| Obama, Bush Asked To Speak At John McCain's Funeral; Trump Told To Stay Away Posted: 27 Aug 2018 01:40 AM PDT  Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have reportedly been asked
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| Ex-Vatican official accuses Pope of ignoring abuse claims Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:56 AM PDT  A former ambassador to the Vatican has accused Pope Francis of ignoring sexual abuse claims against prominent US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was forced to resign last month. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said that he had told Francis, who is currently visiting Ireland, of the allegations in 2013, but that the pontiff instead lifted sanctions imposed on McCarrick by predecessor Pope Benedict.
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| JetBlue is raising fees on baggage and ticket changes Posted: 27 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT ![JetBlue is raising fees on baggage and ticket changes]( "JetBlue is raising fees on baggage and ticket changes") DALLAS (AP) — JetBlue Airways is raising fees for checking a bag or changing a ticket, a move that could prompt other airlines to raise their fees.
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| More Than 1,000 Mourners Attend Mollie Tibbetts' Funeral Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:28 AM PDT  More than 1,000 mourners filled a high school gymnasium in a small town in
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| US strike 'kills Islamic State commander in Afghanistan' Posted: 27 Aug 2018 04:35 AM PDT  A US strike over the weekend killed a senior Islamic State commander in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan and US officials said Monday. The strike in Nangarhar province killed Abu Sayeed Orakzai, a senior leader in the extremist group, according to Shah Hussain Martazawi, deputy spokesman for the Afghan presidency. He said the operation showed the government's "determination to fight terrorism." Lt Col Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, said American forces launched a counterterrorism strike in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday that targeted a "senior leader of a designated terrorist organization." He did not provide further details. "These efforts target the real enemies of Afghanistan, the same enemies who threaten America," he said. An Isil affiliate that emerged in Afghanistan in 2014 has carried out scores of attacks targeting security forces and the country's Shiite minority. Even with US and NATO support, Afghan security forces have struggled to combat Isil and the more well-established Taliban.
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| Chinese authorities say Didi bears 'unshirkable responsibility' for passenger's death Posted: 26 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT  China's police and transport ministry said on Sunday the country's largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing had "unshirkable responsibility" for a ride-sharing passenger being raped and killed by a driver in the eastern city of Wenzhou. The company met with both ministries in Beijing and the nearby port city of Tianjin and ordered to carry out a complete reform of its platform to ensure safety standards, the official Xinhua news agency reported. A Didi representative said the company felt deeply responsible and would complete by Sept 1 a new compliance operation to be inspected by the ministries and the public, according to Xinhua.
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| Scientists Discover Giant Deep-Sea Coral Reef Off Atlantic Coast Posted: 25 Aug 2018 06:40 PM PDT  THE ATLANTIC OCEAN -- As the research vessel Atlantis made its way out to sea
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| Monterey Car Week: day one auction results Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:06 PM PDT  Although down by nearly $2 million compared with Monterey 2017's first day of auctions, sale prices are healthy – and we've only just got started…
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| Imagining the Senate — and Arizona — without John McCain Posted: 26 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT  While tributes to the late senator make headlines, a quieter conversation is taking place as well: the effect of McCain's absence from Congress, where he served since 1983.
