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President Trump stepped up his war Thursday on the officials leaking information about his presidency, vowing that they will be caught and punished.

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The young Hollywood actor who invited his ailing 89-year-old neighbor to live her final days with him shared the tragic news of her death with his followers on Wednesday, in a heartfelt Facebook post.

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Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded in a shooting captured on Facebook Live as they drove in Chicago, where the latest spate of gun violence "must be a turning point" for the city, according to the mayor.

"I got a bullet in my stomach ... they shot him, oh my God," the pregnant woman screams after running from the car to a home in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue in the city's Lawndale section, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I can't go to the hospital ... this bullet in my stomach."

Footage of the shooting goes dark after the woman gets inside the home, where she pleads with her mother for help but tells her she cannot go to the hospital because she might be taken to jail.

Just minutes earlier, the woman, who is reportedly four months pregnant, was seen chewing gum, smiling and singing into her cellphone as she sat in the passenger seat of a car driven by her 26-year-old boyfriend and with a 2-year-old boy, Levontay White Jr., in the back seat. The couple sing along to music and playfully posture for the camera until roughly a dozen shots ring out.

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said paramedics were able to revive the boy at the scene, but he later died at Stroger Hospital, along with the 26-year-old man, who detectives believe was the intended target.

The woman, 20, and her baby were both listed in fair condition. Relatives told the newspaper she was about four months pregnant and is expected to survive.

"We have very promising leads, we have video," Johnson told reporters Tuesday. "There's no doubt in my mind that we'll find him."

Levontay was the second child to die on Tuesday from gun violence in Chicago. Takiya Holmes, 11, passed away from wounds she suffered when a stray bullet struck her in the head as she rode in her family's minivan. She died "in her mother's arms," Fox59.com reports, and was one of two girls struck by stray bullets in the city over the weekend. Murder charges were filed early Wednesday against a 19-year-old man in Takiya's death, but how detectives tied suspect Antwan C. Jones to the shooting was not immediately available, the Tribune reports.

A second girl, Kanari Gentry Bowers, 12, remains in critical condition and on life support after being shot just 30 minutes before Takiya in separate incidents about four miles apart on Saturday, according to the Tribune.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the shootings "must be a turning point" for Chicago, which had 4,000 shooting victims and 762 homicides in 2016, a two-decade high, according to police statistics cited by the Washington Post.

"One victim of one shooting is one too many, but when innocent children are caught in the crossfire of gun violence and young people have their childhood stolen by stray bullets, our consciences are shaken and our hearts are broken," Emanuel said in a statement. "Every parent, regardless of where they live, should be able to take their child for a walk to the park or a ride in the car. These are normal rites of passage of childhood."

Emanuel called for "meaningful gun control" and tougher legislation to keep repeat violent offenders off the streets.

"Anyone with information about these crimes owes it to the families of these children to come forward," Emanuel said.

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Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded in a shooting captured on Facebook Live as they drove in Chicago, where the latest spate of gun violence "must be a turning point" for the city, according to the mayor. "I got a bullet in my stomach ...

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7-year-old girl sends 'Google boss' job application, gets a response

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A 7-year-old girl got a head start into her career with an endearing letter to the "Google Boss."

Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, England, loves her tablet computer and robots. When she found out about Google - and the perks of working there with slides, go-karts and bean-bag chairs - she knew she had to work there.

Her father Andy told Business Insider that he told Chloe to "get the ball rolling" and send a letter to the tech company to see about a job.
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The letter begins with "Dear Google Boss" and goes on to make a pretty good case for the 7-year-old.

"My name is Chloe and I would like a job with Google. I also want to work in a chocolate factory and do swimming in the Olympics," she wrote.

"My dad said I can sit on bean bags and go down slides and ride go-karts in a job in Google," she continued before adding her love for tablets and robots. "My dad told me to give you an application to get a job in Google. I don't really know what one of them is but he said a letter will do for now."

