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• EPA staff see hurdles in Pruitt science revamp, internal emails show

  20-04-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are concerned that companies may be required to publicly disclose confidential data used in crafting government regulations, under an initiative by the agency's chief to eliminate "secret science," internal emails showed.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who is spearheading a push to relax or undo Obama-era environmental rules, said in March he would no longer allow the agency to use studies with nonpublic sc
  
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• No surprise: Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head

  20-04-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting to be king. On Friday the 69-year-old heir to the British throne got another position to wait for — he was approved as the next head of the Commonwealth made up of the U.K. and the countries that once were its colonies.
  
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• Trucker in deadly Texas migrant case given life sentences

  20-04-2018 23:46 via yahoo.com
  The driver of a truck packed with migrants, 10 of whom died due to sweltering Texas heat in July, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in October to federal human smuggling charges.James Bradley, 61, could have faced the death penalty in the case, considered one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in modern U.S. history."This was the equivalent of torture," U.S. District Judge David Ezra told Bradley when he handed out two concurrent life sentence
  
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• Smallville actress Allison Mack arrested in New York sex trafficking case

  20-04-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  An actress who starred in the US television series Smallville has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking. Allison Mack, 35, was accused of recruiting sex slaves for a self-help guru and helping to brand them with his initials. Mack featured in Smallville, a show about Clark Kent's childhood in Kansas before he becomes known as Superman, which ran from 2001 to 2011. The actress played Chloe Sullivan, one of the main character's best friends  She later became involved with a group called
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Prince Charles' life as a man and future monarch

  20-04-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — It may not be his crowning achievement yet, but Prince Charles received recognition for his future role as Britain's king when leaders of the 53-nation Commonwealth confirmed Friday that Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son would succeed her as the group's chief.
  
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• European agency orders expanded Boeing 737 engine checks after accidents

  20-04-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (Reuters) - The European Aviation Safety Agency on Friday ordered emergency checks on some Boeing 737 jet engines, followed by regular inspections, in response to two Southwest Airlines engine blowouts including a deadly accident earlier this week. The order expands a previous European directive, issued in response to the 2016 incident, and was issued in coordination with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, making mandatory a fresh recommendation from engine maker CFM International.
  
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• U.S. students walk out again to protest gun violence

  20-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  By Keith CoffmanLITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) - Demanding an end to gun violence and tougher restrictions on firearm sales, thousands of students again walked out of classes across the United States on Friday in hopes of putting pressure on politicians ahead of November's midterm elections.Timed to coincide with the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, students left classes atmidmorning, many waving placards with slogans including "I should be worried about grades, not guns," and
  
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• 10 Of The Best Beauty Buys From Sephora's VIB Spring Sale

  20-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  It's probably the only time of the year when spending too much money on beauty
  
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• Southwest Airlines sends passengers $5,000 after deadly emergency landing

  20-04-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  Southwest Airlines has sent passengers who were on the deadly flight that made an emergency landing earlier this week $5,000 checks, and $1,000 flight vouchers to help pay for “immediate financial needs”.The checks were delivered alongside an apology letter from the airline, which was rated as the safest commercial flight provider in the world until the left side engine on Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas ripped apart, leaving a woman dead, and forcing the aircraft to make an emer
  
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• Civil rights prosecutors urge charges in Garner death

  20-04-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal civil rights prosecutors have recommended charging a New York police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, but it's unclear if top Justice Department officials will be willing to move forward with a case, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
  
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• Democrats' lawsuit against Trump, Russia and Wikileaks is a ‘victory’ regardless of outcome, expert says

  20-04-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  A lawsuit filed by the Democrats against President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, the Russian government, and Wikileaks “is a victory” for the party regardless of the outcome, a legal expert has said.“During the 2016 presidential campaign, Russia launched an all-out assault on our democracy, and it found a willing and active partner in [Mr] Trump’s campaign,” DNC Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement on Friday morning.Mark Zaid, a Washington DC-based attorney
  
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• Pot politics: Schumer joins politicians rethinking marijuana

  20-04-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Democrat is using marijuana's informal holiday to announce a change of heart about the drug, another sign of the growing political acceptance of pot.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Former first lady Barbara Bush through the years

  20-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Barbara Bush was a deeply rooted member of one of America's most recent political families. She also shared a distinction with one of its first.
  
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• 4 killed in fresh protests, clashes on Gaza-Israel border

  20-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Thousands protested along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel in a fourth straight Friday of mass demonstrations and clashes, with four Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces.Israeli army gunfire killed a 15-year-old boy and two young men, aged 24 and 25, in northern Gaza, rescue workers said, and a 29-year-old Palestinian was shot dead in the south of the coastal enclave.UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Nikolay Mladenov took to Twitter to air his feelings on Friday nig
  
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• Minnesota school bus driver removed after leading prayer

  20-04-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis-area church pastor who also drives a school bus says his rights to free speech and to practice his religion were violated when he was taken off his route for leading students in prayer.
  
