| Candidate accused: Trump loyalist Duncan Hunter may show a criminal indictment isn’t the end of the campaign road Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:21 PM PDT  California Republican Duncan Hunter takes a page from the Trump playbook to try to distract voters from the federal charges against him.
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| Joe Biden: 'I'm a Democrat and I love John McCain' Posted: 30 Aug 2018 11:38 AM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional and stirring tribute to his longtime friend.
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| The Latest: Police say 7 killed in New Mexico crash Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:44 PM PDT  THOREAU, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a commercial bus crash in New Mexico (all times local):
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| Last-ditch talks to avert battle for Syria's Idlib Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:13 AM PDT  Key brokers held last-ditch talks on Thursday on the fate of Syria's only remaining rebel-held province, hoping to stave off a government offensive the UN has warned could spark catastrophe. Government forces have been massing around Idlib for days and looked poised to launch what could be the last major battle of the civil war that has torn Syria apart since 2011. After retaking a succession of rebel bastions around the country this year, the government of President Bashar al-Assad has set its sights on Idlib.
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| Actress Tried To Use Acid And Alligators To Dispose Of Husband's Ex-Wife Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:09 PM PDT  After Grant and Amanda Hayes killed Laura Ackerson, cut her body into pieces
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| 20 Tweets That Perfectly Capture The Struggle Of Being Broke As Hell Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:11 AM PDT  At some point in our lives, we've all felt the frustration of finally making
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| 300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach Posted: 29 Aug 2018 03:55 PM PDT  More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of fishing net, environmental authorities said. In Mexico's second mass turtle death in as many weeks, the Pacific Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were found floating just off the beach of Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca, their shells forming a bleak mini-island. "They had drowned at sea about eight days earlier, trapped in banned 120-meter fishing nets and six-inch nylon fishing line," said Mexico's prosecution unit for environmental crimes.
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| 46 Indulgent Salmon Recipes That Are Also Healthy Posted: 29 Aug 2018 04:02 PM PDT |
| Democrats And Republicans In Florida's Governor's Race Got The Opponent They Wanted Posted: 29 Aug 2018 04:47 PM PDT  Florida Republicans and Democrats both got the opponents they most wanted to
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| IAEA says Iran continues to meet nuclear obligations Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:47 AM PDT ![IAEA says Iran continues to meet nuclear obligations]( "IAEA says Iran continues to meet nuclear obligations") VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to comply with the nuclear deal reached in 2015 with major powers even after the withdrawal of the United States, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Thursday in a confidential report.
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| Three released from jail in New Mexico compound case Posted: 29 Aug 2018 05:40 PM PDT  Judge Emilio Chavez ordered charges to be dropped against Lucas Morton, his wife Subhannah Wahhaj and her sister Hujrah Wahhaj because prosecutors had failed to follow a procedural rule after they were charged and jailed. "They're out now," said Megan Mitsunaga, a defense attorney for Subhannah Wahhaj. The three still face a criminal trespassing case in magistrates court in Taos County for building their makeshift settlement on a plot of land near Amalia, New Mexico, that did not belong to them, Mitsunaga said.
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| 'Real hero': Crowds brave Arizona heat to honor John McCain Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:14 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Thousands of people paid their respects to U.S. Sen. John McCain on Wednesday, standing for hours in the broiling Arizona sun before filing past the flag-draped casket that his tearful wife, Cindy, lovingly pressed her face against after a ceremony for the former North Vietnam prisoner of war who represented Arizona for decades.
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| NBC Reportedly Threatened To 'Smear' Ronan Farrow If He Pressed Harvey Weinstein Exposé Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:03 PM PDT  New details have emerged about NBC News' reported efforts to stop Ronan Farrow
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| Ben Shapiro blasts media coverage of Catholic Church crisis Posted: 29 Aug 2018 04:41 PM PDT  Hailed for his progressive views on homosexuality and climate change, Pope Francis is facing growing scrutiny amid the sex abuse crisis in Catholic Church. Are the media devoting enough coverage? Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire, sees a double standard.
