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Arctic storm has Colorado shoveling ... tumbleweed
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — An arctic storm system has some Coloradoans shoveling out from under tumbleweeds rather than snow.
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Gun pointed during argument over Battleship game
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is accused of threatening his teenage daughter with a rifle during an argument that began over a game of Battleship.
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Man rescued from Colorado department store's walls
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was freed from a space between two walls of a Colorado department store may have been there for several days yelling for help.
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Researchers Identify Dance Moves That Men Can Use to Attract Women
The human species has been known to attract mates using the art of dance. Some are better at this technique than others, and now we might have a better understanding of which moves garner more success at drawing positive attention.
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NY woman celebrates 100th birthday with sky dive
GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (AP) — Eleanor Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York, has bested former President George H.W. Bush.
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Maine flower shop break-in a stunt gone wrong
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who authorities originally said fell to the sidewalk while rappelling down a fire escape after breaking into a Portland flower shop was actually part of a stunt that had gone awry.
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Police: Car dumped into river during divorce flap
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man going through a divorce sent the red Corvette his wife drives plunging into a river, triggering a search for a possible victim inside, police said.
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Get Ready for This Movie About Washing Machines
A love story that goes through many cycles, Ben Roper Films' newest project, Final Spin, is a tale of the love shared by oft-ignored household appliances.
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Ohio firefighters rescue dog stuck on roof 3 days
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Firefighters in northern Ohio came to the rescue of a dog that neighbors say had been stuck on a roof for three days.
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Cops: Man held, teller wasn't fooled by fake $20s
KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) — State police say a western Pennsylvania man has been charged with passing counterfeit $20 bills at a yard sale run by the wrong woman — a bank teller.
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Florida preacher tries to break speaking record
LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida preacher is trying to break a record for the longest speech.
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Owl attacks hawk at Vermont LL Bean store display
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The grand opening of an L.L. Bean store in Vermont has ruffled some feathers, with an owl attacking a hawk in a shopping mall display.
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Twins now sheriffs in 2 Washington counties
CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — Things could get confusing when people talk about Sheriff Snaza in southwest Washington.
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Cloud of pot smoke puts Colorado high school on partial lockdown
DENVER (Reuters) - A high school in Colorado, one of the first two U.S. states to legalize recreational marijuana use, was put on partial lockdown on Friday after a student's weed pipe filled a classroom with pot smoke, the school said. The smoke from the device, known as a "gravity bong" or…
Reuters
81-year-old charged with looting tangerine grove
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in Florida say an 81-year-old man picked thousands of tangerines — 11 truckloads worth — and then sold the stolen bounty at a nearby market.
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PETA criticizes 'Eaten Alive' TV show for animal cruelty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Animal rights group PETA has slammed the Discovery Channel's 'Eaten Alive' show, which claims it will show a man being eaten alive by an anaconda, as a publicity stunt that will torment the snake. Trailers of the show, which will be aired on Dec. 7 on the cable network, show…
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Adorable Baby Bat Hospital Will Change the Way You Think About Bats
Over the years, bats have gotten a pretty bad rep. Halloween doesn't really help the cause either. Bats don't conjure up cuddly images in your mind the way kittens and puppies always do — until now.
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Man arrested after calf found in back seat of car
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California have arrested a suspected calf rustler after the animal was found in the back seat of his car.
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In 2 Kentucky races, it's a coin toss
STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Heads or tails? For four political hopefuls in central Kentucky, the choice meant winning or losing an election.
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'Cannibal' tries to eat woman in British murder case: reports
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - British police confronted a man trying to eat the eyeball and face of a woman and used a stun gun on the cannibal who later died, local media quoted witnesses as saying. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a murder investigation has been opened.…
Reuters
Substance that gives natural gas its smell spills
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials say there's no danger despite the smell of a gas leak near a northern Montana city. The only thing that leaked is the chemical that gives the gas its odor.
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Army vet has government letter declaring him dead
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An 81-year-old Army veteran from Wisconsin wants the U.S. government to know he's alive and well, despite its information to the contrary.
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Police: Teen arrested after driving to road test
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas police have arrested a teenager who they say led officers on a car chase after he drove to a state road test facility without a license.
