| Federal Judges Won't Block Fix To Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered Congressional Map Posted: 19 Mar 2018 10:27 AM PDT  A federal court in Pennsylvania unanimously declined to step in and block the
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| Cirque du Soleil Star Plunges to Death During Performance Posted: 19 Mar 2018 08:57 AM PDT  An experienced Cirque du Soleil performer died on Sunday after plunging onto a stage during an aerial straps routine at a Tampa, Florida show.
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| Good Samaritans help flip a man's car following crash Posted: 20 Mar 2018 11:09 AM PDT  A group of good Samaritans in Chester County, Pa., came to the aid of a driver who was trapped under his burning car after a crash.
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| Wisconsin congressman offers McCabe a job Posted: 19 Mar 2018 03:15 AM PDT  Representative Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, offers former FBI Deputy Andrew McCabe a job so that way he may receive his full pension, something that was withheld from him due to his firing.
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| Syria Aid Worker: 'A Motionless World' Is Watching 'Wholesale Slaughter' Posted: 19 Mar 2018 08:27 PM PDT  An aid worker in the besieged Syrian region of eastern Ghouta has spoken of
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| USS Juneau discovered: The five brothers who went down together with the sunken battleship Posted: 20 Mar 2018 07:34 AM PDT  The USS Juneau is the latest Second World War wreck to be discovered by a team funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. The discovery on March 17 locates another mass grave of American servicemen, as only 10 of its almost 700-strong crew survived its sinking during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Among the hundreds who went down with the ship were five brothers, the Sullivans, who had insisted on serving together despite US military policies designed to avoid multiple losses to a single family. The story of the siblings had a profound effect on the American public and prompted the implementation of the Sole Survivor Policy, which led to the events that the film Saving Private Ryan is based on. The Sullivans have since been feted in the US as "epitomising the service and sacrifice of our nation's greatest generation". The brothers and the other sailors on the USS Juneau gave their lives in the bloody efforts to wrestle the Solomon Islands from Japanese Imperial control and was the first time the Allies mounted a successful assault on Japan's Pacific empire. Prelude to the battle The Battle of Guadalcanal came as the Allies finally managed to check Imperial Japan's all-conquering advance in the Pacific. Since the surprise attack at Pearl Harbour in December 1941, Japanese forces had swept all before them and by the following spring were threatening to attack mainland Australia. The US Navy ship sunk by the Japanese torpedoes 76 years ago was found in the South Pacific Credit: Paul Allen In May 1942 Japan launched a two-pronged assault to capture Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Island of Tulagi, which would have put land-based Japanese bombers in range of northern Australia. However by this time the Allies had partially cracked the Japanese communication codes and a Australian-American naval force managed to stymie the invasion of Port Moresby at the Battle of the Coral sea, although the Japanese were able to maintain a foothold in the Solomon Islands. A month later the Allies inflicted a crippling blow on the hitherto undefeated Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway, cleared the way for an assault to roll back the imperial presence in the Pacific. Battle of Guadalcanal In August 1942 an Allied force lead by the US invaded the Solomon Islands of Tugali, Guadalcanal and Florida. As well as nixing the Japanese threat to Allied supply lines, the capture of the islands was intended to provide a launch pad for an assault on the main Japanese naval base in the theatre, Rabaul, on New Britain. The battle on the islands lasted for months and involved numerous naval and air engagements as well as invasions and counter invasions of the archipelago. The Japanese did not relinquish their attempts to retake Guadalcanal until February 1943. USS Juneau wreck discovery map It was in November that the USS Juneau was downed while escorting US reinforcements headed for Guadalcanal, just more than a year after it had been launched. The Atlantic-Class light cruiser, which was named after the city of Juneau in Alaska, was attacked with its convoy by 30 Japanese aircraft while unloading at the island and managed to shoot down six enemy torpedo bombers in the exchange. The US convoy was then attacked by a larger Japanese naval force and the the Juneau was hit by a torpedo in the side, causing the vessel to list. It then forced to withdraw with two other damaged cruisers, the Helena and the San Francisco. As they made their way from the battle a Japanese destroyer launched two torpedoes intended for the San Francisco, but they missed and one hit the Juneau in the hole where the previous torpedo had struck. The impact caused a huge explosion which split