Austin police chief calls bomber 'domestic terrorist'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin's police chief said Thursday that a "domestic terrorist" set off a series of explosions that killed two people and severely wounded four others in Texas' capital, offering a stronger characterization of the suspected bomber after drawing criticism for being unwilling to do so previously.

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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 head. Vicki Branaghan,— the victim's fiancee — who said she was in the backyard at the time, told the Denver Post that the gun shots followed after Mr Schmidt swatted his dog for trying to jump over their fence.

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Holy Week around the world

As Christian around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. Here are some of the images from Holy Week. 

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Clashes as thousands of Gazans march near Israel border

Thousands of Palestinians marched near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday in a major protest leading to clashes with Israeli forces, in which more than 50 Gazans were wounded. Israeli tanks and snipers were positioned on the other side of the border, using tear gas and live fire to force back the protesters. Moe than 50 people were wounded by live fire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

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Trump targets Amazon, claims it doesn’t pay enough taxes

President Trump took aim at Amazon on Twitter, claiming the company pays “little or no taxes” (Amazon pays local and federal taxes) and hurts small businesses.

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Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million

A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure

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Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's military said Friday.

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Mueller reportedly eyeing Sessions as Sessions cheats on recusal

Rachel Maddow shares new reporting that Robert Mueller's investigation includes looking at Jeff Sessions contacts with Russians, while at the same time, Sessions is sending investigators to look at the conduct of the Trump Russia investigation.

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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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The Worst Cars At The 2018 New York Auto Show

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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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Family of 8 presumed dead after SUV plunges off California cliff

Police are trying to learn why an SUV they believe was carrying a family of eight plunged off a cliff in Northern California. Jennifer and Sarah Hart from Washington and three of their kids were found dead at the scene. The other three are still missing. Anne-Marie Green reports.

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EPA staffers told how to downplay climate change in leaked memo

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt would be controversial even if he hadn't flown to Morocco in December (first-class, on the taxpayer dime) to lobby the country on the benefits of liquified natural gas while living in a condo owned by a lobbyist for the country's largest LNG exporter. A year or so into his tenure, Pruitt's ideology-driven beliefs—directly contradicted by decades of global research by climate scientists—are now to be parroted by agency employees. An internal e-mail leaked to Huffington Post instructs all agency personnel what words and phrases to use in downplaying the accepted conclusions of climate scientists.

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The Latest: Police say man bound, stabbed missing teens

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a man arrested after two teenagers' bodies were found in abandoned Utah mine (all times local):

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David Hogg: Laura Ingraham 'needs to be held accountable'

David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology.

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U.S. prosecutor reviewing Republican complaints against FBI: Sessions

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that Utah's top federal prosecutor is investigating a variety of Republican allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a letter to lawmakers released on Thursday. Democrats in Congress have repeatedly criticized Republican requests for a special counsel, saying they are merely a tactic to distract from and undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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"I've never been so happy" - Nobel winner Malala in Pakistan

On a return visit to Pakistan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai addressd her critics who accuse her of promoting an ideology at odds with the country's Islamic values. Rough cut (no reporter narration)

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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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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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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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Old ties with Russia weigh on Bulgarian decision in spy poisoning case

By Alissa de Carbonnel and Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, which has a strong pro-Russian lobby in government, needs more time to decide whether to follow NATO and EU allies in expelling Russian diplomats over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy, its deputy prime minister said on Thursday. EU presidency chair Bulgaria has recalled its ambassador from Moscow after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England in the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two. "The political situation in Bulgaria is such that these types of decisions have to be taken by consensus," deputy prime minister Tomislav Donchev said, referring to a strong body of opinion in the coalition government and opposition which favours pursuing good ties with Russia.

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SpaceX says Iridium satellite payload deployed

The private firm SpaceX on Friday said a partially-reused rocket successfully launched and deployed the latest group of satellites to upgrade communication networks for Virginia-based company Iridium. "We have successful liftoff of the Falcon 9," a SpaceX commentator said after the rocket roared off with a tail of fiery exhaust from Vandenberg US Air Force base in California. It was the fifth set of 10 satellites that SpaceX has launched for Iridium, whose $3 billion project is expected to include a total of 81 satellites -- with 75 launched by SpaceX.

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'Roseanne' Renewed For A Second Season After High-Rated Premiere

Its first revival season just barely started, but "Roseanne" has already been

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Trump steps out with Hicks before her last day

As President Trump was leaving the White House, he stepped out with Hope Hicks before she leaves her position in his administration in the coming days.

