| The Plant-Based Burger That Smells, Tastes and Bleeds Like the Real Thing Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:13 AM PDT  Pat Brown, the scientist and chief executive behind the plant-based burger from Impossible Foods, is on a mission to recreate the texture, smell, and flavor of meat that carnivores crave — while cutting down on the waste in meat production.
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| Egypt knife attacker first sat, spoke with 2 German victims Posted: 15 Jul 2017 11:02 AM PDT  HURGHADA, Egypt (AP) — The Egyptian university graduate who stabbed two German women to death at a popular Red Sea resort first sat and spoke to them in fluent German before producing a large kitchen knife and attacking them, security officials said Saturday.
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| UAE wants international monitoring of Qatar Posted: 16 Jul 2017 05:04 PM PDT  A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said international monitoring was needed in the standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, adding he saw signs that the pressure exerted on Doha "was working". Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on Qatar on June 5, cutting diplomatic and transport ties with the tiny Gulf monarchy, accusing it of financing extremist groups and allying with Gulf Arab states arch-foe Iran. Doha denies the accusations.
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| Nevada Marijuana Shortage: State Officials Scramble to Stock up Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:10 AM PDT  Just two weeks after pot sales began, state officials are scrambling to prevent a shortage. The stakes are high — the state budget is counting on millions in anticipated tax revenue from pot sales.
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| A Skydiver Told His Wife He Wasn't Going to Pull Parachute Cord. She Arrived 'Moments' Too Late Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:40 AM PDT  The wife of a skydiver arrived moments too late to save him after he sent her a message saying he wasn't going to pull his parachute cord.
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| Justin Trudeau meets Syrian baby named after him Posted: 16 Jul 2017 06:32 AM PDT  Justin Trudeau has met his younger Syrian namesake. The Canadian Prime Minister came face to face with two-month-old Justin Trudeau Adam Bilan – the son of a Syrian couple who fled war-ravaged Damascus to start a new life in Canada. The boy's parents, Muhammad and Afraa Bilan, named their newborn son after the Prime Minister to pay tribute to his open refugee policy and show their gratitude for the offer of refuge.
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| Iran front pages mourn trailblazing female mathematician Posted: 16 Jul 2017 04:12 AM PDT  Iranian media have hailed trailblazing Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with her image blazoned across newspaper front pages on Sunday. Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, died aged 40 on Saturday in a US hospital after the breast cancer she had been battling for four years spread to her bone marrow. Mirzakhani was born and studied in Iran before leaving to pursue her career in the United States.
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| UK will look to increase punishments for acid attacks: minister Posted: 16 Jul 2017 06:28 AM PDT  Britain will look at tougher punishments for people who attack others using acid, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday, after a spate of incidents in London in recent months. Five acid attacks on moped riders in less than 90 minutes across east London on Thursday left several people with facial burns, the latest in what Rudd described as a "worrying increase" in reports of attacks where acid or similar substances had been used as a weapon. "We can and will improve our response," Rudd wrote in an article for the Sunday Times newspaper.
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| How a Connecticut Nonprofit Aims to Foster Employment for Autism Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:26 AM PDT  Roses for Autism is a non-profit social enterprise that sells roses and a variety other flowers — all proceeds from the sales fund scholarships and career training for transition age Autism.
