| Jake Tapper Skewers Florida Sheriff Over Failure To Act On Shooter Red Flags Posted: 25 Feb 2018 09:18 AM PST  CNN's Jake Tapper tore into a Florida sheriff Sunday about his office's handling of over a dozen warnings from people about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who police say confessed to the deadly mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month.
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| Jefferson's 'tree of liberty' and the blood of schoolchildren Posted: 25 Feb 2018 09:19 AM PST  Why do we need assault rifles? According to some on the right, to fight off government tyranny, because you can't beat the U.S. Army with just handguns.
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| BLM's Alicia Garza Launches Census Project To Mobilize Black Political Power Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:24 AM PST  Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has created a new initiative aimed at helping black communities achieve greater political power.
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| The Latest: Quake causes damage in Indonesia's Papua Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:50 PM PST  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea (all times local):
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| Slovak police probe murder of investigative journalist Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:54 PM PST  Slovakian police launched a murder probe on Monday after a leading investigative journalist known for writing about high-profile tax fraud was found dead along with his girlfriend, officials said. The body of Jan Kuciak, a 27-year-old reporter for the aktuality.sk news portal, was discovered alongside that of Martina Kusnirova at their home in Velka Maca, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the Slovak capital Bratislava. Police commander Tibor Gaspar told reporters Kuciak died of a gunshot wound to the chest while his partner was shot in the head.
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| Church leaders shut Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre in land, tax protest Posted: 25 Feb 2018 06:33 AM PST  By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli tax policy and a proposed land expropriation law which they called an unprecedented attack on Christians in the Holy Land. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian church leaders said the holy site, a popular stop for pilgrims and where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, would remain closed until further notice. After the protest move, an Israeli cabinet committee delayed by a week its scheduled consideration on Sunday of a bill that would allow the state to expropriate land in Jerusalem sold by churches to private real estate firms in recent years.
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| Fire breaks out in overhead storage on Chinese aircraft Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:42 AM PST  A fire broke out in the overhead storage of a Chinese passenger jet moments before it was scheduled to take off. Flight attendants and a passenger threw water and juice over a bag in the luggage compartment as it was engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. The fire was thought to have been triggered by a power bank that was being carried in the bag, reports said. The owner was taken away by police for questioning. All the passengers were forced to disembark the Boeing 777 following the fire, which happened while the plane was parked on the tarmac at Guangzhou Airport in southern China. It was scheduled to fly to Shanghai. The passengers and crew were taken to a different aircraft which took off just after 3pm, three hours after the original flight was scheduled to depart. Fire caused by portable charger on China Southern flight in Guangzhou was put out promptly, while passengers were relocated to another plane pic.twitter.com/HYwShVN1t3— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 25, 2018 The power charger was not in use when the fire started, Chinese media said. The video of the fire was shared widely on Chinese social media, where many were commenting on why only bottles of water and juice were used to extinguished the flames. "Don't they have proper fire extinguishers on planes," said one comment on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter. The fire on the aircraft Credit: Weibo However, other observers said the crew reacted to the fire correctly. "Using water is standard operation procedure," said a Tweet from ChinaAviationReview, which tweets updates on Chinese aviation news. "Water is actually better than… extinguisher in case of lithium battery fire." Chinese airlines allow lithium batteries to be taken onto aircraft in hand luggage, but they are not allowed to be packed in checked-in luggage. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Suspect in killing of Filipina maid interrogated in Lebanon Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:25 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities in Beirut are interrogating a man suspected in the death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait, security and judicial officials said Saturday.
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| Florida Survivors Defend Sheriff Against Republican Calls To Oust Him Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:16 AM PST  Students who survived the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month don't blame Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel for missing various red flags in the shooter's behavior.
