| Alaskans may hold key to health care bill, and they have … issues Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:58 AM PDT  Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska leave the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill on May 10. ANCHORAGE — After a bruising and tiring fight in D.C. over health care legislation, both of Alaska's Republican senators returned to the land of the midnight sun to celebrate Independence Day with parades and other activities, including a chainsawing competition. Both of Alaska's senators have played pivotal roles in the debate and could be deciding votes if the bill finally reaches the Senate floor, giving this often-overlooked state with its unique needs and concerns a disproportionate say in shaping the legislation.
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| New Developments in Killing of Veteran New York City Police Officer Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the city will begin bullet-proofing all command vehicles immediately.
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| United Airlines Forces 2-year-old from His Paid Seat Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The mother was forced to hold her son on her lap for a three-and-a-half hour flight after the airline gave away her son's seat to a standby passenger.
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| Cambodia deports 74 suspected of internet extortion home to China Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:59 PM PDT  Cambodia sent home on Thursday 74 Chinese nationals wanted in China on suspicion of extorting money from people there over the internet and by telephone, Cambodian police said. A team of Chinese police arrived in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh on a China Southern Airline flight to pick up the suspects who had been detained in Cambodia. "They established places to commit crime by extorting money from people over the phone," Uk Heisela, the head of the Cambodian police investigation, told reporters.
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| Trump weighs 'severe' response to N. Korea ICBM test Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:24 PM PDT  President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, even as his defense secretary said the United States is still seeking a diplomatic solution to the standoff. International divisions on how to contain the North Korean threat continued to sharpen, meanwhile, as Russia blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for fresh sanctions and China appealed for a scaling down of rhetoric. Washington has led the push for tougher sanctions in response to the milestone in Pyongyang's drive to threaten the US mainland with a nuclear strike, and Trump has also warned he is ready to use force if necessary.
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| Woman suspected of driving into Salt Lake City crowd found Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:18 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities arrested a woman Wednesday suspected of driving into a crowd of people on a Salt Lake City sidewalk near a homeless shelter and killing a woman.
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| 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Montana Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:37 AM PDT  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center earlier reported the quake with a magnitude of 6.0.
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| Amelia Earhart: Photograph allegedly shows female pilot surviving crash and being captured by Japanese Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:56 AM PDT  A newly discovered photograph may show that Amelia Earhart survived her mysterious crash, and lived out the rest of her life in Japanese custody. For 80 years, Earhart's fate was unknown, thought to have perished after a suspected plane crash over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. The fresh photo was discovered in America's National Archives, an independent agency that is charged with documenting and preserving historical records related to the US.
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| Clashes Turn Violent Amid Protests Outside of G20 Summit Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:20 AM PDT  German police say they have used a water cannon to clear blockade by protesters
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| DoJ Pushes States On Voter Roll Purge Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:58 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from the Department of Justice to states about a review of voter registration maintenance procedures, which many are seeing as a precursor to a nationwide voter purge.
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| The Ancient Romans' Concrete Recipe Could Help Us Beat Back Rising Seas Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:49 AM PDT  "It's the most durable building material in human history, and I say that as an engineer not prone to hyperbole."
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| US isolated over climate: G20 host Merkel Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:00 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump faces isolation at Friday's G20 summit over his climate sceptic stance, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, noting that many countries are determined to honour the landmark Paris accord. Trump may have vowed to pull the US out of the 2015 climate protection deal, but "many many other countries want to go on implementing" it, Merkel told journalists. Efforts to halt climate change is a key issue that world leaders gathering from Friday in the German port city of Hamburg are struggling to find consensus on.
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| Shirtless Man Threatens to Kill Nun Praying in Catholic Church: Cops Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:56 PM PDT  The man was wearing only khaki shorts when he cornered the frightened nun.
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| Anti-Qatar bloc threatens further steps against Gulf state Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:35 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Four Arab countries isolating Qatar vowed Friday to take additional steps against the energy rich Gulf state after it refused to accept their demands over allegations that it supports extremist ideology.
