| Trump Orders Strikes On Syria In Retaliation For Chemical Attack Posted: 13 Apr 2018 06:04 PM PDT  The United States, France and the United Kingdom on Friday conducted a wave of
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| 911 dispatcher suspended after Ohio teen who called for help twice found dead in van Posted: 13 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A 911 dispatcher who may have failed to provide crucial information to
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| DOJ tinkers with immigration courts to speed deportations Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  The sequence of events that lead to immigration court vary from case to case, especially now, as even broader categories of people — ranging from convicted criminals to recent border crossers seeking asylum, longtime residents and even a few U.S. citizens — are getting caught up in the Trump administration's sweeping enforcement dragnet.
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| Father Seeking Justice For Teen’s Alleged Rape At Hands Of Indian Lawmaker Dies In Custody Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:11 PM PDT  In a grim development to a sexual assault case involving a state lawmaker in
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| Some Criminals Have A ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ On Google, UK High Court Rules Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:38 PM PDT  A high court in London ruled Friday that some lawbreakers have a "right to be
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| The Latest: Woman says cliff crash mom ran kids' 'boot camp' Posted: 13 Apr 2018 08:07 PM PDT ![The Latest: Woman says cliff crash mom ran kids' 'boot camp']( "The Latest: Woman says cliff crash mom ran kids' 'boot camp'") SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a family who went over a California cliff in their SUV (all times local):
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| Soweto pays final respects to Winnie Mandela Posted: 13 Apr 2018 10:37 AM PDT  Hundreds of people lined the streets of Soweto on Friday to see the funeral procession of Winnie Mandela ahead of her final send-off this weekend. A black hearse carrying the body of Mandela, one of the most divisive figures in the anti-apartheid struggle, slowly drove to her house led by uniformed men bearing the flag of her African National Congress (ANC) party. Mandela, who died in Johannesburg aged 81 on April 2 after a long illness, was celebrated for keeping her husband Nelson Mandela's dream of a non-racial South Africa alive during his 27-year imprisonment.
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| Maddow: Trump's personal turmoil taints U.S. military options Posted: 13 Apr 2018 12:12 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow points out that the fact of Donald Trump's chaotic personal circumstances will unavoidably influence how U.S. actions and intentions are perceived around the world.
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| Sarah Sanders holds nothing back when asked about James Comey Posted: 13 Apr 2018 01:00 PM PDT  During a press briefing at the White House, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders gave a brutal response when asked about James Comey.
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| Russian presence in Syria a concern as US, UK, France attack Posted: 13 Apr 2018 12:26 PM PDT  Keir Simmons, NBC News foreign correspondent, reports live from Moscow on the Russian concerns in Syria and considerations made of the Russian presence by the joint strike by U.S., Britain, and France.
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| Abuse Survivors Demand Concrete Action After Pope Admits His 'Serious Errors' Posted: 13 Apr 2018 04:05 PM PDT  Advocates say Pope Francis' apology to Chilean sex abuse victims is a good
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| Ocean's Vital Gulf Stream System Weakest In 1,600 Years, Scientists Find Posted: 13 Apr 2018 05:22 AM PDT  A key current in the planet's ocean circulatory system, including the
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| Kentucky teachers march on state capitol Posted: 14 Apr 2018 12:35 PM PDT ![Kentucky teachers march on state capitol]( "Kentucky teachers march on state capitol") Thousands of teachers rallied inside and outside Kentucky's capitol on Friday. The rally took on a festival-like atmosphere as some teachers sat in lawn chairs or sprawled out on blankets.
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| Black teen who wanted directions shot at by white man Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:32 PM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — A black 14-year-old boy who got lost in a Detroit suburban neighborhood while trying to get to school was shot at by a white homeowner after knocking on a door to ask directions, prosecutors said Friday, citing home security video and the account of the boy.
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| Four things to know about Telegram messenger Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:32 AM PDT  The popular messaging app Telegram has been blocked in Russia after refusing to give state security services access to private conversations. Known as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook boss, Pavel Durov has amassed a fortune of $1.7 billion (1.4 billion euros) at 33, according to Forbes magazine.
