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• One student killed, three wounded in University of Texas stabbings

  01-05-2017 23:59 via yahoo.com
  
  A man thought to be enrolled at the University of Texas went on a stabbing spree with a large hunting knife at the school's Austin campus on Monday, killing one student and wounding three others also believed to be students, police said.The suspect, identified as Kendrex White, was apprehended about two minutes after campus police received reports of the attack on the school's main grounds."I don't know what his motivation is," University of Texas at Austin Police Chief David Carter told a news
  
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• Who Will Replace Justice Anthony Kennedy?

  01-05-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Amid Monday rumors that Justice Anthony Kennedy is seriously considering retirement, President Donald Trump’s possible next pick for the Supreme Court has become a hot topic.
  
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• Total Solar Eclipse August 2017

  01-05-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  
  The total solar eclipse in August is your last chance to see one in the United States until 2024.
  
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• Spicer: White House 'looking into' libel laws

  01-05-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is "looking into" ways to potentially change the nation's libel laws to make it easier to go after reporters whose stories they deem inaccurate.
  
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• Democrats save arts funding for NPR and PBS from Donald Trump

  01-05-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Democrats have saved arts funding under threat from Donald Trump, including money for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR).Both houses of congress are expected to vote on the spending bill to keep the government funded for the current fiscal year this week before it goes to Mr Trump for his signature.This spending bill is really more of a temporary reprieve.
  
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• White House ethics office 'not consulted' on plans to make Ivanka Trump presidential adviser

  01-05-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Office of Government Ethics has said it was not consulted by the White House about plans to make Ivanka Trump a formal adviser to the president.This contradicts statements from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who said on 21 March that Ms Trump was working "in consultation with the Office of Government Ethics” in her transition to the new role.
  
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• Fresh shakeup ousts Fox News co-president

  01-05-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  
  A Fox News Channel co-president resigned Monday, in the latest shakeup for the US cable news giant rocked by sexual harassment allegations.Bill Shine had been co-president since the resignation of news channel chief Roger Ailes, who abruptly quit in the face of a lawsuit from former news host Gretchen Carlson.No reason was given for Shine's departure, but he had been seen as a key ally of Ailes and his name had been cited in lawsuits against the network claiming sexual harassment and other alleg
  
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• 16 dead after tornadoes, floods ravage Midwest, South

  01-05-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several southern states braced for more severe weather Monday in the wake of storms, tornadoes and flooding that claimed 16 lives and left authorities in Arkansas searching for two children swept away by raging waters.
  
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• Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photos

  01-05-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  French CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers’ rally in Paris; Looking At Lee gets a bath outside Barn 38 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.; and, An attendee photographs fashion displays during the ‘Rei Kawakubo/Commes Des Garcons: Art of the In-Between’ during the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Spring 2017 exhibition.
  
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• U.S. issues travel alert for Europe, citing threat of terrorist attacks

  01-05-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, saying U.S. citizens should be aware of a continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout the continent.The State Department's previous travel alert for Europe, issued ahead of the winter holiday season, expired in February.
  
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• Hamas softens stance on Israel, drops Muslim Brotherhood link

  01-05-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  
  By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Tom FinnGAZA/DOHA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday dropped its longstanding call for Israel's destruction, but said it still rejected the country's right to exist and backs "armed struggle" against it.In a policy document presented in Doha by its leader Khaled Meshaal, Hamas also said it would end its association with the Muslim Brotherhood, a move apparently aimed at improving ties with Gulf Arab states and Egypt, which view the Brotherhood as
  
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• Reality Star Takes Mel B's Side Against Estranged Husband She Claims Assaulted Her

  01-05-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  
  Nicole Contreras is the mother of Stephen Belafonte's 12-year-old daughter.
  
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• Donald Trump 'thinks he has the votes for new healthcare bill', says top adviser

  01-05-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  The administration of President Donald Trump is pushing for a vote to overhaul US healthcare law this week – with White House officials saying they are confident legislation will be successfully pushed through soon.In one of a number of television interviews by officials seemingly aimed at ramping up the pressure to get the legislation onto the floor of the House of Representatives, White House economic advisor Gary Cohn told CBS News that the administration "were convinced" that they have
  
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• U.S. top court says cities can sue over predatory lending but sets high bar

  01-05-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that cities may sue banks over predatory mortgage lending to minorities that harms municipal finances, but cast doubt on whether such cases can succeed by throwing out a lower court decision that had allowed litigation brought by Miami to move forward.The court, ruling 8-0, tossed out a ruling by the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had permitted Miami's lawsuits against major banks but gave the city another chance to make its case befo
  
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• Video Shows Cops Confronting Pool Party Gunman 'With a Beer in One Hand and a Gun in the Other'

  01-05-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Seven people were shot in the chaos, one fatally.
  