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| David Katz: Jacksonville gunman was an eSports champion who 'kept to himself' Posted: 27 Aug 2018 01:10 AM PDT  David Katz, the suspect in the Jacksonville mass shooting, was reportedly introduced at the video game tournament as a "man of business" who "keeps to himself". The former eSports champion had travelled from Baltimore to Florida intent on taking part in the regional qualifier of the Madden 19 American football tournament, hoping to make it through to the finals in Las Vegas. Instead the 24-year-old was eliminated, according to witnesses, who say he later returned with a handgun and opened fire. The outbreak of shooting was captured on a live stream of the event, with several gunshots heard in the disturbing footage before the feed was disconnected. Just before the shots were heard, a red laser dot appeared on the chest of one of the players, who was wearing white headphones and a red sweatshirt. Three people, including Katz, were left dead while at least 11 others were shot and wounded in the shooting, which took place at the Chicago Pizza in the Jacksonville Landing shopping plaza. Local media identified the dead victims as Eli Clayton, 22, of Woodland Hills, California, and Taylor Robertson, 27, of Ballard, West Virginia. Both had been competitors in the tournament, local media reported, citing family of the victims. Robertson, a husband and father, won the tournament last year and Katz won it the year before, the Miami Herald reported, citing family and friends posting on the Internet. Sheriff Mike Williams said police believed the suspect was Katz. "There were three deceased individuals at the scene, one of those being the suspect, who took his own life," Sheriff Williams told reporters. David Katz, 24, killed himself and two others, and left 11 people injured in a shooting at the Jacksonville Landing complex Credit: YouTube Sheriff Williams said Katz used "at least one handgun" to carry out the shooting. Listed by games maker EA Sports as a 2017 championship winner, police believe Katz stayed at a North Florida hotel overnight. "You are not going to see much emotion," an announcer said earlier as an introduction for Katz, the Miami Herald reported. "David Katz keeps to himself. He's a man of business. He's not here to make friends." Jacksonville shooting - Locator map Steven "Steveyj" Javaruski, a professional Madden player for Noble eSports, said the attack happened after the shooter had lost during the competition, the LA Times reported. Mr Javaruski said he witnessed his fellow competitor target a "few people" killing at least two or three and shooting multiple others. Katz would sometimes play under the name "Bread" or "RavensChamp" while competing in the national circuit of professional gamers who play "Madden NFL 19," the popular football game. In February last year, he won the Buffalo Bills tournament of the Madden NFL football game. "Madden" competitor Derek Jones, 30, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, said he knew Katz by the gamer tags he used online - often "Bread" or "Sliced Bread" - and had played against him online but had never spoken to him personally. "You know, I'm glad I lost today," Jones said. "Because if I'd won, I would have been in that game bar right then playing a game and not paying attention. And he could have come and I'd probably be dead right now." On Sunday evening, the FBI said, its agents searched a family home of the man authorities believed was behind the attack. Heavily armed agents, some in bulletproof vests and brandishing long guns, could be seen entering an upmarket townhome complex near Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Cameron Stearns, who lives next door to the house, said he was surprised Katz had been identified as the gunman. "It's shocking and scary to think only a wall separates you from somebody capable of shooting up a video game tournament," he told the New York Times. Marquis Williams was his girlfriend Taylor Poindexter when the bullets started to fly. As he fled, Williams, 28, said, he could see the back of the gunman's head as the attacker appeared to be walking backwards as he fired. "We didn't see like a face," Ms Poindexter, 26, told reporters a few hours after the attack, standing on crutches after spraining her ankle trying to escape. "We did see him with two hands on a gun, walking back just popping rounds." The killings rocked the world of professional electronic gaming, also known as esports, which boasts an estimated 250 million players worldwide in a growing market worth about a billion dollars a year. Still doesn't feel real. Saw a lot of things today I wish I hadn't seen. But I also saw a community of people rally around each other and a massive amount of support from friends and family to check on everyone. I'm thankful for everyone of you guys in the community.I love y'all— G-tech (@maddenvtech) August 27, 2018 "My heart goes out to the family, friends and people affected by the madden shooting today," one video platform streamer and Internet personality, Ninja, wrote on Twitter. "Evil times we live in, just need to out shine that evil with positivity." Another high profile gamer, @ProblemWright, one of the top names in Madden competitions according to its maker, Electronic Arts Inc, said he was crying and "in so much pain." "All over a videogame. Two of our brothers are gone man and its so disturbing. One of the most tragic days ive experienced. This community is like family. Broken," he wrote on Twitter.
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| Pope silent on claim he ignored abuse Posted: 27 Aug 2018 12:25 PM PDT  Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim that he ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman amid speculation conservative elements in the Catholic hierarchy are using the issue to mount a "putsch" to remove the liberal pontiff. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a former Vatican envoy to the United States, on Saturday said he had told Francis of the allegations against prominent US cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2013.