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Man proves he's not dead in Michigan, gets to vote
LEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Dale Hopfinger ran into a problem while trying to vote in Michigan: He was told he was dead.
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This Sandcastle Might Hold World Record
Do you have a rewarding career? What if your job was to constantly build things that will eventually be washed away by a wave? Sounds like a beach-going child's nightmare.
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Florida mother, daughter give birth on same day
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother and daughter have given a new meaning to family togetherness: Both women gave birth at the same hospital on the same day.
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Tenn. sheriff pays ransom for case files
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The Dickson County Sheriff's Office in Middle Tennessee ended up paying a ransom after a malicious computer program blocked access to their files.
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Police: Chain saw stolen in Florida thief's pants
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Police say a Florida man stole a chain saw by sticking it down his pants.
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California cat cafe is catnip for feline fans
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance of spending time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.
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Arkansas teen arrested after failed attempt at driver's license
By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) - An Arkansas teenager's attempt to land a driver's license landed him in jail after he was charged with driving to the test site without a license and smashing into a state trooper's patrol car and a house when trying to flee. Damontay Wright, 19, was…
Reuters
Ohio man says wife's remains were lost in the mail
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The cremated remains of an Ohio woman that were supposed to be delivered to her husband didn't arrive as scheduled or in time for her funeral, and now the U.S. Postal Service is trying to figure out what happened to the package.
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Florida preacher's sermon: 53 hours, 18 minutes
LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida preacher gave a sermon that lasted more than two days and that could become a new world record.
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Tractor-trailer stuck in park, driver blames GPS
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man who drove his tractor-trailer onto a walkway at a Milwaukee park, getting it stuck on a foot bridge, says his GPS device is to blame.
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Troopers warn of underwear bandit in Alaska town
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An underwear bandit is actively stealing women's undergarments in Kodiak, Alaska.
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Man arrested in case of Corvette driven into river
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of sending the red Corvette his wife drives plunging into a Philadelphia river during a messy divorce has been arrested.
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Boxed turkeys spilled on highway will be donated
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — About 25,000 pounds of frozen boxed turkeys that an overturned tractor-trailer spilled on a Northern California freeway two weeks before Thanksgiving will be donated to a local food bank.
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Bob Ross and the Original 'Shake It Off'
Ross was shaking off … his brushes long before Swift was even born.
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4-year-old rescued after climbing 50 feet up tree
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A 4-year-old Alabama boy who climbed 50 feet up a tree on a dare from his big brother had to be rescued after he got stuck for about two hours.
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Austrian cave researchers find skeleton of skier
VIENNA (Reuters) - Cave researchers in Austria have stumbled across the skeleton of a skier who apparently fell to his death many decades ago. Geologist Georg Zagler made the grisly discovery last month while exploring the Alpine site on Untersberg peak near Salzburg. A recovery team brought out…
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Arctic storm has Colorado shoveling ... tumbleweed
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — An arctic storm system has some Coloradoans shoveling out from under tumbleweeds rather than snow.
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Obamacare case pulled from appeals court schedule
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday delayed plans to handle a challenge to the Obama administration's health care law because the Supreme Court is stepping into a separate case covering the same legal ground.
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Iraq needs 80,000 good troops to retake lost territory: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq will need about 80,000 effective military troops to retake the terrain it lost to Islamic State militants and restore its border with Syria, the top U.S. general said on Thursday. "We're going to need about 80,000 competent Iraqi security forces to recapture territory…
Reuters
5 years for officer who shot handcuffed suspect
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland police officer convicted in a shooting that paralyzed a handcuffed suspect from the waist down was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison, far less time than prosecutors had requested.
Associated Press
Immigration: Against GOP warnings, Obama appears set to go big
President Obama appears set to go big on immigration policy, even though a unilateral move is sure to stir up furious opposition from Republicans, who will soon have full control of Congress.
Christian Science Monitor
Man accused of hit-and-run, victim in windshield
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused of driving under the influence struck and seriously injured a pedestrian and then kept going, even though the victim was lodged in the vehicle's windshield.
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Supreme Court weighs state tax authority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered placing new limits on how states can assess income tax on money that residents earn across state lines.
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You're at Retirement Age but Haven't Saved Enough: What Now?
What happens if you retire, and you haven't saved enough? Or much of anything?
