منگل، 27 مارچ، 2018

Belted One Out of This World

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‘The Alienist’ Series Finale: ‘His Awful Mystery’

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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American who escaped Al Qaeda captivity says FBI, under Mueller and Comey, betrayed him

03/26/18 8:06 PM

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Multiple suspicious packages containing explosive material sent to DC-area military installations, neutralized

03/26/18 6:52 PM

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Dow spikes nearly 670 at close, biggest one-day point gain since 2008

03/26/18 4:27 PM

Thousands on March for Our Lives gun control rally sign up to vote for first time: 'We will vote them out'

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Thousands on March for Our Lives gun control rally sign up to vote for first time: 'We will vote them out'Activists at gun control marches across America have signed up thousands of first-time voters pledging to eject lawmakers who oppose stricter firearms laws. Voter registration advocates were out in force as hundreds of thousands of people took part in more than 800 March for Our Lives rallies held across the US on Saturday. Organisers of the drive were aiming to sign up 25,000 young voters in favour of tougher gun control laws ahead of mid-term Congressional elections in eight months’ time.




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Bataclan rocker accuses protesting Florida teens of treason

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Bataclan rocker accuses protesting Florida teens of treasonThe frontman for the US rock band caught up in the 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris was berated Monday for an online rant accusing teenagers on the "March for Our Lives" anti-gun protests of treason. The nationwide demonstrations on Saturday were by far the largest in nearly two decades, part of a reignited gun control debate sparked by last month's killings at a Florida high school. The singer, known for his offensive rhetoric since the November 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall and other venues, posted five times on gun control and the march on Instagram over the weekend.




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Congress Sours on Saudi Arabia Over Yemen

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Congress Sours on Saudi Arabia Over YemenWhile the White House fetes the kingdom’s crown prince, lawmakers are running out of patience with Riyadh’s catastrophic war in Yemen.




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A "First Step": Trump Administration Expels 60 Russian Nationals

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A "First Step": Trump Administration Expels 60 Russian NationalsThe administration Monday also announced the shuttering of the Russian consulate in Seattle, and reserved the right for further action. The Trump administration on Monday ordered the expulsion, within the next seven days, of sixty Russian nationals assessed to be “spies” and “intelligence officers.” Said one senior administration official: “These individuals who are being sent back to Russia . . . Monday marks the latest round of censure of Moscow from Washington, following the chemical attack in London in early March, for which Western allies have roundly blamed the Russian government, although the Kremlin vociferously denies involvement.




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Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported

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Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reportedMOSCOW (AP) — Witnesses say fire alarms were silent and many doors were locked when a blaze at a Russian shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in Siberia.




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Iowa family found dead in Mexico likely killed by water heater gas leak: official

03/26/18 12:39 PM

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US expels 60 Russian diplomats, closes consulate in response to ex-spy poisoning

