| Ken Starr: Justice Department should evaluate claims by Stormy Daniels Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:14 AM PDT  Former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr said the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election raises "difficult and serious" issues that need to be evaluated by the Justice Department.
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| Russia test launches new 'Satan 2' nuclear missile Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:42 AM PDT  Tensions escalate as Russia test launches new "Satan 2" nuclear missile. There is no confirmation about whether Russia notified the United States in advance of the launch.
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| Chrissy Teigen Got Grilled By Some Vegetarians About Her Eating Habits Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:36 PM PDT  Chrissy Teigen got into a very meaty discussion with some of her vegan and
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| Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Widow Found Not Guilty Of Aiding Her Husband’s Attack Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:28 AM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. -- Noor Salman, the widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter, was
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| EPA chief reportedly paid $50 a night for Washington, D.C. condo linked to lobbyist Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:48 AM PDT  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt paid for a single bedroom in the building on a leafy street about a block from the U.S. Capitol, according to reports.
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| The Latest: Blast in Syria kills member of UK armed forces Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:53 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
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| How Long You Can Keep Leftover Ham? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Now that you've figured out how much ham to buy and have cooked it to
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| Kosovo PM orders probe into expulsion of Gulenists Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:49 AM PDT  Kosovo's prime minister has sacked his top security chiefs and ordered a probe into the expulsion of six members of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement, which is blamed by Turkey for a 2016 coup attempt. Five teachers at a Gulen school and a doctor were spirited back to Turkey on Thursday in a covert operation carried out by Kosovo's interior ministry and spy service together with Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT).
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| Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon Clark Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PDT ![Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon Clark]( "Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon Clark") About 200 protesters gathered in Sacramento on Friday night to condemn the police shooting of an unarmed black man. It was the fourth day in a series of angry but peaceful protests following the March 18 shooting of 22-year-old Stephon Clark by Sacramento police.
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| U.S. Appeals Court Judge Reinhardt known as the 'liberal lion', dies Posted: 30 Mar 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Reinhardt, 87, died on Thursday of a heart attack while visiting his dermatologist, the United States Ninth Circuit said in a brief statement on its website. Reinhardt was nominated in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat.
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| Mother and Young Son Stumble Upon 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks,' a Well-Preserved 18th Century Boat Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:19 PM PDT  The 48-foot hull dating as far back as the 1700s washed ashore on Ponte Vedra Beach, near Jacksonville, Fla.
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| Suspect confirmed dead in overnight manhunt Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:31 AM PDT  The man accused of impersonating a police officer in Kentucky and shooting an off-duty cop has been killed. ABC News' Kenneth Moton reports.
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| Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:39 PM PDT  A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure
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| Johnson on Sec. Shulkin Twitter firing: ‘Not the way I’d do it’ Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:08 AM PDT  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tells Chuck that Trump "needs to understand the effect" his Twitter firings "has on attracting other people" to the White House.
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| Package of gun restrictions set to become law in Vermont Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:30 PM PDT ![Package of gun restrictions set to become law in Vermont]( "Package of gun restrictions set to become law in Vermont") MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A package of gun restrictions is on track to become law in Vermont after the state Senate on Friday approved raising the legal age for gun purchases, expanding background checks for private gun sales and banning high-capacity magazines and rapid-fire devices known as bump stocks.
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| China says Earth-bound space lab to offer 'splendid' show Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:02 AM PDT  A defunct space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower. China's space agency said Thursday that the roughly eight-tonne Tiangong-1 will re-enter the atmosphere some time between Saturday and Monday. The European Space Agency on Friday gave smaller window between Saturday night and late Sunday evening GMT.
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| Autopsy Shows Police Shot Unarmed Man Stephon Clark 8 Times Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:04 AM PDT  Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old father of two who was unarmed when he was
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| Saudi Crown Prince Says U.S. Troops Should Stay In Syria Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:30 PM PDT  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants the U.S. military to maintain a presence in Syria, despite President Donald Trump's declaration that American forces will…
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| David Hogg: Laura Ingraham 'needs to be held accountable' Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:39 AM PDT  David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology.
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| 1,000 march in Salt Lake City over Mormon youth interviews Posted: 30 Mar 2018 03:51 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 1,000 current and former Mormons marched to the church's headquarters in Salt Lake City Friday to deliver petitions demanding an end to closed door, one-on-one interviews between youth and lay leaders where sexual questions sometimes arise.
