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• U.S. recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears

  15-04-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.It is the largest recall of eggs in the United States since 2010, the Food Safety News website reported.The eggs may have been contaminated with salmonella braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems
  
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• France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has 'convinced' Donald Trump to keep troops in Syria

  15-04-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron has said he has “convinced” Donald Trump to keep troops in Syria, as he defended the use of air strikes in the wake of an apparent chemical attack in Syria.The US, France and Britain launched more than 100 missiles targeting a number of what they said were three facilities linked to the chemical weapons programme, with Mr Macron saying that during the discussions President Trump was persuaded to drop the idea that Washington would be pulling out of Sy
  
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• Kentucky governor apologizes for saying teacher strike led to sexual assaults

  15-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  In an interview with a WDRB-TV television reporter on Friday, the Republican governor said he could guarantee that somewhere in Kentucky a child was sexually assaulted after being left home with no supervision because of the walkout.Kentucky's Republican-majority House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution on Saturday criticizing the governor's comments, and the Republican state Senate president said Bevin should apologize, according to local media.Teachers in Kentucky, as well as in
  
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• 'I Am Still Old and Still in Love.' Barbara Bush Gave Light-Hearted Health Update Last Month

  15-04-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  She also said: "I’m not sure God will recognize me; I have so many new body parts!"
  
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• Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health

  15-04-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  The former First Lady and wife to former President George H. W. Bush is in failing health and being cared for in her Texas home.
  
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• Photos: Antiwar activists and Syrians protest U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria

  15-04-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Antiwar activists and Syrians worldwide demonstrated against the joint U.S., British and French airstrikes launched in Syria Saturday. The missile attack was in response to a suspected chemical attack on civilians by Syrian President Bashar Assad's government. (AP)
  
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• Barbara Bush in 'failing health,' won't seek additional medical treatment

  15-04-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Family spokesperson Jim McGrath issued a statement that the former first lady is suffering from failing health.
  
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• Syria's allies say airstrikes undercut political resolution

  15-04-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Iran and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon said Sunday that Western airstrikes on their ally, Syria, have complicated prospects for a political settlement to the country's seven-year conflict.
  
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• Starbucks CEO apologizes to 2 black men arrested

  15-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starbucks sells itself as a community gathering spot as much as a coffeehouse, a welcoming place with comfortable chairs for lingering, trendy music and Wi-Fi. That's one reason the arrest of two black men who were sitting in a Starbucks struck a nerve for so many: They were doing exactly what people do at most any of the chain's 28,000 stores worldwide.
  
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• Will Trump Fire Rosenstein? It May Not Matter.

  15-04-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Something very fishy happened last week. On Friday, we were treated to almost
  
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• Hear The 2019 Audi TT RS Play Its Five-Cylinder Symphony

  15-04-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Don't expect any major styling changes.
  
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• Saudi king slams Iran, US Jerusalem move at Arab summit

  15-04-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday slammed Iran's "blatant interference" in the region and lashed out at the US over Jerusalem as Arab leaders met in the kingdom for their annual summit.The 82-year-old monarch dubbed the Arab League meet the "Jerusalem summit" as he took aim at Washington's decision to recognise the disputed city as the capital of Israel and transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv.
  
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• 19 Upcoming Games That Deserve Your Attention From PAX East 2018

  15-04-2018 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  The Games of PAX East 2018
  As a place where fans and developers can come together to play the hottest and most exciting games, PAX has traditionally been a fun event for those who want to see what sort of games the year has to offer. It's also a great opportunity for newcomers and die-hard fans alike to check out what's new and hang out with other like-minded folks who want to celebrate their favorite hobby. During PAX East 2018 in Boston, U.S., GameSpot got to check out some of the most interes
  
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• Gessen: Putin wants a rhetorical war without too many coffins

  15-04-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Masha Gessen, author of “The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia,” says a war of words between Russia and the West serves Vladimir Putin better than an actual war.
  
