| Pelosi on health care fight: ‘Next 48 hours will be all hands on deck’ Posted: 22 Mar 2017 06:45 AM PDT  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday whom she considers the current leader of the Democratic Party. "Well, President Obama was the president of the United States until a matter of weeks ago.
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| Billionaire raises questions about Putin critic’s mysterious fall Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:57 PM PDT  A U.K.-based billionaire is raising pointed questions about the most recent in a series of mysterious accidents, illnesses and muggings to befall critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin: lawyer Nikolai Gorokhov's fall from a window of his fourth-floor apartment near Moscow earlier this week. "People don't just go falling out of their apartments," Bill Browder, the American-born CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, told Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga Wednesday. Browder, whose net worth is estimated at around $4 billion, is the grandson of longtime American Communist Party leader Earl Browder, and a former ally turned vocal critic of Putin.
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| Trump Russia Case 'More Than Circumstantial' Posted: 22 Mar 2017 06:00 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on developments in the investigation into coordination between the Donald Trump campaign in Russia, from a new report on Paul Manafort acting in Russia's interest to a new characterization of the evidence by Adam Schiff.
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| Attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London Posted: 23 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT ![Attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London]( "Attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London") A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power, plowing a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Five people were killed, including the assailant, in what police said they were treating as a terrorist incident. Reuters reporters inside the building heard loud bangs and shortly afterwards a Reuters photographer said he saw at least a dozen people injured on Westminster Bridge, next to parliament.
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| Jewish youth arrested in Israel over anti-Semitic threats abroad Posted: 23 Mar 2017 06:48 AM PDT  A Jewish youth was arrested in Israel on Thursday on suspicion of making dozens of anti-Semitic threats in countries around the world, police said. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the suspect was "a resident of the south (of Israel) from the Jewish community". "The investigation began in several countries at the same time, in which dozens of threatening calls were received at public places, events, synagogues and community buildings that caused panic and disrupted events and activities in various organisations," a police statement said.
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| As Gorsuch is testifying, Supreme Court undermines his decision in school disabilities case Posted: 22 Mar 2017 12:13 PM PDT  Senate Democrats seized on a Supreme Court ruling handed down Wednesday morning — less than an hour into the third day of the confirmation hearing for nominee Neil Gorsuch — to question the judgment of President Trump's choice to fill the empty seat on the high court. The unanimous decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District expanded the obligations of public-school districts to provide an adequate education to disabled students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a standard that Gorsuch had used to decide a similar case in 2008, Thompson School District v. Luke P.
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| Puerto Rico governor, bondholders divided on PREPA deal Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:04 PM PDT ![Puerto Rico governor, bondholders divided on PREPA deal]( "Puerto Rico governor, bondholders divided on PREPA deal") Puerto Rico's governor told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday the island's struggling power utility, PREPA, could undergo an in-court restructuring process akin to U.S. bankruptcy if a consensual deal with creditors cannot be achieved. Governor Ricardo Rossello said at a U.S. House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing his administration would prefer a consensual deal to bankruptcy, as lawmakers questioned him about delays in completing a $9 billion restructuring at PREPA. The hearing showcased growing discord between Rossello's administration and PREPA's creditors, which seemed to concern the committee in charge of leading Congress' response to Puerto Rico's ongoing crisis.
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| The End Is Near for Sears Holding Corp (SHLD) Posted: 22 Mar 2017 08:23 AM PDT ![The End Is Near for Sears Holding Corp (SHLD)]( "The End Is Near for Sears Holding Corp (SHLD)") Struggling retailer Sears Holdings Corp (ticker: SHLD) admitted on Wednesday what the rest of Wall Street has known for a long time: it's quite likely Sears is doomed. In a 10-K filed late Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, toward the end of a section called "Uses and Sources of Liquidity," Sears's language became unusually dire. This was after it had gone through a long list of asset sales, loans and cost savings initiatives Sears has either previously engaged in, is currently engaged in, or is planning to engage in to shore up its balance sheets and stop the bleeding.
