| Bernie Sanders Zaps Trump For Working 'Night And Day — For Billionaires' Posted: 04 Sep 2018 12:38 AM PDT  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dinged Donald Trump at a Labor Day event on
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| Haunting Aerial Photos Show Devastation Caused By Brazil National Museum Fire Posted: 04 Sep 2018 07:35 AM PDT  These aerial photographs lay bare the utter devastation caused by a fire that
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| Iran's Zarif in Syria for talks ahead of Idlib offensive Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:54 AM PDT  Mohammad Javad Zarif's trip to war-ravaged Syria also comes just days before a top-level tripartite meeting in Tehran to discuss the Syrian conflict, now in its eighth year. On Monday afternoon, he met Assad to discuss "issues on the agenda for the tripartite meeting," according to the Syrian presidency's account on the Telegram messaging app. Zarif also met with Syria's prime minister and its chief diplomat Walid Muallem on Monday.
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| 4 missing after boats collide, sink on Colorado River Posted: 02 Sep 2018 04:10 PM PDT  MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Four people are missing after two boats crashed and sunk on the Colorado River, ejecting more than a dozen people who were on board, authorities said Sunday.
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| Microwave weapons may be to blame for diplomat sickness in Cuba, says lead researcher Posted: 02 Sep 2018 10:55 AM PDT  Researchers probing mysterious ailments afflicting more than three dozen diplomats and their families in Cuba and China believe they may be the victims of unconventional microwave weapons. People affected claim they heard intense high-pitched sounds before falling ill with nausea, dizziness and severe headaches. Doctors said they exhibited symptoms of concussion. Now it seems doctors are investigating whether the mysterious ailments may have their roots in Cold War technology that once sparked fears scientists were developing mind control weapons. Until now experts suggested the affected diplomats may have been targeted with sonic weapons and a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association made no mention of microwaves as a possible cause. But the lead author of that paper, Douglas Smith, the director of the Centre for Brain Injury and Repair at the University of Pennsylvania, told the New York Times that microwave weapons were now the main suspect and that his team is increasingly certain the diplomats suffered brain injury. "Everybody was relatively sceptical at first," he said, "and everyone now agrees there's something there." He added that researchers and diplomats joke about the ailments as the "immaculate concussion" because the cause remains so elusive. Problems first emerged in Cuba in 2016. The US recalled more than half its staff from the recently established embassy and accused Havana of failing to protect American personnel. Cuba, for its part, denied any knowledge of the incidents. In June 2018, the State Department announced that eerily similar incidents had happened in China. The latest theory will revive interest in the use of microwaves as weapons, something both the US and the Soviet Union researched during the Cold War. It built upon the Frey effect – named for Allan Frey, an American scientist who found that the brain can be tricked by microwaves into perceiving phantom sounds, spawning an entire industry of mind control conspiracy theories. Some applications attempted to beam comprehensible language into a target's head while US Navy researchers explored how to use sounds powerful enough to cause pain or immobilise the subject. While some efforts may sound far-fetched, the idea of false sensations tallies with the accounts of diplomats who reporting hearing loud buzzing and grinding sounds with no apparent external cause.
