| How Americans Overlooked the Russia Hack Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:09 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow revisits how the Donald Trump "grabbing" tape, the release of hacked Clinton campaign e-mails, and the arrival of a major hurricane, obscured the U.S. government's announcement that Russia was interfering in the election.
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| Woman Takes Selfies With Her Catcallers To Show How Often It Happens Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:19 PM PDT  A 20-year-old student from the Netherlands is making a powerful statement about sexual objectification by turning the tables.
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| Tropical Storm Nate Headed For Gulf Coast Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:31 AM PDT  After the storm ravaged countries in Central America, hurricane warnings are now in place for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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| Japanese news reporter died after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT  A Japanese news reporter died of congestive heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in one month, according to local media.
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| What Every Employee Can Take Away From Public Sexual Harassment Scandals Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:07 PM PDT  The news of decades of sexual harassment allegations made against film executive Harvey Weinstein has shocked and appalled many ― and for good reason.
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| Nevada trial of Cliven Bundy postponed after Las Vegas massacre Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:31 AM PDT  The case against Bundy stems from a 2014 revolt he is alleged to have led against federal authorities at his ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada, about 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas granted the delay for Bundy and several co-defendants, including his sons, who are accused of conspiracy, assault and other charges, Bret Whipple told Reuters.
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| Scalise On Tropical Storm Nate: 'Confident' New Orleans Is Ready Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:01 AM PDT  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Chuck discuss Tropical Storm Nate and how Louisiana is preparing for possible damage. The full interview will air this Sunday on Meet the Press.
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| Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano]( "Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano") The Kamchatka peninsula's volcanoes are portrayed in a series of stunning shots by photographer Vladimir Voychuk, 37, from Klin, Russia. It is said that Kamchatka is one of the most picturesque distant corners of Russia and attracts hundreds of photographers with its unique environment.
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| Hamas arrests suspected jihadist leader in Gaza Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:09 AM PDT  Hamas police detained a suspected jihadist leader in Gaza on Saturday, a security source said, the latest in a series of arrests of those accused of Islamic State group ideology. "This morning, security forces arrested Nour Issa, 27, who is a leader of the deviant thought movement and is from Bureij Camp in central Gaza, along with others," the source said, using a phrase Hamas officials routinely use to refer to jihadists, including IS. The Islamist Hamas movement has run Gaza for a decade but it has been challenged by small hardline factions, some of them inspired by IS, who advocate a stricter, Salafist interpretation of the faith.
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| Melania Trump dazzles in a bold and bright Carolina Herrera look Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:29 PM PDT  Melania Trump made an appearance alongside husband President Trump on Friday at a Hispanic Heritage Month event.
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| Exorbitant Jet Travel a Trump Admin Hallmark Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:03 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on new revelations about the excessive cost of plane travel by Secretary Mnuchin, the same scandal that drove Secretary Price from his job, and which has also been exposed in Secretary Zinke and others.
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| More Than 100 Dogs Rescued From Cramped, Filthy Cages In Puppy Mill Bust Posted: 07 Oct 2017 01:14 PM PDT  An animal cruelty investigation in Texas is shedding light on the disturbing conditions that can surround commercial pet breeding facilities.
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| Two Moms Arrested After Allegedly Overdosing With Their Two Infants in the Backseat Posted: 07 Oct 2017 09:23 AM PDT  They were taken to the hospital and then to jail, reports said.
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| Trump Makes it Legal for Employers to Refuse to Pay for Birth Control Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:38 AM PDT  The new rule allows broader exemptions for companies who choose not to subsidize birth control for moral or religious reasons, making it harder for some women to get birth control through their insurance.
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| The NRA made a concession on bump stocks – but did we all just get played? Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:06 AM PDT  The NRA's concession, heralded as a breakthrough, is so small it is hard to see with the naked eye. After the deadliest mass shooting in recent American history, the National Rifle Association has agreed it might be appropriate to regulate a dumb toy that can also be used as a weapon of mass carnage.
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| Inventor of 'bump stock' spent years fighting for device, and lost Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:03 PM PDT ![Inventor of 'bump stock' spent years fighting for device, and lost]( "Inventor of 'bump stock' spent years fighting for device, and lost") For years, Bill Akins fought to capitalize on his idea - with the U.S. government, his former business partner and a rival competitor - but found himself stymied at every turn. The 63-year-old Marine veteran and Elvis impersonator voiced his sorrow at the tragedy in Las Vegas, where authorities said Stephen Paddock had bump stocks installed on 12 of his rifles. "I would like to express my dismay and sincere condolences to the victims, families and anyone affected by the recent Las Vegas mass shooting," Akins said during a telephone interview from his home about 45 minutes north of Tampa, Florida.
