| Trump: U.S. military won’t allow transgender people ‘to serve in any capacity’ Posted: 26 Jul 2017 06:31 AM PDT  President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that the U.S. military will not allow or accept any transgender individuals.
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| Minneapolis Police Department Announces New Bodycam Policy Following Fatal Shooting of Australian Woman Posted: 26 Jul 2017 05:33 AM PDT  In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Justine Damond, the Minneapolis Police Department announced new bodycam policies for officers.
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| Pakistani council orders "revenge rape" of 16-year-old girl Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:40 AM PDT  By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother's alleged sexual assault of another girl. The Supreme Court also requested a report on the case, which echoed a notorious case from 2002 in which another teenager was gang-raped on a local council's order. "A total of 29 people were involved in this ghastly crime, and we have 25 of them in our custody," Multan City Police Officer Ahsan Younus told Reuters by telephone on Thursday.
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| State Dept. warns of possibly tainted alcohol in Mexico Posted: 26 Jul 2017 07:26 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. State Department is warning tourists going to Mexico about reports of tainted or substandard alcohol causing drinkers to become sick or pass out.
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| China is 'landlord' to Hong Kong says justice chief Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:23 AM PDT  Controversy over a new cross-border rail link which will see mainland laws enforced in a Hong Kong train station escalated Thursday after the justice chief likened China to the city's "landlord". It comes at a time when fears are worsening that Hong Kong's freedoms are under threat from an increasingly assertive Beijing. The high-speed rail line between Hong Kong and the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, 80 miles away, is due to open in 2018.
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| Medical examiner: Judge in river died by suicide in drowning Posted: 26 Jul 2017 03:55 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent judge found in the Hudson River died by suicide in a drowning, according to findings issued by the city's medical examiner on Wednesday.
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| North Korea 'may fire new test missile' to mark Victory Day war anniversary, US fears Posted: 26 Jul 2017 10:28 AM PDT  US officials have said they fear North Korea may test fire another missile, using the 64th anniversary of the end of the Korean War to mark its new military assertiveness. Both US and South Korean media have cited intelligence and military officials saying transporter vehicles carrying launching equipment had been seen on the move in North Korea, a suggestion that an imminent test may be underway. July 27 marks the anniversary of the end of the three-year-long war and is celebrated as Victory Day in North Korea.
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| Portugal battles raging wildfires Posted: 27 Jul 2017 09:19 AM PDT ![Portugal battles raging wildfires]( "Portugal battles raging wildfires") More than ten villages in central Portugal have been evacuated as forest fires rage in the provinces of Castelo Branco and Santarem. Almost 5,000 firefighters supported by water-dropping aircraft are deployed across central and northern areas of Portugal as the country continues its annual summertime battle against wildfires. "The intensity of the wind is diabolical," said Jaime Marta Soares, saying new fires keep popping up away from the main fires. (Reuters)
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| Trump continues crusade against Sessions with a fresh line of attack Posted: 26 Jul 2017 08:23 AM PDT  President Trump continued his public campaign against his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on Wednesday, knocking his longtime ally for not replacing acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. Trump, who fired James Comey as FBI director in May, also has the authority to replace McCabe. It's unclear why Trump is singling out Sessions on the issue, other than to add pressure as he reportedly mulls firing him.
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| Omaha Police Officers Face Assault Charges After Death of Man Hit With a Stun Gun Posted: 26 Jul 2017 03:28 PM PDT  The officers were fired earlier this month
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| U.S. says Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:48 PM PDT  DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran successfully tested a rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit, state television reported on Thursday, an action the United States said breaches a U.N. Security Council resolution because of its potential use in ballistic missile development. Iranian state television showed footage of the firing of the rocket, mounted on a launchpad carrying pictures of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, and Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The rocket launch violated United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Thursday.
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| 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom: The Eighth Generation of Ultimate Luxury Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:00 PM PDT  Keeping calm and carrying on.