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• 1 Dead, At Least 2 Injured in Stabbing at University of Texas: Authorities

  01-05-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  
  A student was arrested for the "heinous" stabbing attacks, authorities said.
  
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• May Day rallies across U.S. target Trump immigration policy

  01-05-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  
  By Chris Francescani and Alex DobuzinskisNEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Labor unions and civil rights groups staged May Day rallies across the United States on Monday, challenging President Donald Trump's immigration policies and his vow to step up deportations of those who entered the country illegally.Activists said they were seeking to amass the largest crowds to have yet turned out for U.S. immigrant rights demonstrations since Trump took office on Jan. 20.
  
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• Detained son's dad: Talk to North Korea

  01-05-2017 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  The parents Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old student imprisoned in North Korea, said they are encouraged by President Trump's willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve the relationship the US has with the country.
  
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• Detained son's dad approves of Trump's praise

  01-05-2017 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  The parents Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old student imprisoned in North Korea, said they are encouraged by President Trump's willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve the relationship the US has with the country.
  
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• Good Samaritans Jump Into Action to Save Family From Rising Floodwaters in Pulse-Pounding Video

  01-05-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Both a baby and a toddler in the overturned car were not breathing when they were pulled from the vehicle.
  
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• Just when you thought it was over, here's the mermaid frappuccino

  01-05-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Congratulations, Starbucks. You played yourself. You thought the unicorn frappuccino was going to be a good idea, and it was. We're sure it made you a ton of money. But now that people have been alerted to the idea that you can be creative with your drink order, complicated recipes are popping up everywhere in an attempt to be the next big frappuccino trend, like the dragon frappuccino we've seen going around the last few weeks. Well, now there's the mermaid frappuccino. Maybe people really are
  
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• New Hamas policy document ‘aims to soften image’

  01-05-2017 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Palestinian group publishes a new policy document, but Israel says it "will not fool the world".
  
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• San Diego pool party gunman called ex-girlfriend during attack

  01-05-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old white gunman was despondent over a recent break-up with his girlfriend.
  
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• Malta PM Joseph Muscat calls snap general election

  01-05-2017 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The poll, a year early, comes amid allegations of improper business dealings by his wife.
  
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• 7 Nutrients That Keep Your Brain Young, According To Science

  01-05-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  While genetics and exercise play a large role in your brain health and risk of developing dementia, diet is quite influential, too.
  
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• The two best bands Fitbit has ever made are discounted on Amazon today

  01-05-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Fitbit played a huge role in popularizing fitness bands and other types of activity trackers. Incredibly, after all these years, Fitbit is still one of the biggest names in the business. Products like the Apple Watch and fitness trackers from Garmin or others have given Fitbit some good competition, but there's still only one brand people turn to when they want the best pure fitness bands in the business.
  Whether you're looking to shed a few pounds by picking up a fitness tracker for the first t
  
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• Police injured in clashes with Paris May Day protesters

  01-05-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  
  One French police officer was seriously burnt and two others injured in clashes at a May Day demonstration in Paris on Monday in which protesters threw Molotov cocktails and other missiles, the police said.Television pictures showed policemen trying to shake flames from their riot gear, and of tear gas enveloping the streets around Paris' Bastille monument.This year's May Day came less than a week ahead of the final round of a presidential election where voters must choose between the far-right
  
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• Quake on Canada-Alaska border jolts faraway lawmakers awake

  01-05-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake near the Canada-Alaska border jarred people awake, including lawmakers in the state capital, and set off a series of aftershocks, including a magnitude-6.3, officials said.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren says Barack Obama does not understand 'lived experience of most Americans'

  01-05-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Talking about her new book This Fight Is Our Fight, Ms Warren also did not rule out a possible 2020 presidential bid.Senator Bernie Sanders, who ran against Hillary Clinton for the party’s nomination in 2016, recently said he supports Democratic candidates who are pro-life.
  
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• New Hamas program softens language, but some goals remain

  01-05-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant Hamas on Monday unveiled what had been billed as a new, seemingly more pragmatic political program aimed at ending the group's international isolation.
  
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• Puerto Ricans protest on May Day as debt deadline nears

  01-05-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of protesters blocked roads and marched in Puerto Rico's capital Monday to vent their anger over a decade-long economic crisis and looming austerity measures.
  
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• Hamas presents new policy document

  01-05-2017 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  The Palestinian Hamas movement is expected to unveil a new version of its founding charter Monday.
  