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| Congressman suggests Charlottesville instigated by the left Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Paul Gosar is suggesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville was instigated by "the left" and backed by billionaire George Soros.
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| ICE Threatens More 'Collateral' Arrests In Response To California 'Sanctuary' Law Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:26 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO ― The Trump administration will go after undocumented immigrants in their neighborhoods and at work in California, likely picking up "collateral" they were not initially targeting, after the state's new "sanctuary" law goes into effect, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Friday.
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| Florida executes man convicted of 2 killings decades ago Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:07 PM PDT  Florida executed an inmate Thursday who was convicted of killing two people after a night of drinking decades ago.
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| 8 Crazy Foods You Can Only Find In New Orleans Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:23 AM PDT |
| Fourth U.S. Soldier Killed in Niger Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:12 AM PDT  The Pentagon announced that a fourth U.S. soldier has been killed in Niger after a special forces patrol was ambushed by Islamic militants Wednesday night.
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| Three men charged over alleged Isil plot to bomb New York Posted: 06 Oct 2017 04:54 PM PDT  Three men have been arrested since May of last year on charges of plotting attacks in New York City for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil) during the summer of 2016, US prosecutors said on Friday. The planned attacks, which were thwarted by law enforcement, included detonating explosives in Manhattan's Times Square and in the city's subway, according to the office of acting US Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan. One of the men, 19-year-old Canadian citizen Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, has been in US custody since May 2016, when he was arrested in New Jersey. He pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in October 2016, the prosecutors said. Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested in Pakistan, where he lives, around September 2016, and Russell Salic, a 37-year-old citizen of the Philippines, was arrested in that country in April of this year, according to Mr Kim's office. Prosecutors said they expected Haroon and Salic to be extradited to the United States to face the charges, which include conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism and to support a terrorist organisation. If convicted of the most serious charges, they face a maximum sentence of life in prison. Acting Manhattan US Attorney announces unsealing of charges in foiled 2016 NYC terror plot https://t.co/2Lf8aGSWA3— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) October 6, 2017 Lawyers for the three men could not immediately be identified. Prosecutors said El Bahnasawy bought bomb-making materials and helped secure a cabin near New York City from which to stage attacks. They said Haroon planned to travel from Pakistan to help El Bahnasawy carry out attacks, and that Salic helped fund the plot. According to documents unsealed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, El Bahnasawy and Haroon planned to carry out attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ran from early June to early July. El Bahnasawy told an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a supporter of Isil that he wanted to "create the next 9/11," prosecutors said. El Bahnasawy told the officer of plans to detonate a car bomb in Times Square and "shoot up concerts," according to prosecutors. A member loyal to the ISIL waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa Credit: Reuters Haroon likewise told the officer that Times Square was "a perfect spot to hit them," prosecutors said. Salic, who maintained a pro-Islamic State social media presence, told the undercover officer that he had been communicating with El Bahnasawy, and sent the officer about $423 from the Philippines to help pay for the attacks, according to prosecutors. El Bahnasawy bought bomb-making materials in Canada, and was arrested the same day he came to the United States, the prosecutors said
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| This Peanut Butter Sandwich 'Hack' Is Causing Quite A Stir Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:32 AM PDT  A so-called sandwich "hack" from the Food Network has left the internet confused.
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| Ivanka Trump could run for president in 15 years, mother Ivana says in new book Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:45 AM PDT  After almost 10 tumultuous months of Donald Trump as President of the United States, his former wife has suggested he may not be the last member of the family to hold the position. Speaking in her new book, the leader's first spouse, Ivana, says their daughter - Ivanka - could run for office in 15 years' time. In the book, Raising Trump, Ivana discusses her marriage to the real estate magnate from 1977 to 1992 and the future for their three children, including Ivanka's own political career.
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| These 3 Nations Can Stop a Hypersonic Missile Arms Race Posted: 06 Oct 2017 07:09 PM PDT  The world is on the cusp of a dangerous hypersonic missile arms race, but three nations—Russia, China and the United States—have the power to stop it. Currently, there are two basic types of hypersonic missiles.
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| Today Is the Last Day You Can Apply to Work for Barack Obama Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:42 AM PDT  Here's how you can apply
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| Bangladesh Islamists call to arm Rohingya Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:24 AM PDT  Thousands of Islamist hardliners marched in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong Friday calling for the government to arm Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing a crackdown in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state. More than half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since attacks by militants belonging to the Muslim minority on Myanmar police posts sparked brutal reprisals by security forces. The refugees accuse Myanmar's army -- flanked by mobs of ethnic Rakhine -- of slaughtering them and burning their villages in a campaign which the United Nations says amounts to "ethnic cleansing".
