| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP Posted: 22 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state's congressional map went so far to benefit Republicans that it violated the state constitution.
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| Man charged with DUI after trying to order burrito at bank drive-through window Posted: 22 Jan 2018 12:34 PM PST  A Florida man was charged with driving under the influence after he tried to order a burrito at a Bank of America drive-through window.
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| Video Shows Captive California Siblings After Their Parents' Arrest Posted: 21 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  The oldest son's transcript from a local college shows he had a near-perfect grade point average.
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| Trump's Deputy Drug Czar Is A 24-Year-Old With A Flimsy Work History Posted: 22 Jan 2018 04:10 AM PST  A 24-year-old appointed to a top position in the White House drug policy office has come under scrutiny in recent days for his scanty résumé and lack of qualifications.
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| Kabul Hotel attackers 'went from room to room in search of foreigners to kill' Posted: 22 Jan 2018 07:36 AM PST  Taliban militants who killed at least 22 people at a luxury Kabul hotel went from room to room searching for foreigners, according to survivors and a security source on Monday as more details of the victims emerged. Insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs and suicide vests attacked the landmark Intercontinental Hotel overlooking the Afghan capital late Saturday in an assault that lasted more than 12 hours and prompted questions over how the attackers breached security. Guests hid behind pillars and in rooms as gunmen sprayed bullets and set fire to parts of the six-storey building. Some people climbed over balconies and used bed sheets in a desperate attempt to escape. "They were saying, 'Kill the foreigners!'," a 20-year-old hotel employee who gave his name as Hasibullah said from his hospital bed. He described hiding in a fifth-floor room and listening as the gunmen went from room to room, forcing doors open "with daggers" and killing those inside. A burned corridor of the Intercontinental Hotel a day after the attack in Kabul Credit: REUTERS Officials have said that at least 14 foreigners were killed. "They didn't want to kill the Afghans," a security source said. "The weapons and bullets they had were for the foreigners." One other witness claimed he had seen the militants beheading guests. The attack ended Sunday with all six militants killed by Afghan forces, aided by Norwegian troops. Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh said 22 bodies had now been taken to Kabul hospitals. "Some of the bodies (are) burned badly and need DNA tests to be identified," he said. The interior ministry gave a lower toll Monday, saying 19 people were dead. There were also conflicting accounts of the number of attackers, which the ministry had put at six. Authorities are known to understate death tolls in high-profile attacks, and much higher figures were circulating on local media. At least seven Ukrainian citizens were among the dead, the country's ambassador to Tajikistan and Afghanistan Viktor Nikitiuk told Ukrainian television 112. "A lot of Ukrainian aviation technicians work in Afghanistan. All the dead were working for the airline Kam Air and living at the Intercontinental Hotel," he said. Kam Air, an Afghan carrier, said a further two Venezuelan staff were also killed in the assault, bringing the airline's loss to at least nine of its personnel - five crew and four pilots. Captain Samad Usman Samadi, the airline's CEO, said his staff "has been shocked and they are not in normal conditions". "It will some time for them to recover," he said. Afghan security forces keep watch as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday Credit: OMAR SOBHANI/ REUTERS One German citizen and one Kazakh citizen were also killed, their foreign ministries said. Afghan officials told AFP that senior Afghan diplomat Abdullah Poyan died along with Mufti Ahmad Farzan, a member of the High Peace Council responsible for reconciliation efforts with militants. The employee Hasibullah said he saw two "fashionably dressed" gunmen in the hotel restaurant before the assault began. The security source confirmed investigators had seen CCTV footage showing the attackers in the restaurant prior to the attack. "It was around 8.30 pm... They were sitting in the corner of the hotel and they immediately started spraying bullets," Hasibullah said. He ran to the fifth floor room and locked himself inside, though not before seeing "many" bodies on the ground. But as the gunmen went from door to door he leapt from the window in terror. "I fell on people lying in blood... it was horrific." Knocked unconscious, he awoke in hospital with a broken leg and other wounds. Another survivor said the attackers "even beheaded the guests and people inside the hotel". Noorullah, 24, said he worked at the hotel checking its security cameras, but fled to the fourth floor as the power went off and the attack began. Also describing the militants as wearing civilian clothes, he said they killed "dozens" of people, opening every single room and "raining" bullets. He, too, jumped from a window to escape. Witnesses said the hotel's security staff fled the scene as the attack unfolded. Authorities warned they were still investigating how militants breached hotel security, which was taken over by a private company three weeks ago. It was too soon to say if the militants had inside help, an interior ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi said. The militants were armed with suicide vests, pistols, hand grenades and Kalashnikovs, he said. The attack followed security warnings in recent days to avoid hotels and other locations frequented by foreigners in war-torn Kabul. Security has been ramped up in the city, but the resurgent Taliban and Islamic State are both scaling up their assaults.