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| The Latest: US appeals travel ban ruling to Supreme Court Posted: 14 Jul 2017 10:48 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a judge's decision on President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local):
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| Police hunt man who 'tried to pull off woman's hijab' at Baker Street Tube station Posted: 16 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after a man tried to pull off a Muslim woman's hijab and spat at her friend. The woman, who posted about the incident on Twitter, was waiting for a Tube at Baker Street in the early hours of Saturday morning when she was set upon. Tweeting under the name Aniso Abdulkadir, she posted a picture of the man who allegedly attacked her, writing: "This man at Baker Street station forcefully attempted to pull my hijab off and when I instinctively grabbed ahold of my scarf he hit me." She continued: He proceeded to verbally abuse my friends and I, pinning one of them against the wall and spitting in her face— Aniso.safiaadya (@AnisoAbdulkadir) July 15, 2017 Ms Abdulkadir added that a woman who was present was also threatened and verbally abusive. She urged others to share the image in order to identify the suspect, earning more than 24,000 retweets by Sunday afternoon. A man claiming to be the man in the image later identified himself on Twitter and hit back at the allegations. Pawel Uczciwek, 28, from London, said he was sticking up for his girlfriend and attempting to defuse what he called a "racist attack from three random females". Mr Uczciwek wrote: "I would like to confirm I never hit or attacked anyone I simply defused the situation by separating them. "The police is fully cooperating with me and will be able to obtain CCTV footage showing the three women attempting to attack my partner because we are in an interracial relationship." @standardnews@Independent@DailyMailUK@MetroUK@metpoliceuk I did not try to take off her scarf or ask to see her hair— Pawel Uczciwek (@PawelUczciwek) July 16, 2017 A British Transport Police spokesman said the force were investigating the incident and had been sent the statement from Mr Uczciwek. The BBTP spokesman added the matter is being treated as a hate crime. "Behaviour like this is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This incident has been reported to us and we're investigating." Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to get in touch by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.
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| Officers Help Delivery Woman's Baby Boy on Side of the Road Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:03 PM PDT  The baby's head was already coming out when officer's arrived.
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| Honolulu wants to ban cellphone walking. Here's 8 petty laws they could pass instead. Posted: 16 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT  If you are a human with a cell phone, odds are you've broken this law that could soon be passed in Hawaii. On Wednesday, in an extraordinarily ambitious effort to make Hawaii's streets safer, the Honolulu City Council passed a bill that prohibits pedestrians from staring down at their cell phones while crossing the street. Yes, you read that correctly. Hawaii essentially wants to prohibit people from texting and walking. HA, good luck with that. SEE ALSO: So a bunch of Twitter users actually sued Trump for blocking them As CNN reported, if you're caught staring at your phone, in violation of Bill 6, you could be fined anywhere from $15 to $99 unless it's a 911-worthy emergency. Sure it's in the best interest of safety, but the proposed law begs the following massive question. Q: Is this really necessary? A: Hell freaking no. According to councilman Ernie Martin, who voted against the bill, the world has other far more pressing issues that should take priority over walking and texting, like, uh, homelessness. Rather than enforce a law, he suggests a public awareness campaign via social media. Sounds way more fun, and hey, people could even learn about it on their phones while simultaneously walking. Not to mention, this is not a thing that's going to work. Do you think people are going to put down their phones at crosswalks and give up valuable seconds that could be spent potentially right-swiping their soulmate? No. Do you really think anyone is going to resist responding to Slack messages from their boss on-the-go, thereby shattering the illusion that they're already diligently working from their desks instead of running 20 minutes late? LOL good one. We text, we walk, we multi-task. Get over it. Other petty laws the world could use instead While we're on the topic of petty laws, there are SO many pieces of legislation we'd rather see passed. Here are eight other laws that should be enforced: 1. Don't take up the entire sidewalk with your squad when people are trying to pass, OMG. 2. Don't you dare eat food in a way food was not intended to be eaten. (No biting string cheese, no eating pizza crust-first, no ice cubes in your cereal. JFC, people.) 3. No leaving shopping carts in parking spots like an a-hole instead of taking 40 seconds to return them. 4. Don't stand over the yellow line at airport baggage claim. Wait for your damn luggage a respectable distance away from the belt so when you grab it you don't wind up taking out three innocent bystanders. 5. No listening to audio in public without headphones. (Same goes for having conversations on speaker phone.) 6. Thou shalt not post spoilers online. 7. You must clean gym equipment after sweating all over the damn place. 8. Cashiers who hand you change on top of your bills so that it inevitably slides off and embarrasses you should PAY the legal price. What the fresh hell, Hawaii? According to CNN, Brandon Elefante, the Honolulu city councilman who introduced the bill, got this idea from high school students, so you know it's gotta be brilliant. "These high school groups were concerned for their peers being distracted while crossing the streets and looking at their phones instead of looking both ways," Elefante said. "The advancement of technology can sometimes be a distraction and cause people to not pay attention." Since the city council successfully passed the bill, the fate of cellphone addicts in Hawaii now rests in the hands of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. He has 10 business days to make this final life-changing decision. Choose wisely, sir. WATCH: A one-wheeled electric scooter you'll want to show off
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| Hamas says target Israelis after Jerusalem site attack Posted: 15 Jul 2017 02:49 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's militant Hamas rulers on Saturday called on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after a sacred site was closed following a deadly assault there.
