| Trump says 'I feel very badly' after Paul Manafort was sentenced to more prison time Posted: 13 Mar 2019 01:13 PM PDT  The president described it as a "very sad situation."
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| US says 'no basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets after crash Posted: 12 Mar 2019 11:15 PM PDT  The United States said Tuesday there is "no basis" to ground Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, after a second deadly crash involving the model in less than five months prompted governments worldwide to ban the aircraft. Despite the aviation giant's assurances that the plane is safe and reliable, the European Union, Britain and India joined China and other countries grounding the plane or banning it from their airspace as they await the results of the investigation into the crash. "Thus far, our review shows no systemic performance issues and provides no basis to order grounding the aircraft," Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Daniel Elwell said in a statement.
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| Cardinal Pell victim says 'hard to take comfort' from sentencing Posted: 13 Mar 2019 12:56 AM PDT  The former choirboy molested by Australian Cardinal George Pell led the response to his sentencing Wednesday, saying it was "hard to take comfort" from his six-year jail term. Pell was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after being found guilty of five counts of sexual and indecent assault in the sacristy of a Melbourne cathedral in 1996 and 1997. Chief Justice Peter Kidd told the court the 77-year-old would be eligible for parole after serving a minimum term of three years and eight months.
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| Some advertisers exit Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro shows on Fox News amid controversies Posted: 13 Mar 2019 11:40 AM PDT  There have been some advertiser defections from Fox News Channel shows featuring Tucker Carlson and Jeanine Pirro after each has met with controversy.
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| Senate Democrat Targets College Donors After Admissions Scandal Posted: 13 Mar 2019 03:07 PM PDT  Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee, said Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit donors to colleges to take a tax deduction for those charitable contributions before or during the time a family member is enrolled. Wyden's announcement follows the indictments of dozens of wealthy parents, college coaches and a college admission counselor in a sweeping criminal conspiracy to gain admission to elite universities, including Yale, Stanford and Georgetown.
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| UK lawmakers to vote on two proposed changes to government's 'no deal' Brexit motion Posted: 13 Mar 2019 08:16 AM PDT  British lawmakers will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed changes to Prime Minister Theresa May's next steps on Brexit on Wednesday, Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow said. Lawmakers will vote on a government motion later which states that parliament rejects leaving the European Union without a deal on March 29, but notes that leaving without a deal remains the legal default unless a deal is agreed. Bercow said he had selected an amendment put forward by Conservative lawmaker Caroline Spelman, and supported by lawmakers from several parties, which seeks to rule out a no-deal exit under any scenario.
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| Nash County sheriff confirms body found is that of missing woman, says foul play involved Posted: 13 Mar 2019 07:17 PM PDT  Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said Wednesday evening that the body found in Edgecombe County is that of missing woman Diana Alejandra Keel. Stone said a homicide investigation is underway and there are "persons of interest."
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| British MPs set to vote on no-deal Brexit Posted: 12 Mar 2019 10:34 PM PDT  British MPs will vote Wednesday on whether the country should leave the EU without a deal in just over two weeks, after overwhelmingly rejecting a draft divorce agreement. The House of Commons is expected to vote against a "no deal" Brexit, although this could still happen on March 29 unless it can agree on what should happen instead. MPs on Tuesday rejected for a second time the withdrawal deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May, despite her obtaining last-minute assurances from EU officials.
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| NY attorney says feds probing his pardon talks with Cohen Posted: 13 Mar 2019 05:50 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have requested copies of communications Michael Cohen had with a New York attorney who broached the possibility of a pardon from President Donald Trump, the attorney said Wednesday.
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| Flight path data of two crashed Boeing 737 Max 8 planes 'very close,' FAA says Posted: 14 Mar 2019 03:51 AM PDT  The United States followed nations around the globe in grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets.
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| Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Indicted in Sweeping College Bribery Scheme. Here Are the Biggest Allegations and What to Know Posted: 12 Mar 2019 07:27 PM PDT  Who was charged and the biggest allegations
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| Google rolls out new search and booking developments to Hotels search Posted: 13 Mar 2019 08:26 AM PDT  Google has quietly launched a complete roll-out of Google Hotels, a new search and booking platform akin to Google Flights.
