| Trump gives himself a pep talk at Liberty University commencement Posted: 13 May 2017 11:04 AM PDT  President Trump got a badly needed boost of support from a friendly audience Saturday as gave the commencement address at Liberty University.
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| New Details Emerge In Tad Cummins Case Posted: 14 May 2017 05:13 AM PDT  The former teacher is facing charges on taking a minor across state lines with intent to engage in sexual activity.
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| North Korea fires missile that lands in sea near Russia Posted: 14 May 2017 08:35 AM PDT  By Ju-min Park and Idrees Ali SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea, defying calls to rein in its weapons program, fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia on Sunday, days after a new leader came to power in South Korea pledging to engage Pyongyang in dialogue. The U.S. military's Pacific Command said it was assessing the type of missile that was fired but it was "not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile". Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said the missile could be a new type.
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| The Latest: Researcher who helped halt cyberattack applauded Posted: 13 May 2017 06:31 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):
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| Graham on New FBI Dir: 'Promoting Within the Ranks' Good Idea Posted: 13 May 2017 11:08 PM PDT  Senator Lindsey Graham tells Chuck Todd it is not a good idea to appoint a politician as the new FBI director.
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| Designer Carolina Herrera laments murder of nephew in Venezuela Posted: 13 May 2017 11:45 AM PDT  Venezuela-born fashion designer Carolina Herrera on Saturday lamented the killing of her nephew in the crisis-torn country, in what authorities called an apparent kidnapping. State prosecutors said the bodies of businessmen Reinaldo Herrera, 34, and Fabrizio Mendoza, 31, were found late on Thursday in a vehicle abandoned along the highway connecting Caracas to the Caribbean coast. "Our only hope is that the tragic assassination of our young nephew, Reinaldo and his colleague, Fabrizio will serve to mitigate the terrible carnage and murders that are committed against our youth in Venezuela," Herrera, 78, wrote on the Instagram account of her fashion label.
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| Lawsuit: Execution drug will cause unconstitutional pain Posted: 12 May 2017 06:50 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — The firing squad is the only appropriate method of execution for a condemned Georgia prisoner — even though it's not permitted under state law — because the state's lethal injection drug could cause him to suffer more than the Constitution allows, his lawyers say.
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| US train driver faces charges over deadly 2015 derailment Posted: 12 May 2017 09:16 PM PDT  Criminal charges were filed Friday against a US passenger train driver for the 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said charges were filed against Brandon Bostian, the engineer, or driver, of the Amtrak 188 train involved in the deadly May 12, 2015 incident. Bostian faces eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of causing or risking a catastrophe, "and numerous counts of reckless endangerment," Shapiro said in a brief statement.
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| Huge Ransomware Attack Stopped by Accident: What to Do Posted: 13 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Update 5/14 5:17 pm PT: Microsoft has criticized the NSA for what it says is the agency's role in weaponizing a weakness in Windows and allowing it to be stolen by hackers, which was reportedly used to launch the largest ransomware attack in history. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, "This attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem," wrote Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer at Microsoft. A massive ransomware attack spread across the globe May 12, with reports of computer systems being locked up in Russia, Western Europe, East Asia and North America.
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| Merkel's party bags key victory in bellwether state vote Posted: 14 May 2017 10:50 AM PDT  Düsseldorf (Germany) (AFP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel dealt a devastating blow to her main rival on Sunday, four months before national elections, when early results showed her party securing a strong win in a regional vote in Germany's biggest state. The SPD only managed to garner 30.6 percent, its worst score in history in the state and sharply down from its 2012 showing of 39.1 percent, in a serious hit to confidence ahead of general elections in September.
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| 30 Mother’s Day Quotes Posted: 13 May 2017 09:40 AM PDT  "I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood."
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| America’s wondrous waterfalls Posted: 14 May 2017 03:30 PM PDT ![America's wondrous waterfalls]( "America's wondrous waterfalls") Waterfalls are one of nature's most dramatic features. Some are easily found cascading through our national parks while others are tucked away in quieter corners of the country.
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| GOP leaders see more smoke than fire in Comey's dismissal Posted: 12 May 2017 11:26 PM PDT  CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Chaos is President Donald Trump's style, yet as long as the Republican delivers on health care, taxes and tapping a new FBI director as solid as his Supreme Court pick, GOP leaders say everything will be just fine.
