| Full Shulkin: Trump Tweet Firing 'Somewhat of a Surprise' Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:37 PM PDT  In an interview with Meet the Press, recently fired Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin says that President Trump firing him over Twitter came as a surprise.
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| Killing Him While He's Dead, A Eulogy For Stephon Clark Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Adapted from remarks delivered at Stephon Clark's funeral, March 29, in
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| Legal Experts Debate Presidential Powers, Russia Probe Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:44 PM PDT  Bob Bauer, former Obama White House counsel and Alan Dershowitz, Harvard law professor, join Meet the Press to debate presidential pardon powers in the scope of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
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| Sacramento Erupts In Protest After Stephon Clark Autopsy Report Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:18 AM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Protests engulfed downtown Sacramento on Friday night
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| Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:11 PM PDT  By Asif Shahzad and Jibran Ahmad MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her birthplace in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday, bursting into tears as she entered her childhood home for the first time since a Taliban gunman shot her in 2012. The 20-year-old told a family friend she planned to return home after completing her education at Oxford, where she is reading for a degree in politics, philosophy and economics. Roads were blocked off in the town of Mingora as Yousafzai, known universally by her first name, flew in by military helicopter with her parents and brother.
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| Meet the Parkland educator who taught many student activists Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:02 AM PDT  Jeff Foster teaches AP Government at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, influencing the voices of the students now leading the conversation on gun control.
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| Ten dead as building struck by car collapses in India Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:24 PM PDT  Ten people have died after a car crashed into a dilapidated building in central India and brought down the near century-old structure, burying them beneath rubble, police said Sunday. The freak accident in Indore on Saturday evening is the latest building disaster in a country infamous for poor construction and safety standards. The driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a pillar holding up the near 100-year-old structure, said police deputy inspector general Harinarayanchari Mishra.
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| SUV in Crash that Killed Family of 8 Was 'Pinned' at 90 MPH: Report Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:42 AM PDT  Three children, who are believed to have been in the vehicle, are still missing.
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| Israel says it will expand response if Gaza clashes go on Posted: 31 Mar 2018 12:50 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will target militant groups inside Gaza if violence along the territory's border with Israel drags on, the chief military spokesman warned on Saturday, a day after 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the area's deadliest violence in four years.
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| Former prosecutor: ‘Gutless’ not to charge officers in shooting Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:37 AM PDT  The two officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling in Louisiana will not face criminal charges. And, the Sacramento community continues to protest the death of Stephon Clark after an independent autopsy found officers shot Clark eight times.
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| Gov. 'Moonbeam' Brown's Office Uses Trump's Own Words To Defend Pardons Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:09 PM PDT  Turns out President Donald Trump's timing was off for his vicious dig at
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| Full Johnson Interview: Russia is an 'Unfriendly Adversary' Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:02 PM PDT  In an interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says that Russia's actions have resulted in an unhealthy relationship with the world.
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| Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:01 AM PDT ![Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking]( "Funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking") The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets for a glimpse of the hearse carrying his remains to a private funeral.
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| You Might Be Shocked By What Two Principals Said About My Transgender Daughter Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Since my daughter began living as her authentic self as a transgender girl
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| Sen. Dem: For legislation to end gun violence, put 'far right, far left rhetoric aside' Posted: 01 Apr 2018 04:20 AM PDT  ABC News' George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., to discuss the state of the Democratic Party.
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| White Baton Rouge policeman fired over shooting of black man Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:51 PM PDT ![White Baton Rouge policeman fired over shooting of black man]( "White Baton Rouge policeman fired over shooting of black man") Baton Rouge officer Blane Salamoni, who shot Sterling in a confrontation outside a convenience store, was dismissed for violating department standards on use of force and for losing his temper, Police Chief Murphy Paul told a news conference. Sterling was among black men slain by police whose deaths sparked U.S. protests and helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement. Police released four videos of the confrontation with Sterling outside a convenience store, where he was selling CDs.
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| Boat carrying Rohingya stops on Thai island: official Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:10 AM PDT  A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees trying to reach Malaysia briefly stopped on a Thai island, an official said Sunday, as fears grow about overcrowded camps for the stateless minority fleeing violence in Myanmar. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter in southern Bangladesh since Myanmar launched a brutal crackdown on insurgents in August that the US and UN have called ethnic cleansing. An agreement to repatriate Rohingya from Bangladesh to Myanmar's Rakhine state has yet to see a single refugee returned.
