| White House scrambles to defend Trump’s use of climate data, disputed by the authors themselves Posted: 02 Jun 2017 01:07 PM PDT  MIT scientists say that Trump has "badly misunderstood" their study, but EPA administrator Scott Pruitt says other studies back up the president's position.
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| Will Trump Invoke Executive Privilege and Stop Comey from Testifying? Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The former FBI director is scheduled to testify before Congress next week regarding conversations with the president.
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| Pres. Putin to Megyn Kelly: Hackers Could Be Anywhere, Including the US Posted: 02 Jun 2017 08:31 AM PDT  Pres. Putin clarified his statement regarding Russian "patriotic" hackers meddling in the US election, saying hackers could have done it from any number of countries, including inside the US.
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| Gunman torches Philippine casino, killing dozens in panic Posted: 02 Jun 2017 08:05 AM PDT  By Manolo Serapio Jr and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital on Friday, setting gaming tables alight and killing at least 36 people who mostly suffocated in thick smoke, in an attack claimed by Islamic State but which officials insist was a botched robbery. The gunman killed himself in a hotel room after being shot and wounded by security officers at the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex, police said. "Islamic State fighters carried out the Manila attack in the Philippines," the militant group's Amaq news agency said.
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| ‘French Toast’: Newspapers react to U.S.’s withdrawal from Paris deal Posted: 02 Jun 2017 07:18 AM PDT  How newspapers nationwide and across the world reacted to President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate deal.
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| 'Tragic' measles vaccine blunders kill 15 children in South Sudan Posted: 02 Jun 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly refrigerated, and were mixed using the same syringe for four days. In addition to the blunders handling the vaccine, Health Minister Riek Gai Kok said that two children, aged 12 and 13, had been recruited to administer it. An investigation showed that local officials failed to follow immunisation guidelines during a four-day campaign to vaccinate around 300 people in the southeastern state of Kapoeta in May, Kok said.
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| 150 years of Frank Lloyd Wright: Special tours of rare house Posted: 03 Jun 2017 05:49 AM PDT  Back in 1950, Isadore and Lucille Zimmerman wanted a smaller, simpler house. They ended up with a classic.
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| Teens gather for night of underage drinking at high school party: Part 1 Posted: 02 Jun 2017 08:54 PM PDT  Sixteen-year-old Savannah joined other students, including Cameron Harrison, at a party for another student's birthday.
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| Claiming ‘bullying’ by Trump over gruesome joke, Griffin says she’s standing up for free speech Posted: 02 Jun 2017 10:06 AM PDT  Calling her firing from CNN "censorship," comedian Kathy Griffin said in a press conference Friday that she would stand up for free speech in the face of fallout from a controversial image with a likeness of President Trump that she tweeted this week.
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| Nikola Tesla's Hundred Year Old Prediction About Smartphones Is Eerily Accurate Posted: 02 Jun 2017 05:21 AM PDT  Our cell phones have become so ubiquitous that we barely use them as phones. They're now our pocket cameras, the platform for our apps, and machines to text, chat, and send images. When you step back and think about it, it's pretty wild.
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| Putin: Blaming Russia for meddling in U.S. election is ‘like anti-Semitism’ Posted: 02 Jun 2017 10:24 AM PDT  The U.S. has alleged that Russian-backed hackers released troves of emails to WikiLeaks from the DNC and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman.
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| Lowest of the Low: Cops Say Thief Steals Bag, Ring Belonging to Army Vet Killed in Train Attack Posted: 02 Jun 2017 01:50 PM PDT  The thief was quickly identified after Portland police released video of him leaving the train.
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| British Airways I.T. outage caused by contractor who switched off power: Times Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:33 PM PDT  A contractor doing maintenance work at a British Airways data center inadvertently switched off the power supply, knocking out the airline's computer systems and leaving 75,000 people stranded last weekend, the Times newspaper reported on Friday. Quoting a BA source, the newspaper said the power supply unit that sparked the I.T. failure was working perfectly but was accidentally shut down by a worker. An investigation into the power outage is likely to focus on human error rather than any equipment failure, it said.
