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• Court overturns verdict against officer sued after shooting

  27-04-2019 23:50
  Maryland appeals court overturned a verdict against a Baltimore police officer.
  
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• Where is Kierra Coles? Missing, pregnant postal worker's due date has passed

  27-04-2019 23:39
  Kierra Coles last spoke to her mother on Oct. 1, 2018 and was never heard from again.
  
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• Police hold press conference in Poway, California regarding synagogue shooting

  27-04-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  One person has died from injuries sustained in synagogue shooting, three people are in stable condition. One white male is in custody.
  
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• Corbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency

  27-04-2019 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Labour will attempt to force Commons vote as it is revealed that the government has failed to spend anti-pollution cashLabour will this week force a vote in parliament to declare a national environmental and climate change emergency as confidential documents show the government has spent only a fraction of a £100m fund allocated in 2015 to support clean air projects.Jeremy Corbyn’s party will demand on Wednesday that the country wakes up to the threat and acts with urgency to avoid m
  
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• Biologists find trash in belly of stranded baby dolphin

  27-04-2019 23:30
  Rescuers worked for hours to try to save the rare deep-water dolphin.
  
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• Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to La Liga title with 3 games to spare

  27-04-2019 23:17 via cnn.com
  Barcelona successfully defended its Spanish La Liga crown after beating Levante 1-0 Saturday, courtesy of the magical Lionel Messi.
  
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• Shooting witness: I heard 'bang, bang, bang' then yelling

  27-04-2019 23:14 via cnn.com
  A witness speaks out after a shooting leaves four people hospitalized at a synagogue in Poway, California, near San Diego.
  
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• Venezuelan government denounces regional OAS forum

  27-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday staged a rally to celebrate its split with a key regional forum, the Organization of American States.
  
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• London Marathon: records could tumble as Mo Farah takes on rivals

  27-04-2019 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Farah aims to put Addis Ababa row behind him with victory in LondonSometime shortly after midday on Sunday, it is predicted the men’s record for the London marathonwill be smashed. It would be a memorable way of marking this year’s race, which will see the amount raised for good causes since it began in 1981 edge beyond £1bn.If however the record is untroubled, then this may be good news for Mo Farah, the man hundreds of thousands flocking to London have come to see and who is
  
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• Trump Looks for End to Japan Farm Tariffs Ahead of Two Visits

  27-04-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Abe raised the issue of existing U.S. tariffs on its cars and highlighted the growing number of jobs created in the U.S. by Japan’s investment.“We’ll be discussing very strongly agriculture because as the prime minister knows Japan puts very massive tariffs on agriculture, our agriculture, for many years, going into Japan, and we want to get rid of those tariffs,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Abe on Friday.
  
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• San Diego synagogue shooting: one dead and three injured

  27-04-2019 22:50 via theguardian.com
  Suspect in custody for attack mayor describes as ‘hate crime’Shooting took place during Passover celebrationPolice in San Diego county have detained a 19-year-old man for questioning following a shooting at a synagogue on Saturday that left one woman dead and at least three injured.The fatality was first confirmed by the mayor of Poway, Steve Vaus, who called the incident a “hate crime”. Continue reading...
  
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• San Diego synagogue shooting: four taken to hospital and suspect in custody

  27-04-2019 22:50 via theguardian.com
  Police say several injured at Chabad of Poway synagogueShooting took place during Passover celebrationPolice in San Diego County have detained one man for questioning following an shooting at a synagogue Saturday morning that has injured four people.San Diego police chief David Nisleit said there was no known threat with the suspect now in custody, but he said authorities stepped up patrol at places of worship in the area as a precaution. Continue reading...
  
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• Snow in Chicago this close to May is unusual, but we're getting numb to abnormal weather

  27-04-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Yes, it is snowing in Chicago and other parts of the Midwest. Yes, it is April 27 — a mere four days until May. Yes, people are heading to Twitter and social media to freak out.  And finally, yes, we'll forget our shock as soon as the next extreme weather event happens.  That's what a study from earlier in 2019 conducted by the UC Davis environmental science and policy researcher Frances Moore found after examining 2 billion tweets over a two-and-half year period. It found that w
  
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• Nearly 700 from LA universities still in measles quarantine

  27-04-2019 22:29
  Officials ordered the precautions to contain the highly contagious disease.
  
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• Netflix cancels 'Santa Clarita Diet'

  27-04-2019 22:24 via cnn.com
  "The Santa Clarita Diet," a romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore as a flesh-eating zombie, is the latest Netflix series to get the ax.
  