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| China's Xi calls for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with Turkey Posted: 13 May 2017 06:23 PM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that the two should deepen counter-terrorism cooperation, amid Chinese concern about ethnic Uighurs from its Xinjiang region fighting with militants in the Middle East. Uighurs are a largely Muslim, Turkic-speaking minority from China's western Xinjiang region. Hundreds, possibly thousands, keen to escape unrest in Xinjiang, have traveled clandestinely via Southeast Asia to Turkey, where many see themselves as sharing religious and cultural ties.
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| Police chief, 2 nursing home employees killed; shooter dead Posted: 12 May 2017 08:02 PM PDT  KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An armed man gunned down a new village police chief on an Ohio street on Friday and then killed two employees in a nearby nursing home, where he later was found dead, a sheriff said. No nursing home residents were injured, nor were two hostages briefly held by the alleged gunman.
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| Berlin backpackers in a bind: To fund Pyongyang or not? Posted: 12 May 2017 08:38 PM PDT  It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help finance North Korea's nuclear ambitions? Backpackers staying at the Cityhostel found themselves struggling with precisely this question after learning that Pyongyang owns the property and is making money from it. Cityhostel found itself at the centre of a storm after German media reported Tuesday that the North Korean embassy was not just the guesthouse's neighbour but also the owner of the prime real estate.
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| German rail operator affected by global cyber attack Posted: 13 May 2017 04:14 AM PDT  German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Saturday its systems were infected by a global cyber attack that caused computer turmoil in nearly 100 countries. It said in a statement that train services were not disrupted but some electronic boards at stations announcing arrivals and departures had been affected. Deutsche Bahn said it was working to rectify the problem.
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| The Latest: Clapper says Trump eroding checks and balances Posted: 14 May 2017 05:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the search for an FBI director (all times local):
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| Log in, look out: Cyber chaos may grow at workweek's start Posted: 14 May 2017 04:55 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Employees booting up computers at work Monday could see red as they discover they're victims of a global "ransomware" cyberattack that has created chaos in 150 countries and could wreak even greater havoc as more malicious variations appear.
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| Today is the last day you can get the Amazon Echo at its lowest price of 2017 Posted: 13 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT 
Amazon is now a key player in the consumer electronics industry, with products spanning eBook readers, tablets, set-top boxes, and of course, smart speakers. That last category is the latest one that Amazon is solely responsible for popularizing, and the smart speaker that started it all is on sale right now at its lowest price of the year so far. The bad news is that the Amazon Echo discount you can enjoy right now is part of a Mother's Day sale, and tomorrow is Mother's Day 2017. That means today is your last day to take advantage of this special deal, because the price goes back up to $180 beginning tomorrow. Here's what you need to know, from Amazon's Echo page: - Plays all your music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more using just your voice
- Introducing Alexa calling and messaging, a new way to be together with family and friends. Just ask Alexa to call or message anyone with an Echo, Echo Dot, or the Alexa App.
- Fills the room with immersive, 360º omni-directional audio
- Hears you from across the room with far-field voice recognition, even while music is playing
- Answers questions, reads the news, reports traffic and weather, reads audiobooks from Audible, gives info on local businesses, provides sports scores and schedules, and more using the Alexa Voice Service
- Controls lights, fans, switches, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, locks, and more with compatible connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Nest, ecobee, and others
- Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Domino's, and more
And if you want to spend even less money, the refurbished Amazon Echo is on sale right now, too.
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| China's Xi offers indebted Greece strong support Posted: 12 May 2017 09:50 PM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the prime minister of deeply indebted Greece strong support on Saturday, saying the two countries should expand cooperation in infrastructure, energy and telecommunications. Xi told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that Greece was an important part in China's new Silk Road strategy. "At present, China and Greece's traditional friendship and cooperation continues to glow with new dynamism," China's Foreign Ministry cited Xi as saying.
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| Belize murder victim's mother remains hopeful for justice: Part 6 Posted: 12 May 2017 06:02 PM PDT  "I can't say I've given up on my hopes for justice," Gregory Faull's mother Eileen Keeney said.
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| One dead as mutinous I.Coast soldiers take to streets Posted: 14 May 2017 02:01 PM PDT  Bouaké (Ivory Coast) (AFP) - One person died Sunday after mutinous soldiers took to the streets in Ivory Coast's central second city Bouake as fresh tensions gripped the world's top cocoa grower. "(He), Issouf Diawara, finally died from his bullet wounds," his brother Souleymane Diawara told AFP. Diawara was hit on Saturday amid clashes between former rebels, some of whom have now been integrated into the army, and those who have disarmed but not integrated.