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| Money and loyalty: A look inside dramatic Trump-Cohen rift Posted: 25 Aug 2018 07:04 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — For Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, it's always been about money and loyalty.
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| Mercedes EQC electric crossover SUV teased in new videos Posted: 27 Aug 2018 07:05 AM PDT  A production prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover SUV has taken a peek from under its veil ahead of its official reveal Sept. 4. Mercedes released two short videos of the car. One reveals a quick look at the left headlight that shows some of the car's angular grille and announces the date of the car's full debut.
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| Jacksonville shooting: 4 killed, 9 injured in Madden tournament shooting, source says Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:52 PM PDT  One white male suspect is dead at the scene at a restaurant in Jacksonville Landing, Sheriff Mike Williams said, and no other suspects are being sought.
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| Sexually frustrated dolphin named Zafar terrorises tourists on French beach Posted: 27 Aug 2018 05:23 AM PDT  A seaside village in Brittany has banned swimming on its beach because a dolphin in heat has been scaring tourists and locals by approaching them and trying to rub up against them. The dolphin has even tried to prevent several swimmers from getting back to the beach at Landévennec, using its nose to push one woman out of the water and up into the air. The beast, often clearly in a state of sexual arousal, also often tries to rub up against kayaks and other small boats. The three-metre long dolphin, which locals have nicknamed Zafar, has been hanging around the Bay of Brest for months, amusing tourists with its antics as it visited the beaches and shorelines of Plougastel-Daoulas, Logonna-Daoulas and Landevennec. Children in sailing schools were delighted when the dolphin would suddenly turn up and frolic around their boats, and Zafar sometimes let swimmers grip onto his dorsal fin and go for a ride with him. But then a few weeks ago he changed. The dolphin rubs himself up against kayaks and canoes "Swimming and diving are banned on the village shoreline… whenever the presence of the dolphin is confirmed," said a new bylaw issued last week by the mayor of Landévennec, Roger Lars. "Approaching within 50 metres of the dolphin is also forbidden," said the text. Mayor Lars was not available for comment when contacted by the Telegraph, but he told local media that he had issued the new rules "to ensure people's safety" after Zafar's recent bad behaviour. "Several swimmers were frightened. He (Zafar) even lifted up a woman swimmer last Thursday with his nose," he told Ouest-France newspaper. Local media have been awash with tales of the dolphin's less savoury antics, with several going into some detail about aghast tourists being confronted with the animal's sexual arousal. About | Bottlenose dolphins Dolphins do not have a particular time of year when they reproduce and may mate at any time. They appear to have frequent recreational sex and sometimes display sexual behaviour towards other species, including humans. Experts point out that they are very large wild animals and could cause serious injury - even inadvertently with a flipper - if they feel threatened. But attacks or injury to humans by dolphins are so rare that a Breton lawyer says he plans to take legal action to have what he calls the "excessive" swimming ban in Landévennec overturned. "The mayor wants to make dolphins look like almost ferocious beasts, completely unpredictable and likely to drown people," said Erwan Le Cornec in a statement. "If you were to apply these rules across the board, whenever a pedestrian approaches a dog, even if it is on a leash, all the mayors in… France should issue bylaws banning pedestrians in town," he said.
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| The bell tolls for John McCain: How Hemingway's antifascist hero shaped the man Posted: 26 Aug 2018 05:54 AM PDT  John McCain, who died Saturday in Arizona, always said "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was his favorite novel and that its hero was a source of inspiration throughout his life.
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| New beer hotel with in-room beer taps and shower beer fridges now open Posted: 27 Aug 2018 04:57 AM PDT  The world's first crowdsourced beer hotel, located inside a working brewery, is now open for business.
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| Daughter testifies in Hong Kong 'yoga ball' murder trial Posted: 27 Aug 2018 12:18 AM PDT  The daughter of an anaesthetist accused of gassing his wife and another daughter to death using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide described her dead sister as her "soulmate" in a Hong Kong court Monday. Prosecutors have accused Khaw Kim-sun of leaving the inflatable ball in the boot of a car where the gas leaked out and killed his wife and 16-year-old daughter Lily. Khaw, 53, was having an affair and his wife would not grant him a divorce, prosecutors said.
