| White House Praises Trump's Empty Afghanistan Speech As Very Presidential Posted: 22 Aug 2017 06:23 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Following President Donald Trump's primetime address on Monday, which provided little substance on U.S. strategy in a nearly 16-year war in Afghanistan, White House officials went on TV to give full-throated endorsements of Trump briefly staying on message and reading from a teleprompter.
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| US Navy crash: 10 sailors missing after destroyer USS John McCain collides with oil tanker off Singapore Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:48 PM PDT  Ten sailors are missing after an American warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore in the second accident involving US Navy destroyers in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while heading to Singapore for a routine port call, the Navy said in a statement. "Initial reports indicate John S McCain sustained damage to her port side aft," the Navy said.
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| Barcelona attacker stabbed man to death during escape: police Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:16 AM PDT  By Angus Berwick BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain asked the rest of Europe to join the hunt for a young man thought to have been the driver in last week's deadly van attack in Barcelona as police said on Monday that he had also hijacked a car and killed its occupant during his escape. After driving at high speed into crowds on the city's famous avenue Las Ramblas last Thursday, killing 13 people, the suspected Islamist militant fled on foot and then hijacked the car as it was being parked, stabbing the driver to death, police said. The suspect, Moroccan-born Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, then drove the hijacked car through a police checkpoint, police said.
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| Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, apologizes for nasty Instagram spat Posted: 22 Aug 2017 12:08 PM PDT  Louise Linton, the 36-year-old Scottish actress newly wedded to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, sparked a national kerfuffle Monday when she got into a spat with one of her Instagram followers.
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| 4 Surprising Facts About the Total Solar Eclipse Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Snake-like figures can emerge in the shadows
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| Young Mother Crushed to Death Hours After Giving Birth When Hospital Elevator Malfunctions: Reports Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:54 PM PDT  Rocio Cortes Nunez, 25, had just given birth to her third child when she was killed in a freak hospital accident.
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| US Embassy in Russia stops issuing tourist visas for 8 days Posted: 21 Aug 2017 11:47 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said Monday it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.
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| Whale Spotted Swimming In Shallow Waters Off Cape Cod Coast Posted: 22 Aug 2017 04:09 AM PDT  The baby whale spotted swimming close to the shore was emaciated and very skinny, authorities said.
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| Venezuela's top prosecutor has left Colombia for Brazil Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:31 AM PDT  Venezuela's top prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who fled the socialist country last week, has left Colombia for Brazil, Colombia's migration agency said on Tuesday. "Today the attorney general of Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Diaz, left en route to Brazil," the agency said in a statement. Ortega, who has become a vocal opponent of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's unpopular government in recent months, arrived in Colombia on Friday with her legislator husband, saying she feared for her life.
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| US support for neo-Nazis hits nearly double digits, new poll finds Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:53 AM PDT  Nine per cent of Americans say holding neo-Nazi or white supremacist views is acceptable, according to a new poll. The Washington Post ABC poll was carried out in the wake of the deadly racially-charged violence which erupted at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville earlier this month. According to the survey, 83 per cent of Americans think holding neo-Nazi views is unacceptable.
