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• Mexican human rights commission condemns killing of reporter

  15-04-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's human rights commission on Saturday condemned the killing of a police beat reporter in western Mexico, the latest in a string of journalists shot down in acts that may be connected to their work.Reporter Maximino Rodriguez was gunned down while in his car in a shopping center parking lot on Friday afternoon in the state capital of La Paz, about 100 miles (160 km) from the beach resort of Cabo San Lucas.A journalist with news and opinion website Colectivo Pericu, Rodriguez was in the car
  
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• Judge issues injunction to block executions

  15-04-2017 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge in Arkansas issued an injunction Saturday halting the execution by lethal injection of nine inmates, saying the prisoners will likely succeed in demonstrating the state's proposed method of execution is unconstitutional.
  
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• Le Pen blasts Trump for reversing stance on NATO

  15-04-2017 23:42 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen blasted President Trump Friday for changing his mind about NATO after saying during his presidential campaign that the body was obsolete.
  
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• Former NFLer Heap kills daughter in accident in Arizona: media

  15-04-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  The unidentified girl was hit at about 4 p.m. in Mesa, Arizona.Rescue workers took the girl to the hospital where she died, an ABC affiliate reported.Heap was not impaired and there was no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident, police told ABC 15 Arizona.
  
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• Roaming alligator walks right up to doorstep in *drumroll* ... Florida

  15-04-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Today's hopefully unnecessary PSA: do not answer the door for an alligator. Police in Sarasota County, Florida, shared photos Wednesday of a rogue alligator that, while wandering a neighborhood, trudged right up to the front door of a house. It later tried its luck at the garage door, too, but no one let it in. Imagine! SEE ALSO: Fisherman finds a terrifying surprise at the end of his line We do not think it was invited. Perhaps it had the wrong address."Let this be a reminder that not all repti
  
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• Feel the pain of the poor and immigrants, pope says at Easter Vigil

  15-04-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Easter, urged them on Saturday not to ignore the plight of immigrants, the poor and other vulnerable people.In his homily at an Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Francis recounted the Biblical account of Jesus Christ's mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, filled with grief, as they went to visit his tomb following the crucifixion.
  
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• Boston marks 4th anniversary of deadly marathon bombing

  15-04-2017 23:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Bostonians marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon with quiet remembrances
  
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• VP Pence jets into Seoul with Korea tensions high

  15-04-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul Sunday, flying into a geopolitical maelstrom amid a possible North Korean nuclear test and harsh US warnings about a military response.Pence's first visit to South Korea -- part of an Asia swing that also includes stops in Japan, Indonesia and Australia -- was conceived months ago, but could hardly come at a time of higher tension.In the last week, geo-spatial imaging showed North Korea possibly preparing a nuclear test, to coincide with the 105th a
  
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• 3,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast Saturday: NGO

  15-04-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  
  The Italian coastguard and other boats rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday, as the good weather pushes the numbers up, a participating NGO said.In all 35 rescue operations were launched during the day, with 15 of them still underway as night fell, the coastguard said.German NGO Jugend Rettet, which took part in the rescue operations on Saturday, said 3,000 people had been plucked to safety during a particularly busy day due to the fine Spring weath
  
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• 14 arrested after Trump protest turns violent

  15-04-2017 22:35 via money.cnn.com
  
  On Saturday, protesters descended on Capitol Hill to demand that Trump make his most recent tax returns public. It's something every president and presidential nominee has done for the past 40 years.
  
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• Tax Day protesters across US demand that Trump to release his tax returns

  15-04-2017 22:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Thousands are hitting the streets for Tax Day marches in cities from Washington, D.C. to Denver and Los Angeles demanding that President Trump release his tax returns.
  
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• AP Interview: Iran's Ahmadinejad sees no threat from US

  15-04-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he does not view recent U.S. missile strikes on ally Syria as a message for Iran, which he called a "powerful country" that the U.S. cannot harm.
  
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• 100 killed as bomb hits evacuee buses in Syria

  15-04-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  About 100 people were killed Saturday in a car bomb explosion targeting pro-regime evacuees leaving besieged Syrian towns, a volunteer rescue agency said.
  
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• Egypt's Christian minority in somber mood for Easter holiday

  15-04-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  By Osama NaguibALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Members of Egypt's Christian minority flocked to traditional services this Easter weekend in somber mood following attacks last Sunday that killed 45 people, and security was especially tight at the two churches hit by the bombers.Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks on Palm Sunday targeting Egypt's nearly 2,000-year-old Coptic Christian community and has warned of more attacks to come.The militants are waging an insurgency against sec
  
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• The Latest: Rebel group decries Syria blast, seeks probe

  15-04-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute 8 inmates in 11 days

  15-04-2017 21:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A federal judge has halted Arkansas' already compromised plan to execute eight inmates over an 11-day period because one of its execution drugs is about to expire
  
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• Trump claims immunity as president from protesters' lawsuit

  15-04-2017 21:51 via abcnews.go.com
  Attorneys for President Donald Trump say he did nothing wrong as a candidate when protesters said they were roughed up by his supporters at a campaign rally in Louisville last year
  
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• Italian Emma Morano, last known survivor of 19th century, dies at 117

  15-04-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.Morano, born on November 29 1899, died at her home in Verbania, in northern Italy, the reports said."She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forward in life," said Silvia Marchionini, the mayor of Verbania, a small village of some 2,000 residents.
  