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| US, Canada agreement on NAFTA 2.0 appears within reach Posted: 30 Aug 2018 08:51 AM PDT  A deal on an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement appeared within reach as Canada and the United States opened their third day of negotiations Thursday aimed at getting the pact done by the end of the week. Following another face-to-face meeting with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Freeland said she remains "optimistic" the sides can bridge their differences by Friday. Donald Trump has threatened to leave Canada on the sidelines since announcing a breakthrough with Mexico on Monday, but both the US president and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have also expressed optimism a deal is close.
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| Mock hearings and staged protests: Inside the White House's 'intense' preparations for Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:57 PM PDT  An official involved in Judge Brett Kavanaugh's preparations described the robust operation that's designed to get him ready for the confirmation hearings.
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| Bank Of America Faces Backlash After Freezing Accounts Over Citizenship Questions Posted: 30 Aug 2018 05:09 PM PDT  Bank of America is facing backlash over reports that the company has frozen
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| Dallas police group head: Convicted officer held accountable Posted: 30 Aug 2018 05:50 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The head of Dallas' oldest and largest police employee organization said Thursday that good officers want bad ones off the streets and that a former suburban officer convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager was held accountable.
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| 28 Pumpkin Pie Recipes That'll Take Your Thanksgiving to the Next Level Posted: 30 Aug 2018 01:08 PM PDT |
| Seven dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:22 PM PDT ![Seven dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck]( "Seven dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck") A tire blew out on the eastbound truck, which jumped the grass median to hit the bus traveling in the opposite direction, police officer Ray Wilson told a news conference. The bus was carrying 49 passengers, a Greyhound spokeswoman said. It collided with the truck around 12 p.m. on Interstate 40 near the city of Thoreau, about 100 miles west of Albuquerque, the state police said.
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| UN Syria envoy floats idea of evacuating Idlib civilians Posted: 30 Aug 2018 12:52 PM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — Fearing a military offensive, the U.N. envoy for Syria proposed Thursday that civilians holed up in the rebel-held region of Idlib could evacuate to government areas — a move that would send many back into parts of Syria they once fled in its 7-1/2-year-old civil war.
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| Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Wax Faces On Real People Will Give You Nightmares Posted: 30 Aug 2018 11:42 AM PDT  If you couldn't make it to the royal wedding but still want your chance to see
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| Arizonans pay final farewell to late Senator John McCain Posted: 29 Aug 2018 10:54 AM PDT  Arizonans paid their respects to John McCain on Wednesday as the body of the late senator lay in state in the capitol for a final farewell. "He dedicated his life to serve his country," former Arizona senator Jon Kyl said during a ceremony in the capitol rotunda in Phoenix attended by McCain's wife, Cindy, and children. "When he saw challenges to its institutions or values, he fought to protect them," Kyl said.
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| Couple arrested after friend's body parts found in bags Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:19 AM PDT  Investigators say a woman was beaten to death and chopped up by her best friend's boyfriend, while the best friend allegedly helped.
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| Trump govt backs suit alleging Harvard anti-Asian admissions policy Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:28 AM PDT  The US Justice Department accused Harvard University Thursday of discriminating against Asian applicants, ramping up the Trump administration's opposition to widespread policies seeking to manage racial balance among students. The department filed a statement with the Boston federal court endorsing a lawsuit by an Asian students group that charged the prestigious university with preferring whites, blacks and Hispanics at the expense of more academically deserving Asians. The move came two months after the Trump government announced it was cancelling the previous Obama administration's support for so-called "affirmative action" programs, by which universities seek to boost the numbers of under-represented minorities, particularly Hispanics and African-Americans.
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| Former Kings executive under federal investigation Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:07 PM PDT ![Former Kings executive under federal investigation]( "Former Kings executive under federal investigation") SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Sacramento Kings said Thursday that federal authorities are investigating a former top executive after team officials uncovered suspicious financial transactions.