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| Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:26 AM PST  LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more than 56,000 villagers fleeing to evacuation centers.
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| Cary girl, 6, dies days after flu diagnosis Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:42 PM PST  A 6-year-old Cary girl diagnosed with the flu on Tuesday died Friday night after being rushed by ambulance from her home to WakeMed in Raleigh. Her devastated parents hope others heed their message of the importance of getting flu shots.
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| Larry Nassar Was A Master Manipulator, But He Didn’t Act Alone Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:57 AM PST  The first time I got a message from Larry Nassar, I felt honored.
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| Hawaii Missile Alert Update Delayed Because Governor Didn’t Know His Twitter Password Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:54 PM PST  Hawaiian Gov. David Ige (D) has made the embarrassing admission that his office did not immediately inform the public about the state's missile alert false alarm partly because he had forgotten the password to his Twitter account.
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| Vietnam oil exec 'kidnapped' from Germany jailed for life Posted: 22 Jan 2018 08:57 AM PST  A Vietnamese former state oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from Germany was jailed for life on Monday for embezzlement, in the highest-profile corruption trial to target the communist country's business and political elite. Vietnam has mirrored China in its massive corruption purge, but critics say the campaign is as much about targeting political foes as it is about tackling graft in one of Southeast Asia's most corrupt nations. The life sentence for Trinh Xuan Thanh, the former head of PetroVietnam Construction (PVC), capped a dramatic two-week trial -- closed to international media -- that included a tearful apology from the 51-year-old.
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| White House doctor enthusiastic about Trump Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:34 AM PST  Rachel Maddow reports on answers given by White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson about Donald Trump's physical health.
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| Democrats Dominate At The Ballot Box In The Age Of Trump Posted: 22 Jan 2018 09:11 PM PST  In the year since Donald Trump became president, Democrats have had a string of successes at the ballot box ― making many Republicans nervous about a potential blue wave in November.
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| One killed as avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts at Japanese resort Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:08 AM PST ![One killed as avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts at Japanese resort]( "One killed as avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts at Japanese resort") By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - One man was killed and at least 11 people injured, some critically, when rocks from an erupting volcano rained down on skiers at a mountain resort in central Japan on Tuesday and an avalanche soon after the eruption engulfed about a dozen skiers. Seven of those struck by rocks were members of Japan's Ground Self Defence Force (SDF) engaged in winter training maneuvers, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Japanese media said at least 12 people were injured, many apparently hit by volcanic rocks.
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| Congressman saw aide as 'soul mate,' but denies misconduct Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:46 PM PST  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who settled a former aide's sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money said Tuesday that he developed a deep affection for her and reacted badly when she began dating another man, but never harassed her or pursued a romantic relationship.
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| Separate Carnival Cruise Line Accidents See One Passenger Dead and Another Missing Posted: 22 Jan 2018 07:21 PM PST  One passenger went missing overboard while another fell to her death on separate Carnival Cruise Line ships
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| 3 USA Gymnastics Directors Resign In Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal Posted: 22 Jan 2018 11:16 AM PST  Three USA Gymnastics directors have resigned amid fierce criticism that the organization failed to protect its athletes from team doctor Larry Nassar, a serial predator whose sentencing hearing continues this week.
