| Ex-sanctions czar bashes Obama administration's 'weak' response to Russian interference Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:29 AM PDT  Dan Fried, the former State Department diplomat who oversaw sanctions policy, told the "Skullduggery" podcast that he was "extremely" frustrated when the Obama administration issued "weak" and "frankly inadequate" sanctions against Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
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| Legalization of recreational marijuana gaining support on 4/20 Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:52 AM PDT  Recreational marijuana is already legal in nine states and now Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is planning to introduce a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.
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| At Least 5 Dead In Violent Clashes In Nicaragua Over Social Security Changes Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:17 PM PDT  Four young protesters and a police officer were killed in increasingly violent
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| These Are The Students Walking Out Of School To Protest Gun Violence Posted: 20 Apr 2018 10:14 AM PDT  Students around the country walked out of class on Friday to bring attention
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| Japan Takeda eyes Shire takeover after rival drops bid Posted: 19 Apr 2018 06:31 PM PDT  Shares in Japanese drug maker Takeda dropped Friday after a potential rival in its bid to take over Ireland's Shire Pharmaceuticals said it was no longer considering making an offer. Analysts had raised the prospect of a bidding war between Takeda and Botox-maker Allergan after the global pharma giant said it was also considering making a bid for Shire. Takeda was trading down as much as 3.98 percent on Tokyo trade on Friday morning.
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| Lois Riess Busted After Tip From Restaurant Manager Who Recognized Her Hair Posted: 20 Apr 2018 12:05 PM PDT  George Higginbotham said he was drawn to her shock of silver hair as she viewed the menu at his restaurant on South Padre Island.
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| Iran vows 'expected and unexpected' moves if U.S. exits nuclear deal Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:55 AM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran's atomic agency was ready with "expected and unexpected" reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to do. "Our atomic energy organization is fully prepared ... for actions that they expect and actions they do not expect," Rouhani said, without elaborating in a speech carried by state television, referring to a possible decision by Trump to leave the accord next month. The deal reached between Iran, the United States and five other world powers put curbs on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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| Video shows bullet-ridden vehicle after police shooting Posted: 21 Apr 2018 12:42 PM PDT  Diante Yarber was driving the Ford Mustang when Barstow police officers shot in the vehicle and killed him.
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| Passengers On Deadly Southwest Flight Receive $5,000 Checks Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:30 AM PDT  At least some passengers aboard a deadly Southwest Airlines flight have
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| The Karolyis Say They Had No Idea About Nassar Abuse At Their Training Facility Posted: 20 Apr 2018 07:44 AM PDT  Martha and Bela Karolyi of the infamous Karolyi Ranch, an elite gymnastics
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| Lockheed Martin Wants to Merge an F-22 and F-35 Into 1 Fighter for Japan. It Won't Happen. Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:09 PM PDT  The most likely scenario is that the F-22/F-35 hybrid will remain in the realm of fantasy. Lockheed Martin Wants to Merge an F-22 and F-35 Into 1 Fighter for Japan. Reuters is reporting that Lockheed Martin is pitching an F-22 and F-35 combination to Japan to meet Tokyo's requirement for a next-generation air superiority fighter.
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| Students protest gun violence nationwide on Columbine anniversary Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:29 AM PDT ![Students protest gun violence nationwide on Columbine anniversary]( "Students protest gun violence nationwide on Columbine anniversary") Thousands of students walked out of classes across the United States on Friday, marking the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School with a show of unity aimed at pressuring politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.
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| Iran president criticises violence by morality police Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:21 AM PDT  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday appeared to criticise the morality police after a video emerged of a violent encounter with a woman accused of breaching the country's strict dress code. "Some say the way to promote virtue and prohibit vice is... by going to the street and grabbing people by the neck," said Rouhani in a wide-ranging speech to government officials carried on state television. On Thursday, mobile footage went viral on Iranian social media showing a female member of the morality police violently beating a woman whose headscarf was not sufficiently covering her hair.
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| UK lawmakers form group to combat 'malign' Russian influence Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:17 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers set up a special group Friday to focus on Russian election interference and disinformation campaigns, saying more must be done to understand the extent of Moscow's "malign influence."