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| Pope cheered in Fatima to honor children who urged peace Posted: 12 May 2017 06:04 PM PDT  FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to "tear down all walls" and spread peace as he traveled to this Portuguese shrine town to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the most unique events of the 20th-century Catholic Church: the visions of the Virgin Mary reported by three illiterate shepherd children and the "secrets" she told them.
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| LG's G6 Is Now Unlocked — And Cheaper Posted: 13 May 2017 05:30 AM PDT  Samsung's Galaxy S8 isn't the only high-profile Android phone to become available unlocked this week. Credit: Sam Rutherford/Tom's GuideLG said today (May 12) that you can now buy an unlocked version of its G6 flagship phone. In addition to preordering the phone directly from LG, you can also find it on sale at Amazon and B&H. LG says the unlocked G6 will soon go on sale at Best Buy, too.
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| Special spotlight: SC Republicans vie to replace Mulvaney Posted: 13 May 2017 08:06 AM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The special election spotlight has rolled on to South Carolina, where two Republicans are vying to be the party's candidate in the race for the seat vacated by GOP Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
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| Former Kentucky jail guard convicted of beating inmate who later died Posted: 12 May 2017 06:56 PM PDT ![Former Kentucky jail guard convicted of beating inmate who later died]( "Former Kentucky jail guard convicted of beating inmate who later died") The panel found Howell guilty of excessive force and of ignoring the inmate's injuries and he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each criminal count when he is sentenced on Aug. 16 at a federal court in London, Kentucky. Howell, 60, and another guard beat inmate Larry Trent, 54, on July 9, 2013, after he was booked on a charge of drunken driving.
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| MacMall’s new sale slashes up to 30% off everything you can think of… except Macs Posted: 13 May 2017 10:15 AM PDT 
The name "MacMall" obviously hearkens back to the retailer's origins, when it primarily sold... you guessed it... Macs. Apple computers and other Apple products are still a core part of the company's business, of course, and you'll always find prices on Apple gear that are lower than what you would pay even if you buy directly from Apple. But MacMall has grown a lot in the past few years, and the company's weekend-long sale on new arrivals is a perfect reminder of the wide range of products MacMall now sells. This weekend only, MacMall is slashing prices up to 30% on a wide range of new arrivals. From Chromebooks and Windows laptops to desktops, monitors, projectors, external hard drives, printers, headphones, tablets, VR headsets, Nest Cam bundles, software and everything in between, this big MacMall sale covers just about anything and everything you can think of. Well, except for Macs. Here are some examples of the deals you'll find at MacMall right now: - HP Inc. 15-ba053nr Laptop - 15.6" Screen, AMD A10 Quad-Core 2.4GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10 Home - Refurbished: $329.99
- HP Inc. Elitebook 2570P Intel Core i5-3320M 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB, DVD, 12.5" Display, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Refurbished: $219.99
- Lenovo Thinkpad L440 Intel Core i5-4300M 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 180GB SSD, NO ODD, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g/n, 1x USB 3.0, 3 x USB 2.0, GeForce GT 730M 1GB, 14" Display, Win10 Pro 64 - Refurbished: $299.99
- Dell XPS L321X Ultrabook Intel Core i5-2647M 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB RAM SSD, NO ODD, 13.3" Display, CAM, Win10 Pro 64 - Refurbished: $299.99
- HP Inc. Elitebook 2560P Core i5-2520M 2.5GHz/4GB RAM/320G/DVD/12.5"/Win 10Pro 64 - Refurbished: $189.99
- ViewSonic LightStream 3,300-Lumen WXGA Projector: $549.99
- Seagate Technology Backup Plus 5TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (Silver): $149.99
- Seagate Technology Backup Plus 5TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (Black): $139.99
- Nest Labs Cam Outdoor Security Camera - 2 Pack: $349.99
- Nest Labs Cam Indoor Security Camera - 3 Pack: $499.99
- Lenovo N22 Chromebook 80SF - Celeron N3060 / 1.6 GHz - Chrome OS - 2 GB RAM - 16 GB eMMC - 11.6" TN 1366 x 768 (HD) - HD Graphics 400 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black: $175.46
- Lenovo N22 Chromebook 80SF - Celeron N3060 / 1.6 GHz - Chrome OS - 4 GB RAM - 16 GB eMMC - 11.6" TN 1366 x 768 (HD) - HD Graphics 400 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black: $212.25
- ASUS Chromebook C201PA-DS02-PW Rockchip Cortex A17 RK3288 Quad-core 1.80GHz Notebook PC - 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 11.6" HD, 802.11ac - Pearl White: $216.54
- ASRock Beebox-S 7100U Intel Core i3-7100U 2.40GHz, 802.11 ac + Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB 3.0: $303.99
- Naxa Electronics 32" 720p LED TV & Media Player: $214.98
Check out the full MacMall sale right here on the retailer's website. Remember, these deals are only available through the end of the day on Sunday.
