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Puppy Abandoned in Airport Bathroom With ‘No Other Option’ is Inundated With Love

The owner of Chewy the dog was not happy about abandoning him in the airport bathroom – but she didn’t think she had any other choice. The Chihuahua puppy was left in one of the restrooms of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada with a note that read: “Hi! I’m Chewy! My owner was […]

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The World We Share, USA

Schumer calls on FDA to regulate ‘snortable chocolate’

NEW YORK – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging federal regulators to look into a “snortable chocolate” powder, saying he’s worried that it could prove harmful and is being marketed like a drug. In a letter Saturday, the New York Democrat asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of caffeine in inhalable

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Trump’s suggestion of working with Russia on cybersecurity is widely ridiculed

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s apparent endorsement of a proposed partnership with Russia on cybersecurity drew withering reviews Sunday from lawmakers, including several from his own party, while the president’s aides struggled to answer questions about how hard Trump pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election. Trump’s encounter

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International, USA

Trump Trusts Putin Denial of Russia Election Meddling

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “vehemently denied” that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, when the two met face-to-face during the G20 Summit Friday. “I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion,” Trump wrote in an early morning

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International, USA

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be taking the next step in their relationship very soon

Following rumors that his girlfriend Meghan Markle is considering moving to London to be with him, Prince Harry’s friends have disclosed that the royal reportedly plans to propose to Markle by the end of the year. “Harry has found the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with,” one of his friends

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Fast-moving Santa Barbara County fire grows to 19,000 acres

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire burning in northern Santa Barbara County has grown to 19,000 acres, forcing evacuations amid soaring temperatures, officials said. The Alamo fire, which started Thursday and eventually grew to 6,000 acres, roared across another 12,000 acres by Saturday afternoon near the border of San Luis Obispo County, prompting a

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USA

Washington’s Residents Resist Trump

President Donald Trump may live in Washington, D.C., but that doesn’t mean the city’s residents like him. One out of every three denizens of the nation’s capital say they’ve taken part in a protest against the president since his inauguration, according to a Washington Post poll released Thursday. This figure includes half of white residents,

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USA

Donald Trump softens tone in meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, praises effort against North Korea

n a sit-down Saturday with Xi Jinping, President Trump backed off his tough talk against China for not doing enough to rein in North Korea. He even heaped praise on the Chinese president. “I appreciate the things that you have done relative to the very substantial problem that we all face in North Korea, a

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International, USA

Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump believed denial of Russian interference in U.S. election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he thinks he convinced President Trump that Russia did not interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Russian meddling in the election was the first thing Mr. Trump bought up when he two leaders had their first face-to-face meeting Friday, and Mr. Putin repeated his denials that Moscow was

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International, USA

G20 leaders reaffirm free trade but break with US on climate change

A final statement from the leaders of the world’s top economic powers Saturday reaffirmed their support for free trade but exposed a divide between the US and other G20 members on climate change. The Group of 20 summit came up with compromise language on trade, although officials struggled to find common ground on another contentious

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International, USA

Meet Bernie’s 2018 Challenger

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) remains incredibly popular in his state and he certainly energized a portion of the left during his bid for the Democratic nomination in 2016. But at least one liberal in Vermont is fed up with the senator. Jon Svitavsky, 59, announced this week he planned to challenge the longtime Vermont politician

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USA

Russia Suspected of Hacking U.S. Nuclear Plants

Russian government-sponsored hackers are suspected of being behind the penetration of computer systems at several U.S. nuclear power plants. Three people familiar with efforts to combat the hack told Bloomberg that Russian hackers were the chief suspects, who had planned to disrupt the nation’s power supply, officials said. The hackers accessed computer systems at at

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International, USA

Trump, Putin criticised for exclusive nature of first face-to-face meeting

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday accompanied by just their foreign ministers. “We look forward to a lot of very positive things happening for Russia and the United States,” Trump said as he headed into the

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International, USA