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• Ex- Salvadoran TV anchor accused of money laundering

  04-11-2017 23:50 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Police in El Salvador say they've issued an arrest warrant for former TV anchor Jorge Hernandez, accusing him of laundering $8.1 million for ex-President Tony Saca.
  
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• Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ex-ministers: report

  04-11-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s newly formed anti-corruption commission arrested 10 princes and dozens of former government ministers on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing unnamed sources. The arrests came soon after the commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established by royal decree. "Arrest of 10 princes and dozens of former ministers in Saudi Arabia," Al Arabiya tweeted. There was no official confirmation of the arrests. The 32-year-old crown pr
  
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• Lebanon PM Hariri resigns, assails Iran and Hezbollah

  04-11-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  By Angus McDowall , Tom Perry and Sarah DadouchBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.It thrust Lebanon into the front line of a regional competition between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran that has also buffeted Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain.
  
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• Pulitzer-winning writer apologises for remarks on Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ weight

  04-11-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  "Sarah Huckabee Sanders does not look like the kind of woman Donald Trump would choose as his chief spokesperson." So began the Wednesday morning column of Los Angeles Times writer David Horsey."I want to apologize to Times readers — and to Sarah Huckabee Sanders — for a description that was insensitive and failed to meet the standards of our newspaper," Horsey's statement reads.
  
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• Trump's bogus Clinton allegations assault rule of law

  04-11-2017 23:07 via cnn.com
  In recent weeks, President Trump and his allies have been desperately seeking to divert attention away from the Russia/Trump investigation by ginning up an alternative review of a Democratic scandal. The latest effort came in response to reports that Hillary Clinton had gained control over the Democratic National Committee during the primaries by entering into a joint fundraising agreement with it.
  
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• Man who believes current air quality is 'too clean' named to US Environmental Protection Agency advisory board

  04-11-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  A man who once claimed that the air in America was "a little too clean for optimum health", has been appointed to an advisory board of America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Robert Phalen once claimed that children’s lungs need to breathe irritants so their bodies can learn to fight them.The former director of the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory at the University of California Irvine was appointed to the agency’s critical Scientific Advisory Board by ​EPA Direc
  
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• Ohio pair charged with securing child to bed with duct tape

  04-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old boy have been charged criminally after the boy told police his mother sometimes bound his arms and legs with tape to secure him to a bed in the basement of their home outside of Cleveland.
  
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• Fallen Soldier's Car Found and Returned to Son

  04-11-2017 22:31 via nbcnews.com
  A 1999 Toyota Celica convertible that once belonged to a fallen soldier was found, refurbished and returned to the soldier's son 15 years later.
  
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• Anti-IS forces converge on Syria border town

  04-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  Syrian and allied forces converged Saturday on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, the jihadists' very last urban bastion following a string of losses.On Friday, Russian-backed Syrian regime forces took full control of Deir Ezzor, which was the last city where IS still had a presence after being expelled from Hawija and Raqa last month.On Saturday, a car bombing carried out by IS killed dozens of people displaced by fighting in the province, the Britain-
  
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• The Latest: Kentucky gov says some lawmakers should resign

  04-11-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a report Kentucky GOP House Speaker Jeff Hoover has settled a sexual harassment allegation with one of his staffers (all times local):
  
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• The Right Way to Use a Fire Extinguisher

  04-11-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  The recent recall of 40 million Kidde fire extinguishers affected households across the country. Though Kidde is replacing the faulty fire extinguishers, the recall serves as a reminder that you ...
  
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• DWI suspect drives into lake to avoid police

  04-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  The suspect also attempted to swim away once he got out of his car in Arlington, Texas.
  
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• Chunky Raccoon Stuck In Grate Rescued By Local Authorities

  04-11-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  On Thursday, police in the city of Zion, Illinois, received a call about a masked bandit in great distress.“It seems this little guy has been eating a little too well and got caught in the sewer grate,” The City of Zion Illinois Police Department wrote on Facebook, referring of course, to a local raccoon.The officers were unable to rescue the pathetically adorable critter on their own, and had to call in for reinforcements from the Zion Public Works Department.
  
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• Racist Flyer Paints Sikh Mayoral Candidate As A Terrorist

  04-11-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Racist flyers began to circulate on Friday night falsely linking a New Jersey mayoral candidate with terrorism.
  
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• Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital

  04-11-2017 21:14 via cnn.com
  A ballistic missile has been intercepted over north-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense said in a statement carried on Saudi-backed Al-Arabiya television on Saturday.
  
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• Lawsuit lawyers: Trump tweets 'an instrument of governance'

  04-11-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — First Amendment advocates challenging President Donald Trump for blocking some critics from following him on Twitter say his tweets are "an instrument of governance."
  
