| Himes: Memo is transparent political hit job Posted: 01 Feb 2018 12:19 PM PST  Rep. Jim Himes, member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump and Republican political strategy around the Devin Nunes memo.
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| Truck Driver Blamed For Damaging Ancient Nazca Lines Posted: 01 Feb 2018 03:30 PM PST  A truck driver is accused of ignoring warning signs and carelessly plowing across Peru's famous Nazca Lines on Saturday, causing significant damage to the estimated 2,000-year-old archeological wonder, authorities said.
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| Michelle Obama sends message to fearful Americans: 'All we have is hope' Posted: 01 Feb 2018 09:56 AM PST  Michelle Obama addressed Americans feeling fearful in the current political climate on Thursday, telling them to "show empathy" toward each other.
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| Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar Has 'Over 265 Identified Victims' Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:01 AM PST  Over 265 young girls and women have accused former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse under the guise of medical treatment.
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| Flu Vaccine About 30% Effective Against Predominate Strain: CDC Posted: 31 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  Canadian health officials said its effectiveness could be 10 percent to 20 percent there.
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| Russia says U.S. 'hunting' for Russians to arrest around the world Posted: 02 Feb 2018 04:06 AM PST ![Russia says U.S. 'hunting' for Russians to arrest around the world]( "Russia says U.S. 'hunting' for Russians to arrest around the world") Russia has issued a travel warning recommending its citizens think twice before traveling abroad, saying the United States was hunting for Russians to arrest around the world. The Foreign Ministry statement warns Russian citizens that when abroad they face a serious threat of arrest by other countries at Washington's request, after which they could be extradited to the United States. "Despite our calls to improve cooperation between the relevant U.S. and Russian authorities ... U.S. special services have effectively continued "hunting" for Russians around the world," the travel warning said.
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| Correction: GOP Train Accident story Posted: 31 Jan 2018 09:42 PM PST  CROZET, Va. (AP) — In a story Jan. 31 about a fatal train crash carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress, The Associated Press, relying on information from a congressman at the scene, misidentified who was killed in the pickup truck. It was a passenger who died, not the driver.
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| Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admits affair with head of her security detail Posted: 01 Feb 2018 06:41 AM PST  Nashville Mayor Megan Barry apologized on Wednesday for engaging in an affair with the head of her own police detail.
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| Robert Wagner a 'person of interest' in Natalie Wood's death Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:03 AM PST  Interest in film legend Natalie Wood's final hours has reignited after a report from CBS's "48 Hours" said her husband, actor Robert Wagner, is "more of a person of interest" in her death.
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| Why The GOP Has Followed Trump Off The Deep End Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:45 AM PST  In the real world, evidence mounts that President Donald Trump has striven to obstruct the Russia investigation ― not least by attempting to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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| California Middle School Shooting Injures 2 Students, 1 Critically Posted: 01 Feb 2018 10:37 AM PST  A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition and a 15-year-old girl is in fair condition after being shot inside a classroom at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to authorities.
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| 'Slender Man' case: Moms on visiting daughters who tried to kill classmate Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:51 AM PST  Though both Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser entered a guilty plea, they were then found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
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| The U.N. Human Rights Office Has Identified 206 Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:14 PM PST  The settlements are considered illegal under international law
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| Cuba state media: Fidel Castro's son has killed himself Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:27 PM PST  HAVANA (AP) — The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
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| U.S. agency says will keep providing water, other essentials in Puerto Rico Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:55 PM PST ![U.S. agency says will keep providing water, other essentials in Puerto Rico]( "U.S. agency says will keep providing water, other essentials in Puerto Rico") By Nick Brown NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it would continue providing water, meals and other essentials to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico despite earlier reports its humanitarian mission in the U.S. territory would end on Wednesday. "There was never, and is not now, a decision to stop distributing commodities on the island," FEMA said in a written statement on Wednesday evening. Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, which hit on Sept. 20.
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| Manson corpse case on ice for another month in heirs dispute Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:33 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The corpse of Charles Manson will remain in a morgue for at least another month while would-be heirs and a friend wait for a court hearing to fight over his remains.
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| Trump falsely claims his SOTU TV viewership was 'highest' in history Posted: 01 Feb 2018 05:54 AM PST  President Trump says the 45.6 million television viewers for his first State of the Union address was "the highest number in history." It was not. Not even close.