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| Five Congo rangers killed in joint army operation to rescue U.S. journalist Posted: 16 Jul 2017 04:25 AM PDT  Five park rangers were killed in a joint operation with the army to rescue an American journalist and three park rangers, who went missing in a wildlife reserve in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen attacked the group late on Friday in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Mambasa territory. Mambasa administrator Alfred Bongwalanga said security forces and park rangers had launched a rescue operation that located the missing members of the group.
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| Buzz Aldrin Is Raising Money to Send People to Mars Posted: 16 Jul 2017 06:44 AM PDT  "We can have a trillion humans in the solar system"
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| West, Russia battle for Balkans gas corridors Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:26 PM PDT  The West and Russia are battling for control of the transport of natural gas through the Balkans, as both sides pursue their geopolitical agenda in the volatile region. Moscow has suffered a series of setbacks in the Balkans. Montenegro has joined NATO, while Macedonia's new social democratic government seems to be distancing itself from its previous pro-Russia stance.
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| Huge California wildfire spreads overnight as crews dig in Posted: 15 Jul 2017 02:58 PM PDT  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters battled on Saturday to gain control of a destructive wildfire burning near Santa Barbara, California that mushroomed in size overnight, pushed by gusty offshore winds into dry brush that has not burned in decades. The Whittier Fire, which broke out July 8 and has already destroyed eight homes, had been more than 50 percent contained on Friday before so-called "Sundowner" winds picked up in the evening, according to a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website. Nearly 3,000 people who were forced to flee their homes near Cachuma Lake and the community of Goleta remained under evacuation orders as fire officials said another evening of Sundowners could drive the flames toward populated areas.
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| Shepard Smith breaks with Fox News line on Trump: 'Why all these lies?' Posted: 15 Jul 2017 07:48 AM PDT  Shepard Smith said: 'The deception, Chris, is mind-boggling. Fox News host Shepard Smith broke with network orthodoxy on Friday, issuing a sharp denunciation of the Trump administration's handling of investigations into its links with Russia. Smith, a relative moderate in the Fox ranks who has decried Trump camp untruths before, described White House "deception" as "mind-boggling".
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| Never marry your daughter: the fatherhood lessons we can all learn from Game of Thrones Posted: 16 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Game of Thrones makes its much anticipated return to TV screens on Sunday. And if the epic fantasy is about anything – aside from politics, dragons, murders, and zombie snowmen – it's about the father-heir relationship. Fathers passing on the lineage of their House, or sentencing their offspring to death for not cutting the family mustard. Sons trying to live up to their father's name, or bumping off the old man for power instead. Yes, those parent-child relationships can be tricky. So, taking examples from the best (and worst) fathers from Westeros, here are a few lessons in parenting that all dads can relate to. Game of Thrones Season 7 trailer 01:35 1. Lead by example (your kids will follow – good or bad) Dad Lesson From: Ned Stark & Roose Bolton You know deep down that you're far from perfect, but your kids will look up to you no matter what. Ned Stark was honourable (to a fault, in fact – it's that kind of integrity that got him executed) and so are his kids (though it got a couple of them executed too). Roose Bolton, on the other hand, was a treacherous double-crosser who turned on the Starks and stole their castle. It's little surprise then, that his son Ramsey grew up to be the North's most vicious delinquent – and murdered his own father so he could have the castle himself. 2. You won't get a minute's peace (not even on the toilet) Dad Lesson From: Tywin Lannister Tywin knows about the unglamorous side of being a dad. You can't even sit on the loo without one of your kids hassling you. I know how he feels. In Tywin's case, it's his Imp son Tyrion, who he's just sentenced to death – the final act of fatherly disappointment. In my case, my eighteen-month-old, who admittedly just wants to sit on my lap or unravel a toilet roll, rather than confronting me about why I never loved him and then skewering me a crossbow. Still annoying though. 