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• German minister tells Russia its behavior must change

  15-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  By Andrea ShalalBERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday criticized Russia for a series of activities beyond its borders, blaming it for a cyber attack on his own ministry, and said Moscow must change its ways.Maas listed a series of what he called problematic actions that also included the lack of progress in implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, a poison gas attack in Britain, support for the Syrian government, and efforts to influence Western elections."We had an
  
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• Britain pushes for Syrian ceasefire alongside US and France

  15-04-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  The UK will join the US and France in a push for a peaceful path forward to the Syrian crisis, proposing a new United Nations-backed ceasefire. The three allies have produced a draft resolution that will be debated by the Security Council in New York, although it remains unclear when the vote will take place. It comes as Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said new sanctions would be imposed on Russian businesses that help the Assad regime make and deploy chemical weapons. The
  
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• NASA's new planet-hunter to seek closer, Earth-like worlds

  15-04-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  NASA is poised to launch a $337 million washing machine-sized spacecraft that aims to vastly expand mankind's search for planets beyond our solar system, particularly closer, Earth-sized ones that might harbor life.The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is scheduled to launch Monday at 6:32 pm (2232 GMT) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.NASA predicts that TESS will discover 20,000 exoplanets -- or planets outside the solar system -- including more than 50 E
  
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• ‘SNL’ Host John Mulaney Wrote Last Night’s Best Sketch In 2010

  15-04-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  Comedian John Mulaney wrote for "Saturday Night Live" from 2008 to 2014. In
  
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• Barbara Bush In 'Failing Health,' Won't Seek More Medical Treatment

  15-04-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Barbara Bush is in failing health and will not seek additional medical
  
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• New U.S. sanctions will hurt Washington and Europe more than Russia: lawmaker

  15-04-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  New U.S. sanctions against Moscow will be hard for Russia but do more damage to the United States and Europe, RIA news agency cited a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Sunday.U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said earlier on Sunday that Washington was preparing new sanctions against Russia over its support for Syrian President Bashar-al Assad.
  
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• Prince Charles should not automatically succeed the Queen as the Head of the Commonwealth, says Corbyn

  15-04-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  The Prince of Wales should not automatically succeed the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth, Jeremy Corbyn has said as he demanded that Britain apologise for its “immoral” colonial past. The Labour leader said the 53 countries of the association should choose who succeeds the Queen, suggesting the holder could be elected on a time-limited basis. Since the signing of the London Declaration in 1953, the position has formed part of the monarch’s title, with the Queen inheriting the
  
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• Gay rights lawyer immolates self in NYC in ecology protest

  15-04-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer who burned himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction was a nationally known gay rights advocate and lead attorney in a famous case involving transgender murder victim Brandon Teena.
  
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• Starbucks arrests highlights disparity of racial experiences

  15-04-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  A viral video shows two African American men being arrested in a Starbucks after a manager claims they trespassed by not buying anything and sitting in the store. Kwame Jackson, an entrepreneur and businessman, called it evidence of a “humanity gap.”
  
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• Former FBI official: Comey book puts him in 'same gutter’ as Trump

  15-04-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, said the timing of Former FBI Director James Comey’s book hurts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged Russian election meddling.
  
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• US to impose new Russia sanctions over Syria: Haley

  15-04-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  The United States will impose new sanctions on Russia over an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.Haley said the sanctions, to be announced Monday by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, would target companies that supplied Damascus with equipment and other material related to chemical weapons.
  
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• SpaceX and NASA TESS Launch: When It Starts and How to Watch

  15-04-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  The hunt for planets begins.
  
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• California fire: Blaze spreads near Coachella music festival

  15-04-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  A large fire is quickly spreading near the Coachella music festival in California.Firefighters have said the blaze, currently six miles from the festival, is 10 per cent contained.More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze – which was first reported at 4.30am local time.
  
