| Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No Explanation Posted: 17 Aug 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Sixteen migrant fathers who had previously been separated from and then
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| Putin Warns Merkel That Europe Can't Afford a New Syria Refugee Crisis Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:50 AM PDT  Merkel was hosting Putin for their first bilateral talks in Germany since 2013
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| Beto O’Rourke, on a ‘suicide mission’ against Ted Cruz, is having the time of his life — and might even come out of it alive Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  From left: Willie Nelson, Beto O'Rourke, Lukas Nelson, Amy Nelson and Margo Price perform onstage with Willie Nelson and Family during the 45th Annual Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic at the Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2018, in Austin, Texas. HUTCHINS, Texas — Beto O'Rourke was trying hard to play it cool, but finally, he just couldn't resist. "I have to show you this," the Democratic congressman from El Paso, Texas, said, reaching into his pocket to grab his iPhone, where he began scrolling through text messages.
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| Deadly, 40,000-foot fire tornado revealed in new videos Posted: 18 Aug 2018 08:11 AM PDT  Harrowing new footage released by California's firefighting agency Cal Fire reveals the massive fire tornado that led to the death of a firefighter on July 26. The fire tornado was part of the Carr Fire that's engulfed 223,610 acres of land in Northern California so far. A report from Cal Fire breaks down the details surrounding the fiery phenomenon. SEE ALSO: A fire tornado hit California. Here's how it happened. Per the report, the tornado "was a large rotating fire plume that was roughly 1,000 feet in diameter at its base" and managed to reach a height of 40,000 feet. In late July, we covered news of a fire tornado in the area on the evening of July 26. It's unclear whether the fire tornado in the report is the same as the one that garnered media attention at the time, according to Cal Fire. "Observations from witnesses and other evidence suggest that either several fire tornados occurred at different locations and times, or one fire tornado formed and then periodically weakened and strengthened causing several separate damage areas," the report says. Fire tornados can happen when extreme heat spins up from the ground. As Mashable's Mark Kaufman explained at the time: Firefighters captured the disturbing video above from a helicopter, as well as footage taken from a fire engine, and from the Keswick Dam on the Sacramento River. The Carr Fire continues to ravage parts of Shasta County and Trinity County. It is 77 percent contained, and other fires continue to rage in Northern California and other areas These fires are spurred on by extreme heat and dryness in the region. While human-caused climate change isn't necessarily the direct cause of any single weather event, like these fires, it can make extreme weather more likely now and in the future. WATCH: Scientists made an awesome error that could save our planet from plastic hell
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| Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:31 AM PDT  Shanann Watts, 34, and her daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing from their home in Frederick, 25 miles north of Denver, by a family friend on Monday afternoon, touching off an exhaustive search by law enforcement agencies. Chris Watts was taken into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of murder, a day before the bodies of his wife and children were found. Watts, 33, had pleaded for the safe return of his pregnant wife and two young daughters while the search was underway.
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| How a US coffee shop sparked a diplomatic standoff between China and Taiwan Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:32 PM PDT  A bakery in California has found itself at the centre of an international storm after it welcomed the president of Taiwan with a cup of coffee and a goody bag. The result was a major diplomatic incident as Chinese customers launched a boycott of the 85C Bakery Cafe, which rapidly disappeared from online ordering platforms on the Chinese mainland. The episode highlight's Beijing's sensitivity over an island that considers itself a sovereign state, but has never declared formal independence. The Taiwanese-owned chain apologised and distanced itself from the views of Tsai Ing-wen, the pro-independence leader of the island, after she dropped in on Wednesday en route to visiting allies in South America. Excited staff gave her a gift bag and took selfies, as images were uploaded to Facebook by part of her delegation. A woman looks at her mobile phone at a 85C Bakery Cafe in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province Credit: AFP They have since been removed but it was too late to prevent the diplomatic fallout. Beijing - which has been working to isolate countries that recognise Taiwan - warned it would oppose any businesses that support Taiwanese independence. A company official in Taipei, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that it had been removed from several online platforms, telling the AFP news agency: "We have noticed the situation and we hope it won't be permanent." 85C began in Taiwan but has since expanded to earn more than 60 percent of its revenue in China. Losing its presence on food delivery apps would be devastating. At a glance | The One China policy China views the island as part of its own territory, and has escalated a campaign to isolate Taiwan internationally since Ms Tsai came to power in 2016. A growing number of international companies including airlines and hotels have been bending to pressure from Beijing to refer to Taiwan as part of China. The election of Donald Trump has added to Chinese unease as he showed little regard for the fine lines and grey areas of the "one China policy". Taiwan's state-aligned Central News Agency on Thursday quoted a top official with China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Long Mingbiao, as saying in Beijing that any company that expects to invest and "make money" in China must adhere to its policies. 85C's problems began after Tsai stopped off at a Los Angeles branch of the cafe this week during an American visit in which she became the first Taiwanese leader in 15 years to give a public speech on American soil, something Beijing staunchly opposes. Internet users in China lashed out with boycott threats and calls for the coffee chain to quit the Chinese market.
