| Trump's Crackdown On Immigrant Parents Puts More Kids In An Already Strained System Posted: 25 May 2018 05:17 PM PDT  Tens of thousands of children from Central America are apprehended at the
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| Teacher hailed a hero after Indiana school shooting Posted: 25 May 2018 08:38 AM PDT  Seventh graders were taking a test in science teacher Jason Seaman's class when a student opened fire on Friday. Seaman was shot three time as he tackled the shooter after one of his students was hit.
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| All The Things The NRA Has Blamed For The Texas School Shooting Posted: 25 May 2018 12:56 PM PDT  It's been a week since the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, and
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| USC President Resigns in Wake of Scandal Posted: 25 May 2018 12:14 PM PDT  USC President C-L Max Nikias has resigned, following allegations made by students that a campus gynecologist sexually abused them.
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| Israeli security firm allegedly targeted U.S. officials Posted: 25 May 2018 09:21 AM PDT  An NBC News investigation reveals an alleged plot by Black Cube to discredit two advisers to President Obama that were involved in drafting the Iran nuclear deal.
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| Another Cuba plane crash survivor dies, death toll rises to 112 Posted: 25 May 2018 06:38 AM PDT  One of the survivors of the plane crash just outside Havana airport last week died early on Friday, state-run media cited the Cuban government as saying, raising the death toll from one of Cuba's worst air disasters to 112. Emiley Sanchez, a 40-year old Cuban from the eastern city of Holguin where the Boeing 737 had been heading, died in a hospital in the capital due to "severe traumatic lesions and burns" suffered in the accident. "Her state was extremely critical with a unfavorable prognostic and on a progressive downwards path that we could not reverse," the Health Ministry said in a statement read on state-run radio station Radio Reloj.
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| 2 Women Seriously Injured After Hit-And-Run Driver Plows Into Portland Sidewalk Posted: 25 May 2018 02:27 PM PDT  A suspect is in custody
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| Woman Killed By Border Patrol Identified As Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzales, 20 Posted: 25 May 2018 06:56 PM PDT  The woman shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday has been
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| 'Trump's son should be concerned': FBI obtained wiretaps of Putin ally who met with Trump Jr. Posted: 25 May 2018 04:12 PM PDT  The FBI has obtained wiretapped conversations involving Alexander Torshin ahead of his meeting with the president's son.
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| Burkina Faso minister visits China after breaking with Taiwan Posted: 26 May 2018 02:26 AM PDT  Burkina Faso's foreign minister will begin a visit to China on Saturday, just days after cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan in the first such visit in 25 years, diplomatic sources told AFP. "Minister (Alpha) Barry flew to China after taking part in Thursday's cabinet meeting and is expected to arrive in Beijing on Saturday, after stopping in Abidjan and Paris," a diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. It is the first such visit since the west African country suspended co-operation with Beijing in 1993 before switching recognition to Taiwan a year later.
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| Explosion in Toronto-area restaurant leaves at least 15 injured, manhunt underway Posted: 25 May 2018 08:51 AM PDT  Two men entered a popular Indian restaurant near Toronto Thursday night —one of them carried a bucket of paint that concealed a bomb. Investigators say the attack may have been the work of organized crime figures.
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| Mystery 'Wolf-Like' Animal Reportedly Shot In Montana, Baffles Wildlife Officials Posted: 26 May 2018 10:40 AM PDT  Montana wildlife officials are puzzled by the carcass of wolflike animal they
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| Authorities: Suspected restaurant gunman had gun license Posted: 25 May 2018 05:36 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The man suspected of shooting three people inside an Oklahoma City restaurant before being fatally shot by bystanders had no obvious connection to the victims or the restaurant, and was legally authorized to carry a firearm, authorities said Friday.
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| Dershowitz: My friends, family are horrified by my Trump defense Posted: 25 May 2018 09:05 AM PDT  "The left adored me for my statements about Bill Clinton," Dershowitz says in a new episode of the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery." "And they despise me for making exactly the same statements about a political figure they despise."
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| How to Become a Beekeeper Posted: 25 May 2018 07:55 AM PDT  We hung out with a beekeeper to find out what it really means to keep bees—and we discovered much more than amazing local honey.