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| Trucker in deadly Texas migrant case given life sentences Posted: 20 Apr 2018 02:46 PM PDT  The driver of a truck packed with migrants, 10 of whom died due to sweltering Texas heat in July, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in October to federal human smuggling charges. James Bradley, 61, could have faced the death penalty in the case, considered one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in modern U.S. history. "This was the equivalent of torture," U.S. District Judge David Ezra told Bradley when he handed out two concurrent life sentences at a court in San Antonio.
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| White nationalists rally in Newnan, Ga. Posted: 21 Apr 2018 04:02 PM PDT ![White nationalists rally in Newnan, Ga.]( "White nationalists rally in Newnan, Ga.") The National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the U.S., held a rally on April 21, 2018, in Newnan, Ga. Community members have opposed the rally and came out to embrace racial unity in the small Georgia town. Fearing a repeat of the violence that broke out after the Charlottesville, Va., demonstrations, hundreds of police officers were stationed in the town during the rally in an attempt to keep the anti-racist protesters and neo-Nazi groups separated.
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| 2 Service Members Disciplined Over Hand Puppet Used in Oath Ceremony Posted: 20 Apr 2018 12:36 PM PDT  A colonel and a master sergeant were disciplined for using a hand puppet during a re-enlistment ceremony.
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| Sean Hannity Isn't A Journalist And Fox News Isn't News Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Earlier this week, Fox News declared its "full support" for Sean Hannity after
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| Brooklyn Postal Worker Hoards 17,000 Pieces of Mail to Focus on 'Important' Deliveries Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:12 AM PDT  He now faces federal charges
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| Brick-throwing China zoo-goers kill kangaroo, injure another Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:11 PM PDT  Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media reported. A 12-year-old female kangaroo suffered a severely injured foot when it was struck by bricks and concrete chunks on February 28 at the Fuzhou Zoo in Fujian province, China Central Television reported. The report included pictures of the first kangaroo's smashed and nearly severed foot, and of the animal receiving treatment via intravenous drip before it died.
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| Minnesota school bus driver removed after leading prayer Posted: 20 Apr 2018 01:40 PM PDT ![Minnesota school bus driver removed after leading prayer]( "Minnesota school bus driver removed after leading prayer") MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis-area church pastor who also drives a school bus says his rights to free speech and to practice his religion were violated when he was taken off his route for leading students in prayer.
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| Two Florida sheriff's deputies ambushed at restaurant Posted: 20 Apr 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Authorities in Florida are looking for answers after two sheriff's deputies were shot through the window of a restaurant. ABC News' Diane Macedo reports.
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| Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia Posted: 21 Apr 2018 12:59 PM PDT  Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said the suspects were believed to be linked to a foreign intelligence service. Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at the 35-year-old victim, killing him on the spot. When contacted later by Reuters, Mazlan declined to comment on reports that the victim was a member of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas or had been targeted by hitmen.
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| Chemical weapons inspectors collect samples from Syria site Posted: 21 Apr 2018 10:21 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples from Syria's Douma on Saturday, two weeks after a suspected gas attack there followed by retaliatory strikes by Western powers on the Syrian government's chemical facilities.
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| Man Chases Cyclist He Says Stole Neighbor's Package: 'I Got You!' Posted: 20 Apr 2018 12:25 PM PDT  He followed the suspected porch pirate as she rode away on her bike.
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| Jimmy Kimmel May Have Just Pulled Off His Greatest Prank Ever Posted: 20 Apr 2018 01:32 AM PDT  Jimmy Kimmel is known for his elaborate pranks, with no one ― not even
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| 10 Of The Best Beauty Buys From Sephora's VIB Spring Sale Posted: 20 Apr 2018 02:23 PM PDT  It's probably the only time of the year when spending too much money on beauty
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| Saudis see oil price on rise as Trump blasts OPEC Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:13 AM PDT  Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh said Friday the global market has the capacity to absorb higher oil prices, drawing a swift reaction from US President Donald Trump who accused OPEC of inflating prices. Faleh's statement at a meeting of oil producers in Saudi Arabia came as crude hit the highest level in more than three years. "Looks like OPEC is at it again," Trump tweeted.
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| Man jailed for 50 years for stealing $1.2m-worth of fajitas Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:15 PM PDT  A former youth offenders' centre employee in Texas has been convicted of stealing more than $1.2m (£860,000) worth of fajitas. Gilberto Escamilla, 53, was jailed for 50 years after authorities discovered he was ordering the Mexican food to the Darrel B Hester Juvenile Detention Centre in Cameron County and selling it on for personal profit. Suspicions were raised after a driver from a food company called the centre's kitchen to tell them an 800-pound (363kg) delivery of fajitas had arrived.
