There is fury in Kosovo after six alleged opponents of the Turkish president were sent back.
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Saturday, 31 March 2018
Noor Salman: Pulse nightclub shooter's widow not guilty
Noor Salman sobs as a jury clears her of helping her husband kill 49 people at the Pulse venue.
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Easter: Irish pubs lift Good Friday alcohol ban
Pubs in the Irish Republic will sell alcohol on Good Friday for the first time in almost a century.
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Australia ball-tampering: David Warner's tearful apology
Australian cricketer David Warner cries as he admits he may never play for his country again.
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Breaking the period taboo in Pakistan
Wasma Imran and Mahin Khan founded the Recircle Cup, to help those who cannot afford sanitary towels in Pakistan.
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Costa Rica polls: 'People hate us, we might move to Spain'
A Costa Rican couple talks about their fears ahead of polls dominated by the issue of same-sex marriage .
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Test-launch footage of Russian ballistic missile Satan 2
Russia's President Putin claims it can penetrate any defence shield.
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Volkswagen's car 'graveyard' in California
Volkswagen has been storing hundreds of thousands of cars after the diesel emissions scandal.
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Mattis to Bolton: I hear you're the devil incarnate
The US defence secretary cracks a joke as he meets Donald Trump's new national security adviser.
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Colorado senator explains 'white privilege' to colleagues
Irene Aguilar speaks as lawmakers debate a bill to allow business-owners to pre-emptively shoot intruders.
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Iowa man wins legal battle to say hometown stinks
A judge rules Sibley cannot threaten to sue Josh Harms for criticising the town's "rancid" stench.
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Ronaldo statue: Sculptor Emanuel Santos takes another shot at bust
Emanuel Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work.
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NZ seniors' group hits back at 'elderly driver' plates
Lobby group says older drivers are being 'singled out' by E-plates idea.
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Czechs consider national anthem update
Olympic Committee launches new arrangements to mark state's 100th anniversary.
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Avatar: Scientology-style sect causes concern in Netherlands
An investigation claims a Scientology-type sect is steering Dutch schools. So what is going on?
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Spring in Tashkent: Is Uzbekistan really opening up?
There's a renewed optimism in Uzbekistan under a reforming president, BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo reports.
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Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
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In pictures: The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia
Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner's visit the churches of Ethiopia.
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The country where children fear election time
Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.
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The men who had millions of lives in their hands
How do the families of generals who sent men into battle commemorate World War One?
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Islamic State 'Beatles' duo complain about losing UK citizenship
Two British men accused of being in the Islamic State 'Beatles' gang say they will not get a fair trial.
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Met Police chief: Social media leads children to violence
Britain's most senior police officer says social media "revs people up" and leads to stabbings and murders.
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Malala returns to home town in Pakistan for first time since shooting
The Nobel Peace Prize winner visits the Pakistani area where Taliban militants tried to kill her.
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Australia ball-tampering: David Warner 'resigned' to not playing for country again
David Warner says he is "resigned to the fact" he may never play for Australia again after his part in the ball-tampering scandal.
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Stansted Airport bus fire: Flights to resume after cancellations
Stansted Airport expects to "operate as normal" after a bus fire caused all flights to be cancelled.
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Gaza-Israel border: UN seeks investigation over protest deaths
Palestinian officials say 16 people were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers on Friday.
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Schools cutting posts amid 'funding catastrophe'
Schools are still struggling with budget cuts, despite government reassurance, it is claimed.
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Prof Stephen Hawking Cambridge funeral to take place
The private service for the visionary scientist will be held at the university church in Cambridge.
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Ray Wilkins: Ex-England captain in critical condition in London hospital
Former England and Chelsea midfielder Ray Wilkins is in a critical condition in a London hospital.
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Prince Laurent: €46,000 blow for Belgium's 'cursed prince'
Prince Laurent defended his allowance as "the price of my life, which is largely behind me now".
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The artist who gives her drawings away free to commuters
When she's on the train, Liz Atkin spends the journey sketching with charcoal. She gives her drawings away to fellow passengers for free, as a form of therapy.
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US may tie social media to visa applications
A state department proposal could require visa applicants to detail all their social media handles.
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The Papers: Russia-UK row and public sector pay gap
Saturday's front pages lead with the latest on Russia's row with the West and the public sector gender pay gap.
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Week in pictures: 24 - 30 March 2018
A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.
