| Campaign heats up to make heroin-overdose reversal drug available everywhere Posted: 18 Mar 2017 06:54 AM PDT  A vial of Naloxone, which can be used to block the potentially fatal effects of an opioid overdose, is shown at an outpatient pharmacy at the University of Washington. Jennifer Plumb, MD, was driving through downtown Salt Lake City with her son in tow when she saw a woman lying face-up on the sidewalk.
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| Pres. Trump’s Budget Calls for Steep Cuts to NIH, Worrying Experts Posted: 18 Mar 2017 09:09 AM PDT  Doctors and medical experts say the Trump administration's aim to cut nearly 6 billion dollars — 20 percent of its budget — would devastate the National Institutes of Health, described as the nation's engine of biomedical discover.
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| Wife Pleas For Husband, 50, To Return 15-Year-Old He Allegedly Kidnapped As Search Continues Posted: 19 Mar 2017 08:22 AM PDT  They have been missing since Monday.
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| Paris airport attacker said he was 'ready to die for Allah' Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:09 PM PDT  A man who said he was ready to die for Allah was shot dead on Saturday after attacking a soldier at Paris's Orly airport, triggering a major security alert that caused travel chaos. Ziyed Ben Belgacem, a 39-year-old French national, grabbed a female soldier and put a gun to her head, seizing her assault rifle, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told a press conference. In any case people are going to die," the attacker told the troops in Molins's account of the attack.
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| Canadian wins $1M global teacher prize for work with Inuit Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:44 PM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Canadian school teacher who encourages hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become one of the most high-profile awards for teaching excellence.
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| This Week Fast Forward 3.19.2017 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 09:03 AM PDT  Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."
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| Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:39 AM PDT ![Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India]( "Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India") By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in on Sunday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world's largest democracy as a Hindu nation. The choice as Uttar Pradesh chief minister of Yogi Adityanath, a firebrand Hindu ascetic with a history of agitation against minority Muslims, stunned observers who said it marked a departure from the platform of development for all on which Modi rose to national power in 2014. "Modi is saying India is a Hindu country and shall remain so," veteran journalist and commentator Shekhar Gupta told Reuters.
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| Anthem Lobbyist May Head Antitrust Division Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:05 PM PDT  Report: Trump may appoint a health insurance company's former lobbyist to run the agency just as Anthem presses for approval of its merger.
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| Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:22 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Breslin scored one of his best-remembered interviews with President John F. Kennedy's grave-digger and once drove straight into a riot where he was beaten to his underwear.
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| This fiery video captures Mount Etna's magical oozing lava Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:31 PM PDT  Italy's Mount Etna is still fired up. The Sicilian volcano has been spewing lava and belching ash on and off for nearly three months now. After the latest eruption on March 16, fiery-hot lava began flowing down the volcano's slopes. The video shown above captures the flow only two days later. SEE ALSO: Watch this Mexican volcano blow some serious smoke But as Mount Etna reminded visitors, lava is best viewed from afar. The brilliant red lava recently caused an explosion when it hit snow on the mountainside, injuring 10 people and catching groups of tourists by surprise, the Associated Press reported. Molten rocks and steam rained down on hikers, journalists and a scientist, who scrambled to escape the volcanic firestorm. In the eastern Sicilian city of Catania, the airport was forced to close last week after thick clouds of volcanic ash made it impossible to land or launch airplanes. By Saturday, however, flights had resumed at the Catania airport, AP reported. Video credit: Giuseppe Tonzuso via Storyful
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| Plan to nurture African economies unites fractious G20 Posted: 18 Mar 2017 02:21 PM PDT  Baden-Baden (Germany) (AFP) - Ministers from the world's top economies heralded plans to boost development in Africa on Saturday, at an otherwise fractious G20 gathering in Germany. Berlin, which holds the presidency of the powerful nations' club this year, has made a hoped-for "Compact with Africa" a top priority for 2017. Africa's future represents "a major geopolitical risk" but also a "chance", German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told reporters Friday as the meeting got under way in the genteel western spa town of Baden Baden.
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| Man Breaks Leg Allegedly Escaping From Burglary and Then Calls Cops For Help Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:06 PM PDT  Police said he'll be charged when he is released from the hospital.
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| The Latest: Orly attacker used revolver to detain soldier Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:47 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on incident at Orly Airport in Paris where a man was shot to death after attempting to seize a soldier's weapon (all times local):
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| Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe Posted: 18 Mar 2017 04:03 PM PDT ![Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe]( "Brazil detains meatpacking executive after raids in rotten meat probe") Police detained an executive of BRF SA on Saturday, as the meat company and rival JBS SA took out full-page advertisements to burnish their image after raids to investigate alleged bribes paid to conceal unsanitary conditions in Brazil's meatpacking facilities. Roney Nogueira, a government relations executive with BRF, turned himself into police for questioning at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo, according to a BRF spokesman.