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| US oil firm Halliburton to pay $30 mn to settle Angola bribery case Posted: 27 Jul 2017 09:27 AM PDT  Oil field services giant Halliburton will pay nearly $30 million to resolve allegations of bribery in Angola, US regulators announced Thursday. Former Halliburton vice president Jeannot Lorenz also agreed to pay a $75,000 fine for falsifying the company's books and circumventing internal controls, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement. Lorenz steered $13 million in contracts to a local company owned by a former Halliburton employee with ties to an official at the Angolan state oil company Sonangol.
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| Outdoor industry flexes political muscle in US land fight Posted: 26 Jul 2017 02:08 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outdoor recreation industry leaders aren't going quietly as they stage their last trade show in Utah before moving it to Colorado.
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| Woman vows to 'kill all Muslims' during supermarket car park dispute Posted: 27 Jul 2017 08:31 AM PDT  Amber Hensley shouted at Rowda Soyan, Sarah Hassan and Laleyla Hassan in the car park of a Walmart in Fargo, North Dakota, as she believed they had parked too close to her car. Ms Hassan recorded a video of Hensley delivering an angry tirade, which was sent to the police and circulated widely on social media. "Go home, go home," Hensley was heard saying.
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| The 2018 Ford Mustang Starts at $25,585 Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:58 AM PDT  The EcoBoost is actually cheaper than the 2017 model, but the GT's price rises by $2000.
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| White House threatens to shut down briefing over questions on transgender policy shift Posted: 26 Jul 2017 01:06 PM PDT  WH press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders threatened to shut down Wednesday's briefing after several reporters asked for details on President Trump's new policy
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| Dad Abandons Daughter, 10, in Desert Without Shoes or Water: Authorities Posted: 26 Jul 2017 06:19 PM PDT  An Arizona dad abandoned his 10-year-old daughter in the scorching desert with no shoes, authorities said.
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| Oxford University a 'school for stupid people', says Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:06 PM PDT  The Philippines' fiery President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Oxford University as a "school for stupid people" after it published a study claiming he had paid for a cyber army to increase his popularity on social media. The study, "Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organised Social Media Manipulation", looked at the strategies used by political parties and candidates in 28 different countries to spread their party messaging and inflate social media engagement numbers. It claims that Duterte's camp paid $200,000 (£150,000) in 2016, the year he was elected, for a social media campaign that used citizens and groups to promote and defend him online. Graduates pose for a photograph outside the Sheldonian Theatre after a graduation ceremony at Oxford University Credit: Reuters Duterte has admitted to paying people to defend him on social media but said this only happened during the campaign season, strongly denying it continued after he was elected. "Now I do not need it. I do not need to defend myself against attacks. I stated my piece during my inauguration and my campaign," he said, according to local news outlet, Rappler. "Oxford University? That's a school for stupid people." Duterte, a former mayor from the southern city of Davao, won the 2016 election with a populist message that targeted drug trafficking. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address earlier this week Credit: Barcroft Images His subsequent support of extra-judicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users has since been strongly criticised by human rights groups. The report documents how cyber troops have been used to silence political dissent online and on how trolling can lead to real-life threats and reputational damage. In the Philippines it asserts that "many of the so-called "keyboard trolls" hired to spread propaganda for presidential candidate Duterte during the election continue to spread and amplify messages in support of his policies now he's in power." In quotes | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines
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| 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:00 PM PDT  The Voodoo makes our skulls glow with excitement.
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| Charter increases already-ridiculous fee because there’s nothing you can do to stop it Posted: 26 Jul 2017 01:36 PM PDT 
For the last two years, big cable TV companies have been charging a "Broadcast TV Fee" which, in every way, is already a bunch of bullshit. It's not a regulatory fee: it's just the cable companies charging extra for the cost of delivering channels to your TV, which is exactly what you're paying for with your monthly fees anyway. Anyway, in case that didn't already hurt enough, Spectrum (which is also Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House) has raised its bullshit fee that little bit more.
