| Family Of Elizabeth Tollison, Accidentally Killed By LAPD, Files Claim Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:42 AM PDT  The family of 49-year-old Elizabeth Tollison, whom California police officers
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| Man who harassed Yellowstone bison arrested at Glacier park Posted: 03 Aug 2018 05:00 PM PDT  MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — An Oregon man who was caught on video harassing a bison in Yellowstone National Park was arrested in Glacier National Park in the third disturbance in less than a week at a national park, officials said Friday.
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| Netanyahu warns Iran over Red Sea waterway Posted: 01 Aug 2018 10:31 PM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran it would join military action to stop it blocking a key seaway after Yemen's Iranian-aligned Huthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers. Speaking at a navy ceremony late Wednesday, Netanyahu warned against any attempt to block the Bab al-Mandab strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and the southern entrance to the Red Sea. On July 26, Saudi Arabia said it had temporarily halted all oil shipments through the waterway after the Huthi rebels attacked two of its tankers.
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| California wildfires entering ‘uncharted territory,’ Governor Jerry Brown warns Posted: 02 Aug 2018 12:09 PM PDT  The wildfires ravaging California are plunging the state into "uncharted territory", governor Jerry Brown has said. Mr Brown – like other officials before him – warned on Wednesday that that situation could be the "new normal" for the state. Every year is teaching the fire authorities new lessons," the governor said at a press conference, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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| Elon Musk Shares Incredible Images of SpaceX Dragon Passing by the Moon Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:23 AM PDT  The Dragon was delivering goods like coffee and an iPad.
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| The sad last act of Rudy Giuliani Posted: 02 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  In politics, as in life, your greatest strength always turns out to be your greatest weakness, and Giuliani's strength was always his relentlessness.
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| Here's A Closer Look At Paul Manafort's $15,000 Ostrich Jacket Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:34 AM PDT  On Tuesday, while Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was on
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| Andrew Cuomo Offers To Perform Gay Wedding After Couple Is Denied Marriage License Posted: 02 Aug 2018 04:42 PM PDT  Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged to investigate after a same-sex couple claimed a
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| Man with Down's Syndrome shot dead by Swedish police after running away from home with toy gun Posted: 03 Aug 2018 01:19 AM PDT  A man with Down's Syndrome has been shot dead by Swedish police after running away from home in the middle of the night carrying a toy gun. Eric Torell, 20, who was autistic and was described by his family as being severely disabled, was fatally shot by police who erroneously believed he was carrying a real weapon in the early hours of Thursday morning in downtown Stockholm. Police officers say Mr Torell acted "threateningly" after responding to reports of a man showing a gun to residents at around 4am local time in the district of Vasastan. He died of his injuries after being shot in the stomach. One witness, who was awoken by the sound of several gunshots, said they heard police shouting at someone to lay down his weapon and lie on the ground. Mr Torell had been staying with his father when he wandered out of his home with the toy gun his mother, Katarina Söderber, said looked like a "submachine gun". Eric Torell was shot dead by police "He got it as a gift. It looked a little like a submachine gun. Until now it was just thrown in a pile of toys," Ms Söderber told Swedish newspaper Expressen. She reacted angrily to the suggestion her son may have acted threateningly, describing her son as "the world's sweetest and most lovable person", adding he could only say a few words like 'mum' due to his speech difficulties. Eric Torell was shot dead by a police patrol in the residential neighbourhood of Vasastan around 4am Credit: AFP Ms Söderber compared her son to "being like a three-year-old", adding he had been reported missing after leaving home in the night. "It's impossible to understand. He wouldn't hurt a fly," she said [translated]. Katarina Söderberg (R), mother of Eric Torell, speaking to the Expressen Ms Söderber added that her son had left home unannounced on previous occasions but had always returned. His father, Rickard Torell, told Expressen he went out to search for his son when he realised he was missing. Mr Torell paid tribute to his son who he described as the "friendliest and most loving person in the world". A bullet hole is seen at a bicycle at the site Credit: AFP Sweden's Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed a routine preliminary investigation into possible police misconduct has been launched. Police said they would not speculate on the case until the investigation is complete. Stockholm police chief Ulf Johansson called the shooting "a terrible event."
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| Reported sighting of missing Iowa student Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT  Police are following up on a report of Mollie Tibbetts being spotted at a truck stop in Missouri.