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| Duterte faces nationwide revolt over drugs war after killing of schoolboy sparks outrage Posted: 22 Aug 2017 04:14 AM PDT  A horrifying image of a schoolboy being dragged to a violent death in a dirty alleyway has galvanised the Philippines against a brutal state-led war on drugs that has killed over 12,500 people in the last year. For a nation now largely immune to the bloodied corpses of alleged small time drugs users and dealers dumped on the streets, the graphic reports of the final moments of Kian Delos Santos, 17, who was allegedly shot three times by undercover police officers, have been too much to bear. His killing last week has united the public, senior politicians and the Catholic Church into the most significant sweep of mass protests since President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for a savage crackdown on drugs after his election last June. Most of the 12,500 casualties have been killed by masked assassins. An estimated 3,500 have been killed in police shoot-outs, which officers often claim were self-defence. Protesters wearing masks depicting victims of extra judicial killings taking part in a demonstration against the killings of suspected drug users in Manila Credit: AFP In the case of Delos Santos, the police initially claimed he had fired first. But their story was contradicted by witnesses and CCTV footage that showed the teenager being dragged down alleyways into a dead-end corner where he was asked to run with a gun, and shot when he did. He was heard screaming "Please can I go home, I have school tomorrow." Delos Santos is one of 81 people killed last week during mass police raids in what was the bloodiest period of the drugs war so far. His bullet-ridden, semi-naked body was found in a foetal position with a gun in his hand. Speaking to Rappler news, his parents, Saldy and Lorenza, said he was a well-behaved teenager who loved watching YouTube and who helped with the family shop. His only vice was eating cheese-flavoured crisps. Protesters display placards and candles outside the wake for slain Delos Santos Credit: AP On the night he died, his father gave him a prescient warning to come home early. "You know how it is on our street, it could be dangerous," Saldy said. Images of his devastated parents, comforting each other by his open casket have since dominated the local media. "I need to speak up for my son," Lorenza told reporters. Saldy Delos Santos hit out at police attempts to smear his son's name by alleging he was a drugs runner. "We are the victims here. We are the ones you should help," he said. Several children have been caught in the crossfire of the drugs war, but the killing of Delos Santos has resonated in a way that none other has done before. Saldy Delos Santos comforts his son's girlfriend at his wake Credit: AP Church leaders have led the outcry, pledging to ring church bells every evening in protest. The senate has launched an inquiry into the escalation in killings, and people have gathered in candlelit vigils. Vice-president Leni Robredo, said Delos Santos could have been her own child. "How many Kians have we had? How many more Kians will follow?" she asked. Three police officers, suspected of the murder, are currently in custody while the case is probed. Mr Duterte's hardline stance wavered on Monday when he said if they were guilty they would "rot in jail." Meanwhile the poignancy of his son's future ambitions are not lost on Delos Santos' father. "They killed an innocent child. And to think, he wanted to be a policeman," he said.
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| 2019 Jeep Wrangler Pickup: Everything We Know Posted: 22 Aug 2017 06:52 AM PDT  We can't wait for this truck.
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| Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:32 AM PDT ![Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore]( "Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore") Divers have found the remains of some of the 10 sailors who went missing when a US destroyer collided with a tanker off Singapore, the navy said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident involving an American warship. The US Navy has announced a fleet-wide global investigation after the incident Monday involving the USS John S. McCain and the merchant vessel, which left a gaping gash in the destroyer's hull.
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| Facts about the US solar eclipse on August 21 Posted: 21 Aug 2017 02:29 AM PDT  On Monday, August 21, for the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will march across the entire United States. "The Great American Eclipse" will cast a shadow over the whole country, moving diagonally from Oregon in the northwest to South Carolina in the southeast. This is the first eclipse to pass over the United States in the 21st century.
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| Wounded congressman says return based on doctors' advice Posted: 21 Aug 2017 11:33 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Louisiana congressman shot at a baseball practice in mid-June is telling colleagues that his return to the Capitol will be based on his doctors' advice and a date has not yet been determined.
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| Chelsea Manning Has Epic Response To Tweeter Who Wants Her 'Shot For Treason' Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:15 AM PDT  Former Army intelligence analyst and transgender activist Chelsea Manning responded in the best way Monday night to a violent message she received on Twitter.
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| Saudi crown prince discusses Mideast peace with U.S. officials Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:59 AM PDT ![Saudi crown prince discusses Mideast peace with U.S. officials]( "Saudi crown prince discusses Mideast peace with U.S. officials") Saudi Arabia's crown prince met senior U.S. officials including presidential adviser Jared Kushner in Jeddah on Tuesday and discussed efforts to bring about peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, Saudi state news agency SPA said. Mohammed bin Salman also discussed ways to combat terrorist financing with Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, as well as U.S. negotiator Jason Greenblatt and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, SPA said.
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| Gunman opens fire at Ohio judge, who takes out gun and fires back Posted: 21 Aug 2017 09:05 AM PDT  The judge was wounded, and the suspect killed, in an 8am shoot out. Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr was heading to work at a courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, where he had worked for 20 years, when he was attacked by a lone gunman. Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said the suspect in Monday's shooting waited in a car outside the courthouse for almost an hour before Mr Bruzzese arrived.
