| Cal Fire official on Trump's wildfire theories: 'I don’t know what he's getting at' Posted: 07 Aug 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Scott McLean, a deputy chief at Cal Fire, rejected President Trump's claim that "readily available water" that could've been used to fight wildfires is being diverting into the Pacific Ocean.
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| Ron Estes Wins AND Loses House GOP Primary Race In Kansas Posted: 07 Aug 2018 07:07 PM PDT  Men named Ron Estes managed to win and lose the Republican primary in Kansas'
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| Ask a Designer: Closet organization that lasts Posted: 07 Aug 2018 07:05 AM PDT  Most people don't start out with a messy closet. Even when a closet is carefully organized at the beginning, however, it might not take long for order to turn to chaos.
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| 10 Ford Mustang Concepts That Shaped The 10 Millionth Mustang Posted: 08 Aug 2018 02:28 PM PDT |
| New Mexico fugitive 'was training child to carry out school shootings' Posted: 08 Aug 2018 03:17 PM PDT  A man arrested in New Mexico last week on child abuse and abduction charges was training one of the 11 children at his remote desert encampment to carry out a school shooting, prosecutors have claimed. Siraj Wahhaj, 39, appeared before a magistrate in Taos, New Mexico, on Wednesday. He was arrested on Friday after police, searching for his missing four-year-old son Abdul-Ghani, raided the compound and found 11 starving, filthy children with five adults. Wahhaj and the four others – his wife Jany Leveille, 38, his sisters, Subhannah, 35, and Hujrah, 38, and Subhannah's husband Lucas Morten - were charged with 11 counts of child abuse. Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe, who arrested Wahhaj and his associates after a day-long armed standoff, said his men planned "a tactical approach for our own safety, because we had learned the occupants were most likely heavily armed and considered extremist of the Muslim belief." The remote desert camp in New Mexico, which was raided on Friday The remains of a young boy, believed to be Wahhaj's missing son, was found buried on the property, Mr Hogrefe said on Tuesday. On Wednesday it emerged that one of the 11 children taken into care had, according to prosecutors, told their foster parents that Wahhaj trained them to carry out a school shooting. The child was allegedly taught to fire an assault rifle, in readiness for the mission. Tim Hasson, a prosecutor with the district court in Taos, requested that Wahhaj, son of a prominent Brooklyn imam, remain in custody and that his case be moved to the district court. His office has also filed motions to hold the other four defendants. The saga began in December, when Wahhaj told the boy's mother he was taking their severely disabled child, unable to walk, to the park. A poster from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shows Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, left, and his father Siraj Wahhaj Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children He never returned to their home in Georgia, and the boy's mother reported it to the police, saying Wahhaj intended to perform an "exorcism" on his son because Abdul-Ghani was "possessed by the Devil." She later said that "exorcism" was a mistranslation, and that Wahhaj simply wanted to pray for his son. New Mexico authorities had long suspected the father and son might be at the compound after learning about the abduction in May, said Mr Hogrefe. But there was not enough evidence for a search warrant, and surveillance of the property did not identify the pair there. That changed on Thursday, when they received a note from inside the compound saying they were starving and thirsty. Mr Hogrefe said his men found Wahhaj in a "partly buried camper trailer" with two women and several of the children. Wahhaj refused to come out with his hands up, and when investigators opened the door, they found Wahhaj "was armed with a loaded revolver in his pocket," and was "wearing a belt with five loaded 30-round AR15 magazines in pouches on the belt." Next to Wahhaj was a loaded AR15, according to Mr Hogrefe's affidavit. Wahhaj refused to give his name or identify anyone with him. He declined to say anything about his son Abdul's whereabouts, according to the court document. Investigators found a 100-foot tunnel on the north side of the buried trailer, about three feet in diameter with two dugout "pockets" containing bedding, Mr Hogrefe said. Another enclosure made of straw and tires housed a makeshift toilet. There was no running water. On the compound was a powerful Marlin 30-30 rifle with a scope, other guns, ammunition, a laptop, camcorder, and a Penguin child's nebulizer used to turn medicine into mist. Morten was arrested at the front of the property and initially charged with harbouring a fugitive. The child abuse charges were added later. "The living conditions, health and wellbeing of the children were deemed deplorable," said Mr Hogrefe. "They had no clean water, food or electricity; dirty clothing, poor hygiene, and had not eaten or taken nutrition in what was believed to be days."
