| Trump's 'astonishing' concession to Kim Jong Un and North Korea Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:08 PM PDT  The president says he will halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises, a key demand from Pyongyang.
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| California's Gavin Newsom wants to lead the way to a post-Bernie, post-Hillary party Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Gavin Newsom, the charismatic former mayor of San Francisco, is almost certain to become the next governor of California and a major force in the Democratic Party. Can he deliver on his progressive agenda while moving the party into a post-Bernie, post-Hillary future?
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| 'Selfie death' as British woman plummets 30 metres from picturesque sea wall Posted: 13 Jun 2018 04:18 AM PDT  A British woman plunged to her death, along with her partner, while taking a selfie on a picturesque wall in Portugal, according to local authorities. Perth man Michael Kearns, 33, Louise Benson, 37, his British partner, fell 30 metres off a beach wall and were found by shocked locals early on Tuesday morning. His mother confirmed to local media that she had been notified of his death in the early hours of the morning in Perth. She said the couple had left Australia in January on a holiday and had attended a friend's wedding in Portugal in recent weeks. A mobile phone was found on the top of the wall overlooking the beach in the seaside town of Ericeira, where the bodies of the couple were found on Tuesday morning. Rui Pereira da Terra, the captain of the maritime authority in Cascais, said the two victims appeared to have lost their balance while taking a photograph overlooking Fishermen's Beach. Louise Benson fell to her death "Everything seems to indicate that the fall happened when they were probably trying to take a selfie," he said. "As we found a mobile phone on the wall, our theory is that they were taking a selfie, but they dropped the phone and leaned to grab it and fell," Mr Pereira da Terra told the Portuguese Lusa news agency. Locals have said the wall is dangerous, and have asked for something to be done about it. Pedro Fernandes Tomas wrote on Facebook: "With the fall of a couple of tourists from the cliff of fishermen's beach in ericeira (30 meters high) it is urgent to rethink the security of that area. The locals know about the danger there, low wall and no protection net. "With the growing influx of tourists there are measures that need to be taken, from the case I have already mentioned, but also at the level of regulation and effective monitoring of the numerous economic activities operating in the tourism sector. " The fishing village Ericeira Credit: Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images Susana Esmareldo agreed, writing: "I agree with you Pedro. I've always thought there's a protection net missing, because the wall is low. I hope that action will be taken in the resolution of a protection policy." Ericeira is a popular tourist town around 25 miles northwest of Lisbon. The accident is believed to have occurred between 1.00am and 6.00pm. The bodies were reportedly found by a council beach cleaner, who alerted the authorities at 6.30am. The police inspected the scene and quickly ruled out any suspicions of foul play, Mr Pereira da Terra said. The bodies were taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine in Torres Vedras Photographs of the accident scene showed two bodies covered in white sheets on the sand close together at the foot of the wall near a sign warning of the possibility of loose stones falling onto the beach. The Foreign Office confirmed the woman involved in the tragic accident was British, and told The Telegraph: "We are in touch with local authorities following the death of a British woman in Portugal and are providing support to her family'." Friend, John Keogh, paid tribute to Louise Benson on Facebook: "It can be such a cruel world we live in. RIP Louise Benson yet again another great soul took away (sic) from us far too early. My condolences to all the family and loved ones." Liz Catchpole wrote: "No words can describe what we have lost. Louise Benson you had a passion for life. I will never forget you rocking up to The Adventure Club to do your DMT.. A quiet, not for long tho, Bristol girl who just loved life. Your smile infectious, your laugh amazing, your friendship invaluable ... in shock and speechless, you will be missed and I will miss you so much."
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| New Jersey special education teacher leaves $1m to her students after death Posted: 12 Jun 2018 07:09 AM PDT  Genevieve Via Cava taught special needs students in the Dumont school district for nearly 45 years, according to local news reports. When she died in 2011, with no immediate family to speak of, she left the small fortune she had amassed to her students. The donation will now go towards one $25,000 scholarship per year, to fund the post-secondary education of a special needs student.
