| Trump Attacks Dems Amid Reports That GOP Is Restricting Kavanaugh Probe Posted: 30 Sep 2018 03:10 PM PDT  President Donald Trump attacked Democrats on Sunday for calling for a serious
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| Maddox Ritch's Father Grieves Death of 6-Year-Old: 'I Found Out I'm Not a Dad Anymore' Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:52 AM PDT  He took to Facebook to post about the tragedy.
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| Elon Musk To Resign As Tesla Chairman In SEC Settlement Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:56 PM PDT  Tech giant Elon Musk is resigning as Tesla's chairman but will remain as CEO
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| Airline now says 1 missing after Pacific lagoon plane crash Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:08 AM PDT  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The airline operating a flight that crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia on Friday now says one man is missing, after earlier saying all 47 passengers and crew had safely evacuated the sinking plane.
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| U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands: U.S. official Posted: 30 Sep 2018 04:51 AM PDT  Beijing and Washington are locked in a trade war that has seen them impose increasingly severe rounds of tariffs on each other's imports. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters, where Chinese, Japanese and some Southeast Asian navies operate. China's claims in the South China Sea, through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes each year, are contested by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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| Teenage Boy Attacked by Shark at Southern California Beach Is Expected to Recover Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:27 AM PDT  The victim was reportedly lobster diving when the incident occurred
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| Chad troops kill 17 jihadists after 6 die in Lake Chad attacks Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:24 AM PDT  N'Djamena (AFP) - Six people, including two soldiers, died in an overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad, security and army sources said on Saturday, saying Chadian troops had killed 17 assailants in a counter-offensive. Three forestry officials and a customs officer and two soldiers were killed in attacks on Moussarom and Ngueleya located in the Lake Chad region, south of Baga Sola, a security source told AFP. Chadian army spokesman Colonel Azam said "17 Boko Haram members have been killed" although he put the civilian death toll at three instead of four.
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| Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight 'devil' Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are "attacks by the devil," in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and cover-up scandal roiling his papacy.
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| US court opens new legal 'Stairway,' overturns Zeppelin case Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:58 AM PDT  The court in San Francisco overturned a 2016 judgment by a jury which found no proof the classic 1971 Zeppelin song breached the copyright of "Taurus," written by Randy Wolfe of a Los Angeles band called Spirit. Wolfe's trustee, Michael Skidmore, filed the case in 2015 on behalf of his late friend who long maintained he deserved credit for "Stairway" but drowned in 1997 having never taken legal action over the song. The case is "remanded for a new trial," the higher court panel ruled Friday in a 37-page decision supporting Skidmore's appeal.
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| Sexual Assault Survivor Poignantly Explains Why She Confronted Jeff Flake Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:47 AM PDT  Ana Maria Archila, one of two sexual assault survivors who confronted Sen.
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| Elizabeth Warren To Consider A 2020 Presidential Run After Midterms Posted: 30 Sep 2018 11:05 AM PDT  A presidential run may soon be on the horizon for Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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| Cat Rescued After Going for a Ride in Vehicle's Engine Compartment Posted: 29 Sep 2018 10:36 AM PDT  Thankfully, the animal is in good health.
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| Airline Searching for Missing Man After Saying All 47 Passengers Survived Plane Crash Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:05 AM PDT  The airline said one man remains unaccounted for.
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| California governor signs gun control bills into law Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:09 AM PDT  (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law on Friday, including one measure that raises the minimum age for buying rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21. The new laws come seven months after a gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic assault-style rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students and three adults, the second-deadliest mass shooting at a public school in U.S. history. The rampage, which authorities say was carried out by a former student who was 19, has spurred unprecedented activism by victims and their families to prevent future gun violence and demanding stricter gun control across the United States.
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| Two Mississippi police officers killed in gunfight with man Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:17 AM PDT  Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a confrontation, officials said.
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| Man says he was fired by Catholic diocese for gay marriage posts Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:30 AM PDT  Keith Kozak says he was fired by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland for "liking" a post about a friend's gay marriage on Facebook.
