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• The Goodyear Blimp Is Dead

  14-03-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Long live the semi-rigid dirigible.
  
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• Family in Hilarious BBC Interview Speak Out About Viral Experience

  14-03-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  “That never happened before, obviously,” Prof. Robert Kelly said when explaining the moment his daughter waltzed into his office, as he analyzed South Korean politics live on the BBC.
  
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• US says Colombia's coca production surges to record levels

  14-03-2017 23:50 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of U.S. eradication efforts, according to a White House report released Tuesday.
  
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• Dutch support for far-right slips on election eve

  14-03-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Dutch politicians traded barbs late Tuesday in a televised debate just hours before keenly-watched elections, as final opinion polls hinted support for far-right leader Geert Wilders was slipping.Tuesday night's showdown, which followed Monday's head-to-head clash between Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his main rival Wilders, could prove crucial in swaying a large number of undecided voters in The Netherlands, which is embroiled in a bitter row with Turkey.Surveys released just hours before polli
  
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• Colombia's coca production soars to highest level in two decades, US says

  14-03-2017 23:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Cultivation of plant used to make cocaine climbed 18% last year compared to 2015, with an estimated 188,000 hectares containing crops despite US effortsCoca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of U.S. eradication efforts, according to a new White House report.Cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine rose 18% last year from 2015, with officials in the Andean nation estimating 188,000 hectares (465,000 acres) of Colombian land now contained coca crops. Continue r
  
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• Pirates demand ransom for oil tanker captured off coast of Somalia

  14-03-2017 23:44 via theguardian.com
  
  European Union anti-piracy force confirms that armed men are onboard Comoros-flagged Aris 13 in first such seizure since 2012Armed men are demanding a ransom for the release of an oil tanker they have seized off the coast of Somalia and the crew is being held captive, the European Union anti-piracy operation in the region announced late on Tuesday.An EU naval force statement said the operation had finally made contact with the ship’s master, who confirmed that armed men were onboard the Co
  
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• North Korea Threatens ‘Merciless’ Attacks Over U.S. Military Drills

  14-03-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Just as Sec. of State Tillerson is set to arrive in Japan, joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea have exacerbated tensions with North Korea.
  
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• Pictures emerge of Apple’s secret iPhone calibration machine

  14-03-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple is weirdly protective over the repair system that goes on at the Apple Store. You'd think that there aren't many secrets to do with replacing glass screens and fixing iPhones that have gone for a swim in the toilet, but in Apple's secret walled garden, everything is a trade secret.
  Motherboard's Jason Koebler has been reporting on the Apple Store's repair system for a while now, and he finally got his hands on the holy grail: pictures of Apple's secret repair machine, which allows Apple to
  
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• Official: Sanders shares blame for minors voting in primary

  14-03-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday blamed undertrained poll workers and Sen. Bernie Sanders' social media posts for dozens of instances in which 17-year-olds managed to vote in last year's state presidential primary.
  
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• European team announces superconductivity breakthrough

  14-03-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  European researchers said Tuesday they had developed a cheaper and more efficient superconducting tape which could one day be used to double the potency of wind turbines.Eurotapes, a European research project on superconductivity -- the ability of certain materials to channel electricity with zero resistance and very little power loss -- has produced 600 metres (1,968 feet) of the tape, said the coordinator of the project, Xavier Obradors, of the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona."This
  
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• Woman with Down's Syndrome presents weather on French television

  14-03-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Melanie Segard, a 21-year-old woman with Down's Syndrome, broke new ground for the disabled on Tuesday by presenting the weather forecast on French national TV.Segard provided a summary of the weekend weather on France 2, achieving a personal goal that she hopes will also boost awareness for people with Down's.France 2 heard of the buzz and gave her a chance.
  
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• Kal Penn highlights Hollywood typecasting

  14-03-2017 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  Kal Penn spends his days at the fictional White House on ABC's "Designated Survivor." But the actor took to Twitter on Tuesday to remember the days when his acting career's survival meant auditioning for a number of offensive roles.
  