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| Tense Kabul under lockdown after deadly protest clashes Posted: 03 Jun 2017 03:49 AM PDT  Kabul city was on lockdown Saturday with armed checkpoints and armoured vehicles patrolling the streets to prevent a repeat of protests that spiralled into street clashes, leaving at least four people dead. Hundreds of demonstrators calling for President Ashraf Ghani to step down clashed with police on Friday, prompting officials to beat them back with live rounds in the air, tear gas and water cannon. The protesters were voicing anger over a truck bombing on Wednesday in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds, the deadliest attack in the city since 2001.
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| Illegal Tiananmen Square liquor arrives in Hong Kong Posted: 02 Jun 2017 03:36 AM PDT  HONG KONG (AP) — A bottle of forbidden liquor produced last year by Chinese activists to mark the 1989 military crackdown on Beijing's Tiananmen Square has arrived in Hong Kong after a trip around the world.
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| Trump Blabbing Would Hurt Executive Privilege Posted: 02 Jun 2017 11:30 AM PDT  Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks about Donald Trump would have a hard time asserting executive privilege to prevent former FBI Director James Comey from testifying.
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| Today's Google Doodle celebrates the man behind the Pride rainbow flag Posted: 02 Jun 2017 07:34 AM PDT  June is LGBTQ Pride Month and social networks and sites of all kinds are releasing special emojis and graphics in celebration. On Friday, Google used its latest Doodle to honor American artist and LGBTQ rights activist Gilbert Baker, creator of the rainbow flag that has become a symbol of pride for LGBTQ individuals worldwide. Baker, who died last year at 65, would have turned 66 today. Image: GoogleAccording to TIME, Baker left the military after traveling from Kansas to San Francisco with the U.S. Army. After leaving the military, he taught himself to sew and would often volunteer to make protest banners for the city's LGBTQ community. SEE ALSO: Instagram releases fierce rainbow stickers to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month In 1978, gay leader Harvey Milk asked Baker to create an icon that would symbolize both activists and the community alike. At the time, the only symbol of the LGBTQ community was the pink triangle, which was the way gay prisoners were identified in Nazi concentration camps. Baker wanted to create something more celebratory and positive to represent the growing LGBTQ movement. The first flag, which included eight different colored stripes each with their own meaning, was put together by volunteers in the attic of the Gay Community Center, reports TIME. After Milk's assassination, the number of stripes was reduced to six due to the limited availability of fabric in the wake of the flag's new popularity. Happy Pride, everyone! [H/T: TIME] WATCH: Time-lapse shows huge rainbow flag being unfurled at Mexico City's Pride parade
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| ‘Pokémon Go’ Update Tweaks Eggs & Rarity In Big Ways Posted: 02 Jun 2017 08:53 AM PDT  'Pokémon Go' has been updated recently, and studies suggest major tweaks to eggs and rarity for some common monsters. Click here for the full scoop on these big changes.
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| Lawyer withdraws from consideration for US Justice Dept post Posted: 02 Jun 2017 02:40 PM PDT ![Lawyer withdraws from consideration for US Justice Dept post]( "Lawyer withdraws from consideration for US Justice Dept post") By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York lawyer George Conway, who had been expected to be nominated to head the U.S. Department of Justice's civil division, has withdrawn from consideration. Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said in a statement received on Friday that he was "profoundly grateful to the President and to the Attorney General" for selecting him to serve in the Justice Department. A White House spokeswoman referred a request for comment to the Justice Department.
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| Mom Charged With Murder After Son, 3, Drowns in Pool After Being Left Alone for 14 Hours: Cops Posted: 02 Jun 2017 11:39 AM PDT  Bobbie Jessica Prather, 32, was arrested and charged with felony murder.
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| 36 die from smoke in Philippine casino after gunman set fire Posted: 01 Jun 2017 10:29 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital and torched gambling tables in the crowded space, creating a choking level of smoke that killed at least 36 people, authorities said. The gunman stuffed a backpack with casino chips before he fled but was found dead in an adjacent hotel early Friday of an apparent suicide.
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| Residents of historic Israeli settlement say they have returned home Posted: 02 Jun 2017 07:35 PM PDT  For Yohanan Ben Yaakov, taking part in the creation of the first Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank in 1967 was like returning home, he says. Today, Israel's 50-year occupation of Palestinian territory and its continuing settlement building are seen as major stumbling blocks to any peace efforts.