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| Spain suspect admits terror cell planned bigger attack Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:03 AM PDT  An alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge Tuesday that he and other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, was the first of four surviving suspects to be questioned in Madrid's National Court, which deals with terror-related cases, over the attacks in Barcelona and a seaside resort that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people. The Spaniard was injured in an accidental explosion at a makeshift bomb factory on Wednesday evening that killed an imam, Abdelbaki Es Satty, thought to have radicalised him and other young suspects.
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| 2018 BMW M5: 600 Horsepower, All-Wheel Drive, and 189 MPH! Posted: 21 Aug 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Bavaria's supersedan is on track.
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| Solar eclipse 2017: What time and where is it, plus the science behind it Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:42 AM PDT  In just a few hours, all of North America will witness a total solar eclipse for the first time in 99 years, where the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, casting darkness across swathes of the Earth's surface - with up to 14 states shrouded in complete blackout. FOLLOW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH OUR LIVEBLOG NOW! Millions in US gather to gaze at rare total eclipse 01:44 What's happening? Dubbed the Great American Eclipse, the spectacular moment will see the Sun, the Moon and the Earth become perfectly aligned in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle seen from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Beginning at 18:16 BST, we Brits will only be able to see the total solar eclipse on our screens. However, although we won't see a perfect alignment in the UK we will be able to see a partial eclipse over the course of the evening (where the moon covers only a part of the sun). 10 amazing places in America to watch the 2017 solar eclipse Who will be able to see the Great American Eclipse? Everyone in North America, parts of South America, Africa and Europe - including the UK - will see at least a partial solar eclipse, where the moon covers only a part of the sun. However, 14 states across the United States will experience a total solar eclipse with more than two minutes of darkness descending in the middle of the day over the course of 100 minutes. More than 12 million Americans live inside the path of totality and more than half of the nation live within 400 miles of it. Millions more are expected to travel to cities along the path to witness the phenomenon. Where and when to see the eclipse What causes an eclipse? The diameter of the Sun is 400 times that of the Moon but it lies 400 times further away - which means if you are in exactly the right alignment on the surface of the Earth at the right time, you will see the two celestial bodies overlap exactly. What creates a total solar eclipse There's a Great American Eclipse Google Doodle (US only) Great American Eclipse 2017 What areas will see total blackout? Anyone within the path of totality will see the sky become dark for several minutes as the moon completely covers the sun. The path is relatively thin, around 70 miles wide, and stretches from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. It will first be seen at Lincoln Beach, Oregon at 9:05 PDT, with totality beginning at 10:16 PDT. Over the next 90 minutes, it will cross through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North and end near Charleston, South Carolina at 14:28 EDT. The lunar shadow will leave the US at 04:09 EDT. Its longest duration will be near Carbondale, Illinois, where the sun will be completely covered for two minutes and 40 seconds. What time can I see the total eclipse? Here are the mid-eclipse times for some of the major towns and cities along the path of totality, according to Nasa. All times are local. Where to see it | The Great American solar eclipse Will there be a live stream of the eclipse? Yes - Nasa will host an Eclipse Megacast for four hours during the eclipse which will be picked up by local, national and international TV stations. You can also follow all the action via the Telegraph. How can I see the eclipse safely? Never look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye risking permanent eye damage and blindness. Also, viewers must never use binoculars or a telescope. Wear special eclipse viewing glasses - not ordinary sunglasses - or construct a simple pinhole camera which projects an image of the Sun onto a blank piece of paper. Solar eclipse: how to watch the eclipse safely Where can I see the eclipse in the UK? Sadly there won't be a total eclipse in Britain but we will be treated to a slight partial eclipse which will still be worth watching. It will be visible in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on August 21 - but make sure you're in a spot where there's no cloud. The partial eclipse begins when the Moon touches the Sun's edge which will be close to the horizon from 19:40, so make sure you have free sight to west-northwest. The maximum eclipse - when the moon is closest to the centre of the Sun- will occur at 20:04. Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to west-northwest for the best view of the eclipse. UK eclipse circumstances for August 21 2017 When will Britain next see a solar eclipse? There was a pretty spectacular eclipse in Britain in March 2015, but the last total eclipse in the UK was in August 1999. You might be waiting a while for the next decent one too - it won't take place until August 12, 2026. On that date up to 95 per cent of the Sun will be obscured. Britain will not see a total solar eclipse until September 23, 2090. A total solar eclipse will next be visible in the UK in... How we watched the 1999 solar eclipse - in 90 seconds 01:42 Total solar eclipses in history Eclipses have both fascinated and terrified civilisations for centuries. When King Henry I of England, the son of William the Conqueror, died in 1133, his death happened to coincide with a total solar eclipse plummeting the nation into darkness for four minutes and 38 seconds. Historian William of Malmesbury wrote in 1140 that "the darkness was so great that people at first thought the world was ending."
