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• Offering no evidence, Trump suggests Susan Rice unmasking requests may be criminal

  05-04-2017 23:57 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump said former White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime when requesting to unmask the names of Trump's associates who were incidentally mentioned on intercepted communications during the Obama administration.
  
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• Man accused in fatal midtown Atlanta shooting hospitalized

  05-04-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a midtown Atlanta street in broad daylight was hospitalized after jail guards found him biting his left arm and spitting blood, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Mormon church president remains hospitalized

  05-04-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said no further updates were immediately available on Monson's condition as of Wednesday afternoon.In a statement Tuesday, the church said Monson had been admitted to hospital on Sunday evening after not feeling well and was being given fluids.A spokeswoman later said Monson had been suffering from dehydration.
  
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• Military: Pilot ditched plane in woods to miss nearby homes

  05-04-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — A fighter pilot on a training mission ditched his jet in a wooded area Wednesday so that the plane would avoid crashing into a suburban Washington neighborhood, the military said.
  
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• How chemical attack in Syria unfolded

  05-04-2017 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  Editor's Note: This article contains extremely graphic images of dead children. All times are local.
  
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• For Trump, Mar-a-Lago is place to break the ice with China's Xi

  05-04-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has told visitors that his Mar-a-Lago retreat is set up perfectly for foreign visits, but the Chinese side was initially hesitant when word came that Trump would like to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping there, according to administration officials.“They thought, no, it has to be the White House, the symbolism of that,” a senior administration official told Reuters.It’s unusual because most foreigners realize th
  
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• Sprint is axing its oldest and best deal

  05-04-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  For the last three years, Sprint has had one killer deal to try and persuade people to switch. If you walked in off the street with a bill from a competitor, Sprint would offer the same data and minutes for half the price.
  But according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the rise of unlimited data plans is forcing Sprint to end the run of its Switch and Save 50 Percent deal. It's the end of a historically long-running promotion, and bad news all around for Sprint.The report quotes indu
  
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• Senate Republicans praise Trump for removing Bannon from NSC post

  05-04-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  
  In January, Steve Bannon’s appointment to the National Security Council raised hackles. Now his removal from it is bringing some praise.
  
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• World awaits Trump to clarify US policy on most volatile regions

  05-04-2017 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  The world's most dire crises are landing at Donald Trump's feet 11 weeks into his presidency, putting a global spotlight on the new US leader and laying bare the still-unformed elements of his foreign policy.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Islamic State claim goes overboard

  05-04-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's assessment of the fight against Islamic State militants ignores substantial progress made against the group before he took office.
  
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• Play suspended at Masters Par 3 Contest

  05-04-2017 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  The severe weather in the Southeast suspended play Wednesday at the Masters Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
  
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• Zunum Aero Plans To Offer Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Flights By 2020

  05-04-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  A startup backed by JetBlue and Boeing, Zunum Aero, plans to offer fast and affordable flights with its hybrid-electric aircrafts.
  
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• The Latest: Military: Pilot of crashed F-16 out of hospital

  05-04-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — The Latest on an F-16 crash in the Washington suburbs (all times local):
  
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• Analysis: Why diplomacy stopped working in Syria

  05-04-2017 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  The last time President Bashar al-Assad appeared to turn chemical weapons on Syria's civilians, the US President blinked. Assad crossed President Barack Obama's red line without consequence.
  
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• Analysis: How far can Assad push Trump?

  05-04-2017 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  The last time President Bashar al-Assad appeared to turn chemical weapons on Syria's civilians, the US President blinked. Assad crossed President Barack Obama's red line without consequence.
  
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• U.S. consumer financial protection chief defends agency before Congress

  05-04-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's director defended himself in Congress on Wednesday against a barrage of Republican criticism over everything from the agency's handling of the Wells Fargo accounts scandal to the way he has personally managed his job.Appearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Richard Cordray, got coy when asked whether he would finish his term, which expires in July 2018.Republicans on the committee and elsewhere have pushed for President Trump to fir
  
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• Barry Manilow opens up on his sexuality

  05-04-2017 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  Singer Barry Manilow talked to People magazine about coming out and his secret marriage.
  