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| Omarosa Manigault Newman has President Trump unhinged Posted: 17 Aug 2018 10:06 AM PDT  The release of "Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House" and the secret recordings made by its author, Omarosa Manigault Newman, get under the president's skin.
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| How Kofi Annan Once Reacted To Being Mistaken For Morgan Freeman Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:01 AM PDT  With the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan,
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| I Am a Catholic Priest Who Was Sexually Abused by a Pastor. Here’s How the Church Must Change Posted: 17 Aug 2018 01:12 PM PDT  Following yet another report about decades of widespread sexual abuse
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| Father, son drive through flames to escape forest fire Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:55 AM PDT  Justin Bilton and his 70-year-old father barely escaped as the Howe Ridge Fire closed in on them in West Glacier, Montana.
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| Lockheed Martin's #WorldPhotoDay Tweet Backfires Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:22 PM PDT  Lockheed Martin wanted to turn World Photo Day into a publicity stunt, but
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| Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury weighs verdict Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:16 PM PDT  In remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump again called Mueller's investigation, which had cast a cloud over his presidency, a "rigged witch hunt," but sidestepped a question about whether he would issue a presidential pardon for Manafort. The jurors met for about seven hours on Thursday without reaching a verdict on 18 criminal counts with which Manafort is charged. As president, Trump has the power to pardon Manafort on the federal charges.
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| Ryan Zinke Would 'Sell His Grandkids For Big Oil,' Says Washington Governor Posted: 17 Aug 2018 06:20 PM PDT  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee slammed Ryan Zinke's record on the environment
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| Body found in burning vehicle at Disney World in Florida, say police Posted: 18 Aug 2018 09:48 AM PDT  The unidentified victim was discovered when firefighters extinguished the blaze near the Fantasia Gardens miniature golf course. Homicide detectives have joined the investigation, according to a statement from Orange County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the scene at 1209 Epcot Resorts Boulevard to assist the Reedy Creek Fire Department at 4.11am on Saturday morning.
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| Trump says asking SEC to consider ending quarterly earnings reports Posted: 17 Aug 2018 11:56 AM PDT  President Donald Trump said Friday he had asked stock market regulators to look into ending the requirement for businesses to issue quarterly earnings reports. Asking the Securities and Exchange Commission -- an independent agency -- to move to twice-yearly reporting could help create jobs, Trump said on Twitter.
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| Report: White House Counsel Is Cooperating Extensively In Russia Probe Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:38 PM PDT  Don McGahn, the White House counsel, has been cooperating extensively with
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| Flood rescue stepped up as more torrential rain batters Kerala Posted: 17 Aug 2018 05:24 PM PDT  Rescuers in helicopters and boats fought through renewed torrential rain Saturday to reach stranded villages in India's Kerala state as the toll from the worst monsoon floods in a century rose above 320 dead. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the crisis as "devastating" after visiting Kerala. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced late Friday that the monsoon death toll had dramatically risen to 324.
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| 2 Shot During High School Football Game in Florida Posted: 18 Aug 2018 06:22 AM PDT  Authorities say both victims are hospitalized with one in critical condition
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| World Leaders Opt For China's Money Over The Rights Of 1 Million Jailed Muslims Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Now that United Nations experts have endorsed widespread reports
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| Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:51 PM PDT  Election officials in a rural southwest Georgia county are defending a plan to
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| Body found in New Mexico compound identified as missing Georgia boy, police say Posted: 17 Aug 2018 03:10 PM PDT  Police have identified the body of a boy found in a New Mexico compound as Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, who was reported missing in November. The Office of the Medical Investigator identified the remains of three-year-old Abdul-Ghani, who was from Jonesboro, Georgia, when he was reported to be missing. Prior to identifying Abdul-Ghani's body, the Taos County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico had raided the compound they referred to as a "makeshift residence" on 3 August and found 11 children ranging in age from one to 15 years old.
