| Andrew Gillum wins Florida Democratic primary in bid to become state's first black governor Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:16 PM PDT  Andrew Gillum pulled off an upset victory Tuesday night in Florida's Democratic primary in a bid to become the state's first African-American governor.
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| Catholic Cardinal Calls On Pope Francis To Step Down Over Alleged Sexual Abuse Coverup Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:32 AM PDT  A top Catholic Church figure is calling on Pope Francis to resign after
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| Puerto Ricans Are ‘Outraged But Not Surprised’ By New Hurricane Maria Death Toll Posted: 29 Aug 2018 02:48 PM PDT  After the governor of Puerto Rico raised the island's official Hurricane Maria
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| Effort To Rename Russell Senate Building For McCain Is Running Into GOP Resistance Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:34 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan effort to rename a Senate office building to honor
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| China's Didi vows to prioritize safety over growth after murder of passenger Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:08 AM PDT  The case sparked outrage on social media and concerns over safety issues in the fast-growing ride-hailing sector in China, prompting Didi to say that it would suspend its Hitch service indefinitely until it comes up with a safety mechanism acceptable to its users. "The tragedy reminded us we have walked this path without enough respect or humility," Didi founder Cheng Wei and President Jean Liu said in an emailed statement. Didi will make upgrades to safety products like its SOS button and itinerary share function, and plans to work closely with China's law enforcement agencies to, among other things, set up a system to allow its passengers to call the police during any threats of danger, it said.
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| Jacob Caldwell, Ohio Boy Reported Missing 1 Year Ago, Found Safe by Police Posted: 28 Aug 2018 01:23 PM PDT  The teen had run away days after the murder of his father, police said.
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| Twitter Users Blast Hypocrisy Of Donald Trump's 'Anonymous Sources' Warning Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:44 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's attempt at making a public service announcement about
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| EU urges 'amicable' end to Franco-British scallop war Posted: 29 Aug 2018 04:19 AM PDT  The European Commission on Wednesday urged France and Britain to find an "amicable" solution after fishermen from the two countries clashed in the English Channel over a hoard of scallops. Brussels insisted however that it could not get involved in the fight as arrangements for trawling for the prized shellfish were made between individual countries, not at a European level. "We saw the reports of incidents involving French and British fishermen off the coast of Normandy," European Commission spokesman Daniel Rosario told a daily briefing in Brussels.
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| Beyond Mexico: How DHS rule changes may affect black immigrants Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  A rule that requires officials to take into account whether an immigrant is "primarily dependent on the government" in considering permanent status, puts legal immigrants in limbo, and many choose to forgo benefits they're entitled to. Now the rules are about to get tougher.
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| Pope's cover-up crisis turns battle lines into first salvo Posted: 29 Aug 2018 03:03 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The author of the bombshell accusation of sex abuse cover-up against Pope Francis denied Wednesday he acted out of revenge or anger, breaking his silence as his claims continued to divide a Catholic Church already polarized under Francis' reformist agenda.
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| Elon Musk Could Face Legal Action After Asking Why Cave Diver He Called A Pedophile Hasn't Sued Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:46 AM PDT  A tech billionaire who just couldn't stop tweeting stupid things may now face
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| Jacksonville Shooting Survivors Retain Morgan & Morgan For Expected Lawsuit Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:11 PM PDT  Orlando-based law firm Morgan & Morgan announced that it is filing a
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| Israel demolishes family home of Palestinian attacker Posted: 28 Aug 2018 01:27 AM PDT  Footage distributed by the military showed an armoured bulldozer tearing into the one-storey structure in the village of Kauber, north of the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Mohammed Tareq Ibraham Dar Youssef, 17, broke into the settlement of Adam on July 26, and stabbed three people, killing Yotam Ovadia, 31. Dar Youssef's uncle, Khaled Abu Ayyoush, said the youth's parents, two brothers and two sisters had lived in the house razed in the night-time operation.
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| 'Madden' Gamer Hailed Hero After Shielding 2 Younger Gamers During Florida Shooting Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:59 AM PDT  He said he figured the gunman would have to shoot him first.
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| Missouri Enacts Law Protecting Citizens From Unwittingly Buying Fake Meat Posted: 28 Aug 2018 11:15 AM PDT  The Show Me State may need to tweak its nickname. America, meet the Show Meat
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| Former Dallas officer convicted of murder Posted: 29 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Ex-police officer Roy Oliver could face life in prison for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Jordan Edwards when he fired his gun into a car full of teenagers. ABC News' Danya Bacchus reports.
