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• Black bear charges, bites hiker in popular Idaho forest

  05-07-2017 23:59 via yahoo.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A black bear with a cub attacked a 60-year-old woman and her two dogs in a popular area in Idaho but she was able to call relatives for help and they were forced to yell to scare off the animal, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• 2017 Chevrolet Impala

  05-07-2017 23:55 via rocketnews.com
  
  View photosOverview: Some returning nameplates strut into a new model year with the braggadocio of a heavyweight prizefighter returning to defend a title. Others just slink in and take a seat in the back, preferring to let their skills do the talking. The 2017 Chevrolet Impala sedan definitely is one of the latter. Comprehensively redesigned for 2014, the 2017 version arrived devoid of hyperbole, with only a few minor changes differentiating it from the previous year’s model. Available sol
  
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• Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions

  05-07-2017 23:53 via rocketnews.com
  
  View photosSaudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C-L), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C-R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool
  MoreBy Ahmed Aboulenein and Karin Strohecker
  CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) – Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disap
  
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• Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions

  05-07-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ahmed Aboulenein and Karin StroheckerCAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) - Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its "negative" response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue.Qatar earlier in the day accused Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt of "clear aggression" and said the accusations cited when they severed ties a month ago "were clearly designed to create anti-Qata
  
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• Man Says He's Getting Death Threats After Video Showed Him Throwing Shark on Dock

  05-07-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Alex Winn was subjected to online uproar after thousands of people saw the clip.
  
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• Ryno is the Sci-Fi Monobike We Didn't Know We Wanted

  05-07-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Ryno is the Sci-Fi Monobike We Didn't Know We Wanted So, there I was, just minding my own business scrolling through my riding group's Facebook page. Suddenly, I came across a video one of my fellow members, a guy named Eugene Wicke, had posted live from a
  
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• Donald Trump Jr Spreads Rumor That CNN Coerced A 15-Year-Old

  05-07-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The president's son is spreading a conspiracy theory about a user on Reddit.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan says loyal to Qatar, Arab states' demands unacceptable

  05-07-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  By John IrishPARIS (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reaffirmed Turkey's support for Qatar in its dispute with four other Arab states, saying their demands against the tiny Gulf nation were unacceptable.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and allying with regional foe Iran, charges Doha denies, and have cut diplomatic and commercial ties.At a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday the four nations' foreign ministers refrained from
  
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• Nikki Haley warns Russia and China against opposing NKorea sanctions

  05-07-2017 22:59 via rocketnews.com
  At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley implored the international community to respect the sanctions against North Korea. Directing her comments at Russia and China in particular, she said, “To … oppose sanctions … means you’re holding the hands of Kim Jong Un.”
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• Man Kills Prison Pen Pal and Her Boyfriend Less Than a Month After His Release: Cops

  05-07-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Thomas Knuff, 42, was charged with aggravated murder in the stabbing deaths of 65-year-old John Mann and 50-year-old Regina Capobianco, cops said.
  
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• Take Two for Trump in talks with unnerved European allies

  05-07-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton and Jeff MasonWARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will get a chance to patch up trans-Atlantic ties this week when he meets with NATO allies still rattled by his failure on an earlier trip to embrace the principle that an attack against one member is an attack against all.Trump arrived on Wednesday in Warsaw, Poland, where the White House said he would showcase his commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in a speech and in meetings with a group of natio
  
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• Police identify Oregon man who tried to seize helicopter

  05-07-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in a Portland, Oregon, suburb released the identity Wednesday of a man who they say tried to steal a helicopter at gunpoint before being fatally shot by police.
  
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• More than 100 shot in Chicago during Fourth of July weekend

  05-07-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  More than 100 people were shot in Chicago during the Fourth of July long holiday weekend. Almost half the victims were shot between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning. The violent weekend occurred after the Department of Justice and the Chicago Police Department announced last week the new details of the Chicago Gun Strike Force, a partnership between federal and local authorities to combat the rising levels of gun violence in the city.
  
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• 'Action is Required.' Nikki Haley Warns North Korea in United Nations Speech

  05-07-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that North Korea's recent actions are "closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution."
  
