جمعہ، 30 مارچ، 2018

The Return of the Rhinoceros

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Jews Are Being Murdered in Paris. Again.

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How Iran Used the Hezbollah Model to Dominate Iraq and Syria

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Movie-Themed Vacation

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By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2pUEEqC

Word + Quiz: solstice

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By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2IhYvaZ

Russia, Migrants, Malala: Your Friday Briefing

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What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ and the N.C.A.A. Women’s Final Four

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By ANDREW R. CHOW from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Ii1D6z

Greece’s Island of Despair

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5 Times David Pecker and The Enquirer Defended or Championed Trump

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By MAYA SALAM and MATTHEW HAAG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Ii8rRZ

Review: Glenda Jackson Gets Her Queen Lear Moment in ‘Three Tall Women’

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By JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2uEq9gD

Sloane Stephens Continues Resurgence by Reaching Miami Open Final

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Pernilla Lindberg Leads ANA Inspiration, With Lexi Thompson Close Behind

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Blue Jays Pitchers Run Into a Pinstriped Buzz Saw

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By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Girfnz

Won’t Be Back Till Late

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Police officer killed in Hopkinsville, Ky., governor announces; suspect reportedly on the run

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Outgoing VA Secretary David Shulkin appears on 'Special Report,' 6 pm ET on Fox News

03/29/18 5:31 PM

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Attorney general: Federal prosecutor evaluating alleged FBI, DOJ wrongdoing, no second special counsel for now

03/29/18 5:19 PM

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‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed granted new trial

03/29/18 1:17 PM

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Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate in St. Petersburg

03/29/18 1:15 PM

Kid Who Hugged Cop In Viral Protest Photo Feared Dead In Family Car Plunge

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Kid Who Hugged Cop In Viral Protest Photo Feared Dead In Family Car PlungeA boy who hugged a cop in a photo that went viral amid national unrest over




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Donations to NRA tripled in month of Parkland shooting

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Donations to NRA tripled in month of Parkland shootingContributions to powerful gun lobby group the National Rifle Association (NRA) increased significantly last month in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school. On 14 February, a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The data indicates that as student survivors of the shooting began mobilising a mass movement calling for stricter gun control laws, gun advocates took action in a different way.




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Officer Reveals Why He Held Up Sign at Stephon Clark Protest

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Officer Reveals Why He Held Up Sign at Stephon Clark ProtestCalifornia Highway Patrol Sgt. Matt Burgess says the shooting death of Stephon Clark is a tragedy for both Clark’s family and the officers involved.




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White House On Police Shootings Of African-Americans: It's A 'Local Matter'

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White House On Police Shootings Of African-Americans: It's A 'Local Matter'White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that last




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Independents Are Shifting To Climate Denial, According To The Latest Gallup Poll

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Independents Are Shifting To Climate Denial, According To The Latest Gallup PollIn a sign the White House's hard-line stance against climate science may be




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Parents who drove family off California cliff had been reported for child abuse by neighbors

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Parents who drove family off California cliff had been reported for child abuse by neighborsThe two Washington mothers who drove off a Northern California cliff with at




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NRA Is Pulling In Big Bucks After The Parkland Mass Shooting

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NRA Is Pulling In Big Bucks After The Parkland Mass ShootingThe National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks




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Lincoln Aviator Flies Into New York As A Preview Of What's To Come

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Lincoln Aviator Flies Into New York As A Preview Of What's To ComeIt's a plug-in hybrid SUV with performance that's said to rival supercars.




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Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests: Israeli army chief

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Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests: Israeli army chiefBy Jeffrey Heller and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration, Israel's top general said in an interview published on Wednesday. Organizers said they expect thousands in Gaza, including entire families, to answer their call to gather in tent cities in five locations along the sensitive border from Friday in a six-week protest for a right of return of Palestinian refugees to what is now Israel. Citing security concerns, the Israeli military enforces a "no go" zone for Palestinians on land in Gaza adjacent to Israel's border fence.




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Tim Cook calls out Amazon's search for a new HQ: It's a 'beauty contest'

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Tim Cook calls out Amazon's search for a new HQ: It's a 'beauty contest'The Apple CEO says DACA is a moral issue, not an immigration issue and shares his support of Dreamers in MSNBC's and Recode's latest Revolution town hall.




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Fired V.A. secretary: 'It should not be this hard to serve your country'

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Fired V.A. secretary: 'It should not be this hard to serve your country'Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote a New York Times op-ed reflecting on his service in President Trump's administration.




