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• Did TV Survival Shows Help Tad Cummins Pick Up Tips on Avoiding Capture?

  05-05-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  New details are emerging in the case of the teacher who ran off with a former student.
  
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• 18 Beta Theta Pi fraternity members charged in Penn State student death

  05-05-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Eighteen members of a now-shuttered Penn State University fraternity and the fraternity itself are facing charges in the death of a student who fell down a flight of steps during an alcohol-fueled pledge night.
  
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• Republicans who voted for Trumpcare are already seeing their re-election chances fall, analysis suggests

  05-05-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s hard-fought healthcare victory could backfire, as House Republicans that voted to repeal Obamacare are now vulnerable to backlash from their constituents.The Republicans’ 217-213 passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) hurts the re-election chances of several representatives who supported the bill, according to the Cook Political Report.The non-partisan election analyst changed its forecast in 20 House districts, deeming each of them more likely than b
  
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• Republican politician votes on Trumpcare bill after foot surgery for pre-existing condition

  05-05-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Representative Jason Chaffetz flew in to Washington to cast an affirmative vote for a healthcare repeal bill that could allow insurers to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions even though he recently had a surgery for a pre-existing condition himself.Mr Chaffetz recently underwent an ankle surgery to remove 14 screws and a metal plate from his foot that were put in after a fall in his garage nearly 12 years ago.The healthcare bill that he returned to Washington to vote on included an
  
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• The Latest: Russia-backed Syria deal enters into effect

  05-05-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding Syria (all times local):
  
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• Cargo plane goes off runway in West Virginia; 2 killed

  05-05-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A cargo plane contracted by UPS went off the runway and over a steep, wooded hillside Friday at a West Virginia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot, an airport official said.
  
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• From a Giant Rodent to a Rhino Iguana, Here Are the World's Most Exotic Pets

  05-05-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  It's a lot of work to take care of a 120-pound rat-like creature.
  
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• Drug lord El Chapo has his day in court, and will be back for his trial — next year

  05-05-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Friday morning, Joaquin Guzman Loera was taken from his solitary confinement cell in lower Manhattan and escorted by a police motorcade across the Brooklyn Bridge to the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, where heavy security signaled the impending arrival of someone important.Well before Guzman’s hearing began, reporters had already filled the courtroom’s press box and much of the overflow room across the hall, where a live feed of the proceedings played on two TVs and a large projecto
  
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• AP Interview: France's Le Pen says she 'changed everything'

  05-05-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen told The Associated Press on Friday that whether or not she wins Sunday's election, she and the populist wave that swept her to the presidential runoff have shaken France's political landscape and a "gigantic political force has been born."
  
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• Trump says 'everybody', not just Australia, has better healthcare than US

  05-05-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Trump told Malcolm Turnbull: ‘We have a failing healthcare.Donald Trump sought on Friday to clarify and clean up after his comments praising Australia’s universal healthcare system as superior to America’s. He did so by blaming Barack Obama’s signature legislation.
  
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• Democrats launch ads linking Republicans with controversial Trumpcare vote

  05-05-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Moments after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a health care bill to replace Obamacare, House Democrats sang “Hey, hey, hey, goodbye,” indicating they’re confident the vote will hurt Republicans politically next November. Democrats have initiated an ad campaign connecting Republicans to the controversial vote.
  
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• 2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Manual

  05-05-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  This Miata wants to be more than a fair-weather friend.
  
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• 'Fake news' war stokes Venezuela's deadly crisis

  05-05-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  Venezuela may be short of food, medicine and toiletries, but in the chaos of its violent political crisis it has plenty of fake -- or questionable -- news.Hoarse from shouting or breathing tear gas in weeks of anti- and pro-government protests, Venezuelans are also dizzy from the buzz of rumors and counter-claims.In the streets, looting and clashes between protesters and police have left 36 people dead since last month.
  
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• Photographer nails shot of Yankees’ Aaron Judge nailed at the plate and more: May 5 in photos

  05-05-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge is tagged out at home plate by Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras during the interleague baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago; a ballet dancer attends a photo shoot as activists from the environmentalist group Greenpeace unfurl a giant banner on the Eiffel Tower in Paris that reads “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”; a member of the Congo Reformado folk group poses for a portrait before a parade at the 12th International Festival of the I
  
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• Paul Singer's Elliott Management raises $5 billion in 24 hours: letter

  05-05-2017 22:28
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul Singer's hedge fund firm Elliott Management Corp raised $5 billion in about 24 hours this week citing a major potential opportunity when "investor confidence is impaired,"...
  
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• Trump: ‘Everybody’ has better health care than the U.S.

  05-05-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump declared Friday that “everybody” on the world stage has better health care than the United States, but suggested that the GOP’s health care plan will change that.
  
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• Sleep Better By Using a Blue Light Filter on Your Phone or Computer

  05-05-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  
  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. The evidence is piling up: Blue light from phone and computer screens could make it harder for you to fall asleep.  Appl...
  