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• Trump's press secretary issues clarification after posting misleading photo

  15-04-2018 18:44 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s press secretary issued a begrudging clarification on Sunday after being accused of posting a misleading photograph of the president online.Sarah Sanders was criticised for a tweet on Saturday that appeared to show Trump busily directing missile strikes against Syria from the White House situation room, with Vice-President Mike Pence at his right hand.
  
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• US to impose new sanctions on Russia in wake of Syria chemical attack, says UN ambassador Nikki Haley

  15-04-2018 18:41 via yahoo.com
  Washington will impose new sanctions on Russia, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said – as Western allies look to put some diplomatic clout behind military strikes launched on Syria in the wake of an apparent chemical weapon attack.“Russian sanctions will be coming down,” Ms Haley said during on appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation, adding that the new sanctions are expected to be announced by treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin on Monday.It comes as the US,
  
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• Beyoncé Makes History As First Black Woman To Headline Coachella

  15-04-2018 18:29 via yahoo.com
  Beyonce made history this weekend at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts
  
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• Mother Discovers Cancerous Tumor on Her Foot During Pedicure

  15-04-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  She had to have her foot amputated.
  
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• Israel says new Gaza tunnel foiled, lifts veil on detection lab

  15-04-2018 18:17 via yahoo.com
  By Dan WilliamsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it destroyed a guerrilla tunnel from the Gaza Strip and gave rare details on a classified military laboratory spearheading efforts to foil the cross-border digs.Palestinian gunmen used tunnels to blindside Israeli forces during the 2014 Gaza war.Israel has since been developing detection technologies and laying down an underground frontier wall which, it says, will end the Gaza tunnel threat by 2019.
  
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• Opposition to immigrant sanctuary spreading in California

  15-04-2018 18:08 via yahoo.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — More local governments in California are resisting the state's efforts to resist the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, and political experts see politics at play as Republicans try to fire up voters in a state where the GOP has grown weak.
  
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• Another rape adds to protesters' fury over Indian justice on sex crimes

  15-04-2018 18:06 via yahoo.com
  By Suvashree ChoudhuryMUMBAI (Reuters) - Days after a lawmaker from India's ruling party was arrested in connection with a teenager's rape, a sexual attack on an 11-year-old girl was reported on Sunday in Gujarat, the latest in a string of cases that have sparked protests across the country.Protests calling for justice were held in several cities, echoing the mass rallies against sexual violence in 2012 and piling pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who must hold elections by May 2019.Modi
  
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• 'I just have to do it.' Teachers struggle with second jobs

  15-04-2018 18:06 via yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of American schoolteachers work second jobs to boost their income. They speak of missing time with family, struggles to complete lesson plans and nagging doubts over whether it's worth the sacrifices to stay in their profession.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2: Spock Confirmed, But Not the Way You Think

  15-04-2018 18:05 via yahoo.com
  This is big.
  
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• Pokemon Go April Community Day Takes Place Today, Here Are All The Details

  15-04-2018 18:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's next real-world event is right around the corner. This month's Community Day takes place this Sunday, April 15, and gives players around the world a chance to earn bonuses and obtain a Pokemon that knows a special event-exclusive move.As usual, the event will only run during a three-hour window, which begins at different times depending on where you live. The event kicks off in the US at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET and ends at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET; in Europe and Africa, it runs from 10 AM - 1 P
  
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• Outrage after two black men arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks

  15-04-2018 17:57 via yahoo.com
  Protesters gathered at a Philadelphia Starbucks on Sunday, days after a manager called 911 leading to the arrest of two black men who had asked to use the restroom but hadn’t purchased anything.
  