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| Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist's home Posted: 21 Apr 2018 06:05 AM PDT ![Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist's home]( "Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist's home") ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Protesters are targeting the northern Virginia home of the National Rifle Association's top lobbyist and say the protests will continue.
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| EPA staff see hurdles in Pruitt science revamp, internal emails show Posted: 20 Apr 2018 02:58 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are concerned that companies may be required to publicly disclose confidential data used in crafting government regulations, under an initiative by the agency's chief to eliminate "secret science," internal emails showed. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who is spearheading a push to relax or undo Obama-era environmental rules, said in March he would no longer allow the agency to use studies with nonpublic scientific data to develop rules on public health and pollution. Pruitt had instructed staff to complete the guidelines by the end of February, according to the emails obtained by scientific advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists and shared with Reuters.
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| US says China, Iran, Russia are 'forces for instability' Posted: 20 Apr 2018 11:24 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is lashing out at China, Iran, Russia and North Korea for being "forces of instability" because of human rights abuses of their own citizens and others.
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| Ford licenses Classic Mustangs for production Posted: 20 Apr 2018 03:27 AM PDT  If you fancy owning a mint condition 1969-1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302, 1969-1970 Mustang Boss 429, or a 1969-1970 Mustang Mach 1, you'd better prepare yourself for a long and laborious search and some pretty eye-watering asking prices. Classic Restorations is a company from Oklahoma in the United States that has a somewhat tainted history to be honest, but over the last few years it's been building some very impressive Shelby Mustangs with modern underpinnings under the body. Now the company is expanding its horizons and the new licensed trio of classic Mustangs will become available from them from later this year.
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| Romanian president slams plan to move Israel embassy Posted: 20 Apr 2018 09:32 AM PDT  A row erupted Friday between Romania's government and President Klaus Iohannis over a proposal to move the country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The foreign ministry announced that "a process of analysis and evaluation with the aim of transferring the embassy has been launched". Prime Minister Viorica Dancila of the left-wing Social Democratic Party confirmed Friday the government had adopted a memorandum on moving the embassy but added that other steps needed to be taken before a final decision.
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| Daniel Craig And Rachel Weisz Expecting First Child Together Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:07 AM PDT  James Bond star Daniel Craig and wife actress Rachel Weisz are expecting a
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| Police Find Mother Falsely Believed She Had Cancer After Family's Murder-Suicide Posted: 21 Apr 2018 07:49 AM PDT  There was no cancer found in her body.
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| California death row inmate freed; no retrial planned Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:34 PM PDT  Authorities say a man who spent nearly 25 years on California's death row for raping and killing a toddler before his conviction was overturned won't be retried. He was freed shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
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| Man admits killing pregnant girlfriend who was found shot and stabbed in suitcase in Wisconsin Posted: 20 Apr 2018 11:51 AM PDT  A man has been charged with the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend whose shot and stabbed body was found stuffed in a suitcase. Quentin Neal, 27, admitted to stabbing 21-year-old Shannon Mani, a student and aspiring dentist who was five months pregnant at the time of her death, police in the US city of Milwaukee alleged. Ms Mani was reported missing by her family last Friday after she failed to pick her younger brother up from school and did not show up at the cosmetics shop where she worked.
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| UK Supreme Court declines appeal from parents of ill toddler Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:45 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court declined Friday to hear an appeal from a mother and father who want to take their terminally ill toddler to Italy for treatment instead of allowing a hospital to remove him from life support.
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| Some 50 members of migrant caravan reach Mexico, U.S. border Posted: 20 Apr 2018 02:22 AM PDT  By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A group of 50 Central American migrants who set out from southern Mexico in late March have reached the U.S. border, having endured the long journey despite threats by President Donald Trump to secure the border with National Guard personnel. Since peaking at around 1,500 people, the so-called migrant "caravan" has dwindled under pressure from Trump and Mexican migration authorities, who vowed to separate those migrants with a right to stay in Mexico from those who did not. Some of those migrants began arriving in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Wednesday and have requested asylum in the United States.
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| South Sudan says military chief has died during Egypt visit Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:28 AM PDT  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's military chief has died during a visit to Egypt and after a "short illness," the government announced Friday.
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