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• Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend, Her 8-Year-Old Son and Injures 4 Others: Cops

  03-04-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Allen Cashe has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder.
  
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• NY Fed President Says It May Be Time To Talk About Free College Tuition

  03-04-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Student loan debt is suppressing home ownership and making it problematic for the Federal Reserve to decide on the optimal interest rate.
  
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• Former Fox Contributor Accuses Bill O'Reilly of Inappropriate Behavior

  03-04-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Wendy Walsh was later told by an "O'Reilly Factor" producer that she would no longer be appearing on the show.
  
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• Glenn Beck bashes Trump White House for ‘professional nepotism’

  03-04-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  
  In light of Jared Kushner’s unexpected arrival in Iraq on Monday, conservative commentator Glenn Beck expressed concerns about President Trump’s son-in-law-turned-senior-adviser’s large role in the White House.“This is professional nepotism,” Beck told Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga in a Monday interview.Kushner’s White House portfolio has repeatedly expanded and now includes China policy, tax reform, brokering peace in the Middle East and runn
  
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• Watch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online

  03-04-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park's black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as they lope up steep canyons and cross vast distances in search of food and mates.
  
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• St Petersburg metro explosion leaves 11 dead and dozens wounded

  03-04-2017 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Vladimir Putin holds meeting with security chiefs following blast on train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologicheskii Institut metro stationsThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a meeting with security chiefs late on Monday night as security officials investigated a bomb blast on a St Petersburg metro train that killed 11 people and wounded dozens more. A second explosive device was left at a different metro station but did not detonate.Police initially said the device had been left
  
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• Dog Rescued After Dropping Into 30-Foot Well

  03-04-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  
  She wasn't injured.
  
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• Here's Melania Trump's official White House portrait

  03-04-2017 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  The White House released Monday the official portrait of first lady Melania Trump.
  
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• Here's Melania Trump's official WH portrait

  03-04-2017 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  The White House released Monday the official portrait of first lady Melania Trump.
  
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• Mexico to take another step away from US

  03-04-2017 23:20 via money.cnn.com
  
  Mexico is about to take another step to pivot its economy away from the U.S. and President Trump.
  
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• Mexico taking another step away from US

  03-04-2017 23:20 via money.cnn.com
  
  Mexico is about to take another step to pivot its economy away from the U.S. and President Trump.
  
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• Neil Gorsuch and the historic fight for his supreme court confirmation – video

  03-04-2017 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Senate Democrats on Monday amassed enough support to block a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, but Republicans vowed to change Senate rules to ensure the conservative judge gets the lifetime job. Gorsuch is the second nominee to the seat vacated by Antonin Scalia’s death in February 2016. In March of that year, Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a 63-year-old appellate widely considered to be moderateNeil Gorsuch nomination vote in committe
  
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• Is Trump Russia’s Useful Idiot, or Has He Been Irreparably Compromised?

  03-04-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  
  That’s the question that needs answering. Everything else is a distraction.
  
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• White House OK with nuclear option

  03-04-2017 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  Press Secretary Sean Spicer tells reporters the White House is "comfortable" with the "nuclear option" of changing confirmation rules being used to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Haley: Assad a 'war criminal' protected by Russia, Iran

  03-04-2017 23:15 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has branded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as "a war criminal,' who has been protected by Russia and Iran in the Security Council for far too long.
  
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• Trump donates 3 months’ salary to Interior Department, offsetting 0.005% of proposed budget cut

  03-04-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House announced Monday that President Trump would be donating his first-quarter salary to the Department of the Interior, which stands to lose $1.6 billion under his budget proposal.
  
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• 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman Grows Bigger, Gains Power, and Adds Practicality

  03-04-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  A model from the Mini brand is unmistakable, no matter the guise, version, or body style. Some may consider the all-new 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman—the biggest Mini yet—an SUV, but the model embo...
  
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• US, European stocks fall after Russian metro blast

  03-04-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  
  European and US stocks fell Monday as a deadly subway explosion in Russia rattled the market, along with anxiety over a key a US-China summit later in the week.
  
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• Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to address Canada Parliament

  03-04-2017 23:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Canada's prime minister has announced that Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will address his country's Parliament and receive the honorary citizenship bestowed upon her in 2014.
  
