| Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq and more: April 26 in photos Posted: 26 Apr 2017 01:34 PM PDT ![Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq and more: April 26 in photos]( "Battling ISIS in Hatra, Iraq and more: April 26 in photos") Iraqi paramilitary troops fire towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the ancient city of Hatra near Mosul, Iraq;The robes of Pope Francis are blown over his head by a gust of wind as he holds his homily during the weekly audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican; and, Demonstrators march marking the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Minsk, Belarus.
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| New US office seeks to aid victims of crimes by immigrants Posted: 26 Apr 2017 01:16 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened an office dedicated to helping victims of crimes committed by immigrants — an initiative criticized as misguided because studies have shown immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.
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| US commander not confident North Korea will refrain from nuclear assault Posted: 26 Apr 2017 12:58 PM PDT  Adm Harry Harris testifies before the House in Washington DC on Wednesday. The US admiral in charge of a potential conflict with North Korea has said his goal is to bring Kim Jong-un "to his senses, not to his knees". Tensions between the US and North Korea are white-hot ahead of an anticipated sixth nuclear test from Pyongyang and its accelerating long-range missile development.
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| Turkey says detains 1,000 'secret imams' in police purge Posted: 26 Apr 2017 12:38 PM PDT  By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities arrested more than 1,000 people on Wednesday they said had secretly infiltrated police forces across the country on behalf of a U.S.-based cleric blamed by the government for a failed coup attempt last July. The nationwide sweep was one of the largest operations in months against suspected supporters of the cleric, Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of President Tayyip Erdogan who is now accused by the government of trying to topple him by force. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the overnight crackdown targeted a Gulen network "that infiltrated our police force, called 'secret imams'.
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| Finance chief quits drugmaker Teva, leaving another gap at top Posted: 26 Apr 2017 12:24 PM PDT ![Finance chief quits drugmaker Teva, leaving another gap at top]( "Finance chief quits drugmaker Teva, leaving another gap at top") Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' finance chief Eyal Desheh will step down in the next few months after nearly a decade in the job, the second top official to resign from the Israel-based company this year. Israeli media reported on Tuesday that Desheh is likely to be appointed as chairman of Isracard, the credit card unit of Bank Hapoalim, the country's largest bank, which said there were a number of candidates. Teva said it would immediately start a search for a new CFO, but that Desheh will take part in the company's first-quarter earnings call on May 11.
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| This Mom's Viral Facebook Post Explains Why She Doesn't Teach Her Son to Share Posted: 26 Apr 2017 12:08 PM PDT  "MY CHILD IS NOT REQUIRED TO SHARE WITH YOURS."
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| Conservative House group says ready to back latest U.S. healthcare bill Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:49 AM PDT  The conservative House Freedom Caucus is prepared to support a reworked U.S. healthcare reform bill even though it would not fully repeal former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, the group said in a statement on Wednesday. "While the revised version still does not fully repeal Obamacare, we are prepared to support it to keep our promise to the American people to lower healthcare costs," the House Freedom Caucus said in a statement posted on the website of its chairman, Republican Representative Mark Meadows. Republican leaders in the House of Representatives had tried to move a healthcare overhaul bill last month to make good on one of President Donald Trump's top campaign promises, but opposition from the party's conservative ranks helped doom the effort.
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| The Latest: GOP moderate says health bill still has problems Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts in Congress to repeal the health care law and agree on a spending bill to keep the government open (all times local):
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| Ann Coulter cancels her speech at Berkeley amid safety dispute Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:12 AM PDT  "There will be no speech," Coulter wrote in an email to Reuters on Wednesday in which she also criticized two conservative groups who had originally sponsored the event, saying they were no longer supporting her. Coulter, one of the best-known conservative commentators in the United States, had been scheduled to give a speech critical of pro-immigration policies on Thursday. Last week, Berkeley officials said there was no safe venue at the campus on that date.
