| Anti-Immigrant Signs Pop Up On California Highways As State Becomes A Sanctuary Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:57 AM PST  As California officially became a "sanctuary state" at the start of the new year, fake signs with anti-immigrant messages appeared near the state's borders.
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| Swatting Call Leads to an Innocent Man Being Killed Posted: 02 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  Tyler Raj Barriss is accused of making a prank-call to 911 from California, allegedly sending police to a home in Kansas where they opened fire on an unarmed Andrew Finch.
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| The Roy Moore debacle drove a wedge between Trump and Bannon Posted: 03 Jan 2018 03:02 PM PST  The seeds for the epic meltdown in the Trump-Bannon relationship were sown in the contentious Alabama Senate special election, when Bannon's candidate, Roy Moore, lost to Democrat Doug Jones — embarrassing the former White House aide and empowering his sworn enemy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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| It's Snowing In Florida And People Are Loving It Posted: 03 Jan 2018 08:14 AM PST  Ahead of the approaching "winter hurricane" about to hit most of the U.S. East Coast, Floridians woke up Wednesday morning to something that's very rare in the Sunshine State.
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| American charged with subversion in Zimbabwe freed 'for now' Posted: 04 Jan 2018 05:16 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court on Thursday freed "for now" an American woman charged with subversion for allegedly describing the former president on Twitter as a "sick man."
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| Thomas S. Monson, the President of the Mormon Church, Has Died at 90 Posted: 03 Jan 2018 01:09 AM PST  Monson, who was named the Church's 16th President in 2008, is remembered for his down-to-earth manner
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| Indian Man Arrested For Making Bomb Threat But Says He Was Trying To Check Flight Status Posted: 03 Jan 2018 07:48 AM PST  An Indian man who was trying to find his flight status from Mumbai to Delhi was charged with making a bomb threat on New Year's Eve.
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| Name-Drawing In Virginia Election To Proceed, After Court Rejects Democrat's Lawsuit Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:12 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Adding another wrinkle in the dramatic race that could decide control of the Virginia House of Delegates, a Virginia court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge in the contested District 94 seat.
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| Joshua Boyle: Canadian father held hostage by Taliban in Afghanistan for five years charged with sexual assault Posted: 03 Jan 2018 05:07 AM PST  A father held hostage by Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan for five years has been charged with sexual assault. Joshua Boyle, 34, who with his wife Caitlan Coleman Boyle was captured by the Haqqani network in Afghanistan in October 2012, will have his case discussed during a brief preliminary hearing at a court in Ottowa, Canada, on Wednesday. The Canadian citizen, whose American wife gave birth to their three children while in captivity, faces a total of 15 charges, including eight counts of assault, two of sexual assault, two claims of unlawful confinement, and one accusation of uttering death threats.
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| In-N-Out Burger Now Serves Hot Cocoa And It's Causing Quite A Stir Posted: 04 Jan 2018 04:32 AM PST  Burger chain In-N-Out wants its customers' buns to be warm, apparently.
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| Some Trump Supporters Think Mueller's Grand Jury Has Too Many Black People Posted: 02 Jan 2018 09:52 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Supporters of President Donald Trump have opened a new line of attack on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election: They think special counsel Robert Mueller's federal grand jury has too many black people on it.
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| Failed asylum seekers blamed for rise in violent crime in Germany Posted: 04 Jan 2018 10:05 AM PST  The large migrant influx to Germany in recent years has fuelled a rise in violent crime, according to the findings of a new government report. Rejected asylum-seekers from countries considered safe were behind much of the rise, while genuine refugees from countries such as Syria and Iraq were more rarely involved, the study found. The report's authors have called on Angela Merkel's government to do more to return economic migrants posing as asylum-seekers to their own countries. Violent crime rose by 10.4 per cent between 2014 and 2016 in Lower Saxony, the German state chosen for the study. The rise coincides with Mrs Merkel's 2015 decision to open Germany's borders to refugees, and the study found asylum-seekers were responsible for more than 92 per cent of the increase. But it found that those whose asylum claims had been refused by the authorities were disproportionately frequent offenders. Asylum applications in Germany People from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, who are routinely refused asylum in Germany as their home countries are considered safe, accounted for fewer than 1 per cent of asylum-seekers in Lower Saxony, but more than 17 per cent of violent crimes. "It's made clear to the North Africans from the outset that they have no chances here, that they must all go home," Christian Pfeiffer, one of the report's authors, told ZDF television. "The war refugees are very quickly told they can stay. And then, of course, they try to do nothing wrong." Prof Pfeiffer, a criminologist and former regional interior minister of Lower Saxony, called on the government to spend more on sending rejected asylum-seekers home. "It's not enough just to say they should be deported. I think it's time for a new perspective in refugee policy: namely to invest large amounts of money in a return program," he said. The report's findings match high-profile cases like that of Anis Amri, the rejected Tunisian asylum-seeker who killed 12 people when he drove a lorry into a crowded Berlin Christmas market in 2016. Rejected asylum-seekers are often allowed to remain in Germany in a semi-legal state. They are not allowed to work and have limited access to benefits. While terror attacks dominate the headlines, they accounted for little of the rise in violent crime. The report found most of the surge was caused by violence between migrants: 90 per cent of victims killed by asylum-seekers were themselves foreign nationals. The fact most asylum-seekers are young males aged between 14 and 30 was a major factor in the violence, according to Prof Pfeiffer. "Everywhere the lack of women has a negative effect. This increases the risk that young men conform to violent masculinity norms," he said. For this reason, he argued, calls to allow family reunification for those granted asylum were "not stupid".