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• Trump's son-in-law, Kushner, flies into Iraq with top U.S. general

  03-04-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  By Phil StewartBAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, flew into Iraq on Monday with the top U.S. general to get a first-hand assessment of the battle against Islamic State from U.S. commanders on the ground and Iraqi leaders.For Kushner, who has not been to Iraq before, the trip comes at a critical time as Trump examines ways to accelerate a U.S.-led coalition campaign that U.S. and Iraqi officials say has so far been largely successful in uprooting Islamic
  
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• St. Petersburg metro blast: 11 killed, dozens injured, metro system shut down

  03-04-2017 22:56 via cnn.com
  
  There has been an explosion on the metro in the city of St Petersburg, Russian state media reports.
  
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• GOP-ers weigh 'nuclear option' as Dems block Gorsuch

  03-04-2017 22:56 via cnn.com
  
  Four Senate Democrats announced Monday they plan to oppose Neil Gorsuch, bringing the Democratic caucus to the 41 votes needed to sustain a filibuster against the Supreme Court nominee.
  
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• Ecuador elections: leftwing candidate celebrates victory amid fraud accusations– video report

  03-04-2017 22:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Lenín Moreno, Ecuador’s ruling party candidate, is celebrating his narrow presidential election victory as 99% of the votes are counted. However, the leftwing candidate is facing fraud allegations from opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso, whose supporters have been protesting in the streetsEcuador election: Lenin Moreno headed for victory amid opposition fraud claims
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• New Sexual Harassment Allegations Roil Fox News

  03-04-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Fox News is facing a new lawsuit against fmr. chairman Roger Ailes and "The O'Reilly Factor" loses a major advertiser after a report Fox News paid $13 million to settle harassment claims against Bill O'Reilly.
  
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• Navy fighter jets depriving pilots of oxygen

  03-04-2017 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  An increasing number of F/A-18 fighter jet pilots are suffering from potentially dangerous oxygen deprivation during flight, a safety issue that is raising new questions around the future of the US Navy's aging air fleet.
  
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• 5 gadgets you can buy right now that feel like they’re from the future

  03-04-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  It’s official: we’re living in the future. Gadgets have gotten so cool and crazy that even we get blown away from time to time — and we check out gadgets for a living! In this post, we’re going to run down five futuristic devices that are so cool it seems like they shouldn’t even be possible in this day and age. Prepare to be mystified...
  Zcan Wireless Scanner Mouse
  It looks just like any plain old mouse, but you can swipe to scan anything and everything you want.
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• 2017 Jaguar XE 35t AWD

  03-04-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Fabulous, but also flawed.
  
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• Opinion: China won't buy Trump's North Korea bluster

  03-04-2017 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has sent Xi Jinping a clear message before the two meet in Florida later this week.
  
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• Christopher Green: China won't buy Trump's North Korea bluster

  03-04-2017 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has sent Xi Jinping a clear message before the two meet in Florida later this week.
  
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• Meeting Egypt’s Sisi, Trump publicly silent on human rights

  03-04-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  
  During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump condemned the Obama administration for not doing more to publicly promote human rights in the Muslim world. But now that he has reached the White House, Trump has muted those concerns — notably declining to raise them publicly as he met Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
  
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• Pentagon reviewing how it counts troop numbers

  03-04-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  
  The Pentagon is reviewing how it counts US troop numbers in Iraq and Syria, an official said Monday, as it moves from Obama-era troop limits that critics said were misleading.Currently, the Pentagon provides "force management levels" that set limits on how many US troops are supposedly in each country.Former president Barack Obama, who tried to end US involvement in Middle East conflicts, set relatively low numbers to avoid the impression America was getting dragged back into new wars.
  
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• Rupert Sanders is Finally Opening Up About His Affair With Kristen Stewart and More News

  03-04-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Everything you need to know about Rupert Sanders finally opening up about his affair with Kristen Stewart after 5 years, the rumors that Kim Kardashian was attacked by a fan, your first look at Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda on the set of ‘Mary Poppins’ and how you can now buy ‘Trump Sucks’ lollipops to support Planned Parenthood. Get all the details at MarieClaire.com!
  
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• Why Russia is a target for terror

  03-04-2017 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  When President Vladimir Putin first ordered Russia's air campaign in Syria in late 2015, his mission was clear: to kill the terrorists living there before they were able to kill people in Russia.
  
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• Bill Cosby returns to court and more: April 3 in photos

  03-04-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Actor Bill Cosby leaves for a lunch break during a hearing for his upcoming sexual assault trial at Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania; Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to enter at Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul, Iraq; and, A man on stilts points as Travis Gonick, left, and his son T.J., center, both of Nutley N.J., enter Fenway Park for a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates on opening day in Boston.
  
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• Mike Epps Sorry For Kangaroo Stunt, Feds To Get Involved?

