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MH370 Search: 'High Possibility' Debris In Mozambique Is From A Boeing 777

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

It's been two years since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. But clues to the plane's fate continue to surface.

Now a new piece of debris has washed up in Mozambique, and Malaysia's transport minister, Liow Tiong Lai, said Wednesday that ...

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Former CEO Charged With Rigging Bids For Oil And Gas Leases

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Aubrey McClendon, the former CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp., was charged Tuesday with orchestrating a conspiracy not to compete for oil and gas leases in northwest Oklahoma, the Justice Department said.

The DOJ explained in a statement:

During this conspiracy, which ran from December 2007 to March 2012, ...

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Stamp Prices Set To Drop 2 Cents In April, Putting USPS In Sticky Situation

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

The U.S. Postal Service is in dire financial straits. If the price of stamps goes down as scheduled in April, it could cost the already hemorrhaging post office $2 billion per year, according to a statement released by USPS.

The planned cost reduction from 49 cents to 47 cents ...

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Israeli Troops Using Waze App Stray Into Palestinian Camp, Sparking Violence

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Two Israeli soldiers using a navigation app got lost and mistakenly entered a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank on Tuesday, leading to a series of confrontations in which a Palestinian man was killed and four others reportedly were wounded by gunfire.

Israel's military said 10 Israeli security forces ...

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South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Stipulating Transgender Students' Bathroom Use

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students in South Dakota's public schools to use bathrooms, locker rooms and other facilities based on their gender at birth.

Daugaard issued the veto Tuesday afternoon on a bill that would have become law at midnight if he ...

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Clarence Thomas Asks 1st Question From Supreme Court Bench In 10 Years

Monday, February 29, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas drew gasps on Monday when he asked several questions during oral arguments.

Thomas, who hadn't asked a question since Feb. 22, 2006, broke 10 years of near silence during a case, Voisine v. U.S., involving a federal law preventing people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence ...

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At Least 4 Dead, Including Gunman, At Kansas Manufacturing Plant

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Four people are dead, including the shooter, and at least 14 are injured after an employee opened fire at a manufacturing plant in Hesston, Kan., according to Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton.

The suspected shooter was killed inside the plant by the first officer at the scene, Walton said at ...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Backdoor To iPhones Would Be Software Equivalent Of Cancer

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

"Some things are hard and some things are right. And some things are both," Apple CEO Tim Cook said during a Wednesday night interview on ABC News' World News Tonight with David Muir. "This is one of those things," he said, doubling down on the company's refusal to create ...

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Scientists Discover What Made Takata Air Bags Explode

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The saga of the exploding Takata air bags continues.

Tuesday, officials announced two new developments in the years-long case regarding the defective air bags that have been linked to the deaths of 10 people and led to massive recalls all over the world. First, scientists discovered what exactly ...

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For First Time Since 1985, Tennessee Women's Basketball Team Out Of Top 25

Monday, February 22, 2016

Thirty-one years is more than a streak; it's a dynasty.

But on Monday, the Tennessee women's basketball team slipped out of The Associated Press top-25 rankings for the first time since 1985. In the 565 consecutive weeks that the Lady Vols were included among the nation's best teams, they were ...

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Suspect In Kalamazoo Shootings Charged With 6 Counts Of Murder

Monday, February 22, 2016

Jason Dalton, the man police believe killed six people in a series of seemingly random shootings in Kalamazoo, Mich., late Saturday night, was charged Monday with six counts of murder, two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and eight firearms violations.

Michigan Radio's Rick Pluta reports from the ...

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'You Aren't The Shooter, Are You?' Uber Ride Came Just Before Suspect's Arrest

Monday, February 22, 2016

Victims of a shooting spree are being mourned in Kalamazoo, Mich., where Jason Dalton, the man suspected of killing six people Saturday, was arraigned Monday. Police are trying to determine a motive for what seem to be random attacks.

Eerie details have emerged about the case — including a ...

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Julian Assange Says Lengthy Embassy Stay Has Sharpened His Perspective On The World

Friday, February 19, 2016

The founder of WikiLeaks talks about what it's like to be confined to a building for more than three years. He says he misses nothing from the outside world, apart from his children and his mother.

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Maryland's Highest Court Delays Trials In Freddie Gray Case

Thursday, February 18, 2016

The trials for the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, one of which was scheduled to begin Monday, have been postponed.

The delay comes while the highest court in Maryland decides whether one of the six accused officers can be forced to testify against the others. ...

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WATCH: Helicopter Crashes Into The Ocean In Hawaii

Thursday, February 18, 2016

A helicopter carrying five people crashed just offshore near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday.

A U.S. Navy official said there were no fatalities immediately after the crash and that all five passengers were recovered and taken to land for treatment.

A Honolulu Emergency Services Department spokeswoman said one person is ...

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'World's Fastest Stoner' Finishes Last In Olympic Marathon Trials

Thursday, February 18, 2016

The self-proclaimed "world's fastest stoner" finished in last place at the trials for the 2016 Rio Olympics in Los Angeles on Saturday, with a time of 3:45:34.

For casual runners, any time under four hours is considered respectable, but for the Olympic Trials — where the winning time was ...

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LA Hospital Pays Hackers Nearly $17,000 To Restore Computer Network

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

A Los Angeles hospital paid a nearly $17,000 ransom to hackers who breached and disabled its computer network, the hospital said in a statement Wednesday.

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid the ransom of 40 bitcoins, which is currently worth $16,664, in order to restore the computer system that was ...

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New Manufacturer Gives Oscar Statue A Minor Makeover

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

When the iconic gold Oscar statues are handed out at the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 28, they'll look a little bit different.

The statues will more closely resemble the early awards.

The minor makeover comes now that a new company is in charge of making the coveted statues. New ...

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Obama: I Intend To Nominate A 'Very Well Qualified Candidate' To Supreme Court

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

President Obama said Tuesday that despite Republican vows to block him, he will nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly on Saturday.

Obama spoke during a news conference after a summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Rancho Mirage, Calif., but the ...

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MLB Bans New York Mets Pitcher Jenrry Mejia For Life For Doping

Friday, February 12, 2016

New York Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia received a permanent ban from Major League Baseball on Friday after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone. The right-handed pitcher is the first player to be banned from the MLB for life for failing three performance-enhancing drug tests.

The league's

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