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• Trump Rages Against Comey Over Claims In New Book

  15-04-2018 17:32 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump attacked James Comey in a series of tweets Sunday,
  
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• Paul Ryan Brushes Off Criticism That He Enabled Trump

  15-04-2018 17:29 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) attempted in an interview airing
  
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• Pro-EU Milo Djukanovic wins Montenegro's presidential election

  15-04-2018 16:45 via yahoo.com
  Montenegro defied Russia on Sunday by electing a pro-Nato political veteran who hopes to lead the small Balkan state into the European Union. On Sunday night, officials announced that Milo Djukanovic, who has dominated politics in the former Yugoslav republic for nearly 25 years, had secured victory.  Milos Nikolic, a spokesman for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, said: "Milo Djukanovic is the new president of Montenegro... this is a great victory, a historic victor
  
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• Ford Recalls 350,000 Trucks and SUVs

  15-04-2018 16:30 via yahoo.com
  The recall includes several F-Series vehicles along with the Expedition SUV.
  
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• U.S. troops not leaving Syria until goals accomplished: Haley

  15-04-2018 16:26 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the United States would not pull its troops out of Syria until its goals were accomplished.Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Haley listed three aims for the United States: ensuring that chemical weapons are not used in any way that pose a risk to U.S. interests, that Islamic State is defeated and that there is a good vantage point to watch what Iran is doing.It is our goal "to see American troops come home, but we are not going to
  
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• Saudi king announces $150 million for East Jerusalem

  15-04-2018 16:18 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday announced a $150-million (120 million euro) donation for the maintenance of Islamic heritage in East Jerusalem."Saudi Arabia announces a $150-million grant to support the administration of Jerusalem's Islamic property," the monarch said at the opening of the Arab League summit in the kingdom's eastern city of Dhahran.
  
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• Assad's children visited Crimean holiday camp, Russian lawmaker says

  15-04-2018 16:17 via yahoo.com
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's children last year visited a holiday camp in Russian-annexed Crimea, the RIA news agency cited a Russian lawmaker as saying on Sunday.Assad met a group of Russian lawmakers in Damascus on Sunday after the West launched missile strikes against Syria over a suspected poison gas attack.Lawmaker Dmitry Sablin told RIA that Assad had said his children visited the Artek holiday camp in Crimea last year.
  
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• 'I hardly even knew this guy': Trump lashes out at Comey in Sunday morning tweetstorm

  15-04-2018 16:07 via yahoo.com
  Excerpts from former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming memoir, and from an interview Comey gave to ABC News, set off a Sunday-morning tweetstorm of accusations, corrections and annotations from President Trump, including the bizarre assertion that “I hardly even knew this guy.”
  
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• Starbucks CEO Wants to Apologize Personally to Black Men Arrested in Philadelphia Store

  15-04-2018 15:54 via yahoo.com
  Kevin Johnson called the situation 'disheartening' and 'reprehensible'
  
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• Mother who died after being set on fire by boyfriend to testify from beyond the grave

  15-04-2018 14:55 via yahoo.com
  A mother who died after being set on fire by her boyfriend will testify in court from beyond the grave following a landmark ruling.The video testimony of Judy Malinowski will be played by prosecutors during the murder trial of her ex-partner Michael Slager, an Ohio judge said on Friday.Ms Malinowski died in June 2017, aged 33, two years after she was left with catastrophic burns after her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her alight on a petrol station forecourt in Gahanna, near Columbus.
  
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• Pope 'deeply disturbed' by lack of common response to Syria

  15-04-2018 14:30 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis told the faithful in St. Peter's Square that he is "deeply disturbed" by the international community's failure to come up with a common response to the crisis in Syria and other parts of the world.
  
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• Satellite pictures show damage done by Western airstrikes on Assad chemical sites

  15-04-2018 14:11 via yahoo.com
  New satellite images reveal the damage caused to a Syrian chemical weapons research site after it was hit by Western jets on Saturday. The targets included a centre in the greater Damascus area used for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and biological weaponry as well as a chemical weapons storage facility near the city of Homs. A third target, also near Homs, contained both a chemical weapons equipment storage facility and a command post. The US, UK and France said h
  
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