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• French elections 2017: disintegrating left-right divide sets stage for political upheaval

  22-04-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Squeezed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on one side and Emmanuel Macron on the other, the presidential contest could mean destruction for the Socialist partyFrench voters go to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that to the very end has brought little consensus or comfort and only one certainty: the result will be a political upheaval, whoever wins.Even as they walk into their bureau de vote, many will still be undecided, faced with paper slips for an unprecedented 1
  
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• 7 Tips For Traveling More Efficiently

  22-04-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  
  The only hard part about travel is buying that first airplane ticket! Everything after that is easy.
  
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• President Trump awards Purple Heart in first visit to Walter Reed

  22-04-2017 22:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  It was his first visit to the military hospital.
  
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• French Guiana strikes lifted after aid package agreed with Paris

  22-04-2017 22:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Deal worth €2.21bn brings end to general strike spearheaded by coalition of 37 unions that had brought productivity in the territory to a haltActivists in French Guiana have lifted strikes that crippled the territory for almost a month after the government in Paris pledged an aid package worth billions of euros.A general strike by 37 unions has paralysed the French territory in South America, with locals pressing for a “Marshall plan” along the lines of the huge US economic supp
  
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• Venezuela opposition march to honor those killed in violence

  22-04-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alexandra UlmerCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition marched in silence on Saturday to honor a dozen people killed in three weeks of protests demanding that the government of President Nicolas Maduro hold delayed elections and address a growing economic crisis."We want free elections, we want to get rid of this corrupt government," said Iomira Barrios, 60, an environmental consultant who says she can no longer find work."Right now people are willing to fight, because they have declared a
  
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• 14-Year-Old Allegedly Shot In The Head By Teenage Boys Makes Remarkable Recovery: 'I Am Tougher Than A Bullet'

  22-04-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  The boys could be tried as adults, according to reports.
  
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• In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism

  22-04-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration's climate skepticism and its possible withdrawal from the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 drew a cloud over this week's grand economic conclave in Washington.The regular meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund -- always accompanied by a gathering of G20 finance ministers -- have rung out with calls to action against global warming in recent years.
  
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• IMF warns against protectionism, but strikes word from statement

  22-04-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global economy.Except that the word "protectionism" was omitted from the final statement of the International Monetary Fund's semi-annual meeting Saturday."We reaffirm our commitment to... avoid inward-looking policies, and preserve global financial stability," the ministers said in the communique.
  
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• US retail stores closing at epic pace

  22-04-2017 21:58 via money.cnn.com
  
  Brokerage firm Credit Suisse said in a research report released earlier this month that it's possible more than 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores will close their doors in 2017.
  
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• French presidential contender Emmanuel Macron’s unique love story

  22-04-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  
  French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and his wife have an unusual relationship, and the French seem to like it just fine.
  
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• Six ZX Spectrum classics and their modern-day equivalents

  22-04-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Britain's rubber-keyed 1980s home computer, the ZX Spectrum, turns 35 years old on April 23, 2017. Celebrate its milestone by going back to the originals with six cult classics, or take our suggestions for some modern equivalents.
  
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• Hernandez's body brought to Connecticut funeral home

  22-04-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez's body was taken to a funeral home in his Connecticut hometown Saturday, two days before his family holds a private funeral.
  
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• Ex-Trump adviser: Reports that Russia tried to infiltrate camp are 'false narratives'

  22-04-2017 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  A former adviser to Donald Trump's campaign referred to reports that Russia tried to influence the US election as possibly "a political stunt" on Saturday in remarks largely dismissive of questions about the issue.
  
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• Even Trump's Earth Day message was anti-science

  22-04-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump just released a statement for Earth Day, and it doesn't seem like he really loves the Earth?  Along with some faint praise of America's "abundant natural resources and awe-inspiring beauty," Trump used Earth Day to talk about jobs.  "Economic growth enhances environmental protection. We can and must protect our environment without harming America's working families. That is why my administration is reducing unnecessary burdens on American workers and American com
  
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• NASA’s Cassini spacecraft just caught a glimpse of Earth, all the way from Saturn

  22-04-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  NASA and its spectacular space hardware often spend so much time checking out our planetary neighbors that we forget Earth offers some pretty cool photo ops as well. A brand new photo released by NASA is a great reminder of that, and it was shot all the way from Saturn, courtesy of the always reliable Cassini spacecraft just before it's scheduled to begin the most harrowing part of its entire years-long mission.The photo, which shows the Earth as a tiny bright dot in a black sea of space, w
  
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• Paris station panic as man arrested with knife

  22-04-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Armed police arrested a man carrying a knife at Paris's Gare du Nord station Saturday, sparking panic at the international transport hub just days after the jihadist killing of a policeman.Police sources said that "travellers" pointed out the individual wielding a knife to passing police on patrol, who immediately arrested him.No one was injured in the incident at Paris's main international terminus and the man offered no resistance to his arrest.
  