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| NRA hits back at Trump over gun law plans: 'We don't back any ban' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:48 PM PST  The National Rifle Association (NRA) has pushed back against proposals by President Donald Trump to raise the age limit to buy certain guns, as the fierce debate over America's gun control laws in the wake of the school shooting in Florida shows no sign of slowing. Mr Trump has called for raising the age limit to buy certain types of guns – including the AR-15 assault rifle believed to have been used in the shooting – from 18 to 21 and banning bump stocks, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds a minute. "The NRA doesn't back any ban," spokeswoman Dana Loesch said on ABC's This Week.
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| Some Parkland Students Won't Return to School Until Gun Reform Moves Forward Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:12 AM PST  Survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida say they want to see change.
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| California Democrats Decline To Endorse Dianne Feinstein For Re-Election Posted: 25 Feb 2018 08:26 AM PST  The California Democratic Party rebuked its senior senator early Sunday by declining to make an endorsement in the state's U.S. Senate race.
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| Greek anarchist group smashes windows at Novartis office in Athens Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:30 PM PST  Greek self-proclaimed anarchists threw paint and smashed windows at the entrance of the Athens headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Sunday, police said. About 30 people were involved in the attack at 0515 local time (0315 GMT), a police official said. In a statement published on the Internet, the Rouvikonas group said the attack was linked to a probe into allegations of bribery by the drugmaker to doctors and public officials.
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| 2 lions from Mideast war zones reach South African refuge Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:44 AM PST  LIONSROCK BIG CAT SANCTUARY, South Africa (AP) — Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria arrived in South Africa on Monday to live at a sanctuary with other animals that survived harsh conditions in captivity elsewhere in the world.
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| Mother and daughter take on an armed suspect Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:05 AM PST  Suspect shot multiple times during the robbery. Tina Ring details the violent robbery caught on camera.
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| #BackfireTrump Will Tweet Every Gun Death At The President Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  A new gun-control campaign aims to show President Donald Trump the scale of gun violence via Twitter.
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| These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump's Obamacare Sabotage Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:26 AM PST  Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.
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| Shopkeeper describes miracle escape from 'massive explosion' in Leicester that killed five people Posted: 26 Feb 2018 10:57 AM PST  The owner of a shop has described how he escaped from an explosion that killed five people. The explosion caused a convenience store and the flats above it to collapse. Aram Kurd, 33, was in the shop at the time. He said had gone to the storeroom at the back of the shop to get some beers for him and an employee, Victoria when he heard a "loud bang". He shouted out for Victoria, who had only be working at the store for two days, but has not heard anything from her since. Speaking to ITV Central, he said: "I was holding her phone at the time of the explosion as we had been watching YouTube videos. "I don't know, I really hope that she's alive. I was shouting Victoria! Victoria! Victoria! "I don't know how it happened. "It was a big noise. I found myself up and then to the floor, for two or three minutes I couldn't feel anything, I was looking up, my eyes were open. "I managed to pull himself from the rubble and climbed into the neighbouring garden." At least five people died after an explosion at a house in Leicester Credit: Tristan Potter / SWNS.com He said he was unsure about what had happened to the residents of the flat above, but described them as "good people". He added: "I think they have two or three kids. There was an old man and old lady. "Sometimes they would come into my shop. "I don't know what happened to them as well. They are good people. I have not heard about them. "I feel sorry for those people who lost their lives. I don't know if they are kids or young. I don't know who's dead. "Forget about the money, the most important [thing] is life." Police updated the death toll after finding another body among the rubble before they were forced to pause rescue efforts amid fears a neighbouring property could collapse. Residents living in the streets off Hinckley Road in Leicester have told how they rushed to help those caught up in a massive blast amid fears that the majority of the casualties could come from the same family. Dramatic