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| Israeli archaeologists shine light on life in time of Christ Posted: 19 Mar 2017 09:43 AM PDT  The Israel Antiquities Authority on Sunday offered a rare glimpse into its storerooms, where staff said recent archaeological discoveries have cast new light on life at the time of Christ. The event was organised ahead of the upcoming Christian holiday of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus following his crucifixion. Among finds from the first century AD discovered around Jerusalem and the Galilee, where the Bible says Jesus lived and preached, are vases, cooking utensils, a wine press, nails used in crucifixions, jewellery and ossuaries.
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| Photos of the day - March 19, 2017 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 19, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 19, 2017") A boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces on the western side of Mosul, Iraq; a baboon looks at the road in Amboseli National Park, Kenya; a woman places flowers on a train wagon at the old train station in Thessaloniki, Greece, to mark the 74th anniversary of the roundup and deportation of its Jews to Nazi extermination camps during World War II. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
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| In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:23 AM PDT ![In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies]( "In Iowa, more constituents flood a GOP town hall to protest Trump policies") Sen. Joni Ernst (R) of Iowa jostled with a tense crowd of constituents Friday, becoming the latest GOP leader to field criticism over what voters see as dangerous complacency under President Trump's agenda. Speaking at a town hall at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Senator Ernst was met by angry constituents who booed her responses to questions about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, climate change, and healthcare policy.
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| The Latest: Judge rejects request to clarify travel order Posted: 19 Mar 2017 02:05 PM PDT ![The Latest: Judge rejects request to clarify travel order]( "The Latest: Judge rejects request to clarify travel order") HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit filed in Hawaii over the Trump administration's revised travel ban (all times local):
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| Pulitzer-winning New York columnist Jimmy Breslin dies at 88 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 09:59 AM PDT ![Pulitzer-winning New York columnist Jimmy Breslin dies at 88]( "Pulitzer-winning New York columnist Jimmy Breslin dies at 88") Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin, a self-described "street reporter" who chronicled New York City life for decades and won acclaim for his coverage of the "Son of Sam" serial killings, died on Sunday morning at age 88. Breslin died at his home on Manhattan's West Side, said Michael Daly, a friend and a columnist at the New York Daily News, one of several newspapers where Breslin worked in his decades-long career. Breslin was believed to be 86 at the time of his death, but the columnist's family and doctor checked his birth certificate after his death and it showed him to be 88, the Daily News reported.
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| Russia marks three years since Crimea takeover Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:59 PM PDT  Russia on Saturday marked a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a "crime". President Vladimir Putin -- who last year spent the anniversary visiting Crimea -- was not expected to take part in any of the official celebrations that include a concert and firework display in Moscow. Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 following the ouster of its Kremlin-backed leader by mass protests in Kiev.
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| College Student's Boyfriend Charged With Her Murder A Month After Her Body is Found Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:29 AM PDT  Police found her body last month.
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| New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer Posted: 18 Mar 2017 02:36 AM PDT ![New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer]( "New Zealand says US invokes immunity for embassy staffer") WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities say they're unable to investigate an incident involving a U.S. Embassy staffer based in Wellington after the U.S. government elected to shield him by invoking diplomatic immunity.
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| Somalia asks Saudi coalition to investigate refugee boat attack Posted: 18 Mar 2017 01:16 PM PDT ![Somalia asks Saudi coalition to investigate refugee boat attack]( "Somalia asks Saudi coalition to investigate refugee boat attack") By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The Somali government condemned a helicopter attack on a boatload of Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen and called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in the country to investigate, officials said on Saturday. At least 40 Somali refugees were killed when a helicopter attacked the boat they were traveling in late on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency said. "The prime minister condemns the unfair killing of the Somalis who were sailing on the shores of Yemen ... the victims were innocent, unarmed and were mostly women and children," Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire's office said in a statement.
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| More rain looms as Peru struggles with disastrous floods Posted: 19 Mar 2017 02:06 PM PDT  Peruvians struggled on Sunday to cope with avalanches, mudslides and extensive flash flooding caused by torrential downpours, and forecasters predicted still more rain ahead, prolonging the country's woes. It has been a bad year for flooding in Peru, and the toll including from the latest dangerous weather now stands at 75 since January, the government said. The National Emergency Operations Center said 99,475 Peruvians had lost everything since the beginning of the year, while 626,928 had suffered less serious damage to their homes.
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| Google’s newest innovation will make your internet feel significantly faster Posted: 17 Mar 2017 07:02 PM PDT 
You might not sense it immediately, but Google just made the internet faster. And you won't have to upgrade computers or internet subscriptions to take advantage of it. What the company did was to develop a new encoder for JPEG files that makes images 35% smaller than they used to be. The smaller the images, of which the web is filled with, the faster websites will load on your machine.
