| Trump adviser Stephen Miller's uncle: My nephew is 'an immigration hypocrite' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Stephen Miller, the architect of some of Trump's most controversial anti-immigration policies, has been assailed by critics who are quick to point out that Miller himself is a grandchild of refugees. Now Miller's own uncle is joining the outcry.
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| Most Top Democrats, Progressive Groups Reserve Judgment On Keith Ellison Allegations Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:50 PM PDT  All but a few prominent Democrats and progressive groups have stayed silent on
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| Tibbetts family thinks search is narrowing for Mollie Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT  Mollie's father Rob Tibbetts and her boyfriend Dalton Jack believe she is still alive nearly a month after her disappearance.
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| Sixth First Responder Dies Fighting Northern California Wildfires Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:53 AM PDT  A sixth first responder has died battling this year's wildfires in California,
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| Florida State House Candidate Admits She Faked College Diploma Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:31 PM PDT  A Republican candidate for office in Florida is admitting she lied about her
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| Manafort trial moves to defense as prosecutors wrap up Posted: 13 Aug 2018 05:04 PM PDT ![Manafort trial moves to defense as prosecutors wrap up]( "Manafort trial moves to defense as prosecutors wrap up") As its final witness on Monday, the prosecution recalled a Treasury Department agent who testified that Manafort's consulting companies did not disclose their foreign bank accounts, as is required by law, in addition to him failing to do so personally. Judge T.S. Ellis said he would talk to Manafort on Tuesday about whether he wanted to take the stand, something that legal experts say is highly unlikely. Manafort's lawyers will also tell the court on Tuesday whether they plan to call any witnesses.
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| The 2018 Mercedes-Benz S560 4Matic Sedan Marks the Return of a Classic Benz Badge Posted: 14 Aug 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Echoes of the big Benz from days past.
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| Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:19 AM PDT ![Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested]( "Car crash outside U.K. Parliament; terrorist suspect arrested") A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that used vehicles as weapons.
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| Trump Reacts To Firing Of Peter Strzok, FBI Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Texts Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:20 AM PDT  FBI special agent Peter Strzok, who sent personal text messages critical of
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| Indonesia quake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:57 PM PDT  The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just a week after another tremor surged through the island and killed 17. "Search and rescue teams are still removing victims who were buried beneath collapsed buildings and landslides," said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
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| Many Among Us Can Relate to the Thirsty Bear Who Made a Liquor Store Pit Stop Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:54 AM PDT  He was denied access — and not just because he was lacking ID
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| Guidance Counselor Fears She'll Be Fired After School Learns She's Married To Her Wife Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:43 AM PDT  Students at a Roman Catholic high school in Indiana have come to the defense
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| Missing Hiker’s Mom Shares Message: ‘My Ears Ache To Hear Your Voice' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:40 PM PDT  Nearly two weeks since Samantha "Sam" Sayers disappeared while hiking in
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| What happened, what's next after airline worker stole plane Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:44 AM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators are working to find out how an airline employee stole an empty commercial airplane from the main airport serving Seattle and crashed into a small island after being chased by military jets.
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| New Mexico family believed dead boy's spirit would lead attacks: prosecutors Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:45 PM PDT  A 3-year-old boy found buried at a New Mexico desert compound died in a ritual to "cast out demonic spirits," but his extended family believed he would "return as Jesus" to identify "corrupt" targets for them to attack, prosecutors said in court on Monday. Prosecutors' account of an exorcism-like ritual, allegations of weapons training for children and references to martyrdom and conspiracy were aimed at persuading a judge to deny bond for the five adults charged with child abuse in the case. Defense attorneys said prosecutors sought to criminalize their clients for being African-Americans of Muslim faith.
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| Man Caught on Camera Spanking Hippo at California Zoo Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:01 PM PDT  Police said the intruder could face charges of trespassing.
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| Photo of White Supremacist Rally in Washington DC Goes Viral on Reddit Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:27 AM PDT  "A lot of things are louder on the internet when you factor in trolls."
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| Iraq PM defends stance on US sanctions against Iran Posted: 13 Aug 2018 10:57 AM PDT  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday defended his stance on US sanctions against Iran in the face of harsh criticism from Tehran and its allies in Baghdad. Abadi has cancelled a visit to Iran, his press office said Sunday, after announcing last week that Iraq would reluctantly comply with renewed US sanctions against Tehran.