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• BBC man met murdered Paris officer at Bataclan

  22-04-2017 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Nick Garnett recalls interviewing Xavier Jugelé, the officer killed on the Champs Elysees.
  
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• Trump marking 100th day with 'big rally'

  22-04-2017 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that he will mark his 100th day in office on April 29 by "holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania."
  
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• Pope says some refugee centres 'concentration camps'

  22-04-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis on Saturday described some of Europe's refugee centres as "concentration camps" as he paid tribute to an unknown Christian woman slain for her faith in front of her Muslim husband."These refugee camps -- so many are concentration camps, crowded with people... because international accords seem more important than human rights," Francis said in impromptu remarks at a ceremony in memory of modern day Christian martyrs.Departing from his prepared script and appearing unusually emotiona
  
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• Venezuelans stage 'silent protest' in wave of unrest

  22-04-2017 19:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Venezuelans marched in silence Saturday against President Nicolas Maduro, a test of his government's tolerance for peaceful protests after three weeks of violent unrest that has left 20 people dead.In Caracas, the police and national guard were out in force along major roads and around the headquarters of the conference of bishops.The center-right opposition accuses the government of repressing peaceful protests and sending armed thugs to attack them.
  
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• The March for Science around the world

  22-04-2017 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Scenes from the many March for Science rallies taking place on Earth Day 2017.
  
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• March for Science puts Earth Day focus on global opposition to Trump

  22-04-2017 19:23 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 600 marches held as organizers say science ‘under attack’Opinion: When science is attacked, only elites benefit
  Hundreds of thousands of climate researchers, oceanographers, bird watchers and other supporters of science rallied in marches around the world on Saturday, in an attempt to bolster scientists’ increasingly precarious status with politicians.Related: Bill Nye the Science Guy on Trump: 'We are in a dangerous place'Continue reading...
  
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• Ten of the best March for Science signs – in pictures

  22-04-2017 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of climate researchers, oceanographers, bird watchers and other supporters of science rallied in marches around the world on Saturday, in an attempt to bolster scientists’ increasingly precarious status with politicians.Hundreds of thousands join March for Science rallies across the worldContinue reading...
  
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• Vietnam land protesters free final hostages after city official visits

  22-04-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  
  By Nguyen Huy KhamHANOI (Reuters) - Protesters involved in a land dispute near Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, released the final 20 officials they had been holding as hostages for almost a week after a visit by a senior city official, Reuters witnesses said on Saturday.Villagers in Dong Tam, 40 km (25 miles) from the center of Hanoi, seized 38 officials, including police officers, last weekend after four people were arrested in retaliation for protests staged during the escalating land dispute.
  
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• WATCH: Countdown to Trump's 100th day in office

  22-04-2017 18:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Trump says his administration will soon be announcing a tax reform plan and that Republicans are close to putting forward a revised health care bill.
  
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• WATCH: American Airlines confrontation caught on camera

  22-04-2017 18:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Flight attendant apparently clashed with passenger over her baby stroller after which airline put passenger and her family on another flight and upgraded them to first class.
  
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• The March for Science stretched all the way to the North Pole

  22-04-2017 18:26 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration's assault on scientific evidence and research funding may have triggered the March for Science, but the more than 500 events around the world on Saturday demonstrated that the movement is truly global.  The marches began Friday night in Oceania, with events in New Zealand and Australia. As Saturday dawned, the marches spread to Europe, with major gatherings in Berlin, Geneva, and London, among other locations.  SEE ALSO: EPA chief calls historic climate treaty
  
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• Ryan: Russian election meddling probe will help US allies

  22-04-2017 18:23 via yahoo.com
  
  TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One of the reasons the U.S. Congress has launched an investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is to "prevent the same kind of thing happening" to its NATO and other allies, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Saturday.
  
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• Teen, 15, Who Disappeared With Former Teacher Is 'Resting' With Family, Recovery 'Just Beginning'

  22-04-2017 18:10 via yahoo.com
  
  She is being evaluated by mental health expert who specializes in trauma.
  
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• Clashes as German anti-immigration party power struggle spills over

  22-04-2017 17:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Germany's anti-immigration AfD handed its own leader a humiliating setback Saturday five months before a general election, as thousands of demonstrators rallied against its party congress.The four-year-old Alternative for Germany has harnessed public anger over Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to let in more than one million asylum seekers since 2015.Top-selling daily Bild called delegates' decision to not even debate her motion a "crushing blow" for Petry, a 41-year-old former chemist who is
  
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• Why Would Congress Bail Out Miners’ Pensions?

  22-04-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  
  For decades, being a coal miner has come with a deal: Work in dangerous, unpleasant conditions for years, and in exchange, get lifelong health-care benefits and a decent pension. Now, though, part of that deal is jeopardy, as the funds that provide those benefits have dwindled.
  
