| 'Be careful what you wish for Max!' Trump warns Waters over call for public confrontations Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:00 AM PDT  President Trump on Monday lashed out at Rep. Maxine Waters after the California Democrat urged protesters to publicly confront members of his administration over its controversial policies.
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| Melting ICE? A handful of Democrats turn up the heat. Posted: 25 Jun 2018 12:22 PM PDT  As the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continues to draw criticism for its arrest of immigrants, the idea of abolishing the agency entirely is starting to gather momentum among Democrats.
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| California father killed while camping with daughters Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:47 AM PDT  35-year-old Tristan Beaudette was gunned down inside his tent while his two- and four-year-old daughters were by his side on in Southern California on Friday.
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| The Latest: Woman in candidate wreck crashed minutes earlier Posted: 25 Jun 2018 12:38 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the wreck that severely injured U.S. House candidate Katie Arrington (all times local):
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| Iguanas Caught on Camera Wrestling in Parking Lot of California Starbucks Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:16 AM PDT  It's not clear what the iguanas were fighting over, but it was quite the sight.
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| Joanna and Chip Gaines Posted a Photo of Their Adorable Newborn Son—And His Name Is Not What We Expected Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:57 PM PDT  It's a name that's gaining in popularity.
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| 'Needs a paint job': Trump blasts Virginia restaurant for asking Sarah Sanders to leave Posted: 25 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  President Trump on Monday blasted a small restaurant in rural Virginia whose owner asked White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave because its staff disagreed with the administration's policies.
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| Leading Israeli liberal praises Kushner’s unfinished, still-secret Mideast peace plan Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:41 PM PDT  Jared Kushner's Mideast peace plan is expected to be released in the near future, but one leading Israeli liberal already likes it.
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| Analysis: Why Trump is keeping Mattis out of the loop Posted: 25 Jun 2018 06:08 AM PDT  From the Iran nuclear deal to the pause of U.S. military exercises with South Korea and Space Force, Defense Secretary Jame Mattis has been one of the last of President Trump's team to find out about crucial decisions.
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| We Took a Ride With Saudi Arabia's First Women Taxi Drivers Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:48 AM PDT  After the ban on women drivers was lifted on June 24, companies like Uber and Careem are putting women in the driver's seat
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Cut From Award For Her 'Stereotypical' Depictions Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:14 AM PDT  A national library group removed author Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a
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| Florida AG Pam Bondi says she won't be bullied after being confronted at Mr. Rogers movie Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:54 AM PDT  Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday she refuses to be bullied by protesters like those who confronted her at a screening of the Mister Rogers documentary over the weekend for her support of President Trump.
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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders Got Off Easy At Virginia Restaurant, Says Trevor Noah Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:52 PM PDT  Being asked to leave was probably the "nicest thing" that could have happened
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| Border Patrol: Smugglers abandoned 57 immigrants in Arizona Posted: 26 Jun 2018 01:31 PM PDT  LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — An underage pregnant girl, a toddler and over a dozen youths were among a group of 57 Central American immigrants who were abandoned in the middle of the desert by their smugglers and rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents late last week.
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| Heather Locklear Hospitalized After Possible Overdose Posted: 26 Jun 2018 05:45 AM PDT  "Melrose Place" actress Heather Locklear was hospitalized Monday for a
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| U.S. top court largely backs Texas Republicans over electoral maps Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:15 AM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Texas Republicans by reviving electoral districts drawn by the state legislature that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the influence of black and Hispanic voters. In a 5-4 ruling, the conservative-majority court largely accepted the state's argument that the Republican-led Texas legislature acted in good faith when it adopted new electoral maps in 2013 for state legislative and U.S. congressional seats. Republican President Donald Trump's administration had backed Texas in the case.
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| Sarah Sanders Says Illegal Immigrants Don't Need A Judge To Get Due Process Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:04 PM PDT  Sarah Sanders Says Illegal Immigrants Don't Need A Judge To Get Due Process
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| Harley-Davidson to move some production overseas to offset tariffs Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:44 AM PDT  The company said it expects the tariffs will result in an incremental cost of about $2,200 per average motorcycle exported from the U.S. to the E.U.
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| FDR's granddaughter on immigration: Our country did not learn Posted: 25 Jun 2018 03:25 PM PDT  The country hasn't learned from history, says Anne Eleanor Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's granddaughter, who calls current immigration policies, like the internment of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor, "inconsistent with who we are as a country."