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• Boaters stranded 4 miles from land were saved by Siri on an iPhone 7

  01-05-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  The iPhone's "Hey Siri" feature helped save three fisherman from what could have otherwise been a tragic turn of events. According to Fox 4 News out of Florida, three fisherman were cruising along about 4 miles off the coast when they began encountering a violent spate of waves. Before long, the crew's 18-foot boat proved no match for the waves as water began overtaking the boat.Per the report, one of the fisherman used the "Hey Siri" feature on his iPhone 7 to call 911. Shortly thereafter,
  
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• White House says 'Let Girl's Learn' Initiative' has not been changed despite internal documents

  01-05-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House says there have been no changes to the “Let Girls Learn” Initiative."There have been no changes to the program," Kelly Love, a White House spokeswoman, told CNN, hours after the network reported on internal documents which stated that the stand-alone program would be shut down immediately.Statements from the Peace Corps and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to CNN and The Independent, respectively, indicated that the program would stop operati
  
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• Trump just gave two incredibly bizarre interviews

  01-05-2017 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  To commemorate his 100th day in office -- a "ridiculous" marker created by the "fake news" media! -- President Donald Trump gave a series of long interviews to a variety of news outlets. And, holy cow did he talk -- and talk.
  
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• Feline Rescued by Passerby After Cat Fight Lands Him in the River Thames

  01-05-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Felix the feline had gotten into a fight with another cat when it landed him off the docks.
  
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• Lawrence On What Trump's Civil War Comments Reveal

  01-05-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump, who has failed to successfully negotiate any bill through Congress, now believes that he could have negotiated away the Civil War. Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with Indira Lakshmanan and Charlie Sykes.
  
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• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's daily briefing on May 1, 2017

  01-05-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  On Monday, May 1, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily briefing with the White House press corp.
  
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• Fox News co-president Bill Shine resigns amid growing exodus at Murdoch network

  01-05-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  
  The bloodletting at Fox News shows no sign of stopping after the conservative network announced that co-president Bill Shine was leaving.After days of speculation that the days of Mr Shine - long seen as a close ally of former CEO Robert Ailes - were coming to an end, the network said he had resigned.The departure of Mr Shine follows the ousting last month of leading anchor Bill O’Reilly, and the firing of Mr Ailes last year.
  
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• Meet the woman making art out of the UK election

  01-05-2017 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  Life, as the writer Oscar Wilde once observed, imitates art more than the other way round,but what about politics and art?
  
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• Making art out of UK election?

  01-05-2017 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  Life, as the writer Oscar Wilde once observed, imitates art more than the other way round,but what about politics and art?
  
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• Trump to continue talking to Netanyahu about settlements: White House

  01-05-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump will continue to talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israeli settlement activity, the White House said on Monday following reports that Israel plans to build 15,000 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem."I'm sure that we'll continue to have conversations with the prime minister and ... that'll be something that the president will continue to discuss," White House spokesman Sean Spicer told a news briefing after being asked if Netanyahu was snubbing the
  
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• Philippines President Duterte may turn down Trump's invite

  01-05-2017 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "I am tied up," Mr Duterte says of the US president's offer. "I cannot make any definite promise."
  
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• Donald Trump: I'd be honored to meet Kim Jong-un under 'right circumstances'

  01-05-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump: ‘I’m telling you under the right circumstances I would meet with him.Donald Trump has said he would be “honored” to meet the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, “under the right circumstances”.
  
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• European Athletics proposes rewriting athletics world records after doping scandal

  01-05-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of athletics world records could be rewritten under a "revolutionary" new proposal from European Athletics.
  
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• Donald Trump: I would be honoured to meet Kim Jong-un

  01-05-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president said he would meet the North Korean leader if it was "appropriate".
  
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• Trump ends Michelle Obama's girls program

  01-05-2017 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials.
  
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• May Day protesters take streets for workers' rights

  01-05-2017 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Many of the protests are expected to focus on President Trump.
  
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• Violence scars France's pre-election May Day marches

  01-05-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Traditional May 1 union marches turned violent in France on Monday and presidential election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron attacked far-right rival Marine Le Pen, highlighting the divisions six days before the runoff.Six police officers were hurt in clashes in Paris between masked youths throwing molotov cocktails and riot police who responded with tear gas, as tens of thousands of union activists took to the streets for May Day demonstrations.In a feisty speech, Macron told thousands of his suppo
  
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• Historians react to Trump’s Civil War comments: ‘That’s entirely wrong in every respect’

  01-05-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Historians Monday valiantly tried, and mostly failed, to understand and interpret President Trump’s remarks about President Andrew Jackson.Among other comments, Trump seemed to assert that Jackson, who died in 1845, could have prevented the Civil War, which began in 1861, and that the causes of the bloodiest conflict in the nation’s history have not been addressed or discussed.“I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn’t have
  
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