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| Mass Graves Suggest Systematic Killing Of Rohingya In Myanmar Posted: 01 Feb 2018 11:30 AM PST  A new report discloses at least five previously unreported mass graves in Myanmar, adding further evidence of the systematic killing of Rohingya Muslim civilians by the country's military.
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| Finsbury Park terror attack: Father of four guilty of carrying out murderous attack on Muslims Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:01 AM PST  A father of four from Cardiff, who became brainwashed against Muslims after watching a BBC drama on the Rochdale grooming scandal, has been found guilty of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack. Darren Osborne was convicted of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and attempting to murder others, when he deliberately ploughed a hire van into a group of worshippers who had just left a mosque in the Finsbury Park area of north London last June. Osborne, 48, a lone wolf attacker, had tried to claim that the driver had been another man called "Dave", who then mysteriously vanished from the van. Darren Osborne has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder But he was found guilty after the jury spent just less than hour deliberating its verdict. Osborne, who had denied both charges, nodded and looked around the courtroom as the verdicts were delivered on Thursday afternoon. Makram Ali, who died in the attack, leaves a wife and six children Credit: PA He will be sentenced on Friday morning and the judge will be asked to take account of the fact this was a terrorist act when deciding on the length of the prison term. Woolwich Crown Court had heard how unemployed Osborne, 48, became a "ticking time bomb" after watching Three Girls, a drama based on events in Rochdale, where young girls were raped and abused by a group of predominately British Pakistani men. Video: Moment Darren Osborne ploughed into worshippers He was then "radicalised" within three weeks, after viewing extreme right-wing material online, including social media posts by Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the English Defence League, and Jayda Fransen, the co-founder of the Britain First group. On Sunday 17 June last year, Osborne drove a Citroen Luton hire van from his home in south Wales to London, where he spent several hours scouring the capital for a target. Finsbury Park van attack - How it unfolded Just after midnight, he spotted a group of Muslim men who had gathered on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park to help Mr Ali, who had collapsed after taking ill. Osborne accelerated into the group, driving over Mr Ali and killing him and injuring 12 others. In the van police found a note in which Osborne expressed his extreme racist views and also railed against politicians, referring to Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, as a "terrorist sympathiser" and calling London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, a "disgrace". Osborne was detained by the crowd and handed to police after carrying out the attack During the trial, Osborne's estranged partner, Sarah Andrews, described how he become radicalised by extremist material he had been viewing online. She said: "The first thing that started it was when we watched Three Girls . I think this may have caused Darren to go on the Internet to research this subject further. Darren has always been very unpredictable man in terms of his temperament and I think the feelings he had after watching has fuelled his unpredictability." Osborne just moments after the terror attack Credit: PA Other family members, including Osborne's mixed race nephew, Ellis Osborne, said there had been no sign of racism prior to last summer. Speaking about the investigation, Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met's counter terrorism unit, said the speed in which Osborne had been radicalised by material online was extremely worrying. He said: "He has become radicalised in a period of three to four weeks. He was certainly not interested in extreme right wing up until that stage." The scene of the murderous attack in Finsbury Park Credit: Geoff Pugh He added: "My view around Osborne is that he is a troubled, vile and hate filled individual. If you go back 30-years, he has a history of violence, a history of alcoholism and drugs abuse, depression, a dysfunctional family background. "Taking all that into account, the first trigger for him on the path to radicalisation was that TV drama documentary. That was the catalyst for him having a hatred for the Muslim community. "From thereafter he accessed extreme right wing material. He then became obsessed with that material and that sent him into a further spiral of him wishing to carry out an attack." Mohammed Mahmoud, won praise for his actions after the attack Credit: PA After carrying out the attack, Osborne leapt from the van and tried to escape, but was detained by some of the crowd he had targeted. Some of the group began attacking him, but Imam from the nearby Muslim Welfare House, protected him from further attack and handed him over to the police. Darren Osborne was found guilty of murder and attempted murder Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA Sue Hemming from the CPS said: "Darren Osborne planned and carried out this attack because of his hatred of Muslims. "He later invented an unconvincing story to counter the overwhelming weight of evidence but the jury has convicted him. "We have been clear throughout that this was a terrorist attack, and he must now face the consequences of his actions." One person was killed and another 12 injured in the attack Credit: Neil Hall/Reuters Commenting on the verdict, HOPE not hate's chief executive, Nick Lowles, said: "This case highlights the pernicious nature and danger of online hate and sadly confirms the threat from right-wing extremism, which we have long warned about." Harun Khan, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain said: "The scenes we witnessed last summer were the most violent manifestation of Islamophobia yet in our country. We cannot be complacent and regard this as a one-off terrorist incident. "We heard during the trial how Osborne was motivated by anti-Muslim groups and Islamophobic tropes not only prevalent in far right circles, but also made acceptable in our mainstream. "The case tells us that we must all exercise caution when tempted to stigmatise any group of people, regardless of colour, creed or community."
