| Trump says US backs Venezuela's 'quest for freedom': speech excerpts Posted: 05 Feb 2019 06:12 PM PST  President Donald Trump plans to ramp up the pressure on Venezuela's embattled leader Nicolas Maduro in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, doubling down on US support for his challenger Juan Guaido. "We stand with the Venezuelan people in their noble quest for freedom," Trump is set to say, according to excerpts from his annual speech to Congress -- where the opposition leader's envoy to Washington was among the top guests. Trump swiftly recognized Guaido after he proclaimed himself acting president of Venezuela last month, and has not ruled out a military intervention in the crisis-wracked country.
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| On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:07 AM PST  Bolstered by Trump's appointment of two conservative justices, the nine-member court could soon begin to pare back abortion rights, starting with a major case from Louisiana that is one of several similar pending appeals. The addition of Trump appointees Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch could alter the conservative-majority court's approach to abortion. Kavanaugh replaced Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who backed abortion rights in key rulings in 1992 and 2016.
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| Virginia AG Admits He Wore Blackface at College Party Posted: 06 Feb 2019 08:44 AM PST  Virginia attorney general Mark Herring, who would assume the governorship should Governor Ralph Northam and Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax resign due to their own scandals, admitted Wednesday that he wore blackface at a college party in 1980. "In 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college, some friends suggested we attend a party dressed like rappers we listened to at the time, like Kurtis Blow and perform a song," Herring wrote in a statement. Herring's revelation is the latest in a string of scandals that have embroiled Virginia Democrats in recent days.
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| Sears, Kmart employees to bankruptcy judge: Don't let Sears 'be a pawn in Lampert's game' Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:14 PM PST  A group of current and former employees of Sears Holdings exhorted a federal bankruptcy judge to force the retailer to make concessions.
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| The Latest: Dem derides Trump claim he prevented NKorea war Posted: 06 Feb 2019 05:10 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with the North Korean leader (all times local):
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| Tusk’s ‘Place in Hell’ Jibe Reflects Fear and Frustration in Brussels Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:30 PM PST  A longer-than-scheduled, bad-tempered phone call between May and Tusk a week ago prompted a surge of concern in EU circles that May is unable to get any divorce deal through Parliament, according to European officials who declined to be named. Tusk was horrified that May was still asking the EU for solutions to end the impasse rather than coming up with credible ones of her own. May visits Brussels on Thursday as part of her efforts to get the EU to change the most controversial part of the divorce deal -- the Irish border backstop.
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| Mark Herring: Top Virginia Democrat admits wearing blackface as state scandal deepens Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:06 AM PST  Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has confirmed he wore blackface to a college party in 1980, just days after calling on the state's governor to resign over a similar racial scandal.
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| Family Says They've Gone from Planning Wedding to Funeral After Crash Posted: 05 Feb 2019 03:15 PM PST  Two families are mourning the death of a 21-year-old man who was killed in a car crash.
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| Slovakia declines to back Venezuela's Guaido as Maduro faces rising pressure Posted: 06 Feb 2019 12:48 PM PST  Slovakia declined to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state on Wednesday, joining Italy in breaking the coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States. About 20 European Union nations including Britain, Germany, France and Spain have aligned with the United States in recognizing Guaido's leadership and pressuring socialist President Nicolas Maduro to call a new election. Slovakia's foreign ministry said last week the country saw Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly, as the only legitimate representative of its people and called for a new election.
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| The Northam Controversy Is a Perfect Moment to Reflect on Our History Posted: 06 Feb 2019 03:30 AM PST  There is a strange serendipity to having the scandal over Virginia governor Ralph Northam's past racist behavior break at the start of Black History Month. It serves as a timely reminder of both America's racial sins and the progress that we've made to overcome them. From lynching to the rise and fall and rise of the Klan to legally enforced segregation, slavery was followed by more than a century and a half of second-class citizenship. And even in the decades since the worst aspects of Jim Crow were finally outlawed in the 1960s, the treatment of African Americans has remained unequal.
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| What was Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union? Twitter has some thoughts Posted: 05 Feb 2019 08:59 PM PST ![What was Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union? Twitter has some thoughts]( "What was Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union? Twitter has some thoughts") Even thought there was an explanation, images from cable news quickly tuned into memes of Nancy Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union.
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| Magnetic north pole leaves Canada, on fast new path Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST  The position of the Earth's magnetic North Pole -- used in navigation systems such as smartphones -- is moving far faster than it has, sending scientists scrambling to put out a new model this week. The magnetic North is the point at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically down. The World Magnetic Model is critical to sea and military navigation -- as well as our ubiquitous smartphones.
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| Black man slain by police: Protest after officer is cleared Posted: 06 Feb 2019 03:06 PM PST  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The parents of a black man killed by a police officer who mistook him for a shooter at a shopping mall joined chanting protesters outside the Alabama attorney general's office Wednesday, a day after the state cleared the officer of wrongdoing.
