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• Iran is seeking 'to control Islamic world', says Saudi Arabian prince

  02-05-2017 23:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Deputy crown prince and defence minister rejects notion of talks with ‘extremist’ Iran as proxy wars in Syria and Yemen grind on Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince has said there is no space for dialogue with the Iran due to its ambitions “to control the Islamic world”.The rare and wide-ranging interview, which aired on multiple Saudi TV channels, offered a glimpse into how Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud views the kingdom’s top rival. It also laid bare the breadt
  
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• Putin, Trump agree to work together on Syria, set up meeting: Kremlin

  02-05-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia's Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on Tuesday to try to meet in July and work together to try to strengthen a shaky ceasefire in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement.The Kremlin, which called the talks between Putin and Trump business-like and constructive, said the two leaders had emphasized coordinating their actions to fight international terrorism.On North Korea, the Kremlin said Putin called for restraint and that the two leaders had agreed to w
  
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• Toddler accidentally locks himself in car, has a great time getting rescued

  02-05-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Fourteen-month-old Brandon Emery unwittingly locked himself in the car last week during a shopping trip with his mom. Don't worry, though — he made it out just fine. And he seems to have had an extremely fun experience. According to CBS News, the toddler climbed from the backseat into the front of his mother's unlocked car while she unloaded groceries at a store in Bude, United Kingdom. After she closed the trunk, but before she got back into the car, Brandon pushed the "lock" button. Whoo
  
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• Why Clinton, Trump can't let their 2016 battle end

  02-05-2017 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  The election that wouldn't end will, in fact, never end.
  
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• Clinton vents over her defeat while Trump responds with tweets

  02-05-2017 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  The election that wouldn't end will, in fact, never end.
  
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• Clinton, Trump can't stop airing their 2016 grievances

  02-05-2017 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  The election that wouldn't end will, in fact, never end.
  
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• Clinton, Trump can't let 2016 battle end

  02-05-2017 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  The election that wouldn't end will, in fact, never end.
  
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• Police officers who shot dead Alton Sterling 'will not be charged'

  02-05-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Alton Sterling - in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to reports.Police said they were were responding to a call that someone who fit the description of Mr Sterling was illegally selling CDs and threatening people with a gun outside of a convenience store in July 2016.Bystanders' video from the scene appeared to show two white officers on top of Mr Sterling arresting him.
  
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• Trump and Putin Speak by Phone, Discuss Potential Personal Meeting

  02-05-2017 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump spoke with Putin by phone Tuesday, discussing Syria, terrorism and North Korea and the future possibility of a personal meeting.
  
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• Trump, Putin talk amid ongoing tensions

  02-05-2017 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday about the war in Syria for the first time since Trump ordered a missile strike against a Syrian regime air base last month.
  
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• Trump and Putin have a 'very good' conversation, WH says

  02-05-2017 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday about the war in Syria for the first time since Trump ordered a missile strike against a Syrian regime air base last month.
  
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• Putin, Trump discuss Syria, N. Korea

  02-05-2017 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday about the war in Syria for the first time since Trump ordered a missile strike against a Syrian regime air base last month.
  
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• As Trump prepares order on religious liberty, Pence’s credibility with evangelicals is at stake

  02-05-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Sources say a behind-the-scenes struggle over the language of President Trump's upcoming order on "religious liberty" pitted Vice President Pence and other religious conservatives against a moderate faction led by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
  
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• Sources: Yates to testify of 'serious concerns' over Trump aide

  02-05-2017 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before he was fired, contradicting the administration's version of events, sources familiar with her account tell CNN.
  
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• Sources: Ex-Acting Attorney Gen. to testify of 'serious concerns' over Trump aide

  02-05-2017 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before he was fired, contradicting the administration's version of events, sources familiar with her account tell CNN.
  
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• Police: Man killed roommate, then shot neighbor, paramedic

  02-05-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A 36-year-old man with a criminal history killed his roommate, shot his neighbor and opened fire on responding paramedics in a Dallas neighborhood during an attack that prompted police to barricade the area for hours, investigators said Tuesday.
  
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• Apple's Big Problem: iPhone Sales Are Flat

  02-05-2017 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday that beat expectations, but revenues fell short of estimates as the company sold fewer iPhones than expected.
  
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• Bill Maher: Clinton wasn't a great candidate

  02-05-2017 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Bill Maher, host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher,"told CNN's Jake Tapper what Democrats should do to win over Trump voters and said that the people who said Hillary Clinton was the lesser of two evils "should be ashamed of themselves."
  
