| Hillary Clinton on GOP health bill breakdown: ‘The fight isn’t over yet’ Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:12 PM PDT  Hillary Clinton praised the efforts of "people in every corner of our country" and then posted tweets about people who have benefited from the ACA.
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| House Intel Chair Backs Down from Claims That Trump, Associates Were Monitored by US Intelligence Posted: 23 Mar 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The investigation began after Trump accused Obama of tapping his phones.
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| The coincidences mount, as another Putin critic is shot dead Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:12 PM PDT  An outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in broad daylight in Kiev Thursday, just two days after a lawyer for the family of a slain Russian whistleblower was injured in a mysterious fall from his fourth-story apartment near Moscow. Denis Voronenkov was a former Russian Communist Party member who'd become increasingly critical of Putin's policies after fleeing to Ukraine in 2016. As it has after similar incidents, the Kremlin swiftly rejected any suggestion it was involved in Voronenkov's murder.
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| Kentucky lawyer pleads guilty in massive disability scheme Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:45 PM PDT ![Kentucky lawyer pleads guilty in massive disability scheme]( "Kentucky lawyer pleads guilty in massive disability scheme") LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A flamboyant Kentucky lawyer who billed himself as "Mr. Social Security" pleaded guilty Friday for his role in what prosecutors portrayed as a long-running scheme to defraud the government of nearly $600 million in federal disability payments.
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| NBC Special Report: Trump Blames Democrats for Health Bill Defeat Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:44 PM PDT  President Trump says his plan to replace Obamacare failed because of a lack of support from Democrats.
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| Police investigate Indian lawmaker over airline sandal fracas Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:17 AM PDT ![Police investigate Indian lawmaker over airline sandal fracas]( "Police investigate Indian lawmaker over airline sandal fracas") Indian police said on Friday they were launching an investigation into a Hindu-nationalist lawmaker a day after he acknowledged hitting an Air India official 25 times with his sandals in a row over a business class seat. The state carrier and other airlines said they would bar Ravindra Gaikwad from flying after the fracas which has triggered a debate on the behavior of members of the political elite, and calls for a no-fly list for unruly passengers. Gaikwad, from the Shiv Sena party, allies of India's ruling BJP, did not apologize for Thursday's confrontation and told reporters he had been badly treated.
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| Cuba's secret negotiator with US was president's son: cardinal Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:27 PM PDT  Cuban President Raul Castro's son, Alejandro, was the communist island's envoy for secret negotiations with the United States that led to the countries' historic rapprochement, a cardinal close to the talks said. Speculation had long swirled that Alejandro Castro Espin, the president's 51-year-old son, headed up the secret talks.
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| Correction: Mother-Daughter Killed story Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:33 AM PDT ![Correction: Mother-Daughter Killed story]( "Correction: Mother-Daughter Killed story") VALLEY HEAD, Ala. (AP) — In a story March 23 about a mother and daughter dying in separate traffic accidents in Alabama, The Associated Press reported erroneously the age of the girl. The child was 8, not 5.
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| Philippines leader scolds EU for 'idiotic' drug rehab solution Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:43 AM PDT  (Advisory: This story contains strong language in paragraph one and four) MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the European Union on Friday for hypocrisy and called the bloc "sons of bitches" after its lawmakers issued a resolution calling for restraint and a rethink in his bloody war on drugs. Duterte castigated the EU for urging him to focus his campaign on drugs rehabilitation and stood by his security-centered approach to a crackdown that has left thousands of people dead since he took office nine months ago. The EU, they communicated to us, and they want a health-based solution for the drugs.
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| Veteran Becomes First Ever Double Amputee Police Officer Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:07 PM PDT  Matias Ferreira graduated from a New York police academy.
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| ISPs Can Now Sell Your Private Data: How to Protect Yourself Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:20 AM PDT  The Internet may seem like an apolitical entity, but the fact is, the United States government has a great deal of influence over it. On Thursday (Mar. 23), the U.S. Senate voted to overturn an important broadband privacy rule implemented under the Obama administration. Your ISP may soon be able to collect and sell your online data with reckless abandon, and frankly, unless you're willing to kneecap your own Internet access, you can't do much about it.
