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• US acknowledges its forces were behind airstrike on Mosul
• Protests nationwide bring thousands to Russia's streets
• Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage: researchers
• Tesla’s Model 3 dashboard won’t be as futuristic as we hoped
• Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike
• What happened today in France's presidential race
• Vegas Strip reopens after gunman surrender, fatal shooting
• Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters
• UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone
• Cincinnati nightclub shooting
• Gunman Wearing a Pig Mask Robs Jewelry Store in Las Vegas' Iconic Bellagio Casino: Reports
• This Week Fast Forward 03.26.2017
• Close race in Bulgaria vote
• 3 dead, 1 injured in Mexico prison riot
• Mosul exodus as air strikes kill 'dozens'
• UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack
• Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1m weekend travellers
• Pope in Milan region to rally for those in need
• UN Syria envoy urges foreign powers to help restore ceasefire
• Oregon woman pleads guilty to assaulting passenger on flight
• April The Giraffe Defying The Odds
• Airstrikes across rebel-held Syria kill and wound scores
• Iran to sanction 15 US companies for Israel ties
• Now I Get It: The intelligence committees investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election
• Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally on California beach

US acknowledges its forces were behind airstrike on Mosul Posted: 26 Mar 2017 02:04 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An airstrike targeting Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Mosul that witnesses say killed at least 100 people was in fact launched by the U.S. military, American officials said Saturday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Protests nationwide bring thousands to Russia's streets Posted: 26 Mar 2017 01:46 PM PDT Russia's opposition, often written off by critics as a small and irrelevant coterie of privileged urbanites, put on an impressive nationwide show of strength Sunday with scores of protest rallies spanning the vast country. Hundreds were arrested, including Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage: researchers Posted: 26 Mar 2017 01:27 PM PDT Dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a tumour, researchers said Friday, announcing the results of an unusual, but promising, diagnostic trial. With just six months of training, a pair of German Shepherds became 100-percent accurate in their new role as breast cancer spotters, the team said. The technique is simple, non-invasive and cheap, and may revolutionise cancer detection in countries where mammograms are hard to come by. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tesla’s Model 3 dashboard won’t be as futuristic as we hoped Posted: 26 Mar 2017 01:10 PM PDT This past Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dashed the hopes and dreams of prospective Model 3 owners with just a few simple tweets. Tempering expectations, Musk emphasized that Tesla's upcoming Model 3 will not be more advanced -- in any capacity -- than the company's flagship Model S. "Model 3 is just a smaller, more affordable version of Model S [with] less range & power & fewer features," Musk said. "Model S has more advanced technology." Musk later added that the Model 3 will not feature the elegant "auto extend handles" Tesla introduced on the Model S. While Muks's comments here might seem obvious, the reality is that some of the hype and speculation surrounding the Model 3 had reached bizarre levels in recent months. Case in point: because the Model 3 prototype Tesla unveiled last year lacked an instrument panel with traditional gauges for items like speed, range and other pertinent information, many Tesla enthusiasts began wondering if Tesla had some special plan for the dashboard, with many believing that a heads up display (HUD) on the windshield was an inevitability. As a quick reminder, here's a photo of the Model 3 interior taken from the company's special event last year. As is evident below, the only location a driver can access information is the 15-inch touchscreen in the center console. In another shot, we can see that Model 3 drivers will have to divert their eyes to the upper left hand corner of the display in order to ascertain their current speed. Alas, Tesla doesn't have any secret plans to implement some advanced HUD on the Model 3. In a tweet addressing the matter, Musk said that as cars become more autonomous, the need for a suite of information at the ready becomes less of an issue. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/845285846936825856 Still, we're still a long ways off before fully self driving cars become commonplace. In turn, it remains to be seen if the Model 3 design in its current incarnation is perhaps too far ahead of its time. Besides, autonomous driving features for the Model 3 will cost extra, meaning that not every Model 3 on the road will be able to take advantage of the vehicle's self-driving capabilities. One question about the Model 3 that remains unanswered is whether or not can expect any changes to the car's steering wheel design. This past April, Musk boasted that the final design will be akin to a spaceship. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/716729420078133248 To answer that, we'll probably have to wait until next July when Tesla is planning the next phase of its Model 3 reveal. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 and the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, the Pentagon said Saturday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

What happened today in France's presidential race Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:35 PM PDT With 29 days to go before the first round of France's two-stage presidential election, outgoing head of state Francois Hollande has urged candidates to keep faith with the European Union even as Britain prepares to leave the bloc. Conservative candidate Francois Fillon, under pressure over allegations of fake parliamentary jobs for the family which have hit his poll ratings, received a chaotic reception on a trip to the southern Basque region where some protesters pelted him with eggs. Fillon, who has accused Hollande of helping foment a smear campaign against him amid claims his wife was on the public payroll but did little for her salary, ran the gauntlet in the small town of Cambo-les-Bains. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Vegas Strip reopens after gunman surrender, fatal shooting Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:16 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man riding on a double decker bus on the Las Vegas Strip pulled a gun and started shooting, killing one person and wounding another before barricading himself inside in a standoff that lasted hours before he finally surrendered. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:00 PM PDT By Denis Pinchuk and Natalia Shurmina MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The protests, reckoned to be the biggest since a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in 2011/2012, come a year before a presidential election which Vladimir Putin is expected to contest, running for what would be a fourth term. Opinion polls suggest the liberal opposition, which Navalny represents, have little chance of fielding a candidate capable of unseating Putin, who enjoys high ratings. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:39 AM PDT British anti-terrorism police said on Saturday they still believe the man who launched a deadly attack outside parliament this week was acting alone but conceded they may never understand his motive. British-born Islamic convert Khalid Masood, 52, was shot dead after killing four people including a policemen in a rampage on Wednesday when he rammed his car into pedestrians and tried to force his way into the parliament building in central London. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and police inquiries since have concentrated on whether Masood was acting with accomplices. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Cincinnati nightclub shooting Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:19 AM PDT Gunfire erupted early Sunday inside a crowded nightclub with a history of violence, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen others, authorities said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gunman Wearing a Pig Mask Robs Jewelry Store in Las Vegas' Iconic Bellagio Casino: Reports Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:01 AM PDT Multiple suspects were involved in the robbery, police said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

