| Nikki Haley Declines To Echo Trump's Skepticism About Kavanaugh Accuser Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:07 AM PDT  U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley distanced herself on Sunday from
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| Cruz and O'Rourke face off in testy Texas Senate debate Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:38 PM PDT  The fireworks began almost immediately onstage when the candidates met for the first debate in Texas's Senate race.
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| Tanzania ferry death toll rises to 224, ship's managers detained Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:03 PM PDT  Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen to 224 and the vessel's managers had been detained for questioning. The ferry, MV Nyerere, sank on Thursday evening just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island. Works, Transport and Communication Minister Isack Kamwelwe told state broadcaster TBC the death toll had risen to 224 as of Sunday afternoon.
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| The Latest: Pope visits ex-KGB headquarters in Lithuania Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:18 AM PDT  KAUNAS, Lithuania (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to the three Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (all times local):
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| 3-D printed gun maker Cody Wilson sent back to U.S. Posted: 22 Sep 2018 11:12 PM PDT  Cody Wilson, a 3-D printed gun maker who flew to Taiwan as police investigated an accusation he had sex with an underage girl, is deported back to the United States after his U.S. passport was annulled. No reporter narration.
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| Arizona Republican's Siblings Endorse His Opponent In Brutal Ads Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:24 PM PDT  Attack ads are nothing new in the world of politics, but one campaign video
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| Dead fish cover North Carolina roads as flood waters recede after Hurricane Florence Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:43 AM PDT  Fire crews dealing with the clean-up operation after Hurricane Florence are having to move thousands of dead fish from roadways after storm surges and flooded rivers brought shoals far inland. A team was deployed to interstate 40 where a large number of fish were hosed off the highway after the hurricane dropped eight trillion gallons of water on North Carolina.
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| Porsche first German carmaker to abandon diesel engines Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:35 AM PDT  Sports car maker Porsche said Sunday it would become the first German auto giant to abandon the diesel engine, reacting to parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal and urban driving bans. "There won't be any Porsche diesels in the future," CEO Oliver Blume told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
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| Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT ![Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase]( "Iran appears to soften stance on OPEC oil output increase") Iran appeared on Sunday to soften its stance on potential increases in OPEC oil output, saying it was the group's responsibility to balance the market if production from Iran or any other member declined. Tehran had previously said no OPEC member was allowed to grab market share from rivals, such as Venezuela or Libya, whose production had declined due to unrest or a lack of investment. Iran itself faces the prospect of much lower oil exports and output in coming months due to fresh U.S. sanctions.
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| Twitter Roasts Brett Kavanaugh For Calendars He Claims To Have Kept At 17 Posted: 23 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is providing calendars he kept in 1982
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| Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.
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| Wendy Martinez: Police Believe Stabbing May Have Been Racially Motivated Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:53 AM PDT  A suspect has already been arrested in connection with the murder.
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| FCC Hiding Evidence Of Suspected Russian Role In Ending Net Neutrality: Lawsuit Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:02 AM PDT  The Federal Communications Commission has obstinately hidden information
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| National park in Hawaii reopens after monthslong eruption Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:30 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A national park in Hawaii has reopened after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption, which caused widespread damage to park infrastructure and dramatically changed its landscape.
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| Google CEO Sundar Pichai denies efforts to tweak search results: Axios Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:27 PM PDT  The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company's staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration's 2017 travel ban. The Journal's report said Google did not go through with the ideas that were brainstormed. According to Axios, Pichai wrote an email to "Googlers" saying an internal email to suggest the company would compromise the integrity of its search results for a political end were "absolutely false".
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| Christine Blasey Ford Agrees To Thursday Hearing On Brett Kavanaugh Accusations Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:17 PM PDT  After days of negotiations and uncertainty, the Senate Judiciary Committee and
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| World leaders at UN look for progress on N.Korea, brace for Trump Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:13 AM PDT  North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where President Donald Trump will be in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy. After warming up to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ditching the Iran nuclear deal, the unpredictable Trump takes the podium on Tuesday to face foes and increasingly uneasy allies at the UN General Assembly.