3. You can't have favourites (even if one of them is a little b-word) Dad Lesson From: Ned Stark It's arguably the greatest parenting taboo of them all, admitting that you've got a favourite. But chances are, if you're in any way human, the thought has passed through your mind – especially when one of the kids is playing up. But if Lord Eddard Stark has a favourite, he never showed it. Even Jon Snow – the boy Ned raised as his illegitimate son – got equal treatment. You have to admire Ned's commitment to good, fair parenting – especially in a world where the only thing more complicated than the father-son relationships are the father/b*stard son relationships. Jon Snow has turned out pretty well. In fact, a tenner says he's king by the end of the series. 4. Tell your kids they make you proud (no matter how utterly useless they are) Dad Lesson From: Randyll Tarley Lord Tarley, a proud warrior and nobleman, has always been ashamed of his son Samwell, who – to be fair – is a clumsy heffalump who's more interested in books that beheading enemies. Whether we want to admit it or not, a lot of us dads know how Randyll feels. For instance, my five-year-old's performance in the three-legged race last year was an embarrassment for everyone who witnessed it. I would never tell him, of course. I certainly wouldn't have sent him to the Night's Watch for a lifetime of celibacy and servitude. That's asking for guaranteed daddy issues and resentment. 5. Don't spoil them (unless you want to raise a tyrant) Dad Lesson From: Robert Baratheon It's easy to get carried away. You want your kids to have the best. You love the excitement on their faces when they get a new toy or open a bag of sweets. But it's double-edged sword (and it could be a literal double-edged sword, if you're spoiling them with, erm, swords). Look at King Robert Baratheon and his heir Joffrey. Willfully ignoring the fact that Joff's not his biological son, Robert's riches and nonchalant parenting (he only seems bothered about Joffrey when the boy's out-duelled by a girl) turned Joffery into a spoilt brat/sadist monster. Spoilt rotten, you could say. 6. Give your kids some attention (or they'll do crazy things to get it) Dad Lesson From: Balon Greyjoy How many times have you skipped a bedtime story because you were too tired? Or plonked your kids in front the TV because you're too busy? And how many times have the kids played up just to get a few seconds of valuable fatherly attention? If there was ever proof that you'll regret not being an attentive dad, it's Balon Greyjoy. He spurned his estranged son Theon, prompting Theon to seek his father's approval by sacking Winterfell and murdering everyone – which he ended up getting the, well, chop for. Bet Balon wishes he'd just given his son a cuddle as he opened up that parcel containing Theon's favourite body part. 7. You always regret tough love (it really, really burns them) Dad Lesson From: Stannis Baratheon We've all been there. The kids won't eat their dinner. They won't put their shoes on. They're screaming in the backseat. All of a sudden, you snap – raise your voice, dish out some unreasonably tough discipline, then spend the rest of day worrying you've been too harsh and you're somehow psychologically damaging your children. It's that kind of thing that makes fatherhood one long anxious worry. So think about how Stannis Baratheon feels. He dished out the toughest love of all – burning his daughter Shireen at the stake. And she wasn't anywhere near as annoying as my kids are. It's no wonder Stannis welcomed his death at the hand of Brienne just days later. 8. Treat boys and girls the same (girls can play with swords too, you know) Dad Lesson From: Ned Stark & Craster That's not to say gender neutral parenting is the only way (it's a bit hippy-ish, even for the decidedly gender-neutral eunuchs), but it's a sad day when your kids start seeing the world in terms of "boy things" and "girl things" – like their innocence has been lost. Put them on the right track by teaching them boys and girls are equal. Ned Stark – yes, that relentless do-gooder again, but to be fair, he's a ruddy good dad – broke gender norms by letting tomboy Arya swordfight, which put her in good stead. On the flipside, there's wilding nutcase Craster, who's so backward on the whole "boys and girls are equal" thing that he leaves his baby sons out in the woods to be gobbled up by White Walkers. Saying that, he marries his daughters too. Terrible parenting.
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| Chechen leader invokes damnation for gay persecution claims Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:35 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Chechnya's strongman leader has harshly denounced claims that his southern Russian republic has tortured and even killed gay men, denying that there even are any homosexual men in his region.