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The woman who gave birth to rabbits (and other hoaxes)
These hoaxers were bold, dedicated, and didn't wait for 1 April.
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Malala Yousafzai: 'My focus is only working for the good'
The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks to the BBC about abuse on social media, and whether she wants to enter politics.
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Flute played during brain surgery
Anna Marie Whitlock Henry played the flute while surgeons operated on her.
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San Francisco cop's close shave in barbershop gun fight
A San Francisco cop was lucky to survive a shootout in a hairdresser's that left him and four civilians wounded, and the gunman dead.
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Watch Sarah's final goodbye to the Today programme audience
Long-standing Today programme presenter is set to move to the World at One.
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Ronaldo statue: Sculptor Emanuel Santos takes another shot at bust
Emanuel Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work.
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Leicester family keeps 115-year-old hot cross bun
The Easter treat, which is a "bit hard", dates back to 1903 and has been passed through generations.
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Test-launch footage of Russian ballistic missile Satan 2
Russia's President Putin claims it can penetrate any defence shield.
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Final wish granted as dog visits dying owner
A collie makes an emotional final visit to its terminally-ill owner's hospital bedside hours before he passes away.
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James Corden's dad complains about Peter Rabbit review
Malcolm Corden was not happy with Mark Kermode calling his son "appallingly irritating".
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The country where children fear election time
Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.
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The men who had millions of lives in their hands
How do the families of generals who sent men into battle commemorate World War One?
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Gender pay gap deadline: What to know
Britain's biggest companies have less than a week to publish their gender pay gap figures.
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Is there a north-south divide in England's schools?
The Children's Commissioner said schools in the north of England were falling behind.
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Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
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Irked Trump Reportedly Warned Putin: We'd Win The Arms Race
President Donald Trump told Russia's Vladimir Putin that if the two countries
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Parents who drove family off California cliff had been reported for child abuse by neighbors
The two Washington mothers who drove off a Northern California cliff with at
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Howard University Officials Allegedly Stole $1 Million, But At Least The Meme Is Sharp
WASHINGTON ― No authority has publicly implicated him in the embezzlement
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NRA Is Pulling In Big Bucks After The Parkland Mass Shooting
The National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks
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Syrians quit Ghouta as talks for last pocket stutter
Hundreds more Syrian rebels and civilians prepared Friday to leave Eastern Ghouta under a negotiated withdrawal, as Russia unilaterally announced a similar deal to empty the final pocket of the battered enclave. The former rebel bastion on the outskirts of Damascus has been drained by a nearly six-week Syrian government assault and two evacuation deals brokered by regime ally...
Man shoots neighbour in the head five times for disciplining his dog
A Colorado man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his neighbour five times in the head because he thought he was beating his dog. Michael Kourosh Sadeghi, 32, was arrested for allegedly killing his 42-year-old Denver neighbour, Dustin Schmidt, after an incident in which he is said to have walked into his back yard and unloaded five shots into the back of the neighbour's...
The Latest: Group calls for end to Mormon youth interviews
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a campaign to end closed-door, one-on-one meetings between Mormon lay leaders and youth (all times local):
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Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressure
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit one of the island's oldest and most reliable diplomatic allies next month, amid growing pressure from China to whittle away the number of countries with which Taiwan has formal ties. China considers self-ruled Taiwan to be a wayward province, ineligible for state-to-state relations, and has slowly managed to cut the dwindling number...
Ken Starr: Justice Department should evaluate claims by Stormy Daniels
Former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr said the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election raises “difficult and serious” issues that need to be evaluated by the Justice Department.
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Starbucks May Have To Display Cancer Warning On Coffee Sold In California
Starbucks and other coffee roasting companies in California may be required to
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After bodies found in mine, man arrested in teen deaths
A Utah man tied up two teenagers, stabbed them to death, and dumped their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft before they were reported missing nearly three months ago, police said Thursday.
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56 Quick And Easy Fruity Desserts
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The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest
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Stephen Reinhardt, liberal circuit court judge, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly four decades, died Thursday in Southern California. He was 87.
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U.N. chief warns another Cold War developing between Russia, U.S.
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that Russian and U.S. relations were deteriorating into a situation "similar, to a large extent, to what we lived during the Cold War" and called for safeguards to be put in place. Just days after the United States announced it would expel 12 Russian U.N. diplomats over...
