| Trump Has Changed His Mind A Lot On What He Knew About The Trump Tower Meeting Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:25 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday denied having prior knowledge of his son's
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| Grieving Mother Orca Whale Carries Dead Calf For Days Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:59 PM PDT  A grieving orca whale has been carrying her dead newborn calf for days in a
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| Photos of the week: 7/20 - 7/27 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:58 PM PDT  A fast-growing wildfire in northern California killed at least two people and
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| CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves Accused Of Sexual Harassment Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:44 PM PDT  Leslie Moonves, chairman and CEO of the CBS Corporation, has been accused of
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| California wildfires: TV station forced to evacuate live on air Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:28 AM PDT  The hosts of a local news programme were live on air when they announced they were being evacuated because a wildfire was approaching their studio. Allison Woods and Tamara Damante were providing live coverage of the blaze for KRCR-TV as it tore through Northern California, reaching the city of Redding where it destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to flee. As the flames drew near their studio, Ms Woods announced: "We've been here live and right now we are being evacuated.
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| U.S. cardinal steps down amid widening sex abuse scandal Posted: 28 Jul 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church's most prominent figures, who has been at the center of a widening sexual abuse scandal. McCarrick, 88, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., is the first cardinal in living memory to lose his red hat and title. Other cardinals who have been disciplined in sexual abuse scandals kept their membership in the College of Cardinals and their honorific "your eminence".
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| Cambodia's Hun Sen hails 'elimination' of opposition at mass rally Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:54 PM PDT  Cambodia's strongman ruler hailed Friday the success of efforts to "eliminate traitors" at a mass rally ahead of an election without a credible opposition that will leave the country as a virtual one-party state. Tens of thousands of supporters decked in the ruling party's white and blue arrived from dawn in the centre of the capital, some on motorbikes and buses, in an impressive show of support for the Cambodia People's Party (CPP), which premier Hun Sen has led for 33 years. In typically bombastic comments, Hun Sen vowed victory on Sunday and took a swipe at his opponents, many of whom have been jailed, prodded into self-exile or have gone to ground inside the kingdom since the ruling.
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| At Least 500 Structures Destroyed by Deadly, Uncontrolled California Wildfire Posted: 28 Jul 2018 08:23 AM PDT  The so-called Carr Fire roared through Shasta County
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To Trevor Noah: Health Care For All Requires Moral Courage Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:35 AM PDT  On Thursday's episode of "The Daily Show," host Trevor Noah grilled Alexandria
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| Fire, Fire Everywhere: The 2018 Global Wildfire Season Is Already Disastrous Posted: 28 Jul 2018 05:02 AM PDT  Drought turned the surrounding woodland into fuel, strong winds fanned the
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| Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee Posted: 28 Jul 2018 03:20 PM PDT ![Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee]( "Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee") Gold Coast, Australia, photographer Brendon Gee has been picking up legions of online followers with his 360-degree depictions of popular settings as you've never seen them before.
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| Former New York Assembly Speaker gets 7 years in prison Posted: 27 Jul 2018 03:22 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Sheldon Silver, a former New York Assembly speaker who brokered legislative deals for two decades before criminal charges abruptly ended his career, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison by a judge who said political corruption in the state must end.
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| US judge praises govt on reunifications, demands more Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:53 PM PDT  A federal judge praised the US government Friday for reuniting 1,800 migrant children it took from their families at the Mexican border -- but demanded that the focus shift to 400 who remain in custody because their parents have been deported. Judge Dana Sabraw spoke out a day after it was revealed that hundreds of families had still not been reunited after being split under President Donald Trump's controversial "zero tolerance" policy against undocumented migrants. Sabraw had ordered that all eligible migrant families be brought back together by 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) Thursday.
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| Roseanne Barr Apologizes To Valerie Jarrett, Then Immediately Mocks Her Haircut Posted: 27 Jul 2018 03:29 AM PDT  Roseanne Barr just had to have the last insulting word.
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| The Return of U.S. War Dead from North Korea Is Great for Their Families. But What Does It Mean for the World? Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:19 AM PDT  The return of 55 remains doesn't mean the regime will give up nuclear weapons
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| Deadly wildfires blaze across California amid fears that 'the worst is yet to come' Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:45 PM PDT  More than 3,000 firefighters have been deployed against the Carr fire in Redding. Hotter, drier summers have prolonged fire season. At least three people have died and thousands have been evacuated in California as eight active wildfires continue to burn across the state.