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| 12-Year-Old Female Student in Custody After Shooting at L.A. Middle School Posted: 01 Feb 2018 10:16 AM PST  One boy is in critical condition and a girl is in fair condition
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| These Kids Are Catching the Attention of Football Recruiters Even Before High School Posted: 01 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  College football programs are already meeting with young football players, like 11-year-old Bunchie Young.
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| Check out the new images from 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:07 AM PST |
| Kate Middleton's Hair Stylist Just Revealed The Surprisingly Affordable Products She Uses Posted: 01 Feb 2018 11:37 AM PST  Though the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are themselves relatively tight-lipped about their personal lives, the secret to getting Kate Middleton's gorgeous, lustrous locks isn't anymore.
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| Polish PM cites shared Nazi horrors to ease speech law anger Posted: 01 Feb 2018 02:06 PM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister sought to ease concerns Thursday over a law criminalizing some public comments about the Holocaust by invoking the horror both Poles and Jews experienced at the hands of Nazi Germany, saying it bound their countries in a joint pursuit of the truth.
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| Trump Says He 'Really Didn't Care' About Drilling Arctic Refuge. Then A Friend Called. Posted: 01 Feb 2018 12:06 PM PST  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had little interest in opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling until a friend "who's in that world and in that business" called and told him Republicans have been trying to do so for decades.
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| We saw this deadly 'Hong Kong' flu coming, but no one could prevent its spread Posted: 01 Feb 2018 01:04 PM PST  In 1968, scientists discovered a new strain of flu circulating around Hong Kong. The virus, though, didn't stay put. It soon left Asia and turned into a proper pandemic, traveling around the globe and killing one million people worldwide, including 100,000 in the United States that season. The deadly virus struck in the U.S. when it usually does, during winter. That year, "kids didn't care about when Santa came," remembers Susan Donelan, who is now a medical director and assistant professor of infectious disease at Stony Brook University's School of Medicine. SEE ALSO: This year's flu shot might not stop the virus, but it can fend off the worst symptoms Fifty years later, the Hong Kong flu, known more formally as H3N2, still exists, periodically popping up from year to year. "Now it's considered one of our seasonal viruses," said Donelan, in an interview. The Hong Kong flu influenza viruses, magnified 100,000 times.Image: wikimedia imagesBut the Hong Kong flu is an especially infectious strain of the virus. It has the ability to mutate both during and between flu seasons (more so than other strains), rendering our preventative vaccines less effective. "By the time we're ready for the flu season, the strain has kind of changed itself," Neha Nanda, a hospital epidemiologist and medical director of infection prevention at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, said in an interview. "That's why it's a nasty strain." And like most years, scientists knew the Hong Kong flu would make an unwelcome appearance during the 2017-2018 flu season. Doctors predict what flu will hit the U.S., and accordingly, what vaccines to produce, based upon what influenza has been dominant in the Southern Hemisphere — places like Australia. "Every year we look at the Southern Hemisphere," Shane Speights, dean and associate professor of Medicine at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, said in an interview. "The Southern Hemisphere dictates what goes into our vaccine." So, by watching events unfold in Australia in 2017, where the Hong Kong flu was dominant, doctors knew what to expect and prepared as best as they could. But in this strain's typical fashion, it has likely mutated, rendering our vaccines less effective and resulting in the Hong Kong flu's remarkable 2018 spread. #Flu activity continues to increase nationally in the United States. CDC recommends flu vaccination, even if you've already been sick, and early antiviral treatment for people who are very ill OR those who have flu and are at high risk of complications. https://t.co/KHXucF48vi pic.twitter.com/7oJK4qbUp8 — CDC (@CDCgov) January 26, 2018 "The number of people impacted by it [the flu] has been huge," said Nanda. The CDC, as of January 20, reports "widespread" flu activity around the country, including the deaths of 37 children. Even though some of us may have been exposed to H3N2 in previous seasons (for example, the CDC identified six variants of H3N2 during the 2015-2016 season), the exterior of the virus — home to a variety of specific proteins — may have mutated too dramatically for us to have any substantive immunity from this earlier exposure. "The surface proteins change," said Nanda. "Our body may not remember what we experienced two seasons back." While scientists seasonally do a pretty good job of predicting what will hit the U.S., much less is understood about why strains like the Hong Kong flu wreak havoc for a season or two and then become less dominant or disappear, only to return once again. "We need a crystal ball," mused Nanda. WATCH: Paris is flooding and rats are taking cover