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| Japan's Hayabusa2 successfully deploys two rovers on the surface of an asteroid Posted: 23 Sep 2018 11:24 AM PDT  It's just like the movie Armageddon, but without the apocalypse scenario. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reason to celebrate after successfully deploying a pair of robots on the surface of an asteroid. The mission, which played out on Friday, aims to gather photos and data from the asteroid called Ryugu. SEE ALSO: Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from space The mission's success — marking the end of a four-year journey — was confirmed in a tweet on Saturday from JAXA's account for the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer. We are sorry we have kept you waiting! MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, 1a & 1b. Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu. They are in good condition and have transmitted photos & data. We also confirmed they are moving on the surface. #asteroidlanding — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 A flood of imagery followed as the two hopping rovers — yes, they get around by hopping — set about their important task. This is a picture from MINERVA-II1. The color photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 21 around 13:08 JST, immediately after separation from the spacecraft. Hayabusa2 is top and Ryugu's surface is below. The image is blurred because the rover is spinning. #asteroidlanding pic.twitter.com/CeeI5ZjgmM — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 Photo taken by Rover-1B on Sept 21 at ~13:07 JST. It was captured just after separation from the spacecraft. Ryugu's surface is in the lower right. The misty top left region is due to the reflection of sunlight. 1B seems to rotate slowly after separation, minimising image blur. pic.twitter.com/P71gsC9VNI — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 This dynamic photo was captured by Rover-1A on September 22 at around 11:44 JST. It was taken on Ryugu's surface during a hop. The left-half is the surface of Ryugu, while the white region on the right is due to sunlight. (Hayabusa2 Project) pic.twitter.com/IQLsFd4gJu — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018 You can keep up with the status of Hayabusa2's mission on JAXA's English-language website right here. There's also a post from JAXA discussing the mission here. As JAXA notes, MINERVA-II1 "is the world's first rover (mobile exploration robot) to land on the surface of an asteroid. This is also the first time for autonomous movement and picture capture on an asteroid surface." WATCH: Elon Musk just unveiled images of SpaceX's ship that he hopes will be key to bringing people to Mars
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| NC firefighters remove masses of dead fish from highway after Florence flood recedes Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:04 AM PDT  A North Carolina fire department was tasked with cleaning up fish that became stranded on the highway when floodwaters from Hurricane Florence receded.
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| Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:11 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a "provisional agreement" over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied diplomatic relations for decades and aggravated a split among Chinese Catholics.
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| Sky urges shareholders to accept Comcast takeover Posted: 23 Sep 2018 04:42 AM PDT  European TV operator Sky has urged its shareholders to accept a takeover offer from US cable giant Comcast that could reshape the global media landscape. Comcast outbid Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in a rare blind auction Saturday that culminated an epic two-year battle for Europe's biggest pay-TV provider. Britain's takeover regulator said the secret process ended with Comcast valuing Sky at £30.4 billion ($39.7 billion, 33.8 billion euros).
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| Russia's Su-35 Fighter Has a Problem Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT  "While the Su-35S has performed well over Syria, the aircraft has not had an opportunity to face off against other enemy aircraft and show off its potential."
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| NC river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump Posted: 22 Sep 2018 04:37 PM PDT  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters.
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| PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:20 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site.
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| Ben Carson calls Kavanaugh's opponents 'desperate' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:39 PM PDT  The Housing Secretary attributes the controversy over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to people who want to "fundamentally change this country."
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| Trump lawyer Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown Posted: 22 Sep 2018 05:34 PM PDT  Rudy Giuliani said that U.S. sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a "successful revolution."
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| It's Officially the First Day of Fall. Here Are 4 Things You Should Know About Autumn Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Including what kind of weather to expect
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| Nikki Haley: reports of discussions about removing Trump are 'absurd' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:01 AM PDT  United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley says she has 'never been part of' discussions of the 25th amendment within the administration. Top Trump officials were again forced to deny the existence of plots to remove the president, two days after reports said the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, discussed recording conversations with Trump and invoking the 25th amendment.
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| Australia kills four sharks after tourist attacks Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:11 AM PDT  Four large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both were still in hospital Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents just a day apart last week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum lines, which use baited hooks to catch the predators, ensnared four tiger sharks, one 3.7 metres (12 feet) long and the others each between two to three metres, a Fisheries Queensland spokesman said Sunday.
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| Watch this dad expertly help his kid pretend to be Spider-Man Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Nothing like a little wholesome parent-child bonding. In this extremely cute video, a little kid dressed like Spider-Man acts out every child's superhero daydream with some much-appreciated help from dad. SEE ALSO: 'Marvel's Spider-Man' Review: You really can do whatever a spider can Can we talk about the sound effects dad added to make this a truly authentic experience? Incredible. And we'd be remiss if we didn't mention this kid's on-point Spidey movements. We've got a Spider-Man star in the making, folks. My dad used to do this for me when I was a kid when I was dressed as Spider-Man ������ https://t.co/KLQrGrrD5o — *halloween theme* (@mslambe12) September 21, 2018 Someone put this kid in a Spider-Man movie!! https://t.co/wnG0R1jYhy — Alex (@Moralexxxxx) September 20, 2018 Me as a dad if my kid has the same Spider-Man obsession as I did growing up �� https://t.co/5IsmO2QcZP — skunk stan (@WhoIsEazy) September 21, 2018 The father = mvp The kids Spider-Man movements = goat status �� https://t.co/9vGle8M0Za — G-Money (@KenyonKr) September 21, 2018 Tbh I'm hoping my kid loves Spider-Man this much so I can do this https://t.co/176bkv5Jq1 — Maria ⚓️ (@maybee_maria) September 21, 2018 Dads everywhere: When your kids tells you they want to be Spider-Man this Halloween, please refer back to this video for a tutorial in perfect lifting-and-sticking technique. WATCH: A teenage millionaire built a real-life Dr. Octopus suit
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| Only Abbas able to make peace: former Israel PM Olmert Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:08 PM PDT  Mahmud Abbas is the only Palestinian leader capable of striking a peace deal with Israel, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said in comments broadcast Saturday after the two men met in Paris. "The only person among the Palestinian people who is capable of doing it and who proved in the past that he is completely committed to do it is Dr Mahmud Abbas, and that's why I have an immense respect for him," he said. US-brokered peace talks have been frozen since 2014, and the Palestinian leadership cut contact with the White House after US President Donald Trump recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December.
