| Trump appears to accidentally share Twitter dis Posted: 15 Aug 2017 05:12 AM PDT  The Twitter user who called President Trump a fascist and frequently shares anti-Trump sentiment, joked Tuesday that the president "agrees with him."
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| Could Trump's Comments Lead To a GOP Presidential Primary? Posted: 15 Aug 2017 12:21 PM PDT  Trump's media availability drew intense criticism from the right. Former GOP Rep. David Jolly says today may be the start of a primary movement to replace Trump. He joins O'Donnell and Jarvis DeBerry to discuss Trump's long pattern of bigoted behavior.
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| Why Barack Obama is Our Most Viral President Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Barack Obama's post Charlottesville tweet just broke the record for number of likes. How did Obama crack the social media code?
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| Maryland judge denies DC sniper Malvo's bid for new sentence Posted: 16 Aug 2017 01:58 PM PDT  Lee Boyd Malvo, who as a teenager participated in the sniper attacks that killed 10 people and terrorized the Washington region, will not get a new sentence in Maryland, a judge said in a ruling released Wednesday.
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| Baltimore Quietly Removed All 4 Of Its Confederate Statues Overnight Posted: 16 Aug 2017 04:48 AM PDT  All four of Baltimore's Confederate statues were removed overnight, just days after a white nationalist rally erupted into chaos and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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| Nigeria suicide bombers kill 28, wound 82 Posted: 15 Aug 2017 08:10 PM PDT  Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources said. The attack -- the latest in a string of assaults in the troubled region -- took place in the town of Mandarari, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, said Baba Kura, a member of a vigilante force set up to fight jihadists. "Three female bombers triggered their explosive outside of the IDP (internally displaced persons) camp... killing 28 people and wounding 82 others," Kura said.
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| Has Natalee Holloway's Body Been Found? Remains Reportedly Discovered in Search for Missing Teen Posted: 16 Aug 2017 02:17 PM PDT  The Alabama teen vanished during a school trip in 2005.
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| U.S. court rules Arkansas can block Planned Parenthood funding Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:41 PM PDT  A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a ruling that prevented Arkansas from cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood following the release of controversial videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis reversed a ruling forbidding Arkansas from carrying through with Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson's directive to suspend Medicaid reimbursements to a Planned Parenthood affiliate.
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| How many nukes are in the world and what could they destroy? Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:26 AM PDT  Tensions over nuclear weapons have been raised further after Donald Trump said North Korea will be met with "fire and fury like the world has never seen" after US intelligence concluded the rogue state has produced a miniaturised nuclear warhead. This latest move comes amid increasing concern over North Korea's military capabilities, with the new US administration upping its rhetoric in response. While the Pyongyang regime increases the frequency with which it is conducting missile tests, Donald Trump's defence secretary Jim 'Mad Dog' Mattis has previously warned North Korea of an "effective and overwhelming" response if Pyongyang used nuclear weapons. Elsewhere, rhetoric hints at a return of the expansion of nuclear arsenals across the world. In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of defence chiefs that strengthening nuclear capability should be a key objective for 2017. Donald Trump then took to Twitter to respond, vowing to do the same. The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016 Such rhetoric has led to concerns about the world's nuclear capacity and the unpredictability of those in charge of the warheads. It seems the world is a long way from "coming to its senses" - with millions of kilotons already in military service around the world. Between them, the world's nuclear-armed states have around 15,000 warheads - the majority of which belong to the US and Russia. It is estimated that just under 10,000 of these are in military service, with the rest awaiting dismantlement, according to the Arms Control Association. Putin says Russia should strengthen its nuclear arsenal 00:51 Which countries have nuclear weapons? There are five nuclear-weapon states in the world: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States. These are officially recognised as possessing such weapons by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This treaty acknowledges and legitimises their arsenals, but they are not supposed to build or maintain them forever. Indeed, they have committed to