| Kellyanne Conway Downplays Kavanaugh Allegations: He Wasn't 'Powerful' At The Time Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:19 AM PDT  Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Monday appeared to brush off the
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| James Woods Blasts 'Truly Egregious' Twitter For Locking His Account Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:41 AM PDT  Outspoken actor James Woods has been locked out of his Twitter account after
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| Thousands attend funeral for Iran attack dead Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:50 AM PDT  Tens of thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Monday in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz for soldiers and civilians killed in an attack on a military parade. Four militants attacked the Saturday parade marking the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, spraying the crowd with gunfire and killing 24 people. Iranian officials blamed Arab separatists, backed by Gulf Arab allies of the US, for the operation.
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| Indonesian teenager survives for 49 days adrift at sea in a flimsy hut Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:38 AM PDT  In a tale of extraordinary human survival, an Indonesian teenager has managed to keep himself alive for 49 days while floating adrift in a flimsy hut for thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean. Aldi Novel Adilang, 19, was working lonely shifts as a lamp keeper for a floating fish trap, 80 miles off the coast of Indonesia's North Sulawesi in July when strong winds broke the mooring and pushed him far out to sea. He was eventually rescued in late August by a ship sailing under a Panama flag that picked him up in the waters near Guam and then dropped him off in Japan, reported the Jakarta Post. Mr Aldi, who was finally reunited with his family in early September, had struggled to keep his spirits up when 10 passing ships failed to spot his plight, revealed an Indonesian consular official in the southern Japanese city of Osaka. "Aldi said he had been scared and often cried when adrift. Every time he saw a large ship, he said he was hopeful, but more than ten ships had passed him, none of them stopped," said Fajar Firdaus, a diplomat. Mr Aldi's ordeal finally ended on August 31 Credit: Indonesian Consulate General, Osaka /Indonesian Consulate General, Osaka Mirza Nurhidayat, the Indonesian consul general in Osaka, explained that Mr Aldi's hut, known as a Rompong, did not have a paddle or an engine. After his meagre food supplies ran out, he had to catch fish and drink sea water to survive. "After he ran out of cooking gas, he burned the rompong's wooden fences to make fire for cooking. He drank by sipping water from his clothes," he said. Pacific Ocean fish trap rescue map Mr Aldi's ordeal finally ended on August 31 when he saw the tanker 'Arpeggio' sailing nearby. After failing to attract attention by waving a cloth, he switched his radio to an emergency frequency and the ship's captain picked it up. The rescue was complicated by high waves and crew members threw a rope to help him as the ship circled his tiny craft. In desperation, Mr Aldi jumped into the water to reach it and was eventually pulled to safety. Mr Aldi's ordeal has highlighted the perils faced by lamp keepers who take on the isolated job of looking after fish traps Credit: Indonesian Consulate General, Osaka The captain contacted the coastguard of Guam, a tiny US territory, but was told to carry on his planned route to Japan, where Mr Aldi could be helped by his embassy. Although his journey had a happy ending and Mr Aldi is now in good health, his story has also highlighted the perils faced by lamp keepers who take on the isolated job of looking after fish traps. Mr Aldi's journey had a happy ending and he is now in good health Credit: Indonesian Consulate General, Osaka Mr Aldi had been contracted to light lamps around the Rompong to attract and trap fish, and only had a walkie-talkie for company. His only contact with another human being was once a week when someone would come to harvest the caught fish and give him a fresh batch of food, fuel and water.
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| Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 218 Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:32 PM PDT  By Jackson Njehia UKARA, Tanzania (Reuters) - Divers rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry on Saturday, two days after it capsized on Lake Victoria killing at least two people. Bodies continued to float to the surface around the vessel, which initial estimates suggested had been carrying more than 300 people. State broadcaster TBC said late on Saturday the death toll had reached 218. Four navy divers resumed their search inside the sunken MV Nyerere early on Saturday after hearing sounds that suggested signs of life. ...
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| Donald Trump's New Presidential Cadillac Limo Steps Out Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:30 AM PDT  First look at the new version of Donald Trump's presidential limousine, nicknamed the Beast, on duty in New York City.