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• San Diego synagogue shooting: Woman killed after 'teenager opens fire' on worshippers celebrating Passover

  27-04-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  A man opened fire a synagogue in the city of Poway, just outside San Diego, leaving one woman dead and three other people injured, authorities in southern California have said. The shooting began at the Chabad of Poway synagogue just before 11.30am on Saturday. County sheriff William Gore said a white man had opened fire on worshippers with an AR-type assault weapon.San Diego Police chief David Nisleit said the 19-year-old suspect called police to report the shooting, and was subsequently arrest
  
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• NRA president won't be renominated

  27-04-2019 22:17 via cnn.com
  National Rifle Association President Oliver North told NRA members on Saturday he will not be renominated president of the group following a dispute with its CEO Wayne LaPierre.
  
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• Shorten promises cheaper childcare as Morrison pledges refugee intake freeze

  27-04-2019 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Federal election: Labor says reining in tax concessions will fund fee relief, while Coalition will peg humanitarian intake at 18,750Labor will unveil a $4bn childcare package to zero in on voter concerns about the cost of living, while the Morrison government will unveil its intention to freeze the humanitarian intake of refugees at 18,750 as the election campaign accelerates into the home stretch.In a significant Sunday policy announcement, Bill Shorten will promise cheaper childcare for all Au
  
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• Technology cuts children off from adults, warns expert

  27-04-2019 21:48 via theguardian.com
  UCL professor says digital world disrupts family life, risking mental health of youngstersOne of the world’s foremost authorities on child mental health today warns that technology is threatening child development by disrupting the crucial learning relationship between adults and children.Peter Fonagy, professor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science at UCL, who has published more than 500 scientific papers and 19 books, warns that the digital world is reducing contact ti
  
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• Tennessee mayor arrested days before election

  27-04-2019 21:47
  He was arrested on criminal conspiracy and tampering with evidence charges.
  
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• San Diego Area Synagogue Shooting Leaves One Dead, Suspect in Custody

  27-04-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Denis PoroyA 19-year-old man armed with an assault rifle walked into a suburban San Diego synagogue Saturday morning and opened fire, killing one person and injuring three others, including a child, in a mass shooting that the mayor cast as a “hate crime.” The San Diego Sheriff's Office said that John Earnest of San Diego has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the Chabad of Poway and don’t believe there are any other suspects. Police said he has no prior contact w
  
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• US college coach gets $93 million contract

  27-04-2019 21:37 via cnn.com
  College football coach Dabo Swinney has agreed to a new 10-year, $93-million contract to stay on at Clemson University.
  
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• Swinney agrees to the largest contract in college football history, Clemson says

  27-04-2019 21:37 via cnn.com
  College football coach Dabo Swinney has agreed to a new 10-year, $93-million contract to stay on at Clemson University.
  
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• Marker Wadden, the manmade Dutch archipelago where wild birds reign supreme

  27-04-2019 21:30 via theguardian.com
  A silted-up lake has been transformed into the latest addition to the map of the Netherlands – and an eco-haven teeming with wildlifeIt takes about an hour on the ferry, across often choppy waters, to reach the newest bit of the Netherlands. For those sailing in from the port of Lelystad, the first sign of the Marker Wadden is a long finger of sand dunes designed to protect against flooding.“You see the cormorants, the black birds?” asks the environmentalist Roel Posthoorn, poi
  
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• Chiefs owner 'deeply disturbed' by Tyreek Hill allegations

  27-04-2019 21:30
  Audio surfaced of Tyreek Hill and his fiancee discussing injuries to their son
  
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• NRA power struggle: President Oliver North tells Indy convention he won't serve 2nd term

  27-04-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Oliver North's tenure ends after a bitter power struggle with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive and longtime public face of the gun rights group.
  
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• Vehicle crash kills 16 migrants in Morocco, injures 17 more

  27-04-2019 21:18
  Victims of the crash were from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Morocco says.
  
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• Barcelona Open: Rafael Nadal denied ATP record by Dominic Thiem

  27-04-2019 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Rafael Nadal's hopes of extending his own record for most tournament wins at a single event are ended as he loses in the Barcelona Open semi-finals.
  
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• Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US border

  27-04-2019 21:10
  The Vatican says media interest in the migrants is declining -- as is aid.
  
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• Amid Brexit uncertainty and allegations, UK lawmakers consider Mueller-like inquiry

  27-04-2019 21:10
  It's been three years since the Brexit referendum, and serious questions remain.
  
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• US envoy, Ghani push 'intra-Afghan' talks: palace

  27-04-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States and Afghanistan stressed the need for "intra-Afghan dialogue" when US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held talks on Saturday, a palace statement said."Dr. Khalilzad briefed the president and other government officials about his trips and future plans for peace," a palace statement said.
  
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• Sri Lanka bombings: 15 die in blast during raid on suspected hideout

  27-04-2019 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  At least six children die as suspected Islamist militants blow themselves up during a police raid.
  