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Chicago college student missing since Friday
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - A college student last seen entering the Chicago Board of Trade building in the city's downtown business district has been missing for nearly a week, police and school officials said on Thursday. Chan Williams, 20, last seen on Friday evening entering the…
Reuters
Space agency: Comet lander ends up in cliff shadow
BERLIN (AP) — A shadow was cast — literally — across Europe's historic mission to land on and explore a comet. Scientists said Thursday the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that's blocking sunlight from its solar panels.
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Kerry says steps agreed to cool Jerusalem tempers
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Islamic State leader says the military campaign against his group was failing - social media website
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says a U.S.-led military campaign against his group was failing in a speech purported to be in his name posted to the Internet. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Russia bomber patrols near US shores: How provocative is that?
Russia announced Wednesday that its Air Force will conduct regular bomber patrols from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, a move that's likely to further raise tensions with the West.
Christian Science Monitor
White supremacist charged in Kansas murders makes court appearance
By Kevin Murphy OLATHE Kan. (Reuters) - A white supremacist accused of killing three people at two Jewish facilities in Kansas will be evaluated for his competency to stand trial on capital murder charges, a judge ruled Wednesday. Former Ku Klux Klan member Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., 73, also known…
Reuters
US, India end impasse that threatened WTO pact
NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States and India said Thursday they had resolved a dispute over stockpiling of food by governments, clearing a major stumbling block to a deal to boost world trade.
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Kangaroo donates to North Carolina-based military support programs
Giant checks were presented at the state capitol Thursday to symbolize a major donation made by Kangaroo Express to North Carolina-based military support programs.
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Ohioan gets 5 years for child rape suspect's death
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A judge on Wednesday handed down a five-year prison term to an Ohio man for the jailhouse beating of a child-rape suspect who later died, rejecting the suspect's allegations that other inmates also attacked the victim.
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Redskins' RG3 speaks again on unity, leadership
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Asked if it really matters whether he's liked by his teammates, Robert Griffin III had the classic turn-the-tables response.
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Dubai woos commuters with first tram line
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Mideast commercial hub of Dubai opened its first tram line on Wednesday, enticing would-be riders with air-conditioned platforms and a premium section on its sleek cars for those willing to spend a few more dirhams.
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The Angry GOP Backlash to Obama's Historic Climate Accord
Within hours of the surprise announcement that President Obama had struck a landmark climate-change accord with China, the statements flooded in from Republicans. They were, predictably, apoplectic.
The Atlantic
AP sources: IS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level Syrian opposition official and a rebel commander have told The…
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Mexico will pay China firm for cancelled bidding
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say they will have to pay a Chinese-led consortium for costs incurred in filing the winning bid on a rail contract that the government later cancelled.
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Famous Las Vegas gambler gets probation in card-marking case
By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Las Vegas gambler who once famously turned $50 into $40 million and then lost it all has been sentenced to three years' probation for a card-marking scheme that got him arrested at a California casino, a San Diego prosecutor said on Thursday. Anargyros…
Reuters
Another Senate Loss for Democrats
The rolling Democratic nightmare that is Election 2014 took another sour turn with the declaration on Wednesday morning that Republican Dan Sullivan had ousted Senator Mark Begich in Alaska.
The Atlantic
Mexico official: Sinaloa cartel boss' son arrested
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A son of alleged Sinaloa drug cartel boss Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been captured in northwestern Mexico, a federal official said Thursday.