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| US Navy orders worldwide 'operational pause' after warship crashes off Singapore Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:52 AM PDT  The US Navy has ordered a "worldwide operational pause" after a warship crashed into a merchant vessel in Singapore. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson called for the one-day pause for a safety review to be carried out over the next few weeks within the separate commands. The USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker off the coast of the Asian island in the early morning of 21 August resulting in five injuries and 10 missing sailors.
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| Russian flight attendant sues airline for discrimination Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:01 AM PDT  LOBNYA, Russia (AP) — "Old, fat and ugly" is what Yevgeniya Magurina jokingly calls a group of flight attendants of Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot who she claims have been sidelined in an apparent drive to make the cabin crew younger and more physically attractive. She is one of just two women who have taken one of the world's largest airlines to court for that.
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| Jake Tapper Schools Paul Ryan On How To Respond To Nazis And Bigots Posted: 21 Aug 2017 09:40 PM PDT  CNN's Jake Tapper showed House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) how to unequivocally denounce the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who incited deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month.
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| Pakistan must adopt a different approach to terrorism: Tillerson Posted: 22 Aug 2017 11:52 AM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday that Pakistan must adopt a different approach to terrorism and the United States will condition its support on Islamabad's delivering results in this area. "There's been an erosion in trust because we have witnessed terrorist organizations being given safe haven inside of Pakistan to plan and carry out attacks against U.S. servicemen, U.S. officials, disrupting peace efforts inside of Afghanistan," Tillerson told reporters in the State Department.
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| Trump’s Presidential Afghanistan Speech Posted: 22 Aug 2017 04:49 AM PDT  Details may be slim, but the president nailed the "why" of America's longest war — and boldly went against his political base.
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| Uber Ride Ends In Video Of Ramapage Posted: 21 Aug 2017 01:27 PM PDT  This Uber ride ended in disaster.
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| Solar eclipse 2017: Aerial photos show staggering number of people gathering in Oregon to see event Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:47 AM PDT  Thousands of people have descended on Oregon to witness the total solar eclipse, with the state first to witness the "line of totality" where the sun appears completely covered by the moon. Oregon State Police have been documenting the increase in traffic across Oregon since last week, showing aerial pictures of a 15-mile stretch of backed up traffic on Thursday as people travelled to the state to be ready for the eclipse. On Sunday aerial shots from Prineville Police Department showed the staggering size of the crowds gathered at the Symbiosis Gathering, also called the Oregon Eclipse Festival 2017, taking place on the Big Summit Prairie, and of the Oregon Star party.
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| Men Partially Blinded From A Solar Eclipse Warn Others To Watch Safely Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  That's how long two Oregon men say they looked at a partial solar eclipse with their naked eyes 55 years ago before it burned their retinas, causing permanent blindness.
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| Mexican soldiers seize 140 pounds of fentanyl at US border Posted: 22 Aug 2017 07:24 AM PDT ![Mexican soldiers seize 140 pounds of fentanyl at US border]( "Mexican soldiers seize 140 pounds of fentanyl at US border") MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers in northern Mexico say they have seized a surprisingly large stash of the powerful opioid fentanyl from a truck near the U.S. border.
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| India says China stand-off will end soon Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  India's home minister said Monday he believed a border standoff with China would end soon, after new footage emerged showing border guards from both countries fighting on a disputed patch of land in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. Indian and Chinese soldiers have for more than two months been facing off over a separate territorial dispute in the Doklam plateau, which India says is Bhutanese territory and which China claims for itself. On Monday Home Minister Rajnath Singh said India wanted peaceful relations with its neighbours as he addressed a unit of border guards in the capital Delhi.