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| Syrian opposition will work with Sochi proposal under U.N. auspices: chief negotiator Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:36 AM PST ![Syrian opposition will work with Sochi proposal under U.N. auspices: chief negotiator]( "Syrian opposition will work with Sochi proposal under U.N. auspices: chief negotiator") Syria's opposition will cooperate with proposals made at a Russia-hosted conference this week to rewrite the country's constitution as long as the process remains under U.N. auspices, the chief opposition negotiator said on Thursday. Participants at Tuesday's meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia - which is a powerful supporter of President Bashar al-Assad - agreed to set up a committee to change the Syrian constitution, and called for democratic elections. The main Syrian opposition negotiating group had boycotted the gathering, while the United States, Britain and France also stayed away because of what they said was the Syrian government's refusal to properly engage.
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| Pence, Manchin square off in Twitter battle over tax vote Posted: 01 Feb 2018 07:24 AM PST  Sen. Shelley Moore Capito reacts to the war of words between her West Virginia Senate colleague and the vice president.
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| Vatican's delicate China mission runs into trouble Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:51 PM PST  Pope Francis is facing a complex row over the Vatican's warming ties with Communist China, which have sparked a new war of words with a Hong Kong cardinal and growing bitterness among some Chinese faithful. Beijing and the Vatican severed diplomatic relations in 1951, and although ties have improved in recent years as China's Catholic population has grown, they remain at odds over which side has the authority to ordain bishops. The Vatican relaunched long-stalled negotiations three years ago and now seems to be nearing concrete steps towards solving the major stumbling bloc of how to designate bishops.
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| Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About His Mother's Suicide Attempt Posted: 01 Feb 2018 07:48 AM PST  Actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson opened up about his memories of his mother's suicide attempt in a powerful Instagram post Thursday.
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| Suspected Serial Killer and Mall Santa Looked ‘So Normal and Business-Like,’ Clients Say Posted: 01 Feb 2018 11:37 AM PST  Bruce McArthur was arrested Jan. 18 and charged with two counts of murder
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| US prosecutor: Oregon has big pot overproduction problem Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:28 PM PST  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's top federal prosecutor said Friday the state has a "formidable" problem with marijuana overproduction that winds up on the black market and that he wants to work with state and local leaders and the pot industry to do something about it.
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| Bernie Sanders Slow-Clapping Donald Trump Is Your New Favorite Meme Posted: 01 Feb 2018 02:43 AM PST  initial reaction to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address was one for the books.
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| Marines see Afghan forces improve in Helmand battles Posted: 01 Feb 2018 02:47 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan forces backed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand Province have gained ground in recent months, but the Taliban still maintains control over roughly half the province, according to the senior Marine commander who just returned from a nine-month deployment to the region.
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| Ryan says progress on spending talks, sees another stopgap measure Posted: 01 Feb 2018 12:17 PM PST ![Ryan says progress on spending talks, sees another stopgap measure]( "Ryan says progress on spending talks, sees another stopgap measure") WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that while there had been progress on a long-term government funding bill, another stopgap measure would be needed as the details are finalized. "Even if we get everything figured out by, say, Tuesday, we still will have to have a CR (continuing resolution) if only for the fact that we have to give the appropriators time to write an omnibus appropriations bill," Ryan told reporters at a congressional Republican retreat ahead of a Feb. 8 deadline to fund the government. ...