Like any good cover letter, Chloe gave herself a boost, saying she does well in class and gets good grades.

"My dad gave me a game where I have to move a robot up and down squares, he said it will be good for me to learn about computers," she wrote.

She concluded with: "Thank you for reading my letter. I have only ever sent one other and that was to Father Christmas. Good bye."
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Much to their surprise, the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, sent a short response. Andy shared the photo on LinkedIn and it has gone viral.

Pichai told Chloe to keep learning about technology and to follow her dreams - from a job at Google to swimming at the Olympics.

"I look forward to receiving your job application when you are finished with school!" he wrote.

Google has confirmed that the letters between the tech CEO and young girl are real.

Chloe's father said on his post that she is now even more eager to do well at school and work at Google after receiving the letter.

"Can't thank such a busy person enough to take time out to make a little girl's dream become one step closer, although not sure she's fully aware that it'll take more than riding go karts and sleeping in pods to make it with Google!" he wrote.

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A 7-year-old girl got a head start into her career with an endearing letter to the "Google Boss." Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, England, loves her tablet computer and robots. When she found out about Google - and the perks of working there with slides, go-karts and bean-bag chairs - she knew she had to work there.

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Royals sign 12 players for 2017 season

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The Royals have inked 12 players for the 2017.

The team said Thursday in a news release that it has signed pitchers Scott Alexander, Brian Flynn, Jake Junis, Kevin McCarthy and Kyle Zimmer; infielders Cheslor Cuthbert, Hunter Dozier, Whit Merrifield and Ramon Torres and outfielders Billy Burns, Terrance Gore and Bubba Starling.

The Royals said 11 players remain unsigned for the 2017 season: pitchers Miguel Almonte, Andrew Edwards, Nathan Karns and Matt Strahm; catcher Cam Gallagher; infielders Christian Colón and Raul Mondesi and outfielders Jorge Bonifacio, Samir Duenez, Peter O'Brien and Paulo Orlando.

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The Royals have inked 12 players for the 2017. The team said Thursday in a news release that it has signed pitchers Scott Alexander, Brian Flynn, Jake Junis, Kevin McCarthy and Kyle Zimmer; infielders Cheslor Cuthbert, Hunter Dozier, Whit Merrifield and Ramon Torres and outfielders Billy Burns, Terrance Gore and Bubba Starling.

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CLOSE CALL: Dirt bike rider who got his bike stuck on train tracks escapes a nearly fatal incident after dodging a speeding train in Australia.

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A 7-year-old wrote a letter to Google asking for a job—here's how the CEO responded

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Four mountain climbers were killed Thursday after a slab of ice from a frozen waterfall detached from a mountainside near Italy's northern border with Switzerland, Alpine rescue authorities said.

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Baghdad car bomb kills at least 48.

At least 48 people have been killed in Baghdad in the third blast in the Iraqi capital in three days, security and medical sources say.

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At least 48 people have been killed in Baghdad in the third blast in the Iraqi capital in three days, security and medical sources say.

A car packed with explosives blew up near car dealerships in the Shia area of Bayaa in the south of the city. More than 50 people were injured.

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed the attack, saying it targeted "a gathering of Shias".

At least 24 people were killed in other attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Baghdad saw a wave of deadly suicide attacks by IS in the first few days of 2017, but the number had dropped until recently.

An AFP reporter at the scene of Thursday's bomb reported seeing numerous burnt-out vehicles, and blood on the ground.

Security sources said the bomb was detonated in a busy street and was the deadliest attack in Baghdad for several months. A plume of smoke from the blast could be seen above the Bayaa neighbourhood for much of the day.

Medics have warned the number of fatalities and injuries could rise as they struggle to cope with scores of people wounded in the attack.

It is thought that car dealerships may present convenient targets for the militants because it is easy for them to leave vehicles laden with explosives alongside lots of other vehicles that are also parked in the same area.

As the clear-up operation gets underway, distressed relatives are reported to be at the scene desperate to find news of their loved ones.