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| Pro-regime Druze militia in Syria hangs IS member: monitor Posted: 07 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Pro-government Druze militiamen hanged a member of the Islamic State group in Syria's Sweida on Tuesday, a monitor said, just days after the jihadists executed a young hostage from the minority group. IS abducted more than 30 Druze civilians -- women and their children -- from a remote village less than two weeks ago, during a brutal onslaught in the southern province. "A member of IS was detained during an attack against a pro-regime position in the Sweida countryside," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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| Thanks To Trump, Saudi Arabia Won’t Accept Even Mild Criticism From Its Friends Now Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Saudi Arabia's steadily escalating spat with Canada over a
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| 'Stateless' Thai cave boys and coach granted citizenship Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:18 AM PDT  Three boys from a soccer team who were rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last month were granted Thai citizenship on Wednesday, authorities said. Ekapol and 12 boys had gone to explore the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai province on June 23, when a rainy-season downpour flooded the cave system and trapped them underground. Three of the boys and Ekapol were considered stateless, even though they were born in Thailand, until local authorities checked their qualifications, including birth certificates, and approved their requests for Thai citizenship.
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| Congressman Holds Off Progressive Challenger In St. Louis Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:03 PM PDT  Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay, a longtime incumbent and the scion of a St.
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| Huracan Driver Racks Up $45,000 In Speeding Fines On Holiday Posted: 07 Aug 2018 11:00 PM PDT  The man rented a Lamborghini... then went a bit wild.
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| California's border wall challenge hinges on jurisdiction Posted: 07 Aug 2018 02:11 PM PDT  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A legal challenge to the Trump administration's planned border wall Tuesday hinged on whether the state of California and environmental groups can even fight such a project in lower courts.
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| Huge Brawl Breaks Out at New York Nail Salon After Customer Refuses to Pay After She Complains About Service Posted: 07 Aug 2018 10:55 AM PDT  The woman was apparently unsatisfied with the work done on her eyebrows.
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| AP projects Whitmer to win Democratic primary in Michigan Posted: 07 Aug 2018 07:25 PM PDT  O'Connor holds lead by thin margin in Ohio special election.
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| Jeep Wrangler-Based Outpost II Camper Is Ready For Anything Posted: 07 Aug 2018 12:53 AM PDT  Unfortunately, you can't buy one.
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| Alex Jones pleads with Donald Trump to fight 'censorship' after Infowars host is banned by YouTube and Facebook Posted: 07 Aug 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has appealed to Donald Trump to pursue an end to "censorship" after the InfoWars host was banned from all but one of the West's major content platforms.
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| Congressman Chris Collins Arrested On Insider Trading Charges Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:55 AM PDT  Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) has been arrested by the FBI on insider trading
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| Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tweets Fake Winston Churchill Quote On 'Anti-Fascists' Posted: 07 Aug 2018 10:58 AM PDT  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), apparently responding to recent news reports
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| Trevor Noah: Why Paul Manafort Must Be So Proud Posted: 07 Aug 2018 09:20 PM PDT  This week, Paul Manafort's former right-hand man, Rick Gates, took the witness
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| East Bay mourns 5 victims who died in SoCal plane crash Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:03 PM PDT  "Of course, it's extremely shocking." Friends, family and colleagues are mourning the loss of five people, including three Pacific Union Real Estate employees, who were killed when a twin-engine Cessna that took off from Concord crashed in Orange County.
