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• Mexican president proposes legalizing gay marriage
• NASA releases time-lapse footage of Mercury’s rare transit of the sun
• Senate passes bill allowing Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
• Radio distracted engineer in 2015 Amtrak crash - U.S. safety agency
• Trump fumes after pro-Clinton super-PAC uses his own words against him
• IOC say 31 athletes could miss Rio after Beijing re-tests
• Marco Rubio goes on Twitter rant against the media
• Will Bernie Sanders do the right thing? And what is that, anyway?
• Westbrook leads comeback as Thunder stun Warriors to take Game 1
• Nevada Democrats: Sanders campaign has violent streak
• Baby bison euthanized after tourists put it in car
• Official: Radio transmissions distracted Amtrak engineer
• Unconventional #14: Can Republicans really change the rules in Cleveland to block Trump’s nomination?
• Hillary Clinton Says 'No,' Bill Won't Serve in Her Cabinet

Mexican president proposes legalizing gay marriage Posted: 17 May 2016 12:42 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has proposed legalizing gay marriage. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

NASA releases time-lapse footage of Mercury’s rare transit of the sun Posted: 17 May 2016 10:52 AM PDT The smallest planet in the solar system appeared as a small black dot with Earth's nearest star as its backdrop. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Senate passes bill allowing Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia Posted: 17 May 2016 10:19 AM PDT The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow survivors and relatives of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks to file lawsuits seeking damages against the government of Saudi Arabia. If it passes the House of Representatives and is signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama, JASTA would allow lawsuits to proceed in federal court in New York as lawyers try to prove that the Saudis were involved in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Radio distracted engineer in 2015 Amtrak crash - U.S. safety agency Posted: 17 May 2016 10:00 AM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The engineer involved in a deadly Amtrak passenger train crash in 2015 that killed eight passengers in Philadelphia was distracted by radio traffic, U.S. safety officials said on Tuesday. The engineer of Amtrak Train 188, Brandon Bostian, sped up into a curve at more than twice the recommended speed, which could have been prevented if the track had been fitted with positive train control, a safety system, the findings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said that Bostian had lost track of where the train was before the crash that killed eight passengers and sent 186 to hospitals.

Trump fumes after pro-Clinton super-PAC uses his own words against him Posted: 17 May 2016 09:20 AM PDT "The pathetic new hit ad against me misrepresents the final line. 'You can tell them to go BLANK themselves' was about China, NOT WOMEN!" Donald Trump said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

IOC say 31 athletes could miss Rio after Beijing re-tests Posted: 17 May 2016 06:41 AM PDT Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after 454 doping samples were re-tested from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the IOC said on Tuesday. A statement from the International Olympic Committee said its Executive Board had stepped up the fight against drugs cheats and the re-tests had been carried out in conjunction with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and international federations. Another 250 samples would be re-tested from the London 2012 Olympics.

Marco Rubio goes on Twitter rant against the media Posted: 17 May 2016 06:26 AM PDT Florida Sen. Marco Rubio went on a bit of a Twitter rant Monday night. In tweet after tweet, the former 2016 presidential candidate sarcastically ripped media outlets for quoting sources, described as close to him, who he said don't know what they're talking about. Rubio's tweets grew increasingly humorous as the night continued. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Will Bernie Sanders do the right thing? And what is that, anyway? Posted: 17 May 2016 02:31 AM PDT Hillary Clinton lost last week's West Virginia primary by nearly 16 points. Sanders is in a hole — the kind of hole from which people cannot be rescued. The question now is, What kind of a loser will Bernie Sanders be? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Westbrook leads comeback as Thunder stun Warriors to take Game 1 Posted: 16 May 2016 11:36 PM PDT OKC looked at a clear disadvantaged in the first half but made more big plays down the stretch thanks to a terrific second half from their star point guard. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Nevada Democrats: Sanders campaign has violent streak Posted: 16 May 2016 07:10 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's Democratic party on Monday warned the Democratic National Committee that Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters have a penchant for violence and may seek to disrupt the party's national convention in July, as they did during the Nevada convention Saturday.

Baby bison euthanized after tourists put it in car Posted: 16 May 2016 04:48 PM PDT Yellowstone National Park managers warned visitors to leave wildlife alone after a string of events that led to the bison calf's death.

Official: Radio transmissions distracted Amtrak engineer Posted: 16 May 2016 03:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train jumped the tracks along a curve in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, was distracted by radio transmissions, a U.S. official briefed on the investigation said Monday.

Unconventional #14: Can Republicans really change the rules in Cleveland to block Trump’s nomination? Posted: 16 May 2016 03:02 PM PDT Can Republicans really change the rules in Cleveland to block Trump's nomination? In a story titled "Five Ways the Republican Convention Could Still Be Contentious," Jeremy Peters of the New York Times reported Sunday that at least some Republicans "hostile" to Donald Trump continue to daydream about derailing his nomination at the last minute in Cleveland. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Hillary Clinton Says 'No,' Bill Won't Serve in Her Cabinet Posted: 16 May 2016 01:55 PM PDT During a visit to the Lone Oak Little Castle diner in Paducah, Ky., Hillary Clinton was asked twice to expand on what Bill Clinton's role in the White House would be.Clinton ignored it each time, but when asked if her husband would be in her Cabinet, she shook her head and mouthed, "No. ... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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