New Trump communications chief Scaramucci apologizes ‘for the 50th time’ for past insults

The White House’s newly appointed communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, apologized Friday for his past statements about President Trump. Scaramucci even repeatedly proclaimed, “I love the president” during a surprise White House press briefing in his new role. “One of the biggest mistakes that I made because I was an inexperienced person in the world of politics,” Scaramucci said when asked about his criticism of Trump during the campaign.

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  Long Island Native Anthony Scaramucci​​ Named White House Communications Director

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  New White House communications chief begins tenure by defending one of Trump’s most dangerous lies

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Why Spicer's Resignation Is Bad News for Reince Priebus

NBC’s Kristen Welker reports on how Sean Spicer’s resignation will affect White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

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  Sean Spicer’s Time As A Mini-Trump Was Always Going To End Like This

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  Sean Spicer Gets a Hilarious Hollywood Send-Off on Twitter

  The Wrap

Ex-CIA Director Hayden: Russia election meddling was ‘most successful covert operation in history’

“Frankly, [the Russian meddling] is the most successful covert operation in history,” Hayden told a national security panel in response to a question from moderator Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff. Hayden said the original cyberattack on the Democratic National Committee was not that surprising — and even from an intelligence perspective, impressive.

Arizona tells armed drivers how to avoid deadly police stops

Gun-friendly Arizona is trying to avoid deadly encounters between police and people behind the wheel by teaching armed drivers how they should handle themselves when they are pulled over. Arizona, which allows residents to carry weapons without permits, recently changed its rule book for the road in a bid to avoid confrontations such as the one that killed Philando Castile. The Minnesota man, who had a gun permit, was fatally shot during a 2016 traffic stop after telling an officer he was armed.

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  Missouri investigate fatal shooting of Tulsa man by officer

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  Sheriff's Office: Suspect shot during encounter with police

  Houston Chronicle

After Woman’s Mysterious Death At Mexico Resort, Tourists Report Similar Incidents

Something sinister is happening at a handful of luxury Mexican resorts — at least according to one lawyer and some tourists who’ve vacationed there. After a young woman died under mysterious circumstances at the Iberostar Paraiso Resort in Playa Del Carmen, her family and attorneys have been looking for a plausible explanation for what happened to her. Abbey Conner, 20, died in January within just a few hours of arriving at a resort with her family.

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  Tourists at all-inclusive Mexico resort reportedly drugged, woman dies

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  Fears of tainted alcohol at Mexican resorts after deaths

  New York Daily News

'Utterly Inhumane and Cruel.' Florida Police Say Teens Laughed Watching Man Drown

Authorities in Florida say a group of teens watched and laughed as a man drowned in a retention pond last week. Jamel Dunn drowned in a retention pond in the city of Cocoa on July 12. Cocoa police say they later discovered a group of teens recorded the

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  Teens laugh at drowning man

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  Cocoa police recommend charges against teens they say taunted drowning man

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Ohio treasurer and Senate candidate takes on Anti-Defamation League over far-right ‘witch hunt’

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel speaks at the Ohio Republican Party election night celebration in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2014. Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, a candidate in next year’s Republican Senate primary, sided Thursday with two prominent right-wing nationalist commentators over the Anti-Defamation League, which put them on a watch list of what it called “alt-lite” figures. Mandel was responding to an online article on the ADL website listing Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec among other alt-right and “alt-lite” figures.

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  Mandel backs 'pizzagate' promoter, dings anti-hate group

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  Josh Mandel sides with 'alt-light' blogger over Anti-Defamation League

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Surreal! Salvador Dali's moustache remains intact, embalmer reveals after exhumation

Salvador Dalí’s famous moustache remains in a perfect state, witnesses to the surrealist artist’s exhumation for DNA testing have revealed. The handlebars of his moustache were still “marking (the time of) 10 past 10” as he wished, he said. “His moustache remains intact, marking 10 past 10, as he desired,” Mr Bardalet told local television.

