| Trump tweets video of himself slamming and punching ‘CNN’ Posted: 02 Jul 2017 07:57 AM PDT  The footage shows Trump approaching WWE president Vince McMahon outside the ring, knocking him down and punching him in the head before turning to walk away.
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| Road Rage Suspect Who Killed Recent High School Graduate Turns Himself Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:34 AM PDT  David Desper, 28, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder and reckless endangerment, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
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| NBC News Investigation: Sexual Assault On Cruises Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:40 AM PDT  In one case, the alleged victim — who asked that NBC News not share her name — said she was raped by a bartender aboard the cruise.
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| Illinois man held without bond in disappearance of Chinese scholar Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:26 PM PDT ![Illinois man held without bond in disappearance of Chinese scholar]( "Illinois man held without bond in disappearance of Chinese scholar") A federal judge on Monday ordered an Illinois man charged with abducting a Chinese scholar held without bond in a first court appearance that drew hundreds of demonstrators with signs calling for justice. Brendt Christensen, 28, was arrested by FBI agents in Champaign, Illinois, on Friday on charges of kidnapping in the disappearance of Yingying Zhang, 26, on June 9, according to University of Illinois Police. The U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement that agents overheard Christensen while he was under surveillance "explaining" how he kidnapped Zhang.
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| Minimum Wage Increases Take Effect in Major Cities Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:38 AM PDT  In Washington, D.C., pay went up one dollar to $12.50 an hour. In Chicago, it went up to $11 an hour. And in San Francisco and Los Angeles, pay went up to $14 and $12 an hour, respectively.
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| Nevada Became 5th State In US With Stores Selling Weed To Public Posted: 02 Jul 2017 04:57 AM PDT  Nevada became the 5th state in the United States to permit the sale of recreational sale of marijuana. Anyone above the age of 21 years and with a valid ID can buy up to an ounce of cannabis.
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| Taxi crashes into pedestrians near Boston's Logan Airport Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:27 PM PDT ![Taxi crashes into pedestrians near Boston's Logan Airport]( "Taxi crashes into pedestrians near Boston's Logan Airport") Massachusetts State Police say a crash that injured 10 pedestrians near Boston's airport does not appear to be an intentional act.
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| Hong Kong’s uneasy deal with China Posted: 02 Jul 2017 11:46 AM PDT ![Hong Kong's uneasy deal with China]( "Hong Kong's uneasy deal with China") Hong Kong is part of China, now and forever. Mr. Xi himself visited Hong Kong over the weekend to make the point. A military parade that featured thousands of Chinese government troops, the largest yet staged on the island, added an exclamation point.
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| Philippines: Marawi hostages forced to loot cash, guns, gold Posted: 03 Jul 2017 08:22 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military said Monday that militants aligned with the Islamic State group who seized parts of a southern city forced hostages to loot millions in cash, firearms, ammunition, gold and jewelry from houses and business establishments.
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| U.S. lifts laptop restriction for flights from Abu Dhabi Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:54 AM PDT  WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has lifted a ban on laptops in cabins on flights from Abu Dhabi to the United States, saying Etihad Airways had put in place required tighter security measures. Etihad welcomed the decision on Sunday and credited a facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport where passengers clear U.S. immigration before they land in the United States for "superior security advantages" that had allowed it to satisfy U.S. requirements.
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| Starbucks Worker Who Mysteriously Vanished During Break Found Alive Nearly a Week Later Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:13 PM PDT  Allison Cope, 24, a supervisor at Starbucks in Raleigh-Durham International Airport, was located in Virginia Beach, Va., more than 200 miles away.
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| 8 wounded in France mosque shooting, not terrorism: prosecutor Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:04 PM PDT  Eight people including a girl were lightly wounded late Sunday in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southeast French city of Avignon, the prosecutor's office said, ruling out terrorism. According to initial accounts taken on the spot, at least two men got out of a car around 10:30 pm near the mosque and opened fire, including with a shotgun, the prosecutor's office said. Witness accounts mentioned four men in the car, all hooded.