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| Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with DOJ Posted: 05 Jul 2017 07:23 PM PDT  Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers for a Bible museum headed by its president, the company and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The forfeiture will include some 5,500 artifacts purchased by Hobby Lobby Inc that originated from the region of modern-day Iraq and were shipped under false labels, as well as an additional $3 million to settle the civil charges, the Department of Justice said in a statement. "The protection of cultural heritage is a mission that (Homeland Security Investigations) and its partner U.S. Customs and Border Protection take very seriously as we recognize that while some may put a price on these artifacts, the people of Iraq consider them priceless," Angel Melendez, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New York, said in the statement.
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| Jerk bear crushes camper's tent and gets her arrested on outstanding warrant Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:49 PM PDT  A bear crashed a camper's tent which ultimately led to her arrest. A woman camping in Centennial Park in Anchorage, Alaska, was rudely awakened by a bear on Tuesday. Police received a phone call from a concerned citizen at approximately 7:30 a.m., claiming that a bear had crashed a tent, possibly with a person inside, the Associated Press reports. SEE ALSO: Angry bear charging a car is a good reminder to leave bears alone When the cops showed up, the bear was gone, and no one responded when they called out for anyone inside the downed tent. However, when police poked a sleeping bag inside the tent, 58-year-old Christine Chalp popped her head out. Chalp claims that she played dead in order to evade the bear. Unfortunately, a bear nearly eating your face is not a good enough excuse to avoid a ticket — or arrest. Police issued Chalp a citation for feeding game after they discovered food and trash around her campsite, which is illegal because it attracts large game such as moose. Oh, yeah, and bears. While issuing the citation, the police discovered that Chalp had a warrant out for her arrest on a misdemeanor failure-to-appear for disorderly conduct, so she was arrested. So basically, this bear blew up her spot which ultimately led to a citation and an arrest. What a jerk. WATCH: 'Golden Girls' starring 4 best dog friends will be your favorite fluffy remake
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| Hawaii claims new “Muslim ban” is now operating Posted: 07 Jul 2017 02:17 PM PDT  Lawyers for the state of Hawaii, arguing that the Trump Administration is "imposing a new Muslim ban wholly divorced from any national security rationale," urged a federal appeals courton Friday to take steps to ensure that more foreign nationals and refugees get to enter the United States in coming weeks and months.
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| 12 New Ways To Make Jalapeño Poppers Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:04 AM PDT |
| Blood in the Water: Drone Video Films Whale-Hunting Orcas Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:15 PM PDT  A pod of orcas recently pursued and killed a minke whale off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, and a member of a marine expedition captured the bloody scene on video from above, using a drone. Researchers with the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) spotted the whale-hunting orcas while on a scientific expedition in Avacha Gulf, southeast of Kamchatka. The scientists spied a group of orcas in pursuit of a minke whale — an unusual sight, because orcas that hunt mammals are few in number and are rarely glimpsed in that region, according to the researchers.
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| These Counties Have the Most Opioid Prescriptions in the U.S. Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:22 AM PDT  Doctors are not consistent about opioid prescriptions
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| Hundreds Flock To Atlantic City To Grab A Piece Of Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino Posted: 07 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT  Popular items at the sale include room furnishings, king and queen size beds, coffee tables, end tables, sofa sets, tables and chairs, chandeliers, lamps, daybeds, artworks, mirrors, TV sets, and much more.
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| Man Arrested for Allegedly Housing Dangerous Reptiles, Including Alligators and Venomous Snakes Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:54 PM PDT  Officials reportedly recovered 80 venomous snakes, as well as five to eight alligators, gila monsters, snapping turtles and birds from the house.
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| Egypt military says 26 soldiers killed or wounded in Sinai Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic State group is conducting an insurgency, the military said. The military said it killed 40 assailants as it clashed with extremists in North Sinai, the main focus of the deadly IS insurgency. Security officials said ambulances raced to the sites of the attacks south of the town of Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip.
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| Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:40 AM PDT ![Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety]( "Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety") HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff in an Ohio county with record numbers of overdose deaths in recent years is sticking to his long-standing refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose-reversal drug.