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• US forces say Taliban 'target of interest' since 2011 killed in Afghanistan

  22-04-2017 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Quari Tayib was killed in an air strike and was a ‘shadow governor’ – people who direct Taliban insurgents throughout Afghanistan’s 34 provincesThe Pentagon said on Saturday Quari Tayib, a Taliban “shadow governor” in Afghanistan who evaded coalition forces for six years, has been killed. Related: Taliban kill more than 140 Afghan soldiers at army baseContinue reading...
  
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• Icelandic language at risk; robots, computers can't grasp it

  22-04-2017 17:48 via yahoo.com
  
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — When an Icelander arrives at an office building and sees "Solarfri" posted, they need no further explanation for the empty premises: The word means "when staff get an unexpected afternoon off to enjoy good weather."
  
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• White House Looking for Legislative Victory Ahead of 100-Day Benchmark

  22-04-2017 17:45 via yahoo.com
  
  After failing to pass a much-promised repeal of Obamacare, Pres. Trump is eager to push through a tax cut package next week. House Speaker Paul Ryan, however, told members Saturday the priority was avoiding a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline.
  
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• Flight Attendant Suspended After Confrontation On Video

  22-04-2017 17:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Witnesses say the flight attendant ripped the baby stroller out of a mother’s hands — striking the woman and nearly striking the child — leading to the conflict.
  
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• Mom holding baby cries on plane after confrontation

  22-04-2017 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines is investigating after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between a passenger and an airline employee aboard one of its flights.
  
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• British PM May refuses to rule out personal tax hikes after election

  22-04-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May refused on Saturday to rule out an increase in personal taxes if she wins a June election, riling supporters at the start of a campaign designed to strengthen her hand ahead of Brexit talks.Polls put May's Conservatives on course for a landslide victory but the surprise decision to call an election has forced the prime minister to confront a string of hot-button topics for her party such as taxes, pensions and foreign aid.The top-selling Sun newspaper splashed
  
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• Filipino troops kill 4 suspected militants on resort island

  22-04-2017 17:25 via yahoo.com
  
  CEBU, Philippines (AP) — After a massive manhunt, Philippine forces killed at least four suspected Muslim militants Saturday in a central resort province where troops had foiled possible kidnapping and bombing plots by extremists earlier this month, officials said.
  
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• Border Wall 'Catastrophic' for Endangered Species: Activists

  22-04-2017 17:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Scientists and conservationists said such drastic increases in border security could be devastating for hundreds of species.
  
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• Trump tells 'dreamers' to rest easy, targets criminals

  22-04-2017 17:07 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now in the country illegally can "rest easy," President Donald Trump says, telling the "dreamers" they will not be targets for deportation under his immigration policies.
  
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• IMPLICATIONS: Why should you care about these polls?

  22-04-2017 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  A presidential election in France is not usually the sort of thing that I would tell you to pay attention to. After all, it's hard enough to convince people that they should pay attention to elections in this country.
  
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• How Berkeley Became a New Battleground for Free Speech

  22-04-2017 17:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many in the Berkeley community feel that recent clashes have turned their city into a powder-keg on the brink.
  
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• Opinion: Scientific method is the most powerful

  22-04-2017 16:57 via cnn.com
  
  Don Lincoln: Science isn't a body of knowledge.It's a process.The scientific method is the most powerful method ever devised for getting at the truth of how the world around us works.
  
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• Abortion in Ireland: committee votes for constitutional change

  22-04-2017 16:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Citizens’ Assembly votes 87% in favour of advising government to change eighth amendment on right to life
  A committee set up to deliberate on Ireland’s strict abortion regime has voted for the constitutional rules to be changed.
  The Citizens’ Assembly, a randomly selected group of 99 members of the public chaired by the supreme court judge Mary Laffoy, met on Saturday to discuss the contentious issue for the final time. Continue reading...
  
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• American Airlines Employee Suspended After Reportedly Hitting Woman With Stroller

  22-04-2017 16:42 via yahoo.com
  
  The man also reportedly almost hit the woman's child.
  
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• Airline employee to passenger: Hit me

  22-04-2017 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines is investigating after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between a passenger and an airline employee aboard one of its flights. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
  
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• Wildfire forces evacuation of at least 800 homes in central Florida

  22-04-2017 16:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Residents in a Polk County subdivision in Florida are under mandatory evacuations due to a large wildfire.
  
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• American Airlines investigating passenger confrontation captured on video

  22-04-2017 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines is investigating after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between a passenger and an airline employee aboard one of its flights.
  
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• AMBER ALERT: Wilmington police searching for 2 missing children

  22-04-2017 16:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The Wilmington Police Department is actively searching for two missing children.
  
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• The Best Gas Grills You'll Find at Lowe's

  22-04-2017 15:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Walk into any home improvement center and you’ll see an armada of grills—a sure sign of spring. Lowe’s and Home Depot alone account for more than 40 percent of gas grills sold in the U.S. Consume...
  
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