| Pence distances himself from Trump Jr. revelations Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:32 AM PDT  The vice president earlier denied the Trump campaign had contacted Russians trying to affect the election. Now he's simply "not focused" on such stories.
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| Air Traffic Control Averts Tragedy on Airport Taxiway Posted: 11 Jul 2017 08:47 AM PDT  The FAA is investigating an error that resulted in a close call on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco International airport last Friday.
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| Policeman pulls over black woman and quickly discovers she is the state attorney Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:02 AM PDT  A pair of police officers caught themselves on camera, struggling to explain why they had pulled over Florida's first and only black state attorney. Aramis Ayala, who serves as state attorney in the Sunshine State's 9th Judicial Circuit, was pulled over on 19 June. When he asks what agency she works for, she responds: "I'm the state attorney".
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| Hiker Jumps Into Volcano Crate Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:58 AM PDT  He leaped 250 feet to his untimely death.
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| Nigerian vice president back home after London visit to ailing president Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:30 AM PDT  Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has returned to Abuja after a brief and unexplained visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on sick leave in London, his spokesman said on Twitter on Wednesday. The unannounced and brief trip has fuelled speculation over Buhari's illness, the details of which have not been made public, and whether he will be able to stand in the 2019 elections. Osinbajo's spokesman did not give a reason for the visit and declined to comment when asked.
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| 'Earhart' photo taken years before disappearance: expert Posted: 12 Jul 2017 06:34 AM PDT  A photograph supposedly showing Amelia Earhart alive in the Marshall Islands in 1937 that caused a stir earlier this month is from a Japanese book published years before the famed aviatrix disappeared, a military expert said Wednesday. The blurry image apparently showing a white woman sitting on a Marshallese dock generated worldwide interest when it was included in a History Channel documentary screened last weekend. It renewed interest in the fate of the legendary American and her navigator Fred Noonan who disappeared over the Pacific in July 1937 while attempting an around-the-world flight.
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| Isil leader Baghdadi dead, claims Syrian war monitor Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:32 AM PDT  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of Islamic State, is dead, according to a Syrian war monitor. "(We have) confirmed information from leaders, including one of the first rank, in the Islamic State in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zor," Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "We learned of it today but we do not know when he died or how." Russia's defence ministry said last month that it may have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) commanders on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa, but the US said it could not corroborate the death and Western and Iraqi officials have been sceptical. Russia said the air strike took place on May 28 and claimed a number of Isil's senior leadership, including Baghdadi, was killed. However they have so far offered no proof. News of his death has not been independently verified by the Telegraph. The Pentagon said in a statement released today that the US has no information to corroborate reports. Baghdadi's death had been announced many times before but the Observatory has a track record of credible reporting on Syria's civil war. Baghdadi declared himself the head of Isil's so-called caliphate, spanning across Syria and Iraq, in the summer of 2014. Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 60 seconds 01:06 He made his first - and only - appearance from the Grand al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul. The claims of his death came a day after Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared the city - one of Isil's most important strongholds - fully liberated from the jihadists. The world's most-wanted man has been rumoured wounded or killed a number of times in the past. The last sign of life he gave was in November last year after Iraqi forces supported by the aerial might of the coalition launched their reconquest of Mosul, the country's second city. Inside Baghdadi's neighbourhood 01:28 In an audio recording, he urged his men to defend Mosul to the bitter end and Iraqi elite forces have gained huge ground but are still battling die-hard jihadists around the Old City. Baghdadi was said to have left Mosul earlier this year and has since been reportedly spotted in various areas near the Syrian-Iraqi border. But his whereabouts were never confirmed. Born Ibrahim al-Samarrai, little is known about the 46-year-old Iraqi. He grew up in a religious family, studied Islamic Theology in Baghdad and joined the Salafi jihadist insurgency in 2003, the year of the US-led invasion of Iraq. He was caught by the Americans who released him about a year later as they considered him then as a civilian rather than a military target. He joined, and then broke away, from al-Qaeda in 2013, two years after the capture and killing of the group's leader Osama bin Laden. With others released from US detention, he went on to found Isil's predecessor, Islamic State of Iraq. Taking advantage of the raging war next door, Baghdadi's group gained a foothold in Syria as well as Iraq. The last sign of life he gave was in November last year after Iraqi forces supported by the aerial might of the coalition launched their reconquest of Mosul, the country's second city. In an audio recording, he urged his men to defend Mosul to the bitter end and Iraqi elite forces have gained huge ground but are still battling die-hard jihadists around the Old City. Baghdadi was said to have left Mosul earlier this year and has since been reportedly spotted in various areas near the Syrian-Iraqi border. But his whereabouts were never confirmed. That low profile - a perfect antithesis to bin Laden - is partly what Baghdadi, who has a $25-million US bounty on his head, had owed his rise as well as his survival to. That low profile - a perfect antithesis to Osama bin Laden - is partly what Baghdadi, who has a $25-million US bounty on his head, had owed his rise as well as his survival to.
