| Eighth Arrest Made In Stabbing Of 15-Year-Old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz Posted: 27 Jun 2018 09:42 AM PDT  Police have arrested an eighth suspect in last week's stabbing death of a 15
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| Trump officials won't say whether the government is still separating child migrants from their parents Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:39 PM PDT  Trump administration officials refused to answer whether children are still being separated from their parents at the border during a heated conference call with reporters.
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| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Blames 'Stupid' God for Adam and Eve's Original Sin Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:26 PM PDT  The Philippine president, notorious for having cursed the pope and world leaders like former U.S. President Barack Obama, has sparked new outrage by calling God "stupid" in Asia's largest Catholic country.
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| Japan probe arrives at asteroid after nearly four-year space odyssey Posted: 26 Jun 2018 09:16 PM PDT  By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe named after a falcon arrived at an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth on Wednesday after a three-and-a half year journey on a mission to seek the origins of life. The Hayabusa 2 blasted off in December 2014 for the asteroid Ryugu on a pioneering mission to take samples that scientists hope will help reveal how life began. "Everything has gone as planned," a spokesman for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) told a news conference.
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| Justice Elena Kagan Says The Supreme Court Turned The First Amendment 'Into A Sword' Posted: 27 Jun 2018 12:47 PM PDT  The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 that
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| Border Patrol: Smugglers abandoned 57 immigrants in Arizona Posted: 26 Jun 2018 01:31 PM PDT  LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — An underage pregnant girl, a toddler and over a dozen youths were among a group of 57 Central American immigrants who were abandoned in the middle of the desert by their smugglers and rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents late last week.
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| Democrat's viral campaign video could be trouble for tea party Republican in deep-red Texas Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT  MJ Hegar's biographical and cinematic campaign ad could give the Democrat a chance in the heavily Republican 31st Congressional District of Texas. Yahoo News spoke with Hegar to learn more about how the video came to be and what she hopes to do in Congress.
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| Meghan Markle's Dad: If The Queen Is Meeting Trump, She Should Meet Me, Too Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:52 PM PDT  Thomas Markle just can't stop talking about his daughter Meghan's in-laws ―
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| Antwon Rose Protests Continue In Days Following Teen’s Police Shooting Death Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:08 AM PDT  Protesters gathered in the streets of Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning to
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| Daily Digit: What are police doing with $6 billion worth of military equipment? Posted: 26 Jun 2018 06:08 AM PDT  While police use of military equipment has come under public scrutiny in recent years — particularly during the 2014 protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Mo. — the program remains active today.
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| Syria army widens southwest offensive, U.N. says 45,000 flee Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:24 PM PDT  Syrian troops widened a major offensive against rebels in the southwest on Tuesday and Jordan said it would not open its border to tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the attack. At least 45,000 people have fled the upsurge in fighting in Syria's southwestern Deraa province, heading toward the border with Jordan, the United Nations said. President Bashar al-Assad is aiming to restore control over a strategically vital part of Syria at the borders with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, building on his military's momentum elsewhere in the seven-year conflict.
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| Abandoned buildings photo series shows beauty in urban decay Posted: 27 Jun 2018 11:03 AM PDT ![Abandoned buildings photo series shows beauty in urban decay]( "Abandoned buildings photo series shows beauty in urban decay") An urban explorer has created a powerful photography series in a campaign to show the beauty of abandoned buildings and to urge us to stop tearing them down. Shelley Koon, 54, from Dover, Del., hopes to shatter the illusion that the forgotten sites are dark and drab to reveal their beauty and appeal. Visiting hospitals, asylums, schools and factories in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, she says she can easily spend eight hours at a time exploring and photographing the locations. (Caters News)
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| London couple who killed French nanny get 30-year sentences Posted: 26 Jun 2018 10:44 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A London couple who murdered their French nanny after developing a delusional obsession with a former boy-band star were sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison.
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| Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Keep Meeting—Here's Why Posted: 26 Jun 2018 04:45 PM PDT  China has been successful at keeping North Korea close and leveraging the relationship to achieve its own overarching goals beyond denuclearization.
