| 20 children killed when minibus hits truck in South Africa Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:48 PM PDT ![20 children killed when minibus hits truck in South Africa]( "20 children killed when minibus hits truck in South Africa") JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A minibus carrying young students collided with a truck and burst into flames in South Africa on Friday, killing about 20 children.
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| This photo of Earth peaking out between Saturn's rings will make you feel small Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:29 PM PDT  We have an obsession with looking at ourselves from space. So it should come as no surprise that we continue to turn our far-flung spacecraft homeward to see what we look like from way out in the solar system. SEE ALSO: Extraterrestrial Oceans Could Host Life A new photo taken by the Cassini spacecraft near Saturn shows Earth as a small speck of light, framed and dwarfed by Saturn's famous rings. A zoomed out view.Image: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SSCICassini was 870 million miles away from Earth when it snapped this photo on April 12, according to NASA. "Although far too small to be visible in the image, the part of Earth facing Cassini at the time was the southern Atlantic Ocean," NASA said in a statement. Astronauts who fly to the International Space Station talk about how they spend their precious free time looking down at our home planet. And yes, while the view from the Space Station is incredible, there's also something deeper about our love for it. Living above the Earth can actually shift your perspective of it. A 2013 view of Earth from Saturn.Image: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SSCICalled the "overview effect" by some, looking down at our planet from far away helps you understand how tiny, fragile, and immensely important it is. Only about 500 people have been to space and afforded this kind of view in person, but photos like the one taken from Saturn are, at least in some way, designed to bring that overview effect down to a wider number of people. This isn't Cassini's first photo of Earth from Saturn. In 2013, the spacecraft snapped an incredible view of our home alongside our moon. Other spacecraft have also taken photos like this from far-off parts of the solar system. Perhaps the most famous of these photos is the "pale blue dot" image taken by Voyager 1 in 1990. That image shows Earth as a tiny fleck on a beam of sunlight from more than 4 billion miles away. The "pale blue dot" image.Image: NASA/JPL-CaltechMission controllers actually turned off Voyager's camera soon after the pale blue dot image was taken, shutting its eye on the solar system as it sped away from us toward interstellar space. The new faraway Earth image is something of a goodbye for Cassini as well. The mission — which launched from Earth in 1997 — is coming to an end in September when it makes a planned dive into Saturn's atmosphere, burning up in the process. Before that happens, however, the spacecraft will navigate between Saturn and its inner-most rings, snapping photos all the way down and giving us a new look at an alien world not all that far from home. WATCH: NASA has discovered a water world in our solar system capable of sustaining life
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| Missing Tennessee teen to return home, teacher charged with kidnapping: family Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:10 PM PDT  Speaking on ABC News' Good Morning America program Friday morning from Tennessee, Anthony Thomas, the girl's father, said he was looking forward to seeing Elizabeth later in the day when officials fly her back. Sheriff deputies in Siskiyou County on Thursday rescued Thomas and arrested Tad Cummins, 50, a former teacher at her school in Maury County, Tennessee, from a cabin near Yreka, California, about 60 miles (100 km) south of the Oregon border.
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| 10 Memorial Day Desserts That Will Brighten Up Your Holiday Spread Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:52 PM PDT ![10 Memorial Day Desserts That Will Brighten Up Your Holiday Spread]( "10 Memorial Day Desserts That Will Brighten Up Your Holiday Spread")
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| Trump administration will not ignore white collar crime: Justice official Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:37 PM PDT  By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration will be persistent in prosecuting white collar crimes despite giving a higher profile to tackling violent crime, a senior Justice Department official said on Thursday. Since taking office, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has repeatedly said federal law enforcement agencies would focus on aggressively targeting violent criminals, especially drug-trafficking gangs.
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| 6 Tips for Laying Top-Notch Tile Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:19 PM PDT ![6 Tips for Laying Top-Notch Tile]( "6 Tips for Laying Top-Notch Tile")
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| UC Berkeley threatened with lawsuit over Ann Coulter speech Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:04 PM PDT  The two groups who wanted to bring Ann Coulter to speak at UC Berkeley are counting down the hours. They say they'll sue the university at 5 p.m. Friday if Coulter doesn't get her original speaking date.
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| Victim's mom: Aaron Hernandez suicide reopens painful wounds Posted: 21 Apr 2017 11:46 AM PDT  NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The mother of the man ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez murdered said Friday that his suicide has reopened painful wounds. Hernandez's family, meanwhile, was asking a judge to order prison officials to preserve evidence so they can investigate the circumstances of his death.
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| Ledell Lee, Arkansas's First Inmate To Be Executed Since 2005 Posted: 21 Apr 2017 11:13 AM PDT  Ledell Lee's execution was Arkansas' first since 2005. The state had planned to execute eight inmates over 10 days starting April 17, but four among them received stay orders for various reasons.
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| Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollah press tour on Israel border Posted: 21 Apr 2017 10:56 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister criticized on Friday a media tour organized by Hezbollah in south Lebanon, saying that the government of Lebanon was not informed beforehand and did not approve.
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| Venezuela protest toll rises after night of violence Posted: 21 Apr 2017 10:38 AM PDT  Venezuela was rocked by a night of fresh violence during anti-government protests that have now claimed nine lives in three weeks, after an official said Friday that another man had been fatally shot. Riot police firing tear gas fought running battles overnight in the west and south of Caracas with protesters demanding the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. "With much pain, I report the death by gunshot of Melvin Guaitan, humble neighborhood worker of Sucre municipality," Mayor Carlos Ocariz wrote on Twitter.