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6 Fired At Howard University For Misconduct Involving Need-Based Tuition Funds

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6 Fired At Howard University For Misconduct Involving Need-Based Tuition FundsHoward University President Wayne Frederick confirmed Wednesday that financial




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Republican Strategist Nails Why David Hogg Got To Laura Ingraham

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Republican Strategist Nails Why David Hogg Got To Laura Ingraham> "This kid's not scared. He's not scared of the NRA. He's not intimidated and




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Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon Clark

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Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon ClarkCalifornia's capital city is on edge for the funeral of a 22-year-old unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police in his grandparents' backyard. The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to give the eulogy for Stephon Clark at Thursday's funeral at Bayside of South Sacramento church.




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Republicans May Shoot Themselves In The Foot By Putting Citizenship In The Census

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Republicans May Shoot Themselves In The Foot By Putting Citizenship In The CensusWASHINGTON ― Democrats and voting rights advocates are alarmed by the Trump




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Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitated

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Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitatedTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency plans to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.




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Nearly A Week After Atlanta's Cyberattack, Things Are Nowhere Near Normal

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Nearly A Week After Atlanta's Cyberattack, Things Are Nowhere Near NormalA ransomware cyberattack last Thursday forced the city of Atlanta to shut down




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N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip

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N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign tripNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides try to repair frayed relations before Pyongyang's landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. US President Donald Trump welcomed the Beijing meeting and said there was now a "good chance" Kim would scrap his nuclear weapons -- but warned that sanctions must stay in force in the meantime. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were greeted by an honour guard and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state media, which confirmed the "unofficial" visit on Wednesday only after Kim had returned by train to North Korea.




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Cheetahs Board Jeep to Get in on the Full Safari Experience

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Cheetahs Board Jeep to Get in on the Full Safari ExperienceA pack of cheetahs decided to join the safari experience of a group in the Serengeti, hopping in the backseat of the car.




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‘She has got my attention’: Tomi Lahren gun photo stirs up commenters

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‘She has got my attention’: Tomi Lahren gun photo stirs up commenters“Nothing better than a strong woman who carries.” “Yeah, that looks comfortable for working out. SMH.” Tomi Lahren shared a photo of herself packing heat in her yoga pants, and the controversial shot has stirred up thousands of comments on Newsroom. In the Instagram image, conservative pundit and TV personality Tomi Lahren has a steely glare and a gun tucked into her yoga pants. She was promoting the brand Alexo Athletica, which specializes in "active carry-wear." These leggings are designed with a front pocket that gives women the option to carry a firearm while they exercise. Along with the shot, Lahren included the caption: "Ladies, chances are your assailant is gonna be bigger, stronger, and faster, and that’s why you have @alexoathletica for your gun, your mace, or even your phone."​ While a flurry of Twitter posts are mocking the pose, she has largely won admirers on Newsroom: “As a yoga pant wearing woman, love it!” “Thank you Tomi for standing up for traditional values and the U.S. Constitution.” See the video above for more reactions. What do you think? Is this a good place for a gun? Join the conversation in Newsroom.




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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States and will not be emptying them soon. Volkswagen AG has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recent court filing shows. The German automaker has been storing hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the United States for months.




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Michigan build-your-own AR-15 class provokes backlash

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Michigan build-your-own AR-15 class provokes backlashMARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gun store owner shrugged off criticism and went ahead with a class that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like those used in many mass shootings, including last month's massacre at a Florida high school.




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Court Dismisses Exxon’s Effort to Block Climate Investigation

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‘Atlanta’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: ‘Barbershop’

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Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in Burma

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Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in BurmaProminent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Burma, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on Thursday. A court in Yangon has been holding preliminary hearings since January to decide whether Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, will be charged under the colonial-era Officials Secrets Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. The journalists had been working on a Reuters investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men in western Burma's Rakhine state during an army crackdown that began in August, which has sent nearly 700,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh. Lawyers for the two reporters on Wednesday asked the court to throw out the case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support charges against the pair in Burma, also known as Myanmar.  "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are being prosecuted simply because they reported the news. I have reviewed the case file and it is clear beyond doubt that the two journalists are innocent and should be released immediately," Amal Clooney was quoted as saying in a statement released by her office. "The outcome of this case will tell us a lot about Myanmar's commitment to the rule of law and freedom of speech," said Clooney, who is married to actor George Clooney. Zaw Htay, spokesman for Myanmar's civilian government, declined to comment. Wa Lone, one of the imprisoned journalists, pictured before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar in March Credit: Reuters Government officials have previously denied the arrests represent an attack on press freedom, which rights advocates say is under growing threat in the Southeast Asian country. Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Hau Do Suan, said last month that the Reuters journalists were not arrested for reporting a story, but were accused of "illegally possessing confidential government documents". Gail Gove, chief counsel of Reuters, said retaining Clooney would strengthen the company's international legal expertise and broaden efforts to secure the release of the reporters. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been in custody since their arrest on Dec. 12. The pair have told relatives they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some rolled up papers at a restaurant in northern Yangon by two policemen they had not met before, having been invited to meet the officers for dinner. The district court in northern Yangon will hear arguments from prosecutors and defence lawyers on the motion to dismiss the case on April 4. Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo, holding his daughter, pictured before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, in March.  Credit: Reuters  