pictures show flames erupting from the store on Hinckley Road, Leicester, after witnesses told of hearing a "massive explosion." Credit: Jason Senior/SWNS.com Krishna Rungen said his brother-in-law and 15-year-old nephew were pulled out of the rubble and are in hospital whilst his sister and her two older sons are still missing along with the girlfriend of one of the sons. Speaking at the scene, Mr Rungen, 69, from Leicester, who refused to name his family members, said: "As I understand the 15-year-old was pulled out by a passerby and he's was alright, he's got a few cuts but he's ok. "He is in a daze, he said his mum and his brothers were watching TV and then the next thing he knows bricks were falling over him, and then it was pitch black. "He was crying for help and somebody just pulled him out of the rubble and wrapped him in a blanket and took him to the hospital. "He still doesn't know his family are missing, he thinks they might be injured somewhere but he doesn't know where they are, neither does the father, I don't know what to tell then when I go back now." He said that he had still not received official confirmation. Five people remain in hospital, including one in a critical condition. Residents said the "enormous" explosion shook properties up to 500 metres away and left many people inside houses in neighbouring streets in a state of shock. Rescuers search for people in the rubble Credit: Jason Senior/SWNS.com Witnesses have described how people were clawing through the rubble in an attempt to look for survivors. One described how a group of men who ran to the scene lifted a girder off an adult casualty and turned to help a boy, who then managed to get to his feet. The blast took place at the former Western Park Store which changed to Zabka Leicester on January 2. One worker, named only as Victoria, is feared missing. Leicester City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: "The area is still closed off and will be for some considerable time. We have traffic diversions in place and these will remain for the foreseeable future. "We are still waiting to hear what caused this terrible incident, but it looks likely it was a gas explosion. "We remain in close contact with the police and fire service and await their update on this. "Our thoughts and sympathies are with all of those affected. The city council will continue to do everything it can to support them and the local community to recover from this devastating event." Firefighters work to contain the blaze Credit: Chris Roe/Chadwicks A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "Five people are now confirmed to have died following an explosion and fire at a building in Leicester last night. "Five others were taken to hospital, one of whom remains in a critical condition. "The rescue work at the scene of the former supermarket in Hinckley Road has been temporarily suspended due to the structural integrity of a neighbouring building, and the search and rescue work will resume shortly." What the terraced building looked like before the blast Credit: Google Maps Neighbours were seen attempting to pull people from the wrecked building after the explosion at 7pm on Sunday, as firefighters spent seven hours tackling the huge blaze. Sixty homes were evacuated and surrounding roads were shut as part of the emergency response after the building suffered what firefighters described as a "pancake collapse". Tony Hartley, who lives around 50 yards away from the blast site, said: "I was standing in the kitchen and heard a bang so I ran up the road and could see glass everywhere. Emergency services are dealing with a fire in Hinckley Rd, Leicester. Incident will be the subject of a joint investigation with the fire service. Public asked not to speculate but at this stage there is no indication this is terrorist related. https://t.co/KXgeEHIVPe— LeicestershirePolice (@leicspolice) February 25, 2018 "Me and a friend lifted up a steel girder with about five other blokes and removed a bloke from underneath it. "We then turned round, saw rubble and heard a little boy crying. "There was me and another bloke sifting through the rubble and we managed to pull the boy out. "I said to him, 'Is there anybody else in there?' and he said, 'My friend's a metre back inside the building' and that's when the emergency services turned up." #Leicester incident update. We have taken four patients to the Leicester Royal Infirmary at this stage @Leic_hospital Ambulance crews, our HART and @EMICS Drs remain on scene.— East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (@EMASNHSTrust) February 25, 2018 Mr Hartley, 33, said the boy, thought to be aged between 10 and 13, was able to walk after being freed. Matt Cane, Group Manager from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Crews have worked through the night, alongside Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and other partner agencies, tackling the fire and searching the scene in order to locate any further survivors or casualties. "There are still pockets of fire in the basement area of the building. We have a significant number of specialist search and rescue teams who are supported by two search dogs, and this level of resourcing is likely to be in place throughout the day. "It may be some days yet before we will be able to establish the probable cause of the explosion."
