Tuesday, April 30, 2019

U.S. envoy signed North Korea document to pay for Warmbier's care: Bolton

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U.S. envoy signed North Korea document to pay for Warmbier's care: BoltonThe United States signed a document agreeing to pay North Korea for the care of American Otto Warmbier but never paid the $2 million Pyongyang demanded, White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Bolton, who said he was not part of the administration at the time, confirmed newspaper reports that North Korea demanded the money before Warmbier was flown out of Pyongyang in a coma on June 13, 2017. Asked whether U.S. envoy Joseph Yun signed the document when he went to retrieve Warmbier, Bolton told "Fox News Sunday" in an interview: "That is what I am told, yes." He said no payment was made.




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Seven people killed in string of rural Tennessee homicides, authorities confirm

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Seven people killed in string of rural Tennessee homicides, authorities confirmSunday morning law enforcement was still blocking two roads near where the bodies of five victims were found Saturday.




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US consumer spending jumps in March; inflation remains tame

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US consumer spending jumps in March; inflation remains tameAmerican consumer spending leapt last month to post the biggest gain in 10 years, recovering from a weak start to 2019, while inflation remained tame, according to government data released Monday. The strong finish to the third quarter comes a day before the Federal Reserve is due to meet, with markets overwhelmingly expecting the central bank to leave interest rates untouched. The latest figures confirm the picture of steady economic growth in the first quarter that were released Friday in the Commerce Department's GDP report.




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Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Kellyanne Conway for slamming her response to Sri Lanka attacks

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Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Kellyanne Conway for slamming her response to Sri Lanka attacksOcasio-Cortez called the series of bombings in Sri Lanka, which death toll has risen to 290, “horrifying.” “The Sri Lanka massacre was horrifying.




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UPDATE 1-Gunmen kidnap Canadian, Scottish oil workers from Nigerian oil rig

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UPDATE 1-Gunmen kidnap Canadian, Scottish oil workers from Nigerian oil rigGunman kidnapped three oil workers from Canada, Scotland and Nigeria at a rig in Nigeria's Delta region on Saturday, officials said - the second abduction in the area in less than a week. The attackers raided the rig owned by Niger Delta Petroleum Resources in Ogbele, Rivers State at around 8 a.m. (0700 GMT), the spokesman for the area's military operations, Major Ibrahim Abubakar, said. The Niger Delta produces the bulk of Nigeria's crude.




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Man arrested after knives found at school desk of only male heir to Japanese imperial throne

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Man arrested after knives found at school desk of only male heir to Japanese imperial throneJapanese police on Monday arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with two paring knives found at the school desk of Prince Hisahito, grandson of Emperor Akihito, local media reported. The incident comes as authorities were beefing up security ahead of the popular emperor's abdication on Tuesday after a 30-year reign, the first monarch to relinquish the throne of the world's oldest imperial family for two centuries. Akihito's eldest son, 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, will take the throne on Wednesday in a series of ceremonies. Hisahito is the son of Naruhito's younger brother and the last eligible male heir. Japan's centuries-old succession would be broken if Hisahito does not have a male child as the Imperial Household Law, in place since 1947, does not allow women to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. Japan's Imperial family The suspect, identified as Kaoru Hasegawa, was arrested on suspicion of illegally entering the premises of the junior high school the 12-year-old prince attends on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and other news reports said. His motive was not immediately clear. NHK said police officials were questioning him and suspected he placed the knives at the desk, while Nippon Television said he admitted the allegations. A police spokesman declined to comment. Hisahito, who began attending the school this month, was not in the classroom when the knives are believed to have been left. There were no reports of any injuries or damage at the school, while police did not find any threatening note related to the case. Security camera footage showed a man with a helmet trespassing on the school grounds at around noon, they said. Police had been searching for the middle-aged man who was dressed as a construction worker. Threats to the imperial family are relatively rare. In 1975, Akihito was almost hit by a Molotov cocktail in Okinawa, a major World War II battlefield where there was strong anti-emperor sentiment.




