| Austin bombings: Who has been targeted in series of attacks, are they hate crimes and who is behind the explosions? Posted: 19 Mar 2018 12:22 PM PDT  A fourth explosion in less than a month has hit Austin, Texas, with police hunting for what they believe to be a "serial bomber" or bombers with all of the incidents believed to be linked. Police have appealed for video surveillance footage from residents and called on them to stay clear of any suspicious packages. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley asked the city "to have an extra level of vigilance and pay attention to any suspicious device whether it be a package, a bag, a backpack, anything that looks out of place and do not approach it".
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| Jim Carrey's portrait of 'monstrous' Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets ripped apart on Twitter Posted: 19 Mar 2018 10:32 AM PDT  Actor Jim Carrey is being slammed on social media for sharing a portrait of a person many assumed to be White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. SEE ALSO: Basically just four minutes of Jim Carrey falling down repeatedly Carrey shared the sketch on Twitter on Saturday with the caption, "This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!" This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous! pic.twitter.com/MeYLTy1pqb — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) March 17, 2018 A Carrey spokesperson confirmed to Mashable that the "sketch" was Carrey's handiwork, but could not confirm that the person portrayed was Sanders. Meanwhile, Twitter users — particularly supporters of the Trump administration — did as they always do, cracking back on Carrey for his portrayal of Sanders and his criticism of Christians. Oh Jim, can't you see, you're overacting again! POS pic.twitter.com/elRBpAdWtM — Jlk4USA (@Jlk4USA) March 19, 2018 Sad hollywood stoops so low, have they no sense of Dignity?????? — Kixspot! #1 in kix! (@Dcxtech01) March 18, 2018 @JimCarrey You are a DISGRACE Jim Carrey No woman should be TREATED like these, you do not Represent America or Canada. You are a Loser a bully You are a little Boy in a Mans Body. Shame on you! @GovMikeHuckabee @PressSec @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @seanhannity @SenTedCruz @LouDobbs — RedRisingUSA (@RedRisingUSA) March 19, 2018 That's not to say Carrey doesn't have his supporters, but the criticism has been swift and vicious since he posted it — even though it's hardly Carrey's first foray into political controversy. Carrey's Twitter feed is full of politically-motivated paintings, including several related to the recent deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that take on Sen. Marco Rubio and President Trump. Mashable has reached out to Carrey's publicist for more information. WATCH: 'Eternal Sunshine' as an 8-bit movie is unforgettable
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| 6 Reasons Gun Control Will Not Solve Mass Killings Posted: 19 Mar 2018 09:20 AM PDT  In the wake of the tragic murder of 17 innocent students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students, educators, politicians, and activists are searching for solutions to prevent future school shootings. Are there ways to reduce gun violence and school shootings? -"Mass shooting" typically refers to mass killings perpetrated by a firearm or firearms.
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| Turkey says its forces won't stay in Syria's Afrin region Posted: 19 Mar 2018 08:26 AM PDT  Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its "real owners", once it has been cleared of "terrorists", Turkey said on Monday. Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies swept into the regional capital, also called Afrin, on Sunday, raising their flags in the town center and declaring full control after an eight-week campaign against the Kurdish YPG militia. "We are not permanent there (in Afrin) and we are certainly not invaders.
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| Hillary Clinton says she never meant to cause offence by claiming white women voted Republican because of their husbands Posted: 19 Mar 2018 04:32 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton has been forced to publish a lengthy explanation for recent comments that attracted the ire of Republicans and Democrats for suggesting that white women often voted the same way as their husbands. During a trip to India, she also described how her voters tended to come from more wealthy areas than Trump voters. Her candid views were reminiscent of the moment during the election campaign when she described Trump supporters as "deplorables". She took to Facebook at the weekend to say: 'I understand how some of what I said upset people and can be misinterpreted. I meant no disrespect to any individual or group. "And I want to look to the future as much as anybody." Profile | Hillary Rodham Clinton The White House had earlier criticised her comments. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the president's spokeswoman, said last week: "She is completely disconnected from the American public and certainly I think shows her disdain for the millions and millions of Americans who came out and voted and supported President Trump and still support him today." Some Democrats also expressed concern that she had spoken out at a time when they needed to win over Trump supporters ahead of November's mid-term elections. In particular she said the the party struggled to attract married, white women because of "a sort of ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should". However, in her explanation, Mrs Clinton said she had been asked whether Mr Trump was a "virus" or if his election was a symptom of some deeper problem in the US. Her response, she said, was simply part of an attempt to analyse the election results. hillary clinton style in pictures "Like most Americans, people overseas remain shocked and dismayed at what they are witnessing daily," she wrote. "My first instinct was to defend Americans and explain how Donald Trump could have been elected." People doing better economically tended to vote Democrat, she wrote, while those with less faith in the future tended to go Republican. "That doesn't mean the coasts versus the heartland, it doesn't even mean states,' she said. 'In fact, it more often captures the divisions between more dynamic urban areas and less prosperous small towns within states." She continued to say that there was some research to suggest that women can be swayed more by men than the other way around. "As much as I hate the possibility, and hate saying it, it's not that crazy when you think about our ongoing struggle to reach gender balance – even within the same household," she wrote.
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| Putin says 'nonsense' to think Russia would poison spy in Britain Posted: 19 Mar 2018 01:46 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday it was nonsense to think that Moscow would have poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, who are critically ill in a British hospital. Britain has said that Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by the Soviet-era 'Novichok' nerve agent, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Russia has been stockpiling it and investigating how such weapons could be used in assassinations.
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| The Latest: Putin dodges question about future elections Posted: 19 Mar 2018 12:06 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Russia's presidential election (all times local):
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| What does Turkey's seizure of Afrin mean for Syria war? Posted: 18 Mar 2018 06:07 PM PDT  The capture of Afrin from the Kurds by Turkish-led fighters on Sunday could have major repercussions for Syria's protracted war. Here we look at what it means for Turkey, the Syrian regime and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia who were in control of the city. Forces led by Turkey launched an offensive on January 20 to retake the enclave of Afrin from the YPG, which Ankara considers to be a "terrorist" offshoot of its own outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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| Russian vote problems: Ballot stuffing, coercion, gimmicks Posted: 18 Mar 2018 05:31 PM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Social networks buzzed all day Sunday with videos, photos and firsthand accounts of voting violations in Russia's presidential election.
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| Adrian Lamo, Hacker Who Turned In Chelsea Manning, Dies at 37 Posted: 18 Mar 2018 02:35 PM PDT  Adrian Lamo, the computer hacker who reported Chelsea Manning to authorities
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