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| California wildfire: Two children among five dead and 17 missing as disaster intensifies Posted: 28 Jul 2018 06:30 AM PDT  Two children, their great-grandmother and two firefighters have died in a wildfire in northern California, say officials. Reports said Emily Roberts, five, James Roberts, four and Melody Bledsoe, 70, died in the fire along with two officials trying to tackle the blaze. Residents of Redding, a city of 92,000 about 100 miles south of the Oregon border, described a chaotic and congested getaway as the fire spread.
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| Disneyland Resort proposes to raise minimum wage for California park workers Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:14 AM PDT  The agreement with Master Services Council, provides for a minimum wage rate increase of 40 percent within two years of the deal, making it one of the highest minimum wages in the country, Disneyland Resort said. Subsequently, hourly wages will increase to $15 in January and rise further to $15.45 in mid-June 2020, Disneyland said. Disneyland Resort, which features two theme parks – Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, said the agreement also includes at least 3 percent increases to wage rates for each year of the contract term for those near or above the minimum rates.
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| Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:15 AM PDT ![Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings]( "Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Stock Rallies on Strong Earnings") Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) investors got more good news on Thursday when the company reported its third consecutive quarter of positive earnings numbers. Chipotle's growth finally seems to be back on track, but some analysts say CMG stock is simply too expensive to own at its current price. Chipotle reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.87 on revenue of $1.3 billion.
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| Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discovery Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:49 AM PDT  Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars. Kanai, who spent 168 days on the International Space Station, is firmly convinced that we're not alone in the universe and there is life out there. The soft-spoken spaceman, nicknamed "Nemo" for his background as a diving medical officer in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, blasted into space for the first time in December.
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| Watergate Figure John Dean Warns Trump: 'I Don't Think It Is Boding Well For The President' Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:47 AM PDT  One of the central figures in the Watergate scandal that took down President
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| California fire 'tornado' kills two firefighters, thousands flee Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:35 PM PDT  By Alexandria Sage REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, officials said. Flames raging in California's scenic Shasta-Trinity area erupted into a firestorm that jumped across the Sacramento River and swept into the western side of Redding, home to about 90,000 people, forcing residents to flee. Firefighters and police "went into life-safety mode," hustling door to door to usher civilians out of harm's way, said Scott McLean, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire).
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| A Hundred Days of Protest in Nicaragua Posted: 27 Jul 2018 10:35 AM PDT  See photographs of how the anti-government protests unfolded.
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| Parkland, Florida students embrace New Zealand on field trip Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:06 AM PDT  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Florida student Tyah-Amoy Roberts said after spending a week in New Zealand that she's strongly considering moving to the country for college.
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| 33 Spectacular Photos Of The Longest Full ‘Blood Moon’ Of The Century Posted: 28 Jul 2018 01:26 AM PDT  The spectacular full "blood moon" came and went on Friday night, and the world
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| MoviePass outage caused by company running out of money Posted: 27 Jul 2018 11:15 AM PDT  MoviePass, the popular service that lets viewers see a movie every day for less than $10 a month, crashed temporarily this week because it ran out of money. Customers began complaining on Twitter on Thursday night that they couldn't redeem tickets using their MoviePass cards. The company at first said it was having "technical issues" with their card-based check-in process, and urged subscribers to utilise e-ticketing.
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| 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Concept Art Could Explain 'Avengers 4' Time Travel Posted: 27 Jul 2018 11:54 AM PDT  It's all about memory.
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| Zimbabwe's jobless generation hopes election will mark a change Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:41 AM PDT  By Sisipho Skweyiya HARARE (Reuters) - Young voters in Zimbabwe hope the first election without Robert Mugabe will mark a change in a country where most of them are unemployed, and say the older generation has failed to deliver them a future. Monday's contest pits Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe deputy who became president after his boss was ousted, against Nelson Chamisa, a 40-year-old lawyer and part-time preacher who is appealing for votes from the young and disillusioned. Number two: I'm expecting the elections to usher in a new Zimbabwe.
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| Catholics slam India rights body over confession ban bid Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:11 AM PDT  Catholic leaders in India Friday slammed the national women's rights watchdog for seeking to ban church confessions after two priests were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman over 20 years. Two more priests are being investigated in the scandal that has rocked the Syrian Orthodox church in the southern state of Kerala since the 34-year-old woman reported her cycle of abuse earlier this month. The woman told police that the priests at the church used her confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.