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| Massive layoffs loom over Microsoft Posted: 03 Jul 2017 08:40 AM PDT 
When a company as big as Microsoft finds itself in need of a reorganization, there are almost always casualties that result from the changes. That's exactly what is about to happen to the tech giant, as multiple reports from inside sources suggest that the company is poised to downsize its boxed software business, and the changes could result in a sizable layoffs to Microsoft's sales teams around the globe, affecting thousands of employees.
The layoffs, which will be needed due to redundancies in the reorganized sales division, will be "major" according to reports. They will largely affect those responsible for physical software sales, which is rapidly dying as cloud distribution of software becomes the standard across many industries. However, there's little in the way of specifics regarding exactly what teams and regions will be scaled back. This type of thing is becoming the norm for Microsoft, which just last year slashed several thousands of jobs related to its failing smartphone business. In 2015, the company axed even more than that when it began its butchering of the baggage it acquired from Nokia. Failing to catch a much-needed foothold in the incredibly competitive mobile industry has been Microsoft's greatest failure as of late, and while this new round of rumored layoffs isn't directly related to that, the theme of regular layoffs obviously isn't great news for the company. Microsoft has not commented on the reports, but the layoffs are expected to be announced over the next week or so.
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| 'I Survived a Shark Attack' Posted: 03 Jul 2017 10:24 AM PDT !['I Survived a Shark Attack']( "'I Survived a Shark Attack'") Tiffany Johnson was snorkeling off the coast of the Bahamas when she felt the bump on her arm. It didn't hurt, so she casually glanced to her right, angling to stay still so she didn't disturb the fish she'd been admiring.
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| China, Russia share opposition to U.S. THAAD in South Korea: Xi Posted: 03 Jul 2017 04:41 AM PDT  China has repeatedly stated its opposition to the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system and has called for its deployment to stopped, and the missiles already installed to be removed. China says the system's powerful radar can probe deep into its territory, undermining its security and a regional balance while doing nothing to stop North Korea in its relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them.
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| Road Rage On Rise In US Posted: 03 Jul 2017 12:26 AM PDT  David Desper, a Pennsylvania man, was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting a teenager on June 28 after she tried to merge into the same lane, authorities said.
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| Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:50 AM PDT  Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs.
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| US stocks open holiday week on upbeat note Posted: 03 Jul 2017 07:03 AM PDT  Wall Street opened the holiday-shortened week on an upbeat note on Monday, as investors awaited a pair of economic data releases as well as monthly car sales. About 10 minutes into trading on the day before the July 4 holiday, the Dow Jones Industrial average jumped nearly 0.6 percent to 21,467.77, while the broad-based S&P 500 was up 0.5 percent to 2,435.96. "It's shaping up to be a firecracker start for the equity market on this first -- and abbreviated -- trading day of July," Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare said in a commentary.
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| Doctor Killed in New York Hospital Wasn't Scheduled To Work Day of Shooting Posted: 02 Jul 2017 08:50 AM PDT  Dr. Tracy Tam was covering another doctor's shift when she was gunned down by a former hospital employee identified as Dr. Henry Bello.
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| New study reveals how frogs flourished after dinosaurs croaked Posted: 03 Jul 2017 12:43 PM PDT  A massive asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs millions of years ago created room for frogs to colonize the Earth, said a study Monday that shows how frogs became among the most diverse vertebrates in the world. As many as 10 types of frogs are believed to have survived the mass extinction some 66 million years ago, which erased three-quarters of life on Earth, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Of these survivors, just three major kinds of frogs went on to diversify and populate the planet.
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| Christie among the lucky few with state-owned vacation homes Posted: 03 Jul 2017 05:37 PM PDT  Most governors couldn't get caught in a brouhaha like the one surrounding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, because his state is one of only a handful with a state-owned vacation home for its chief executive.
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| What Poland Wants From Trump Posted: 03 Jul 2017 11:16 AM PDT  A commitment to NATO, yes. Interference in domestic politics, no.
