| Aeroméxico Plane Crashes In Northwest Mexico With 103 Aboard; No Fatalities Posted: 31 Jul 2018 03:14 PM PDT  A plane crash in the northwest Mexican state of Durango on Tuesday left at
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| Voting rights advocates wary of Kavanaugh's nomination to Supreme Court Posted: 31 Jul 2018 10:09 AM PDT  The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, to the Supreme Court drew instant criticism from women's rights groups that consider him a potential fifth vote to curtail or overturn the right to abortion. But ahead of his confirmation hearing, voting rights advocates, alarmed about the trend toward disenfranchising young, poor and minority voters, are joining the #SaveSCOTUS and #StopKavanaugh movements.
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| Gun Rights Activists Defy Court Ruling, Post 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints Online Posted: 01 Aug 2018 02:41 AM PDT  Gun rights activist groups found a way around the temporary halting of 3D-
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| Post-election clashes in Zimbabwe turn deadly Posted: 01 Aug 2018 08:47 AM PDT ![Post-election clashes in Zimbabwe turn deadly]( "Post-election clashes in Zimbabwe turn deadly") Protests in Zimbabwe's historic elections turned bloody on Wednesday as a man was shot dead during demonstrations over alleged vote fraud and President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed for calm.
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| Kremlin critic vows to find killers of Russian TV crew in Central African Republic Posted: 01 Aug 2018 09:55 AM PDT  By Denis Pinchuk and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he would try to find those responsible for the murder of three journalists working for his online news organization in Central African Republic who he said had been reporting on Russian mercenaries. Orhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko were working for TsUR, which is financed by Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky, when they were ambushed on Monday.
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| The Latest: Lawyer calls frat death case sentence 1st step Posted: 31 Jul 2018 01:18 PM PDT  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing for a Pennsylvania State University fraternity member in connection with the death of pledge (all times local):
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| California's Wildfires Are Spreading Faster and Burning More This Year. Experts Say It 'Can Only Get Worse' Posted: 31 Jul 2018 01:46 PM PDT  More acres have burned across the state this year than at this point in 2017
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| Redding, California, police chief goes back to scorched home Posted: 31 Jul 2018 02:12 PM PDT  Redding Police Chief Roger Moore stands where his home once was while discussing the fires that have torn through Northern California.
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| Trump Attacks 'Globalist' Koch Brothers, Saying He Doesn't Need Their 'Money Or Bad Ideas' Posted: 31 Jul 2018 03:29 AM PDT  President Donald Trump delivered a rare attack on the billionaire Koch
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| Duterte’s Destruction Rages: 68 More Cars Crushed In Philippines Posted: 31 Jul 2018 03:01 PM PDT ![Duterte's Destruction Rages: 68 More Cars Crushed In Philippines]( "Duterte's Destruction Rages: 68 More Cars Crushed In Philippines") Bulldozers destroyed more than $5.89 million worth of cars.
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| Two Koreas hold military talks as U.S. detects activity at North Korea missile factory Posted: 30 Jul 2018 11:33 PM PDT  By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea held military talks to build trust on Tuesday, while the United States detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory, casting more suspicion over the North's intentions. The meeting, their second since June, held in the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), was designed to follow on from an inter-Korean summit in April at which leaders of the two Koreas agreed to defuse tensions and halt "all hostile acts." North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also vowed during his separate summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore last month to work toward denuclearization, but there has not been a concrete agreement to accomplish that goal.
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| A Trader Joe's shootout, an innocent death, and soul searching for LAPD Posted: 31 Jul 2018 01:00 AM PDT  A makeshift memorial outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's, where a young woman was killed in the crossfire between a gunman and police. To shoot an innocent bystander in pursuit of a violent criminal is every police officer's nightmare. In Los Angeles, with its vexed history of police brutality, racial tension, and high-speed car chases that local television networks feast on, it elicits a special sort of horror, a throwback to an ugly not-so-distant past that the city would much rather forget.
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| Carr fire: California wildfires will only get worse in the future because of climate change, experts say Posted: 31 Jul 2018 11:05 AM PDT  Nearly 20 major wildfires have torn through California in the last month, killing at least six people and causing thousands more to flee their homes. "What we're seeing over the last few years in terms of the wildfire season in California … [is] very consistent with the historical trends in terms of increasing temperatures, increasing dryness, and increasing wildfire risk," Stanford Earth System Science Professor Noah Diffenbaugh told The Independent. California recorded 9,560 wildfires in 2017 – about 2,000 more than the year before, according to the US Forest Service.
