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• British PM, rival face angry voters as election nears

  02-06-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  
  The Conservative leader was accused of "broken promises" for calling an early election for June 8 after she had repeatedly said she would not, and for a U-turn on a key manifesto pledge on elderly social care.The prime minister called the election three years early, warning that opposition parties threatened to derail her plans to take Britain out of the European Union following last year's referendum vote.
  
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• The man who built his plane using YouTube videos

  02-06-2017 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paen Long, a car mechanic from rural Cambodia, built a plane by watching YouTube videos.
  
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• Man arrested in theft of Portland train victim's ring

  02-06-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A homeless man took the wedding ring off the finger of a man who died in last week's knife attack aboard a Portland train, city police said Friday.
  
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• Conflicting stories about Kushner's meeting with Russian banker

  02-06-2017 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  The political firestorm around President Donald Trump's top adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is picking up momentum due to mounting confusion over why Kushner secretly met with the head of a Russian state-owned bank during the presidential transition in December.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: Ireland set to have first gay PM

  02-06-2017 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland set to have its first gay prime minister, as Fine Gael chooses Leo Varadkar to succeed Enda Kenny.
  
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• Puerto Rican nationalist to march, but not as parade honoree

  02-06-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Puerto Rican nationalist recently freed from prison will still march in a Manhattan parade — even though he has stepped aside from a formal role as "Procer de la Libertad," or National Freedom Hero.
  
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• UK party leaders face tough grilling

  02-06-2017 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces angry nurses and Jeremy Corbyn is quizzed about nuclear weapons in Question Time special.
  
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• Lawyer withdraws from consideration for US Justice Dept post

  02-06-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  By Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York lawyer George Conway, who had been expected to be nominated to head the U.S. Department of Justice's civil division, has withdrawn from consideration.Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said in a statement received on Friday that he was "profoundly grateful to the President and to the Attorney General" for selecting him to serve in the Justice Department.A White House spokeswoman referred a request for comment to the Justi
  
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• Yemen war: Professionals drawn into battle for Taiz

  02-06-2017 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The academics and lawyers fighting for Yemen's third city.
  
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• Rock am Ring festival evacuated in Germany over terror alert

  02-06-2017 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fans hoping to see German rock giants Rammstein stream out of the Nuerburg arena instead.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Estate Reportedly Owes $93K In Unpaid Taxes

  02-06-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Hernandez’s Westwood Estates home in Massachusetts owes tens of thousands in unpaid real estate taxes.
  
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• Colossal crack in Antartica ice shelf about to drop state-sized iceberg into the ocean

  02-06-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  With President Donald Trump announcing that the United States won't be joining a huge number of its allies in supporting the Paris Agreement on climate change rules just a day ago, an extremely troubling development in Antarctica is helping to underscore just how bad of a decision that really was. A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf on the frigid continent has grown rapidly in the past week, and a complete break is expected imminently. When that happens, a chunk of ice as large as the state of Del
  
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• Charles Taylor: Liberia's former leader's ex-wife charged with torture

  02-06-2017 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Agnes Reeves Taylor, former wife of the jailed Liberian ex-leader, is to appear in a London court.
  
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• Mom of 'Baby Doe' says she saw ex-boyfriend kill her

  02-06-2017 23:10
  The mother of a 2-year-old girl known only as "Baby Doe" after her body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach has told jurors she saw her ex-boyfriend kill the girl
  
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• Police arrest man after theft from Oregon train stabbing victim

  02-06-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested a homeless man on Friday morning for stealing the wedding ring and backpack of Ricky Best, one of two men fatally stabbed to death last week on a commuter train while defending two women.George Tschaggeny, 51, was arrested at a homeless encampment under an overpass after a tip from an employee of a Domino's Pizza restaurant in the area, Portland Police Bureau officials said at a Friday press conference.Police had released surveillance footage on Thursday of a
  
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• Is Ivanka Trump America's Most Powerful Jewish Woman?

  02-06-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  RBG, anyone? Twitter users pushed back on CNN's declaration with their own nominations.
  
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• Lowest of the Low: Cops Say Thief Steals Bag, Ring Belonging to Army Vet Killed in Train Attack

  02-06-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  The thief was quickly identified after Portland police released video of him leaving the train.
  
