| AP source: Kushner back channel with Russia involved Syria Posted: 27 May 2017 12:48 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and now top White House adviser Jared Kushner proposed a secret back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team during a December meeting with a leading Russian diplomat.
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| Portland stabbings: Police admit attacker could be ‘domestic terrorist’ Posted: 28 May 2017 01:21 AM PDT  Portland police have said the man accused of stabbing three men who tried to protect Muslim women from his racist slurs on a train could be a "domestic terrorist". Jeremy Christian, 35, will appear in court this week for slitting the throats of two men and stabbing a third after he verbally attacked two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. "It's too early to say whether last night's violence was an act of domestic terrorism or a federal hate crime," Renn Cannon, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Portland, said.
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| For Siemens and Other Companies, Apprentice Programs Posted: 27 May 2017 08:46 AM PDT  When Siemens wanted to find U.S. workers to build gas turbines, only 15 percent of those who applied had the skills needed.
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| The Latest: Hundreds evacuated from theater in London Posted: 27 May 2017 07:20 AM PDT  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the concert bombing in Manchester, England (all times local):
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| Australia's 'Ganja Queen' set to leave Bali Posted: 27 May 2017 06:07 AM PDT  By Heru Asprihanto DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Australian drug convict Schapelle Corby is set to be deported from the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday night after completing a twelve-and-a-half-year sentence for smuggling marijuana, a case that strained ties between the neighboring countries. Corby has always maintained her innocence, saying she was unaware she was carrying more than 4 kg (8.8 lb) of marijuana in a boogie board bag when she arrived on the resort island in late 2004. The case received huge media attention, with many Australians feeling the former beauty therapist had been harshly treated under Indonesia's strict drug laws, even though Corby could have faced the death penalty for trafficking.
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| Civilian deaths a 'fact of life' in war on IS, Pentagon head says Posted: 28 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing "everything humanly possible" to avoid them, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an interview aired Sunday. A US-led international coalition has been carrying out air strikes against the IS group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, and nongovernmental organizations say the attacks are claiming ever more civilian lives. Some NGOs have blamed the rising civilian death toll on a push by President Donald Trump's administration to accelerate the pace of combat in an effort to "annihilate" the jihadists.
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| Young Boy Thrown Off Slide At Dublin's New Water Park Posted: 28 May 2017 03:48 AM PDT  The water slide that was responsible for the accident, the Emerald Plunge, was shut down and is being reevaluated for possible construction flaws.
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| 3-Week-Old Dies in Dog Attack After Being Left Alone With Family's Three Pit Bulls Posted: 28 May 2017 08:14 AM PDT  The mother said she left her alone for five minutes with.
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| Full Interview: Mitch Landrieu On Removing Confederate Monuments Posted: 27 May 2017 06:17 AM PDT  New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu discusses his decision to remove Confederate monuments from the city in an exclusive interview with NBC's Chuck Todd.
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| Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89 Posted: 27 May 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89]( "Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89") Zbigniew Brzezinski, the hawkish Polish-born Cold War strategist and former top aide to US president Jimmy Carter, has died, his family said. He was 89.
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| Jared Kushner’s Growing Stench of Treason Posted: 27 May 2017 11:15 AM PDT  Nobody knows yet whether the president's son-in-law broke any laws. But "traitor" is more than just a legal term.
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| Two men killed in Oregon train stabbings after anti-Muslim rant Posted: 27 May 2017 03:01 PM PDT  A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday. Police identified the assailant, who was arrested soon after the Friday afternoon attack, as Jeremy Joseph Christian of Portland, a 35-year-old convicted felon. A senior researcher with the Southern Poverty Law Center, in a blog post, said Christian's Facebook page showed he held "some racist and other extremist beliefs." The attack unfolded hours before the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, when most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims observe a daily religious fast.
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| Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why Posted: 26 May 2017 07:43 PM PDT ![Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why]( "Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why") NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he is not marching in next month's Puerto Rican Day Parade but he did not directly address the controversy surrounding parade organizers' decision to honor a Puerto Rican nationalist.