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| New Cassini findings suggest Saturn moon could support life Posted: 27 Jun 2018 12:15 PM PDT  Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life, researchers said on Wednesday. The Cassini spacecraft first flew close to the ice-covered moon in 2005 as part of a mission to gather data on Saturn that will be analyzed for years to come. A team led by Frank Postberg and Nozair Khawaja of the University of Heidelberg in Germany said they had identified fragments of large organic molecules in ice grains that were ejected from geysers through cracks in the moon's icy exterior.
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| A White House proud of being tough is looking for more people to pardon Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:26 PM PDT  When Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother serving life in prison for drug trafficking was granted clemency by President Trump on June 6, a phone call went out from the White House counsel's office — the administration wanted more people like her.
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| Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again Posted: 27 Jun 2018 10:20 AM PDT  The radical conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have twice now in two
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| Michael Grimm Loses New York GOP Primary For His Old House Seat Posted: 26 Jun 2018 06:38 PM PDT  Rep. Dan Donovan warded off a competitive primary challenge from former Rep.
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| Lab rat studies show promise for insulin pill Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:37 AM PDT  Studies carried out on lab rats have shown promise for a new kind of insulin pill that may be able to help millions of people with diabetes avoid daily injections, researchers said Monday. Much more work is needed before the pill, designed by researchers at Harvard University, can be tested in people or possibly be made available on a wide scale. Until now, the main challenge in developing an insulin pill has been finding a way to preserve the insulin protein once it encounters stomach acid.
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| Republicans Keep Voting On Immigration Bills They Can't Pass Posted: 26 Jun 2018 04:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― With no deal in sight and President Donald Trump's support in
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| General Electric breaks off health care to focus on power, aviation Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:32 PM PDT  Once-dominant industrial giant General Electric announced Tuesday it will shed its health care and oil services businesses to concentrate on power, aviation and wind turbines in the latest attempt to shore up the struggling company. GE chief executive John Flannery hailed the new plan as a rebirth for the firm, which he said would slash debts and stabilize the balance sheet to produce a leaner, more focused enterprise. GE shares rallied on the announcement, although some analysts rued the effect of divesting health care, a stable source of cash and earnings.
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| Immigrant mother separated from boy : 'I dream of my son' Posted: 26 Jun 2018 11:14 AM PDT  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — They came from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with children in tow. Some were fleeing violence. Others were looking for a better life.
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| Driven to Distract: Elon Musk Tweets Tesla Pickup Truck Is Coming Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:51 PM PDT  Crazy torque! Self-leveling suspension! But when?
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| U.S. pushes allies to halt Iran oil imports, waivers unlikely Posted: 26 Jun 2018 11:01 AM PDT  By Lesley Wroughton and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told countries to cut all imports of Iranian oil from November and is unlikely to offer any exemptions, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on allies to cut off funding to Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump in May said his administration was withdrawing from the "defective" nuclear deal agreed between Iran and six world powers in July 2015, aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions, and ordered the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran that were suspended under the accord. "Yes, we are asking them to go to zero," the official said when asked if the United States was pushing allies, including China and India, to cut oil imports to zero by November.
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| David Lynch rebukes Trump: 'You are causing suffering and division' Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:18 PM PDT  Filmmaker David Lynch on Tuesday issued an open letter to President Trump to clarify a quote the president and his supporters have latched onto in recent days.
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| Report: SC woman hit black teen and told him to leave pool because 'he didn't belong' Posted: 27 Jun 2018 08:27 AM PDT  A South Carolina woman has been charged with assault after she was recorded hitting a teenager at a neighboorhood pool and then assaulting deputies when they tried to arrest her.
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| Elaine Chao Yells At Immigration Protesters To Leave Her Husband Alone Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:13 PM PDT  Transportation secretary Elaine Chao got visibly angry with protesters when
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| US Justice Kennedy, Supreme Court's swing vote, to retire Posted: 27 Jun 2018 11:47 AM PDT  Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has often cast the tie-breaking vote between the top US court's liberal and conservative judges, on Wednesday announced his intention to retire. Kennedy's departure at the end of July will give President Donald Trump the chance to appoint a more staunchly conservative judge to the nine-seat bench, potentially spelling a historic swing to the right for the court, which exerts a deep and far-ranging influence on American life. "It has been the greatest honor and privilege to serve our nation in the federal judiciary for 43 years, 30 of those on the Supreme Court," Kennedy was quoted as saying in a statement announcing his decision.