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• Trump and Putin had 'good' talk about ending Syria war, White House says

  02-05-2017 22:52 via theguardian.com
  
  US and Russian presidents hold first known phone conversation since missile strikes last month, addressing question of safe zones and ‘eradicating terrorism’Donald Trump had a “very good” conversation with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, about a diplomatic resolution to the Syrian civil war, including the creation of safe zones, the White House said on Tuesday.The two leaders held their first known phone discussion since last month’s US missile strikes agains
  
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• Gov. LePage: Pre-existing conditions should not set rates

  02-05-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Maine's Republican governor touts 'high-risk pools' as solution to health care reform on 'Your World'
  
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• Clinton discusses North Korea, criticizes Trump

  02-05-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  On May 2 during an interview with Christiane Amanpour at the Women for Women International 2017 luncheon, former U.S. Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump’s foreign policy and discussed the conflict in North Korea. She also talked about foreign influence on the 2016 election, saying, “Ask yourself this: Within an hour or two of the ‘Hollywood Access’ tape being made public, the Russian theft of John Podesta's ema
  
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• Hillary Clinton: I would have beaten Donald Trump if it hadn't been for Comey's FBI letter

  02-05-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton has said that she would now be president if the election was held before a letter from FBI Director James Comey about her emails was published with less than two weeks to the vote.Ms Clinton was speaking at the Women for Women International forum in New York when she was doing what she called an “excruciating analysis” of the 2016 presidential election against Donald Trump.“If the election were on October 27, I'd be your president,” Ms Clinton said, referr
  
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• Wall Street fears end of boom as automakers' April U.S. sales drop

  02-05-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers on Tuesday posted declines in U.S. new vehicle sales for April in a sign the long boom cycle that lifted the American auto industry to record sales last year is losing steam, sending carmaker stocks down.
  
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• One small battle could lead to massive strategic loss in Afghanistan

  02-05-2017 22:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  About an hour after the sun rose on Friday, some 200 Afghan soldiers – two companies belonging to the 5th Battalion, 7th Brigade of the Afghan Border Police – holding court in Zibak District of Badakhshan Province in the far northeastern corner of Afghanistan were barraged from all four sides by an estimated 1,500 terrorists.
  
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• 9 douchiest facts about the bro behind Fyre Festival who's not Ja Rule

  02-05-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Fyre Festival, as you know, was a total disaster, and now people are wondering, "Who's capable of pulling off such a douchey venture?" As its organizers are hit with a $100 million lawsuit, Fyre Media, which spearheaded the doomed event, is gaining attention.  SEE ALSO: The internet is having trouble feeling sorry for the folks at Fyre Festival Ja Rule is, of course, one of the co-founders of Fyre Media. And while he bore the brunt of the blame, co-founder Billy McFarland is also responsibl
  
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• Nauruans jailed over political protest to appeal sentence in Australia

  02-05-2017 22:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers for three men who had their sentences increased on appeal announce intention to appeal to high court of AustraliaThree Nauruans charged over a 2015 protest at the suspension of opposition MPs from parliament, have had their prison sentences increased up to seven-fold on appeal, but will now take their case to the high court of Australia.In an episode that has exposed long-running political tensions within Nauru’s fragile democracy, the appeal of the sentences for John Jeremiah, Jos
  
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• Black Americans living longer, but race gap remains

  02-05-2017 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  When it comes to the overall health of black Americans, there's good news and bad news, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
  
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• Inmate dehydration death erupts into US scandal

  02-05-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Shortly after Terrill Thomas was put in solitary confinement, US prison guards deemed him too noisy and cut off his water supply.The stunning details of Thomas' dehydration death have sparked national outrage in a country with an already controversial criminal justice system.Thomas died on April 24, 2016, but it took a year before an independent jury examined the circumstances of his final days.
  
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• Mexico captures Sinaloa cartel leader Damaso Lopez

  02-05-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the Sinaloa cartel leaders who launched a struggle for control of the gang following the re-arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was captured Tuesday, Mexican prosecutors said.
  
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• Barack Obama responds to Jimmy Kimmel's tearful monologue about baby's health crisis

  02-05-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Former president Barack Obama has praised television host Jimmy Kimmel’s call to not let the partisan squabbles of politicians deny people access to health insurance.On his show, Mr Kimmel tearfully told the story of how his son received successful open heart surgery hours after he was born because of a congenital heart disease.After completing the monologue, Mr Kimmel noted that prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, there was a good chance that p
  
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• 'How Donald Trump Could Get Fired': The 25th Amendment

  02-05-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  The New Yorker's Evan Osnos joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss his new article "How Donald Trump Could Get Fired" and the conversation happening in this country about Trump's ability to do the job of President.
  
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• Starbucks Launches Three Frappucinos That Will Make You Forget The Unicorn Frapp

  02-05-2017 21:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Inspired by the sea and summer nights.
  
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• U.S., China talk firmer U.N. response to North Korea's missiles: diplomats

  02-05-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is negotiating with China on a possible stronger U.N. Security Council response - such as sanctions - to North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches, which the 15-member body normally condemns in a statement, diplomats said.It was not immediately clear how open Beijing might be to new sanctions.
  
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• Woman Robbed at Gunpoint by Man She Had Sex With After Meeting on Dating Site: Cops

  02-05-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Kareem Mutcherson allegedly brandished a gun and forced the victim into her home, where he demanded her gaming devices, police said.
  
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• Hillary Clinton: I’m ‘part of the resistance’

  02-05-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she is now “part of the resistance” during the Women for Women International 2017 annual luncheon.
  