Immigrant mother hiding in NY sanctuary church vows to stay
NEW YORK (AP) — A Guatemalan immigrant who entered a New York City church to seek refuge from immigration authorities said Thursday she will fight to prevent being separated from her children.
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Trump chides Obama for court vacancies, ignoring Republican obstruction
In a rambling speech billed as a curtain-raiser for his $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure, President Trump veered off topic numerous times, at one point chiding his predecessor for leaving him a high number of court vacancies.
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There Are Psychological Reasons Parents Are So Obsessed With Target
In the face of the chaos and confusion that come with raising a family today,
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Sacramento Celebrates The Life Of Stephon Clark — And Demands Justice For His Death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Hundreds of mourners gathered in California's capital on
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Gazans pitch protest tents on Israel border as tensions mount
Palestinians in Gaza pitched tents near the volatile border with Israel on Thursday ahead of a six-week protest camp under the gaze of wary Israeli soldiers. The protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. It comes amid rising tensions as the United States prepares to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.
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Two pilots flying different planes report seeing a UFO within minutes of each other
Two pilots flying different aircraft above Arizona have reported close encounters with an unidentified flying object (UFO). ABC News obtained an audio clip of a conversation between the two pilots and the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Centre. “OK, something did,” says the pilot of the Learjet plane.
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Kid Who Hugged Cop In Viral Protest Photo Feared Dead In Family Car Plunge
A boy who hugged a cop in a photo that went viral amid national unrest over
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Russia’s Massive 200-Ton RS-28 ICBM Will Be Ready for Nuclear War in 2021
Russia’s massive 200-ton RS-28 Sarmat heavy liquid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile is set to become operational by 2021. “Under the government-run program for armaments extending till 2027 Sarmat is to be produced serially starting from 2020,” a defense industry source told the TASS news agency. The weapon does not appear to have started testing yet, but the comments...
About 30 dogs believed dead in Michigan kennel fire
FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — About 30 dogs are believed to have died in an early morning fire Friday at a boarding kennel in western Michigan, leaving owners of the animals and the facility devastated.
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Tesla says crashed vehicle had been on autopilot prior to accident
Tesla Inc said on Friday that a Tesla Model X involved a fatal crash in California last week had activated its Autopilot system, raising new questions about the semi-autonomous system that handles some driving tasks. Tesla also said vehicle logs from the accident showed no action had been taken by the driver soon before the crash and that he had received earlier warnings to...
Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Widow Found Not Guilty Of Aiding Her Husband’s Attack
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Noor Salman, the widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter, was
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Southern Baptist CEO Confesses: 'Morally Inappropriate Relationship'
Dr. Frank Page admits that a 'personal failing' led to his sudden departure from the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday.
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'The Blood Still Has Power!' Pastor John Gray Urges Taking Communion to Foil Spiritual Attack on Families
Pastor, actor, singer and comedian John Gray recently shared about taking communion to thwart a spiritual attack on his family. He referenced Jesus' words in Matthew 26:26-30.
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'It Sends Same Messages as Playboy': Walmart Removes Cosmopolitan Magazine from Check-Out Line Shelves
Walmart is removing Cosmopolitan magazines from the shelves of their check out lines.
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Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm
The firm denies it believes that growth at all costs is "good" even if it leads to deaths.
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Lindsay Lohan loses GTA V privacy case appeal
The actress fails to convince judges that a character in Grand Theft Auto V was based on her.
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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' shares dip in US stock debut
Shares in Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform fell below their opening price on Wall Street's Nasdaq.
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Roving robot lets UCI student attend classes virtually while on bed rest
When Tess Messiha was prescribed three weeks’ bed rest during her pregnancy, she was worried she would have to take a leave of absence from school.
But the UC Irvine law student attended classes virtually in December with the help of a robot she controlled from home. She could talk, listen and...
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Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials said.
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Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis led Roman Catholics in Good Friday services under tight security, urging people, including ministers of his Church, to rediscover the capacity to feel shame for their role in the world's ills.
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Friday, 30 March 2018
Ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with teen wants to change plea
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court.
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With Kim Jong Un's Surprise Visit, China Sends A Clear Message: It Will Not Be Excluded
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stunned the
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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.
Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States and will not be emptying them soon. Volkswagen AG has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recent court filing shows. The German automaker has been storing hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the United States for months.
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Fired V.A. secretary: 'It should not be this hard to serve your country'
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote a New York Times op-ed reflecting on his service in President Trump's administration.