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| As pope visits Ireland, protesters demand justice over clerical abuse Posted: 26 Aug 2018 01:06 PM PDT  As the faithful flocked to witness Pope Francis celebrate mass on Sunday, protesters gathered in central Dublin to demand recognition, reconciliation and reparations for the historic wrongs of the Catholic Church in Ireland. In a city decked out in yellow-and-white Vatican flags, thousands of demonstrators -- some visibly emotional -- marched under the rainbow flag, calling for action from a Church they say is yet to redress decades of abuse. "I think he should get on his knees and beg forgiveness of the people of Ireland," Lisa Barcaen, who was dressed as a nun with fake blood on her hands, told AFP.
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| Melania Trump helps plant baby Eisenhower oak at White House Posted: 27 Aug 2018 01:58 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joined by descendants of past presidents, Melania Trump helped plant a sapling from an Eisenhower-era tree on the south grounds of the White House.
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| The 2019 Chevrolet Malibu RS Makes a Virtue of Being Unobtrusive Posted: 26 Aug 2018 09:01 PM PDT  Behind a facelift and a new RS badge hides GM's new continuously variable automatic transmission.
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| Top 10 most expensive cars sold at auction Posted: 26 Aug 2018 11:39 PM PDT  How many are Ferraris? And take a guess which other makes creep into this list. Following Monterey 2018, even the cheapest here is over $20m...
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| 40 Cars With The Best Names Ever Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| John McCain's former rivals pay tribute: 'We are all in his debt' Posted: 26 Aug 2018 08:31 AM PDT  John McCain's old political rivals, including former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, have paid tribute to the longtime Arizona senator and Vietnam War veteran.
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| Italy's interior minister faces kidnap charges after immigrants held for ten days at sea Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:41 AM PDT  Italy's far-Right interior minister on Sunday dismissed possible kidnapping charges over the illegal detention of more than 100 migrants as a "badge of honour" as he geared up for a clash with the judiciary. The group of 150 migrants finally left the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti yesterday after spending 10 days stranded at sea when Italy refused permission for them to disembark, following an agreement for Ireland and Albania to take some of them in. The ship, also carrying 42 Italian crew members, initially rescued 190 migrants off the coast of Libya on 16 August. The sickest and youngest were allowed to leave earlier. But approximately a dozen of the mostly Eritrean migrants stranded on board were hospitalized after disembarking Sunday, some with symptoms of tuberculosis, pneumonia and scabies. Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini speaks at a Lega party meeting in Pinzolo, Italy, Saturday Credit: Daniele Panato/ ANSA All 11 women on board had been victims of sexual violence, port medics said. The head of Italy's Medical Agency (AIFA) Stefano Vella resigned in protest on Sunday, saying that as a doctor he felt he could "no longer lead a public health body at a time when people are treated this way on our territory." Mr Salvini and another high-ranking member of the Italian government have been placed under formal investigation by prosecutors for potential "illegal arrest, illegal confinement and abuse of office". But Mr Salvini, the head of the far-Right League, which is in coalition with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, has treated the episode as a boost to his anti-immigration credentials. "Every inquiry, lie, insult or threat because I defend the security, borders and future of Italians, is a medal for me," said Mr. Salvini in a tweet on Sunday. A migrant is helped by Red Cross members after disembarking from Italian coast guard vessel "Diciotti" Credit: ANTONIO PARRINELLO/ REUTERS Notified of the inquiry on Saturday while meeting with supporters in a northern Dolomite resort town, Mr Salvini taunted prosecutors to arrest him, saying he awaited them with a glass of local mulberry grappa. "They can arrest me, but not the wishes of 60 million Italians," he said. "Its incredible to live in a country where 10 days ago a bridge collapsed killing 43 people and still no one has been placed under inquiry, while they investigate a minister protecting the security of this country." Former Interior Minister Marco Minniti, Mr Salvini's predecessor, accused the far-Right leader of provoking an "unjustified and unprecedented conflict of state powers" in exchange for short-term political gain. Mr Salvini pointed to 100,000 tweets under the hashtag "No-one Touches Salvini" on Sunday as proof of his popular support should the fragile government coalition crumble. As his personal popularity rises, he is reportedly considering calling for fresh elections in the hope of consolidating his power. On Tuesday, Mr Salvini will holds talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which has caused disquiet within the 5SM, who have asked why the Italian prime minister, a 5SM member, is not meeting with his Hungarian counterpart.