03/26/18 9:01 AM

پیر، 26 مارچ، 2018

Flat-Earther blasts off into California sky in home-made steam rocket 

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Flat-Earther blasts off into California sky in home-made steam rocket A self-taught rocket scientist has blasted himself high into the California sky using a steam-powered contraption he built in his garage, the first step in his long-term aim of proving the Earth is flat. “Mad” Mike Hughes propelled himself 1,875 feet (571m) into the air above the vast Mojave desert in the homemade rocket before deploying his parachute and landing back to Earth with a bump.   The madcap 61-year-old limo-driver-turned-daredevil was visibly dazed as he was carefully lifted from his seat and was checked over by paramedics as he lay exhausted on the ground following a hard landing which damaged the front of his rocket. “Am I glad I did it? Yeah. I guess,” he told the Associated Press. “I'll feel it in the morning. I won't be able to get out of bed. At least I can go home and have dinner and see my cats tonight.” The Flat-Earther, who has spent around $20,000 (£14,000) pursuing his rocket dream since 2016, admitted he was “relieved” to have finally achieved his goal following several aborted attempts and ridicule from some quarters when his plan captured the attention of the world’s media last year. "Mad" Mike Hughes' home-made rocket launches near Amboy, California Credit: Matt Hartman via AP “I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. I'm tired of that stuff. I manned up and did it.” Acknowledging how dangerous the mission was, he added: “This thing wants to kill you 10 different ways … This thing will kill you in a heartbeat.” "Mad" Mike Hughes is carried on a stretcher after his home-made rocket launched and returned to the ground near  Credit: Matt Hartman via AP Last year, the California native was forced to postpone a take off attempt from an abandoned runway in the ghost town of Amboy, located about 200 miles (321.85km) east of Los Angeles, due to his motorhome-slash-rocket launcher breaking down and problems getting a permit.   Mr Hughes has the support of the flat-Earth community, who helped fund the mission, and eventually wants to build a "Rockoon," - a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon - to take him about 68 miles up so he can photograph the planet from space. The self-taught rocket scientist believes the Earth is flat Credit: Facebook “Do I believe the earth is shaped like a frisbee - or flat? I believe it is,” he said last year. “I cannot disprove it after my months of research. Do I know for sure? No. That’s why I want to go up into space 62 miles up to settle this thing once and for all for people who want to know.” “My story really is incredible,” Hughes reflected after his mission. “It's got a bunch of story lines - the garage-built thing. I'm an older guy. It's out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth. The problem is it brings out all the nuts also, people questioning everything. It's the downside of all this.”




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The stories behind the signs at the March for Our Lives

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The stories behind the signs at the March for Our LivesWASHINGTON — They were three generations of women, up from Harrisonburg, Va. for the March for Our Lives. Jan, the grandmother, held up a sign that said “My generation failed them.”




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Unafraid & Unapologetic: Student Activists Speak Out at March For Our Lives

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Unafraid & Unapologetic: Student Activists Speak Out at March For Our LivesStudents are sending a strong message to the world: Our. Lives. Matter. On




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Trump Says 'Many Lawyers Want To Represent Me' Even As Legal Team Shrinks

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Trump Says 'Many Lawyers Want To Represent Me' Even As Legal Team ShrinksPresident Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at suggestions that he was having




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Parkland survivor Emma González holds powerful moment of silence at March for Our Lives

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Parkland survivor Emma González holds powerful moment of silence at March for Our LivesSix minutes and 20 seconds. That’s about how long officials say it took the gunman to kill 17 students and wound more than a dozen others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month.




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Video of Uber Crash Raises More Questions

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Video of Uber Crash Raises More QuestionsExperts say the SUV's laser and radar sensors should have spotted Herzberg and her bicycle in time to brake.




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US students armed with buckets of rocks in defence against mass shootings  

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US students armed with buckets of rocks in defence against mass shootings  As tens of thousands of Americans march for tighter gun control laws, a Pennsylvania school district has turned to arming students with rocks as a “last line of defence” against  mass shootings. The Blue Mountain School District in Schuylkill County has equipped 200 of its classrooms with buckets of river rocks in the event of a mass shooting. District superintendent David Helsel revealed the novel plan in a committee hearing on school safety on 15 March following last month’s shooting at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed.   “Every classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket full of river stone,” Mr Helsel told the hearing. “If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full of students armed with rocks and they will be stoned. “We have some people who have some pretty good arms. They can chuck some rocks pretty fast.” Mr Helsel explained the river stones were his idea and were placed in classrooms two years ago having initially considered using golf balls. “We chose to make it well known about the river stone because if it’s an existing student [they will] be aware that the chances are they’re going to be stoned severely if they try to do anything,” he added. “We didn’t want our students to be helpless victims,” he later told Reuters. “River stones were my idea. I thought they would be more effective than throwing books or book bags or staplers.” Mass shootings have become more frequent in the US Student survivors of the Florida school massacre attended a massive rally against gun violence Saturday in Washington, D.C. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students will be required to use clear backpacks when then return to school after spring as part of new security measures to prevent another mass shooting.




