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Kris Kobach's Lead In Kansas Governor's Race Shrinks After Vote Count Discrepancy

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 02:13 PM PDT

Kris Kobach's Lead In Kansas Governor's Race Shrinks After Vote Count DiscrepancyKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach saw his lead in the Republican


Former Virginia governor remembers troopers who died in Charlottesville

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT

Former Virginia governor remembers troopers who died in Charlottesville"It was very painful. I cannot tell you how close we were. These folks live with you all day, 24/7. It was like losing a family member."


Venezuelan migrants throng Ecuador-Colombia border high up in Andes

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 01:23 PM PDT

Venezuelan migrants throng Ecuador-Colombia border high up in AndesImpoverished Venezuelans are fleeing food shortages, hyperinflation, and violent crime in their homeland, often taking days-long bus rides across South America because they cannot afford flights. Ecuador's government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in three provinces due to a jump in Venezuelans who arrived through Colombia. Authorities said up to 4,500 Venezuelans had crossed daily since the weekend, up from around 500 to 1,000 people previously.


Joe Arpaio Gives Wild Explanation For Trainwreck Sacha Baron Cohen Interview

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:16 PM PDT

Joe Arpaio Gives Wild Explanation For Trainwreck Sacha Baron Cohen InterviewJoe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, said Thursday


Gates, star witness against Manafort, concludes testimony

Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:29 PM PDT

Gates, star witness against Manafort, concludes testimonyALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort's protégé wrapped up his testimony Wednesday after implicating the former Trump campaign chairman and himself in financial crimes while also enduring stinging attacks on his character and credibility.


U.S. Marines Name First-Ever Female Infantry Platoon Commander

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:11 PM PDT

U.S. Marines Name First-Ever Female Infantry Platoon CommanderFirst Lt. Marina A. Hierl is one of four platoon commanders in Echo Company, a group of 175 Marines and Navy sailors.


Running against Bernie in 2020: It's easier than you think

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT

Running against Bernie in 2020: It's easier than you thinkRight now, at a time when Democrats are frantically searching for the anti-Trump, Bernie is starting to look strangely like a reverse image of the president, instead.


Steph Curry Helps Raise More Than $21,000 For Nia Wilson's Family

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:08 AM PDT

Steph Curry Helps Raise More Than $21,000 For Nia Wilson's FamilyNBA star Steph Curry helped raise more than $21,000 for the family of Nia


Death toll rises to 259 from Sunday's quake in Indonesia's Lombok island

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:59 AM PDT

Death toll rises to 259 from Sunday's quake in Indonesia's Lombok islandThe number of confirmed deaths from a strong earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday has risen to 259 and would rise as more victims are found in the rubble, the disaster mitigation agency said. This number will continue increasing as rescue teams continue to find victims under collapsed buildings," the agency said in a statement on Thursday.


Court Orders EPA To Ban Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Kids

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:20 AM PDT

Court Orders EPA To Ban Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In KidsA federal court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban


Alex Jones' 'Free Speech' Shouldn't Be Your Primary Concern

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 09:23 AM PDT

Alex Jones' 'Free Speech' Shouldn't Be Your Primary ConcernAfter Apple, YouTube, Facebook and other companies removed or banned some of


Mother Orca Spotted Carrying Dead Calf For 17th Day

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 09:53 PM PDT

Mother Orca Spotted Carrying Dead Calf For 17th DayA grieving orca whose calf died last month just minutes after it was born was


Man at compound accused of training kids for school attacks

Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:04 PM PDT

Man at compound accused of training kids for school attacksTAOS, N.M. (AP) — A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 hungry children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday.


White House announces Space Force, but don't try to enlist just yet

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 02:02 PM PDT

White House announces Space Force, but don't try to enlist just yetThe Space Force debate has hinged on whether the existing Air Force Space Command can protect American satellites in orbit and handle other military challenges in space.


Florida Tourist Dies After Being Punched by Man He Apparently Mistook for Uber Driver

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:59 AM PDT

Florida Tourist Dies After Being Punched by Man He Apparently Mistook for Uber DriverThe driver fled and remains at large.


On Istanbul streets, defiant Turks see U.S. hand behind lira crisis

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT

On Istanbul streets, defiant Turks see U.S. hand behind lira crisis"This crisis is created by America," she said. The lira has lost more than 35 percent against the dollar this year and hit a fresh low on Friday, its biggest one day fall since Turkey's 2001 financial crisis. Food, rents and fuel prices in Turkey have all surged.