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• So much winning: Trump No. 1 most-mocked president on late shows, study finds

  05-05-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  One of President Trump’s campaign promises was putting Americans back to work — and he’s certainly done his part for the writing staffs of late night comedy shows.Indeed, during the course of Trump’s first 100 days in office, 1,060 jokes were made at his expense on late night programs, a new George Mason University study found.The report, released Thursday by the school’s Center for Media and Public Affairs, examined 2,094 political jokes from the opening monologues
  
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• Russia: Syrian safe zones plan to go into effect at midnight

  05-05-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A deal hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up "de-escalation zones" in mostly opposition-held parts of Syria is the latest international attempt to reduce violence in the war-ravaged country. The plan, though vague on specifics, for the first time envisages armed foreign monitors on the ground in Syria.
  
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• First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down'

  05-05-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  An American soldier has been killed in a night-time raid in Somalia, in what is believed to be the first US military death in combat there since the infamous events of "Black Hawk Down" 24 years ago.The death occurred three weeks after the US announced the deployment of "a few dozen troops" to Somalia, tasked with training and equipping Somalian troops to fight Shabaab militants."One US service member was killed during an operation against Al-Shabaab near Barii, Somalia, approximately 40 miles (
  
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• 4-Week-Old Otter Rescued From Canal Now in Good Health, Thanks to Kind Utility Workers

  05-05-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  It was just a normal day for the team from the Salt River Project until someone noticed the animal struggling in the water.
  
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• Trump does not think U.S. should copy Australia's health system: White House

  05-05-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump was simply saying nice things to an ally when he called Australia's universal healthcare system better than the U.S. system, and he does not think his country should adopt a similar approach, the White House said on Friday."The president was complimenting a foreign leader on the operations of their healthcare system," White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a news briefing."It didn't mean anything more than that."Trump raised eyebrows when he told Australian
  
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• Trump will work with 'whoever' France elects as president

  05-05-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  US President Donald Trump will work with "whoever the people of France decide to elect" as their leader, his spokeswoman said Friday.The comment offered no support to either Emmanuel Macron, who polls favor to be France's next president after elections on Sunday, or his far-right rival Marine Le Pen, whom Trump has hinted should benefit from attack-related security fears."The president is committed to working with leaders across the globe to combat a whole host of issues and certainly would do t
  
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• Trump: Australian health care system better than US

  05-05-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump's praise of Australia's government-funded health care system has raised the ire of Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading advocate of such single-payer systems.
  
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• First American soldier killed in Somalia since Black Hawk Down disaster

  05-05-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  The first American soldier since Black Hawk Down has been killed in Somalia.The soldier was killed in action during an advising mission with Somali National Army Forces, and two others were injured, the Department of Defense confirmed to the Independent.It is the first US service member death since 1993 when two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down on a one hour long mission, forcing the American military to stage a rescue operation that lasted through the night and resulted in 18 American deat
  
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• Correction: Severe Weather story

  05-05-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — In a story May 1 about severe weather, The Associated Press reported erroneously the circumstances of the death of a 7-year-old. The Rankin County coroner says the boy's death was not storm-related.
  
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• British PM boosted by local elections ahead of key vote

  05-05-2017 21:43 via yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives made sweeping gains Friday in local elections, handing her a big boost going into next month's Brexit-dominated parliamentary vote.Final results showed the ruling centre-right party gaining ground across the country, with the main opposition Labour party taking a pounding and Brexit cheerleaders UKIP all but wiped out.Despite the thumping victory, May said there was no room for complacency ahead of the June 8 general election and the negotiation
  
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• New OnePlus 5 leak suggests one key spec is even better than we thought

  05-05-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  
  A new flagship smartphone from a relatively small Chinese startup is shaping up to be the Galaxy S8's only real rival. There's no question whatsoever that the LG G6 is a terrific phone, but unfortunately for LG, the handset has no advantages whatsoever compared to the newer Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Throw enthusiastic carrier support and Samsung's multi-billion dollar marketing budget into the mix, and you've got a pair of flagship phones that are nearly impossible to contend with. Nearly imposs
  
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• AP WAS THERE: The airship Hindenburg bursts into flames

  05-05-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  
  EDITOR'S NOTE: On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Thirty-five people aboard and one person on the ground died. Ahead of Saturday's 80th anniversary, the AP is republishing a version of its original coverage.
  
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• U.S. chief justice taps New York judge to handle Puerto Rico bankruptcy

  05-05-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday appointed a federal judge based in Manhattan to oversee Puerto Rico's landmark bankruptcy case two days after the island's government filed for protection from creditors.In a brief statement, Roberts said he had designated U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York to handle the biggest bankruptcy in the history of the U.S. municipal debt market.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Suicide Note Released

  05-05-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  The letter was addressed to Hernandez's fiancee Shayanna Jenkins.
  
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• Macron stretches lead in last throes of French presidential campaign

  05-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  By Mathieu Rosemain and Andrew CallusPARIS (Reuters) - Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of campaigning in a tumultuous election race that has turned the country's politics upside down.Sunday's election is seen as the most important in France for decades, with two diametrically opposed views of Europe and France's place in the world at stake.The National Front's Le Pen would close
  
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• Police: Car driver ran red light in Vegas school bus crash

  05-05-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A passenger car driver ran a red light and caused a school bus crash that injured 15 children on the bus, the bus driver and a child in her car, police and school officials in Las Vegas said Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Opposition group denounces Syria safe zones plan

  05-05-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding Syria (all times local):
  
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• The last moments before missing Tenn. teen disappeared with former teacher

  05-05-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  
  This security camera footage of 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas shows the teen leaving her home before meeting up with Tad Cummins.
  