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| US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ‘refuses to hold Ramadan event’ in break with tradition Posted: 27 May 2017 05:41 AM PDT  Donald Trump's Secretary of State has refused to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, seemingly breaking with a long bipartisan tradition. Since 1999, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state have nearly always hosted either the reception or an iftar dinner to break the day's fast during Ramadan. Mr Tillerson turned down a request from the State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs to host the Eid reception, two unnamed US officials said.
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| Car bomber kills 18 in east Afghanistan on first day of Ramadan Posted: 27 May 2017 12:37 AM PDT  A suicide car bomber killed 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry said. Ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP a public bus station was hit by the bombing, but local police said the target were Afghan security forces working with American troops in the province. "A suicide car bomb in Khost province has killed 18 people and wounded six others, including two children," Danish said.
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| 2 Toddlers Die After Becoming Trapped In Hot Car Posted: 27 May 2017 07:34 AM PDT  Police are investigating.
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| Greg Allman, Founder of the Allman Brothers Band, Dies at 69 Posted: 27 May 2017 08:41 AM PDT  The legendary Southern rocker who composed countless hits as frontman for The Allman Brothers Band and battled a very public addiction with drugs died Saturday at his home. He was 69.
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| Why The Price Of Oil Is Falling Posted: 27 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Crude oil's rally came to an end this week on fears that too much oil will continue to be a problem.
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| Mortuary chief: John Glenn's remains weren't disrespected Posted: 26 May 2017 11:03 PM PDT  DOVER, Del. (AP) — As Air Force officials investigate allegations that inspectors were invited to view the remains of astronaut and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn at Dover Air Force Base, a military mortuary chief said that Glenn's remains were treated with "impeccable care."
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| Thousands protest against Moscow housing resettlement, but numbers fall Posted: 28 May 2017 08:17 AM PDT  Thousands of Muscovites protested in the south-west of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks, but numbers had fallen compared to earlier rallies. A Reuters witness said around 5,000 people attended the latest rally, compared to organizers' estimates of 60,000 at a protest on May 14. Moscow residents are also concerned about the location and quality of the planned new accommodation, a lack of services and infrastructure and about threats the redevelopment may pose to the historic face of the Russian capital.
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| Bodies of Indian climbers who died on Everest recovered Posted: 28 May 2017 06:21 AM PDT  Rescuers have retrieved the body of an Indian climber who died on Mount Everest and airlifted it to Kathmandu on Sunday, along with those of two others who perished last year. Ravi Kumar, 27, died this month after summiting the world's highest mountain and becoming separated from his guide soon afterwards. Rescuers said its recovery was a risky operation.
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| Correction: Trump-Body Language story Posted: 28 May 2017 11:04 AM PDT  TAORMINA, Italy (AP) — In stories May 26 and May 27 about President Donald Trump's body language during his first trip overseas since taking office, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ron Dermer was Trump's ambassador to Israel. Dermer is Israel's ambassador to the United States.
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| Several teachers disciplined after student given 'most likely to become a terrorist' award Posted: 27 May 2017 03:07 PM PDT  Lizeth Villanueva, a 13-year-old from the Anthony Aguirre Junior High school in Texas, was handed the certificate one day after the Manchester attack. Ena Hernandez, Lizeth's mother, said she was upset by prize, especially considering the timing. "I was upset and very mad when I saw the award," Ms Hernandez told The Washington Post.
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| Bodies of civilians dumped near Philippines city besieged by Islamists Posted: 28 May 2017 02:38 AM PDT  By Tom Allard MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Bodies of what appeared to be executed civilians were found in a ravine outside a besieged Philippine city on Sunday as a six-day occupation by Islamist rebels fending off a military onslaught took a more sinister turn. The eight dead, most of them shot in the head and some with hands tied behind their backs, were laborers who were stopped by Islamic State-linked militants on the outskirts of Marawi City while trying to flee clashes, according to police. The discovery confirms days of speculation that Maute rebels had killed civilians during a takeover of Marawi, that the military believes is aimed at winning the Maute recognition from the Islamic State as a Southeast Asian affiliate.
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| Judge Overturns Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo's Life Sentences Posted: 27 May 2017 01:11 AM PDT  Judge Raymond Jackson cited the Supreme Court rule of 2012, which states that juveniles cannot be given life sentences, while overturning the original verdict in Malvo's case.