the Juneau in two and sank it in under a minute. Most of the vessel's more than 680 crew were killed in the explosion, but around 100 survived. However fearing further attack and wrongly assuming there were no survivors, the Helena and San Francisco fled. One of the Sullivan brothers was rumoured to be among the survivors left in the water for eight days before another ship came to rescue them. Neither were among the 10 survivors eventually pulled from the water. The 'Fighting Sullivan Brothers' The five Sullivan brothers enlisted together at a US Navy recruiting station in Iowa on 3 January 1942 but tragically none would ever return from the war. Upon signing up, the close-knit brothers insisted on serving together on the same ship and were assigned to USS Juneau throughout its deployment in the South Pacific. The wreckage from the USS Juneau was found off the coast of the Solomon Islands Credit: Paul Allen US Navy policy, although never strongly enforced, was to separate family members following the death of three brothers on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor in 1941, although the Sullivans persisted and their request was approved. Ten months after signing up, four of the brothers were killed in the initial explosion after Juneau was struck on the port side by a torpedo launched by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze. The eldest of the brothers, 27-year-old George Thomas, who was wounded the night before Juneau was sunk, made it onto a raft. He is believed to have survived for five days in the water but would eventually succumb to either his wounds and exhaustion or a shark attack. Legacy The Sullivans - George Thomas, Francis "Frank" Henry, Joseph "Joe" Eugene, Madison "Matt" Abel and Albert "Al" Leo - were revered and honoured as war heroes, all posthumously receiving Purple Heart Medals. While their deaths became a rallying cry for the Allies, it also brought into focus US Navy policy regarding family members serving together at sea. While involuntary separation was considered, no such law has ever been enacted. Wreckage from the USS Juneau Credit: Paul Allen The deaths of the Sullivans and the Borgstrom brothers, four siblings killed during six months fighting in the Second World War, lead to the implementation of the Sole Survivor Policy which protects families who have already lost family members in combat. Steven Spielberg's Second World War epic Saving Private Ryan, in which a band of US soldiers is sent to bring back the sole surviving brother of four, James Ryan, from the battle in Normandy, also references the Sullivan brothers in one scene. Mr Spielberg later thanked the Sullivan family in his 1999 Oscars acceptance speech. Two US Navy destroyers - the DD-537 and DDG-68 - were also named The Sullivans in honour of the brothers, with motto is "We stick together". Vice Adm. Rich Brown, fifth commanding officer of USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), said he was "excited" about the discovery of Juneau. "The story of the USS Juneau crew and Sullivan brothers epitomise the service and sacrifice of our nation's greatest generation," he said. "I had the opportunity to visit The Sullivans earlier this month and I can tell you the fighting spirit of the Sullivan brothers lives on through the fantastic crew that mans the ship today. The crew embodies the ship's motto, 'We Stick Together' each day. "My time on The Sullivans and the relationship I formed with the ship's sponsor, Kelly, the granddaughter of Albert, are some of my most cherished memories." President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII were among those who sent a letter of condolence to their parents and a museum built in their honour was opened in their hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, in 2008. Paul Allen's mission to find WW2 wrecks Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has funded several high-profile shipwreck exploration projects, including the discovery of the Second World War aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington, earlier this month. WWII ship USS Juneau located by #RVPetrel on St. Patrick's Day—unexpected coincidence since she is best known for the Sullivans, all 5 brothers were lost, along with the other 682 sailors. Only 10 survived the sinking by Japanese torpedoes. https://t.co/FOkRwR6FXcpic.twitter.com/1PZjNP1uHd— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) March 19, 2018 The 65-year-old, one of the world's richest men, called locating USS Juneau on St. Patrick's Day an "unexpected coincidence" given the family's Irish heritage. Allen, whose father served in the US Army, has been "fascinated" with Second World War history since his youth and has helped uncover various vessels sunk during the global conflict. His team located the enormous Japanese warship Musashi in 2015 and helped retrieve the ship's bell from the British battlecruiser HMS Hood in 2015. Underwater wrecks discovered by Paul Allen The USS Lexington, or "Lady Lex", was discovered in deep waters 500 miles off Australia's north-east coast on 4 March. "As Americans, all of us owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who served and who continue to serve our country for their courage, persistence and sacrifice," said Mr Allen.