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| A Chinese Kindergarten Started the School Year With a Pole-Dance. Some Parents Did Not Approve Posted: 03 Sep 2018 11:02 PM PDT ![A Chinese Kindergarten Started the School Year With a Pole-Dance. Some Parents Did Not Approve]( "A Chinese Kindergarten Started the School Year With a Pole-Dance. Some Parents Did Not Approve") Some parents were less than pleased
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| China raises fears of 'new colonialism' with $60 billion investment across Africa Posted: 03 Sep 2018 10:38 AM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $60 billion in financing for projects in Africa in the form of assistance, investment and loans, as China furthers efforts to link the continent's economic prospects to its own. Speaking to a gathering of African leaders in Beijing, Mr Xi said the figure includes $15 billion in grants, interest-free loans and concessional loans, $20 billion in credit lines, $10 billion for "development financing" and $5 billion to buy imports from Africa. In addition, he said China will encourage companies to invest at least $10 billion in Africa over the next three years. China's outreach to Africa aims to build trade, investment and political ties with a continent often seen as overlooked by the US and other Western nations. That has provided lucrative opportunities for Chinese businesses, while African nations are often happy to accept China's offers that come without demands for safeguards against corruption, waste and environmental damage. President Xi told African leaders that China's investments on the continent have "no political strings attached" Credit: AFP China has denied engaging in "debt trap" diplomacy, and Mr Xi's offer of more money comes after a pledge of another $60 billion at the previous summit in South Africa three years ago. Mr Xi earlier said the money came with "no political strings attached". No details were given on specific projects, although Mr Xi said China was planning initiatives in eight areas, including providing $147 million in emergency food aid, sending 500 agricultural experts to Africa, and providing scholarships, vocational training and trade promotion opportunities. During a speech at the summit South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday delivered a stinging rebuttal to criticism of China's development aid in Africa. Mr Ramaphosa said the meeting "refutes the view that a new colonialism is taking hold in Africa, as our detractors would have us believe". China's latest pledge comes on top of a 2015 promise to provide African countries with $60 billion in funding that Mr Xi said had either been delivered or arranged. Also Monday, Mr Xi promoted Beijing's initiative to build ports and other infrastructure as a tool for "common prosperity" in a world facing challenges from trade protectionism. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected charges of a "new colonialism" Credit: Getty Addressing businesspeople prior to the formal opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Mr Xi said the "Belt and Road" initiative will expand markets. He tried to mollify concern that Beijing wants to build strategic influence, promising Chinese investment comes with "no political strings attached." "Unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise. Economic growth lacks robust drive," Mr Xi said in a speech. "China-Africa cooperation under the BRI is a way to common prosperity that brings benefits to both our peoples." African and other Asian leaders have welcomed "Belt and Road" but some projects have prompted complaints about debt and other problems. The initiative involves hundreds of projects, most of them built by Chinese contractors and financed by loans from Chinese state-owned banks, across an arc of 65 countries from the South Pacific through Asia to Africa and the Middle East. In a major blow to China's ambitions, Malaysia recently canceled Chinese-financed projects worth more than $20 billion, saying they were unnecessary and would create an unsustainable debt burden. Deeply indebted Pakistan is also reportedly reconsidering some projects in the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that is a key link in the BRI. The Beijing forum brings together leaders from China and more than 50 African countries. Dozens of African leaders met with Mr Xi ahead of the conference. Mr Xi made no mention of the political and debt concerns that overshadow some BRI projects. But Chinese officials previously have rejected accusations that projects leave host countries too deeply indebted to Chinese lenders. "China's investment in Africa comes with no political strings attached," Mr Xi said. "China does not interfere in Africa's internal affairs and does not impose its own will on Africa."
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| Arrest warrant issued for man in murder of wife, Amber Alert for 2 missing sons Posted: 03 Sep 2018 04:46 AM PDT  An Amber Alert was issued for Jonathan and Victor Coronado Nunez, ages 5 and 8, on Saturday.
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| Fox News Big Rips Trump For Snide Jeff Sessions Criticism Posted: 04 Sep 2018 05:37 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's Labor Day jab at Attorney General Jeff Sessions even
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| Has Germany's migrant influx fuelled crime? Posted: 02 Sep 2018 05:08 PM PDT  Germany's emboldened far right has seized on a number of high-profile crimes allegedly committed by migrants to excoriate Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal border policy. Most recently, right-wing extremists have rallied over a knife attack last month in the eastern city of Chemnitz in which a German man was killed and an Iraqi asylum seeker is the prime suspect. Police statistics indicate that crime in Germany has seen a steady decline in recent years.
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| Burned National Museum in Rio had relics from around world Posted: 03 Sep 2018 02:28 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which suffered a massive fire late Sunday, boasted the largest archive of historical artifacts and documents in Latin America, some 20 million pieces from around the globe. Museum officials say it's too soon to say what had been lost or spared, as firefighters were still putting out ambers and assessing whether it was safe to enter.