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| Outside Law Firm To Probe U.S. Olympics And Gymnastics Officials Over Larry Nassar Scandal Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:05 AM PST  An independent investigation will look into former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's serial sexual abuse, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced on Friday, after widespread calls from athletes and public officials for greater scrutiny of the institutions that many say enabled his years of assaulting young women.
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| Instagram model Jen Selter removed from American Airlines flight after 'humiliating' row Posted: 02 Feb 2018 03:56 AM PST  An Instagram fitness model was "humiliated" after being removed from an American Airlines flight following a row with staff. Jen Selter, who has 11 million followers on Instagram, posted footage of her arguing with a pilot and a flight attendant on the delayed flight from Miami to New York on 27 January. "I did nothing wrong but got kicked off the plane," she wrote, adding she had the "worst experience" following a delay which left the aircraft stuck on the runway for two hours. The 24-year-old claims she and her sister were told to leave the aircraft following a disagreement with a male attendant when she got up to put her coat away and stretch her legs. She argues that two other passengers had been allowed to go to the bathroom when she stood up, adding she was being sarcastic after responding "yeah" when asked by the attendant, "Do you want to get kicked off the plane?" Current situation @AmericanAir .. insane. pic.twitter.com/kIOh3VysnU— Jen Selter (@JenSelter) January 28, 2018 Ms Selter says the attendant told her to sit down and they began arguing resulting in the pilot calling the police who then arrived on board. "The crew is asking for you guys to be removed off the plane," the pilot tells them in one clip. Just like that, 5 cops coming at me. Worst experience American Air ✌�� pic.twitter.com/1LY1NrAQ3k— Jen Selter (@JenSelter) January 28, 2018 In another video, a police officer tells the sisters: "American Airlines calls the shots. They don't want you to fly on their plane today." Ms Selter told the New York Post: "It was humiliating. They made me feel like a terrible person, and I did nothing wrong." A spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement: "Ms. Selter was asked to leave the aircraft after a disagreement occurred Saturday night at Miami International Airport (MIA). "American offered her hotel accommodations and transportation, which she declined. She flew on American Sunday morning back to New York (LGA) – arriving around 8:30 a.m. ET yesterday morning." Ms Selter has vowed "to never fly American Airlines again".
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| Longtime U.S. Diplomat Stepping Down in Blow to the Trump Administration Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:27 AM PST  He was the third-ranking official at the State Department
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| Shell says annual profit almost triples to $13 bn Posted: 01 Feb 2018 12:13 AM PST  Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that profit after taxation almost tripled to just under $13 billion (10.5 billion euros) in 2017, energised by rising oil and gas prices. Shell was boosted particularly by a major recovery in crude oil prices, which tends to ramp up revenues and profits for the entire sector. World oil prices leapt by about 15 percent to finish the year at around $60 per barrel, aided by oil cartel OPEC's efforts to limit its collective production.
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| 'Cocaine cowboy' who hid for 26 years pleads guilty Posted: 01 Feb 2018 09:17 AM PST  MIAMI (AP) — After 26 years as a fugitive, a man investigators called the last of the "Miami Vice" era's "cocaine cowboys" pleaded guilty Thursday to a drug charge, closing a notorious chapter in the city's colorful criminal history.
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| Meteorological Society Schools Trump On Global Warming Posted: 01 Feb 2018 05:52 PM PST  The American Meteorological Society has informed Donald Trump that the organization can connect him with scientists so he can get his facts straight on global warming.
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| Immigration authorities detail plan for courthouse arrests Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:41 PM PST  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members.
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| Kurdish militant attacks near Iraq border kill three Turkish soldiers: army Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:04 AM PST ![Kurdish militant attacks near Iraq border kill three Turkish soldiers: army]( "Kurdish militant attacks near Iraq border kill three Turkish soldiers: army") Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven wounded on Thursday in separate attacks carried out by Kurdish militants targeting troops stationed in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari and in northern Iraq, the army said. Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacked troops positioned in northern Iraq, killing two soldiers and wounding two, the military said. A third soldier was killed and five wounded in the Cukurca district of Hakkari when militants attacked a military base, it said.
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| Parents Shared The Creepiest Things Their Kids Have Ever Said Posted: 01 Feb 2018 02:47 PM PST  Children regularly say adorable, hilarious things.
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