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| Antarctic thaw quickens, trillions of tonnes of ice raise sea levels Posted: 13 Jun 2018 10:05 AM PDT  By Alister Doyle Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - An accelerating thaw of Antarctica has pushed up world sea levels by almost a centimeter since the early 1990s in a risk for coasts from Pacific islands to Florida, an international team of scientists said on Thursday. Antarctica has enough ice to raise seas by 58 meters (190 ft) if it ever all melted, dwarfing frozen stores in places from Greenland to the Himalayas and making its future the biggest uncertainty in understanding global warming and ocean levels. The frozen continent lost almost three trillion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2017, the 84 scientists said in what they called the most complete overview of Antarctic ice to date.
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| American Medical Association: Ban Assault Weapons To Curb 'Public Health Crisis' Posted: 13 Jun 2018 10:01 AM PDT  As lawmakers continue to offer thoughts and prayers with little legislative
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| 'Sleep well tonight!': Trump promptly declares North Korea no longer a nuclear threat Posted: 13 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Some aren't accepting President Trump's assurances on his return from the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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| With Harry Reid’s Help, Moderate Democrat Triumphs In Nevada Governor Primary Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:07 PM PDT  Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak won the Democratic nomination for
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| The Paint Colors Joanna Gaines Uses In Her Home (And The Colors She’ll Never Use) Posted: 12 Jun 2018 01:57 PM PDT  Achieve the Fixer Upper look instantly with these picks.
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| Sage grousing: Senators charge Interior is holding up conservation grants Posted: 12 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Democratic senators are demanding to know why the Department of Interior has been delaying the disbursement of grants and cooperative-agreement funding for conservation projects. According to a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, written by Democrats Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii and signed by 10 colleagues, a political appointee has been put in charge of vetting payments of more than $50,000. Interior has not yet responded to the letter, which was obtained exclusively by Yahoo News.
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| Jogger caught throwing homeless man's belongings in lake arrested Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT  Initially only known as "Jogger Joe," he was identified as Henry William Sintay, 30, after he was filmed on kicking around, throwing in the rubbish, and then dumping a homeless man's things into the city's Merritt Lake. The property belonged to Greg "Jarew" Markson as he was later identified. The witness who filmed the incident, JJ Harris, posted it on Twitter and it has been viewed nearly 750,000 times.
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| Kremlin says all welcome when asked about U.S. World Cup invite Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:58 AM PDT  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be glad to host everyone in Moscow, when asked if he would invite high-ranking U.S. officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a journalist who asked if Putin would invite officials from North America to Moscow if the United States won a bid to host a future soccer World Cup. On Friday Russian state news agency RIA cited a diplomatic source as saying Moscow and Washington were discussing a possible meeting between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. ...
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| New wildfire erupts near Colorado ski resorts, houses Posted: 13 Jun 2018 12:16 AM PDT  DENVER (AP) — A wildfire erupted Tuesday in an area of Colorado known for its ski resorts, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,300 homes and marking the latest in a series of blazes that have ignited in the drought-stricken U.S. West.
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| Surviving The Pulse Massacre Propelled This Gay Man Into Gun Reform Activism Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Brandon Wolf is one of a group of survivors who made it out of Pulse nightclub
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| Trump and Kim sign joint statement promising 'complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula' Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:54 AM PDT  President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued the statement at a historic summit in Singapore. Here's what it says.