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• Veteran U.S. diplomat Patterson out of running for Pentagon post

  14-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Veteran U.S. diplomat Anne Patterson is out of the running to under secretary of defense for policy, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, depriving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis of his choice for his top policy adviser.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials saidPatterson ran into resistance on Capitol Hill that might have made it hard for her to win confirmation by the U.S. Senate.The Washington Post first reported that Patterson, who had previously served as the top U.S. diplomat for the M
  
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• Pentagon receives more freedom to carry out counterterror raids

  14-03-2017 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon additional authority to carry out counterterrorism missions in Yemen and the White House is talking to the Pentagon about providing similar leeway in Libya and Somalia as terror activities there grow, a US defense official told CNN Monday.
  
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• Was the US blizzard a bust? It's debatable

  14-03-2017 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  Your feelings about this week's snowstorm most likely depend on where you live. If you live in New York and your sled is stuck in the mud, you may never believe a meteorologist's forecast again.
  
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• Somali pirates suspected of first attack since 2012

  14-03-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Suspected pirates boarded an oil tanker and forced its Sri Lankan crew to change course towards the northeastern Somali coast, in what could be the first such attack since 2012.The armed men then demanded a ransom for the ship's release, according to the EU Naval Force who established contact with the oil tanker.After sending a distress signal on Monday afternoon, the assailants boarded the Aris 13, taking its eight crew members hostage and forcing the vessel to change course.
  
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• Sean Spicer defends healthcare plan amid reports 24m could lose insurance

  14-03-2017 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Press secretary rejects Congressional Budget Office’s coverage figures but embraces findings on deficit, saying CBO is ‘good at dollars, not as good at people’The White House was forced to defend its healthcare plan on multiple fronts on Tuesday after a damning report found it would deprive millions of people of insurance, deepening divisions in the Republican party.A nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study released on Monday predicted that by 2026, the number of pe
  
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• The Samsung TV That Looks Like A Piece Of Art Will Be Out This Spring

  14-03-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  
  The Samsung Frame is designed to look like a piece of art but it an actual TV ... with a release date soon.
  
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• Family reflects on live TV gaffe

  14-03-2017 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  BBC interviewed Professor Robert Kelly, his wife Jung-a Kim and their two kids, and asked them how they've been since blowing up the internet.
  
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• Family reflects on epic live TV fail

  14-03-2017 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  BBC interviewed Professor Robert Kelly, his wife Jung-a Kim and their two kids, and asked them how they've been since blowing up the internet.
  
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• Juliette Kayyem: With immigration drop, who needs a wall?

  14-03-2017 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Last week's announcement by the Trump administration regarding a significant decline in the number of border crossings from Mexico presented an opportunity for the government to tout the benefits of tough immigration rules.
  
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• Trump's plan to dismember government

  14-03-2017 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump plans to dismember government one dollar at a time.
  
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• How Big Data Broke American Politics

  14-03-2017 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Highly detailed demographic and behavioral data about individual voters revolutionized the way U.S. political campaigns are conducted. But precise targeting by candidates of likely supporters at the expense of courting indie voters has hardened the partisan divide, Todd argues.
  
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• Woman in 2001 Israel pizza shop bombing on FBI 'Most Wanted' list

  14-03-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a Jordanian woman who assisted in the 2001 suicide bombing of a Jerusalem pizza parlor on its "Most Wanted Terrorist" list on Tuesday.The Justice Department unveiled charges against Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi, who was jailed in Israel for eight years in the attack that killed 15, before gaining release in an Israeli prisoner swap with Hamas in 2011.US authorities had hoped to have Tamimi extradited from Jordan but said they were frustrated by laws th
  
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• Erdogan angers Dutch with Srebrenica jibe

  14-03-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prompted a fresh outcry in The Netherlands on Tuesday with a jibe about the Srebrenica massacre, warning of retaliation in a spiralling diplomatic crisis.Keeping an uncompromising tone in a tumultuous dispute that risks wrecking the entire Ankara-Brussels relationship, Erdogan said a 'yes' vote in a April 16 referendum on expanding his powers would be the best response to Turkey's "enemies".Ankara had a day earlier announced it was suspending high-level rel
  
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• Man Allegedly Attacked Middle Eastern Restaurant Worker With a Pipe: 'Go Back To Your Country, Terrorist'

  14-03-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Jason Kendall allegedly attacked an employee at an Oregon eatery.
  