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| California driver charged with single-punch murder of deputy Posted: 03 Jan 2018 07:22 PM PST  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A 70-year-old, off-duty sheriff's deputy braked to avoid two dogs and was rear-ended by a driver who then got out and delivered a fatal punch, police said Wednesday in announcing a murder charge against the man.
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| Khamenei blames Iran's 'enemies' for unrest as US ups pressure Posted: 02 Jan 2018 06:43 PM PST  Iran's supreme leader blamed "enemies" Tuesday for unrest that has seen 21 deaths as Washington sought to increase pressure on the Islamic regime that was facing its biggest test in years. In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last Thursday. "The enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the Islamic regime," the supreme leader said.
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| The Top 5 Diets to Try in 2018, According to Experts Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:00 AM PST  U.S. News and World Report ranked the best diets in 2018 for weight loss and better health, including the Mediterranean and DASH diet.
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| French President Emmanuel Macron Vows To Ban 'Fake News' Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:30 AM PST  French President Emmanuel Macron plans to introduce legislation that will crack down on so-called "fake news" during French election campaigns, calling the spread of such misinformation a threat to democracy.
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| No winners in U.S. Powerball jackpot worth $460 million Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:43 PM PST ![No winners in U.S. Powerball jackpot worth $460 million]( "No winners in U.S. Powerball jackpot worth $460 million") No one won the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday worth an estimated $460 million, the seventh-largest prize in the game's history, the lottery website said. The numbers were 2, 18, 37, 39, 42 and the Powerball number was 12. Lottery players have another chance to strike it rich on Saturday, with the Powerball jackpot ballooning to an estimated $550 million, the sixth largest in the game's history.
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| Muslims May Become America’s Second-Largest Religious Group By 2040, Pew Reports Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:53 AM PST  America's Muslim population is growing at a steady rate ― so much so that Muslims are projected to one day outpace Jews as the country's second-largest religious group.
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| Cheetah at St. Louis Zoo gives birth to 8 cubs Posted: 03 Jan 2018 12:42 PM PST  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A cheetah named Bingwa at the St. Louis Zoo is a proud mother — eight times over.
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| Pakistan Has All the Leverage Over Trump Posted: 03 Jan 2018 02:34 PM PST  Why Islamabad isn't worried about threats to cut off U.S. aid
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| Clear beggars from streets of Windsor ahead of royal wedding, says local council leader Posted: 03 Jan 2018 04:47 PM PST  Beggars have made a life choice and should be cleared from the streets of Windsor ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, the leader of the local council has said. Comments by Tory councillor Simon Dudley, from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, were branded "abhorrent" yesterday ahead of the royal wedding there next May. Cllr Dudley said beggars could present the town in a "sadly unfavourable light", and tweeted that some rough sleepers had made a "commercial life choice praying on residents and tourists". In a letter to police he complained about "aggressive begging and intimidation" and "bags and detritus" on the streets. His comments were criticised by a local homeless charity manager, who described them as "sickening". Council leader Simon Dudley who has been branded "abhorrent" after calling on police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor before the royal wedding Credit: PA Murphy James, of Windsor Homeless Project, said: "It's absolutely abhorrent that anybody has got these views in this day and age, especially a lead councillor of the borough. "If somebody is sleeping out on the street they are not there by choice, they are there because something has gone wrong." Mr James described it as "sickening" that Mr Dudley cited the royal wedding as a reason for his comments. Meghan Markle's first royal outing with Prince Harry, in pictures It came after Mr Dudley tweeted that there is "an epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy" in the town and demanded police "focus on dealing with this before the #RoyalWedding". He also wrote a letter to Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Police, Anthony Stansfeld, dated January 2, calling on officers to take action. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will happen in May Credit: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP He said police should use their powers under the 1824 Vagrancy Act and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to "protect residents and tourists". Mr Stansfeld said he was "somewhat surprised" the letter was released publicly before being "sent directly to me", and said he would provide Cllr Dudley with a full response in due course.