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Scott Walker Gives Up Fight To Not Call Wisconsin Special Elections

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Scott Walker Gives Up Fight To Not Call Wisconsin Special ElectionsWisconsin Republicans have ended their legal fight to wait until November to




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Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PM

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Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PMBy Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition voted in Abiye Ahmed as new prime minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn last month, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The state-run channel said the 180-member council of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chose Abiye to succeed Hailemariam as the chairperson of the coalition, meaning he automatically became premier. "In today's session, the council held a vote and elected Abiye Ahmed as chairperson," said the EBC presenter, without giving further details.




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'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Linked to Alleged Sex Trafficking Cult Leader

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'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Linked to Alleged Sex Trafficking Cult LeaderMack and Kreuk portrayed Smallville high school students alongside a young Superman, played by Tom Welling.




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Shelling kills Palestinian in Gaza ahead of border protest

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Tension was already high on the border with Israel, ahead of the Great March of Return protest.

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Syria war: France offers to mediate between Turkey and Kurds

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President Macron wants to help establish a dialogue between Turkey and Kurdish fighters.

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Spy poisoning: Russia expels 60 US diplomats in tit-for-tat measure

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Moscow kicks out 60 envoys and closes a consulate in response to US action over spy poisoning.

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Easter: Irish pubs lift Good Friday alcohol ban

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Pubs in the Irish Republic will sell alcohol on Good Friday for the first time in almost a century.

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Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress makes management comeback

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Heather Cho returns to take control of a hotel network, after her high-profile tantrum three years ago.

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Cathay Pacific ends skirts-only rule for female staff

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Cathay Pacific changes its skirts-only policy, in place since 1946, after growing union pressure.

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Papua New Guinea earthquake: Strong tremor off New Britain island

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A magnitude 6.9 quake strikes near New Britain island but there are no immediate reports of damage.

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Libyan conflict: Gunmen free Tripoli Mayor Abdelraouf Beitelmal

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A government official insists the brief capture of Mayor Abdelraouf Beitelmal was a legal procedure.

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Nicolas Sarkozy: France's ex-president to face corruption trial

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French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of trying to influence a judge in a corruption case.

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David Shulkin: Sacked secretary in parting shot at Trump

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David Shulkin says Washington's environment is "so toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive".

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Trèbes attack: French vegan activist convicted over dead butcher comment

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A woman is convicted in France for calling the killing of a butcher in a supermarket siege "justice".

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Stormy Daniels loses bid for early Trump testimony on her sex claims

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Stormy Daniels wanted the president to speak on oath about an alleged "hush agreement".

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Volkswagen's car 'graveyard' in California

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Volkswagen has been storing hundreds of thousands of cars after the diesel emissions scandal.

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Mattis to Bolton: I hear you're the devil incarnate

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The US defence secretary cracks a joke as he meets Donald Trump's new national security adviser.

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Colorado senator explains white privilege to colleagues

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Irene Aguilar speaks as lawmakers debate a bill to allow business-owners to pre-emptively shoot intruders.

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Lagos street dancers go viral after Rihanna retweet

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These Lagos street children went viral after Rihanna, Naomi Campbell and P Diddy shared their videos.

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Turning bread into beer to fight food waste

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This Vienna food shop is tackling food waste by turning inedible leftovers into something drinkable.

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Up close: The moment a cheetah joined a safari

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Britton Hayes was on safari with his step uncle in Tanzania when a cheetah entered the vehicle.

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Alligator 'gender reveal party' causes controversy

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Family reveal baby's gender using their pet alligator and a watermelon, prompting concerns over safety.

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Pope Francis grants boy's wish with Popemobile ride

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The 12-year-old joined Pope Francis for a ride around St Peter's Square on the Popemobile.

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Czechs consider national anthem update

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Olympic Committee launches new arrangements to mark state's 100th anniversary.

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El Salvador's shackled deportees become friends in adversity

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The BBC's Will Grant speaks to Salvadoreans who have been deported from the United States.

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Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 March 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

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Russian spy: How big is the Kremlin's diplomatic network?

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Russia is losing more than 140 envoys, but it remains one of the world's diplomatic powerhouses.

