| Being president isn’t so easy, and other things Trump has learned in first 100 days Posted: 28 Apr 2017 06:35 AM PDT  It is the not the first time the former reality show host has expressed surprise at the difficulty of the job, the size of the government or the vastness of the country.
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| ACLU defends Coulter after Berkeley speech cancellation Posted: 27 Apr 2017 06:46 AM PDT  "For the future of our democracy, we must protect bigoted speech from government censorship," stated David Cole, head of the ACLU, in Coulter's defense.
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| Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:53 AM PDT ![Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria]( "Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria") ISTANBUL (AP) — An American and a British man, allegedly members of the Islamic State group, were arrested in Turkey after crossing the border from Syria and handing themselves over to the authorities, officials said Friday.
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| United CEO blames ‘system failure’ for Dao dragging, expresses condolences for giant rabbit death Posted: 27 Apr 2017 07:29 AM PDT  United CEO Oscar Munoz said David Dao incident was a "system failure," and also apologized for the death of a giant rabbit that died following a recent flight.
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| Delta Kicks Out Passenger From Flight Because He Used The Loo Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:41 AM PDT  Kima Hamilton, a passenger aboard a Delta Airlines flight 2035 from Atlanta to Milwaukee was removed from the flight because he needed to use the restroom urgently.
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| 1992 ‘Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames Posted: 28 Apr 2017 09:08 AM PDT ![1992 'Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames]( "1992 'Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames") The 1992 Los Angeles riots began on April 29, 1992, after the acquittal of four LAPD police officers on trial for the beating of motorist Rodney King. Video of his treatment after a March 3, 1991, traffic stop drew international attention. Civil unrest, which included violence and looting, broke out on the streets of Los Angeles.
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| Sheryl Sandberg's mother-in-law stuns her by encouraging her to remarry Posted: 27 Apr 2017 02:05 PM PDT  While Sheryl Sandberg and her mother-in-law, Paula Goldberg, were cleaning out Dave Goldberg's closet after he passed away, Goldberg said something that stunned Sandberg. "You are not only going to live, but you are going to get remarried one day — and I am going to be there to celebrate with you," she said.
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| Korean Businesses Targeted During LA Riots Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:47 AM PDT  In archival NBC News footage, Diana Koricke reports on Koreans targeted during the 1992 riots, in part because of the light sentencing a South Korean store owner received after fatally shooting a teenaged black girl.
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| Detainees found in 'secret cell' in Philippines: rights group Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:34 PM PDT  A dozen people have been found stuffed inside a closet-sized cell hidden behind a book shelf in a Philippine police station, triggering further alarm about abuse under President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Members of the government's human rights commission, accompanied by journalists, found the men and women in a surprise visit to the station in the heart of Manila's slum area on Thursday evening.
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| Donald Trump reveals who he thinks will run against him for president in 2020 using racial slur Posted: 28 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Donald Trump has said he thinks his 2020 presidential opponent will be liberal Senator Elizabeth Warren, during a speech made to the NRA in Atlanta. The president made the prediction at a speech to the National Rifle Association, referring to the senator by a nickname he gave her last year that some say is racially insensitive. "It may be Pocahontas," Mr Trump said before noting that Ms Warren isn't a big fan of the NRA.
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| U.S. says time to act on North Korea, China says not up to Beijing alone Posted: 28 Apr 2017 02:08 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols and Lesley Wroughton UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs could lead to 'catastrophic consequences,' while China and Russia rebuked Washington's threat of military force. The showdown in a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on North Korea highlighted the diplomatic challenges of resolving tensions over Pyongyang, with the Trump administration aggressively pressing Beijing to rein in its ally, and China and Russia pushing back against Washington's rhetoric.
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| Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed Posted: 28 Apr 2017 04:46 PM PDT ![Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed]( "Arkansas girl found dead after mom, great-uncle killed") MENA, Ark. (AP) — One of two Arkansas siblings reported missing after their mother's body was discovered in a creek was found dead on Friday, a day after another relative was found dead, and teams are still searching for the other child, investigators said.
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| Cops Hunting for Getaway Driver Who Helped 'Bachelor' Flee Scene of Fatal Crash Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:27 PM PDT  Witnesses said Chris Soules was picked up in a red truck after walking away from the scene.