The IS group has stepped up its attacks since the Iraqi army, aided by US-led coalition strikes, launched its campaign to dislodge the Sunni militant group from its stronghold of Mosul in the north four months ago.

The militants now control the west of the city, while the eastern part is held by Iraqi forces and their allies.

On Wednesday, an attack on used-car dealers in the Habibya area of Sadr City, a suburb in the north of the Iraqi capital, left 18 dead.

On Tuesday, a car bomb in the south of Baghdad killed four people.

On 2 January, at least 35 people were killed in a bomb blast in Sadr City, in an attack claimed by IS.

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At least 48 people have been killed in Baghdad in the third blast in the Iraqi capital in three days, security and medical sources say. A car packed with explosives blew up near car dealerships in the Shia area of Bayaa in the south of the city. More than 50 people were injured.

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Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left.

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By favoring right-hand turns at all times -- unless a left is unavoidable -- the carrier saves millions of gallons of fuel each year, and avoids emissions equivalent to over 20,000 passenger cars.

The practice started decades ago, before computers and GPS, and is now managed by a software that conjures the most efficient route for each truck.

What's wrong with turning left?

Left-hand turns are generally considered unsafe and wasteful on right-hand driving roads, such as those in the US.

"Left-turning traffic typically has to turn against a flow of oncoming vehicles," explains Tom Vanderbilt, author of the book "Traffic: Why we drive the way we do."

"This can not only be dangerous, but makes traffic build up, unless you install a dedicated left-turn 'phase,' which is fine but basically adds 30 or 45 seconds to everyone else's single time," he said.

A study on crash factors in intersection-related accidents from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Association shows that turning left is one of the leading "critical pre-crash events" (an event that made a collision inevitable), occurring in 22.2 percent of crashes, as opposed to 1.2 percent for right turns. About 61 percent of crashes that occur while turning or crossing an intersection involve left turns, as opposed to just 3.1 percent involving right turns.

Left turns are also three times more likely to kill pedestrians than right ones, according to data collected by New York City's transportation planners.

The right way to save fuel

"A left-hand turn is also less fuel efficient," said Jack Levis, UPS Senior Director of Process Management, "because your car's idling longer, which is also not good for your vehicle."

UPS does not ban left turns outright, says Levis: "We will make left hand turns, but not ones that are unnecessary. We don't need to go in circles all day long by making only right hand turns. We have tools analyze the number of left hand turns for each route, and we can work out which ones are avoidable."

The procedure is now incorporated in most countries around the world.

To this end, the carrier created its own maps, which it says are more accurate that commercially available ones: "We can differentiate more important left-hand turns from unimportant ones. Google Maps has no concept of not making a left-hand turn, it just shows the most direct way to reach your destination. We have the ability to penalize some of those," Levis told CNN.

The system knows about parking lots, private driveways, variable speed limits and roads that are inaccessible for a truck.

The software can give an undesirable left turn a penalty that adds 20 seconds to the estimated route time. In that case, going around the block and turning always right might offset that 20-second penalty: "We were able to turn off left hand turns," said Levis.

Taking a longer route while still saving time and fuel might sound confusing, even to UPS drivers, according to Vanderbilt: "I've actually been to UPS's logistics center and discussed this with their lead engineers," he said.

"A lot of individual drivers felt the new routing software was making their trips longer, but they were later proven wrong. This is the thing about traffic, it's such a complex system that often the individual cannot get a sense of the overall efficiency of the system, and optimize accordingly. It's also one of the counterintuitive, 'slower-is-faster' effects you often see in traffic."

The rule, says Levis, can also be applied to left-hand driving countries, such as Australia and the UK, where it discourages right-hand turns.

Loop dispatch

UPS started avoiding left turns in the 1970s, when it came up with a method called "loop dispatch," plotting deliveries in a right-turning loop and starting with one side of the street first.