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| The Latest: Official: Person of interest makes bail, freed Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:43 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times local):
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| Lawsuit claims US has threatened and misled immigrants seeking asylum Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:23 PM PDT  US border officials have systemically blocked asylum seekers from accessing the asylum process, in violation of US and international law, according to a lawsuit filed by immigration advocates on Wednesday. A collection of legal groups brought the suit, which claims that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have put asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border in grave danger by threatening, misleading or rejecting them.
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| The Snake in the Lake: Boaters Scared Out of Water by Rattlesnake That Climbed Into Vessel Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:45 PM PDT  The boaters shared a video of the incident to Twitter in an effort to warn others.
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| Problem occurred at altitude in deadly US Marine crash Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:58 AM PDT  The US Marine Corps transport plane that crashed, killing all 16 troops aboard, plummeted to the ground after "something went wrong" while at cruising altitude, a general said Wednesday. The Marine Reserves KC-130T plane was heading from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina on Monday on a mission to transport personnel and equipment to Naval Air Field El Centro, California. It crashed in rural Mississippi after losing contact with air traffic control at about 2100 GMT, Brigadier General Bradley James said.
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| How To Survive A Shark Attack Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:57 AM PDT  While it is prudent to avoid situations where you would have to confront sharks, it is also important to know how to escape when you are actually under attack.
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| Woman requests time off for mental health, boss sends the perfect reply Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:19 AM PDT  The world can be such a grim place sometimes that it's great when a story comes along that's just — well, just nice. Madalyn Parker is a web developer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. A couple of weeks back she shared an exchange she'd had with her CEO after she emailed her team to tell them she was taking time off for mental health reasons. SEE ALSO: This adorable chatbot wants to talk about your mental health Parker's tweet has since gone viral in a big way: When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking sick leave for mental health and reaffirms your decision. pic.twitter.com/6BvJVCJJFq — madalyn (@madalynrose) June 30, 2017 The response on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive. I'm gonna have to start job hunting soon and I'm mentally ill & have panic attacks. Thanks for giving me hope that I can find a job as I am. — ollie (@recarmdran) July 2, 2017 Are y'all hiring — Anthony Ly (@Funkopedia) July 10, 2017 I work for @olark. We stick to our values (https://t.co/R4z2LGkW13) and strive to make business human :) — madalyn (@madalynrose) July 11, 2017 Last week, Parker's CEO Ben Congleton wrote a post on Medium discussing the reaction the tweet had received. It was titled, "It's 2017 and Mental Health is still an issue in the workplace." "It's 2017," he wrote. "I cannot believe that it is still controversial to speak about mental health in the workplace when 1 in 6 americans are medicated for mental health. "It's 2017. I cannot believe that it is still controversial to offer paid sick leave. Did you know that only 37% of full time employees in the US have paid sick leave? "It's 2017. We are in a knowledge economy. Our jobs require us to execute at peak mental performance. When an athlete is injured they sit on the bench and recover. Let's get rid of the idea that somehow the brain is different." WATCH: This prosthetic is an extra thumb you never knew you needed
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| ‘Open, Transparent and Innocent.’ Everything President Trump Has Said to Defend His Son Amid Email Scandal Posted: 12 Jul 2017 06:05 AM PDT  "He was open, transparent and innocent"
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| Greece: Suspects in tourist's fatal beating held for trial Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:31 PM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five of nine men suspected in the beating death of a 22-year-old American tourist outside a bar in Greece have been jailed pending trial on murder charges.