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| Kathy Griffin holds a press conference Posted: 02 Jun 2017 09:57 AM PDT  On Friday, June 2, 2017, embattled comedian Kathy Griffin and her lawyer Lisa Bloom hold a press conference. The two address the photo of Griffin with a fabricated severed head of President Trump, the backlash from that image, and bullying by the Trump family that Griffin is alleging in the wake of that controversy.
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| Professor tells Midway battle story with ship, plane models Posted: 02 Jun 2017 03:22 PM PDT  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A U.S. Naval War College professor is using models of ships and aircraft that he spent 20 years making to tell the story of the Battle of Midway.
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| Colossal crack in Antartica ice shelf about to drop state-sized iceberg into the ocean Posted: 02 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT 
With President Donald Trump announcing that the United States won't be joining a huge number of its allies in supporting the Paris Agreement on climate change rules just a day ago, an extremely troubling development in Antarctica is helping to underscore just how bad of a decision that really was. A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf on the frigid continent has grown rapidly in the past week, and a complete break is expected imminently. When that happens, a chunk of ice as large as the state of Delaware will be released into the ocean, creating one of the world's largest icebergs ever.
The crack, which is currently roughly 120 miles long, has grown by several miles in just the past week, and is now just eight miles from being complete. Researchers are pointing to the accelerated break — called "calving" — as a further sign that human-caused climate change is currently at a tipping point from which we may not be able to recover. The shelf's calving, as troubling as it is on its own, is (unfortunately) just part of a bigger picture. Scientists believe that, once the shelf does make its way freely into the ocean, the event could further destabilize the rest of the glacier, leading to increased break-ups in the immediate future. "When it calves, the Larsen C Ice Shelf will lose more than 10% of its area to leave the ice front at its most retreated position ever recorded," Professor Adrian Luckman of Swansea University College of Science said of the calving. "This event will fundamentally change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula."
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| Smart Grill Face-Off: Char-Broil SmartChef vs. Weber Genesis II With iGrill3 Posted: 03 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. The rites of cooking with fire are deeply ingrained: Preheat the grill, throw on the steaks, open a beer—then hover and ...
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| Instagram Sensation Justin Casquejo, Arrested Again For Climbing New York Skycraper Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:56 PM PDT  Justin Casquejo has been climbing skyscrapers in New York City for years, Thursday he was arrested.
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| Varadkar becomes Irish PM-in-waiting in social, generational shift Posted: 02 Jun 2017 11:01 AM PDT  By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's governing Fine Gael party elected Leo Varadkar as its new leader on Friday, choosing the gay, 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant to succeed Enda Kenny as prime minister in a striking sign of the country's rapid social change. Bar an unexpected development, Varadkar will be voted in as prime minister when parliament next sits on June 13 and become the once-staunchly Catholic country's first openly gay premier and the youngest person ever to hold the office. "If my election today shows anything, it is that prejudice has no hold in this Republic," Varadkar said to huge applause in a speech at Dublin's Mansion House, where Ireland's parliament first sat almost a century ago.
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| A wander through Old Tbilisi Posted: 02 Jun 2017 10:47 AM PDT ![A wander through Old Tbilisi]( "A wander through Old Tbilisi") The buildings of Old Tbilisi, the Georgian capital's historic quarter, for centuries reflected the city's rule by Mongols, Arabs, Turks and Russians.Tbilisi is the capital of the country of Georgia. Its cobblestoned old town reflects a long, complicated history, with periods under Persian and Russian rule. Its diverse architecture encompasses Eastern Orthodox churches, ornate art nouveau buildings and Soviet Modernist structures. (Reuters)Photography by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
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| Woman, 82, arrested at airport says she forgot bipolar meds Posted: 02 Jun 2017 04:46 PM PDT  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 82-year-old Texas woman who was jailed for about two hours after scuffling with an airport security officer in Kansas expressed embarrassment Friday, calling herself a "plain old grandma" who'd forgotten to take her bipolar medication.