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| Interstate Left Covered In Fish After Hurricane Florence Floodwaters Recede Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:42 PM PDT  Firefighters in North Carolina put their hoses to a different use over the
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| Japan's Hayabusa2 successfully deploys two rovers on the surface of an asteroid Posted: 23 Sep 2018 11:24 AM PDT  It's just like the movie Armageddon, but without the apocalypse scenario. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reason to celebrate after successfully deploying a pair of robots on the surface of an asteroid. The mission, which played out on Friday, aims to gather photos and data from the asteroid called Ryugu. SEE ALSO: Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from space The mission's success — marking the end of a four-year journey — was confirmed in a tweet on Saturday from JAXA's account for the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer. We are sorry we have kept you waiting! MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, 1a & 1b. Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu. They are in good condition and have transmitted photos & data. We also confirmed they are moving on the surface. #asteroidlanding — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 A flood of imagery followed as the two hopping rovers — yes, they get around by hopping — set about their important task. This is a picture from MINERVA-II1. The color photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 21 around 13:08 JST, immediately after separation from the spacecraft. Hayabusa2 is top and Ryugu's surface is below. The image is blurred because the rover is spinning. #asteroidlanding pic.twitter.com/CeeI5ZjgmM — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 Photo taken by Rover-1B on Sept 21 at ~13:07 JST. It was captured just after separation from the spacecraft. Ryugu's surface is in the lower right. The misty top left region is due to the reflection of sunlight. 1B seems to rotate slowly after separation, minimising image blur. pic.twitter.com/P71gsC9VNI — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 This dynamic photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 22 at around 11:44 JST. It was taken on Ryugu's surface during a hop. The left-half is the surface of Ryugu, while the white region on the right is due to sunlight. (Hayabusa2 Project) pic.twitter.com/IQLsFd4gJu — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 You can keep up with the status of Hayabusa2's mission on JAXA's English-language website right here. There's also a post from JAXA discussing the mission here. As JAXA notes, MINERVA-II1 "is the world's first rover (mobile exploration robot) to land on the surface of an asteroid. This is also the first time for autonomous movement and picture capture on an asteroid surface." WATCH: Elon Musk just unveiled images of SpaceX's ship that he hopes will be key to bringing people to Mars
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| You Can Participate In Me Too Without Sharing Your Own Trauma Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Last week, the president of the United States defended his Supreme Court
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| Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:21 PM PDT  Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are joining forces with international organizations to help identify and head off famines in developing nations using data analysis and artificial intelligence, a new initiative unveiled Sunday. Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many lives already have been lost, the tech firms "will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding" to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and United Nations announced in a joint statement.
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| 2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT ![2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib]( "2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib") BEIRUT (AP) — Two insurgent groups rejected a deal reached this month between Russia and Turkey to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region with one saying Sunday that the agreement aims to "bury the revolution."
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| Ambassador Haley: 'I've never heard' Cabinet consider invoking 25th Amendment Posted: 23 Sep 2018 04:25 AM PDT  U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley is interviewed on "This Week" ahead of the United Nations General Assembly.
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| AstraZeneca diabetes drug cuts heart risks in major study Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:30 AM PDT  Diabetics are at increased risk of heart problems, making the cardiovascular (CV) profile of medicines to treat the condition an important focus for doctors and patients. In the 17,000-patient trial known as Declare, patients on Farxiga achieved a statistically significant and clinically important reduction in hospitalization for heart failure or CV death compared with those on placebo, the company said on Monday. There were also fewer major adverse cardiovascular events, although in this case the difference did not reach statistical significance.
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| Barrett-Jackson to Auction Vehicles from the Burt Reynolds Collection Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:05 AM PDT  Yes, there's a black and gold Trans Am among them,
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| Serena Williams Explains Why She's Relying On Meghan Markle A Lot Recently Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:54 AM PDT  Serena Williams talked about her friendship with Meghan Markle in a recent
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| Giuliani: U.S. 'Sympathizes' With Attempt to Overthrow Iran's Government Posted: 23 Sep 2018 06:29 AM PDT  The U.S. considered the People's Mujahedin of Iran a terrorist group until 2012
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| China comes out ahead in Vatican deal: analysts Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:49 PM PDT  The landmark deal between China and the Vatican is a win for Beijing, giving official recognition to bishops appointed by the government despite a crackdown on religion, and potentially softening the ground for full diplomatic relations after 67 years of estrangement, analysts said. The two sides signed a provisional agreement on Saturday on who gets to name senior churchmen, an issue that has bedevilled ties for decades, and China quickly said it hoped for an improvement in relations. With its outsized international influence, the Vatican is the most important of Taiwan's 17 remaining friends, and its only European partner.