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| Julian Assange: I urged Trump Jr to publish Russia emails via WikiLeaks Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT  Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, has claimed that he contacted Donald Trump Jr and tried to persuade him to publish emails showing he was eager to accept sensitive information about Hillary Clinton via the anti-secrecy website. Instead, the US president's eldest son did so via Twitter, igniting a firestorm of criticism around his apparent willingness to work with the Russian government against his father's Democratic rival. "Contacted Trump Jr this morning on why he should publish his emails (i.e with us)," tweeted Assange, who is based at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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| High-speed Hyperloop completes first test run Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:01 AM PDT  The high-speed Hyperloop has completed its first successful test, laying the foundations for a transport system that could cut the 424-mile journey from London to Edinburgh to 50 minutes. Hyperloop One has revealed it completed a test with its first prototype of the radical system, which could eventually feature pods propelled through a vacuum at speeds of up to 760 miles per hour, back in May. Introducing the world's only vehicle that achieves autonomous high-speed propulsion and levitation in a vacuum environment: our pod! pic.twitter.com/f65gD1asu5— HyperloopOne (@HyperloopOne) July 12, 2017 Credit: Hyperloop One The first version of the pod reached 70 miles per hour in the 5.3 second test in the Nevada desert. Hyperloop One said it used just 100 feet of the motor and that this will improve as "the longer the motor the faster we can go". It says it hopes to achieve speeds of 250 miles per hour in the next test. Alongside news of the trial it shared images of how the first Hyperloop One pods could look. Hyperloop CEO: We Want to Go Public in Third Quarter 03:46 It will be some time before the Hyperloop becomes a reality given the complexity of the new technology, but the test marks an important step, according to the company. "For the first time in over 100 years, a new mode of transportation has been introduced. Hyperloop is real, and it's here now," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder and executive chairman of Hyperloop One. "By achieving full vacuum, we essentially invented our own sky in a tube, as if you're flying at 200,000 feet in the air." The company is one of a number of private firms and research groups developing versions of the system, which is the brainchild of Elon Musk. US billionaire Musk launched a competition for organisations to develop a feasible version of the idea back in 2015. A proposed route for the Hyperloop Credit: Hyperloop One California-based Hyperloop One is the first team to unveil a working prototype for the mode of transport and to test it. Its pods are designed to travel in a vacuum using magnetic levitation to reach the superfast speeds. It will further test its preliminary technology in the coming months. The company unveiled its 500m-long test track earlier this year, as well as announcing a number of potential Hyperloop routes in Europe. The nine proposed routes include three in the UK: London to Edinburgh, Cardiff to Glasgow, and Liverpool to Glasgow. Crazy futuristic transport
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| Florida Couple Creates Human Chain To Save Drowning Swimmers Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:06 AM PDT  Derek and Jessica Simmon demonstrated presence of mind and gathered beachgoers to create a human chain when they spotted nine swimmers struggling to stay afloat off the coast of Florida.
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| Pastor and Wife Who Lost 2 Young Sons in Tragic Car Accident Have Twins Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:35 PM PDT  The twins are healthy.
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| U.S. THAAD missile defenses hit test target as North Korea tension rises Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:56 PM PDT  By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it shot down a simulated, incoming intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) similar to the ones being developed by countries like North Korea, in a new test of the nation's THAAD missile defenses. Planned months ago, the U.S. missile defense test over the Pacific Ocean has gained significance after North Korea's July 4 launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) heightened concerns about the threat from Pyongyang.