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| Tornado injures 8 people, 2 critically, in small Kansas town Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:16 PM PDT  EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a "direct hit" from a tornado for the second time in two years.
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| TripAdvisor releases the best travel experiences of 2018 Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:02 AM PDT  From market visits and cooking classes in Florence to a guided climb atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia, TripAdvisor has compiled an inaugural ranking of top travel experiences around the world.
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| Israeli missiles hit near Damascus Airport: SANA, monitor Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:10 PM PDT ![Israeli missiles hit near Damascus Airport: SANA, monitor]( "Israeli missiles hit near Damascus Airport: SANA, monitor") Syrian state news agency SANA said two Israeli missiles hit in the vicinity of Damascus international airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning, without giving further details. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian air defense systems failed to intercept the missiles. The Britain-based war monitor said an explosion heard at 1 a.m. (2200 GMT Monday) near the airport was caused by missiles fired by Israeli planes from the direction of the Golan Heights.
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| Stephen Colbert: Without Due Process, 'We're All Undocumented Immigrants' Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:50 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's tweet saying he didn't want to hire more immigration
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| Republican says Scott Pruitt should resign over spending and ethics scandals Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:15 PM PDT  Another Republican member of the House of Representatives has joined a small number of his colleagues to say he believes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt should step down after a series of spending and ethics scandals. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, told reporters Monday at a press conference that he thinks the EPA chief should step down, and that "there's way too much stuff now" for him to keep his post. "Yes, I do," Mr Fitzpatrick said when asked whether he thinks Mr Pruitt should step down.
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| Paw & Order: Squirrel Steals Doughnut From Cop and Takes Off Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:58 PM PDT  The rodent is still on the loose.
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| World's largest Ford collection sells in epic 10-hour auction! Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:41 AM PDT  Over 300 lots, more than 500 bidders, a sale total of 6 million euros and one car achieving seven times its estimate – all in a day's work at the Den Hartogh Collection...
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| Poland amends controversial Holocaust law Posted: 27 Jun 2018 03:42 AM PDT  Poland on Wednesday amended a controversial Holocaust law that sparked outrage in Israel by imposing jail terms on anyone claiming the government was responsible for Nazi German war crimes. The amendment removes fines or criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for anyone found guilty of ascribing Nazi crimes to the Polish nation or state. Lawmakers in Poland's right-wing dominated lower house of parliament voted 388 in favour of the amendment, with 25 against and five abstentions.
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| The Latest: Texas executes man condemned for 1979 killing Posted: 27 Jun 2018 04:42 PM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who confessed to numerous killings and rapes (all times local):
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| Seized Cash and Luxury Goods Linked to Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Are Valued at $273 Million Posted: 26 Jun 2018 11:27 PM PDT  Malaysian police say the total value of cash, jewelry and hundreds of watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation amounted to $273 million.
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| Iran says it can handle fresh sanctions amid national strike Posted: 26 Jun 2018 10:00 AM PDT  President Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians on Tuesday the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new U.S. sanctions amid a second day of demonstrations in protest at financial hardship and a weakening rial. Parts of Tehran's Grand Bazaar were on strike for the second day running, state media reported, after traders massed outside parliament on Monday to complain about a sharp fall in the value of the national currency. Video footage posted on social media showed protesters setting fire to garbage dumpsters in Tehran streets to block riot police from attacking them.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Be The Leading Democrat On Climate Change Posted: 26 Jun 2018 09:18 PM PDT  QUEENS, N.Y. ― Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning primary victory over
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| Ferrari 250 GTO heads to auction, could set new price record Posted: 26 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has the record for the highest price paid for a car at auction, with a buyer bidding a bit over $38 million to secure the car back in 2014. Now another 1962 250 GTO, this one bearing chassis No. 3413, is headed to auction and we could very well see the previous record fall. With just 39 ever built, all of which are still existence, the 250 GTO has become the ultimate collector car, helped along by its exclusivity and beauty.
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| Pete Davidson Wishes 'Precious Angel' Ariana Grande A Happy Birthday Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:01 AM PDT  A simple "happy birthday" wasn't going to suffice.
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| Suzuki Jimny: See The Changes Side-By-Side Posted: 26 Jun 2018 05:11 AM PDT  The previous-gen Suzuki Jimny debuted in 1998. After 20 years, it's time for a new one.
