| Andrew Gillum wins Florida Democratic primary in bid to become state's first black governor Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:16 PM PDT  Andrew Gillum pulled off an upset victory Tuesday night in Florida's Democratic primary in a bid to become the state's first African-American governor.
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| Catholic Cardinal Calls On Pope Francis To Step Down Over Alleged Sexual Abuse Coverup Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:32 AM PDT  A top Catholic Church figure is calling on Pope Francis to resign after
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| Puerto Rican Governor Raises Official Hurricane Maria Death Toll From 64 To Nearly 3,000 Posted: 28 Aug 2018 11:46 AM PDT  The governor of Puerto Rico on Tuesday raised the government's official death
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| Former Dallas officer convicted of murder Posted: 29 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Ex-police officer Roy Oliver could face life in prison for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Jordan Edwards when he fired his gun into a car full of teenagers. ABC News' Danya Bacchus reports.
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| Twitter Users Blast Hypocrisy Of Donald Trump's 'Anonymous Sources' Warning Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:44 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's attempt at making a public service announcement about
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| Judge dismisses lawsuit against Tesla over Model 3 production delays Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:13 AM PDT  Amid a topsy-turvy month of mostly bad news for Tesla, the company got one major reprieve on Monday. The suit against Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, claimed that production forecasts for the Model 3 were inflated and deceptive, leading investors to put money into Tesla based on forecasts that proved unrealistic. The delays have been a key argument for Tesla's critics and stock-market short-sellers who claimed that Tesla's forecasts were deceptive.
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| White US cop found guilty of murder in death of black teen Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:37 PM PDT  A Texas jury found a white police officer guilty of murder Tuesday for the shooting death of a 15-year-old African American boy -- a rare conviction resulting from a high-profile police shooting case. Roy Oliver fired five bullets into a car full of teens last year, killing Jordan Edwards while responding to a call of underage drinking at a party in a Dallas suburb. The trial jury also found the officer, who was reportedly fired from his job, not guilty of two aggravated assault charges.
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| Beyond Mexico: How DHS rule changes may affect black immigrants Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  A rule that requires officials to take into account whether an immigrant is "primarily dependent on the government" in considering permanent status, puts legal immigrants in limbo, and many choose to forgo benefits they're entitled to. Now the rules are about to get tougher.
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| Jacksonville Shooting Survivors Retain Morgan & Morgan For Expected Lawsuit Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:11 PM PDT  Orlando-based law firm Morgan & Morgan announced that it is filing a
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| Texas Company Sells Plans for 3D-Printed Guns Online Despite Court Order Posted: 28 Aug 2018 10:50 AM PDT  Wilson says selling plans is in line with a Seattle federal judge's Monday order
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| The Latest: 9th victim from Chicago apartment fire dies Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:14 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a Chicago apartment fire that left nine people dead (all times local):
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| Missouri Enacts Law Protecting Citizens From Unwittingly Buying Fake Meat Posted: 28 Aug 2018 11:15 AM PDT  The Show Me State may need to tweak its nickname. America, meet the Show Meat
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| U.S. court says North Carolina gerrymander is illegal, seeks new congressional map Posted: 27 Aug 2018 07:19 PM PDT  The three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina said in a 321-page opinion that Republican legislators responsible for the map conducted unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering to dilute the impact of Democratic votes. "That is precisely what the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly sought to do here," the opinion said. Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to gain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that could thwart Republican President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.
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| Elon Musk Could Face Legal Action After Asking Why Cave Diver He Called A Pedophile Hasn't Sued Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:46 AM PDT  A tech billionaire who just couldn't stop tweeting stupid things may now face
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| Trump posts 1am tweet saying China hacked Hillary Clinton's email, while providing no evidence Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:32 AM PDT  Donald Trump has posted a late-night tweet claiming, without evidence, that China hacked Hillary Clinton's emails. "Hillary Clinton's Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China," Mr Trump tweeted at 1am on Wednesday morning. In an earlier tweet on Tuesday evening, Mr Trump wrote: "Report just out: 'China hacked Hillary Clinton's private Email Server.' Are they sure it wasn't Russia (just kidding!)?
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| Fire Dept: 2 workers die in scaffolding collapse near Disney Posted: 29 Aug 2018 10:02 AM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two construction workers fell to their deaths when scaffolding collapsed as they were pouring concrete on the seventh floor of a 16-story hotel under construction near Disney World early Wednesday, Orange County Sheriff's officials said.
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| Neighbors share similar sightings of mystery woman Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:23 AM PDT  Officials in Houston are trying to determine whether a woman captured on surveillance video frantically ringing a doorbell is a victim or a con artist. ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports.
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| More than 150 people arrested in immigration raid on Texas business Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:59 AM PDT  The raid was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a branch of Ice. Agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) arrested more than 150 people at a trailer manufacturer in north Texas based on allegations of immigration violations. At a Tuesday news conference shortly after the raid, officials called the arrests "one of the larger work site enforcement operations conducted at one site in the past 10 years".