Users on the DSL Reports forum have posted copies of July bills that show the price increase. It's currently at $6.05, and that's creeping up to $7.50. That might not sound like a lot, but Charter serves around 25 million customers across the US. Even if only half of those (a low-ball estimate) subscribe to cable, a $1.50 increase is still around $17 million. That's not much compared to the billions in revenue Charter pulls down, but it's also pure unadulterated profit. It's also not the kind of thing that gets people to quit cable, sadly. Pay TV has proven itself to be a highly inelastic product, and with the average pay TV bill over $100 a month, a $1.50 increase just isn't going to force people off. But there is some good news. Arguably the only reason that cable companies can get away with barefaced crap like this is the lack of competition. In the majority of the regions that Charter offers service, Charter is the only company offering cable TV. But a wealth of new pay TV streaming services, which only need an internet connection, finally offers some competition to Charter's regional monopolies. Fed up with a broadcast TV fee? Try paying $35 to Fubo, a streaming service that offers sports and all major broadcast channels. The broadcast TV fee you'll save is nearly enough to add Netflix and be happier than you already were.
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| US Navy fires warning shots near Iran ship in Persian Gulf Posted: 26 Jul 2017 12:38 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots near an Iranian vessel that American sailors said came dangerously close to them during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, the first such incident to happen under President Donald Trump. Iran's hard-line Revolutionary Guard later blamed the American ship for provoking the situation.
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| Grandmother lays in pool of blood playing dead after being attacked night before her husband's funeral Posted: 27 Jul 2017 07:26 AM PDT  An Arizona community is reeling after a grandmother was beat up in her home by an unknown assailant, and forced to lay in her own blood for hours playing dead for fear that her attacker would return. Jesse Leetham said in a Facebook that his grandmother was attacked after 11 p.m. the night before her husband's funeral, shortly after he left her home. The 82-year-old grandmother was washing dishes when she was assaulted, according to a press release from the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
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| Video Shows Texas Police Officer Harassing Black Teen For Mowing Grass Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:59 PM PDT  A black teen in Texas recorded his confrontation with a police officer who harassed him for cutting out grass and distributing business cards. The teen also alleged that the officer attacked him at his home.
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| Canadian military after Trump announcement: We welcome transgender people Posted: 26 Jul 2017 02:04 PM PDT  After President Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people would be barred from serving in the military, the Canadian Armed Forces took a different tack. In an apparent jab at its southern neighbor, the Canadian military invited individuals "of all sexual orientations and gender identities" to join the ranks. Join us! #DiversityIsOurStrength #ForcesJobs," a tweet sent from the official Canadian Armed Forces handle read.
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| Deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair Posted: 27 Jul 2017 07:36 AM PDT ![Deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair]( "Deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair") The Ohio State Fair will open Thursday one day after a man was killed and seven other people were injured when a thrill ride broke apart, but the rides won't be running until they all are deemed safe, officials state. Video captured by a bystander at the fair Wednesday evening shows the Fire Ball ride swinging back and forth like a pendulum and spinning in the air when it crashes into something and part of the ride flies off. Ohio State Medical Center said three of the injured were being treated there.
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| McDonald's worker puts everyone off ice cream with 'disgusting' photos Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:41 AM PDT  A former McDonald's worker has turned the stomach of fast food fans by sharing 'disgusting' photos from inside a mouldy ice cream maker. Teenager Nick, who did not disclose his surname, shared the photos on Twitter, claiming: "This came out of McDonald's ice cream machine in case y'all were wondering…" This came out of McDonald's ice cream machine in case y'all were wondering... pic.twitter.com/DTXXpzE7Ce— nick (@phuckyounick) July 14, 2017 This is the side of the ice cream machine! It's not from a grease trap pic.twitter.com/nMpnFxAvZ4— nick (@phuckyounick) July 17, 2017 The 18-year-old says he worked at a McDonald's outlet in Louisiana for five months, telling BuzzFeed he posted the photos to let people know "how disgusting the conditions are". Nick claims he lost his job shortly after posting the photos "exposing McDonald's", but tweeted that he already had another one lined up when he decided to post them online. Since I'm exposing McDonald's I might as well show y'all what y'all really eating... fresh out