eliminate them. There are also four other countries that have nuclear weapons: Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea. These countries didn't sign the Treaty, and together possess an estimated 340 nuclear weapons. But it's Russia and the US that have by far the most in the world - dominating all other countries by collectively sharing 88 per cent of the world's arsenal of stockpiled nukes. This figure increases to 93 per cent when we consider retired nukes. How the world's 15,000 nukes are divided How deadly could these nuclear weapons be? The world's current collection of 14,900 nuclear weapons possesses enough power to kill millions of people and flatten dozens of cities. According to Telegraph research, it is estimated that the US and Russian arsenals combined have power equating to 6,600 megatons. This is a tenth of the total solar energy received by Earth every minute. According to the NukeMap website, the dropping of the B-83, the largest bomb in the current US arsenal, would kill 1.4m people in the first 24 hours. A further 3.7m people would be injured, as the thermal radiation radius reached 13.km. Likewise, the "Tsar Bomba" is the largest USSR bomb tested. If this bomb was dropped on New York, it is estimated that it could kill 7.6m people and injure 4.2m more. The nuclear fallout could reach an approximate area of 7,880km on a 15mph wind, impacting millions more people. Both America and Russia's arsenals are regulated by several treaties that place limits on the numbers and kinds of warheads and delivery systems they have. If either country were to expand their nuclear capacity even further, as Trump and Putin have hinted at, it could shatter these agreements and plunge the world into a new Cold War. North Korean missile ranges Our figures on nuclear weapons, based on statistics from the Arms Control Association, are mainly estimates because of the secretive nature with which most governments treat information about their arsenals.
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| Neo-Nazi website asks readers to target funeral of Heather Heyer who died in Charlottesville violence Posted: 15 Aug 2017 04:01 PM PDT  One of America's most prominent neo-Nazi websites has apparently ordered its readers to harass the funeral of Heather Heyer, the civil rights worker who was killed during the disorder in the Virginian town of Charlottesville. The Daily Stormer helped organise the ultra-right wing rally where a car was driven into counter-demonstrators, killing the 32-year-old paralegal and hurting 19 other people. James Fields, 20, from Ohio, has been charged with murder.
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| Scientists solve mystery of ‘Frankenstein dinosaur’ Posted: 16 Aug 2017 01:05 PM PDT 
A dinosaur that puzzled researchers thanks to the incredibly puzzling design of its body finally has its place in history thanks to a team of scientists from Cambridge and the Natural History Museum in London. The Chilesaurus, which has been nicknamed the "Frankenstein dinosaur" due to it appearing as though it were patched together from other, unrelated dinosaur species, has now been labeled a transitional species that helps to bridge the gap between herbivorous dinosaurs and the more iconic meat-eaters like the Tyrannosaurus rex. After its fossils were initially discovered, Chilesaurus was thought to be a part of the Theropod group of dinos — which includes the T. rex— due to its advanced digestive system. Those creatures, which are considered "lizard-hipped," were carnivores, but the Chilesaurus didn't appear to be particularly well-suited for consuming meat. After extensive examination of the fossils, the researchers are now declaring that Chilesaurus was in fact a plant eater. As it turns out, the puzzling creature is actually a member of the group called Ornithischia — meaning "bird-hipped" — dinosaurs that also includes recognizable herbivores like the Stegosaurus and Triceratops. The team believes Chilesaurus was a essentially a stepping stone between the two groups, acting as a branching-off point. "Before this, there were no transitional specimens — we didn't know what order these characteristics evolved in," Matthew Baron, Cambridge Ph.D. student and contributing author of the study, said of the research. "This shows that in bird-hipped dinosaurs, the gut evolved first, and the jaws evolved later — it fills the gap quite nicely."
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| Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack Posted: 15 Aug 2017 02:32 PM PDT  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man says police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday's violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to three deaths.
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| SeaWorld Orca Dies After Long Battle With Lung Infection Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:55 AM PDT  An orca at SeaWorld San Diego was euthanized Tuesday evening after a long battle with a bacterial respiratory infection.
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| Swiss Hotel Apologizes for Singling Out Jews in Signs Posted: 15 Aug 2017 09:47 AM PDT  The hotel defended its signs requiring only Jews to shower before using the pool facilities.