In 2008, it launched a routing software to calculate the best possible route for each truck while favoring right-hand turns, called Orion: "It took 10 years to get it right. The hardest part was making it think more like a driver and less like a computer," said Levis.

UPS, which makes 18 million deliveries a day in the US, says that Orion analyzes 250 million address points a day and performs 30,000 route optimizations per minute. This saves the company $300 to $400 million annually in fuel, wages and vehicle running costs: "Our basic routines were already good, and allowed us to save about 85 million miles a year. When we put Orion on top of those, it shaved off an extra 100 million miles, and the savings got up to 185 million miles a year."

Should you do it too?

"This no left hand turn discussion came out of a conversation about what regular consumers can do to be more fuel efficient," explains Levis.

Examples would be consolidating trips, parking in a central location to walk to several nearby destinations, and using the right vehicle for the job.

But would an avoidance of left-hand turns help save fuel, or time, in everyday driving?

"The method works well for pre-planned deliveries, but in daily driving, our routes are usually far less random," said Wayne Gerdes, who holds world records for fuel-efficient driving and is an advocate of a technique called " Hypermiling."

Most of us are not going to multiple different addresses, but faced with the challenge of optimizing a daily commute that may not have changed for years, says Gerdes: "Eliminating left turns cannot in many cases be incorporated into our own more rigid daily routing, so my suggestion is to map multiple routes and work them into your commute.

"Do not stop the optimization as traffic, roads and conditions change year over year for many of us. If one route has a new roundabout for example, try it! When I experience a new roundabout on a road I have discarded for decades because of stop signs or non-priority lights, I will prioritize this new route over others, while saving both fuel and time.

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By favoring right-hand turns at all times -- unless a left is unavoidable -- the carrier saves millions of gallons of fuel each year, and avoids emissions equivalent to over 20,000 passenger cars. The practice started decades ago, before computers and GPS, and is now managed by a software that conjures the most efficient route for each truck.

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Medina, along with his radio co-worker Leonidas Martinez, were shot and killed Tuesday while hosting their radio program.

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President Donald Trump thrived on drama during his campaign -- but signs of disarray in a White House beset by controversy and internal tensions are exposing the downside of his signature style.

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Trump's fast start is now a memory as intractable controversies bear down on his administration from inside and out, consuming political capital just at the moment when he seeks to enact his agenda at home and abroad.

"As far as national security is concerned, this White House is in disarray," Republican Sen. John McCain told CNN Wednesday.

McCain is not alone in raising alarm bells about how the White House's scattershot focus could eventually make Americans less safe.

In stunning comments for a sitting member of the top military brass, Army Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas warned at a symposium in Maryland Tuesday that "our government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil. I hope they sort it out soon because we're a nation at war."

The warnings come as the West Wing becomes inexorably more entwined in political dramas and internal staff intrigues that threaten to detract from Trump's crucial first 100 days.

Mushrooming drama over the Trump campaign's alleged connections to Russia, which claimed the scalp of his national security adviser Michael Flynn, is working its way relentlessly closer to the President himself.

Trump is refusing to answer questions about a CNN report that some of his advisers were in constant communication with Russian operatives at a time when Moscow was trying to tip the US election his way. But his silence means the furor grows by the day, and he can't put the distracting saga to rest.

"This is a major distraction, even if you are not the President or the vice president -- it affects the entire building. It affects the entire national security apparatus," said Mark Lowenthal, a former CIA assistant director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production.

"It is very hard to focus on your work, to focus on the things you should be working on when you have all of this swirl going on around you," Lowenthal told CNN International.

Fresh questions were raised in another area Wednesday -- over the administration's congressional and vetting operation -- after the White House lost its first Cabinet nominee, Labor Secretary pick Andrew Puzder, over ethics issues.

Each day brings a gusher of controversy and conflicting messages that drown out the successes Trump has managed to rack up so far, including his well-choreographed Supreme Court pick and visits by leaders of Britain, Japan, Canada and Israel that sent reassuring signals abroad.