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• White House insists President Trump is ‘proud of’ the health care bill even though ‘it’s not his’

  14-03-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer distanced President Trump from the GOP health care bill in his daily briefing Tuesday while insisting the commander in chief is “proud of it.” The plan, which would replace Obamacare, has come under fire from Democrats and conservatives.While Trump and his administration have backed the bill, it is the brainchild of House Speaker Paul Ryan, and contradicts many of the health care promises Trump made during his presidential campaign.
  
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• NY AG says Tillerson used alias in emails on climate change

  14-03-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The New York attorney general says that while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was CEO of Exxon he used an alias in emails to talk about climate change.
  
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• Monster storm slams US

  14-03-2017 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  A major snowstorm is hitting the northeast portion of the United States. This is what it looks like across some of the impacted cities:
  
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• Timor-Leste could be 'architect of its own demise', gas treaty inquiry told

  14-03-2017 22:07 via theguardian.com
  
  The ripping up of gas treaty in pursuit of a greater share of revenue from Sunrise gas field could create a failed state if no new agreement is forged, expert saysTimor-Leste’s decision to rip up a treaty with Australia on the carve-up of future revenue from Greater Sunrise oil and gas reserve in the Timor Sea could make it an “architect of its own demise”, experts have told a parliamentary inquiry.In January Timor-Leste announced it wished to terminate the treaty which split f
  
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• Tensions flare between Turkey and the Netherlands

  14-03-2017 22:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Events in the usually peaceful European country of the Netherlands are getting a lot of attention these days.
  
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• Jack Russell terrier has a great time failing dog show course

  14-03-2017 21:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An excited Jack Russell terrier left commentators in stitches after he went “totally crazy” during an agility course at this year’s Crufts dog show in the U.K. The terrier named Olly was filmed competing in the agility arena of the world famous dog show with his handler Karen on Sunday.
  
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• Backlash Grows for NFL Star Shown Pulling Down Woman's Shirt

  14-03-2017 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  While the Cowboys and the NFL have not addressed the incident in Dallas, domestic violence awareness groups are demanding a response — and quickly.
  
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• Tesla’s unannounced Model Y gets brought to life in new concept photo

  14-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  As Tesla has grown more successful with each passing year, the company's plans for EV domination has become far more ambitious. Initially, Tesla's plan consisted of releasing the Roadster to fund development of the Model S and to then use those Model S profits to fund the design and manufacturing process of the Model 3. The staggering and perhaps surprising success of the Model S, however, prompted Tesla to take a quick detour and roll out of the model X in late 2015.With Model 3 deliveries slat
  
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• ISIS faces heavy, but not crushing blow in Mosul

  14-03-2017 21:46 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iraqi troops have surrounded western Mosul and military leaders vow it's only a matter of time until they crush the last major stand of the Islamic State group in Iraq. But the militants are positioning themselves to defend the remains of their so-called "caliphate" in Syria and wage an insurgent campaign in Iraq.
  
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• WATCH: Snow falls (fast) in time lapse video

  14-03-2017 21:43
  
  Ron Murphy captured snow accumulating on his back deck in New York.
  
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• GOP Lawmaker Slammed for 'Shut Up' Remark at Town Hall

  14-03-2017 21:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Republican congressman from Texas is facing sharp criticism after telling one of his constituents to "shut up" during a fiery exchange at a town hal
  
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• Teen Killed Self, Taunted by Mom: Report

  14-03-2017 21:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Naika Venant, 14, spent nearly three hours broadcasting herself on Facebook Live as she contemplated whether or not to end her life.
  
