| What You Need To Know About The Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack Posted: 11 Apr 2018 03:30 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has in recent days raged against Syria and the regime
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| Advertisers keep up pressure on Laura Ingraham Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:39 PM PDT  Laura Ingraham returned to Fox News this week, but the bad news for her continued. The exodus of advertisers from Ingraham's show resumed following her weeklong hiatus, meant to stem the loss of sponsors unwilling to associate their brands with her program.
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| Americans are fleeing 5 states to avoid income tax rates Posted: 10 Apr 2018 03:09 PM PDT  The most infamously anticipated day of the year might just be April 15 — and
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| 4 Miami Men Caught On Tape In Alleged Anti-Gay Attack Turn Themselves In Posted: 10 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT  UPDATE April 11: All four suspects turned themselves into Miami Beach police
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| Zuckerberg hedges on how Facebook tracks you Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:45 PM PDT  Some questions about Facebook are too tricky for its chief executive to answer.
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| The Latest: Russia wants to speak with ex-spy's daughter Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:40 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the poisoning of a Russia ex-spy and his daughter in England (all times local):
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| Algeria plane crash: More than 250 killed in military jet disaster Posted: 11 Apr 2018 07:20 AM PDT  The number of people believed to have died in an Algerian military plane crash on Wednesday has risen to 257, according to state TV. The military transport plane crashed into a field shortly after take off at Boufarik airport, southwest of Algiers. Television footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near Boufarik airport southwest of Algiers. A line of white body bags could be seen on the ground next to what media said was a Russian Ilyushin transport plane. A total of 257 people died in the crash, state TV reported. A member of Algeria's ruling FLN party told the private Ennahar TV station the dead included 26 members of Polisario, an Algerian-backed group fighting for the independence of neighbouring Western Sahara – a territory also claimed by Morocco in a long-running dispute. Algerian soldiers at the scene in Boufarik, near the Algerian capital, Algiers Credit: AP The plane was heading to Tindouf, an area on Algeria's border with Western Sahara, but crashed on the airport's perimeter, Algeria's defence ministry said. The jet came down close to the capital of Algiers Tindouf is home to thousands of refugees from the Western Sahara standoff, many of them Polisario supporters. UN attempts to broker a settlement have failed for years in the vast desert area, which has contested since 1975 when Spanish colonial powers left. Morocco claimed the territory while Polisario established its self-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic there. Emergency services at the scene after a military plane crashed soon after take-off at Boufarik military base Credit: ENNAHAR TV/AP Algeria's defence ministry issued a statement expressing condolences to families of the victims. In February 2014, an Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed in a mountainous area in eastern Algeria killing 77 passengers and leaving one survivor.
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| EPA Reportedly Used Social Media To Justify Pruitt's Expensive Security Posted: 10 Apr 2018 10:16 PM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency pointed to social media posts that were
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| Oklahoma's striking teachers seek more funds, Republicans say they are done Posted: 11 Apr 2018 01:49 PM PDT  A strike by Oklahoma educators demanding more school funding extended to a 10th day on Wednesday, as the state's Republican leaders warned they planned no further increases after approving $450 million in new revenue to boost teacher pay. Schools in the state's largest metro areas serving hundreds of thousands of students remained closed the day after Republican Governor Mary Fallin signed into law two bills that raised taxes but fell short of the teachers' demand for $150 million above what had already been approved. "The governor and lawmakers keep closing the door on revenue options when Oklahomans are asking for a better path forward," said Alicia Priest, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, the state's largest union for teachers, with about 40,000 members.
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| 'It would be suicide' to fire Mueller, GOP senator warns Trump Posted: 10 Apr 2018 09:38 AM PDT  President Trump renewed speculation about the fate of the Russia investigation after the FBI raided the office of his personal attorney on Monday, saying, in response to a question about firing special counsel Robert S. Mueller, "We'll see."