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| Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Gave $100,000 To Help GOP Keep The House, Filings Show Posted: 02 Sep 2018 08:05 PM PDT  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $100,000 to a political fundraising
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| Russian state television introduces weekly show in praise of Vladimir Putin Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT  A weekly show glorifying Vladimir Putin's political acumen, physical fitness and love of children has made its debut on Russian state television, raising concerns of a Stalinesque "personality cult". The hour-long show, titled "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.," comes after the president's popularity took a hit over an widely loathed plan to raise the pension age. Hosted by Vladimir Soloviev, a TV and radio personality who previously authored documentary films and books about Mr Putin, the first broadcast began with footage of the leader hiking on a holiday in Siberia, meeting with schoolchildren and paying respects to a well-known singer who died last week. "Putin doesn't just love children, he loves people. He's a very humane human," the Kremlin spokesman told Mr Soloviev, echoing a famous quote calling Vladimir Lenin the "most humane human". The programme also showed Mr Putin meeting with talented schoolchildren, but did not mention that one of them was wearing a t-shirt with the name of his main critic Credit: YouTube The show claimed that Mr Putin had travelled more than 5,000 miles across Russia for work in the past week, wondering how he "keeps up with such a marathon". It later answered its own question with a segment on the president's five-mile hike in mountainous Siberia and details of his daily swimming and weight-lifting routines. The programme also recycled old PR stunts such as footage of him descending into a nickel mine in Norilsk in 2002. But the "main topic" of the week, it said, was a televised address in which Mr Putin softened pension reform that has sparked protests. Nearly nine in 10 Russians oppose the plan. His approval rating tumbled from 79 to 67 per cent after the planned reform was announced, and the communist party rallied some 9,000 demonstrators against the measure in Moscow this weekend. A sign with the words 'pension reform' at a protest in Moscow on Sunday Credit: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was suddenly jailed last week for previous demonstrations, has been calling for a pension protest across Russia this coming Sunday. In the address, Mr Putin said the retirement age for women would be only be raised five years to 60 rather than to 63. The age for men will still be hiked to 65, however, a year less than their average life expectancy. Russian state television features fawning coverage of the president nearly every day, and Mr Putin is well-known for shirtless photographs and macho exploits like tranquilising tigers, flying in fighter jets and scoring seven goals in a birthday hockey game. But "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin." has taken the adulation to new heights. Mr Putin is known for his macho stunts and shirtless photographs, such as this picture of him fishing in Siberia in 2017 Credit: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP An article on the independent news site Znak compared it to the Soviet propaganda that trumpeted the achievements of leaders like Mr Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Leonid Brezhnev. "This wasn't surprising, of course, but it should be somehow documented that in September 2018 we've returned to the personality cult," journalist Ilya Barabanov tweeted about the show, which he described as a "stomach balloon" after the inflatable weight-loss device. Stalin's infamous personality cult was denounced by his successor Nikita Khrushchev, and later leaders have been wary of emulating it. The figure of Mr Putin was removed from a statue ensemble just before it was unveiled in the Kurgan region in May, reportedly on orders from the Kremlin. Mr Putin goes boating with defence minister Sergei Shoigu in footage shown on the new programme Credit: YouTube More laughs at the new show's expense came when it emerged that one of the kids had worn a Navalny shirt during Mr Putin's visit with talented schoolchildren, which was not reflected on television but slipped into a photograph published on the Kremlin website. Although the younger generation tends to get its news from the Internet, television remains the main source of information for a majority of the population.
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| Palestinians in Lebanon fear aid cuts will slash school access Posted: 03 Sep 2018 07:57 AM PDT  It's back to school for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, but funding cuts to the UN agency supporting them means students may only be in class until the end of month. Palestinian flags hang from the ceiling and most of the walls are covered in doodles and Arabic graffiti: "Neymar," in tribute to the popular Brazilian footballer, "You are the darling of my heart," and "Palestine". Across the region, more than half a million Palestinian students may lose access to their education after the United States said it would stop backing the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
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| 8 wounded in gunfire at California apartment complex Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:17 PM PDT  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Eight people were wounded, two critically, during a shooting at a California apartment complex during a dice game, police said Monday.
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| Amber Alert Issued for Florida Boy, 2, Who Vanished After Stranger Knocked Out Mother Posted: 03 Sep 2018 07:36 AM PDT  Cops have now issued an Amber Alert for the boy, 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau.