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| A boom in medical tourism to Mexico predicted if Obamacare ends Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PDT  A woman enters a dentists' office in Tijuana, Mexico. Data from a U.S. government survey suggests that 150,000 to 320,000 Americans list health care as a reason for traveling abroad each year. Because Medicare offers virtually no coverage for dental work, Mexican border towns like Nogales have become go-to destinations for affordable, quality dental care among seniors and snowbirds from southern Arizona, California, and Texas.
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| Afghanistan Calls For More US Troops Posted: 21 Mar 2017 10:42 PM PDT  The country's top diplomat said Kabul needed additional forces to help the government tackle security threats posed by the Taliban and the Islamic State group.
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| WSJ: Trump clings to wiretap claim ‘like a drunk to an empty gin bottle,’ damaging his credibility Posted: 22 Mar 2017 08:30 AM PDT  "If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him?" the WSJ wrote.
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| Jesus's tomb restored after months of work Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:44 PM PDT ![Jesus's tomb restored after months of work]( "Jesus's tomb restored after months of work") The tomb where Jesus is believed to have been buried is being unveiled again following nine months of restoration work that will be highlighted at a much anticipated ceremony Wednesday. The shrine, which includes a 19th-century ornate edicule or shrine surrounding the tomb, is a key part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Parts of it were also coming loose, with warnings that it was structurally unsound and posed a risk to the millions of pilgrims who visit the site every year.
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| 911 call: Mom tried to resuscitate unresponsive twin babies Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:33 PM PDT ![911 call: Mom tried to resuscitate unresponsive twin babies]( "911 call: Mom tried to resuscitate unresponsive twin babies") LINDENWOLD, N.J. (AP) — The mother of twin baby girls who were found dead in an apartment can be heard screaming on a 911 call that they "are not breathing and both are purple."
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| Judge orders trial for Argentina ex-president Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:05 AM PDT  A judge on Thursday ordered Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner to stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. A string of cases targeting Kirchner and her rival, current President Mauricio Macri, are clouding Argentine politics ahead of mid-term elections later this year. Kirchner is accused of ordering the central bank to sell dollar futures at artificially low prices, causing Argentina to lose hundreds of millions.
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| Gorsuch frustrates Democrats at confirmation hearing Posted: 21 Mar 2017 06:50 PM PDT  During a 10-hour grilling from senators Tuesday, Judge Neil Gorsuch offered few hints as to his judicial philosophy, frustrating the Judiciary Committee's Democrats in a polished and calm performance. Gorsuch — sprinkling his answers to the committee's questions with "gosh" and "golly" and "goodness" — deftly dodged Democratic senators' attempts to pin him down on abortion, the scope of the Second Amendment and the Citizens United campaign finance decision. The 49-year-old Colorado judge also repeatedly insisted he would maintain his independence from President Trump and said no one in the administration had asked him to promise to rule a certain way on cases once he got to the court–neutralizing one of Democrats' main lines of attack against him.
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| Can you tally up world progress? Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:28 PM PDT ![Can you tally up world progress?]( "Can you tally up world progress?") When the cold war ended a quarter century ago, and with it the division of the world into two "camps," the United Nations decided to start measuring the progress of humanity as a whole. The hope behind such alternative indicators is that an attempt to measure something might help reveal what causes it or could push it along.
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| Is Emmett Till painting cultural appropriation? Posted: 22 Mar 2017 10:39 AM PDT  "The View" co-hosts discuss an artist under fire for the stirring painting.
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| Daily glass of pure fruit juice doesn’t cause weight gain in kids Posted: 23 Mar 2017 09:49 AM PDT ![Daily glass of pure fruit juice doesn't cause weight gain in kids]( "Daily glass of pure fruit juice doesn't cause weight gain in kids") By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Children who drink one serving of 100 percent fruit juice a day don't appear to gain significantly more weight than kids who consume no juice at all, a research review suggests. In the current study, one 6- to 8-ounce serving of 100 percent fruit juice was associated with a small amount of weight gain in kids 1 to 6 years old, but the difference was too small to be clinically meaningful because it didn't shift most children from a healthy weight to overweight. Fruit juice wasn't linked to any weight gain in children aged 7 to 18.