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| ‘Why wait, leave today.’ Newsroom reacts to Paul Ryan’s announcement that he will not seek reelection Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:10 PM PDT  "For once I applaud a decision by Paul Ryan!" "He knows the jig is up, and he wants to leave fresh and clean." House Speaker Paul Ryan announced on Wednesday that he'll be leaving Congress, and Newsroom readers have some strong feelings about his decision. At a GOP meeting in the Capitol, Ryan revealed he won't be seeking reelection in November. He plans to leave his position at the end of his term in January. "I did not seek this job. I took it reluctantly. But I have given this job everything that I have," he said. "To be clear, I am not resigning. I intend to serve my full term as I was elected to do." Newsroom comments have poured in, with a majority supporting his resignation: "One more step in the right direction." Another reader wrote, "With Ryan gone maybe Social Security is safe." After nearly 20 years in the House, Ryan said he wanted to spend more time with his family. President Trump tweeted: "Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. We are with you Paul!" Who will replace Ryan? House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is a possible choice. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana is also said to be in the running. What do you think of Ryan's decision to retire? Join the conversation in Newsroom.
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| 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:38 PM PDT ![2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest]( "2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest") Nature, People and Cities. The event launched on April 10, and photographers of all levels are invited to submit their best shots to the annual competition. The grand prize winner will receive $10,000, have his or her photo posted on the @NatGeoTravel Instagram account, and earn the prestigious title of National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year.
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| Zuckerberg reveals Facebook 'working' with Mueller investigation as countering Russian interference is 'an arms race' Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:03 PM PDT  Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Facebook has been cooperating with the special prosecutor's investigation into Moscow's alleged election meddling, as he claimed countering Russian interference was "an arms race".
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| Ex-Michigan judge slain by son in Florida, police say Posted: 11 Apr 2018 10:42 AM PDT  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The son of a disgraced former Michigan judge is accused of killing his father and dumping the body on an abandoned golf course near his Florida home.
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| The Latest: Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead Posted: 11 Apr 2018 04:25 AM PDT  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a military plane in Algeria (all times local):
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| 112-Year-Old Japanese Man Is World's Oldest Living Male Posted: 10 Apr 2018 04:49 PM PDT  A man in Ashoro, Japan, is being honored with an award that's been a long time
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| How the West might strike Syria Posted: 11 Apr 2018 12:44 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday that missiles would be launched at Syria following a suspected chemical attack, virtually ensuring a military strike against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The question now becomes what the United States, probably with France and Britain, will hit in war-torn Syria, and what are the risks of escalation and miscalculation with Assad allies Russia and Iran. The United States and its allies France and Britain want to send a clear and definitive message to Assad that the future use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated.
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| FBI Raid, Staff Exits, Canceled Foreign Trip Making For Best 'Infrastructure Week' Yet Posted: 10 Apr 2018 03:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― If Donald Trump is to be believed when he claims his White House
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| Yulia Skripal, poisoned spy's daughter, released from hospital to secure location as Russians accuse Britain of 'abduction' Posted: 10 Apr 2018 07:30 AM PDT  The daughter of the Russian spy poisoned in Salisbury has been transferred to a secret, secure location after being released from hospital, leading to accusations from the country's embassy she had been abducted. Yulia Skripal was discharged more than five weeks after being left critically ill by exposure to a nerve agent in an attempted assassination blamed on the Russian state. Doctors said she and her father, 66, had responded "exceptionally well" to treatment and he too was expected to be discharged in the future. The pair had been widely expected to die after they were exposed to a rare nerve agent the British government says came from the Russian military's novichok chemical weapons programme. Theresa May has said it is "highly likely" Russia was behind the attack on Mr Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer released to the UK in a 2010 spy swap after he was jailed for spying for the British. Russian spy poisoning | Read more The Russian embassy in London congratulated Ms Skripal on her recovery, but said it needed "urgent proof that what is being done to her is done on her own free will". It went on to say the "secret resettlement of Mr and Ms Skripal, barred from any contact with their family will be seen as an abduction or at least as their forced isolation". Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and criticised the British investigation for a lack of transparency, but the Government has said the Kremlin is trying to hide its guilt with a blizzard of conspiracy theories. Moscow has sought consular access to Ms Skripal, but the Foreign Office has said it is up to her if she wants to meet Russian officials. She is expected to be kept under tight security while she continues to recover. Sources said it was too early to speculate on whether she will need lifetime protection. Any ongoing protection will fall to the police. Under the police witness protection programme, called the UK's Protected Persons Service, she could be given a new identity and relocated. The National Crime Agency, which runs the service, declined to comment. Secret resettlement of Mr and Ms Skripal, barred from any contact with their family will be seen as an abduction or at least as their forced isolation.https://t.co/UuTxgZGKigpic.twitter.com/Ow3d61T3ni— Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) April 10, 2018 Doctors at Salisbury district hospital gave the first indication of how they had managed to save the Skripals and a police detective, DS Nick Bailey, who was poisoned as he investigated. Dr Christine Blanshard, medical director, said they had been given round the clock care, with doctors drawing on advice from experts around the world. The poison had attacked its victims' nervous systems leaving symptoms including hallucinations and sickness. Dr Blanshard said: "Our job in treating the patients has been to stabilise them - ensuring that the patients could breathe and that blood could continue to circulate. We then needed to use a variety of different drugs to support the patients until they could create more enzymes to replace those affected by the poisoning. "We also used specialised decontamination techniques to remove any residual toxins. "Both patients have responded exceptionally well to the treatment we've been providing. But equally, both patients are at different stages in their recovery." She said Ms Skripal would need more treatment, but her release from hospital was a significant milestone. Sergei Skripal, a former officer with the GRU military intelligence service, was taken off the critical list on Friday and is said to be making good progress. Dr Blanshard said: "Although he is recovering more slowly than Yulia, we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course."
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| Sinclair News Show Axed After Host Threatens Sexual Assault On Parkland Survivor Posted: 09 Apr 2018 09:16 PM PDT  A conservative host for a station owned by the embattled Sinclair Broadcast
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| A ‘Russian Troll’ Appeared at Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Testimony — and You’ve Seen Them Before Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:21 PM PDT  The activist dressed as the Monopoly man at the 2017 Equifax hearing
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| Woman arrested for attacking two people after dog eats her marijuana and owner refuses to pay Posted: 11 Apr 2018 01:54 AM PDT  A woman has been accused of attacking two people after a dog ate her marijuana, US police say. Desarae Smith flew into a rage with two bystanders after the pet-owner refused to pay for the drugs, according to a report by officers in Springfield, Ohio. "(The pet-owner) advised she got into a verbal argument with Desarae Smith over marijuana," the police report says.
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| VIDEO: Motorcyclist injured in Florida road rage crash Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:58 AM PDT  A driver slammed into a motorcyclist during a road rage incident in Florida that was captured on video.
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| The Latest: NTSB at scene of deadly plane crash near Phoenix Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:52 PM PDT  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on an Arizona small plane crash (all times local):
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| Trump warns Russia: Missiles 'will be coming' to Syria Posted: 11 Apr 2018 05:19 AM PDT  President Trump on Wednesday vowed to respond to last week's chemical attack with an air strike but said he would not specify timing publicly.
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| Model Turns To Twitter To Be First Trans Woman Of Color To Walk For Victoria's Secret Posted: 11 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT  Trans model Leyna Bloom posted on Twitter over the weekend to pursue her
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| China, Vanuatu deny military base plan Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:47 AM PDT  Vanuatu and China both insisted Tuesday there were no plans for Beijing to open a military base in the Pacific nation after a report suggesting the Asian giant was pushing the proposal sparked concern in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney Morning Herald said China had approached Vanuatu about the possibility, potentially upsetting the delicate strategic balance in the region. China has been aggressively growing its military and expanding its footprint deeper into the Pacific, forging closer links by showering nations with development money.
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| Coal Baron: Subsidize Coal ‘To Make Sure Grandma Doesn’t Die On The Operating Table’ Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:54 PM PDT  Bob Murray, the chief executive of coal giant Murray Energy Corporation,
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| Family of 4 Disappears During California Road Trip Posted: 11 Apr 2018 06:25 AM PDT  The Thottapilly family was on a trip up the West Coast to Portland, Ore.