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| Indian pilots grounded after 'mid-air row' Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:31 PM PST  An Indian airline said Thursday it had grounded two pilots over allegations they had a fight and both briefly stormed out of the cockpit during a New Year's Day flight from London to Mumbai. Jet Airways is investigating claims that a male pilot slapped his female colleague during a heated argument while the plane was in the air with 324 passengers on board. Reports in several Indian newspapers, quoting unnamed sources, said the mid-air altercation led the female pilot to leave the cockpit in tears and she had to be persuaded to go back in by cabin crew.
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| Philip Morris Says It's 'Trying To Give Up Cigarettes' In 2018 Posted: 04 Jan 2018 04:18 AM PST  Tobacco giant Philip Morris International took out full-page ads in several British newspapers this week proclaiming the company's 2018 New Year's resolution as "trying to give up cigarettes."
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| Tesla Just Announced a Significant Model 3 Delay Posted: 03 Jan 2018 03:25 PM PST  Tesla thanked its customers for sticking by the car company.
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| 'I Don't Expect to Be Forgiven.' Logan Paul Has Issued a Longer Apology For His Suicide Forest Video Posted: 03 Jan 2018 12:42 AM PST  The YouTube star sparked outcry for posting a video showing what appeared to be a body in a Japanese forest
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| The DOJ Wants A Citizenship Question On The Census. That Could Blow Up The Whole Survey Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:54 AM PST  The Department of Justice's recent request to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census has sparked concerns that such a move would lower response rates within immigrant communities.
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| Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's: White House Posted: 03 Jan 2018 02:48 PM PST ![Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's: White House]( "Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's: White House") By David Brunnstrom and Christine Kim WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday defended Donald Trump's tweet about the size of his nuclear button, saying Americans should be concerned about the North Korean leader's mental fitness, not their president's. On Tuesday, Trump responded to a New Year's Day speech in which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he had a nuclear button on his desk by saying that his nuclear button "is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" The tweet provoked strong criticism, especially from Trump's Democratic opponents, and former Vice President Joe Biden called it dangerously cavalier. Asked whether Americans should be concerned about the president's mental fitness after he appeared to be speaking so lightly about nuclear threats, White House spokeswoman Sara Sanders told a regular news briefing: "The president and the people of this country should be concerned about the mental fitness of the leader of North Korea.
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| 2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Spied Completely Camo-Free Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:45 AM PST  Still chunky, less funky.
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| London house prices in first annual fall since 2009 Posted: 04 Jan 2018 03:23 AM PST  The average price of a home in London dropped in 2017 for the first time in eight years on fallout from Brexit, data showed on Thursday. While prices were up nationwide, they were down in London for the first time since 2009, mortgage lender Nationwide calculated. UK house prices rose by 2.6 percent overall last year -- slower than the 4.5 percent seen the previous year -- said Nationwide, whose monthly survey is closely watched by markets.
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| How Washington Can Influence the Outcome of Protests in Iran Posted: 04 Jan 2018 09:11 AM PST  The Trump administration would do well to focus on three concrete ways by which it can help Iran's protests flourish. For more than a week now, thousands of Iranians have rallied publicly against their government, demanding accountability, transparency and an end to the repressive clerical status quo. In the process, they have presented Iran's radical theocratic regime with one of the most profound challenges to its authority since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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| Couple May Have Planned Murder-Suicide That Left 4 Dead in Utah Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:30 AM PST  New documents released in a Utah murder suicide Tuesday revealed disturbing details of what may have led up to a family of four and their dog ending up dead in their home.
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| Autopsy: 3-year-old Indian girl a homicide victim in Texas Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:45 AM PST  DALLAS (AP) — A 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a culvert near her suburban Dallas home little more than a year after she was adopted from an Indian orphanage died from "homicidal violence," according to autopsy findings released Wednesday.
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| Demi Lovato Felt Insecure, But Posted This Bathing Suit Photo Anyway Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:39 AM PST  Demi Lovato might not always feel as confident as her hit song suggests, but that isn't stopping her from living her best life on a beach somewhere.
