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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base
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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville
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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.
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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.
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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating
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Steve Wynn Is Accused of Rape and Coercion in Police Reports
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UK weather: Snowy scenes across the UK
Bitterly cold weather and heavy snow sweep in from the east, causing disruption and delight.
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UK weather: How to stay fashionable in the freeze
London College of Fashion students and staff tell us how they look cool in the cold.
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Boris Johnson's Irish border remarks lampooned
The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.
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Nando's confirms it uses McCain chips
The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops.
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Is there a problem with unregistered schools?
Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate.
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Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women
Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn?
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Superorganism interview: 'We're a non-stop pop production house'
At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met.
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Oscars 2018: What's up for best foreign language film?
What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Beast from the East: How the weather got a Hollywood makeover
No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed?
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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?
A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.
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Girls' soccer: City semifinal results and championship pairings
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Boys' soccer: City semifinal results and championship pairings
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Woman arrested outside Las Vegas school wielding a pickax
A 33-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday by North Las Vegas police after neighbors reported her attempting to climb the fence of an elementary school while yelling threats and wielding a pickax.
Police identified the woman as Kisstal Killough and said she never made it onto the grounds of Tom Williams...
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Wednesday's TV highlights: 'The Goldbergs' on ABC
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Survivor The unscripted-competition series launches its 36th season. Jeff Probst is back as host. 8 p.m. CBS
The Blacklist Red (James Spader) and the Task Force target a nemesis who helps murderers come up with alibis to cover their crimes. Megan Boone also stars and Martha Plimpton guest...
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Empresas y trabajadores de California, asustados por las visitas de agentes federales de inmigración
Cuando, en las últimas semanas, agentes federales de inmigración visitaron tiendas 7-Eleven de Los Ángeles y compañías de transporte por carretera cerca de los puertos, para realizar auditorías de los registros de empleados, el tema causó escalofríos tanto en esas empresas como en otras de la...
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Boys' soccer: Southern Section semifinal results and championship pairings
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Girls' soccer: Southern Section semifinal results and championship pairings
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Pedestrian deaths surge in L.A., overall traffic fatalities down slightly
Pedestrian deaths in Los Angeles have surged more than 80% in the first two years of a high-profile initiative launched by Mayor Eric Garcetti to eliminate traffic fatalities, new data show.
In 2015, 74 people on foot were killed by drivers in Los Angeles. That figure rose to 134 in 2017, the highest...
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Owen Sharts debuts with 11 strikeouts in six innings for Simi Valley
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N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'
Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds.
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Sridevi Kapoor: India fans gather to pay tribute to Bollywood star
India fans are gathering near the residence of the Bollywood star who died in Dubai on Saturday.
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Jared Kushner loses access to top-level security briefings
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings.
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Jan Kuciak murder: Slovak PM makes cash reward appeal
Posing next to a million euros in cash, Robert Fico asked for information about Jan Kuciak's murder.
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EU to publish first draft of Brexit treaty
It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border.
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Levi Strauss to use lasers instead of people to finish jeans
The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process.
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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring
Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.
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Jerusalem: Christianity's 'holiest site' Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest
Israel shelves tax plans that prompted Church leaders to close doors of Christianity's holiest site.
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BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct
International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years.
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US-Mexico wall: Judge throws out legal challenge
Donald Trump's plans receive a boost from a judge he once berated for being of "Mexican heritage".
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Apple is under fire for moving iCloud data to China
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Why New Zealand is releasing a rabbit-killing virus
The government says the population needs controlling but animal activists say it's a cruel approach.
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Egypt's Sherine sentenced to prison over Nile joke
Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke.
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Oxfam: What's gone wrong with the foreign aid sector?
After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions.
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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers
Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.
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Police dog catches carjacker after wild chase in LA
Puskas, an eight-year-old police dog, needed jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive.
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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom
One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?
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Anthony Wong: Hong Kong actor on looking for his father
Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him.
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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni
How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.
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'I prayed to die' after FGM aged six, says victim
Hibo Wadere was a victim of female genital mutilation and talks about her experience.
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How humans echolocate 'like bats'
Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.
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Amelia Earhart's stolen car found in Los Angeles
The 1932 vehicle once belonged to the pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean
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China warns parents after boy filmed peeing in lift
A video of a Chinese boy urinating in a lift prompts calls for better education in the home.
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Georgian boy runs away to the zoo, finds it closed
A lucky 10-year-old gets an annual pass to Tbilisi's zoo after travelling 130km on his own to get there.
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Russian TV airs video game as Syria war footage
TV news tribute to Russia's armed forces uses a clip from a computer game.
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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?
A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.
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How France hopes to help radicals escape jihadist net
A new strategy aims to tackle the influence of violent Islamist groups - but will it stop attacks?
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Five films compete for the best foreign language Oscar
What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Reality Check: Is Chinese an official language in Pakistan?
