Tough talks, no agreements at Merkel, Putin meeting near Berlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire during tough talks outside Berlin that ended with no clearcut progress.

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Venezuelan shopkeepers alarmed by Maduro's latest economic moves

After Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's 60-fold increase to the minimum wage, storeowners on Saturday wrestled with an anguishing decision: Close up shop or hit customers with steep price hikes at the risk of sinking the business.

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White House Counsel cooperates with Russia investigation: New York Times

The White House's top lawyer has cooperated extensively with the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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U.S. missionary thrust to the center of Turkey-U.S. crisis

When Andrew Brunson saw a police summons on his door in late summer 2016, the U.S. evangelical pastor thought it was a routine appointment to sort out his residency papers in Turkey, his home for nearly a quarter of a century.

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Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and continue developing missile capabilities as a top priority, the defense minister said on Saturday, defying new U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran's missile program and regional influence.

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Second cardinal withdraws from Ireland congress amid abuse scandals

The Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, withdrew on Saturday from next week's World Meeting of Families in Dublin, the second senior cleric to pull out of the Roman Catholic event amid clerical sexual abuse scandals in the United States.

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Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week: minister

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and developing missile capabilities will remain Tehran's top priority, the defense minister was quoted as saying by Fars news agency on Saturday.

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Venezuelan migrants' dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule

Tears welled up in Gabriel Malavolta's eyes on Saturday as he realized his dream of a new life in Peru was over, at least for now.

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U.S. court orders Trump administration to enforce chemical safety rule

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately implement an Obama-era chemical safety rule introduced in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas that killed 15 people.

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Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters

Mourners gathered on Friday in a small Colorado town where the remains of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters were reportedly discovered in oil storage tanks the day after police took the father into custody for their murders.

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Exclusive: FBI probing cyber attack on congressional campaign in California - sources

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack on the congressional campaign of a Democratic candidate in California, according to three people close to the campaign.

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Putin says everything must be done for refugees to return to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that everything must be done for Syrian refugees to return to their conflict-torn country.

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Ukraine, Iran and human rights on agenda for talks with Putin: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on Saturday.

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Kansas Postal Worker Finds Giant Boa Constrictor Wrapped Around Mailbox

Kansas Postal Worker Finds Giant Boa Constrictor Wrapped Around MailboxNo letters for these folks today!


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U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning

Four U.S. senators on Friday urged the Army to detail the steps it is taking to safeguard children from lead poisoning, citing a Reuters investigation into hazards on military bases.

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Putin attends Austrian foreign minster's wedding

Putin attends Austrian foreign minster's weddingRussian President Vladimir Putin attended the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl on Saturday, in a visit that the opposition says has damaged Austria's reputation for political neutrality. Putin was one of around 100 guests at Kneissl's wedding to businessman Wolfgang Meilinger in the picturesque village of Gamlitz in southeastern Austria.


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Tributes laud Annan as man of peace and champion of rights

Leaders around the world paid tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan, who died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday aged 80.

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Former U.N. chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80

Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, his foundation said, after decades of championing efforts to try to end protracted conflicts in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

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New panda mom doesn't know she has twins thanks to these sneaky zookeepers

New panda mom doesn't know she has twins thanks to these sneaky zookeepersCrafty zookeepers are keeping a set of newborn panda twins alive by switching them out every day.  Although twins aren't uncommon, when pandas have multiple babies they tend to devote all of their attention to only one of their cubs, leaving the other to starve.  SEE ALSO: Someone tried to smuggle a snake onto a plane by hiding it in a hard drive But these zookeepers have managed to get new panda moms to care for both babies by rotating them out, tricking the pandas into believing they only have one cub to care for. A BBC Earth video — narrated by the one and only David Attenborough — shows the keepers' technique.  New mother Lee Lee hasn't realized that she had twins because her keepers have been switching her 18-day-old cubs out, so she only has one at a time.  When they need to change out the cubs, they distract Lee Lee with a bowl of honey water and worm the young cub from her paws. Then, they put that cub in an incubator and bring the other cub to Lee Lee, ensuring that both get the maternal care they need.  Keepers swap the cubs out at least 10 times a day, keeping a meticulous record of the babies' time with their mom.  The technique has an almost 100 percent survival rate. Although pandas are no longer endangered, they are still vulnerable, so finding new ways to help the species along, even in captivity, is important. Plus, it's freaking adorable. WATCH: This design studio is growing gourds inside 3D printed molds to create organic, biodegradable cups


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Venezuelans flee economic crisis at home

[Image Unavailable] The Pentagon is preparing to dispatch a hospital ship to Colombia and possibly other parts of South America to help relieve strain on health care systems overloaded by an influx of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. An estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled the crisis-torn country as of June, mainly to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.