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| Mourning John McCain Posted: 29 Aug 2018 10:30 AM PDT ![Mourning John McCain]( "Mourning John McCain") Residents lined up at the Arizona statehouse on Wednesday to pay respects to the late U.S. Senator John McCain, the Vietnam War hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate whose body will lie in state for the day at the Capitol Rotunda in Phoenix.
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| Pope silent on claim he ignored abuse Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:32 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. "Corruption has reached the very top of the Church's hierarchy," Vigano said in a letter published in the National Catholic Register and several conservative US Catholic publications.
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| Elon Musk Can't Stop Baselessly Calling Hero Cave Rescuer A Pedophile Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:20 PM PDT  Elon Musk, a tech billionaire who can't keep his mouth shut, continues to
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| Tibbetts' father: Hispanic locals 'Iowans with better food' Posted: 27 Aug 2018 07:47 PM PDT  BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has prompted criticism of the U.S. immigration system because the man charged in her death is a Mexican farmworker. But the victim's father told mourners he's been embraced by the local Hispanic community.
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| The Day After Jacksonville's Mass Shooting, They Held Another Gaming Tournament Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:02 AM PDT  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ― On Monday night, a group of gamers met up at a local
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| Neighbors share similar sightings of mystery woman Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:23 AM PDT  Officials in Houston are trying to determine whether a woman captured on surveillance video frantically ringing a doorbell is a victim or a con artist. ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports.
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| U.S. court says North Carolina gerrymander is illegal, seeks new congressional map Posted: 27 Aug 2018 07:19 PM PDT  The three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina said in a 321-page opinion that Republican legislators responsible for the map conducted unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering to dilute the impact of Democratic votes. "That is precisely what the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly sought to do here," the opinion said. Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to gain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that could thwart Republican President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.
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| Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:54 AM PDT ![Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico]( "Starbucks opens shop operated by seniors in Mexico") Mexico, Aug. 28 (Notimex).- The coffee chain Starbucks opened its first branch in Mexico and Latin America operated entirely by seniors, to give employment opportunities to this segment of the population. The general director of the company, Christian Gurría, said that currently has about seven thousand "partners" in the country, of which 65 are older adults, however the goal is to increase this base of workers to be 120 for the next year. In an interview with Notimex he pointed out that although the chain already serves the young segment with their first job, education programs, very clear career plans and opportunities, they were looking for a job inclusion program that could be replicated. He explained that beyond the business topic, in this initiative there is a greater value, which is social, by giving seniors the opportunity to have a job. To achieve this program, the chain had to contemplate certain conditions to ensure the safety of the elderly, such as one floor branches, lower the shelves to avoid accidents and different schedules. In addition to having additional benefits to those that provide their normal workers, such as insurance for major medical expenses, two days off and a working day of 6.5 hours. The chain also undertook a process of raising awareness on the subject of interaction of the elderly, since the profile of the staff of the stores is young people and students. "It took us two years to land the best scheme to contribute to the elderly community in Mexico, opening the doors of our stores to senior baristas was not a goal, it was an act of congruence with the inclusion philosophy of Starbucks," said Gurria. Since 2011, the chain has worked hand in hand with the National Institute for Older Persons (Inapam, for its acronym in Spanish) in the design of a pilot program to provide adequate working conditions for adults. Later, in 2013, Starbucks and the institute signed an employment relationship agreement, with the objective of continuing to offer opportunities for this group of the population. NTX/RNN/JKM/BBF
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| US delegation met Syria spy chief: newspaper Posted: 28 Aug 2018 09:37 AM PDT  A high-level US security delegation met Syria's powerful intelligence boss in Damascus two months ago, a pro-regime Lebanese daily newspaper reported Tuesday. According to Al-Akhbar, a Lebanese newspaper close to the pro-Damascus Hezbollah movement, senior US security officials visited Damascus during the last week of June. "The delegation held a meeting of four hours" with Ali Mamluk, the head of Syria's security services, said Al-Akhbar, which reported that the meeting was facilitated by Emirati and Russian intermediaries.
