| Local Fisherman And Tourist Killed In Kenya Hippo Attacks Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:22 PM PDT  A local fisherman and a Chinese tourist were killed in a single day by hippo
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| Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump's trade war Posted: 11 Aug 2018 05:57 PM PDT  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California
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| Wife Of Sutherland Springs Church Shooter Breaks Silence: I Love Him 'No Matter What' Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  The wife of the Sutherland Springs, Texas, church shooter has revealed new
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| Taliban delegation visits Uzbekistan to talk peace, security Posted: 12 Aug 2018 03:11 AM PDT  A Taliban delegation travelled to Uzbekistan earlier this month to discuss the Afghan peace process and withdrawal of foreign forces, officials said Sunday, as fighting between insurgents and security forces raged near Kabul. The meetings in Afghanistan's northern neighbour follow recent reports that the Taliban sent similar delegations to China, illustrating the group's rising ambitions to engage in independent talks with foreign governments as momentum for a peace settlement in the country builds. The head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Kamilov over a four-day period from August 6, and discussed the "prospects of the peace process in Afghanistan", the Uzbek foreign ministry said in a statement.
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| Greek cat sanctuary 'overwhelmed' with emails after advertising paid job on idyllic island with 55 felines Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:13 AM PDT  The job advert on Facebook sounded almost too good to be true. A living wage, a car, a lovely house to live in - bills paid - with a terrace overlooking the Aegean, just a short walk from a pristine beach on the Greek island of Syros. The job? Caring for up to 70 cats amounting to four hours of work per day. Nearly 1,000 Britons applied for the role after the announcement posted by Greek cat sanctuary owner Joan Bowell on Facebook last week went viral. Her inbox is brimming with applications from hopeful cat caretakers convinced they are the "responsible, reliable, honest, practically inclined" person with a heart of gold she is looking for. Veterinarians, doctors, even refugees applied. "We were doing a quiet thing on a Greek island - but no more," Mrs Bowell's husband, Richard, 65, told The Telegraph. The job involves just four hours work per day Credit: Facebook Mrs Boswell, a Briton, and Mr Boswell, from Denmark, moved to the island of Syros seven years ago. They found kittens thrown away in garbage cans, bony cats relying on scraps, feral and injured cats that needed care. The couple began taking in strays and working with local veterinarians to improve the health of village cat colony and the overall island population. They backed a sterilisation project, funded dental operations, had sick eyes removed, and nursed motherless kittens through the night. If cat dies, Mrs Bowell buries them and places a stone. "Now you hardly see distressed cats on Syros," Mr Bowell says. "It all started here." Sanctuary owners Joan and Richard Bowell have been overwhelmed by the interest in the advert Credit: Facebook Today the sanctuary is home to anywhere from 55-70 cats, all led around by the resident caretaker cat, Snowy. Mrs Bowell founded God's Little People Cat Rescue charity to support the sanctuary with donations and started a Facebook page. At first her posts got a handful of likes as she tried to find homes for cats on Syros. "Then she posted this, it went viral and people have been phoning from all over the world." This fall, the couple plans to return New York, where Mr Bowell has work commitments with the United Nations. They have drafted five volunteers across Europe to narrow down the 3,000 applications from people offering to take their place – mostly Americans and British nationals – to a pool of 50-100. The job also comes with a car, bills paid, and a stunning view of the Aegean Credit: Facebook There are those that start out with: "I've always wanted to live on a Greek island," those who boldly proclaim: "I am your person" and those who say: "What is behind this?" and want to know more about the sanctuary's philosophy. "Those are the ones that catch our attention," Mr Bowell said of the latter. "Sometimes whispers are best heard." The position comes with a salary up to €600 (£536) a month, with bills, housing and veterinary expenses paid, starting November 1, after a voluntary two-week transition period in October. There are bonus points for veterinarian skills, cat psychology skills for handling feral or non-sociable felines.
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| Scooter Hate Is On A Destructive Roll In California Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:02 AM PDT  The wave of shared electric scooters cramming sidewalks, blocking entryways
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| Erdogan vows action against 'economic terrorists' over lira plunge Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:15 AM PDT  The lira currency, which has lost more than 40 percent against the U.S. dollar this year, pulled back from a record low of 7.24 earlier on Monday after the central bank pledged to provide liquidity, but it remained under selling pressure and its meltdown continued to rattle global markets. "There are economic terrorists on social media," Erdogan told a gathering of Turkish ambassadors at the presidential palace in Ankara, adding that the judiciary and financial authorities were taking action in response.
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| Chris Hardwick Sheds Tears In Return To 'Talking Dead' After Sexual Abuse Allegations Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:27 PM PDT  Chris Hardwick made his return to "Talking Dead" on Sunday, following the
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| 2 18-year-olds die in Walnut Creek crash, teen driver faces DUI, manslaughter charges Posted: 12 Aug 2018 05:39 PM PDT  A Walnut Creek car crash left two 18-year-old men dead and two young women injured. The driver faces serious charges including DUI and manslaughter.