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• Ex-FBI translator marries ISIS fighter she was ordered to investigate, court documents show

  02-05-2017 21:15 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A former FBI translater with top secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 to marry an ISIS leader she was ordered to investigate, court documents revealed.
  
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• AP News Guide: How did things get so bad in Venezuela?

  02-05-2017 21:14 via feeds.foxnews.com
  After years of steady economic decline, Venezuela is in the grips of the deepest crisis of its recent history.
  
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• Tad Cummins' Daughter Discusses Alleged Kidnapping

  02-05-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Despite kidnapping allegations, the Tennessee teacher's daughter said she'd stick by her father.
  
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• Suspect in Texas university stabbings to be charged with murder

  02-05-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Kendrex White, a student at the university, appeared to act calmly during the stabbing spree on Monday, UT-Austin Police Chief David Carter told reporters.UT-Austin President Gregory Fenves said two of the three people wounded on Monday had been released from the hospital, and one was still being treated.Fenves identified the dead man as Harrison Brown, a first-year student at the university.
  
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• Powerful Saudi prince says no space for dialogue with Iran

  02-05-2017 21:05 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince says there is no space for dialogue with rival Iran due to its Shiite ambitions "to control the Islamic world." In a rare television interview aired Tuesday on multiple Saudi TV channels, Mohammed bin Salman offered a glimpse into how he views the kingdom's top rival.
  
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• Man tries to smuggle coffin full of pot into US

  02-05-2017 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  Sometimes you have to set aside the whole "illegal smuggling" part for a minute and just admire the ingenuity of our nation's criminals.
  
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• This is the stupidest thing on Microsoft’s new laptop

  02-05-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft has a new laptop. It's called the Surface Laptop, and it appears to do many things well. It's basically a spiritual successor to the MacBook Air, but more quirky, because it comes in various colors and has fabric on the keyboard.
  Unfortunately, Microsoft took its rather good-looking laptop out behind the woodshed and murdered it with one particularly dumb choice: there's no USB-C port.Microsoft chose to go with its proprietary magnetic charger, a USB-A port, a miniDisplayPort, and a he
  
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• Same-sex couple can seek damages from Kentucky clerk: U.S. appeals court

  02-05-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a damages lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said a lower court judge erred in finding that damages claims by David Ermold and David Moore became moot, after a new state law last July excused clerks like Davis, from Rowan County, from having to sign marriage license form
  
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• Putin: US election meddling accusations are 'simply rumors'

  02-05-2017 20:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Tuesday that accusations of Russia meddling in the United States presidential election were "simply rumors," despite U.S. intelligence officials saying they have definitive evidence that links Moscow to the Democratic email hacks.
  
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• Man pays tribute to friend by flushing remains down 17 MLB ballpark toilets

  02-05-2017 20:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Tom McDonald says gesture is fitting for his friend, who was a plumberRoy Riegel’s family support campaign – including ban on Wrigley FieldA New York City man is on a mission to flush the cremated remains of his lifelong friend – a plumber – down ballpark toilets around the US.Tom McDonald told the New York Times that it’s a fitting tribute for Roy Riegel. The two baseball fans were childhood friends in Queens, not far from – appropriately – Flushing Mea
  
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• There’s more violence in Darfur now, not less | Letters

  02-05-2017 20:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Regarding the letter from the Sudanese ambassador, Khalid Mustafa, stating that violence in Darfur is much reduced (Letters, 17 April), I find this dismaying and far from reality. As a survivor of the Darfur genocide, I – like millions of Darfuris – long for peace, but not the fictional peace portrayed by Mr Mustafa and his government to re-establish international relations or end its self-imposed isolation. The trouble in Darfur has never been about the fighting between rebel and Su
  
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• A decade later, where the search for Madeleine McCann stands

  02-05-2017 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  While her parents shared tapas with friends at a restaurant only 60 yards away, Madeleine McCann was supposed to be asleep in her family's holiday apartment in the picturesque Portuguese village of Praia da Luz.
  
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• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's daily briefing on May 2, 2017

  02-05-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily briefing with the White House pres corp.
  
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• The cruelty of flying animals in the cargo hold | Letters

  02-05-2017 20:43 via theguardian.com
  
  The giant rabbit which died during a long-haul flight (Report, 27 April) was failed first by the breeder – who churns out and sells baby bunnies when shelters and rescue groups are full of homeless rabbits – and then by United Airlines, which shipped it off in a cargo hold like an old suitcase. This rabbit’s death is not unique. More than 300 animals have died in cargo holds since 2005, and many more have been injured or lost. Peta urges United to join JetBlue and Southwest in
  
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• The sound of a spacecraft passing between Saturn and its rings is straight out of 'Alien'

  02-05-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  
  On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its dive through the ring plane. One of those insights is that the area between the planet and its rings "sounds" different than other parts of space surrounding Saturn.  SEE ALSO: The Cassini spacecraft dove between Saturn and its rings: Here are the photos to prove it According to new audio files releas
  
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