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• This Wisconsin Bill Would Let Toddlers Hunt With Guns

  04-11-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled state Assembly has passed a bill that would get rid of minimum age restrictions on hunting as long as a child is accompanied by an adult who follows certain rules, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
  
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• Suspect in 2 Killings Wore His Victim's Clothes, Police Say

  04-11-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  He is suspected of also killing a student in Utah
  
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• What Happens to Your Brain When You Binge-Watch TV

  04-11-2017 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  Is watching the entire second season of "Stranger Things" on your weekend to-do list? Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Kansas woman 5th to be charged in killings of 3 people

  04-11-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A grand jury indicted a Kansas woman on first-degree murder and other charges for her alleged involvement in the killing of three people earlier this year, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Saturday.
  
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• U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military

  04-11-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said, without giving details of his identity or the circumstances of his death, which occurred as American forces have stepped up operations against the Taliban.A statement from U.S. Forces Afghanistan Command in Kabul said the service member had died of wounds sustained during operations in Logar, the eastern province where another service member was killed last week after a helicopter crash."Despite this tragic e
  
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• Teen Finds Heartfelt Letter From Late Mom Just Hours After She Died of Cancer

  04-11-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  She said the letter is something to cherish.
  
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• Lebanese premier resigns, plunging nation into uncertainty

  04-11-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri resigned from his post in a televised address from the Saudi capital Saturday, accusing Hezbollah of taking the country hostage, in a surprise move that plunged the nation into uncertainty amid heightened regional tensions.
  
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• US woman jailed after tweet calling Zimbabwe ruler 'selfish and sick man'

  04-11-2017 19:46 via cnn.com
  An American woman in Zimbabwe has been sent to prison after reportedly tweeting that President Robert Mugabe -- one of Africa's longest-serving leaders -- is "a selfish and sick man," according to court documents.
  
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• US woman jailed after calling Zimbabwe ruler 'selfish'

  04-11-2017 19:46 via cnn.com
  An American woman in Zimbabwe has been sent to prison after reportedly tweeting that President Robert Mugabe -- one of Africa's longest-serving leaders -- is "a selfish and sick man," according to court documents.
  
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• Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump's South Korea visit

  04-11-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Some 500 protesters took to the streets in Seoul Saturday, chanting slogans and waving banners as they accused Trump of bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of war.
  
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• State Department asks US citizens to leave Somali capital

  04-11-2017 19:20 via cnn.com
  The State Department on Saturday requested all non-essential US citizen employees leave the Somali capital of Mogadishu due to "specific threat information against U.S. personnel on the Mogadishu International Airport."
  
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• Argentina's Macri to honor truck attack victims in NY

  04-11-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Argentine President Mauricio Macri is set to travel to New York to pay tribute to the victims of the bike path truck attack and seek investments, his office said Saturday.Five of the eight people killed in the October 31 attack were friends from Argentina celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation.Macri, who travels to New York late Sunday with his wife Juliana Awada, is set to hold a ceremony at 9:00am (1500 GMT) at the site of the truck attack.
  
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• Kremlin: no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea - RIA

  04-11-2017 18:44 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - There is no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea for the time being, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday. "There is no cooperation so far. Only periodic exchanges of views," he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump may meet at an Asian economic summit in Vietnam next week. Peskov said there was a "great probability" that the two would discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula i
  
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• AP Explains: What is behind the Lebanese PM's resignation

  04-11-2017 18:30 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's bombshell resignation in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia took the nation by surprise Saturday.
  
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• Mila Kunis Sold Unlicensed Boyband T-Shirts On The Side While Filming 'That 70s Show'

  04-11-2017 18:23 via yahoo.com
  Mila Kunis may be the most relatable celebrity around.
  
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• Man Found Guilty of Murdering 16-Year-Old Who Identified as Both Male and Female

  04-11-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Investigators say bleach had been poured on the bullet-riddled body in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence
  
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• Donald Trump mocked by Hawaiians holding 'welcome to Kenya' signs

  04-11-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Protesters in Hawaii mocked Donald Trump with signs that said "welcome to Kenya" as the President touched down on the first leg of his Asia-Pacific tour.Making light of the President's past enthusiasm for the so-called "birtherism" conspiracy that targeted Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii, demonstrators also held signs that read "Aloha means goodbye" and "Immigration gave me my family".
  
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• Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death

  04-11-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  "She was such an amazing mother and such a beautiful humanitarian."
  
