| Parents who drove family off California cliff had been reported for child abuse by neighbors Posted: 29 Mar 2018 11:58 AM PDT  The two Washington mothers who drove off a Northern California cliff with at
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| ‘Time to join the NRA.’ Calls to repeal the Second Amendment set off commenters Posted: 28 Mar 2018 02:43 PM PDT  "Everyone has an opinion, thankfully we have the constitution." "I can think of fewer things that would create a state of open rebellion in the United States." Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens's call for a repeal of the Second Amendment has Newsroom readers up in arms. In a New York Times op-ed piece, Stevens said March for Our Lives protesters asking for gun law reform should ask for more: "They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment." The vast majority of the thousands of Newsroom comments on the Yahoo News report show strong opposition: "I have never owned a gun in my life, but fully understand the importance of the Second Amendment." President Trump, meanwhile, completely dismissed Stevens's call to repeal, tweeting, "The Second Amendment will never be repealed!" The Second Amendment says: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Stevens called for the repeal in order to weaken the National Rifle Association. The NRA answered back with its own statement: "We will unapologetically continue to fight to protect this fundamental freedom." What do you think? Join the conversation in Newsroom.
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| N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip Posted: 28 Mar 2018 01:05 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides try to repair frayed relations before Pyongyang's landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. US President Donald Trump welcomed the Beijing meeting and said there was now a "good chance" Kim would scrap his nuclear weapons -- but warned that sanctions must stay in force in the meantime. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were greeted by an honour guard and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state media, which confirmed the "unofficial" visit on Wednesday only after Kim had returned by train to North Korea.
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| Michigan build-your-own AR-15 class provokes backlash Posted: 28 Mar 2018 01:55 PM PDT  MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gun store owner shrugged off criticism and went ahead with a class that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like those used in many mass shootings, including last month's massacre at a Florida high school.
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| Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks Posted: 28 Mar 2018 04:11 PM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs' allegations "narrowly articulate a reasonable basis" for him to assert jurisdiction over Saudi Arabia under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a 2016 federal law.
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| YouTuber ImJayStation Streams Arrest at Disney Park After Claiming His Bag Disappeared at Security Checkpoint Posted: 28 Mar 2018 06:23 AM PDT  ImJayStation, aka Jason Ethier, was arrested at Epcot Center on Sunday.
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| 6 Fired At Howard University For Misconduct Involving Need-Based Tuition Funds Posted: 28 Mar 2018 03:40 PM PDT  Howard University President Wayne Frederick confirmed Wednesday that financial
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| Texas Officer Fatally Shoots Unarmed Man Walking With Pants Down Posted: 28 Mar 2018 01:55 AM PDT  An unarmed black man who was shot dead by a Texas police officer last Thursday
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| A Former FBI Agent Has Been Charged With Leaking Classified Information to the Press Posted: 29 Mar 2018 12:15 AM PDT  The allegations have been linked to a series published by online news site The Intercept
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| Man taken to New York airport for deportation slips away from ICE agents and escapes in taxi Posted: 28 Mar 2018 06:20 AM PDT  A manhunt has been launched for a detainee scheduled for deportation from the US who managed to escape from officers and flee from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport in a taxi. Law enforcement officials said CCTV footage showed the prisoner leaving the airport in a yellow taxi. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been contacted for comment.
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| White House Hires Former Disney Channel Star As Press Assistant Posted: 28 Mar 2018 07:47 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's TV star-run administration has hired former Disney
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| California county votes to join Trump's 'sanctuary' lawsuit Posted: 27 Mar 2018 06:31 PM PDT  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — In a dramatic one-two punch, leaders in California's Orange County voted Tuesday to condemn the state's sanctuary law that limits police cooperation with federal immigration authorities and to join a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to overturn it.
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| Police say eight family members were in car that went off California cliff Posted: 28 Mar 2018 06:58 PM PDT ![Police say eight family members were in car that went off California cliff]( "Police say eight family members were in car that went off California cliff") A sports utility vehicle that hurtled off a roadside cliff along the Northern California coastline earlier this week was likely carrying all eight members of a Washington state family, police said on Wednesday. The bodies of a married couple, Jennifer Jean Hart, 38, and Sarah Margaret Hart, 38, were recovered from inside the wreckage of a GMC Yukon after it was spotted by another driver on Monday afternoon at the bottom of a seaside embankment in Mendocino County, north of San Francisco.
