| Ending the Clean Power Plan won't stop the sun or the wind — or save the coal industry Posted: 23 Aug 2018 12:48 PM PDT  President Trump is outspoken in his support for the coal industry, but his proposal to dismantle the Clean Power Plan is highly unlikely to stop the long-term shift away from coal and toward wind and solar power.
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| Death Of Mollie Tibbetts Caused By 'Sharp Force Injuries' Posted: 23 Aug 2018 02:00 PM PDT  The death of Mollie Tibbetts, a college student whose body was found hidden in
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| Giraffe Pillows And Bible Covers: New Report Details Booming Trade In U.S. Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:00 PM PDT  More than 40,000 giraffe parts have been imported into the United States in
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| Nine-year-old boy dies after beating by Buddhist monk Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:24 AM PDT  A nine-year-old Buddhist novice has died after a beating by a Thai monk who allegedly battered him with a stick and slammed his head against a pillar, officials said Friday. The monk allegedly assaulted Wattanapol Sisawad with a bamboo stick at the temple in Kanchanaburi, two hours west of Bangkok, striking him on his back several times before bashing his head into a pillar. The child fell into a coma and passed away late Thursday, a hospital worker at Kanchanaburi provincial hospital told AFP on Friday, requesting anonymity.
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| Lyft Announces Half-Price (And Free!) Rides To The Polls For Midterms Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:12 PM PDT  Lyft will offer free and discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, the
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| Ancient Fossil of Happy Shell-Free Turtle Solves an Evolutionary Mystery Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  This smiling turtle was footloose and shell-free.
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| More details in the investigation into Iowa student's slaying Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:05 AM PDT  An autopsy shows 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was killed by "multiple sharp force injuries."
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| Tunnel from Mexico to abandoned KFC restaurant in Arizona discovered by US Homeland Security Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:38 AM PDT  US federal authorities have discovered a drug smuggling tunnel between a home in Mexico and a former KFC restaurant in Arizona. Department of Homeland Security officials received information one end of the tunnel was inside the abandoned fast food joint in San Luis – 200 yards north of the US-Mexico border. Police began trailing the owner of the building, Ivan Lopez, and arrested him this month after finding several packages of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in the back of his truck.
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| Sessions fires back at Trump, vowing to keep politics out of DOJ Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:40 AM PDT  Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a striking statement Thursday hours after President Trump questioned his loyalty in a "Fox & Friends" interview while disparaging the Justice Department that Sessions oversees.
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| Georgia County Fires Consultant Who Recommended Closing Almost All Its Polling Places Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:12 PM PDT  A Georgia county has fired a consultant who had recommended closing almost all
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| Pope Francis faces fight to keep the faith in Ireland Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:45 PM PDT  Pope Francis faces a struggle this weekend to reinvigorate Ireland's confidence in the Catholic Church, in the face of multiple abuse scandals and a new generation shedding traditional mores. Once a bastion of Roman Catholicism, Ireland is unrecognisable from the country visited by pope John Paul II almost 40 years ago, when divorce was banned and same-sex marriage unheard of. The Church's grip on Irish society has weakened and the papal visit on Saturday and Sunday is a moment for Ireland to take stock of the Church's diminished role in national life.
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| Woman Fights Off Alligator While Swimming in Florida Lake Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:07 AM PDT  Felicitie Gillette was swimming in Lake Hernando about 1 a.m. when an alligator, estimated to be between 5- and 6-feet, grabbed her left arm.
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| The Latest: California congressman and wife plead not guilty Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:58 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife (all times local):
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| 'Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor Posted: 24 Aug 2018 12:47 PM PDT !['Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor]( "'Unequal Scenes' — Aerials highlight the split between rich and poor") These shocking drone images highlight the range of inequality that exists across the world. Taken by South Africa-based photographer Johnny Miller, 'Unequal Scenes' shows the contrast between rich and poor.
