| Illinois Gun Show Bans AR-15 And Bump Stock Sales After Protesters Speak Out Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:06 PM PST  A monthly Illinois gun show may have become the first in the nation to ban sales of AR-15 rifles following complaints in the wake of the deadly Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Organizers of the gun show also halted a raffle offering an AR-15 as a prize. "We did the ban to try to calm the situation down and show them we are willing to work with" the protesters, Frank Cesare of the sportsman's group told The Washington Post.
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| Nunberg says he'll comply, but won't 'make it easy' for Mueller Posted: 05 Mar 2018 12:19 PM PST  The world watched ex-Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg unravel over and over again on live television as he dared special prosecutor Robert Mueller to arrest him for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
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| Dad forces son to run to school in rain as punishment for bullying other students Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:11 AM PST  A video of a Virginia father's unorthodox punishment for his bullying son has gone viral. Bryan Thornhill shared a Facebook Live video on March 1 showing his 10-year-old son running to school in the rain as punishment after he was kicked off his school bus for three days for bullying another student. In the video, Thornhill says that he "does not tolerate" and "cannot stand" bullying, and refers to the unusual punishment as "old school, simple parenting." The father of two also claims that since his son has been running the mile trek to school every day, his attitude has vastly improved.
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| The 15 Hottest New Cars at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:48 PM PST |
| Florida school removes teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:20 AM PST  Social studies teacher Dayanna Volitich is suspended from a Florida middle school after it was revealed that she reportedly secretly hosted a podcast embracing white supremacist ideas.
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| Former Russian Spy Found Unconscious in England After Exposure to an 'Unknown Substance' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 05:45 PM PST  He's been as identified as Sergei Skripal who was convicted in Russia on charges of spying for Britain
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| The Wreckage of One of America's World War II Aircraft Carriers Has Been Discovered Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:04 AM PST  The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel found Lexington at a depth of 3,000 meters resting on the floor of the Coral Sea more than 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. A research team funded by billionaire Paul Allen has found the wreckage of the storied World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), which was sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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| Chris Christie Slams 'Some Of The Really Awful People Inside The White House' Posted: 04 Mar 2018 07:38 PM PST  In an interview with the New York Times, Christie defended White House counselor Kellyanne Conway by attacking her coworkers. In a separate interview, he also said White House advisors Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner ― Trump's daughter and son-in-law ― might be fired by now in any other administration.
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| Man on 'jihad' admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:25 PM PST  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who said he was on a "jihad" to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday to killing a college student in New Jersey and confessed to killing three other people in Washington state in a crime binge that took investigators weeks to connect.
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| George W. Bush Reportedly Sounds Off On Trump: 'Sorta Makes Me Look Pretty Good' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:57 PM PST  While Bush doesn't often address Trump or his policies directly, he does have a zinger he likes to deliver when the issue comes up. The relationship between Trump and the Bush family hasn't been a warm one.
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| The 2019 Toyota Supra Will Sort Of Be a Turbo 86 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST  The man behind the 86 is in charge of the Supra. And yes, he's heard your calls for more power.
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| Chilling 9/11 photo shows moments after plane struck Twin Towers Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:25 AM PST  September 11, 2001 is a day that still strikes sadness and fear into the hearts of Americans, especially those who resided in New York City during the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history. Almost 3,000 people lost their lives on that fateful day when two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers.
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| The 10 Most Popular Recipes From February 2018 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PST  Take one look at the HuffPost Taste Instagram account and you'll get a good sense of the landscape of recipes being created by the most popular food bloggers on the internet. Then take a look at the number of likes for each of those dishes, and you can tell what people are really craving.
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| Moon to align with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn before dawn Thursday Posted: 06 Mar 2018 05:25 AM PST  Early risers will be greeted with a celestial alignment in March with the moon falling in line with several planets on the morning of March 8.
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| Two Dozen Arrests Made After Fights Erupt Outside of White Supremacist Speech at Michigan State University Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:28 PM PST  Nearly 500 protesters showed up to Michigan State University to rally against a speaking event for Richard Spencer, an avowed white supremacist.
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| Guatemala defends moving its embassy to Jerusalem Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:06 PM PST  Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel defended Tuesday her country's "sovereign" decision to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "We are doing the right thing in accordance with the foreign policy that Guatemala has had toward Israel over the past 70 years," Jovel said at a press conference. President Jimmy Morales told a cheering crowd at the annual meeting of the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby in Washington on Sunday that Guatemala's mission would be moved "two days after the United States moves its embassy" to Jerusalem.
