| Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:00 AM PST  Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi this week to discuss North Korea's denuclearization. When Donald Trump sits down with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi this week to further discuss eliminating North Korea's nuclear capability, there are lots of reasons to doubt that the American president can pull it off.
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| Syrian state news: Mine left by Islamic State group kills 20 Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:27 AM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A land mine left by the Islamic State group struck a van packed with workers in eastern Syria, killing more than 20 of them, Syria's state news agency said on Sunday. The agency earlier reported that 24 people were killed.
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| Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:28 AM PST ![Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors]( "Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors") VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, ending a landmark Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse of minors, called on Sunday for an "all-out battle" against a crime he called abominable and that should be "erased from the face of the earth". Francis vowed that the Roman Catholic Church would "spare no effort" to bring abusers to justice and will not cover up or underestimate abuse. He promised that guidelines used by national bishops conferences to prevent abuse and punish perpetrators will be reviewed and strengthened. (Reporting by Philip Pullella; editing by Jason Neely)
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| Would-be Bangladesh hijacker was carrying fake gun: official Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:40 AM PST  A would-be hijacker shot and killed by Bangladesh commandos was carrying a fake gun and told negotiators he wanted to commandeer a Dubai-bound flight because he had troubles with his wife, officials said Monday. The 25-year-old was shot and later died of his wounds after taking a crew member hostage on the Biman Airlines jet, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Chittagong airport late Sunday. Airport manager Wing Commander Sarwar-e-Jaman said the hijacker was "psychologically imbalanced".
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| Robert Kraft prostitution scandal exposes depth of modern slavery, sex trafficking industry Posted: 25 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST  Sex trafficking won't stop until the costs are high enough to make rich, powerful men feel that buying Chinese girls from a local spa isn't worth it.
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| UK PM May considers plan to delay Brexit by two months: The Telegraph Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:22 PM PST  British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a plan under which Britain's exit from the European Union would be delayed for up to two months, the Telegraph reported https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/02/24/exclusive-brexit-will-delayed-two-months-plans-considered-theresa on Sunday. UK government officials have drawn up a series of options, which were circulated at the weekend, in a bid to avoid resignations by ministers determined to support a backbench bid to take a "no deal" Brexit off the table this week, according to the Telegraph.
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| Every Angle of the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:00 AM PST |
| United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:00 PM PST ![United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub]( "United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub") United Airlines will add three new domestic routes at its Denver hub, all of which will go head-to-head against budget rival Frontier Airlines.
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| The Long Flight Home of Hoover Jones Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:00 AM PST  Science and diplomacy led the remains of Private Hoover Jones to be returned to his family, decades after his death in the Korean War.
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| Democrats ready to fight to make Mueller report public Posted: 24 Feb 2019 11:11 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat has threatened to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and sue the Trump administration if the full report on Mueller's Russia investigation is not made public.
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| Amazon Prime cargo plane crash kills three people Posted: 24 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST  Three people are thought to have died after a plane carrying Amazon cargo crashed into Trinity Bay in Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Boeing 767 cargo jetliner was travelling to Houston from Miami and was just 30 miles southeast of its destination, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, when air traffic controllers lost radar and radio contact with the craft. Controllers in Houston tried at least twice to contact the plane but received no response.
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| 2 women expected to testify against Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in planned public hearings Posted: 24 Feb 2019 12:50 PM PST  Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dismissed Republican calls for his sexual assault accusers to testify before the state House of Delegates, calling it "political theater."
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| 'Surviving R. Kelly' filmmaker on overdue sex abuse charges: Were girls of color ignored? Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:21 PM PST  Rumors about R. Kelly have persisted for decades. All of us are guilty that we let his star power blind us to injustice against women and girls.
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| Kamala Harris attracts crowds in Iowa, but leaves questions about what she believes Posted: 24 Feb 2019 06:11 AM PST  Sen. Kamala Harris of California is attracting big crowds as she campaigns for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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| Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:55 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Violent Clashes Strand Aid Caravans Along the Venezuela-Colombia Border Posted: 23 Feb 2019 06:58 PM PST  This U.S.-backed effort to deliver aid to Venezuelans quickly devolved into violent clashes along Venezuela's western border with Colombia
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| Weekend beauty highlights from Milan Fashion Week Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:02 AM PST  Milan Fashion Week put a sophisticated spin on catwalk beauty over the weekend, mixing quirky details with tried-and-tested classics for Fall/Winter 2019. At Giorgio Armani the hair was twisted and pinned in rope-like coils to the head, for a child-like, textured look that was exacerbated by spiky, doll-like lashes and rosy pink lips. At Missoni a peach-hued blusher was dabbed high on the cheekbones for a flushed look that was teamed with a nude, glossy lip and -- in supermodel Bella Hadid's case -- shiny, tidy bangs.
