo said in a statement.
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| Photo: Kīlauea volcano's lava forms new land off Hawaii's coast Posted: 16 Jul 2018 07:43 AM PDT  The ongoing Kilauea volcano eruptions in Hawaii have led to the formation of a tiny, new piece of land made of lava, which was initially considered to be an island.
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| Porsche 911 Speedster Brings Its Retrolicious Body To Goodwood Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:55 PM PDT  Hopefully, Porsche will follow up with a production car.
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| Activists speaking out after body cam video released of South Shore police shooting Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:01 AM PDT  Activists gathered at Chicago Police Headquarters Monday morning after police released body camera video of a deadly police shooting over the weekend.
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| Over 400 items found in UK nerve agent poison probe Posted: 14 Jul 2018 10:04 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday that search teams have found over 400 items as part of the investigation into the poisoning of two Britons by the nerve agent Novichok — but searches will likely take many more weeks as officers seek further evidence.
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| Cuba to recognise private property and free market for first time under new constitution Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:16 AM PDT  Cuba is set to officially recognise the free market and private property for the first time under sweeping reforms to its constitution intended to boost the island's economy. Property sales were banned after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, but are now allowed following a law change in 2011. The new reforms also include the introduction of the presumption of innocence in the island's justice system and the creation of the position of prime minister, alongside the existing president.
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| FANG surge leads stock market recovery, putting Netflix in spotlight Posted: 16 Jul 2018 04:12 AM PDT  By Caroline Valetkevitch and Noel Randewich NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The FANGs have gotten their bite back, and they are helping Wall Street erase the wrenching correction that beset it in February. Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix and Google's parent Alphabet have led the technology and consumer discretionary sectors back to record high levels in recent days. Whether they can haul the wider market over that threshold likely hinges on the rush of quarterly scorecards due soon from the four of them, starting with Netflix late on Monday.
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| Rand Paul Says He's 'Concerned,' 'Worried' About Brett Kavanaugh's Privacy Views Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:02 AM PDT  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is once again threatening to withhold support for one
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| Silicon Valley eyes Africa as new tech frontier Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:19 PM PDT  In May, both Google and Facebook launched initiatives nearby. This week, Nigeria's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was in California to court US tech investors for what he said could herald a "fourth industrial revolution" back home. Last month, Google said it would open Africa's first artificial intelligence lab in Ghana's capital, Accra.
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| Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London Posted: 14 Jul 2018 12:56 PM PDT ![Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London]( "Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London") English far-right activists cheered on Saturday when a large cut out picture of Trump was unveiled during a march through central London. The few thousand strong group were made up of those who were on a "Welcome Trump" march and another larger one in support of the jailed far-right activist, Tommy Robinson.
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| Anthony Bourdain slams Clintons, Weinstein in last interview Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:43 AM PDT  In a newly released interview, Anthony Bourdain slams the Clintons and Harvey Weinstein, calling Bill Clinton 'Gropey and rapey' and describing how he would like to see Weinstein die.
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| Emmanuel Macron pictured in emphatic celebration as France lift World Cup in Russia Posted: 15 Jul 2018 12:27 PM PDT  Emmanuel Macron celebrated France's victory over Croatia in the World Cup final with his own animated display of patriotism. The French president was seen wildly gesticulating from the VIP area in the stands next to a more subdued Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader, and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Croatia's president. Before embracing the players after the final whistle - and opting to kiss 19-year-old goalscorer Kylian Mbappé on the head - Mr Macron was pictured pumping his fists in the air as he looked down on the packed Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. As his team collected the cup on the pitch he joined Mr Putin and Mrs Grabar-Kitarović in handing out the winners and runners-up medals. Before the game Mr Putin said he told France's leader at a bilateral meeting that it's about time for Russia and France to "get over" the difficulties straining their relations. Mr Macron kissed Kylian Mbappé on the head before France were presented with the cup Credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/ REUTERS Mr Putin met on Sunday in Moscow with French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron's office said he wanted to make Europe's voice heard after last week's contentious Nato summit and before Putin's summit with US President Donald Trump. In the run-up to his election in 2017, Mr Macron accused the Kremlin of election meddling, saying that servers belonging to his campaign were hacked by a group likely to be associated with Russia.
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| Pompeo: US, N. Korea hold 'productive' talks on war remains Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:34 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. and North Korean officials held "productive" talks Sunday to discuss the return of U.S. service members' remains missing since the Korean War, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
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| Tourists charged with stealing bricks from Auschwitz memorial Posted: 15 Jul 2018 06:32 AM PDT  Two Hungarian tourists have admitted to trying to steal bricks from the ruins of a crematorium at the site of the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to police. The 30-year-old woman and 36-year-old man were caught on Saturday when another pair of foreign tourists saw them stuffing the bricks into a bag and notified security. The Hungarian tourists were each fined 1,500 zloty ($400, 350 euros) and handed a suspended sentence of one year in jail.
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| Parliament vote to reveal extent of anger over May's Brexit plan Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:14 PM PDT  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will face the anger of Brexit supporters in her party on Monday when they try to force her to change course on her strategy for leaving the European Union. May is battling for her political survival after announcing a Brexit negotiating strategy that enraged eurosceptics in her Conservative Party, who see it as a plan to keep Britain too closely tied to Brussels. The size of the threat should become clear on Monday when lawmakers vote on amendments to legislation on the government's post-Brexit customs regime, with leading eurosceptics set to vote in favor of amendments that May opposes and back their own proposals to toughen up her exit plan.
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| Audi R8 Spyder Spied Up Close Looking Angrier Posted: 16 Jul 2018 05:06 AM PDT  The oval exhausts are only part of the story as the prototype had numerous other tweaks.
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| Mexico earthquake reveals lost ancient temple inside pyramid Posted: 15 Jul 2018 03:10 PM PDT  Archaeologists scanning a Mexican pyramid which was damaged by an earthquake have uncovered an ancient temple inside. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake which hit Mexico last September caused considerable damage to the country's historical sites – including the Teopanzolco pyramid in the southern state of Morelos. Among what remains of the temple – which measured 6m by 4m (20ft by 13ft) – archaeologists found an incense burner and ceramic crockery.
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| John Bolton Grilled About White House Decision To Cancel His CNN Interview Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:19 AM PDT  National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday addressed the White House's
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| Syria rebels evacuate 'cradle' of uprising as Israel strikes north Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:45 PM PDT  Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their relatives left the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring the "cradle" of the country's uprising back under government control. Just hours after the transfers, Syria accused its longtime enemy Israel of trying to support the rebels by targeting a Syrian army position in the war-ravaged country's north. After securing Damascus in May, President Bashar al-Assad turned his attention to rebels in the strategic south, where protests against his rule first erupted in 2011.
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| Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Echo Smart Speakers and More Posted: 16 Jul 2018 12:00 AM PDT  Shopping links are provided by eBay Commerce Network and Amazon. Clicking on any of these links will take you to the retailer's website to shop for this product. Consumer Reports may collect fees...
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