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• Fraternity, 18 members charged in Penn State student's death

  05-05-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State fraternity pledge died after stumbling and falling several times with toxic levels of alcohol in his body and suffered for hours with severe injuries while his friends failed to summon help, authorities said Friday in announcing criminal charges against the fraternity and 18 of its members.
  
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• College student crawls through air ducts in quest to steal stats exam

  05-05-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Friends, this is what happens when you watchMission: Impossible too many times. Two students at the University of Kentucky are facing burglary charges after crawling through campus ceiling ducts to steal a statistics exam from their professor's office. According to theLexington Herald-Leader, 21-year-old junior Henry Lynch II dropped into the room through the ceiling, let in his friend Troy through the door, then started to rummage around for the test. SEE ALSO: Teacher finds her fourth grade st
  
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• White House dismisses chief usher, 1st woman to hold post

  05-05-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — The White House has fired its chief usher, the person responsible for managing the residence, staff and overseeing events.
  
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• Iowa Supreme Court blocks portion of 20 week abortion ban

  05-05-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The law, passed by Iowa's Republican-controlled House and Senate last month, bans abortions once a pregnancy reaches 20 weeks and stipulates a three-day waiting period before women can undergo any abortion.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood, a group that provides family planning services, including abortions, challenged the waiting-period part of the legislation in court as well as the requirement for an additional clinical visit women must make before an abortion.
  
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• White House Press Secretary daily briefing on May 5, 2017

  05-05-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, May 5, 2017, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing with the White House press corp.
  
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• Trump Camp Warned Flynn About Russia Contacts

  05-05-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachel Maddow relays late news reports that the Trump transition team warned Mike Flynn about his contacts with Russians, and the Obama team was so wary of the Trump camp's Russia ties that according to NBC News.
  
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• North Korea accuses CIA of 'bio-chemical' plot against leadership

  05-05-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  
  North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea's intelligence service of a plot to attack its "supreme leadership" with a bio-chemical weapon and said such a "pipe-dream" could never succeed.Tension on the Korean peninsula has been high for weeks, driven by concern that North Korea might conduct its sixth nuclear test or test-launch another ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.Reclusive North Korea warned this week that U.S. hosti
  
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• Macron and Le Pen battle for the French presidency

  05-05-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  
  French election in photos – from stump speeches to protests – the last days of the battle between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen for the French presidency.
  
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• North Korea accuses US, South Korea of assassination attempt

  05-05-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving biochemical weapons.
  
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• Donald Trump forced to sign budget that doesn't include single cent for his promised wall

  05-05-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the Government for the remainder of the fiscal year.It includes no money for a Mexican border wall, despite it being one of the biggest promises of his campaign.White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaking to reporters at a regular media briefing, confirmed the president had signed the bill.
  
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• China’s First Civilian Airliner — And Industry Ambitions — Take Maiden Flight

  05-05-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Chinese aviation, prepare for take-off.
  
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• Russia says Syria de-escalation deal to take effect at midnight: agencies

  05-05-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  
  A de-escalation agreement in Syria will come into force from midnight tonight but Russia's air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the country, Russian news agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday.The first and largest of the zones in northern Syria will include Idlib province and adjoining districts of Latakia, Aleppo and Hama with a total population of over 1 million, the ministry said.Iran and Turkey agreed on Thursday to a Russian proposal to establ
  
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• These new iPhone 8 renders are awful, but they still bring good news

  05-05-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  
  We see new iPhone 8 leaks and rumors on an almost daily basis, which is crazy considering it’s only early May. There are still more than four months to go until Apple unveils this thing, and then we may end up waiting up to two extra months to actually use it. But not all leaks are the same. Some deliver potential bad news, while others bring us the kind of good news we want to see.A series of 3D renders posted on Weibo by a source that’s been providing plenty of mobil
  
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• Delta apologizes after threatening parents with jail time over a seat they purchased

  05-05-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Sigh. Another day, another airline saying "we're sorry." This time, it's Delta. The airline issued an apology Thursday for an incident in which a Delta employee and a police officer threatened parents with jail time over a seat they'd booked for their son. Brian and Brittany Schear, the passengers Delta booted from their April 23 flight, shared video of the incident on Thursday. Theirs is the latest in a string of videos highlighting customer service issues between employees and passengers. Can
  
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• Humpbacks Block Killer Whale Feeding Frenzy in Wild Video

  05-05-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  
  A pod of killer whales is stalking baby grey whales off Monterey Bay in California, but a patrolling group of humpback whales is doing everything in its power to foil the killer whales' attacks.A bounty of young, harmless grey whale calves is an irresistible lure for the top ocean-predators.Killer whales (or orcas) can always be found in the area off Monterey, but this year has been particularly grim for the killer whales' prey.
  
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