the freezer. pic.twitter.com/KZ7Ao1kWsR— nick (@phuckyounick) July 18, 2017 Nice and dirty... pic.twitter.com/vjxuVLJpgF— nick (@phuckyounick) July 18, 2017 McDonald's said in a statement the equipment seen in the photos does not come into contact with any food. "We are committed to running great restaurants that provide our customers with high quality food, service and a clean environment," a spokesperson said. "This is a part of our soft serve equipment that does not come into contact with any food and is required to undergo regular and timely cleaning." Extraordinary floating McDonald's restaurant left abandoned for 30 years How Twitter reacted How does your tweet about ONE franchise of McDonald's justifies all McDonald's?? pic.twitter.com/64ryGc8mG7— Girinator (@amiegirin) July 18, 2017 Thanks for ruining my day, I just had an ice cream cone from them ����♀️ pic.twitter.com/s7OcTdzxt4— هانا �� (@h_annaah_) July 16, 2017 Meanwhile at Wendy's...�� pic.twitter.com/2Djg3WSeSi— imari✨ (@_esstco) July 16, 2017 The employees telling us the machine is down pic.twitter.com/kLpivUpD4c— Covfefí Champu (@CuddleSweet) July 16, 2017 pic.twitter.com/O08LuxKapY— Trust in Hue (@dawg_pound69) July 17, 2017 Revealed: The real reason McDonald's hamburgers 'never rot' mcdonalds secret menu
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| Putin says Russia will respond to 'insolence' of US sanctions Posted: 27 Jul 2017 08:19 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow will ultimately have to respond to sanctions imposed by the United States that he condemned as insolent towards Russia. "We are behaving in a very restrained and patient way, but at some moment we will need to respond," Putin said at a news conference after talks with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto. The Russian strongman slammed the intensifying probe into Russian meddling in the US presidential election, saying it bore witness to "a rise in anti-Russian hysteria" in Washington.
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| China to speed up bullet trains in September: state media Posted: 26 Jul 2017 08:28 PM PDT  China plans to raise the speed of its bullet trains back up to 350 kph (217 mph), state media reported on Thursday, six years after a deadly high-speed rail crash prompted authorities to slow trains across the country. Trains on China's high-speed rail network are designed to travel up to 350 kph, but Beijing ordered speeds to be cut to between 250-300 kph in 2011 after over 30 people were killed in a train crash in eastern Zhejiang province. The Beijing News said the government planned to implement the increased speeds between Beijing and Shanghai in September, which would cut travel time to 4.5 hours from up to 6 hours currently.
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| US-backed Syrian fighters now control almost half of IS city Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:08 PM PDT  RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Heavy fighting broke out Thursday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters captured almost half of the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa. But the push into the city in northern Syria slowed due to stiff resistance and large amounts of explosives planted by the extremists, a spokeswoman for the fighters and monitors said.
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| Tesla Model S regains Consumer Reports' love while the Model X flounders Posted: 27 Jul 2017 07:41 AM PDT  We can all sleep a little easier tonight: Tesla and Consumer Reports have kissed and made up. The relationship between the ratings magazine and the electric car company led by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk hit a rough patch in April, following Tesla's decision in the fall of 2016 to disable automatic emergency braking on Model S and Model X vehicles equipped with Autopilot 2 hardware. (Cars equipped with first-generation Autopilot hardware, however, retained the feature.) At the time, Tesla said that it was improving the software for Autopilot 2 vehicles to ensure that AEB worked properly, and the company planned to re-enable the feature before January 1, 2017. Unfortunately, that deadline came and went, and as of April, there was still no sign of the AEB software rollout. And so, given Consumer Reports' firm belief that AEB saves lives, the magazine took action. On April 21, it told Tesla representatives that it was planning to lower its ratings for both the Model S and Model X due to the software's absence. Tesla responded quickly. Five days later, on April 26, the company issued an over-the-air update for Autopilot 2 software, reinstating AEB as a standard feature. Unfortunately, the update only allowed AEB to function at speeds of 28 mph or lower. Meanwhile, AEB on Tesla vehicles built before Autopilot 2 rolled out in October 2016 continued to function at speeds up to 90 mph. A more recent software update put Autopilot 2 vehicle on equal footing (or braking) with their predecessors. And so, Consumer Reports has now fully restored the Tesla Model S to its perch as the top-rated ultra-luxury sedan in America. But what about the Model X? It's regained a few points thanks to the upgrade, but it still sits near the bottom of Consumer Reports' ratings for high-end SUVs. Like many reviewers, CR dislikes the Model X's gullwing doors, which are slow to open and close. The magazine also notes that reliability ratings for the Model X fall "well below average."