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| This May Be The Last Photo Post About The Last Male Northern White Rhino Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:59 PM PST  With news that the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, is gravely ill and may face euthanasia where he is being guarded in Kenya, it seemed like a good time to remember Sudan and those who kept him safe all these years. Sudan, one of three remaining northern white rhinos in the entire world, has been closely guarded at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy since 2009, along with two female rhinos. Sudan, a northern white rhinoceros, is protected by armed guards John Mugo and Daniel Maina at Ol Pejeta Conservancy on June 25, 2015, in Laikipia County, Kenya.
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| Aide turns state witness as Israeli PM visits Washington Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:13 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — A confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to turn state's witness in a burgeoning corruption case, becoming the third former aide to testify against the Israeli leader in a series of scandals and casting a shadow over a high-profile visit to the White House.
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| Sam Nunberg Won’t Comply With Subpoena, Says Trump ‘May Have Done Something’ Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:58 AM PST  Sam Nunberg, a former Donald Trump campaign aide, announced Monday that he plans to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller requesting campaign documents related to the Russia investigation.
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| Check out Svart, an overwater, floating, ring-shaped hotel to open near the Arctic Circle Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:45 AM PST |
| Japanese 'James Bond' volcano shoots to thrill Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:51 PM PST  A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of meters into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time. Shinmoedake, in a largely rural area some 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, had been erupting on a smaller scale since March 1, when entrance to the 1,421 meter-high peak was restricted. Television footage showed smoke and ash billowing high into the sky, with lava visible deep inside a crater at the mountain, which featured in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice".
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| These Stunning GIFs Show St. Martin's Miraculous Recovery From Hurricanes Irma And Maria Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PST  Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria left a trail of destruction when they swept over the Caribbean last September. Recovery has been slow in places like Puerto Rico, but it's well on its way in St. Martin, an island that is controlled by France in the north and the Netherlands in the south. Six months after the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Martin is slowly rebuilding, but the scars of the most powerful hurricane ever known in the West Indies remain clearly visible.
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| Mississippi senator Thad Cochran announces he is stepping down Posted: 05 Mar 2018 01:46 PM PST  Cochran's most recent race for re-election in 2014 was marked by a ferocious Republican primary. Thad Cochran of Mississippi announced on Monday that he would step down from the US Senate on 1 April. The octogenarian Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1978 but has long been plagued by ill health and has not played an active role on Capitol Hill in recent years.
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| 30 killed as wedding party truck overturns in India Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:27 PM PST  A truck carrying a wedding party plunged off a bridge in western India early Tuesday and killed at least 30 people, mostly women and children, officials said. Police in Gujarat state said the accident happened after the truck driver tried to overtake a van but lost control of the vehicle, plunging eight metres (26 feet) into a dry riverbed. Many passengers were trapped under the vehicle that overturned after it crashed through the bridge railing and nosedived into the ground.
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| Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:53 PM PST ![Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work]( "Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work") ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — An 8-year-old boy loaded a rifle, repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister at home and then informed their mother, who left work to check the girl's injuries, cleaned up a bloody bed cover and returned to work, leaving the children alone again, a prosecutor said.
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| Russia and U.S. air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: U.N. Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:05 AM PST  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Air strikes by Russia and a U.S.-led coalition killed civilians in Syria on a large scale last year, while the Assad government carried out unlawful chemical weapon attacks in rebel-held eastern Ghouta, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday. Islamic State fighters and other insurgent groups committed war crimes including deadly attacks on civilians and using them as human shields, the investigators said in their latest report covering six months through January 15.
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| I'm Raising A Biracial Daughter In Japan, Where She's Surrounded By Blackface Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST  I live in Tokyo, in a homogenous society where 98.5 percent of the population is Japanese. My wife Haruki is Japanese, and my 4-year-old daughter Kantra is the only black girl in her preschool class. I remember when the Japanese delivery nurse called her Halle Berry immediately after my wife gave birth to her.
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| 'Bachelor' fanatics are sending Becca Kufrin money for vacation and mozzarella sticks Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:37 PM PST  In case you've managed to avoid what nearly the entire country and internet seem to be obsessing over, last night finale showed bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. break off his engagement with his fiancé and winner of Season 22, Rebecca 'Becca' Kufrin, in pursuit of the runner-up Lauren Burnahm. Kufrin, a 29-year-old publicist from Minnesota, handled the situation with grace and class — and loyal 'Bachelor' fans were quick to commend her and condemn Luyendyk Jr. by offering Kufrin money for wine, chocolate, and anything that her heart desires via the popular money-sharing app Venmo.