Associated Press
Colorado man trapped for three days between department store walls
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado man was pulled to safety on Tuesday after rescuers cut through the wall of a department store where he had been trapped for three days after plunging from the building's roof, authorities said. Paul Felyk, 35, was rescued from between the walls of a…
Reuters
Mom Faces Criminal Charges Because Officials Think Being a Vegan Endangers Her Baby
Eating less meat can do good things for your health and the environment. But for Sarah Markham, a mother in Seminole County, Fla., refusing to feed her baby formula that she believed contained animal by-products has had dire consequences. She was arrested, lost custody of her son for several…
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Pentagon Number two urges end to U.S. defense cut 'madness'
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Wednesday appealed to lawmakers to "stop the madness" of across-the-board Pentagon spending cuts, saying they threaten U.S. military readiness and technological dominance at a time of rising global challenges.…
Reuters
Iran says it has responded to Obama's letters
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top security official in Iran said Wednesday the Islamic Republic has written back in response to letters sent by U.S. President Barack Obama, the first acknowledgement of such correspondence. However, it's not clear whether Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote the…
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Biden, Klain Stress Need for Ebola Funding
Vice President Joe Biden and Ron Klain, the country's Ebola response coordinator, met with aid groups Thursday to ask for their help in getting Congress to pass an emergency funding measure to combat the disease. (Nov. 13)
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Earthquake swarm in remote Nevada region intensifies
(Reuters) - An earthquake swarm that started rocking a secluded region in northwest Nevada this summer intensified over the past week, geology officials said on Wednesday. The swarm, centered just off the state's northwest border some 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Lakeview, Oregon, started July 12…
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California man pleads not guilty to killing family of four
By Dana Feldman VICTORVILLE Calif. (Reuters) - An ex-convict pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to four counts of murder in the slayings of a couple and their two young sons whose skeletal remains were found buried last year in the California desert. The suspect, Charles "Chase" Merritt, 57, has been…
Reuters
140-million-year-old dinosaur tooth found in Malaysia
A dinosaur tooth found in Malaysia is at least 140 million years old and belongs to a new species within the "bird-hipped" Ornithischian order, researchers said Thursday. While still unsure of the exact species of dinosaur, lead researcher Masatoshi Sone from the University of Malaya said the…
AFP
Court papers: Teen waited to reveal captor's name
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teen who was kidnapped in October 2013 waited until a week after she was home to reveal her alleged captor's identity, according to court papers released Wednesday.
Associated Press
Despite threats, Israel security chiefs face off publicly
Israel's security services have earned a rare rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after engaging in a public quarrel as confrontation with the Palestinians threatened to escalate. Details of the spat were plastered across Israel's main newspapers Thursday after Netanyahu's office issued a…
AFP
UK woman jailed for sending cash to jihadist husband in Syria
London (AFP) - A British woman who tried to send 20,000 euros ($25,000) to her husband fighting with Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was on Thursday jailed for 28 months and seven days.
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Congressman Jim Costa takes lead in 16th District race
Long-serving Congressman Jim Costa is now in the lead to keep his district 16 seat, but the race remains close.
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Boyfriend of 'house of horrors' mother speaks out
UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The man who lived in the basement of a squalid home where the remains of three babies were found spoke out Wednesday for the first time, saying he was unaware of the "inhuman" and "unbelievable" conditions his children were living in because he was not allowed upstairs.
Associated Press
Utah man charged with snatching 5-year-old girl from bedroom
(Reuters) - A man accused of abducting a sleeping 5-year-old Utah girl from her bed before being quickly apprehended was charged on Wednesday with felony charges of child kidnapping and burglary, authorities said. Troy Morley, 48, was arrested before dawn on Friday just blocks from the child's…
Reuters
California leads by example on climate change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As the U.S. and China — the world's top two polluting nations — turn to implementing new rules aimed at curbing climate change, the countries can look to the most populous U.S. state as an example of the costs and challenges of fighting global warming.
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Russia gas flows still frozen; Ukraine banks on mild weather to hold out
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Pavel Polityuk MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine signaled it may hold off from paying Russia's billion-dollar gas invoice - part of an EU-brokered agreement to restart supplies frozen since June - in the hope mild weather can help it last out longer as it grapples with…
Reuters
Get that Obama or Putin look for $44, on Chinese web
Chinese traders are offering the chance to get that "world leader look" by selling copies of the garb worn by Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing. While the silky high-collared tunics were based on the traditional "Mao suits" once beloved by Chinese…
AFP
Star-studded rock lineup honors Lynyrd Skynyrd
ATLANTA (AP) — A star-studded lineup of young and seasoned rockers took to the stage of Atlanta's venerable Fox Theatre Wednesday night to honor Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band that fomented the Southern rock genre and was a 1970s radio staple.
Associated Press
Turkey's Erdogan planning to expand palace with residence
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to expand his already controversial new presidential palace with a 250-room residency building, Ankara's top architect was quoted as saying Thursday. The vast new presidential palace on the outskirts of Ankara has already been bitterly criticised…
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Top U.S. military officials tells Congress, "our campaign against ISIL has made progress"
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tells lawmakers Islamic State's advancement has "stalled". Rough Cut. No reporter narration.