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US stocks tread water ahead of more earnings, Fed

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US stocks tread water ahead of more earnings, FedWall Street was flat but holding near record levels just after the open on Monday as investors awaited a fresh set of corporate earnings during week loaded with economic data. Markets were also absorbing an upbeat report on consumer spending for March, which showed a big jump at the end of the first quarter. The data come as the Federal Reserve is due to begin its latest-two day policy meeting on Tuesday but is overwhelmingly expected to leave interest rates untouched.




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Washington's Woeful Maduro Miscalculation

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Washington's Woeful Maduro MiscalculationWhen Washington recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful president, Trump administration officials clearly hoped that incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power would not last long. There were reasons for such optimism. The socialist regime’s corruption and grotesque economic mismanagement had reached crisis levels. Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, had transformed Venezuela from one of Latin America’s most prosperous countries into a poverty-stricken horror marked by runaway inflation and severe shortages even of the most basic consumer necessities. Venezuela was the latest exhibit in the museum of socialist calamities. Maduro’s popularity had plunged, and his implementation of ever more autocratic measures to suppress opponents did not help his situation.




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FOREX-Dollar rally stalls underlining slowdown fears

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FOREX-Dollar rally stalls underlining slowdown fearsA rally in the dollar faltered on Monday with strong U.S. data doing little to lift the currency or convince investors that a slowdown in activity is over. The greenback traded in a narrow range as Japan kicked off a week of holidays, typically a period of thin liquidity that can prompt spikes in volatility. A Federal Reserve policy meeting, Brexit negotiations and a raft of global data including on U.S. core inflation and payrolls could each be the trigger for big currency swings this week.




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More than 56 tons of ground beef recalled in E. coli outbreak, now spanning 10 states

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More than 56 tons of ground beef recalled in E. coli outbreak, now spanning 10 statesA Georgia meat producer is recalling 113,424 pounds of ground beef, over concerns of an E. coli outbreak that officials have expanded ten states.




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Job post seeking 'preferably Caucasian' applicants removed

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Job post seeking 'preferably Caucasian' applicants removedFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia tech staffing company has apologized after an online job posting sought "preferably Caucasian" applicants.




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Russia's Vladimir Putin blasts U.S. sentencing of Maria Butina as a 'travesty of justice'

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Russia's Vladimir Putin blasts U.S. sentencing of Maria Butina as a 'travesty of justice'Gun-rights activist Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for her role in a Russian effort to infiltrate U.S. politics.




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Extra abdication holidays pose dilemma for hardworking Japanese

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Extra abdication holidays pose dilemma for hardworking JapaneseFor the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers are enjoying an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. "To be honest, I don't know how to spend the time when we are suddenly given 10 days of holidays," said 31-year-old finance worker Seishu Sato. On the contrary, we'll be super-busy," said Takeru Jo, a 46-year-old pizzeria worker.




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Jordan Peterson accuses Cambridge University of being 'unprofessional' after he found out from Twitter that he was stripped of fellowship

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Jordan Peterson accuses Cambridge University of being 'unprofessional' after he found out from Twitter that he was stripped of fellowshipThe controversial professor Jordan Peterson has said Cambridge University is "unprofessional" after he found out the institution had stripped him of a fellowship via Twitter. Dr Peterson, who will be speaking at a sold-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo next month, said he felt "sorrow" and "shock" over the decision, which came as Cambridge academics lambasted the university for inviting him. Many have dismissed the views of the Canadian psychologist, who has hundreds of thousands of fans and styles himself as the "professor against political correctness". He has argued for enforced monogamy, pushed the view that men are victims of gender discrimination, and said that the idea of white privilege is a “Marxist lie.” The professor has also come under fire for posing in a photograph next to a man in a shirt with the slogan "proud Islamaphobe". However, he has said the university was wrong to strip him of his visiting fellowship, telling the Sunday Times magazine: "It was unprofessional in a way that is almost incomprehensible to me. I can't believe how it was handled." The professor added that the decision it reflects the general attitude of universities and their "continual, quasi-Marxist assault" on the "foundational ideas of our culture." He also defended sacked government advisor Roger Scruton, who was relieved of his position on the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission over remarks he made about Islamophobia and the Chinese government. Dr Peterson said Mr Scruton was "witch-hunted" out of his position, adding: "It's not surprising, this kind of thing happens all the time now. "People make mistakes, they're taken out of context. If the rule is going to be that if you have ever said anything that could be interpreted as offensive by the minority, no matter how small - I don't mean ethnic, I mean minority of people - you are no longer fit for public office or public discussion or anything of significance, then how the hell are you going to escape that?"