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| Scott Pruitt Uses Multiple 'Secret' Email Accounts, Senators Say Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:23 AM PDT  Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has used four government
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| What Moby Doesn’t Understand About Food Stamps Posted: 13 Apr 2018 08:08 AM PDT  In an April 9 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, the musical artist Richard
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| 'Bombs won't save lives' in Syria, opposition leader Corbyn tells UK PM May Posted: 14 Apr 2018 01:27 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday that Prime Minister Theresa May should have sought approval from parliament before ordering cruise missile strikes against Syria. "Bombs won't save lives or bring about peace. This legally questionable action risks escalating further," Corbyn, a veteran anti-war campaigner, said. "Britain should be playing a leadership role to bring about a ceasefire in the conflict, not taking instructions from Washington and putting British military personnel in harm's way. ...
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| Donald Trump 'to tell Kim Jong-un to scrap nuclear arsenal within year in return for US embassy in Pyongyang' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:33 PM PDT  President Donald Trump is expected to demand that Pyongyang abolish its nuclear weapons capability within a year when he sits down for talks with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, but will offer to open an embassy in the North's capital and provide humanitarian assistance as an incentive. The details offer a sense of the rapid pace of progress towards talks although analysts suggest the timetable may be overambitious. Quoting sources in Washington, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper said Mr Trump rejected Pyongyang's proposals for "phased and synchronised" steps to eliminate the North's nuclear arsenal and will instead insist that full denuclearisation is completed within 12 months of their meeting. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un appear on a TV screen at Seoul Railway Station Credit: AP The Dong-A Ilbo newspaper added that North Korea and the US have already started discussing an outline of the agenda for when their two leaders meet - Mr Trump has suggested the summit is likely to take place in May or early June - and that Washington is willing to "compensate" Pyongyang by boosting the regime's standing by opening a liaison office and an embassy, as well as delivering humanitarian aid. Analysts, however, say the time frame is "unrealistic". Donald Trump surprised the world when he agreed to meet Kim Jong-un Credit: Getty Images Daniel Pinkston, a professor of international relations at the Seoul campus of Troy University, said: "Complete denuclearisation will mean the North declaring all its nuclear facilities and programmes - military and civilian - and then having independent inspectors draw up inventories of everything they have. "Exports will need to be accounted for, nuclear cooperation deals will need to be examined - such as for the nuclear reactor agreement with Syria - and there will then need to be full dismantling of all facilities in accordance with [International Atomic Energy Agency] guidelines." Verification would add another level of complexity. "That is not a trivial matter, as this comment seems to suggest, and it cannot be completed in that narrow a time frame," he said. North Korea's nuclear history: key moments At a meeting with governors at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump predicted the his summit with Mr Kim would be "terrific" and praised China for helping to crack down on the regime through sanctions. "Meetings are being set up right now between myself and Kim Jong-un," he said. "I think it will be terrific. I think we'll go in with a lot of respect and we'll see what happens, but China has really helped us at the border and we appreciate it." Mr Trump's optimistic prediction followed-high level meetings in Washington between John Bolton, his newly appointed national security adviser, and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts. North Korea's nuclear progress - estimated yields per test South Korean media reported on Friday that US and North Korean officials, known to be communicating through intelligence back channels, are likely to agree on the summit venue and dates as early as next week. Currently Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar is a hot favourite for the unprecedented event, but Pyongyang, the militarised border between North and South, Sweden, Geneva and Iceland have all been touted as possibilities. A number of those venues may immediately be off the list, however, because there are questions over how Mr Kim would reach them. How North Korea's airline keeps its Soviet-era fleet ready for service Mr Kim has three personal aircraft, although the most modern is an Ilyushin IL-62 that was built by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and all three jets have a habit of being out of operation due to a shortage of spare components. Without the range to reliably reach Europe or North America - and fearful of being embarrassed by a breakdown - it is believed that Mr Kim will opt for a venue closer to home.
