| Rod Rosenstein Personally Signed Off On The Raid Of Trump's Attorney Posted: 09 Apr 2018 08:14 PM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein personally gave the green light for the
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| Airstrikes Hit Syria After Suspected Gas Attack, But U.S. Denies Involvement Posted: 09 Apr 2018 04:29 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| Boy, 4, beaten to death by mom and her boyfriend for spilling cereal Posted: 09 Apr 2018 12:53 PM PDT  A Pennsylvania couple is charged with first-degree murder after they allegedly
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| PetSmart faces another dog death Posted: 09 Apr 2018 09:38 AM PDT  The nation's largest pet store chain is currently under fire as some owners claim that at least four dogs have died during grooming appointments at the PetSmart stores within the last five months.
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| Lindsey Buckingham Goes His Own Way From Fleetwood Mac Posted: 09 Apr 2018 03:20 PM PDT  He stopped thinking about tomorrow.
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| French police clash with eco-activists Posted: 10 Apr 2018 10:51 AM PDT ![French police clash with eco-activists]( "French police clash with eco-activists") French police battled Tuesday to evict anti-airport protesters and the creators of an alternative anti-capitalist settlement in western France during a second day of clashes. Activists opposed to the building of an airport began squatting on the farmland in 2008 and have since built up a community they bill as a model of sustainable farming and political debate.
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| Georgia reignites border war with northern neighbors Posted: 09 Apr 2018 11:19 AM PDT  Georgia looks to lap up a portion of the Tennessee River in its latest push to shift borders.
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| Kremlin aide: Russia's centuries-long romance with West over Posted: 09 Apr 2018 12:23 PM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has abandoned its centuries-long aspirations of integrating into the West and is bracing for a new era of "geopolitical loneliness," a top adviser to President Vladimir Putin warned in a magazine article released Monday.
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| 2018 Ford F-150 5.0L V-8 4x2 SuperCrew Posted: 09 Apr 2018 02:00 PM PDT  It's a closet hot rod.
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| Mark Zuckerberg Says EU Users Have 'Different Sensibilities' On Data Protection Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:48 PM PDT  Next month, the European Union will enact strict new data protection laws
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| Los Angeles Thieves Steal Second Ambulance In A Week Posted: 09 Apr 2018 05:06 AM PDT  For the second time in a week, thieves took off with an ambulance in Los
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| As prince visits, Saudi Aramco to sign $10 billion of deals in France Posted: 09 Apr 2018 10:28 AM PDT  Saudi Aramco will sign eight deals worth $10 billion with French firms on Tuesday, the chief executive of the state-run oil giant said on Monday - the main contracts expected to be sealed during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to France. The powerful young prince who is behind modernizing reforms in Saudi Arabia is on a three-day trip at a time when relations between the two countries have become more complicated, including over how to address Iran's role in the region. Aramco and French oil major Total plan to sign an agreement to expand their joint venture refinery in Saudi Arabia, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on April 5.
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| Thousands rally in Bangladesh after 100 injured in student protest Posted: 09 Apr 2018 07:33 AM PDT  Thousands of students across Bangladesh staged protests and sit-ins Monday after clashes at the country's top university left at least 100 people injured. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Dhaka University students fighting what they complain are discriminatory quotas for government jobs in favour of special groups. It was one of the biggest protests faced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her decade in power, and the government agreed later on Monday to review the quota system.
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| 24 Hilarious Comics About Sibling Relationships Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Sibling relationships are really special.
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| Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of ex-spy, out of hospital Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:29 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The spy saga that set off international tumult last month took a positive turn Tuesday as Yulia Skripal was released from a British hospital more than a month after she and her father were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent.
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| Chevy Camaro Gets New Look For 2019, Adds 275-HP Turbo 1LE Trim Posted: 09 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT  A new face, some added tech, and an enticing entry-level performance trim.