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| Oakland mayor warns residents of ICE immigration raids Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:20 PM PST  Escalating California's resistance to federal immigration enforcement, Oakland's mayor has warned residents that she believes an operation was imminent. "I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them," Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a press release, citing her "moral obligation" and directing people to immigration law resources. "I know that Oakland is a city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation," she added, saying immigration authorities have "used activity rumors in the past as a tactic to create fear".
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| Correction: School Shooting-Florida story Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:09 AM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the Florida school shooting, The Associated Press misquoted Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel in some versions of the story when he spoke about the families of the victims. He said, "I've been to their homes where they're sitting shiva," not "where they sit and shiver."
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| Here's How We Say Goodbye To The Winter Olympics Posted: 26 Feb 2018 04:12 AM PST  TOP STORIES (Get this roundup directly in your inbox each weekday ― sign up for The Morning Email here.)
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| Health officials: Tourist infected with measles visited Met, attractions in Manhattan, Brooklyn, upstate Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:44 AM PST  Health officials warn that an Australian tourist, who is confirmed to have measles, visited several areas throughout New York, potentially exposing the illness to others in the area.
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| Florida House Republicans Demand Sheriff's Ouster Over Parkland Shooting Response Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:52 PM PST  Nearly every Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives is calling on Gov. Rick Scott (R) to suspend a county sheriff over his office's response to a deadly mass shooting at a local high school earlier this month.
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| Melania Trump: Adults Should 'Take The Lead' In Encouraging Positive Social Media Habits Posted: 26 Feb 2018 11:20 AM PST  First lady Melania Trump, whose husband routinely attacks and insults people online, said Monday that adults should "take the lead" in helping children develop positive social media habits.
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| Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST ![Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads]( "Walmart Inc (WMT) Stock Is At a Crossroads") A disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report sent Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) stock tumbling 10 percent last week, as WMT had its worst single day of trading since January 1988. Now that the dust has settled on Walmart's horrible quarter, analysts and investors must determine whether the latest numbers are an aberration or the beginning of a new trend. Most of the headlines from the fourth-quarter earnings report focused on a dramatic slowdown in online sales growth, which dropped from 50 percent in the third quarter to just 23 percent in the fourth quarter.
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| John Oliver announces he's running for prime minister of Italy because why the heck not Posted: 26 Feb 2018 03:45 AM PST  A television personality becoming leader of a country? That's preposterous. SEE ALSO: John Oliver emerges victorious against the man he once called a 'geriatric Dr. Evil' On Sunday night, John Oliver covered the impending Italian election. He ran down the list of candidates, presenting Italy's current political situation as a dire one, particularly given the apparent comeback of ex-prime minister and waxwork come-to-life, Silvio Berlusconi. Oliver has a new option for Italian people. He consulted "half a dozen" Italian legal experts who told him that he can't run for Italian prime minister but equally "admitted" that the Italian constitution does not specifically prohibit a non-politician, or even a non-citizen from running. So he's doing it anyway. "Yes Italy, my candidacy for prime minister may be a complete and total farce," proclaimed Oliver in front of a huge and perfectly satirical toy volcano. "But be honest — incredibly, I am far from your worst option."
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| Turkey sends special forces into Syria's Afrin for 'new fight' Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:33 AM PST  Turkey has sent special forces into the Syrian region of Afrin in anticipation of a "new fight" in urban areas in its operation against a Kurdish militia, Ankara said on Monday. Turkey on January 20 started an offensive supporting Syrian rebels against the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in the western enclave of Afrin.
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| California hiker found after 6 days missing in Yosemite park Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:43 PM PST  YOSEMITE, Calif. (AP) — A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search, officials said.
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| Israel arrests family member of jailed Palestinian teen Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:48 AM PST  Israel's army has arrested nine Palestinians from the West Bank home village of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi, including a relative shot in the head in December, the military and witnesses said Monday. The overnight arrests were in Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank and included four minors, witnesses said. Among them was 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, a cousin of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested in December after a viral video showed her hit and kick two Israeli soldiers, an uncle, Atta Tamimi, said.