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| Top court confirms Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa presidential election victory Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's top court on Friday dismissed an opposition bid to have presidential election results annulled over alleged rigging in favour of Robert Mugabe's successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a verdict widely predicted by analysts, Chief Justice Luke Malaba strongly criticised the MDC party's case and upheld Mnangagwa's win. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Credit: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/ "The court finds the applicant has failed to place before it clear, direct, sufficient and credible evidence" of irregularities, Malaba said in his ruling at the Constitutional Court in Harare. "There was no proof of the happenings of these irregularities as a matter of fact." Mnangagwa, of the ruling ZANU-PF party, won the July 30 election with 50.8 percent of the vote - just enough to meet the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off against MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who scored 44.3 percent. His inauguration would now take place on Sunday, justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told AFP. Lawyers for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had argued that the results should be annulled due to alleged "massive doctoring" of the vote. Africa's tarnished jewel: how four decades of Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe's economy reeling But the court backed lawyers representing Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF and the election commission who rubbished claims that the opposition had produced any substantial evidence of fraud. "I once again reiterate my call for peace and unity," Mnangagwa said in a television address after the ruling. "Let us put whatever differences we might have behind us. It is time to build our nation and move forward together." Paul Mangwana, a ZANU-PF spokesman, said outside the court: "We are ecstatic... President Mnangagwa won and that can no longer be disputed. "He is now ready to deliver on his mandate to usher in a new Zimbabwe." Mnangagwa, who has vowed to revive Zimbabwe's ruined economy, had hoped the elections would draw a line under Mugabe's repressive 37-year rule and open up a stream of foreign investment and aid. Campaigning was more open and peaceful than previous votes under Mugabe. But the election was marred by the army opening fire on protesters, killing six, allegations of vote-rigging and a violent crackdown on opposition activists. The MDC had cited a catalogue of alleged discrepancies including incorrect counting, fake "ghost" polling stations, and at some polling stations more ballots being counted than there were registered voters. Police gather outside the Constitutional Court after the court upheld Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa' s narrow victory in Harare Credit: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi The party issued a statement saying it would respect the court verdict despite being the victim "of chicanery and electoral pilferage". "The sombre mood in the country in the wake of today's court verdict is in itself a telling statement," it added. Derek Matyszak, a legal expert at the University of Zimbabwe, had predicted that the opposition faced an uphill struggle given the courts' historic tilt towards ZANU-PF, which has ruled since independence from British colonial rule in 1980. "The outcome (was) pretty predictable," Matyszak told AFP. The MDC's appeal, which was lodged hours before the deadline on August 10, forced Mnangagwa's inauguration - planned for August 12 - to be postponed. International monitors largely praised the conduct of the election itself, although European Union observers said that Mnangagwa, a former long-time Mugabe ally, benefited from an "un-level playing field". After the ruling, the EU issued a statement saying all parties should accept the verdict, adding that the new government needed to push through electoral reforms after a vote that had "revealed improvements as well as challenges." Some ZANU-PF supporters celebrated at the party headquarters in Harare. The nine judges delivered the unanimous verdict at the court amid tight security, though no protests were reported after the case. Armed police patrolled in the second city of Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold. The court could have declared a winner, called another election, or ordered a run-off or recount. In a first for the country, the proceedings were broadcast live on state television.
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| Fox News Host: Trump Said He'd Consider A Pardon For Manafort Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:38 PM PDT  Donald Trump will consider a pardon for former campaign manager Paul
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| Displaced Puerto Ricans Face Dire Situations As FEMA Housing Aid Nears Its End Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Since fleeing her native Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria tore through her
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| US priest speaks up for Church's gay 'parish pariahs' Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:04 AM PDT  Gay people in the Catholic Church are sometimes "treated like dirt", according to a priest invited by the Vatican to address a conference on families in Dublin on Thursday ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. US Jesuit priest James Martin preaches openness towards gay Roman Catholics -- in the face of some traditionalists who have tried to shut him down. "It is a sign to all Catholics that the Vatican considers LGBT Catholics part of the Church," said the author of a bestselling book which reaches out to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians.
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| Google blocks accounts in 'influence operation' linked to Iran Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:56 AM PDT  Google said Thursday it blocked YouTube channels and other accounts over a misinformation campaign linked to Iran, on the heels of similar moves by Facebook and Twitter. Google said that working with the cybersecurity firm FireEye, it linked the accounts to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting as part of an effort dating to at least January 2017.
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| Reality Winner, National Security Agency Leaker, Sentenced To 5 Years Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:57 AM PDT  A former government contract employee who leaked information to the press
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| Medical examiner says Iowa student died from stab wounds Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:36 PM PDT  BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa college student who was allegedly abducted by a stranger while running last month in a small town died from stab wounds, a medical examiner says.
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| Iranian families share stories on ‘devastating’ impact of US sanctions Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:19 AM PDT  Meisam's family, with the help of her grandmother's oncologist, are searching for new suppliers who may be able to import the medicines, but as US sanctions start to bite, they don't know what will be possible. In the past few weeks, international companies have begun to pull out of Iran after threats from US President Donald Trump that businesses must choose between trade with Tehran or trade with the US. The first round of "snapback" US sanctions came into effect at the beginning of August after Mr Trump followed through on a campaign trail promise to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
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| Hurricane Lane vs. Kilauea: What happens when a hurricane meets a volcano? Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:19 AM PDT  What happens when two forces of nature like Hurricane Lane and Mount Kilauea come face to face? Some scientists think low pressure associated with a hurricane could contribute to a volcanic eruption, but that theory hasn't yet been proven.