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• New York police officer 'assassinated' by gunman: official

  05-07-2017 22:04 via rocketnews.com
  
  New York police officer ‘assassinated’ by gunman: official
  MoreBy Taylor Harris
  NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer was shot dead early on Wednesday morning by a gunman who was killed by police as he ran from the scene, an attack the city’s top police official called an assassination.
  The officer, Miosotis Familia, 48, a 12-year veteran of the force, was shot in the head as she sat in a mobile command truck in the Bronx borough with her partner at about 1
  
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• Exclusive: Kurdish YPG militia expects conflict with Turkey in northern Syria

  05-07-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  By Rodi Said and Dominic EvansQAMISHLI, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday that Turkish military deployments near Kurdish-held areas of northwestern Syria amounted to a "declaration of war" which could trigger clashes within days.Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus retorted that his country was not declaring war but that its forces would respond to any hostile move by the YPG, which he described as a small-scale army formed by the Uni
  
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• G20 draft text fuses U.S. climate isolation with deal on innovation

  05-07-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Draft conclusions to this week's summit of the Group of 20 leading economies acknowledge the United States' isolation in opposing the Paris climate accord but agree to G20 collaboration on reducing emissions through innovation, a G20 source said.The text, dated July 3, makes plain a 19-1 split in the G20 over the Paris climate accord, the 2015 global accord to fight climate change from which U.S. President Donald Trump said last month he would withdraw."We take note of the decision of the United
  
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• How the US could respond to North Korea's nuclear threat

  05-07-2017 21:57 via rocketnews.com
  
  Experts weigh in on a possible US reaction to North Korea’s successful intercontinental ballistic missile test, from further sanctions to diplomacyA US MGM-140 army tactical missile is fired during the combined military exercise between the US and South Korea against North Korea on Wednesday. Photograph: AP
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  Public urgency about the threat of North Korea developing a reliable long-range nuclear weapon capable of striking the US was sharpened by news of what Pyongyang and outside analys
  
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• Nikki Haley says U.S. will use force if needed in response to North Korea

  05-07-2017 21:46 via rocketnews.com
  
  At an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council in the wake of North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley condemned North Korea’s actions and called for international action in response to the test. She said the launch “made the world a more dangerous place.”
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• Plea deal discussed for ex-Ohio cop who fatally shot motorist: lawyers

  05-07-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers on both sides in the trial of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a black motorist and whose two cases ended in mistrials said on Wednesday they previously discussed a plea agreement.Officer Ray Tensing was charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter, but the juries at both trials, including one last month, could not agree on a verdict.Prosecutors are still free to pursue a third trial against Tensing, but have not disclosed their plans.
  
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• Hamas' new top leader delivers first speech in Gaza City

  05-07-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The new supreme leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday delivered his first public speech since taking office in May, railing against Israel and the Trump administration while calling for unity with the rival Palestinian Authority.
  
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• ‘No Specific Agenda’ Means Trump Will Get Played by Putin, Again

  05-07-2017 21:22 via rocketnews.com
  
  By not planning in advance, the president is giving up a diplomatic opportunity to discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time.
  Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet for first time at the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8. While few oppose the two leaders meeting face to face, the meeting itself carries serious risks, especially as National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster claimed on Thursday that the administration has “no specific agenda” for the meeting.
  
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• Colombia advances toward salvaging treasure from sunken Spanish galleon

  05-07-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Colombia is making progress towards salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday after receiving a proposal from an investor to bring it to the surface.The ship named San Jose, thought by historians to be carrying one of the largest unsalvaged maritime treasures, sank in 1708 near the historical Caribbean port of Cartagena, and its wreckage was located in 2015."The discovery of this ship - one of the most
  
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• Tens of thousands in Syria protest expected Turkey attack

  05-07-2017 20:56 via rocketnews.com
  
  A picture taken on June 9, 2017 shows workers building a wall in the countryside of Afrin, along Syria’s northern border with Turkey (AFP Photo/George OURFALIAN)
  MoreBeirut (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it is planning to attack the Kurdish-held border region.
  The demonstrators took to the streets of Afrin wrapped in flags of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and carr
  
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• Mental Health an Issue in Virginia Execution

  05-07-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachel Maddow reports on Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe considering whether to block the execution of a man in light of his apparent mental illness.
  