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Trans students: A test of identity for U.S. girls schools

Secondary schools for girls across the United States are grappling with a difficult and increasingly common question: what is the best approach when a student or applicant no longer identifies as female or is going through a gender transition?

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Former cricketer Imran Khan sworn-in as Pakistan's prime minister

Former cricket star Imran Khan was sworn-in as prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday, taking on the challenge of forming a coalition to govern as a currency crisis looms over the turbulent, nuclear-armed South Asian country.

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VW's CEO was told about emissions software months before scandal: Der Spiegel

Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess was told about the existence of cheating software in cars two months before regulators blew the whistle on a multi-billion exhaust emissions scandal, German magazine Der Spiegel said.

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Deadly, 40,000-foot fire tornado revealed in new videos

Deadly, 40,000-foot fire tornado revealed in new videosHarrowing new footage released by California's firefighting agency Cal Fire reveals the massive fire tornado that led to the death of a firefighter on July 26. The fire tornado was part of the Carr Fire that's engulfed 223,610 acres of land in Northern California so far. A report from Cal Fire breaks down the details surrounding the fiery phenomenon. SEE ALSO: A fire tornado hit California. Here's how it happened. Per the report, the tornado "was a large rotating fire plume that was roughly 1,000 feet in diameter at its base" and managed to reach a height of 40,000 feet.  In late July, we covered news of a fire tornado in the area on the evening of July 26. It's unclear whether the fire tornado in the report is the same as the one that garnered media attention at the time, according to Cal Fire.  "Observations from witnesses and other evidence suggest that either several fire tornados occurred at different locations and times, or one fire tornado formed and then periodically weakened and strengthened causing several separate damage areas," the report says. Fire tornados can happen when extreme heat spins up from the ground. As Mashable's Mark Kaufman explained at the time: Firefighters captured the disturbing video above from a helicopter, as well as footage taken from a fire engine, and from the Keswick Dam on the Sacramento River.  The Carr Fire continues to ravage parts of Shasta County and Trinity County. It is 77 percent contained, and other fires continue to rage in Northern California and other areas These fires are spurred on by extreme heat and dryness in the region. While human-caused climate change isn't necessarily the direct cause of any single weather event, like these fires, it can make extreme weather more likely now and in the future. WATCH: Scientists made an awesome error that could save our planet from plastic hell


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Turkey's Erdogan says to challenge 'games' on the economy

A day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to junk status amid a currency crisis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would challenge those playing "games" on the economy.

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World Leaders Opt For China's Money Over The Rights Of 1 Million Jailed Muslims

World Leaders Opt For China's Money Over The Rights Of 1 Million Jailed MuslimsWASHINGTON ― Now that United Nations experts have endorsed widespread reports


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Kofi Annan, Former United Nations Secretary-General, Dead At 80

Kofi Annan, Former United Nations Secretary-General, Dead At 80Kofi Annan, a former United Nations secretary-general, died at the age of 80


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Scientists downgrade alert level for Hawaii volcano

Scientists downgrade alert level for Hawaii volcanoHONOLULU (AP) — Slowing activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has prompted scientists on Friday to downgrade their alert level for the mountain.


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Ryan Zinke Would 'Sell His Grandkids For Big Oil,' Says Washington Governor

Ryan Zinke Would 'Sell His Grandkids For Big Oil,' Says Washington GovernorWashington Gov. Jay Inslee slammed Ryan Zinke's record on the environment


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Girl who pushed friend off bridge charged

Girl who pushed friend off bridge charged18-year-old Taylor Smith was charged with reckless endangerment for pushing her friend off a 60-foot-bridge.


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Lawyers: Discharged Army specialist granted US citizenship

Lawyers: Discharged Army specialist granted US citizenshipLOS ANGELES (AP) — A South Korean-born U.S. Army specialist who sued after the military moved to discharge her has been granted citizenship, her attorneys said Friday.