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| Migrant Children In Detention Center Told Not To Talk To Reporters Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:55 AM PDT  A woman who quit her teaching job at a detention center holding migrant
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| California Governor Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:02 PM PDT  The fire has forced 3,000 residents from their homes and destroyed 22 buildings
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| Warring South Sudan leaders reach agreement on 'some points': Sudanese minister Posted: 26 Jun 2018 06:58 AM PDT  South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar reached an agreement on "some points" in peace talks in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan's foreign minister said. Machar told reporters after meeting Kiir that he had demanded another 48 hours to consult with other parts of the South Sudanese opposition before signing any draft agreements. The two leaders met on Monday for talks to end a civil war that broke out in 2013, less than two years after the country gained independence from Sudan.
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| Emmanuel Macron and Pope talk poverty, migration and Europe in unusually long meeting Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:32 AM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron, accused at home of straining France's secular foundations by seeking to mend ties with the Catholic Church, discussed Europe, migration and poverty in an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis on Tuesday. The two talked together for nearly an hour in the official papal library in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, about twice as long as Francis usually spends with heads of state or government. They discussed "protection of the environment, migration, and multilateral commitment to conflict prevention and resolution, especially in relation to disarmament," a Vatican statement said. They also spoke about prospects for resolving conflicts in the Middle East and Africa and the future of Europe, it said. At the end of the private part of the audience, Macron gave Francis a rare copy of Georges Bernanos 1936 book "Diary of a Country Priest". "I've read this book many times and it has done me good. It is a book that I have always loved very much," the pope told Macron, 40, who was accompanied in the public parts of the meeting by his wife Brigitte. Pope Francis insisted on the importance of tending to the poor amid claims by rivals of Emmanuel Macron that he is "the president of the rich". Credit: ALESSANDRA TARANTINO/AFP Francis gave Macron a medallion depicting Martin of Tours, a 4th century saint who is depicted cutting his cloak in half to give it to a beggar in winter. "This means the vocation of those who govern is to help the poor. We are all poor," Francis told Macron as he was giving him the medallion. Macron earned himself the nickname "president of the rich" in France after scrapping a wealth tax and cutting a popular housing allowance in the first year of his mandate, hurting his popularity with the working class. As Macron left the library, he and Francis exchanged a two-cheek kiss, another very unusual gesture between a pope and a visiting head of state. The Vatican was expected to issue a statement later on the themes discussed during the private talks. Two months ago, Macron called for stronger ties between the state and the Catholic Church, a move critics said blurred a line that has kept French government free of religious intervention for generations. Emmanuel Macron is at the Vatican at a time of tension between France and Italy over migrants Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP The issue is particularly sensitive in historically Catholic France, where matters of faith and state were separated by law in 1905 and which is now home to Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish communities. France's guiding principles also hold that religious observance is a private matter, for all faiths. Macron was raised in a non-religious family and was baptized a Roman Catholic at his own request when he was 12. After leaving the Vatican he was installed as the "First and Only Honorary Canon" of the Rome Basilica of St John's in Lateran, which is the pope's cathedral in his capacity as bishop of Rome. Under a tradition that began in the 15th century when France was a monarchy, French leaders are automatically given the title. Macron took his seat of honour in basilica's elaborately carved wooden choir stall to the applause of those in attendance, including members of the local French ex patriot community.
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| Israel may reconsider UNESCO exit: ambassador Posted: 26 Jun 2018 10:59 AM PDT  Israel's ambassador to UNESCO said Tuesday he was urging his government to reconsider its decision to quit the UN cultural body, saying it had halted its "anti-Israeli resolutions" over the past year. Israel and the United States both announced on October 12 that they would leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. "What I'm going to recommend to my ministry and my government is at least to reconsider our decision," Shama-Hacohen told journalists by telephone.
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| 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 First Drive: Family Friendly, Fast Posted: 25 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Mercedes-AMG's V8 models aren't always that approachable, but the GLC 63 flips the script.
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| Woman accused of leaking US secrets pleads guilty Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:59 AM PDT  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A woman accused of leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Georgia.
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| North Korea says to ignore Japan until it scraps military drills, other measures Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:57 AM PDT  North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost military readiness, the isolated nation's state media said on Monday. Japan has been eyeing prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to tackle the issue of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago by the North. Despite Kim's summits with the leaders of China, South Korea and the United States in a flurry of diplomatic activity over the past year, no date has been set for one with Japan.
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| 740 lots of Americana – including a diner! – sell in 2-day auction Posted: 26 Jun 2018 08:42 AM PDT  The remarkable Dingman Collection of cars, neon signs and automobilia is sold by RM Sotheby's – and a cutaway Ford V8 goes for ten times its estimate!