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• Trump’s voter commission requests are rejected by 44 states

  05-07-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Forty-four states and the District of Columbia are refusing to comply with a request from President Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity for data from voter rolls. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of the commission, sent the request last week. Even his own home state cannot fully comply.
  
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• The fastest stars in our galaxy are invaders

  05-07-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  
  We're pretty familiar with our own Solar System, but the galaxy that we reside in is absolutely enormous. The Milky Way is thought to have somewhere between 100 billion and 400 billion stars, depending on which estimate you favor, and some of the most interesting ones are moving so fast that they stand out in a big way. But now, new research suggests that these incredibly fast-moving stars aren't actually from the Milky Way at all, but are actually invaders from a completely different system.&nb
  
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• Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply to demands but announce no new sanctions

  05-07-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ahmed Aboulenein and Karin StroheckerCAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) - Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its "negative" response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue.Qatar earlier in the day accused Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt of "clear aggression" and said the accusations cited when they severed ties a month ago "were clearly designed to create anti-Qata
  
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• Arab states angry over Qatar's dismissal of their demands

  05-07-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Four Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups were angered Wednesday by what they said was a "negative" response by the tiny Gulf nation to their demands for ending the crisis roiling the region.
  
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• U.S. strikes al Shabaab militants in Somalia: Pentagon

  05-07-2017 20:17 via rocketnews.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out a strike in Somalia against the al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group on July 4, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, the second attack on the group in the last few days.
  The strike occurred about 300 miles (480 km) southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, the Pentagon said. It did not disclose additional information such as the number of fighters killed.
  On Monday, the U.S. military said it carried out an air strike against al Sha
  
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• Libya forces corner jihadists in Benghazi district

  05-07-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a neighbourhood of second city Benghazi and vowed that victory is "imminent".The self-styled Libyan National Army said fighting in Soug al-Hout neighbourhood was over and its soldiers had advanced into the central district of Al-Sabri where they were surrounding the last jihadists.
  
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• The Latest: UN chief sends envoy to Gulf amid Qatar crisis

  05-07-2017 20:04 via rocketnews.com
  
  View photosA woman takes a photo of a black-and-white depiction of Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that has attracted signatures and comments of support from residents amid a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and neighboring Arab countries, in Doha, Qatar, Monday, July 3, 2017. A group of Arab nations early on Monday extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf by 48 hours, saying Kuwait’s emir requested the de
  
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• Hamas says Egypt ready to help Gaza

  05-07-2017 19:50 via rocketnews.com
  
  Hamas leader Ismail Haniya gave a speech in Gaza City on July 5, 2017, saying that meetings between his movement and the Egyptian authorities would ease the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than a decade (AFP Photo/MAHMUD HAMS)
  MoreGaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Wednesday recent talks in Egypt could lead to improving the humanitarian suffering in the impoverished Gaza Strip.
  The head of the Palestinian Islamist movement said it found Eg
  
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• Don Jr. accuses CNN of ‘blackmail’ over Trump wrestling GIF

  05-07-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr. has taken on the job of defending his father on Twitter, accusing CNN of “blackmail” in extorting an apology from the creator of a controversial GIF.
  
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• Appeals grow to pardon mentally ill US killer

  05-07-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare the life of a mentally disturbed man found guilty of killing a police officer and prison guard.Defenders of 35-year-old William Morva say his fragile psychological condition should preclude his execution, scheduled to take place on Thursday through lethal injection."We are deeply concerned about information we have received indicating that Mr Morva’s original trial did no
  
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• US soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand

  05-07-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  
  A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province while conducting operations against the Taliban, US military officials said Wednesday.Private First Class Hansen Kirkpatrick, 19, of Wasilla, Alaska died Monday following the "indirect fire" assault, which means he was hit by a mortar or some other incoming round.Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the soldiers had been conducting an off-base operation with partnered Afghan security for
  
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• Bare-chested Pamplona marchers call for end to bull runs

  05-07-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Around 100 shirtless protesters covered in red powder called for a ban on bullfighting and bull runs as they marched through the streets of Pamplona on Wednesday, in a prelude to the northern Spanish city's famous bull festival.The activists from animal rights groups People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and AnimaNaturalis wore horns on their head and bore slogans including 'Stop Bull Fights' painted in black on their chests.The annual San Fermin festival draws thousands from across
  
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• Photographer Recreates Family Photo for Pregnant Mom to Include Deployed Military Husband

  05-07-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  
  He is due to return in November.
  