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| Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:54 AM PDT ![Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico]( "Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico") Mexico, Aug. 28 (Notimex).- The coffee chain Starbucks opened its first branch in Mexico and Latin America operated entirely by seniors, to give employment opportunities to this segment of the population. The general director of the company, Christian Gurría, said that currently has about seven thousand "partners" in the country, of which 65 are older adults, however the goal is to increase this base of workers to be 120 for the next year. In an interview with Notimex he pointed out that although the chain already serves the young segment with their first job, education programs, very clear career plans and opportunities, they were looking for a job inclusion program that could be replicated. He explained that beyond the business topic, in this initiative there is a greater value, which is social, by giving seniors the opportunity to have a job. To achieve this program, the chain had to contemplate certain conditions to ensure the safety of the elderly, such as one floor branches, lower the shelves to avoid accidents and different schedules. In addition to having additional benefits to those that provide their normal workers, such as insurance for major medical expenses, two days off and a working day of 6.5 hours. The chain also undertook a process of raising awareness on the subject of interaction of the elderly, since the profile of the staff of the stores is young people and students. "It took us two years to land the best scheme to contribute to the elderly community in Mexico, opening the doors of our stores to senior baristas was not a goal, it was an act of congruence with the inclusion philosophy of Starbucks," said Gurria. Since 2011, the chain has worked hand in hand with the National Institute for Older Persons (Inapam, for its acronym in Spanish) in the design of a pilot program to provide adequate working conditions for adults. Later, in 2013, Starbucks and the institute signed an employment relationship agreement, with the objective of continuing to offer opportunities for this group of the population. NTX/RNN/JKM/BBF
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| Trade deal optimism shines on stocks Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:50 AM PDT  Stock markets mostly climbed on Tuesday, with Wall Street pushing higher again the day after setting records following a trade deal between the United States and Mexico.
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| Catholic Church sex abuse cover-up in Pennsylvania ‘went all the way to the Vatican’, says state attorney general Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:44 AM PDT  Pennsylvania's attorney general has claimed to have evidence that the Vatican was aware of a systematic cover up for decades of sex abuse carried out by priests in the Catholic Church. Josh Shapiro described the abuses dating back to 1947 found by a grand jury in an interview with NBC's Today Show, including "a systematic cover up that went all the way to the Vatican".
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| Tesla wins court case against Ontario government over rebate cancellation Posted: 28 Aug 2018 01:09 PM PDT  A Canadian court has ruled in favour of Tesla Inc after the electric carmaker challenged the province of Ontario's wind-down of an electric vehicle rebate. In a ruling on Monday, Judge Frederick Myers of Ontario struck down the transition programme set up by the new Ontario government, which excluded Tesla customers from qualifying for rebates. A Tesla spokeswoman welcomed the decision.
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| Jacob Caldwell, Ohio Boy Reported Missing 1 Year Ago, Found Safe by Police Posted: 28 Aug 2018 01:23 PM PDT  The teen had run away days after the murder of his father, police said.
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| John McCain Is 'Partially To Blame' For White House Flag Drama, GOP Senator Says Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:54 AM PDT  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) had complimentary things to say about John McCain,
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| Taylor Swift Honors Aretha Franklin With Moment Of Silence At Detroit Gig Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:54 AM PDT  As Detroit mourned the death of hometown hero Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift
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| Berkshire Hathaway buys stake in Paytm Posted: 28 Aug 2018 07:03 AM PDT  NEW YORK/MUMBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup as it moves into the financial payments sector. The conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett confirmed in an email that Berkshire had invested in One97 Communications Ltd. Buffett was not involved in the transaction, his assistant Debbie Bosanek said in the email, without giving more details. India's Economic Times had reported on Monday that Berkshire was in talks for a 3-4 percent stake in a deal valuing Paytm at more than $10 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.
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| The Latest: Victim remembered as dedicated family man Posted: 28 Aug 2018 07:53 AM PDT  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting at a Florida video gaming tournament (all times local):
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| EU urges 'amicable' end to Franco-British scallop war Posted: 29 Aug 2018 04:19 AM PDT  The European Commission on Wednesday urged France and Britain to find an "amicable" solution after fishermen from the two countries clashed in the English Channel over a hoard of scallops. Brussels insisted however that it could not get involved in the fight as arrangements for trawling for the prized shellfish were made between individual countries, not at a European level. "We saw the reports of incidents involving French and British fishermen off the coast of Normandy," European Commission spokesman Daniel Rosario told a daily briefing in Brussels.
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| Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:03 PM PDT  A committee created by the Catholic Church specifically to prevent sexual misconduct by clergy on Tuesday issued a damning assessment of the failings to stem the abuse, calling it an "evil" caused by "a loss of moral leadership."
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| 4.4-magnitude quake rattles La Verne; felt all over Southland Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT  A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck a little more than 2 miles north of La Verne Tuesday, and residents all over the Southland reported feeling the temblor.
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| US delegation met Syria spy chief: newspaper Posted: 28 Aug 2018 09:37 AM PDT  A high-level US security delegation met Syria's powerful intelligence boss in Damascus two months ago, a pro-regime Lebanese daily newspaper reported Tuesday. According to Al-Akhbar, a Lebanese newspaper close to the pro-Damascus Hezbollah movement, senior US security officials visited Damascus during the last week of June. "The delegation held a meeting of four hours" with Ali Mamluk, the head of Syria's security services, said Al-Akhbar, which reported that the meeting was facilitated by Emirati and Russian intermediaries.
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| Texas jury finds ex-police officer guilty of murdering black teen Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:20 PM PDT  The police officer, Roy Oliver, 38, was fired by the Balch Springs Police Department for violating department policy a few days after he fatally shot Jordan Edwards, 15, a standout high school student and athlete. Oliver, along with another officer, had responded to reports of underage drinking at a house party in the predominantly black and Hispanic city of Balch Springs, about 15 miles (25 km) southeast of Dallas. First Assistant District Attorney Michael Snipes said Oliver was a trigger-happy policeman who sent the teenager to an early grave.
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| White House Counsel Don McGahn To Depart This Fall Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:42 AM PDT  White House Counsel Don McGahn will step down from his role this fall,
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| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:08 AM PDT  The fourth-gen Santa Fe is once again offered in two sizes.
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