This Week Fast Forward 03.26.2017 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:45 AM PDT Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Close race in Bulgaria vote Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:12 AM PDT Bulgarian voters went to the polls Sunday in a tightly fought election pitting Socialists seen as closer to Russia against two-time centre-right premier Boyko Borisov, who is seeking another comeback. Opinion polls ahead of the vote in the European Union's poorest country, where the average monthly salary is just 500 euros ($540) and corruption is rife, also indicated a strong showing by nationalists. A close result is expected between the karate-kicking Borisov's enthusiastically pro-European Union GERB party and the Socialist Party (BSP), newly led by the energetic Kornelia Ninova. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

3 dead, 1 injured in Mexico prison riot Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:57 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fight between inmates at a northern Mexican prison left three inmates dead and one injured, authorities said Saturday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Mosul exodus as air strikes kill 'dozens' Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:40 AM PDT Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of people fleeing fighting against jihadists in the area topped 200,000. Hundreds of thousands more are still in danger inside the city, where Iraqi forces have recaptured a series of neighbourhoods since the operation to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State group began last month. The coalition said it struck an area in west Mosul on March 17 in which civilian casualties were reported, and that it was investigating "to determine the facts surrounding this strike and the validity of the allegation of civilian casualties". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:25 AM PDT The British government said Sunday that its security services must have access to encrypted messaging applications such as WhatsApp, revealing it was used by the killer behind the parliament attack. Khalid Masood, the 52-year-old Briton who killed four people before being shot dead in a rampage in Westminster on Wednesday, reportedly used the Facebook-owned service moments before the assault. Home Secretary Amber Rudd told Sky News it was "completely unacceptable" that police and security services had not been able to crack the heavily encrypted service. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1m weekend travellers Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:55 AM PDT Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Around 1.1 million people are expected to pass through the world's busiest international airport as the city marks UAE spring break, Dubai Airports said. Dubai International Airport expects 89 million passengers this year. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pope in Milan region to rally for those in need Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:40 AM PDT Pope Francis went to Milan on Saturday where he met families on a working-class housing estate and visited a prison before celebrating mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in nearby Monza. During his visit to Milan, better known for football, fashion and luxury, the Argentine pontiff put the spotlight on those less fortunate. Francis's first stop was at the Case Bianche (White Houses), a run-down collection of concrete tower blocks from the 1970s on the edge of the wealthy city. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UN Syria envoy urges foreign powers to help restore ceasefire Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:22 AM PDT The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a ceasefire, warning that escalating violence was threatening peace talks in Geneva. UN mediator Staffan de Mistura sent letters to Moscow and Tehran -- which back the Damascus regime -- as well as Ankara which supports the Syrian opposition, expressing concern over surging violence around the Syrian capital and central Hama province. "Growing violations in recent days are undermining the ceasefire", agreed at separate negotiations in Kazakhstan's capital Astana overseen by the three countries, de Mistura's office said in a statement. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Oregon woman pleads guilty to assaulting passenger on flight Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:04 AM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman pleaded guilty Friday to a felony assault charge that was filed after a female passenger complained that she had been groped during a flight from Las Vegas to Portland. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

April The Giraffe Defying The Odds Posted: 26 Mar 2017 07:48 AM PDT The pregnant was expected to go into labor weeks ago, but is yet to show signs of active labor. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Airstrikes across rebel-held Syria kill and wound scores Posted: 26 Mar 2017 07:31 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes hit a women's prison and a clinic in rebel-held parts of Syria on Saturday, killing and wounding scores of people amid clashes on multiple fronts between government forces and insurgent groups in some of the country's worst violence in weeks, opposition activists said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Iran to sanction 15 US companies for Israel ties Posted: 26 Mar 2017 06:41 AM PDT Iran said Sunday it will impose sanctions on 15 US companies for supporting Israel's "terrorist actions" as part of reprisals for the increasing pressure being announced by Washington lawmakers. The decision, which is largely symbolic since the firms do not do business with Iran, come two days after the US announced new sanctions against groups and individuals that it accuses of collaborating with Iran's weapons programme. The sanctions target firms that provide arms and equipment to Israel "for use against the Palestinians", IRNA said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Now I Get It: The intelligence committees investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election Posted: 26 Mar 2017 06:02 AM PDT As investigations into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election and potential ties to the Trump campaign continue in both the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric takes a look at the history of both committees and where things stand in those investigations. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally on California beach Posted: 26 Mar 2017 05:45 AM PDT Supporters of President Donald Trump holding a rally on a popular southern California beach clashed with counter-protesters on Saturday and four people were arrested, law enforcement said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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