Sean Spicer on having Trump as boss

The former White House press secretary tells the BBC the president usually stood by him when he made mistakes.

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Trucking on Siberia's risky ice roads

From November to April, truckers deliver vital supplies to remote villages in Russia's Yakutia region.

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The life-like Netflix advertisement turning heads

A Netflix advertisement resembling a human trapped in plastic is drawing attention in West Hollywood.

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Gun in Westlake school shooting may have gone off inside a backpack, LAPD says - Los Angeles Times

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Gun in Westlake school shooting may have gone off inside a backpack, LAPD says Los Angeles Times LAPD officers were on hand as students returned to Salvador Castro Middle School on Friday, following a school shooting that left four students injured. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times). Police investigating the shooting of students at Sal Castro ... LA middle school shooting: Gun accidentally discharged in girl's backpack, police sayNBCNews.com Los Angeles school shooting: 12-year-old girl charged with felony in connection to incidentKABC-TV Gun went off accidentally in 12-year-old girl's bag at school, injuring 2: PoliceABC News Chron.com -New York Daily News -The Columbus Dispatch -Fox News all 93 news articles »

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Ammo seller to Las Vegas killer arrested on federal charge - CNN

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Ammo seller to Las Vegas killer arrested on federal charge CNN (CNN) Douglas Haig, who sold ammunition to the gunman in October's Las Vegas massacre, was arrested Friday on charges of manufacturing and selling armor-piercing bullets in violation of federal law. A criminal complaint says two unfired .308-caliber ... Arizona man who sold ammo to Las Vegas shooter is chargedCBS News Arizona man charged with selling armor-piercing ammunition to Vegas shooterWashington Post Arizona man who sold ammo to Vegas shooter chargedUSA TODAY Reuters -NPR -New York Post -ABC News all 125 news articles »

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Trump strategy review calls for building smaller nuclear weapons and adding scenarios for their use - Los Angeles Times

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Trump strategy review calls for building smaller nuclear weapons and adding scenarios for their use Los Angeles Times The Trump administration outlined sweeping changes in U.S. nuclear strategy Friday, calling for two new types of nuclear weapons and warning for the first time that in "extreme circumstances" the U.S. could use nuclear weapons in response to non ... Is 'Great-Power Competition' Worth Billions in Nuke Spending?U.S. News & World Report Pentagon unveils nuclear weapons strategy, ending Obama-era push to reduce arsenalThe Denver Post US Outlines Plan on Nuclear-Weapons UseWall Street Journal NPR -USA TODAY -CNN -The Hill all 242 news articles »

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Hawaii false missile alert sender says he thought drill was real - CNN

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Hawaii false missile alert sender says he thought drill was real CNN (CNN) The man who says he sent out the false ballistic missile alert last month in Hawaii that caused more than a half hour of panic said Friday he thinks he is being treated unfairly, and he was positive at the time the drill was real. The man, who ... Hawaii man who sent alert says he was "100 percent sure" attack was realCBS News 'Button pusher' feels 'pretty guilty, devastated' over false missile alertHonolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii emergency management worker who sent false missile alert: I was '100 percent sure' it was realNBCNews.com Washington Post -ABC News -USA TODAY -New York Daily News all 44 news articles »

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Dow drops 666 points and posts its worst week since 2016 - Washington Post

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Dow drops 666 points and posts its worst week since 2016 Washington Post The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 2.5 percent Friday — closing down 666 points — and suffered its worst week in two years as concerns over rising interest rates and inflation from an overheated economy triggered a long-feared sell-off. It was ... Dow sees worst day in two years as bond yields jumpReuters Dow's 666-point plunge looks bad, but the economy's fundamentals are still strongLos Angeles Times Dow plunges 666 points amid rate-hike fears after strong jobs reportUSA TODAY CNBC -NPR -MarketWatch -BBC News all 177 news articles »

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Jon Huntsman Sr., billionaire philanthropist and businessman, dead at 80 - Fox News

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Jon Huntsman Sr., billionaire philanthropist and businessman, dead at 80 Fox News Jon Huntsman Sr., a billionaire philanthropist and businessman whose son Jon Jr. is ambassador to Russia has died at age 80, a spokesperson at the Huntsman Cancer Institute confirmed on Friday afternoon. A cause of death was not immediately released ... John Huntsman Sr., founder of Huntsman Corp., diesHouston Chronicle Jon M. Huntsman Sr. Created Clamshell Hamburger Package and Funded Cancer ResearchWall Street Journal all 55 news articles »

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Archaeologists found thousands of hidden structures in the Guatemalan jungle — and it could re-write human history - Business Insider

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Archaeologists found thousands of hidden structures in the Guatemalan jungle — and it could re-write human history Business Insider Archaeologists uncovered 60,000 previously unknown Mayan structures deep in the Guatemalan jungle using state-of-the-art laser technology. The find could completely rewrite what we know about the Mayan civilization. Archaeologists are extremely excited ... Fortresses, farmlands of the Maya emerge from massive LiDAR surveyArs Technica Hidden Ancient Mayan 'Megalopolis' With 60000 Structures Discovered in Guatemala Using LasersNewsweek Archaeologists discovered an ancient Mayan megacity hidden in a Guatemalan jungleBGR Mirror.co.uk -artnet News -Archaeology -Ithaca College all 63 news articles »