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| China's Aircraft Carrier Just Led a Massive Show of Force in South China Sea Posted: 28 Mar 2018 07:39 AM PDT  "Judging by the images, it does seem they are keen to show that elements of the South Sea Fleet are able to routinely join up with the carrier strike group from Dalian in the north," Collin Koh, a security expert at Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, was quoted as saying.
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| With Kim Jong Un's Surprise Visit, China Sends A Clear Message: It Will Not Be Excluded Posted: 28 Mar 2018 05:05 PM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stunned the
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| Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitated Posted: 29 Mar 2018 02:24 AM PDT  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency plans to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.
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| Kenya expels opposition firebrand, again Posted: 28 Mar 2018 05:02 PM PDT  An outspoken member of the opposition alliance was Wednesday expelled from Kenya for the second time in two months, his lawyer told AFP. Miguna Miguna, a firebrand member of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, was forced onto an international flight to Canada last month. The High Court on February 26 ordered immigration authorities to allow him to return to the country and he arrived back on Monday.
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| Splits on Russia in German left risk undermining Merkel Posted: 28 Mar 2018 10:20 AM PDT  By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's decision to expel Russian diplomats has split the Social Democrats (SPD), Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner, undermining her tough stance on Moscow just two weeks into a new government. Berlin is sending four diplomats back to Russia, joining other European states and Washington in a concerted response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England which Britain blames on Russia. Moscow denies any involvement.
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| 'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Linked to Alleged Sex Trafficking Cult Leader Posted: 29 Mar 2018 11:56 AM PDT  Mack and Kreuk portrayed Smallville high school students alongside a young Superman, played by Tom Welling.
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| Donald Trump Gets Brutally Mocked Over Latest White House Ousting Posted: 29 Mar 2018 12:13 AM PDT  The White House's revolving door spun once again on Wednesday.
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| Roseanne Barr Snaps Back At Wendy Williams With A Personal Burn Posted: 29 Mar 2018 03:58 AM PDT  Roseanne Barr was in no mood to talk about an ex on "The Wendy Williams Show"
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| 2019 Ford Fusion Gets Minor Facelift, More Standard Safety Tech Posted: 28 Mar 2018 06:41 AM PDT  You can see it in person at the New York Auto Show.
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| Way-too-early World Series odds: Vegas releases title chances for all 30 teams Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:45 AM PDT  The light at the end of the long, snowy tunnel is here -- MLB Opening Day has
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| Pentagon confirms Qaeda higher-up killed in Libya strike Posted: 28 Mar 2018 01:25 PM PDT  A senior Al-Qaeda operative and another jihadist were killed in a US air strike in Libya, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. The March 24 strike near Ubari in southern Libya killed "two Al-Qaeda terrorists, including Musa Abu Dawud, a high-ranking Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official," the US military's Africa Command said in a statement.
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| Mom arrested in deaths of baby, toddler found in car seats Posted: 27 Mar 2018 06:02 PM PDT  SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — A 20-year-old mother was being held Tuesday on a $2 million bond on suspicion of first-degree murder after her two children were found dead in car seats inside a car, officials said.
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| Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire Posted: 28 Mar 2018 09:08 PM PDT  By Tibisay Romero VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping for news outside the police station were dispersed with tear gas and authorities did not give information until late into the evening. "The State Prosecutor's Office guarantees to deepen investigations to immediately clarify what happened in these painful events that have left dozens of Venezuelan families in mourning," said Chief Prosecutor Tarek William Saab on Twitter.
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| San Francisco crash: one dead after vehicle ploughs into people after fight Posted: 28 Mar 2018 12:05 PM PDT  One person was killed and three others seriously injured in San Francisco after a fight escalated into a driver ploughing into a group of five people, police said. The driver got into a physical altercation with the group before running his vehicle into them and driving away, a San Francisco police official said. A police spokeswoman said the department did not have any additional information on the suspect.
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| Trump Says Infrastructure Overhaul Will Likely Have To Wait Until After Midterms Posted: 29 Mar 2018 01:10 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's long-stalled infrastructure package is unlikely to
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| What's the Best New Car Under $30,000? Posted: 28 Mar 2018 01:00 PM PDT  There are tons of fun, affordable new cars on the market right now. Which is your favorite?