Media outlets in Pakistan said parliament had declared it to be one, but that's not quite what happened.
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'Euphoria killing' women jailed in Australia
The Briton and Australian murdered a teenager after plotting to become serial killers, a jury heard.
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Fury over India's reporting of Sridevi death
India's news media face backlash over graphics showing Sridevi in bathrooms to illustrate how she died
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Moon to get 4G mobile network
Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
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Haier smartwatch has a built-in projector at MWC 2018
China's Haier reveals a smartwatch that turns the back of the wearer's hand into a display.
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Porn checks deadline looms amid uncertainty
A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites.
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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring
Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.
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US e-passports haven't been verified in over a decade
US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.
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School video footage appears online
The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.
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Morse code shoes send toe tapping texts at MWC 2018
A pair of smart shoes has been designed to let workers keep in touch via toe-tapped codes.
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MPs grill data boss on election influence
A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.
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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive
Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".
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Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech
US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits
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Handbag drones light up Milan catwalk
A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan.
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Vero: The 'new Instagram' everyone's talking about
The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store.
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Android phone for children on show at MWC 2018
A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed.
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Facebook Messenger used to fight extremism
People posting extreme far-right and Islamist views were contacted in a bid to challenge their views.
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Sony phone adds rumble to games and films
The Xperia XZ2 vibrates in its user's hand in time with action in videos games and movies.
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Intel did not inform US before chip flaws were made public
US officials were not informed about Spectre and Meltdown flaws before details leaked to the press.
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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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War for the Planet of the Apes: Visual effects revealed
Click meets the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind War for the Planet of the Apes.
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The end of asking for the bill
Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.
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Retina scan could predict health risks and other news
BBC Click's Kat Hawkins looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.
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US judge blocks weed-killer warning label in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked California from requiring that the popular weed-killer Roundup carry a label stating that it is known to cause cancer, saying the warning is misleading because almost all regulators have concluded there is no evidence that the product's main ingredient is a carcinogen.
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So That Baby Definitely Wasn't Crying On 'Walking Dead,' Right?
By all accounts, the most recent episode of “Walking Dead” was tragic (RIP Carl). In the Season 8 midseason premiere on Sunday, Carl enjoyed a touching moment with his sister Judith (Chloe and Sophia Garcia-Frizzi), saying goodbye before his inevitable death from a zombie bite.
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New Yorker arrested in Japan over severed head in suitcase
An American tourist has been arrested in Japan after police found the severed head of a woman in a suitcase in his holiday rental flat. Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, 26, from New York, is currently in custody and being questioned by police following the discovery in Osaka last week. The victim is believed to be a woman, 27, from Sanda in Hyogo prefecture, who was last...
Papua New Guinea Quake Killed at Least 15, Governor Says
A powerful earthquake two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said Wednesday.
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018
NBA: Anthony Davis scores 53 as Pelicans win again
Anthony Davis scored a season-high 53 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked five shots, and the host New Orleans Pelicans extended their winning streak to six with a 125-116 victory over the hapless Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
Jrue Holiday scored 20 points for the Pelicans, whose season-best...
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Deadline deals deliver stars to contenders, mostly for picks, in pursuit of postseason
A day after the Boston Bruins landed power forward Rick Nash from the Rangers, the Tampa Bay Lightning followed suit by acquiring New York captain Ryan McDonagh in a multiplayer trade before Monday’s deadline.
New York also sent forward J.T. Miller to Tampa Bay in a deal that netted the Rangers...
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Santa Ana River homeless camp cleared after more than 700 people relocated
The gates were locked and the Santa Ana River trail was quiet Monday night after a massive push, spanning six days, to relocate more than 700 people to motels and shelters across Orange County.
“This was a landmark process with so many different groups combining forces,” said Brooke Weitzman, an...
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Lakers topple the Hawks 123-104 to match win total from last season
ATLANTA — To see how far the Lakers have come one only needs to observe the indifference they showed collectively at a note about the significance of Monday’s 26th win of the season.
It was Feb. 26. It took the Lakers until April 11 last year to win their 26th game, and that was their last win...
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Lakers' Lonzo Ball and rapper Quavo hit it off
Lonzo Ball made a three-point basket and trotted back down the court as the rapper Quavo, from the group Migos, reached out to congratulate him.
Ball’s celebrity is such that this wasn’t a random encounter. Earlier in the day, Ball had listed Quavo among his top five rappers of today. Before Quavo...
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Report: NFL is seeking $2 million from Jerry Jones
The NFL is exploring options to get more than $2 million in reimbursement for legal fees from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over his threat to derail Commissioner Roger Goodell's contract extension and his support of running back Ezekiel Elliott's fight to avoid a six-game suspension, according...