In Trump's three-and-a-half weeks in power, internal tensions have generated a year's worth of unflattering headlines that some critics feel detract from the work of the presidency.

Pence questions

On Wednesday, for instance, there were new questions about the influence of Vice President Mike Pence, who only learned that Flynn had misled him about his calls to the Russian ambassador from published reports -- a full two weeks after the President was informed by the Justice Department.

Pence had put his reputation on the line to defend Flynn on television after he was explicitly told the former national security adviser had not discussed sanctions on Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak.

An administration source said that though the relationship between Trump and Pence has not been soured by the issue, Pence wanted to know which adviser informed Trump but decided "maybe we shouldn't tell the guy who went on the record as the face of the administration."

But a separate administration official denied Pence is focused on this, saying he has moved past it.

"The vice president is in close coordination with the President and senior staff. The vice president has moved beyond this topic and is focused on the future. Any claims to the contrary are false," this administration official said.

Another White House official said: "The White House is denying CNN reporting the Vice President Pence is searching for answers about Flynn."

The incident is sparking concerns among Republicans who see Pence as a crucial steadying influence in an inexperienced West Wing team.

"I don't know who's exercising the most influence, but I know the White House would be very well-served to listen to Mike Pence a lot, and I hope they do," Republican Sen. John Thune said.

Another major destabilizing influence is Trump himself, who looms over the administration as a mercurial figure supercharging controversies with Twitter rockets and still appears obsessed with his own political fortunes.

On Wednesday, for instance, he answered a question from an Israeli journalist about anti-Semitism in the US by boasting about the size of his Electoral College win.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a striking warning to the President in an interview with the Weekly Standard, saying that Trump's approval rating would be 10 to 15 points higher if he stayed on message.

The Senate Majority leader told the magazine that the President's tweets and comments make it "harder to achieve what you want to achieve."

Palace intrigue

The competing power centers and crossed lines inside Trump's inexperienced inner circle are also contributing to a growing sense that the new administration has lost control over its own story.

The maneuverings of Trump aides like Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, chief of staff Reince Priebus and Trump's influential son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are sowing instability throughout the White House and doubts outside.

"Who's making the decisions? No one knows who is making the decisions. Obviously it is not the national security adviser. Is it Mr. Bannon? Is it the 31-year-old?" McCain said, in an apparent reference to Miller.

In recent days there have been signs that the White House is trying to quell the almost daily drip, drip, of palace intrigue stories in the press.

While Priebus has been the target of attacks in conservative media, senior administration officials and sources close to the White House insist his job is safe. They admit the White House has suffered some missteps and, as chief of staff, some of the blame may lie with Priebus.

But they point out the challenges of operating in the current environment: A demanding (and vocal) boss, an administration largely staffed with newbies and colleagues all vying for more power.

Another source, who knows Trump well from the campaign, reinforced that message, pointing out that the President demands a relentless diet of excellent performance according to his own standards, making him a grueling boss to work for.

If the President is at all irked with this chief of staff, he's not showing it. Earlier this week, Trump declared to reporters, "Reince is doing a great job."

"Not a good job -- a great job," Trump added.

Bannon, Trump's chief strategist, is also making an attempt to put to rest stories that he and Priebus are at loggerheads.

He told CNN's Dana Bash Wednesday that he was "livid" with a report on Breitbart News, where he used to be the executive chairman, that suggested Priebus might soon lose his job.

"The story is totally untrue. Reince is doing a great job. I couldn't ask any more from a partner," Bannon said.

Still, a source who has talked to both Priebus and Bannon in the last week said that while Bannon had nothing negative to say about Priebus, the White House chief of staff "badmouthed" Bannon to this source over the phone.

This source chalked it up to Priebus' relative insecurity, whereas Bannon is comfortable in his post and knows where he stands with Trump.

Bannon is perhaps the closest Trump has to an equal in the White House. And it is clear that he is behind some of the disruption -- critics would say disarray -- that is emanating from the administration.