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| Bill Maher Issues Strong Words To Democrats About Over-Regulation Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:21 AM PDT  Bill Maher has urged Democrats to "go big or go home" when it comes to regulation. Over-regulation fed into the Republican narrative that Democrats "don't want to help people" but just "want to micro-manage their lives," he said. Maher agreed that more regulation "for big things" such as "guns and carbon emission and banks" was needed.
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| Turkey, Venezuela deepen cooperation, seeking 'new era' Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:16 AM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country does not support any external interventions in South America, speaking after meeting with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro.
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| Police, FBI seek public's help in finding motive behind Las Vegas massacre Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:21 PM PDT  By Alexandria Sage and Sharon Bernstein LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Baffled police and FBI agents, still lacking a clear motive for the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people by a lone gunman five days ago, appealed to the public on Friday to come forward with any information that might help solve the mystery. Clark County Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said investigators have, to no avail, run down more than 1,000 leads seeking clues to what drove a 64-year-old wealthy retiree with a penchant for gambling to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, poured a barrage of gunfire from the windows of his 32nd-floor hotel suite into a crowd of 20,000 people attending an outdoor music festival on Sunday night, then killed himself before police stormed his room.
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| Mexican photojournalist found dead after abduction by armed men Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Barbed wire surrounds a construction site on the outskirts of San Luis Potosí. The city, where journalist Edgar Esqueda was murdered, has been plagued by drug cartel violence. A Mexican photographer who was abducted at gunpoint from his home has been found dead, the seventh journalist to be killed this year in one of the world's most dangerous countries for media workers.
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| Trevor Noah's Off-Air Comments On Guns Might Make Your Day Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:25 AM PDT  Trevor Noah has plenty to say about the national gun debate ― and it isn't all scripted.
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| 29 Couples Boudoir Photos That Are Almost Too Hot To Handle Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:24 AM PDT  If you're looking to spice up your relationship (and boost your own self-confidence while you're at it!), consider a couples boudoir photo shoot.
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| Analysis: Nobel says to Korea nuke players: We are watching Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:00 PM PDT  BANGKOK (AP) — They couldn't award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump. That much was certain.
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| Syrian Forces Enter ISIS's Military Capital Posted: 07 Oct 2017 03:46 AM PDT  Regime forces breached the eastern Syrian town of Mayadeen Friday, one of the Islamic State group's last bastions after losing Mosul in Iraq.
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| 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Japan coast, no tsunami warning Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:57 AM PDT  A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday but there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake posed no tsunami risk. Later Friday another quake hit northeastern Japan, close to the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, but there was again no fear of a tsunami, Japanese and US authorities said.
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| EPA may not replace Obama-era climate rule on repeal: draft Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:17 AM PDT  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not decided whether it will replace the Clean Power Plan - the centerpiece Obama-era climate change regulation - after it moves to repeal it, according to a draft of the proposal seen by Reuters on Friday. The effort to undo the rule aimed at cutting emissions from power plants forms part of a broader plan by the administration of President Donald Trump to revive the U.S. coal industry and boost domestic fossil fuels production. In the 43-page document, the EPA said the Clean Power Plan (CPP) introduced by former President Barack Obama in 2015 was illegal.
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| Bergdahl expected to plead guilty to desertion, misbehavior Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:11 PM PDT  Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, two individuals with knowledge of the case said.
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| The Latest: Official: Note in room aided shooting precision Posted: 07 Oct 2017 05:01 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting in Las Vegas (all times local):
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| World Zombie Day 2017 Posted: 07 Oct 2017 09:50 AM PDT ![World Zombie Day 2017]( "World Zombie Day 2017") World Zombie Day is an international annual event that grew from Pittsburgh's first Zombie Walk at Monroeville Mall in 2006 — the setting for "Dawn of the Dead." Now, more than 50 cities participate in the event.