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Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No Explanation

Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No ExplanationSixteen migrant fathers who had previously been separated from and then


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Fox News' Chris Wallace Criticizes Trump For Commenting On Paul Manafort Trial

Fox News' Chris Wallace Criticizes Trump For Commenting On Paul Manafort TrialFox News anchor Chris Wallace was asked by fellow anchor Sandra Smith on


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Alex Jones Destroyed Evidence In Sandy Hook Defamation Cases, Motion Says

Alex Jones Destroyed Evidence In Sandy Hook Defamation Cases, Motion SaysAlex Jones, the conspiracy theory-peddling host of Infowars, deleted evidence


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7 Family Members Killed in Horrendous Crash in Oregon

7 Family Members Killed in Horrendous Crash in OregonThe Oregon family was on its way to a Vegas vacation when their SUV was hit head-on.


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Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County

Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia CountyElection officials in a rural southwest Georgia county are defending a plan to


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What Happened on Inside Edition Today? Catch Up With the Show

What Happened on Inside Edition Today? Catch Up With the ShowInside Edition is following the latest twists in the case of the Colorado mom allegedly killed by her husband.


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Colombia fears Ecuador border controls effect on Venezuelan exodus

Colombia fears Ecuador border controls effect on Venezuelan exodusBogota said Friday it was "worried" that tightened Ecuadorian entry requirements for Venezuelans fleeing an economic and political crisis would leave thousands stranded in Colombia. Ecuador announced on Thursday that Venezuelans entering the country would need to show passports from Saturday onwards, a document many are not carrying. "We're talking about 3,000 people a day, just Venezuelans" crossing into Ecuador alone from the border town of Rumichaca, said Colombia's migration director Christian Kruger.


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Trump says asking SEC to consider ending quarterly earnings reports

Trump says asking SEC to consider ending quarterly earnings reportsPresident Donald Trump said Friday he had asked stock market regulators to look into ending the requirement for businesses to issue quarterly earnings reports. Asking the Securities and Exchange Commission -- an independent agency -- to move to twice-yearly reporting could help create jobs, Trump said on Twitter.


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Gulp! Georgian boy solves six Rubik's cubes under water in one breath

An 18-year-old student from Georgia solved six Rubik's Cubes under water in one breath on Friday, in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record.

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Remains of wife, two young daughters found in Colorado murder case

Remains of wife, two young daughters found in Colorado murder caseThe husband and father, Chris Watts, was arrested on suspicion he killed his family.


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Palestinians say 2 killed by Israel fire at Gaza border

[Image Unavailable] GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and another 60 injured at a protest along the Gaza border amid ongoing Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire, Gaza's Health Ministry said Friday.


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Omarosa Manigault Newman has President Trump unhinged

Omarosa Manigault Newman has President Trump unhingedThe release of "Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House" and the secret recordings made by its author, Omarosa Manigault Newman, get under the president's skin.


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Top Pennsylvania Catholic leader vows to ensure abuses 'never recur'

Top Pennsylvania Catholic leader vows to ensure abuses 'never recur'(Reuters) - Pennsylvania's top Roman Catholic official on Friday vowed to ensure the widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests and cover-up revealed in this week's bombshell grand jury report would never happen again. In the most wide-ranging U.S. investigation into sexual abuse by priests since the scandal burst into the public eye in Boston in 2002, a two-year Pennsylvania investigation found evidence that at least 1,000 people, mostly children, had been sexually abused by some 300 clergymen during the past 70 years. "The substance of the report is brutally graphic and profoundly disturbing as a chronicle of evil inflicted on hundreds of innocents," Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said in a weekly letter to Catholics. "The only acceptable responses are grief and support for the victims and comprehensive efforts to ensure that such things never recur." Chaput's archdiocese was not covered by the Tuesday report, although a 2005 grand jury report found evidence that hundreds of children had been sexually abused by at least 63 priests in the district.


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Body language expert analyzes Christopher Watts' behavior before arrest in deaths of wife, kids

Body language expert analyzes Christopher Watts' behavior before arrest in deaths of wife, kidsA body language expert has weighed in on the demeanor of Christopher Watts as


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Trump says he may revoke another security clearance 'very quickly'

Trump says he may revoke another security clearance 'very quickly'President Trump on Friday suggested that he is close to revoking the security clearance of a current Justice Department employee who had been in contact with author of the controversial dossier alleging ties between Trump and Russia.


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Elon Musk Unloads On 'Excruciating' Year As Tesla Stock Drops

Elon Musk Unloads On 'Excruciating' Year As Tesla Stock DropsAnyone can see that Elon Musk has been having a rough year.