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| Maine Gov. Paul LePage 'Probably' Won't Certify Primary Election Results Posted: 12 Jun 2018 03:36 PM PDT  Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said he would "probably not" certify the results of
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| Yemen: UAE defies UN and launches attack on 'lifeline' port of Hodeidah Posted: 13 Jun 2018 12:08 AM PDT  The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen defied the UN yesterday and launched a major assault on the port of Hodeidah, despite warnings that attack could leave 250,000 people dead and drive the country further into famine. The attack sets the stage for what could be the largest battle of the three-year war, as Yemeni forces supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE attempt attempt to clear Hodeidah of Houthi rebel fighters aligned with Iran. Hodeidah is a city of 600,000 people and the attack is the most ambitious operation launched so far by the coalition, raising fears of bloody street battles with civilians caught in the crossfire. Around 70 per cent of all of Yemen's imports come through Hodeidah, including the vast majority of its food, and the UN conducted a week of frantic shuttle diplomacy to try to avert the attack. But the fighting began early on Wednesday morning, with Yemeni fighters supported by the UAE attacking the southern edges of the city as coalition warplanes launched a wave of airstrikes. Around 22 Houthi fighters were killed in the opening of the battle while three coalition fighters died, according to medical sources. Days before the 'Golden Victory' operation began, pro-government Sudanese troops gather Credit: NABIL HASSAN /AFP The UN's main concern is that the fighting will damage the port or stop the arrival of food, medicine and fuel. Around 22 million people in Yemen are dependent on aid, with at least eight million on the verge of famine. The International Committee of the Red Cross said the attack was "likely to exacerbate an already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Yemen". Anas Shahari, a spokesman for Save the Children Yemen, said that the port appeared to operating at nearly full capacity on Wednesday and that most of the fighting was happening on the southern outskirts of Hodeidah. But if the battle draws closer to the port or to the densely populated city centre the effects could be devastating. "There are 300,000 children in the city and many of them are malnourished and exclusively reliant on aid. If we leave them without assistance, a lot of children are going to die," Mr Shahari said. The battle in Yemen could cost up to 250,000 lives, it is feared Credit: NABIL HASSAN /AFP Yemen's internationally-recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia and the West, said in a statement it had "exhausted all peaceful and political means" to retake Hodeidah from the Houthis. "The effort to liberate Hodeidah from the Houthi militia is the beginning of a complete victory," the government said. The Saudi-led coalition alleges that Hodeidah is being used by the Houthis to smuggle in weapons from Iran, including ballistic missiles which have been fired into Saudi Arabia. The UN has tried to ease coalition concerns by setting up an international operation to inspect ships as they come into Hodeidah and search for hidden weapons. The UN was in talks with the Houthis early on Wednesday morning to get them to withdraw their forces from Hodeidah and hand over control of the port, a source with knowledge of the talks said. But the talks fell apart shortly before a 3am deadline set by the UAE. Yemen has been at the centre of a three-year war between an alliance of Arab states and the Iran-aligned Houthis Credit: NABIL HASSAN /AFP Britain supports the coalition's intervention in Yemen and has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE despite objections from human rights groups that they regularly bomb civilian targets. British liaison officers have also been assigned to work with the Saudi military, although the Ministry of Defence says they are not involved in operational activities and are instead giving broad guidance on the use of bombs and how to carry out attacks in line with international law. The attack on Hodeidah puts the UK in a complicated position, where British bombs are likely being used in an attack that the British government tried to prevent from happening. "We will continue to discourage any attack on Hodeidah port and will continue to use our influence to do so," Alistair Burt, a foreign office minister, told the House of Commons on Monday. He resisted calls from opposition MPs to halt arms supplies or to ensure that UK weapons were not used in the Hodeidah attack. At a glance | Yemen Britain supports the coalition's intervention in Yemen and has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE despite objections from human rights groups that they regularly bomb civilian targets. British liaison officers have also been assigned to work with the Saudi military, although the Ministry of Defence says they are not involved in operational activities and are instead giving broad guidance on the use of bombs and how to carry out strikes in line with international law. The attack on Hodeidah puts the UK in a complicated position, where British bombs are likely being used in an attack that the British government tried to prevent from happening. "We will continue to discourage any attack on Hodeidah port and will continue to use our influence to do so," Alistair Burt, a foreign office minister, told the House of Commons on Monday. He resisted calls from opposition MPs to halt arms supplies or to ensure that UK weapons were not used in the Hodeidah attack. The bulk of the attacking forces are a loose coalition of Yemeni factions supported by UAE special forces and coalition airpower. The Yemeni units include Republican Guard fighters led by a nephew of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh was a Houthi ally until late last year when the two sides turned on eachother. Houthi fighters killed Saleh in December and his family has vowed revenge on his former allies. The Houthis have pledged to fight to retain control of Hodeidah. The International Crisis Group warned in a report this week that that the fighting for control of the city was likely to be bloody. "The most likely outcome of a battle for Hodeidah is not a quick, clean victory for government forces followed by outright Houthi capitulation, as some hope, but prolonged and destructive fighting in Hodeidah's city, port and immediate environs," the group said.