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• Trump's 'Face-Lift' Tweet Made Voters Think Less Of President

  05-07-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Fifty-one percent of voters said that Trump’s tweets about MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski made them view the president less favorable.
  
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• Almost every state has declined the White House’s request for voter data

  05-07-2017 19:06 via yahoo.com
  
  At least 44 states and the District of Columbia are declining to hand over private voter data to the White House's "election integrity" commission.
  
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• Impending Antarctic iceberg is the size of Delaware, and extends 700 feet below the surface

  05-07-2017 18:53 via rocketnews.com
  
  View photosAny way you look at it, we’re about to witness the birth of one massive iceberg.
  Researchers with the European Space Agency (ESA) have taken more detailed measurements of the massive iceberg set to cleave off the Larsen C Ice Shelf at any minute. 
  According to data from instruments aboard the CryoSat and Sentinel-1 satellites, the iceberg will be one of the largest on record since at least the early 1990s, when satellite-based monitoring began in this region. 
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• These Heartburn Drugs Are Linked to a Higher Risk of Early Death

  05-07-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  
  People who used drugs known as proton pump inhibitors to relieve heartburn and indigestion may be putting their health at risk, says the latest study
  
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• Exclusive: Philippines' Duterte proposed deal to end city siege, then backed out

  05-07-2017 18:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Exclusive: Philippines' Duterte proposed deal to end city siege, then backed out.
  
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• Trump supporters attack NPR for tweeting 'propaganda' before finding out it was the Declaration of Independence

  05-07-2017 18:17 via yahoo.com
  
  National Public Radio (NPR) tweeted the Declaration of Independence line by line for the 4 July holiday and Donald Trump's supporters were not impressed.NPR meant the series of more than a 100 tweets as a celebration of the founding document of the country and did it to honour of a 29-year tradition of reading the Declaration on air.Some saw the tweets as particularly relevant to the state of current affairs and praised the action as a reminder of why federal funding for the public broadcaster s
  
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• 'Placenta Pills' Led to Bacterial Infection in Baby

  05-07-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  
  A woman who ate her placenta after giving birth wound up spreading a potentially deadly infection to her baby, according to a new report of the case.The mother had paid a company to make pills from her placenta after the birth of her baby, and she began taking these placenta pills three days after the baby was born.The baby was born healthy in September 2016, but started showing signs of respiratory distress soon after birth, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Preve
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan assails Germany over rally refusal

  05-07-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Turkey's president is assailing German authorities' refusal to let him address Turks at a rally when he visits for the Group of 20 summit, declaring the decision "political suicide."
  
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• How the Senate Health Care Bill Would Hurt Seniors in Nursing Homes

  05-07-2017 18:12 via yahoo.com
  
  The Better Care Reconciliation Act, which was released on June 22, has faced harsh criticism over its deep cuts to Medicaid.
  
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• Tensions high in Himalayas as China demands India withdrawal

  05-07-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday insisted India withdraw its troops from a disputed plateau in the Himalayan mountains before talks can take place to settle the most protracted standoff in recent years between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who fought a brief but bloody frontier war 55 years ago.
  
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• S.Africa's Zuma tries to quell high-risk succession battle

  05-07-2017 17:53 via yahoo.com
  
  South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday sought to calm an increasingly fractious battle to succeed him that is threatening to split the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party.Zuma, who has been hit by corruption scandals and the country's poor economic performance, will step down as ANC party head in December and as national president ahead of the 2019 election.The next ANC chief should be on track to win the general election and become South African president, but the party has re
  
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• The 15 Best Beers Built for the Summer

  05-07-2017 17:52 via rocketnews.com
  
  Besides water, the most important summer beverage is beer. After all, cold ones keep your core temperature down and lower ABV brews are at least slightly hydrating. To get through the sweaty days of summer, these 15 amazing beers come packed with subtle flavors to satisfy any beer nerd.
  From Popular Mechanics
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