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| 'Roseanne' Renewed For A Second Season After High-Rated Premiere Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:56 PM PDT  Its first revival season just barely started, but "Roseanne" has already been
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| North Carolina officer shoots, kills man during traffic stop Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:15 PM PDT  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A white North Carolina police officer shot and killed a black passenger who refused orders not to reach for a gun after a late-night traffic stop led to a physical struggle, authorities said Saturday.
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| 'The Female Persuasion' Is Another Mirror For Privileged White Women Like Me Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT  A couple months ago, I opened a book to find myself staring back. If novels
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| 'Back with eyes open': Malala visits Pakistan district where she was shot Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:07 PM PDT  Malala Yousafzai visited the Swat valley Saturday for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban more than five years ago. Peace has returned to Swat because of the invaluable sacrifices rendered by my brothers and sisters," she said at a school outside Mingora, the district's main town, where she was escorted by the Pakistani military. The brief trip by the 20-year-old Nobel laureate is a highly symbolic moment for Pakistan, which regularly touts Swat as a success story in its long battle with extremism as it defends itself against accusations by the US and others that its northwest remains a safe haven for militancy.
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| Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:36 AM PDT  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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| British soldier killed by IED in Syria in first UK troop death in fight against Isil Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:02 AM PDT  A British special forces soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device in Syria, in the first death of a serving UK troop in the fight against the Islamic State. An American was also killed by the roadside bomb in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Thursday, which also wounded four members of the local council. The unnamed British soldier was embedded with US special forces overseeing a clean-up operation in Manbij, which was controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) until it was taken by allied Kurdish and Arab forces in the summer of 2016. The city, close to the border with Turkey, earned the nickname "Little London" because of the large numbers of British Isil fighters stationed in the city during the days of the "caliphate". A Ministry Of Defence spokesperson said: "It is with regret that we must confirm that a member of the UK Armed Forces was killed by an improvised explosive device in Syria yesterday. "The individual was embedded with US forces on a counter-Daesh operation when the incident occurred. "The family has been notified and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. The 'Beatles' of terror Since 2014 the coalition has provided weapons, training and other support to Kurdish and Arab forces fighting Isil jihadists in Syria and Iraq. While Isil has largely been cleared from northern Syria, sleeper cells are known to operate and have carried out a number of insurgent attacks in recent months. Special forces units are known to be on the ground in Syria, securing areas retaken from Isil, but officials have refused to comment on their activities. Manbij is currently under threat of attack from Turkey, which stormed the nearby northern Syrian town of Afrin after an offensive against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) militia. Ankara has repeatedly threatened to push its operations farther east to Manbij, which could lead to a direct confrontation between the two Nato allies. The attack in Manbij happened late Thursday - the day US President Donald Trump said he would pull out forces "very soon". It came after Donald Trump caught his officials off guard by saying that America would be "out" of Syria "very soon" during a speech on infrastructure. Operation Shader | Britain's war against Islamic State The US president dropped the hint while speaking in Ohio on Thursday night in an address intended to drum up support for more infrastructure spending. He said: "We're knocking the hell out of Isis. We'll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon. Let the other people take care of it now." Mr Trump added: "We got to get back to our country where we belong, where we want to be." The comments contrast with James Mattis, the US defence secretary, and Rex Tillerson, the former secretary of state, who have said the US needs to remain engaged. It reflects Mr Trump's shifting stance on foreign intervention. He called for US troops to pull out of Afghanistan during the election campaign but has since deployed thousands more soldiers. This latest incident brings the number of US personnel killed in action during the operation against Isil to 14. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, Penny Mordaunt, International Development Secretary, confirmed that the UK will remain member of international coalition to "prevent Daesh remerging elsewhere." "Our work is not yet done, Daesh still holds pockets of territory in Syria," she added. "With its loss of territory, it will still pose a threat as an insurgency, they will continue to try to direct and inspire terror attacks around the world."
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| America Must Drop Its Delusions about Dealing with Russia Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:27 AM PDT  For too long, the U.S. national-security community has oscillated in its assessment of the Russian Federation, swinging between viewing Moscow as the country's number one geopolitical threat to dismissing the challenge of a nation whose per capita GDP equals that of Portugal. This has led to the worst of all satisficing comprises: an approach that views Russia as a competitor and adversary, but which does not require a great deal of investment, because the unstoppable Russian threat of today will evaporate when Russia inevitably collapses under the weight of its economic, political and demographic contradictions.