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| Israel says ready for UN crossing with Syria to reopen Posted: 30 Sep 2018 10:51 AM PDT  Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman "authorised the reopening of the Alpha gate of the Quneitra crossing between Israel and Syria, allowing the UN to resume activity via the crossing pending Syria's reopening their side," it said in a statement Saturday.
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| Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Doesn't Deny Assault Claim, Lawyer Says Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:51 AM PDT  An attorney for Leland Keyser stated plainly in a letter to the Senate
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| Thousands in Central Park panic after barrier collapse Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:45 PM PDT  Fearing possible gunshots, it took only the collapse of a police barrier at a politically charged New York music show to send thousands fleeing in panic.
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| North Korea says 'no way' it will disarm without trust in US Posted: 29 Sep 2018 09:44 AM PDT  North Korea's foreign minister on Saturday told the United Nations there was "no way" that his country would disarm first as long as the United States continued to push for tough enforcement of sanctions against Pyongyang. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ri Yong Ho accused Washington of creating a deadlock in talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
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| All the most beautiful places in the world are in Illinois, according to this Twitter account Posted: 30 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. It's been an exhausting few days, so let's take a moment to appreciate Beautiful Illinois. I'm not talking about the state of Illinois, though I'm sure it's great. I'm talking about @IllinoisViews, a Twitter account dedicated to posting the most breathtaking photos of their beloved Prairie State. Kind of. SEE ALSO: Glowing snow is falling thousands of feet under the sea. Here's why. The account, which offers no information about its creators, tweets stunning photos of other places and insists they're in Illinois. We all know the Sidney Opera House is in ... Illinois. Sidney, Illinois. pic.twitter.com/U7tHTtStCm — Beautiful Illinois (@IllinoisViews) June 13, 2018 Who wouldn't want to visit "Evanston, aka Heavenston" for a romantic, palatial Mediterranean getaway? With jaw-dropping beaches and castles that seem to touch the water, you're sure to have a memorable time right in the heart of the United States. Evanston,Illinois aka Heavenston �� pic.twitter.com/bakqIf0H9S — Beautiful Illinois (@IllinoisViews) September 18, 2018 Need to get out of the city for a forest camping trip? Check out Homewood, Illinois, for massive redwood tress and crystal clear lakes. Homewood, Illinois pic.twitter.com/pyFKaK2X7b — Beautiful Illinois (@IllinoisViews) August 13, 2018 Let's not forget Illinois' tropical side, where you might catch a glimpse of sharks while sipping your piña colada by the ocean. Be sure to watch Tuesday's episode of #SharkWeek as they film off the coast of the scenic beaches of Jacksonville, Illinois!! #SharkWeek2018 pic.twitter.com/H5th3UcUZo — Beautiful Illinois (@IllinoisViews) July 23, 2018 Sure, none of this is real. But in the void that was the news this week, Beautiful Illinois stayed endlessly positive about the undeniably gorgeous Prairie State. WATCH: A Seattle start-up is aiming to reduce head injuries with its flexible helmets
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| As Brexit divisions widen, PM May challenges Brexit critics Posted: 30 Sep 2018 11:14 AM PDT  At the start of what is set to be one of the Conservative Party's stormiest annual conferences, May's plans were once again attacked by two former ministers, with her ex-foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, calling them "deranged". Just six months before Britain is due to leave the EU in the country's biggest shift in foreign and trade policy in more than 40 years, the debate over how to leave the bloc is still raging in the center-right Conservative Party, and even in government. May's already fragile leadership was put under further pressure this month when the EU rejected parts of the so-called Chequers plan.
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| 3 dead after car explosion; perpetrator 'probably killed' Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:57 PM PDT  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A car explosion that rocked downtown Allentown left three males dead, including the likely "perpetrator," officials said Sunday as federal authorities who are leading the investigation looked ahead to autopsies.