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  Salvador Dalí's Remains Exhumed, Revealing A Perfectly Arranged Mustache

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  Exhumation of Dali's remains finds his mustache still intact

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Egypt kills 30 extremists in Sinai: military

Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists during several days of security operations in the Sinai Peninsula involving the army, air force and police, the military said Saturday. The Egyptian authorities are battling an insurgency by the Islamic State (IS) group in North Sinai that has killed hundreds of members of the security forces. The military did not specify to which group the 30 extremists belonged but described them as "extremely dangerous".

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  Afghan security personnel killed in apparent friendly fire

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  US strike kills 16 Afghan policemen in Helmand province

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Visa issues take spotlight after Burundi teens exit event

The big controversy leading up to the FIRST Global international robotics competition in Washington was whether a team of girls from Afghanistan would be able to participate, after their initial visa applications were denied. As it turned out, the Afghan girls got into the country and competed without incident, though it took direct intervention from President Donald Trump. Instead, it was a team from Burundi that created an immigration-related uproar after it disappeared in what appears to be an effort to avoid returning to their home country.

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  Burundi robotics teens may have 'self-initiated' vanishing

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  He brought Burundi’s first robotics team to the U.S. to inspire his country. Then, the teens disappeared.

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U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official

The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship's collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June and had not been paying attention to their surroundings, according to initial findings in an investigation, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday. Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are under way into how the USS Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17. The collision tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline, killing seven sailors in what was the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy vessel since the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.

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  USS Fitzgerald Investigation Puts Navy at Fault for Deadly Collision

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  Sailors Manning the USS Fitzgerald May Be at Fault for Fatal Crash

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Man Fatally Stabs Dog That Sided With Girlfriend in Arguments: Cops

A Florida man was arrested this week after cops say he stabbed a dog for always taking his girlfriend's side in arguments. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Mike Lado, 26, came home drunk Wednesday morning before getting into an argument with his live-in girlfriend. According to the police report, Lado went into the kitchen and retrieved a knife then stabbed the dog twice as it approached him.

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  Florida man is arrested for stabbing his girlfriend's dog to death

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  Man, 70, charged with killing girlfriend in Missouri home

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Audi voluntarily recalls up to 850,000 diesel vehicles

German luxury carmaker Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary, issued a voluntary recall of up to 850,000 diesel vehicles Friday, saying it would help reduce engine emissions. "Audi aims to maintain the future viability of diesel engines for its customers and to make a contribution towards improving air quality," the Bavaria-based manufacturer said in a statement. Vehicles with affected engines would receive a free software upgrade that "will further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current legal requirements," Audi added.

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  European officials probe claims of huge German car cartel

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  EU's car regulator warns against car diesel ban in cities

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Teacher convicted of having sex with her student suing teenage boy for defamation

A 36-year-old teacher convicted of having sex with a person under the legal age of consent in California is suing the student she slept with for defamation. Tara Stumph, who is currently serving a 180 day sentence for having sex with a 16-year-old student, says that statements made by the young man hurt her reputation and her career. Stumph was named alongside her former employer, the Lucia Mar School District, in the lawsuit brought against her by her victim’s family.

Why Poland's Government Is Being Accused of Destroying Democracy

Despite growing unrest and threats from the E.U., the government of Poland is on the brink of adopting a contentious law that critics say will unravel the country’s democratic institutions by giving politicians influence over the courts. Weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Poland for its democratic values during a foreign policy speech in Warsaw, tens of thousands protested across the country against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party’s erosion of the judiciary’s independence. It is part of a wider campaign to dismantle the country’s democratic checks and balances on the government by the populist Law and Justice party (PiS), co-founded and chaired by former Prime Minister Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski.

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  Walesa urges Poles to protect democracy by 'all means'

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  Poland’s Senators OK Controversial Overhaul of Court

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Powerful earthquake hits Greece and Turkey

A 6.7-magnitude undersea quake hit the Greek holiday island of Kos and the Turkish resort of Bodrum on Friday, killing two people and injuring hundreds in areas abuzz with nightlife. The epicenter of the quake was about 10 kilometers (six miles) south of Bodrum, a magnet for holidaymakers, and 16 kilometers east of Kos, the US Geological Survey said. “(There was) this loud rumbling noise and we all ran out… my four friends fell to the ground due to the place shaking so much,” 18-year-old Briton Harriet Longley told AFP from Kos.

