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• Rep. Bost apologizes for comparing town halls to a 'cleansing' by 'Orientals'

  04-03-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Some Republican lawmakers seem to dread their own town hall meetings, where constituents have started expressing their concerns over President Trump’s choices.Recommended:InfographicRace equality in America: How far have we come?
  
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• Trump expected to sign revised travel ban Monday: US media

  04-03-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his original decree sowed controversy across the United States and chaos at airports, US media reported.The president will sign the new executive order at the Department of Homeland Security, according to Politico, which cited senior government officials.It was unclear what changes Trump planned to make, according to the publication.
  
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• France's Fillon alleges intimidation as fights to keep bid alive

  04-03-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  French conservative candidate Francois Fillon told supporters on Saturday they were victims of a a bid to "intimidate" them as he battled to keep his presidential hopes alive.Marking his 63rd birthday, Fillon struggled to turn the page on a nightmare week that saw a haemorrhage of support after he disclosed he would face charges over allegations he gave his family fake parliamentary jobs.With some members of his own rightwing Republicans party urging him to drop out of the campaign, Fillon ruefu
  
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• Prosecutors: NY man aimed to fight with Islamic extremists

  04-03-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man repeatedly traveled to the Middle East to try to join the Islamic State or another extremist group in Syria and later told authorities he'd been prepared to strap on a bomb to sacrifice himself for jihad, prosecutors said Saturday.
  
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• NYC's latest homelessness strategy: Major work, modest goal

  04-03-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York has tried for years to solve one of its most stubborn and visible problems: tens of thousands of homeless people a night packed into shelters and thousands of others camped out on sidewalks and subways and in bus stations.
  
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• At least two killed in new drone strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen: residents

  04-03-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Drones fired missiles at suspected al Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen on Saturday, local sources said, in what appeared to be a third successive day of U.S. strikes against militants in the Arab country.Tribal sources and residents said one of the pilotless aircraft unleashed its missiles on a vehicle traveling on the outskirts of the southern city of Ahwar, killing two suspected al Qaeda members inside.Another fired at a crowd of suspected al Qaeda militants in al-Saeed, in the a
  
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• Expert says Islamic State has badly damaged major Palmyra monument

  04-03-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  By Firas MaqdisiPALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have severely damaged a major Roman monument in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities official said after visiting the site on Saturday.Under heavy Russian air cover, the Syrian army and allied militias drove the jihadist group out of the UNESCO world heritage site on Thursday, two months after it had seized it in a surprise advance.It was the second time the city had been recaptured from the militants in the course
  
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• Mexico opens migrant defense centers at U.S. consulates

  04-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Mexico opened legal aid centers at its 50 consulates across the United States on Saturday to defend its citizens, the Mexican government said, amid worries of a crackdown on illegal immigration under U.S. President Donald Trump.Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray exhorted the U.S. government to respect the rights of Mexicans and called for the United States to allow a path to legality for undocumented migrants.
  
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• Body of Indianapolis Woman Found Near River After She Was Reported Missing

  04-03-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Police have not ruled the case a homicide yet.
  
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• Why Keystone XL pipeline won't buy US steel, despite Trump's order

  04-03-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  From the start of President Trump’s election campaign, two aspects of his political identity – the businessman and the populist – have dueled for dominance.At least in the case of the Keystone XL pipeline, the businessman appears to be winning out.Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One on Friday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the pipeline, which has been in the works for a decade, will be exempt from an executive order Mr. Trump signed
  
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• Check out stunning 360-degree views of NYC straight from your browser

  04-03-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  We all spend plenty of time complaining about whatever wireless carrier we shell out money to every month to keep us connected while on the go, but rarely do wireless customers ever consider how difficult it actually is to provide coverage in any specific area. New York City is one particularly challenging location when it comes to mobile connectivity, and AT&T just launched a pretty cool web experience to explain just why that's the case and what they're doing to make the network stronger."
  
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• Mexico police rescue 31 Cuban migrants in Cancun

  04-03-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Mexican federal police rescued 31 Cuban immigrants who had been held in a house in the resort city of Cancun, the government said on Saturday.The 22 men and 9 women did not have visas to be in Mexico and said they were being held by a group of armed men who had demanded money for their release, the interior ministry said in a statement.The Cubans were taken to local offices of the federal attorney general for medical checkups and were set to be deported, the ministry said.
  