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| Accused Florida school shooter wants inheritance to go to charity: lawyer Posted: 11 Apr 2018 01:25 PM PDT  The 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school in February wants funds from an $800,000 trust left by his late adoptive mother to be donated to charity, a defense attorney said on Wednesday. The accused shooter, Nikolas Cruz, appeared at a brief hearing in Broward County Court to determine whether he needs a court-appointed lawyer or can afford to fund his own defense through an $800,000 trust left to Cruz and his 18-year-old brother, Zachary. "He wants that money donated to an organization that he believes would facilitate healing in our community," defense attorney Melissa McNeil told the court.
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| Tax Extensions and Other Advice for Procrastinators Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:38 PM PDT  Tuesday, April 17, is the deadline for filing your 2017 federal and state income tax returns, but don't panic if you're still not ready. The Internal Revenue Service offers lots of options for pr...
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| Videos Emerging Amid Gaza Protests Spark Concern Over Israel’s Response Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:43 PM PDT  As the world watches the thousands-strong demonstrations at Gaza's border with
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| Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rape Posted: 10 Apr 2018 06:41 AM PDT ![Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rape]( "Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rape") EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A woman who attends Michigan State University filed a federal lawsuit against the school Monday alleging three former men's basketball players sexually assaulted her at an off-campus apartment in 2015 and she was discouraged from reporting what happened.
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| Zuckerberg says Facebook staffers have been interviewed by Mueller's team Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:32 PM PDT  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that staffers at the social media giant have been interviewed by members of special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
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| Seth Meyers And Wife Welcome Second Child — Born In Lobby Of Apartment Building Posted: 10 Apr 2018 04:58 AM PDT  Seth Meyers unexpectedly hosted a different kind of event Sunday ― the birth
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| US prosecutors request to detail 'El Chapo' alleged brutal crimes in court Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:27 PM PDT  When Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman learned in 2006 his men had captured two suspected members of the rival Las Zetas cartel, he first wanted to have lunch. Next the now jailed El Chapo -- then one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers -- ordered the men beaten and killed with bullets to the head, before their bodies were thrown in a hole and ignited. The chilling incident is among the violent crimes allegedly carried out by Guzman included in a more than 90-page long memo filed Tuesday in a Brooklyn federal court, where he is slated to go on trial September 5.
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| Erdogan criticizes Russia, says Turkey to decide future of Syria's Afrin Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:49 AM PDT  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticized Russia's stance on the future of Syria's Afrin region, saying that Ankara itself would decide the details of returning the area to the Syrian people. "We know very well who we'll hand Afrin to. First, let's talk about handing over areas controlled by other countries in Syria to Syria," Erdogan told reporters, dismissing comments from Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
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| Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Michelle Knight Reveals She's Married Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:08 PM PDT  The 36-year-old actually married her husband more than two years ago.
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| Parents charged in connection to death of 6-year-old girl Posted: 11 Apr 2018 05:01 PM PDT ![Parents charged in connection to death of 6-year-old girl]( "Parents charged in connection to death of 6-year-old girl") The mother of a 6-year-old Massachusetts girl found dead told her 9-year-old son not to call 911 and used super glue to close a wound on his neck, police said Wednesday.