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| Right-wing provocateurs say they are being silenced. Cry me a river | Christian Christensen Posted: 28 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT  When those who pontificated about the evils of the "nanny state" and the genius of consumer choice and the "invisible hand" suddenly realize that consumers don't like them any more, and that the invisible hand is about to yank them out of their position of power.
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| 4-Year-Old's Preschool Teacher To Give Kidney to Boy's Dad: 'She's An Amazing Lady' Posted: 27 May 2017 12:41 PM PDT  Their surgery is set for next month.
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| Iran leader slams Saudis as America's 'milking cow' Posted: 27 May 2017 11:22 PM PDT  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched a fierce attack against regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying it was being pumped "like a milking cow" by "infidel" Americans. "These people (the Saudis) appear to believe in the Koran... but in practice they act against its teachings," Khamenei said at a meeting on Saturday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan. "But in reality there is no closeness and, as the Americans have said, they are just there to pump them for money like a milking cow, and later slaughter them," he added.
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| Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures Posted: 27 May 2017 01:44 PM PDT ![Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures]( "Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures") Celtic's Tomas Rogic celebrates scoring, graduates of the United States Military Academy toss their hats and more of today's news from around the world in pictures.
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| Karl: Sources close to president say it may be time for Kushner to take leave of absence Posted: 28 May 2017 08:17 AM PDT  ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas report on the Russia investigation and latest developments about Jared Kushner.
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| Nationalist Buddhist group gathers in Myanmar despite ban Posted: 27 May 2017 07:21 AM PDT  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and supporters of an ultranationalist Buddhist group gathered at an annual conference on the outskirts of Myanmar's biggest city on Saturday despite being banned by the government.
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| G7 leaders divided on climate change, closer on trade issues Posted: 27 May 2017 11:36 AM PDT  By John Irish and Crispian Balmer TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - Under pressure from Group of Seven allies, U.S. President Donald Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more time to decide. The summit of G7 wealthy nations pitted Trump against the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan on several issues, with European diplomats frustrated at having to revisit questions they had hoped were long settled. "We are satisfied by how things went," said Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, while acknowledging splits with Washington in some areas.
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| The Latest: Manchester police arrest man, 25, in bomb probe Posted: 28 May 2017 07:23 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the Manchester attack investigation and reaction (all times local):
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| South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe Posted: 27 May 2017 03:59 AM PDT ![South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe]( "South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe") South Korea said on Saturday it has resumed contact with a distressed fishing vessel that feared it was being followed by a suspected pirate vessel off the waters of Somalia, and that the 3 Koreans and 18 Indonesians on board were safe. The South Korean military had dispatched its anti-piracy naval unit after communication with the Mongolian squid fishing vessel was cut when it requested help after midnight on Friday. The vessel's South Korean captain confirmed the safety of the three South Koreans, the foreign ministry said in the statement.
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| General de Gaulle's grave vandalised, say French police Posted: 27 May 2017 01:55 PM PDT  The grave of General Charles de Gaulle, France's World War II hero and post-war president, was vandalised on Saturday, police said. De Gaulle led the Free French Forces in London from 1940-44 and reshaped the country's political landscape after the war, founding the Fifth Republic in 1958. De Gaulle died in 1970 shortly before his 80th birthday.
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| Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures Posted: 28 May 2017 01:31 PM PDT ![Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures]( "Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures") Motorcyclists pass Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, Ret., and Christian Jacobs, 6, of Hertford, N.C., as they salute in Washington; fans watch the qualification round match between Luxemburg's Gilles Muller and Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during the French Open in Paris; and marathon runners pay respects at flower tributes in St Ann's square in Manchester, England. These are some of the photos of the day.
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| Student Loan Debt In The US Is So High That Many Aren't Even Paying It Posted: 28 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT  More and more Americans are struggling to make their loan payments -- and it's a real problem.
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| China arrests Taiwanese activist for "subversion" Posted: 26 May 2017 08:38 PM PDT  China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports. Lee Ming-che, a 42-year-old NGO worker, had been unreachable since March 19 after he entered the southeastern Chinese city of Zhuhai from Macau, according to Taiwan's government. On Friday China's official state news agency Xinhua reported that he was in detention and had "confessed" following interrogation.