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| Santa Clara County supervisor proposes gun show ban after deadly Florida shooting Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:58 PM PST  A Santa Clara County supervisor is working to ban gun shows from all county properties following a mass shooting that left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
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| Things to know from Tuesday's Texas primaries Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:21 PM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas kicks off primary season ahead of the 2018 midterm election, with implications for Democrats and Republicans alike in an election year that could alter the direction of Congress and statehouses around the country for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
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| Qualcomm requests national security review of Broadcom bid Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:05 AM PST  US chipmaker Qualcomm postponed its annual shareholders' meeting after secretly requesting a national security review of Broadcom's bid to take over the company, the Singapore-based Broadcom announced Monday. Qualcomm shareholders were due to meet Tuesday, but Broadcom said it was informed Sunday night that Qualcomm secretly filed a voluntary request on January 29 for US regulators to investigate the deal, and was ordered to postpone the meeting for 30 days. "It should be clear to everyone that this is part of an unprecedented effort by Qualcomm to disenfranchise its own stockholders," Broadcom said in a statement.
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| Democrats turn up heat on EPA chief over contracts, moonlighting Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:30 PM PST  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to explain how an agency contract was awarded last year to the business associate of a member of his personal security detail. In a letter to Pruitt, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee raised concerns that the security detail member, Pasquale Perrotta, may have exercised improper influence in the awarding of the contract. Perrotta is also a principal at Sequoia Security Group.
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| Greek court rejects Turkish extradition request Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:29 AM PST  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Turkish extradition request for the second of nine Turkish citizens who were arrested on terror charges in Athens days before a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was rejected by a Greek court Tuesday.
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| Moscow says U.S. trying to interfere in Russian election: RIA Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:21 AM PST  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Moscow had evidence that the United States was trying to interfere in the Russian presidential election, the RIA news agency quoted him as saying. Russia holds a presidential election on March 18, which polls show incumbent Vladimir Putin should comfortably win. The Interfax news agency cited Ryabkov as saying that the United States was trying to sow chaos in Russia and that U.S. sanctions were aimed at destabilizing Russia.
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| Lego sales tumble for first time since 2004 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:03 AM PST  Lego's sales fell last year for the first time since 2004 as the Danish toymaker cleared excess inventories and struggled with tough retail markets in Europe and North America. Laura Frykberg reports.
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| Nicole Kidman And Sandra Bullock Have A 'Practical Magic' Moment At The Oscars Posted: 04 Mar 2018 06:42 PM PST  Bullock was being interviewed by ABC when Kidman appeared from behind. "We were talking about when we shot together and we asked her to get the tequila," Bullock, who looked stunning in a black-and-gold Louis Vuitton gown, said. Gesturing toward Kidman, she added, "She came back with her own tequila but we drank it anyway.
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| Mercedes unveils even more luxurious S-Class coupes and convertibles Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:42 AM PST  The German luxury manufacturer has decided to create some new, even more luxurious versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupes and convertibles. The models in question are the S-Class Exclusive Editions, and they're now on display at this year's Geneva Motor Show.
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| The 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PST  The drop-top version of Lamborghini's Nurburgring-conquering supercar is here.
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| AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1 Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:15 PM PST  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems — triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat he has held for a generation.
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| Rumble in the jungle: mother bear fights off Indian tiger Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:51 AM PST  Tourists on a wildlife safari in central India were treated to a rare and vicious fight for survival between a sloth bear defending its young and a huge Bengal tiger. Akshay Kumar, who filmed the clash as he guided tourists through the reserve last week, said the tiger attacked the bear for a full five minutes before the mother slowly got the upper hand. "It went after the sloth bear, but she kept charging in order to protect her cub," he said.
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| Trump threatens to sack more White House staff while trying to play down reports of 'chaos' Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:05 AM PST  President Donald Trump has suggested he may fire more people from his administration, in a tweet defending himself from reports of chaos in the White House. "The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House," Mr Trump tweeted in an early-morning missive. It was unclear to whom the president was referring, but the tweet appeared to be a response to a rash of recent headlines about tumult in the White House.
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| Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:34 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn't get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn't point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
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| All The Looks You Might've Missed From The Vanity Fair Oscars Party Posted: 05 Mar 2018 01:43 PM PST  Velvet suits, metallic gowns and ethereal white dresses dominated the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night.
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| Watch Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Moving Freight Across Arizona Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:34 AM PST  The future is here.
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| Jemele Hill: Chris Berman 'Never Left Any Racially Disparaging Remarks On My Voicemail' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:36 PM PST  "Chris never left any racially disparaging remarks on my voicemail and our conflict was handled swiftly and with the utmost professionalism," Hill wrote on Twitter Monday night. The voicemail allegations surfaced Monday when former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence filed a discrimination lawsuit against the network claiming "SportsCenter" anchor John Buccigross sexually harassed her.
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