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• Tens of thousands flee clashes between Syria army, IS

  04-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled ferocious fighting between Russian-backed regime forces and Islamic State group jihadists over the past week in the country's ravaged north.Supported by Russian air power and artillery, Syrian government forces have waged a fierce offensive against IS, seizing around 90 villages since mid-January.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the advance took government forces to around 14 kilometres (9 miles) from IS-held Khafsah, the main station p
  
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• Sikh Man Shot At Home By White Man After 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Comment

  04-03-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  
  The victim said the shooter told him to “go back to your own country.”
  
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• Obama denies Trump claim he wiretapped him during campaign

  04-03-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spokesman for Barack Obama on Saturday rejected claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign.Trump made the accusation in a series of tweets, without citing evidence, just weeks into his administration and amid rising scrutiny of his campaign's ties to Russia.Any suggestion otherwise is simply false," Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis said in a state
  
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• Clock ticking for N.Ireland rivals after fractious vote

  04-03-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Northern Ireland's main political parties on Saturday were facing a three-week deadline to mend fences after snap elections aimed at sorting out the bad blood between them left them deadlocked.In a historic shake-up, unionist parties lost their absolute majority in Northern Ireland's legislature for the first time since the province's creation in 1921."The unionist majority at the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished," said Sinn
  
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• Trump administration to propose 'dramatic reductions' in foreign aid

  04-03-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget director confirmed Saturday that the Trump administration will propose "fairly dramatic reductions" in the U.S. foreign aid budget later this month.Reuters and other news outlets reported earlier this week that the administration plans to propose to Congress cuts in the budgets for the U.S. State Department and Agency for International Development by about one third."We are going to propose to reduce foreign aid and we are going to
  
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• Warrant shows police have suspects in death of 9-year-old

  04-03-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A recently unsealed search warrant shows police have suspects in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old Milwaukee girl last year, but authorities are still seeking evidence to bring charges in her death.
  
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• US police agencies with their own DNA databases stir debate

  04-03-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of police departments around the U.S. are amassing their own DNA databases to track criminals, a move critics say is a way around regulations governing state and national databases that restrict who can provide genetic samples and how long that information is held.
  
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• Undocumented Immigrant Supports Trump Policies

  04-03-2017 19:39 via yahoo.com
  
  The undocumented immigrant praised Trump's immigration actions with cellmates in an immigrant detention center in February.
  
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• Iraqi forces on schedule in Mosul fight: US general

  04-03-2017 19:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but the fighting will get tougher as they approach the city center, a US general said Saturday."We are on (a good) timeline and we are fairly confident that the Iraqis are learning every day, and we are fairly confident they are going to continue to progress well," said Brigadier General Rick Uribe, a deputy commanding general for coalition land forces.The US-led coalition has been pr
  
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• U.S. suspends fast processing of high-tech visa applications

  04-03-2017 19:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Foreigners aiming for temporary jobs at high-tech U.S. companies will undergo a longer visa approval process after the Trump administration announced it will temporarily suspend expedited applications for H-1B visas.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that starting April 3 it will suspend "premium processing" for up to six months.Under this expedited procedure, applicants can be eligible for visa approvals within 15 days, instead of a regular review period that c
  
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• Obama launched cyberwar to sabotage NKorea missile program: report

  04-03-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Former US president Barack Obama in 2014 launched a cyberwar against North Korea's missile program but it has failed to make significant gains, The New York Times reported Saturday.North Korea's threats remain so dangerous that when Obama left office he warned Trump that this would likely be the most urgent problem he'd face, the Times said.
  
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• Teen Who Learned CPR in High School Class Saved Toddler's Life While At Work

  04-03-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The toddler is now doing well.
  
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• You have one day left to snag Bluetooth earbuds with a built-in heart rate monitor for $20

  04-03-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier this week, we shared news of a limited-time sale with our readers that covered an awesome pair of Bluetooth earbuds that feature terrific sound and a built-in heart rate monitor. The response was tremendous, with dozens of people emailing us to say thanks. Since we got such great response, we wanted to put these hot in-ear headphones in front of you one last time before this sale is done. For one more day on Amazon, you can pick up the AUKEY Bluetooth Headphones with Heart Rate Monitor f
  
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• 36 Gorgeous Zelda: Breath of the Wild Screenshots