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| Cable companies need to be scared, because cord cutting is here to stay Posted: 27 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT 
For a few years, cable companies saw cordcutting as another millenial fad that would go the way of the hoverboard. But Netflix's dramatic growth was just the start. Changes in viewing habits are driving a seismic change in the attitude towards cable bundles, and more people than ever are ditching cable boxes altogether.
A new set of results from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) paints a bleak picture for pay TV providers. Consumer satisfaction with cable and satellite fell this year. It was the only niche in the telecoms industry to see its customers get less happy this year, and satisfaction with wireless providers actually improved. Worse, a vastly increased number of survey respondents said that they're thinking about switching to streaming services. 9% of people polled said they were highly likely to switch this year, versus just 1.9% answering the same question in 2011. "Customer service remains abysmal, and viewers are continuing to switch over to streaming services with much higher customer satisfaction, ACSI chairman Claes Fornell said. "More than half a million subscribers defected from cable and satellite providers during the first quarter – the largest loss in history." What's even more painful for pay TV providers is that customers aren't watching less TV -- they're just watching less cable. A separate study from Nielsen came out today, showing that 90% of viewing time is still spent watching the big screen. In this particular breakup, it's definitely you, not me.
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| Trump tells 'confidants' U.S. will leave Paris climate deal: Axios Posted: 27 May 2017 06:33 PM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump has told "confidants," including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave a landmark international agreement on climate change, Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing three sources with direct knowledge. On Saturday, Trump said in a Twitter post he would make a decision on whether to support the Paris climate deal next week. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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| Mother charged with involuntary manslaughter after accidentally smothering son as she slept Posted: 27 May 2017 03:04 PM PDT  A mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after she allegedly smothered her child while they slept next to each other. Arissa Ward, 23, called police in Middleton, Pennsylvania, on 30 December last year after finding her infant son unresponsive on the couch next to her where they had been sleeping. The coroner also found traces of marijuana in the child's system as Ms Ward had been breastfeeding.
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| Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes Posted: 27 May 2017 01:53 PM PDT ![Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes]( "Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes") ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization's staffers say in a paper that police training and protocols may need to change.
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| Anti-India protests hit Kashmir after top rebel is killed Posted: 27 May 2017 07:28 AM PDT  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — One civilian was killed and dozens of others injured Saturday after massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir following the killing of a prominent rebel commander and his associate in a gunbattle with government forces in the disputed region.
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| Chipotle says hackers hit most restaurants in data breach Posted: 26 May 2017 07:49 PM PDT  Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's restaurants over a span of three weeks, the company said on Friday, adding to woes at the chain whose sales had just started recovering from a string of food safety lapses in 2015. Chipotle said it did not know how many payment cards or customers were affected by the breach that struck most of its roughly 2,250 restaurants for varying amounts of time between March 24 and April 18, spokesman Chris Arnold said via email. A handful of Canadian restaurants were also hit in the breach, which the company first disclosed on April 25.
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| Melania Trump: This trip has been incredible for me Posted: 27 May 2017 08:24 AM PDT  First lady recounts the major events of her trip abroad
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| Memorial Day NYC Events 2017 Posted: 28 May 2017 04:47 AM PDT  On this day, people across the nation pay tribute to service members with wreath layings, parades, speeches and candlelight vigils.
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| Putin, Macron to air tough issues at Versailles meet Posted: 27 May 2017 12:24 AM PDT  France's new President Emmanuel Macron will hold delicate talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday with the two countries harbouring longstanding differences over Ukraine and Syria. Coming just three weeks after an election in which the Kremlin was widely seen as backing centrist Macron's far-right rival Marine Le Pen -- with Putin hosting her during a surprise visit to Moscow -- the encounter in Versailles, near Paris, has an added personal edge.
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| Apple opens first official store in SE Asia Posted: 27 May 2017 12:42 AM PDT  Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city's upmarket shopping district. Located on the affluent Orchard Road, the new shop -- easily distinguished by its iconic glass facade -- is expected to be one of the most popular Apple stores in the world according to the US tech giant. First in the queue was Xiang Jiaxin, a twenty-five-year-old Chinese national working in Macau who had queued for more than 12 hours overnight and planned a holiday to Singapore specially to coincide with the opening.
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