| On anniversary of rally, how Charlottesville changed us Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT  It's been nearly a year since white nationalists and neo-Nazis clashed with counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., leaving a young woman and two state police officers dead and a nation that has long struggled with the dark side of its complicated racial history shaken to its core.
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| Plane Stolen From Sea-Tac Airport Crashes On Island In Puget Sound Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:30 PM PDT  An airline employee stole a plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International
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| US Navy searching for overboard marine off Philippines Posted: 11 Aug 2018 12:30 AM PDT  The US military said it had launched a search and rescue operation after reports a marine may have fallen overboard from an American warship as it sailed through Philippine waters. The US 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit said a member, who was not named, may have gone overboard Thursday morning. Aircraft on board the USS Essex are searching waters off the Sulu Sea and the Surigao Strait while multiple searches are also being made inside the ship itself, the unit said.
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| Cats Found Hiding in Kansas Home's Wreckage Nearly a Month After It Exploded Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:25 AM PDT  Mr. Tibbs and Kunimitsu are shaken but expected to make a full recovery.
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| Florida school shooting families want board removed Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:58 PM PDT  "The current school board has failed to properly prepare the county's 234 schools for the upcoming school year," said Tony Montalto, president of Stand With Parkland, a group formed by families of victims of the Feb. 14 attack, during a televised press conference. The Florida shooting prompted schools across the United States to introduce a host of security measures, ranging from metal detectors to security fences. Montalto said the Broward County School District had no "unified plan" for school safety.
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| Nationalists and anti-racist protesters to square off by White House one year after Charlottesville violence Posted: 11 Aug 2018 11:52 AM PDT  White nationalists and anti-racism protesters will face off just metres from the White House on Sunday as both mark the one-year anniversary of violent clashes in Charlottesville. Both groups have been given permission to demonstrate in separate sections of Lafayette Square, a shady park that looks onto the back of the US president's residence. Attendees of "Unite the Right 2", a follow-up to the controversial far-Right protest last year, have been told to bring Confederate flags, wear body cameras and expect to be provoked. A collective of counter-protest groups will stage a rally earlier in the day before congregating at the park and have vowed to drown out the white nationalists' message. Secret service officials will join officers from Washington DC's police force and the National Park Service to ensure there is no repeat of the violent clashes this time last year. On that day Heather Heyer, 32, died and dozens of others were injured when a car crashed into protesters who were opposing the original Unite the Right rally. The rally had been organised to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E Lee, a Confederate general. James Alex Field Jnr, a 20-year-old man living in Ohio with far-Right links, was later charged with Ms Heyer's second-degree murder. The incident led to one of the most controversial moments of Donald Trump's presidency as he blamed "both sides" for the violence - the white nationalists and anti-racism protesters. A group wearing anti-fascist labels visits the site where Heather Heyer was killed during the 2017 "Unite the Right" protests in Charlottesville Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder The comment triggered a wave of condemnation from politicians and campaigners, including senior Republicans, over Mr Trump's failure to call out racism. On Saturday Mr Trump issued a pre-emptive call for peace, tweeting: "The riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted in senseless death and division. "We must come together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and acts of violence. Peace to ALL Americans!" Mr Trump was accused of being a "racist" and using the n-word this week by a former White House aide and Apprentice star Omarosa Manigault Newman in a new book. A spokesman for Mr Trump dismissed the claims, saying the book was riddled with inaccuracies and the product of a "disgruntled former White House employee". Charlottesville, a Virginian city around 100 miles south-west of Washington DC, rejected a request from Unite the Right's organisers to hold an anniversary demonstration there. Nonetheless it has been placed in a state of emergency by Ralph Northam, the Virginian governor. Hundreds of officers will be deployed and a number of streets closed. The white nationalist protest will instead take place in Washington DC from 5pm to 7.30pm and will see attendees march through the city to Lafayette Square. Counter-protesters will hold a rally earlier in the day before also heading to the park. Between three and four thousand people in total are expected to attend, for both sides. Makia Green, a 26-year-old core organiser for Black Lives Matter DC, told The Telegraph that she hoped the group's counter-protest would send a powerful message. She said: "I want people to know that the power of black communities across the world is going to be stronger and vaster than the white supremacist hate that we've been experiencing."
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| Holy Fire doubles in size Posted: 10 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT  As flames move toward homes, 20,000 residents are ordered to evacuate.
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| Trump Says Jeff Sessions Is ‘Scared Stiff’ At 'Rigged' Justice Department Posted: 11 Aug 2018 03:19 PM PDT  President Donald Trump issued a pair of tweets Saturday afternoon from his
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| Seattle plane crash: Hijacker named as investigators probe how airline employee could steal plane Posted: 11 Aug 2018 03:42 PM PDT  Investigators are trying to piece together how a "suicidal" ground worker at Seattle's main airport managed to steal an empty turboprop passenger plane, conduct a series of loops while chased by US Air Force F-15s before crashing it into a small island in the Puget Sound. Authorities have refused to name the 29-year-old suspect pilot, referred to as "Rich" and "Richard" by air traffic controllers as they tried to coax him towards the ground during the hour-long incident. Airline officials said the man was an employee of Horizon Air, part of the Alaska Airlines group, with more than three years' experience.