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• Unsafe delivery of measles vaccine kills 15 children

  02-06-2017 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  In a remote village in South Sudan, 15 children died from severe toxicity caused by contaminated measles vaccines, government health investigators said Thursday. The National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee, supported by the World Health Organization, and UNICEF vaccine safety experts examined the cases and those of 32 other children who suffered fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
  
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• Sergio Ramos: Real Madrid defender says they have 'appointment with history'

  02-06-2017 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid have an "appointment with history" when they face Juventus in the Champions League final on Saturday, says Sergio Ramos.
  
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• Fears for Brandy After Pop Star Falls Unconscious on Plane

  02-06-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  
  The New York-bound flight returned to the gate at LAX after 38-year-old fell ill.
  
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• Teen Writes Her Personal College Essay About Pizza - and She's Accepted to Yale

  02-06-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Her acceptance came with a personal, handwritten note from the admissions officer.
  
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• Galaxy S8's Bixby Finally Gets Voice-Activated Payments

  02-06-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Samsung's virtual personal assistant Bixby has added a key new feature that could change the way you make payments for products.Samsung on Friday (June 2) announced that Bixby Voice now supports voice-activated payments.With the feature, you'll be able to tell Bixby Voice to access a bank account and send money to others.
  
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• Fact-checking Trump's speech on the Paris Accord

  02-06-2017 22:29
  
  In laying out his justification for withdrawal, Trump made some claims that didn't match the facts
  
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• Republican senator accused of trying to 'erase' history of CIA torture

  02-06-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Democrats on Friday accused a powerful Republican senator of seeking to erase the history of the CIA's torture program in the 2000s by demanding copies of a highly classified report be handed over to him.An estimated eight copies were distributed to the White House and various agencies, and Burr said Friday he wanted them back to ensure the sensitive information within remained secret.
  
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• White House scrambles to defend Trump’s use of climate data, disputed by the authors themselves

  02-06-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  MIT scientists say that Trump has “badly misunderstood” their study, but EPA administrator Scott Pruitt says other studies back up the president’s position.
  
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• Instagram Sensation Justin Casquejo, Arrested Again For Climbing New York Skycraper

  02-06-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Justin Casquejo has been climbing skyscrapers in New York City for years, Thursday he was arrested.
  
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• US unemployment rate hits 16-year low in May

  02-06-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  US unemployment fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation has slowed sharply in the past three months, creating a mixed picture of the labor market.The contrasting data could muddy the waters ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates later this month.The economy added just 138,000 net new jobs in May, well below analyst expectations, and average job creation for the last three months slowed to 121,000, after the payrolls data for April and March were cut by a combined 66,
  
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• Trump climate agreement: Rest of world rallies around Paris deal

  02-06-2017 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other big emitters of carbon dioxide restate their commitment to Paris as the US pulls out.
  
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• Mexico ruling party risks nasty upset in governor's race

  02-06-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's ruling party risks losing the governorship of the country's largest state Sunday in elections that observers say are fueling a fiery left-wing populist's prospects of becoming president next year.Losing the bellwether election in the state of Mexico -- President Enrique Pena Nieto's home state -- would spell disaster for the once-mighty Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, as its own candidate has admitted.Political analysts say the tight race has given a huge boost to Morena's fo
  
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• Epsom Derby: Joint-favourite Cracksman leads way for John Gosden

  02-06-2017 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trainer John Gosden hopes Cracksman will emerge as a "diamond in the rough" in Saturday's Epsom Derby.
  
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• Just a 100 miles from the White House, Tangier Island is disappearing into the sea

  02-06-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  
  On Virginia’s Tangier Island, about 100 miles and a ferry ride from Washington, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are edging dangerously close to William Eskridge’s house.The island is under threat from rapid erosion that is being accelerated by rising water scientists believe to be caused by climate change.Tangier Island is wedged between the eastern shore of Maryland and the Virginia coast.
  
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• Patriot games: The murky world of Russian hacking

  02-06-2017 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks about "patriotic hackers" have led to more than a few raised eyebrows.
  
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• EPA chief Pruitt repeatedly refuses to say whether Trump still denies climate change

  02-06-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt refused to say whether President Trump believes in climate change during the White House briefing on Friday.
  