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• The Latest: Palestinians will seek UN probe of Gaza violence

  20-04-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local):
  
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• President Trump's lawyer told to file statement to slow Stormy Daniels' lawsuit

  20-04-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  President Trump's lawyer must declare that his Fifth Amendment right is jeopardized unless there's a delay in proceedings in Stormy Daniels' suit.
  
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• Trump campaign calls Democratic lawsuit alleging conspiracy 'frivolous'

  20-04-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  "This frivolous lawsuit is a last-ditch effort to substantiate the baseless Russian collusion allegations by a nearly-bankrupt Democratic Party still trying to counter the will of the people in the 2016 presidential election," a statement issued by Donald J. Trump for President Inc said.
  
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• Yes, You Can Recycle That. Here's How.

  20-04-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  In Westchester County, New York, where Consumer Reports is based, residents line up around the block when the Mobile Shredder comes to town. It's a risk-free way to get rid of all those payroll s...
  
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• Armenian opposition demands early election on eighth day of protests

  20-04-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of Armenian opposition supporters rallied on Friday for an eighth consecutive day against the appointment of ex-president Serzh Sarksyan as the new prime minister anddemanded an early parliamentary election.Under a revised constitution approved by referendum in 2015, the prime minister now has most power in Armenia while the presidency has become largely ceremonial.A Sarksyan ally, Armen Sarkissan, was sworn in as president last week after being elected by the parliament.
  
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• Rpt: Sessions threatens to resign if Trump fires Rosenstein

  20-04-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  A new report from The Washington Post says that Jeff Sessions warned the White House that he may be forced to step down if Trump follows through with his threats to fire Rod Rosenstein, reportedly believing that it would put him in an untenable position.
  
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• German neo-Nazis mass for festival on Hitler's birthday

  20-04-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of neo-Nazis were massing Friday on Adolf Hitler's birthday for a two-day festival in a remote eastern German town where citizens and anti-fascist groups staged spirited counter-protests.Many of the mostly male right-wing extremists wore T-shirts with slogans such as "Keepers of the Race", "White is my favourite colour" and "Adolf was the best" while the event was guarded by a group called "Aryan Brotherhood".Hundreds of armoured police ringed the site of the "Schild und Schwert" (Shiel
  
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• Did the GOP Memo leak actually hurt Trump instead of help?

  20-04-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Republicans immediately leaked James Comey’s notes after they received them but the focus quickly turned to the memo’s representation of the President’s behavior and obsessions instead of James Comey’s credibility.
  
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• Southwest giving passengers $5,000 checks on accident flight

  20-04-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Southwest Airlines Co confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing this week after an engine failed, killing a passenger.The airline confirmed news reports from passengers it had sent the checks along with $1,000 travel vouchers.The CFM56 jet engine on Southwest flight 1380 blew apart over Pennsylvania on Tuesday, about 20 minutes after the Dallas-bound flight left New York’s LaGuardia Airport with 149 people on board.
  
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• LAPD officer charged in suspected DUI crash that killed 3 on 605 Freeway

  20-04-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  The LAPD officer believed to be responsible for a suspected DUI crash on the 605 Freeway that killed three people has been charged with murder.
  
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• Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress: Checking Out the Styles for the Future Royal's Big Day

  20-04-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Inside Edition went to the Amsale Bridal Showroom in New York City to view some styles that would look great on Markle.
  
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• S.Africa riots force new president to leave London summit

  20-04-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  South African police on Friday fired rubber bullets at protesters after President Cyril Ramaphosa cut short a foreign trip to deal with violent riots over alleged government corruption and poor public services.Shops were looted, roads were blocked and vehicles set alight in North West province in unrest that posed an early challenge for Ramaphosa, who came to power in February.At least 23 people were arrested and one man was reported to have died in sporadic violence that erupted this week in Ma
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota preparing case against murder suspect

  20-04-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a woman suspected of killing her husband in Minnesota and a woman in Florida (all times local):
  
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• Photos of the week: 4/13 - 4/20

  20-04-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  The matriarch of the Bush family Barbara Bush died this week at the age of 92.
  
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• Eric Garner: Civil rights prosecutors ‘recommend charging police officer over death'

  20-04-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  Federal civil rights prosecutors have reportedly recommended charging the police officer involved in the 2014 killing of Eric Garner.The Department of Justice is now weighing whether to pursue charges against Daniel Pantaleo, according to multiple reports, a New York City police officer who in 2014 placed Mr Garner in a chokehold after confronting him for selling untaxed cigarettes.The Justice Department declined to comment.
  
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• Smallville Actress Arrested for Role in Alleged Sex Cult that Branded and Enslaved Women

  20-04-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors say she helped recruit sex slaves for leader Keith Raniere
  
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• 2 Service Members Disciplined Over Hand Puppet Used in Oath Ceremony

  20-04-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  A colonel and a master sergeant were disciplined for using a hand puppet during a re-enlistment ceremony.
  
