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• Fire engulfs Dubai tower in city's Downtown district
• Trump takes up health care with Rand Paul, on golf course
• Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war
• Senate girds for battle over Trump Supreme Court pick
• 14-Year-Old Saves Life of 5-Year-Old Boy Who Fell off 15-foot Cliff
• NYC mayor wants to close Rikers Island jail over next decade
• EPA chief admits climate change is real — but ‘the real issue is how much we contribute to it’
• The Best Hiking Packs for Hauling Your Gear
• EPA chief says Paris climate agreement 'bad deal' for U.S.
• Former Defense secretary: U.S. 'would destroy the North Korean regime' if it came to war
• Amazon’s 20% off smart device sale lets you control everything in your home with Alexa
• Grim search resumes in Colombia after deadly flood
• Trump urges former adviser Flynn to cut immunity deal
• Israel PM warns enemies at missile defense ceremony
• On Russia, Trump administration hews closely to Obama playbook
• The 2017 BMW 5 Series Makes an Overwhelmingly Positive First Impression
• DOJ Presses Colorado On Marijuana Cases
• Serbians vote for new president as PM Vucic aims for outright win
• New tunnel opens in troubled Indian Kashmir to ease travel
• Four-day-old baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship
• Serbia PM the runaway favorite to become president
• Jets hit Syrian rebel outpost near Turkish border: rebels
• Trump sends letter to Vietnam's president to promote ties
• Philippines seeks to rename marine zone after China shows interest
• Cleanup begins after severe weather strikes Virginia Beach

Fire engulfs Dubai tower in city's Downtown district Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:50 PM PDT Firefighters brought a fire under control at a tower being built in Dubai's Downtown district, authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a spate of fires to hit tall buildings in the emirate. The blaze, which started in the early hours of Sunday morning and sent flames and black smoke into the air, engulfed Address Residences Fountain Views, a 60-storey tower being developed by Emaar Properties. The Dubai Media Office Twitter account said later that the fire was under control, with cooling operations underway and no injuries reported. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump takes up health care with Rand Paul, on golf course Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:33 PM PDT POTOMAC FALLS, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump brought Sen. Rand Paul to his Virginia golf course on Sunday, planning to discuss health care with the outspoken critic of the failed plan to repeal and replace so-called Obamacare. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:14 PM PDT By Ronn Bautista and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. "The play talks about the problem in the community with the war on drugs and the irony of it, that a few earn money amid this war and all the killings," artistic director Jessie Villabrille told Reuters. More than 8,000 suspected drug addicts and dealers have been killed since Duterte took office on June 30, some in police operations but many others in mysterious circumstances. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Senate girds for battle over Trump Supreme Court pick Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:57 PM PDT Senate Democrats are mounting a filibuster of US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, a rare obstruction of high-court appointments. If the gambit proves successful this coming week, Republicans will likely go nuclear. The Senate faces an epic showdown beginning Monday over whether to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

14-Year-Old Saves Life of 5-Year-Old Boy Who Fell off 15-foot Cliff Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:38 PM PDT The 5-year-old escaped without major injury. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

NYC mayor wants to close Rikers Island jail over next decade Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The mayor said Friday that he wants to close the city's troubled Rikers Island jail complex, though he cautioned that doing so would be difficult and take at least a decade. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

EPA chief admits climate change is real — but ‘the real issue is how much we contribute to it’ Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:02 PM PDT Scott Pruitt, the new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, says climate change is real, but how much humans are to blame for causing it is up for debate. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Best Hiking Packs for Hauling Your Gear Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:30 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

EPA chief says Paris climate agreement 'bad deal' for U.S. Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:56 AM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should continue to be "engaged" in international climate change discussions but the Paris climate change agreement is a "bad deal" for the country, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt did not confirm whether the United States would remain in the global climate change pact, under which nearly all countries agreed in 2015 to halt or curb their greenhouse gas emissions, even as the world's biggest emitter China reaffirmed its commitment to the agreement. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Former Defense secretary: U.S. 'would destroy the North Korean regime' if it came to war Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:38 AM PDT ABC News' Martha Raddatz interviews former President Barack Obama's Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in the first top Obama cabinet member interview since Trump took office. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Amazon’s 20% off smart device sale lets you control everything in your home with Alexa Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:23 AM PDT A few year ago, every electronics company out there dove head-first into the smart home game, which analysts said was going to be the next big thing. Yeah... not so much. But then, something exciting happened — and its name is Alexa. Amazon's virtual personal assistant burst onto the scene and gave all of these smart home devices a common interface that was easy to use. Now, people can't live without their smart home gadgets. Of course, there are still plenty of devices in your home that aren't smart and that don't work with Alexa, but that's where TP-Link's Alexa-enabled lineup comes in. And today, Amazon is hosting a big sale that knocks 20% off the price of all the company's top gear, including the TP-Link Smart Plug Mini that everyone loves so much. Just use the coupon code 20SMARTHOME at checkout to save 20% on each of the devices you see listed below. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Grim search resumes in Colombia after deadly flood Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:02 AM PDT MOCOA, Colombia (AP) — A grim search for the missing resumed at dawn Sunday in southern Colombia after surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters, mud and debris through a city, killing at least 200 people and leaving many more injured and homeless. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump urges former adviser Flynn to cut immunity deal Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged his former national security adviser to strike an immunity deal Friday, even as congressional investigators rebuffed Michael Flynn's offer of cooperation in exchange for protection from prosecution. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Israel PM warns enemies at missile defense ceremony Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:29 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A joint U.S.-Israeli missile interceptor meant to counter the type of medium-range missiles possessed by Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants became operational Sunday, completing Israel's multi-layer defense system amid tensions on its frontiers with Syria and Gaza. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