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| Pope vows 'all-out battle' saying child sex abuse like 'human sacrifice' Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:12 AM PST  Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to "human sacrifice" in a speech that left victims cold. "If in the Church there should emerge even a single case of abuse – which already in itself represents an atrocity – that case will be faced with the utmost seriousness", Francis promised.
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| U.S. returns to Bitfinex exchange fraction of bitcoin stolen in 2016 heist Posted: 25 Feb 2019 01:39 AM PST  The U.S. government has recovered stolen bitcoin worth around $110,000 and returned it to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, the company said on Monday, a fraction of the total stolen but a rare example of law enforcement successfully recovering stolen cryptocurrency. U.S. federal law enforcement agencies have returned 27.7 bitcoin stolen in August 2016, Bitfinex said in a statement.
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| Tornado tears through Columbus, Mississippi, leads to first tornado death of 2019 Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:13 PM PST  Stunned residents of Columbus, Mississippi, were picking up the pieces Sunday after a violent tornado ripped through town, leaving one person dead.
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| The Porsche 718 T Is Pure Driving Enjoyment Posted: 25 Feb 2019 10:56 AM PST  More focused and a touch simpler, Porsche's new 718 T models embody the basic goodness of a driver's machine.
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| Gaza protesters call on Palestinian leader to quit Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:21 AM PST  Thousands of protesters in the Gaza Strip Sunday called on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to resign after attempts to pressure his rival Hamas with financial cuts in the impoverished enclave. "Leave!" yelled crowds made up mainly of supporters of Hamas and Mohammed Dahlan, an Abbas rival expelled from the president's Fatah party and who now lives in exile.
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| Sen. Bernie Sanders says Venezuelan President Maduro has been ‘very abusive’ Posted: 24 Feb 2019 08:17 AM PST  The first poll out of New Hampshire gives Sen. Bernie Sanders an early lead in the Democratic primary there.
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| The elusive Russian operative who could be crucial to Mueller's investigation into Trump Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:43 AM PST  In the nearly two years that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, has been investigating whether there was collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, few figures seem to have offered more promising leads than Konstantin V Kilimnik. A diminutive, multilingual political operative who was born in Ukraine while it was still part of the Soviet Union, Kilimnik has continued to attract intense interest from prosecutors for his interactions with his long-time boss and mentor, Paul Manafort, and his suspected ties to Russian intelligence. Kilimnik pops up repeatedly as a possible connection between the Trump campaign and Russia, with ties to both sides that are as enigmatic as they are deep.
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| The Latest: Colombian FM warns Maduro on Guaido's safety Posted: 25 Feb 2019 01:47 PM PST  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
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| Weak investment climate main 5G risk, not security fears: Ericsson Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:59 AM PST  Europe risks falling behind other regions in rolling out 5G mobile services because of onerous regulation and weak investment rather than any security concerns about Chinese equipment, Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm said on Monday. High spectrum fees, regulatory uncertainty and a lack of investment were more pressing concerns, Ekholm said, alluding to calls by the United States to ban Chinese network vendors on national security grounds. "The debate here often becomes: it's the lack of technology for operators, that's what slowed down Europe.
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| See Inside the Tupelo Automobile Museum Collection Posted: 25 Feb 2019 11:05 AM PST |
| 5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:16 AM PST ![5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now]( "5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now") Investors still have ways to save at tax time. In addition, investors can use tax season as an opportunity to address charitable giving and estate planning. As deadlines approach for 2018 contributions to qualified vehicles, such as individual retirement accounts, investors should take some time now to review whether or not they are eligible to contribute before April 15.
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| Indian police detain hundreds in Kashmir sweeps Posted: 24 Feb 2019 06:19 AM PST  Indian authorities have detained hundreds of separatist leaders and Muslim activists in an escalating crackdown in disputed Kashmir with the region remaining on high alert following a suicide bomb attack. Police said about 400 arrests had been made over the weekend in late-night raids aimed at weakening support for groups resisting Indian rule in the Himalayan territory also claimed in full by Pakistan. The sweeps follow the February 14 attack on an Indian convoy in Pulwama district which killed 40 soldiers and was claimed by Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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| Photos of the New Peugeot 208 Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:15 PM PST |
| A billionaire NFL owner. Women held in 'sexual servitude.' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:43 PM PST  R. Kelly makes a plea, and Robert Kraft was busy on the day of the AFC Championship. Here's today's top news.