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North Korea vs. the F-35 Stealth Fighter (Who Wins? Who Dies?)

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North Korea vs. the F-35 Stealth Fighter (Who Wins? Who Dies?)Alternatively, the F-35A might be assigned to dangerous suppression or destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD) missions. The stealth and onboard jamming capabilities of the F-35 would make it more survivable than the ROKAF’s 4th generation aircraft in such a role.The ROKAF, South Korea’s Air Force received their first F-35A fighter jets in April 2019. The ROKAF hopes to eventually buy forty F-35As and should have ten F-35As by the end of the year.(This first appeared several weeks ago.)But how do these aircraft fit into the ROKAF’s existing fleet of aircraft? What role could they play in countering the North Korean KPAF?The ROKAF already fields a variety of advanced American fighters, including over one hundred KF-16Cs and around 60 F-15K Slam Eagles. The KF-16C is fully integrated with the American AMRAAM air-to-air missile, which the ROKAF fields in the AIM-120C-5 and AIM-120C-7 variants.The combination of the KF-16C and AMRAAM vastly outclasses the majority of fighters the KPAF can field. The bulk of the KPAF fighter fleet is built out of MiG-21 variants and the J-7 fighter, which can only mount short-range infrared air-to-air missiles. KF-16Cs could just fire AMRAAMs, turn around and bug out before the KPAF MiGs lock on, though individual conditions could dictate engagement at shorter ranges.




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U.K. Conservatives Still Seeking Brexit Deal Before EU Election

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U.K. Conservatives Still Seeking Brexit Deal Before EU ElectionTheresa May is still pursuing a Brexit deal that would get the U.K. out of the European Union before elections next month. With negotiations with the opposition Labour Party set to continue next week, there’s still time for Parliament to settle on a deal before the May 23 vote, Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said in an interview with the BBC on Sunday.




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Boeing CEO keeps job intact after facing questions on 737 MAX crashes

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Boeing CEO keeps job intact after facing questions on 737 MAX crashesBoeing Co CEO and Chairman Dennis Muilenburg emerged with his job intact at an annual meeting on Monday and promised to win back the public's trust after facing tough questions in the wake of two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX plane. Battling the biggest crisis of his nearly four years as chief executive officer, Muilenburg survived a shareholder motion to split his chairman and CEO roles. "We know we do have work to do to earn and re-earn that trust and we will," Muilenburg said before ending the 16-minute news conference and ignoring shouted questions from reporters as he walked away.




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Impeachment Would Be a Redundant Judgment

