| Full Pelosi Interview: Trump Is Showing 'Weakness' With Wall Posted: 22 Apr 2017 11:15 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tells Chuck Todd that Democrats unite around a variety of issues, but stand opposed to the president's border wall plan.
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| The Latest: California police ask for help to find boy Posted: 23 Apr 2017 05:27 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a missing boy whose father was found passed out in a Los Angeles County park (all times local):
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| Seven twists in France's rollercoaster election Posted: 23 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  The first round of France's presidential election came after a rollercoaster campaign with multiple twists and turns. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen emerged as the two leading candidates set to contest a May 7 run-off vote, according to initial projections. The first came in November when 63-year-old former premier Francois Fillon pulled off a come-from-behind victory in the right-wing primary, defying pollsters who had for months predicted a win for Alain Juppe, 71.
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| Pulse-Pounding Video Shows Girl Falling Out of Church Bus Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:18 PM PDT  The 4-year-old suffered a broken jaw and is the process of recovering.
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| Lawyer representing United passenger takes on American Airlines Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:30 AM PDT  The lawyer representing Dr. David Dao, who was dragged from a United Airlines plane, said he will also represent a woman whose clash with an American Airlines flight attendant went viral over the weekend. Thomas Demetrio told CNBC on Monday that he will represent both passengers whose recent confrontations with airline and airport employees sparked global outrage and prompted a nationwide conversation over U.S. carriers' treatment of passengers. The video is a microcosm of what's wrong with the airline industry today," Demetrio said in an interview with CNBC.
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| French Election: Centrist Macron, Far-Right Le Pen Emerge Victorious Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:03 AM PDT  For the first time in French history, no mainstream candidate will be on the ballot: May's runoff will be between the pro-EU independent candidate Emmanuel Macron and the EU skeptic far-right populist Marine Le Pen.
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| American Killed in Ukraine, Kremlin Coy on Alleged Abuses of Gay Chechens: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:31 AM PDT  The headlines you might have missed this weekend, and the ones to watch this week.
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| Ann Coulter's backers at UC Berkeley file lawsuit Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:44 PM PDT  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ann Coulter is now at the center of a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday against the University of California, Berkeley by students who say the school is violating their right to free speech by canceling the conservative pundit's speaking event on campus this week.
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| Lawyer for Philippines hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:51 AM PDT  By Clare Baldwin and Stephanie van den Berg HONG KONG/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass murder in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. Attorney Jude Sabio said in the 77-page complaint that Duterte "repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously" committed crimes against humanity and that under him, killing drug suspects and other criminals has become "best practice". Sabio is the lawyer for Edgar Matobato, a man who has testified in the Philippines Senate that he was part of a hit squad that operated on Duterte's orders.
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| Erdogan accuses French researcher of inciting assassination Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:03 AM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's lawyer has lodged a complaint against a former French diplomat accusing him of inciting the assassination of Turkey's leader, his spokesman confirmed Monday. The move follows comments by Philippe Moreau Defarges about the outcome of the April 16 referendum on controversial constitutional changes that will tighten the president's grip on power. Defarges, now a senior fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), said all legal paths to challenge Erdogan had been shut off and that the only two options left were civil war or assassination.
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| Cop Apprehends 2 Pygmy Goats Caught Wreaking Havoc and Eating Cat Food in Garage Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:29 PM PDT  Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick was able to lure them into his patrol car using cat leashes, but he wasn't sure what to do with them next.
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| Remembering ‘Happy Days’ Star Erin Moran, an Icon from the 70s Generation Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:21 AM PDT  For nearly a decade, millions watched little Joanie Cunningham grow up on "Happy Days." She died Saturday afternoon at just 56 years old.
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| Arkansas executes Jones; plans 2nd lethal injection of night Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:31 PM PDT  VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas executed inmate Jack Jones Monday night and prepared for another lethal injection in what would be the nation's first double-execution since 2000.
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| Tesla is doubling the size of its charging network Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:58 AM PDT 
The biggest complaint about electric cars has always been that there's nowhere to juice up. Well, that excuse just died if you own a Tesla. The company just announced plans to double the size of its charging network by the end of the year, promising more chargers at current locations, and new Supercharger sites for all those Model 3s that should be hitting the road.