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| Israeli military defends tactics as video appears to show unarmed Gaza protesters shot by snipers Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:21 AM PDT  The Israeli military has defended its handling of clashes in Gaza which left 16 Palestinians dead even as footage emerged appearing to show unarmed protesters being shot by Israeli snipers. Palestinian mourners called for "revenge" as they buried their dead after the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war and both side braced for what is expected to be weeks of rolling protests. Around 30,000 Palestinians marched towards the Israeli border on Friday, where some hurled rocks and burning tyres and Israeli troops opened fire with live ammunition. António Guterres, the UN secretary general, called for an investigation into the killings. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said that its forces had fired only at specific people who were deemed to be "violent instigators" in the demonstrations. "The use of snipers was against specific people who were specific perpetrators of violence," said Lt Col Peter Lerner, an IDF spokesman. However, widely shared videos on social media appeared to show at least two unarmed men by Israel gunfire. Three separate clips were published on social media purporting to show one Palestinian shot as he walked towards the border the Israel. Using the three available videos of Incident 1 (east of Jabalia, #Gaza), I synchronised the footage of an apparent unarmed man that is walking towards the border fence and is being shot at. pic.twitter.com/eOgvQ6FLHz— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) March 31, 2018 Another clip showed a young man running away from Israeli positions holding a car tyre. Car tyres are sometimes set on fire by protesters and rolled towards Israeli forces. In the clip he appears to be shot in the back and crumples to the ground. Palestinian media reported that the man, identified as 18-year-old Abed el-Fatah Abed e-Nabi, later died from his injuries Lt Col Lerner said he could not comment on the specifics of the incident. "The fact that you have a video of 30 seconds showing this guy running away and being shot means you don't see the context or what he was doing beforehand," he said. A second clip appears to shows an unidentified man, with no visible weapons, walking slowly towards the Israeli position when he was shot. It is not known if he was killed. Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, said in a statement that five of the 16 people killed were members of its armed wing who were participating in the protests. About | Hamas The Israeli military released footage showing two men with assault rifles trying to break through the Israeli fence on Friday night. Both men were killed by fire from Israeli tanks. The UK, US and EU all consider Hamas to be a terrorist group. A spokesman for Mr Guterres said the UN leader wanted "an independent and transparent investigation into these incidents. "He also appeals to those concerned to refrain from any act that could lead to further casualties and in particular any measures that could place civilians in harm's way." The violence comes at the start of a tense period which will culminate in the opening of the controversial US embassy in Jerusalem in May and the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians call "The Nakba" - the mass displacement of Arabs during the 1948 war with Israel. Hamas fighters at the funeral of one those killed in Friday's clashes Credit: Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Friday's demonstrations were billed as the start of the "Great March of Return", in which Palestinian refugees will demand to be able to return to their 1948 homes in what is today Israel. Palestinians have erected camp sites of tents at five locations along the Gaza border and plan to move the tents closer and closer to the border as the May 15 Nakba anniversary nears. The protests have been backed by Hamas. Small demonstration continued on Saturday and there were reports of some injuries among Palestinians but no major confrontations are expected until next Friday. The Israeli military tweeted early on Saturday its response was "accurate and measured, and we know where every bullet landed". When asked by reporters a spokesman could not say how many live rounds the Israeli military fired on Friday or how many people were shot. The military later deleted the tweet.
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| U.S. ready for North Korean response as joint exercises set to begin Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PDT  The USS Dewey, sailing in the Philippine Sea, has a radar system that links it with a dozen counterparts in the western Pacific, creating a digital net able to track and shoot down an inbound missile.
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| Trump Says He No Longer Sees Deal On DACA Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:57 AM PDT  President Donald Trump appeared to rescind his support for a deal with
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| South Korea Is Deploying Hyper-Precise Missiles to Protect Seoul from North Korea Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:08 AM PDT  South Korea's government would like nothing better than a peaceful, no-drama relationship with North Korea, and the administration of President Moon Jae-in clearly hopes that new talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un may de-escalate tensions. North Korea maintain hundreds of long-range Koksan 170-millimeter self-propelled guns, and 240- and 300-millimeter multiple rocket launchers capable of striking Seoul.
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| Tesla says autopilot was engaged during fatal crash Posted: 31 Mar 2018 04:55 AM PDT  Electric car maker Tesla has confirmed the autopilot was engaged during a fatal crash last week, a development set to exacerbate concerns over the safety of autonomous vehicles. A Tesla Model X collided with a highway barrier near the town of Mountain View in California on March 23, catching fire before it was struck by two other cars. The driver, who was identified by The Mercury News as a 38-year-old man, Wei Huang, later died in hospital.
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| GOP retirements could lead to openings for House Democrats Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:40 AM PDT  With 23 Republican members of Congress retiring, ABC News' Tom Llamas breaks down how it could help Democrats turn the House blue in 2018.