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| US forces ferry Syrian-Kurdish fighters behind IS lines Posted: 22 Mar 2017 11:28 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. aircraft ferried Syrian Kurdish fighters and allied forces behind Islamic State lines on Wednesday to spearhead a major ground assault on a strategic town held by the extremist group outside its self-declared capital, Raqqa, the Pentagon said, marking the first time U.S. forces have provided airlift for local forces on a combat operation in Syria.
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| 7 Richard Simmons Quotes We Love Posted: 22 Mar 2017 03:41 PM PDT  Richards Simmons took the fitness world by storm over three decades ago, with his inspiring story of weight loss and believing in himself. Watch the video to revisit all the times he reminded us to love yourself.
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| White Man From Maryland Stabbed A Black Man To Death In New York Posted: 23 Mar 2017 03:39 AM PDT  Another racist hate crime took place in New York City where a white man from Maryland traveled till New York with the intention of killing African Americans.
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| Hot air balloons over Turkey's Cappadocia Posted: 23 Mar 2017 06:16 AM PDT ![Hot air balloons over Turkey's Cappadocia]( "Hot air balloons over Turkey's Cappadocia") Since 1988, hot air balloons have filled the skies over the historic Cappadocia region in Nevsehir, Turkey, contributing to the region's tourism industry. Cappadocia is a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its chimney rocks, hot air balloon trips, underground cities and boutique hotels carved into rocks.
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| British parliament attack: The victims Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:01 AM PDT  Three people were killed in the terror attack outside Britain's parliament: a woman picking up her children from school, a man from Utah, and an unarmed police officer. Westminster Bridge, where the attacker mowed down pedestrians before stabbing a police officer, is a busy tourist spot with its views of parliament's Big Ben clock tower. Unarmed police officer Keith Palmer, who was fatally stabbed as he stood guard at an entrance to parliament, has been hailed as a hero.
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| Perry blasts election of 1st gay Texas A&M student president Posted: 23 Mar 2017 01:36 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation's nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M.
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| Teen With Autism Denied A Service Dog But Finally Gets One in Emotional Video Posted: 22 Mar 2017 05:27 PM PDT  She was denied service dog for four years.
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| Florida man's book burning sparks wildfire, destroys homes: officials Posted: 23 Mar 2017 07:57 AM PDT ![Florida man's book burning sparks wildfire, destroys homes: officials]( "Florida man's book burning sparks wildfire, destroys homes: officials") The blaze started on Wednesday afternoon after the unidentified man burned books and magazines outside his home near Bryceville, about 20 miles west of Jacksonville, Florida Forest Service spokeswoman Annaleasa Winter told Reuters by telephone. It is against Florida law to burn household garbage.
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| Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:59 PM PDT ![Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State]( "Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State") By Lesley Wroughton and Yara Bayoumy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States would set up "interim zones of stability" to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq. The top U.S. diplomat did not make clear where these zones were to be set up.
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| Oregon teen's mom: Feds should probe fatal police shooting Posted: 22 Mar 2017 11:51 AM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of an Oregon teenager who was fatally shot by a Portland police officer is demanding a federal Justice Department investigation into her son's death.
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| April The Giraffe 'Bit Moody' As Labor Delayed Posted: 22 Mar 2017 10:00 PM PDT  Keepers believe April's mood change "is a good thing" while the animal's "back end continues to progress to our satisfaction."