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| Noura Jackson adjusts to life outside after being in prison for mom's murder: Part 6 Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:57 PM PDT  Noura Jackson earned her GED while incarcerated and is now applying to colleges.
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| Dozens Break Out Of Mexico Prison Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:12 AM PDT  At least 10 of the 29 inmates who escaped Thursday were re-captured, but the others remained at large.
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| Appeals court sets schedule on Trump immigration appeal Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:24 AM PDT  The first federal appeals court's review of President Trump's revised order limiting immigration from six Mideast nations will go forward on an expedited schedule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided Thursday.
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| Burkina links Ivory Coast jihadist with hotel attack in capital Posted: 24 Mar 2017 12:40 PM PDT  A jihadist accused of masterminding a deadly attack in Ivory Coast is also suspected of having planned a major assault in Burkina Faso's capital last year, a senior official said Friday. Ivorian officials believe Mimi Ould Baba Ould Cheikh organised the gun and grenade attack that left 19 people dead last March at the beach resort of Grand-Bassam, which is popular with foreigners. Now he is also believed to have been "head of operations" for the attack on a hotel and cafe in Ouagadougou in January 2016 that killed 30 people, said Colonel Serge Alain Ouedraogo of the Burkinabe gendarmerie.
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| Plan to dig up President Polk's body _ again _ stirs trouble Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:23 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President James K. Polk did big things for America, dramatically expanding its borders by annexing Texas and seizing California and the Southwest in a war with Mexico. Achieving undisturbed eternal rest has proved more difficult.
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| Adrenalin-fueled TV drama to spur on China's war on graft Posted: 23 Mar 2017 09:13 PM PDT  By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) - Helicopter chases, fridges full of cash and officials caught in bed with their foreign mistresses are all in a day's work for China's anti-graft prosecutors, according to a new state-backed TV drama aimed at bolstering China's graft fight. "In the Name of the People", a new show by propaganda department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), China's top prosecutor, follows an intrepid SPP anti-graft investigator sent to a fictional province from Beijing to tackle corruption at the highest levels of local officialdom. Chinese President Xi Jinping's has pledged that his multi-year war on graft, which has netted tens of thousands of officials, will continue until corruption is fully expunged, warning that the rot could threaten the ruling Communist Party's existence if not cleared.
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| House Pulls GOP Health Insurance Bill, but Some Changes Already Are Underway Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:06 PM PDT  Even though the GOP for the second day in row decided against putting its health insurance plan up for a vote in the House, major changes to health insurance already are afoot. "The Trump adminis...
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| Firehouse Welcomes 6 Babies in 7 Months: 'We've Been Having a Baby Shower Every Month' Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:20 AM PDT  After the last of the bunch was born, the firefighters brought their newborns into the firehouse for a heartwarming photo shoot.
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| All of America's Fighter Planes in One GIF Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:03 AM PDT  From the F-1 Fury to the F-35 Lightning II.
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| What happened today in France's presidential race Posted: 24 Mar 2017 11:01 AM PDT  With 30 days to go before the first round of France's two-stage presidential election, the incumbent Francois Hollande made a rare sortie into the campaign after conservative candidate Francois Fillon accused him of orchestrating a smear campaign. President Hollande lashed out at Fillon, saying the 63-year-old rightwinger had exceeded the bounds of "dignity and responsibility" with his claims. On Thursday, Fillon charged that Hollande had headed a "secret cell" that was responsible for revelations that have led to criminal charges against the candidate.
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| Gambia to set up truth and reconciliation commission Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:26 PM PDT  Gambia said on Thursday it would set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and offer reparations to victims of former President Yahya Jammeh's government, which is accused of the torture and killing of perceived opponents. Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said in a statement the government will also probe the finances of Jammeh, who fled into exile in January to Equatorial Guinea after a rule that began in 1994 when he seized power in a coup. Jammeh lost an election in December to the now President Adama Barrow but refused to accept the result.