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| The Latest: Mayor calls for probe of Starbucks policies Posted: 14 Apr 2018 03:04 PM PDT ![The Latest: Mayor calls for probe of Starbucks policies]( "The Latest: Mayor calls for probe of Starbucks policies") PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks (all times local):
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 13 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ―
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| Dartmouth College's Resident Bear Returns With 4 Cubs After Governor Spared Her Life Posted: 13 Apr 2018 11:54 AM PDT  Officials wanted to euthanize the bear last May
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| ‘Truth is all we’re looking for.’ Newsroom reacts to a bombshell in the Bill Cosby trial Posted: 13 Apr 2018 12:57 PM PDT  "There went any chance of a guilty verdict." "This is why I'm skeptical in these high profile cases." Model Janice Dickinson says she fabricated part of her Bill Cosby assault story in her memoir, and Newsroom readers are shocked. Dickinson took the stand on Thursday in the Cosby sexual assault retrial. In her testimony, the former reality star recounted a 1982 incident in a Lake Tahoe, Calif., hotel room, in which she claims she was drugged and raped by the comedian. Cosby's attorney, Tom Mesereau, confronted Dickinson, pointing out the description of the assault in her 2002 memoir, "No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel," is different. She responded: "It's all a fabrication there because I wanted the paycheck for my kids." Dickinson admitted she concocted stories for her book and that her ghostwriter took "poetic license" with her life story. She strongly maintains her claim that she was assaulted by Cosby, responding, "They weren't there! And you weren't there! And I'm telling the real story!" Her testimony has left Newsroom readers puzzled and questioning Dickinson's credibility. "A lot of people have a hard time telling the truth these days," one commenter wrote. Another chimed in: "When you admit to fabricating stories for money, you no longer hold any of the little credibility you had." Dickinson testified she cut out the story of being sexually assaulted by Cosby after her publisher warned her it could ruin her career. Cosby's first trial ended in a mistrial in June when a jury could not reach a verdict.
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| Pensioner charged with shooting lawyer dead after 'accidentally recording himself confessing' Posted: 13 Apr 2018 05:09 AM PDT  Tom Pickert, a 39-year-old lawyer, was shot dead in October 2017 in Kansas City, shortly after walking his children to school. David Jungerman, 80, has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A court heard how Mr Jungerman implicated himself when he accidentally recorded himself saying he had killed someone.
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| Gun rights activists rally at state capitols nationwide Posted: 14 Apr 2018 02:26 PM PDT ![Gun rights activists rally at state capitols nationwide]( "Gun rights activists rally at state capitols nationwide") Pro-gun supporters wrapped in flags and carrying guns rallied at statehouses across the U.S.
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| Most rockets in Western attacks on Syria were intercepted: Russia Posted: 13 Apr 2018 10:35 PM PDT ![Most rockets in Western attacks on Syria were intercepted: Russia]( "Most rockets in Western attacks on Syria were intercepted: Russia") MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry said on Saturday that the majority of missiles fired during the overnight attack on Syria by U.S., British and French forces were intercepted by Syrian government air defense systems, TASS news agency reported. Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has responded angrily to the strikes, while Syrian state media called them a "flagrant violation of international law." More than 100 missiles were fired from ships and manned aircraft, and the allies struck three of Syria's main chemical weapons facilities, U.S. ...
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| Trump Promised Senator No Federal Crackdown On Legal Weed, But Who Even Knows Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:33 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has assured a top Senate Republican that he will allow
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| Laura Ingraham Accidentally Delivered The Best Self-Own Of 2018 Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:17 PM PDT  Fox News host Laura Ingraham has lost more than two dozen sponsors since
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| Porsche 911 Turbo S By Mansory Is Surprisingly Restrained Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:08 PM PDT  It's all about the carbon fiber.
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| Bike of the Week: TGS Motorcycles’ “Kamikaze” H2 Posted: 13 Apr 2018 08:17 AM PDT  Bike of the Week: TGS Motorcycles' "Kamikaze" H2 TGS Motorcycles' H2-powered, H1-framed, GSXR-suspended retro masterpiece Customizing a beloved classic motorcycle can be a bit of a minefield. While there's a big difference between modifying an original
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| Woman's Obituary Helps Agents Catch Her Son, Who Escaped From Prison in 1981 Posted: 13 Apr 2018 08:53 AM PDT  Stephen Michael Paris, 58, was arrested in Houston.