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| EPA spends 30 percent more on Pruitt's security, cites death threats Posted: 25 May 2018 12:56 PM PDT  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's security detail has cost taxpayers about $3.4 million so far, up more than 30 percent from his predecessor during an equivalent period, according to details released by the agency, which said Pruitt's life had been threatened. Pruitt, who environmental groups have accused of lax enforcement and cozy ties with industry, requested 24-hour protection beginning on his first day in office. It was an unusual measure for the nation's top environmental regulator, and Pruitt and the agency have said it was justified by a high number of threats to his life.
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| Alan Bean: Fourth man to walk on Moon dies aged 86, Nasa announces Posted: 26 May 2018 11:35 AM PDT  Alan Bean passed away at Houston Methodist Hospital on Saturday after a short illness. Alan Bean flew twice into space, first as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, the second moon landing mission, in November 1969. "Alan Bean was the most extraordinary person I ever met," said astronaut Mike Massimino, who flew on two space shuttle missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| Mother and child die as baby poisoned through breast milk after snake bite Posted: 25 May 2018 09:16 AM PDT  An Indian woman who was bitten by a snake in her sleep and unknowingly breastfed poisoned milk to her daughter has died along with the child, police said Friday. The 35-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh state did not realise she had been bitten when she woke and breastfed her daughter. The three-year-old girl and the mother fell ill on Thursday and both died before they could reach hospital, police inspector Vijay Singh told AFP. The family spotted the snake in another room but the creature escaped. A post-mortem is to be carried out but police have registered a case of accidental death, the officer added. India is home to some 300 snake species and 60 are highly venomous, including the Indian cobra, krait, Russell's viper and saw-scaled viper. India accounts for 46,000 of the 100,000 snakebite deaths around the world each year, according to a 2011 study by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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| Putin: We're held hostage to political strife around Trump Posted: 25 May 2018 01:31 PM PDT  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bemoaned troubled relations with the United States, saying Russia wants to improve them but is effectively held hostage by the disputes surrounding President Donald Trump.
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| Europe's New Privacy Law Takes Effect Today. Here's How the World Is Handling Digital Rights Posted: 25 May 2018 07:54 AM PDT  The European Union's much-vaunted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week.
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| People Are Rattled By How Much This Nigerian Man Looks Like Chadwick Boseman Posted: 25 May 2018 02:08 PM PDT  Suleiman Abdulfatai is a native of Nigeria, 31 years old, a graphic designer
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| Trump administration opposes requiring 'reasonable' airline baggage fees Posted: 25 May 2018 01:03 PM PDT  The U.S. Department of Transportation told Congress it opposes a Senate bill that would require new rules prohibiting airline fees that are not "reasonable and proportional," along with many other new consumer protections that the administration deems "unnecessary and wasteful," according to a letter seen on Friday by Reuters. The U.S. House in April passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration by a 393-to-13 vote. It now moves to the Senate, which could take up the issue as early as next month.
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| Indiana School Shooting: Hero Teacher Recovering After Tackling Student Gunman Posted: 26 May 2018 10:01 AM PDT  The teacher was shot three times.
