| Nancy Pelosi’s ‘sarcastic’ clapping steals Trump’s thunder at State of the Union address Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:10 AM PST  Donald Trump's second State of the Union address saw the US president talk for a full hour and 20 minutes, but the moment which may be remembered best came from the woman sitting behind him and lasted seconds. After the president raised eyebrows in a passage calling for political unity, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began clapping and rose to her feet to deliver a standing ovation which instantly attracted comment over its sincerity. "Congrats to @SpeakerPelosi for inventing the 'f*** you' clap," tweeted US stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt.
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| Virginia AG Admits He Wore Blackface at College Party Posted: 06 Feb 2019 08:44 AM PST  Virginia attorney general Mark Herring, who would assume the governorship should Governor Ralph Northam and Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax resign due to their own scandals, admitted Wednesday that he wore blackface at a college party in 1980. "In 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college, some friends suggested we attend a party dressed like rappers we listened to at the time, like Kurtis Blow and perform a song," Herring wrote in a statement. Herring's revelation is the latest in a string of scandals that have embroiled Virginia Democrats in recent days.
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| Kristoff St. John's death calls attention to risks facing suicide loss survivors Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:42 PM PST  Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John's death highlights the risks that face survivors of suicide loss. His son Julian St. John died in 2014.
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| Venezuela opposition plans to get oil money from U.S. fund Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:46 PM PST  The fund would receive income accrued by state-run oil firm PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum Corp since last month, when U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, opposition legislator Carlos Paparoni told Reuters. Guadio, head of Venezuela's National Assembly, last month declared himself to be the South American country's interim ruler.
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| 2020 Ford Super Duty Pickup Truck Preview Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:05 PM PST  2020 Ford Super Duty Pickup Truck Gains More Powerful Engines The battle for heavy-duty pickup truck supremacy rages on, as each major competitor updates and redesigns their entries. Ford is the...
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| Women send political message by wearing white to Trump's State of the Union Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:20 PM PST  This year marks the 100th anniversary of Congress passing the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote.
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| Overwhelming majority of Americans believe U.S. should remain in controversial arms accord Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:00 AM PST  Two-thirds of respondents oppose abandoning the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and favor pursuing diplomacy to resolve the dispute over Russia's compliance with the 1987 arms accord, according to a survey conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland and the university's Center for International and Security Studies.
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| Trump says to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam in late February Posted: 05 Feb 2019 11:33 PM PST  Trump said in his annual State of the Union address to Congress much work remained to be done in the push for peace with North Korea, but cited the halt in its nuclear testing and no new missile launches in 15 months as proof of progress. "If I had not been elected president of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea," Trump said. Trump had raised fears of war in 2017 when he threatened to rain "fire and fury like the world has never seen" on North Korea because of the threat its nuclear weapons and missiles posed to the United States.
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| 21 Savage a 'Dreamer' who may be victim of ICE vendetta: lawyers Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:23 PM PST  The lawyers battling to save rapper 21 Savage from deportation from the United States appealed Tuesday for compassion, casting him as one of the blameless 1.8 million "Dreamers" -- immigrants brought in illegally as children through no fault of their own. The 26-year old chart-topper -- real name Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph -- was detained in the southern city of Atlanta on Sunday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who say he is British and has been living in the US illegally since overstaying his visa until 2006. "Mr Abraham-Joseph, like almost two million of his immigrant child peers, was left without immigration status as a young child with no way to fix his immigration status," his six attorneys said in a joint statement.
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| Dad thanks kind stranger who entertained his daughter in the airport Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:15 PM PST  A former U.S. Marine from Las Vegas couldn't stop gushing about the kindness his 16-month-old daughter received from a stranger.
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| On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:07 AM PST  Bolstered by Trump's appointment of two conservative justices, the nine-member court could soon begin to pare back abortion rights, starting with a major case from Louisiana that is one of several similar pending appeals. The addition of Trump appointees Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch could alter the conservative-majority court's approach to abortion. Kavanaugh replaced Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who backed abortion rights in key rulings in 1992 and 2016.
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| National Organization for Women Calls on Fairfax to Resign Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:49 PM PST  The National Organization for Women (NOW) called on Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax to resign Wednesday in response to the sexual assault allegation leveled against him earlier this week. "Dr. Vanessa Tyson has made the brave decision to come forward and reveal in her own words what happened between her and Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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| Venezuelan army moves to block aid shipments, sparking US anger Posted: 06 Feb 2019 03:07 PM PST  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido warned the army of its responsibilities on Wednesday after soldiers blocked a key border bridge, sparking angry demands from the United States to allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to enter the country. Venezuela's army had to choose between "a dictatorship that does not have an iota of humanity, or to side with the constitution" from which he takes his legitimacy, Guaido said in an interview on Colombian radio. "The Maduro regime must LET THE AID REACH THE STARVING PEOPLE," Pompeo said in a tweet.