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3M to pay $9.1 million over defective military ear plugs

[Image Unavailable] The 3M Co. has agreed to pay $9.1 million to settle allegations it knowingly sold defective combat ear plugs to the U.S. military without disclosing defects that limited the effectiveness of the hearing protection devices, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. A settlement frees 3M from the inconvenience of a long investigation and litigation, it said. The 3M payment settles allegations that 3M and its predecessor, Aearo Technologies Inc., knew the ear plugs it sold the military were too short for proper insertion into the users' ears and could loosen and not perform effectively in some people, the Justice Department said.


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Top 10 American car shows revealed

Top 10 American car shows revealedThe readers of the USA Today newspaper have voted on the best car shows in America, ranging from classics to vans. Here are the results…


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Tesla board reportedly seeking No. 2 executive to assist Elon Musk

Tesla board reportedly seeking No. 2 executive to assist Elon MuskIn the wide-ranging interview, Musk acknowledged that his tweet last week about having "funding secured" to take Tesla private was not cleared by anyone else, including Tesla's board. The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the tweet, which bumped up Tesla's stock price, to determine whether it constitutes stock manipulation. Musk's admission that it was not vetted by board members may give ammunition to investigators, but it also points out the burden of running such a large, prominent public company, and the potential consequences of haste, pressure, and naivete from a CEO.


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Nebraska Woman Beams After Allegedly Attacking Boyfriend With Sword

Nebraska Woman Beams After Allegedly Attacking Boyfriend With SwordIvy Moore, 26, was arrested early Wednesday after she called police to tell them her boyfriend wouldn’t leave her Lincoln apartment.


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Bodies of missing Colorado girls allegedly killed by dad found in oil and gas tanks: report

Bodies of missing Colorado girls allegedly killed by dad found in oil and gas tanks: reportThe bodies of two missing Colorado girls who disappeared along with their


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Tesla's Board Is Reportedly Searching for a Second-in-Command to Help Elon Musk

Tesla's Board Is Reportedly Searching for a Second-in-Command to Help Elon MuskAfter Musk's controversial tweet could cost the company dearly


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Donald Trump's Postponed Military Parade Is Turned Into A Mocking Meme

Donald Trump's Postponed Military Parade Is Turned Into A Mocking MemeThe brakes have been put on President Donald Trump's idea for a military


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Yazidi 'ex-sex slave' trapped both in Iraq and in German exile

Yazidi 'ex-sex slave' trapped both in Iraq and in German exileA young Yazidi woman who fled to Germany but returned home to northern Iraq says she cannot escape her Islamic State group captor who held her as a sex slave for three months. Ashwaq Haji, 19, says she ran into the man in a German supermarket in February. Traumatised by the encounter, she returned to Iraq the following month.


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Karachi's rooftop cattle get a crane lift to the ground

Residents of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, watched as cattle were lowered by crane from the top of a four-storey home ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha.

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Body found at New Mexico compound identified as missing boy

Body found at New Mexico compound identified as missing boyThe finding came two days after a Taos County judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse for granting bail to the five defendants, who are all black and Muslim. Authorities unearthed the boy's body at the compound on Aug. 6, three days after they raided the ramshackle home near Amalia, New Mexico, where they found 11 children in "filthy conditions" with no food or clean water. Marie Legrand Miller, an attorney for one of the defendants, said she feared for her client's safety after threats of violence, "Islamophobia" and "overt racism" directed at judge Sarah Backus after her decision to grant bail.


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Socialists Need To Fight For Economic Change -- Not Just Another Version Of Capitalism

Socialists Need To Fight For Economic Change -- Not Just Another Version Of Capitalism"Socialism" has become the new political buzzword. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)


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The secret Soviet organization that explains what Russia is doing today

The secret Soviet organization that explains what Russia is doing todayRussian attempts to dupe, confuse or weaken the West date back at least to the early decades of the 20th century. An outfit called the Cheka charted a course that’s still being followed today.


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This Is Where Japan Might Have Gotten the Idea for Pearl Harbor

This Is Where Japan Might Have Gotten the Idea for Pearl HarborThe date was November 11, 1940, the place was the southern Italian port of Taranto, and the battle that ensued that night was the prelude to the Japanese raid at Pearl Harbor.