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| Canada restaurant blast: Bomb explosion injures 15 people in Mississauga as two suspects flee Posted: 25 May 2018 01:31 AM PDT  Canadian police are hunting for two men who set off a homemade bomb in an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, injuring 15 people on Thursday evening. Footage released by police shows the two suspects entering the city's Bombay Bhel restaurant with an object resembling a paint can moments before the bomb went off. The pair fled the scene late on Thursday and a manhunt is under way. The motive for the attack is unknown and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Explosion: Multiple people injured following reports of an explosion at Bambay Bhel Restaurant 5035 Hurontario St near Eglinton in Mississauga. pic.twitter.com/1Tb9ODag88— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) May 25, 2018 "Nothing was said by these individuals," said Peel Regional Sergeant Matt Bertram. "It appears they just went in, dropped off this device and took off right away." Two separate family parties were going on at the restaurant at the time of the attack with children under the age of ten present. A CCTV image released by police shows two suspects walking in the Bombay Bhel restaurant before the bomb exploded. One is carrying an object Credit: Peel Regional Police Three of those hurt had what were described as "critical blast injuries". Rafael Conceicao, a student from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was near the restaurant when the explosion occurred. "Glass was broken in the street ... Everything was destroyed. Lots of blood on the floor. Many people were screaming. They were trying to run out from the restaurant," he said. Officials said three Indian-Canadians suffered critical injuries but are in a stable condition in hospital. The remaining 12 victims suffered minor and superficial injuries, police said. The ages of the injured range from 23 to 69. A police officer walks in front of shattered glass at the restaurant on Thursday evening Credit: MARK BLINCH /Reuters The two male suspects were described as around 5ft 10in to 6ft tall with light skin. Their faces were covered during the attack. One of the suspects was described as "stocky" and in his mid-20s, while the other was of thin build, police said. Both men were wearing blue jeans and dark hoodies, with their faces covered. Emergency services outside the Bombay Bhel restaurant Credit: MARK BLINCH /Reuters "There is no indication that this is a terrorism act. There is no indication that this is a hate crime at this time. We haven't ruled anything out as we start our investigation," said Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans. "Every police resource is being used right now to locate the people responsible for this horrendous act." Peel Regional Police said they received a call at just after 10.30pm local time (3.30am BST). Heavily armed tactical officers were part of the large police response at the scene. Police are seeking to establish a motive for the attack on Thursday Credit: MARK BLINCH /Reuters The plaza where the restaurant is located remained sealed off on Friday. "It was an extremely horrific and sad incident that happened at our Hwy 10 location," the restaurant said in a Facebook post. Mississauga, which is Canada's sixth largest city and has a population of 700,000, is near Lake Ontario and about 20 miles west of Toronto. The explosion in Mississauga comes a month after a driver ploughed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15.
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| Weird Father's Day Gifts Your Dad Doesn't Know He Wants (But He Does) Posted: 26 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  As a dad, I take Father's Day seriously ― but not the gifts.
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| Booyah: Obama Photographer Hilariously Trolls Trump's 'Spy' Claim Posted: 26 May 2018 12:00 AM PDT  > A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on May 24, 2018 at 5:39am PDT
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| School bus driver in crash that killed 2 appears in court Posted: 25 May 2018 11:15 AM PDT  MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Hunched over, shackled at the hands and ankles, and walking slowly, the driver of a school bus that collided with a dump truck on a New Jersey highway last week, killing a student and teacher, appeared in court Friday on death-by-auto charges.
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| America revisits 'Pizza Bomber' mystery with new Netflix series Posted: 26 May 2018 01:09 AM PDT  Netflix has now come out with a mini-series on the robbery and returns to a question that has divided opinion for 15 years: was that man, one Brian Wells, a willing accomplice, or was he the unwitting victim of a bizarre plot? The four fast-moving episodes of "Evil Genius," directed by Barbara Schroeder and Trey Borzillieri, look back at all the puzzles that made up this heist in Erie, a small city in the Great Lakes region. In his hand he carries pages of rambling, hand-written instructions for a sort of a scavenger hunt for keys and combinations hidden around Erie that would remove the collar.
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| U.S. Senate approves bill to address Capitol Hill sexual harassment Posted: 24 May 2018 06:32 PM PDT  The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would step up protections for congressional staffers facing workplace harassment, including requiring lawmakers to use their personal funds to cover the cost of settlements if they were the alleged harassers. The bipartisan legislation, which had more than 40 co-sponsors in the 100-seat Senate, would also make public the harassment settlements and the lawmakers involved, automatically refer such settlements to the Senate Ethics Committee and more closely track allegations of harassment within the U.S. Capitol.
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| Twitter #PutStarWarsInOtherFilms And It Was Universally Entertaining Posted: 26 May 2018 10:33 AM PDT  "Solo: A Star Wars Story" hits this weekend and even though that film is
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| ICE expands controversial partnerships with local law enforcement Posted: 25 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  ICE's 287(g) program, which is being expanded, deputizes local police and sheriffs to enforce immigration law in some localities. Critics say it leads to racial profiling and unjust detentions.
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| Canada police seek suspects in restaurant bombing, 15 injured Posted: 25 May 2018 10:31 AM PDT  Canadian police were looking for two suspects who walked into a crowded restaurant Thursday night and detonated a bomb, injuring 15 people, but police said on Friday the incident did not appear to be a hate crime or linked to international terror. The blast went off in a popular Indian restaurant in Mississauga, a city west of Toronto, at about 10:30 p.m. local time on Thursday. Security camera footage showed two men entering the restaurant, one carrying an object.