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| The New Jersey Chemical Spill That Could Pollute U.S.-Argentine Relations Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:49 AM PDT  Argentina wants a fresh start with Washington. But the legal battle over a polluted New Jersey river could spoil those plans.
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| Mystery deaths in Liberia linked to funeral - WHO Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:18 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nine people have died and eight are sick in Liberia after attending the funeral of a religious leader, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. On Wednesday, the WHO said Liberian health authorities were taking rapid precautionary steps after eight people died of a mystery illness, 10 months after the end of a two-year Ebola virus outbreak. "It seems all of these people were attending the funeral of a religious leader," WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a briefing in Geneva.
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| Google Will Mark Any HTTP Pages That Record User Data As 'Not Secure' Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:02 PM PDT  Google plans to mark HTTP sites that record user information as "Not Secure" in its Google Chrome browser, as well as labeling all HTTP sites as unsecure when visited in incognito mode.
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| Andmesh’s cool elastomer cases are finally available for the iPhone 7 Plus Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:44 PM PDT 
We've covered Andmesh's elastomer iPhone cases a few times before here on the site. They're like no other cases out there, both in terms of their design and the material they're made from. Elastomer is a cool rubbery substance that's harder than silicone but still flexible and grippy. The pattern is another unique aspect, with a cool design that spreads different sized holes across the back of the phone. It still covers your iPhone, but you can still see the Apple logo through the case. Andmesh makes its cases for a bunch of different iPhone models, but it hasn't ever made one for the iPhone 7 Plus… until now. If you're looking for a cool and original case that protects your phone as well, definitely give the Andmesh Elastomer iPhone 7 Plus Case a shot. Here are the highlights from the product page: - A stylish layout and design: This design covers up the buttons and yet it still allows you to reliably operate them with a minimum amount of effort, not hindering in any way its usability. Its tiny hole is big enough that it resembles the Apple mark, so the Apple mark is still slightly visible in this design.
- Made from excellent materials: Made with Japan-produced elastomer, which is neither too hard nor too soft, and doesn't feel sticky on the hands. This evolved iPhone7 has an appropriate case which has an additional water-proof quality.
- A reliable durability: The hemispheres which are set in the lateral sides of its interior have been strengthened in order to protect it from any impact. It even passes the United States Military Standard drop test.
- A comfortable and solid grip: It has a rounded finish which is pleasant to the grip. It covers the LCD screen with a thickness of over 1mm, and this guarantees the protection of the fragile space between the LCD screen and the case.
- Supported model: iPhone 7 Plus Supported Weight: Approx. 40g Raw materials: Japan-made elastomer Type: Case Color: Four colors (Red / Black / Gray / White)
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| Sweden truck attack death toll rises to five Posted: 28 Apr 2017 04:06 AM PDT  The death toll from the Stockholm truck attack rose to five on Friday after a 60-year-old Swedish woman succumbed to her injuries, police said. An Uzbek suspect has confessed to using a stolen truck to mow down pedestrians on a busy shopping street in central Stockholm on April 7 in a rampage similar to attacks in Nice, Berlin and London. Rakhmat Akilov, a 39-year-old Uzbek national who was arrested a few hours after the attack, has confessed to driving the truck.
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| We asked Trump voters what they think about his first 100 days – and if they have any regrets Posted: 27 Apr 2017 10:36 AM PDT  Like the majority of people who sent Donald Trump to the White House, Lorraine Ostrowski has no regrets. While Mr Trump's national approval rating is lower than that of any modern president, a recent Washington Post-ABC News survey found that among those who voted for him, just 2 per cent said they had made a mistake. Indeed, despite controversies ranging from Mr Trump's Muslim travel ban, his campaign's alleged links to Russia and the apparently often chaotic nature of his administration, when The Independent visited Macomb County, it found not a single Trump voter who wished for a do-over.
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| Israeli strikes inside Syria pick up tempo in proxy war Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:43 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's military said Israel struck a military installation southwest of Damascus International Airport before dawn Thursday, setting off a series of explosions and raising tensions further between the two neighbors.
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| Wife of Tad Cummins Reveals Note He Left Before Running Off With Student: 'I'm So Sorry' Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:10 PM PDT  Jill Cummins spoke exclusively to Inside Edition about her estranged husband, who still calls her from prison.