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| Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans? Posted: 13 Apr 2018 07:36 AM PDT ![Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans?]( "Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans?") It only took five minutes for Gavin Schmidt to out-speculate me. Schmidt is the director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (a.k.a. GISS) a world-class climate-science facility. One day last year, I came to GISS with a far-out proposal. In my work as an astrophysicist, I'd begun researching global warming from an "astrobiological perspective." That meant asking whether any industrial civilization that rises on any planet will, through their own activity, trigger their own version of a climate shift. I was visiting GISS that day hoping to gain some climate science insights and, perhaps, collaborators. That's how I ended up in Gavin's office.
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| Xi Jinping plans live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait after biggest naval exercises in China's history Posted: 13 Apr 2018 11:08 AM PDT  China is set to hold live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait next week in a move certain to ratchet tensions with Taipei, after Chinese president Xi Jinping oversaw the biggest naval exercises in the country's history. The new drills, which are planned for Wednesday, come as tensions between Beijing and Taiwan simmer over increased American support for the government of the self-ruled island. Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's president, on Friday presided over her first military drills since she took office in 2016, but those exercises did not involve live fire. Tensions between Beijing and Taipei have escalated in recent weeks amid speculation of a visit to Taiwan by new US national security adviser John Bolton and Washington's backing of Taiwan's plans to build an indigenous submarine force. Chinese media said a decision by Donald Trump's administration to give the go ahead for US defence contractors to help Taiwan build the submarine fleet has made war between Taiwan and China "more probable". China's drills next week will be the first in the Strait since just before the 2015 presidential election, which saw Mrs Tsai, the candidate for the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), sweep to power. Beijing has viewed the Taiwanese president with suspicion and believes she is preparing to move Taiwan towards formal independence - a move that would represent a red line for China. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech as he reviews a military display of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in the South China Sea Credit: Li Gang/Xinhua via REUTERS China views Taiwan as a renegade province which will one day be reunited with the mainland - by force if necessary. On Thursday President Xi presided over huge exercises in the South China Sea in an unmistakable show of force to Beijing's regional rivals. The drills involved 48 ships, among them China's sole operating aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, along with 76 helicopters, fighter jets and bombers, and more than 10,000 personnel. Chinese media said it was the largest of its kind. "The mission of building a mighty people's navy has never been more urgent than it is today," Mr Xi, dressed in army fatigues, said in remarks on the helicopter deck of one of China's most advanced destroyers. "Strive to make the people's navy a first-rate world navy." The nationalist Global Times newspaper warned in a commentary on Taiwan's drills that the island's leaders were making a gamble they couldn't afford to lose. The Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines Credit: Li Gang/Xinhua via AP "The mainland has abundant capability to take back the Taiwan authorities' bargaining chips one at a time until it deals a decisive blow to 'Taiwan independence'," the state-run newspaper said. China's state television broadcaster cited China's Taiwan Affairs Office as saying that Beijing had firm will and the ability to "thwart any kind of Taiwan independence separatist plot and action, and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity". Beijing has claimed Taiwan since defeated Nationalist forces fled to the island in 1949 after losing the civil war with Mao Tse-tung's Communists. China has become increasingly assertive on the world stage since Mr Xi assumed power five years ago. The Chinese president has also oversaw the rapid modernisation of China's military - which is the world's largest. China's increasing power has caused concern among its neighbours in the South China Sea. Beijing claims nearly all of the strategic waters, despite partial counter-claims from Taiwan and several south-east Asian nations including the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The US Navy has been confronting China in the region with 'freedom of navigation' exercises. The US aircraft carriers Theodore Roosevelt and Carl Vinson have sailed through the South China Sea in recent months, angering Beijing.
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| Macron tells Putin he wants to 'intensify' Syria dialogue Posted: 13 Apr 2018 06:55 AM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a telephone call Friday that he wanted to "intensify" talks on bringing peace to Syria. "The president of the Republic said he wanted the dialogue between France and Russia to continue and intensify in order to bring peace and stability to Syria," Macron's office said after the call, which came as the West ponders possible strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack.