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| High-Climbing Raccoon Finally Reaches Top Of St. Paul Skyscraper And America Exhales Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:19 AM PDT  A raccoon who captured the nation's attention by climbing 20 stories up the
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| Police: Fla. Gunman Kills Self, 4 Child Hostages Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:58 AM PDT  Orlando, Florida authorities say man shot an officer before barricading himself in an apartment. He killed the four children he had been holding hostage and took his own life, following a siege that lasted nearly 24 hours. (June 12)
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| In Macedonia, scepticism and hope as country set to change its name Posted: 13 Jun 2018 06:09 AM PDT  By Marko Djurica SKOPJE (Reuters) - The "Republic of Northern Macedonia" - the proposed new name for the country once part of Yugoslavia - is meant to settle a diplomatic standoff with Greece, but will not satisfy some nationalists on either side of the border. When it declared independence in 1991, many Greeks felt the country had hijacked their ancient cultural heritage as Macedonia is the birthplace of Alexander the Great as well as the name of a province in northern Greece. The new name, agreed by politicians from both countries on Tuesday, should end decades of diplomatic conflict and make it easier for Macedonia to join the European Union and NATO.
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| Colorado wildfires displace thousands, prompt national forest closure Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:02 PM PDT ![Colorado wildfires displace thousands, prompt national forest closure]( "Colorado wildfires displace thousands, prompt national forest closure") By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to gain control over several large wildfires in Colorado on Tuesday, including two blazes at opposite ends of the state that have prompted the evacuation of more than 3,500 homes and the closure of a national forest. The largest and most threatening blaze, a 12-day-old conflagration dubbed the 416 Fire, has scorched more than 23,000 acres (9,461 hectares) of drought-parched grass, brush and timber at the edge of the San Juan National Forest near the southwestern Colorado town of Durango. Fire crews made some headway against the blaze on Tuesday, managing to extend containment lines to 15 percent of the fire's perimeter, up from 10 percent on Monday, despite persistent hot, dry conditions and fierce winds of up to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h).
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| St. Paul raccoon set free after scaling 25-story tower Posted: 13 Jun 2018 03:27 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A raccoon that became an internet sensation by scaling a 25-story office tower in downtown St. Paul was safely trapped Wednesday and released back into the wild.
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| Trump says he's 'prepared to start a new history' with Kim, but offers few details about their future Posted: 12 Jun 2018 05:50 AM PDT  While President Trump and Korean leader Kim Jong Un's joint statement praised their meeting as "an epochal event of great significance," some experts on the volatile region had clear misgivings the summit didn't yield more substantive results. North Korea's promise to eliminate its nuclear arsenal did not include a commitment to verifiable, irreversible denuclearization nor any explicit agreements on exactly what would be destroyed and how the process could be monitored.
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| Scott Pruitt’s Mentor Says EPA Chief May Need To ‘Leave’ As Republican Support Ruptures Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:39 PM PDT  Scott Pruitt's longtime mentor all but joined the chorus of voices calling on
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| Should California Really Be 3 States? Voters Will Decide In November. Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:34 AM PDT  A dramatic proposal to split California into three separate states has
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| 'Oxymonster' pleads guilty to US 'dark web' trafficking charges Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:28 AM PDT  Gal Vallerius, 36, arrived in federal court handcuffed and wearing a tan prison uniform and a matching beige yarmulke, but also smiling and joking with his lawyer. Vallerius, who once finished eighth in an international facial hair competition in Austria, sported copious red facial hair held together with a hair band. The Frenchman is accused of trafficking drugs including cocaine, crack, fentanyl, methamphetamine, LSD, Ritalin and oxycodone on Dream Market, an anonymous online market on the dark underbelly of the internet.