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| Sears, Kmart employees to bankruptcy judge: Don't let Sears 'be a pawn in Lampert's game' Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:14 PM PST  A group of current and former employees of Sears Holdings exhorted a federal bankruptcy judge to force the retailer to make concessions.
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| Black man slain by police: Protest after officer is cleared Posted: 06 Feb 2019 03:06 PM PST  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The parents of a black man killed by a police officer who mistook him for a shooter at a shopping mall joined chanting protesters outside the Alabama attorney general's office Wednesday, a day after the state cleared the officer of wrongdoing.
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| State of the Union: Who were Trump's invited guests for address to Congress? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 03:41 AM PST  Donald Trump has finally delivered his second State of the Union address to Congress following a week's delay enforced by the government shutdown. In a wide-ranging speech from the floor of the House of Representatives, the president preached American exceptionalism, rallied his conservative support base and again stressed his concerns about the immigration crisis on the southern border and the need for a wall to bolster national security. In attendance were a number of special guests invited by President Trump, chosen because they embody issues at the centre of the national debate.
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| Snow, ice to unleash treacherous travel over north-central US through Thursday Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:48 AM PST  Snow, ice and gusty winds will create areas of treacherous travel across the north-central United States into late week.
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| The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD Is Smart, Burly, and Can Tow up to 35,500 Pounds Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:04 PM PST  Upgraded powertrains, a beefier chassis, new styling, and a host of high-tech features up Chevy's heavy-duty game.
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| Yes, Ralph Northam should go. But where were the calls for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to resign? Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:06 PM PST  A win is a win in politics. But racism is racism. That means some election wins, and some jobs desperately held onto, are immoral victories.
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| Central African Republic signs peace deal with armed groups Posted: 05 Feb 2019 04:41 AM PST  Central African Republic signed a peace deal with 14 armed groups on Tuesday following two weeks of talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The peace deal was announced on Saturday by the African Union but the terms were not immediately released. Central African Republic has been rocked by violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Selaka rebels ousted then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militia.
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| Magnetic north pole leaves Canada, on fast new path Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST  The position of the Earth's magnetic North Pole -- used in navigation systems such as smartphones -- is moving far faster than it has, sending scientists scrambling to put out a new model this week. The magnetic North is the point at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically down. The World Magnetic Model is critical to sea and military navigation -- as well as our ubiquitous smartphones.
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| Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:25 PM PST ![Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today]( "Southwest's Hawaii flight tests continue: Honolulu-Dallas is today") Southwest Flight 8725 marks the return of the aircraft the carrier flew from California to Honolulu a day earlier, part of an 'ETOPS' certification effort.
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| Family Says They've Gone from Planning Wedding to Funeral After Crash Posted: 05 Feb 2019 03:15 PM PST  Two families are mourning the death of a 21-year-old man who was killed in a car crash.
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| Idaho woman charged in connection to missing Colorado mom Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:24 PM PST  DENVER (AP) — An Idaho woman charged with tampering with physical evidence connected to the disappearance of a Colorado mother is set to appear in court Friday.
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| Trump's State of Union Promises Drama, Fresh Political Fireworks Posted: 05 Feb 2019 10:56 AM PST  The president will speak Tuesday evening to a House chamber full of Democrats jostling to challenge his re-election, with many female lawmakers planning to dress in suffragist white and his chief antagonist House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seated at the dais behind him. The appearance will be shadowed by the threat of another government shutdown. Hanging over it all will be Robert Mueller's investigation, which has so far resulted in indictments or guilty pleas from six Trump associates and has inched closer to the president with the recent indictment of longtime ally Roger Stone.