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| Venezuela Police Free Noted Journalist After Overnight Detention Posted: 12 Mar 2019 07:47 PM PDT  A top government official had accused Diaz of taking part in a plot to cause a nationwide blackout. The arrest is an escalation of President Nicolas Maduro's attempts to silence and intimidate the press, which include the recent temporary detentions of Univision journalist Jorge Ramos and U.S. freelance reporter Cody Weddle, deported last week. Diaz's release was confirmed by the national press workers union, known as SNTP, on Twitter.
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| If UK parliament votes for Brexit delay, May will write to EU on why and for how long Posted: 14 Mar 2019 03:24 AM PDT  If Britain seeks an extension to the Article 50 Brexit negotiation period, Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Union's Donald Tusk to set out why it wants the delay and for how long, the British government said on Thursday. Britain's parliament is due to vote later on Thursday on whether to seek a delay, after lawmakers rejected May's Brexit deal for a second time earlier this week. In a document setting out the parameters of any delay, the government said it would have to have a specific end date and Britain would remain a full EU member state during an extension.
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| Biggest obstacle to passage of Green New Deal? Democratic lawmakers Posted: 14 Mar 2019 03:34 PM PDT  Democrats agree that climate change needs to be addressed. Pronto. But they're divided on if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' Green New Deal is the answer.
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| This Poor Mid-Engined Chevrolet Corvette C8 Prototype Broke Down Posted: 14 Mar 2019 11:17 AM PDT |
| Cohen lawyer sends letter to Congress clarifying pardon talk Posted: 12 Mar 2019 10:35 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid talk that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen again lied to Congress, Cohen's lawyer sent a letter Tuesday to the head of the House Oversight Committee clarifying Cohen's testimony that he never sought a pardon from the president.
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| Boeing, airlines face tough path after 737 MAX grounding Posted: 14 Mar 2019 01:18 PM PDT  Days after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 that killed 157 people and led to the plane being grounded worldwide, Boeing and commercial airlines are trying to get a handle on the fallout. Boeing will have to restore confidence in its product, and pay the costs of any modifications, while airlines try to find workarounds to replace the popular aircraft in their lineup of flights. The US on Wednesday grounded the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 models while it continues the search for the cause of the crash, which happened less than five months after a Lion Air plane of the same model went down in Indonesia, killing 189.
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| College admissions scandal: Stanford students file civil lawsuit amid 'bribing scheme' controversy Posted: 14 Mar 2019 11:45 AM PDT  Two Stanford students have filed a civil lawsuit alleging they were denied a fair opportunity to be admitted to Yale and the University of Southern California – amid the ongoing college admissions scandal in which 50 people are accused of participating in what authorities have described as a large-scale bribery scheme. Lawsuits began emerging on Wednesday, a day after federal prosecutors said a California company made about $25m from parents seeking spots for their children in top schools including Georgetown University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Yale University.
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| A Powerful 'Bomb Cyclone' Could Impact 70 Million Americans. Here's Everything to Know Posted: 13 Mar 2019 09:24 AM PDT  A "bomb cyclone" is approaching the central U.S. and is expected to bring blizzard conditions and strong winds to a major portion of the country.
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| One person killed, dozens of children feared trapped in collapsed Lagos building Posted: 13 Mar 2019 01:21 PM PDT  At least one person was killed and dozens of children were among those feared trapped after a four-storey building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday. Adeshina Tiamiyu, general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, said that the agency had recorded one death so far in the disaster, and had rescued nearly 50 people. Residents said around 100 children had attended the school, which was on the top levels of the building.
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| California governor to freeze death penalty, says it's 'fundamentally immoral' and biased Posted: 12 Mar 2019 07:33 PM PDT  Gov. Gavin Newsom is using the power of his office to act on his longstanding opposition to the death penalty in a state with 737 death row prisoners.
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| Brexiteers locked in high-stakes alliance with EU Remainers Posted: 14 Mar 2019 01:12 PM PDT  In opposing Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal even after MPs voted to delay Britain's departure, hardline Brexiteers are now locked in a high-stakes alliance with those out to stop the process entirely. Remainers and Brexiteer Leavers alike declared victory on Tuesday when the House of Commons overwhelmingly rejected May's EU withdrawal agreement for a second time. May will bring her divorce deal before parliament for a third time next week -- possibly the last chance Brexiteers will have to stop Brexit being delayed.