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| Trump on track to lose Republicans' control over Senate and Congress, says leading pollster Posted: 09 Apr 2018 02:22 AM PDT  A leading Republican pollster has predicted Donald Trump could take a hit in the 2018 midterm electi, with Republicans in danger of losing control of the Congress and the Senate. Frank Luntz said if that the elections were to be held now, the Republican Party would likely lose control of both. "I think the Republicans are in deep trouble in the House and the Senate as well.
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| Actor T.J. Miller Accused Of Calling In Fake Bomb Threat Posted: 10 Apr 2018 11:29 AM PDT  Actor T.J. Miller was arrested on Monday for allegedly calling in a fake bomb
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| South Africa's top court dismisses Pistorius' bid to appeal murder sentence Posted: 09 Apr 2018 08:43 AM PDT  South Africa's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius to appeal his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, legal documents showed on Monday. Pistorious was initially jailed for six years for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp, but prosecutors argued that sentence had been "shockingly lenient" and an appeal court agreed in November to more than double the term to 15 years. Pistorius challenged the appeals court's ruling in the Constitutional Court.
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| Indonesia's Lion Air buying 50 Boeing 737's in $6.2 bn deal Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:43 AM PDT  Indonesia's Lion Air is buying 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes in a deal valued at about $6.2 billion, the firms said Tuesday, as the carrier looks to cash in on a transport boom in the Southeast Asian nation. The new single-aisle plane is the latest incarnation of Boeing's 737 MAX series, which can accommodate between 130 and 230 passengers and fly up to 3,850 nautical miles (7,130 kilometres), the companies said in a statement. The order -- the largest to date for the MAX 10 -- was valued at $6.24 billion, although multi-plane deals tend to end up costing carriers less than list prices.
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| 9 Signs Your Relationship Isn't Worth Fighting For Posted: 09 Apr 2018 11:26 AM PDT  No one said relationships were easy ― even the strongest couples will
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| Australia and New Zealand warn China against Vanuatu base Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:15 AM PDT ![Australia and New Zealand warn China against Vanuatu base]( "Australia and New Zealand warn China against Vanuatu base") CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and New Zealand warned China on Tuesday against building any military base in the South Pacific, following media reports that the Chinese have proposed a permanent stronghold in Vanuatu.
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| Air Showdown: America's F-22 & F-35 Stealth Fighters vs. Russia's S-400 (Who Wins?) Posted: 09 Apr 2018 11:02 AM PDT  For the Russians, solving the problem of targeting a low observable aircraft is something that they continue to work on—but it is doubtful the Moscow has resolved the issue. Russia's strong investment in layers of air defenses tells us that the Kremlin believes the primary threat to its ground forces comes from U.S. airpower. As such, defeating stealth technology is one of Moscow's top priorities, Kofman notes, and the Kremlin has dedicated a lot of resources to that end.
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| US warships sail through South China Sea amid escalating tensions with Beijing Posted: 10 Apr 2018 09:28 AM PDT  A US aircraft carrier is sailing through the disputed South China Sea in a show of American force. In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, providing a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The US is not alone in carrying out naval patrols in the strategic waterway, where Chinese, Japanese and some southeast Asian navies operate, possibly increasing tensions and risking accidents at sea.
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| Conservative Pollster Sounds The Alarm: GOP Could Lose Both House And Senate Posted: 08 Apr 2018 07:25 PM PDT  A conservative pollster has some bad news for the GOP: President Donald
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| 70 Crazy Creative Things To Make With Cauliflower Posted: 10 Apr 2018 06:36 AM PDT |
| Pope hits out at critics of his pro-migrant policy Posted: 09 Apr 2018 03:11 AM PDT  Pope Francis issued a warning to Catholics who criticise his calls to welcome migrants with open arms, in a much-awaited text published Monday. In the third apostolic exhortation of his pontificate -- a guideline on how Catholics can strive for "holiness" -- the 81-year-old unexpectedly hit out at his critics. "Some Catholics consider the situation of migrants to be a secondary issue," he wrote.