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| All-new Subaru Forester finally revealed Posted: 29 Mar 2018 02:27 AM PDT  After a number of teaser images that didn't really reveal very much at all, Subaru has finally unveiled its all-new 2019 Forester in all its glory at the 2018 New York International Auto Show. The manufacturer claims the new Forester delivers the toughness of an SUV with a large dose of functionality thrown in, and it's easy to see styling cues from the Impreza hatchback and Visiv Future concept from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show have had a major influence on the look of the new Forester. This all-new version of the Subaru is based on the company's latest global platform (SGP), which it now shares with the new XV and the Impreza.
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| Qantas chief floats 'cargo class' concept for Australia-to-Britain flights Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:40 PM PDT  Alan Joyce, the Chief Executive Office of Qantas Airways, has suggested creating a new class of cabin for its ultra long-haul services - one that could include making use of the cargo hold. Fresh from launching the first direct passenger service to Europe, linking Perth with London's Heathrow, Mr Joyce reportedly expanded on his vision for "Project Sunrise" - the airline's goal to fly non-stop from Sydney and Melbourne to the UK and also directly to New York within four years. Part of his grand plan includes exploring the use of the cargo hold to create train-like berths and a space for passengers to exercise, Fairfax Media reported. "One of the concepts that we have is maybe if we're not carrying freight you do something lower where cargo is on the aircraft, do you have an area where people can walk? Do you have berths like on a train?" Mr Joyce reportedly told the Australia-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London on Tuesday. "There's a lot of 'out there' thinking that's going on," he told the audience, according to a recording of Mr Joyce's comments that was leaked to Fairfax Media. What was the first flight from Britain to Australia like? "I don't know if in 2022 if there's another going to be another class but if there is Qantas is likely to be the airline that creates it." At a separate event in London, Mr Joyce said "nothing is off the table". "Could some of the freight areas that we may not use, be used as an exercise area?" he asked. The CEO has described the "Project Sunrise" routes as the "last frontier" of aviation, after which all of the world's major cities will have non-stop air links. Top 10 | The world's longest commercial flights Qantas's first Perth-London service landed in the U.K. Sunday after a 9,000-mile trip. Though not quite the world's longest flight - the record is currently held by a Doha-Auckland service operated by Qatar Airways - the route signals the beginning of the end of the so-called Kangaroo Route, which has seen planes make the journey from Europe to Australia in a series of hops since the advent of aviation. Mr Joyce said he's confident that Boeing and Airbus SE will be able to eke out sufficient extra range from future models to allow Qantas to fly from Sydney and Melbourne direct to London and New York as soon as 2022.
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| Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PM Posted: 28 Mar 2018 12:26 AM PDT ![Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia's ruling coalition appoints new PM]( "Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia's ruling coalition appoints new PM") By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition voted in Abiye Ahmed as new prime minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn last month, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The state-run channel said the 180-member council of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chose Abiye to succeed Hailemariam as the chairperson of the coalition, meaning he automatically became premier. "In today's session, the council held a vote and elected Abiye Ahmed as chairperson," said the EBC presenter, without giving further details.
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| Family famed for protest photo die when SUV goes off cliff Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:25 AM PDT  A family that gained attention for an emotional photograph of an African-American boy hugging a white police officer at a 2014 protest was killed when their SUV plunged off a scenic California highway, authorities said Wednesday as they asked for help figuring out what happened.
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| Joe Biden Regrets Talk Of Fighting Trump, Doesn't Want To 'Get Down In Mosh Pit' Posted: 28 Mar 2018 12:25 PM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden clarified his comments about getting in a fist
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| Parkland survivors condemn far-right websites for comparing Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg to Hitler Posted: 29 Mar 2018 04:01 AM PDT  Florida school shooting survivors have condemned far right publications in the US for comparing one of the victims of the gun massacre to Adolf Hitler. David Hogg, one of the most outspoken survivors of the Valentine's Day bloodshed which left 17 dead, has been likened to the dictator who orchestrated Nazi Germany's mass murder of six million Jews. Addressing a crowd of thousands at the Washington DC March For Our Lives rally, the teenager welcomed demonstrators to the "revolution" for stricter gun laws and called for politicians who are supported by the National Rifle Association to get their "resumes ready".
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| Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak Pickup Concept: It Could Happen! Posted: 28 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PDT  It's an Atlas with a bed and low-range four-wheel drive.
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