| Trump thanks Gary Cohn, envisions him returning to White House Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:30 AM PST  During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, President Trump thanks his departing economic adviser Gary Cohn, adding, "He may be a globalist but I still like him."
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| Florida school shooter indicted on 17 murder counts Posted: 07 Mar 2018 12:43 PM PST  Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was indicted Wednesday on 17 counts of murder and 17 more of attempted murder, the state attorney's office said. On February 14 Cruz entered the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, just north of Miami, and opened fire with a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle, killing 14 students and three staff members. A Broward County grand jury charged Cruz -- who has confessed to the killings -- with 17 counts of first degree premeditated murder and 17 counts of first degree attempted murder.
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| U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:43 PM PST ![U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore]( "U.S. destroyer McCain collision which killed 10 sailors caused by 'sudden turn': Singapore") A U.S. guided missile destroyer's deadly collision with an oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by "a sudden turn" made by the warship that put it in the path of the commercial vessel, said a report by the Singapore government on Thursday. The collision on Aug. 21, which killed 10 sailors and was one of a handful of incidents in the Asia Pacific region involving U.S. Navy warships, raised questions about Navy training and led to the removal of a number of officers. "The collision between the USS John S McCain (JSM) and Alnic MC (AM) as they were transiting through the Singapore Strait happened because of a sudden turn to Port by JSM, which caused it to head into the path of AM," the report said.
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| The U.S. Just Issued a Travel Warning for a Popular Mexican Resort Town Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:28 AM PST  Following a ferry explosion last month that injured 26 people
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| The Latest: Police: Russian ex-spy poisoned with nerve agent Posted: 07 Mar 2018 01:27 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the suspected poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal (all times local):
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| The 2018 Pritzker Prize Is Awarded to Balkrishna Doshi Posted: 07 Mar 2018 08:52 AM PST  The Indian luminary, a seminal figure in the world of South Asian architecture, has been awarded the highest honor in architecture
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| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD / 5500HD / 6500HD: Chassis Cab Flexin Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PST  The Silverado flexes its muscle as a work truck.
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| Ted Cruz Makes It Too Easy To Point Out The Hypocrisy Of His Latest Campaign Ad Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:05 PM PST  CNN's Chris Cuomo pressed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to explain on Wednesday why his campaign is attacking an opponent's nickname when Cruz uses one himself. Following the Texas primary race on Tuesday, Cruz's re-election campaign released a new ad mocking Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Cruz's Senate seat, for his name. FIRST LISTEN: our new 60-second statewide radio ad introducing our liberal opponent, Congressman Robert O'Rourke, to Texas voters.
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| Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:37 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency, removing promises of inclusive and discrimination-free communities. "An organization's mission is never static," Thompson wrote in the memo, which was shared with HuffPost by a HUD employee.
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| Jupiter's turmoil more than skin deep: researchers Posted: 07 Mar 2018 10:17 AM PST  Jupiter's tempestuous, gassy atmosphere stretches some 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles) deep and comprises a hundredth of the planet's mass, studies based on observations by NASA's Juno spacecraft revealed Wednesday. The measurements shed the first light on what goes on beneath the surface of the largest planet in the Solar System, which from a distance resembles a colourful, striped glass marble. "Galileo viewed the stripes on Jupiter more than 400 years ago.
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| Plane crashes through trees into Florida home Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:30 AM PST  Brother and sister injured in plane crash.
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| UK police officer harmed by nerve agent now talking: minister Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:35 AM PST  A British police officer who was harmed by a nerve agent used in an attack on a Russian ex-spy is now able to talk to people although his condition remains serious, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Thursday. Former double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were found unconscious on Sunday on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury and have been in a critical condition in hospital since then. An unnamed police officer who was at the scene was also hospitalized.
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| Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missing Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:30 PM PST  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A 45-year-old man managed to sign a 16-year-old girl out of her school 10 times in the last few months, and now the two are missing, police said.
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| Russia and China Would Gun for America's Achilles Heel in a War: Satellites Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:23 PM PST  Coats noted that both adversary nations are pressing for agreements on preventing the weaponization of space, however the United States intelligence community is suspicious. Russian and Chinese space capabilities are growing rapidly, but moreover, both powers are developing counter-space capabilities to blunt America's advantage in that domain. "Foreign countries—particularly China and Russia—will continue to expand their space-based reconnaissance, communications, and navigation systems in terms of the numbers of satellites, the breadth of their capability, and the applications for use," director of national intelligence Dan Coats said in his written testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 6.