  04-03-2017 18:45
  IGN has spent well over 200 hours playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and we've been taking screenshots of our favourite moments throughout our adventures.
  Here are 36 images from our time playing, including some at the end that may contain content you haven't seen before. There's a big image saying 'spoiler' before you get to any vaguely spoiler-y content, so stop there if you don't want to see more.
  That said, this is a game that has a lot of value in self-discovery, so if you wan
  
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• Senegal and Gambia announce new era of ties

  04-03-2017 18:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Senegal and The Gambia on Saturday affirmed a "new dynamic" between the two countries since the fall of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, and vowed to strengthen economic and military co-operation.New President Adama Barrow has described French-speaking Senegal, which almost entirely surrounds his Anglophone nation, as The Gambia's "best friend", breaking with fractious years under his predecessor Yahya Jammeh.Barrow's three-day visit to Senegal at the invitation of President Macky Sall wound
  
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• Philippine defence chief visits US carrier in S. China Sea

  04-03-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  
  The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing the "strong relationship" with Washington despite President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot away from Manila's traditional ally.The US Navy said the USS Carl Vinson had been engaging in "routine operations in the South China Sea" since last month to assert freedom of navigation in the strategic waterway claimed by Beijing, Manila and a host of other Southeast Asian nations.
  
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• Here's How Much The World Spends On Defense

  04-03-2017 18:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia has the world's second biggest military, with more than 1 million troops, 3,500 war planes and 15,000 tanks. China is the world's third biggest military with roughly 2.3 million soldiers and 3,000 war planes.
  
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• China defence spending to rise 'around 7%': official

  04-03-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  
  China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official said Saturday, in an apparent reference to Washington.Just days after US President Donald Trump outlined plans to raise American military spending by around 10 percent, a spokeswoman for China's parliament told reporters that future Chinese expenditures will depend on US actions in the region.Fu did not specify what "meddling" she
  
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• Undocumented immigrants: Will Trump administration separate parents from children?

  04-03-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  
  As the Department of Homeland Security steps up immigration law enforcement and announces its plans to solicit bids for constructing a border wall, it is also revisiting another suggestion intended to discourage migrants from making the journey: Separating parents and children when they are apprehended at the border.Children, meanwhile, would be allowed into the US and either sent to stay with relatives or placed in state custody.The approach is designed to eliminate what some Republican legisla
  
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• Iraq minister criticises UN efforts for Mosul displaced

  04-03-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  
  An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as the United Nations insisted that providing such assistance was the "top priority".Tens of thousands of people have fled west Mosul since Iraqi forces launched an operation to retake it from the Islamic State jihadist group on February 19, pushing into the area from the south."Unfortunately, there is a clear shortfall in the work of these (UN) organisations," said Jassem Mohammed a
  
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• Gay Mardi Gras lights up Sydney

  04-03-2017 17:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Organisers estimated around a quarter of a million people turned out to watch the colourful spectacle, as some 180 floats made their way down Oxford Street, Sydney's gay hub, awash with rainbow flags and sequins.The flamboyant displays included a giant sparkling gold women's shoe inspired by Andy Warhol."From pure celebration and creative self-expression, to floats with a wild and witty protest call to action, the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will be bursting at the seams with p
  
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• President Trump accuses former President Barack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower

  04-03-2017 17:01 via yahoo.com
  
  In an explosive set of tweets on Saturday morning, President Trump accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower on the eve of the 2016 election. President Trump gave no evidence to support his claims.
  
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• Trump Wants Republican Supermajority In Senate To Protect His Policies

  04-03-2017 16:50 via yahoo.com
  
  As Democrats and Republicans alike demand to know more about any ties between the Trump administration and Russia President Vladimir Putin, Trump outlined his vision for his future at the White House.
  
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• Forget about Mars for a minute: Let's talk about these rad moon missions

  04-03-2017 16:38 via yahoo.com
  
  While the 2030s might be owned by missions to Mars, the 2020s belong to the moon. A number of companies and nations are now planning to send crewed and uncrewed missions to the vicinity of the moon in the coming decade. SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about SpaceX's big moon announcementEven though many have a "been there, done that" attitude toward the moon, there are still plenty of interesting scientific and commercial endeavors to take part in on the lunar surface.  Here are
  
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• Trump says Obama wiretapped him during campaign; gives no evidence

  04-03-2017 16:33 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, but offered no evidence to support the allegation."How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process."I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!"Obam
  
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• Texas town looks to tell story of Mexican guest workers

  04-03-2017 16:13 via yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas border town is working to restore what is believed to be the only remaining site that once helped process the millions of Mexicans who came to the U.S. as temporary guest workers under a program that started during World War II.
  