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The Catholic Church - coming to a Starbucks near you?

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The Catholic Church - coming to a Starbucks near you?By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - It might be called Cappuccino Catholicism. Young Catholics told their Church elders on Saturday that the faith should be spread in the places where they like to hang out, such as coffee bars. "We would like the Church to meet us in the various places in which she currently has little or no presence," reads part of a 12-page document written by some 300 young Catholic delegates from around the world, who met for a week at the Vatican.




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Ride-hailing firm Grab buys Uber's SE Asia operations

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Ride-hailing firm Grab buys Uber's SE Asia operationsSingapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab announced Monday it has bought US rival Uber's business in Southeast Asia, ending a fierce battle for market share in the region. Grab said in a statement it is buying Uber's ride-sharing and food delivery operations in the region. In exchange, Uber will receive a 27.5 percent stake in Grab.




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Mid-term battle at U.S. anti-gun marches: thousands register to vote

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Mid-term battle at U.S. anti-gun marches: thousands register to voteBy Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voter registration activists fanned out among throngs of young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws on Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who want to eject lawmakers who oppose gun control. With mid-term Congressional elections eight months away, the activists flocked to some 800 marches across the country to register young voters likely to back Democratic and independent candidates who tend to favor tougher firearms laws. In Washington, volunteers for the HeadCount voter-registration effort raised their fists and chanted "demonstration without registration leads to frustration" before heading out with clipboards to sign up some of the nation's newest voters.




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Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze

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Officials confirm 53 deaths in the blaze in Kemerovo, Siberia, with 16 people still unaccounted for.

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Stormy Daniels 'told to leave Trump alone' over affair claims

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Stormy Daniels says she was told to "leave Trump alone" after her claims of an affair, which he denies.

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Spain Catalonia: Puigdemont's arrest in Germany sparks mass protests

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Carles Puigdemont is to appear in a German court determining if he can be extradited to Spain.

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India PM Modi app sparks social media furore

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The app has been criticised for sending personal user data to a third party without their consent.

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Egypt election: Voters to elect president

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The polls will be open for three days, with incumbent Abdul Fattah El-Sisi facing one challenger.

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Yemen war: Saudis shoot down missiles fired by Houthi rebels

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Houthi rebels launch seven missiles on the third anniversary of Saudi intervention in Yemen's war.

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Uber sells South East Asia operations to rival Grab

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The sale marks a major retreat for Uber in the costly battle for regional ride-sharing supremacy.

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March For Our Lives: Six key takeaways from the US gun control rallies

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The leading events in some of the biggest rallies in the US since the Vietnam War era.

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Trèbes attack: French left-winger arrested over tweet hailing gendarme's death

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The French left-winger is accused of celebrating the killing of Arnaud Beltrame in a terrorist attack.

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Trump-Russia: President's legal team shake-up falters

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Two lawyers will now no longer join President Trump's team, despite an earlier announcement.

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Nigeria Dapchi abductions: Schoolgirls finally home

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Nearly all the Dapchi girls seized by Boko Haram are home after visiting the Nigerian president.

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Russia and Taliban deny US claims of working together

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The head of US forces in Afghanistan had told the BBC Moscow was supplying the insurgents with arms.

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Stormy Daniels: 'I was threatened'

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The adult film actress says she was threatened over an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006.

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Russia shopping centre fire: Firefighters tackle fatal blaze

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Video captures the burning building in Siberia where a number of people were killed.

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Spain Catalonia: Protesters clash with police after Puigdemont arrest

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Protests break out across Catalonia as former leader Carles Puigdemont spends the night in a German prison.

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Is Turkey going too far to stop migrant boats?

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Aladdin and Bushra experienced first-hand how migrants are treated by the Turkish coastguard.