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Elon Musk Says Stress and Long Hours Are Taking a Toll During an 'Excruciating' Year

Elon Musk Says Stress and Long Hours Are Taking a Toll During an 'Excruciating' YearBut he stood by a recent tweet saying he might take Tesla private


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Xiamen Air jet overshoots runway in the Philippines

Xiamen Air jet overshoots runway in the PhilippinesA Xiamen Air aircraft with 165 people on board veered off an airport runway in the Philippines capital of Manila, but there were no casualties. No reporter narration.


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Tucker Carlson's Taco Tantrum: 'It’s An American Food! ... Those Are My Tacos. Mine!'

Tucker Carlson's Taco Tantrum: 'It’s An American Food! ... Those Are My Tacos. Mine!'Tucker Carlson likes his tacos to be American.


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565 Migrant Children Remain Separated From Families 3 Weeks Past Judge's Deadline

565 Migrant Children Remain Separated From Families 3 Weeks Past Judge's DeadlineOnly a small fraction of the nearly 600 migrant children reported to still be


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Judge says Trump campaign screwed up on wording of confidentiality agreements

Judge says Trump campaign screwed up on wording of confidentiality agreementsA Manhattan judge issued a ruling on Thursday that thwarts the Trump campaign’s attempts to keep a lawsuit out of open court.


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China sacks top official over vaccine scandal, firm may de-list

[Image Unavailable] China has sacked a senior provincial official and is probing a former top drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd, which again warned it could be delisted over the scandal. The company was accused in July of falsifying data for a rabies vaccine and manufacturing an ineffective vaccine for babies, sparking widespread consumer anger. While there were no known reports of people being harmed by the vaccines, regulators ordered Changsheng to halt their production and recall the rabies vaccine.


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Do not call us Mormons or LDS Church, leaders of faith ask

Do not call us Mormons or LDS Church, leaders of faith askAn online guide accompanying a pronouncement from the church president also asked people to stop referring to followers of the religion as Mormons and not to use the name "LDS" as a shorthand way of describing the faith. "The Lord has impressed upon my mind the importance of the name He has revealed for His Church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," church President Russell Nelson said in a statement. Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long proclaimed their faith as Christian and fought any association with polygamy, which was practiced by early members of the church before they abandoned it more than 100 years ago.


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US police officer uses Taser on woman, 87

US police officer uses Taser on woman, 87A US police chief has defended the use of a Taser on an 87-year-old grandmother cutting dandelions near her home in the southern state of Georgia. The incident occurred last Friday when a youth club worker called 911 after spotting Martha Al-Bishara, who does not speak English, using a knife to cut dandelions in the club's grounds near her home. Responding to the scene, police in Chatsworth, around 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Atlanta, stunned her with a Taser and handcuffed her after she failed to follow instructions to drop the knife.


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Satanic Temple's Baphomet Raises Hell Over Religious Freedom In Arkansas

Satanic Temple's Baphomet Raises Hell Over Religious Freedom In ArkansasMembers and supporters of the Satanic Temple wheeled a statue of winged, goat-


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New Horrifying Details Released About Fire Tornado That Killed California Firefighter

New Horrifying Details Released About Fire Tornado That Killed California FirefighterThe fire tornado shot glass into one of the firefighter's eyes


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California high court rules for immigrant kids in visa fight

California high court rules for immigrant kids in visa fightSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for some immigrant children who are abused or abandoned by a parent to seek a U.S. visa to avoid deportation in a ruling that advocates said would help thousands of children.


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Swiss brothers get ready to refloat the bubble car

With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of cheap and cheerful mobility on European roads in the 1950s and 60s.

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Scorching weather helps uncover archeological sites around Britain

Britain's hottest summer in decades has revealed cropmarks across the country showing the sites of Iron Age settlements, Roman farms and even Neolithic monuments dating back thousands of years, archaeologists said on Wednesday.

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Muja the alligator still alive and snapping in his 80s at Belgrade Zoo

American alligator Muja arrived at Belgrade Zoo on the eve of the Second World War and is believed to be the oldest of his kind in captivity, and still in good health with a hearty appetite for his age, his handlers said on Tuesday.

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Trump 'live figure' thumps Merkel at Berlin's Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds in Berlin unveiled its latest attraction on Tuesday - a posturing Donald Trump figure striking a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a punchball.

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Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals

A new set of eco-friendly but completely exposed urinals deployed on the streets of Paris are provoking uproar from locals.

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Face value: Australians seek free portraits of Queen Elizabeth

Australians by the dozen are demanding portraits of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, after a news item drew attention to an obscure rule entitling them to such articles from local politicians.