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| Venezuela opposition votes against Maduro, woman shot dead Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:23 PM PDT  By Alexandra Ulmer and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen in Venezuela shot into a crowd of voters on Sunday, activists said, killing one woman and wounding three others during an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition to push for an end to two decades of socialist rule. Graphic: Venezuela's dark days: http - //tmsnrt.rs/2pPJdRb The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said a pro-government "paramilitary" gang opened fire in Caracas' poor neighborhood of Catia, where thousands were participating in the opposition event. "The day was stained by the killing of a Venezuelan woman who protesting and exercising her rights," said opposition leader Freddy Guevara of the killing of Xiomara Escot.
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| PSA: You might want to look up at the sky on Sunday night Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:53 AM PDT  If you're free on Sunday night and you live within a certain range of northern latitudes, you might want to look out a window. Meteorologists are predicting an aurora borealis, or northern lights show. Do you live where the #Aurora may be visible Sunday night?Don't forget to check the cloud forecast! https://t.co/VyWINDk3xP #AuroraBorealis pic.twitter.com/gmggkmScDv — NWS (@NWS) July 14, 2017 The northern lights are the result of our sun's solar storms, which emit streams of charged particles that can reach Earth. Magnetic fields from the north and south poles pull the particles into the upper or occasionally lower atmosphere, where they collide with neutral particles. The result? A majestic, glowing sky. Oftentimes, the northern lights are only visible at higher latitudes (like in Scandinavia during the summer), but occasionally — as is the case this time, apparently — they'll reach lower down the northern hemisphere. The southern hemisphere can get light shows too, but those southern lights are called aurora australis. If you look at the National Weather Service's map of the upcoming aurora borealis, you can see if the lights are expected to be visible from where you are. Parts of New England, the upper Midwest, the northwest, and Canada should definitely be able to see the lights on Sunday. WATCH: These tiny foods look just like the real thing
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| The Indian woman defying body stereotypes through yoga Posted: 15 Jul 2017 10:24 PM PDT  A plus-sized Indian woman is challenging body stereotypes and defying internet trolls with a series of yoga videos that are proving a hit on social media. Dolly Singh, 34, has gained something of a fan following online for promoting body positivity by showing that size is no barrier to mastering complex yoga moves. "To say 'You can't do this because you have so much weight,' I don't believe that," Singh tells AFP after completing her morning stretch in a Mumbai park.
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| US and Australia test hypersonic missiles that fly at a mile a second Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:33 AM PDT  The US has been testing hypersonic aircraft missiles that could fly at a mile per second. It has collaborated with Australia to research and pilot weapons able to fly at least five times faster than the speed of sound - anywhere from 3,836mph up to 7,700 mph. The round of experiments concluded on 12 July, confirmed Australian defence minister Marise Payne.
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| Trump regrets 'bizarre mistake' of Paris climate pullout, Branson claims Posted: 15 Jul 2017 05:51 PM PDT  Donald Trump regrets the "bizarre mistake" of withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement, Sir Richard Branson has said. Speaking in Brooklyn on Friday, the Virgin Group founder said businesses and cities were firmly behind a transition to low-carbon energy, which made Trump's decision to exit the Paris deal "very, very strange". "With climate change, it's America first and our beautiful globe last, and that seems incredibly sad," said Branson.
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| National Ice Cream Day 2017 Freebies Posted: 15 Jul 2017 04:57 AM PDT  Former President Ronald Reagan observed this day first in 1984, and said ice cream was the "perfect dessert and snack food."
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| 2 Penn State ex-officials begin jail terms in Sandusky case Posted: 15 Jul 2017 12:18 PM PDT  2 Penn State ex-officials begin jail terms in Sandusky case.
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| Columbia settles lawsuit filed by target of mattress protest Posted: 15 Jul 2017 03:11 PM PDT ![Columbia settles lawsuit filed by target of mattress protest]( "Columbia settles lawsuit filed by target of mattress protest") NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has settled a gender bias lawsuit brought by a male student who said the school failed to protect him when a female student called him a rapist and carried a mattress around campus to dramatize her pain.