The President and Bannon have compatible world views, and a mutual desire to shatter norms and face off with institutions. Trump also respects Bannon, in part because of his successful business background, a source familiar with their relationship said.

The source also noted that Bannon might be the one person in the West Wing who could stand up to Trump.

"Sometimes he needs to hear, 'Hey, step away from that,' and I think Bannon is the guy that can do that better than anybody in there," one source said. "He's the most grown up guy in the room."

In that respect, Bannon is a useful counterweight to Kushner, the source said, adding, "Ultimately your son-in-law is not going to tell you things you don't want to hear all the time."

Still, the husband of Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is also emerging as a force in his own right in the White House. Multiple sources said that Kushner was a key conduit between Trump and foreign leaders, and has been playing an important role in his diplomacy in recent weeks.

He is also a fixture at Trump's almost nightly working dinners in the White House residence that draw Cabinet members, military brass and lawmakers.

But while Kushner has been a steadying force on foreign policy, sometimes the President's advisers are responsible for the fomenting the kind of disarray that worries McCain and Thomas.

Miller, for instance, went on Sunday talk shows and renewed Trump's claims that millions of illegal voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton in November's election.

His claims dumfounded the Beltway media and Trump's opponents and sowed another of the controversies that some Washington observers worry drag the White House's focus away from crucial issues.

But the person who mattered most thought his performance was outstanding.

"Congratulations Stephen Miller - on representing me this morning on the various Sunday morning shows. Great job!" Trump tweeted.

So while Trump's critics are pained at the impact his disruptive governing strategy is having outside his White House, the President is sending a clear signal that he has no interest in changing his style.

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Trump's fast start is now a memory as intractable controversies bear down on his administration from inside and out, consuming political capital just at the moment when he seeks to enact his agenda at home and abroad. "As far as national security is concerned, this White House is in disarray," Republican Sen.

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Russian spy ship spotted near Virginia

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A Russian spy ship last seen off the coast of Connecticut was spotted late Wednesday steaming south -- and near the largest naval base in the world, where the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet is located.

The Viktor Leonov was spotted approximately 65 nautical miles northeast of Norfolk, Va., in international waters heading south, a U.S. official told Fox News. The U.S. territorial line extends 12 miles from the coast.
RUSSIA, ASSAD BOMBING OF CIVILIANS CONTINUES
The Russian spy ship likely was returning to the Caribbean and Havana Harbor, according to the official. The Viktor Leonov was last seen in Havana in January 2015, as the Obama administration helped thaw relations with Cuba.

Earlier this week, the Russian intelligence-gathering ship ventured as close as 30 nautical miles off the coast of Groton, Conn., home to a U.S. Navy submarine base. In addition to intercepting communications, the spy ship can also collect and analyze U.S. Navy sonar capability, according to officials.
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This comes as the U.S. military's top officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, is set to meet his Russian counterpart Thursday in Azerbaijan, the first time the military heads of both nations have met since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Dunford is set to meet with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valeriy Gerasimov in Baku, according to the Pentagon.

"The military leaders will discuss a variety of issues including the current state of U.S.-Russian military relations and the importance of consistent and clear military-to-military communication to prevent miscalculation and potential crises," a Pentagon statement said.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also met his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, for the first time Thursday in Germany.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday it was in the interests of both Russia and the United States to restore ties between the two nations' intelligence agencies, Reuters reported.

Adding to the list of meetings with Kremlin officials, Fox News exclusively reported yesterday that a sanctioned Iranian general, responsible for killing hundreds of American troops in Iraq, would meet with top Russian officials.

Qassem Soleimani is visiting Moscow in violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions barring him from traveling outside Iran. Russia, as a member of the UN Security Council, would also be in violation of the sanctions preventing Soleimani from traveling.