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| Snow, ice to unleash treacherous travel over north-central US through Thursday Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:48 AM PST  Snow, ice and gusty winds will create areas of treacherous travel across the north-central United States into late week.
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| U.N. warns against politicizing humanitarian aid in Venezuela Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:46 PM PST  U.S. officials said trucks carrying aid had arrived in Colombia for delivery to Venezuela at the request of Juan Guaido, who last month declared himself interim president. "The Venezuelan people desperately need humanitarian aid. The U.S. & other countries are trying to help, but Venezuela's military under Maduro's orders is blocking aid with trucks and shipping tankers," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted on Twitter on Wednesday, along with a photo of a blocked road.
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| Fox Business Network presenter blames schools teaching ‘fairness’ as poll shows support for higher taxes on multi-millionaires Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:31 AM PST  A Fox Business Network presenter blamed the fact schools have being teaching children "fairness" after the organisation's own polling showed there was overwhelming support for higher taxes on multi-millionaires. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a "wealth tax" for those earning more than $50m and has won support from both Democrats and Republicans. In response to the poll, Charles Payne, host of Fox Business Network's Making Money with Charles Payne, said: "The idea of fairness has been promoted in our schools for a long time.
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| May Heads to Northern Ireland in Search for a Brexit Answer Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:51 AM PST  The embattled premier has until next week to secure changes to the backstop -- the insurance policy meant to keep the Irish border open in the absence of a broader trade deal -- that will satisfy anti-EU members of her Conservative Party and win her a majority in Parliament. To do so, she is trying to reopen talks with Brussels on the deal she spent 18 months negotiating before Parliament rejected it by a record margin last month.
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| Trump calls for an end to investigations of his administration Posted: 05 Feb 2019 06:48 PM PST  "An economic miracle is taking place in the United States and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations," Trump said to cheers from some of his Republican colleagues and deafening silence from Democrats.
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| Kristoff St. John's death calls attention to risks facing suicide loss survivors Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:42 PM PST  Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John's death highlights the risks that face survivors of suicide loss. His son Julian St. John died in 2014.
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| Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast, warns over Brexit Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:37 AM PST  Japanese car giant Toyota slashed its full-year net profit forecast Wednesday after saying its nine-month figure had tumbled nearly 30 percent as it was hit by investment losses. The firm's senior managing officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi also told reporters there was no way to avoid a negative impact in the event of a no-deal Brexit -- days after fellow Japanese carmaker Nissan announced a cut in production in Britain. The maker of the Camry sedan and Prius hybrid now expects annual net profit of 1.87 trillion yen ($17 billion) instead of the 2.3 trillion yen it projected three months ago.
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| Apple Watch ‘fall detection’ feature credited with saving man’s life Posted: 04 Feb 2019 06:03 PM PST ![Apple Watch 'fall detection' feature credited with saving man's life]( "Apple Watch 'fall detection' feature credited with saving man's life") One of the more interesting things about the Apple Watch is how the narrative behind the wearable has seemingly done a 180. Early on, the Apple Watch was positioned as something of a fashion accessory. Remember, for instance, the outrageously expensive Apple Watch Edition? Today, in sharp contrast, Apple prefers to tout the device as a fitness tracker and health monitor. Over the last few months, we've seen quite a few stories involving the heart rate monitor on the Apple Watch being used to detect potentially life-threatening health conditions. Indeed, it's no exaggeration to say that the Apple Watch has helped save numerous lives at this point. And now comes word that the fall detection feature first introduced on the Apple Watch Series 4 has started saving lives as well. According to a report from NRK, a 67-year old from Norway named Toralv Østvang credits his Apple Watch with saving his life. The story is that Østvang experienced a serious fall in his bathroom whereupon his Apple Watch automatically contacted rescue personnel. Recall, the Apple Watch, upon detecting a fall, will send a message to local emergency services -- along with information regarding your location -- if it detects that a user has been immobile for a full minute following a fall. About a half hour after the fall, rescue workers arrived on the scene and found Østvang lying on his bathroom floor, unconscious and bloody. In the midst of the fall, Østvang also sustained three fractures to his face. The fall detection feature on the Apple Watch is obviously geared towards older folks and, as a result, is off by default unless a user happens to be 65 or older.
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| Idaho woman charged in connection to missing Colorado mom Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:24 PM PST  DENVER (AP) — An Idaho woman charged with tampering with physical evidence connected to the disappearance of a Colorado mother is set to appear in court Friday.
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| The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD Is Smart, Burly, and Can Tow up to 35,500 Pounds Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:04 PM PST  Upgraded powertrains, a beefier chassis, new styling, and a host of high-tech features up Chevy's heavy-duty game.