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New York 'cannibal cop' sentenced to time served
A former New York policeman who had a conviction for plotting to abduct and eat women overturned was sentenced to time served Wednesday on a related charge. Dubbed the "cannibal cop," 30-year-old Gilberto Valle became a tabloid sensation when his 2013 trial exposing the strange world of cannibal…
AFP
Senate Dems Invent New Position For Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is officially part of Senate leadership after Senate Democrats created a new leadership position just for her. In the new role, Warren will serve as a liaison to liberal groups to ensure they have a voice in leadership meetings and discussions, according to a source…
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Toyota to recall 362,000 Camry, other models globally
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall a combined 361,800 vehicles globally, including the Camry sedan, covering three separate defects. Subject to the recalls are 170,000 Camrys to fix a faulty ball joint that could cause a loss of control of the vehicle. Europe…
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Professor sues school over her disclosures to FBI
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A physics professor at the California Institute of Technology sued the school Thursday, claiming she faced a "merciless campaign" of retaliation for telling the FBI that she suspected illegal activities at the university-managed NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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3 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired
Sending out lots of résumés with no responses? Or perhaps you're getting interviews, but not the job? While it may feel like you're doing everything in your power to land a new job, if you're having trouble closing the deal, it's time for another look. There are probably obvious reasons why you're…
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Monsanto to pay Pacific Northwest wheat farmers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it will pay nearly $2.4 million to settle a dispute with farmers in the Pacific Northwest over genetically modified wheat.
Associated Press
The Vacation Virus
Earlier this year, I woke up like most people do on Monday mornings: in total agony. However, this time at least, the agony had less to do with ennui than it did with the fact that I could barely move my arms and legs.
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California teen arrested in shooting death of U.S. Army veteran
(Reuters) - A southern California teen was arrested on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Army veteran who had recently returned home from Afghanistan, police said. Vincent Estrada, 18, of Sylmar, was arrested and booked on a charge of murder, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a…
Reuters
4 Americans: How health care law affected them
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 7 million people have signed up for private health insurance under the system introduced last year for those who were uninsured or had policies considered substandard.
Associated Press
Rome evacuates children from immigrant center as violence mounts
ROME (Reuters) - Rome's mayor ordered the evacuation on Thursday of 45 children from a center for immigrants that has been under attack for four days by local people. Mayor Ignazio Marino said the building, which houses around 70 people including a few homeless Italians, had been "seriously…
Reuters
NY family accused of $20 million mortgage fraud
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Twelve members of a single Brooklyn-based family were charged Thursday with lying about being wealthy to obtain mortgages or lying about being poor to get food stamps and other benefits.
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Newly elected McConnell 'hopes' Obama will 'work' with him
Mitch McConnell, unanimously elected chief of the Senate Republicans and the chamber's majority leader for the upcoming Congress, says he's 'very disturbed' about how US President Obama 'has proceeded in the wake of the election.' Duration: 01:04
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US faces uphill battle in Iraq's Anbar
BAGHDAD (AP) — The defeat was the most humiliating for the Iraqi military in months.
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US says air strikes cutting militants oil revenues
US air strikes are beginning to choke off the flow of oil revenues to Islamic militants, cutting their income by several million dollars a week, a top US official said Thursday. Last month, top US Treasury official David Cohen said the Islamic State group, also known as ISIL, was earning about $1…
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Honduras seeks billions from U.S. to curb child migration
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington's help. "If we have to do it…
Reuters
Ex-Gov.: 'tar babies' quip not meant to offend
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour acknowledges he used the term "tar babies" to describe President Barack Obama's policies, but says "neither the context nor the connotation was intended to offend."