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| What Flight Attendants Really Wish You'd Do On Your Next Flight Posted: 10 Apr 2018 10:19 AM PDT  Traveling and seeing the world as a flight attendant might seem glamorous, but
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| US, Russia headed for UN clash over Syria Posted: 10 Apr 2018 09:08 AM PDT  The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on rival US and Russian draft resolutions in response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria, setting up a clash as the threat of US military action loomed large. The council will meet at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) for a first vote on a US proposal to set up an inquiry to investigate chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but the measure is likely to face a veto from Russia, diplomats said. Russia has also asked for a vote on a separate draft text presented in January that calls for an inquiry, but Western powers have already dismissed that measure as biased in favor of Damascus.
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| Lou Dobbs Flips Out On Live TV, Urges Trump To 'Fire The SOB' Robert Mueller Posted: 09 Apr 2018 11:07 PM PDT  Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs, an unabashed supporter of President
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| Arizona court rejects lower in-state tuition for immigrants Posted: 10 Apr 2018 07:21 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's three state universities and its largest community college district say they will raise tuition immediately for young immigrants granted deferred deportation status in the wake of a court ruling.
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| 'Black Panther' Sinks 'Titanic' At Box Office; Twitter Goes Full Steam Ahead Posted: 09 Apr 2018 07:05 AM PDT  "Black Panther" has officially sailed past "Titanic" to become third in the
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| This week's earthquake cluster is the new normal in Oklahoma. Here's why. Posted: 09 Apr 2018 12:42 PM PDT  A cluster of earthquakes hit Oklahoma over the past few days, unsettling thousands of the state's residents. As of 11 a.m. ET Monday the U.S. Geological Survey says that 2,274 people reported feeling a 4.3 magnitude quake Sunday night. There have been at least 16 noticeable earthquakes (above 2.5 in magnitude) observed by the Geologic Survey since Friday, April 6. While nerve-rattling, the quakes are normal for the area — at least since 2009. That's when the problematic quakes began, Jeremy Boak, Director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, said in an interview. SEE ALSO: Hey, how about we helicopter grizzly bears into this remote National Park? "It's not out of the ordinary," said Boak. "In the frame of what's been going on, it's normal." Oklahoma's dramatic rise in quakes has been stoked by oil and gas extraction activity in the region. There have been 8 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 4.6 between Perry and Covington in northern Oklahoma in the past 24 hours. The latest, having a preliminary magnitude of 4.6, occurred at 7:16 CDT this morning. #okquake https://t.co/JwfpIrHgSb pic.twitter.com/UbqUwya6jX — USGS in Oklahoma (@USGS_Oklahoma) April 7, 2018 This quake activity — associated with the "fracking revolution" that has also propelled historically high U.S. oil exports — comes in two forms. The first is fracking itself, an oil extraction process more formally known as "hydraulic fracking." Broadly, this means injecting millions of gallons of water, sand, and a small percentage of chemicals into a deeply-drilled hole. This breaks apart rocks to release oil deposits, sometimes creating earthquakes. But most Oklahoma quakes aren't caused by fracking itself, but by a secondary process called "wastewater injection." After water is used to fracture apart rocks thousands of feet below, it comes back up as "wastewater," and is usually injected back into the ground nearby (the mixture has to go somewhere). Water is extremely heavy, so, this can put pressure on deep-lying faults. And if enough pressure is applied to these cracks in the Earth's crust, they'll rupture and move, causing sizeable quakes. While a U.S. Geologic Survey spokesperson said it's too early to officially confirm the cause of the northwestern Oklahoma earthquake burst, Boak said it's almost certainly due to wastewater injection. That's the common cause of quakes in this part of northwestern Oklahoma, and generally, has been the prevailing story for years. Earthquakes of 3.0 magnitude or higher measured in Oklahoma as of July 2017.Image: U.S. Geologic survey But, overall, earthquakes have been on the decline in Oklahoma since the especially rattling years of 2014, 2015, and 