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| Record 'Red Tide' Of Toxic Algae Is Killing Wildlife In Florida Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:13 AM PDT  A toxic algae bloom sweeping Florida's southwest coast is being described as
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| SEC drops investigation into Exxon climate change response Posted: 03 Aug 2018 02:51 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The government has dropped a two-year investigation into how Exxon Mobil Corp. factors climate-change regulations into its calculations of the value of its assets, the company said Friday.
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| Engine flaw delays Boeing test of crew capsule to 2019 Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:22 AM PDT  An engine flaw discovered during a launchpad test of Boeing's Starliner spaceship, designed to carry humans to the International Space Station, has delayed its first crew test flight until next year. "We are confident we identified the root cause and are implementing corrective actions now," said vice president and program manager of Boeing's commercial crew program John Mulholland, indicating that "minor design changes" are under way. The setback means the first crewed test flight will be pushed back to the middle of 2019, he said.
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| Venezuela's Constituent Assembly legalizes money exchanges Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:54 AM PDT  By Vivian Sequera and Angus Berwick CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's all-powerful Constituent Assembly on Thursday voted to legalize money exchange operations to relax the strict currency controls imposed by the social government that have throttled the oil-rich nation's economy. It is unlikely, economists say, that President Nicolas Maduro's government would do away completely with currency controls, first introduced by his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, in 2003 to curb capital flight. The decision appears, however, to be a sign that Maduro's government recognizes the impact of the controls on Venezuela's economy, which is in its fifth year of recession, with inflation expected to hit 1 million percent this year.
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| Trump 'is pushing for interview with Robert Mueller' despite his lawyers' advice Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:37 AM PDT  President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing for an interview with Robert Mueller despite his lawyers' advice, believing that he can convince the special counsel that the FBI investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials is a "witch hunt". Mr Mueller has been negotiating with the president's legal team for months in hopes of securing an interview. The special counsel reportedly wants to question Mr Trump about his associates' possible coordination with Moscow – and his own possible obstruction of justice – as the final stage in his probe.
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| Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Is Far From Inevitable Posted: 03 Aug 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Many of the oh-so-wired political commentariat have declared Brett Kavanaugh's
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| NASA Announces New Crew For The Return Of Space Flights From American Soil Posted: 03 Aug 2018 01:03 PM PDT  America, meet your new astronauts.
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| Sexual Misconduct Allegations Hit a Beijing Monastery as #MeToo Movement Grows in China Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:17 PM PDT  He allegedly told nuns having sex with him was part of their study of Buddhist doctrine
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| Tweeters Troll Trump By Renaming Grocery Stores After Him Posted: 02 Aug 2018 02:24 AM PDT  Earlier this week, President Donald Trump claimed that shoppers need to show
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| Britain urges Zimbabwe to remove troops from the street ahead of election results Posted: 02 Aug 2018 04:45 AM PDT  Britain has urged the Zimbabwean government to remove its troops from the streets of Harare after at least six people were killed in post-election violence between security forces and opposition supporters. The intervention came as opposition leader Nelson Chamisa again claimed that he had won the Zimbabwe's presidential election despite the electoral officials saying they had not completed the process of approval and collation necessary to announce them. "Announcing it is just a formality," Mr Chamisa, 40, told reporters in Harare, who said the country's electoral commission had known the true outcome since Monday. The opposition leader, who is seeking to unseat Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa as president of Zimbabwe, said his MDC Alliance would releases evidence to prove his victory after the release of official results, which were due to be announced late on Thursday night. A source close to Mr Mnangagwa told The Telegraph that the results would actually show a victory for the incumbent. Zimbabwe's electoral commission on Thursday announced that Zanu-PF had taken 145 seats and the MDC Alliance 60 seats in the country's 210 member parliament. Two went to independents. Zimbabwean riot police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on August 2, 2018 in Harare Credit: MARCO LONGARI/ AFP But it said that release of the presidential results had been delayed by an electoral law that requires representatives of all 23 candidates to check and approve returns from over 10,000 polling stations. "There's absolutely no skulduggery or anything untoward happening," said Emmanuel Magade, the deputy chair of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, said on Thursday when asked why the presidential results had yet to be announced. Legally officials said they have until August 4 to release results. But the delay has fuelled an atmosphere of mistrust that has already exploded into violence. Soldiers were seen beating opposition supporters and firing automatic weapons at fleeing civilians after they were deployed