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Impeachment Would Be a Redundant JudgmentThe Mueller investigation was supposed to be a legal process concerned with crimes. Investigators identified no crimes to charge, and so it has, naturally, become something else: no longer a theory about a criminal conspiracy — only an irritable mood.An ordeal that had been conducted under the procedures of law in accordance with legal criteria is now an ordeal that is being conducted under the procedures of politics in accordance with political criteria — or, if you prefer, with moral criteria related to Donald Trump’s character. For those who want to see President Trump impeached and who think of impeachment as a fundamentally political process in spite of its mock-trial aspect, that’s just fine. They’ll take their pound of flesh, however it is had.The problem with this point of view is that the question of Donald Trump’s personal fitness for office already has been adjudicated as a political matter: That is what happened in the 2016 presidential election. Many critics, myself included, argued that Trump was unfit for the office, both morally and intellectually. We made our arguments, the voters consulted their own consciences, and, weighing these things however it is that voters weigh them, chose Trump. There wasn’t some occult intermediary step in there. That’s how things go in politics: The people behave just as if they had minds of their own! And, sometimes, they get to have their own way.In terms of Donald Trump’s character and habits, there is practically nothing in the Mueller report — or in the public record since 2016 — that voters did not already know when they elected him. And that is really the fundamental argument against impeaching President Trump: The political judgment called for in an impeachment at this point and in this context properly ought to be understood as beside the point, if we take seriously the democratic assumption that the judgment of the people, rendered in the election, is sovereign.There isn’t some shocking new thing, and, of course, some Democrats have been talking impeachment since before Trump was even sworn in. The Democrats do not propose to impeach Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, but simply for being Donald Trump. One may sympathize with that, but Donald Trump is the man the voters chose.And that goes to the real issue here: The Democrats cannot accept that they lost an election to Donald Trump. One sympathizes with that, too, but that is what actually happened, for several reasons: Trump focused on two issues — immigration and trade — that speak to a substantial bipartisan plurality with nationalistic and protectionist impulses rarely taken seriously by mainstream figures in either party; his opponent ran an inept campaign and has been questing after power for so long that both she and the voters are exhausted by it; the “elites” and Washingtonians against whom Trump & Co. inveigh were judged, not without some reason, to merit a trip to the woodshed; the so-called war on terror and the financial crisis of 2008–09 have destabilized formerly sturdy political coalitions. And, of course, it was Republicans’ turn.Which is to say: The Democrats’ talk of impeachment is partly about 2020, but it’s mainly about 2016, and their adolescent psychic need to believe that the presidential election that brought Donald Trump to the White House was illegitimate rather than an opportunity they simply blew. The theory that the election was thrown by Russian trolls posting dank memes on Twitter is hard to take seriously. If we had a list of every voter whose mind was changed in 2016 by an anonymous social-media account with a Cyrillic bio, then disenfranchising those voters would be a good start on improving things for 2020. Alas and alack, we don’t do that sort of thing. But the argument that bot-executed shenanigans nullified democracy in 2016 amounts to the Democrats protesting: “These trolls robbed us of the support of our natural base: morons!”There’s no quality control in social media — and less quality control in ordinary news media than there used to be. Lies, distortions, exaggerations, and pure inventions are going to be out there in the intellectual marketplace, whether they originate in Moscow or in Brooklyn. That’s a real problem, but it doesn’t invalidate the outcome of the 2016 election.There are many reasons to oppose an impeachment at this time: One is that no one has made a very persuasive case for one, all of the Democrats’ arguments up to this point having been transparently pretextual. Another is that the Republican majority in the Senate all but ensures that the process would be purely symbolic, an exercise in chaos for pleasure’s sake. A third is that it normalizes the invocation of a procedure that should be reserved for extraordinary circumstances in the service of ordinary short-term partisan interests. For comparison, consider that there was no serious impeachment talk when Barack Obama authorized the assassination of U.S. citizens without so much as a by-your-leave from Congress — or when he took executive actions that he himself had described as unconstitutional only months before. That suggests a pretty high standard — and if “I think that guy is a fink!” ends up being a common rationale for impeachment, then you’d better make your peace with anarchy, because Washington is going to be a ghost town.But the most important reason for forbearance here is that a political judgment already has been rendered on Donald Trump’s character — and, if you don’t like how that came out, there’s another chance right around the corner.




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Police visited AJ Freund’s house 17 times before his brutal death. Why was the boy in his parents’ care?

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Police visited AJ Freund’s house 17 times before his brutal death. Why was the boy in his parents’ care?Last December, police reports indicated dog feces and urine were scattered throughout 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund's home.




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After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil

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After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veilKATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — As Sri Lanka's long civil war ended in this once-contested region along its eastern coast, Muslim women eager to show their piousness began wearing the black niqab veil to hide their faces.




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US stocks edge to records ahead of Fed meeting, big earnings

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US stocks edge to records ahead of Fed meeting, big earningsMajor US stock indices edged to records for a second straight session on Monday in a quiet opening to a heavy news week with major earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and US-China trade talks.