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| Trump Has Hurt American Workers, Charges AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Posted: 02 Sep 2018 09:09 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has done more to hurt American workers than help them,
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| Ted Cruz Chastises Beto O'Rourke For F-Bombs, But Only Makes Him Seem Cooler Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:02 PM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz apparently thinks pointing out Rep. Beto O'Rourke's penchant for
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| Rio fire: Towering inferno consumes Brazil's national museum full of 200 years of priceless relics Posted: 03 Sep 2018 02:54 AM PDT  A huge fire has broken out at the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, engulfing the entire structure and leaving workers scrambling to rescue its priceless relics. The inferno could be seen for many miles around as the historic building, formerly the palace of the Portuguese royal family, was consumed by flames. Brazil's president, Michel Temer, called it "a sad day for all Brazilians".
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| Chinese billionaire arrested in US over sexual misconduct allegations Posted: 02 Sep 2018 07:58 PM PDT  Chinese e-commerce billionaire Liu Qiangdong -- also known as Richard Liu -- was briefly arrested in the midwestern US city of Minneapolis over allegations of criminal sexual conduct, authorities said. Records from Hennepin County Jail showed Liu, founder and CEO of Chinese online retail giant JD.com, was arrested over the misconduct allegations late Friday night and released Saturday afternoon.
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| 6-Ingredient Pasta Recipes From 6 Renowned Chefs Posted: 04 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Quick and easy dinner recipes are always in demand, and pasta is a natural fit
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| Israel threatens attack on Iranian assets installed in Iraq Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:21 AM PDT  Israel has threatened to attack any Iranian military assets in Iraq as it has done in Syria, following reports Tehran has moved ballistic missiles closer to the Jewish state. Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, signalled on Monday it would "contend" with Iranian provocations wherever they are found. "We are certainly monitoring everything that is happening in Syria, and regarding Iranian threats we are not limiting ourselves just to Syrian territory. This also needs to be clear," Mr Lieberman told a conference in Jerusalem. Asked if this included Iraq, he responded: "I am saying that we will contend with any Iranian threat, and it doesn't matter from where it comes ... Israel's freed." Tehran has transferred dozens of short-range ballistic missiles to Shia proxies in Iraq over the last few months, according to a Reuters report published over the weekend. Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani attends meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran Credit: Anadolu Agency The Zelzal, Fateh-110 and Zolfaqar missiles in question have ranges of 400 miles, putting Tel Aviv within striking distance if the weapons were deployed in southern or western Iraq. The Quds Force, the overseas arm of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has bases in both those areas. "It seems Iran has been turning Iraq into its forward missile base," one Western source said. Israel is technically at war with Iraq, but the two countries have not openly traded blows for decades. Israel has however conducted hundreds of air strikes against arms transfers and deployments by Iran and its Lebanese ally, the Shia Hizbollah militia, fearing the threat across its border. Israeli officials will also be watching political developments in Baghdad with concern. Lebanese soldiers inspect remains of a surface to air missile that landed in the southern Lebanon after being fired by Iranian forces from Syria on the Israeli-occupied Golan Credit: AFP After months of wrangling, two blocs on Monday claimed to hold the majority of seats in parliament and therefore the right to name a prime minister. The bloc of incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has the support of the US, while the bloc of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Badr Organisation militia leader Hadi al-Amiri is backed by Iran. Badr is part of the state apparatus and answers to Iraq's prime minister, but Mr Amiri and other members of the group's leadership frequently meet and consult with Qassem Soleimani, Quds Force commander. A Maliki-Amiri coalition would likely lead Iraq to greater hostilities with Israel. The Kurds, a minority in Iraq, have yet to pick a side but could end up kingmakers. Brett McGurk, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat Isil, has been trying to convince the various Kurdish parties to fall in line behind Mr Abadi. Phillip Smyth, Soref fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told the Telegraph the Israelis "won't want to see another Iranian-controlled government spring up." "I'd also bet this would worry them more if that also means there's the possibility of continued and more advanced weapons transfers," he said. Richard Baffa, senior defense researcher at the Rand Corporation, warned that escalating tensions between Israeli and Iranian forces have demonstrably increased the risk of a new, large-scale regional conflict. "Tehran's continued provocations and violations of Israel's stated red lines are fueling an escalatory spiral that has the potential to rapidly spin out of control," he wrote.
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| Weekend Rewind: John McCain's funeral service Posted: 03 Sep 2018 02:07 AM PDT  Former presidents and family delivered poignant final words as Sen. John McCain was laid to rest.