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| Official: Fireworks, cigarettes may have caused deadly blaze Posted: 27 Aug 2018 04:05 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators seeking the cause of Chicago's deadliest fire in well over a decade were searching the porch area where the blaze started for evidence of fireworks, cigarettes or other smoking materials, a fire official said Monday.
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| Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe Posted: 26 Aug 2018 06:24 AM PDT  Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Sunday after winning a bitterly-contested election which was the country's first since the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, whose victory in the July 30 polls was challenged by the main opposition, pledged to "protect and promote the rights of Zimbabweans" at an inauguration ceremony attended by thousands of supporters at a stadium in Harare. "I Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa swear that as president of the republic of Zimbabwe I will be faithful to Zimbabwe (and) will obey uphold and defend the constitution of Zimbabwe," he said to thunderous applause from a crowd that also included several African heads of state.
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| Bear defending cub attacks boy, 10, hiking with family Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:35 PM PDT  The child suffered puncture wounds to his back, wounds around his buttocks and an injured wrist.
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| Three Teenagers Arrested in Kidnapping, Rape of 70-Year-Old Woman Posted: 26 Aug 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Three teenagers are accused of raping a 70-year-old woman and then abducting her from her Memphis home.
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| BMW Mini Cooper (first-generation) Buying Guide Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:46 AM PDT  First-gen modern Mini Cooper retains much of what made the original so desirable, but it does have issues. Here's what to look out for, before jumping in
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| Israel reopens people crossing with Gaza Strip Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:17 AM PDT  Israel reopened its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip on Monday, a week after shutting it over violence along the border with the Palestinian enclave. The reopening, following days of relative calm, comes as Egypt holds talks with Palestinian officials as part of efforts to reach a long-term truce with Israel. A spokeswoman for the Israeli defence ministry unit that oversees the Erez crossing confirmed it had opened as planned on Monday morning.
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| 19 Spring-Inspired Cakes and Cupcakes Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:11 PM PDT |
| Trump Orders White House Flag Lowered To Half-Staff Again In Honor Of McCain (UPDATE) Posted: 27 Aug 2018 06:51 AM PDT  UPDATE: 4:40 p.m. ― President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday
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| What to Know About the Suspected Jacksonville Madden Tournament Shooter Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:51 PM PDT  The shooter killed two people before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
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| Deported mother tells of moment five-year-old son was taken from her by Japanese officials - 'I still cannot forget his crying voice' Posted: 26 Aug 2018 10:46 PM PDT  Japanese immigration officials have been accused of forcibly removing a crying five-year-old boy from the lap of his Vietnamese mother before she was deported from the country. The mother was among 46 Vietnamese deported by immigration officials in February for staying illegally in Japan, with members of 12 families reportedly separated as a result. Nguyen Thi Loan Phuong, 46, told Kyodo News agency how her Japanese-born son, aged five, was tearfully removed from her lap in a room at Tokyo Immigration Bureau a week before she was put out on a chartered plane to Hanoi. Speaking in a telephone interview, she said: "My son was crying. I still cannot forget his crying voice." Six months on, her son remains in Japan where he is being looked after by her Vietnamese refugee husband Hoang Van Hiep, 52, who is juggling childcare with night shifts at a noodle-making factory in Gunma Prefecture. Ms Phuong, who was deported from Japan on one previous occasion, reportedly returned to the country eight years ago using her sister's passport, before marrying her husband. Mr Hiep told local media that returning to Vietnam to be with his wife was impossible due to his refugee status while their son only speaks Japanese. "My wife certainly violated the immigration law, but she regrets it," he added. "All I want is just to live with my wife and son." Japan is home to famously strict immigration laws, despite its rapidly ageing population and low birth rate fuelling growing concerns about the nation's shrinking workforce. The recent situation surrounding Vietnamese families has led to accusations of parallels with immigration policies in the United States, where the separation of thousands of children from parents recently led to global condemnation. Motoko Yamagishi, secretary-general of the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan, told Kyodo News: "On humanitarian grounds, the government should issue a special residence permit to illegal residents who have been living with their families in Japan for a long time."
