| Jeb Bush: Trump is ‘a distraction in and of himself’ Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:27 AM PDT  Jeb Bush says President Trump's evidence-free claims are kneecapping his first 100 days in the White House. "He should stop saying things that aren't true, that are distractions from the task at hand," Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday on Miami's WFOR-TV. During the bruising campaign, Bush was a prominent critic of Trump — who in turn relentlessly mocked the former Florida governor.
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| Man kills 3 home burglars; woman who aided robbers arrested Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:45 PM PDT  A woman believed to have driven three burglars to an Oklahoma home where they were shot to death during a suspected home invasion has been arrested on murder and robbery warrants but the homeowner's son who shot them has not been arrested while police investigate whether he acted in self-defense under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law.
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| U.S. senator launches probe into five top opioid drugmakers Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:11 PM PDT  (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill sought on Tuesday details from the nation's top opioid drugmakers on their sales and marketing practices, as lawmakers step up efforts to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis. The Missouri senator's investigation comes amid an epidemic of opioid addiction, with 91 Americans dying everyday as a result of overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This epidemic is the direct result of a calculated sales and marketing strategy major opioid manufacturers have allegedly pursued over the past 20 years to expand their market share," McCaskill, the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote in a letter to the drugmakers.
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| Mom Outraged at TSA, Claims They Treated Her Young Son and Family 'Like Dogs' Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:22 AM PDT  The incident happened Sunday in Dallas.
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| S.African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:47 PM PDT  Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the long struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87, his eponymous charity foundation said. Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964, which drew worldwide attention and highlighted the brutal legal system under the apartheid regime. Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island.
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| Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl' statue to stay until 2018 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 05:51 PM PDT  The popular bronze statue of a young girl staring down a bull on Wall Street will stay in place until March 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. Initially installed on March 7 for one week, the "Fearless Girl" sculpture appeared in media around the world, seen by many as a defiant symbol of women's rights under the new administration of President Donald Trump, who has bragged about sexually assaulting women. The exhibit of artist Kristen Visbal's work was first extended until April 2 and is now set to run until next year's International Women's Day on March 8.
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| White Hosue Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing on March 27, 2017 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:11 PM PDT  On Monday, March 27, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
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| Talks produce no progress in Scottish independence dispute Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:32 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Scotland met for talks Monday, but failed to resolve their differences over a new push for Scottish independence as the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union.
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| Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care? Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:20 AM PDT ![Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?]( "Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?") The Republican Party couldn't repeal and replace Obamacare like it promised. Still smarting from that setback, the GOP is turning to another daunting issue: tax reform.
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| Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT ![Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap]( "Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap") A mild winter followed by a spate of cold weather in Washington, made its mark on the city's cherry blossoms, but the annual festival delighted first-time visitors on Sunday. The cherry blossom trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912. The cherry blossom trees currently grow in three National Park Service locations, including the Tidal Basin, Hains Point and on the Washington Monument grounds.
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| 4th Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victim Kills Self Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:54 AM PDT  The hedge fund executive was pronounced dead at the scene in New York City.
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| Bodies found in Congo likely those of U.N. investigators -government Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:57 AM PDT  The remains of two U.N. investigators who went missing earlier this month are likely among bodies discovered by villagers in central Democratic Republic of Congo, the father of one victim and Congo's government spokesman said on Tuesday Michael Sharp, a U.S. citizen, and Zaida Catalan, a Swedish national, had been part of a group of experts monitoring a sanctions regime imposed on Congo by the U.N. Security Council when they disappeared in an area engulfed by a violent uprising. "We have been informed that two Caucasian bodies have been found in shallow graves in the search area, one male and one female," John Sharp, the father of Michael, wrote on his Facebook page. Congo Communications Minister Lambert Mende said villagers had discovered three bodies - two Caucasians and one Congolese - not far from where the experts group disappeared.