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| Syrian government celebrated after targeting and killing journalist Marie Colvin, defector claims Posted: 10 Apr 2018 05:41 AM PDT  The Syrian government celebrated after they targeted and killed veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin, a former Syrian intelligence officer has claimed. Ms Colvin, an American journalist working for the Sunday Times, and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed by rockets fired at a house they were staying at in the Baba Amr neighbourhood of Homs, western Syria, in 2012. British photographer Paul Conroy, French reporter Edith Bouvier, and Syrian interpreter Wael al-Omar were all wounded in the same attack. The claims were made by the officer in newly released court documents filed as part of a wrongful death suit by Ms Colvin's family. The former intelligence officer, code named Ulysses, provided a detailed account of how Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime sought to capture or kill journalists and activists in Homs, a centre of the pro-democratic revolution that erupted across the country in 2011. Photographer Remi Ochlik was also killed in the strike. Credit: AP The defector claimed that when Ms Colvin's death was confirmed, Syrian Maj. Gen. Rafiq Shahadah exclaimed: "Marie Colvin was a dog and now she's dead. Let the Americans help her now." His account appears to be corroborated by Syrian government documents filed as evidence in the case, which suggest the regime targeted her to silence her reporting on its atrocities. The defector claimed that as an intelligence officer, he reviewed intelligence and surveillance reports from around the country during 2011 and 2012 and was privy to open and secure communications. He currently lives legally in Europe because he fears he is wanted by Syrian intelligence officials. The lawsuit alleges that Syrian forces tracked Western journalists' movements and located their media centre so they could be captured or killed. President Bashar al-Assad's government claimed after the attack that they had not known who was in the house, or that any of the journalists were in the country as they had entered "illegally". Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaks with Syrian troops during his visit to the front line in Damascus. Credit: Syrian official news agency SANA However, the lawsuit alleges that Ms Colvin was in fact being tracked from neighbouring Lebanon after Syrian officials received information that she and Mr Conroy were planning to smuggle into the war-torn country. She was reporting on the Syrian government's bombing of residential areas when she was killed by a rocket attack on a media centre. The pair entered Homs through an underground water tunnel and toured a field hospital and a cellar called the "widow's basement" where mostly women and children sought shelter from the bombs. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, speaks with Marie Colvin during a service at St. Bride's Church in London. Credit: Getty As part of her reporting, Ms Colvin gave live interviews to the BBC and CNN. Syrian forces were "shelling with impunity and a merciless disregard for the civilians who simply cannot escape," she said. The highest levels of the Syrian government, including President Assad's brother, were behind the plan to track the journalist once she entered Syria, the lawsuit claims, using a mobile satellite interception device that could tap broadcast signals and locate their origin as well as an informant on the ground. As part of his testimony, the defector identified eight Syrian officials, including Mr Assad's brother Maher, who he claims were involved in the attack on the media center. Marie Colvin at St Bride's Church in London in 2012. Credit: Getty "The actual maliciousness that the Syrian regime had against Western reporters and their Syrian counterparts and sources is on display through multiple witnesses and multiple documents," said Scott Gilmore, the lawyer acting on behalf of Ms Colvin's family. Her sister Cathleen is seeking an undetermined amount for the emotional pain of losing her sister, compensatory damages for her three children, who are beneficiaries of Ms Colvin's estate, and punitive damages against the Syrian government. So far, the Syrian government has not filed any response to the lawsuit. At least 100 journalists, most of them Syrian, have been killed in the country since the conflict began in 2011. Ms Colvin's killing came early on in the Syrian civil war, when, as the lawsuit claims, President Assad's regime was trying to silence local and international media "as part of its effort to crush political opposition". A veteran foreign correspondent, Ms Colvin had years of experience reporting in war zones. She covered conflicts in Chechnya, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, East Timor and Sri Lanka where she lost the sight in her left eye in a blast. The black patch she wore over her eye became her trademark.
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| Beached whale dies despite rescue efforts at Argentina resort Posted: 10 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT  A whale that ran aground on a beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina's biggest seaside resort, has died despite rescue efforts to get it back into the sea. The eight-meter whale, which weighed around six tonnes (6,000 kilos or 13,200 pounds), ran aground on Saturday, prompting both locals and experts to try and save it in this coastal city some 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Buenos Aires.
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| Iran's Velayati says Israel to meet 'response' over air base: Mayadeen Posted: 10 Apr 2018 04:33 AM PDT ![Iran's Velayati says Israel to meet 'response' over air base: Mayadeen]( "Iran's Velayati says Israel to meet 'response' over air base: Mayadeen") The top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday described a strike on a military air base in Syria as "Israel's crime" and said it would "not remain without response", the Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel reported. Ali Akbar Velayati was speaking on arrival in the Syrian capital Damascus, reported al-Mayadeen, which is well-connected in government-held parts of Syria. Syria, Iran and Russia have accused Israel of being behind the attack - something Israel has neither confirmed nor denied.
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| Valencia family reported missing while on road trip from Portland to San Jose Posted: 10 Apr 2018 04:13 PM PDT  A search is underway for a Southern California family that vanished while on a trip from Portland to San Jose.
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