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| WHO says Liberia taking precautions after mystery deaths Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:54 AM PDT ![WHO says Liberia taking precautions after mystery deaths]( "WHO says Liberia taking precautions after mystery deaths") Liberian health authorities are taking rapid precautionary steps after eight people died of a mystery illness, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, 10 months after the end of a catastrophic two-year Ebola virus outbreak. "Yesterday WHO received a report from Liberia health authorities about a cluster of unexplained illness and deaths in the southern part of the country – Sinoe County," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said in emailed comments. Samples were also being taken from water sources to test for chemicals and bacteria.
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| Donald Trump's first 100 days: Historian responds to White House email boasting of President's achievements Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:39 AM PDT  A White House release boasting of Donald Trump's achievements in his first 100 days in office has been described as "catastrophically wrong" by a historian. The President's team sent out an email to the White House press corps detailing executive orders and legislation passed in the President's first phase in office. History professor Peter Shulman, of Case Western Reserve University, critiqued the press release, saying it made "odd" comparisons and listing laws was a "dumb metric".
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| Trump tweets don't help: 1st Twitter revenue drop since IPO Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:21 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — You'd think Twitter would be able to milk its status as President Donald Trump's megaphone. But the company still faces stagnant user growth, has never made a profit and even reported a quarterly revenue decline Wednesday, a first since going public.
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| Donald Trump says he previously claimed Nato was 'obsolete' because he 'did not know much about it' Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:01 AM PDT  Donald Trump has rowed back on his claim that Nato is "obsolete", saying his earlier comments were made when he did "not know much about" the military alliance. The US President told CNN's Wolf Blitzer during the presidential campaign that the 28-member state organisation was redundant and overly expensive for the US – a claim he repeated shortly before taking office in January. Asked about his previous comments during an interview with the Associated Press, Mr Trump said they were a result of him "not knowing much" about Nato.
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| AP Photos: Chernobyl's ghost town draws daring visitors Posted: 26 Apr 2017 09:29 AM PDT  PRIPYAT, Ukraine (AP) — A bulletin board in the Ukrainian town of Pripyat still bears an edition of the Sovietsky Patriot newspaper, dated three days before the nuclear explosion that turned the city into one of the world's most baleful ghost towns.
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| Mnuchin says business tax rate at 15 percent in Trump tax plan Posted: 26 Apr 2017 09:11 AM PDT  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the plan for "the biggest tax cut" in U.S. history due to be released later on Wednesday by the White House would cut the business tax rate to 15 percent, including for small businesses. "This is going to be the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform in the history of our country," Mnuchin said at a news forum in Washington.
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| Fox News anchor, others hit network with race bias claims Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:56 AM PDT  Fox News is facing renewed legal claims that it mistreated non-white employees, including a television anchor who said he was depicted as "the racist caricature of a black entertainer." Eleven current and former Fox employees, including anchor Kelly Wright, filed an amended lawsuit in New York state court on Tuesday claiming they were demeaned, humiliated, paid less than white coworkers, and passed over for promotions. The lawsuit was originally filed last month by two Fox News payroll employees. Separately on Tuesday, a former Fox News accounts payable specialist, Adasa Blanco, filed her own lawsuit in federal court in New York claiming her complaints about racial discrimination were ignored and she was forced to quit in 2013 as a result.
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| Call the state department's ad for Mar-a-Lago what it is: a plea for corruption | Ross Barkan Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:39 AM PDT  The state department touted the virtues of the US president's private members club. No sitting president in American history has been so engrossed with personal profit as Donald Trump. Moving into the White House has not altered his lifelong obsession with making money.
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| Why are far-right speakers flocking to liberal Berkeley? Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:05 AM PDT  A man is sprayed with a chemical irritant as multiple fights break out between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters in Berkeley, California, on 15 April. The college town so deeply liberal that it is referred to as "the People's Republic of Berkeley" is now a favored destination for the far right, resulting in a number of violent encounters on the city's streets and the University of California's flagship campus. A new confrontation is expected on Thursday, when rightwing commentator Ann Coulter plans to speak on the UC Berkeley campus in defiance of the administration's request that she hold her event a week later at a secure location.