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| Blizzard, wind, floods: Wild storm with winds like a Category 1 hurricane to batter central USA Posted: 13 Mar 2019 03:34 AM PDT  A powerful storm will unleash a ferocious mix of snow, rain and wind across the central USA through Thursday.
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| Russia mocks US collusion probe ahead of Mueller's report Posted: 13 Mar 2019 02:28 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has yet to release his report about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but the Kremlin has been rehearsing its response for months.
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| Venezuelan 'cyber-attack' possible but unlikely, experts say Posted: 12 Mar 2019 07:06 PM PDT  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government has accused the United States of "cyber sabotage" to knock out the country's central hydroelectric complex and leave the nation largely without electricity since Thursday afternoon. Venezuela has the fourth largest hydroelectric complex in the world that lies on the Orinoco river at Guri in the southern state of Bolivar. "But knowing Venezuela, it was likely an internal failure," he told AFP.
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| New York Judge Rules Unvaccinated Students Can't Go Back to Class Posted: 14 Mar 2019 02:11 AM PDT  The parents of 44 unvaccinated students in a New York suburb sued
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| 1 of 194 1970 Ford Shelby GT350 Convertible Pro Touring For Sale Posted: 13 Mar 2019 04:09 AM PDT  Now's your chance to own an ultra-rare 1970 GT350 vert! Although the production of the first Mustangs began in 1964, it wasn't until 1965 that the Falcon-powered car received a major horsepower upgrade from none other than Carroll Shelby. Building on a body style that was strongly considered from the beginning but not yet available, Shelby took the '65 Fastback and created the iconic GT350.
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| California governor halts death penalty: 'I couldn't sleep' Posted: 13 Mar 2019 03:45 PM PDT  California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday halted the death penalty, saying he was deeply troubled by the possibility of executing an innocent person even though California voters have repeatedly backed capital punishment. Newsom was convinced by statistics suggesting that perhaps dozens of the 737 inmates on the state's death row were innocent. The state has not held an execution since 2006 but appeared to be moving toward resuming them.
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| Brexit Heads for Delay as May Tries to Scare Up Support for Deal Posted: 14 Mar 2019 01:10 AM PDT  The U.K. is on course to delay Brexit and open the door to a radical re-write of the terms of its divorce from the European Union after recoiling from an economically disastrous no-deal split. The pound climbed to its highest level since June after Parliament on Wednesday evening rejected leaving the EU after 46 years without an agreement in place to keep trade flowing. The EU has suggested it's open to a delay until late May, although officials say they will need Britain to give a clear reason for pushing back the deadline.
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| Jussie Smollett investigation timeline: How the actor went from assault victim to suspect Posted: 14 Mar 2019 09:07 AM PDT  Three weeks after Jussie Smollett said he'd been the victim of a hate crime, the "Empire" star was charged with filing a false police report.
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| Apple’s TV service will reportedly be dominated by third-party content at launch Posted: 13 Mar 2019 06:21 AM PDT  Just days after Apple confirmed its March 25th "show time" event by sending out invites to members of the press, a new Bloomberg report helps to shed light on Apple's short-term plans for its TV service. Although the iPhone maker is expected to finally debut its long-awaited Netflix rival at the event, a majority of the content available on the service at launch will be from third-party content providers -- not from Apple itself.In fact, according to Bloomberg, "the first slew of releases" won't hit the service until much later in 2019, as most of them are still in development. Presumably, the shows Apple has already released on Apple Music, such as Carpool Karaoke and Planet of the Apps, will be on the streaming service, but that isn't clear.In the meantime, Apple is desperately working to fill out its content library ahead of launch, going so far as to "[offer] concessions to get deals done by a Friday deadline." Apple is in talks with HBO, Showtime, and Starz, and all three are expected to join Apple's service eventually. Sources say that it's down to the details at this point, as each of the premium networks want to have a say in "marketing, promotion and the user experience."Unsurprisingly, Netflix and Hulu will not be a part of Apple's TV service, because they don't want Apple to control the user experience or have access to their viewing data. Apple would seemingly prefer to build a single portal through which users could access all their networks and services, but its direct competitors aren't game.While the TV service will likely take center stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in two weeks, Apple is also expected to unveil its news subscription service at the event. iOS users will be able to subscribe to a bundle of magazines and newspapers through the Apple News app, which is being redesigned for the iOS 12.2 update.