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Australia ball-tampering: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shocked by 'cheating'

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Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister, says it is "beyond belief" that the national cricket team was involved in "cheating" during the third Test match against South Africa

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Hundreds of thousands rally for gun control legislation

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The BBC followed groups from Parkland, Florida and Newtown, Connecticut, to the biggest march in Washington DC.

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Australia-UK: Passengers welcomed after non-stop flight

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The 14,498km (9,009-mile) journey from Perth to London took just over 17 hours.

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'Orange snow' baffles eastern Europeans

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The strange phenomenon caused by snow mixing with sand is sighted in Russia and other countries.

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Australia cricket scandal: A body blow to an incredulous nation

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In a country where sport is often linked to national identity, allegations of cheating have hit hard.

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Federal Flight Deck Officers: The airline pilots trained to shoot hijackers

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Thousands of US airline pilots carry guns in the cockpit. Why do they do it - and how are they trained?

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#MeToo movement takes hold in South Korea

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Hundreds of women are speaking out against sexual abuse in South Korea. So can things change?

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Liberia - the country where citizenship depends on your skin colour

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Liberia does not allow people who are not black to be citizens - but now the president wants to change that.

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Who’s getting under Trump’s skin today? Lawyers.

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Who’s getting under Trump’s skin today? Lawyers.Judging from his tweets, lawyers were very much on the president’s mind Sunday morning. It’s no surprise. Along with the ongoing Russia investigation, there’s the matter of Stormy Daniels.




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Designer Of Deadly Kansas Waterslide Has 'No Engineering Credentials': Lawsuit

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Designer Of Deadly Kansas Waterslide Has 'No Engineering Credentials': LawsuitThe Kansas water park owner who helped design the waterslide that decapitated




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Iowa family died of gas asphyxiation at Mexican resort

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Iowa family died of gas asphyxiation at Mexican resortMEXICO CITY (AP) — Autopsies indicate an Iowa couple and their two children died from inhaling toxic gas at a rented condo on Mexico's Caribbean coast, but there was no sign of foul play or suicide, Mexican authorities said Saturday.




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March for Our Lives: Youth send a message with rallies across the country

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March for Our Lives: Youth send a message with rallies across the countryDemonstrators filled the streets of Washington, DC and cities around the country, a chorus of young voices demanding change and telling legislators “enough.”




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Mount Etna slowly 'sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea'  

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Mount Etna slowly 'sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea'  Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, is slowly sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea, scientists have observed. The entire 3,350m (11,000ft) stratovolcano, located on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily, is currently moving downslope at an average rate of 14 mm per year - or 1.4 metres over 100 years. Experts have warned the sliding could eventually lead to greater risk of large scale slope failure, which could trigger landslides, however researchers at The Open University emphasised there is currently no sign of that happening. Dr John Murray, lead author of the paper published in the Bulletin of Volcanology, stressed the minute movement currently posed no danger to life, but warned that monitoring the volcano for more significant changes was crucial. “At the moment there is no cause for concern from the sliding of the volcano towards the sea, the movement is just too small,” Dr Murray told The Telegraph. “However, the possibility of things changing in the future needs to be taken seriously, so it is important to keep monitoring the movement.” At a glance | Deadliest volcanic eruptions The UK-led team, who monitored the changes using GPS technology placed around the mountain, found the sliding is lubricated by the weak sediments beneath Etna and the slope of the basement. Dr Murray, who has been working for 49 years studying the active volcanoes of Mount Etna, said if a sector collapse were to occur, the results could be “catastrophic”. “Around one million people live on Etna and its immediate surroundings, so the destruction of property and loss of life could be catastrophic; but I cannot emphasise enough that there is no sign of this happening at the present time,” he explained. “Clearly even the mention of such a dangerous event would be very unnerving for the people who live on Etna, so I am anxious that they don't get the wrong impression.” At a glance | Where are the world's most famous volcanoes? It is the first time basement sliding of an entire active volcano has been directly observed, with the team suggesting that similar edging may be taking place at other active volcanoes such as Mexico’s Volcán de Colima and Mount Teide in Tenerife. Dr Murray said he did not expect the rate of movement to increase, but added: “I regard it as essential to keep measuring our stations, and will be on the lookout for any kind of change in rate of downslope sliding.”