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| Erdogan calls Netanyahu 'terrorist' as insults fly after Gaza deaths Posted: 01 Apr 2018 11:13 AM PDT ![Erdogan calls Netanyahu 'terrorist' as insults fly after Gaza deaths]( "Erdogan calls Netanyahu 'terrorist' as insults fly after Gaza deaths") Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu a "terrorist" on Sunday, escalating an exchange of insults that started after he criticized Israel's lethal military response to a demonstration on the Gazan border. Israel has defended the killing of 15 Palestinians during Friday's demonstration and Netanyahu tweeted that the Israeli army "will not be lectured by those who have indiscriminately bombed civilian populations for years", referring to Turkey. Erdogan told supporters on Sunday: "We don't have the shame of invading on us, Netanyahu.
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| President Trump and the First Lady Are Hosting the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll. Watch It Live Posted: 01 Apr 2018 03:30 AM PDT  Its springtime, which means that, at the White House, its time for the Easter egg roll.
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| Pippa Middleton's Father-In-Law Investigated For Alleged Child Rape Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:54 PM PDT  French police launched an investigation into allegations of the rape of a
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| Get Ready, Russia: The Navy Wants to Build 3 Nuclear Attack Submarines Per Year Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:24 AM PDT  The Navy hopes to increase its current submarine construction op-tempo and build as many as three Virginia-class submarines per year to more rapidly address the services' attack submarine deficit. The previous status quo had been for the Navy to drop from building two Virginia-Class boats per year to one in the early 2020s when construction of the new Columbia-Class nuclear armed submarines begins. The service then moved to a plan to build two Virginia-class submarines and one Columbia-class submarine concurrently, according to findings from a Navy assessment.
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| Isil 'Beatles' say fair trial is impossible in Britain in first interview since capture Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:40 PM PDT  Smiling and sipping drinks on a brown leather sofa, El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey display few signs of their sinister past. One dressed in a tracksuit top, the other in a blue pullover, the men are seen engaging in conversation and chuckling in newly released photographs and video. It is only in pictures of them handcuffed and with faces covered by rudimentary masks while being transported that there is a hint of the pair's threat. In fact these young Britons are two of the country's most notorious suspected killers, accused of overseeing a brutal regime of executions and torture in the name of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). They are accused of forming half of the infamous 'Beatles' jihadist group of UK citizens who fled to the Middle East, taking up arms in the hope of forming a new caliphate. The beheadings of British aid worker David Haines and US journalist James Foley are among the crimes the group is said to have committed. Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh Credit: AP Photo/Hussein Malla Yet speaking from a compound in northern Syria in their first interview since capture, the two men issued a string of rebuttals. They denied any involvement in the group's kidnapping or killings, with one going as far as saying Mr Foley's death was "regrettable". They hit out at their 'Beatles' media portrayal, claiming the nickname would undermine the chance of a fair trial. A Kurdish security officer, background, escorts Alexanda Amon Kotey, right, and El Shafee Elsheikh Credit: AP And the jihadists even denounced as "illegal" reported attempts by the British government to strip them of their UK citizenship. The interview, conducted by the Associated Press, provides a telling insight into the minds of two men allegedly at the heart of the Beatles jihadist cell. Mohammed Emwazi, the group's leader dubbed 'Jihadi John' who often brandished a knife in gruesome beheading videos, was killed in a drone strike in 2015. Aine Lesley Davis, another member of the cell, is serving seven years in prison after being arrested and convicted in Turkey. But the fate of Elsheikh and Kotey is up in the air as Britain and America debate where the jihadists should be sent to stand trial. Both men denied they were part of the group in the interview - though admitted their allegiance to Isil - and distanced themselves from the killing of Mr Foley and other victims. Kotey said many in Isil "would have disagreed" with the murders "on the grounds that there is probably more benefit in them being political prisoners". He added: "As for my position, I didn't see any benefit. It was something that was regrettable." Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh Credit: AP Photo/Hussein Malla Kotey also blamed Western governments for failing to negotiate, noting that some hostages were released for ransoms. Elsheikh denounced the chances of justice being served given the media's portrayal of the group. "No fair trial, when I am 'the Beatle' in the media. No fair trial," he said. He also commented on the stripping of the pair's British citizenship - something widely reported but not officially confirmed by the British authorities because of privacy rules. Elsheikh said the move exposed them to "rendition and torture" by "being taken to any foreign land and treated in anyway and having nobody to vouch for you". He added: "When you have these two guys who don't even have any citizenship... if we just disappear one day, where is my mom going to go and say: 'Where is my son?'" The pair dubbed the allegations against them "propaganda" and said being stripped of their citizenship was "illegal". Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, right, being escorted Credit: AP Yet the denials clash with claims from the US authorities who detailed their alleged crimes when announcing terrorism sanctions in the past. Elsheikh had "earned a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions while serving as an (Isil) jailer" since fleeing Britain, according to the US state department. It was a radical contrast to his early life as the son of a Sudanese family who earned a living as a mechanic in White City, east London. He moved to Syria in 2012. Kotey was a guard for the execution cell and "likely engaged in the group's executions and exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding," according to the state department. Part Ghanaian and Greek-Cypriot, he had been living in Paddington, London, before converting to Islam in his 20s and joining Isil. The future for both men now looks uncertain. America wants home countries to take back their jihadists so they can be prosecuted in their own courts. Gavin Williamson, the Defence Secretary, does not want the men back in the UK - yet British officials also oppose them facing the death penalty in the US. The likelihood of the pair leaving their capture in northern Syria any time soon - despite their vehement denials and engagement with the media - looks pretty slim.