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| Gay Couple Told To Leave Alaska Airlines Flight So Straight Couple Could Sit Together Posted: 31 Jul 2018 08:48 AM PDT  A gay man has accused Alaska Airlines of giving a straight couple
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| Investigators still baffled by disappearance of Iowa student Posted: 31 Jul 2018 02:10 PM PDT  MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Blake and Dalton Jack were planning to leave their small Iowa town Wednesday for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Dominican Republic.
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| Yemen rebels announce temporary Red Sea ceasefire Posted: 01 Aug 2018 03:29 AM PDT  Yemen's Huthi rebels announced a two-week pause in Red Sea operations Wednesday, after attacks against Saudi tankers last week prompted Riyadh to suspend oil shipments through a key waterway. The Huthis are fighting a Saudi-led military coalition that backs Yemen's government. A spokesman for the coalition did not immediately respond to a written request for comment on the Huthis' unilateral truce.
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| Why It Doesn't Matter If 'Collusion' Is A Federal Crime Posted: 31 Jul 2018 09:48 AM PDT  The excuse you knew was coming is finally here.
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| Van Nuys LAPD shooting: Lawsuit to be announced by family, legal team of innocent woman killed Posted: 01 Aug 2018 07:38 AM PDT  A lawsuit is expected to be announced on Wednesday by the family of a woman who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers during a hostage situation in Van Nuys.
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| Brazen Thieves Steal Shark From San Antonio Aquarium, Carry It Away in Baby Stroller Posted: 31 Jul 2018 06:09 AM PDT  Thankfully the shark was returned safely.
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| Italian ship accused of taking migrants back to Libya for first time Posted: 31 Jul 2018 09:05 AM PDT  A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya earlier this week may have been in breach of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday. A spokesman for the U.N. migration agency said it could not establish the location of the rescue, which is key to establishing migrants' rights, although some other parties involved in the case have made contradictory assertions about the incident including where it took place. The rescue coincides with a growing perception among human rights groups that some European countries are taking an increasingly hard line in their efforts to cut the number of migrants arriving on their shores, after Italy's new government closed its ports to charities' rescue boats in past weeks. According to Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms, an Italian towboat, Asso 28, rescued more than 100 migrants from international waters on Monday and took them to Libya, their country of departure. This would constitute a breach of international law, under which people rescued in international waters cannot be returned to a place where their lives are put in danger. Both the United Nations and European Union have acknowledged that Libya is not safe. A distraught migrant woman arrives at a Libyan naval base after being rescued by the Libyan coast guard Credit: Hani Amara/Reuters Italy's coast guard initially said on Tuesday that the rescue was coordinated by the Libyan coast guard, and later clarified that the operation had taken place in Libya's so-called "search and rescue (SAR)" area. The Libyan coast guard was not immediately available for a comment. Libya's SAR is not clearly defined but is widely understood to extend far beyond its national waters. Proactiva spokeswoman Laura Lanuza said its members learnt the rescue occurred in international waters because their boat Open Arms was nearby and they could listen to radio communications between the Italian ship and the Libyan authorities. The U.N. refugee agency said the operation "could represent a violation of international law," it said on Twitter. A spokesman for the U.N. migration agency said the agency was still investigating the case but confirmed the return of the migrants to Libya. Italy's Interior Minister and deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini Credit: VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP He said the Libyans first told him the rescue operation was carried out by "an unknown vessel", then changed their version and said the rescuing boat was Libyan. The head of mission at Open Arms, Fabrizio Gatti, contradicted the Libyan version and said a member of the Asso 28 crew told him over the phone the Italian boat carried out the rescue and was taking the migrants back to Libya. He said he had a record of the conversation. Asso 28 is now docked in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, according to Marine Traffic, a real-time information service on ships movements. Charities are at loggerheads with the new Italian government and its right wing home affairs minister Matteo Salvini who has adopted a hard line to cut the number of migrants arriving on Italy's shores.
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| Investigators retrieve black boxes from Mexican plane after stormy crash Posted: 01 Aug 2018 01:53 PM PDT  By Efrain Vazquez DURANGO, Mexico (Reuters) - Investigators sifting through the wreckage of an Aeromexico passenger jet on Wednesday located the plane's flight recorders, which may hold clues about what caused it to crash as it took off during stormy weather in northern Mexico. The Mexico City-bound Embraer 190 passenger jet smashed into scrubland near the runway shortly after the plane took off from an airport in northern Durango state on Tuesday. Nearly everyone on the flight suffered minor injuries, Mexican officials said.