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| Los Angeles DA Won't Prosecute Agent Who Allegedly Groped Terry Crews Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:39 PM PST  The Hollywood agent accused of groping "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" cast member Terry Crews won't be prosecuted for the alleged crime. Both the Los Angeles city attorney and the Los Angeles County district attorney reportedly will not prosecute Adam Venit, who Crews accused of groping him at a Hollywood party in February 2016. TMZ is reporting that the district attorney rejected a felony filing and sent the case to the city attorney, who determined that the alleged misdemeanor couldn't be prosecuted after a one-year statute of limitations expired.
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| Wild Otter Attacks 77-Year-Old Woman Kayaking on Florida River Posted: 07 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST  Sue Spector received stitches and is undergoing rabies treatment.
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| Israel's El Al seeks U.N. help in bid to fly through Saudi airspace Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:22 AM PST  By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines has appealed to the United Nations over a bid to reroute its services between Tel Aviv and India through Saudi Arabian airspace. Air India said on Wednesday it planned to begin thrice-weekly non-stop flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv this month via Saudi airspace. The Israeli flag carrier's CEO Gonen Usishkin said in a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a U.N. body, it would be discriminatory for the Saudis to allow Air India to enter its airspace and not El Al. Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and lifting the airspace ban for El Al would offer further evidence of what appears to be thawing of ties.
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| Sri Lanka blocks social media as anti-Muslim rioting flares Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:15 AM PST  MULLEGAMA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Religious violence flared anew in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs sweeping through towns and villages, burning Muslim homes and businesses and leaving victims barricaded inside mosques.
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| Manicurist accuses Steve Wynn of sexual misconduct suit Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:04 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who says she regularly performed manicures on embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual misconduct and the company he founded of endorsing his behavior.
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| Former Sikh militant sorry for Canada PM Trudeau embarrassment in India Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:47 PM PST  A former Sikh militant apologized Thursday for causing embarrassment to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his trip to India. Jaspal Atwal, who was part of a movement that supported an independent Sikh nation in the 1980s and went to prison for the attempted murder of a visiting Indian minister in 1986, was invited to a dinner with Trudeau in New Delhi causing consternation among his hosts. Trudeau's visit to India had already been dogged by suspicions that Canada was soft on Sikh separatists.
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| Adam Rippon Is Changing His Tune On Mike Pence Meeting Posted: 07 Mar 2018 03:26 PM PST  Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon says now is the right time to meet with Vice President Mike Pence. "I agree with so many people that you don't get to make any sort of change if you don't try to at least reach across and have the opportunity to speak," Rippon said. Rippon had previously said that he has nothing personally to say to Pence, who has pushed an aggressive anti-LGBTQ agenda during his political career.
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| It's Time to Give the Trump Administration Some Credit for North Korea Progress Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:43 PM PST  U.S. pressure with rapprochement from South Korea has spurred a breakthrough
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| Democratic Turnout Surged In Texas. Here's What That Could Mean For November. Posted: 07 Mar 2018 06:55 AM PST  Since President Donald Trump's inauguration, Democrats have performed better than expected in many special elections, turning out voters who didn't show up in past years and giving many in the party high hopes for this year's midterms. Recent polls give Democrats a generic ballot edge and the early advantage on voter enthusiasm.
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| 'Never before have we seen any behaviour like this': Appeals court overturns conviction after judge shocks defendant three times with stun belt Posted: 07 Mar 2018 11:46 AM PST  A judge administered multiple electric shocks to a defendant on trial as a "punishment" for not answering his questions properly, an appeals court has heard. Judge George Gallagher ordered Terry Lee Morris to be shocked three times during his 2014 trial in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was accused and subsequently convicted of soliciting sexual performance from a 15-year-old girl. The Texas Eight Court of Appeals in El Paso has overturned the judgement on the basis the shocks "violated" Morris' constitutional rights, the Texas Lawyer website reported.
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| Democrats head to runoff in primary for Texas governor Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:31 PM PST  Andrew White and Lupe Valdez advance to a runoff in the Democratic primary for Texas governor after neither receive more than half of the votes to win. No reporter narration.
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| Turkey, Iraq to carry out joint operation against Kurdish militants in Iraq: Turkish formin Posted: 08 Mar 2018 03:20 AM PST  Turkey and Iraq's central government in Baghdad will carry out a joint operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Thursday. Cavusoglu's comments came as Turkey pushed ahead with a cross-border military operation against the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria's Afrin region.
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| Women strike, protest as the world marks Int'l Women's Day Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PST  MADRID (AP) — Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women's Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul and New Delhi.