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| Elon Musk to resign as chair of Tesla board but remain CEO Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:22 PM PDT  Elon Musk has reached a deal over fraud charges that will see him step down as electric automaker Tesla's chairman of the board and pay a $20 million fine but stay on as CEO, US securities regulators said Saturday. The agreement eases pressure on Tesla's embattled CEO, who faced potentially being barred from serving as an officer or board member of a publicly traded company as a result of the charges, which stemmed from a tweet by Musk about taking the company private. "The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla -- including Musk's removal as chairman of the Tesla board -- and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties" of $20 million each, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement.
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| Security services in Syria's Raqqa uncover Islamic State cell Posted: 30 Sep 2018 04:37 AM PDT  Security forces in northern Syria's Raqqa city said on Sunday they had uncovered an Islamic State sleeper cell which was plotting series of large attacks across the devastated city. Raqqa served as the de facto capital of Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate until it was retaken by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance last October. A spokesman for the Raqqa Internal Security Forces set up by the SDF said it had killed two members of an Islamic State cell and detained five others during an operation on Saturday.
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| After Florence, North Carolina political unity to be tested Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:07 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As Hurricane Florence was thrashing North Carolina earlier this month, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's leadership amid the devastation won widespread praise, including some from Republican politicians who have been passing laws to undercut him ever since he was elected.
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| Syrian Foreign Minister Says Country's 'Battle Against Terrorism Is Almost Over' Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:24 AM PDT  Civil war has plagued the country for more than seven years
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| Cameroon president hits campaign trail ahead of vote Posted: 30 Sep 2018 03:47 AM PDT  Maroua (Cameroon) (AFP) - "It was as if time stood still," said an exuberant announcer as Cameroon's President Paul Biya landed in the country's north to kick-off campaigning ahead of next week's polls. The polls will be held to an unprecedented backdrop of violence, as clashes continue in the country's separatist anglophone regions and Boko Haram fighters continue to threaten Cameroon's northeast -- including Maroua.
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| Mike Scioscia bids farewell as Angels manager after 19 years Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:12 PM PDT  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Scioscia started out smiling in front of the crowded room. It wasn't long, though, before tears glistened in his hazel eyes.
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| 3 dead following car explosion in Pennsylvania Posted: 30 Sep 2018 04:04 PM PDT  Police have confirmed that a car explosion has killed at least three people.
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| Early Morning Confrontation Leaves 2 Mississippi Police Officers Dead Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:38 AM PDT  A suspect was wounded in the exchange and taken for treatment to a hospital
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| 58 crosses stand in Las Vegas in honor of victims killed 1 year ago Posted: 30 Sep 2018 10:44 AM PDT  As Las Vegas is preparing to mark the anniversary of the mass shooting that claimed 58 lives one year ago, events to honor those lost have already begun.
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| White House Puts Limits On FBI's Kavanaugh Investigation: Reports Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:19 PM PDT  The FBI has contacted a second woman who alleges sexual misconduct on the part
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| British PM tells divided party: Don't play politics with my Brexit plan Posted: 29 Sep 2018 03:22 PM PDT  Britain is due to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, but the terms of the departure remain unclear. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper ahead of her party's conference, May took aim at those who have scorned her "Chequers" Brexit proposals accusing them of "playing politics" with Britain's future and undermining the national interest. "Unlike the prime minister I fought for this, I believe in it, I think it's the right thing for our country and I think that what is happening now is, alas, not what people were promised in 2016." May says her "Chequers" proposals are the only viable option, but EU leaders have said parts of them are unacceptable and many Conservative lawmakers have threatened to vote down a deal based on May's blueprint.
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| NKorea: US needs to build our trust, and sanctions lower it Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:27 PM PDT  North Korea needs more trust in the U.S. and their developing relationship before it will get rid of its nuclear weapons.
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| The Latest: Macedonian PM says vote shows will of people Posted: 30 Sep 2018 02:24 PM PDT  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The Latest on Macedonia's referendum on a name change for the country (all times local):
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| Texas governor says 'bathroom bill' no longer on his agenda Posted: 28 Sep 2018 07:57 PM PDT  Gov. Greg Abbott last year had supported limiting transgender people's access to bathrooms in public schools.