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| The Latest: Farm owners cooperating with missing men search Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:51 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times local):
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| Donald Trump spends morning tweeting about TV before tweeting 'I have very little time to watch TV' Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:46 AM PDT  Donald Trump says that he doesn't have time for watching television, even while tweeting clips of shows with coverage he approves of. Mr Trump took to the social media platform in the morning to defend his son, Donald Trump Jr, amid a scandal that has rocked Washington. After retweeting a video of "Fox and Friends" where the hosts discussed the Senate's decision to delay the August recess to work on a healthcare overhaul, and after applauding his son's TV appearance the night before, Mr Trump claimed that the White House was "functioning perfectly" and that his focus on policy issues leaves him with few spare moments to watch television.
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| Prime Day 2017 wrap-up: It’s not too late to shop Amazon’s best sales Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:58 PM PDT 
Prime Day 2017 marks a rare occasion when a shopping event actually lived up to the hype. Black Friday is typically the only yearly sale we can all rely on to deliver the goods year in and year out, but Amazon's third annual Prime Day offered some of the best bargains we've seen in a long, long time. In fact, there are some Prime Day sales with prices so low, we might not ever see anything like them again. Tuesday, July 11 is now drawing to a close, but there are still several hours of offers left to be enjoyed. Some of Amazon's top Prime Day bargains sold out, just like we said they would, but many of them are still going strong. In this post, we'll point you to all the best deals you can still enjoy. First, there are a few links on Amazon's site you need to know about: You should probably be clicking the first link every few minutes from now until you fall asleep with your face in your smartphone or laptop. Amazon is still constantly refreshing that page with killer Prime Day lightning deals every few minutes, and you'll also find regular Prime Day bargains that are updated constantly. The second link is for a special promotion on Amazon's instantly delivery service, Prime Now. If you're in an eligible area, Amazon has a laundry list of goods and products that can be Prime shipped to your door in 2 hours or less! Use that link and enter the code 10PRIMENOW before the end of the day, and you'll save $10 on each of your first two orders made between now and the end of July. Now, if you'd like to take a more curated approach to your Prime Day shopping efforts, links to all of our top Prime Day content can be found below. While some of the deals have sold out, there are still thousands of killer bargains like the lowest price ever on the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, the Fire 7 tablet, the Kindle, and the Kindle Paperwhite. Other noteworthy sales cover things like a Roomba, PS4 bundle, LG flagship OLED TV, Bose wireless speaker, Sony Bluetooth headphones, and plenty more. Check out all the links below. And finally, here's our definitive list of Amazon's best Prime Day 2017 deals. -- Key Prime Day 2017 Links: --
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| How Much Do Boeing Airplanes Cost To Make? Posted: 10 Jul 2017 09:10 PM PDT  Building the world's most popular aircraft doesn't come cheap.
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| 'Sixth extinction' of wildlife faster than feared: scientists Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:46 AM PDT  The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30 percent of animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends. "This is the case of a biological annihilation occurring globally," said Stanford professor Rodolfo Dirzo, co-author of a study published on Monday in the peer-reviewed US journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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| Man Takes His Children on Road Trip With Their Mother's Body Stuffed in Box: Cops Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:54 AM PDT  Jose Anthony Rodriguez drove around for days with his girlfriend's battered body stuffed inside a cardboard box, police said.
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| Photographer uncovers Italy’s most extraordinary abandoned buildings Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:37 PM PDT ![Photographer uncovers Italy's most extraordinary abandoned buildings]( "Photographer uncovers Italy's most extraordinary abandoned buildings") A young photographer from the Netherlands has been exploring deserted structures in Italy and has found provocative sights.
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| The Latest: Top lawmaker says health bill includes tax hikes Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:05 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health law (all times local):
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| Before Trump Meeting, Russia Quietly Gobbled Up a Tiny Chunk of Georgia Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:29 PM PDT  Moscow's meddling isn't limited to eastern Ukraine or U.S. elections — it's still encroaching on another former Soviet republic.