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UN experts say North Korea brought in $200M in 9 months despite sanctions - CBS News

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UN experts say North Korea brought in $200M in 9 months despite sanctions CBS News UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea is flouting U.N. sanctions on oil and gas, engaging in prohibited ballistic missile cooperation with Syria and Myanmar, and illegally exporting commodities that brought in nearly $200 million in just nine months last year ... North Korea made $200m flouting sanctions, UN toldBBC News North Korea Violated UN Sanctions To Earn $200 Million from Prohibited Exports, Report FindsNewsweek North Korea arming Syria, Myanmar: UN reportAljazeera.com Wall Street Journal -Fox News -The Australian -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 23 news articles »

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Wife of Famous 'Bible Smuggler' Brother Andrew Dies

Cornelia (Corry) van der Bijl, wife of the Open Doors' founder, passed away in Holland.

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House intel committee chairman Devin Nunes discussing FISA memo on ‘Special Report’ at 6 p.m. ET

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Jon Huntsman Sr., billionaire philanthropist and father of the ambassador to Russia, Jon Jr., is dead at 80

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House Intel Committee releases unredacted surveillance memo

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House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI’s FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump

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Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow; predicts six more weeks of winter

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Carillion collapse: UK puts up £100m to back Carillion contractor loans

The British Business Bank will guarantee £100m lending to its contractors, the government says.

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Dow sees sharpest drop since June 2016

The fall came after disappointing earnings and amid fears of rising interest rates.

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What’s eating the restaurant trade?

Why are chains like Byron burger and Jamie's Italian struggling?

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Russian oligarchs in UK told to explain luxury lifestyles

"We will come for you," warns the security minister as he commends McMafia's portrayal of organised crime.

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Bitcoin braces for worst week since 2013

The digital currency drops below $8,000, leaving it down 30% for the week so far.

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Purplebricks estate agent defends business model

Purplebricks refutes a claim that it only sells about half of properties listed by customers.

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Vodafone eyes European expansion with Liberty Global deal

The UK telecoms giant confirms it is in talks to buy some of Liberty Global's European assets.

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Are we stuck with plastic drinking straws?

A leading maker of straws says greener alternatives are too costly and their development has stalled.

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US jobs and wages rise in January

The average hourly wage in the private sector in January increased 2.9% year-on-year.

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Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai to step down

Sony's finance chief Kenichiro Yoshida to replace Kazuo Hirai as chief executive from April.

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Eggborough power station to close with loss of 170 jobs

About 250 jobs will be lost as Eggborough fails to win new electricity supply contracts.

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Father of molested girls lunges at disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor in court

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Florida nurse's choice words to avoid flu: 'Wash your stinking hands'

(Reuters) - A Florida nurse has offered some frank advice for people whose lax hygiene is contributing to a deadly flu outbreak, including "wash your stinking hands!"

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No progress on 'Dreamers' as another U.S. shutdown looms

STERLING, Va./ WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress made no notable progress this week toward a deal on the status of 700,000 "Dreamer" immigrants, with President Donald Trump saying on Friday that one "could very well not happen" by a deadline next month.

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Man charged over armor-piercing bullet sale to Las Vegas gunman

(Reuters) - An ammunition dealer who has acknowledged selling hundreds of rounds of tracer bullets to a gunman responsible for killing 58 people in Las Vegas was charged on Friday with conspiracy to make and sell armor-piercing ammunition without a license.

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Ex-consultant to Iran's U.N. mission gets three months prison

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former consultant to Iran's mission to the United Nations was sentenced to three months in prison on Friday for evading taxes by concealing his income and helping family and friends make money transfers that violated U.S. sanctions against Iran.

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Groundhog Phil predicts more cold weather, Chuck says spring is coming

(Reuters) - Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-forecasting groundhog, emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania on Friday, saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, despite his rival Staten Island Chuck in New York predicting an early spring.

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Count marks sharp drop in monarch butterflies wintering in California

(Reuters) - The number of monarchs wintering in California has dropped to a five-year low, despite more volunteers counting more sites in search of the orange-and-black insect that is arguably the most admired of North American butterflies, a report said on Friday.

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'Chelsea Bomber' doesn't deserve multiple life sentences, his lawyer says

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey man convicted of planting bombs in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood does not deserve multiple life sentences and should be able to further his education and see his family while spending the rest of his life in prison, his lawyer argued on Friday.

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U.S. businessman, philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. dead at 80

(Reuters) - Jon Huntsman Sr., a billionaire U.S. industrialist who invented the "clamshell" fast-food container and gave away much of his fortune for cancer research, died on Friday at age 80, the corporation he founded said.

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