to quell violent opposition protests against alleged vote rigging on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the death toll had climbed to six by Thursday afternoon, and that 14 people had been injured. The violence and the decision to send in the army in response drew widespread condemnation from the international community, which is pressuring Mr Mnangagwa to prove he has broken with the political violence of the Robert Mugabe era. Catriona Liang, the British ambassador, condemded the "excessive use of force" against protesters and called for the immediate withdrawal of troops during a meeting with Zimbabwean ministers on Thursday. A supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party (MDC) of Nelson Chamisa wears a cone as they block a street in Harare, August 1 Credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS ""The military should be removed from the streets of Harare and the security forces hold act with utmost restraint," she said in a statement. "All political leaders have a responsibility to ensure they do not raise tensions or issue statements that make violence more likely." International election observers and human rights groups said the deployment of troops and use of live ammunition was "indefensible." Six international observer missions including those of the Commonwealth and the EU called on the electoral commission to speedily release the presidential results in a bid to defuse tensions. Mr Mnangagwa called for an independent investigation into the violence and said he had been "in communication with Mr Chamisa to discuss how to immediately defuse the situation." "We believe in transparency and accountability, and those responsible should be identified and brought to justice," he wrote on his official Twitter account. Mr Chamisa denied having spoken directly to Mr Mnangagwa, but confirmed he had been in contact with Obert MPufo, the home affairs minister. Mr Mpufo earlier said he had requested the deployment of the military after police proved unable to control the rioting that broke out on Wednesday. But highly placed government and military sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the decision to deploy troops was informed by doubts about police loyalty rather than lack of capacity. The sources said the police force was believed to be dominated by Mugabe loyalists and that it had not been denied access to its own armoury since the November coup that ousted the dictator. Police on Thursday evening raided the MDC's city centre headquarters and confiscated computers and other materials. Several people were seen being led away by police, who had surrounded the building with riot officers since Thursday's violence. Mr Chamisa said the police were trying to seize evidence of vote rigging, which he said had already been moved to a safe house. The raid came after police have said they want to interview Tendai Biti, a former finance minister and senior MDC MP who held a press conference on Tuesday where he refused to rule out street protests. Police said 18 members of the MDC were arrested during the raid. Mr Chamisa signaled he was prepared to concede the parliamentary vote but insisted he had won the presidential. "In all the constituencies where his MPs were winning, Mr Mnangagwa was losing. In all the constituencies where my MPs were not performing well, I won," he said. "We won this election. Mr Mnangagwa knows it. Zanu PF knows it. We have the proof."
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| Beautiful images show the Tibetan sky at night in the Himalayan mountains Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:08 AM PDT ![Beautiful images show the Tibetan sky at night in the Himalayan mountains]( "Beautiful images show the Tibetan sky at night in the Himalayan mountains") The Tibetan night sky was captured in these beautiful images showing the stunning buildings and statues in the Himalayan mountains. Grey Chow, 33, traveled for two hours to get to the Spiti Valley to capture the starry backdrop along the isolated, deserted roads. The senior project engineer was able to take amazingly clear images thanks to the limited amount of pollution at the 4,500-foot altitude. (Caters News)
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| U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve disputes after relations dive Posted: 03 Aug 2018 03:22 AM PDT  By David Brunnstrom SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed on Friday to try to resolve a series of disputes, after relations between the NATO allies sank to their lowest point in decades. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert described their conversation on the sidelines of a regional ministers' meeting as constructive.
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| Manafort trial: Cindy Laporta testifies it was 'wrong' to agree to loan increase on former Trump aide's tax returns Posted: 03 Aug 2018 03:57 PM PDT  An accountant for Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort testified on Friday that she prepared his tax returns despite her concerns about the propriety of classifying money he transferred from overseas as loans. Judge TS Ellis asked the accountant, Cynthia Laporta, whether she was testifying under an immunity agreement with the government because she was concerned that she could be prosecuted. Ms Laporta testified she knew an accounting treatment for a loan was wrong when preparing Mr Manafort's tax return for 2014.
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| Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved? Scientists Think They've Figured It Out Posted: 02 Aug 2018 01:40 AM PDT  Scientists believe they've solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle ― and
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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders Refuses To Say Press Isn't 'The Enemy Of The People' Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:52 AM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday refused to say
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| Fuming Driver Calls the Police on Woman She Claims Stole Her Parking Spot Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:27 AM PDT  It was a war in this California parking lot.