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| German court convicts migrant of murdering ex-girlfriend Posted: 03 Sep 2018 06:05 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — A migrant was convicted Monday of murdering his 15-year-old German ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, the German news agency dpa reported.
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| Trump Blasts Jeff Sessions Over Indictments Of 2 GOP Congressmen Posted: 03 Sep 2018 02:20 PM PDT  President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Labor Day to once again air his
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| Kremlin says Syria army getting ready to 'solve' Idlib 'terrorism' problem Posted: 04 Sep 2018 04:49 AM PDT  The Kremlin said Tuesday the Syrian army is getting ready to solve the problem of "terrorism" in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, apparently referring to a looming regime offensive. "This undermines attempts to push the situation towards a political and diplomatic settlement and most importantly presents a significant threat for our temporary facilities," he added.
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| Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum Posted: 03 Sep 2018 10:10 AM PDT  A massive fire ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president says is a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. It also housed the skeleton of a dinosaur found in the Minas Gerais region along with the largest meteorite discovered in Brazil, which was named "Bendego" and weighed 5.3 tons.
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| Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations Posted: 02 Sep 2018 06:06 PM PDT  For more than a decade, a conservative Catholic diocese was the only church in the U.S. that refused annual reviews of sexual misconduct.
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| Mindy Kaling Ugly Cried During 'Crazy Rich Asians' For A Deeply Personal Reason Posted: 03 Sep 2018 03:17 PM PDT  A "Medium Rich South Asian" was deeply moved by a beautiful and underappreciated bond that was highlighted in the film "Crazy Rich Asians."
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| Unscheduled departure: China's legal reach extends to Hong Kong rail station Posted: 04 Sep 2018 02:47 AM PDT  Hong Kong was handed back from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with constitutional guarantees it would continue to enjoy rights and freedoms not granted in mainland China, including an independent legal system. Chinese and Hong Kong officials argue the so-called "co-location" arrangement, including a joint immigration checkpoint, is necessary for passengers' convenience, shrinking rail travel times to mainland cities. Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials shook hands inside the new station in West Kowloon district on Monday night to mark the new arrangement, which will mean that anyone who commits a crime in the "mainland port area" or onboard trains will be subject to mainland laws, that could include the death penalty for serious crimes.
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| Gillum: DeSantis should be 'careful' as racism rears head in Florida campaign Posted: 02 Sep 2018 11:35 AM PDT  Andrew Gillum "wants to turn Florida into Venezuela", his Republican opponent claimed on Sunday, before the Democratic nominee for governor in Florida faced insistent talkshow questioning about his leftwing policies. Gillum also called on Ron DeSantis to "rise above" racist attacks on his nomination, the first of an African American for governor in Florida, and said the Republican should be "careful" in his own remarks.
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| Mother of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh urges Facebook to release murder suspects password Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:53 PM PDT  The mother of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh has urged Facebook to give police access to an account belonging to the man suspected of murdering the 13-year-old. Stacey White said detectives could uncover information vital to their investigation if they are allowed to read messages sent and received by Stephen Nicholson before the teenager's death. The care worker, 24, was jailed for 14 months on Friday over his refusal to hand over the password to his account. Investigators face having to take lengthy legal action in the US in order to obtain access, with the delay branded "deeply disturbing" by the head of the Commons Home Affairs Committee. Ms White has said unlocking the account would "certainly give police an idea of what was being said between Lucy and Stephen". A horse-drawn hearse carrying the coffin of 13-year-old Lucy McHugh August 27, 2018 Credit: Andrew Matthews/PA "In situations like this, Facebook really should just release the information that is needed and I think that is the opinion that everybody has," she told the Daily Mail. "They should give over the account details. Lucy needs justice. It's so easy for them to do." Nicholson, a father-of-one, was staying at Lucy's family home in Southampton until several days before she was found stabbed to death in woodland on July 26. According to prosecutors he had contact with the teenager as recently as the morning of her disappearance. While being questioned on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, he twice refused to give detectives his Facebook password. Nicholson pleaded guilty to a charge under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) before his sentencing at Southampton Crown Court. Facebook logo Credit: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP The court heard his excuse for refusing access was to protect himself and his family as there was information relating to cannabis on the account. Prosecutors said police were facing a "lengthy procedure" in order to obtain access and the investigation into Lucy's death had been "considerably obstructed" as a result. Yvette Cooper, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, called on the Government and Facebook to create a fast legal procedure for such cases. "This was an appalling murder, and Lucy McHugh's family need justice," she told the Mail. "For there to be such long delays and cumbersome international processes for getting crucial information in such a serious case is deeply disturbing." Facebook told the paper it was "co-operating with Hampshire Police". Nicholson remains on bail for his arrest on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child. A charging decision is anticipated on October 27.