The new encoder is called Guetzli, Google announced, and it's already available over on Github as an open-source project. Google promises that it can create "high-quality JPEG images with file sizes 35 percent smaller than currently available methods." A second practical effect of this Google innovation is the use of less data to load the same sites, which might be an important detail to internet users who browse the web on a smartphone via a capped data plan. Google wants to increase load times without compromising image quality. In fact, Google says that Guetzli images are of higher quality than similar or larger JPEG files created using other encoders. And by sticking with the JPEG format that's used everywhere online, Google practically guarantees compatibility with any internet browser and apps out there that can process online images. There's one thing that Google can't control, however. Webmasters and graphic designers will actually have to use Guetzli on their images to reduce their size. It's not going to happen automatically to every image on the internet. More details about Guetzli are available aAt this link.
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| French Socialist draws crowd, says victory still possible Posted: 19 Mar 2017 11:12 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The Socialist candidate for the French presidency and his far-left rival have a big obstacle blocking their route to the presidential Elysee Palace: each other.
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| Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants]( "Italy arrests Ghanaian for trafficking, torturing migrants") By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Ghanaian man for alleged murder, rape, kidnapping and people-smuggling after migrants he is accused of mistreating attacked him at a reception center on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. According to the arrest warrant, the African migrants turned on 20-year-old Sam Eric Ackom, known to his assailants as Fanti, when they recognized him as one of a gang that had kidnapped and tortured them in Libya during their voyage to Italy. The warrant, issued by police in the Sicilian city of Agrigento and seen by Reuters, illustrates the plight of thousands of migrants fleeing war and poverty who increasingly fall victim to criminal gangs operating in lawless Libya.
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| Erdogan sees Turkey parliament restoring capital punishment Posted: 18 Mar 2017 08:49 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after next month's referendum in a move that could end Ankara's bid to join the EU. The spat has seen Erdogan unleashing a volley of barbs against Berlin and The Hague, even likening Germany's leaders to Nazis, in remarks which were on Saturday rubbished by Berlin's top diplomat as "ludicrous".
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| April The Giraffe Getting Ready To Welcome Calf Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:30 PM PDT  In an update Saturday, the New York's Animal Adventure Park said the pregnant giraffe was taking all the right steps.
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| Republican health care plan creates budget problems for GOP Posted: 18 Mar 2017 04:16 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans intent on scrapping Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act have a budget problem.
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| Rep. Joaquin Castro: 'No conclusion one way or another' on Trump campaign ties to Russia Posted: 19 Mar 2017 06:23 AM PDT  House Intelligence Committee members Rep. Will Hurd (R) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) weigh in on this and the Monday House hearing on Trump's ties to Russia.
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| Brazil reassures foreign countries after meat scandal Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:24 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president met Sunday with dozens of ambassadors from countries that import Brazilian meat, seeking to minimize damage from a corruption probe that alleges meatpackers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market.
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| Officials: Fire near Boulder, Colorado, may be human-caused Posted: 19 Mar 2017 04:55 PM PDT  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Sunday in battling a small wildfire that forced people to flee hundreds of homes in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, and authorities said they believe the blaze may have been human-caused.
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| Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:02 AM PDT ![Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?]( "Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?") A colossus recently found in Matariya, a working-class neighborhood in Cairo, has proven tricky to identify. Shortly after the 26-foot tall statue was unearthed on March 7, it was identified as Pharaoh Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's best-known rulers, but now Cairo officials say it likely portrays Psamtik I, a lesser-known pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty. Recommended: How much do you know about Egypt?
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| Philippines' Duterte welcomes prospect of ICC case, says 'brutal' war on drugs to go on Posted: 19 Mar 2017 04:02 AM PDT ![Philippines' Duterte welcomes prospect of ICC case, says 'brutal' war on drugs to go on]( "Philippines' Duterte welcomes prospect of ICC case, says 'brutal' war on drugs to go on") Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday welcomed the prospect of the International Criminal Court (ICC) putting him on trial over his bloody war on drugs, saying he would not be intimidated and his campaign would be unrelenting and "brutal". A self-confessed assassin who testified to being in a "death squad" under Duterte is expected to file a case at the ICC this month or in April, accusing the president of crimes against humanity, his lawyer said recently.
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| Somalia wants Saudi probe of refugee boat attack Posted: 19 Mar 2017 02:50 AM PDT  Somalia has called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to investigate an incident in which dozens of Somali refugees were shot dead on board a boat. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack that killed more than 40 Somali refugees in waters off the coast of war-torn Yemen early on Friday. The bloodshed was quickly condemned by UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdusalam Omer urged the Saudi-led coalition fighting Huthi rebels in Yemen to investigate.