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| US, S. Korea begin low-key army drills amid diplomatic thaw Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:19 PM PDT  The United States and South Korea kicked off a low-key joint military drill Sunday as a diplomatic thaw over North Korea gathered pace. The annual Foal Eagle drill -- a series of field training exercises involving some 11,500 American and 290,000 South Korean troops -- began early Sunday, Seoul's defense ministry spokesman said. The deployment of such powerful weapons at past drills has frequently drawn an angry response from the North.
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| New Asian-American, Brazilian apostles make Mormon history Posted: 31 Mar 2018 02:33 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church made history and injected a bit of diversity into a previously all-white top leadership panel on Saturday by selecting the first-ever Latin-American apostle and the first-ever apostle of Asian ancestry.
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| Cat Stuck Between Two Automatic Doors is Rescued Posted: 01 Apr 2018 08:54 AM PDT  It's not clear if the cat was a stray.
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| A Toddler Died In a 'Senseless' Shooting in Miami, Police Say Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:48 AM PDT  The suspect is in custody
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| Martin Luther King Jr. – A look back at the life of an American icon Posted: 01 Apr 2018 04:00 AM PDT ![Martin Luther King Jr. – A look back at the life of an American icon]( "Martin Luther King Jr. – A look back at the life of an American icon") Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 15, 1929. King was a Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and civil rights leader who practiced peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience to protest racial inequality. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.
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| Trump again takes aim at Amazon on Twitter Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:43 AM PDT  President Trump accused Amazon of a "Post Office scam" with the postal service losing money for each Amazon package it delivers — a claim experts say can't be backed up.
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| Duchess Of Cambridge Steps Out For Easter Service In Surprise Appearance Posted: 01 Apr 2018 12:57 PM PDT  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday for
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| Baylor University paid ex-football coach $15 million after sex scandal Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:21 AM PDT  A spokeswoman for Baylor, a private Baptist university in Waco, said the money was severance pay, made as part of a legal settlement, and came from institutional reserves. Kenneth Starr, who was forced to step down as the university's president and chancellor in the wake of the scandal, received more than $4.5 million in severance pay, the school said.
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| Why Is Easter Always Changing? It Has to Do With the Moon Posted: 01 Apr 2018 09:00 AM PDT  It's still a direct astronomical observation.
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| Netanyahu praises Israeli troops after Gaza border clashes Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:04 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday praised troops for "guarding the country's borders" after a mass Gaza frontier protest led to clashes that left 16 Palestinians dead. The Israeli army said it opened fire only when necessary, against those taking an active part in violence. It said there were attempts to damage the fence and break through into Israel, as well as an attempted gun attack against troops.
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| UK Labour leader criticized for anti-Semitism in party Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:18 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain's left-leaning Labour Party is facing intensifying criticism from outsiders and some of his own members for what is viewed as a failure to address reports of anti-Semitism involving some Labour supporters.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:00 AM PDT  From a wild concept car to a roomy crossover, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| I’ve Supported the Second Amendment My Whole Life. It’s Time for Reasonable Gun Control Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Congress and the gun lobby will lose support from if they don't act
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| Exclusive: Google employees organize to fight cyber bullying at work Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:05 PM PDT  About 100 Google U.S. employees concerned about cyber bullying inside the company have organized into a group proposing new policies for conduct at the unit of Alphabet Inc, five people involved in the effort said in recent interviews. The split among Google employees reflects growing polarization across the United States since President Donald Trump was elected.
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| Winning Mega Millions ticket for $521M jackpot purchased in New Jersey Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:38 AM PDT  The winning ticket for Friday's $521 million Mega Millions jackpot was purchased in New Jersey.
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| Senator says Bolton is wary of North Korea stall tactics Posted: 01 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he's glad John Bolton will serve as President Donald Trump's national security adviser going into talks with North Korea because of his "very healthy skepticism."
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| The Army's 'Military Review' Just Declared that America Was Defeated in Syria Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:38 PM PDT  Task and Purpose
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