| Rep. Peter King says secret memo will show 'serious improper behavior' Posted: 30 Jan 2018 10:18 PM PST  Rep. Pete King says a secret memo at the center of a partisan dispute shows "serious improper behavior" in the Justice Department's inquiry into President Donald Trump's campaign.
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| Second Person Of Interest Related To Las Vegas Massacre Admits Selling Gunman Ammo Posted: 31 Jan 2018 11:15 AM PST  A second person of interest related to last year's mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival was identified as an ammunition dealer who sold to gunman Stephen Paddock, according to newly unsealed court documents.
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| Trump SOTU Fell Short on Truth Posted: 30 Jan 2018 12:10 PM PST  Senator Kamala Harris shares her reaction to Donald Trump's State of the Union address, with particular criticism of his characterization of the tax bill and Trump's treatment of immigrants.
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| Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn’t About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom. Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST  Protests have swept across Iran in recent weeks, the largest in almost a decade, as Iranians take to the streets to protest abysmal economic conditions and allegations of widespread corruption.
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| Correction: Deadly Car Wash Shooting story Posted: 31 Jan 2018 03:41 PM PST  In a story Jan. 28 about the shooting deaths of four people at a car wash, The Associated Press, relying on information from state police, misspelled the first name of one of the female victims. She was Cortney Snyder, not Courtney.
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| Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants found crammed in truck near US-Mexico border Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:53 AM PST  Immigration authorities have found nearly 80 people crammed into the back of a truck trying to enter the US without proper documents. The truck was travelling on highway in Laredo, Texas, near the US-Mexico border when the driver was pulled over. At least 13 were found to be unaccompanied children.
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| Mom of guilty teen in 'Slender Man' case on hearing daughter admit to stabbing Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:46 PM PST  Morgan Geyser's mother Angie Geyser told ABC's David Muir that her daughter's police interrogation tape "is very difficult to watch... I couldn't believe what I was hearing."
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| Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shooting Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:09 AM PST  A senior Hamas official has died in Gaza three weeks after shooting himself in the head in what officials described as an accident, the Palestinian Islamist group announced Tuesday. Imad al-Alami, a former member of Hamas's highest political body and its ambassador to Iran, died overnight, a Hamas statement said. Alami was wounded on January 9 while "inspecting his personal weapon in his home" in Gaza, Hamas said at the time.
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| Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war data Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:17 AM PST  The Defense Department is withholding important figures about how the nation's longest war is going, a watchdog office says. The latest quarterly report omits such data as the size of Afghan forces and the number of districts under Taliban control.
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| Trump's 1st State of the Union vs. Obama's: By the numbers Posted: 30 Jan 2018 10:09 PM PST  A comparison of President Trump's first State of the Union address with that of his predecessor.
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| State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In Hawaii Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST  The emergency worker responsible for sending a false missile alert to people in Hawaii earlier this month actually believed there was an incoming ballistic missile, The Washington Post reports.
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| GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The Spot Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:04 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested.
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| FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island's largest city.
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| Second Hong Kong WW2 bomb in a week sparks evacuation Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:03 AM PST  A second wartime bomb was discovered at a construction site in the heart of Hong Kong within a week, prompting thousands of people to evacuate on Wednesday and stores to shutter. Police sealed off parts of the busy Wan Chai district and ferry services crossing the Victoria Harbour were suspended as experts worked to unearth the explosive, an operation that would likely continue overnight. The bomb was found at the same construction site along the harbour front as a 450-kilogram explosive that was successfully defused on Saturday.
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| 'This Has Got to Stop.' Scott Baio Denies Nicole Eggert's Sexual Abuse Allegations Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:43 AM PST  'Why would I have a concern over something that I didn't do?'
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| Trump's State Of The Union Keeps Up His Racist Fight With Black Athletes Posted: 30 Jan 2018 07:31 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump used his first State of the Union address to continue his attacks on black NFL players and other athletes who have kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
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| Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In) Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:08 PM PST  The future is looking bright for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is set for massive growth as the program finally reaches maturity and enters into full rate production. "Our F-35 program, during the fourth quarter we met our joint government and industry commitment by delivering the 66 aircraft in 2017," Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, told investors. Lockheed Martin expects that the program will continue to expand in 2018.
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| Russian fighter jet 'passes 5ft in front of US surveillance plane' over Black Sea Posted: 29 Jan 2018 07:38 PM PST  A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US surveillance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, prompting the American government to protest the manoeuvre as "an unsafe interaction". The US State Department said the Russian jet closed to within five feet and crossed directly in front of the EP-3 Aries II plane. The encounter, first reported by Russia's RIA news agency, cited the defence ministry as saying the US Navy aircraft, did not violate Russian air space. "This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements," said the State Department. "We call on Russia to cease these unsafe actions that increase the risk of miscalculation, danger to aircrew on both sides, and midair collisions." MT @USNavyEurope : #USNavy EP-3 Aries flying in international airspace over #BlackSea was intercepted by Russian Su-27. Interaction determined unsafe: Su-27 came within 5 feet & crossed thru EP-3's flight path, causing EP-3 to fly thru Su-27 jet wash. [File Photo] pic.twitter.com/B25rRhpeyU— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) January 29, 2018 Moscow said that "all security precautions" had been observed during the encounter. "After the surveillance plane of the US Navy had changed its course to move away from the border, the Su-27 returned to its base," RIA quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying. Russian jets and Nato aircraft have frequently come close together over the Black Sea, the Baltic region, Syria and elsewhere. The Pentagon has warned of the dangers of such close encounters in the sky. A Russian Su-27 gets up and close and personal Credit: US European Command Images released by US European Command last yearshow a Russian SU-27 flying close to the wing of a US RC-135U. The planes are so close that the Russian pilot can be seen in the cockpit.