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| France ditches plans to give Macron's wife paid role after backlash Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:10 AM PDT ![France ditches plans to give Macron's wife paid role after backlash]( "France ditches plans to give Macron's wife paid role after backlash") The office of President Emmanuel Macron rowed back on Monday from plans to give his wife Brigitte Macron a formal, paid role, after a public backlash which threatened to undermine his broader agenda of change and modernization. In a statement, the presidency said Brigitte Macron would carry out "certain tasks" on behalf of the state, but would not get a salary, budget or separate office, instead working out of the Elysee Palace. More than 220,000 people signed a petition against the initial plans for her position, accusing President Macron of nepotism.
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| Sheriff: 2 elderly couples in NC killed while playing cards Posted: 22 Aug 2017 12:10 PM PDT ![Sheriff: 2 elderly couples in NC killed while playing cards]( "Sheriff: 2 elderly couples in NC killed while playing cards") ENFIELD, N.C. (AP) — Four elderly North Carolina people found shot to death after an apparent home invasion were killed while they played cards, a sheriff said Tuesday.
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| Commander of US navy orders worldwide 'operational pause' as analysts suspect crew fatigue may be factor in naval collision Posted: 21 Aug 2017 09:58 AM PDT  The US navy has ordered a worldwide "operational pause" to reassess its fleet, after the second accident involving a US warship and a merchant ship in Asia in about two months left 10 sailors missing off the coast of Singapore. The USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker before dawn on Monday, sending water flooding into the hull and sparking a four-nation search for the missing men. US president Donald Trump, asked on returning to the White House after his holiday for his response to the collision, replied: "That's too bad" – comments that were roundly condemned on social media. Mr Trump later tweeted: "Thoughts & prayers are w/ our @USNavy sailors aboard the #USSJohnSMcCain where search & rescue efforts are underway." Thoughts & prayers are w/ our @USNavy sailors aboard the #USSJohnSMcCain where search & rescue efforts are underway. https://t.co/DQU0zTRXNU— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 21, 2017 The accident – the second in two months involving a destroyer with the 7th Fleet – caused Admiral John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, to order an immediate halt to operations. "This trend demands more forceful action," he said. "As such, I have directed an operational pause be taken in all of our fleets around the world." Seven sailors died in June when the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship collided in waters off Japan. USS John S McCain, seen after the collision with the oil tanker Jim Mattis, the defence secretary, said that an urgent review was being carried out. "He has put together a broader inquiry to look into these incidents," said Mr Mattis. The 7th Fleet, with its headquarters in Japan, is the largest of the US navy's forwarddeployed fleets, comprised of up to 70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 sailors. But it is also one of the most stretched. Donald Trump stops to talk with a Marine Corps officer and his family as he returns to the White House on Sunday Credit: AP Its position in the Indo-Asia Pacific region means that it is on the frontline of exercises around the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Seas. In the last 12 months there have been four accidents - the most recent of which, the USS Fitzgerald collision in June, cost seven sailors their lives and resulted in the firing last week of the ship's commanding officer, executive officer and senior enlisted officer. Although the cause of the USS John S. McCain collision is not yet clear, analysts told The Telegraph they believed that human error caused by exhaustion could be to blame. "I do think questions will be asked over the deployment of the fleet," said Ridzwan Rahmat, a Singapore-based naval expert with IHS Jane's. "I'm not surprised. The first thing that came to my mind was concern about the tempo of operations." USS John S. McCain seen after a collision, in Singapore waters Credit: Reuters Mr Rahmat said that "crew fatigue" could be a factor. "I wouldn't say the US was pushing its navy too far, too fast. But it is maybe stretching its resources." Nick Childs, senior fellow for naval forces and maritime security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, agreed that fatigue was "something you would look at". "At the very least, it raises questions over procedures and training," said Mr Childs. "At a situation of high tempo operations, you need to maintain training levels." He added that the substantial damage suffered to both the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain – which limped into port in Singapore on Monday – would only exacerbate the problem. "The virtue of ships, of course, is that they can be moved around. But would you pull them from the Middle East, causing consternation in Europe about President Putin? "There is a strong political push for the US navy to be built up. But how much money do you want to spend? A Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officer shows to the media the area of the search and rescue operations for missing personnel of USS John S. McCain in Putrajaya, Malaysia Credit: Reuters "There is no doubt the US navy has the best equipped ships in the world, with a high level of competence and training. But questions about the deployments will certainly be asked." The navy review will look at the 7th Fleet's performance, including personnel, navigation capabilities, maintenance, equipment, surface warfare training, munitions, certifications and how sailors move through their careers. Admiral Richardson on Monday directed fleet commanders to get together with leaders and command officials to make sure all appropriate actions are being taken now to ensure safety. He said the more comprehensive review would look at operational tempo and trends in personnel, materiel, maintenance and equipment, to ensure there are no bigger problems in the fleet that may be masked by the high pace of operations and budget uncertainties. "This review will be on a very tight timetable," said Admiral Richardson. "I want to get frequent updates. This requires urgent action and se need to get to it and take corrective action."