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| Mexico ruling party risks nasty upset in governor's race Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:50 PM PDT  Mexico's ruling party risks losing the governorship of the country's largest state Sunday in elections that observers say are fueling a fiery left-wing populist's prospects of becoming president next year. Losing the bellwether election in the state of Mexico -- President Enrique Pena Nieto's home state -- would spell disaster for the once-mighty Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, as its own candidate has admitted. Political analysts say the tight race has given a huge boost to Morena's founder, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a sharp critic of US President Donald Trump who wants to be Mexico's first leftist president in recent memory.
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| Teen Accidentally Kills 19-Year-Old Girlfriend With Gun He Received As Graduation Gift Posted: 03 Jun 2017 11:59 AM PDT  Police called it a "terrible tragedy."
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| Press groups urge congressional probe on assault of reporter Posted: 02 Jun 2017 04:46 PM PDT  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A national coalition of press groups urged a congressional ethics panel on Friday to consider disciplinary action against Montana's newly elected congressman, who is charged with throwing a reporter to the ground during a confrontation a day before the election.
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| Michael Moore brands Donald Trump's decision to pull out of Paris Agreement 'a crime against humanity' Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:12 PM PDT  Filmmaker Michael Moore has branded President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement a "crime against humanity". "America First! Earth last! My name is Michael Moore. Trump just committed a crime against humanity.
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| Ancient Martian Lake Had Varying Oxygen Levels Posted: 02 Jun 2017 04:11 AM PDT  Data from NASA's Curiosity rover showed conditions varying among different depths of the lake in Gale Crater on Mars that existed over three billion years ago.
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| Magnitude 6.9 quake hits in Bering Sea, off Alaska: USGS Posted: 02 Jun 2017 03:54 PM PDT ![Magnitude 6.9 quake hits in Bering Sea, off Alaska: USGS]( "Magnitude 6.9 quake hits in Bering Sea, off Alaska: USGS") (Reuters) - A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but it was not expected to cause a tsunami. The quake's epicenter was 127 miles (204 km) northwest of Attu Station, part of the Aleutian Islands archipelago. The quake was very shallow, at a depth of only 2.7 miles, the USGS said.
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| The Latest: Woman says churchgoers told to lie about attack Posted: 02 Jun 2017 03:04 PM PDT  RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a North Carolina minister who is accused of assaulting and kidnapping a gay church member (all times local):
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| Venezuela court threatens opponent Capriles with arrest Posted: 01 Jun 2017 07:58 PM PDT  Venezuela's Supreme Court threatened Thursday to jail senior opposition leader Henrique Capriles if he lets anti-government protesters block roads in the state he governs. In its latest swipe at embattled President Nicolas Maduro's opponents, the high court ordered Capriles to take "all actions" possible to stop protesters from shutting down roads in the northern state of Miranda. It warned Capriles, who narrowly lost the 2013 presidential election to Maduro, would face six to 15 months of prison if he failed to comply.
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| Subaru Brings Back Hardcore WRX STI Type RA Posted: 02 Jun 2017 10:28 AM PDT  The Type RA first appeared as a Japanese-market WRX variant. Now Subaru is teasing a modern return of the name.
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| Threat closes Washington college after protests over race Posted: 01 Jun 2017 06:45 PM PDT  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus.
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| Cities, States and Companies Vow to Stick to the Paris Climate Agreement Posted: 02 Jun 2017 09:14 AM PDT  The move puts a number of politicians and business leaders at odds with the White House.
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| Why the Rolls-Royce Sweptail is the shape of things to come Posted: 02 Jun 2017 05:57 AM PDT  With the unveiling of the Sweptail, Rolls-Royce has redefined the automotive notion of bespoke and has thrown down the gauntlet to every carmaker that claims to offer super luxury vehicles. "We don't think it's right to profess to do it [bespoke services] unless you're prepared to go through the journey to really make that happen," explains James Warren. As Rolls-Royce's head of communications for Western Europe, Warren has had an extremely busy week.
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| EU regulators say Qualcomm has not offered concessions in NXP bid Posted: 02 Jun 2017 02:44 AM PDT  U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has not offered any concessions so far in its $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors , EU antitrust regulators said on Friday, increasing the risk of a lengthy investigation into the deal. Qualcomm, which supplies chips to Android smartphone makers and Apple , had until June 1 to propose concessions to allay possible competition concerns over the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry. During an investigation, Qualcomm could seek to convince regulators that the deal was not anti-competitive.
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