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• Barry Manilow opens up about his sexuality

  05-04-2017 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  Singer Barry Manilow talked to People magazine about coming out and his secret marriage.
  
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• Trump Defends O'Reilly Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations: 'I Don't Think Bill Did Anything Wrong'

  05-04-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  The Fox News host is a friend of the president.
  
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• France's Macron sees election lead narrow after TV debate: poll

  05-04-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  French centrist Emmanuel Macron's lead in France's presidential election has narrowed following a televised debate though he is still on course to win, an Elabe poll for BFM TV showed on Wednesday.In one of the first polls on voter intentions since Tuesday's debate between all 11 candidates, Macron was seen winning 23.5 percent of the vote in the April 23 first round, his lowest score in a month and down from 25.5 percent the last time the poll was conducted on March 28-29.
  
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• After Crackdown on Protesters, Venezuela’s Opposition Slams Judges for ‘Coup’ Attempt

  05-04-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  The Maduro government seems determined to ride out the latest wave of dissent. The opposition seems determined to make sure it doesn't.
  
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• Grandmother Pleads Guilty to Murder in Gruesome Death of Her Own 2-Year-Old Grandson

  05-04-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Patricia Flores told police the boy was burned in a bathtub, but that she thought she could treat the injuries herself.
  
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• Trump, declining to provide evidence, says thinks Obama adviser Rice committed crime: NYT

  05-04-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he thinks Susan Rice, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama, committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates mentioned in intercepted communications, but he declined requests for evidence, the New York Times reported.In an interview, Trump declined to tell the New York Times whether he had reviewed intelligence to bolster his claim about Rice but said he would explain himself "at the right time."Rice said she had no immediate
  
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• Who is Steve Bannon?

  05-04-2017 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump's chief strategist was controversial long before joining the National Security Council. Bannon used to run far-right site Breitbart News.
  
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• What Bannon's demotion tells us about the Trump White House

  05-04-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentiallysignificant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
  
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• What Bannon's demotion tells us

  05-04-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentiallysignificant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
  
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• Toxic environment: What Bannon's demotion tells us

  05-04-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentiallysignificant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
  
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• Trump administration says no longer considering separating women, children at border

  05-04-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  
  By Julia Edwards AinsleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is no longer considering separating women and children at the southern U.S. border as a means of deterring their migration, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said on Wednesday.U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly was questioned by a Senate panel on Wednesday, but only said it was not current policy to separate women and children except in certain circumstances.A DHS official, who spoke on the condition of an
  
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• Men hold hands in solidarity with gay couple

  05-04-2017 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  Men all over the world are standing up to homophobia by holding hands.
  
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• Thousands of Serbs protest against big election win for PM Vucic

  05-04-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of protesters, mainly students, rallied for the third straight night in Belgrade on Wednesday to protest against the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in a weekend presidential election.Throngs gathered in front of the Serbian parliament, blowing whistles and chanting "Vucic, you stole the election" and "End the dictatorship".Protesters said they see Vucic as an autocrat and his Serbian Progressive Party as corrupt and instrumental in what they say was a fraudulen
  
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• The Consequences of No One Believing What Trump Says

  05-04-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawrence O'Donnell says Donald Trump is unprepared and lost on Syria and so is his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. Max Boot says that under Trump, not even the President necessarily speaks for U.S. policy. David Corn joins.
  
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• Haley: Russia thwarts U.N. action on Syria atrocity

  05-04-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  
  America’s U.N. ambassador made an impassioned plea for action by the Security Council in response to a gas attack in Syria, and also condemned Russia.
  
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• Astronomers may have the data they need to prove ‘Planet Nine’ exists

  05-04-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  It's been a while now since astronomers began openly discussing the possibility of a ninth planet in our solar system — and no, it's not Pluto.  Now, thanks to a new citizen science effort to detect and identify a mysterious, previously unknown world lurking near the edge of our celestial neighborhood, researchers actually have a handful of possible candidates.Using data from the SkyMapper telescope at the Australian National University, nearly 21,000 citizen volunteers browsed an ast
  
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• Why men all over the world are holding hands

  05-04-2017 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  After a gay couple was attacked in the Netherlands, people across the world posted photos of men holding hands in support.
  