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| Conservative students suing Berkeley over Coulter speech Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:46 AM PDT  Students take a stand after the university canceled the conservative commentator's speech
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| Thai man broadcasts baby daughter's murder live on Facebook Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:31 AM PDT  People could access the videos of the child's murder on her father's Facebook page for roughly 24 hours, until they were taken down around 5 p.m. in Bangkok (1000 GMT) on Tuesday, or about a day after being uploaded. "This is an appalling incident and our hearts go out to the family of the victim," a Singapore-based Facebook spokesman said in an email to Reuters. "There is absolutely no place for content of this kind on Facebook and it has now been removed." Murders, suicides and sexual assault have plagued Facebook despite making up a small percentage of videos.
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| Amazon’s $96 sound bar is so good it doesn’t need a separate subwoofer Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:16 AM PDT 
It used to be that if you wanted to add decent sound to your TV, you need to spend upwards of $1,000 on a surround sound system. The the home audio market got much more competitive, and prices began to fall. Things really took a turn when companies began launching sound bars, which cost less to make and didn't require users to run cables all over their homes. Fast-forward to today, and you can get a solid sound bar with a wireless subwoofer for between $200 and $300. And then there's the AmazonBasics 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Sound Bar with Built-In Subwoofer, a 4-star rated home audio solution that costs less than $100. The nifty design builds the sub right into the sound bar itself, delivering great sound, a compact design, and the easiest possible installation. Here are a few more details from the product page: - 31.5-inch sound bar with built-in subwoofer enhances home-audio systems (not compatible with universal or TV remotes)
- Bluetooth technology v2.1 + EDR with A2DP & AVRCP for seamless streaming from various devices
- Full-range stereo speakers; up to 92 dB (2.1 channels)
- 4-piece 2-inch round frame; mid- to high-range drivers; 4-by-2.7-inch sub-range driver; 2-piece passive radiator
- 3 sound modes: Standard, News, and Movie; remote control and wall-mount hardware included; measures 31.5 by 3.2 by 3.5 inches (W x H x D)
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| Donald Trump says 'see you in court' after federal judge blocks his sanctuary cities executive order Posted: 26 Apr 2017 06:59 AM PDT  Donald Trump has lashed out on Twitter after a judge blocked his executive order withholding funds from sanctuary cities if they failed to comply with his immigration demands. A federal judge in San Francisco made the ruling on Tuesday after San Francisco and Santa Clara County asked the courts to intervene, arguing that more than $1 billion was at stake for each of them. In his ruling US District Judge William Orrick III said it was clear the Trump administration planned to use the order to block funding for more than just law enforcement, as federal lawyers had argued.
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| From inauguration to 100th day: President Trump’s rocky ride in pictures Posted: 26 Apr 2017 06:44 AM PDT ![From inauguration to 100th day: President Trump's rocky ride in pictures]( "From inauguration to 100th day: President Trump's rocky ride in pictures") Just 100 days into his term, Donald Trump's young presidency has already provided its share of memorable moments, from his speech to a joint meeting of Congress to his decision to rain cruise missiles on a Syrian base in response to a chemical attack that killed civilians, including children. He has hosted a virtual parade of world leaders, seen his Supreme Court pick confirmed, and held some rallies that recall the mood of his boisterous, unorthodox campaign, all while trying to lay the groundwork for still-elusive legislative achievements.
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| Tucker Carlson and Caitlyn Jenner debate Trump and transgender rights Posted: 26 Apr 2017 06:27 AM PDT  The conservative Fox News host made his debut in the slot formerly occupied by Bill O'Reilly with a discussion about the president's approach to LGBT issues.
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| President Trump says ‘the wall is gonna get built’ Posted: 26 Apr 2017 06:10 AM PDT  President Trump told reporters at the White House today that his proposed wall along the length of the U.S. border with Mexico is going to be built. His announcement comes as reports say funding for the construction of the wall may not be in the spending bill put forth by Congress this week.
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