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| Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling Posted: 20 Mar 2018 03:13 PM PDT  A dozen GOP Pennsylvania lawmakers filed legislation on Tuesday to impeach
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| Jim Carrey Starts Controversy With Painting That Looks Like Sarah Huckabee Sanders Posted: 19 Mar 2018 11:38 AM PDT  Comedian Jim Carrey ruffled feathers Saturday when he tweeted a photo of a
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| DeVos Finally Agrees Federal Dollars Shouldn't Fund LGBTQ Discrimination In Schools Posted: 20 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PDT  Questioned by a persistent lawmaker on Tuesday, Education Secretary Betsy
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| Bridge collapse: Seconds separated those who lived and died Posted: 18 Mar 2018 08:28 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — They had just finished up lunch, and set off to run a humdrum errand: a drive to the travel agency to pick up airline tickets for their annual visit to their beloved homeland Cuba.
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| 'Midnight Sun' Star Bella Thorne on Showing the World Who She Really Is Posted: 18 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PDT  The former Disney Channel star opens up about her experiences growing up and using her platform to help others embrace their true selves.
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| Pedestrian Killed in Accident With Autonomous Uber Posted: 20 Mar 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Plus, Lotus is hiring and IMSA is looking to reduce GTD costs
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| 'Affluenza' Texan, who killed four while driving drunk, to be freed from jail Posted: 20 Mar 2018 03:45 PM PDT  The so-called "affluenza" Texan is due to be released from jail on April 2 after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday. Ethan Couch is scheduled to be released nine days before his 21st birthday and will remain under probation supervision after the release, said David McClelland, a spokesman for the office. Couch was 16 and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit of an adult when he struck and killed four people in June 2013.
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| A Senate Vote Could Spoil the Saudi Crown Prince's Arrival in Washington Posted: 19 Mar 2018 06:31 PM PDT  The Senate will push to end military support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen, potentially embarrassing Crown Prince on a visit to D.C.
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| Two men injured in fourth explosion in Austin, Texas, this month Posted: 18 Mar 2018 08:57 PM PDT  An explosion in Austin on Sunday wounded two men, thought to be in their 20s, authorities said, as Federal Bureau of Investigation agents rushed to the scene in the Texas capital, where earlier this month three parcel bombs killed two people. Police told a press conference that the wounded men were taken to a hospital, but their injuries were not life threatening. The scene after another bomb exploded earlier this month Credit: Reuters "We have a scene where it is obvious an explosion has taken place," said Brian Manley, Austin police chief. "We just simply do not know a lot at this point." He also told people to stay in their homes and avoid touching any suspicious packages, but did not say whether there was any link between the latest blast and the earlier parcel bombs. The FBI said on Twitter that its agents were at the scene of Sunday's explosion in a residential neighbourhood on the west side of the city, several miles from where the east side neighborhoods where the earlier blasts occurred. Initial Statement from Chief Manley regarding explosion https://t.co/CCydXhmQ8e— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 19, 2018 Agents from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were also attending the scene, the FBI said. "Residents in immediate area ... wait in your homes and follow instructions of officers," Austin police said on their Twitter feed. Investigators are still looking for the culprits behind the three parcel bombs that exploded in three separate east side neighbourhoods of the city, killing two African-American males and leaving a 75-year-old Hispanic woman fighting for her life. More than 500 federal agents have joined Austin police in the murder investigation. APD responding to Bomb Hotshot call in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Dr. Two male patients transported with unknown injuries. Please avoid the area. Media staging area is 4635 SW Pkwy, corner of SW Pkwy and Boston Ln. APD PIO— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 19, 2018 Earlier on Sunday, Austin police said whoever was responsible for the bombs was trying to send a message and should contact authorities to explain any motive. "We are not going to understand that (message) until the suspect or suspects reach out to us to talk to us about what that message was," Mr Manley said. He added that police were also investigating the bombings as possible hate crimes. The first bombing on March 2 killed Anthony Stephan House, a 39-year-old black man. It ripped a hole in a home entrance wall and damaged the front door. A bomb last Monday morning killed Draylen Mason, a 17-year-old African American teenager and promising musician. It also injured his mother. A few hours later, a third bombing injured the 75-year-old Hispanic woman, who has not been named. Police have received more than 735 calls about suspicious packages since the three parcel bomb attacks, but authorities had not found any that posed a security risk, Mr Manley said. A reward of $115,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.