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| Drones and stakeouts: how Tesla 'haters' put pressure on CEO Musk Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:26 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An online army of sceptics and amateur sleuths that has spent years promoting bets against Tesla Inc senses an opportunity to renew pressure on the electric carmaker after the failure of Chief Executive Elon Musk's plan to take it private. A go-private deal at $420 a share announced by Musk in an Aug. 7 tweet would have wiped out short bets against Tesla and hidden the company's financials from the public eye. "It's such a ridiculous situation," said Brodie Ferguson, a 25-year-old Canadian whose interest in Tesla stems from watching videos about Musk's other engineering ventures.
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| AP Explains: The looming, final battle for Syria's rebels Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:43 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — In a corner of northwestern Syria packed with nearly 3 million people, the government and its opponents are preparing for a final, bloody showdown.
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| Despite tensions, China says navy chief plans to visit U.S. next month Posted: 30 Aug 2018 03:45 AM PDT  China's defense ministry said on Thursday that navy chief Shen Jinlong plans to visit the United States in September, despite an escalating trade row that threatens to spill into other areas of tension between the two countries. The announcement the ministry's spokesman Wu Qian comes two months after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited Beijing. China said that visit yielded positive results, and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has accepted an invitation to visit the United States before the end of the year.
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| This Virtually Brand-New 2002 BMW M5 Sold for $176,000 Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:13 AM PDT  No, that's not a typo.
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| Chris Watts Murder Case: Man Claims He Had Affair With Dad Accused of Killing Wife, Kids Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:46 AM PDT  Trent Bolte says he had a 10-month relationship with Watts, who revealed to him that he was trapped in a loveless marriage.
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| 33 Hearty Soups That'll Feed A Hungry Crowd Posted: 30 Aug 2018 03:13 PM PDT |
| Chris Cuomo Calls Out Ex-Trump Adviser: 'Don't Sell B.S. To My Face!' Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:39 PM PDT  > "I never endorsed Antifa. Don't sell BS to my face. Do it behind my back
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| Kia teases new Proceed estate Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:12 AM PDT  Kia has announced that its all-new Ceed lineup is set to get a new addition in the shape of a wagon variant, which looks to be along similar lines to the Proceed concept it brought to last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The new model will get a full reveal on September 13 before making its public debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show in October. The South Korean automaker has also confirmed the new wagon version of the Ceed will retain the concept's Proceed name, which was previously used for the sporty version of the old three-door model.
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| Low-Carb Diets May Not Be Healthy in the Long Run, Study Says Posted: 30 Aug 2018 11:54 AM PDT  They're linked to a higher risk of death, compared to carb-rich diets
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| Pete Davidson recalls Trump's terrible sense of humor on SNL Posted: 30 Aug 2018 02:50 AM PDT  Pete Davidson opened up to Variety's Power of Young Hollywood issue, in which he spilled on what set was like that one time Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live in 2015.
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| The Latest: Woman who hit couple with car charged Posted: 30 Aug 2018 02:56 PM PDT ![The Latest: Woman who hit couple with car charged]( "The Latest: Woman who hit couple with car charged") SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on a woman accused of hitting and killing a man and striking his wife with her car (all times local):
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| How Honda’s NSX beat Ferrari at its own game Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:06 AM PDT  By slaying one of the world's most prestigious marques with the help of Ayrton Senna, Honda's very own supercar became a legend
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| Super Dad! Father Acts Fast to Catch 2-Year-Old Son Who Fell Out of Crib Posted: 30 Aug 2018 12:59 PM PDT  The boy was just inches away from hitting his head on the floor.