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| Disabled teenage daughter found in soiled nappy dies in house smelling of 'rotten food, human waste and death' Posted: 13 Jun 2018 08:26 AM PDT  The week before Brianna Gussert died, her mother called the local middle school to say her daughter would not be in class for the next five days. A week later, Nicole Hussert walked into her daughter's room – allegedly for the first time in days – and found her dead. Ms Gussert now faces 25 years in prison for the death of her 13-year-old daughter, who suffered from a chromosomal condition that required constant care.
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| 15 Tweets About Kids Taking Over Father's Day Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:18 AM PDT  Father's Day is a time for gifts, silence and relaxation ― or, in reality, the
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| Women dominate in Va. Democratic House primaries Posted: 12 Jun 2018 07:45 PM PDT  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Women roared to victories Tuesday in Democratic primaries across Virginia on Tuesday, falling in line with what has been a national trend.
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| 'Alpha male' handshakes as Trump, Kim meet, but body language shows some nerves Posted: 11 Jun 2018 11:36 PM PDT  By Sam Holmes and Miral Fahmy SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In their first moments of meeting each other, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both sought to project a sense of command but displayed some anxiety at the start of their high-stakes summit in Singapore. Body language experts said that in the 13 seconds or so the U.S. president held on to the hand of Kim for the first time, he projected his usual dominance by reaching out first, and patting the North Korean leader's shoulder. Not to be outdone, Kim firmly pumped Trump's hand, looking him straight in the eye for the duration, before breaking off to face the media.
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| Trump Says North Korea Summit Agreement Is Far More 'Comprehensive' Than It Actually Is Posted: 12 Jun 2018 04:45 AM PDT  SINGAPORE ― President Donald Trump hailed the summit agreement signed by him
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| 416 Fire becomes 5th-largest wildfire in Colorado history as blaze expands to 25,900 acres Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:11 AM PDT  The wildfire has ripped through 25,900 acres and is only 15 percent contained.
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| Veteran Justice Department Lawyer Resigns, With Obamacare Lawsuit Possibly A Factor Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:12 PM PDT  A highly respected career lawyer at the Justice Department has decided to
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| Israel police evict wildcat settlers as deadline looms Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:15 AM PDT  Israeli police evicted settlers from homes in a West Bank outpost on Tuesday ahead of a court deadline to leave structures built on Palestinian territory, an AFP correspondent reported. Boys in tears were followed by a young woman holding a baby, as they were escorted out of their home in the Netiv Haavot neighbourhood of Elazar settlement, south of Jerusalem. In February, Israel's Supreme Court gave the settlers until June 15 to vacate 15 homes found to have been built without the relevant permits in the wake of a petition by rights groups that claimed they were built on private Palestinian land.
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| Mueller worries Russia could use court case to spy on probe Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is worried that Russian intelligence services will use a criminal case in Washington to gather information about its investigation and U.S. intelligence-gathering methods.
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| President Trump fires back at Robert De Niro after Tony Awards rant Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:42 PM PDT  President Trump responded Tuesday to Robert De Niro's expletive-laden rant at Sunday's Tony Awards.
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| Audi S7 Drops The Camo Completely In Latest Spy Photos Posted: 13 Jun 2018 02:49 PM PDT  It looks like a slightly more aggressive A7.
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| Korean Americans Respond To 'Surreal' Trump-Kim Summit Posted: 12 Jun 2018 04:02 PM PDT  Tuesday's historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean
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| U.S. shows new de facto embassy in Taiwan amid China tensions Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:03 AM PDT  By Jess Macy Yu TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States unveiled a new $256 million representative office in Taiwan's capital on Tuesday, a de facto embassy that underscores Washington's strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island as it faces escalating tensions with China. Washington cut diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 but remains the island's strongest ally and sole foreign arms supplier. It opened the American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) to conduct relations between the two sides after severing ties.
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| Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Mental Health After Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade Suicides Posted: 13 Jun 2018 08:57 AM PDT  Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her own struggle with mental health in the
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| First Drive: Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  The most outrageous Lamborghini you can buy can handle now thanks to the magic of rear-wheel steering.
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