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• Plane makes incredible belly landing

  02-06-2017 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  A plane flying into an airport in Mogadishu, Somalia had to make a spectacular emergency landing.
  
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• Black bear kills, eats Connecticut family's donkey

  02-06-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  KENT, Conn. (AP) — An attack by a black bear that killed and ate a donkey is part of a growing problem linked to an expanding bear population in Connecticut, state wildlife officials said.
  
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• Everyone is going nuts over these fidget spinners

  02-06-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  There is no hotter trend in kids toys than fidget spinners. Period. Also referred to as hand spinners, these tiny little gadgets are huge right now. Kids love them and teachers hate them (because they can be distracting), but there's pretty much no escaping them at this point. Of course, fidget spinners can also be pretty expensive if you buy them in brick and mortar stores, since retailers are doing everything they can to capitalize on the craze.
  If you have tons of expendable income and you wa
  
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• Novak Djokovic survives scare to reach French Open fourth round

  02-06-2017 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champion Novak Djokovic survives a third-round scare at the French Open to beat Argentine Diego Schwartzman in five sets.
  
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• A hostel in Berlin with a North Korean twist

  02-06-2017 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  City Hostel Berlin has long been a place for travellers to rest their weary heads on the cheap, but beneath the cheerful surroundings lies an ugly truth.
  
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• Should you eat three big meals or many mini-meals?

  02-06-2017 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  In the nutritional world, conventional wisdom suggests that the more often you eat, the more likely you are to burn off those calories and control hunger pangs. And so the notion of eating six or more "mini-meals" each day, just enough to fuel your body and tide you over until your next bites, has often been recommended as a more waistline-friendly dieting approach than eating three larger meals. But science evolves, and the answer to whether you should eat many mini-meals or three bigger meals
  
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• Child-killer Karla Homolka volunteered at Montreal school

  02-06-2017 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karla Homolka played a role in the rape and murder of three young girls, including her own sister.
  
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• Where to see 12 iconic buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright

  02-06-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  
  American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 structures over a 70-year career.More than 500 of those were completed and range from private homes to major museums to skyscrapers.In honor of his 150th birthday on June 8 (Wright died in 1959), below are 12 of his best-known contributions to architecture.
  
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• WATCH: Police officer rescues boy trapped beneath boat dock

  02-06-2017 20:46
  
  Bodycam footage shows two police officers risking their lives to free a child trapped beneath a boat dock in Florida.
  
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• Djokovic to umpire: 'You're losing your mind'

  02-06-2017 20:45 via cnn.com
  
  "You're losing your mind," Novak Djokovic bluntly told an umpire Friday as the Serb skirmished with officialdom at the French Open.
  
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• Mom Charged With Murder After Son, 3, Drowns in Pool After Being Left Alone for 14 Hours: Cops

  02-06-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Bobbie Jessica Prather, 32, was arrested and charged with felony murder.
  
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• Trump Blabbing Would Hurt Executive Privilege

  02-06-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks about Donald Trump would have a hard time asserting executive privilege to prevent former FBI Director James Comey from testifying.
  
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• Comedian: Trump is 'trying to ruin my life'

  02-06-2017 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  Kathy Griffin is fighting back against the abuse and "death threats" she has received in light of controversial images released earlier this week that showed the comedian holding up a bloody head resembling that of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Republican Sen. Burr pours cold water on GOP health care bill’s chances in 2017

  02-06-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  The vote to repeal Obamacare was just the beginning of a long road ahead for Republicans to deliver on their long-held campaign promise to overhaul the policy.
  
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• Arab woman makes history

  02-06-2017 20:15 via cnn.com
  
  Playing the French Open during Ramadan, Ons Jabeur, a Muslim from Tunisia, is breaking her fast.
  
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• Varadkar becomes Irish PM-in-waiting in social, generational shift

  02-06-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  
  By Padraic Halpin and Conor HumphriesDUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's governing Fine Gael party elected Leo Varadkar as its new leader on Friday, choosing the gay, 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant to succeed Enda Kenny as prime minister in a striking sign of the country's rapid social change.Bar an unexpected development, Varadkar will be voted in as prime minister when parliament next sits on June 13 and become the once-staunchly Catholic country's first openly gay premier and the youngest pe
  
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• World reaction to Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate accord

  02-06-2017 19:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Cities across the world protested President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
  
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