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| John Oliver Finds Himself In 'Pure Straight-Up Opposite World' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT  John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight" wants to make sure Americans aren't fooled
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| Ten people hurt in 'shooting' in UK's Manchester Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:36 AM PDT  Ten people, including two children, were taken to hospital on Sunday with pellet-type wounds after reports of a shooting in Manchester in northern England, police said. "Nine people went to hospital, including two children, with pellet-type wounds that are not believed to be serious," a statement from Greater Manchester Police said.
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| Blast at a Building in Northern Syria Kills at Least 36 Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:18 PM PDT  The opposition-run Syrian Civil Defense said the blast occurred in a village near the Turkish border, killing 36 and wounding many others
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| Family Of Airport Worker Who Crashed Plane 'Shocked, Devastated' Posted: 11 Aug 2018 11:22 PM PDT  The family of the Seattle airport worker who crashed a stolen commercial plane
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| Prosecutors to wrap up Manafort case, may soon go to jury Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:11 AM PDT  The trial is in its 10th day in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, and is scheduled to resume Monday afternoon. The case arose from U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Before completing their case, prosecutors will call James Brennan, an executive at the Federal Savings Bank.
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| Ex-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Says Democrats Should Consider Impeaching Trump Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:06 AM PDT  Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Sunday said impeachment should be
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| They’re Running?!? The Rock And Elizabeth Warren Share The Love On Twitter Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:04 AM PDT  Who would've guessed?
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| Audio released from stolen Seattle airport plane Posted: 11 Aug 2018 01:15 PM PDT  Audio recordings of a conversation between an air traffic controller and an airline worker that stole an empty plane from Seattle's airport shed light on the final moments before the stolen plane crashed on a remote island near Seattle on Friday. In the audio recordings, the man who stole the plane can be heard asking if he could get a job as a pilot and he also called himself a "broken guy". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Bereaved mother orca finally drops calf after carrying corpse for unprecedented 17 days Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT  A grieving orca whale who carried the corpse of her dead calf for an unprecedented 17 days has finally let it go. The killer whale, known as J35 to scientists monitoring the population in the Pacific Northwest, was spotted swimming without the infant balanced on her head for the first time since July. "J35 frolicked past my window today with other J pod whales, and she looks vigorous and healthy," Ken Balcomb, of the Centre for Whale Research, told The Seattle Times.
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| The Big Reveal: Jason and Brittany Aldean Announce Gender Of Baby No. 2 Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:37 AM PDT  > A post shared by Jason Aldean (@jasonaldean) on Aug 12, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT
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| 27 Mother's Day Desserts That Are Better Than A Gift Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:53 PM PDT |
| Latest: Anti-fascist demonstrators march in Charlottesville Posted: 11 Aug 2018 10:44 AM PDT  The Latest on events marking the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local):
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| Malaysia's Mahathir to visit China end of week Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:06 AM PDT  Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will visit China on a five-day trip starting from this Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Mahathir said last month the "unfairness" of contracts for Beijing-backed projects were a key issue he would raise during his visit to China. Mahathir, who came to power in May following a stunning election defeat for then prime minister Najib Razak, is reviewing major projects signed by the former government, saying many of them do not make financial sense for Malaysia.
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| Trump Tweets Support For Harley-Davidson Boycott Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump expressed support toward Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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| This One-Pan Pasta Recipe Is Flawless In Less Than 30 Minutes Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Weeknight dinners can sometimes be the bane of my existence. With a full-time
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| Alaska's North Slope Hit by Strongest Quake Ever Recorded in the Region Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:25 PM PDT  Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist said
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| Ships 'not willing to save Mediterranean migrants' say aid groups as Aquarius seeks safe harbour Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:54 AM PDT  The NGO rescue ship the Aquarius has called on European governments to offer it safe harbour after rescuing 141 migrants from the Mediterranean, saying it has been stranded at sea for more than two days. Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee, which jointly operate the Aquarius, said they had contacted authorities in Italy, Malta, Tunisia and Libya following Friday's rescues but have been denied a place to disembark. They called for urgent humanitarian assistance for those on board, most of whom were said to be from Somalia and Eritrea, were weak and malnourished, and included 67 unaccompanied minors. "What is of utmost importance is that the survivors are brought to a place of safety without delay, where their basic needs can be met and where they can be protected from abuse," said Nick Romaniuk, Search and Rescue Coordinator for SOS Mediterranee. The NGOs said that those on board reported encountering five boats which did not offer assistance, a "disturbing development" that suggested Italy's ban on rescue ships was deterring crews from helping migrants in distress. The Aquarius found itself at the centre of a major diplomatic standoff in June when both Italy and Malta turned it away, leaving it at sea with 630 migrants onboard for more than a week before it was able to dock in the Spanish port city of Valencia. It is unclear whether Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez of the centre-left PSOE, will repeat that offer. He has since allowed a Spanish NGO boat, the Open Arms, to dock on three occasions. But he has been accused of failing to ensure local authorities have the resources to cope with the arrivals. Spain last month overtook Italy as the biggest European landing point for migrants, a development blamed largely on the clampdown in the Central Mediterranean. SOS Mediterranee and MSF said Europe was increasingly putting the coordination of rescues in the hands of Libyan authorities, but the latter did not have the "capacity" and had simply told it to contact others. Mr Sanchez this weekend met Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, to discuss the crisis. They laid out a proposal of EU aid to north African governments, improved European coordination on asylum and efforts against "racist tendencies" towards migrants in some member states.