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| What You Need To Know About Cambridge Analytica Posted: 20 Mar 2018 02:34 PM PDT  The reported breach and misuse of roughly 50 million Facebook users' data is
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| What the world is saying about Putin's re-election Posted: 19 Mar 2018 01:17 PM PDT  China was the first world power to react Monday to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's re-election, vowing to push ties to a "higher level", but Germany questioned the fairness of the vote and warned that Moscow would remain "difficult". "Currently, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership is at the best level in history, which sets an example for building a new type of international relations," Xi said in a message to Putin. "We expect Russia to address the violations and shortcomings," an EU statement said.
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| 27 Easy Pasta Recipes That Don't Use Sauce From A Jar, Because You Deserve Better Posted: 20 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PDT  You want to make dinner with your eyes closed and both hands tied behind your
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| Northern Brazil overwhelmed by desperate, hungry Venezuelans Posted: 20 Mar 2018 02:16 PM PDT  PACARAIMA, Brazil (AP) — Hungry and destitute, tens of thousands of victims of Venezuela's unrelenting political and economic crisis are trying their luck in Brazil — a country where they do not speak the language, conditions are often poor and there are few border towns to receive them.
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| The Latest: 2nd lawsuit filed in deadly bridge collapse Posted: 20 Mar 2018 04:31 PM PDT ![The Latest: 2nd lawsuit filed in deadly bridge collapse]( "The Latest: 2nd lawsuit filed in deadly bridge collapse") MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at a Florida university (all times local):
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| Missouri set to execute man despite claims of undue suffering Posted: 20 Mar 2018 03:20 AM PDT  The death row inmate, Russell Bucklew, 49, was convicted of killing his former girlfriend's new boyfriend and raping the ex-girlfriend more than two decades ago. Bucklew suffers from a congenital ailment known as cavernous hemangioma, a malformation of blood vessels that could burst from the stress of lethal injection, leading to undue agony in violation of the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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| Lindsey Graham Warns Trump: Firing Mueller Would Be ‘Beginning Of The End’ Posted: 18 Mar 2018 07:17 PM PDT  > "As I said before, if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of
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| Maryland school shooting: Two students injured and shooter dead after gun attack Posted: 20 Mar 2018 06:50 AM PDT  The student who shot two other students at Great Mills High School in southeast Maryland has died after a school resource officer fired at him, the sheriff for St Mary's County has said. The school day had barely begun when a student shot a male and female student in a hallway before exchanging fire with a campus security officer, county Sheriff Timothy Cameron told NBC's Washington affiliate. The officer ended the attack at the Great Mills, Maryland high school, about 70 miles from Washington, by injuring the shooter.
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| Jeremy Corbyn mocked by his own MPs after claiming Russia should be given the right to test nerve agent itself Posted: 20 Mar 2018 12:02 PM PDT  Jeremy Corbyn has been mocked by own MPs after saying Russia should be given a sample of the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack so it can "say categorically one way or the other" whether it is responsible. The Labour leader also said he would be happy to work with President Putin if he was Prime Minister and stopped short of blaming the Kremlin for the attack, despite his deputy John McDonnell doing so over the weekend. It exposes a deepening split in the party's position on the nerve agent attack which has left Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in a coma in hospital. Last week Mr Corbyn was criticised for refusing to categorically blame Russia for the Novichok poisoning and his communications chief drew further ire when he claimed British intelligence cannot be trusted after the Iraq war dossier. Responding to his latest remarks on the issue Mr Corbyn was roundly mocked by his own MPs including Ian Austin, a member of the Foreign Affairs select committee, who joked that Mr Putin would never accuse himself of having smuggled the nerve agent into the UK to use against the former spy. He said: "Does anyone seriously think Putin will say: 'Thanks for the sample. We have now examined it and yes, I'm sorry to say that it did come from Russia and was then given to one of our agents to murder Mr Skripal in the way we have murdered lots of other opponents'? Who thinks that?" Russian spy poisoning | Read more Speaking