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| International Space Station astronauts plug leak with finger and tape after being hit with debris Posted: 30 Aug 2018 11:53 PM PDT  The International Space Station (ISS)has sprung a leak after being hit by space junk or a micrometeorite. Mission flight controllers in Houston and Moscow noticed a drop in pressure on Wednesday night and after a search on Thursday, astronauts discovered a 2mm hole in the Russian section of the station. Although the leak is small, if it had not been spotted the crew would have run out of air in 18 days. The damage was found by closing hatches to each module one at a time, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst initially plugged the gap with his finger, before duct taping over the hole to prevent more air leaking into space. During a live feed from the ISS, Nasa's ground control were heard to comment: "Right now Alex has got his finger on that hole and I don't think that's the best remedy for it." The International Space Station's cabin pressure is holding steady after a repair was made to address a leak on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that had caused a minor reduction of pressure. More... https://t.co/qgxgPrtPDEpic.twitter.com/QQozo48sOP— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) August 30, 2018 Later, the two Russian spacemen put sealant on a cloth and stuck it over the area, while their colleagues took photos for engineers on the ground. Flight controllers, meanwhile, monitored the cabin pressure while working to come up with a better long-term solution. Mission Control outside Moscow told the astronauts to let the sealant dry overnight and that more leak checks would be conducted on Friday. The makeshift repairs seem to have stabilised the situation, at least for now, officials said. Earlier, flight controllers tapped into the oxygen supply of a Russian cargo capsule to partially replenish the atmosphere in the station. The current crew of the ISS, Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold, Serena Auñón, Alexander Gerst, Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev Credit: Nasa A spokesman for the ESA said: "Last night International Space Station mission control noticed a reduction of pressure. This morning the crew gathered in the Russian segment of the Space Station before searching for the cause of the pressure change. "Working with mission control in Houston, USA, and Moscow, Russia, the astronauts localised a leak that appears to be in the Russian segment. The crew are working through troubleshooting and repair procedures. "The crew are healthy and safe with weeks of air left in the International Space Station reserves." The damage is believed to have occurred when a micrometeorite or piece of space debris hit the station. Experts have warned for several years that the amount of junk orbiting the Earth, from defunct satellites and spacecraft poses a grave danger to the ISS. But this is the first time any significant damage has been caused. Experts have warned for several years about the dangers from space junk Since 1957, more than 5,250 launches have led to more than 23,000 tracked objects in orbit around Earth. But only about 1,200 are working satellites – the rest are debris and no longer serve any useful purpose. Many derelict craft have exploded or broken up, generating an estimated 750,000 pieces larger than 1 cm and a staggering 166 million larger than 1 mm spinning round the globe at 30,000 mph. Last year the ESA appealed to satellite operators and space agencies to clear up their retired crafts warning that pieces of space junk had "tremendous relative velocities, faster than a bullet, and can damage or destroy functioning space infrastructure". In March a prototype space "litter picker" designed by the University of Surrey was sent to the ISS. The tiny spaceship will perform two experiments to deploy and then capture a small 'cubesat' satellite, first using a net, and then using a harpoon. If it works it could be sent up to clear Earth's orbit of dangerous debris. As well as Gerst, there are five other astronauts on board. Commander Drew Feustel, FlightEngineers Ricky Arnold and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, gathered in the Russian segment of the station and, after extensive checks, reported that the leak appears to be on the Russian side of the orbital outpost. There is currently a Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the ISS and Roscosmos is recommending using oxygen from its tanks to repressurise the station. A spokesman for Nasa said: "Programme officials and flight controllers are continuing to monitor the situation as the crew works through its troubleshooting procedures."
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| Jeff Sessions Is Trump’s Most Effective Cabinet Member. He May Fire Him Anyway. Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's campaign against the Mueller
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| What's the Best Sports Car from the 1970s? Posted: 31 Aug 2018 08:30 AM PDT  The '70s had a ton of fantastic driving machines. Which ones do you think are the best?
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| Study Paying People $300 to Eat Avocados to Lose Weight Might Actually Work Posted: 30 Aug 2018 03:16 PM PDT  There's an upside to eating the high-fat fruit.
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