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• Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter takes down Pepsi in one heartbreaking tweet

  05-04-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Bernice King isn't having it with that terrible Pepsi commercial either.  With one powerful image of her father, the 54-year-old daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King showed Pepsi just how tone-deaf their commercial featuring Kendall Jenner really is.  SEE ALSO: Pepsi finally unites America with its terrible Kendall Jenner ad The commercial, released on Tuesday, shows a bunch of millennials protesting for some unknown reason, and Jenner managing to bridge the gap be
  
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• Lucky dog gets the cutest mini versions of his human's dinner every night

  05-04-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  
  For some dogs, standard wet food and kibble just doesn't cut it. They long for plush soft tacos and flavorful roast potatoes, like a castaway on a deserted island.  Or their dog moms just insist on feeding them tiny versions of their own meal and they're hungry so, like, whatever.  SEE ALSO: Adventurous dog decides to compete in ski race without anyone asking it to join Either way the outcome is very, very cute. Need proof? Just check out Twitter user Ashton Burton and his papillon, Ti
  
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• Trump: Syria gas attack had ‘a big impact’ on me

  05-04-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump opened a joint press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan by condemning Tuesday’s chemical attack against civilians in Syria.
  
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• The Latest: Dad of man charged with 4 deaths shot day before

  05-04-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on charges filed against a Chicago man in a quadruple homicide shooting (all times local):
  
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• Trump: 'Heinous' chemical attack changed the way I view Syria and Assad

  05-04-2017 19:42 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, said the chemical attack against Syrian civilians "crossed a lot of lines for me" and changed the way he views Syria and leader Bashar al-Assad.
  
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• International donors pledge $6 billion in Syria aid

  05-04-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — International donors pledged $6 billion in aid for war-ravaged Syria on Wednesday as the U.N. Security Council held emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a rebel-held province.
  
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• Trump: Syria is now my responsibility

  05-04-2017 19:40 via cnn.com
  
  During a joint press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan, when asked about the deadly gas attack in Syria, President Trump said it is now his responsibility, adding, "It crossed a lot of lines for me."
  
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• Airstrike to aftermath: How chemical attack in Syria unfolded

  05-04-2017 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  Editor's Note: This article contains extremely graphic images of dead children. All times are local.
  
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• Bannon removed from key National Security Council post

  05-04-2017 19:28 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House announced on Wednesday that chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his position on the Principals Committee of the National Security Council.White House officials explained the move as part of a planned “realignment” of the NSC, which is a group of top officials that advises the president on national security and foreign policy.Bannon became the chief executive of Trump’s presidential campaign last August.
  
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• Trump defends O’Reilly amid sexual harassment scandal

  05-04-2017 19:20 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is defending Bill O’Reilly following a report that the Fox News host and his network reached settlements with five women who had accused him of harassment.“I think he’s a person I know well — he is a good person,” Trump said Tuesday in an interview with the New York Times.The paper, which Trump has often described as “failing,” reported over the weekend that O’Reilly and the cable news network paid about $13 million to five women wh
  
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• Dog Dies While Saving Wedding Party From Suicide Bomber

  05-04-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  
  The dog - not pictured - was killed in the attack.
  
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• Israel approves controversial law on house demolitions

  05-04-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a controversial law against illegal constructions that detractors say will mostly target Arab homes built without required, but hard-to-get, permits.The law, which has the backing of Prime Minister's Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, was passed with 43 votes for the bill and 33 against.Arab Israelis, descendants of the Palestinians who remained on their land after the 1948 creation of Israel, were quick to denounce the law.
  
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• Bana Alabed after chemical attack: ‘My people are dying everyday as you watch’

  05-04-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  
  A seven-year-old Syrian refugee has a message for world leaders after the chemical attack in Idlib: “It’s never too late. Save the people of Syria.”
  
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• The Latest: Fighter jet has close call with homes in crash

  05-04-2017 19:05 via yahoo.com
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — The Latest on an F-16 crash in the Washington suburbs (all times local):
  
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• The King of Jordan Meets the King of Queens

  05-04-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Experts say a heavy burden rests on Abdullah's shoulder.
  
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• AP NewsBreak: Joe and Jill Biden get multi-book deal

  05-04-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — First the Obamas, now the Bidens. Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, have book deals.
  
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