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| Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike Posted: 02 Jul 2017 03:13 AM PDT ![Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike]( "Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike") Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a drone strike while traveling on a motorbike in southern Yemen late on Saturday, residents said. The men died on the outskirts of al-Wadei town in Abyan province, said residents who identified one of them as a local leader for the militant group called Ibrahim al-Adani. There was no immediate statement from the militants or from U.S. forces who have repeatedly launched drone and air strikes on Yemen's al Qaeda branch, known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
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| Body Of Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Found Near Lake In California Posted: 02 Jul 2017 12:33 AM PDT  Aramazd Andressian Jr., a 5-year-old California boy had been missing since April 21, when he was last spotted with his father while leaving Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
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| 5 Challenges of Early Retirement Posted: 03 Jul 2017 06:07 AM PDT ![5 Challenges of Early Retirement]( "5 Challenges of Early Retirement") Early retirement gives you an opportunity to get away from the corporate world and pursue your interests. An early retirement also makes it more difficult to make your savings last. Here are some common complications of early retirement.
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| Total signs major Iran gas deal, defying US pressure Posted: 03 Jul 2017 07:28 AM PDT  French energy giant Total defied US pressure on Monday by signing a multi-billion-dollar gas deal with Iran, the first by a European firm in more than a decade. Total will invest an initial $1 billion (880 million euros) in the South Pars offshore gas field as part of a consortium with Chinese and Iranian firms. The 20-year project, which will eventually see the firms inject $4.9 billion, is by far the biggest vote of confidence in the Islamic republic since sanctions were lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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| Ancient Roman Skulls Reveal Local Groups' Distinctive Facial Features Posted: 03 Jul 2017 08:24 AM PDT  Forensic techniques that are used to solve modern homicide cases helped American anthropologists reveal family resemblances in 2,000-year-old skulls from the Roman Empire. The study used a statistical technique known as geometric morphometrics to identify similarities in skulls from three Italian graveyards dating from between the first and third centuries A.D., when the Roman Empire was at its height. Precise three-dimensional measurements of dozens of skulls from two of the graveyards showed distinct regional differences, which the researchers interpreted as a sign of a common ancestry among many people in those regions.
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| Anti-Semitic Banner Found on New Jersey Holocaust Memorial Posted: 03 Jul 2017 11:05 AM PDT  The banner had a link to a white supremacist website
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| 16 striking murals that show the devastating effects of climate change Posted: 02 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  A large sweeping mural in the far north of Canada says all you need to know about a new climate change awareness project: "Know I'm Here" is painted in big white letters across a squat gray building. Local ecosystems are suffering in the area due to climate change, and yet the dangers are often overlooked. Two environmental nonprofits are hoping to use art to get people's attention. SEE ALSO: The 'debate' Rick Perry wants to hold on global warming is total BS The PangeaSeed Foundation and Kal Barteski (founder of the The Polar Bear Fund), have teamed up to bring artists to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to paint 16 large-scale public murals. The murals, which were completed near the end of June, explore the history of the province and highlight the devastating effects of climate change on local ecosystems. Called SeaWalls Churchill, the art project is the latest installment of the larger SeaWalls: Artists for Oceans, which began in 2014. The goal is to use art to generate awareness of the dangers oceans face today. While the larger SeaWalls spans over 300 murals in 12 different countries, SeaWalls Churchill is unique because it is the first time the project has been brought somewhere "sub-arctic," an area just south of the Arctic Circle. Churchill has large polar bear and beluga whale populations and a wide array of birds, which influenced the location choice. The murals are meant to call attention to the importance of protecting the oceans and shed light on the dangers the polar bears face due to melting sea ice and habitat destruction. However, it's important to note that while raising awareness of the plight of the polar bears is a worthy cause and appropriate for the location, the bears have become a problematic mascot for climate change as many do not see the animals in their everyday lives. Climate change is hitting home for millions of people around the world in other ways, as well. Still, here's hoping the beautiful artwork serves as a cautionary reminder for all of us. Image: tre packard Image: TRE PACKARD Image: tre packard Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD Image: TRE PACKARD
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| Vietnam buffalo fight suspended after animal kills owner Posted: 02 Jul 2017 09:31 PM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A traditional water buffalo fight in northern Vietnam was suspended after an animal attacked and killed its owner, in the first human fatality since the sport resumed after the Vietnam War.