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| Slimane back in black as king of Paris fashion week Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:29 AM PDT  Superstar designer Hedi Slimane returned to the Paris catwalk late Friday after a two-year absence with a slash and burn revamp of Celine that declared that black is back. With his two biggest fans, Lady Gaga and Karl Lagerfeld, sitting next to each other in the front row, Slimane drew a pitch-black portrait of his hometown which he called "Paris The Night". With the Kavanaugh Supreme Court vote having just ended on Capitol Hill, Slimane picked an"uncomfortable moment" to grind a female design legacy into the dust, The Guardian complained, especially since "Philo was notable for not equating a woman's power with her sexuality".
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| Palestinians ask UN court to revoke US Jerusalem embassy move Posted: 29 Sep 2018 09:27 AM PDT  Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said Saturday the Palestinians have petitioned the UN's top court, alleging that the US inauguration of an embassy in Jerusalem was illegal. The Palestinians have filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) "for violating international law by moving its embassy in Israel to the occupied city of Jerusalem", he said, quoted by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. In December, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite Palestinian claims on part of the city and breaking with longstanding US policy.
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| With West Ham loss, Mourinho has United matching Moyes' low Posted: 29 Sep 2018 10:06 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Far from turning Manchester United back into title contenders, Jose Mourinho is instead matching the lows of David Moyes.
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| Parkland Dad Fred Guttenberg Reminds Kavanaugh His Life Is 'Not Ruined' Posted: 29 Sep 2018 10:05 AM PDT  The father of a child killed in the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre
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| UK Conservative Chairman Lewis says working for election in 2022 Posted: 30 Sep 2018 01:24 AM PDT  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain's governing Conservatives are working towards a national election in 2022, the party's chairman Brandon Lewis said on Sunday, saying he hoped Prime Minister Theresa May would lead the party into that vote. Local media have reported May, under pressure over Brexit, could be considering calling an early election. May has said it would not be in the national interest. "The next general election is 2022," Lewis told Sky News. Asked if May would lead the Conservatives into that election, he said: "I hope she will and I think she will. ...
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| North Korea refuses to denuclearise Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:02 PM PDT  North Korea's foreign minister has warned of increasing "mistrust" between Pyongyang and Washington DC, announcing that his country would not take the first steps towards denuclearisation without further guarantees from the Trump administration. Ri Yong-ho, addressing the United Nations general assembly on Saturday, said North Korea was growing frustrated at the slow progress since the June summit between Donald Trump, the US president, and Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader. Mr Kim has said he would permanently dismantle North Korea's main nuclear complex, but only if the United States takes unspecified corresponding measures, and he promised to accept international inspectors to monitor the closing of a key missile test site and launch pad. But Mr Ri said the North has not seen "see any corresponding response" from Washington - only an increasing emphasis on sanctions. Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, and Ri Yong-ho in Singapore in August "The perception that sanctions can bring us on our knees is a pipe dream of the people who are ignorant of us," he said, adding that the continued sanctions are "deepening our mistrust" and deadlocking the current diplomacy. "Without any trust in the US, there will be no confidence in our national security. "Under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first." Yet Mr Ri's comments were markedly different in tone from previous years, when the North lashed out after Mr Trump threatened to "totally destroy" the country. His speech was clearly meant to push a wary United States to agree to a declaration formally ending the Korean War, which ended with a ceasefire, not a peace treaty. Washington is wary of endorsing such a declaration, which could lead to a formal peace treaty. Mr Ri said that fully implementing the Singapore agreements - which were left vague - would mean the "current trend toward detente will turn into durable peace and the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. "The Korean Peninsula, the hottest spot in the globe, will become the cradle of peace and prosperity."
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| China manufacturing activity slows as trade war rages Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:14 PM PDT  Chinese factory activity slowed in September, official data showed Sunday, as the Asian giant's trade war with the United States showed no sign of abating. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.8 for the month, down from 51.3 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The figure was below the 51.2 reading tipped in a Bloomberg News survey of economists.
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