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| Arkansas inmates make longshot bid to avoid double execution Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:44 PM PDT  VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas inmates scheduled for back-to-back lethal injections next month asked the parole board Friday to spare their lives, a longshot bid as the state prepares for an unprecedented four nights of double executions over a 10-day period.
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| Pelosi: 'Today is a great day for our country' Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:00 PM PDT  Moments after President Trump's healthcare bill collapsed, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a press conference: "Today is a great day for our country... It's a victory for the American people"
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| Link seen between Russia and Libyan commander Haftar: U.S. general Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:31 PM PDT  By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces in Africa told reporters on Friday there was an "undeniable" link between Russia and powerful Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, underscoring U.S. concerns about Moscow's deepening role in Libya. Earlier this month Reuters reported that Russia appeared to have deployed special forces to an air base in western Egypt near the border with Libya.
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| Only 8% of Women Know What Age To Start Getting Heart Screenings Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:06 AM PDT  Hint: It's before you can legally drink.
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| Photos of the day - March 25, 2017 Posted: 25 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 25, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 25, 2017") A woman dressed as "Europa" performs during a rally in Berlin marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome; a woman, pushed to the ground by police, tries to defends herself as the police detain an activist during an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus; Pope Francis waves to the faithful from the Popemobile in Milan, Italy, as Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, looks on, after the Angelus in Duomo Square. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
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| Woman Tasered After Calling Cop 'Honey' Settles For $20,000, Police Deny Wrongdoing Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:13 AM PDT  Aranda Wendell sued Stuart Police Department for excessive use of force.
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| 4-Year-Old Boy Saves Unconscious Mom By Unlocking Her Phone With Touch ID, Asking Siri For Help Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT  A four-year-old boy used his unconscious mother's iPhone to call emergency responders by using Touch ID and Siri, U.K. police say.
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| Regional powers to meet over Venezuela crisis: Mexico Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:41 AM PDT  North and South American countries will likely hold a special meeting next week on Venezuela's economic and political crisis, a top Mexican official said on Friday. "The next move will very likely be an extraordinary session of the OAS's permanent council next week," Mexico's ambassador to the OAS, Luis Alfonso de Alba, said on Radio Formula.
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| Company, US want Dakota Access pipeline lake crossing upheld Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:38 AM PDT ![Company, US want Dakota Access pipeline lake crossing upheld]( "Company, US want Dakota Access pipeline lake crossing upheld") BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline and the Army Corps of Engineers want a judge to reject a request by American Indian tribes to revoke permission for the project to cross a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
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| 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:14 PM PDT  An American bad-ass goes topless.
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| Victim's husband appeals for calm after Wisconsin shooting Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:01 PM PDT ![Victim's husband appeals for calm after Wisconsin shooting]( "Victim's husband appeals for calm after Wisconsin shooting") MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to "get caught up in colors" in reacting to the attack.
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| Hamas militant shot dead in Gaza Strip, group blames Israel Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:12 PM PDT ![Hamas militant shot dead in Gaza Strip, group blames Israel]( "Hamas militant shot dead in Gaza Strip, group blames Israel") By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A senior Hamas militant was shot dead near his home in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the group said, blaming Israel for the killing. Mazen Fuqaha, a militant from the occupied West Bank whom Israel released in a prisoner swap in 2011 and exiled to the Gaza Strip, was shot several times, said Hamas police. "Hamas and its (military wing) hold (Israel) and its collaborators responsible for this despicable crime... (Israel) knows that the blood of fighters is not spilled in vain and Hamas will know how to act," the group said in a statement.
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| UN Report Calls For Donations To North Korea As Sanctions Dry Up Aid Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:35 AM PDT  "Chronic food insecurity, early childhood malnutrition and nutrition insecurity" continue to plague North Korea, which has been ranked 98 out of 118 countries in the 2016 Global Hunger Index.