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| Iran's Rouhani under attack from all sides Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:56 AM PDT  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is clinging to power but finds himself under attack from all sides -- conservatives, reformists and the street -- as he prepares for a grilling in parliament on Tuesday. The US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers and Washington's reimposition of sanctions have already battered the Iranian economy, and critics say it has exposed the failures of Rouhani's five years in power. For the first time, lawmakers have summoned Rouhani to parliament to face questions over the collapsing value of the Iranian currency, over stubbornly high unemployment and corruption.
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| Jacksonville deadly shooting: Fellow gamer says 'something was off' about suspect David Katz Posted: 27 Aug 2018 02:02 PM PDT  A rival gamer whose best friend was killed in the shooting in Jacksonville on Sunday said that "something was off" about alleged gunman David Katz.
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| Grandmother pulls out two pythons hiding in barbecue like it's no big deal Posted: 27 Aug 2018 05:36 AM PDT  Snakes. Scary, right? Not so frightened of these creatures was 81-year-old Australian grandmother Faye Morgan, who casually pulled out not one, but two pythons hiding in the barbecue of a Queensland home on Sunday morning. SEE ALSO: At 99 million years old, this baby snake fossil is the first of its kind to be discovered While the rest of us would likely freak out, Morgan didn't flinch one bit as she hauled the snakes from the grill into an awaiting plastic container. "I live for the drama," Morgan says in the video. "Two of them!" According to 7 News, Morgan had spent her whole life on a farm, and so the reptiles didn't really faze her. She had also pulled one from the same spot 18 months earlier, so it's certainly no one-off. While snakes aren't so commonly found in the colder months because they're in a state of semi-hibernation, they'll occasionally wander out if the temperature outside is warm enough. WATCH: Turkey hopes to add its underwater 'Sunken City' to the World Heritage List
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| Driven: Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk2 Posted: 27 Aug 2018 04:25 AM PDT  The Fiesta XR2 was one of the most popular cars of the 1980s, but how does the rally-inspired hot hatchback perform with the rose-tinted spectacles removed?
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| UN team: Myanmar military chiefs should face 'genocide' case Posted: 27 Aug 2018 05:29 PM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body said Monday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, taking the unusual step of identifying by name six of those it says were behind systematic crimes targeting the ethnic minority.
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| NASA Map Reveals How This Week’s Natural Disasters Affect Aerosol Velocity Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:30 AM PDT  NASA is tracking even the tiniest specks of matter.
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| US, Mexico finalize trade pact; Canada to rejoin talks Tuesday Posted: 27 Aug 2018 03:28 PM PDT  After months of intense negotiations, the United States and Mexico agreed Monday on a thoroughly overhauled free trade pact, while talks with Canada are to begin Tuesday. The uncertainty around the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement now revolves around whether it can remain a three-nation deal, as President Donald Trump suggested he could cut Ottawa out.
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| Cryptominers dreaming of rebound after price crash Posted: 26 Aug 2018 08:20 AM PDT  Surrounded by the cryptocurrency mining "rig" that is taking over his bedroom, "Ali" lays bare the risks of his trade, revealing his profits "are a tenth of what they were". Prices of cryptocurrencies have plunged since the heady heights of last year, slashing the profits of miners such as Ali. This investment totalled around 13,000 euros, soon paid off with his initial gains.
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