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| Twitter Bans Proud Boys' Accounts Before Unite The Right 2 Rally Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:32 PM PDT  Twitter won't ban far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, but it is going
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| Prosecutors: Father texted about baby found in river Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:03 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who fled to Thailand after allegedly tossing his dead 7-month-old son into a river sent a chilling text to the mother while he was on the run about the fate of her child, prosecutors said Friday.
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| Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:25 AM PDT ![Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire]( "Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire") Firefighters worked furiously Friday to keep a Southern California wildfire from burning more homes, dumping water and bright pink retardant to protect Lake Elsinore and other foothill communities as the fire sweeps through the dense, bone-dry brush of the Cleveland National Forest.
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| NPR Defends Interview With White Supremacist Jason Kessler Following Backlash Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:06 PM PDT  NPR aired a segment on Friday morning featuring an interview with white
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| Mother 'held in Dubai for three days after one glass of wine on flight' Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:00 PM PDT  A mother was detained in Dubai for three days with her four-year-old daughter after a drinking a complimentary glass of wine on a flight from London, it is claimed. Swedish dentist Ellie Holman, who lives in Sevenoaks in Kent with her English partner Gary and their three children, was initially denied water and made to clean toilets while in custody, according to human rights group Detained in Dubai. The non-governmental organisation formed to help people held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it is representing the woman and her daughter Bibi, who was "terrified" by the experience. The 44-year-old was arrested on July 13 after having one glass of wine on her eight-hour Emirates Airline flight to Dubai from London, a statement from the group said. She was taken into custody after an immigration official questioned her about her visa and asked if she had consumed alcohol. Bibi Holman was detained with her mother before returning home Credit: Detained in Dubai via PA Ms Holman and her daughter were initially denied food, water and access to a toilet when they were held in a cell together for three days, the group claims. She now faces being detained in Dubai for up to a year while awaiting a court hearing. The group said she and Bibi were travelling to Dubai for a five-day break to visit friends, having visited a number of times before. After landing she was questioned by an immigration official, who said her visa was invalid and she must return to London immediately, the group said. Detained in Dubai | What will get you arrested? Ms Holman claims he was "dismissive and rude" when she asked if she could buy another visa, and was then questioned about her alcohol consumption - which she admitted. She filmed him on her phone as evidence of his behaviour before learning this was an offence, and that it was illegal to drink alcohol, according to the group. The pair were taken into custody with phones and passports confiscated before Ms Holman was asked to give a blood sample to test for alcohol consumption. She is said to have been refused the chance to phone her partner and was then held in a cell. Ellie takes her partner Gary's surname but they are not legally married, Detained by Dubai said. Dubai, with its smart hotels, first-class shopping and sunshine, is a popular destination with Britons despite strict laws on personal morality Credit: Karim Sahib/AFP In a statement from the group, Ms Holman claims the guards tried to rip out her hair extensions and described the prison as hot and "foul smelling". She said the pair were made to sleep on a "filthy" mattress and she was told to clean toilets and floors. She said: "My little girl had to go to the toilet on the cell floor. I have never heard her cry in the same way as she did in that cell. "The food (we were given) smelled like rotting garbage and neither Bibi or I could face trying it. I stayed awake for the whole three days. "By now, Gary knew something was wrong and had flown to Dubai to look for me. Friends had found out I was in jail and tried to visit. Nobody was allowed to see us. We were not even told." Unusual laws that tourists should be wary of She was released on bail and told her passport has been confiscated until the case is concluded. She said she has lost more than £30,000 in legal fees and missed work. Ms Holman is now spending time with her other children Suri, nine, and Noah, eight, who have flown out to Dubai to see her while Gary returns home with Bibi. Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained in Dubai, said: "The UAE maintains a deliberately misleading facade that alcohol consumption is perfectly legal for visitors. "Tourists cannot be blamed for believing that the Emirates are tolerant of Western drinking habits, but this is far from reality. "It is wholly illegal for any tourist to have any level of alcohol in their blood, even if consumed in flight and provided by Dubai's own airline. It is illegal to consume alcohol at a bar, a hotel and a restaurant and if breathalysed, that person will be jailed." 10 surprising things you probably didn't know about Dubai Ms Stirling called on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Government generally to do more to "protect" British nationals, and claimed airlines were "complicit" and needed to be held "accountable". Consular staff spoke to Mr Holman about the incident, advised him on procedures in Dubai and also spoke to UAE authorities to confirm Ms Holman and her daughter were being released, a UK Foreign Office spokesman said. A Swedish foreign ministry spokeswoman said the case had not been registered with them because they had not been contacted by Ms Holman. Emirates airline has been contacted for comment.
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| The Latest: Manafort prosecutors expect to rest case Monday Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:04 PM PDT  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the bank fraud and tax evasion trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local):
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| Brutal beating in California Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  The police chief's son is being accused of beating a 71-year-old man.