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• Brighton edge closer to Premier League safety with Newcastle draw

  27-04-2019 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Pascal Gross scores Brighton's first league goal in 735 minutes as the club move closer to Premier League survival with a point against Newcastle.
  
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• Public thinks EU referendum was bad idea, says poll

  27-04-2019 20:51 via theguardian.com
  Opinium finds even Conservative voters on balance think it would have been better for UK not to have held voteMore than half the public – 55% – now think it would have been better never to have held the EU referendum given the difficulties of reaching an agreement on Brexit, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll.Strikingly, more Conservative voters (49%) now think the referendum was a bad idea than believe it was the right thing to have done (43%). Continue reading...
  
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• Sorry folks, but Idris Elba is officially married

  27-04-2019 20:45 via cnn.com
  Womp, womp. ...
  
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• 16 killed after police raid home of suspects behind bomb attacks

  27-04-2019 20:22 via cnn.com
  Leader of Easter Sunday bomb attacks inspires terror even in death
  
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• Extinction Rebellion activists stage die-in protests across globe

  27-04-2019 20:15 via theguardian.com
  Environmental protesters lie on ground at transport hubs, venues and shopping centres Extinction Rebellion supporters around the world have held a series of mass die-ins to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct asa result of climate change. Related: Extinction Rebellion activists claim victory in HS2 tree protestContinue reading...
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly setting church on fire twice

  27-04-2019 20:10
  Wilmer J. Ortiz Torres was charged with causing the two fires at the Pentecostal Church of Bethlehem between Tuesday and Thursday this week.
  
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• Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn't act

  27-04-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon something extraordinary: a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest attack linked to the Islamic State group in South Asia.
  
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• New York Times Opinion deletes 'offensive' Trump, Netanyahu cartoon that 'included anti-Semitic tropes'

  27-04-2019 19:55 via foxnews.com
  The New York Times Opinion issued a statement regarding a political cartoon of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared in the international edition of the paper Thursday.
  
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• Chrissy Teigen says she and John Legend share ‘bad guy’ disciplinary role as parents

  27-04-2019 19:53 via foxnews.com
  When it comes to parenting, Chrissy Teigen isn’t afraid the be the “bad guy” — and neither is her husband and singer John Legend.
  
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• From eighth to first after spectacular crash in BMX Supercross World Cup

  27-04-2019 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A spectacular seven-man crash in the second heat of the men's elite at the BMX Supercross World Cup in Manchester helps France's Joris Daudet go from eighth to first in one corner.
  
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• Russia's Vladimir Putin blasts U.S. sentencing of Marina Butina as a 'travesty of justice'

  27-04-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Gun-rights activist Marina Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for her role in a Russian effort to infiltrate U.S. politics.
  
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• Israel to free two prisoners after recovering soldier's remains from Syria

  27-04-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel will release two prisoners after the remains of an Israeli soldier missing since 1982 were recovered by Russian special forces in Syria, Israeli and Syrian officials said.Russia, a key Damascus ally, this month handed over the remains and personal effects of Zachary Baumel who was 21 when he was declared missing in action along with two other soldiers in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub during Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
  
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• 'Avengers: Endgame' breaks record

  27-04-2019 19:40 via cnn.com
  "Avengers: Endgame" has made an estimated $644 million at the worldwide box office. That makes it the biggest global opening in film history.
  
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• Kylie Jenner celebrated Travis Scott's birthday with an outrageous gift

  27-04-2019 19:33 via foxnews.com
  Kylie Jenner has no chill when it comes to Travis Scott‘s birthday.
  
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• KJ Apa opens up about the late Luke Perry: 'We had a really close relationship'

  27-04-2019 19:31 via foxnews.com
  KJ Apa is still searching for the right words to describe the impact the late Luke Perry had on his life.
  
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• Georgia beach party reportedly canceled overnight as organizer is arrested, saga likened to Fyre Festival

  27-04-2019 19:24 via foxnews.com
  Merrymakers seeking fun in the sun at the annual bash are apparently out of luck
  
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• Action-packed Paris ePrix sees multiple crashes as Frijns makes history

  27-04-2019 19:20 via cnn.com
  Formula E's wildly unpredictable fifth season continued at a rain-soaked Paris ePrix, as Robin Frijns became the eighth different driver to win one of the eight races this season.
  
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• Oliver North: NRA president forced out amid bitter power struggle at top of gun rights group

  27-04-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Oliver North has announced he is quitting as president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after suggesting he was forced out of the role at the gun rights organisation. The leading conservative figure claimed he was ousted after alleging financial improprieties by some of his fellow board members. It follows a bitter fight with the organisations' chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, who alleged earlier this week that Mr North was trying to drive him out and extort him.In a statement to the gun
  
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