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| A Runner Fought Off and Killed a Mountain Lion During an Attack Posted: 05 Feb 2019 09:55 AM PST  A mountain lion has been killed by a runner it attacked in northern Colorado, authorities say.
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| Afghan president says he will oppose peace deal without his government Posted: 05 Feb 2019 10:25 AM PST  Ghani's government has so far been shut out of the evolving peace talks between Taliban negotiators and U.S. envoys to end more than 17 years of war, with the hardline Islamist movement branding his government as a U.S. puppet. "At the end of any peace deal, the decision-maker will be the government of Afghanistan," Ghani told TOLO News, the country's largest private television station. "No power in the country can dissolve the government," he said, adding that he was ready to "stand and defend our country".
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| Neomi Rao: Trump's choice for appeals court criticised for comments on race, sexual assault and LGBT rights Posted: 05 Feb 2019 06:59 AM PST  Donald Trump's nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh at a high-profile appeals court has been condemned by activists, who claim she has extreme views on race, sexual assault and LGBT rights. The American president chose Neomi Rao for a seat on the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which was left empty after Mr Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court. The 45-year-old currently serves as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and used to work for the George W Bush administration.
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| Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:59 AM PST ![Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today]( "Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today") Southwest Airlines appears to be inching ever-closer to launching its long-anticipated service to Hawaii with its first overwater validation flight.
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| Monsanto versus farmer battle goes into 4th judicial round Posted: 05 Feb 2019 08:17 PM PST  A 12-year-old judicial battle pitting a cereal farmer against Monsanto, the biotech giant, goes to a fourth round Wednesday before the French courts. Farmer Paul Francois won his initial case in 2012, and its appeal by Monsanto in 2015, after suing the US firm for poisoning him through inhalation of its Lasso weedkiller. Now, after a technical review by the final court of appeal, the case gets bounced back to appeal level after a ruling by the higher court that the case should be decided not so much on whether Monsanto provided adequate information about its product, but on whether its chemicals were dangerous, according to Francois Lafforgue, one of the farmer's lawyers.
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| The Latest: Family of slain mother and son heartbroken Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:22 PM PST ![The Latest: Family of slain mother and son heartbroken]( "The Latest: Family of slain mother and son heartbroken") MEBANE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on investigation that shows a slain woman and child who remained unidentified for decades were mother and son (all times local):
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| CeraVe is working on going vegan Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:17 AM PST  CeraVe is the latest beauty brand to pivot towards veganism. The prestige skincare brand is currently in the process of making its products more vegan-friendly in the US and Canada, with the goal of making its offerings more than 90 percent vegan by the year 2021, reports Allure. Currently, CeraVe products in North America feature a type of cholesterol derived from sheep's wool, but the brand hopes to replace this with a vegan version over the next few years.
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| 'It came as a total shock:' Remains found in 1998 identified as 10-year-old boy Posted: 05 Feb 2019 06:55 PM PST  For nearly 20 years, the identity of the young murder victim remained a mystery, despite dogged efforts by the sheriff's office to solve the crime.
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| How to Determine Your Disposable Income Posted: 05 Feb 2019 11:16 AM PST ![How to Determine Your Disposable Income]( "How to Determine Your Disposable Income") Disposable income is an often-misunderstood term. This is why it's always a good idea to understand what disposable income is. Understanding how much disposable income you have can help you improve your budget.
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| Pope tamps down Maduro's hopes for Vatican intervention Posted: 05 Feb 2019 11:31 AM PST  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged receiving a request from embattled Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to help relaunch talks to end the country's political crisis but ruled out any involvement unless opposition leader Juan Guaido requests it.
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| Central African Republic signs peace deal with armed groups Posted: 05 Feb 2019 04:41 AM PST  Central African Republic signed a peace deal with 14 armed groups on Tuesday following two weeks of talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The peace deal was announced on Saturday by the African Union but the terms were not immediately released. Central African Republic has been rocked by violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Selaka rebels ousted then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militia.
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| Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:25 PM PST ![Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today]( "Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today") Southwest Flight 8725 marks the return of the aircraft the carrier flew from California to Honolulu a day earlier, part of an 'ETOPS' certification effort.
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| The 2019 Ford Ranger Is Being Recalled for a Shift-Interlock Problem Posted: 06 Feb 2019 07:23 AM PST  A total of 3000 pickups sold in the U.S. may have a faulty shifter interlock override feature.
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| Qatar, Exxon Mobil to build $10 bn LNG plant in Texas Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:11 PM PST  Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil announced Tuesday a final decision to build a natural gas export facility in Texas, giving the official green light to a long-discussed project. The Golden Pass project in Sabine Pass, Texas, which will cost more than $10 billion, is scheduled to begin construction in the first quarter of 2019, with a start up date in 2024, the companies said. The venture is the latest to underscore the shifting complexion of US energy in the wake of a shale boom that has prompted companies to pivot from building facilities to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to exporting the fuel.
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