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| CCTV footage emerges showing the 'moment children were freed' from home of David and Louise Turpin Posted: 23 Jan 2018 07:08 AM PST  An American man accused of torturing his 13 children abducted his future wife from high school when she was 16 years old, her relatives have claimed. David Turpin, who was 24 at the time, convinced staff to let him take his girlfriend, Louise Robinette, out of her West Virginia high school, according to her two siblings. The pair eloped and ventured as far as Texas before they were caught by police and brought back home. The couple made headlines across the world last week after their 13 children were discovered malnourished and living in filthy conditions, some chained to furniture in the family home. Louise and David Turpin Credit: AFP Mr Turpin, 56, and Mrs Turpin, 49 have been charged with a range of offences including torture, false imprisonment and child abuse. Louise's younger sister, Teresa Robinette, and her half-brother Billy Lambert, revealed the Turpins married in 1984 after their failed elopement. Miss Robinette said her mother Phyllis allowed Louise to date David when she was 16 years old despite the fact he was eight years older. When they were discovered Louise's father Wayne, an evangelical preacher, announced he did not want her to return home, reportedly telling the family: "She has made her choice, she should go off and live her life". David and Louise Turpin with their children as the couple renew their vows at Elvis chapel in Las Vegas on their 30th anniversary, on October 31, 2015 Credit: Facebook/David Turpin "One day, David went into the high school and they let him sign Louise out of school and they ran away. He had his car and they drove," Miss Robinette told the Daily Mail. She added that for years the Turpins' marriage seemed perfect. "I just thought she had this richy life [sic]," she said. "He earned good money. The day he came and picked her up from school, I was told he told her that if she would elope with him and marry him he would give her everything she ever wanted." The deeply religious couple were said to believe God had called on them to have so many children. But according to Miss Robinette, the pair began to cut loose from their devout lifestyle about a decade ago to enact various sexual fantasies. Miss Robinette claimed the couple would leave their older children to "take care of the younger children so that [she] and David could kinda sow those wild oats that they didn't sow when she was younger". These included Mrs Turpin contacting a man through an online website and meeting up with him with a hotel room. She and Mr Turpin would then re-enact the extramarital affair in the same room exactly a year later, her sister said. Miss Robinette also revealed that she was sexually abused by a relative as a child but did not reveal the abuser's identity. "A very, very close family member that we should have loved and trusted — [he] sexually abused me," she told US talkshow Today. The media outside the Turpin's home in Perris, California Credit: AFP The couple were arrested last week after their 17-year-old daughter escaped their home in Perris, California and contacted police. On Tuesday CCTV footage emerged showing the moment the Turpins' offspring, who ranged from 2 to 29 years old, were finally able to leave the family home after years of alleged abuse. The footage shows one emerging carrying a smaller child as officers watch over. Later in the video another of the siblings is seen rushing out to catch up with one of his brothers. When police entered the property they found shackles on the beds and a 22-year-old still in chains. The emaciated children, who prosecutors claim were fed once a day and only permitted to shower once a year, were taken to hospital, where they were treated for severe muscle wastage and neurological conditions associated with malnutrition. The oldest child, a 29-year-old woman, weighed just five stone (82lbs) when she was rescued by police. Both David and Louise Turpin have plead not guilty to 75 counts of torture, child abuse, the abuse of dependent adults and false imprisonment relating to their children. They are currently being held in custody on $9 million bail each (£6.5m). David Turpin was also charged with one count of a lewd act on a child by force. If convicted, they face up to 94 years to life in prison.
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| Why the flu can kill a healthy person so quickly Posted: 22 Jan 2018 08:02 AM PST  The flu epidemic is three times worse than it was last year, and every part of the continental U.S. is under siege. NBC News' Anne Thompson sits down with a doctor to find out what's made the flu so severe.
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| Immigration Authorities Detain Woman On A Greyhound Bus After Asking Everyone For ID Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:29 AM PST  A video reportedly showing Customs and Border Protection agents demanding proof of citizenship from Greyhound bus passengers in Florida last week has sparked fresh outrage over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.
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| J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:18 AM PST ![J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law]( "J&J takes $13.6 billion charge related to new U.S. tax law") Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday took a $13.6-billion charge related to the new U.S. tax law and plans to bring back billions of dollars from overseas immediately. The company, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, plans to move $12 billion of that cash immediately, J&J CFO Dominic Caruso said during a conference call with analysts, and will be used to fund U.S. operations, primarily by paying down debt.
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| Yep, The Most Romantic Hotel In The US Is In Ohio Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:36 AM PST  Hopeless romantics might find themselves second-guessing their idea of a romantic getaway thanks to this latest news.
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| Trump's voter fraud commission requested records for all Texans with Hispanic surnames Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:11 AM PST  The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity made the request last year while applying to obtain nearly 50 million voter records from the state with the second-largest Hispanic population in the US. On the data request form, policy adviser Ron Williams ticked a box asking for "Hispanic surname flag notation" to be included in the files. Officials said the data was never supplied because a lawsuit filed by voting rights campaigners blocked the state from sending any information to the commission.
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| Larry Nassar's 'Last Victim' Scolds and Taunts Disgraced Doctor in Rousing Impact Statement Posted: 22 Jan 2018 11:04 AM PST  Emma Anne Miller was 13 when she was first abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar.