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| Turkey orders 61 soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links: media Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:17 AM PDT  Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 61 soldiers from the navy and land forces, including senior officers, for suspected links to a U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated a 2016 failed coup, state media said on Monday. Eighteen of those ordered detained were on active duty, Anadolu news agency said, adding the suspects included 13 majors and 12 captains from the land forces and 24 first lieutenants from the navy. Authorities have carried out regular sweeps against alleged members of cleric Fethullah Gulen's network since the coup attempt of July 2016, in which 250 people were killed.
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| Maldives' president concedes loss to opposition candidate Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:21 AM PDT  MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives strongman President Yameen Abdul Gayoom conceded that he lost Sunday's election to his challenger, longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in a speech broadcast live on television Monday.
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| Toyota is jumping on the Android Auto bandwagon: report Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:36 AM PDT  Just a week after Google revealed its partnership with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to create intelligent infotainment systems using Android, Toyota has reportedly agreed to use Android Auto. According to a Bloomberg source, Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to put the Android infotainment system directly into their cars, an agreement taking place not long after the company's decision to make their vehicles compatible with Apple's CarPlay earlier this year. The new level of connectivity being introduced to Toyota products is likely to bring in new customers who may have previously avoided the brand due to the compatibility delay with the Google software, especially since more than 80% of smartphones use this OS.
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| Brent oil jumps to four-year high near $81 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT  Brent oil soared Monday close to $81, reaching the highest level since November 2014 after OPEC and other global producers snubbed pressure from US President Donald Trump to dampen prices. Oil leapt after the world's top producers decided to maintain output during a meeting in Algeria at the weekend. A committee comprised of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC producers said it was satisfied with the current market outlook, which represented "an overall healthy balance between supply and demand".
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| Russia to give Syria S-300 air defense after accusations against Israel Posted: 24 Sep 2018 09:01 AM PDT  The White House said it hoped Russia would reconsider the move, which U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton called a "significant escalation" of the seven-year war. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow had in the past obliged Israel by refraining to supply Syria with the system. "A modern S-300 air defense missile system will be transferred to the Syrian armed forces within two weeks," he said.
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| Eerie images showcase the hidden abandoned beauty of de facto republic Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT ![Eerie images showcase the hidden abandoned beauty of de facto republic]( "Eerie images showcase the hidden abandoned beauty of de facto republic") These images show eerily beautiful scenes of abandonment captured by British photographer James Kerwin in Abkhazia on the Black Sea.
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| American tourist attacked by shark in Bahamas Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:17 AM PDT  The unnamed Massachusetts native had "severe trauma" to her left hand, and was flown by air ambulance to a hospital in Florida.
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| Fear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link Posted: 22 Sep 2018 07:38 PM PDT  A new high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China launched Sunday, a multi-billion-dollar project that critics say gives away part of the city's territory to an increasingly assertive Beijing. Chinese security have been stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at the harbourfront West Kowloon rail terminus, as part of a new "special port area" that is subject to mainland law. Despite critics' fears over passenger safety in the mainland zones, hundreds gathered at the terminus, with the first train leaving for the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen at 7:00 am (2300 GMT Saturday).
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| North Carolina Good Samaritan Who Saved 27 Cats and Dogs During Hurricane Florence Arrested for Lack of Permit Posted: 23 Sep 2018 05:56 AM PDT  Tammie Hedges opened an emergency shelter but could now pay a steep price.
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| China's Catholic Church pledges loyalty to Party after Vatican deal Posted: 23 Sep 2018 03:54 AM PDT  China's Catholic Church reaffirmed its loyalty to the country's ruling Communist Party on Sunday, while welcoming a landmark deal struck with the Vatican on appointing new bishops. The Vatican on Saturday signed an agreement giving it a long-desired and decisive say in the appointment of bishops in China, though critics labeled it a sellout to the government. China's around 12 million Catholics have been split between an underground Church swearing loyalty to the Vatican and the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic Association.
