BBC NEWS: March 2018

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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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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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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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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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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The Latest: Blast in Syria kills member of UK armed forces

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):

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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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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 of countries which maintain ties with Taipei. Last year, China established relations with Panama, which had for decades been a steadfast Taiwan ally, in a major diplomatic coup for Beijing.

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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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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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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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No more pain for Philippine devotee nailed to cross for 32nd time

A Philippine man who has been nailed to a cross every Easter for the past 32 years in a Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion says he no longer feels any pain from his wounds. Easter is a festival marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. About 80 percent of the 105 million people in the Philippines, a former Spanish colony, are Catholic.

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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 Moscow. Under such agreements, rebels agree to hand over territory in exchange for safe passage for them and civilians to opposition-held northwest Syria.

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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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Fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero Speaks Out On Allegations Of Drug Trafficking

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.

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Kentucky Teachers Shut Down Schools After Public Pension Overhaul

Public schools closed in at least 25 Kentucky counties on Friday as teachers

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What You Might Have Missed: 10 Weekend Reads From Opinion

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Vermont Town Seeks a Heart, and Soul (Also Milk and Eggs)

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The Outrage Over Kevin Williamson

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What Americans Really Think About Sports Betting

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A Colder War With Russia?

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Albany Strikes Budget Deal That Sidesteps Trump’s Tax Plan

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Back on the Job

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Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Rented Residence From Wife of Energy Lobbyist

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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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Laura Ingraham announces vacation amid advertiser boycott - CBS News

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Laura Ingraham announces vacation amid advertiser boycott
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Fox News' Laura Ingraham announced Friday she would be taking a vacation the next week to celebrate Easter with her family as advertisers have dropped her show after she criticized a Parkland school shooting survivor. Her supporters have launched the ...
More advertisers drop Laura Ingraham's Fox News show despite apology to David HoggLos Angeles Times
Parkland student David Hogg rejects Fox News host's apologyBBC News
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White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, US commanders warn - NBCNews.com

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White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, US commanders warn
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White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, U.S. commanders warn. “We're on the two-yard line,” one U.S. special forces commander told NBC News. “We're that close and now it's coming apart.” by Richard Engel and Kennett Werner / Mar.30.2018 / 7:39 AM ET ...

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Unarmed man killed by Sacramento police shot 8 times, 6 in the back: Private autopsy - ABC News

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Unarmed man killed by Sacramento police shot 8 times, 6 in the back: Private autopsy
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Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Clark's family, released the independent autopsy report at a news conference Friday. Dr. Bennet Omalu, who was the first doctor to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), conducted the ...
Stephon Clark was shot 7 times from behind, private autopsy findsNBCNews.com
Protests Block Streets After Funeral for Man Shot by PoliceU.S. News & World Report
Independent autopsy reveals Stephon Clark was 'shot repeatedly in the back' by Sacramento officersNew York Daily News
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India probe after exam leak hits 1.6 million students - BBC News

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India probe after exam leak hits 1.6 million students
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India has launched an inquiry into its national school exams after questions were leaked, forcing 1.6 million students to resit their tests. Police have questioned 32 people over the leaks in mathematics and economics papers which were accessed and ...

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How consumers can fact check the news in the age of misinformation - CNNMoney

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How consumers can fact check the news in the age of misinformation
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"We see increasingly audiences are sort of expecting from the media not so much to be newsmakers, but news verifiers," said Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter Institute. "The necessity to cover everything ...

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Widow of Pulse nightclub shooter acquitted on all counts - ABC News

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Widow of Pulse nightclub shooter acquitted on all counts
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Noor Salman, the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, was declared not guilty on all counts Friday morning. Interested in Pulse Shooting? Add Pulse Shooting as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Pulse Shooting news, video, and ...
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Noor Salman: Pulse nightclub shooter's widow not guiltyBBC News
Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman, found not guiltyFox News
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Trump ally detained, served with Mueller subpoena at Boston airport - NBCNews.com

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Trump ally detained, served with Mueller subpoena at Boston airport
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Ted Malloch said in an emailed statement to NBC News that he was flying from his home in the U.K. via Boston to Cleveland, Ohio to celebrate Easter when he was stopped Wednesday, an incident first reported by the Guardian. NBC News has independently ...
FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage allyThe Guardian

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EXCLUSIVE: Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condo - ABC News

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EXCLUSIVE: Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condo
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The protective detail then broke down the building's glass-paneled front door and ascended two flights to Pruitt's $50-a-night bedroom, where two sources tell ABC News he was found groggy, rising from a nap. It is unclear what led to the panic that ...
EPA poised to roll back car pollution rulesCBS News
Scott Pruitt's Apartment Deal Is At The Center Of An Ethical Storm For Trump's EPABuzzFeed News
EPA Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More EfficientNew York Times
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Trump freezing Syria funds in signal of US pullback, report says - Fox News

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Trump freezing Syria funds in signal of US pullback, report says
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Trump's first public suggestion he was itching to pull out came in a news conference with visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull on Feb. 23, when Trump said the U.S. was in Syria to "get rid of ISIS and go home." On Thursday, in a domestic ...
American service member, British armed forces member killed in SyriaCBS News
Syria war: France offers to mediate between Turkey and KurdsBBC News
American, British service members killed by IED in SyriaABC News
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The fake news campaign that tried to divide South Africa - CNET

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The fake news campaign that tried to divide South Africa
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Meanwhile, the US ambassador in Kenya said the country's democracy is being undermined by fake news. The European Union said it found spikes in misinformation posted in Catalonia during its independence referendum last year. In these cases, fake news ...

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