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| 6 Hidden Gems in Utah's National Parks Posted: 28 Apr 2017 07:08 AM PDT ![6 Hidden Gems in Utah's National Parks]( "6 Hidden Gems in Utah's National Parks") Utah's Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks illustrate the diverse terrain and geological splendors of America's top national parks. "Millions of people visit Zion, but relatively few go exploring into the park's secret places," says Janice Holly Booth, author of the book "Only Pack What You Can Carry: My Path to Inner Strength, Confidence and True Self Knowledge," a book published by National Geographic. Instead of hiking on the popular trails with the masses and venturing to well-traversed parks like the iconic Arches National Park, immerse yourself in the backcountry and remote spots to enjoy seclusion and stunning scenery.
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| How North Korea gets its oil from China: lifeline in question at U.N. meeting Posted: 28 Apr 2017 03:58 AM PDT  By Chen Aizhu BEIJING (Reuters) - As the United Nations Security Council decides whether to tighten the sanctions screws on North Korea, the country's increasingly isolated government could lose a lifeline provided by state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). For decades, the Chinese oil giant has sent small cargoes of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline from two large refineries in the northeastern city of Dalian and other nearby plants across the Yellow Sea to North Korea's western port of Nampo, five sources familiar with the business told Reuters.
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| Late Boy's Family Wants April's Calf To Be Named After Him Posted: 28 Apr 2017 03:07 AM PDT  The calf, who is now almost two weeks old, will be named through a vote held by the upstate New York zoo.
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| NRA’s Wayne LaPierre calls academic and media elites ‘America’s greatest threat’ Posted: 28 Apr 2017 11:55 AM PDT  Executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre spoke ahead of President Trump at an NRA meeting and said academic and media elites are "America's greatest domestic threats."
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| The Latest: California authorities identify slain woman, 86 Posted: 27 Apr 2017 04:23 PM PDT ![The Latest: California authorities identify slain woman, 86]( "The Latest: California authorities identify slain woman, 86") NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the apparent random beating death of an elderly California woman (all times local):
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| The Latest: No House vote on health care this week Posted: 27 Apr 2017 07:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts in Congress to repeal the health care law and agree on a spending bill to keep the government open (all times local):
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| Footage Shows 3 Inmates Brutally Beating Jail Guards, Leaving 1 Unconscious Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Authorities say the trio repeatedly punched the two correctional deputies at Cook County Jail in Illinois.
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| Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza's electricity Posted: 27 Apr 2017 05:33 AM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new U.S. administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to turn the screw on the Hamas group that has kept Gaza out of his control for a decade. Abbas's Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday told Israel it would no longer pay for the electricity Israel supplies to Gaza, a move that could lead to a complete power shutdown in the territory, whose 2 million people already endure blackouts for much of the day.
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| Trump administration's hardline immigration stance in Supreme Court case could see Melania Trump deported Posted: 28 Apr 2017 02:17 AM PDT  The argument that even an "immaterial" error on official paperwork can justify deportation, put forward by the Trump administration in a recent Supreme Court case, would be sufficient to deport the President's wife, Melania. The First Lady of the United States reportedly failed to disclose earnings from nearly two months of illegal work in the USA on a visitor's visa, and subsequently failed to mention the offence on immigration documents. A Serbian woman was recently deported for failing to disclose her husband's history in the military, thus setting a technical precedent for deporting Ms Trump, as Slate reports.
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| French tourist attacked by shark in New Zealand Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:26 PM PDT  A French tourist survived a rare shark attack in New Zealand on Thursday, suffering only moderate injuries, rescuers and locals said. The woman, aged in her 20s, was bodyboarding in the afternoon at Curio Bay in the South Island when the shark attacked her leg, St John Ambulance said. Nick Smart, who runs the Caitlin Surf School, said the woman was in the water with friends when the shark attacked "out of nowhere".
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| Mother of Hawaii boy missing for 20 years released from jail Posted: 27 Apr 2017 05:28 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The parents of a Hawaii six-year-old boy who disappeared 20 years ago had long been suspects, but without a body, there never has been any concrete confirmation that the child known as "Peter Boy" was dead until his mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year and agreed to testify against her husband.
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| College student credits his Apple Watch for saving his life Posted: 28 Apr 2017 03:30 AM PDT  Casey Bennett knew that by pressing down the side button of his Apple Watch it would dial 911 and text his emergency contact.