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| Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find owners Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:27 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by Nazis during World War II.
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| New attractions coming to Disney Parks Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:52 PM PST  Toy Story Land, Marvel Land, and Star Wars Land are all coming to Disney Parks.
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| Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:09 AM PST ![Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power]( "Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power") By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Instead of blaming others Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should take responsibility for Iran's economic and political shortcomings, an opposition leader under house arrest said in a letter published on Tuesday. In rare public criticism of Khamenei, Mehdi Karroubi accused Iran's hardline top authority of abusing power and urged him to change the way he runs the Islamic Republic before it is too late. "You have been Iran's top leader for three decades, but still speak like an opposition," Karroubi said in an open letter to Khamenei published on Saham News, the official website of his reformist political party.
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| AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Islamic State Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:07 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at one of President Donald Trump's statements from his prepared State of the Union address on Tuesday night and how it compares with the facts:
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| School Bus Driver Charged After Hitting Student Outside Virginia High School Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:28 PM PST  A Freeman High School student was hit by a school bus Tuesday morning in what some residents are calling a dangerous crosswalk.
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| Breathtaking Photos Show The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Around The World Posted: 31 Jan 2018 10:04 AM PST  A rare "super blue blood moon" had space enthusiasts across the world in awe Wednesday.
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| 'They're Shelling the City, for God's Sake': How the Tet Offensive Began Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:30 AM PST  "The blast of strings of exploding firecrackers jerked me awake"
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| Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:05 PM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — After coming under excoriating public criticism, Pope Francis decided Tuesday to send the Vatican's most respected sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate a bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country's most notorious pedophile priest.
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| BP discovers North Sea oil and gas Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:35 AM PST  British energy major BP on Wednesday announced oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea, in a boost for the company and local industry. The discoveries were made in Capercaillie in the central North Sea, and in Achmelvich, west of Shetland, the company said in a statement. BP fully owns the Capercaillie well, while the Achmelvich well is a partnership between operator BP (52.6 percent), Royal Dutch Shell (28 percent) and US peer Chevron (19.4 percent).
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| U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it Posted: 31 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST ![U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it]( "U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it") By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States pledged continued support for Lebanon's military on Wednesday, calling it a potential counterweight to Iranian-backed Hezbollah, even as Israel said the two forces were indistinguishable and fair game in any future war. The Lebanese Armed Forces took no part in the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. It has received more than $1.5 billion in U.S. military assistance since then and, in the last seven years, training and support from U.S. special forces too.
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| 2019 Jeep Cherokee Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:50 AM PST  Easier on the eyes, even easier to drive.
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| Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria Posted: 30 Jan 2018 12:28 PM PST  Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin on Tuesday and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive against the Kurdish enclave. A monitoring group and Kurdish sources said Turkey's air force had stepped up its raids on the 10th day of operation "Olive Branch", which sees Turkey providing air and ground support to Syrian opposition fighters in an offensive against Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria. Ankara has pushed forward with the operation to force the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from the region despite international concerns and reports of rising civilian casualties.
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| Patriots' Joe Thuney Deftly Solves Rubik's Cube At Super Bowl Event Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:50 AM PST  New England Patriots guard Joe Thuney doesn't just protect quarterback Tom Brady and open holes for running backs.
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| Lotus boss reveals plans for two new models Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  2020 may seem like a long way off at the moment but for the motor industry it's just around the corner as new models take years to bring to fruition. With that in mind, Lotus has revealed it will be bringing two new sports cars to the market in 2020, and an SUV will be following them in either 2021 or 2022. For the sports car brand this is quite an ambitious program as they will be the first all-new vehicles the brand will have launched since it brought us the Evora back in 2009.
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| Paris Hilton Impersonates Kim Kardashian for Kanye West Fashion Line Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:17 AM PST  Paris Hilton has done her part to promote the Yeezy Season 6 fashion line, further proving her feud with Kim Kardashian is history.
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| Man dies three weeks after winning $1m in lottery Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:27 AM PST  A man has died of cancer less than three weeks after winning $1m (£700,000) on the lottery. Donald Savastano was just 52-years-old when he passed away over the weekend. Danielle Scott, the cashier who sold him the ticket, said: "He scanned it on the machine here, um and then he came over, said that he had won a million dollars and had me look at it, and yeah he was excited".
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