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• California Family Reveals to Police How They Made a Daring Escape from Alleged River Pirates

  04-11-2017 17:28 via yahoo.com
  A California couple found safe along with their two daughters after being taken hostage by river pirates in South America detailed to police their hours in captivity on the alleged criminals’ boat
  
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• George H.W. Bush Called Trump A 'Blowhard' And Said, 'I Don't Like Him'

  04-11-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  An upcoming book shows that former President George H.W. Bush did not mince words when asked about President Donald Trump, back before Trump had won the election.
  
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• Car crashes into 'Lion King' actor's bedroom

  04-11-2017 16:45 via cnn.com
  J.D. McCrary, the 10-year-old actor who will play Simba in the highly anticipated upcoming "The Lion King" remake, talks about the shock he endured when a pickup truck crashed into his bedroom.
  
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• A car crashes into a child actor's house

  04-11-2017 16:45 via cnn.com
  J.D. McCrary, the 10-year-old actor who will play Simba in the highly anticipated upcoming "The Lion King" remake, talks about the shock he endured when a pickup truck crashed into his bedroom.
  
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• American woman arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly calling Mugabe 'a sick man' on Twitter

  04-11-2017 16:15 via yahoo.com
  An American woman has been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter.Martha O’Donovan is charged with subversion and insulting the president for allegedly calling Mr Mugabe a “sick man” in a tweet, according to the Associated Press.Ms O’Donovan is accused of tweeting “We are being led by a selfish man and sick man," and posting a photo suggesting Mr Mugabe is surviving on a catheter.
  
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• Latest Weinstein rape claim could lead to arrest

  04-11-2017 15:47 via cnn.com
  The latest sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein could result in the first criminal charges against the movie mogul, an NYPD source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
  
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• NYC attack took toll on Belgian family; mom lost both legs

  04-11-2017 15:44 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Marion Van Reeth biked hundreds of miles through rugged parts of the world on charity excursions. It was a family vacation cycling outing in New York that left the Belgian airline executive with the most severe injuries of anyone who survived this week's terrorist truck attack — her legs so badly mangled they had to be amputated.
  
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• Florida Woman Arrested For Allegedly Riding A Horse While Drunk

  04-11-2017 15:39 via yahoo.com
  Police in Florida arrested a 53-year-old woman on Thursday afternoon for allegedly riding a horse while drunk.
  
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• Egypt archaeologist criticises pyramid void 'discovery'

  04-11-2017 15:27 via yahoo.com
  An Egyptian archaeologist overseeing a project to scan a pyramid for voids on Saturday criticised the announcement of a discovery of a passenger plane-sized cavity in the Great Pyramid.It is thought to be at least 30 metres (98 feet) long and located above the "Grand Gallery" -- a sloped corridor almost 50 metres long and nine metres high which links Khufu's burial chamber at the pyramid's centre to a tunnel leading outside.
  
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• Mom Kills Daughters, 5 and 7 years old, and Tells Husband 'Babe, I Shot The Kids': Report

  04-11-2017 15:25 via yahoo.com
  She had allegedly planned to kill her husband and herself as well, reports said.
  
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• Typhoon slams into Vietnam, killing at least 15

  04-11-2017 15:23 via yahoo.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Damrey slammed into Vietnam's south-central coast on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and leaving four others missing, officials said.
  
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• Lebanese Prime Minister Suggests He Fears for His Life During Resignation

  04-11-2017 15:07 via yahoo.com
  The surprise resignation plunged the country into uncertainty
  
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• Hurricane Maria death toll 'much higher than officially reported', mayor in Puerto Rico says

  04-11-2017 14:55 via yahoo.com
  The mayor of the Puerto Rican capital San Juan has warned the death toll from Hurricane Maria is far higher than the official figure.Carmen Yulín Cruz said the true number of deaths following the disaster could be as high as 500 rather than the official toll of just 54.Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island on the morning of 20 September and caused devastation to the country’s already fragile infrastructure.
  
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• Ranking The Best Shows On Hulu You Can Stream Right Now

  04-11-2017 14:46 via yahoo.com
  While other services have gone more in the direction of original content, Hulu’s continued its strategy of maintaining partnerships with traditional networks to get streaming rights after initial broadcasts.
  
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• Iran parades missile on US Embassy takeover anniversary

  04-11-2017 14:44 via cnn.com
  Iran commemorated the 38th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover Saturday with a potent display of a missile as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tehran to mark the event that triggered the hostage crisis and sparked the decades-old rift in US-Iranian relations.
  
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• Iran parades missile during anniversary of US Embassy takeover

  04-11-2017 14:44 via cnn.com
  Iran commemorated the 38th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover Saturday with a potent missile display as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tehran to mark the event that triggered the hostage crisis and sparked the decades-old rift in US-Iranian relations.
  
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