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| Photos: Carr Fire destroys over 1,000 homes in Redding, California, area; Mendocino Complex fires threaten over 12,000 homes Posted: 31 Jul 2018 08:00 AM PDT  Minimal relief is on the way for California firefighters battling several massive wildfires that have set large swaths of the state ablaze.
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| No fatalities in Mexican plane crash Posted: 01 Aug 2018 05:30 AM PDT ![No fatalities in Mexican plane crash]( "No fatalities in Mexican plane crash") An Aeromexico jetliner taking off in a blustery storm smashed down into a nearby field but skidded to a stop virtually intact, and all 103 people aboard were able to escape advancing flames before fire engulfed the aircraft.
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| Man has limbs amputated after being licked by a dog Posted: 01 Aug 2018 07:54 AM PDT  Doctors have been forced to amputate a man's legs and parts of his hands after he suffered sepsis believed to be caused by being licked by a dog. Greg Manteufel, 48, was exhibiting flu-like symptoms and becoming delirious when bruises began appearing across his face and body. Within moments of being admitted to the Wisconsin-area hospital at the end of June, Mr Manteufel went into septic shock.
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| Thieves Steal Swedish Crown Jewels Before Fleeing By Speedboat Posted: 01 Aug 2018 08:35 AM PDT  In a plot that could have come out of a heist movie, two men on Tuesday raided
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| Zimbabwe elections: Three dead as opposition protest ruling Zanu-PF parliamentary victory Posted: 01 Aug 2018 07:08 AM PDT  Clashes broke out among angry supporters of Zimbawe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Wednesday after official election results showed a ruling party victory in parliament. Three people were killed after the army opened fire in central Harare during demonstrations over alleged fraud in the country's elections. The man died after being shot in the stomach, an AFP photographer said, confirming that he died at the scene. Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party won the majority of seats in parliament after sweeping rural constituencies by huge margins, official results showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory. Protesters tore down a billboard with an image of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his campaign slogan: "The voice of the people is the voice of God." A supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party (MDC) of Nelson Chamisa wears a cone as they block a street in Harare Credit: Reuters Opposition supporters also marched to and from the gates of a compound where the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been announcing results. Police padlocked the main gate. The opposition alleges the vote was rigged. Results of the presidential race have not yet been announced and the electoral commission says it will update on that "sometime tomorrow." Quite serious violence In Harare These guys say they're angry at a stolen election. The presidential results have yet to be announced. pic.twitter.com/eziSZY9Tmg— Roland Oliphant (@RolandOliphant) August 1, 2018 Presidential results are due to be announced, with Mr Chamisa's supporters insisting they will occupy the streets of Harare if their candidate does not win. Mr Chamisa has already claimed victory and accused the electoral commission of fixing results to favour Mr Mnangagwa. Riot police equipped with water cannon looked on as several hundred MDC supporters gathered outside Mr Chamisa's MDC party headquarters in central Harare and electoral commission where results were being announced. Tererai Obey Sithole, a 26 year old MDC member, told The Telegraph: "We are not going to accept any result that is against the victory of Nelson Chamisa." "We already have the results. Mr Chamisa won with 60 per cent plus. We are going to stay on the streets until ZEC announces the correct result." MDC supporters burn an election banner with the face of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa Credit: Reuters "They have stolen the election," says 78-year-old Iddah Hanyani. "I want my vote back." The European Union observer mission said on Wednesday "a truly level playing field was not achieved" in the election. The EU mission pointed out the "misuse of state resources, instances of coercion and intimidation, partisan behavior by traditional leaders and overt bias in state media" but says Monday's election was largely peaceful in a break from the past. Zimbabwean anti riot police officers close the entrance to the Rainbow Towers where the election's results were announced Credit: AFP The assessments of Western and other observers, many who returned to Zimbabwe after being barred for nearly two decades, are crucial in the possible lifting of international sanctions on this southern African nation. The EU mission says this is a preliminary statement and more is expected on how the election results are handled and announced. Africa's tarnished jewel: how four decades of Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe's economy reeling Parliamentary results early on Wednesday showed Mr Mnangagwa's Zanu PF party cruising to a big majority after picking up 109 seats against 41 for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Another 58 seats are yet to be declared. The House of Assembly of Parliament has 210 seats and Zanu PF would need to win 30 more to have a two-thirds majority that would allow it to change the constitution at will. Profile | Emmerson Mnangagwa The trend in the parliamentary election was expected to continue when results for the president are announced. The MDC won in most urban centres, where it enjoys majority support. The MDC accused the election commission on Tuesday of deliberately delaying results of this week's vote to favour the ruling party, reporting irregularities in the first poll since the removal of Robert Mugabe in a bloodless November coup. Election observers from southern African nations on Wednesday commended Zimbabwe for a peaceful, orderly election, though they also identified some shortcomings in how it was conducted. The Southern African Development Community said Zimbabweans had the "opportunity to exercise their constitutional right," and applauded the government for allowing more international observers for Monday's vote. Urging protesters to refrain from violence, the group aslo referred to criticism of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for the late release of the voters' roll, as well as bias toward the ruling party by state media and traditional leaders.