Kris Kobach Says He'll Remove Himself From Overseeing Kansas Primary Vote Count

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:40 PM PDT

Kris Kobach Says He'll Remove Himself From Overseeing Kansas Primary Vote CountKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Friday that he would recuse himself


Air Force releases footage of soldier's final fight

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:40 AM PDT

Air Force releases footage of soldier's final fightFootage of Sgt. John Chapman's final moments.


Could Ford and Volkswagen Co-Develop a Pickup Truck? That Rumor Explained

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:22 AM PDT

Could Ford and Volkswagen Co-Develop a Pickup Truck? That Rumor ExplainedIt's entirely possible that the next-generation Ranger and Amarok could merge.


The Latest: School district defends its response to massacre

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 01:54 PM PDT

The Latest: School district defends its response to massacreSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation of February's mass shooting at a Florida high school (all times local):


Afghans return home in record numbers as Iran currency plunges

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:19 AM PDT

Afghans return home in record numbers as Iran currency plungesMigrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom hotel in western Afghanistan, part of a wave of Afghans forced to leave Iran after a currency implosion wiped out their earnings. A record 442,344 Afghans have voluntarily returned or been deported from Iran this year as looming US sanctions -- which began to be reimposed this week -- fuelled a run on the rial and spurred inflation. Iran's currency has lost around half of its value against the dollar since US President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark 2015 nuclear deal in May, triggering a reimposition of tough penalties on the Islamic republic.


The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (August 4-10)

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 06:01 AM PDT

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (August 4-10)Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest


Melania Trump's Parents Likely Became U.S. Citizens Through 'Chain Migration' Donald Trump Blasts

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:13 PM PDT

Melania Trump's Parents Likely Became U.S. Citizens Through 'Chain Migration' Donald Trump BlastsPresident Donald Trump should have been moved this week when our nation of


Tourists could be made to file past Rome's Trevi Fountain on one-way route in bid to control overcrowding

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 06:53 AM PDT

Tourists could be made to file past Rome's Trevi Fountain on one-way route in bid to control overcrowdingTourists could be made to file past the Trevi Fountain on a designated pathway rather than linger at their leisure as officials in Rome warn that overcrowding at the monument has got out of hand. The Baroque monument was catapulted to fame by the 1960 film La Dolce Vita but the days when visitors could admire it in relative solitude – let alone wade into waist-deep it as Anita Ekberg did in the Federico Fellini classic – are long gone. Nowadays the fountain, and the piazza in which it is located, is packed with tourists night and day. Visitors clamber over the flanks of the imposing monument, drop melting ice cream on its travertine stone and dangle their feet in the water to cool off during the summer months. The tourist hordes attract a small army of itinerant vendors peddling selfie sticks, postcards and fridge magnets, as well as street artists dressed as Roman centurions and legionaries. "We're looking at the idea of having a route which would allow tourists to see the Trevi Fountain but without stopping," Andrea Coia, a city councilor, told La Repubblica newspaper. The aim would be to replace the current free-for-all with controlled access to the fountain Credit: Maremagnum The aim would be to replace the current free-for-all with controlled access to the fountain, "because the situation has become unlivable", said Mr Coia, a member of the populist Five Star Movement. A similar proposal was trialed last July but dropped a couple of months later. If revived on a permanent basis, the city would deploy police officers to make sure visitors stick to the route and walk in the same direction. There might just be time to toss a coin into the water over the left shoulder – a popular ritual that supposedly guarantees you will return to the Eternal City one day. A woman tosses a coin into the Trevi fountain in Rome. Legend has it that tossing a coin over one's shoulder into the fountain ensures a return visit Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP Sabrina Alfonsi, a municipal representative, cautiously welcomed the idea but said the piazza needed to remain accessible to local residents. "It needs to be a piazza that belongs to the whole city, a living place," she said. Celebrated as one of Rome's must-see attractions, the Trevi Fountain also proves irresistible to drunks, exhibitionists and sweaty tourists longing for a refreshing dip during the torrid heat of the summer. Two years ago, a British woman named Delilah Jay waded into the fountain in an evening dress, in imitation of Ms Ekberg's scene with Italian heartthrob Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita. She blew kisses to crowds of tourists but was then apprehended by police officers and fined €450.  A police officer tells tourists not to eat or sit on the rim of the fountain Credit: EPA In March, two Scottish rugby fans were each fined €450 after celebrating Scotland's victory over Italy in the Six Nations tournament by plunging into the fountain. The men, one of whom was wearing a kilt as he performed a leisurely breast-stroke through the frigid water, were also hauled out by police. Consisting of a grand central arch, marble pillars and allegorical figures surrounded by gushing water, the Trevi Fountain was completed in 1762 after 30 years of work. Standing at the centre of the whole tableau is a statue of the god Oceanus commanding a chariot pulled by horses.