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| Why Canada's the No. 2 Best Country, Again Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:37 AM PDT ![Why Canada's the No. 2 Best Country, Again]( "Why Canada's the No. 2 Best Country, Again") 1. Canada took the top spot in five attributes in the 2017 Best Countries survey, more than any other country: respects property rights, trustworthy, religious freedom, politically stable and well-developed public education system. 3. In a time when nearly 90 percent of global survey respondents agree that there is a global leadership crisis, the election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the end of 2015 only helped improve global perceptions of Canada. A quarter of global survey respondents said that the event improved their view of the country to some extent, while another 62 percent were neutral.
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| After Woman Gets Stuck in Desert for 5 Days, How to Avoid Being Led Astray By Your GPS Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT  Amber VanHecke says she took the turn even though it didn't look right.
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| You've Been Cleaning Your Microwave All Wrong Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:06 AM PDT  Try this time-saving routine instead.
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| Tillerson to meet allies as NATO races to save talks Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:40 PM PDT  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date. "We are currently planning to hold the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 31 March. Consultations on scheduling among Allies are ongoing," a NATO official in Brussels said.
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| Rachel Dolezal struggles after racial identity scandal Posted: 24 Mar 2017 12:51 PM PDT  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A white civil rights leader, fired because she led others to believe she was black, said she struggles to make a living these days because she was portrayed as a fraud.
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| 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Goes Small and High-Tech Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:21 AM PDT   The new, tidier proportioned 2018 Chevrolet Equinox aims straight at the white-hot small-SUV segment. To stand out, the redesigned Equinox brings high-tech features and sound driving dynamics to ...
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| 4 people, including 2 children, found dead in California Posted: 23 Mar 2017 06:35 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police found four people, including two children, dead Thursday in a California home and a suspect was in custody, officials said.
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| North Dakota governor approves concealed guns without a permit Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:08 PM PDT  The law, which takes effect on Aug. 1, mandates that gun owners only need a North Dakota driver's license or state identification card for at least a year before they can carry a concealed firearm in public. Under current regulations, applicants must take a test to obtain a permit which entails fees of more than $100.
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| Police search for missing student in Alabama Posted: 23 Mar 2017 08:17 PM PDT  Investigators searched motels in Decatur, after receiving tips, for Elizabeth Thomas.
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| North Korea Threatens US Over Preemptive Strike Posted: 25 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Kim Jong Un's regime said the U.S. should be prepared for "catastrophic consequences" if it attempts to engage Pyongyang.
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| This is the secret to unclogging sinks and drains anywhere in your house Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:46 PM PDT 
Okay, first things first: there is no miracle product that instantly clears any and every clogged drain. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Do you really think you pour some liquid down the drain in your sink and miraculously clear a fist-sized ball of hair in a matter of minutes? Newsflash... there's not. If you have a very bad clog, you need to snake your drain. It's the only way to handle it. To clear normal clogs and gross odors that happen during the course of normal wear and tear though, these is a secret to unclogging drains and keeping things smelling fresh: Sani Sticks. Drop one of these sticks down your drain to take care of average clogs and embarrassing odors in a matter of hours. Then, drop a new stick down each drain once every month to prevent clogs and odors in the future. Each stick includes enzymes and other ingredients found in a septic tank to break down waste and keep things clear. $17 gets you a pack of 48 Sani Sticks, and it'll be the best $17 you've ever spent. Some highlights from the product page: - Sani Sticks drain sticks eliminate embarrassing odors from drains and prevent clogged sinks
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- Keep your drains clean and odor-free, all year long with Sani Sticks as part of your cleaning supplies
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| Walking on frozen bubbles Posted: 25 Mar 2017 09:15 AM PDT ![Walking on frozen bubbles]( "Walking on frozen bubbles") Paul Zizka, from Alberta, Canada, visits this lake every year — but this is the first time he photographed the magical bubbles at sunrise. The 37-year-old Zizka said there were thousands of bubbles trapped under the ice and he was lucky to see them.
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