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| First polar bear born in Britain this century takes first steps outside Posted: 07 Mar 2018 02:35 AM PST  Britain's first polar bear cub for 25 years has been photographed for the first time after being born in December. In January The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced that resident female polar bear Victoria had given birth at the Highland Wildlife Park, in the Cairngorms National Park. Yet the little cub could not be seen because in the later stages of her pregnancy, Victoria dislodged the video camera in her den leaving only an audio feed to pick up the distinct high-pitched cries of a newborn. Today the RZSS released the first image of the cub with her mother after she emerged from her den at the weekend. Victoria and her cub's enclosure will remain closed to the public until late March to ensure privacy. Arktos can still be viewed in the enclosure he shares with Walker, the park's other male. The cub with mother Victoria Credit: Channel 4/STV Productions Una Richardson, head keeper responsible for carnivores, said: "Victoria had started to come outside by herself for short periods to eat, drink and roll around in the snow, so we knew her cub would soon follow her but we couldn't be sure when. "I was visiting Victoria on Sunday morning to check she had fresh water and to continue slowly reintroducing food to her diet, after four months during which she lived solely off the fat reserves she built up before she entered her den. "Suddenly I saw a small, fluffy bundle next to her and had to pinch myself to check I wasn't seeing things. It was a very special experience and one I'll never forget. "We also have motion-sensitive cameras safely positioned near Victoria's den and we were delighted to see we had captured her cub's first few steps outside. "Having only been able to hear sounds from inside the den before, we can now be certain Victoria has had one cub rather than two and we couldn't be happier as this is the moment we have been working towards and really looking forward to." Mother Victoria in her enclosure Credit: RZSSAlex Riddell Polar bear cubs are born blind, around 12in (30cm) long and weigh little more than a guinea pig. They only open their eyes when they are a month old and are entirely dependent on their mother, feeding on fat-rich milk to grow quickly, weighing between 22lb (10kg) and 26.5lb (12kg) by the time they leave their den. The last polar bear cubs born in the UK were twins at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire in December 1992. Victoria, who was born in Germany in 1996, previously gave birth at Aalborg Zoo in Denmark in 2008. She arrived at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in March 2015 where keepers have been attempting to breed her with male Arktos. Usually the pair were allowed just one month of breeding each year but in 2017 they were kept together from March until the beginning of July after experts discovered that Victoria was still fertile in June. The cub is now the size of a Scottish terrier, having fed exclusively on Victoria's fat-rich milk over the past 12 weeks. Miss Richardson added: "Both mum and cub appear to be doing well, though this is still a sensitive time and they need as much peace and quiet as possible. "Our keeper activity at their enclosure will remain at a minimum for the next couple of weeks, after which visitors will be able to see Victoria and our wonderful new arrival. "In the coming weeks we'll also be able to find out if we have a little boy or girl and then we'll decide on a name." Polar bears Arktos and Victoria Credit: RZSS Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen Douglas Richardson, head of living collections at the park, said, "We are thrilled with the birth and rearing of a polar bear cub for the first time in the UK for a quarter of a century. "The birth goes a long way to confirming that our husbandry regime works, with polar bears managed in markedly different ways to many other zoos. This includes having very large, natural enclosures and keeping the sexes in separate parts of the park, which more closely mirrors what happens in the wild. "Some may wonder whether there is any point in breeding polar bears in zoos and the question deserves a serious answer. The change in the Arctic climate, specifically the shortening of the ice season, coupled with more direct human pressures, is having a noticeably detrimental effect on the species that is likely to result in many of the wild sub-populations disappearing. "If we do not develop and maintain a genetically and behaviourally robust captive polar bear population, we will not have the option, should we require it, to use them to support what is likely to be a diminished and fragmented wild population in the future." The cub's arrival has been welcomed by polar bear conservation charity Polar Bears International, whose executive director Krista Wright said, "We would like to congratulate Highland Wildlife Park on the successful birth of their polar bear cub. "With polar bears facing grave threats from sea ice loss in a warming climate, it is important for facilities like Highland Wildlife Park to help educate visitors and involve them in solutions. This cub will serve as an ambassador for its wild cousins, inspiring people to care."
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| Tucker: Voter fraud benefits Dems, why they want Texas Posted: 07 Mar 2018 05:36 PM PST  Tucker: According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, there is ample evidence of widespread illegal voting in Texas. The state investigated just four of Texas's 254 counties, and 165 unlawfully-registered non-citizens who had been removed from the voter rolls. But the Left pretends voter fraud isn't real. #Tucker
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| Chrissy Teigen Says Her ‘Heart Aches’ After Loss Of Beloved Dog Puddy Posted: 07 Mar 2018 01:10 PM PST  Clearly, he was a very good boy.