The US government said 64 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria – the total could be over 1,400

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 09:40 AM PDT

The US government said 64 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria – the total could be over 1,400Flanked by Puerto Rican officials at a conference nearly two weeks after disaster struck the island, Donald Trump told locals to be "thankful" for Hurricane Maria's death count. The US government has quietly walked back the president's statements since then, adding onto an ever-increasing number of deaths related to the catastrophic hurricane. The report acknowledges 1,427 people were killed after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, while detailing a $139bn reconstruction plan for the island that has yet to fully recover.


The Only iPhone Cable You'll Ever Need Is 62% Off

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:45 AM PDT

The Only iPhone Cable You'll Ever Need Is 62% OffThe 10-foot Aduro lightning cable is the best and last iPhone charger you'll ever buy.


'Talking Dead' Staffers Protest Chris Hardwick's Return To AMC By Quitting

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:40 PM PDT

'Talking Dead' Staffers Protest Chris Hardwick's Return To AMC By QuittingThe staff of the AMC "Walking Dead" wrap-up show, "Talking Dead," will be a little smaller when it airs Sunday night.


Facebook fight between 'keyboard gangsters' ends in shooting

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:31 AM PDT

Facebook fight between 'keyboard gangsters' ends in shootingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It started on Facebook, as many political arguments do these days.


Iran test-fired anti-ship missile during drills last week: U.S. source

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:45 PM PDT

Iran test-fired anti-ship missile during drills last week: U.S. sourceIran test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the Strait of Hormuz during naval drills last week that Washington believes were aimed at sending a message as the United States reimposes sanctions on Tehran, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official, however, did not suggest that such a missile test was unusual during naval exercises or that it was carried out unsafely, noting it occurred in what could be described as Iranian territorial waters in the Strait. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at "confronting possible threats" by enemies.