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| Weekly News Roundup: Trump Legal Troubles, Hurricane Lane, Me Too Bombshell Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:06 PM PDT  This week's headlines saw some serious legal woes for President Donald Trump,
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| Catholic conference hears appeal for Church to welcome gay people Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:55 AM PDT  At the first major speech on the issue at the World Meeting of Families, which is organized by the Vatican every three years and is being held in Dublin this year, U.S. Jesuit priest James Martin told delegates that excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics violated the teachings of Jesus Christ. "By excluding LGBT Catholics, you are breaking up God's family," he added. The Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful but homosexual acts are, and that homosexuals should try to be chaste.
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| Soviet IZh 2125 ‘Kombi’ making comeback as Kalashnikov electric car Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:03 AM PDT  You may associate Kalashnikov with making arms, but – similar to Jaguar – it has just unveiled a retro-inspired electric car, and it has Tesla in its sights
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| Saudi Arabia insists 'committed' to Aramco IPO Posted: 22 Aug 2018 08:16 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Thursday rejected reports that Aramco's planned initial public offering had been scrapped, saying the kingdom had stepped up preparations for the stock market debut of the state energy giant. "The government remains committed to the IPO of Saudi Aramco at a time of its own choosing when conditions are optimum," energy minister Khalid al-Falih said in a statement. The plan to float around five percent of Aramco -- expected to be the world's largest stock sale -- forms the cornerstone of a reform programme envisaged by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to wean the economy off its reliance on oil.
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| Ex-Facebook Security Chief: 'It's Too Late To Protect The 2018 Elections' Posted: 23 Aug 2018 05:16 AM PDT  Facebook's former security chief warned that attacks on the American electoral
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| Face recognition nabs fake passport user at US airport Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:25 AM PDT  Facial recognition technology was credited with the arrest this week of a man attempting to use a fake passport to enter the United States at Washington's Dulles airport, officials said. Officials said that on the third day of deployment of the new technology, border agents were able to determine that the man was using a fake French passport. US Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Dulles is one of 14 "early adopter airports" using facial recognition technology for the entry process, and began deploying it Monday.
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| Alleged killer faces 13 new rape-related charges Posted: 23 Aug 2018 02:59 PM PDT  A former police officer accused of being California's elusive Golden State Killer is being arraigned on 13-new rape-related charges along with 13 slayings spanning five counties. (Aug. 23)
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| Hong Kong Doctor Is Accused of Killing His Wife and Daughter With a Gas-Filled Yoga Ball. Here's What to Know About the Case Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:41 AM PDT  A Malaysian-born doctor in Hong Kong is accused of murdering his wife and daughter using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide
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| Dan Rather Has A Scathing New Nickname For Team Trump Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:23 AM PDT  Dan Rather came up with a new nickname for President Donald Trump and those
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| Why This Woman Organized Mass Tinder Date With Dozens of Men Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT  It was all a stunt.
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| DNC Says Previously Reported 'Sophisticated' Cyberattack Wasn't An Attack After All Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:01 AM PDT  The Democratic National Committee said Thursday that what it initially
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| U.S. Treasury, IRS move to block states dodging tax deduction cap Posted: 23 Aug 2018 05:59 PM PDT  The Republican tax law enacted in December capped at $10,000 the deduction taxpayers can claim on their federal tax return for state and local tax payments, including property and income taxes, known as SALT. The highest state and local tax rates tend to be in Democratic-leaning areas, and critics of the capped SALT deduction say it was designed to disproportionately impact taxpayers in those states. After the law's enactment, some high-tax states moved to set up funds for public services to which taxpayers can make donations, receive credits against owed state and local taxes and then claim the payments as charitable deductions on their federal returns.
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| Correction: Disabled Child Shot story Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:12 AM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story Aug. 22 about a mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son and then attempting suicide, The Associated Press misattributed the information about the boy's diagnosis. That information was provided by KTVZ-TV, not family friend Dianna Hansen.
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| Knifeman kills mother and sister near Paris, IS claims attack Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:27 PM PDT  A man stabbed his mother and sister to death and seriously injured another person in a town near Paris on Thursday before being shot dead by police. The 36-year-old had serious mental health problems and had been on a terror watch list since 2016, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told reporters after visiting the scene in the town of Trappes. The motive for the violence remained unclear despite a claim by the Islamic State (IS) group that it was an attack by one of its fighters responding to the terror organisation's propaganda.
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| South Africa Admonishes Trump's Racist Conspiracy Theory Tweet Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:01 AM PDT  South Africa's government slammed President Donald Trump after he tweeted that
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| Manafort juror says 'one holdout' kept jury from convicting on all counts Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:31 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The jury in the trial of Paul Manafort would have convicted the former Trump campaign chairman on all 18 criminal charges if not for one juror who had questions about the reasonable doubt standard of guilt, a juror told Fox News on Wednesday. "There was one holdout," the juror in the trial, Paula Duncan, said in an interview.
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