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| Israel minister welcomes Syria scientist killing Posted: 07 Aug 2018 04:18 AM PDT  Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz on Tuesday welcomed the killing of a leading Syrian weapons scientist but declined to comment on reports his government was behind the fatal bombing. General Aziz Asbar, head of a Syrian government weapons research centre, was killed along with his driver when the bomb hit his car on Saturday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Asbar headed the Maysaf research centre in Hama, which was hit by Israeli air strikes last month and in September last year, the Observatory said.
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| The Latest: Soldiers pull man alive from collapsed mosque Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:19 PM PDT  MATARAM, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island (all times local):
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| 25 Tweets We Definitely Don't Need To Explain To Married People Posted: 08 Aug 2018 09:55 AM PDT  Once you've been married long enough, you'll start to notice the same themes
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| Kansas primaries: Trump-endorsed Kris Kobach in governor's race that comes down to the wire Posted: 07 Aug 2018 09:49 PM PDT  Donald Trump's pick for the governor of Kansas, an immigration hardliner and an early supporter of the president, was locked in a race for the party's nomination, as the contest came down to the wire. Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, was trying to defeat the current Republican incumbent, Jeff Colyer, for a showdown with the Democratic candidate in November. With more than 84 per cent of votes counted in the early hours of Wednesday, Mr Kobach led 40.8 to 40.6.
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| Man who died after jumping out of restaurant freezer and threatening staff with knife was suspected cold-case killer Posted: 08 Aug 2018 02:49 AM PDT  A man who died after jumping out of a freezer at a New York restaurant brandishing a knife was a suspected murderer in a cold case, police have said. Carlton Henderson, who had just been released from a Boston prison, screamed, "Away from me, Satan!" as he leapt from a walk-in freezer at Sarabeth's restaurant in Manhattan. Staff took the knife from Mr Henderson and wrestled him to the floor, where he went into cardiac arrest on Sunday, according to police.
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| 'Crazy Rich Asians' Locations You Can Visit In Real Life Posted: 08 Aug 2018 09:06 AM PDT  This has been the summer of Crazy Rich Asians. Everyone seems to be reading
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| Canada PM does not back down on rights defense in Saudi spat Posted: 08 Aug 2018 02:23 PM PDT  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday refused to apologize for calling out Saudi Arabia on its human rights record, after Riyadh said it was considering further punitive measures against Ottawa over its criticisms of the kingdom. Tensions have been high between the two countries since Monday, when Riyadh expelled Canada's ambassador, recalled its own envoy and froze all new trade and investments. Riyadh also said it will relocate thousands of Saudi students studying in Canada to other countries, while state airline Saudia announced it was suspending flights to Toronto.
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| Israeli strike kills 2 Hamas militants in Gaza: officials Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:32 AM PDT  An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed two militants of the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas movement after shots were fired at soldiers, Gazan and Israeli officials said. The Islamist group's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, confirmed in a statement that the dead men were its fighters, naming them as Ahmed Murjan and Abdel-Hafez al-Silawi. An Israeli military statement, apparently referring to the same incident, said that the army returned fire after shots were fired at its soldiers from a Hamas post in the northern Gaza Strip, next to the border with Israel.
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| Correction: EU-Italy-Highway-Explosion story Posted: 07 Aug 2018 04:32 AM PDT  MILAN (AP) — In a story Aug. 6 about the explosion of a tanker truck in Italy, The Associated Press reported erroneously that two people had died, based on incorrect information from the Italian carabinieri. On Tuesday, the carabinieri referred questions about the accident's death toll to highway officials, who said just one person was killed.
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| 11 Foods You Should Never Try To Cook In An Instant Pot Posted: 07 Aug 2018 02:45 AM PDT  The Instant Pot is arguably the greatest kitchen appliance of all time. Anyone
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| 97 Bacon Recipes That Are Seriously Addictive Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:27 AM PDT |
| The Latest: Colorado zoo cleaning up after hail storm Posted: 07 Aug 2018 02:00 PM PDT  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on a hail storm that hit the Colorado Springs area (all times local):
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| Remains of unidentified boy found at New Mexico compound where 11 starving children were rescued Posted: 07 Aug 2018 03:55 PM PDT  Searchers found the remains of a boy on property where authorities raided a makeshift compound last week in search of a missing Georgia child, authorities said Tuesday.