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| What is the Hebron row? Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:24 AM PDT  The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian jubilation. What is Hebron? Hebron claims to be one of the world's oldest cities, dating from the chalcolithic period or more than 3,000 years BC.
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| Vietnam renews India oil deal in tense South China Sea Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:49 AM PDT  By Mai Nguyen, Nidhi Verma and Sanjeev Miglani HANOI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who owns what in the vital maritime region. The moves come at a delicate time in Beijing's relations with Vietnam, which claims parts of the sea, and India, which recently sent warships to monitor the Malacca Straits, through which most of China's energy supplies and trade passes. Vietnam granted Indian oil firm ONGC Videsh a two-year extension to explore oil block 128 in a letter that arrived earlier this week, the state-run company's managing director Narendra K. Verma told Reuters.
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| Twitter schools Rick Perry on basic economics after he speaks at a coal plant Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:15 PM PDT  If Econ 101 taught us anything, it's that supply follows demand. But U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry interpreted the basic principle a little differently while at a coal plant in West Virginia Thursday. SEE ALSO: Rick Perry denies the reality that CO2 is the main climate change driver, and here we go again According to Market Intelligence energy reporter Taylor Kuykendall, Perry offered up some wisdom at a tour of the Longview Power Plant. "Here's a little economics lesson: supply and demand. You put the supply out there and the demand will follow." DOE Rick Perry at coal plant:"Here's a little economics lesson: supply and demand. You put the supply out there and the demand will follow." — Taylor Kuykendall (@taykuy) July 6, 2017 But that's not how the laws of supply and demand are usually described. It's not all "build it and they will come" in the real world. Twitter noticed and called out the climate change-denying energy secretary. That is literally the opposite of how it works. You create the supply to MEET the demand. Business isn't 'Field of Dreams', Rick Perry! https://t.co/ZdQqeLWtxT — LardOfDorkness (@LardFDorkness) July 6, 2017 "Here's 100 lbs of coal.""Um, I don't want this.""Too late! You just got supplied, bitch!" — Jake Vig (@Jake_Vig) July 6, 2017 SON: Carrots are gross.ME: If I keep giving them to you you'll like them. *Puts 926 carrots on his plate*ME: Why isn't this working? https://t.co/rguMtFcPfw — Red Dunphy (@red_dunphy) July 6, 2017 #RickPerry sprinkling some knowledge on us. pic.twitter.com/p4QQMKrzZ0 — Doug Smith (@_dougesmith_) July 6, 2017 This can be easily disproved. The world currently has a supply of 1 Rick Perry, but the demand is 0.https://t.co/KvgSXj7JOV — Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) July 6, 2017 How's that for a little economics lesson. WATCH: Someone has reinvented the surfboard, and it can 'fly' on water
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| Video shows more of fatal 2013 San Francisco airliner crash Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:37 AM PDT  Video shows more of fatal 2013 San Francisco airliner crash.
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| The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:04 PM PDT  The internal combustion engine had a good run. A quick recap: On Monday, Tesla announced that the Model 3, its mass-market electric car, would start rolling off production lines this week with the first handful delivered to customers later this month. All this news dropped just in time for Bloomberg New Energy Finance's latest electric car report, which lays out why electric cars are the way of the future and when they're projected to take over the market.
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| Police Officers Rescue Dogs From 167-Degree Car Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:59 AM PDT  The dogs were in the car for an hour as their owner sat inside a movie theater.
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| Watch As An Unruly Mob Brawls At Gas Station After July 4 House Party Dispute Spills Into Street Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:07 AM PDT  Cops in Eufaula, Ala., say several people involved discharged firearms.
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| Meet the People Posting Photos of 'Banned Grandmas' to Protest the Travel Ban Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:41 AM PDT  "Let's be real. Whose grandmother has ever committed a terrorist attack?"
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| Iraqi commanders say IS families have joined Mosul fight Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:41 AM PDT  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi commanders say female Islamic State militants are firing on their forces and using children as human shields as the extremist group defends its last sliver of Mosul's Old City.
