NOT REAL NEWS: Elon Musk not leaving Tesla for startup

Elon Musk has not announced plans to leave Tesla to start a digital currency company despite a false report circulating online.

Man arrested after knife attack on German bus

A man armed with a knife attacked people on a bus in the northern city of Luebeck on Friday, injuring 10 including one seriously before he was arrested, police said, adding there was no indication he was radicalized or had a terrorist motive. "The identity of the perpetrator has been clarified: a 34-year-old German citizen resident in Luebeck," police added on Twitter. The local Luebecker Nachrichten, without citing its source, said the attacker was originally from Iran who now had German nationality and had lived in Luebeck for years.

Kremlin Launches Twitter Flash Mob To Free Alleged Russian Agent Maria Butina

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a Twitter flash mob to free

Former Diplomats Furious It Took Trump 3 Days To Decide Not To Turn Former Ambassador Over To Putin

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's three-day consideration of whether to

New EPA Chief Faces First Major Lawsuit As States Challenge 'Super-Polluting' Trucks Rule

WASHINGTON ― Sixteen state attorneys general sued the Environmental Protection

The Latest: Army says 5th person hurt in depot blast, fire

LETTERKENNY, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on an explosion at a Pennsylvania Army depot (all times local):

This Deadpool Toilet Seat Cover Is Something We Should All Get Behind

A crappy promotion is leaving San Diego Comic-Con attendees flush with

One giant sale: Neil Armstrong's collection goes to auction

CINCINNATI (AP) — Admirers of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artifacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first human to walk on the moon.

Accused spy Maria Butina met with Russia's former US ambassador

Maria Butina’s encounter with Sergey Kislyak has been cited as proof that she was in touch with diplomatic officials. The woman charged with spying for Moscow in the US met previously with the former Russian ambassador to Washington whose contacts with Trump advisers have raised concerns among investigators. Photographs of Maria Butina with Sergey Kislyak were among the files taken from Butina’s electronic devices by FBI agents, according to prosecutors.

The Story Behind TIME's Trump and Putin 'Summit Crisis' Cover

Visual artist Nancy Burson merged their faces to help readers “stop and think” when it comes to similarities between the leaders.

Hawaii police: Friends may be hiding police shooting suspect

HONOLULU (AP) — A suspect wanted in the killing of the first police officer to be fatally shot on Hawaii's Big Island likely remains hidden on the mostly rural eastern side of the vast island, authorities said Thursday.

Two children left with bite marks off Fire Island after 'first New York shark attacks' in 70 years

Two children have been bitten while swimming in waters off New York state's Fire Island in what are thought to be the state’s first shark attacks for 70 years. A 12-year-old girl suffered bite marks “consistent with a large fish” while swimming at Sailors Haven beach and a 13-year-old boy on a bodyboard was taken to taken to hospital following an incident at nearby Atlantique beach, 50 miles east of Manhattan. Paramedics removed a large tooth from the leg of the injured boy, which authorities are waiting for the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to identify.

Rightwing rally cancelled as Maxine Waters supporters stand guard

A rightwing group that had vowed to stage weeks of protests against California’s best-known African American member of Congress, Maxine Waters, was a no-show at its own demonstration as activists thronged to offer their support outside Waters’ district office in south Los Angeles. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 in reaction to the election of America’s first black president, and described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as one of the country’s largest anti-immigrant and anti-government groups, had targeted Waters because of her encouragement of anti-Trump activists who refused service to cabinet members and White House aides at restaurants and other businesses.

Man with knife attacks bus passengers in Germany, 10 hurt

BERLIN (AP) — A man armed with a kitchen knife attacked passengers Friday on a crowded city bus in northern Germany before being overpowered and arrested, authorities said. Ten people were injured, three of them seriously.

Brazil's fugitive 'Dr. Bumbum' plastic surgeon arrested over patient death

A Brazilian celebrity butt-enhancement surgeon known as Dr. Bumbum was arrested Thursday over the death of a patient in a botched operation after spending four days on the run. Denis Furtado, who calls himself Dr. Bumbum on social media, was arrested in an office building thanks to a tip from an anonymous telephone caller, police said. Furtado was considered capable of performing magic on women's bodies, in particular their bottoms, and became known throughout the country for his expertise.

Attacks on Roma Force Ukraine to Confront an Old Ethnic Enmity

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Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas

Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians along the border.

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The Latest: Ohio governor pushes September execution to May

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on condemned killer spared by Ohio governor (all times local):

In case you missed it: Tornado devastates Marshalltown, Iowa; Tragic duck boat accident kills 17 in Missouri

A town in Iowa was severely damaged by a tornado on Thursday, while strong storms led to a tour boat disaster in Missouri that killed 17.

The Iconic House from “The Brady Bunch” Is Now on the Market for the First Time in 45 Years

The split-level home that housed the Brady family during one of the world‘s most famous television shows in the 1970s is now on the market

Former Diplomats Furious It Took Trump 3 Days To Decide Not To Turn Former Ambassador Over To Putin

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's three-day consideration of whether to

Four Men Charged in Florida for Murder and Robbery of Rapper XXXTentacion

The 20-year-old rapper was fatally shot multiple times by one or more gunman

Chance the Rapper buys Chicago news site

Chance the Rapper has entered the news business by buying the Chicagoist website -- and announced the purchase through song Thursday. Chicagoist was part of a network of city-oriented websites including New York's Gothamist that found a following amid an appetite for a fresher, younger take on local news in the United States. The sites were abruptly closed last year by publisher Joe Ricketts, a conservative mogul who also owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team, after staff voted to unionize.

Poland pushes to replace Supreme Court judge who defied government

The Polish parliament adopted rules on Friday to expedite the naming of a new Supreme Court chief under a judicial overhaul by the ruling party that critics say undercuts democracy.

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The town that doesn't vote: Pakistan's Ahmadis say forced to abstain

There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they could be an influential bloc in a key electoral battleground, nearly 90 percent of its residents will not vote in a July 25 poll.

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Japan Inc to chase casino stakes as key law passes: industry insiders

Japanese firms are likely to pursue stakes in the country's first casino resorts, after parliament on Friday enacted a law smoothing the way for large-scale gambling - a business expected to generate billions of dollars in revenue.

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Hardworking Cambodian shoe maker has little time for politics

Whoever wins Cambodia's general election next week, 27-year-old Khen Srey Touch knows only that she will have to keep working hard for years to come.

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Canada's immigration detention reviews stacked against detainees: audit

Canada's immigration detention system relies on faulty information and is stacked against detainees, many of whom lack lawyers and are penalized for having severe mental illness, an audit as found.

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Incoming Mexico leader blasts campaign fine as 'act of vengeance'

Mexico's incoming president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday slammed a decision by the electoral authority to fine his party $10 million over a campaign financing breach, calling it an "act of vengeance" against his landslide victory.

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