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| Van goes off California cliff, man walks away from wreckage Posted: 13 Apr 2018 11:47 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A minivan driver plunged in the vehicle off a California cliff Friday and into the ocean but managed to get out of the wreckage and walk on rocks to a rescuer who rappelled down to him, authorities said.
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| Disabled People Don't Belong In Music Venues, Apparently Posted: 13 Apr 2018 07:30 AM PDT  I used to see live music at least once a week, where I'd bathe in the colorful
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| Prosecutors: DNA ties suspected killer clown to getaway car Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:13 PM PDT ![Prosecutors: DNA ties suspected killer clown to getaway car]( "Prosecutors: DNA ties suspected killer clown to getaway car") WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two nights before a clown fatally shot a woman at her front door, a customer showed up at a nearby costume shop and begged to be let in at closing.
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| Tens of thousands of Hungarians protest against Orban landslide Posted: 14 Apr 2018 01:26 PM PDT  By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Saturday against what organizers said was an unfair election system that gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban a landslide victory at the polls after a "hate campaign" against immigrants. Orban won a third straight term in power in Sunday elections after his anti-immigration campaign message secured a strong majority for his ruling Fidesz party in parliament, giving him two-thirds of seats based on preliminary results. In a Facebook post before the rally, organizers called for a recount of ballots, free media, a new election law, as well as more efficient cooperation among opposition parties instead of the bickering seen in the run-up to the vote.
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| 5 Weapons That Make It Clear Israel Dominates the Sky Posted: 14 Apr 2018 03:17 AM PDT  Time and again during its short existence, Israel has demonstrated that it has the most powerful military in the Middle East. Nowhere is the gap between Israel and its neighbors larger than in the air. As Chris Harmer, a naval analyst, has commented: "Pilot to pilot, airframe to airframe, the Israeli air force is the best in the world." Israel's air dominance goes beyond the Air Force, and also includes its air and missile defense systems as well as its missile capabilities.
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| Russia accuses Britain of staging Syria chemical weapons attack Posted: 13 Apr 2018 05:44 AM PDT  Russia's defence ministry has accused Britain of staging the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 40 people in the Syrian town of Douma on Saturday. Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov, a military spokesman, said the Russian Army had "proof that testifies to the direct participation of Britain in the organising of this provocation in Eastern Ghouta." Speaking at a briefing in Moscow on Friday, he claimed that Britain ordered the White Helmets, the volunteer rescue service who act as first responders in rebel-held areas, to fake the suspected Sarin and chlorine gas attack. Dozens of civilians including women and children were killed in the chemical weapons attack in Douma. Western governments including Britain have blamed Bashar al Assad's government, a Russian ally, for the attack. Donald Trump has threatened to launch missile strikes against Mr Assad's forces in response. Britain and France have backed his call for action. A girl holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant following a reported gas attack in the rebel-held besieged town of Douma Credit: HASAN MOHAMED/AFP Maj Gen Konashenkov's allegations against Britain came after Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, claimed to have evidence that the attack had been "staged" by foreign powers. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said "Russia has wielded its UNSC veto 6 times since February 2017 to shield the Asad regime from scrutiny for its use of chemical weapons. "These accusations from Moscow are just the latest in a number of ludicrous allegations from Russia, who have also said that no attack ever happened. This simply shows their desperation to pin the blame on anyone but their client: the Asad regime. "The chemical weapons attack in Douma last Saturday was a shocking and barbaric act that cost up to 75 lives including young children." Earlier on Friday it emerged that Russia could ban Scotch whisky in retaliation for sanctions imposed in the wake of the Salisbury chemical attack and any Western military action in Syria. A sweeping ban on Western alcohol imports is among a number of options Russian MPs have drawn up to hit back at the West after the United States imposed sanctions on Russian businesses following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Scotland's whisky industry could be targeted by Russian sanctions Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Vyacheslav Volodin, a former top aide to Mr Putin who is now speaker of parliament, introduced the legislation as a response to the "boorish behaviour of the United States" on Friday. The bill allows the government to adopt wide ranging retaliatory sanctions against the United States and its allies, but it also pushes back against Western threats of Syria strikes over the chemical attack in Douma, a senior MP has said. Western