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Sen. Mark Warner: Facebook Not Being Fully Forthcoming About Data Leak

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Sen. Mark Warner: Facebook Not Being Fully Forthcoming About Data LeakSen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence




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How D.C. protects rallies like the March for Our Lives

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How D.C. protects rallies like the March for Our LivesRepresentatives from more than 75 local, regional and federal agencies converged Saturday morning on the command center to coordinate the logistical and emergency response for the March for Our Lives.




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Why Trump Can't Trick Kim Jong Un into a Peace Deal

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Why Trump Can't Trick Kim Jong Un into a Peace DealIt will take more than a geopolitical kiss and offer to hold hands around the negotiating table to convince Kim Jong-un to abandon his nukes. The prospect of a summit between President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has discomfited analysts, pundits and lawmakers across the political spectrum. Hawkish neoconservatives and liberal internationalists alike bewail the possibility that negotiating the end of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs might require compromise.




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How short bursts of exercise could help you live a healthier life

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How short bursts of exercise could help you live a healthier lifeDuke University researchers found that adults who exercised for an hour a day cut their risk of death by more than half — no matter if they exercised in one big chunk of time or in short, 5-minute bursts throughout the day.




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Keep shouting, don't become anesthetized, pope tells young people

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Keep shouting, don't become anesthetized, pope tells young peopleBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, starting Holy Week services leading to Easter, urged young people on Sunday to keep shouting and not allow the older generations to silence their voices or anesthetize their idealism. Francis spoke a day after hundreds of thousands of young Americans and their supporters answered a call to action from survivors of last month's Florida high school massacre and rallied across the United States to demand tighter gun laws. Catholic News Service (CNS) said Gabriella Zuniga, 16, and her sister Valentina, 15, both students from Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where 17 people were killed in February, attended the service with their parents.




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Iowa family of 4 died of gas asphyxiation at resort in Mexico, authorities say

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Iowa family of 4 died of gas asphyxiation at resort in Mexico, authorities sayAutopsies indicate an Iowa couple and their two children died from inhaling toxic gas at a rented condo on Mexico's Caribbean coast, but there was no sign of foul play or suicide, Mexican authorities said Saturday.




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Trolley cars abandoned in graveyard

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Trolley cars abandoned in graveyardTucked away in these spooky woodlands, one man has amassed a huge collection of decaying trolley cars. Once a novel mode of public transport in the likes early 20th Century New York, the hauntingly beautiful trolleys are now at one with nature – a scene that abandoned location photographer Matthew Christopher was able to discover in a location not disclosed to the public. Matthew, of Abandoned America, has shot the roughly 40 trolleys at various stages throughout the years – his images ranging from those that still have their original paint jobs to rusted vehicles covered in graffiti.




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Woman Sneaks In Anti-Ted Cruz Message During Photo With Ted Cruz

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Woman Sneaks In Anti-Ted Cruz Message During Photo With Ted CruzOn Saturday, a Twitter user going by the name "Sukie," with the handle




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White House order would bar most transgender troops from serving

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White House order would bar most transgender troops from servingUnder the Trump administration’s policy, most transgender individuals would be “disqualified from military service except under limited circumstances.”




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The Latest: Santorum says better for students to learn CPR

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The Latest: Santorum says better for students to learn CPRWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the "March for Our Lives" rallies for tougher gun laws (all times local):




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Flat-earther blasts off in homemade rocket in bid to reassure himself world is shaped 'like a Frisbee'

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Flat-earther blasts off in homemade rocket in bid to reassure himself world is shaped 'like a Frisbee'‘Mad’ Mike Hughes, who has been likened to cartoon character Wile E. Coyote, propelled himself into the sky in a homemade rocket on Saturday, landing hard in the Mojave Desert. Mr Hughes worked on overhauling his rocket in his garage for months before the launch on Saturday, which was given the go-ahead by Albert Okura, who owns Amboy.




