| El Faro's tragic ending 'burned' in investigator's mind Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:31 PM PDT  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It was just a fleeting moment, hardly noticeable amid the tumult: As the crew of the freighter El Faro fought their futile battle with a hurricane , the second mate asked the captain if she could leave the bridge to retrieve her life jacket.
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| Egypt's Christian minority in sombre mood for Easter holiday Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:16 PM PDT  By Osama Naguib ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Members of Egypt's Christian minority flocked to church on Friday but two church bomb attacks on Palm Sunday that killed 45 people have left many in a sombre mood over Easter. Worshippers from the nearly 2,000-year-old Coptic Christian community attended church services, but the holiday to mark the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ was being observed in subdued fashion, according to church officials. In the city of Alexandria, Christians congregated at Saint Mark's Cathedral, historic seat of the Coptic Pope, to attend Good Friday prayers.
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| Police Make Arrest In Case Of Google Employee Murdered While Jogging Posted: 15 Apr 2017 01:00 PM PDT  Her body was found in the woods in August.
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| 140 Low-Carb Comfort Foods You Need To Try Immediately Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:42 PM PDT ![140 Low-Carb Comfort Foods You Need To Try Immediately]( "140 Low-Carb Comfort Foods You Need To Try Immediately")
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| In about-face, Trump nominates new head of export bank Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:27 PM PDT  President Donald Trump nominated former Republican lawmaker Scott Garrett as president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States on Friday, completing an about-face over an institution he had denounced as "featherbedding" for big business. A White House statement also named Spencer Bachus, another Republican former congressman, to be a member of the board of directors of the bank. Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday he would fill the two vacancies on the bank's five-member board that have prevented it from having a quorum and being able to act on loans over $10 million.
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| How to Pick Healthier Easter Foods Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:09 PM PDT  Like Thanksgiving and Christmas, Easter gives us the chance to celebrate with friends and family—usually around a big meal topped off with a special dessert. You can lighten up your Easter foods ...
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| The 6 inmates scheduled to die in Arkansas this month Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:39 AM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Despite a court ruling Friday that puts its plans in jeopardy, Arkansas hoped to go ahead with the executions of six men between Monday and April 27, a pace exceeded only by Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the death penalty in 1976.
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| Ex-governor: Alabama 'needed to be relieved' from scandal Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:19 AM PDT ![Ex-governor: Alabama 'needed to be relieved' from scandal]( "Ex-governor: Alabama 'needed to be relieved' from scandal") MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday he was happy with his decision to resign and that it relieved him and the state after the drumbeat of a yearlong scandal focused on his relationship with a former aide.
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| Pope speaks of humanity's "shame" in Good Friday procession Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:01 AM PDT  ROME (AP) — Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers, and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight anti-terrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity's failings.
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| Protesters to take to streets to demand Trump release tax returns Posted: 15 Apr 2017 10:40 AM PDT  By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across the United States and beyond on Saturday to press President Donald Trump to release his tax returns and to dispute his claim that the public does not care about the issue. The demonstrations, organized by a loose coalition of labor and left-leaning groups with various economic agendas, are intended to focus on Trump's refusal to disclose his tax-paying history, something his predecessors in the White House have done for more than 40 years. Critics have raised questions about what Trump's tax returns say about his net worth and about his various business ties.
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| United We Fall: Airline's Own Pilots Now Blasting Treatment of Doctor Dragged Off Flight Posted: 15 Apr 2017 10:23 AM PDT  The union called the treatment of Dr. David Dao "grossly inappropriate."
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| Police ID 4 found slain in park in suspected gang killing Posted: 15 Apr 2017 10:08 AM PDT  BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — Four young people found brutally slain near a soccer field in a park as part of a suspected gang killing were a 16-year-old, two 18-year-olds, including one visiting from Florida, and a 20-year-old man, police said.
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| Highlights: The Trump presidency on April 13 at 9:30 P.M. EDT/0130 GMT on Friday Posted: 15 Apr 2017 09:53 AM PDT ![Highlights: The Trump presidency on April 13 at 9:30 P.M. EDT/0130 GMT on Friday]( "Highlights: The Trump presidency on April 13 at 9:30 P.M. EDT/0130 GMT on Friday") (Reuters) - Highlights for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday: AFGHANISTAN The United States drops a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in Afghanistan against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants, the Pentagon says. NORTH KOREA Trump says Pyongyang is a problem that "will be taken care of" amid speculation that North Korea is on the verge of a sixth nuclear test. Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China warns, while an influential Chinese newspaper urges Pyongyang to halt its nuclear program in exchange for Beijing's protection.