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| South Sudan's Kiir hopes talks will bring 'immediate end' to war Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:21 AM PDT  South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said he hopes his meeting with arch-foe Riek Machar in Khartoum on Monday will bring an "immediate end" to the devastating war in their country. Machar and Kiir met at a Khartoum convention centre for a new round of peace talks after a meeting between the two heavyweights last week in Ethiopia failed to achieve a breakthrough. The latest rounds of talks between the bitter rivals come as East African leaders launched new efforts to secure peace in South Sudan, where warring factions face a looming deadline to avert UN sanctions.
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| 'Children As Young As 5' Could Face Immigration Court Alone, Experts Say Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:50 PM PDT  Many of the migrant children who remain separated from their parents will have
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| Erdogan rival accepts election results as he warns of Turkey becoming 'one-man regime' Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:14 AM PDT  International election observers said Monday that Turkey's election was unfair, with the opposition having "no equal opportunities" to make their case against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but did not find evidence of widespread vote rigging. The observers' report was issued hours after Muharrem Ince, Mr Erdogan's main challenger, formally conceded defeat in the election and warned that Turkey was becoming "a one-man regime". Britain and other Western governments said they accepted Mr Erdogan's victory despite the opposition's complaints and would continue to cooperate with Turkey on migration, Syria, and other issues. Observers from the Organisation for Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said that voters had a "genuine choice" in the election but that the opposition was not able "to compete on an equal basis". The OSCE team said that Mr Erdogan had benefitted from "excessive coverage" by state and private media. It also said that emergency laws Mr Erdogan imposed after a failed coup in 2016 "limited fundamental freedoms of assembly and expression". The report focused on the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party, which faced "a number of attacks and disruptions". The party's presidential candidate, Selahattin Demirtas, is in prison and "could not campaign freely," the report said. "There is some work to be done by the authorities to ensure that future elections in Turkey are in line with democratic standards and commitments," said Audrey Glover, the head of the observer mission. Thousands of people gathered outside the party headquarters to watch Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory speech from the balcony Credit: Anadolu However, the observers said that election day procedures were "generally followed" and did not report any widespread vote rigging, as some opposition parties had feared would happen. Mr Ince made similar complaints as he spoke in Ankara on Monday but said he did not believe that voter fraud had tipped the balance of the election. "Did they steal votes? Yes, they did. But did they steal ten million votes? No," he said. He warned about the new executive presidency system which will come into force after the election. "Turkey has cut off its links with democracy. It has cut off links with the parliamentary system. It is transitioning toward a one-man regime," he said. Mr Ince also apologised for not addressing his supporters on Sunday night and instead texting his concession to a Turkish news anchor, who read it out on live television. "An experienced politician like me shouldn't have done that," he said. Some supporters remained furious with Mr Ince and his Republican People's Party (CHP) for not contesting the election results. "You were suppose to be a hero, Ince? F - - - the CHP and what they do," one Ince voter wrote on Facebook. Profile | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan A spokesman for Theresa May said the UK looks forward to continuing a "close association" with Turkey following Mr Erdogan's election victory. "Turkey and the UK have a wide range of shared interests, including regional security, counter-terrorism and bilateral trade and investment," he said. Downing Street declined to comment on claims the election was not fair. The Liberal Democrats criticised the government for its ties with Turkey and said it "must stand up to Erdogan and explicitly condemn his authoritarian regime". There were recriminations in both Germany and Austria after the results showed that Turkish voters living in both countries had voted overwhelmingly for Mr Erdogan. Nearly two-thirds of the Turkish community in Germany 65.7 per cent voted for Mr Erdogan, a stronger show of support than in Turkey itself, where Mr Erdogan just over half the vote. Around 475,000 people of Turkish origin are thought to have cast votes in Germany. Cem Özdemir, a Green MP who is originally from Turkey, criticised Turks who took to the streets of German cities to celebrate. They "not only celebrate their autocrat," but they also "express their rejection of our liberal democracy," Mr Özdemir said, comparing them to supporters of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
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| 2020 BMW X6: The Fastback X5 Enters a Third Generation Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:06 PM PDT  What It Is: BMW's coupelike SUV seemed like a crazy idea when the X6 first arrived a decade ago, but it caught on and reached full swing in the ensuing years. The X6's focus on exclusivity and rakishness over practicality and usefulness will remain, as will its price premium over the more workaday X5. Why It Matters: While its sales numbers might seem incremental compared to the higher-volume X5, the X6 is good for BMW's bottom line.
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