Associated Press
Republicans eye funding to block Obama on immigration
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of Republicans in Congress want to use government spending bills as leverage to prevent President Barack Obama from taking unilateral action to ease U.S. immigration policies. Senator Jeff Sessions, poised to lead the Senate Budget Committee…
Reuters
China shows off new stealth fighter
China's new stealth jet fighter rocketed skywards Wednesday as Beijing puts on an unprecedented display of openness -- and military force -- at the country's premier airshow. Defence analysts say the J-31 is China's answer to the United States' F-35, though the Chinese jet lags behind the American…
AFP
Keystone bill unlikely to rescue Landrieu in U.S. Senate runoff
By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A push by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to pass a bill authorizing the contentious Keystone XL pipeline is unlikely to give the Louisiana Democrat a significant boost against her Republican challenger in a December runoff, political analysts said on…
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Senate GOP leader says 'early signs not good' for President working with Republicans
After winning his party's support as the leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell says President Obama needs to recognize the results of the mid-term elections. Rough Cut. (No reporter narration)
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Mexico dominates TripAdvisor's list of best all-inclusive resorts 2015
Travelers looking to book their all-inclusive, no-thinking-required winter holiday may want to check out TripAdvisor’s latest ranking of top resorts around the world, in which the Royalton Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba took the top spot.
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Dutch NATO F-16s intercept Russian transport plane
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two Dutch F-16 fighter jets taking part in a NATO mission to protect the skies above the Baltics intercepted a Russian military transport plane, the Netherlands' defense ministry said Thursday.
Associated Press
Trench life at last rebel checkpoint before Donetsk airport
For weeks now, Pavel has spent his nights sleeping in a trench, eating what little he can find and washing himself from a cooking pot. This is the life of some 15 rebel fighters manning the last checkpoint before the ruins of the international airport in Ukraine's separatist bastion Donetsk, where…
AFP
Northern European nations to boost military cooperation against Russia
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Eight northern European nations agreed on Thursday to step up cooperation to counter an increase in Moscow's military activity that has included a tripling of NATO intercepts of Russian jets this year. Defense ministers from Nordic and Baltic states and Britain…
Reuters
Arkansas Governor to pardon son's drug conviction: report
(Reuters) - Outgoing Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said on Wednesday that he will pardon his son for a felony drug conviction, local media reported. Beebe, who is set to leave office in January due to term limits, said he would pardon his son Kyle, now 34, for his 2003 felony conviction of marijuana…
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Pablo Escobar showed me 'the path not to take', son says
Juan Pablo Escobar Henao was just nine years old when he got his first lesson in drugs from his father, the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Famous for his ruthless ambition, Pablo Escobar, the head of the Medellin Cartel, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune trafficking cocaine in the…
AFP
Adrian Peterson hearing will be Monday
NEW YORK (AP) — Adrian Peterson will have a hearing via conference call on Monday about possible reinstatement with the Minnesota Vikings.
Associated Press
Man pleads guilty to keeping sons in filthy home
DENVER (AP) — A father whose four young sons could communicate only in grunts when authorities rescued them from a filthy Denver apartment could spend up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to felony child abuse.
Associated Press
Report: Major federal lab misused contract funds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Managers at one of the nation's premier federal laboratories improperly used taxpayer funds to influence members of Congress and other officials as part of an effort to extend the lab's $2.4 billion management contract, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Inspector…
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Raw: McConnell Chosen by GOP As Majority Leader
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada was in line to become the minority leader in the new Congress. (Nov. 13)
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Jodi Arias case resumes with defense testimony
PHOENIX (AP) — The trial to determine the punishment for Jodi Arias resumed Wednesday with testimony from an expert witness and arguments over allegations that authorities destroyed evidence that may have benefited the convicted murderer's case.
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EU set to leave decisions on tougher Russia sanctions to leaders
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - With European Union governments divided, a decision on whether to tighten economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict is likely to be left to EU leaders, who next meet in mid-December, diplomats said on Thursday. EU foreign ministers will discuss…
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Kurdistan region, Baghdad reach deal on oil exports and payments
By Michael Georgy and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) - The government of Iraq and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan have reached a deal to ease tensions over Kurdish oil exports and civil service payments from Baghdad, Iraq's finance minister told Reuters on Thursday. Hoshiyar Zebari…
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North Korean state television shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un observing military drills and taking a seat in a fighter jet. Rob Muir reports.
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Making 'Dumber' sequel more fun than the first
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels made another "Dumb & Dumber" film because fans asked for it, and the two actors said making the sequel was more fun than working on the 1994 original.