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| Authorities: Maryland teen planned shooting at her school Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:12 PM PDT ![Authorities: Maryland teen planned shooting at her school]( "Authorities: Maryland teen planned shooting at her school") THURMONT, Md. (AP) — An 18-year-old student meticulously planned a mass shooting at her high school in which she intended to die, authorities in Maryland said Monday.
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| Search For Missing Teen Allegedly Kidnapped By Teacher Continues Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:06 AM PDT  Law enforcement officials believe 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas' teacher Tad Cummins kidnapped her. A warrant has been issued against him for kidnapping and having sexual contact with her.
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| Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and Mandela prison mate Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PDT  South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many struggle veterans, Kathrada, who was imprisoned on Robben Island, never held public political office after the fall of apartheid and Mandela's election as president in 1994. When Mandela left office in 1999, after serving a single four-year term, Kathrada also stepped away from politics -- immersing himself in activism through his Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
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| Samsung plans to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:16 AM PDT ![Samsung plans to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s]( "Samsung plans to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s") By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the company said late on Monday, signalling the return of the model pulled from markets last year because of fire-prone batteries. Samsung's Note 7s were permanently scrapped in October after some phones self-combusted, prompting a global recall roughly two months after the launch of the near-$900 devices. A subsequent investigation found manufacturing problems in batteries supplied by two companies - Samsung SDI Co and Amperex Technology.
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| US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talks Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:30 PM PDT  More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats. "As a mom and a daughter there is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons," Haley, who represents the world's largest nuclear power, said on the sidelines of the meeting.
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| Musk Says Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Will Be Quicker Than Model S P100D Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT  The Tesla CEO also tweeted out new details on the upcoming, affordable Model 3 sedan.
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| Clashes in Kashmir: Civilians killed in protests against Indian rule Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT ![Clashes in Kashmir: Civilians killed in protests against Indian rule]( "Clashes in Kashmir: Civilians killed in protests against Indian rule") Three civilians were killed and 28 other people were injured in anti-India protests that erupted Tuesday following a gunbattle between rebels and government forces that killed a rebel in disputed Kashmir, police and witnesses said.
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| Rep. Schiff on the Russia investigation, Rep. Nunes, former AG Sally Yeats, and more Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:34 PM PDT  On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric talks with Rep. Adam Schiff (D- Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Rep. Devin Nunes's revelations to the press and White House staff, and more.
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| South Korea officials: Bones found near ferry not of victims Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:30 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first government announcement Tuesday was startling: Salvage crews had found bones near the wreckage of the Sewol ferry, which sank in 2014 and killed 304 people.
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| Couple Arrested After Trying to Sell Baby on Craigslist for $3,000: Cops Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:25 AM PDT  John David Cain, 26, and Deanna Lynn Greer, 37, are accused of trying to sell their 5-month-old to an undercover cop.
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| Northeast Australia braces for cyclone, thousands flee to higher ground Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:06 AM PDT  By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians fled their homes on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on coastal towns in Queensland, where authorities urged 30,000 people to evacuate low lying areas most at risk from tidal surges and winds of up to 300 km per hour (185 mph). Cyclone Debbie is expected to gather strength before making landfall in the northeast state early on Tuesday, with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a category four storm, just one rung below the most dangerous wind speed level. The growing alarm persuaded the state government on Monday to warn some 25,000 people living in parts of Mackay, a city 950 kilometers (590 miles) north of the state capital Brisbane, to head south to higher ground.
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| Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipeline Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:43 AM PDT  By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Standing Rock Sioux tribe representatives will meet the ethics watchdog for Norway's $915 billion sovereign wealth fund on Monday over a U.S. oil pipeline, a watchdog official said on Monday. On Sunday, Norway's largest bank DNB sold its share of loans funding the Dakota Access oil pipeline, ending its involvement in a project that has faced strong opposition from Native Americans and environmental groups. Norway's soverign wealth fund holds $248 million in bonds of Energy Transfer Partners LP, which is leading the pipeline project.