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| $100 Million in Artifacts Shipped from Egypt & Turkey to US in 2016 Posted: 22 Mar 2017 08:54 AM PDT  About $50 million worth of artifacts and antiques were shipped from both Egypt and Turkey to the United States in 2016 — the highest annual value from each of those countries in at least 20 years, according to U.S. Census Bureau documents. Most of the artifacts were shipped to New York City, where numerous antiquities dealers, auction houses and art galleries are based. It can be difficult to determine whether a shipment of artifacts was recently looted, law-enforcement officials told Live Science.
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| Indonesia increases estimate for cruise ship reef damage Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:33 AM PDT  Indonesia said Wednesday a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a British company had damaged about 18,900 square metres of coral reef, increasing the estimate of the devastation caused when the vessel ran aground. The accident happened this month in Raja Ampat, eastern Indonesia, one of the most biodiverse marine habitats on Earth and a favourite with intrepid travellers and divers due to its palm-fringed islands, coral and fish. The 4,200-ton Caledonian Sky smashed into the reefs at low tide around Kri, one of hundreds of small islands in Raja Ampat, after taking tourists on a bird-watching expedition.
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| Canada bolsters security after London attack Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:46 PM PDT  Canada has tightened security, especially on Parliament Hill, after the deadly attack outside parliament in London, an official said Wednesday. Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale said Ottawa had taken measures in light of the attack in which least three people were killed and 20 injured when a man mowed down pedestrians with a car then stabbed a police officer outside parliament before being shot dead. "The appropriate response has been taken by every police and security service in Canada, including those that function on Parliament Hill," he told a press briefing.
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| Samsung might offer a Galaxy S8 promotion that we’ve never seen before Posted: 22 Mar 2017 06:02 PM PDT 
A new report from Korea says that Samsung may be considering a bold marketing move for the upcoming Galaxy S8: unconditional refunds after up to three months of use. That's certainly unusual for any product, and especially an Android smartphone. In the three months that will follow the Galaxy S8's launch, various other Android handsets will hit stores. An unconditional money-back guarantee may convince some buyers to ditch the Galaxy S8 and go for something else. Not to mention that, if you buy a Galaxy S8 this summer with this money-back guarantee, you'd be able to switch to the iPhone 8 in fall without taking any losses on the Galaxy S8. The concept, first reported by Chosun Biz, according to The Investor, would address two concerns. First of all, the Bixby assistant will launch in a limited form on the Galaxy S8. Samsung is expected to release a software upgrade in the first half of the year, that will bring more functionality to the new AI assistant. Moreover, the extended money-back guarantee is meant to prove Samsung's confidence in the phone's quality. The Galaxy S8 is going to be the first major smartphone launch for Samsung, following the Galaxy Note 7 disaster. The report doesn't say whether Samsung would offer such a perk to all its international buyers, or whether it's a local marketing trick for the Korean market. However, The Investor does say that such a refund program for the Galaxy S8 would be tricky for Samsung. Not only would it have to find a way to handle the returned phones, but Samsung would also have to worry about the incoming iPhone 8.
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| Highlights of expert report on badly damaged California dam Posted: 22 Mar 2017 04:44 PM PDT ![Highlights of expert report on badly damaged California dam]( "Highlights of expert report on badly damaged California dam") SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Preliminary findings by a panel of experts investigating problems at a damaged Northern California dam complex sketch an array of concerns about its condition, and whether repairs can be made quickly enough before the state's next rainy season. The Oroville Dam team was organized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its report was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The highlights:
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| Trump sends holiday greetings to Iranians, does not mention travel ban Posted: 22 Mar 2017 04:34 PM PDT ![Trump sends holiday greetings to Iranians, does not mention travel ban]( "Trump sends holiday greetings to Iranians, does not mention travel ban") By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has sought to ban travelers from Iran and other Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, issued a holiday greeting on Wednesday to Iranians celebrating the New Year holiday known as Nowruz. Trump, who has also criticized the nuclear deal between Iran and western powers negotiated during President Barack Obama's administration, did not refer to the travel ban in his statement. It is an occasion to celebrate new beginnings, a sentiment that is particularly meaningful for so many Iranians who have come to our country in recent decades to make a new start in a free land," Trump said in a statement issued by the White House.