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| Iran launches cruise missile from submarine during drill Posted: 24 Feb 2019 08:01 AM PST ![Iran launches cruise missile from submarine during drill]( "Iran launches cruise missile from submarine during drill") TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched a cruise missile from a submarine for the first time during an ongoing annual military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported Sunday.
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| May and Juncker Say Progess Being Made on Deal: Brexit Update Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:48 AM PST  Brexit is dominating the EU-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to renegotiate her unpopular divorce agreement, as she faces a rebellion at home by members of her own party who want to force her to delay Brexit to avoid a catastrophic no-deal. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and May agreed that they needed to get an agreement on changes to the Brexit agreement in time for a summit of EU leaders on March 21, an EU official said.
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| Buffett says wealthy Americans are 'definitely undertaxed' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:23 AM PST  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday that the wealthy, including himself, are not paying enough taxes.
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| Japan's Okinawa votes against controversial US base move Posted: 24 Feb 2019 08:46 AM PST  Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have rejected the relocation of a controversial US military base, according to official results from a non-binding referendum Sunday. Some 72 percent voted against the move with 19 percent in favour from a 52 percent turnout, the local government said. Opponents of the relocation -- some 434,000 -- had turned out in sufficient numbers to meet the threshold required for Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to "respect" the result of the symbolic referendum, it said.
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| Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation Posted: 24 Feb 2019 05:59 PM PST ![Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation]( "Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation") Consumer Reports announced Thursday that it is no longer recommending the Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedan. Tesla's stock slid afterwards.
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| This Twitter thread of dads texting the bare minimum will make you say 'OK' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:06 AM PST  Dads are not known for being prolific texters. While there are exceptions to the rule, we suspect that all dads have, at some point, received secret instructions to only respond with "OK."Now, this phenomenon has been immortalized in an extremely good Twitter thread. It was started by user @zenuhhh, who tweeted her text history with her dad on Saturday.> deep convos with ur dad >>>> pic.twitter.com/6OBpBvMCaX> > -- zena (@zenuhhh) February 24, 2019SEE ALSO: This Twitter thread of people who forgot words will make your dayLook familiar? It did to a lot of other people, too. The thread quickly filled up with people whose dads cannot seem to text in complete sentences. They would rather talk on the phone, OK? What is it with kids and all this texting?> relatable?? pic.twitter.com/HoFf7WVZzd> > -- (@BenitaHasani) February 25, 2019> The only reason I would talk to my dad was when he was picking me up from school lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/sl36vmnM6W> > -- FROG LESBIANS UNITE!!! ✊ (@CrabnotLobster) February 24, 2019> I felt this tweet in my core pic.twitter.com/thrKqJwMw7> > -- roma (@deyumafrica) February 24, 2019> Relate to this so hard pic.twitter.com/aXw5jDzrok> > -- Silaan (@SilanCicek3) February 25, 2019> pic.twitter.com/EzV2rVmyeQ> > -- JewishMamba (@GoniHarNov) February 24, 2019We encourage you to send this thread to your dad and see what he says. It will probably be "OK." WATCH: Ariana Grande's tattoo flub continues to get roasted
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| Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force Posted: 24 Feb 2019 10:51 AM PST  US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group's imploding "caliphate", urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have evacuated nearly 5,000 men, women and children from the jihadist redoubt since Wednesday, moving closer to retaking the last sliver of territory under IS control. "The numbers of foreign fighters and their relatives that we are holding is increasing drastically," Kurdish foreign affairs official Abdel Karim Omar told AFP.
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| Culver City police: Missing infant's parents to be arrested in child's murder Posted: 25 Feb 2019 12:13 PM PST  The parents of a missing 6-month-old baby will be arrested Monday in connection with the infant's murder, Culver City police told Eyewitness News.
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| General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp. Posted: 25 Feb 2019 05:39 AM PST ![General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp.]( "General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp.") General Electric is selling its biopharma business Danaher Corp. in a $21.4 billion deal that furthers goal of shrinking to bolster its bottom line.
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| Trump delays tariff increase in China trade war after 'productive talks' Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:40 PM PST  Donald Trump has said the US will postpone an increase in its tariffs on goods from China as a result of "substantial progress" in trade talks. "I am pleased to report that the US has made substantial progress in our trade talks with China on important structural issues including intellectual property protection, technology transfer, agriculture, services, currency, and many other issues," the US president tweeted.
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| 5 dead in Kashmir, shops stage boycott of crackdown by India Posted: 24 Feb 2019 12:35 PM PST  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three rebels, a counterinsurgency police officer and an army soldier were killed Sunday during a gunbattle in Kashmir, officials said, as shops and businesses shut down to protest a sweeping and ongoing crackdown against activists seeking the end of Indian rule in the disputed region.
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