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| Markets rattled as Turkish lira dives Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:36 AM PDT  Turkey's troubled lira tumbled Monday to fresh record lows against the euro and dollar, piling pressure on stock markets on fears the country's crisis could spill over into the world economy.
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| Police charge man in shooting in Fredericton, Canada Posted: 11 Aug 2018 05:22 PM PDT  Police charged Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, with four counts of first degree murder, according to a statement on Saturday. The four people killed, including police officers Sara Mae Burns, 43, and Lawrence Robb Costello, 45, were shot at an apartment complex in Fredericton, capital of the province of New Brunswick.
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| PHOTOS: Over 100 hot air balloons take to the sky for the 40th annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:13 AM PDT  Winds calmed on Saturday morning allowing organizers to coordinate a mass ascent.
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| Israeli defence minister says more Gaza violence inevitable Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:43 AM PDT  Another round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday, despite attempts to reach a long-term truce. Lieberman said in a video statement distributed by his office that "the question is not to know if the next confrontation (with Hamas) will take place, but when". Lieberman also appeared to suggest that all Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since protests and clashes along the border began on March 30 were linked to Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the enclave.
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| Ex-congressman wins Hawaii Democratic primary for US House Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:41 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — In this age of political rancor, Ed Case wants to bring bipartisanship back to Washington, D.C.
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| The 59 Most Delish Mexican Recipes Posted: 12 Aug 2018 03:13 PM PDT |
| Ruby Rose Leaves Twitter After ‘Batwoman’ Critics Say She's Not Gay Enough Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:47 AM PDT  Ruby Rose has gone dark on Twitter after a torrent of social media derision
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| Indonesia quake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:57 PM PDT  The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just a week after another tremor surged through the island and killed 17. "Search and rescue teams are still removing victims who were buried beneath collapsed buildings and landslides," said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
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| Exclusive: Saudi Arabia's PIF has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout - sources Posted: 12 Aug 2018 09:09 PM PDT  DUBAI/RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk's proposed $72 billion deal to take the U.S. electric car maker private, despite acquiring a minority stake in the company this year, two sources familiar with the matter said. The 47-year-old investor and engineer stunned financial markets on Tuesday when he said on Twitter that he was considering a take-private deal for Tesla, an auto manufacturing pioneer that developed the world's first luxury all-electric sedan car. Beyond amassing a stake of just below 5 percent in Tesla, the sovereign wealth fund has poured tens of billions of dollars into technology investments, including $45 billion in SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund over five years.
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| Israel Now Has a Supersonic Air-Launched Ballistic Missile. Here's What It Can Do. Posted: 12 Aug 2018 07:00 AM PDT  And why Iran should worry.
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| The Latest: Trump lashes out on Twitter at 'Wacky Omarosa' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:04 AM PDT  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman (all times local):
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| Video: Bugatti's ill-fated EB110 endurance quest Posted: 09 Aug 2018 06:10 AM PDT  The men behind Bugatti's bold but ill-fated attempt to conquer endurance racing with its EB110 give the inside story in a new free to watch documentary
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| Monsanto owners call weed killer 'safe' after jury orders big payout Posted: 11 Aug 2018 12:30 PM PDT  Monsanto's German owners insisted Saturday that the weed killer Roundup was "safe," rejecting a California jury's decision to order the chemical giant to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that the product might cause cancer. While observers predicted thousands of potential future claims against the company in the wake of Monsanto's defeat, Bayer -- which recently acquired the US giant -- said the California ruling went against scientific evidence. "On the basis of scientific conclusions, the views of worldwide regulatory authorities and the decades-long practical experience with glyphosate use, Bayer is convinced that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer," the company said in a statement.
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| Got 15 Minutes? See Porsche 911 Prototypes Going Hard At The ‘Ring Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:17 AM PDT ![Got 15 Minutes? See Porsche 911 Prototypes Going Hard At The 'Ring]( "Got 15 Minutes? See Porsche 911 Prototypes Going Hard At The 'Ring") There are two variants on the track together in this long clip.
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| Protester Confronts Zinke On Climate Change, He Snaps: 'You Haven't Served' Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:08 PM PDT  A protester at a Colorado right-wing conference challeged Interior Secretary
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| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Driven: Longer, Lighter, More Fuel Efficient, and Extremely Refined Posted: 13 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Chevy wields a bigger, lighter, more efficient weapon.
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