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| Tesla Model 3 Report Claims Company Missed a Key Production Goal Posted: 03 Sep 2018 03:34 AM PDT  It's on track to make it up, though.
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| Amazon goes from books to a trillion-dollar valuation Posted: 04 Sep 2018 09:35 AM PDT  What began as an online bookseller is now a global e-commerce powerhouse valued at a trillion dollars.
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| Texas Doctor Apologizes After Saying Female Physicians 'Do Not Work As Hard' Posted: 03 Sep 2018 10:59 AM PDT  After a study found women in medicine are paid a fraction of what their male counterparts earn
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| 9 injured, 4 missing as boats collide on Colorado River Posted: 03 Sep 2018 03:08 AM PDT  The two vessels collided head on at about 8 p.m. local time between Pirate Cove and the Topock Marina, north of Lake Havasu near the Moabi Regional Park, a recreational area on the Colorado River.
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| The Latest: US ambassador condemns reporter convictions Posted: 03 Sep 2018 01:25 PM PDT  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the conviction of two Reuters reporter in Myanmar for illegally possessing official documents (all times local):
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| dELiA*s may a thing of the past, but its aesthetic is stronger than ever Posted: 03 Sep 2018 11:00 AM PDT  sOMe tRenDs nEvEr dIe – ThEy jUsT reTuRn iN dIffErEnt fOrM. Case in point: Delia's (stylized on its catalog cover as dELiA*s.) More than once, the internet has mourned the loss of the teen girl clothing store with the erratically capitalized name and its incredible catalog. SEE ALSO: This country needs Jimmy Carter's impeccable cardigan collection now more than ever Every few years or so, someone announces the brand's death, only for the brand to reemerge in some diminished form online. Its slow death began in 2014, and extended to 2015. Even now, the brand continues to hang on with a simple site. And yet the nostalgia keeps flowing. The eulogies are extensive and exhausting. Still, Delia's – as an aesthetic and as a YA worldview, not as a company – has reemerged, on our clothing racks and throughout our digital spaces. tHe bEst pArT of tHE '90s iS aLiVe. To be fair, '90s fashion has been back since 2016, the height of the mom jeans renaissance. In the years since, the trend's proliferated and gathered hurricane-level energy. To see the trend at work, look no further than the Urban Outfitters fall 2018 collection, which looks ripped from the pages of a late 90s Delia's catalog. The styles are pretty much carbon copies of its Clinton-era ancestor. Frankly, I'm thrilled. Here's where to spot the trend in action: A stripe success story Evidence A: Compare how Delia's did a multicolor, oversized horizontal stripe with how Urban does it today: Delia's, 1996: if anyone can help me acquire this look from the winter 1996 delia's catalog, i'd be forever grateful pic.twitter.com/tmROC06bNr — Alexis Molnar (@alexiskaymolnar) March 6, 2017 Urban Outfitters, 2018 That '90s version of a '70s stoners lewkImage: screenshot/urban outfitters Denim skirts are cross-generational skirtsImage: screenshot/urban outfitters Just ordered my 13 shirt! Alone the shirt looks like it came from @delias in 1998. I actually still have a pair of their cords so I'll wear it with a choker and BAM! 90's gurrl. I'll travel through time with fashion. @HerUniverse @bbcdoctorwho #doctorwho pic.twitter.com/BELfu4KURT — Vicki Brenner Scruggs (@Vickiinmyhead) August 23, 2018 I, for one, am thrilled to see stripes in full force, having suffered through the soporific Stripeless Tee Era, lasting 2014-2015. The great American overall revival The Delia's trend transcends retro stripes. Take a look at evidence B: Overalls. Overalls took a nose-dive sometime in the early '00s. Now, try walking through Brooklyn without running into a 30-year-old dressed like a Nick Jr. character. If there's one good thing to come out of the Trump era, it's