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Facebook updates its Safety Check feature
Facebook on Wednesday updated its Safety Check feature with a way for people to lend, or get, helping hands after disasters. A new "Community Help" feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of...
DHS could demand social media passwords of US visitors
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from the State of Washington v. Donald Trump lawsuit that suspended the President's controversial executive order preventing entry of anyone traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries.... ......
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Merkel: Trade on G-20 agenda
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that she was putting international trade on the agenda for the Group of 20 meeting this year, as she doubled down on her rejection of the protectionist stance taken by President Donald Trump. The chancellor, speaking in Berlin after a meeting with...
Overnight Markets: Nasdaq, S&P; 500 gain while banks weigh on Dow
The Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Wednesday as investors digested mixed earnings reports, but weak financial stocks dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower. The Dow Jones fell 36 points, or 0.18%, to 20,054, the S&P 500 gained two points, or 0.07%, to...
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Indian doctor removes live cockroach from woman’s skull
NEW DELHI: It’s the stuff of nightmares — a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you mad with scratching behind your eyes. But for one Indian woman, this horror story proved all too real. The...
Are you walking right?
We have all have heard that walking is so beneficial to health — we know about how it helps prevent several chronic conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke — but are we walking enough? An international heart association has recommended not less than 150 minutes a week (or 30 minutes a...
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Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to battle Liverpool for Joe Hart?
It seems quite the time for potentially catastrophic proposals to be waved through. Not that anyone in football would ever be so rash or brazen, obviously, so best feet are being put forward well ahead of the summer window and Real Madrid’s nuanced, targeted transfer policy expects to bear fruit by...
Stephen Curry responds after Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank calls Donald Trump an 'asset'
Once again, Stephen Curry has found himself in the middle of a political issue, after Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, in an interview with CNBC, said President Donald Trump is an "asset" to the country. ......
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Washington's new lows
Washington's new lows
Washington (CNN)Washington has never been this bad. It's a refrain passed through history as successive generations bemoan the spite, division and dysfunction that defines their own political age. But as Donald Trump's...
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More than 1,000 Rohingya feared killed in Myanmar crackdown, say UN officials
More than 1,000 Rohingya feared killed in Myanmar crackdown, say UN officials
More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims might have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown, according to two senior United Nations officials dealing with refugees fleeing the violence, suggesting the death toll is far greater...
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Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move
Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move
Eight countries have joined an initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls caused by President Donald Trump's ban on U.S.-funded groups around the world providing information on abortion, Sweden's...
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US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden, Pentagon ...
US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said Wednesday that two U.S. airstrikes conducted in Syria last week killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including one with ties to former leader Usama bin Laden and senior members of the group. ......
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Trump Breaks Ice With China's Xi in Letter Seeking 'Constructive Ties'
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President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter that said he looked forward to working with him to develop constructive relations, although the pair haven't spoken directly since...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, wrote a letter to President Barack Obama in 2015 that accused the United States of bringing the attacks upon itself,......
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State of Emergency Declared in Bolivia Over Rampant Locusts
State of Emergency Declared in Bolivia Over Rampant Locusts
The Bolivian government declared a state of emergency over a plague of locusts infecting a wide agricultural area on Wednesday, according to BBC News. The first swarm appeared a week ago near the city of Santa Cruz,...
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New Zealand men convicted of gay sex to have records wiped
New Zealand men convicted of gay sex to have records wiped
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) " Gay men in New Zealand who were convicted of homosexuality more than three decades ago when it was considered a crime will soon...
China vice premier says falsifying economic data will be punished: paper
China vice premier says falsifying economic data will be punished: paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vice premier Zhang Gaoli has warned local government officials they will be punished if they submit false economic data,...
Pakistan-Afghanistan ties growing despite challenges: Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan-Afghanistan ties growing despite challenges: Sartaj Aziz
A mutually beneficial relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is “critical” to promote peace and stability in South Asia and the broader...
Judge denies $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger
Judge denies $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger
A merger of the nation’s second- and third-largest medical health insurance carriers — Anthem and Cigna — has been blocked by a federal judge. The ruling...
Papua New Guinea deports Bangladeshis, Nepali
Papua New Guinea deports Bangladeshis, Nepali
Papua New Guinea was today accused of breaching the rights of 60 asylum seekers who have been told they are about to be deported. Claims of the 60 have...
VIDEO: UN: Support Growing For Change of Government of National Accord in Libya
VIDEO: UN: Support Growing For Change of Government of National Accord in Libya
Western states say that the United Nations-supported GNA provides the best chance for Libya's future but needs a change as of Thursday, according to Reuters....
Hawaii Considering Safe Zones For Homeless Camps
Hawaii Considering Safe Zones For Homeless Camps
Hawaii said that today they were considering designated "safe zones" or renting space in private parking lots of yards as a possible solution to its...
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Childcare Groups Are Playing Key Role in Pushing Change and Fighting Trump
Childcare Groups Are Playing Key Role in Pushing Change and Fighting Trump
Childcare collectives across the country are forming the backbone of resistance movements. For the...
Empathy for the Devil
Empathy for the Devil
It’s too easy for us to demonize each other, dismissing opportunities to see and capitalize on the...
McConnell's 'Gag Rule' for Warren Echoes the Slavery Debate
McConnell's 'Gag Rule' for Warren Echoes the Slavery Debate
In 1836, the Jacksonian majority silenced former president John Quincy Adams for the same reason the...
'Trump Will Destroy Iran!' Saudis Cheer on Anti-Muslim President
'Trump Will Destroy Iran!' Saudis Cheer on Anti-Muslim President
What appear to be Saudi bots or trolls are flooding social media with loving praise for Donald Trump...
'Explaining Hitler' Author Breaks Silence: Trump Uses 'Mein Kampf Playbook' to Normalize Tyranny
'Explaining Hitler' Author Breaks Silence: Trump Uses 'Mein Kampf Playbook' to Normalize Tyranny
"The truth is always worth knowing. Support your local journalist." Historian Ron Rosenbaum spoke...
Donald Trump's Coming Police State: We Have a President Who Wants Unlimited Power and Won't ...
Donald Trump's Coming Police State: We Have a President Who Wants Unlimited Power and Won't ...
He wasn't kidding about being the "law and order" president. What that will mean looks more chilling...
How the Infantile, Violent ‘Black Bloc’ Plays Into Trump's Hands
How the Infantile, Violent ‘Black Bloc’ Plays Into Trump's Hands
Trump's tweet storms and falsehoods designed to keep us off-balance serve the same function as...
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