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| Arizona Congressman's 6 Siblings Turn Against Him in Opponent's Campaign Ad Posted: 22 Sep 2018 11:18 AM PDT  "I think my brother has traded a lot of the values we had at our kitchen table"
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| Trump Responds To Latest Kavanaugh Allegations Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:23 AM PDT  President Donald Trump continued to defend his Supreme Court nominee, Brett
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| Seven soldiers killed in militant clashes in NW Pakistan Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:51 AM PDT  Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with militants in the country's northwest near the Afghan border on Saturday, the military said. The militants had infiltrated from across the Afghan border, and an officer was among the Pakistani soldiers killed, according to a statement issued by the military. Nine militants were also killed in the exchange of fire, it said.
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| Meghan Markle's Veil Holds A Tender Tribute To Her First Date With Harry Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:05 AM PDT  When Meghan Markle saw her spectacular wedding dress and veil for the first
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| Equities slide as US and China trade blows Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:56 AM PDT  Asian and European stocks slid Monday as US tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese imports took effect, clouding the global economic outlook as the trade war reached a fever pitch.
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| Texan who published 3-D guns plans jailed on sex assault charge Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:36 PM PDT  Cody Wilson, 30, flew to Taiwan after learning he was under investigation, police said, and was picked up by Taiwanese authorities on Friday after his U.S. passport was annulled. Wilson's attorney, Samy Khalil, said in a statement late on Sunday: "We are glad that Cody is back in Texas again where we can work with him on his case. As the founder of Defense Distributed, Wilson became a notable figure in the U.S. debate over guns after the company posted on the internet the blueprints for plastic guns that can be made with a 3-D printer.
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| 7 of the Hottest Internet Stocks to Own Posted: 24 Sep 2018 08:23 AM PDT ![7 of the Hottest Internet Stocks to Own]( "7 of the Hottest Internet Stocks to Own") Bank of America recently released its monthly U.S. internet traffic report, which revealed that internet usage continues to rise with no end in sight. No company is dominating the internet like Alphabet subsidiary Google. U.S. Google users spent a total of 322.36 billion minutes on Google's platforms in August, up 50 percent from a year ago.
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| China summons US envoys over sanctions linked to Russia deal Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:24 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China summoned the American ambassador and the defense attache and recalled its navy commander from a U.S. trip to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions Washington lodged over the purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment.
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| Abilene father and son charged with killing neighbor allegedly over fight about garbage Posted: 22 Sep 2018 04:36 PM PDT  FIGHT TURNS FATAL: Video shows deadly shooting after fight over mattress
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| US trade war with China intensifies as planned talks 'are axed' amid largest ever tariffs Posted: 24 Sep 2018 07:58 AM PDT  The US has hit China with its largest round of tariffs yet in an escalating trade war, as planned talks between the two nations have reportedly been cancelled. The Chinese government accused Donald Trump's administration of "trade bullying practices" and "intimidating other countries through economic measures" after the US levied tariffs of 10 per cent on $200bn of Chinese products. The latest round of tariffs arrived after $50bn worth were previously applied by both China and the US on each other's products.
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| Conservationists slam Australia shark policy as more killed Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:39 AM PDT  Conservationists on Monday slammed the baiting and killing of sharks at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot after two swimmers were attacked, saying the policy was brutal and indiscriminate. Queensland state authorities deployed drumlines -- which use baited hooks to catch the predators -- at the Whitsunday Islands after two tourists were mauled in separate incidents a day apart last week. Hannah Papps, 12, and 46-year-old Justine Barwick, who were bitten on their legs, remain in hospital.
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| OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  "I do not influence prices," Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told reporters as OPEC and non-OPEC energy ministers gathered in Algiers for a meeting that ended with no formal recommendation for any additional supply boost. Benchmark Brent oil reached $80 a barrel this month, prompting Trump to reiterate on Thursday his demand that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries lower prices. The price rally mainly stemmed from a decline in oil exports from OPEC member Iran due to fresh U.S. sanctions.
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| Boston Scientific's drug-coated stent gets FDA approval Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:46 AM PDT ![Boston Scientific's drug-coated stent gets FDA approval]( "Boston Scientific's drug-coated stent gets FDA approval") The medical device maker intends to launch Eluvia in the fourth quarter, Jeff Mirviss, president of Boston Scientific's Peripheral Interventions division, told Reuters. Eluvia, approved in Europe since 2016, targets the 8.5 million people in the United States who suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a painful condition caused by plaque buildup in the arteries of the limbs. Eluvia is a tiny wire mesh scaffolding with a drug-polymer coating that releases paclitaxel, an existing chemotherapy drug, for about a year to prevent reclogging.
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