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• Slain Massachusetts jogger's hands held DNA that led to suspect's arrest

  15-04-2017 21:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police have made an arrest in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old Google employee last summer as she was out jogging in broad daylight in Massachusetts.
  
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• North Korea rolls out missiles, other weaponry at parade

  15-04-2017 21:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  North Korea has rolled out prototype intercontinental ballistic missiles and other military hardware at a massive parade to celebrate the birthday of the country's late founder, as third-generation leader Kim Jong Un looked on in delight
  
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• Dozens dead as car bomb hits Syria evacuees

  15-04-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  
  A suicide car bomb attack on buses carrying Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns killed 43 people on Saturday, as US-backed fighters advanced in their push towards the Islamic State group's Raqa stronghold.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast targeted buses carrying residents evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya under a deal reached between the regime and rebels.It said most of the dead in the explosion in rebel-held Rashidin, west of Alepp
  
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• US senators say food aid constraints delay help amid famine

  15-04-2017 21:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  As famine looms overseas, US senators seek more efficient food aid; deliveries can take months
  
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• For some Californians, effects of punishing drought not over

  15-04-2017 21:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Despite the record rain and snow, California's drought emergency has not ended for thousands of people
  
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• Anti-Trump sentiment, ad blitz motivate Georgia voters

  15-04-2017 21:34 via yahoo.com
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Republicans in Georgia's conservative 6th district don't agree which of their party's 11 candidates should represent the area in Congress. They're united on one thing: it won't be the Democrat trying for a massive upset fueled by anti-Trump sentiment and millions of dollars from around the country.
  
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• Retired NFL Star Todd Heap Accidentally Hits and Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter In Driveway

  15-04-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  She died at the hospital.
  
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• Bombing of Syrian bus convoy kills dozens outside Aleppo

  15-04-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  By John DavisonBEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb blast hit a bus convoy waiting to cross into government-held Aleppo in Syria on Saturday, killing dozens of people evacuated from two Shi'ite villages the day before in a deal between warring sides.The agreement had stalled, leaving thousands of people from both government-besieged and rebel-besieged areas stranded at two transit points on the city's outskirts, before the explosion occurred.Late on Saturday buses began crossing into both government-held a
  
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• 5 Of Our Solar System’s Most Important Moons

  15-04-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  If we are going to find aliens in our solar system, we might have a better shot exploring moons rather than other planets.
  
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• Science proves that training AI to be ‘human’ makes it sexist and racist, too

  15-04-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  As we get closer and closer to create artificial intelligence that can think and reason in ways that mimic a human brain it's becoming increasingly clear that allowing a machine mind to learn from humans is a very bad idea. We've seen examples of it in the past, but a new study on AI biases reveals that not only does training an artificial brain create biases, but those leanings reinforce many societal issues regarding race and gender that plague humanity today. 
  The study, which was c
  
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• Ahmadinejad: Iran is a 'powerful country' that the US cannot harm

  15-04-2017 20:36 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he does not view recent U.S. missile strikes on ally Syria as a message for Iran, which he called a "powerful country" that the U.S. cannot harm.
  
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• World's oldest person, Emma Morano, dies at 117 in Italy

  15-04-2017 20:25 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An Italian doctor says Emma Morano, at 117 the world's oldest person, has died in her home in northern Italy.
  
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• Russia arrests two suspected 'terrorist' recruiters

  15-04-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  
  Two suspected recruiters of "terrorists" from Central Asia were arrested in Saint Petersburg, justice authorities said on Saturday, in connection with a deadly bomb attack on the Russian city's metro.One suspect, aged 32, is accused of recruiting for the Islamic State group, while the other, aged 39, faces allegations of being a recruiter for "terrorist organisations in Syria".One of the two is from the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, an area known for the number of recruits it has provided for Islami
  
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• Iran elections: top candidates

  15-04-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Registration to run in Iran's election on May 19 closed on Saturday, with more than 1,600 hopefuls throwing their hats in the ring.The conservative-controlled Guardian Council will whittle that number down over the next fortnight -- normally to around half a dozen -- with the campaign set to start on April 28.Every president since the early 1980s has won a second term, and Rouhani has done much to maintain his alliance of moderates and reformists -- stabilising the economy and signing a landmark
  
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• Boston to mark 4th anniversary of deadly marathon bombing

  15-04-2017 20:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Bostonians are marking the fourth anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon attacks
  
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• Syria car bomb: Death toll rises to 100 after explosion near evacuation buses

  15-04-2017 20:09 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  More than 100 people were killed when a car bomb exploded near buses evacuating Syrians outside of Aleppo on Saturday.
  