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| Rival Korea leaders to meet in Pyongyang in September Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:36 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang sometime in September, while their envoys also discussed Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament efforts and international sanctions.
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| 'Stand Your Ground' Shooter Charged After Fatal Altercation Over Parking Space Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:57 PM PDT  A Florida man who invoked the state's controversial "stand your ground" law
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| Orca mother ends 'tour of grief' for her newborn after 17 days and 1,000 miles Posted: 12 Aug 2018 10:10 PM PDT  For 17 days, a southern resident killer whale (SRKW) named J35, but better known as Tahlequah, carried her deceased baby for more than 1,000 miles. The orca's unusually long spell of grieving came to an end on Saturday, when Tahlequah was spotted in the Haro Strait off Victoria, British Columbia, chasing a school of salmon without her newborn. SEE ALSO: New dolphin-whale hybrid sea creature is the spawn of an unholy union "Her tour of grief is now over and her behavior is remarkably frisky," the Center for Whale Research (CWR) explained in a blog post online. August 11, 2018 J35 update: "The ordeal of J35 carrying her dead calf for at least seventeen days and 1,000 miles is now over, thank goodness." - Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Researchhttps://t.co/kQpA4WWbmg pic.twitter.com/cQIN13HgN6 — Whale Research (@CWROrcas) August 12, 2018 The CWR added that the baby's carcass has probably sunk to the bottom of the Salish Sea, meaning that researchers may not get a chance to examine it. On Jul. 24, Tahlequah's baby orca died shortly after birth, in what has been a common story for the southern resident killer whale population. Over the last two decades, 75 percent of SRKW newborns failed to survive. The last successful birth was in 2015, when two calves were born. In the hours, then days after the death, Tahlequah was spotted trying to keep her baby's head above the water's surface, reluctant to leave the body behind. "That's not unprecedented, but it's the longest one that I've personally witnessed," Ken Balcomb, CWR's founder and principal investigator, told The Washington Post. These orcas are facing a real threat of extinction, with no successful pregnancies in the last three years. At just 75 whales, the population is at its lowest in 30 years. The SRKW's decline is linked to the reduction in population of its primary food source, Chinook salmon. Canada's government announced in May it would cut the allowable catch of Chinook by up to 35 percent to help protect the orca. WATCH: This tiny robotic spider might one day perform surgeries inside your body
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| Connecticut primary - LIVE: Polls wind to a close as voters seek candidates for wide-open governor election Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:04 PM PDT  The biggest race as Connecticut residents goes to the polls for Tuesday's primaries is for the governor's office. Republicans believe they have a good chance of winning it back after losing control in 2010. Control of the narrowly divided General Assembly is also in play, especially the state Senate, now equally split between Democrats and Republicans.
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| Pilot killed when small plane crashes in Sylmar near 405 Fwy Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:25 AM PDT  A small plane crashed into a field near the 5 Freeway in Sylmar on Sunday afternoon, killing the pilot who was the only occupant.
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| 200-million year old Pterosaur 'built for flying' Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:42 AM PDT  Scientists on Monday unveiled a previously unknown species of giant pterosaur, the first creatures with a backbone to fly under their own power. Neither dino nor bird, pterosaurs -- more commonly known as pterodactyls -- emerged during the late Triassic period more than 200 million years ago and lorded over primeval skies until a massive space rock slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and most other forms of life some 65 million years ago. "They are delicately framed animals that are built for flying," said Brooks Britt, a paleontologist at Brigham Young University in Utah and lead author of a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
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| It’s Official: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Is An Ostrich About Wildfires Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:04 PM PDT  At a conservative event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Friday, Interior
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| Ford to invest $740 million in Detroit train station, city development project Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:11 PM PDT  Ford aims to turn the building into a campus of offices for up to 5,000 tech workers and software engineers focused on self-driving vehicles and ancillary technologies and services. The second largest U.S. automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, about 10 miles from Detroit, announced the project in June, but had not previously disclosed costs until a community meeting on Tuesday. The company said Tuesday in a statement it is "working with federal, state and local economic development groups and officials, seeking at least $250 million in tax or other incentives to support the development of the five Corktown sites Ford has purchased." Ford said total investment in the development of the train station and developing 45 acres of vacant land will cost approximately $740 million over the next four years.