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| See How Easter Is Being Celebrated Around the World Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:16 PM PDT  As Christian communities across the world prepare to celebrate Jesus's resurrection on Easter, each has its own unique way to commemorate one of the religion's most significant days.
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| Howard Students Take Over Building To Protest University Embezzlement Scandal Posted: 29 Mar 2018 08:36 PM PDT  The students of Howard University are demanding answers in the school's newly
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| Police: Judge admits to stealing neighbor's underwear Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:48 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge accused of breaking into a neighbor's home to steal her worn underpants pleaded not guilty Friday to a felony burglary charge.
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| Meghan Markle's First Kiss Is Now A Professional Beatboxer Posted: 30 Mar 2018 11:17 AM PDT  The guy who gave Meghan Markle her first kiss apparently has very talented
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| Walmart in talks to buy insurer Humana: report Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:02 AM PDT  US retail behemoth Walmart is in preliminary talks to acquire health insurer Humana, the Wall Street Journal reported, the latest in the recent wave of health care mergers. The transaction would link the world's biggest retailer with one of the largest US health insurers, and based on Humana's market capitalization of $37 billion, a takeover would be Walmart's biggest ever. Walmart, already a giant in pharmacy sales and with health care clinics in some stores, reported revenues of $500.3 billion last year.
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| Body camera video released showing Alton Sterling shooting Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:53 PM PDT  The Baton Rouge Police Department released on Friday the body camera video showing the confrontation and the shooting of Alton Sterling in 2016. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Syria rebel group upbeat on Douma talks but denies deal Posted: 30 Mar 2018 06:29 AM PDT  BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Syrian rebel group said on Friday that U.N.-mediated talks with Russia were "heading in the right direction" but denied it had agreed to evacuate the last insurgent-held enclave in eastern Ghouta. The town of Douma, controlled by the Jaish al-Islam rebel group, is the last patch of eastern Ghouta still held by insurgents who have been routed in a ferocious offensive by the Russian-backed Syrian military that began in February. Its recovery would seal a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad, crushing the last big rebel stronghold near Damascus seven years into a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions.
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| Donald Trump Gets Mocked After Showing He Really Doesn’t Know What The Post Office Does Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:51 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Thursday returned to one of his favorite targets,
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| Ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with teen wants to change plea Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:58 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court.
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| Officials seek clues in SUV cliff crash that likely killed 8 Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Accident-reconstruction investigators are trying to figure out what caused an SUV carrying a family to plunge off a California cliff in a deadly wreck that happened shortly after child-welfare authorities went to their home to investigate possible abuse.
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| Starbucks May Have To Display Cancer Warning On Coffee Sold In California Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:41 PM PDT  Starbucks and other coffee roasting companies in California may be required to
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| Russia May Be Targeting Undersea Internet Cables. Here's Why That's Bad Posted: 30 Mar 2018 02:31 PM PDT  The lines carry much of the world's business and communications
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| Cadillac Pushes Back Flagship Launch Until After 2022 Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:37 AM PDT  Company boss says there are more important models coming first.
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| Grief and rage at funeral for police shooting victim in Sacramento Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:54 PM PDT  Hundreds of mourners joined an outpouring of grief and rage Thursday at the funeral of an unarmed black man shot dead by police in California's capital Sacramento. The service, where civil rights activist Al Sharpton delivered an angry, rousing speech, became a rallying point for people demanding justice in the face of police violence against African Americans. Body camera and surveillance helicopter footage released last week showed police chasing and then firing 20 rounds at 22-year-old Stephon Clark, fearing that he was carrying a weapon.
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| Pippa Middleton's Father-In-Law Investigated For Alleged Child Rape Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:54 PM PDT  French police launched an investigation into allegations of the rape of a
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| Donald Trump 'tells Vladimir Putin: "If there is an arms race, 'I’ll win"' Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:42 AM PDT  Donald Trump is said to have told Vladimir Putin that if the US and Russia had an arms race, the US would win. Mr Trump reportedly made the comments during a congratulatory call with Mr Putin last week after the Russian leader was unsurprisingly reelected as president. Mr Putin's claim that new nuclear-capable weapons could reach the US "really got under the president's skin", an official told NBC News.
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