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Who let the goats out? Runaway herd invades Idaho neighborhood

More than 100 goats burst into a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, startling residents and captivating spectators on social media as they feasted on lawns, flower bushes and tree leaves.

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Christmas comes early for London department store

On a hot summery Thursday in London, Santa Claus turned up 144 days early wearing a studded leather jacket to open the new Christmas shop at department store Selfridges.

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Fields Medal stolen from Kurdish mathematician in Rio

A winner of the Fields Medal, often called the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics,' had his prize stolen shortly after receiving it during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

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Six-year-old YouTube star brings his own toy line to Walmart

A 6-year-old boy whose toy reviews have drawn billions of views on YouTube will debut his own line of slime, stuffed animals and other merchandise at Walmart Inc next month, the retailer said on Monday.

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Split concerns force Durex to recall some condoms in UK and Ireland

Durex, owned by Reckitt Benckiser, has recalled some batches of its "Real Feel" and "Latex Free" condoms in the United Kingdom and Ireland due to concerns they may burst.

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And the world record for swimming along in a sack with hands & feet tied up goes to..

Swimming instructor, lifeguard and adventurer Yane Petkov - Bulgaria's answer to Houdini and Michael Phelps combined - reclaimed on Tuesday the Guinness world record for swimming along with his hands and feet tied while fully wrapped inside a sack.

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Ready, steady, slow: snails slug it out at racing world championship

The race starter stood up and shouted: "Ready, steady, slow!" The crowd cheered, but the competitors remained stuck at the start line. Welcome to the world snail racing championship.

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Sun, sea and ... Santas? Father Christmases hold annual congress

Braving Europe's heatwave, more than 150 Santas from around the world donned their heavy suits and full beards at their annual conference in Denmark.

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Shaggy sheep shorn of massive fleece in Australia

A sheep in eastern Australia is leaping about more lightly after being sheared of its massively overgrown fleece.

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Queen Elizabeth owns how many swans? Annual count gets underway

An 800-year-old tradition of counting the swans owned by Britain's Queen Elizabeth started on Monday, an annual ceremony of "swan upping" that in modern times has become a means of wildlife conservation.

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Buyan the bear predicts Croatia will beat France in World Cup final

Buyan, a brown bear kept in a Siberian zoo, has predicted that Croatia will defeat France in Sunday's World Cup final.

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Georgia police use coin toss to decide whether to arrest woman

Two police officers in Georgia have been suspended after they used a coin toss to decide whether to arrest a 24-year-old motorist they stopped for speeding, police said.

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Belgium avoided serious attack in station blast: interior minister

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium has avoided a serious attack, its interior minister said on Wednesday, after a suspected suicide bomber planning to explode a large bomb caused only a minor explosion in Brussels' central station late on Tuesday.

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Israel would go 'all-out' if war breaks out again with Lebanon: air force chief

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel would use all its strength from the start in any new war with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the chief of the Israeli air force said on Wednesday, sending a firm warning a decade after their last conflict.

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Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman elevated to Crown Prince

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman made his son his successor on Wednesday, removing his nephew as crown prince and giving the 31-year old almost unprecedented powers as the world's leading oil exporter implements transformational reforms.

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America’s hungriest wind and solar power users: big companies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Major U.S. corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and General Motors Co have become some of America’s biggest buyers of renewable energy, driving growth in an industry seen as key to helping the United States cut carbon emissions.

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Trump says China tried but failed to help on North Korea

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang.

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Oil spill sends global stocks, bond yields sliding

LONDON (Reuters) - A renewed slump in oil prices to seven-month lows dragged down world stocks on Wednesday and flattened bond curves as bets that inflation and interest rates will stay lower for even longer began to build again.

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under mounting pressure from investors over his leadership.

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After weeks of secrecy, U.S. Senate to unveil healthcare bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans plan to unveil the text of their draft healthcare bill on Thursday as senators struggle over issues such as the future of the Medicaid program for the poor and bringing down insurance costs.

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Republican avoids upset in costly Georgia congressional race

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Reuters) - Georgia Republican Karen Handel won the most expensive congressional race in history on Tuesday, avoiding a Democratic upset in a race that was widely seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump.

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Iraqi forces advance on Mosul mosque where IS declared caliphate

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces said they began a push on Wednesday toward the mosque of Mosul, where Islamic State declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago.

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