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| Trump talks North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders Posted: 03 Jul 2017 02:17 AM PDT  By Jeff Mason BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) - The threat posed by North Korea was a key topic in phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of China and Japan, along with trade issues, the White House said on Sunday. Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of expected meetings with the leaders of Asia's two biggest economies at a Group of 20 nations summit in Germany later this week. "Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula," the White House said of Trump's call with Xi from his resort property in Bridgewater, New Jersey, where he is spending a long weekend.
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| Illinois Senate mulls fate of budget that would end stalemate Posted: 03 Jul 2017 03:02 PM PDT ![Illinois Senate mulls fate of budget that would end stalemate]( "Illinois Senate mulls fate of budget that would end stalemate") The fate of Illinois' first budget since 2015 moved to the Senate on Monday after the House of Representatives completed its work by approving legislation to implement a spending plan for fiscal 2018. The measure, which passed in a 72-36 vote and includes a way to pay down the state's $15 billion unpaid bill backlog, follows the House's approval on Sunday of a $36 billion spending bill and a revenue bill boosting taxes by $5 billion that Governor Bruce Rauner has vowed to veto. All three measures, which passed the Democratic-controlled chamber with the support of some Republicans, are destined for votes in the Senate.
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| What to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2017 Posted: 03 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![What to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2017]( "What to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2017") Mark your calendars, power up your electronic device of choice and dig out your wallet -- Amazon Prime Day is coming.
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| Rapper Arrested After Little Rock Club Shooting Leaves Dozens Injured Posted: 02 Jul 2017 06:36 AM PDT  Rapper Ricky Hampton, also know as Finese2Tymes, was arrested along with another suspect in Alabama.
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| This Body Transformation Will Make You Forget About the Number on the Scale Posted: 03 Jul 2017 09:39 AM PDT  Her message is inspirational AND realistic.
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| UN official praises massive China project to African leaders Posted: 03 Jul 2017 08:36 AM PDT ![UN official praises massive China project to African leaders]( "UN official praises massive China project to African leaders") ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The U.N. deputy secretary-general on Monday urged African leaders to "take advantage" of a massive Chinese government infrastructure project that has made the United States and others uneasy that Beijing is using it to gain political influence.
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| Wife of sick Nigeria's President Buhari to visit him in Britain Posted: 03 Jul 2017 02:51 AM PDT  The wife of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is set to visit him in Britain where he is receiving medical treatment, her spokesman said on Monday, weeks after she last visited him and said he was recovering quickly. The ailing president left Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on May 7 and handed over power to his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo. It is his second period of medical leave this year, following an absence from January which lasted nearly two months.
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| Sudan's Bashir plans maiden Russia trip Posted: 02 Jul 2017 05:20 PM PDT  Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his Russian counterpart to discuss regional and international issues, the foreign minister said Monday. The announcement of Bashir's Russia visit comes days before the United States is expected to announce if it will permanently lift a 20-year trade embargo on Khartoum. "President Bashir will visit Russia in the second half of August following an invitation from President Vladimir Putin," Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said in a statement.
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| Two ruling party officials, 13 militants killed in southeast Turkey Posted: 02 Jul 2017 03:25 AM PDT ![Two ruling party officials, 13 militants killed in southeast Turkey]( "Two ruling party officials, 13 militants killed in southeast Turkey") Kurdish militants shot and killed two officials from the ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey over the weekend, while the Turkish military killed more than a dozen militants in air strikes, state authorities said on Sunday. Orhan Mercan, the AKP's deputy head in the Lice district of Diyarbakir province, was shot in front of his home on Friday night and died of his wounds in hospital, the provincial governor's office said. Militants killed Aydin Ahi, deputy head of the AKP in the Ozalp district of Van province on Saturday night, the governor's office said.
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