| Bernie Sanders begins making case to Hillary Clinton’s superdelegates Posted: 01 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT  The Vermont senator held a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to mark one year since launching his presidential bid — and urge superdelegates to rethink their pledges to Hillary Clinton.
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| Obama out: President closes out his run as comedian-in-chief Posted: 01 May 2016 02:01 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama performed his brand of sharp-tongued comedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the last time — wrapping up with "Obama out" and dropping the mic while the crowd cheered.
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| CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages Posted: 01 May 2016 12:03 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan says a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 contains preliminary information about possible Saudi links to the attackers that hadn't been corroborated or checked out at the time.
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| Bergdahl defense can access classified information, court rules Posted: 01 May 2016 12:23 PM PDT  Legal proceedings against Bergdahl, which had been halted pending a resolution of the classified material issue, can now resume, according to a ruling on Thursday by the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals that was made public late on Saturday by Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene Fidell. Bergdahl, now 30, walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, who held him prisoner for five years and tortured him. Bergdahl returned to active duty, but after an investigation he was prosecuted by the U.S. military who said his disappearance from his post resulted in a 45-day search that put soldiers' lives at risk.
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| Malia Obama to take gap year before entering Harvard in 2017 Posted: 01 May 2016 12:43 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before enrolling at Harvard University in 2017, a year later than had been widely expected, the president and his wife said in a long-awaited announcement Sunday.
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| Tear gas in Paris, Istanbul as tensions erupt on May Day Posted: 01 May 2016 12:47 PM PDT  French and Turkish police fired tear gas at protesters as tensions erupted in both countries during May Day rallies Sunday, while thousands marched across the globe for the annual celebration of worker's rights. From Moscow to Madrid, workers chanted demands for higher wages, better conditions and more job security as many countries battle economic uncertainty and high unemployment. Police estimated some 17,000 protesters marched throughout the French capital for a rally riding a wave of anger against planned labour reforms set to come before parliament on Tuesday.
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| Protesters quit Baghdad's Green Zone after unprecedented breach Posted: 01 May 2016 12:28 PM PDT  Protesters withdrew from Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday after breaking into the fortified area and storming Iraq's parliament in an unprecedented security breach the day before. The move, which lessens the pressure on politicians in Baghdad, came as rare bombings in the south killed 33 people and wounded dozens. "The protest organising committee announces the withdrawal of the demonstrators from the Green Zone," it said in a statement, citing respect for a major Shiite pilgrimage as the reason for their departure.
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| Rare IS group bombings in southern Iraq kill 33 Posted: 01 May 2016 08:57 AM PDT  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for rare attacks in Iraq's deep Shiite south on Sunday, twin suicide car bomb blasts in the city of Samawa killing at least 33 people. "The hospitals have received 33 dead," a senior official in the Muthanna health department, which covers Samawa, told AFP. An officer in Muthanna Operations Command confirmed the toll.
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| Trump gets outside help for potential GOP convention battle Posted: 01 May 2016 03:39 PM PDT  Donald Trump has a Plan B if he's faced with a contested convention, and it involves the sort of outside groups that he's called "corrupt." While the billionaire businessman might lock up the ...
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| Kate's new photos of Princess Charlotte mark 1st birthday Posted: 01 May 2016 03:52 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace officials have released new photos of Princess Charlotte ahead of her first birthday.
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| Obama out: President takes last shots at official Washington Posted: 30 Apr 2016 08:58 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Barack Obama and his wife can't wait to get out of the White House, being a lame duck can hurt a guy.
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| Sources: Death toll from bombings in southern Iraq rises to 32 Posted: 01 May 2016 05:37 AM PDT  Two car bombs claimed by Islamic State explode in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa.
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| UK royal Kate appears on cover of Vogue's 100th anniversary edition Posted: 30 Apr 2016 03:21 PM PDT  The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of the British version of fashion magazine Vogue, following in the path of her husband's late mother, Princess Diana. Late on Saturday Vogue revealed the cover of its June edition on its website, which goes on sale on Thursday, showing a smiling Kate in a rural outdoors setting wearing a green hat, brown jacket and white blouse. "I am hugely grateful that we have been able to continue with our tradition of outstanding royal portraiture," Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman said.
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| Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics Posted: 01 May 2016 01:55 AM PDT  Iran's new parliament will have more women than clerics when its members are sworn in this month, a first in the Islamic republic and a sign of the country's evolving politics. Official results Saturday showed that reformist and moderate politicians allied with President Hassan Rouhani won a big victory in second round parliamentary elections. The outcome saw them outnumber their conservative rivals -- many hardliners lost seats -- for the first time since 2004 and capped a remarkable comeback for reformists after years of isolation.
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| 6th body found after Texas flash floods Posted: 30 Apr 2016 06:57 PM PDT  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lisa Asberry Davis said on Saturday that she and her three children waded to safety through water up to their chins after torrential rains in East Texas swamped a cul-de-sac of homes during the night and forced some residents onto rooftops.
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| Army: 3 Turkish soldiers killed, 14 wounded in attack by Kurdish militants Posted: 01 May 2016 01:13 AM PDT  The army blamed the attack on the "separatist terror group," its customary phrase for the PKK.
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| NFL's Vikings draft German wide receiver Boehringer Posted: 30 Apr 2016 03:46 PM PDT  The Minnesota Vikings made German wide receiver Moritz Boehringer the first European drafted directly to the NFL on Saturday, taking him in the sixth round. Boehringer got interested in the gridiron game five years ago at the age of 17 -- when he saw a video of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. "I can't describe how I feel right now, just happy to be drafted," said Boehringer, who played four years in a German league but unlike the other Europeans who have made it to the NFL has never played in North America.
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