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| Here’s Where You Can See Every Total Solar Eclipse for the Next 50 Years Posted: 16 Aug 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Check out where and when the next total solar eclipses will take place
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| Grace Mugabe claims diplomatic immunity in S.Africa assault case Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT  Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has claimed diplomatic immunity after being accused of assaulting a 20-year-old model, South African police said Wednesday, in an incident that could test cross-border relations. The 52-year-old wife of President Robert Mugabe is accused of attacking Gabriella Engels on Sunday evening at a Johannesburg hotel where the first lady's two sons were staying. Engels has registered a police case alleging assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, saying she suffered deep cuts to her forehead and the back of her head.
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| Rebels say they shoot down Syrian military jet, army confirms crash Posted: 15 Aug 2017 10:20 AM PDT ![Rebels say they shoot down Syrian military jet, army confirms crash]( "Rebels say they shoot down Syrian military jet, army confirms crash") The Syrian military said on Tuesday that one of its jets crashed in southern Syria, state television reported, hours after Western-backed rebels said they had shot it down and captured the pilot. State-owned Ikhbariya television quoted a Syrian army source as saying an investigation was under way to determine what caused the crash. Rebels released photos of a pilot they identified as Major Ali al Hilwa, with bruises on his face, and the wreckage of a jet they said was a Russian-built MiG brought down by anti-aircraft guns.
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| The Latest: Pence promotes US trade with Latin America Posted: 16 Aug 2017 04:42 PM PDT  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Latin America (all times local):
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| Confederate statues taken down in Baltimore in the dead of night Posted: 16 Aug 2017 05:11 AM PDT  Confederate statues in Baltimore have been removed days after the white supremacist protests in Charlottesville. Journalists in the Maryland city tweeted from the scene as the statues were taken down from public places in the dead of night. The City Council voted days ago to remove the statues. Crane is here at #Tubman (Wyman) dell park to remove the #JacksonandLee monument pic.twitter.com/rU8hqVYAcB— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) August 16, 2017 The memorials include the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue, the Confederate Women's Monument on West University Parkway, the Roger B Taney Monument on Mount Vernon Place, and the Robert E Lee and Thomas J "Stonewall" Jackson Monument in the Wyman Park Dell. And there they go. Lee and Jackson sailing through air onto flatbed truck in Baltimore at 3:40 AM. An amazing sight. pic.twitter.com/4SzRYRiVOB— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 16, 2017 Removal of the statues follows the unrest in Charlottesville when neo-Nazis and white nationalists marched over plans to taken down the monument to Robert E Lee, who commanded the Confederate army of northern Virginia. The Baltimore City Council voted unanimously Monday to remove four Confederate monuments immediately. The fourth and final #Confederate monument in Baltimore is gone. pic.twitter.com/BSgumFuIVH— J. M. Giordano photo (@jmgpix) August 16, 2017 They had all come down early on Wednesday morning. Small crowds gathered at the momuments as they were removed. Baynard Woods, the editor of the Baltimore City Paper, said the mood was "celebratory". "The police are being cheerful and encouraging people to take photos and selfies," Mr. Woods said. They rode in on the Lost Cause. They rode out on a flatbed truck. pic.twitter.com/CfRlluk5s0— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 16, 2017 Other cities and states are considering removing their Confederate monuments following the clashes at Saturday's rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to the New York Times, one city councilman said the statues should be destroyed, not just moved. "These people were terrorists. They were traitors. Why are we honoring them?" Councilman Brandon M. Scott said at a meeting on Monday. Charlottesville far-right protest
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| How To Wash Radioactive Material From Your Body After A Nuclear Blast Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:04 AM PDT  According to certain guidelines, hair conditioner could bind radioactive material to your hair after exposure.
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| White Supremacist In Charlottesville Wearing 82nd Airborne Hat Gets Called Out... By 82nd Airborne Posted: 15 Aug 2017 03:16 AM PDT  The 82nd Airborne Division fought several campaigns against Nazi Germany during World War II.
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| Student, 18, Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Teacher's Life On Facebook: Cops Posted: 15 Aug 2017 05:38 AM PDT  Desiree Zio is charged with making written threats to kill or do bodily harm.
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| Saudi Arabia Shows How it Would Shoot Down Qatari Plane Posted: 16 Aug 2017 10:12 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia and allies Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have accused Qatar of funding terrorist groups abroad.