Wildfire smoke from California has reached New York City, 3,000 miles away

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:04 AM PDT

Wildfire smoke from California has reached New York City, 3,000 miles awayAnthony Wexler, the director of the Air Quality Research Center at the University of California, Davis, packed his bags and drove his family out to the coast.  They're escaping the smoke. Davis, California, sits amid a layer of wildfire smoke in Northern California. To the northwest, the largest fire in state history, the Mendocino Complex Fire, continues to burn. To the southeast, the Ferguson Fire has closed down smoke-choked Yosemite National Park indefinitely. And to the North, the Carr Fire, infamous for its towering fire tornado, still burns.  SEE ALSO: California just had its hottest month on record, and that means more wildfires The air quality in the region around the fires — whose spread has been enhanced by extreme heat parching the land — is some of the worst in the world.  "I decided to go out to the coast for a couple days because it was so ridiculous," Wexler said.  On Wednesday, the National Weather Service illustrated how winds have lifted bounties of smoke across the entire U.S., bringing pollution even beyond the East Coast.  Smoke from the western fires is making it all the way to the East Coast and beyond (at least aloft—mostly above a mile above the surface). Here's the vertically integrated smoke (HRRR model from last night). Another map showed some smoke near the surface even in New England. pic.twitter.com/0Jl6WDAFjg — NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) August 8, 2018 That said, it's not as if these smoke particles are harmful to those on the East Coast. By the time that smoke arrives in Boston and New York, the particles have been diluted with fresh air, and certainly can't be seen, nor are concentrations unhealthy. It's normal for pollution to waft from west to east across the country, just like pollution from China is regularly transported over the Pacific Ocean into the U.S. That's how air generally moves over the Northern Hemisphere, said Wexler. But it's much rarer for even low concentrations of smoke to find their way across the nation. "It doesn't happen every day," Gabriele Pfister, deputy director of the National Center of Atmospheric Research's atmospheric chemistry lab, said in an interview. "But, it can happen."  "Normally, the pollution isn't so great that it's noticeable when it gets east," added Wexler. This isn't stratus this morning looking west from the @LickObservatory, it's smoke. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/dcAMDwShCG — NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) August 7, 2018 But just how bad is the air pollution in large regions of the West? "It's been like a reasonably decent day in Beijing," said Wexler. "That's really telling. It's really awful there." "It's unbelievable," said Pfister.  She noted that planes flying over the area, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded wildfire study, have picked up some alarming pollution numbers.  It's expected that particulate matter — tiny fragments of pollution 30 times thinner than a human hair — would be bad. But the flights even picked up abnormally high concentrations of carbon monoxide, an odorless gas that can be dangerous to human health in enclosed spaces, and at worse, lethal. However, some of the measured values around the fires are about 5 parts per million, or ppm, which are not considered nearly dangerous — but it's still telling.  The amount of smoke over the West tonight is nothing short of astounding. pic.twitter.com/Mya0rZauMl — Dan Satterfield (@wildweatherdan) August 8, 2018 "These are values you don't typically find near the surface in the U.S.," said Pfister. "Maybe you'll find that if you stick your head into the exhaust of a car." It's not carbon monoxide, however, that people in burning regions need to be concerned about. One of the main factors that's figured into air quality ratings is particulate matter.  Both U.S. government and university researchers have repeatedly shown that breathing this stuff is bad for your heart, as it accelerates plaque build-up in blood vessels.   In some areas of Oregon, the Air Quality Index currently registers as "Hazardous." In Redding, California, where a fire tornado spun for 80 minutes last week, the air quality is rated as "Unhealthy." But out near the windswept coast, like in San Francisco, the air quality is "Good." Here is what the #smoke looked like over the Central Valley and affecting #AirQuality today. Deep smoke up to 10,000 feet AGL with multiple layers of smoke caused by transport of different #wildfire plumes. Thanks to @MBrewerWX @weather_jack #MendocinoComplexFire #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/aOlNqLLJNV — SJSU FireWeatherLab (@FireWeatherLab) August 9, 2018 It's likely that the West will be intermittently blanketed in unhealthy to hazardous air for months ahead, as the fire season is not nearly over.  Rains aren't expected for months, and more temperature and fire records might be broken. Many Westerners aren't near the fires themselves. But it's harder to outrun the smoke. "In my experience, it's never been this bad," said Wexler.  WATCH: A tick is spreading and making people allergic to beef


Ohio Finds Nearly 600 Uncounted Votes In Too-Close-To-Call Special Election

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:47 AM PDT

Ohio Finds Nearly 600 Uncounted Votes In Too-Close-To-Call Special ElectionOhio officials have discovered 588 uncounted votes in this week's special


Baby Survives After Ohio Mom Gives Birth at Burger King While Allegedly Overdosing on Heroin: Report

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:27 AM PDT

Baby Survives After Ohio Mom Gives Birth at Burger King While Allegedly Overdosing on Heroin: ReportThe mom was allegedly overdosing on heroin at the time.


Sex scandal at American 'megachurch' causes leaders to quit after ten women accuse founder 