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| Russia sees growing acceptance of Assad as key to Syria talks Posted: 15 Jul 2017 06:10 AM PDT  By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N.-led Syria talks have a chance of making progress because demands for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad have receded, Russia's ambassador in Geneva, Alexei Borodavkin, told reporters on Saturday. The seventh round of talks, which ended on Friday, had produced positive results, especially a "correction" in the approach of the main opposition delegation, the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee, he said. "The essence of this correction is that during this round the opposition never once demanded the immediate resignation of President Bashar al-Assad and the legitimate Syrian government." The HNC and its backers in Western and Gulf capitals had realized that peace needed to come first, and then political reforms could be negotiated, he said.
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| Three soldiers killed in Ivory Coast barrack shooting Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:33 AM PDT  Three soldiers died after shooting erupted overnight at a base in Ivory Coast, which has been gripped by tensions within the military, security sources said Saturday. Gunfire was heard coming from the barracks at Korhogo, a city in the north of the the West African country, at around 1:00 am (0100 GMT), Adama Coulibaly, a local carpenter reached by phone said. "There are three dead soldiers," an officer told AFP separately, without giving further details.
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| Canceled $30K wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless Posted: 16 Jul 2017 11:10 AM PDT ![Canceled $30K wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless]( "Canceled $30K wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless") INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman didn't want her canceled $30,000 wedding to go to waste, so she threw a dinner party for the homeless.
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| Donald Trump says Mexico border wall must be see-through to stop 'sacks of drugs' landing on people's heads Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:28 AM PDT  The US President estimated "anywhere from 700 to 900 miles" of barricades were needed between the two countries, with mountains and rivers providing "natural barriers" along the rest of the 2,000-mile frontier. A border wall to fight illegal immigration was one of Mr Trump's key election campaign promises. Speaking on a flight from Washington to Paris, Mr Trump told reporters on board Air Force One that it was vital border agents could see through the wall to be aware of oncoming dangers.
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| 6 Massive Things Smaller Than The Iceberg That Just Broke Off Antarctica Posted: 15 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  The iceberg that just broke off from Antarctica is one of the largest ever recorded. Here's how it stacks up against locations around the world.
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| China rescues 49 tourists stranded on island by typhoon Posted: 16 Jul 2017 04:17 AM PDT ![China rescues 49 tourists stranded on island by typhoon]( "China rescues 49 tourists stranded on island by typhoon") Forty-nine tourists stranded on an island off the coast of China's southern Guangdong province have been picked up and taken to safety as Typhoon Talas approaches, authorities said on Sunday. The tourists belonged to four camping groups that had been stranded on Nanpeng island some 35 km (22 miles) east of Yangjiang city on the mainland, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement. On Sunday morning, all of the tourists were transferred safely to a ship and a helicopter dispatched by the Guangzhou-headquartered Nanhai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.
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| How to Survive the Whole30 Challenge and Live to Tell the Tale Posted: 15 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Liz, Caitlyn, and Brian — all had different motivations for starting the Whole30, from attempting to self-diagnose some minor health issues to trying to break unhealthy eating habits formed in college dining halls. But interestingly enough, all three jumped into the program pretty quickly. "You almost have to dive in," Brian told me. Each also faced their own unique challenges throughout the 30 days. "I thought about pasta a lot," Liz confessed.
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| Venezuelan prosecutor seeks conditional release for Utah man Posted: 14 Jul 2017 07:59 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's chief prosecutor on Friday requested the conditional release of a Utah man and his wife detained for over a year on weapons charges in a case that has further rankled already tense relations with the U.S.