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| 8 students presumed dead in Japan avalanche Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:54 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Eight Japanese high school students were presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort, authorities and media said.
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| Syria force halts push on IS-held dam for repairs Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT  With air support from the US-led coalition against IS, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting to seize the town of Tabqa and the adjacent dam on the Euphrates River, as part of their battle for the jihadists' stronghold in nearby Raqa. "To ensure the integrity of the Tabqa dam... we have decided to stop operations for four hours beginning at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT)," SDF spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement.
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| United bars girls with leggings, ignites Twitter storm Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:54 AM PDT  United Airlines has run into a social media storm after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings. Another girl who was also wearing leggings was allowed to board the flight from Denver International Airport to Minneapolis after she changed, a witness said. A United spokesman Jonathan Guerin told the New York Times that the two girls barred from flying "made an adjustment" to their clothing and were waiting for the next flight to Minneapolis.
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| Happy Anniversary to America’s Shameful Travesty of a War in Yemen Posted: 27 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT  After two years and thousands of civilian casualties, the Trump administration needs to realize it can't win a war that has no point.
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| Uber diversity: low on women, like other tech companies Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:34 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Uber's first report on employee diversity shows low numbers for women, especially in technical positions. In that regard, the company is similar to other Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple.
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| Female Honor Student Allegedly Plotted School Shooting: Cops Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:15 PM PDT  Nichole Cevario's father told officials the teen posed a threat to student safety.
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| Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:24 PM PDT ![Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response]( "Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response") By Diego Oré and Lesley Wroughton CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuela called on Monday for the suspension of an Organization of American States meeting intended to air regional concerns over the OPEC nation's economic crisis and democratic standards. The Washington-based OAS is due to debate Venezuela on Tuesday after its secretary-general, Luis Almagro, said the country should be suspended from the regional bloc if it does not hold elections. Last week, 14 nations urged elections and freedom of jailed opponents of President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government, turning up the pressure after authorities thwarted a referendum on him last year and postponed local polls.
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| Qatar Airways chief says laptop ban not designed to hurt Gulf carriers Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:26 PM PDT  By Tom Finn LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways' chief executive said on Monday he did not believe the ban on carrying most electronics in the cabins of passenger flights to the United States from eight Muslim majority countries was designed to hurt Gulf airlines. The U.S. introduced new security measures on March 25 banning electronics larger than a mobile phone from passenger cabins on direct flights to the U.S. from 10 airports in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, including Qatar.
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| 13 Places the Royals Like to Vacation Posted: 27 Mar 2017 03:13 PM PDT  From a castle in Scotland to the coast of Greece, here are thirteen places the royals like to vacation.
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| Zuma orders S. Africa finance minister's return from UK Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT  South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered his finance minister to return from an overseas investment trip, the presidency said Monday, fuelling speculation that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. Zuma's decision to recall Pravin Gordhan from Britain has led to media and opposition speculation that he could be sacked. Friction has soared between Zuma, who is seeking to fund a "radical economic transformation", and Gordhan who is taking a stand against graft and heavy spending.
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| The Latest: Club operator calls shooting 'senseless' Posted: 26 Mar 2017 07:25 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on the nightclub shooting in Cincinnati (all times local):
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| Coal Industry Executive Doubts Mining Jobs Coming Back Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:13 PM PDT  Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray says he's confident President Trump will follow through on promises to scrap Obama-era clean power regulations.
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| 2018 Buick Regal: A Buick We're Genuinely Excited For Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:07 AM PDT  It could pack up to 300 horses and offer torque-vectoring all-wheel drive.
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| Verizon wins another wireless speed test thanks to its last real advantage Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:16 AM PDT 
Verizon has long had a reputation for the best service in America, with prices to match. Things are changing these days: other networks are catching up, and Verizon even has a reasonably-priced unlimited plan, which is something I thought I'd never live to see. But some things never change, and the latest Tom's Guide network test of all the cell carriers shows why Verizon is likely to remain in first place.