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| Republicans Laugh Off Trump’s Nuclear Taunting Of North Korea Posted: 03 Jan 2018 04:21 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's tweet taunting North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un over the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal raised alarms on Wednesday about the prospect of the nation stumbling into catastrophic war with a young, unpredictable ruler whose actions and decision-making are not fully understood by America's intelligence community.
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| Philippines bars U.S. firm call center from expanding after deadly fire Posted: 03 Jan 2018 04:09 AM PST ![Philippines bars U.S. firm call center from expanding after deadly fire]( "Philippines bars U.S. firm call center from expanding after deadly fire") By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has barred a branch of an American call center firm from expanding in the country following a pre-Christmas fire that killed dozens of its employees, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Charito Plaza, director-general of the government's Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), said the agency had suspended the operations of American firm Research Now SSI, as well as the shopping mall hosting it, for failing to meet certain safety requirements since 2013. "They can operate again once they get a clearance from the Bureau of Fire and the local government," Plaza told Reuters in a text message.
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| Nissan unveils technology to control cars with brain signals Posted: 03 Jan 2018 05:39 AM PST  If you're not yet convinced about the positives of driverless vehicle technology, you're probably going to be even more skeptical about the latest research Nissan has just revealed details of. Nissan calls this technology Brain-to-Vehicle, or B2V, and the claim is that the technology will speed up reaction times so vehicles can continually adapt to make driving more enjoyable than it is already. Nissan is going to be demonstrating B2V at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 9-12.
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| Why the Price of Ripple is So Much Less than Bitcoin Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:46 AM PST  How to compare cryptocurrencies valued at $2.89 and $15,334.
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| Very relatable Corgi couldn't contain her happiness while shopping at Target Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:58 AM PST  One dog just gave the exact expression we all have when shopping at Target. Zira the Corgi didn't hold back her excitement when strolling down the aisles. Her owner Jesse (@virgoprincxss) captured the moment in two candid photos. You simply can't go wrong with posting an image of a dog and one of the happiest place on earth. SEE ALSO: This video of a corgi doing a 'trust fall' may be the key to happiness It looks like a furry mirror. MY DOG WENT TO TARGET AND LOOK HOW HAPPY SHE IS pic.twitter.com/Cdt2s2aI3p — jesse (@virgoprincxss) January 3, 2018 The Corgi/Aussie mix also shows a small resemblance to Target's mascot Bullseyes, because Zira is an overachiever. The uncanny similarities didn't go unnoticed by the Internet. Watch out Bullseye, you may have some competition on your paws (sorry). That ain't your dog that's Bullseye pic.twitter.com/OSarpFnpLC — Dylan McLaughlin (@dylmclaughlin) January 4, 2018 The viral tweet inspired others to post their own pets' experiences at Target. Despite the happy images, people in the comments had mixed feelings on it. Some kept asking if Zira was a service animal, while others believed it was unsanitary for her to be in the cart. But, negative comments aside, can we all agree and appreciate how happy some of these animals are? We have a local Target that allows dogs and Meyer lives for it!! Cute pup �� pic.twitter.com/93zMpdcQFb — Nina Slaney (@ninamarie_4) January 4, 2018 She likes @Target as well. Ps. She's a working animal and extremely well behaved. pic.twitter.com/U2BowzLIIY — Grace (@grazkatz) January 4, 2018 This was a few years ago before Target sold groceries so forgive me.This is Jake, his Mohawk is natural.It is a cute picture, don't you think? pic.twitter.com/nljKtAwVr8 — BabsSCL (@BabsSCL) January 4, 2018 Despite the mix reactions, the tweet still has over 57,000 retweets and 217,000 likes. We're sure Target is very grateful for the free advertisement. WATCH: This colorblind man is in tears after being gifted corrective glasses
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| Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:47 AM PST ![Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline]( "Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline") Pennsylvania environmental officials ordered Sunoco on Wednesday to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and leaks of drilling fluid and other "egregious and willful violations" of state law that have plagued the $2.5 billion project.
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| Trump Jokes About 'Fake' Media Awards, But Twitter Was The Real Winner Posted: 02 Jan 2018 06:42 PM PST  President Donald Trump had Twitter in an uproar for a lot of reasons Tuesday.
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| Avoid Romaine Lettuce for Now, Consumer Reports Says Posted: 03 Jan 2018 03:20 PM PST  Over the past seven weeks, 58 people in the U.S. and Canada have become ill from a dangerous strain of E. coli bacteria, likely from eating romaine lettuce. In the U.S., the infections have occur...
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