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Beats' first truly wireless earbuds to launch May 10

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Beats' first truly wireless earbuds to launch May 10Over the weekend, Apple's Beats headphones division announced that pre-ordering for their fitness-oriented AirPods competitor will open May 3, with the earbuds hitting shelves on May 10. While the Powerbeats Pro are powered by the same Apple H1 chip used in the second-gen AirPods and likewise support "Hey Siri," they offer nearly double the listening time at nine hours on a single charge instead of just five. The earbuds come in four colors and will put owners back $249.99, $50 more than the latest AirPods.




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Why Rear Passengers May Be Hurt More in Crashes, and What IIHS Wants Carmakers to Do about It

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Why Rear Passengers May Be Hurt More in Crashes, and What IIHS Wants Carmakers to Do about ItRear passengers in frontal collisions can fare worse than those in the front seats, according to a new study.




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Freeze warning Wednesday for Reno, western Nevada

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning early Wednesday for much of the Sierra's eastern front, including Reno-Sparks and Carson City where overnight lows are expected to dip into the 20s.

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Lawmakers reach $50M deal on Visit Florida tourism agency

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Legislative budget negotiators have reached a deal to extend the life of the Visit Florida tourism agency, which had been set to expire in October.

The House and Senate agreed Monday to approve $50 million for the agency and move its "sunset" date to June 30, ...

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Wynn, Encore to offer free self-parking starting in May

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wynn Las Vegas says it will resume offering free self-parking at its Wynn and Encore resorts on the Las Vegas Strip starting in May.

The casino-resort company announced Monday that the new parking policy would take effect Wednesday. Valet parking remains free for overnight hotel guests ...

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The Latest: Hawaii lawmaker seeks helicopter restrictions

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HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on a helicopter crash in Hawaii that killed three people (all times local):

1 p.m.

The state representative for the Hawaii suburb where a tour helicopter crashed and killed three people says she wants federal authorities to prohibit tour flights over the state's residential areas ...

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Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage

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At least three major U.S. airlines were briefly affected Monday by an outage at a technology provider that shut down ticketing and check-in online and at airport kiosks.

Sabre Corp. tweeted before midday on the East Coast that it was aware of the outage affecting some of its airline customers.

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Official: 3 dead in helicopter crash in Honolulu suburb

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HONOLULU (AP) - Fire and helicopter parts rained from the sky Monday in a suburban Honolulu community as a tour helicopter crashed and killed all three people aboard, officials and witnesses said.

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Philly museum to loan out artworks under new sharing program

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Museum of Art will be loaning works to eight Pennsylvania museums under a new program designed to broaden public access to art.

The museum announced the program Monday in the state Capitol, saying the eight participating museums have selected works they'll be loaned during ...

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Management shake-up at SeaWorld's Orlando parks

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - There's a management shake-up at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment's Orlando parks.

SeaWorld officials said Monday that Mark Pauls is out as president of SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica Orlando parks.

The company says in a statement that Discovery Cove president Kyle Miller will serve as interim president ...

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New York to pay $9M settlement for hiker struck by rocks

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Lawyers for a woman left paralyzed after being struck by falling rocks at a state park say New York officials have agreed to pay $9 million to settle the woman's lawsuit.

Attorney George Szary tells the Albany Times Union the accord was reached Monday as a ...

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EU extends Myanmar arms embargo, other sanctions for a year

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BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union is prolonging by a year an embargo on any arms that could be used in security crackdowns in Myanmar as well as sanctions against 14 top military and border officials.

EU headquarters said Monday that based on an annual review the restrictive measures will ...

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Marriott to expand further into home-sharing

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Marriott is pushing more heavily into home-sharing, confident that its combination of luxury properties and loyalty points can lure travelers away from rivals like Airbnb.

The world's biggest hotel company will start taking reservations this week for 2,000 homes in 100 markets in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. It ...

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'Cape May' novel is full of drink and lust to a fault

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"Cape May" (Celadon Books), by Chip Cheek

It is early fall of 1957 when the young newlyweds arrive at Cape May for their honeymoon. This is the offseason, and the New Jersey beach with its aging Victorian homes facing a choppy sea is mostly deserted.