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| Ex-head of Colorado Republicans charged with voter fraud Posted: 22 Mar 2017 03:46 PM PDT ![Ex-head of Colorado Republicans charged with voter fraud]( "Ex-head of Colorado Republicans charged with voter fraud") By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado talk radio host who once chaired the state Republican Party and has accused Democrats of widespread voter fraud has been charged with forging his ex-wife's signature on a mail-in ballot in the 2016 election, court records showed on Wednesday. Steven Curtis, 57, who served as state GOP boss from 1997 until 1999, is charged with one felony count of forgery and one misdemeanor count of tampering with a mail-in ballot, according to a criminal complaint filed in Weld County District Court. The case stems from an inquiry lodged with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office by Curtis's former spouse, Kelly Ireland, who contacted the agency in October to check on the status of her voter registration after the couple split.
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| Sen. Chuck Schumer says Democrats will filibuster Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination Posted: 23 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Speaking from the floor of the Senate on Thursday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he could not support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Schumer said Gorsuch would need to get 60 votes to get past a filibuster by Senate Democrats.
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| Nest Cam Just Dropped to Lowest Price Yet Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:18 PM PDT  The Nest Cam Outdoor is a reliable outdoor security camera that provides good to high quality video and audio. Sadly, all of those features don't come cheap and the Nest Cam Outdoor's $199 price tag requires a bit of an investment. Fortunately, Amazon has lowered the price of this top-rated cam to $173.44, for an instant savings of $26.
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| 10 Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai roadside bombings Posted: 23 Mar 2017 02:50 AM PDT  Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula, the military said on Thursday. Fifteen jihadists were also killed in the fighting, the military said in a statement, without saying when the incidents took place. The military said the clashes broke out when soldiers raided "an extremely dangerous" jihadist hideout.
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| The only two things you need to keep your Apple Watch looking pristine Posted: 22 Mar 2017 10:34 AM PDT 
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| Quotes To Celebrate National Puppy Day Posted: 23 Mar 2017 02:20 AM PDT  Thursday is National Puppy Day, a well-deserved tribute to man's (and woman's) furry best friend.
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| Trump tries to rally support for healthcare bill Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:09 AM PDT ![Trump tries to rally support for healthcare bill]( "Trump tries to rally support for healthcare bill") By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump tried to rally Republican lawmakers behind a plan to dismantle Obamacare on Tuesday as U.S. stock markets showed their worst one-day performance since the November election. Trump is trying to win the first major legislative battle of his presidency. In one of the few visits he has made to the U.S. Capitol since taking office two months ago, Trump told fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday morning they would face "political problems" for opposing the bill that takes apart Obamacare and partially replaces it.
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| Police officer, 3 others killed in Wisconsin town Posted: 22 Mar 2017 08:09 PM PDT ![Police officer, 3 others killed in Wisconsin town]( "Police officer, 3 others killed in Wisconsin town") WESTON, Wis. (AP) — A police officer and three other people were shot and killed when a domestic dispute at a bank escalated into shootings at three locations in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday, investigators said. A suspect was in custody.
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| Teen accused of helping friend shoot girl in head Posted: 22 Mar 2017 09:12 PM PDT ![Teen accused of helping friend shoot girl in head]( "Teen accused of helping friend shoot girl in head") LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A second teenager was ordered to stand trial Wednesday by a juvenile court judge who determined there's sufficient evidence to suggest he helped plan an attack that ended with his friend wounding a girl with a gunshot to the head.
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| Laptop and tablet bans on flights: What we know Posted: 22 Mar 2017 08:01 AM PDT  Britain and the United States have announced bans on laptops and tablet computers from the cabin of flights from several Middle East and North African nations. The restrictions are different in the two countries and only Britain has specified the maximum size of electronic device allowed -- 16 by 9.3 centimetres (6.3 by 3.7 inches). The US ban applies to flights from 10 airports in eight countries.
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