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| Our Favorite Light Fixtures Right Now Posted: 23 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Rustic, retro, or refined, our favorite fixtures showcase the materials of the moment
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| 2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT ![2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib]( "2 militant groups reject demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib") BEIRUT (AP) — Two insurgent groups rejected a deal reached this month between Russia and Turkey to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region with one saying Sunday that the agreement aims to "bury the revolution."
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| Trump vows to get rid of 'lingering stench' at Justice Department Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:37 PM PDT  President Donald Trump told a rally on Friday that there was a "lingering stench" about what was being exposed at the U.S. Justice Department and promised he was going to get rid of that just as his administration had gotten rid of bad people at the FBI. Hours after the New York Times reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year secretly recording Trump at the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, Trump told a packed rally, "Just look at what is being exposed in our Justice Department." "We have great people in the Department of Justice.
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| Coca-Cola Is Eyeing a Possible Entry Into the Cannabis Market Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:22 AM PDT  Coca-Cola says it's monitoring the nascent industry with interest in CBD drinks
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| Explainer: Why nuclear disclosure is key first step in North Korea's denuclearization Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:15 PM PDT  At last week's summit with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, Kim promised to allow outside inspections on key missile facilities, and expressed a willingness, for the first time, to "permanently" scrap North Korea's main nuclear complex. Graphic: Nuclear North Korea - http://tmsnrt.rs/2lE5yjF While these are positive first steps, experts say they would do little to damage the country's larger nuclear and missile capabilities, nor demonstrate whether Kim is serious about giving up his nuclear arsenal. The agreement by Kim and Moon also does not stipulate any plans by North Korea to declare a list of its nuclear weapons, facilities and materials, or a concrete timeline for denuclearization.
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| Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:21 PM PDT  Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are joining forces with international organizations to help identify and head off famines in developing nations using data analysis and artificial intelligence, a new initiative unveiled Sunday. Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many lives already have been lost, the tech firms "will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding" to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and United Nations announced in a joint statement.
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| BIS warns global economy risks crisis 'relapse' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:27 AM PDT  The Bank of International Settlements said Sunday the global economy risked a "relapse" of the crisis that rocked it a decade ago, warning there was little "medicine" left to treat the patient a second time. "Things look rather fragile," BIS chief economist Claudio Borio told reporters in a conference call. "There is little left in the medicine chest to nurse the patient back to health or care for him in case of a relapse," he warned.
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| The Latest: Shooting victim was recent immigrant from Nepal Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:31 PM PDT  ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Maryland drugstore warehouse (all times local):
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| The Latest: UN chief offers condolences over attack in Iran Posted: 22 Sep 2018 04:24 PM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on attack on Iranian military parade(all times local):
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| Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:37 AM PDT ![Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua]( "Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua") Chinese police on Friday arrested 21 suspects in connection with the theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding's logistics affiliate Cainiao Network, state news agency Xinhua reported. More than 10 million pieces of client data - including user names, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers - were stolen from Cainiao, which provides logistics support to Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce platform, the report said. The agency said that police in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, had been told by the logistics company in June that barcode scanners used in its distribution stations had been infected with malware.
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| China summons US envoys over sanctions linked to Russia deal Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:24 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China summoned the American ambassador and the defense attache and recalled its navy commander from a U.S. trip to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions Washington lodged over the purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment.
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| Trump administration plans to deny green cards to immigrants receiving benefits Posted: 23 Sep 2018 06:14 AM PDT  The Trump administration has proposed a new rule denying visas and green cards to legal immigrants who are likely to claim government benefits such as food stamps or housing vouchers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Saturday the planned change would allow officials to disqualify immigrants' applications based on receipt of federal assistance such as food stamps, Section 8 housing vouchers or Medicare and Medicaid drug subsidies. Such benefits would be considered "a heavily weighed negative factor" in granting green cards for permanent residency or in issuing visas for temporary stays.
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| Why the Navy Could Be in Big Trouble in the Next War Posted: 22 Sep 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Why? Because it hasn't had its nose bloodied since 1945. That's a long time to go without facing a serious combat challenge.
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| Trump expected to tout North Korea progress, but concrete moves lacking Posted: 23 Sep 2018 12:57 PM PDT  The change of mood was sealed when Trump and Kim met for an unprecedented summit on June 12 in Singapore, and in the past week, the North Korean leader promised South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dismantle a missile site and also a nuclear complex - if the United States takes "corresponding action." While appearing to set a positive tone, the commitments fell far short of Washington's demands for a complete inventory of North Korea's weapons programs and irreversible steps towards denuclearization. Trump is to meet Moon on Monday to get a first-hand account of the Korean summit before delivering his U.N. address on Tuesday.
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| Deal reached for Kavanaugh accuser to testify Thursday Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:05 PM PDT  California professor Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify before a Senate panel on Thursday morning about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers said on Sunday. Lisa Bernhard reports.
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