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  Kos earthquake hits Greece and Turkey: two tourists killed

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  How the killer earthquake devastated Greek and Turkish resorts

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Arizona Senate Candidate: John McCain Should 'Step Away as Quickly as Possible' After Cancer Diagnosis

Kelli Ward, who is challenging Flake in the 2018 Republican primary, also said that she hopes Arizona’s governor would consider appointing her to fill McCain’s seat. Ward ran an unsuccessful campaign against McCain in the 2016 primary.

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  McCain’s Former Primary Foe Calls for Him to Resign, Citing Cancer Diagnosis

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  Jeff Flake primary challenger: McCain should step aside 'as quickly as possible' after cancer diagnosis

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Popularity tumbles for France's Macron: poll

A poll out Sunday shows the popularity rating of France's new President Emmanuel Macron has slumped 10 points to hit 54 percent over the past month. The 39-year-old leader has also backed a controversial bill to toughen France's security laws that includes measures some rights groups have branded as draconian. According to an Ifop poll carried out for Journal du Dimanche newspaper, the number of French people satisfied with his performance fell 10 points from 64 percent in June.

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  President Trump's Approval Rating Is Worse Than Any Other President At This Point

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  Kansas job totals decline, unemployment remains at decade low

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Trump Jr., Manafort in talks with Senate panel

President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman are discussing being privately interviewed by a Senate committee investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, the panel confirmed Friday. The committee initially called for Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort to appear publicly next week. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., also said they are negotiating with Trump Jr. and Manafort about possibly turning over documents.

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  The Closer Mueller Probe Gets To Trump, The More He Cracks

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U.S. abortion support groups put on more public face

    The Kentucky Health Justice Network, where she volunteers, is one of dozens of non-profit U.S. abortion funds providing money for procedures or covering travel costs to help women obtain abortions, particularly in states where Republican-backed laws have narrowed options.     For years, such organizations kept a low profile to avoid being targeted by abortion opponents.     The anti-abortion movement won a victory with the election of President Donald Trump, who has promised to appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision protecting a woman's right to abortion.

Shelter Seeks Owner of 31-Pound Stray Cat, Will Soon Hold Drawing For its Adoption

Chatham County Animal Services posted a picture of the cat to their Facebook on Monday in an attempt to find its owner. “We have never had a cat this big in the 10 years I’ve been here,” Ginny Jenrette of Chatham County Animal Services, told KWQC. The shelter said in a Facebook post that they plan on holding a drawing to choose who will adopt the cat because it will “need some pretty extensive vet care,” including an exam, blood work, and a diet plan.

March for Australian Justine Damond, shot dead by Minneapolis police

Hundreds of people gathered Thursday night at the Minneapolis site of Justine Damond’s fatal shooting, where they held a vigil before marching to a nearby park to continue their remembrance of the Australian expatriate. Once two officers — identified as Matthew Harrity and Mohamed Noor — arrived at the house, she approached the driver’s side of the squad car, just after Harrity heard a loud sound near the car, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Noor, who was sitting in the passenger seat, then fired his weapon through the open driver’s side window, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said.

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  About Assistant Police Chief Medaria Arradondo

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  US police chief resigns amid uproar over fatal shooting of Australian

  AFP

Teenage cheerleader accused of killing newborn baby and burying it in garden

An 18-year-old cheerleader has been arrested after her child’s remains were found buried in her backyard, with investigators revealing the baby was alive at the time of birth. Brooke Skylar Richardson was charged with reckless homicide in the US state of Ohio on Friday after evidence emerged that the child “was not a stillborn baby”, according to the Dayton Daily News. Authorities determined the infant died more than two months ago and only found the child's remains because of a tip from a doctor's office.

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  Woman Accused of Burying Baby Alive Outside Family's Home

  Time
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  Cheer camp helper charged after newborn's remains found buried in backyard

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BBQ Power Bowls Are The Perfect Healthy Summer Lunch

How do you get all the delicious flavors of summer barbecues without the regret of stuffing yourself silly? BBQ Power Bowls! Flavor-wise, they have everything you want, but they're also packed with good stuff that will make you feel more like playing lawn games than falling asleep. One of the best parts about these bowls is the insanely addictive barbecue sauce the chicken is cooked in.