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| Smith College employee calls police on black student that 'seemed to be out of place' Posted: 02 Aug 2018 12:56 PM PDT  A Smith College employee called the police on a black student who was eating lunch in a common area because she "seemed to be out of place," the school said.
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| The Latest: New evacuations ordered for California wildfire Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:27 PM PDT  UPPER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires raging in California (all times local):
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| Portland's Patriot Prayer Rally Could Be Most Violent Since Charlottesville, Activists Say Posted: 03 Aug 2018 11:17 AM PDT  Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rally in Portland, Oregon, this weekend,
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| Ancient Cremated Bodies Reveal Who Was Allowed to Be Buried at Stonehenge Posted: 03 Aug 2018 09:08 AM PDT  It wasn't just the local elite.
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| Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border protest, ceasefire efforts continue Posted: 03 Aug 2018 03:20 PM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded at least 220 others at protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said, as diplomats sought to secure a durable ceasefire deal. Over four months of weekly Friday border protests that began on March 30 have reduced in intensity lately but organizers have vowed they would continue until Israel lifts economic sanctions on the coastal enclave. The Israeli military said troops had responded with "riot dispersal means" and had operated "according to standard operating procedures," a term that refers to the use of accurate live fire, after some Gazans broke through the border fence and attacked troops with firebombs and an explosive device.
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| NRA has major financial issues - but could it really collapse? Posted: 03 Aug 2018 12:57 PM PDT  The National Rifle Association (NRA) may be the most powerful gun lobbying group in the world. Each year, the organisation blocks significant gun control research and legislation in Congress, while influencing local and national elections through funding, media and outreach to its self-reported five millions members. This week, however, the NRA became the focus of a national news story — not for falling prey to an alleged Russian spy, or failing to respond after a deadly mass shooting, two issues the group has recently endured — about its supposedly dire economic state.
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| Donald Trump Attacks ‘Disgusting’ Media In Pennsylvania As Crowd Chants ‘CNN Sucks’ Posted: 02 Aug 2018 06:00 PM PDT  President Donald Trump attacked the news media in another bizarre rant while a
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| Boeing's New F-15X: A Strike Eagle on Steroids? Here Is What We Know. Posted: 03 Aug 2018 12:03 PM PDT  A legendary fighter jet gets even better?
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| Firefighters outflank California blaze, last four missing found alive Posted: 01 Aug 2018 08:58 PM PDT  By Rollo Ross REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - Weary firefighters in Northern California were outflanking a deadly, 10-day-old blaze on Wednesday that has destroyed over 1,000 homes as authorities reopened more evacuated neighborhoods and the last few people listed as missing were found alive. Having scorched more than 121,000 acres (48,967 hectares), an area larger than New Orleans, the blaze was the biggest of 16 major wildfires burning throughout California and the most formidable of more than 90 across 13 Western states from Texas to Alaska. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) commanders said the Carr Fire, sparked by a vehicle on July 23, was burning with far less intensity this week and posed little immediate threat to populated areas.
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| Nearly 600 Migrant Kids Are Still Separated From Parents A Week After Court Deadline Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:40 PM PDT  The Trump administration has still not reunited nearly 600 migrant children
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| Elon Musk Responds to Controversy Over His Tesla Earnings Call Outbursts Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:10 AM PDT  Musk is ready to listen.
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| Photographer captures crystal-clear images of lions drinking at night Posted: 03 Aug 2018 07:20 AM PDT ![Photographer captures crystal-clear images of lions drinking at night]( "Photographer captures crystal-clear images of lions drinking at night") A daredevil photographer staked out a pride of lions for 15 hours to capture stunning, crystal-clear images of big cats drinking water together just 13 feet away. Freelance photographer Peter Haygarth, 55, captured the rare moment — snapping the intensity of the lionesses' stares and the contrast of night and light — in the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
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| Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election Posted: 02 Aug 2018 04:34 PM PDT  It was the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe
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| BEFORE AND AFTER: Redding neighborhood destroyed by Carr Fire Posted: 01 Aug 2018 06:31 PM PDT  The property loss from the Carr Fire burning in Shasta County is most poignant when you look at before and after photos of the affected neighborhoods.
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| Once Again, Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Is Targeting U.S. Elections Right Now Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:53 PM PDT  Russia is waging a "pervasive" campaign to undermine democracy and "divide the
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| How Facebook Decided Anti-Racist Activists Were Part Of A Foreign Influence Operation Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:14 AM PDT  WASHINGTON -- Facebook removed 32 pages and accounts it said exhibited
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