countries took action against Russia following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal Credit: BEN STANSALL/AFP The bill in its current form explicitly targets the United States, but it says the measures can be extended to countries that adopted or simply "supported" sanctions against Russia. It could also target the United Kingdom, France and other countries that have a "certain position" on Syria, Alexei Chepa, deputy head of parliament's foreign affairs committee, told state news agency. The move comes as the US, Britain and France prepare to launch missile strikes in Syria Credit: Ford Williams/US Navy "The legislation has not been discussed yet, maybe when it is there will be suggestions to expand these sanctions and actions to other countries, and other countries could be added to the list, including the United Kingdom," Kirill Prokopov, an aide to Mr Chepa, told The Telegraph. "And if there is a military operation in Syria, that will be part of the discussion," he said. He said parliament would probably not vote on the legislation until May. Britain and France are considering joining potential US strikes against Bashar al Assad's regime. The European Union has adopted several rounds of sanctions against Russia. Mr Volodin's involvement means the bill will almost certainly pass when it is put to the vote. Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin introduced the bill on Friday Credit: Pavel Golovkin/AP It was not immediately clear how exactly the sanctions would affect the UK - but key provisions in the text would allow Mr Putin to target key British industries ranging from whisky export to legal and consulting services. The text published on the website of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, would grant the Russian government powers to take a number of actions including banning imports of alcohol or tobacco products "from the United States and/or other countries." Other measures would include a black list of citizens of "unfriendly" countries banned from visiting Russia, suspending special visa programs for highly qualified individuals, and imposing embargoes on agricultural produce and Western-produced medicines. It also prescribes suspension of trade and cooperation in nuclear power, rocket engines, and aircraft manufacturing, hi-tech sectors where Russian and US industry is heavily intertwined. Russian-made rocket engines have powered many US space launches in recent years. In particular, the first stage of the Atlas V rocket made by Boeing and Lockheed has been driven by a Russian engine. The Atlas V rocket uses Russian engines Credit: Orlando Sentinel/Getty It would also allow the Russian government to ban Western firms from taking part in state tenders for equipment procurement or consulting, legal, or auditing services. It would also increase overflight fees for Western airlines using Russian airspace. In one of its most surprising moves, the legislation would "end the exclusive right to trademarks" and brand names on goods to be designated by parliament, which would open the door to Russian companies making brand-name products without rights-holders' permission. "The domination of the Anglo-Saxon, Western world is facilitated by intellectual property rights, and we will deliver a blow to this right," MP Mikhail Yemelyanov told Interfax news agency. The proposed legislation grants the Russian government the authority to take such action, but does not mean that sanctions will be introduced. The United States imposed sweeping sanctions on several Russian businessmen and their companies last week, as part of a retaliation for the nerve agent attack against former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. The sanctions, which hit prominent businessmen including the metals billionaire Oleg Deripaska, wiped billions of dollars off Russian-linked stocks and prompted the ruble to dive. Russia banned imports of Western fruit, vegetables, fresh meat, and dairy products in 2014 in retaliation for sanctions imposed following the annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine.
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| Comey Memoir: Hiding Clinton Email News Would've Made Her Presidency 'Illegitimate' Posted: 13 Apr 2018 10:26 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Former FBI Director James Comey ― whom Hillary Clinton blames for
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| 200,000 acres burned in deadly Oklahoma wildfires Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:59 PM PDT  An outbreak of wildfires has most of Oklahoma under a state of emergency, and about 1,400 people have been forced from their homes. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud is in Vici, where the flames have burned farms and killed cattle.
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| Woman's body found in California river where family vanished Posted: 13 Apr 2018 04:51 PM PDT  LEGGETT, Calif. (AP) — Searchers looking for a family of four whose SUV plunged into a Northern California river have found the body of a woman believed to be from the vehicle, authorities said Friday.
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| Nassar victim: Michigan State leader offered secret payoff Posted: 13 Apr 2018 03:10 PM PDT  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A sexual assault victim of former sports doctor Larry Nassar confronted Michigan State University officials on Friday, alleging the school's interim leader pressured her to accept a payoff to settle her lawsuit without her attorney present.
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