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‘She has got my attention’: Tomi Lahren gun photo stirs up commenters
“Nothing better than a strong woman who carries.” “Yeah, that looks comfortable for working out. SMH.” Tomi Lahren shared a photo of herself packing heat in her yoga pants, and the controversial shot has stirred up thousands of comments on Newsroom. In the Instagram image, conservative pundit and TV personality Tomi Lahren has a steely glare and a gun tucked into her yoga...
Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitated
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency plans to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.
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Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in Burma
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Burma, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on Thursday. A court in Yangon has been holding preliminary hearings since January to decide whether Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, will be charged under the colonial-era Officials...
Scott Walker Gives Up Fight To Not Call Wisconsin Special Elections
Wisconsin Republicans have ended their legal fight to wait until November to
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Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PM
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition voted in Abiye Ahmed as new prime minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn last month, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The state-run channel said the 180-member council of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chose Abiye to succeed...
'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Linked to Alleged Sex Trafficking Cult Leader
Mack and Kreuk portrayed Smallville high school students alongside a young Superman, played by Tom Welling.
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Can targeted ads really change votes?
Online political advertising that uses big data to target individuals - how influential is it?
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iPhone update adds privacy 'transparency'
Apple has updated iOS, MacOS and tvOS to let people know when their personal data will be collected.
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Cambridge Analytica files spell out election tactics
Newly released files detail election-swinging efforts by the consultancy and other linked firms.
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Brexit: Netflix 'passport' not yet decided
The UK government says online content portability is still subject to Brexit negotiations.
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Bonus pay gap revealed at Facebook UK
Women working at Facebook in the UK are paid bonuses worth less than 60% of those their male colleagues receive.
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BT made to cut rental fee for landline-only customers
People who have only a landline from BT will have their monthly line rental fee cut from Sunday.
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Fortnite 'not addictive' says researcher
The latest video game craze is hard to stop playing but not addictive says a researcher.
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Can Facebook Fix Itself Before the Midterms? It’s Trying.
Facebook has been under fire since America’s 2016 presidential election for the way that Russian agents, fake-news sites, and political campaigns used the company’s platform to spread propaganda and misinformation. On Thursday, the social network laid out its plan to prevent a repeat of those problems in November’s midterms as well as other elections around the world.
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Russia Expels 60 American Diplomats in Escalating Standoff Over Poison Attack in U.K.
The Kremlin announced it will expel 60 American diplomats and close the American Consulate in St. Petersburg as part of a widely anticipated diplomatic reprisal for the expulsion of Russian diplomats from two dozen Western countries in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom earlier this month. The Russian government denies it was behind the March 4 poison attack in Salisbury, England, that has left Sergei Skripal...
Loyola-Chicago’s Goofy Center Is the March Madness Hero America Needs
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Loyola-Chicago’s Final Four run is that it hasn’t looked the least bit surprising. The No. 11 seed Ramblers have played some of the prettiest offensive basketball in recent tournament memory. While they start four experienced, unselfish ballhandlers, much of their frenetic movement—and Loyola-Chicago’s success in general—revolves around a 19-year-old freshman center who looks like a grown-up Bobby Hill.
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Taylor Swift Left a Blank Space in Country Music. Could Kacey Musgraves Fill It?
Taylor Swift’s early career blew like a twister through country music, leaving practically no chart or sales records untouched. Yet after Swift fully decamped to pop music in 2014 with her album 1989, the edifices of the Nashville, Tennessee, Music Row seemed to smack right back down intact, almost as if Swift had never happened.
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The Angle: Skimpy Team Edition
Unrepresented: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern explain why President Trump is having such a hard time hiring good lawyers to represent him in the Russia matter. None of Trump’s familiarity with “New York Real Estate Land, Multiple Divorce Land, and Repeated Bankruptcy Land” will help him hire a reputable criminal attorney, or ten.
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Today’s Impeach-O-Meter: Is Donald Trump Such a Big, Grown-Up Boy That He Could Do All the President Jobs Himself?
The Impeach-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative daily estimate of the likelihood that Donald Trump leaves office before his term ends, whether by being impeached (and convicted) or by resigning under threat of same.
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Donald Trump Insists Amazon Is Ripping Off the Postal Service. It’s Not.
Is Amazon exploiting the U.S. Postal Service?
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Where the Genocide Museum Is (Mostly) Mum on the Fate of Jews
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Bus Fire in Thailand Kills 20 Migrant Workers From Myanmar
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