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| US commando dies after explosion in southern Afghanistan Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:18 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army special forces soldier has died from wounds he received earlier this month in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, the Defense Department said Monday.
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| Venezuelan general arrested over 'attack' on Maduro Posted: 14 Aug 2018 09:45 AM PDT  A Venezuelan general has been arrested over the alleged assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Tuesday. National Guard Major General Alejandro Perez Gomez appeared before a judge on Monday along with opposition politician Juan Requesens and colonel Pedro Javier Zambrano, Saab told a press conference. To date, 14 people have been arrested and charged for allegedly taking part in the August 4 incident in which Maduro was seen reacting on live television to an off-camera explosion while he addressed a military parade in Caracas.
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| Government Agencies Coordinated To Arrest Migrants Seeking Legal Status, ACLU Says Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:24 AM PDT  Various branches of the federal government worked in tandem to time interviews
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| Illinois Man With Parrot on His Shoulder Rescued From Mud Hole by Firefighters Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:14 PM PDT  The bird got stuck in the mud, then its owner got stuck in the mud trying to rescue it.
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| Just Who Is Andy Chan, the Leader of Hong Kong's Independence Movement? Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:04 AM PDT  The head of the Hong Kong National Party has infuriated Beijing with his calls for independence, but is curiously short on specifics
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| Porsche Boxster 986 Buying Guide Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Mixing traditional Porsche driving fun and usability, this model is a temptingly affordable way into marque ownership. Read this before taking the plunge
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| Omarosa Fiasco Spotlights Unusual Trump Tactic To Silence White House Aides Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:34 AM PDT  President Donald Trump appeared to make a startling admission during Monday's
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| Cooler weather helps crews fight Southern California fire Posted: 12 Aug 2018 07:14 PM PDT  LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — Aided by slightly cooler temperatures, firefighters made steady progress Sunday in battling a wildfire that destroyed 16 structures as it raged through Southern California's Cleveland National Forest.
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| Cosmos Bank loses $13.5 million in cyber attack Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:40 AM PDT  Cyber criminals hacked the systems of India's Cosmos Bank and siphoned off nearly 944 million rupees ($13.5 million) through simultaneous withdrawals across 28 countries over the weekend, the bank has told police. The co-operative bank said unidentified hackers stole customer information through a malware attack on its automated teller machine (ATM) server, withdrawing 805 million rupees in 14,849 transactions in just over two hours on Aug. 11, mainly overseas. Apart from the ATM withdrawals, the hackers transferred 139 million rupees to a Hong Kong-based company's account by issuing three unauthorised transactions over the SWIFT global payments network, the bank said in a police complaint, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
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| Top GOP Congressman's Son Gives Money To Democrat Running For Father's Seat Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:27 AM PDT  Bobby Goodlatte, son of retiring Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), has announced his
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| Ugandan police shoot driver, arrest singer-turned-politician Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:38 AM PDT  Ugandan musician and opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, was arrested Tuesday after an incident in which security officers shot his driver dead, a police spokesman said. "We arrested Bobi Wine and others this morning and he is in our custody," said Emilian Kayima, Uganda's police spokesman. Kyagulanyi was arrested in the northwestern town of Arua where he was campaigning for an opposition candidate in a hard-fought by-election that also drew President Yoweri Museveni in support of the ruling party candidate.
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| Students rally nationwide in support of Kavanaugh nomination Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:04 AM PDT  Students for Life of America say they want a Supreme Court that's pro-life.
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| Beyoncé And Jay-Z's Detroit Tour Stop Was All About Aretha Franklin Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:26 AM PDT  Ailing soul legend Aretha Franklin was in many people's thoughts at the
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| The Navy Wants Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles to Fight Russia or China Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:07 AM PDT  As recently as 2016 the Navy's warships were badly out-gunned by Russian and Chinese ships. In 2018, the U.S. fleet was on the cusp of reversing that dynamic.
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