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• Hundreds of opposition protesters arrested in Armenia

  20-04-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands protested in Armenia's capital on Friday against what they say is a power-grab by ex-president Serzh Sarkisian, as police arrested more than 230 people.For the past week, opposition supporters have held mass rallies to denounce Sarkisian's efforts to remain in power as prime minister after a decade serving as president.On Friday, demonstrators waved national flags and held up placards reading "Sarkisian is a dictator" as protests in the impoverished former Soviet country went i
  
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• Man Chases Cyclist He Says Stole Neighbor's Package: 'I Got You!'

  20-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  He followed the suspected porch pirate as she rode away on her bike.
  
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• The Latest: Florida suspect fired gun from within restaurant

  20-04-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  TRENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting deaths of two Florida sheriff's deputies on Thursday (all times local):
  
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• Gun Violence Prevents Florida School District From Staging Walkouts Against Gun Violence

  20-04-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Just as students around the country were preparing another walkout against gun
  
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• Driver in deadly immigrant smuggling case gets life sentence

  20-04-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The driver of a big rig involved in the deaths of 10 smuggled immigrants in Texas last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
  
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• Lois Riess Busted After Tip From Restaurant Manager Who Recognized Her Hair

  20-04-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  George Higginbotham said he was drawn to her shock of silver hair as she viewed the menu at his restaurant on South Padre Island.
  
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• Mother Who Left 4 Kids Home Alone While She Took European Vacation Gets Probation

  20-04-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  Erin Macke's ex-husband is angry that she won't have to serve any jail time.
  
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• Low profile hedge funds post high returns in year after New York Sohn conference

  20-04-2018 21:04
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the year's most popular events for fund managers, the Sohn Investment Conference, will be held in New York on Monday, but if history is any guide, some of the industry's...
  
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• Several members of migrant caravan have reached the US-Mexico border to seek asylum

  20-04-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  At least 50 members of a migrant caravan that has been travelling through Central America and Mexico has reached the US border and are seeking asylum.The group, which at one point reached a peak of 1,500 people from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, had prompted US President Donald Trump to call in the National Guard troops from Arizona and Texas in order to secure the border and continues on with plans to build a 2,000-mile border wall.The group dwindled as word of Mr Trump’s threats
  
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• Romney faces tough GOP crowd in Utah bid for US Senate seat

  20-04-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney faces an intriguing hurdle in his bid to be the U.S. senator from Utah this weekend when he seeks the blessing of far-right leaning delegates at the state convention against a field of 11 competitors.
  
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• Authorities say motive in deputy killings may never be known

  20-04-2018 20:54 via yahoo.com
  TRENTON, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in Florida say they may never know why a man - a recluse from a rural farm community who rarely ventured into town - killed two sheriff's deputies while they sat in a Chinese restaurant.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Wants to End Robert Mueller's Investigation Soon. Trump's Allies Think He Can Do It

  20-04-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  "If anyone can do that, it would be Rudy"
  
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• Israeli troops kill four more Palestinians in border protest

  20-04-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, bringing to 35 the death toll in recent weeks among Palestinian protesters demanding the right to return to their former homeland.Gazans used catapults and sling-shots to launch stones at Israeli forces, and some Palestinians brought wire-cutters to cut through the border fence, ignoring leaflets dropped by the Israeli military warning residents not to approach the frontier.The de
  
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• Shooting at Florida high school injures 1 student

  20-04-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  Panic and fear gripped another Florida school Friday when a gunman opened fire, wounding one student before being taken into custody on a day planned for a national classroom walkout to protest gun violence, authorities said.
  
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• Man admits killing pregnant girlfriend who was found shot and stabbed in suitcase in Wisconsin

  20-04-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  A man has been charged with the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend whose shot and stabbed body was found stuffed in a suitcase.Quentin Neal, 27, admitted to stabbing 21-year-old Shannon Mani, a student and aspiring dentist who was five months pregnant at the time of her death, police in the US city of Milwaukee alleged.Ms Mani was reported missing by her family last Friday after she failed to pick her younger brother up from school and did not show up at the cosmetics shop where she worked.
  
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• Debate Team of Prisoners Sentenced to Life Argues for Changes in Parole Policy

  20-04-2018 20:46 via yahoo.com
  A debate team of Illinois prisoners is arguing for the return of parole possibilities for some of the most serious crimes in the state.
  
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• US 'bombed' UN peace talks on Syria: Lavrov

  20-04-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  The United States and its allies "bombed" UN-backed peace talks aimed at ending the war in Syria when they ordered strikes on the country this month, Russia's foreign minister said Friday.The US, France and Britain "on 14 April bombed not only made-up chemical sites in Syria, but also bombed the (UN-backed peace) talks in Geneva," Sergei Lavrov said following a meeting in Moscow with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura."We came very close to a relaunching of the Geneva process with a real dialogue betwe
  
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• Police killing of California black man is questioned

  20-04-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — Family members and attorneys are disputing the official account of a fatal police shooting of a 26-year-old black man during a traffic stop this month in Barstow, California.
  
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