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| A 'Gilmore Girls' lego set might be coming and my wallet is so ready Posted: 13 May 2017 07:14 AM PDT  Oy with the completely perfect Lego sets already! The company that enhanced everyone's childhood could be creating a product that will make Gilmore Girls fans of all ages weep with joy: a Luke's Diner Lego set. *passes out* SEE ALSO: 'Lego Movie's' Unikitty is getting an animated show and everything is awesome Now hold up — before you get too excited and down five cups of coffee in celebration, as of right now the Gilmore Girls set is just an idea. The company allows adorkable fans to submit original ideas for new Lego sets and one glorious human, Rainer Zufall, is to thank for blessing the world with this vision of Lego Lorelai. At the end of April, Zufall submitted his collection design, which features a completely furnished Luke's Diner — right down to the beloved "No Cell Phones" sign — along with six of our favorite Stars Hollow characters. Image: RAINER ZUFALL/LEGO IDEASIt is so beautiful. And if for some reason the set itself has not sold you yet, the inspiration behind it will. Zufall wrote that the idea to build Lego Luke's Diner came to him, "because my wife is a really big Gilmore Girls fan and she asked me to build Luke's Diner for her." Omg. Since he's a big Lego fan he wanted to give his wife and other Gilmore Girl lovers the ability to recreate their favorite scenes with the toy. Image: RAINER ZUFALL/LEGO IDEAS Image: RAINER ZUFALL/LEGO IDEAS Tell me you do not want to own these precious Lego figures of Lorelai, Rory, Luke, Lane, Kirk, and JESS. Lego Jess! That's right — no Lego Dean, no Lego Logan, just Lego Jess. Zufall clearly knows what's UP. Image: Rainer zufall/lego ideasIf you simply cannot imagine your life without this Gilmore Girls set in it, go support it! The idea will need to reach 10,000 followers in order to make it to Lego for an official review and potential approval. The world needs this. WATCH: The 'Gilmore Girls' coffee challenge doesn't have a happy ending
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| Snap earnings 'miss' shows misreading of analyst 'expectations' Posted: 13 May 2017 04:26 AM PDT  By David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A widespread view on Wall Street this week was that Snap Inc fell short of revenue forecasts when it posted its first quarterly results as a public company, triggering a big selloff in its shares. In fact there were two distinct camps of forecasters, which suggests the earnings "miss" was a matter of interpretation, and other factors were behind the stock decline. A Reuters review of 19 predictions heading into Snap's earnings report on Wednesday shows that analysts affiliated with the underwriters of Snap's initial public offering in March had far lower revenue expectations than investment firms not involved in the IPO.
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| Trump weighs further US troops for Afghanistan Posted: 13 May 2017 07:03 PM PDT  Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows a weary US soldier drawing deeply on his cigarette. The headline: "How Not to Lose in Afghanistan." The date: April 20, 2009. More than eight years later, the Pentagon finds itself in the same quandary.
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| Parents sue Palestinian groups to collect on jury award Posted: 12 May 2017 08:22 PM PDT ![Parents sue Palestinian groups to collect on jury award]( "Parents sue Palestinian groups to collect on jury award") CHICAGO (AP) — The parents of a 17-year-old yeshiva student fatally shot in the West Bank by Hamas terrorists in 1996 filed a federal lawsuit Friday against two Chicago-area Palestinian-American groups to collect on a legal judgment stemming from the death.
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| Police used stun gun, neck grab in fatal Vegas Strip arrest Posted: 14 May 2017 03:19 PM PDT ![Police used stun gun, neck grab in fatal Vegas Strip arrest]( "Police used stun gun, neck grab in fatal Vegas Strip arrest") LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say an unarmed man has died after police officers used a stun gun and neck grab to subdue him during an arrest on the Las Vegas Strip.