According to Tesla's plans, the number of Superchargers available globally will double by the end of the year, from 5,000 currently to a total of 10,000. In the US, there's a planned Supercharger increase of 150 percent. The upgrades will be spread out between new sites along highways, capacity increases to existing sites, and more Supercharger locations in urban areas. Currently, the Supercharger network exists to facilitate long road trips. Superchargers are Tesla-branded chargers that only work with Tesla vehicles, and are capable of charging Teslas much faster than any other kind of charger. Tesla has a network of charging stations along most major US highways, which allows owners to travel distances well in excess of the car's 200-mile range, without needing to stop overnight to charge. With a flood of new vehicles expected to hit the roads when the Model 3 starts being delivered, the capacity improvements will be necessary to keep congestion down at Superchargers. Already, Tesla has begun seeing congestion at some stations, and it's had to start charging new Tesla owners for charging. Previously, charging at a Supercharger was free for Tesla owners.
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| Venezuela death toll rises as unrest enters fourth week Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:34 PM PDT  By Brian Ellsworth and Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - At least one person was killed in political unrest in Venezuela on Monday as anti-government protests entered a fourth week with mass "sit-ins" to press demands for early elections. A local government worker was shot dead in the Andean state of Merida at a counter-protest rally in favor of the socialist government, while another man there was wounded by a bullet and left fighting "between life and death", state ombudsman Tarek Saab said. There was also an unconfirmed report on Monday, from a regional opposition party official, of two more fatalities during protests in the western agricultural state of Barinas.
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| Off-Duty NYPD Officer Critically Injures 2 Women While Drunk Behind the Wheel: Cops Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:24 AM PDT  Neville Smith, 32, rear-ended a Honda as he merged onto a highway before dawn Sunday.
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| Israel indicts U.S.-Israeli teen over bomb threats Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:45 AM PDT  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli-American teenager was indicted in Israel on Monday on allegations he made thousands of hoax bomb calls, some targeting U.S. Jewish community centers, and earned $240,000 by offering to phone in threats against schools, hospitals and planes. The arrest of the suspect, who is Jewish, in Israel on March 23 drew headlines when he was identified by police as having been behind bomb threats against the centers in the United States that had raised fears of a surge in anti-Semitism. An indictment filed in the Tel Aviv District Court pointed to a threat-for-profit motive by the 18-year-old, who prosecutors said used electronic voice-altering equipment and a long-range WiFi antenna to cover his online tracks.
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| German Jews fear growing Muslim anti-Semitism: report Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:56 AM PDT  Jews in Germany say they feel a "growing threat" of anti-Semitism, especially from Muslims but also from xenophobic far-right groups, a parliamentary report said Monday. In Germany, which has long struggled with the dark memory of Nazi-era World War II and the Holocaust, there was now "a significant discrepancy in perception" about anti-Semitism, said the group set up by the German Bundestag in 2014. "While the non-Jewish majority does not see current manifestations of anti-Semitism as a relevant problem, Jews in Germany feel they are facing a growing threat," it said.
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| France begins presidential vote in test for populism Posted: 23 Apr 2017 04:18 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Amid heightened security, French voters began casting ballots for their next president Sunday in a first-round poll that's seen as a litmus test for the spread of populism around the world and a vote on the future of Europe.
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| ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT ![ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock]( "ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock") Published reports indicate that cable channel ESPN is preparing another round of cuts to its on-air talent, as parent company Walt Disney Co (ticker: DIS) continues to try to right the ship at the popular network. Traditional cable TV viewers have flocked to cheaper alternatives, and Disney is still trying to solve its ESPN problem. ESPN is expected to cut 40 jobs starting on May 1, including radio hosts, on-air personalities and writers.
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| The Best Pocket Knife for Every Situation Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:18 PM PDT |
| The latest attempt at a flying car doesn’t really look like a car Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:20 PM PDT 
Forget about self-driving cars for a second and imagine yourself "driving" a flying car. It may happen as soon as this year, as at least one company is looking to deploy a commercial version of a mini helicopter that you'd be able to fly yourself. However, it'll be a few years until these flying cars will be allowed to merge with regular car traffic — if that will ever happen.