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| New tower fuels concerns over changing face of San Francisco Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:31 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower, now San Francisco's tallest building.
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| Mother of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer: 'They tried to kill my child to shut her up' Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:25 AM PDT  "They tried to kill my child to shut her up," said Susan Bro, dwarfed by the large stage and cinema screen at the Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. The 1,200 mourners in the room rose to their feet and applauded as the mood ebbed between somber reflection, defiance and a celebration of 32-year-old Heather Heyer's life.
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| US will 'know how to face' anti-Semitism: Israel president Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:55 PM PDT  Israeli President Reuven Rivlin expressed shock Wednesday over anti-Semitism at a recent US white supremacist rally, but said American leaders would succeed in dealing with "this difficult challenge". Rivlin wrote to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations to convey his "support and solidarity for the American Jewish community" after the unrest in Charlottesville. "The very idea that in our time we would see a Nazi flag -- perhaps the most vicious symbol of anti-Semitism -- paraded in the streets of the world's greatest democracy, and Israel's most cherished and greatest ally, is almost beyond belief," he said.
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| At least seven dead in suspected gang attack at Guatemala hospital Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:20 PM PDT  At least seven people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after suspected gang members attacked a hospital in the capital in a bid to free a jailed associate who went there under police supervision for a checkup, officials said. "Anderson Daniel Cabrera, a gang member from the Mara Salvatrucha, was coming for a medical review," police spokesman Jorge Aguilar said, adding the suspected gang members "are suspected of wanting to rescue him." Police arrested five of seven suspected gang members who were armed with assault rifles when they attacked Guatemala City's Roosevelt Hospital, although Cabrera escaped, Aguilar told reporters.
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| Study Explores How To Talk To Climate Change Deniers Posted: 15 Aug 2017 03:40 PM PDT  A new study shows how climate change advocates should talk to those who don't believe in global warming. Hint: put the data graphs down.
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| PayPal Shuts Down Access For Richard Spencer, Other Right-Wing Extremists Posted: 16 Aug 2017 02:53 PM PDT  PayPal says it will cut off its services to hate groups and other users collecting donations to promote violence and racial intolerance in the wake of Saturday's deadly clashes at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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| Alabama woman found after almost a month wandering lost in the woods Posted: 15 Aug 2017 09:08 AM PDT  A woman in Alabama has been reunited with her family after being lost in the woods for a month, sheltering among the trees and surviving on mushrooms and berries. Lisa Theris, 25, was found on Saturday afternoon after she finally reached a road, and managed to signal to a motorist for help. She had lost 50lbs and was covered in scratches and insect bites, but was not severely harmed. "I've been doing this now going on 15 years and I've never seen anything like it," said Chad Faulkner, of the Bullock county sheriff's office. "Her will to live is incredible. I hate to classify it as a miracle, but it's a miracle." Lisa Theris Miss Theris had set off into the woods near Midland with two men, who broke into a hunting lodge in Midway. She told her family that she did not want to be part of the robbery, and so ran away from the pair. On July 23 her family reported her missing. The two men, Manley Davis, 31, and Randall Oswald, 36, were arrested and charged following the theft of $40,000 (£31,100) worth of goods, including four-wheel drive cars and chainsaws. "She's not familiar with this area and apparently on the night she ran, she went into the woods at night and got lost," said Raymond Rodgers, sheriff of Bullock county. Miss Theris told police that she drank water from the streams and tried to walk to safety, but ended up disorientated and walking in circles. "We didn't ask her too many questions," said Mr Rodgers. "We want to make sure her health is good so we got her on to the hospital. We did not interrogate her at that time." Mr Faulkner said they expect to have more details about Miss Theris's movements in the coming days. Elizabeth Theris, her sister, said the missing woman was now back at home in Louisville, Alabama. Lisa Theris's legs, covered in scratches and bites "She is severely weakened, she is in pain, she is emaciated," she said. "There is not an inch of her that has not been affected. "We are lucky that she is alive, she is so strong and has made it through so much." Her brother, Will, said that she was "standing strong and full of jokes as ever." He added: "The next few weeks will be rough, but she is handling it all like a trooper."