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| Brain scanning could improve dementia diagnosis for two thirds of patients, study finds Posted: 16 Jul 2017 01:30 AM PDT  Routine brain scanning could improve dementia diagnosis for two thirds of patients, ending years of misdiagnosis, a study has found. Currently the only way to determine whether Alzheimer's is present is to look at the brain of a patient after death. For patients who are still alive, doctors usually use special cognitive tests which monitor memory and everyday skills such as washing and dressing, but the results are often be misleading or inaccurate. Now new findings presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London show that Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans altered the diagnoses for more than two thirds people. Currently people with early stage Alzheimer's can wait up to four years to receive a correct diagnosis because PET scans are rarely carried out on the NHS as they cost up to £3,000 a time. But PET scans show the build-up of sticky amyloid plaques in the brain which prevent neurons from communicating and eventually kill areas, wiping out memories and can help with a definitive diagnosis. Thousands of people are misdiagnosed because the NHS does not carry out routine brain scanning for people with suspected dementia Credit: Paula Solloway/Alamy Not only do scans pick up problems early, when drugs or lifestyle changes could make a difference, but they could also help reassure people who are suffering mild memory problems that they do not have the disease. Dr David Reynolds, Chief Scientific Officer at Alzheimer's Research UK said: "Diagnosing dementia is a complex challenge, and doctors have to gather a range of clues to create a picture of what is going on in the brain. "This new research highlights that value that amyloid brain scans can bring in helping doctors make a more informed diagnosis, either by indicating or ruling out Alzheimer's as the possible cause of someone's dementia symptoms. "The current drive for life-changing dementia treatments means that in the future, the use of amyloid PET scans or other innovative diagnostic methods will be important to ensure that new medicines reach the right people at the right time." The difference between dementia and Alzheimers – in 60 seconds 01:06 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans work by picking up how good parts of the brain are at sucking up glucose, which is injected into the body bound to a radioactive tracer which can be seen on screen. Parts of the brain that are clogged up and not functioning will not light up. The new study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden involving 135 people who had been referred for memory problems found that 68 per cent had a change in diagnosis, following the scans. A separate study led by GE Healthcare in the UK analysed data from four previous studies looking at the use of brain amyloid PET scans in the process of dementia diagnosis, combining information from 1106 people, found the use of brain amyloid PET scans led to a change in diagnosis in 20 per cent of people. "A negative brain PET scan indicating sparse to no amyloid plaques rules out Alzheimer's disease as the cause of dementia symptoms," said Dr James Hendrix, Alzheimer's Association Director of Global Science Initiatives. "This makes it a valuable tool to clarify an uncertain or difficult diagnosis. Misdiagnosis is costly to health systems, and expensive and distressing to persons with dementia and their families."
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| Row over Netanyahu invite to Paris Vel d'Hiv ceremony Posted: 15 Jul 2017 06:27 PM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Paris Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of a notorious roundup of thousands of Jews, an invitation that has angered his critics. Sunday's ceremony marks the day in 1942 that officials of the Vichy regime in Nazi-occupied France, began rounding up more than 13,000 Jews in the Velodrome d'Hiver, an indoor cycle track in Paris. Netanyahu arrives just after a surge of violence in Israel, where a gun attack by three Arab Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City Friday left two Israeli police officers and the attackers dead.
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| Sekulow on Russia meeting: 'If this was nefarious, why'd the Secret Service allow these people in?' Posted: 16 Jul 2017 05:35 AM PDT  Trump legal team member Jay Sekulow is interviewed on "This Week."
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| Afghan girls robotics team arrives in US just in time Posted: 15 Jul 2017 07:01 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump.
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| Square, Inc, 'Internet Troll' Engage Into War Of Words Posted: 16 Jul 2017 01:24 AM PDT  In a series of comments, Square Inc. attempted to shut up the Twitter user that goes by the name of "Fart Sandwich."
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| The Real-Life 'Notebook': Dementia-Stricken Wife Celebrates 65 Years of Marriage to Husband Posted: 15 Jul 2017 06:35 AM PDT  Like the movie, Ruby Coleman has dementia and her husband's face is one of the few she recognizes.
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| China air force says conducted 'multiple' long-range missions this week Posted: 15 Jul 2017 06:40 AM PDT ![China air force says conducted 'multiple' long-range missions this week]( "China air force says conducted 'multiple' long-range missions this week") China's air force said on Saturday that its fighters and bombers conducted "multiple" long-range drills far out at sea this week, including flying near Japan and self-ruled Taiwan, in what it said was a test of its ability to operate over the sea. In a statement on its official microblog, the air force said its aircraft had flown through both the Miyako Strait - which lies between two southern Japanese islands - and the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan and the Philippines. "China's air force over the past week conducted multiple drills far out at sea, with H-6K bombers and many other types of aircraft flying through the Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait, testing actual battle capabilities over the sea," it said.
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