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| Zimbabwe president says he suspects political faction linked to Grace Mugabe was behind rally blast Posted: 27 Jun 2018 02:18 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's new president has implicated a ruling party faction loyal to Robert Mugabe's wife in a bomb attack that nearly killed him over the weekend. Significantly raising the political temperature ahead of a crucial election next month, Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that rivals who had hoped to install Grace Mugabe as president may have been behind Saturday's apparent assassination attempt. Renewing a vicious rivalry with the former first lady, Mr Mnangagwa said he suspected Mrs Mugabe's G40 faction of being behind the attack because it opposed the democratic turn the country had taken under his stewardship. "The people who are aggrieved about the new dispensation are the G40," he told the BBC. "That is the logical and reasonable conclusion one may make." Two people were killed after a bomb exploded as Mr Mnangagwa left the podium during a rally by his ruling Zanu PF party in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city. More than 40 others were wounded, among them the wife of Constantino Chiwenga, the general — now a vice president — who launched the military takeover that ousted Mr Mugabe and brought Mr Mnangagwa to power in November. Grace Mugabe greets party supporters at a rally in Chinhoyi in July 2017 Credit: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP No arrests or claims of responsibility have been made, and Mr Mnangagwa admitted he had no evidence for his statement. But the attack, and the president's accusation, has rattled a country with a history of election-related violence, some of which has previously been linked to the president. Hundreds of opposition supporters were tortured, abducted or even murdered in the presidential election of 2008 that that was won, in the first round by the opposition's candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, who has since died. Mr Mnangagwa, President Mugabe's most loyal acolyte at the time, was accused of organising violence during the run-off campaign which was so bad Tsvangirai had to withdraw from the poll. He was also accused of rigging the polls to deliver victory to Mr Mugabe, a claim he has always denied. Some in the opposition have suggested that Saturday's bomb was an "inside job" meant to create the same atmosphere of fear that would allow Mr Mnangagwa to call in the army to restore order. Such accusations seem unlikely, however — not least because the president appears to have been lucky to have survived the blast. Emmerson Mnangagwa greets supporters before an explosion at an election rally in Bulawayo Credit: Reuters Mr Mnangagwa has also proved much more tolerant of his opponents than the man he ousted, allowing opposition marches and rallies to proceed unhindered. The president also has much to lose from a tainted election, the conduct of which will dictate Zimbabwe's international rehabilitation. The United States and the European Union have said that a reassessment of sanctions and possible debt relief for the near-bankrupt country are contingent on a free and fair poll. The bomb also raised fears in the south, where Bulawayo lies, that it could be used as a pretext to repress the Ndebele ethnic minority, which tends to support the opposition. Thousands were killed and fled the country in the early 1980s during purges launched by President Mugabe when Mr Mnangagwa was his security minister. But Mr Mnangagwa was quick to absolve southerners, calming tensions, and analysts said it was not unreasonable of the president to implicate the G40 faction. "It is a legitimate message for Mnangagwa to say he suspects the G40 would be the engineers behind the explosion," said Eldred Masungure, a veteran political scientist at the University of Harare. "It is common cause that what happened last Saturday is a continuation of the intra-Zanu PF struggles and G40 were part of all that equation… There is unfinished business within Zanu PF." Grace Mugabe | A life in controversies Last November's coup was triggered by President Mugabe sacking Mr Mnangagwa as his deputy, seen as a move by the nonagenarian to install his wife, known as "Gucci Grace" for her excesses, as his successor. The leadership of the G40 faction was largely routed during the coup. Three of its leaders fled into exile, including Jonathan Moyo, Mr Mugabe's most loyal servant, who claimed in a tweet that the ruling party was behind the bomb. Others were purged from their posts or faced prosecution — although some were allowed to leave for South Africa for medical treatment and have subsequently been quietly allowed to return. Mid-ranking G40 supporters still hold parliamentary seats and positions within the ruling party. It is unclear if Mr Mnangagwa will attempt to purge them after the election. Mr Mnangagwa leads his nearest opponent Nelson Chamisa by 11 points in the latest opinion poll. more than a quarter of respondents, however, refused to indicate who they would vote for, leading some to forecast a tight race. Some ruling party figures have threatened to call in the army for a second time if Mr Chamisa wins, but Mr Mnangagwa has promised to respect the result.
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