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| The Latest: GOP offers stopgap bill to fund government Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:33 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts in Congress to repeal the health care law and agree on a spending bill to keep the government open (all times local):
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| Can the Hennessey Exorcist drive out the Dodge Demon? Posted: 28 Apr 2017 02:28 AM PDT  Texas tuner extraordinaire Hennessey Performance wants to give anyone considering snapping up the new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon cause for concern. At the New York International Auto Show, Dodge confounded expectations with an 840hp street-legal drag car called the Demon. Based on the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and set to be offered as either a full turnkey car or as a conversion for existing ZL1 owners, the Exorcist has a totally overhauled engine complete with ported cylinder heads, new valves, a new camshaft, a high-flow supercharger, plus new exhaust system.
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| Tad Cummins' Wife Says She Warned Her Husband About Getting Too Close to Teen Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:37 PM PDT  Jill Cummins says the girl was like a daughter to her.
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| China welcomes U.S. saying it is open to talks on North Korea Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:19 AM PDT  By Michael Martina and Ju-min Park BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China on Thursday welcomed an apparently softer tone by the United States on the North Korean nuclear and missile crisis but stressed its opposition to a U.S. missile defence system being deployed in South Korea. Separately, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on North Korea and other countries on Thursday to avoid behaviour or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow after talks, the two leaders said they had agreed to cooperate closely to try to help defuse tensions around North Korea.
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| This 7-year-old girl wrote a letter to Google and got a tech job out of it Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:39 AM PDT  How about this amazing little nugget to restore your faith in humanity: Chloe Bridgewater, a seven-year-old from Hereford, UK, is a big fan of technology and eventually wants to work for Google. Rather than wasting any time, she decided to send Google CEO Sundar Pichai a letter to let him know that she's planning on working there one day. She got two things in return: A lovely letter from Pichai encouraging her to follow her dreams, and a paid job testing tech products for a tech startup based in London. "Dear Google boss," Young Bridgewater's letter begins. "May name is Chloe and when I am bigger I would like a job with Google." She goes on to explain that she's also planning on swimming in the Olympics and working at a chocolate factory, because what kid doesn't dream of that?  Her love of Google centers around its work culture, which includes kid-friendly bonuses like working from a bean bag or making your way from one floor of the company's headquarters to another via slide. After her father posted a photo of her letter online it quickly went viral, catching the attention of Kano, the built-it-yourself computer startup that crushed its crowdfunding goals back in late 2013 and has been shipping its kits ever since. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0qlI28Usc Now, the 7-year-old and her younger sister, Hollie, help Kano test new products ahead of time, giving the company feedback on what works and what doesn't. The two girls were even added as board members of Kano's product innovation board. See? The world isn't all bad.
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| Venezuela snubs regional powers as more die in unrest Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:19 PM PDT  Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the government's handling of a deadly political crisis. The announcement late Wednesday raised international tension over Venezuela, where unrest has left 28 people dead this month. Echoed by the United States and European Union, the OAS has led an international chorus of concern over the economic and political chaos in the major oil-exporting country.
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| You Can Now Eat At Taco Bell's Top-Secret Test Kitchen Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:52 AM PDT  It's like getting access to Willy Wonka's factory.
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| APNewsBreak: Plot to kill gang boss a lie, witness now says Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:59 PM PDT  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The star witness who helped convict the triggerman who killed a high-ranking Hells Angels' boss at a Nevada casino in 2011 says he was lying when he testified that the shooting was an assassination plot orchestrated by a rival motorcycle gang, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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| This Woman Had the Best Response to a Man Who Told Her to "Cover Up" While Breastfeeding Posted: 27 Apr 2017 11:14 AM PDT  She knew her rights and refused to back down.
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| National Teacher Of The Year Honored By President Trump Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Sydney Chaffee, a teacher from Dorchester, Massachusetts' Codman Academy, was honored as the 2017 National Teacher of the Year at the White House on Wednesday.
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| Russian intelligence ship sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:19 AM PDT  A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on board the navy ship were evacuated, Turkish officials said. The rescued crew members of the Russian ship Liman were in good health after the collision with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H, Turkey's Transport Minister Ahmed Arslan said. The incident took place in fog and low visibility 18 miles (29 km) from Kilyos village on the Black Sea coast just north of Istanbul.
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