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Anti-Semitism in U.S. surged in 2017, a new report finds
Harassment, threats and vandalism cases targeting Jews in the United States surged to near-record levels in 2017, jumping 57% over the previous year, according to a new report by a prominent civil rights organization.
The Anti-Defamation League counted 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents — the second-highest...
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Carjacking suspect arrested after wild chase and second carjacking
A carjacking suspect has been arrested in Irvine after a wild chase during which the man stole another car and was finally tackled by a police dog, authorities say.
Police say the man was wanted for a Garden Grove carjacking last week and tried to ram police who spotted his pickup Monday in neighboring...
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Boys' basketball: Monday's City semifinal score
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Trump expected to visit California to view border wall prototypes
President Trump is finally expected to go to California.
The president, who has rarely crossed the Mississippi River during his first 13 months in office, is scheduled to visit California in mid-March to see prototypes for a potential border wall and learn more about the construction, according...
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Malibu bans restaurants from giving out plastic straws, stirrers and utensils
During every visit to the beach, Sheila Morovati, her husband and their two kids each pick up at least 10 pieces of trash. Almost always, every item is made of plastic: straws, bottle caps, lids, forks.
So last year, Morovati helped lead a campaign to get rid of plastic straws in the city of Malibu....
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College basketball: Virginia Tech putback downs Duke
Chris Clarke tipped in a missed shot with 4 seconds remaining Monday night, and Virginia Tech stunned No. 5 Duke 64-63.
The Hokies (21-9, 10-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) had trailed almost the entire game before Nickeil Alexander-Walker's jumper sailed over the rim and Clarke grabbed it and laid...
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Tuesday's TV highlights: 'The Middle' on ABC
SERIES
NCIS McGee (Sean Murray) has a new houseguest, a convicted murderer (guest star French Stewart, “3rd Rock From the Sun”) who was given a 48-hour furlough in exchange for information about his former cellmate (guest star Graham Hamilton), a killer fugitive pursued by Gibbs and Fornell (Mark...
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Southern Californians invited to the NFL scouting combine
Area prospects who have been invited to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, which begins Tuesday:
Keishawn Bierria, LB, Washington — Former Narbonne High standout led the Huskies with 11 tackles versus Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Deontay Burnett, WR, USC — Had a huge game in the Rose Bowl,...
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L.A. Unified rushed to rebuild cafeterias, then fought for years to recoup excess costs
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s $37-million Cafe L.A. project at first seemed like a stunning success.
In 18 months, 64 school cafeterias were gutted and transformed so that students could be served faster — and with healthier options.
Then the district’s auditors looked at the books....
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Oakland mayor faces backlash after notifying residents of possible immigration enforcement
On Saturday night, residents of Oakland received an urgent message from Mayor Libby Schaaf.
Schaaf said she had heard from multiple sources that immigration agents would be conducting enforcement operations “starting as soon as within the next 24 hours” and urged those here illegally to take precautions.
...
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Weinstein Co. bankruptcy could hurt victims' chances for compensation, legal experts say
Former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet’s surprise bid to buy Weinstein Co. came with a basic promise: remake the tarnished studio as a female-friendly workplace and fairly compensate women who’d accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse.
But those hopes were quashed Sunday night...
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Clippers prepare for back-to-back games against playoff contenders
This is a week in which the Clippers can make a stand in their quest to qualify for the Western Conference playoffs.
They will face two formidable foes in back-to-back games against the Nuggets at Denver on Tuesday night and the Houston Rockets at Staples Center on Wednesday night, two combatants...
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For Asian Americans, the 2018 Winter Olympics brought unexpected joy and familiar anger
For any Asian American person who faces the constant, clumsy question of “Where are you really from?,” the just-completed Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, offered us a few days of relief.
The iconography answered the question for us: the American flag stitched on snowboarder Chloe Kim’s...
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Ten things you should know about teen sexting
Nearly 14% of teens has sent a sexually explicit text message, and 27% have received one, according to a study that included data on more than 110,000 teens. In addition, 12% of teens forwarded a sext message without consent, and 8% have had a sext of them forwarded without their consent.
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HBO program examines what it calls the NHL's inaction on concussions in hockey
The next edition of HBO’s “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,” set to air Tuesday, takes a look at what it calls the NHL’s inaction on concussions in hockey.
The program shows clips of Gary Bettman where the NHL commissioner says there is no connection between playing hockey and chronic traumatic...
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How SoftBank, World's Biggest Tech Investor, Throws Around Its Cash
SoftBank is on a shopping spree, investing billions in firms such as Uber and WeWork, both directly and through an affiliated tech fund. People who know SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son describe his style as alternating between methodical and haphazard.
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Powerful Quake Rattles Homes, Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Avant-garde Mosque Angers Hard-Liners in Iran
A newly built avant-garde mosque in the heart of Iran’s capital would have hard-liners shouting from the minarets — if there were any.