the Great Overall Revival. Late '90s Delia's and 2018 Urban Outfitters have been at the forefront of overall-positivity, but so have dozens of celebrity influencers and regular humans on Instagram. Attribute its renaissance to whatever variable you want, whether it's simple cultural nostalgia, youthful reminiscing, or a renewed appreciation for the slight-masc-of-center, gender-bending-lite look. Here's how Delia's did it back in the day: just fell down a dELiA*s tumblr hole and realized how much i miss this sweater. i long for the dELiA*s days of yore. https://t.co/IW8qNHEYWr pic.twitter.com/KXl5Hq4CGg — meg alles (@meggg_a) August 24, 2018 Urban Outfitters, today: I dream of the day I look 10 again.Image: screenshot/Urban outfittersZooey Deschanel, 2016: sHe gEts iT sO rIgHtImage: gotpap/star max/GC ImagesDelia's just intuitively understood what people like about overalls: It makes them look like they're five. As a 35-year-old currently rocking a pair of shorteralls, I'm into it. Plaid on plaid on plaid on Doc Martens It wouldn't be Delia's/Urban/2018 if it didn't include plaid in every plausible material manifestation. Think: plaid flared pants, plaid vests, plaid mini-skirts, plaid mini-backpacks, and plaid mini-thongs. It's a retro aesthetic that many of us in the reasonably dressed community don't want to see return. Here's the Delia's take on the form: 90's grunge style is making a huge comeback and I'm...excited about it? #delias #alloy pic.twitter.com/Cz5mBujo0H — Wendy Olson (@wendiminations) August 27, 2018 And here's Urban Outfitters: We welcome you back to sixth grade.Image: screenshot/urban outfitters For women who loves listening to Hole and 'N Sync.Image: Screenshot/urban OutfittersIt's more than just Urban Outfitters Multiple Instagram accounts now feature not just '90s fashion, but a specifically Delia's vision of the '90s: loud, retro, a tiny bit shapeless, a little tomboy-ish, animated, nostalgic, and sometimes even feminist-lite. Frankly, it's just fun. Take, for example, this skirt from Amazon highlighted on fashionsecrets93. If this isn't Delia's 2018, I don't know what is. A post shared by best of the best (@fashionsecrets93) on Aug 27, 2018 at 3:50pm PDT Then there's Instagram account lost.and.layers, which has a more serious '90s feel, but also includes some lewks that look straight out of a Delia's fall catalogue: Checks please �� A post shared by SARAH (@lost.and.layers) on Apr 18, 2018 at 9:10am PDT Instagram account 90s.gals is a little more melancholic than Delia's was, where the models always looked like they were having funfunfun (and according to reports from the time, actually were.) Still, the account gets some of the '90s Delia's girl-power-lite energy just right: via @brandymelvilleusa A post shared by 90s gals (@90s.gals) on Jun 9, 2018 at 5:56pm PDT #90sbabes #90slove #90sgal #90sbabe #inspo #90sinspo #90sphotography #90sgals #90s #90skids #90sgrunge #90sfeels #90sfeed #icon #iconic #dark #darkfeed ���� A post shared by 90s gals (@90s.gals) on Sep 2, 2017 at 9:39am PDT Babemania's store and Instagram account also tracks heavily in '90s street style and even includes some Delia's-like looks available for purchase: A post shared by @babemania (@shopbabemania) on Jul 20, 2016 at 12:26pm PDT Etsy.com/shop/Babemania ���� A post shared by @babemania (@shopbabemania) on Jul 23, 2016 at 2:55pm PDT The store's main Instagram account has been known to share pages from the Delia's catalogue as well: "hE's So GoofY DiSneY iS sUinG HiM" - dELiA*s #delias #90s #deliascatalog A post shared by @ babemania on Aug 9, 2016 at 2:51pm PDT What's to account for this heavy dose of '90s teen girl nostalgia? Who knows. If anything, it's probably a mix of the usual sartorial and cultural factors, including nostalgia for an earlier, less evil, gender-bendingish time. We were younger then. Life seemed less Donald Trump. Either way, I'm glad the spirit of Delia's is back with us — on our racks and in my favorite Instagram accounts. WATCH: That 'Titanic' flying scene sinks when you remove the epic music
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