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| Trump administration allows employers to refuse to pay for birth control for religious or moral reasons Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:31 AM PDT  Businesses in the United States will be able to deny insurance to pay for a woman's contraception under an amendment announced on Friday by President Donald Trump's administration. Companies will be able to cite religious or moral objections to birth control, and deny the funding to their employees – a new policy which unpicks a key provision of Obamacare. The move was greeted with immediate anger from reproductive rights advocates, and praise from conservative Christian activists. It remained unclear how many women would lose contraception coverage and which companies would use the exemptions, but Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, said: "The Trump administration just took direct aim at birth control coverage for 62 million women." She continued: "This is an unacceptable attack on basic healthcare that the vast majority of women rely on." The government claim only 120,000 women will lose their coverage. California's Democratic attorney general pledged to fight to protect the mandate from circumvention. Mr Trump, who criticised the birth control mandate in last year's election campaign, won strong support from conservative Christian voters. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood The Republican president signed an executive order in May asking for rules that would allow religious groups to deny their employees insurance coverage for services they oppose on religious grounds. Friday's announcement increases that rule to apply to all businesses. "All Americans should have the freedom to peacefully live and work consistent with their faith without fear of government punishment," the conservative Christian legal activist group Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement praising the administration's action. "Health and Human Services has issued a balanced rule that respects all sides - it keeps the contraceptive mandate in place for most employers and now provides a religious exemption," said Mark Rienzi, one of the lawyers for the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Roman Catholic nuns that runs care homes for the elderly and previously challenged the mandate in court. The Trump administration's ruling will likely face legal challenges. The National Women's Law Center — which estimates that in 2013 alone, the contraception requirement saved women $1.4 billion in oral contraceptive costs — has vowed to challenge the Trump administration in court. It plans to argue that the new policy amounts to sex discrimination, since it will disproportionately affect women. It also plans to allege religious discrimination, arguing that it will allow employers to impose their religious beliefs on employees.
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| Putin Courts Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Russia's Ex-Foes Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:54 PM PDT  As Russia consolidates its position in Syria and the Middle East as a whole, it's reaching out to rivals and selling them a coveted weapon, the S-400.
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| Kim Zolciak-Biermann talks about showing her son's dog bite on TV, renewing her vows and plastic surgery rumors Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:26 PM PDT  Once filming wrapped on the sixth season of her hit Bravo show, "Don't Be Tardy," star Kim Zolciak-Biermann had a difficult decision to make.
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| Security guard kills six children in nursery school arson attack in Brazil Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:31 AM PDT  A Brazilian nursery school guard burned six small children and a teacher to death after spraying them with alcohol and setting them alight on Thursday in an attack which has horrified the nation, said emergency services. Dozens of people were also hurt in the blaze while the guard, who was reported to be mentally ill, died after succumbing to his own burn injuries. The tragedy occurred in a modest quarter of Janauba, a city of 70,000 about 600km (370 miles) north of Belo Horizonte. The nursery school was called "Innocent People." A victim of the fire is admitted to hospital in Monte Claros Credit: O Tempo via AFP The initial death toll of four rose to six when two badly burned children died, according to news reports which quoted fire officials. Janauba's mayor decreed seven days of mourning. About 50 people were hospitalised with injuries, said Bruno Ataide Santos, director of the local hospital. Hours later, 10 people remained hospitalised in serious condition. The guard, identified as 50-year-old Damiao Soares dos Santos, was taken to hospital, suffering from burns, and later died, Mr Santos told AFP. Damiao Soares, the security guard alleged to have set fire to the children in the nursery in Brazil Credit: Caters News Agency About 80 children were in the nursery school when the attack occurred, prompting terrified parents to rush to the school, where they found one classroom reduced to ashes. "As the creche is near our house we heard noise and rushed over," Nelson de Jesus Silva, the father of one victim, told Globonews TV. "My little girl was so good, so smart," he said of his dead daughter Ana Clara Ferreira. Grief also struck Jane Kelly, the mother of Juan Miguel Soares. About 80 children were in the nursery school when the attack occurred Credit: AFP "I was thinking of changing nursery schools because we are preparing to move. I woke him up early to bring him here and when I saw him again he was dead in the hospital," Kelly said between sobs. The dead children were aged four, the G1 news site reported. Police visited the home of the suspect and his family members to try to determine a motive. But police superintendent Renato Nunes told the website of the Hoje em Dia newspaper that the guard had had mental health problems since 2014. The guard had worked nights for at least eight years at the nursery school, where he was not directly in contact with the children. People wait for news outside Janauba's hospital Credit: AFP Janauba's mayor Carlos Isaildon Mendes said an even greater tragedy was narrowly averted. "This could have been worse because the babies' room was in the hall next door. Evacuation would have been more difficult. As the children were bigger a lot of them were able to escape," the mayor explained. Police searched the guard's home and found many jugs of alcohol. He reportedly told his family this week - which includes the anniversary of the death of his father - that he was going to give a "gift" to them and that he would die. Brazil's president Michel Temer expressed his condolences on Twitter. "I am deeply saddened by this tragedy involving children in Janauba, and I want to express my solidarity with the families," Mr Temer wrote. As the father of a school-age child, Mr Temer said he understood "this must be an extremely painful loss" for the parents.
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| Cinders and desolation in Iraq's Hawija after IS Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:52 AM PDT  One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq's Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule. Islamic State group jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province.
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