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| Democrats Are Mounting A Comeback In The Midwest Posted: 07 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Mary Sweet had never volunteered in politics before. And
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| Americans Can’t Get Enough Of Southern Accents, Despite The Stereotypes Posted: 07 Aug 2018 04:11 PM PDT  Everyone ― whether a person admits it or not ― has an accent. Whether it's
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| Missing child found dead at squalid New Mexico hideout Posted: 08 Aug 2018 10:16 AM PDT  Police in New Mexico have found the remains of a young boy buried inside a remote desert encampment, where 11 starving children were discovered last week. The body has not yet been formally identified, but is believed to be that of four-year-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, whose mother reported him as abducted by his father, Siraj Wahhaj, in December. Wahhaj, 39, is due to appear in court in New Mexico on Wednesday charged with child abuse, in connection with the 11 filthy and hungry children. His two sisters, Subhannah, 35, and Hujrah, 38, were charged alongside him, as was Subjannah's husband Lucas Morten. Wahhaj's wife Jany Leveille, 38, was also facing charges of child abuse and expected to appear before the judge. The saga began in December, when Wahhaj told the boy's mother he was taking their severely disabled child, who suffered from seizures and was unable to walk, to the park. Siraj Wahhaj, arrested on Friday by police in New Mexico He never returned to their home in Georgia, and the boy's mother reported it to the police, saying Wahhaj intended to perform an "exorcism" on his son because Abdul-Ghani was "possessed by the Devil." She later said that was a mistranslation, and Wahhaj merely intended to pray for their son. New Mexico authorities had long suspected the father and son might be at the compound after learning about the abduction in May, said Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe. Family members told The Telegraph that Wahhaj owned land there. But there was not enough evidence for a search warrant, and surveillance of the property did not identify the pair there. That changed on Thursday, when they received a note from a child inside the compound, saying they were starving and thirsty. After a day-long standoff with Wahhaj and Morten, both of whom were heavily armed, the police entered the compound on Friday and rescued the children, arresting all five adults. Interviewed by police, at least two of the children said the toddler, Abdul-Ghani, was at the compound in poor health and died there. They said "Uncle Lucas," believed to be Lucas Morten, washed the child's dead body twice, then buried him in a tunnel on the compound. "I had no probable cause to go onto this property," said Sheriff Hogrefe. "In hindsight I wish there was. But we would not have been there lawfully."
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| Trump 'planning to make it harder for legal immigrants to gain citizenship' Posted: 07 Aug 2018 01:29 PM PDT  The Trump administration is reportedly planning to penalise immigrants to the who have applied for public benefits, in a major departure from current US practice that could affect millions of people. The White House intends to issue a proposal in the coming weeks that would make it harder for immigrants to get a green card or become a citizen if they have used benefits like Obamacare, children's health insurance, or food stamps, according to NBC News. The proposal is reportedly part of White House policy adviser Stephen Miller's plan to reduce the number of immigrants eligible to stay permanently in the US.
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| Ohio Special Election For U.S. House Seat Is Too Close To Call Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:23 PM PDT  The special election results for Ohio's 12th Congressional District were too
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| Tesla call options soar on Musk tweet, short-sellers hit Posted: 07 Aug 2018 04:30 PM PDT  Some nimble traders in Tesla Inc's options made massive paper profits on Tuesday, while short-sellers were hit with about $1.3 billion in paper losses after Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted he was considering taking the company private at $420 a share. Tesla shares rose as much as 13 percent before ending the day up 11 percent. The tweet spurred a rush of trading in Tesla's options, driving volume to 500,000 contracts, more than twice the daily average, according to options analytics firm Trade Alert.
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| The Latest: Manafort lawyer press Gates on 'lies' Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:01 PM PDT  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local):
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| Rashida Tlaib Wins Democratic Primary For Congress In Michigan Posted: 07 Aug 2018 11:03 PM PDT  Former Michigan state legislator Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary on
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