On Russia, Trump administration hews closely to Obama playbook Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:07 AM PDT Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that "President Trump would be so much better for US-Russia relations". The "bromance" between Putin and Trump was abruptly adjourned amidst a political storm that continues to rage in Washington over alleged collusion between Trump's inner circle and the Kremlin during the 2016 election campaign. Ongoing Russian operations in Ukraine have also forced Trump, who famously touted Putin as being a "stronger leader" than Obama, to moderate his stance. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The 2017 BMW 5 Series Makes an Overwhelmingly Positive First Impression Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:52 AM PDT BMW focused on reducing weight, adding technology, and reducing cabin noise with its 2017 5 Series redesign. The new car is essentially the same size as the outgoing model, but BMW says it's ligh... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

DOJ Presses Colorado On Marijuana Cases Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:37 AM PDT An email shows federal officials have asked Colorado's Attorney General for information about pot cases in hopes "it will lead to some positive changes." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Serbians vote for new president as PM Vucic aims for outright win Posted: 02 Apr 2017 08:19 AM PDT Serbians went to the polls Sunday to vote for a new president, with strongman Aleksandar Vucic aiming to tighten his grip on power amid accusations he is steering the nation toward authoritarian rule. Vucic, the 47-year-old prime minister, is hoping to clinch more than 50 percent of the vote, which would allow him to win outright a five-year mandate as president. The post of president has largely been ceremonial, but analysts believe it would become much more influential under Vucic. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

New tunnel opens in troubled Indian Kashmir to ease travel Posted: 02 Apr 2017 07:48 AM PDT SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on a highway linking the troubled Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Four-day-old baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship Posted: 02 Apr 2017 07:14 AM PDT ABOARD THE GOLFO AZZURRO/ROME (Reuters) - A four day-old baby was one of over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea. The baby was traveling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 migrants from North and Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Yemen and seen drifting some 22 nautical miles north of the Libyan town of Sabratha, the most frequently used departure point currently used by people smugglers in Libya. Migrants were transferred into the former fishing trawler Golfo Azzurro, expected to reach the Sicilian port town of Augusta on Sunday afternoon. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Serbia PM the runaway favorite to become president Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:59 AM PDT By Ivana Sekularac BELGRADE (Reuters) - Conservative Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is runaway favorite to win Sunday's Serbian presidential elections despite opposition warnings about the extent of his domination over the Balkan country, balanced between the West and Russia. The role of president is largely ceremonial, but Vucic is expected to retain real power through his control of Serbia's ruling Progressive Party. As such, the election is unlikely to alter the country's delicate balancing act between the European Union, which Vucic wants Serbia to join, and Russia, with which Serbs share their Orthodox Christian faith and Slavic heritage. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Jets hit Syrian rebel outpost near Turkish border: rebels Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:26 AM PDT Jets believed to be Russian hit an outpost run by moderate rebel forces in northwestern Syria near a major border crossing with Turkey, killing at least one fighter and wounding several people, two rebel sources said on Sunday. Jaish al Islam is a signatory to a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey at the end of last year. Rebels say Russia has failed to put pressure on the Syrian government to ensure the ceasefire holds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump sends letter to Vietnam's president to promote ties Posted: 02 Apr 2017 06:08 AM PDT By My Pham HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the two countries, the government website cited Quang as saying. Vietnam and the United States had advanced ties to a new level under the Obama administration amid a dispute with China over South China Sea issues, while Trump has also expressed his hope for a stronger relationship. Trump sent a letter to Quang "affirming his wishes to promote cooperation on economics, trade, regional and international issues", the Vietnamese government website said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Philippines seeks to rename marine zone after China shows interest Posted: 02 Apr 2017 05:53 AM PDT The Philippines said on Saturday it was planning to change the name of a stretch of water east of the country in a bid to highlight its sovereignty over the area, which was surveyed recently by a Chinese vessel. A Chinese survey ship was tracked for several months late last year moving around Benham Rise -- declared part of the Philippines' continental shelf in 2012 by the United Nations, stirring concern in Manila about Beijing's possible intentions. China says the ship was simply passing through the area and was not engaged in any other activity, and the country's foreign minister said last week China fully respects the Philippines' maritime area rights over Benham Rise. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Cleanup begins after severe weather strikes Virginia Beach Posted: 02 Apr 2017 05:35 AM PDT VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Beach authorities say local jail inmates are helping with cleanup efforts after strong storms struck the Tidewater area. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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