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

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Sgt. Bret Barnum and the now-missing teen shared a tearful embrace back in 2014. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IcbXgD

Sacramento Celebrates The Life Of Stephon Clark — And Demands Justice For His Death

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Hundreds of mourners gathered in California's capital on from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GCFaEp

Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27

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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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IiZdVg

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

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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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GX9Iyn

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 10 more satellites

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 more Iridium NEXT communications satellites into orbit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2H2ISVH

Fired V.A. secretary: 'It should not be this hard to serve your country'

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Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote a New York Times op-ed reflecting on his service in President Trump's administration. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GlPJbf

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

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David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Glw67r

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

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A man allegedly killed his wife and then was fatally shot by officers outside his son's high school from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J3v261

The Latest: White House decries Russia expelling US envoys

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MOSCOW (AP) — The latest on the nerve agent attack on an Russian ex-spy in Britain (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2H09iHy

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

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A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IihAtw

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

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An unannounced visit boosted both Beijing’s and Pyongyang’s leverage in negotiations, but Washington still seems to have no plan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2E8fRoo

Fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero Speaks Out On Allegations Of Drug Trafficking

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Rafael Caro Quintero, aka “The Prince,” is a fugitive on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted list. The alleged leader of the world’s most powerful drug cartel gave an interview while hiding. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GJ6911

Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two senior administration officials said on Friday, a stance that may put him at odds with U.S. military officials who see the fight against Islamic State as nowhere near complete. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GoPReo

Russia, in spy rift riposte, expels 59 diplomats from 23 countries

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries on Friday and said it reserved the right to take action against four other nations in a worsening standoff with the West over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IhR1oD

Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her

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MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack – and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IkxxzI

Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics

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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. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2E4BZQt

Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame

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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. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2DEtz

Venezuela president lands on Panama's 'high risk' money laundering list

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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered "high risk" for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama's economy and finance ministry. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pRS8DG

China to prosecute former senior provincial official for graft

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China will prosecute a former senior provincial official for corruption after an investigation found he illegally accepted gifts and abused his power, the ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GHZN1H

Two die in Acapulco shootout amid panicked Easter procession

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ACAPULCO (Reuters) - Dozens of Roman Catholic devotees dressed as ancient Romans and biblical figures fled a Good Friday procession in panic on Friday in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco after gunfire rang out over a nearby car robbery. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2H0QpEs

Venezuela government breaks silence over jail riot, fire that killed 68

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s government broke its silence about a riot and fire in a police station’s cells that killed dozens of prisoners on Wednesday, issuing a statement on Friday night sending condolences to relatives and promising an investigation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IhFA04

U.S. seeks over six years prison for Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday asked a judge to sentence Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng to more than six years in prison, after his conviction last July for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multi-billion dollar conference center. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IjypnR