Soleimani heads Iran's Quds Force, the external wing of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is tasked with coordinating Iran's proxy forces throughout the Middle East.
Lucas Tomlinson is the Pentagon and State Department producer for Fox News Channel. You can follow him on Twitter: @LucasFoxNews

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A Russian spy ship last seen off the coast of Connecticut was spotted late Wednesday steaming south -- and near the largest naval base in the world, where the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet is located. The Viktor Leonov was spotted approximately 65 nautical miles northeast of Norfolk, Va., in international waters heading south, a U.S.

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A cat named Angel woke his owner up just in time for the owner to get out of his burning house. Sadly Angel and his other pets didn't make it.

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Cassie De Pecol, a 27-year-old traveler from Connecticut, just became the fastest person to visit every country in the world. She is also the first woman to visit every sovereign nation.

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Cassie De Pecol, a 27-year-old traveler from Connecticut, just became the fastest person to visit every country in the world. She is also the first woman to visit every sovereign nation.

She left for her world tour in July 2015, and on February 2 she visited Yemen, the 196th and final country on her list. Her entire journey around the world took 18 months and 26 days, smashing the previous record of three years and three months.

De Pecol is now completing the paperwork to be officially recognized by Guinness World Records.

De Pecol completed her whirlwind world tour as an ambassador for the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism. Throughout her trip, De Pecol met with mayors and ministers of tourism, presenting them with the organization's "Declaration of Peace."

Throughout her journey, De Pecol boarded over 255 flights, planted trees in over 50 countries and went through five passports. She spent between two and five days in each country.

De Pecol told CNN that some of the hardest moments in her journey came when trying to secure visas.

"There have been cases when I post on my Facebook, 'Hi I need help getting into Libya' or 'I need help getting into Syria,' and at that point it's kind of trusting in the unknown, trusting in people," she said.

In order to fund her journey, De Pecol saved $10,000 in babysitting money. She acquired the rest of her $198,000 budget through sponsors. De Pecol also exchanged promotional coverage for stays at eco-hotels around the world.

She also filmed the entire journey and hopes to release her travels as a documentary.

Next up, De Pecol plans to visit Antarctica. But before that, she will race in an Olympic Triathlon in San Diego next month, and in June she will teach a course in how to secure funding to travel the world.

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Cassie De Pecol, a 27-year-old traveler from Connecticut, just became the fastest person to visit every country in the world. She is also the first woman to visit every sovereign nation. She left for her world tour in July 2015, and on February 2 she visited Yemen, the 196th and final country on her list.

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At least 45 people were killed and nearly 50 others wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad Thursday, government officials said, as the Islamic State terror network claimed responsibility for the attack.

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$100,000 in cash found stashed in old TV at Canadian recycling plant

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A 68-year-old Canadian man got a pleasant surprise when authorities returned more than $100,000 CAD ($76,560 USD approx.) in cash to him after it was discovered inside of an old television set, reports ABC News partner CTV News.

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A GEEP recycling plant worker found the money last month as the TV was dismantled for processing, according to CTV News. The electronics recycling firm -- located in Barrie, Ontario, about 60 miles north of Toronto -- said it contacted the police immediately.

Authorities say the money was the man's lost inheritance.

"There was like, four stacks of $50 bills, and I knew it was a large amount of money," Rick Deschamps, general manager for GEEP told CTV News' Barrie affiliate.

The money was hidden inside of a cash box along with documents -- which authorities used to find the owner.

When located, the man told police that he had forgotten about the cash box when he gave the TV to a friend, according to the CTV News report.

The money, which he says he stashed away some 30 years ago, was intended to be passed down to his family members as an inheritance.

The recycling plant said it praises the employee for her honesty.

"She's representative of all our employees and it's what we stand for and this kind of behavior is really what we would expect from everyone here," Lew Coffin, GEEP vice president of operations, told CTV News.

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A 68-year-old Canadian man got a pleasant surprise when authorities returned more than $100,000 CAD ($76,560 USD approx.) in cash to him after it was discovered inside of an old television set, reports ABC News partner CTV News. A GEEP recycling plant worker found the money last month as the TV was...

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