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| Don Lemon Unloads On Donald Trump Over His Incessant Lying Posted: 28 Jul 2018 02:13 AM PDT  > .@DonLemon: "Donald Trump's presidency can be defined by lies. ... The sheer
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| US government approves aid as California battles raging wildfires Posted: 28 Jul 2018 03:40 PM PDT  The US federal government approved aid Saturday for California as thousands of firefighters battled to contain a series of deadly raging wildfires that have killed six people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. The largest of the fires menacing the state has nearly doubled in size, while another pushed thousands of people to flee and a third forced the partial closure of the popular Yosemite National Park. Two young children and their 70-year-old great-grandmother Melody Bledsoe died in the Carr Fire, their family confirmed to US media.
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| 1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route: U.N. Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:00 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday. Spain, which has overtaken Italy as the preferred destination, has registered nearly 21,000 migrants so far this year, almost more than in the whole of last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Italy - whose new government has closed its ports to rescue vessels - has had about 18,130 migrants arriving by sea from Libya this year, with the rest going to Greece, Malta and Cyprus.
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| Captain of Missouri Duck Boat Checked Weather Report Before Doomed Tour Posted: 28 Jul 2018 10:44 AM PDT  The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation has revealed the captain also referenced life jackets before the fatal voyage.
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| 2018 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Speed, style, and added versatility in a wagon that's stellar by any standards except Porsche's own.
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| Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:05 AM PDT ![Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays]( "Intel Corporation (INTC) Earnings Beat Overshadowed by Product Delays") Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) reported second-quarter earnings and revenue beats on Thursday afternoon, but the stock dropped more than 8 percent on Friday morning after the company provided a disappointing update on its highly anticipated 10-nanometer processors. Analysts say product delays could cost Intel market share and make INTC stock a risky long-term bet. Intel reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.04 on revenue of $16.96 billion.
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| North Korea returns remains of US soldiers killed during Korean War Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:34 AM PDT  North Korea has returned what are believed to be the remains of US soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the latest gesture of goodwill between the two nations following the Singapore summit in June. A US military plane made a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 small, flag-draped cases of remains on Friday. The repatriation is seen as a modest diplomatic victory for Donald Trump, because it was one of the agreements reached when he met with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.
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| Jaguar I-Pace SVR: Zero Emissions, Tons Of Emotions Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:45 AM PDT  0-60 mph in 1.8 seconds doesn't sound half bad, right?
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| 'Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:20 AM PDT !['Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk]( "'Venice Beach': Bohemian pageantry on the boardwalk") The diverse culture, people and pageantry of the Venice Beach boardwalk are sitting on the edge of a knife. Over the past three years, photographer Dotan Saguy has documented what could be a vanishing society. Here are excerpts from an upcoming book and exhibition.
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| 'Obama, Where Art Thou?': Tweeters Rework Coen Brothers' Movies To Mock Trump Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:43 AM PDT  Film fans shouldn't expect President Donald Trump to star in a Coen Brothers'
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| Heatwaves from the Arctic to Japan: a sign of things to come? Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Intense heatwaves like the one which fuelled Greece's deadly wildfires are set to become increasingly frequent around the world due to climate change, experts warn. Record high temperatures have been registered across the Northern Hemisphere in recent weeks, from Norway to Japan.
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| Main parties concede Pakistan election to Imran Khan; protests threatened by others Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:24 PM PDT  By Idrees Ali and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's former ruling party conceded defeat to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan ahead of final results from the country's disputed election, which European Union monitors said on Friday had not been fought on a level playing field. The party of jailed ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif initially rejected the so far incomplete results, but by Friday its leaders appeared to accept that Khan would be the next prime minister. "We are going to sit on opposition benches, despite all the reservations," said Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, a parliamentarian and the nephew of Nawaz Sharif, who is in prison after being convicted on corruption charges he disputes.
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| California wildfires: One dead as fire crews battle to contain blaze Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:18 AM PDT  Late on Thursday, firefighters found the body of a bulldozer operator who was hired privately to clear vegetation in the blaze's path, CalFire spokesman Scott McLean said. Three firefighters and an unknown number of civilians suffered burns during the fire, but information on the extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Governor Jerry Brown declared states of emergency for the three largest fires, which will authorise the state to rally resources to local governments.
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| Russia at UN makes case for Syria reconstruction aid Posted: 27 Jul 2018 10:49 AM PDT  Russia on Friday urged world powers to help Syria's economic recovery and the return of refugees as its Damascus ally pressed on with a campaign to re-take territory in the seven-year war. Russian Deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyansky appealed for an end to unilateral sanctions against Syria and said countries should not link aid to political demands for changes to President Bashar al Assad's regime. Moscow's 2015 military intervention in support of Assad was widely seen as a turning point in the war, which has killed more than 350,000 people and displaced millions.
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