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• World's spiders devour 400-800m metric tons of insects yearly – experts

  14-03-2017 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘We hope that these estimates and their significant magnitude raise public awareness and increase the level of appreciation for spiders,’ study authors sayThe world’s spiders eat 400-800m tonnes of insects every year – as much meat and fish as humans consume over the same period, a study said Tuesday.In the first analysis of its kind, researchers used data from 65 previous studies to estimate that a total of 25m metric tonnes of spiders exist on Earth. Continue reading...
  
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• Photos of the day - March 14, 2017

  14-03-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  A cow stands in pasture during a winter snowstorm in Salisbury, Pa.; children ride on swings in Kabul, Afghanistan; and Ahmed Moustafa is hugged by his parents after being released from Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt.
  
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• Jordanian woman charged in US with 2001 Jerusalem bombing

  14-03-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Jordanian woman has been charged in connection with a 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizza restaurant that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others.
  
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• Who wins, who loses in US Republican health care plan

  14-03-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The Republican plan to ditch "Obamacare" and implement new reforms to the US health care system would leave millions of Americans without insurance.Under the new plan, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the number of uninsured will grow by 14 million in 2018, and by 2026 to 24 million more than the number projected to be living without insurance under the current Affordable Care Act."In the academic community, people were surprised at how high the figures were," Colleen Carey, a
  
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• Trump to drop climate change from environmental reviews: Bloomberg

  14-03-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is set to sign an order to greatly reduce the role climate change plays in decision making across the U.S. government, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the administration's plan.The order, which could be signed this week, aims to reverse former Democratic President Barack Obama's broad approach for addressing climate change, the report said.The Clean Power Plan is Obama's centerpiece initiative to combat climate change, requiring states to slas
  
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• White House: Kellyanne Conway was joking when she talked about microwave surveillance

  14-03-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  
  With White House counselor Kellyanne Conway sitting nearby in the briefing room, press secretary Sean Spicer insisted she was joking when she made her infamous comment about microwave surveillance.Spicer was attempting to play off comments Conway had made in a Sunday interview with the Record, a New Jersey newspaper.
  
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• Baby Jaguar Found Paralyzed After Being Shot 18 Times Makes a Full Recovery

  14-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Veterinarians guessed she had been shot by cattle farmer looking to protect their herd, and dashed into a wooded area looking for shelter.
  
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• China: End 'vicious cycle' of military drills

  14-03-2017 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  The US, Japan and South Korea sent a pointed message to North Korea on Tuesday, dispatching high-tech missile defense ships to the same area where Pyongyang fired four missiles just eight days ago.
  
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• McKellen: 'Beauty and the Beast' gay controversy is 'rubbish'

  14-03-2017 20:49 via cnn.com
  
  Sir Ian McKellen thinks controversy surrounding the inclusion of a gay character in Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" is "rubbish."
  
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• GOP Rep. Barton tells man to ‘shut up’ in testy town hall

  14-03-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  
  A Texas congressman told a constituent to “shut up” in a heated moment caught on video.Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, was holding a town hall last weekend in the city of Frost, the Dallas Morning News reported, when a man confronted him about his voting record pertaining to violence against women.“Given your voting record opposing protecting women from violence, will you make a commitment to us today — make a promise — that you will reach out to Congresswoman Jackie Spei
  
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• Michael Brown shooting: new footage raises questions – video

  14-03-2017 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  A new documentary containing previously undisclosed video of Michael Brown at a convenience store hours before he was shot and killed by a white police officer is raising new questions in the case. The film-maker Jason Pollock claims the footage shown in his documentary Stranger Fruit shows a much friendlier exchange between Brown and the store workers than what police initially released. That version of the tape showed Brown pushing a worker before walking out with cigarillos in an apparent rob
  
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• Canadian church group denied entry to US over fears they would 'steal' jobs

  14-03-2017 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  US border officials were concerned that foreign volunteers would ‘steal American jobs’ in New Jersey, one Ontario church member saidA group of Canadian church volunteers hoping to carry out relief work in New Jersey said they were denied entry to the US over fears that they would be “stealing” American jobs.The Rehoboth United Reformed church, based in Hamilton, Ontario, had spent months organising its March break trip. The plan was to spend the week helping a central New
  
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