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| No, Medical-Marijuana Legalization Doesn't Make Teens Smoke More Pot Posted: 26 Feb 2018 09:51 AM PST  For years, people have debated whether legalizing marijuana could lead to an increase in the use of the drug among teens. The study found that teen use of marijuana doesn't seem to change when the drug is legalized for medical purposes. "For now, there appears to be no basis for the argument that legalizing medical marijuana has increased teens' use of the drug," senior study author Deborah Hasin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, said in a statement.
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| Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack Posted: 25 Feb 2018 10:23 AM PST  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - One hundred and ten girls are missing after an attack on a school in northeast Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, the information ministry said on Sunday, in what may be one of the largest abductions since the Chibok kidnappings of 2014. Boko Haram, whose name translates as "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language widely spoken in northern Nigeria, has killed more than 20,000 people and forced two million to flee their homes in a violent insurgency that began in 2009. President Muhammadu Buhari, the 75-year-old former military ruler elected in 2015 after vowing to crush Boko Haram, has described the disappearance of the girls after Monday's attack in the town of Dapchi, Yobe state, as a "national disaster".
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| Trump Egregiously Misquotes Fox News To Attack Rival Posted: 25 Feb 2018 02:27 AM PST  At first, the tweet seemed like standard criticism from President Donald Trump of one of his least favorite Democrats: Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.)
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| Michelle Obama To Release 'Deeply Personal' Memoir In November Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:15 AM PST  Former first lady Michelle Obama announced new details Sunday about her much-anticipated memoir.
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| Dan Bongino: Broward County sheriff has to resign Posted: 26 Feb 2018 05:18 AM PST  Critics are calling on Sheriff Israel to resign. Former Secret Service agent sounds off about the fallout in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting.
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| China Communist Party proposes removing presidential term limits, paving way for Xi to lead beyond 2023 Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:53 AM PST  China's ruling Communist Party is seeking to remove a restriction on the president serving 10 years, paving the way for Xi Jinping to remain in office beyond 2023 and perhaps for life. The official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday that the Party had proposed to "remove the expression" that the president and vice-president "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's constitution. The move would set in motion a more authoritarian future for China under Mr Xi, and is being described by experts as confirmation that Beijing has no interest in further opening up or delivering real democracy. Steven Tsang, the director of the China Institute at SOAS, University of London told The Telegraph: "Democratization was never on the agenda under the Communist Party, which is a consultative Leninist system, one that fundamentally rejects liberal democracy, despite its claim that China is democratic 'with Chinese characteristics'. "It should now be so obvious that anyone who still cannot see it must be politically blind." Mr Xi had already cemented his position as the country's strongest leader since Mao Tse-tung at last October's 19th Party Congress, when he began his second term as Chinese leader. Chinese President Xi Jinping, third from left, waves near Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, third from right, as they walk in with other members of the Chinese Politburo Beijing's at the Great Hall of the People Credit: AP The 64-year-old leader has been steadily eroding the collective model of leadership set up in China since the Cultural Revolution and the emergence of the reform era under Deng Xiaoping. Mr Xi's presidency has also seen the return of a personality cult, and the targeting of political rivals and critics through a corruption crackdown and a wider war on human rights. While some observers had previously predicted that Mr Xi might seek to break with precedent and rule beyond two terms - which would usually have ended in 2023 - many were expressing shock at the nature of Sunday's announcement. Prof Tsang said many experts had expected Mr Xi to remain as China's 'behind the scenes' leader, but give up the role of president. He could have continued as General Secretary of the Communist Party and chief of China's military, leaving a ceremonial president in place. Presidents Li Xiannian (1983 to 1988) and Yang Shangkun (1988 to 1993) were largely symbolic figures before Jiang Zemin assumed power. "The implication is that the vanity dimension seems to stand out," said Prof Tsang. "He wants to be formally received and treated as state president wherever he will travel post 2022." Mr Xi is nine months younger than Russian leader Vladimir Putin and will be 69 in 2023. Chairman Mao ruled China until 1976, when he died aged 82. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao - Mr Xi's two predecessors - both served two five-year terms, but there had been signs that China's current ruler might break with tradition. No clear successor emerged at the party congress with the unveiling of a new seven-member Standing Committee, China's top ruling body and cabinet. Kerry Brown, a former British diplomat in China and author of CEO China: The Rise of Xi Jinping, said Beijing's decision to signal Mr Xi's continued rule suggested China was determined to be "the winner" on the global stage. "I wouldn't interpret this as too much a sign of strength, more one further indication that the Xi leadership will do anything - repeat anything - to ensure that China's moment up to 2021 of finally being restored to its status as a great power is completely assured," he told The Telegraph. "So leadership changes and things like that will be treated with absolute micro management, and the elite positions are unlikely to shift much. "This is just a sign of how high the stakes are. With an ailing and declining US, and Europe just muddling on, China is determined finally to be a winner. And you don't change the jockey on a winning horse half way through a race." Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| The Latest: Sheriff: Lawmaker's letter 'riddled' with errors Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:36 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the backlash against the National Rifle Association after a deadly school shooting in Florida (all times local):
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| Woman's 'unrecognisable' body discovered in funeral home three years after she was meant to have been cremated Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:13 AM PST  A complaint about the excessive amount of time the body had been stored for was filed by a former employee, sparking an investigation by the coroner's office. Spartanburg County Coroner, Rusty Clevenger, said they had since identified the woman as 63-year-old Mary Alice Pitts Moore, who died of natural causes in March 2015. Mr Clevenger said the family had been informed on Friday and the identities of those responsible have been passed to police, though there was no information on possible charges.
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| Maverick climber calls off 'suicidal' solo bid to summit K2 Posted: 26 Feb 2018 07:57 AM PST  Russian-Polish climber Denis Urubko has called off his attempt to summit K2 alone during winter, a post on his former teammates' Facebook page said Monday, after a weekend drama saw him begin what another climber had called a suicide mission. "Denis Urubko, according to his convictions regarding the end of the winter season, decided to leave the Winter Expedition on K2," the statement said.
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| Johnnie Walker Whisky Bottles Have a Female Logo Now. Meet 'Jane Walker' Posted: 26 Feb 2018 08:07 AM PST  Johnnie Walker is rolling out a female version of its iconic logo, an attempt to draw more women to the world's best-selling scotch
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| U.S. Military Battle with Possible Russian Mercenaries: 'Our Strikes Were Done out of Self-Defense' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:05 PM PST  Both the Pentagon and the Russian government are deemphasizing the Feb. 7 incident because a wider conflict that is spiraling out of control does not benefit anyone. The Pentagon is reiterating that a battle in Syria that allegedly left some number of Russian mercenaries dead was purely an act of self-defense on the part of U.S. forces. Indeed, the Pentagon still does not know exactly who it is that American forces targeted during their retaliatory strike on Feb. 7.
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| Tweeters Barf Over Sweepstakes Prize Of Dinner With Donald Trump Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:50 PM PST  The Republican National Committee used Twitter to promote a prize of attending a dinner with President Donald Trump.
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| Bright eyes rule at Milan Fashion Week Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:10 AM PST  It was all about the eyes in Milan this weekend, with the city's Autumn/Winter 2018 shows offering up a multitude of colorful makeup options, from classic winged eyeliner to flashes of neon. A dash of electric blue liner added a jazzy flash of color to the utilitarian tailored looks on show at Salvatore Ferragamo. Spiky bangs and a nude lip kept the focus on the eyes.
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| North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:15 AM PST  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said Sunday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare step toward diplomacy between enemies after a year of North Korean missile and nuclear tests and direct threats of war from both Pyongyang and Washington.
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