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| Skydiver dies after crashing into roof of California home Posted: 22 Jan 2018 05:48 PM PST ![Skydiver dies after crashing into roof of California home]( "Skydiver dies after crashing into roof of California home") "I was in complete shock," Christina Blanco, who was in the home at the time of impact, told KABC. Officials from the Perris Valley Airport did not respond to a request for comment and a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration was not available due to the U.S. government shutdown. Perris, about 70 miles (115 km) east of Los Angeles, is also the small city where law enforcement said this month a California couple kept captive and nearly starved their 13 minor and adult children.
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| Supreme Court rejects appeal of bearded seal listing Posted: 22 Jan 2018 03:30 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a lower court ruling that confirmed Alaska's bearded seal population as a threatened species.
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| U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:29 PM PST ![U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount]( "U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount") (This version of the Jan 22 story was officially corrected to clarify that CDC director was referring to historical vaccination trends and not deaths from the current flu season in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Of the 30 U.S. children who have died from the flu so far this season, some 85 percent likely will not have been vaccinated, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who urged Americans to get flu shots amid one of the most severe flu seasons in years. Also, please get your children vaccinated," said Fitzgerald, who is urging citizens "to take every advantage that you can to protect yourself." The dominant strain during this flu season is an especially nasty type called influenza A (H3N2) that in seasons past has been linked with severe disease and death, especially in the elderly and young.
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| Here Are The 10 Best Hotels In The World In 2018, According To Travelers Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:01 AM PST  Jetsetters hoping to get a jump start on their 2018 travel plans will love this latest news.
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| Donald Trump’s immigration bureau detains doctor living in US for 40 years Posted: 22 Jan 2018 03:05 AM PST  A Michigan doctor who has been living in the US for nearly 40 years has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The family of Lukasz Niec, who came from Poland to America when he was just five years old, are now concerned he will be deported back to Poland. Mr Niec's sister said the family has no idea when her brother, who is currently being held at Calhoun County Jail, will be released from prison.
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| Logan Paul's Brother Finally Opens Up About YouTube Star's Controversy: 'He Didn't Mean to Offend Anyone' Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:38 AM PST  Logan Paul is embroiled in a firestorm over video that showed a dead body.
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| UN readies aid as Turkey attacks Kurdish enclave in Syria Posted: 22 Jan 2018 10:40 AM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations is ready to help people who might flee from the Afrin enclave, where Turkish troops are on the offensive against Kurdish fighters, the top U.N. official in Syria said Monday.
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| The Best Birthday Cake Recipes, From Layer Cakes To Sheet Cakes Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  Is a birthday without a cake really a birthday at all? Sure, we've had happy birthdays that were celebrated with key lime pie and brownie sundaes.
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| Job creator, or job killer? Trump angers solar installers with panel tariff Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:31 PM PST ![Job creator, or job killer? Trump angers solar installers with panel tariff]( "Job creator, or job killer? Trump angers solar installers with panel tariff") By Ayesha Rascoe and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a steep tariff on imported solar panels on Tuesday, a move billed as a way to protect American jobs but which the solar industry said would lead to thousands of layoffs and raise consumer prices. The 30 percent tariff on solar panels is among the first unilateral trade restrictions imposed by the administration as part of a broader protectionist agenda to help U.S. manufacturers, but which has alarmed Asian trading partners that produce lower cost goods. The administration also introduced a tariff on imported washing machines.
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| Classmates Charged With Cyberstalking 12-Year-Old Girl Before Her Suicide Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:06 PM PST  Two 12-year-olds in Florida have been charged with cyberstalking
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| Elon Musk's Boring Company Prepares First Public Pitch for Its Tunnel Plans Posted: 22 Jan 2018 03:07 PM PST  The first step in Musk's newest project.
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| Amazon Go Officially Opens to the Public Posted: 22 Jan 2018 01:44 PM PST  With the launch of its first Amazon Go retail location, the company is allowing customers to buy groceries without ever checking out
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| 15-Year-Old Airlifted To Dallas Hospital After High School Shooting Posted: 22 Jan 2018 06:49 AM PST  A 16-year-old boy shot a 15-year-old girl in a Texas high school cafeteria Monday, officials said.
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| Israeli scholars decipher Dead Sea Scroll Posted: 22 Jan 2018 02:20 AM PST  Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than half a century since their discovery, an Israeli university has said. The more than 60 tiny fragments of parchment bearing encrypted Hebrew writing had previously been thought to come from a variety of different scrolls, a Haifa University spokesman told AFP on Sunday.
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