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| 'He Was Not Cheated.' Lindsey Graham Shares His Last Conversation With John McCain Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:04 AM PDT  'He was not cheated'
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| White House Counsel Don McGahn To Depart This Fall Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:42 AM PDT  White House Counsel Don McGahn will step down from his role this fall,
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| Canada's Trudeau says he will defend dairy farmer protections in NAFTA Posted: 28 Aug 2018 11:53 AM PDT  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday his position on the supply management system that protects Canada's dairy farmers has not changed and he will defend it as Canada works to renew the NAFTA trade deal with the United States and Mexico. "My position on defending supply management has not changed," he told reporters during a visit to the province of Quebec.
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| Toyota pours $500 mn into driverless car tie-up with Uber Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:50 PM PDT  Toyota will pump about $500 million into ride-share firm Uber as part of a deal to work together on mass-producing self-driving vehicles, the Japanese car giant said on Tuesday. The deal, which reportedly values Uber at about $72 billion, aims at "advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale", Toyota said in a statement. Analysts said the move showed Toyota was motoring full speed ahead towards a driverless car future, in a race involving the world's top auto firms as well as tech giants such as Google and Alibaba.
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| Jacksonville shooting suspect David Katz obtained guns legally, police say Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:41 AM PDT  Police have identified 24-year-old David Katz as the suspect in a shooting in Jacksonville on Sunday that left Katz and at least two others dead.
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| The Best Foods To Buy When You're Hurricane Prepping Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:11 AM PDT |
| How America Should Handle Iran and North Korea Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Washington must not use a one-size-fits-all approach.
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| Taylor Swift Honors Aretha Franklin With Moment Of Silence At Detroit Gig Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:54 AM PDT  As Detroit mourned the death of hometown hero Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift
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| John McCain Is 'Partially To Blame' For White House Flag Drama, GOP Senator Says Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:54 AM PDT  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) had complimentary things to say about John McCain,
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| Berkshire Hathaway buys stake in Paytm Posted: 28 Aug 2018 07:03 AM PDT  NEW YORK/MUMBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup as it moves into the financial payments sector. The conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett confirmed in an email that Berkshire had invested in One97 Communications Ltd. Buffett was not involved in the transaction, his assistant Debbie Bosanek said in the email, without giving more details. India's Economic Times had reported on Monday that Berkshire was in talks for a 3-4 percent stake in a deal valuing Paytm at more than $10 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.
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| Texas police search for woman seen in mysterious doorbell video Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:40 PM PDT  Authorities in Texas are trying to find a woman who was captured on video ringing a doorbell in the middle of the night. It happened early Friday in Montgomery when a concerned resident shared the video with the sheriff's office. The video, taken on a home CCTV camera shows a barefoot young woman wearing a T-shirt and what could be broken restraints around her wrists. The woman was gone before the resident got to the door. The resident reviewed the security footage and sent it to police. The sheriff's office says it has received numerous reports that the woman is a missing person. However, authorities have not verified that. The incident which police are calling "suspicious" occurred at around 3.20am in Sunrise Ranch, 60 miles north of Houston. An unnamed neighbour told ABC News the same woman rang the doorbells of other homes in the area, but had also vanished by the time anyone answered. Authorities have conducted a door-to-door search of local homes and businesses and circulated images of the woman on social media.
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| Monterey Car Week: day three auction results Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:35 PM PDT  This was the big day, and the last day, and it was spectacular. The obvious highlight was the 250 GTO, but there was plenty more as well...
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| Honda Trademarks Fireblade Name for U.S. Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:51 AM PDT  Honda Trademarks Fireblade Name for U.S. Is a new Fireblade on its way to American Shores? Could be Rumors have been circulating for a while now that Honda is releasing an all-new, ultra-powerful, super high-tech Fireblade for 2019. Horsepower numbers—212 if
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| Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:47 PM PDT ![Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says]( "Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says") (Reuters) - The Vatican knew of a cover-up of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania through secret archives that bishops in the state shared with church leaders in Rome, the state's attorney general Josh Shapiro said on Tuesday. Shapiro first made the allegations against the Vatican during an Aug. 14 news conference to unveil a report on a two-year investigation into how Catholic clergymen in the state allegedly groomed and sexually abused children.
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| Andrew Gillum Becomes First African-American Nominee For Florida Governor Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:13 PM PDT  Andrew Gillum has become the first African-American nominee for Florida
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