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| 'Coffins and Death Traps.' Relatives of Duck Boat Tragedy Victims Call for a Ban Posted: 31 Jul 2018 07:30 PM PDT  The disaster on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, killed 17 people
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| Reports That a Child Died in ICE Detention Center Spark Twitter Chaos Posted: 01 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT  ICE has denied the reports on Twitter.
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| The Navy Is Moving Fast to Build a New Frigate. Here Is What We Know. Posted: 01 Aug 2018 04:26 AM PDT  The Navy expects that new weapons and sensors will better enable the ship to destroy swarming small boat attacks, support carrier strike groups, conduct dis-aggregated operations, attack enemies with an over-the-horizon missile and engage in advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare, service statements specify.
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| Large crowds welcome home Congo presidential hopeful Bemba after long absence Posted: 01 Aug 2018 05:48 AM PDT  By Amedee Mwarabu KINSHASA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of cheering supporters greeted opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba on Wednesday as he returned to Democratic Republic of Congo after a decade in prison to submit his candidacy for December's presidential election. Bemba, a former vice president and warlord whose war crimes convictions at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague were quashed on appeal in May, is expected to pose a stiff challenge to President Joseph Kabila or his preferred successor. After touching down aboard a private jet at Kinshasa's N'Djili airport, Bemba, 55, dressed in a dark suit and a red tie, shook hands with family members and officials from his MLC party before getting into a white SUV to drive toward the city centre.
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| MAPS: Wildfires burning across California Posted: 31 Jul 2018 09:33 AM PDT  California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency in Riverside and Shasta counties as wildfires burn throughout the state.
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| Toyota unveils 2nd-generation hydrogen fuel cell truck Posted: 31 Jul 2018 03:29 AM PDT  Observers of the motor industry know that Toyota is still not entirely sure about fully electric vehicles being the answer to sustainable mobility in the short to medium term. Although it's now more onboard with EV technology that in the past, Toyota is still proudly championing hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technologies as its preferred options.
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| What the Homeless Resume Man Tells Us About Viral 'Feel Good' Memes Posted: 30 Jul 2018 10:09 PM PDT  He wasn't just "hungry 4 success," he had more going for him, too.
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| 15 dead as gunmen storm Afghan govt building, 11 killed in bus bombing Posted: 31 Jul 2018 07:58 AM PDT  A suicide bomb and gun attack by militants on an Afghan government building in Jalalabad on Tuesday killed at least 15 people, some burned "beyond recognition", officials said, the latest in a series of assaults on the eastern city. On the other side of the country a roadside bomb apparently intended for security forces hit a passenger bus and killed 11 people, marking yet another bloody day for civilians who have borne the brunt of violence in Afghanistan. The attack in Jalalabad targeted the compound of the refugees and repatriations department.
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| The Paul Manafort Trial: A Who's Who Of Key Names Posted: 01 Aug 2018 10:20 AM PDT  Before Paul Manafort ran President Donald Trump's campaign, he spent years
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| A New Northern California Wildfire Forces More Evacuations Posted: 31 Jul 2018 09:07 PM PDT  Firefighters in California found themselves facing a new blaze that erupted Tuesday and drove through a rural area near a national forest
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| Trump launches extraordinary attack on Koch brothers after oil tycoons refuse to back Republican candidate Posted: 31 Jul 2018 04:25 AM PDT  Donald Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on the Koch brothers, accusing the Republican megadonors of opposing his government's agenda. "The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade," the US president wrote on Twitter early on Tuesday morning. Mr Trump's outburst came after the Koch brothers' political arm declared it would not help elect a Republican senate candidate in North Dakota, partly over his failure to challenge the White House's trade tariffs.
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| The Latest: Lawmaker hails naming priests accused of abuse Posted: 01 Aug 2018 02:18 PM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a Pennsylvania bishop's decision to release the names of 71 priests and others in his Roman Catholic diocese alleged to have sexually abused children (all times local):
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| Spotify Pulls Radio Show By InfoWars' Alex Jones After Widespread Complaints Posted: 01 Aug 2018 08:48 AM PDT  Spotify deleted several episodes of Alex Jones' radio show, "The Alex Jones
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