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Beto O'Rourke unveils climate plan with Yosemite as backdrop

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Monday announced his first major policy initiative, a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change that he says will keep the Earth from sliding past the point of no return in less than a generation.

The former Texas ...

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Ban on banana-eating artwork draws ridicule in Poland

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A few hundred mostly young people jointly ate bananas outside Warsaw's top national gallery on Monday to protest what they called censorship, after authorities removed artwork there featuring the fruit, saying it was improper.

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Hawaii airline to test electric hybrid for commercial flight

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KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) - Hybrid electric planes will be tested by a Hawaii airline hoping to use them for short-haul commercial flights, officials said.

Mokulele Airlines and Ampaire, a Los Angeles-based aircraft design firm, plan to test a model hybrid on Mokulele's Maui route between Kahului and Hana airports in ...

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Proposed new Arizona highway generates support, opposition

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A proposed highway that would start at the border with Mexico and serve as the southern leg of Arizona's Interstate 11 is being called both an economic benefit and an environmental threat.

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Westchester ends deal with manager of Playland

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RYE, N.Y. (AP) - Westchester County is ending its relationship with a company under contract to manage Rye Playland.

County Executive George Latimer announced Sunday the county has notified Standard Amusements that it has elected to terminate its agreement.

The New York-based private company had entered into a deal with ...

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Global migrants' journey stalls in southern Mexico

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TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) - Thousands fleeing conflict or poverty in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Haiti and Cuba have traveled across oceans, through the jungles and mountains of South America, up through Central America, on a route that - so far - ends here: the steamy, crumbling Mexican city of Tapachula, near ...

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Former employee writes book about iconic amusement park

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - Back when Chris Lindsley was 16 and working at Rehoboth Beach's Funland amusement park, staff lived rent-free, received six free hot dinners a week and had days to frolic on the beach.

Throw in plenty of girls, a summer income and a picturesque locale and ...

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Ness Wadia gets 2yrs jail in Japan on drug charge

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Ness Wadia, the son of industrialist Nusli Wadia, has been sentenced a two-year jail term in Japan for possession of drugs. He was reportedly caught in New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido with 25 grams of cannabis resin earlier in March this year.

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Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

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https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The measures would help security forces to identify people as a hunt for any remaining attackers and their support network continues across the Indian Ocean island, authorities said. 

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Sri Lankan intelligence receives inputs of attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers

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https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sri Lankan authorities say that there was one woman among the nine bombers who carried out the country's worst terror attack, killing 253 people and injuring over 500 others. 

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Monday, April 29, 2019

Finances 'dire' in Perry County in southern Illinois

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PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a southern Illinois county have declared a financial emergency after a consultant described the situation as "dire."

Members of the Perry County Board are discussing ways to raise fees to bring in more revenue, from animal control to the clerk's office to the sheriff's ...

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Alleged saxophone thief hits sour note with police

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The theft of a saxophone has ended on a sour note for a Virginia man.

Authorities say 29-year-old Alex Robert Sheaffer was arrested Friday night and charged with stealing a high-end saxophone during a reception at the Science Museum of Virginia.

Sheaffer was being held Saturday ...

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Yellowstone staff will hold meetings in Montana and Wyoming

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Yellowstone National Park staff will be holding community meetings in Montana and Wyoming over the next couple of weeks regarding its efforts to restore native fish species, the threat of aquatic invasive species, and the park's fishing regulations.

The National Park Service says meetings ...

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'For political mileage': Rahul Gandhi asks SC to dismiss Rafale contempt plea

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Rahul Gandhi does not need to be present in court when the three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna hear the case.

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'Praying for everyone's safety,' tweets PM Modi on cyclone Fani

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Cyclone Fani, that has been gaining strength in the south-east Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, the weather department said.

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10.27% voter turnout as Mumbai, Hindi heartland states vote in phase 4 of Lok Sabha...