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 09:45 AM PDT

Sex scandal at American 'megachurch' causes leaders to quit after ten women accuse founder One of America's largest "megachurches" has been rocked by a sex scandal which has seen its entire senior leadership team quit. Willow Creek Church's founder, Bill Hybels, was accused of sexual misconduct several years ago but was privately cleared of wrongdoing by the church elders. He was forced to step down earlier this year when the historical allegations became public. Mr Hybels has denied any wrongdoing but said he had become a distraction from the church. Since then, more women have come forward to claim they were harassed by the church founder.   The new revelations over the weekend led the church's leaders to admit they had failed to handle the claims appropriately. In a statement, the church elders announced they would all be standing down, saying a "new start" was needed. "We trusted Bill, and this clouded our judgment," one elder, Missy Rasmussen, told the congregation. Church leaders did not move quickly enough to secure Mr Hybels' electronic devices, she said.  Ms Rasmussen said the church elders had "no reason not to believe" the ten women who have accused the church founder of sexual misconduct. A pastor can be seen projected on several televisions in one 7,000-seat Willow Creek Community church in Illinois Credit: Reuters  Willow Creek is thought to be the fifth largest "megachurch" in the US with more than 25,000 members and locations across Chicago.  "Megachurches" are defined as congregations with at least 2,000 people in regular weekly attendance. The allegations against Mr Hybels by a string of women date back to the 1990s but only became public when The Chicago Tribune and Christianity Today broke the story earlier this year. The papers detailed claims of unwanted advances and suggestive comments to church members.  The church's leaders were reportedly told four years ago that Mr Hybels was having an affair with one woman and was accused of harassment by others. An internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing. But in April, after the allegations came to light, Mr Hybels announced he would step down months ahead of his planned retirement in October. His announcement brought gasps from his congregation. New allegations emerged in recent days, with Mr Hybels' former assistant alleging he groped her repeatedly. The church's entire leadership have now quit over the church's handling of the misconduct allegations. In their statement, church elders said investigations had been "flawed" and that their trust in Willow Creek's founder had "clouded our judgement". "We, as a board, know Willow needs and deserves a fresh start, and the entire board will step down to create room for a new board," it said. The church's lead pastor, Heather Larson. who also stepped down, said trust in the church's leadership had been broken and urgently needed to "move in a better direction". The megachurch had been due to host a summit of hundreds of churches, but dozens have pulled out since the announcement on Wednesday. Willow Creek's new lead pastor, Steve Gillen, has pledged to commission an independent review of the church's leadership.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asks Why U.S. Funds 'Unlimited War' But Not 'Medicare For All'

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:03 AM PDT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asks Why U.S. Funds 'Unlimited War' But Not 'Medicare For All'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued Wednesday that Congress seems to have no money


Alt-Right Site Gab Says Microsoft Threatening Shutdown Over Anti-Semitic Posts

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT

Alt-Right Site Gab Says Microsoft Threatening Shutdown Over Anti-Semitic PostsThe accusation follows a series of actions against conservative conspiracy site InfoWars.


Thailand Grants Citizenship to Stateless Boys and Their Coach Rescued From a Cave

Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:44 PM PDT

Thailand Grants Citizenship to Stateless Boys and Their Coach Rescued From a CaveThree soccer players and their coach, who were rescued with teammates after three weeks in a flooded cave, were granted Thai citizenship


The 83 Most Delish S'mores Ideas

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 04:28 PM PDT

The 83 Most Delish S'mores Ideas


Yemen's Shiite rebels welcome UN call for Saudi strike probe

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:06 PM PDT

Yemen's Shiite rebels welcome UN call for Saudi strike probeSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Shiite rebels on Friday backed a U.N. call for a probe into a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the country's north that killed dozens of people the previous day, including many children, in an attack that drew wide international criticism.


Manafort trial - live updates: Robert Mueller's team ask Rick Gates discussion to be kept secret to protect Russia investigation

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 02:36 PM PDT

Manafort trial - live updates: Robert Mueller's team ask Rick Gates discussion to be kept secret to protect Russia investigationAfter three days of dramatic testimony in the trial of Paul Manafort,, prosecutors returned on Thursday to the nuts and bolts of their case against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman as they sought to show he obtained millions of dollars in bank loans under false pretenses. Attorneys for special counsel Robert Mueller also got a rare — and narrow — acknowledgement from Judge TS Ellis III that he likely erred when he angrily confronted them a day earlier over whether he had allowed a witness to watch the trial. The judge's comments and detailed testimony about Mr Manafort's loans opened the eighth day of his trial as prosecutors began presenting the bulk of their bank fraud case against him after spending days largely on tax-evasion allegations.


Don Lemon Taunts Donald Trump Over Broken 'Hiring The Best People' Vow

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:44 AM PDT

Don Lemon Taunts Donald Trump Over Broken 'Hiring The Best People' VowPresident Donald Trump repeatedly promised on the campaign trail to build his


Mollie Tibbetts latest: Frustration builds as police stay mum on missing Iowa woman

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:25 AM PDT

Mollie Tibbetts latest: Frustration builds as police stay mum on missing Iowa womanInvestigators said they will continue to withhold basic details about the disappearance of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts because they believe it gives them the best chance to solve the case.


Father, Son Charged With Killing Mother Bear And 'Shrieking' Cubs In Their Den

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:41 AM PDT

Father, Son Charged With Killing Mother Bear And 'Shrieking' Cubs In Their DenA father and son have been charged with several crimes after they allegedly


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