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| Cyberattack: major cyber attacks over the past 10 years Posted: 13 May 2017 08:43 AM PDT  A huge range of organisations and companies around the world have been affected by the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, described by the EU's law enforcement agency as "unprecedented". One of the first massive cyberattacks to hit a state occurred in spring 2007 in the Baltic nation of Estonia, when a spate of intrusions forced the closure of government websites and disrupted leading businesses. Estonia, which was in the midst of a diplomatic dispute with Russia, blamed Moscow for the attacks, which it denied.
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| India skips China's Silk Road summit, warns of 'unsustainable' debt Posted: 13 May 2017 11:54 PM PDT  By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has not sent an official delegation to attend the "Belt and Road Forum" in Beijing and instead criticized China's global initiative, warning of an "unsustainable debt burden" for countries involved. Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting dozens of world leaders and senior officials on Sunday for the country's biggest diplomatic showcase of the year, touting his vision of a new "Silk Road" that opens trade routes across the globe. Government officials from New Delhi did not travel, Indian officials said, although scholars from Indian think-tanks have flown to Beijing to attend some of the meetings at the forum.
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| Reward doubled to $10,000 for Yellowstone white-wolf shooter Posted: 13 May 2017 08:51 PM PDT  A wolf advocacy group has doubled the reward for information leading to whoever shot a rare white wolf found inside Yellowstone National Park.
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| More leaks show the OnePlus 5 will have one crucial feature Posted: 12 May 2017 08:01 PM PDT 
The Galaxy S8 is finally available in stores, but the OnePlus 5 is one of the mostly hotly-anticipated Android phones right now. The handset will be launched this summer, OnePlus already confirmed, while a slew of reports already revealed almost everything there is to know about the handset. We still don't know what the phone will look like, and reports offer conflicting details regarding one of its most important features. But there's a new leak that might settle it.
The OnePlus 5 is expected to feature a dual lens rear camera on the back, although it's unclear whether it'll have a horizontal or vertical orientation. A series of images posted on SlashLeaks indicate the camera will have two lenses and will be placed vertically, in a central location. The flash is positioned under the camera, and it's followed by the OnePlus logo. One other detail to note is that there's no fingerprint sensor on the back. That means it's positioned on the front side of the handset, probably just below the display. SlashLeaks posted four images that show various proposals for the rear camera and antenna lines design. Aside from the minor camera, flash, and antenna differences, the renders show the same overall design for the handset. It's unclear at this time which one will be chosen as the final design, and that's assuming these leaked renders have indeed leaked from OnePlus. A render for the front side of the handset isn't available, but here are the images posted on SlashLeaks: 
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| Genes Play An Integral Role In Aging Process Posted: 13 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Genes are important in a person's aging process, just as in the case of 117-year-old Emma Morano, who was the world's oldest living person.
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| Traffic jams, break-ins could cost Germany's SPD key state vote Posted: 14 May 2017 05:25 AM PDT ![Traffic jams, break-ins could cost Germany's SPD key state vote]( "Traffic jams, break-ins could cost Germany's SPD key state vote") By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives hoped to unseat the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in an election on Sunday in Germany's most populous state, the final electoral test for both parties before a federal vote in September. The Christian Democrats (CDU) aimed to seize on anger among the 18 million inhabitants of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) over clogged traffic, rising crime, an underperforming education system and relatively high unemployment to win. The SPD has governed NRW for most of the post-war years since 1945, and losing power in what they regard as their bastion would raise serious doubt about their chances of toppling Merkel in just over four months' time.
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| Jilted Indian man rapes, kills ex-girlfriend: police Posted: 14 May 2017 02:56 AM PDT  A jilted man who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend before smashing her head with bricks and running her over with a car has been arrested, Indian police said Sunday. Police in the northern state of Haryana said the 23-year-old victim was abducted by the man and his friend who then allegedly raped and mutilated her, in the latest case of sexual violence in the country. "We have arrested two men under various sections -- murder and rape also," Jagjeet Singh, spokesman for Sonipat city police in Haryana, told AFP.
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| Pope says will be 'sincere' with Trump at Vatican meeting Posted: 13 May 2017 09:39 PM PDT  By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday he would be "sincere" with U.S. President Donald Trump over their sharp differences on subjects such as immigration and climate change when the two hold their first meeting at the Vatican later this month. "Even if one thinks differently we have to be very sincere about what each one thinks," Francis said in a typically freewheeling airborne news conference.
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