2016. The year 2015 saw nearly 900 quakes of 3.0 or higher in Oklahoma (around 2.5 or above is noticeable to most people). For perspective, before 2009, Oklahoma usually recorded one or two quakes of 3.0 magnitude or higher each year. By 2015, earthquake activity peaked for a time at around 4 and a half quakes each day, Boak previously said. But this year, Boak expects around 200 noticeable quakes to occur in Oklahoma. This recent cluster of quakes, then, is "part of the continuing pattern which in general is declining," he said. There are two major reasons for the decline, said Boak. One is the falling price of oil. This means that oil and gas extraction isn't quite as lucrative as it once was a few years ago (it's a famously boom and bust industry). Accordingly, there's a bit less fracking activity. Oklahoma resident Lisa Griggs believes cracks in her home have been caused by Oklahoma's manmade earthquakes.Image: The Washington Post/Getty ImagesThe second reason is mandatory state requirements that oil and gas companies find ways to reduce quaking. The rattled citizens of Oklahoma made quite clear to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the gas industry, that the quakes must stop — or at least be limited. "We needed to shut this down and it actually appears to have worked," said Boak. Oil and gas companies accomplish this reduction in a variety of ways, which includes stopping wastewater injections when seismic activity begins. As for Boak, he has still yet to feel one of Oklahoma's big quakes — even though he studies them. He's too far south of most the activity, in the quieter confines of Norman, Oklahoma. "I've never had the privilege of feeling one of the Oklahoma earthquakes," he said. WATCH: Scientists found a weird galaxy without dark matter
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| Montana officer kills man at casino who had pellet gun Posted: 10 Apr 2018 03:05 PM PDT  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a man authorities said was waving a black pellet gun and threatening patrons inside a casino early Tuesday — the second fatal shooting by officers in Montana's largest city in less than 24 hours.
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| 2019 Ford Focus Pictures, Info, and Pricing Posted: 10 Apr 2018 06:38 AM PDT  While the Fiesta might not be coming here, the same can't be said about Ford's flagship hatch.
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| Kinder Morgan stops work on controversial Canada pipeline Posted: 08 Apr 2018 07:21 PM PDT  The US firm Kinder Morgan said Sunday it would suspend most work on a controversial oil pipeline in Canada's British Columbia because of fierce opposition by provincial authorities. A final decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which is supported by both the federal government headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, is expected by May 31. The pipeline links oil sands fields in Alberta province to the outskirts of Vancouver, from where oil is shipped overseas.
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| Russia and Syria Say Israel Was Behind the Missile Attack on an Air Base in Homs Posted: 09 Apr 2018 01:14 AM PDT  A Syrian military official also said Israel was behind the attack
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| Man Hospitalized After Father Catches Him Trying to Grab Toddler at Park Posted: 10 Apr 2018 10:28 AM PDT  A man was hospitalized and arrested Saturday after he grabbed a 3-year-old at a Northern California park and was punched in the face by the girl's father.
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| Taiwan warships drop anchor in Nicaragua amid sinking ties with China Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:49 AM PDT ![Taiwan warships drop anchor in Nicaragua amid sinking ties with China]( "Taiwan warships drop anchor in Nicaragua amid sinking ties with China") A Taiwanese naval "Friendship Flotilla" of warships dropped anchor in Nicaragua on Monday just weeks after China urged Taiwan's dwindling diplomatic allies to ditch the self-ruled island in favor of Beijing. Three ships, carrying around 800 crew, arrived in El Salvador on Friday and will visit other allies in Central America, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said. China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory, part of "one China", and Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring what it considers to be a wayward province under Chinese control.
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| Cardi B Gets Real About Her Career And Motherhood: 'Why Can't I Have Both?' Posted: 10 Apr 2018 07:13 AM PDT  Cardi B has long had a reputation for being honest, real, and hilarious ― and
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