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| Philippines: Foiled attack staged by IS-linked extremists Posted: 15 Apr 2017 09:37 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A foiled attack on a central Philippine resort island this week was a kidnapping and bombing mission by at least three extremist groups affiliated with the Islamic State group in one of their most daring terror plots, security officials said Saturday.
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| Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy Posted: 15 Apr 2017 09:18 AM PDT ![Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy]( "Report cites Hawaii agency for not doing better job with boy") HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii agency could have done a better job protecting a 6-year-old child who was abused and later died, a court-appointed expert said in a report.
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| Apple eyes backing Hon Hai bid for Toshiba chip unit: report Posted: 15 Apr 2017 09:01 AM PDT  Tech giant Apple is considering backing Hon Hai's multi-billion dollar bid for Toshiba's lucrative memory chip business, a report said Saturday. The US firm plans to financially support Taiwan's Hon Hai, which has reportedly bid some 3 trillion yen ($27.6 billion) in the initial tendering round for the memory chip business, the Mainichi Shimbun said. Apple, which uses Toshiba's memory chips for its iPhone, hopes to secure stable supplies of the key parts by supporting Hon Hai's bid, the daily said.
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| Cave of fire and ice Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT ![Cave of fire and ice]( "Cave of fire and ice") Stunning photos from inside the glistening underground spaces show a warm orange glow spreading out across the horizon.
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| EU Parliament could summon Le Pen over funds before French presidential runoff vote Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:24 AM PDT  European Union lawmakers could summon French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen to discuss the lifting of her immunity over the alleged misuse of European Union money, before the second round of the French election, an influential legislator said on Saturday. French judges have asked the European parliament to lift the immunity of the National Front leader, who is a member of the EU legislature, to permit further investigations over alleged misuse of funds to pay for party assistants [nL8N1HM0CR]. "The legal affairs committee has agreed that Le Pen will be summoned for a hearing on the first possible date in May," Laura Ferrara, the deputy chair of the committee, told Reuters.
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| I survived the Boston Marathon bombing, and I’ll be back this year — even if I have to walk Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:09 AM PDT  Runner Johanna Hantel was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Here she pays tribute to the doctor who helped her and so many others, Howard Palamarchuk.
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| Security tight as Egypt Copts prepare for Easter mass Posted: 15 Apr 2017 07:49 AM PDT  Egypt tightened security outside churches as Coptic Christians prepared for a subdued Easter mass on Saturday days after suicide bombers killed scores of people in two churches north of the capital. Worshippers will pass through arduous checks outside churches after police, backed by the military, beefed up security following the Palm Sunday church bombings that killed 45 people in two cities north of Cairo. The government had declared a state of emergency and called in the army to protect "vital" installations following the suicide bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, which were claimed by the Islamic State group.
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| Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers Posted: 15 Apr 2017 07:32 AM PDT  Hackers released documents and files on Friday that cybersecurity experts said indicated the U.S. National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system, allowing it to monitor money flows among some Middle Eastern and Latin American banks. The documents and files were released by a group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers. Some of the records bear NSA seals, but Reuters could not confirm their authenticity.
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| Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo: state media, monitors Posted: 15 Apr 2017 07:15 AM PDT  An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported. A military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near the convoy. Pictures posted on state media showed what appeared to be the aftermath of the explosion, with bodies lying on the ground and fires belching out thick black plumes of smoke.
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| April The Giraffe Continues To Have Light Discharge Posted: 15 Apr 2017 06:43 AM PDT  "Grain intake remains moderate. Light discharge continues. Otherwise, all is normal and well, as expected," they said.
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| US probe of Russian election interference expands into Cyprus Posted: 15 Apr 2017 06:24 AM PDT  A lawmaker probing Russian efforts to influence last year's US presidential election said Friday he had traveled to Cyprus to investigate money laundering operations there that could have been utilized by the Kremlin. The Mediterranean country is where Russia is suspected of laundering millions of dollars as part of the election interference campaign. "It is essential for the Intelligence Committee to examine the nature and scope of Russian money laundering and how the use of offshore accounts, like those used in Cyprus, is one of many tools the Kremlin utilizes to exert undue influence abroad," Quigley said in a statement released following his return to the United States.
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| Good Friday Passages From The Bible Posted: 15 Apr 2017 06:05 AM PDT  Observe the Friday before Easter Sunday with these 10 passages from the bible.
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