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| Amazon Alexa recorded owner's conversation and sent to 'random' contact, couple complains Posted: 25 May 2018 01:29 AM PDT  A woman whose private conversation with her husband was recorded by their Amazon Alexa and sent to a friend by email without their knowledge said she feels "invaded" by the worrying intrusion. Luckily for the the Oregon couple, the discussion picked up by the hands-free devices placed around their home went no further than the subject of hardwood flooring. But Danielle, who did not want to give her last name in local press reports, said that although the conversation was not highly personal, she nevertheless felt her privacy had been compromised by what Amazon said was a series of unfortunate events. Every room in the family home in Portland is wired with the devices, which control the home's heat, lighting and security system. Amazon said Alexa misinterpreted the conversation as a set of demands which led to the conversation being packaged up and sent to a seemingly random contact. During the conversation in question, Danielle received a call from one of her husband's employees, warning the couple: "unplug your Alexa devices right now! You're being hacked." "We unplugged all of them and he proceeded to tell us that he had received audio files of recordings from inside our house," she told her local ABC news station. "At first, my husband was, like, 'no you didn't!' And the (recipient of the message) said 'You sat there talking about hardwood floors.' And we said, 'oh gosh, you really did hear us.'" She unplugged all of her devices and contacted Amazon, who sent engineers to her house. Danielle said they apologised to her profusely. However, she said the device did not audibly advise her it was preparing to send the recording, which it is programmed to do. Amazon has given an explanation for the strange event, insisting its devices do not listen to customers unless they are "woken up" by the word "Alexa." According to the company, in this instance an "unlikely" series of events occurred, which lead to the device thinking the pair wanted their conversation about hardwood floors recorded and sent to their friend. Amazon Alexa | Everything you need to know A spokesperson explained: "Echo woke up due to a word in background conversation sounding like 'Alexa.' Then, the subsequent conversation was heard as a 'send message' request. "At which point, Alexa said out loud 'To whom?' At which point, the background conversation was interpreted as a name in the customer's contact list. Alexa then asked out loud, '[contact name], right?' "Alexa then interpreted background conversation as 'right'. As unlikely as this string of events is, we are evaluating options to make this case even less likely." Many have been suspicious of the company encouraging customers to place listening devices in every room of their homes. However, Amazon maintains this event was a malfunction, and not proof that Alexa is always "listening." In the past, the company has filed patent applications for more invasive listening devices, which record all of the time. One such application included an algorithm that would analyse when people say they "love" or "bought" something. This patent included a diagram in which two people having a telephone conversation were given separate targeted advertisements after they hung up. There were also worries in 2016 when scientists found that voice assistants could be woken up by sounds unintelligible to humans. The group found that commands could be hidden in white noise, with the device switching on and going to websites without being asked by a human. In May, these findings went further, with researchers claiming they could embed commands directly into recordings of music or spoken text. This could mean that as a human listens to music, the voice assistant may hear an instruction to send a message, or add a product to a shopping list.
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| Roger Stone Pressed For Damaging Emails About Hillary Clinton From WikiLeaks: Report Posted: 24 May 2018 07:27 PM PDT  Donald Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone pressured an acquaintance
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| Putin and Abe discuss Kuril Islands, WWII peace treaty Posted: 26 May 2018 12:07 PM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Moscow on Saturday for talks that included resolving a dispute over four Pacific islands and eventually signing a peace treaty.
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| FCA Recalls 4.8M Vehicles For Cruise Control That Might Not Turn Off Posted: 25 May 2018 11:43 AM PDT  A short circuit while the cruise control accelerates causes the problem.
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| Iran nuclear deal 'in intensive care' as signatories meet in Vienna Posted: 25 May 2018 06:18 AM PDT  Signatories of the Iran nuclear deal met in Vienna on Friday in a bid to save the agreement, as Iran warned the deal had been put "in intensive care" by Washington's dramatic withdrawal earlier this month. For the first time since the accord came into force in 2015, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany gathered -- at Iran's request -- without the United States, which pulled out on May 8. US President Donald Trump has long trashed the deal with Iran -- concluded under his predecessor Barack Obama -- saying it did not do enough to curtail Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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