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| Kris Kobach Says He'll Remove Himself From Overseeing Kansas Primary Vote Count Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:40 PM PDT  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Friday that he would recuse himself
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| Afghan forces search for Taliban fighters after major attack Posted: 10 Aug 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Afghan forces launched a clearing operation Friday, searching for Taliban fighters following a major assault on the southeastern city of Ghazni, after US air strikes targeted insurgents trying to overrun the city. Afghan special forces were deployed to Ghazni after the latest attempt by the Taliban to capture an urban centre, with the assault coming as pressure builds on the insurgents to enter peace talks. Ghazni -- less than two hours by road from Kabul -- has been under threat from massing Taliban fighters for months, with residents saying the complex nature of the attacks was unprecedented in its scale.
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| Fredericton Canada shooting: Robb Costello and Sarah May Burns identified as two police officers killed with 48-year-old suspect in custody Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:24 PM PDT  At least four people, including two police officers have been killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, with one person having taken into custody. Police in Fredericton, a city of about 56,000 that is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, have a 48-year-old suspect in custody. Fredericton's deputy police chief Martin Gaudet said the two the officers saw two deceased civilians before being shot and killed themselves.
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| Sean Hannity Just Let Trump's Lawyers Host His Radio Show Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:22 AM PDT  Jay Sekulow and Rudy Giuliani, lawyers for President Donald Trump, hosted Sean
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| Ford unveils new affordable SUV Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:38 AM PDT  Ford continues to struggle to achieve the sales numbers it had hoped for in China. One of the first will be the new affordable Ford Territory crossover. The strategy seems entirely sensible, as it seems the world can't get enough of crossover vehicles right now.
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| Mark Hamill Mocks Donald Trump's 'Space Force' With 'Star Wars' Burn Posted: 10 Aug 2018 05:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump may be getting all pumped up over his proposed "Space
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| Virginia's Corey Stewart Calls Muslim Gubernatorial Candidate 'ISIS Commie' Posted: 10 Aug 2018 07:20 AM PDT  Virginia GOP Senate candidate Corey Stewart attacked Michigan gubernatorial
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| California blazes threaten populated areas Posted: 10 Aug 2018 07:03 PM PDT  Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as the flames grew ever closer to populated areas. After almost a month of wildfires, the National Weather Service warned that satellite images showed "widespread smoke" drifting from the fires into western and central Canada before heading back south in the US Northern Plains. Its largest blaze, the Ranch Fire, was only 53 percent contained compared to 87 percent for its twin River Fire.
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| Erdogan tells Turks to buy crumbling lira as Trump turns the screws Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:24 PM PDT  The lira has long been falling on worries about Erdogan's influence over monetary policy and worsening relations with the United States. Reverberations spread through global markets, with European stock markets especially hit as investors took fright over banks' exposure to Turkey. U.S. stocks were also rattled.
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| ICE Withheld Deported Parents' Phone Numbers From Lawyers, ACLU Says Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:36 PM PDT  The American Civil Liberties Union told HuffPost that the government finally
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| DeVos proposes another rollback on for-profit college rules Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:30 PM PDT  The Trump administration plans to roll back another major Obama-era rule that was created to police the for-profit college industry, according to a proposal issued by the Education Department on Friday.
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| Michael Brown's mom seeks reinvestigation, City Council seat Posted: 10 Aug 2018 04:06 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri governor's office said Friday it doesn't have the authority to appoint a special prosecutor reinvestigate the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, despite pressure from Brown's mother to do so.
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| Donald Trump Jr.'s 'Mountain Time' Escape Has Everyone Making The Same Joke Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:48 AM PDT  Donald Trump Jr. is going off-the-grid.
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| Laura Ingraham Distances Herself From ‘Racist Freak’ Who Agreed With Her Rant Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:36 AM PDT  Fox News host Laura Ingraham defended her controversial anti-immigrant
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| The 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Is Capable but Clinical Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:30 PM PDT  The times, they are a-changin'.
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| Monsanto owners call weed killer 'safe' after jury orders big payout Posted: 11 Aug 2018 07:26 AM PDT  Monsanto's German owners insisted Saturday that the weed killer Roundup was "safe", rejecting a California jury's decision to order the chemical giant to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that the product might cause cancer. While observers predicted thousands of potential future claims against the company in the wake of Monsanto's defeat, Bayer -- which recently acquired the US giant -- said the California ruling went against scientific evidence. "On the basis of scientific conclusions, the views of worldwide regulatory authorities and the decades-long practical experience with glyphosate use, Bayer is convinced that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer," the company said in a statement.
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| Air Force releases footage of soldier's final fight Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:40 AM PDT  Footage of Sgt. John Chapman's final moments.
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| North Korea slams UN chief over call for nuclear disarming Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:28 PM PDT  North Korea on Friday accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of making "reckless remarks" and toeing the US line when he called for verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Guterres made the statement following talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday to discuss the US-led effort to rid North Korea of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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| Violence erupts amid Gaza cease-fire, 2 Palestinians killed Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:40 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence erupted at the Gaza border Friday after the territory's militant Islamic Hamas rulers and Israel appeared to be honoring a cease-fire that ended two days of intense violence amid efforts by neighboring Egypt to negotiate between the two sides.
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