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| Apple Watch ‘fall detection’ feature credited with saving man’s life Posted: 04 Feb 2019 06:03 PM PST ![Apple Watch 'fall detection' feature credited with saving man's life]( "Apple Watch 'fall detection' feature credited with saving man's life") One of the more interesting things about the Apple Watch is how the narrative behind the wearable has seemingly done a 180. Early on, the Apple Watch was positioned as something of a fashion accessory. Remember, for instance, the outrageously expensive Apple Watch Edition? Today, in sharp contrast, Apple prefers to tout the device as a fitness tracker and health monitor. Over the last few months, we've seen quite a few stories involving the heart rate monitor on the Apple Watch being used to detect potentially life-threatening health conditions. Indeed, it's no exaggeration to say that the Apple Watch has helped save numerous lives at this point. And now comes word that the fall detection feature first introduced on the Apple Watch Series 4 has started saving lives as well. According to a report from NRK, a 67-year old from Norway named Toralv Østvang credits his Apple Watch with saving his life. The story is that Østvang experienced a serious fall in his bathroom whereupon his Apple Watch automatically contacted rescue personnel. Recall, the Apple Watch, upon detecting a fall, will send a message to local emergency services -- along with information regarding your location -- if it detects that a user has been immobile for a full minute following a fall. About a half hour after the fall, rescue workers arrived on the scene and found Østvang lying on his bathroom floor, unconscious and bloody. In the midst of the fall, Østvang also sustained three fractures to his face. The fall detection feature on the Apple Watch is obviously geared towards older folks and, as a result, is off by default unless a user happens to be 65 or older.
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| Venezuela's dueling political movements each push elections Posted: 05 Feb 2019 03:55 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition-dominated congress on Tuesday said it will hold new elections as soon as possible within a year — once embattled President Nicolas Maduro is ousted from power.
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| The 2019 Ford Ranger Is Being Recalled for a Shift-Interlock Problem Posted: 06 Feb 2019 07:23 AM PST  A total of 3000 pickups sold in the U.S. may have a faulty shifter interlock override feature.
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| Afghan president says he will oppose peace deal without his government Posted: 05 Feb 2019 10:25 AM PST  Ghani's government has so far been shut out of the evolving peace talks between Taliban negotiators and U.S. envoys to end more than 17 years of war, with the hardline Islamist movement branding his government as a U.S. puppet. "At the end of any peace deal, the decision-maker will be the government of Afghanistan," Ghani told TOLO News, the country's largest private television station. "No power in the country can dissolve the government," he said, adding that he was ready to "stand and defend our country".
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| Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today Posted: 05 Feb 2019 05:59 AM PST ![Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today]( "Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today") Southwest Airlines appears to be inching ever-closer to launching its long-anticipated service to Hawaii with its first overwater validation flight.
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| Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast, warns over Brexit Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:37 AM PST  Japanese car giant Toyota slashed its full-year net profit forecast Wednesday after saying its nine-month figure had tumbled nearly 30 percent as it was hit by investment losses. The firm's senior managing officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi also told reporters there was no way to avoid a negative impact in the event of a no-deal Brexit -- days after fellow Japanese carmaker Nissan announced a cut in production in Britain. The maker of the Camry sedan and Prius hybrid now expects annual net profit of 1.87 trillion yen ($17 billion) instead of the 2.3 trillion yen it projected three months ago.
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| Former Hacienda nurse accused of sexually assaulting, impregnating patient pleads not guilty Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST  Nathan Sutherland pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and vulnerable-adult abuse Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
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| Trump attacks Mueller probe in State of the Union address: 'Ridiculous, partisan investigations' Posted: 05 Feb 2019 06:32 PM PST  Donald Trump has used his State of the Union address to hit out at "ridiculous, partisan" investigations into his presidency, claiming that they threaten to derail the US economy. The president did not name specific probes, but the criminal enquiries that are ongoing include Special Counsel Robert Mueller's efforts to establish whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, and the New York prosecutor's search for evidence of wrongdoing by the Trump inaugural committee. Mr Trump hailed jobs figures from last week that showed another 304,000 added.
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| National Park Service assesses damage to parks as threat of another shutdown looms Posted: 06 Feb 2019 05:36 AM PST  The longest government shutdown in United States history took a toll on the country's national parks in more ways than one.
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| Virginia's highest office frozen as Northam weighs next move Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:14 PM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's office put much of the business of governing on hold Tuesday as the Democrat privately weighed whether he can stay in the job despite the uproar over a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page.
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| CeraVe is working on going vegan Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:17 AM PST  CeraVe is the latest beauty brand to pivot towards veganism. The prestige skincare brand is currently in the process of making its products more vegan-friendly in the US and Canada, with the goal of making its offerings more than 90 percent vegan by the year 2021, reports Allure. Currently, CeraVe products in North America feature a type of cholesterol derived from sheep's wool, but the brand hopes to replace this with a vegan version over the next few years.
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