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| Trump, Republicans face tricky task of averting U.S. government shutdown Posted: 21 Apr 2017 10:23 AM PDT  By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who control Congress face their first major budget test next week, with the threat of a U.S. government shutdown potentially hinging on his proposed Mexican border wall as well as Obamacare funding. With Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, keeping the federal government operating is a basic test of their ability to govern, but their task could become even more complicated if they insist on using the spending legislation to bring about contentious policy changes.
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| The Latest: Runoff in Georgia House race could test Trump Posted: 21 Apr 2017 10:07 AM PDT  DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Georgia's 6th Congressional District election (all times local):
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| Berkeley reverses decision to nix speech by right-wing commentator Posted: 21 Apr 2017 09:52 AM PDT  The University of California at Berkeley on Thursday reversed its decision to cancel a talk by right-wing commentator Ann Coulter, offering a new date and venue for the event. University officials on Wednesday had defended their decision to scrap the firebrand pundit's April 27 appearance at the famously progressive campus, citing security concerns and several recent political protests that had turned violent. Coulter had lashed out at the decision, saying it was an attack on free speech, and had vowed to defy the university and speak at the campus anyway on the scheduled date.
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| Trump bemoans ‘ridiculous standard’ of judging presidents by first 100 days Posted: 21 Apr 2017 09:34 AM PDT  President Trump is complaining about the "ridiculous standard" of judging an administration on its first 100 days.
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| Paris gunman's criminal past in focus as police seek possible accomplices Posted: 21 Apr 2017 09:19 AM PDT  By Emmanuel Jarry and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a French policeman in a suspected Islamist militant attack had served time for previous armed assaults on law enforcement officers, police sources said on Friday, as authorities sought possible accomplices. The gunman, identified as Karim Cheurfi, opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the Champs Elysees in Paris late on Thursday, killing one officer and injuring two others before being shot dead. The attack, which was claimed by Islamic State, overshadowed the last day of campaigning for Sunday's presidential election first round.
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| SitRep: SecDef Says Syria Has Chemical Weapons; Second Guessing U.S. Generals; Militaries Scramble to Meet North Korea Threat Posted: 21 Apr 2017 08:59 AM PDT  Differing Takes on Iran Agreement; France Attack; Wikileaks In Washington's Crosshairs Despite Trump Praise; More Arms For Saudi
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Slam Jeff Sessions For 'Island In Pacific' Comment Posted: 21 Apr 2017 08:43 AM PDT  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session called Hawaii "an island in the Pacific" and publicly criticized a federal judge in the state who blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban.
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| New GOP health care push Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:45 AM PDT  Republicans work out a deal that could threaten the Affordable Care Act once more.
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| People still like United Airlines more than Donald Trump Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:27 AM PDT  Good news for United Airlines: The company could still be president of the United States. A Public Policy Polling poll released on Thursday asked people whether respondents had a higher opinion of United or President Donald Trump — 42 percent said United, compared with just 40 percent who went with the president. If it helps anyone personally affronted by this poll, 18 percent of respondents said they couldn't decide. And, hey, the poll's sample of 648 registered voters has a 3.9 percent margin of error, so maybe Trump is actually more popular than United. Who knows! SEE ALSO: Unsettling video captures United passenger being forcibly removed from overbooked flight United's reputation ran into a blender earlier this month after footage surfaced of a man being dragged off an overbooked flight and allegedly suffering a concussion. The airline then issued a statement derided as callous before its stock prices sunk into the abyss, at which point the CEO said the company was reviewing policies that led to the brutal removal and delivered an actual apology. Still, that company is more popular than the president of the red, white, and blue, a man who has been historically unpopular even as he won last year's election, a man who encouraged sexual assault on video, a man who derided Mexican immigrants as "rapists," and a man whose promises to revamp healthcare have so far yielded little more than embarrassing press conferences. Before Democrats get too excited, we'll next have to see how well United is polling in Ohio. WATCH: If you give up your seat on a Delta flight you could get almost $10,000
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| The Latest: Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley's May speaking date Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:07 AM PDT  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Ann Coulter speaking at Berkeley (all times local):
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| Marijuana activists arrested at US Capitol on '4/20' day Posted: 21 Apr 2017 06:47 AM PDT  Police arrested seven pro-marijuana activists near the US Capitol on Thursday as they handed out free joints to mark "4/20 day" and highlight their effort to legalize pot. US Capitol Police (USCP) said three adults were arrested near the Capitol and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, while four were charged with possession. Among those arrested was Adam Eidinger, co-founder of activist group DCMJ aimed at cannabis law reform in the US capital Washington.
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| The 89 Most Delish Holiday Appetizers Posted: 21 Apr 2017 06:28 AM PDT ![The 89 Most Delish Holiday Appetizers]( "The 89 Most Delish Holiday Appetizers")
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| Police officer killed, two wounded in Paris shooting Posted: 21 Apr 2017 06:12 AM PDT  By Julien Pretot and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS (Reuters) - A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in central Paris on Thursday night in an attack carried out days before presidential elections and quickly claimed by the Islamic State group. President Francois Hollande said he was convinced the shooting on the Champs Elysees boulevard, in which the assailant was himself shot dead by police, was an act of terrorism. Officers searched the home in eastern Paris of the dead attacker.
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| Prosecutor: Man accused in son's death spoke of 'a spirit' Posted: 21 Apr 2017 05:53 AM PDT  CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A man authorities say killed his 3-year-old son because he had become an impediment to his relationship with a teenage girlfriend spoke about "a spirit" drawing the son to woods where he was found dead, a prosecutor suggested Thursday.
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