to the BBC's World and One programme Mr Corbyn said: "All fingers point towards Russia's involvement in this, and obviously the manufacture of the material was undertaken by the Russian state originally. "What I'm saying is the weapons were made from Russia, clearly. "I think Russia has to be held responsible for it but there has to be an absolutely definitive answer to the question where did the nerve agent come from? I asked the Russians be given a sample so that they can say categorically one way or the other." In a move that is likely to spark further frustration among Labout MPs Mr Corbyn maintained there had to be a relationship with Russia and said he would still "do business" with president Putin if Labour came to power. Corbyn or the Russian Embassy | Who said what "Would I do business with Putin, sure? And I'd challenge him on human rights in Russia, challenge him on these issues and challenge him on that whole basis of that relationship," he said. John Woodcock, chair of Labour's backbench foreign affairs committee, warned allowing Russia to test the poison would be "like saying you trust the fairness of Putin's re-election because he told you it was fine". He added: "Russia denies every single assassination attempt on foreign soil, no matter how blatant. "In what parallel universe would we think sending Putin's regime a sample of their poison would lend more credibility to this latest denial?" It came as Theresa May chaired a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss additional sanctions on Russia after the Kremlin ejected 23 British diplomats from the country. 23 Russian officials, thought to be undeclared spies, left the UK today. The Prime Minister told the meeting: "There are other measures that government and security officials are actively considering and stand ready to deploy at any time." She revealed action has been taken at the UK border to beef up visa checks, particularly for private flights, and amendments to the sanctions and money laundering bill are also taking shape. A spokesman for Mrs May said: "The Prime Minister reiterated that we will freeze Russian state assets wherever we have evidence that they may threaten UK persons or property. And, led by the National Crime Agency, we will continue to bring all the capabilities of the UK law enforcement to bear against serial criminals and corrupt elites."
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| Tessa Thompson Can't Get Enough Of A Hilarious Meme Comparing Her To Goats Posted: 20 Mar 2018 05:20 AM PDT  This Tessa Thompson meme could be the greatest of all time.
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| Uber self-driving car kills Arizona pedestrian Posted: 19 Mar 2018 11:52 AM PDT  Ride-sharing giant Uber said Monday it is suspending its self-driving car program after one of the vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the US state of Arizona. Uber has suspend use of self-driving cars it was testing or using in Tempe, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and San Francisco, according to the company. Uber was only using autonomous vehicles as part of its regular passenger service in Pittsburgh and Tempe.
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| Fear mounts in Austin as serial bomber uses tripwire Posted: 19 Mar 2018 07:20 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The hunt for the serial bomber who has been leaving deadly explosives in packages on Austin doorsteps took a new, more sinister turn Monday when investigators said the fourth and latest blast was triggered along a street by a nearly invisible tripwire.
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| Republicans See No Need For Legislation To Protect Robert Mueller Posted: 19 Mar 2018 04:17 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Republicans say they see no need to pass legislation to protect
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| Spanish businessman killed in Mexico City, woman shot in central mall Posted: 19 Mar 2018 09:21 PM PDT ![Spanish businessman killed in Mexico City, woman shot in central mall]( "Spanish businessman killed in Mexico City, woman shot in central mall") A 75-year-old Spanish businessman has died after being shot in the head in Mexico City, while a separate shooting in an upscale shopping mall on Monday led to the death of a young woman, authorities said. The shootings, which occurred in areas not generally marred by gun violence, were the latest incidents to weigh on the security record of the Mexican capital. Mexico City has tended to be less affected by the lawlessness plaguing sizeable stretches of the country.
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| Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia Posted: 19 Mar 2018 01:52 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey's president vowed Monday to keep up the pressure against a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia after his troops captured the Syrian town of Afrin, threatening to expand the military offensive into other Kurdish-held areas across northern Syria and even into neighboring Iraq.