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• Yemen fight for Red Sea base leaves 25 dead

  15-04-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Mokha (Yémen) (AFP) - At least 25 soldiers and rebels have died in clashes around a key military base near Yemen's west coast, military and medical sources said Saturday.Loyalist forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition launched an assault to seize the Khaled Ibn Al-Walid base from Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies who had controlled it for over two years, military sources said.After seizing a mountain overlooking the camp in recent days, forces loyal to internationally recognised presid
  
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• Hamilton pipped to pole in Bahrain

  15-04-2017 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Valtteri Bottas has claimed the first pole of his Formula One career at qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir.
  
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• Cyprus leader says peace talks at 'critical' moment

  15-04-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  
  Cyprus is at a vital moment in its UN-backed peace process aimed at reunifying the island, President Nicos Anastasiades said Saturday, but admitted that differences with his Turkish Cypriot negotiating partner remained."We find ourselves before critical and defining developments for the future of our homeland," Anastasiades said in a televised Easter address.Successive peace efforts between its Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities have stumbled over issues including territory and security.
  
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• Don Howard: Robots are coming to take your job

  15-04-2017 19:40 via cnn.com
  
  If you live in a developed or rapidly developing nation, you and your children will grow old in a world in which most people will not work, because the robots will take your jobs.
  
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• When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play

  15-04-2017 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  The Oregon congressman who's a leading author of the stalled House Republican health care bill is being treated at town halls back home as if he were the villain in a class play
  
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• What Is Open/Closed For Easter Sunday

  15-04-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  
  A refresher on what might be open and closed for Easter Sunday so you can plan your weekend accordingly.
  
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• Does Trump want to be world's policeman after all?

  15-04-2017 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's launch of two major military strikes in the last two weeks raises a question about his 2016 declaration that the US can no longer be the world's policeman: Has Trump changed his mind?
  
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• ANALYSIS: Does Trump want to be world's policeman after all?

  15-04-2017 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's launch of two major military strikes in the last two weeks raises a question about his 2016 declaration that the US can no longer be the world's policeman: Has Trump changed his mind?
  
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• 'A few dozen' US troops deployed to Somalia: Pentagon

  15-04-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The United States is deploying "a few dozen" troops to Somalia to assist the national army and conduct unspecified security operations, a US military spokeswoman said Saturday.The soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, a light infantry unit trained for air assaults, will mainly train and equip Somalia's army "to better fight Al-Shabab," an Al-Qaeda linked extremist group, the spokeswoman for the US Africa Command based in Germany, Samantha Reho, told AFP.
  
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• April the giraffe tends to wobbly newborn calf – video

  15-04-2017 18:13 via theguardian.com
  
  April, a 15-year-old giraffe, tends to her newly born calf after giving birth live on a New York zoo’s YouTube channel on Saturday. Adventure Park in Harpursville had been livestreaming its pregnant giraffe throughout her labour, and captured the big moment shortly before 10am ET. At least 1.2 million people watched the eventWatch the Animal Adventure Park giraffe cam live on their YouTube channelWorld watches as New York zoo streams birth of calf to April the giraffe
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• Number of Britons seeking Irish passports rises by two-thirds

  15-04-2017 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Ireland’s foreign minister, Charlie Flanagan, says rise of more than 30,000 in number of applications partly the result of Brexit voteThe number of Britons applying for Irish passports has increased by more than two-thirds, at least partly because of Brexit, Ireland’s foreign minister has said.Charlie Flanagan said he was very concerned about the impact of the UK’s impending departure from the European Union. Continue reading...
  
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• Navy investigates decorated Seal who moonlights as porn actor Jay Voom

  15-04-2017 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Officer Joseph Schmidt III has made at least 29 filmsWife, porn actor Jewels Jade, says couple make movies to make ends meetThe US navy is investigating a decorated Seal who moonlights as an actor in pornographic films.The Naval Special Warfare Command wants to know whether chief special warfare officer Joseph Schmidt III properly obtained permission from his commanders for outside work and whether they condoned his acting career, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Friday.Continue reading..
  
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• Goleadores y marcador de la 33ª jornada de la Premier League

  15-04-2017 18:03 via es-us.noticias.yahoo.com
  Goleadores y marcador de la trigésimo
  tercera jornada de la Premier League:
  
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• World watches as New York zoo streams birth of calf to April the giraffe on YouTube

  15-04-2017 17:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Adventure Park uses YouTube to stream eagerly awaited event1.2 million people watch; calf will be named through a zoo competitionA New York zoo’s livestream video of its pregnant giraffe showed her giving birth on Saturday.Related: April the pregnant giraffe: live stream attracts millions – and YouTube censorsContinue reading...
  
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• April the giraffe gives birth before online audience

  15-04-2017 17:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
  After months of waiting, April the giraffe finally gave birth to her fourth calf.
  
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• How the BBC’s truth offensive beat Hitler’s propaganda machine

  15-04-2017 17:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Accurate radio reporting of British defeats helped win trust of German listenersWhen it came to winning the war against Hitler’s sophisticated propaganda machine, the BBC hit upon an ingenious idea: tell the unvarnished truth.An academic trawl of the corporation’s archives has revealed that while the Nazi regime used puppet broadcasters such as William Joyce – nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw – to spin messages of German invincibility, the BBC was choosing to broadcast detailed new
  
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