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Myanmar's Rohingya stuck in Bangladesh's 'no man's land'

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Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living on a small strip of land between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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The teenager sentenced to 241 years in prison

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A man who committed a brutal robbery as a teenager will be in prison until he dies. Is that fair?

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Obituary: Johan van Hulst, the teacher who saved Jewish children

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Johan van Hulst, who has died aged 107, saved children from the Nazis but wished he could have done more.

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جمعرات، 29 مارچ، 2018

California county votes to join Trump's 'sanctuary' lawsuit

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California county votes to join Trump's 'sanctuary' lawsuitSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — In a dramatic one-two punch, leaders in California's Orange County voted Tuesday to condemn the state's sanctuary law that limits police cooperation with federal immigration authorities and to join a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to overturn it.




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Why The Census Asking About Citizenship Is Such A Problem

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Why The Census Asking About Citizenship Is Such A ProblemOn Monday night, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that he is directing




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California Sues Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question

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California Sues Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship QuestionCalifornia quickly filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the




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Watch Toyota Reveal The All-New RAV4 In New York

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Watch Toyota Reveal The All-New RAV4 In New YorkUpdate: The livestream is now over, but you can re-watch it.




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Supreme Court To Take Hard Look At Partisan Gerrymander, This Time By Democrats

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Supreme Court To Take Hard Look At Partisan Gerrymander, This Time By DemocratsWhen it came time for Maryland lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional




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VIDEO: Burglar says prayer before throwing brick through Brooklyn store window

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VIDEO: Burglar says prayer before throwing brick through Brooklyn store windowSurveillance video showed the man removing his hat before making the sign of the cross. Then, he grabbed a large brick and smashed a display window.




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Vladimir Putin faces rare public protests as he blames 'criminal negligence' for deadly mall fire

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Vladimir Putin faces rare public protests as he blames 'criminal negligence' for deadly mall fireRare displays of public anger were directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday following a fire over the weekend that killed dozens of children in a Siberian shopping centre.  The outpouring of emotion since Sunday's inferno has been stoked by revelations about breaches of safety regulations, including locked fire exits and a faulty alarm system. Russian media have reported that 41 of the 64 dead were children. Two employees of the Zimnaya Vishnya shopping centre in Kemerovo appeared in court to face charges of negligence and compromising security systems on Tuesday afternoon. Nadezhda Suddenok, the manager of the shopping centre, and Alexander Nikitin, the employee responsible for the building's fire fighting and alarm systems, appeared at a hearing in the Siberian city's Zavodsky District Court on Tuesday afternoon.  Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to locals and relatives of the victims Credit: Alexei Druzhinin They are among five people who have been detained in connection with failings that led to the tragedy, Alexander Batrykin, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, said.  In comments carried on national television, Mr Bastrykin told Mr Putin on Tuesday that the building's fire alarm system had been out of order since March 19 and that a guard had not turned on the public address system to tell people to evacuated.  Earlier in the day Mr Putin made an attempt to respond to the outrage by visiting some of the victims and the site of the burnt-out shopping centre in the city of Kemerovo. He vowed to punish those guilty of what he said was “criminal negligence.”  "This isn't war, it's not an unexpected methane explosion at a coal mine. People came to relax, children. We're talking about demography and losing so many people," Mr Putin said in a televised meeting with local officials.  Relatives held up pictures of children who had perished in the fire Credit:  TASS/Barcroft Images  "The first emotion when hearing about the number of dead and dead children is not to cry but to wail. And when you listen to what has been said here, speaking honestly, other emotions arise." Official pictures of Mr Putin’s highly-choreographed visit contrasted with the raw anger on display at an impromptu rally in the city centre where people carried photographs, in black frames, of children who were killed in the fire.  There were placards asking: “How many really died?", "Who's really guilty?" and "How much do your closed eyes cost?" At least one sign demanded that Putin and local officials resign, and chants of “resign, resign, resign” were heard from the crowd.  An aerial view shows the roof of the shopping centre had collpased Credit: Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations/AP Igor Vostrikov, a father of three whose children, wife and sister died in the blaze was involved in an angry exchange with the region’s deputy governor, Sergei Tsivilyov, who got down on his knees in an attempt to quieten the crowd.  Many of those present said they believed the number of victims to be much higher than officially acknowledged. The authorities appeared to do everything they could to try and minimize the impact of the furious crowds. At one point hundreds of riot police were deployed to stop people from storming a local government building. Thousands turned out for the impromptu protests Credit: Sergei Gavrilenko/ AP While Putin’s visit was reported in detail by state-owned television, there was little coverage of protests.  Aman Tuleev, the governor of Kemerovo Region, told the Russian president in a televised meeting that those demonstrating were “speculating on the grief of strangers.”  Shrines of flowers and candles have sprung up in cities across Russia in memory of those killed during what was Russia's deadliest fire in a decade.  Vladimir Putin visits victims of the shopping centre blaze at a hospital in Kemerovo Credit: Alexei Druzhinin /TASS/Getty The Kremlin has declared Wednesday an official day of mourning.  Several Russian cities held rallies of mourning on Tuesday evening as anger and grief swept the country.  In Moscow, several thousand people gathered in silence to lay flowers and light candles at an improvised memorial on Pushkin Square, not far from the Kremlin.  A chant of "Fire Putin" was briefly taken up by some members of the meeting, but petered out. 