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| In explosive press conference, Trump triples down on his initial statement about Charlottesville Posted: 15 Aug 2017 02:22 PM PDT  President Trump held a press conference at Trump Tower on Tuesday where he repeatedly told reporters he stands by his initial response to the violence and protests in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. He says he did not want to make any statements until he knew all the facts, and still blames both sides.
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| The Nevada Highway Patrol retires its last Ford Crown Vic Posted: 16 Aug 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Starting in 1978, Ford began cranking out cars on its full-size rear-wheel-drive platform, and it didn't stop doing so until 2011. Over the course of that run, the most prolifically produced machine was undoubtedly the Ford Crown Victoria. It was the go-to vehicle for taxi fleets and police departments, but it's since been replaced.
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| Tesla Model 3 Fans Have Found a Secret Way to Save $1,500 Posted: 15 Aug 2017 07:13 AM PDT  Don't get all the options just yet!
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| Tearful Van Jones At A Loss For Words Over Trump's Defense Of White Supremacists Posted: 15 Aug 2017 08:56 PM PDT  CNN's Van Jones did not hide his pain Tuesday night as he reacted on air to President Donald Trump defending the white supremacists who incited violence over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. White supremacists, including former KKK leader David Duke, praised the president for his most recent remarks.
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| Family: FBI knew Oklahoma bomb plot suspect is schizophrenic Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:54 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The family of a man accused of attempting to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank says he is a paranoid schizophrenic and that the FBI knew it.
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| Florida Stripper Kills Partner, Stabs Him In Eyes And Shoves Wood In Throat Posted: 16 Aug 2017 10:02 AM PDT  A Key West, Florida, man died Tuesday after an alleged attack in his home by his stripper partner.
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| German Car Companies Are Driving the Country Off a Cliff Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:01 PM PDT  "Made in Germany" used to mean reliability. Now it means collusion.
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| Iran's military chief in rare visit to Turkey for Syria talks Posted: 16 Aug 2017 07:27 AM PDT  By Parisa Hafezi and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and Iranian military leaders held talks on Wednesday over cooperation in the Syrian conflict and counter-terrorism, officials said, during a rare visit to NATO-member Turkey by the Islamic Republic's military chief of staff. Turkey's ties with Washington have been strained by U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, and the visit by Iranian General Mohammad Baqeri is the latest sign that Ankara is increasing cooperation with other powers such as Iran and Russia. Baqeri met his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday and Turkey's Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday in what Turkish media said was the first visit by an Iranian chief of staff since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
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| Can You Be Fired for Being a Racist? Posted: 15 Aug 2017 02:10 PM PDT  It depends on where you work
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| Scary video shows a bear charging a dog in Alaska Posted: 15 Aug 2017 04:55 PM PDT  A mama black bear was caught on camera charging a Siberian husky at a campground in Alaska. The recently released clip, from a campground in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, shows a bear and her three cubs approaching a trailer from the woods on July 5. When the bear spots the dog it delivers a bluff charge, and the bear and husky get into a brief fight off camera. A woman can then be heard yelling at the bear, which returns to its cubs and runs away. Tom Henderson, who uploaded the video earlier this month, said in an email that his wife is the person heard yelling in the clip. Fortunately, the dog was unharmed in the scuffle, despite its screams. Henderson also said that bear sightings are not uncommon in the camp, though they have not had a problem like this before. Unfortunate interactions between humans and wildlife are unfortunately common in the area. In June a man was mauled after brown bear with a sow got defensive. Mashable has reached out to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for additional information.
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| Dear Ivanka: It's Time To Decide Which Side Of History You're Going To Stand On Posted: 16 Aug 2017 09:46 AM PDT  I know you've probably got a lot on your plate right now but we really need to talk about your father and what a shit show this week has been.
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| Paul Ryan opponent says he believes 'pizzagate' conspiracy Posted: 14 Aug 2017 07:09 PM PDT  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan's Republican challenger says he believes an unfounded right-wing online conspiracy theory dubbed "pizzagate."
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| Man arrested on hindering charge in Missouri officer killing Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:43 AM PDT  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with hindering prosecution in the killing of a western Missouri police officer told an informant that he dropped the suspected gunman off at a nearby marina after the shooting, according to court records.
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