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| Electric Scooters Being Left Around Are Angering Residents Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:06 PM PDT  They're turning up buried on the beach and hanging from road signs.
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| Cuomo on his 'inartful' remark: 'Of course America is great' Posted: 17 Aug 2018 05:08 PM PDT  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for a third term and a potential candidate for president in 2020, acknowledged Friday that he was "inartful" when he said this week that America "was never that great."
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| Tough talks, no agreements at Merkel, Putin meeting near Berlin Posted: 18 Aug 2018 04:40 PM PDT  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters no agreements were reached, but the meeting had simply been intended to "check the watches" after Merkel's meeting with Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in May. Ties between the two countries have been strained since Russia's annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014. "That's why it is necessary to take measures against possible non-competitive and illegal attacks from the third countries in order to complete this project eventually," he told reporters shortly before Putin flew back to Russia. At the start of the talks, Merkel underscored her expectation that Ukraine should continue to have a role in gas transit to Europe, and welcomed the start of discussions among the European Union, Ukraine and Russia on that issue.
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| Genoa toll hits 43 as search for answers ramps up Posted: 19 Aug 2018 09:29 AM PDT  Italy is searching for answers on Sunday after paying its respects to the dozens killed by a collapsed bridge in Genoa, as the country's new government continues to battle the underfire motorway company that manages. "The bodies of the final three missing people were found overnight," Italy's fire service said on Twitter Sunday. The findings mean that all those reported missing after Tuesday's tragedy have now been accounted for, although rescuers are continuing to comb the wreckage.
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| Worst floods in a century kill scores in India's Kerala Posted: 17 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  "In some areas, airlifting is the only option... thousands are still marooned," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Vijayan said he was hoping the military could step up its support for rescuers already using dozens of helicopters and hundreds of boats. "I spoke to the defense minister this morning and asked for more helicopters," he told a news conference in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, adding that he planned to send 11 more helicopters to the worst-hit areas.
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| Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge Posted: 19 Aug 2018 08:29 AM PDT ![Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge]( "Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge") A series of beautiful shots of divers swimming near sunken ships have emerged. Alex Voyer, 39, was sailing around the Caribbean on a 60-foot boat when he stopped for a dive. The images show amazing shipwrecks as free divers explore the seabed. Alex, a photographer and free diver, said: "With my girlfriend, Marianne Aventurier, we are sailing all summer around the Caribbean to learn more about sailing." (Caters News)
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| Steve Bannon Gets Mercilessly Mocked With Tweaked Movie Titles Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:01 AM PDT  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon became the butt of a globally
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| It’s time to end America’s war in Afghanistan Posted: 19 Aug 2018 06:57 AM PDT  A child born on this date in 2001 – just before the terrorist attacks of 9/11 – is old enough to be fighting today in the war in Afghanistan. This week – almost 17 years after the war began – the Taliban attacked Ghazni, killing more than 100 Afghan army soldiers. The Taliban also overran a base, where they killed another 17 soldiers.
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| Netanyahu questioned again over alleged graft Posted: 17 Aug 2018 11:28 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went through a new round of questioning on Friday, police said, amid graft allegations that have threatened to topple him. The premier was questioned at his official residence in the context of investigations by the national economic crimes unit, a police statement in Hebrew said. Investigators arrived at the premier's Jerusalem residence in the morning to interview him over allegations of corruption involving local telecoms giant Bezeq and its largest shareholder, Shaul Elovitch, according to Israeli media reports.
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| A Mach 6 SR-71? This Is How Amazing (And Deadly) the SR-72 Could Be. Posted: 19 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT  It could have a strike mission.
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| Trump Lashes Out At NYT's Bombshell McGahn Report, Calls It 'Fake News' Posted: 19 Aug 2018 07:32 AM PDT  President Donald Trump fired off several angry Tweets on Sunday aimed at
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| 'High Maintenance' Fat Cat in Search of New Home Takes Internet by Storm Posted: 19 Aug 2018 07:26 AM PDT  Bruno's laid-back look has people clamoring to adopt him.