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The Kashmir villagers fleeing bullets from two nations
Villagers along the border are fleeing from their homes amid shelling between India and Pakistan.
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Playing Pig in Appalachia - a card game keeping a town alive
Every year, on the last Saturday in February at high noon, World Pig commences in Forbus.
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How realistic are Libya's election plans?
Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.
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Nigeria's 'new Chibok' - what we know
How did suspected Boko Haram militants manage to kidnap more than 100 girls from a school in Nigeria?
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China censorship after Xi Jinping presidency extension proposal
Terms like "don't agree" and "re-election" are also banned after a proposal to keep Xi Jinping in office.
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Ng On-yee: Snooker's new world number one
Hong Kong's Ng On-yee is the first Asian to top the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker rankings.
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Xi's Road to Indefinite Rule Through Rule-Making
China’s Communist Party instituted term limits after Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, to ensure that a future Chinese leader wouldn’t rule for life and cement the kind of cult of personality Mao had. Those term limits—up to two consecutive five-year terms—have endured through the reigns of Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao. But now, in the reign of Xi...
Why Are Corporations Finally Turning Against the NRA?
After the most recent high-school massacre in Parkland, Florida, left 17 students and teachers dead, the National Rifle Association (NRA), the nonprofit gun-rights advocacy group, was rebuked by a surprising group of liberal activists: American corporations. Pressured by Parkland high-school students and others to boycott the NRA, more than 20 companies have cut ties with...
Pyeongchang 2018: Photos From the Final Week
After two weeks of competition, Norway topped the Olympic medals chart with 39 total medals, followed by Germany, Canada, and the United States. Here, a look at some of the events of the last days of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, from ski cross and bobsleigh to hockey, speed skating, the Closing Ceremony, and more.
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A Gun-Holdup Victim on Whether He Wishes He Had Been Armed
Previously in this series:
“White Male Privilege”
“A Case Against Gun Control”
“The Cultural Roots of a Gun-Massacre Society”
“A Veteran on the Need to Control Civilian Arms”
“‘Show Us the Carnage,’ Continued”
“Only in America”
“Show Us the Carnage”
“The Empty Rituals of an American Massacre”
and before that:
“Why the AR-15 Is So Lethal”
“The Nature of the AR-15”
“Why the...
Martin Luther King Jr. Mourns Trayvon Martin
For you, son,
I dreamed a childhood
unburdened by hate;
a boyhood of adventure—
skinned knees and hoops,
first loves and small rebellions;
I dreamed you whole
and growing into your own
manhood, writing its definitions
with your daily being.
I dreamed you alive, living.
For you, America’s African heir,
I dreamed a future
of open doors, of opportunity
without oppression,
of...
The Dark Arts of Foreign Influence-Peddling
These days, it’s never good news for Paul Manafort. On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his latest indictment against President Donald Trump’s onetime campaign chairman. It charged that Manafort “secretly retained” a small group of former European leaders to “act informally and without any visible relationship with the Government of Ukraine.” Called the Hapsburg...
'White Male Privilege' and Other Themes of Gun Culture
Previously in this series:
“A Case Against Gun Control”
“The Cultural Roots of a Gun-Massacre Society”
“A Veteran on the Need to Control Civilian Arms”
“‘Show Us the Carnage,’ Continued”
“Only in America”
“Show Us the Carnage”
“The Empty Rituals of an American Massacre”
and before that:
“Why the AR-15 Is So Lethal”
“The Nature of the AR-15”
“Why the AR-15 Was Never Meant...
How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Employment Law
During Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination hearing last year, then-Senator Al Franken asked the nominee whether he had read a recent New York Times series about the use of arbitration to thwart consumer complaints against corporations.
Gorsuch said he had. “It made me think about a little bit of history,” he added. “It used to be back at common law that arbitration was...
Better 'Lisa Simpson 2020' Than Four More Years of Homer
On Thursday at a conference sponsored by the American Conservative Union, Ben Domenech, the publisher of The Federalist, had an illuminating exchange with Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who once called Donald Trump “a pathological liar,” but has since lined up behind the billionaire who spread lies about his father, insulted the appearance of his wife, and nicknamed...
Former Florida School Resource Officer Defends Response To Parkland Shooting
The former school resource officer who resigned after failing to confront a gunman earlier this month at the Florida high school where he was assigned is defending his response to the deadly mass shooting. Scot Peterson said he was following training he had received as a Broward County sheriff’s deputy when he decided to remain outside, despite being armed, during the Feb....
Oakland Mayor Warns City Of Upcoming Immigration Raids After Receiving Intel
The mayor of Oakland on Saturday night warned the city’s residents of potential raids being conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Jefferson's 'tree of liberty' and the blood of schoolchildren
Why do we need assault rifles? According to some on the right, to fight off government tyranny, because you can't beat the U.S. Army with just handguns.
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