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| Best Washers For $800 or Less | Washing Machine Reviews - Consumer Reports Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:30 AM PDT  How much should you spend on a washer? You don't have to pay $1,500 to get a washer that cleans well. Expensive washers offer a jumbo capacity and extra features, but if you don't need to wash 26...
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| WWE Diva Paige's Fiancé Investigated In Domestic Abuse Case Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:33 AM PDT  Just after TMZ released an audio clip of the incident, Paige responded to the alleged abuse.
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| Wisconsin parents charged with starving, abusing 5-year-old Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:34 PM PDT  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A northeastern Wisconsin husband and wife starved and abused their adopted 5-year-old son and accused him of manipulating a trip to the hospital so he could "vacation" there, according to criminal complaints.
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| Couple Charged in Death of Daughter, 3, Allegedly Tried to Conceal Her Injuries With Makeup Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:12 AM PDT  She was dead when police arrived, according to reports.
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| Sri Lankan navy rescues elephant washed out to sea Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:30 AM PDT  Sri Lanka's navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said Wednesday, calling it a "miraculous escape". Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the 12-hour rescue after spotting the elephant struggling to stay afloat around eight kilometres (five miles) off the island's northeast coast. Divers aided by wildlife officials approached the distressed animal and tied ropes to it before towing it gently to shallow waters near the coast, where it was released late on Tuesday.
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| Giant, record-breaking Super Soaker can cut through glass Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:09 PM PDT  Your favorite childhood summertime toy just got the biggest upgrade. Actually, the world's biggest upgrade. Former NASA engineer Mark Rober unveiled his latest mega-invention, the world's largest Super Soaker, just in time for those summer backyard hangouts. This kind of thing isn't new to Rober. He also helped create the world's largest NERF gun last year and the nicest car horn earlier this year. Rober constructed the giant creation with friend, Bob Clagett, with the end result stretching across at seven feet long. The Super Soaker has all the inner workings of a typical Soaker but with "fancier" parts, as he puts it. In action, the super-large Super Soaker can cut through eggs, glass, watermelon, and all other sorts of things. But the nozzle can also be switched to have lower pressure, so you can have the most epic backyard water-gun battle ever.
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| Spanish king sees 'acceptable' arrangement on Gibraltar with Britain Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:42 AM PDT  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe said on Wednesday he was confident that an acceptable arrangement could be worked out with Britain over the future of Gibraltar, a British territory that Spain wants back. The future of Gibraltar, a rocky enclave on the southern tip of Spain captured by Britain in 1704, and its 30,000 inhabitants is set to be a major point of contention in Brexit negotiations.
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| First attempt to impeach President Donald Trump launched by California congressman Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:29 PM PDT  The first bid to impeach President Donald Trump was launched on Wednesday, with a California Democrat filing a long-shot attempt to force Mr Trump from office. Brad Sherman, a Los Angeles area congressman, accused Mr Trump of obstructing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, in part by firing former FBI Director James Comey. About | Impeachment The move is unlikely to gain momentum, however. Republicans dominate Congress and have so far show no willingness to turn on their president, and Mr Sherman does not even have the backing of many fellow Democrats. The 62-year-old acknowledged that filing the article is "the first step on a very long road." "But if the impulsive incompetency continues, then eventually - many, many months from now - Republicans will join the impeachment effort," he said in a statement. Democratic leaders have distanced themselves from the efforts to impeach, believing it serves only to energise the president's supporters. Mr Sherman's resolution has one co-sponsor, fellow Democrat Al Green of Texas.
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| Starbucks Is Giving Away Free Drinks This Friday Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:57 AM PDT  It's rolling out MAJOR changes to its summer menu, too.
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| Immigration Deportations Soar As ICE Ordered To Increase Enforcement Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:10 AM PDT  A directive from the head of ICE's enforcement unit appears to push for tougher action than the Trump administration has publicly promised.
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