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| Simple Steps to a Healthy Home This Spring Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Giving your home a thorough spring cleaning can certainly make it shine. But a few other steps will help you make sure you're living in a healthy home. Here's what our experts advise: Pick House...
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| JC Penney Releases Full List Of Stores Closings Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:34 AM PDT  The retailer decided on the move after its same-store sales and revenue were below expectations in 2016, despite posting positive net income.
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| U.S. appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban Posted: 17 Mar 2017 09:40 PM PDT ![U.S. appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban]( "U.S. appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban") By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal against a federal judge's decision that struck down parts of the ban on the day it was set to go into effect. The Department of Justice said in a court filing it would appeal against a ruling by U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. On Thursday, Chuang issued an emergency halt to the portion of Trump's March 6 executive order temporarily banning the entry of travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.
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| Manhunt under way for missing 15-year-old Tennessee girl Posted: 18 Mar 2017 01:58 PM PDT  Police say the girl may have been kidnapped by her teacher
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| Syrians finding refuge in Africa as war at home grinds on Posted: 19 Mar 2017 03:57 AM PDT  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — As desperate Syrians flee the devastating war in their country, some are finding refuge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana.
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| The Latest: Officials: Woman shot by deputies pointed BB gun Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:21 PM PDT  LAKELAND, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Tennessee woman by sheriff's deputies (all times local):
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| Cat exhibition in Bishkek Posted: 19 Mar 2017 12:14 PM PDT ![Cat exhibition in Bishkek]( "Cat exhibition in Bishkek") Cats breeders and owners from Kyrgyzstan gathered in Bishkek to present their feline pets. (Getty)
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| Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate Posted: 19 Mar 2017 10:56 AM PDT ![Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate]( "Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate") Emmanuel Macron remains favorite to win France's turbulent presidential election race, a poll showed on Sunday, on the eve of a first televised debate which could allow embattled conservative Francois Fillon to get back in contention. Macron, a former economy minister running as an independent centrist, would lead first-round voting with 26.5 percent, just ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen on 26 percent, before beating her 64-36 in the run-off, according to the Odoxa poll. Fillon scored 19 percent of first-round voting intentions in the poll, confirming the task faced by the one-time frontrunner to revive a campaign sapped by a fraud investigation.
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| Hundreds quit last rebel-held district of Syria's Homs Posted: 18 Mar 2017 08:05 AM PDT  Nearly 1,500 people, mostly civilians, left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial Russian-supervised deal to bring Syria's third city under full government control. The evacuation of Waer, a northwestern district of the city that has been under siege by the army for years, is the latest in a series of "reconciliation" deals struck by the government that the rebels say amount to starving them out. Thousands are expected to leave Waer in the coming weeks in the final phase of the evacuation agreement, which had stalled in recent months.
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| Snow Blower Storage Tip: Should You Drain the Gas? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Q. Do I really have to drain the gas from my snow blower before I store it for the season? A. That depends. If you've added fuel stabilizer—an additive sold by power-equipment dealers and home c...
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| This crystal clear, scratch-resistant iPhone 7/7 Plus case is just $8 on Amazon Posted: 18 Mar 2017 07:30 AM PDT 
iPhone cases can get pretty pricey these days, but do high quality and high prices always go hand in hand? Not if you're talking about the ATGOIN TPU Hybrid Shock Absorbing Clear Case for Apple's iPhone 7 and the ATGOIN TPU Hybrid Shock Absorbing Clear Case for Apple's iPhone 7 Plus. At just $7.99 a piece on Amazon, it seems like a safe assumption that these crystal clear cases are low quality. But believe us when we tell you, that's not the case at all. Or, if you don't want to take our word for it, check out the ridiculously high 4.5-star rating from more than 520 customer reviews on Amazon. Long story short, if you want a high-quality, scratch-resistant clear case for your iPhone, this is the one. Here are the highlights from the product page: - [Compatible with iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus] - thinnest protect case. Light and bare feel. The iPhone 7 case traits an elaborate design and lasting protection.
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| Man arrested for strobe-light tweet that caused reporter's seizure Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:40 AM PDT  A Maryland man has been arrested on federal charges that he intentionally used an animated tweet to trigger an epileptic seizure in a Newsweek reporter who had been critical of President Donald Trump. The reporter, Kurt Eichenwald, was at his home office in Dallas on December 15 when he clicked on a Twitter message sent him by a man using the pseudonym "@jew_goldstein." A blinding strobe light began flashing on his screen, sending Eichenwald -- who has openly discussed his epilepsy -- into a seizure. The Justice Department said Friday that it had arrested John R. Rivello, 29, of Salisbury, Maryland, on a criminal complaint from Texas charging him with cyberstalking with the intent to kill or cause bodily harm.
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