Kitty Hawk, a company that's backed up by Google legend Larry Page, plans to launch the Flyer by the end of the year. You can already sign up for a three-year membership that costs $100 and will net you $2,000 off of the retail price. However, it's unclear at this time how much the Flyer itself will cost. For the time being, the Flyer won't be allowed on public roads. Or above them. The device operates in the FAR 103 Ultralight Category of US FAA regulations, which means you won't need a pilot's license and may be flown in uncongested areas for recreational purposes. The Kitty Hawk test flying car that was recently used in California "looked like something Luke Skywalker would have built out of spare parts," according to The New York Times. "It was an open-seated, 220-pound contraption with room for one person, powered by eight battery-powered propellers that howled as loudly as a speedboat," the report notes. The final version of the Flyer will likely be more quieter when it launches, though it might not look like a car at all. The Times says that Page isn't the only entrepreneur chasing this dream. There are plenty of companies in the US and around the world looking to develop flying cars. Airbus is one of the most prominent rivals, given their extensive expertise in making things fly. In addition to regulation and safety, there's one other concern that needs addressing before such devices become commercially available: battery life. It's unclear how long a Kitty Hawk drone would be able to fly. A video below shows Page's flying contraption in action. And this is how it feels like riding one. Meanwhile, I can't but wonder how much we'll have to wait for self-driving flying cars to arrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWh4W1C2PM
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| Trump heads into tough week with budget, health care battles Posted: 23 Apr 2017 07:05 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading into one of the most challenging weeks of his presidency, juggling a renewed health care push and a looming budget deadline. It's all complicated by a potential showdown with Democrats over paying for a border wall.
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| Police Ask for Public's Help to Find 5-Year-Old Boy Missing for 2 Days Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:23 AM PDT  For two days, police have been searching for a missing 5-year-old boy.
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| U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:36 AM PDT ![U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute]( "U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute") The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corp to avoid having to pay $438.7 million to investors in a bonds dispute. The justices refused to hear the Oklahoma City-based company's appeal of a September 2016 ruling by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of bondholders. The appeals court said the payout was justified after Chesapeake Energy waited too long to tell bondholders of its plan to redeem $1.3 billion of their debt six years early.
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| S.African faces trial over axe slaying of his wealthy family Posted: 22 Apr 2017 09:16 PM PDT  In a case that has gripped South Africa, the 22-year-old scion of a wealthy family goes on trial in Cape Town on Monday, accused of slaughtering his family in a frenzied axe attack. The case has also made headlines internationally, as police failed to arrest anyone for the grisly killings until Henri van Breda handed himself in. Van Breda is alleged to have killed his brother Rudi and parents Martin and Teresa and left his sister Marli struggling with nightmarish injuries.
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| US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:43 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday.
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| Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Tiny wooden figurines have stood upright "weaving" at appropriately sized looms for more than 2,100 years in a Chinese tomb containing the remains of a middle-age woman, a new study finds. The discovery of the miniature scene astonished archaeologists, who were surveying an area slated for subway construction in Chengdu, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan province, in 2013. The looms may be small — the largest is about the size of a child's toy piano — but they're the earliest evidence on record of looms that could be used to weave patterns, the researchers said.
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| Melenchon, France's failed hard-left presidential candidate Posted: 23 Apr 2017 12:04 PM PDT  Jean-Luc Melenchon, who crashed out of France's unpredictable presidential election Sunday, is a fiery Communist-backed eurosceptic who had vowed to return "power to the people". Melenchon had enjoyed a late surge ahead of the first-round vote in an election marked by widespread disillusionment with the political class. Observers said strong debate performances showcasing a more temperate but still quick-witted Melenchon had helped propel him into serious contention.
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| 2017 Honda Civic Type R sets Nürburgring lap record Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:56 AM PDT  The all-new version of the Honda Civic Type R was always going to make a big slash when it was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, but the Honda has now proved it has just as much substance as it undoubtedly has style. The Civic Type R has always been renowned for outstanding performance, but this model, which set the new record and was part of the all-new tenth-generation Civic's development program, really has set a new benchmark for the Type R and for its rivals. This development car set a time of 7 minutes, 43.8 seconds, which is almost seven seconds faster than the previous generation Civic Type R managed.
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| Comcast knows you’ll pay anything for good Wi-Fi Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:44 PM PDT  A new survey commissioned by Comcast has ranked apartment-dweller's need for good internet, relative to other niceties like basic hygiene. The conclusion seems to be that good Wi-Fi and high-speed internet are viewed as being the most critical. Comcast probably commissioned this survey to show how relevant its brand is to millennials or something, but the only actual truth to be found is this: Comcast knows that you will put up with basically anything to get good internet, so it's going to squeeze you for every last penny. The survey polled 2015 building managers and developers in the US about what features are the most important for prospective renters. A majority (59%) had either Wi-Fi access or fast internet as the most important feature, comfortably beating out a washer-dryer in unit as the must-have. This isn't so much a statement on the value of technology as it is a stunning indictment of broadband technology in the US. In a supposedly technology-literate, competitive, first-world country, access to the internet should be a given. But thanks to the oligopoly of cable companies that control access to the internet with very little regional competition, you're often left with little or no choice of cable providers. That means that if Verizon or Comcast only choose to supply your building with a 10Mbps, you're out of luck. So really, this survey just confirms to Comcast an important fact about its customers: it doesn't matter how bad the customer service is or if it flat-out calls its customers idiots: you don't have any choice and you need internet, so pucker up, lucky consumers.