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Voting began at 7 am on Monday for 72 seats across nine states in the fourth phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections with PM Modi’s appeal for ‘record voting’ and reports of EVM glitches and clashes from several areas.

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IPL 2019: No one batting with Hardik made it harder for us, says Mumbai Indian's...

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Mumbai Indians will have a return-leg clash against KKR on May 5 which will be their last clash in the league round. Needing a win to seal a playoff berth, Mumbai Indians next face Sunrisers Hyderabad at home on May 2.

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Priyanka Chopra, Anil Ambani among early voters in Mumbai

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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Voters were seen queuing outside polling booths across Mumbai as residents across the state started casting their franchise in the last 17 of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats.

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Centre asks SC to defer Rafale review hearing listed for tomorrow, says needs more...

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The government’s request was mentioned before the bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The court hasn’t indicated its mind on the request and asked the Centre to circulate its letter. It will rule on the centre’s request later.

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Lok Sabha elections 2019- I will quit politics if Rahul loses in Amethi: Navjot...

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Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sidhu said anyone who remained loyal to it was considered a nationalist and those who left it were dubbed anti-national.

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Elections 2019: Money power still rules the roost

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Criminals were used to influence and create pressure during elections. But now the same task is performed through the use of vast amounts of cash. The hooligans turned into leaders, and the leaders become slaves to money. We did not even realise it until it was too late.

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Katrina on working with Kareena and Deepika

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Katrina Kaif seems to have hit the right chord with her professional life as the diva currently has some big projects in her kitty. With her upcoming film 'Bharat' which is all set to release on Eid this year, Kat seems to be leaving no stone unturned as she has already started promoting the film along with director Ali Abbas Zafar and co-star Salman Khan.

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Tahira shares emotional post about self-love

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Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap is a source of inspiration and positivity for her fans as she keeps on posting some really motivational messages for her fans from time to time.

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Akshay dons the same tie as Robert Downey Jr

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Akshay Kumar is currently busy with his professional life as the versatile star has got ample of projects lined up one after another. Even though the actor manages his personal life and even makes sure that he interacts with his fans.

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Can a woman beat Trump? Some Democrats wonder if it's worth the risk

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Voters across multiple states said that they recognize the "electability" question is often unfairly aimed at women running for office — but stressed what they said was a need to be realistic.

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Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

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Lugar served for decades on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, twice as chairman, where he helped steer arms reduction pacts for several presidential administrations and supported an expansion of NATO.

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Can a woman beat Trump? Some Democrats wonder if it's worth the risk

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Voters across multiple states said that they recognize the "electability" question is often unfairly aimed at women running for office — but stressed what they said was a need to be realistic.

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How an Abuse Victim’s Nerve and a Hidden iPhone Led to the Arrest of a Sundance Founder

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https://ift.tt/sMhtXj Escobar wanted answers from the man who he said groped him in 1993. He got them, and recorded the conversation. It spurred a new child to come forward.

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Seattle Eyes Its Crane-Filled Skyline After a Deadly Accident

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH tech boom fueling the city’s prosperity has also filled it with building sites. Residents welcome the growth but are wary of its hazards after a crane collapse left four dead.

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Your Turn: Does Norway Have the Answer to Excess in Youth Sports?

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https://ift.tt/2gokDD4 children play organized sports in Norway, but enjoyment is prized more than winning. And the manic drive for scholarships is alien. Are there lessons for the United States?

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Horseman Rides Into Crowd of Anti-Coal Protesters in Australia, Injuring Woman

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH woman was left unconscious Sunday at a protest held by environmentalists in a town near a proposed coal mine that could be one of the largest in the world.

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How an Abuse Victim’s Nerve and a Hidden iPhone Led to the Arrest of a Sundance Founder

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https://ift.tt/sMhtXj Escobar wanted answers from the man who he said groped him in 1993. He got them, and recorded the conversation. It spurred a new child to come forward.

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence lead college QBs set to dominate the next two NFL drafts

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After a weak year for QBs, look for the position to reassert itself in the next two NFL drafts, with Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence leading way.

     
 
 


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