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| More Than 2 Dozen Puppies Found in a Hot Van: 'They Were Literally on Top of Each Other' Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:59 AM PDT  The puppies were severely dehydrated after their ordeal.
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| People All Over Are Saying Their Eyes Hurt From The Solar Eclipse Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:13 AM PDT  Many Americans experienced a really incredible solar eclipse on Monday and a fair amount of them have since been complaining on Twitter.
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| Lebanese army finds anti-aircraft missiles in Islamic State cache Posted: 21 Aug 2017 11:28 AM PDT  Lebanon's army found anti-aircraft missiles among with a cache of weapons in an area abandoned by Islamic State militants, it said on Monday. The arms cache also included mortars, medium and heavy machine guns, assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank weapons, anti-personnel mines, improvised explosive devices and ammunition. On Saturday Lebanon's army began an operation to dislodge Islamic State from its small enclave in the mountains straddling the border with Syria.
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| Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace over Dakota pipeline Posted: 22 Aug 2017 01:10 PM PDT  Energy Transfer Partners LP on Tuesday sued Greenpeace and other environmental groups, accusing them of launching an "eco-terrorism" campaign aimed at blocking the Dakota Access Pipeline, the center of months of opposition by Native American and green groups. The pipeline operator said Greenpeace, Earth First and other organizations engaged in "acts of terrorism" to solicit donations and interfere with its pipeline construction activities, damaging its "critical business and financial relationships." ETP said the groups' actions and negative publicity against it, its sister company Energy Transfer Equity LP and other firms caused billions of dollars in damages. Greenpeace USA General Counsel Tom Wetterer said the company's lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court in Bismarck, North Dakota, "abuse(d) the legal system to silence legitimate advocacy work." In May the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline began interstate crude oil delivery, but a federal appeals court judge in June ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its environmental review of the line, opening up the possibility that the line could be shut at a later date.
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| The stray dogs of Chernobyl Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:28 AM PDT ![The stray dogs of Chernobyl]( "The stray dogs of Chernobyl") An estimated 900 stray dogs live in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, many of them likely the descendants of dogs left behind following the mass evacuation of residents in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster. Volunteers, including veterinarians and radiation experts from around the world, are participating in an initiative called the Dogs of Chernobyl, launched by the nonprofit Clean Futures Fund. Participants capture the dogs, study their radiation exposure, vaccinate them against parasites and diseases including rabies, tag the dogs and release them again into the exclusion zone.
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| Iran says only 5 days needed to ramp up uranium enrichment Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:04 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's atomic chief said Tuesday the Islamic Republic needs only five days to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent, a level at which the material could quickly be further enriched for use in a nuclear weapon.
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| Erdogan says top Turkish general must accept demotion Posted: 21 Aug 2017 07:08 AM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday warned a top Turkish general who played a key role in defeating last year's failed coup and led a cross-border operation in Syria that he must accept a surprise demotion without rancour. In a rare show of tension between the military and Erdogan, Turkish media reported that Lieutenant General Zekai Aksakalli had wanted to resign from the armed forces after he was moved from special forces chief to a less significant position. Whatever task is assigned, a soldier goes and fulfils their duty there," Erdogan said after Aksakalli was assigned as commander of the army's 2nd Corps, based on the Gallipoli peninsula in northwestern Turkey.
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