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Donations to NRA tripled in month of Parkland shooting

Contributions to powerful gun lobby group the National Rifle Association (NRA) increased significantly last month in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school. On 14 February, a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The data indicates that as student survivors of the shooting began mobilising a mass movement calling for stricter gun control laws, gun advocates took action in a different way.

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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 from the TASS source appear to somewhat contradict previous comments from other Russian officials.

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'Smallville' Actress Kristin Kreuk Denies Recruiting Sex Slaves for Alleged Cult

Kreuk released a statement following a report she'd been involved with a controversial organization

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Malala makes an emotional return home to Pakistan

For the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban six years ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has made an emotional visit back home to Pakistan. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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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 head. Vicki Branaghan,— the victim's fiancee — who said she was in the backyard at the time, told the Denver Post that the gun shots followed after Mr Schmidt swatted his dog for trying to jump over their fence.

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Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Crowdfunding campaign for sacked former FBI director Andrew McCabe smashes $370k target in 14 hours

A fundraising campaign to cover the legal bills of sacked former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has smashed its target to hit $370,000 (£260,000) in just 14 hours. The page set up by the “Friends of Andrew McCabe” has already received more than 8,700 donations including some as high as $3,000. Mr McCabe was fired by Donald Trump’s attorney general Jeff Sessions less than two days before his expected retirement after more than 20 years service.

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Family of 8 Presumed Dead After SUV Plunges Off Cliff in Mysterious Wreck

The Hart Tribe, as they were known, took spontaneous road trips, and they may have been on one when their SUV plunged off a cliff.

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Florida school massacre survivor David Hogg rejects Laura Ingraham's apology and says she should quit Fox News presenter role

David Hogg said Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham should quit as he rejected her apology for accusing him of “whining” over being rejected by four colleges. Ms Ingraham had apologised to Mr Hogg for her controversial tweet after seven companies took Mr Hogg up on his suggestion that they pull their advertising from her show. Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder for the 14 teenagers and three adults who died at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Valentine’s Day.

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Trump targets Amazon, claims it doesn’t pay enough taxes

President Trump took aim at Amazon on Twitter, claiming the company pays “little or no taxes” (Amazon pays local and federal taxes) and hurts small businesses.

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Outrage at Howard University after years of financial misappropriations revealed

Tonight, students are calling for Howard University’s President to resign after it was discovered that the school fired six employees last year for “gross misconduct” after an auditors’ investigation found they misappropriated financial aid funds.

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Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's military said Friday.

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Parkland Survivor Criticizes Laura Ingraham For Only Apologizing After Advertisers Fled

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura

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Deported Army veteran wins fight for US citizenship

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A deported U.S. Army veteran has been granted U.S. citizenship, a move made possible by California Gov. Jerry Brown's pardon of a criminal offense last year.

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Cop Who Hugged Devonte Hart in Viral Photo Shares Heartbreak Over Deadly Crash

Sgt. Bret Barnum and the now-missing teen shared a tearful embrace back in 2014.

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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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Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27

The two Koreas have set a date for a rare inter-Korean summit, following a high-level meeting that was held days after the nuclear-armed North's leader Kim Jong Un made his international debut with a surprise trip to China. "According to the will of both leaders, the South and North agreed to hold the '2018 South-North summit' on April 27 at the South's Peace House in Panmunjom," said a joint press statement, read out in turn by both delegations' leaders on Thursday. The meeting between Kim Jong Un, leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, and the South's President Moon Jae-in will be only the third of its kind, and will be followed by landmark talks with US President Donald Trump, which could come as early as May.

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Ronny Jackson’s qualifications questioned for role as Trump’s VA Secretary

President Trump selected his White House doctor, Ronny Jackson, to replace Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. If confirmed, Jackson would lead the government’s second largest agency.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 10 more satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 more Iridium NEXT communications satellites into orbit.

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Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million

A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure

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Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Mueller reportedly eyeing Sessions as Sessions cheats on recusal

Rachel Maddow shares new reporting that Robert Mueller's investigation includes looking at Jeff Sessions contacts with Russians, while at the same time, Sessions is sending investigators to look at the conduct of the Trump Russia investigation.

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Murder Suspect Fatally Shot by Police While Trying to Get Into Son's High School, Police Say

A man allegedly killed his wife and then was fatally shot by officers outside his son's high school

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Did Kim’s Visit Just Hand China a Trump Card?

An unannounced visit boosted both Beijing’s and Pyongyang’s leverage in negotiations, but Washington still seems to have no plan.

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Officials seek clues in SUV cliff crash that likely killed 8

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Accident-reconstruction investigators are trying to figure out what caused an SUV carrying a family to plunge off a California cliff in a deadly wreck that happened shortly after child-welfare authorities went to their home to investigate possible abuse.

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