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| Criticism of FAA mounts as other nations ground Boeing jets Posted: 12 Mar 2019 11:37 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is facing mounting criticism for backing the airworthiness of Boeing's 737 Max jets as the number of countries that have grounded the aircraft grows in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash over the weekend.
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| India's Reliance caps Venezuelan oil purchases Posted: 14 Mar 2019 01:12 AM PDT  India's biggest private oil refiner Reliance Industries has capped crude imports from sanction-hit Venezuela, the company said Thursday, following pressure from the United States. The announcements come after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked India to halt all crude imports from Nicolas Maduro's regime, which the United States does not recognise. "Our US subsidiary has completely stopped all business with Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA, and its global parent has not increased crude purchases," Reliance said in an emailed statement.
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| There’s a Larger Lie Beyond the College Admissions Bribery Case Posted: 14 Mar 2019 03:21 AM PDT  Why cheat your kid into the Ivy League or a similarly elite school? For the lifelong benefits of corrupt certification.
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| The 8 Most Beautifully Designed Botanical Gardens in America Posted: 14 Mar 2019 01:07 PM PDT |
| U.S. prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals - NYT Posted: 13 Mar 2019 06:32 PM PDT ![U.S. prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals - NYT]( "U.S. prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals - NYT") A grand jury in New York has subpoenaed records from at least two prominent makers of smartphones and other devices, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the requests and without naming the companies. Both companies are among the more than 150, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp, that have entered into partnerships with Facebook for access to the personal information of hundreds of millions of its users, according to the report.
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| Pelosi refuses to support changes to Trump’s emergency powers that would give president ‘a pass’ to build border wall Posted: 13 Mar 2019 08:59 AM PDT  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that she will not consider an bill to amend American presidential emergency powers that Republicans hope could avert an embarrassing vote for Donald Trump. With Republicans in the Senate considering legislation that would reign in presidential powers, Ms Pelosi said that the bill would only serve to give Mr Trump a "pass" for his emergency declaration to build his US-Mexico border wall. "Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover," she said in a statement.
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| Hawaiian Airlines was the most punctual airline in the US for 2018: DOT Posted: 14 Mar 2019 08:54 AM PDT  When it comes to air travel in the US, 2018 was a good year with fewer people getting bumped from their flight and fewer onboard animal-related incidents. On the other hand, the rate of baggage mishandling and tarmac delays increased last year.
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| How to Make Spousal IRA Contributions Posted: 13 Mar 2019 09:32 AM PDT ![How to Make Spousal IRA Contributions]( "How to Make Spousal IRA Contributions") If you are married and looking for ways to set aside more money for retirement, you may want to consider funding a spousal individual retirement account. "A spousal IRA is an IRA that can be opened for a non-working or non-participant spouse," says Christine Centeno, a financial planner and founder of Simplicity Wealth Management in Glen Allen, Virginia. A spousal IRA provides tax breaks to married couples and a variety of investment options to choose from.
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| Boeing 737 Max 8 black boxes from Ethiopian Airlines crash sent to France for examination Posted: 14 Mar 2019 04:22 PM PDT  The flight data and cockpit voice recorders from doomed Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 arrived in Paris on Thursday.
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| Man jumps shirtless into frozen New York lake to rescue stranded dogs Posted: 12 Mar 2019 07:08 PM PDT  A Yonkers man and his dog didn't hesitate to jump into a frozen lake in Irvington to rescue two stranded dogs in need of their help.
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| Battle Lines Drawn as Parliament Votes on Delay: Brexit Update Posted: 14 Mar 2019 09:46 AM PDT  Theresa May is still fighting to get her twice-rejected deal through Parliament and has a stark warning for lawmakers: Back the agreement or risk a long delay to Brexit. Key Developments:Parliament to debate delaying Brexit. Votes expected after 5 p.m.Speaker John Bercow chose four amendments.
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