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| Focus shifts to rescues as rain abates in India's flood-hit Kerala Posted: 19 Aug 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Incessant downpours since Aug. 8 have caused the worst floods in a century in the southwestern state, and close to 200 people have perished in the rising waters and landslides. The India Meteorological Department forecast heavy rainfall in only one or two parts of Kerala on Sunday and withdrew a red alert in several districts. A Reuters photographer on a naval helicopter said water levels had receded in villages around the city of Kochi.
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| Google Is Launching Some Swanky New Smart Speakers With Display This Year Posted: 17 Aug 2018 09:59 AM PDT  The smart speaker wars are heating up.
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| Up hill and down dale in a 1910 Maxwell Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Is a 108-year-old veteran car the ideal vehicle in which to tackle a regularity rally through some of England's toughest on-road terrain? Of course it is…
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| Girl who pushed friend off bridge charged Posted: 17 Aug 2018 03:56 PM PDT  18-year-old Taylor Smith was charged with reckless endangerment for pushing her friend off a 60-foot-bridge.
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| Aid arrives in Afghan city after Taliban onslaught Posted: 19 Aug 2018 03:37 AM PDT  Aid trickled into Ghazni Sunday, residents and relief workers said, days after security forces pushed Taliban militants from the eastern Afghan city following nearly a week of heavy fighting. "We need this aid to survive," said Gul Badshah, one of many in Ghazni who made their way to distribution centres Sunday, who said his home had been destroyed by two rockets during the onslaught. Siraj Ahmad, another resident, said he was collecting aid for a neighbour whose husband -- a police officer -- and young son were killed by the Taliban during the fighting.
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| Here’s A Special Glimpse At China’s Secretive J-20 Stealth Fighter Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:41 PM PDT  We have the pictures.
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| GOP Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Under Investigation For Seeking Money To Influence Trump: Report Posted: 17 Aug 2018 04:53 PM PDT  Longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy is under investigation by the
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| Californians watch wildfires burn their houses via home security cameras Posted: 17 Aug 2018 03:42 PM PDT  The Holy fire was raging through southern California's Cleveland national forest, and his family had already complied with a mandatory evacuation order, but Daniel Perez decided to take the risk anyway. At lunchtime on Thursday 9 August, Perez convinced public officials to allow him to return to his evacuated neighborhood for one last thing: to turn on his home security cameras, connect them to the internet, and point them in the direction of the oncoming flames. As internet-connected home security cameras grow in popularity and climate-change fueled natural disasters continue to ravage communities around the globe, a new phenomenon has emerged: witnessing your worst nightmare, remotely.
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| Judge tells US officials, ACLU to come up with asylum plan Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:16 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday called on the U.S. government and the American Civil Liberties Union to come up with a plan to address the rights of parents and children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum.
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| Ex-lawyer of pharma executive Shkreli gets 18 months prison for fraud scheme Posted: 17 Aug 2018 02:54 PM PDT  Evan Greebel, who was outside counsel to Shkreli's former company Retrophin Inc , was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in Brooklyn. The judge also ordered Greebel to pay about $10.4 million in restitution to Retrophin. "I will regret, every day of my life, the day I met Martin Shkreli," Greebel said.
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| New panda mom doesn't know she has twins thanks to these sneaky zookeepers Posted: 18 Aug 2018 10:16 AM PDT  Crafty zookeepers are keeping a set of newborn panda twins alive by switching them out every day. Although twins aren't uncommon, when pandas have multiple babies they tend to devote all of their attention to only one of their cubs, leaving the other to starve. SEE ALSO: Someone tried to smuggle a snake onto a plane by hiding it in a hard drive But these zookeepers have managed to get new panda moms to care for both babies by rotating them out, tricking the pandas into believing they only have one cub to care for. A BBC Earth video — narrated by the one and only David Attenborough — shows the keepers' technique. New mother Lee Lee hasn't realized that she had twins because her keepers have been switching her 18-day-old cubs out, so she only has one at a time. When they need to change out the cubs, they distract Lee Lee with a bowl of honey water and worm the young cub from her paws. Then, they put that cub in an incubator and bring the other cub to Lee Lee, ensuring that both get the maternal care they need. Keepers swap the cubs out at least 10 times a day, keeping a meticulous record of the babies' time with their mom. The technique has an almost 100 percent survival rate. Although pandas are no longer endangered, they are still vulnerable, so finding new ways to help the species along, even in captivity, is important. Plus, it's freaking adorable. WATCH: This design studio is growing gourds inside 3D printed molds to create organic, biodegradable cups
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