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| Saudi king names son as US envoy as ties boosted with Trump Posted: 23 Apr 2017 08:56 AM PDT  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree late Saturday naming one of his sons, an air force pilot who has taken part in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group, as the kingdom's new ambassador to the U.S.
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| Brain-Damaged Woman Grins as Future Sister-in-Law Asks Her to Be a Bridesmaid Posted: 23 Apr 2017 11:56 AM PDT  "There's no reason not to include her," said Nichole Sullivan of her sister-in-law to be, who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
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| Two Bundy supporters convicted in Nevada, mistrial called on others Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:05 PM PDT ![Two Bundy supporters convicted in Nevada, mistrial called on others]( "Two Bundy supporters convicted in Nevada, mistrial called on others") Gregory Burleson and Todd Engel, two of six Bundy supporters on trial Monday, were convicted of obstruction of justice and interstate travel in aid of extortion in a case that came to symbolize tensions in the American West over the federal ownership of land. Burleson also was found guilty of firearms charges and threatening and assault of a federal officer, according to Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for the Nevada District Attorney's Office.
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| Militants ambush convoy with off-duty Iraq soldiers, kill 10 Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:06 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants in Iraq ambushed a convoy of off-duty soldiers near a town in the country's sprawling western desert, killing at least 10 and wounding 20, officials said on Monday.
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| Tomb Full of Mummies Unearthed at Luxor Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Several mummies and more than 1,000 figurines have been discovered at an ancient cemetery located at Luxor in Egypt, archaeologists reported. A team of archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities uncovered the funerary complex during the ministry's ongoing excavations at the site. The funerary complex contains multiple tombs that were originally built for a man named Userhat, who was a judge in Luxor sometime during what modern-day archaeologists call Egypt's New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.) period, the ministry said in a statement.
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| Italy prosecutor stirs migrant 'taxis' row with NGOs Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:12 AM PDT  Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was quoted as saying Sunday, stirring up a simmering row over aid groups' role in Europe's migrant crisis. In an interview with Italian daily La Stampa, Sicily-based prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro made his most specific claims yet over NGO activities off Libya, which the EU border agency Frontex recently described as tantamount to providing a "taxi" service to Europe.
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| Revised Mazda2 gets significant updates Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:46 AM PDT  Despite having been in production now for more than two decades, it's probably fair to say the Mazda2 isn't the best-known or best-loved model in Mazda's range, but the manufacturer is giving it some significant updates to try to challenge that perception. The current model is part of the car's fourth-generation, and it's sold around the globe under a number of different names and by several different manufacturers. The refreshed Mazda2 range goes on sale from June 1, and all variants will now feature Mazda's G-Vectoring Control technology, along with a number of detailed improvements to the car's suspension and steering to deliver improved levels of comfort and a more responsive feel for the driver.
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| A Closer Look At Social Security Benefits Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Here's a breakdown of how the Social Security Administration calculates your monthly compensation.
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| 11 candidates vie for French presidency in high-stakes race Posted: 23 Apr 2017 08:30 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — From far left to far right, young to old, 11 candidates are vying for France's presidency in an election that is being watched as an indicator of populism's global appeal. The traditional contenders are joined — and often have been overshadowed during the campaign — by rivals pledging to scrap long-held expectations, such as France's participation in the European Union and NATO.
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| How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:40 AM PDT ![How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score]( "How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score") Many people are wary of applying for a new credit card because they've heard that their credit score takes a hit when they do it. The truth is that if you play your cards right (pun intended), that credit score ding (typically about five points that lasts two years) will hardly even matter. It will be outweighed by the new card's positive effects on your credit score, which result primarily from your credit utilization rate.
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| Ten of the Quickest New Cars You Can Buy for Less Than $25,000 Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:19 PM PDT |
| 4-Year-Old Marks Seventh Child To Die From Drug Overdose In One County Posted: 23 Apr 2017 07:42 AM PDT  His death was likely caused by heroine or prescription pain medication, according to authorities.
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