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Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen Has Been a Disaster

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Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen Has Been a DisasterThis month marks three years since the start of the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, but that is unlikely to be an occasion for celebration in Riyadh. The war is estimated to have cost the Saudis upwards of $100 billion, eroded the international image of the kingdom and failed to achieve its objectives of “eliminating Iranian influence” from Yemen. At the same time, the people of Yemen have suffered immensely from the U.S.-backed Saudi campaign, which killed thousands of Yemeni civilians, destroyed the country’s infrastructure, and has led to widespread disease and hunger.




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Dozens arrested as Belarus opposition marks 'Freedom Day'

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Dozens arrested as Belarus opposition marks 'Freedom Day'Belarusian authorities on Sunday arrested around 30 protesters in Minsk ahead of a banned opposition march while detaining activists across the country, human rights group Viasna said. The Belarusian opposition is marking the 100th anniversary of the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic of 1918-19 that it sees as the foundation of an independent Belarus. It accuses President Alexander Lukashenko of consciously erasing Belarusian identity and "russifying" the former Soviet republic.




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FBI Investigating Why Man Drove Flaming Minivan Full of Propane Tanks Onto Air Force Base

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FBI Investigating Why Man Drove Flaming Minivan Full of Propane Tanks Onto Air Force BaseA man drove a flaming minivan full of propane and gas through the main gates




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Relatives Mourn the Loss of Family of 4 Who Died While on Vacation in Mexico

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Relatives Mourn the Loss of Family of 4 Who Died While on Vacation in MexicoIt s unclear what caused their deaths.




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Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab after costly battle

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Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab after costly battleSINGAPORE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, the firms said on Monday, marking the U.S. company's second retreat from an Asian market. The industry's first big consolidation in Southeast Asia, home to about 640 million people, puts pressure on Indonesia's Go-Jek, which is backed by Alphabet Inc's Google and China's Tencent Holdings Ltd. A shake-up in Asia's fiercely competitive ride-hailing industry became likely earlier this year when Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund made a multi-billion dollar investment in Uber.




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Mass for French officer whose sacrifice 'saved the nation'

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Mass for French officer whose sacrifice 'saved the nation'TREBES, France (AP) — A French bishop paid tribute Sunday to a police officer who lost his life after swapping himself with a supermarket employee held hostage by an Islamist extremist, saying his heroic sacrifice helped save the nation.




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Warner on Facebook, Twitter: 'I Don't Want to Regulate These Companies into Oblivion'

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Warner on Facebook, Twitter: 'I Don't Want to Regulate These Companies into Oblivion'Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) tells Chuck Todd that "social media companies" like Facebook and Twitter should start thinking of themselves as "media companies."




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Discover Top 10 Tech Features Of The 2019 VW Touareg

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Discover Top 10 Tech Features Of The 2019 VW Touareg




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Students March For Their Lives As Trump Chills At Golf Course, Largely Ignores Them

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Students March For Their Lives As Trump Chills At Golf Course, Largely Ignores ThemHundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide took to the streets Saturday to




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5 Dead in Russian Shopping Center Fire

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Russian authorities say that five people including one child have died in a fire that broke out in a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo.

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N.L. Preview: Cubs Mix Michelangelo and Theo Epstein’s ‘More Stuff’

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A.L. Preview: Watch Out, the Houston Astros Got Better

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Why It’s So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback

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Putin’s Favorite Tactic Has Finally Backfired

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Word + Quiz: exasperated

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Louis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its New Men’s Wear Designer

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Stormy Daniels, Catalonia, Marijuana: Your Monday Briefing

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What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling’ and ‘The Terror’

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