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| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls US ambassador 'son of a dog' Posted: 19 Mar 2018 07:19 PM PDT  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the US ambassador to Israel a "son of a dog" because of his support for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Mr Abbas, speaking at a Palestinian leadership gathering, also blamed Hamas for a bomb attack last week on the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza, remarks that threatened reconciliation efforts with the Islamist group. The Palestinian leader accused Ambassador David Friedman of defending Israeli settlers in the West Bank by saying that they were building on "their land". The slur drew rebukes from the diplomat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In an angry tone, Mr Abbas said: "The son of dog says they build on their land? He is a settler, and his family are settlers, and he is the US ambassador in Tel Aviv. What should we expect from him?" Mr Friedman, a strong supporter of Israel's settler movement, was an early and enthusiastic advocate of US President Donald Trump's decision in December to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move the US embassy there. David Friedman addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Credit: AFP Mr Friedman responded during a speech in Jerusalem to a conference on combating global anti-Semitism, saying: "His response was to refer to me as son of a dog. Anti-Semitism or political discourse? Not for me to judge, I leave that all up to you." Jason Greenblatt, US Middle East envoy, issued a statement calling Mr Abbas' comment "highly inappropriate". He said the Palestinian leader needed "to choose between hateful rhetoric and concrete and practical efforts to improve the quality of life of his people". Mr Trump's announcement on Jerusalem delighted the Israeli government but infuriated Palestinians, who have staged regular protests since then. Jerusalem - Israel Israel regards Jerusalem as its eternal and indivisible capital, although that is not recognised internationally. Palestinians feel equally strongly, saying that East Jerusalem must be the capital of a future Palestinian state. Peace talks aimed at finding a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict have stalled, while Israeli settlement expansion has continued. Mr Netanyahu said Mr Trump's decisions on Jerusalem appeared to have brought Abbas to the point of making a verbal attacks on a US official. "For the first time in decades, the US administration has stopped spoiling the Palestinian leaders and tells them: enough is enough," Netanyahu said on Twitter. "Apparently the shock of the truth has caused them to lose it."
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| Google buys NYC's Chelsea Market building for $2.4 bn Posted: 20 Mar 2018 10:35 AM PDT  Google on Tuesday bought up New York's Chelsea Market for $2.4 billion, finalizing its acquisition of the emblematic retail and food hall that stands opposite the internet giant's current headquarters in the city. Google had already paid $1.7 billion for the building facing the market in 2010, which has 275,000 square metres of office floorspace. It already has offices in the Chelsea Market building -- built in 1913 by architect Albert G. Zimmerman as a factory for the Nabisco biscuit company -- which serve as offices for the Google-owned online company Youtube.
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| Congress Races Against Time To Avoid Yet Another Shutdown Posted: 20 Mar 2018 02:41 AM PDT  Lawmakers in Washington worked feverishly into the night on Monday to finalize
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| Martina Navratilova: John McEnroe Made Far More For Wimbledon Commentary Posted: 19 Mar 2018 08:27 AM PDT  Tennis great Martina Navratilova said her salary for Wimbledon commentary was
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| Family Seeks Help for 4 Kidnapped Children Rescued from Polygamist Compound Posted: 19 Mar 2018 03:12 PM PDT  The children were allegedly kidnapped by their father and taken to a doomsday cult.
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| Roche's Tecentriq notches third cancer cocktail trial win Posted: 20 Mar 2018 03:02 AM PDT  By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's immunotherapy Tecentriq on Tuesday racked up a third trial win in combination with other cancer drugs, a boost for the Swiss drugmaker as it seeks to muscle in on space dominated by Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb. A late-stage study, called IMpower131, demonstrated Tecentriq mixed with chemotherapies carboplatin and Abraxane cut risk of disease worsening or death (PFS), compared with chemotherapy alone, in first-line treatment of patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
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| Autonomous Uber Possibly Not At Fault For Pedestrian Death Posted: 20 Mar 2018 07:35 AM PDT  It's the first known fatality of a pedestrian involving a self-driving vehicle.
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| A Look Back At Puerto Rico, 6 Months After The Storm Posted: 20 Mar 2018 10:27 AM PDT  Six months after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, HuffPost revisits a reporting trip from October to show how the island's most vulnerable residents had to wait weeks for aid.
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| AP Explains: What's next after Turkey seizes Syria's Afrin Posted: 19 Mar 2018 11:23 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey's seizure of the town of Afrin in northern Syria is a significant military achievement for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that gives him control over a large chunk of Syrian territory but also entrenches his troops as an occupying force in a crowded terrain packed with adversaries.
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