  03-04-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  
  A stunt by comedian Mike Epps involving a real kangaroo could get him in trouble.
  
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• Lawmakers boycott talks on solving Paraguay political crisis

  03-04-2017 22:01 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Attempts to solve a sometimes violent dispute over proposed presidential re-election hit a stumbling block Monday when Paraguayan opposition leaders boycotted talks with officials backing the constitutional amendment.
  
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• People pull passengers from Russia metro

  03-04-2017 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  More than 10 people have been killed and dozens hospitalized in a metro station explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  
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• How to support flood victims

  03-04-2017 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  Heavy rains are causing deadly floods and mudslides in the northwest region of South America.
  
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• Trump donates first-quarter salary to National Park Service

  03-04-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump, who made a fortune in real estate before running for political office, has decided to donate his first-quarter salary of $78,333 to the National Park Service, the White House announced on Monday.During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would donate his $400,000 annual salary if he were elected.Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose agency oversees the 100-year-old protector of 417 national parks, monuments and other sites, said he was "thrilled" at Trump's decision.
  
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• Apple has started preparing for crazy iPhone 8 sales

  03-04-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple has placed an order for 70 million OLED screens from Samsung, according to a new report from Nikkei. The gargantuan order further underscores Apple's belief that the iPhone 8 -- rumored to be the only device in Apple's 2017 iPhone lineup with an OLED display -- will be incredibly popular. What's more, the report adds that Samsung is planning to manufacture 95 million OLED screens for Apple just in case demand for the device is even higher than anticipated.Word of Apple's massive OLED order
  
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• Russell Brand on split with Katy Perry

  03-04-2017 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  Russell Brand discusses his divorce with Katy Perry which came after less than two years of marriage.
  
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• White House on Jared Kushner’s growing portfolio

  03-04-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  On Monday, April 3, White House press secretary Sean Spicer answered questions surrounding President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. He is currently in Iraq to meet with leaders and to be briefed in the fight against the Islamic State. Spicer also answered questions about Kushner’s growing portfolio in recent weeks.
  
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• Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8 in Yemen

  03-04-2017 21:31 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Yemeni security and tribal officials say two airstrikes suspected to be by the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels has killed eight people, including two women.
  
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• What's Behind the Arctic's Mysterious Green Ice?

  03-04-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  
  It should be dark under the ice cover of the Arctic, and yet in 2011, scientists were perplexed when they discovered phytoplankton blooming beneath it, giving the ice a greenish hue.A large bloom of phytoplankton, which is algae, was first found growing under the Arctic sea ice in 2011.New research has shown, however, that the thinning sea ice allows enough light to pass through for the phytoplankton to bloom.
  
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• Colombia landslide: search continues for missing after mud deluge kills hundreds

  03-04-2017 21:18 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 43 children among those confirmed dead, as survivors in Mocoa are still being pulled from mud and wreckage left in wake of overwhelming floodsJosé Albeiro Vargas last saw his grandson the night fierce rain unleashed havoc on this small city surrounded by rivers and mountains in southern Colombia.From what Vargas has been able to gather, the torrents of mud, water and debris unleashed on the city of Mocoa by the rain-swollen river swept away his daughter and her 18-month-old grand
  
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• LuLaRoe Gets Slammed With Lawsuit for Faulty Leggings

  03-04-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Fashion brand LuLa Roe is being slammed with a lawsuit over faulty merchandise.
  
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• Years after bizarre events led to buried bodies, trial set

  03-04-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A landscaper made a discovery four years ago at a Phoenix home that provided a big break in a missing-persons case: A plywood box buried in the backyard that contained the mummified corpses of a couple.
  
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• Venezuelan congressman injured in protest

  03-04-2017 21:12 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Men wielding sticks and rocks have attacked a group of Venezuelan opposition lawmakers as they staged a demonstration to demand the removal of the Supreme Court judges who issued a ruling nullifying the country's congress.
  
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• Kansas House fails in attempt to override Medicaid veto

  03-04-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawmakers in Kansas on Monday failed to override Republican Governor Sam Brownback's veto of a bill expanding eligibility for Medicaid for the poor under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).The Kansas House of Representatives voted 81 to 44 in favor of overriding the veto, falling three votes short of the 84 needed to advance the override.State lawmakers in the Republican-controlled senate voted in favor of the measure last week, just days after President Donald Trump's efforts to repeal and r
  
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• Russia Nixes Former White House Aide for Top U.N. Job in Libya

  03-04-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration’s torpedoing of a former Palestinian prime minister as U.N. envoy to Libya may have boomeranged on the White House.
  
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