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| Philippines' Duterte vows to eat militants after beheadings Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:13 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and beheadings of two Vietnamese sailors in a furious reaction to the killings. The remains of the two hostages, who were kidnapped along with four other crew members of a Vietnamese cargo ship in November last year, were recovered off the southern region of Mindanao by Philippine troops on Wednesday. The military blamed the killings on the notorious kidnap-for-ransom Abu Sayyaf group with a stronghold in the area, and which is known to behead its hostages unless ransom payments are made.
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| Outbreak of hantavirus infections kills three in Washington state Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:32 PM PDT  Five people have been stricken with the rare, rodent-borne hantavirus illness in Washington state since February, three of whom have died, in the state's worst outbreak of the disease in at least 18 years, public health officials reported on Thursday. The three fatal cases also mark the highest death toll from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Washington state during a single year since the respiratory ailment was first identified in the "Four Corners" region of the U.S. Southwest in 1993. Victims in the latest outbreak were men and women ranging in age from their 20s to their 50s from four counties across the state, said David Johnson, spokesman for the Washington State Department of Health.
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| 12 Healthier Ways To Eat Pumpkin This Fall Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:04 AM PDT |
| New Island Pops Up Off the Coast of North Carolina Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:16 AM PDT  A new island suddenly emerged from the sea just off the coast of North Carolina — but officials warn that the spit of land is too dangerous for humans to explore. The new sandbar island seemingly sprang from the ocean in just a few weeks, the Virginian Pilot reported. The island, which is about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long and about 480 feet (146 meters) wide, lies off the coast of Buxton, North Carolina, which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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| Holly Bobo Murder Trial Delayed As New Evidence Emerges Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:23 AM PDT  The defense team said it needed more time to analyze a recently discovered gun.
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| 'I Didn't Expect Donald Trump to Win.' Republican Senator Explains the Struggle Over Health Care Bill Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:41 PM PDT  "We didn't expect to be in this situation"
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| China demands India leave Himalayan plateau in rising spat Posted: 05 Jul 2017 08:51 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China has insisted India withdraw its troops from a disputed Himalayan plateau before talks can take place to settle the most protracted standoff in recent years between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who fought a bloody frontier war 55 years ago.
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| 'US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqa' Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:44 AM PDT  US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State group bastion Raqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday. Arab and Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqa on June 6 after a months-long operation to encircle the northern city. "At least 224 civilians, including 38 children and 28 women, have been killed in air strikes by the global coalition on Raqa since the SDF entered it," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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| People Are Pissed About This Man's Chipotle "Hack" Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:13 AM PDT  It's pretty damn ridiculous.
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| The most popular Roomba is still on sale, but this hot robot vacuum is even cheaper Posted: 07 Jul 2017 10:34 AM PDT 
The Roomba 650 is one of the most affordable robot vacuum cleaners in the Roomba lineup, so it stands to reason that it's also the most popular. It's packed full of features and yet it costs hundreds less than some of iRobot's premium Roomba vacuums — especially when it's on sale on Amazon, like it is right now. But there's another model from a Roomba rival that's on sale for even less than the 650, and it also happens to be the best-selling model in Amazon's indoor robotic vacuum category right now. It also has a few awesome features that are nowhere to be found on the Roomba. Check out the ECOVACS DEEBOT M80 Pro Robotic Vacuum Cleaner with Mop and Water Tank, you'll be glad you did. Here are some highlights from the product page: - Utilizes various cleaning modes, a 5-stage cleaning system, and optional mopping and drying stages to tackle even the most stubborn dirt.
- Being equipped with a large capacity dustbin allows DM80 to clean for much longer periods of time. Dust, debris, allergens are filtered through high-efficiency filters.
- Performs daily cleaning by using the remote to schedule a clean at a specific time.
- Adapts to individual household environments, and avoids stairs and furniture with advanced sensors. It can climb inclines and crosses doorsills with powerful wheels.
- Bundles with a limited, 1-year manufacturer's warranty and extra accessory set.
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