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| Sens. McCain and Ernst, both veterans, oppose Trump’s ban on transgender military service Posted: 26 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, quickly announced their opposition Wednesday to President Trump's Twitter announcement that the U.S. military would not "accept or allow" transgender military service members.
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| Scaramucci Pledges 'Dramatic Steps' To End White House Leaks Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:36 AM PDT  While it has just been a week that he assumed office, the White House communications director is already grabbing headlines because of his statements and deleted tweets.
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| Wasserman Schultz fires IT staffer following fraud arrest Posted: 27 Jul 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has fired an information technology staffer following his arrest on a bank fraud charge at a Virginia airport where he was attempting to fly to Pakistan.
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| Killer of San Antonio woman set for execution Thursday Posted: 26 Jul 2017 02:50 PM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man dressed in black and wearing a hood and gloves kicked in the door of a San Antonio apartment where his drug supplier lived, attacked two people inside with a knife and fled, only to return because he dropped his car keys in the struggle.
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| GE, Invenergy build wind farm in Oklahoma, biggest in the U.S. Posted: 26 Jul 2017 03:59 PM PDT ![GE, Invenergy build wind farm in Oklahoma, biggest in the U.S.]( "GE, Invenergy build wind farm in Oklahoma, biggest in the U.S.") (Reuters) - Power development company Invenergy LLC and General Electric Co on Wednesday announced plans to build the largest wind farm in the United States in Oklahoma, part of a $4.5 billion project to provide electricity to 1.1 million utility customers in the region. The 2-gigawatt Wind Catcher wind farm is under construction in the Oklahoma panhandle and will come online in 2020. The facility will be linked to a 350-mile dedicated power line that will send the wind farm's electricity to Tulsa.
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| Modi boosts grip on power with alliance in scandal-hit India state Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:31 AM PDT  A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to form a new government in Bihar, one of the country's most populous states. The outspoken Nitish Kumar took the oath as Bihar's chief minister just hours after standing down in protest at corruption allegations against his last coalition partner. The link up between Kumar's Janata Dal United party and the prime minister's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) further tightens Modi's grip on power ahead of national elections in 2019.
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| 2006 Lancer Evo IX MR Sells For $138,000 Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:57 AM PDT  That's $100,000 over its original MSRP.
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| The Latest: Plane crash kills 2 couples leaving on vacation Posted: 26 Jul 2017 05:20 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a plane that crashed on a Utah highway and killed four aboard (all times local):
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| John McCain gives stirring speech against Obamacare repeal bill – but votes for it twice in one day Posted: 26 Jul 2017 12:31 AM PDT  John McCain voted twice in favour of pushing forward with Donald Trump's controversial new health bill – despite telling the US Senate in an impassioned speech he "will not vote for this bill as it is today". The senator, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, returned to Washington DC to have his say on the divisive legislation that aims to dismantle Obamacare. Mr McCain joined the 51 senators who narrowly passed the motion to proceed with the bill, the bare minimum needed to pass the motion, as 50 senators, including two Republicans, voted against it.
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| Jordan's king demands Israel put guard on trial for killing Jordanians Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:31 PM PDT  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah angrily demanded on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on trial an embassy security guard who shot dead two Jordanians, and said relations between the neighbouring states were at risk. Netanyahu gave the guard a hero's embrace after Israel brought him home under diplomatic immunity, behaviour that the king said was "provocative on all fronts and enrages us, destabilises security and fuels extremism".
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| New Battery Tech Could Let Electric Cars Charge in Mere Minutes Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Solid-state batteries are the key.
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| Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:29 PM PDT ![Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life]( "Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life") LAS VEGAS (AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy forced his way into his estranged girlfriend's home, where he bound the woman and boy with plastic ties and stabbed them before killing himself, police in Las Vegas said Thursday.
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