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• The Best Time To Do Your Taxes Is...

  04-03-2017 16:10 via yahoo.com
  
  ... soon. The earlier you file, the faster you'll get your refund.
  
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• Elephant All-Nighters? Giant Beasts Sleep Only 2 Hours

  04-03-2017 15:20 via yahoo.com
  
  A sample size of two is small, but if the two matriarchs are representative of their species, African elephants may be the shortest-sleeping mammals on Earth, the researchers said."Elephants really don't sleep all that much, and this appears to be related to their large size," said study lead researcher Paul Manger, a professor in the School of Anatomical Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.Previous studies have described elephant sleep, but many of those studies have
  
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• Rows over reforms, election bog down Albania's EU accession talks

  04-03-2017 15:15 via yahoo.com
  
  By Benet KolekaTIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's political parties snuffed out hopes on Saturday for a compromise that would keep open the Balkan state's path to European Union membership after Brussels warned that an opposition boycott of parliament put accession talks at risk.The Democratic Party's two-week-long protest in a tent outside Prime Minister Edi Rama's office and its boycott of parliament have stalled the creation of bodies that would vet 750 judges and prosecutors.Reform of the judiciar
  
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• Sessions' path to remake Justice Department may be clearer

  04-03-2017 15:13 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The political cloud over Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to step back from any investigation touching the Trump campaign may have a silver lining for a law enforcement officer who appears preoccupied by violent crime, drugs and immigration.
  
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• Air strikes kill 11 civilians in central Syria: monitor

  04-03-2017 14:42 via yahoo.com
  
  At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday in air strikes on a central Syrian village that a monitor said were likely carried out by Russia."The raids targeted a livestock market in the village of Oqayrabat, held by the Islamic State group in Hama province," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Oqayrabat lies northwest of Palmyra, the ancient desert city that was recaptured by Russian-backed government forces from IS on Wednesday.
  
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• 100 Years of Women in Politics: How They've Served

  04-03-2017 14:37 via yahoo.com
  
  One-hundred years ago today, on March 4, 1917, Rep. Jeannette Rankin, R-Mt., became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress."I may be the first woman member of Congress," she said following her election in 1916, according to the History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives.Rankin's prediction came true: She certainly wasn't the last woman to serve in Congress.
  
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• Years Later, Casey Anthony Still Grabs Headline

  04-03-2017 14:20 via yahoo.com
  
  The judge who presided over the case believes Anthony may have killed her daughter by accident.
  
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• US agents in aggressive sweep for unauthorized migrants

  04-03-2017 14:19 via yahoo.com
  
  US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered "safe" like courthouses and churches, spreading panic among migrants and outrage among activists.Since taking office on an "America First" agenda, President Donald Trump has made immigration a policy cornerstone, granting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents broad authority to detain and deport unauthorized migrants.The massive deportations feared under Trump have not materialized
  
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• ‘This is Nixon/Watergate’: Without evidence, Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower before election

  04-03-2017 14:17 via yahoo.com
  
  “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory.It wasn’t clear what, exactly, Trump was referring to as he raged against his predecessor, whom he labeled a “bad (or sick) guy!” He also said a talented lawyer could make a “great case” out of the situation.The White House did not immediately clarify from whom Trump had “just learned” this new information, and Obama’s office categori
  
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• Syrian government says agenda agreed, seeks united opposition at next Geneva talks

  04-03-2017 13:49 via yahoo.com
  
  By Yara Abi Nader and Issam AbdallahGENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's chief negotiator said on Saturday that the "only thing" achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda and that the government wanted a unified opposition delegation as its negotiating partner.In his first remarks since talks ended on Friday, Syria's ambassador to the U.N. Bashar al-Ja'afari said the agenda agreed through U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura gave equal weight to four subjects, including the government's own prio
  
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• The first Deadpool 2 teaser is here and it's got butts [UPDATED]

  04-03-2017 13:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  UPDATED: There's an official version. That there is the first Deadpool 2 teaser, snuck on...
  
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• Arkansas To Execute 8 Men In 10 Days

  04-03-2017 12:41 via yahoo.com
  
  The last execution carried out by the state of Arkansas was 12 years ago, in 2005. 
  
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