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The Latest: French boo far-right Le Pen at memorial march

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The Latest: French boo far-right Le Pen at memorial marchPARIS (AP) — The Latest on anti-Semitism in France (all times local):




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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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DOJ Inspector General investigates alleged FISA abuses by DOJ, FBI

03/28/18 3:26 PM

ملالہ یوسف زئی کی ساڑھے پانچ برس بعد پاکستان آمد

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نوبیل انعام یافتہ پاکستانی طالبہ ملالہ یوسف زئی ساڑھے پانچ برس بعد وطن واپس آئی ہیں اور انھوں نے جمعرات کی صبح وزیراعظم شاہد خاقان عباسی سے ملاقات کی ہے۔

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’ملالہ لوگ تم سے نہیں خود سے نفرت کرتے ہیں‘

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ملالہ یوسفزئی کی پاکستان واپسی کا خیرمقدم کرنے والوں کی کمی نہیں اور پاکستانی سوشل میڈیا پر ان کا نام اور اس سے متعلقہ موضوعات ٹرینڈ کر رہے ہیں۔۔

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چین کے ’کامیاب‘ دورے کے بعد ٹرمپ کم جونگ ان سے ملاقات کے منتظر

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امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے کہا ہے کہ یہ جاننے کے بعد کہ شمالی کوریا کے سربراہ کم جونگ ان کا دورۂ چین ’بہت اچھا رہا‘ وہ بھی ان سے ملنا چاہتے ہیں۔

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سرحدی علاقے ’کتے کی قبر‘ پر سندھ اور بلوچستان میں تنازع

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پاکستان کے صوبہ بلوچستان اور صوبہ سندھ کے سرحدی علاقے ’کتے کی قبر' کی ملکیت پر دونوں صوبوں میں تنازع کھڑا ہو گیا ہے۔

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'باجوہ ڈاکٹرائین صرف سکیورٹی کے تناظر میں تھا ‘

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پاکستان فوج کے ترجمان کا کہنا ہے کہ چند روز قبل آرمی چیف کی صحافیوں سے ہونے والی ملاقات کے بعد سامنے آنے والے 'باجوہ ڈاکٹرائین' کو صرف اور صرف سکیورٹی کے تناظر میں دیکھا جائے کیونکہ اس کا بنیادی مقصد پاکستان کو امن کی طرف لے جانا ہے۔

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فاروق ستار کو کنوینر شپ سے ہٹانے کا فیصلہ معطل

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اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ نے متحدہ قومی موومنٹ پاکستان کے رہنما ڈاکٹر فاروق ستار کو الیکشن کمیشن کی جانب سے کنوینر شپ کے عہدے سے ہٹائے جانے کے فیصلے کو معطل کرتے ہوئے فریقین کو نوٹس جاری کر دیے۔

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کش لیتی ہتھنی نے ماہرین کو شش و پنج میں مبتلا کر دیا

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انڈیا میں دھواں اڑاتی ایک ہتھنی کے ویڈیو کلپ نے حیاتیات کے ماہرین کو شش و پنج میں مبتلا کر دیا ہے۔

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چین میں کم جونگ ان کی مصروفیات تصاویر میں

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کئی روز کی افواہوں کے بعد اب باضابطہ طور پر تصدیق کر دی گئی ہے کہ شمالی کوریا کے سربراہ کم جونگ ان نے چین کا دورہ کیا اور اعلیٰ حکام سے ملاقاتیں کیں۔

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انسداد تشدد مرکز برائے خواتین: خیبر پختوخوا کا پنجاب حکومت سے مدد لینے کا فیصلہ

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پاکستان کے صوبے خیبر پختونخوا کی حکومت نے خواتین کے خلاف تشدد کے واقعات کو روکنے کے لیے انسدادِ تشدد کے جدید مراکز کے قیام میں پنجاب حکومت سے مدد لینے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔

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