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| The Latest: Alabama: 1 dead, 1 hurt in school shooting Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:28 PM PST ![The Latest: Alabama: 1 dead, 1 hurt in school shooting]( "The Latest: Alabama: 1 dead, 1 hurt in school shooting") BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an Alabama high school (all times local):
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| Trump Administration Puts Pressure on 'Sanctuary State' California With a New Lawsuit Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:32 PM PST  "I say, bring it on," says the L.A. Democrat who wrote the sanctuary state bill
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| The Most Showstopping Pieces at Collective Design 2018 Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:30 PM PST |
| Afghanistan drone strike kills 20 Pakistani Taliban, officials say Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:30 AM PST ![Afghanistan drone strike kills 20 Pakistani Taliban, officials say]( "Afghanistan drone strike kills 20 Pakistani Taliban, officials say") By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike on a training camp in an isolated part of Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar on Wednesday killed more than 20 Pakistani Taliban preparing to launch suicide attacks in Pakistan, officials said. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said the attack, carried out in a village called Saresha Sultan Shah, killed at least two senior figures in the movement, besides someone believed to be a trainer of suicide bombers. The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan or TTP, is separate from the Afghan Taliban and combines a number of groups that fight the government of Pakistan.
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| Hyundai unveils the ‘Le Fil Rouge (HDC-1)' concept in Geneva Posted: 08 Mar 2018 05:22 AM PST  At the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, Hyundai unveiled its 'Le Fil Rouge (HDC-1)' concept, which the South Korean automaker says represents a new era for its design philosophy and provides a glimpse of what its future design cues will be. The name 'Le Fil Rouge' translates as 'common thread,' which the company claims is a reflection of its belief that the past, present and future designs of the brand are all intrinsically connected. This new concept revealed to the world in Geneva is therefore an introduction to Hyundai's latest approach to design, which gets the grandiose title of 'Sensuous Sportiness.' This new design theme will be adopted by all future Hyundai vehicles, including everything from compact hatches to sedans and SUVs.
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| Pacific island bones likely those of Amelia Earhart: study Posted: 08 Mar 2018 11:20 AM PST  Bones found on a remote South Pacific island that were originally believed to be those of a man may in fact be those of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in the area in 1937, according to a new study. Richard Jantz, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Tennessee, used modern bone measurement analysis to determine the bones were likely those of Earhart, who went missing while on a pioneering round-the-world flight with navigator Fred Noonan. The prevailing belief is that Earhart, 39, and Noonan, 44, ran out of fuel and ditched their twin-engine Lockheed Electra in the Pacific Ocean near remote Howland Island while on the third-to-last leg of their epic journey.
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| Directors departing Wynn Resorts' board as lawsuits pile up Posted: 07 Mar 2018 03:33 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts on Wednesday announced the departure of two members of its board of directors as lawsuits against its members and the company's founder continued to pile up amid a sexual misconduct scandal.
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| Take A Virtual Disney Vacation With Stunning New Google Street View Maps Posted: 07 Mar 2018 02:07 AM PST  You can now stroll Main Street U.S.A. at both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida without leaving home.
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| More than 500 doctors in Canada sign public letter in protest over own pay rises Posted: 07 Mar 2018 12:07 PM PST  More than 500 doctors and 150 medial students have signed a public letter in protest over their own pay rises. The group, known as Médecins Québécois pour le Régime Public (MQRP), from Canada, have raised concerns that they would receive an increase in their salaries while patients and nurses are struggling. Like the UK, Canada has a public health system which provides coverage to all who need it.
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| Daniel Panico and Mona Kirk, Accused of Raising 3 Kids in Desert Shack, Speak Out Posted: 07 Mar 2018 06:52 AM PST  Panico and Kirk face felony child abuse charges.
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| Kushner faces uphill task to smooth Trump bust-ups with Mexico Posted: 07 Mar 2018 12:23 PM PST  By Dave Graham and Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner began a visit to Mexico on Wednesday to try to fix rifts over trade, drugs and immigration but many in the host country were skeptical he could repair the damaged relationship. Mexican diplomats and opposition leaders said that although Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is seen in Mexico as dovish, tensions are running high. Kushner is also perceived in Mexico as having lost power in the White House after a dispute over U.S. government security clearance.
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| A 17-Year-Old Girl Has Been Killed in a Shooting at an Alabama School Posted: 07 Mar 2018 07:12 PM PST  The shooting is being investigated as an accident
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