The Tom's Guide test used so-called drive testing to compare average download speeds across six major US cities and nine wireless carriers. That means the testers took identical smartphones (in this case, a Galaxy S7) on each network to different locations within each city, ran side-by-side download tests, and compared the results. Those results had Verizon comfortably in first place, and it sounds like one particular feature of Verizon's network put it there: indoor performance. "We split the locations we tested between indoor and outdoor locations to see how being indoors affected carrier performance. Generally speaking, speeds slowed down for most carriers when we tested at indoor locations — dramatically, in some cases. The lone exception was Verizon, whose average download speeds improved during indoor testing in four of our six test cities."
It makes sense that performance takes a hit when you go indoors. Mobile data relies on your cellphone talking to a cell tower that's normally at least a couple hundred yards away. The more stuff the cell signal has to go through, the weaker the signal will be, and the slower things will download. But not all cell signals are equal. 4G radios work on tens of different "bands," specific frequencies that each wireless carrier owns the right to use. Lower frequencies are much better at penetrating obstacles (like buildings), and also have superior range. Verizon owns more low-frequency spectrum than other wireless carriers (particularly T-Mobile and Sprint), and has owned it for longer, allowing it to build out the cell towers to actually use the lower frequency. This explains Verizon's place on top of the Tom's Guide ranking. Times are a-changing, however. T-Mobile purchased some low-frequency 700MHz spectrum two years ago, and the government is currently in the process of auctioning off old TV spectrum in the 600MHz range to the wireless carriers. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are all expected to spend billions of dollars arming themselves with spectrum for the coming years, and a big upset there could fundamentally shake up the status quo.
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| Death toll in attack on South Sudan aid workers rises to 7 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:36 AM PDT  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll of an attack on aid workers in South Sudan has risen to seven, with the news that the driver also died.
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| Canada to legalize recreational marijuana by mid-2018: report Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will introduce legislation in the coming weeks which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Canada by the middle of next year, reports said on Monday. Trudeau's Liberal caucus was briefed on the timeline for the proposed measure during a weekend meeting, public broadcaster CBC reported, citing unnamed sources.
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| Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migration Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:06 AM PDT  By Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) - The leaders of four Central European countries vowed on Tuesday not to be blackmailed by threats of financial punishment from Brussels if they don't join in the relocation of thousands of Middle Eastern and African refugees. Austria also said it will seek an exemption from having to accept more asylum-seekers, arguing that it has already taken in its fair share during Europe's migration crisis. The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) -- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- said they have a sovereign right to decide how to deal with the migrants who have flooded into the continent mainly from the war in Syria.
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| Photos of the day - March 28, 2017 Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:42 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 28, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 28, 2017") An Indian girl wearing a traditional clothe takes part in the procession to celebrate the Gudi Padwa, Maharashtrian's New Year in Mumbai, India; Dust and smoke billows out from a residential house which was blown up during a gunfight between militants and Indian soldiers in Durbagh village of Chadoora, 15 km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir; and, Tourists view cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China.
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| Ancient Rock Carvings Depicting Masked People Discovered in Egypt Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:23 AM PDT  The image, discovered recently by archaeologists, provides a tantalizing glimpse of Egypt's Neolithic period, or Stone Age. It likely dates back to the latter half of the fourth millennium B.C., said Ludwig Morenz, an Egyptologist at the University of Bonn in Germany. The depiction of a masked dancer in this era is particularly fascinating, Morenz told Live Science.
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| Police: 'No apparent reason' for shooting on Vegas Strip bus Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:38 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man sitting at the back of a public bus on the Las Vegas Strip opened fire "for no apparent reason" as passengers got off at a stop in the heart of the tourism corridor, police said.
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| April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased Activity Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:38 AM PDT  The pregnant giraffe's fetus was "extremely quiet" on Sunday morning but its activity increased later in the day, according to the zoo that houses April.
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