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AC/DC members not in touch with Rudd since charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Angus Young of AC/DC says his band mates have not been in touch with Phil Rudd since he was charged with threatening to kill and possessing methamphetamine and marijuana last week.
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Elevating Elizabeth Warren
The news that Senate Democrats are adding Elizabeth Warren to their leadership team raises an important question about the trajectory of the party's most popular figure not named Hillary Clinton: Will she be co-opted by the establishment?
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Israel says won't cooperate with UN Gaza inquiry
Israel will not cooperate with a United Nations inquiry into its 50-day war with rocket-firing militants in Gaza this summer, a government spokesman said Wednesday. "Since the Schabas commission is not an inquiry but a commission that gives its conclusions in advance, Israel will not cooperate with…
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Antiabortion Activists to Planned Parenthood: ‘We’re Moving In’
An antiabortion group is taking over the lease on a building that used to house an abortion clinic, turning it into a new headquarters for the pro-life movement. Last week, the Bryan, Texas–based organization 40 Days for Life announced that a facility offering care to pregnant women that doesn’t…
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World Series of Poker matched wits, spreadsheets
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Trooper ambush suspect charged with terrorism
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have added terrorism charges against a man accused of ambushing a Pennsylvania State Police barracks and killing a trooper, and they say he told them he wanted to "wake people up."
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Falling ruble doesn't hit Putin – at least, not yet
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Man caught on video in woman's abduction indicted
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The man accused of abducting a Philadelphia woman seen on surveillance video struggling while being grabbed off a city street was indicted Thursday on a federal kidnapping charge.
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Navy SEAL on Fox: I met Osama bin Laden 'for a second'
Former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill on Wednesday said he met Osama bin Laden, alive, for perhaps one second. Then he fired three quick shots at the architect of 9/11, who fell by the side of his bed.
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New Jersey college buys Atlantic City's closed Showboat casino
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College football player in Oregon charged with murder
By Shelby Sebens (Reuters) - A Willamette University football player from California has been charged with murder after a 66-year-old man was found dead near an intersection in Salem, Oregon, prosecutors said on Thursday. Authorities said Beau W. Smith, a 22-year-old senior at Willamette, a private…
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US denies failing to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
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Austrian cave researchers find skeleton of skier
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Afghan power struggle seen delaying formation of new government
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Star-studded TV show to help needy dogs find homes
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Fisher broke the news in person to Austin Davis, alone and immersed in study at Rams Park preparing for this week's game against the Denver Broncos.
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Factbox: New U.S. Navy warship readies for 16-month deployment to Asia
(Reuters) - The USS Fort Worth, a warship built by Lockheed Martin Corp, is slated to depart on Monday for Asia, where it will operate largely out of Singapore for 16 months, the longest deployment of a U.S. Navy ship in 42 years, Navy officials said. Following are some key facts about the ship,…
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Teacher on school shooting: 'Blood is everywhere'
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Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia: speech
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name on Thursday, saying his self-declared caliphate was expanding there and in four other Arab countries. Baghdadi also said a U.S.-led military…
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Doctor: Girl, 12, competent in Slender Man case
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Burkina Faso general goes to France for treatment
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A general who attempted to declare himself president of Burkina Faso amid that country's chaos has flown to France for medical treatment.
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Court won't revisit concealed weapon permits case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California counties can't require gun owners to show good cause beyond the need for self-defense to get a concealed weapons permit after a federal appeals court on Wednesday let its previous ruling stand on the issue.
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Greece holds breath as skeleton found in Alexander-era tomb
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Pentagon downplays Iranian replica drone after first flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's copy of a U.S. drone aircraft captured in 2011 is inferior to the American original, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as it downplayed claims from Tehran this week that the replica had taken its first flight. Asked about the Iranian replica, Pentagon spokesman Colonel…
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Pot-friendly states team up on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress from states with legal pot urged their colleagues Thursday not to stand in the way of expanded legalization and to approve measures that would make it easier for marijuana businesses to operate.
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Father of boys found in squalid Denver home pleads guilty to abuse
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Christian Militia Reclaims Iraqi Town From IS
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Auburn's struggling defense now faces Gurley
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Space pilot 'unbuckled' himself as craft split apart
The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that crashed last month unbuckled himself and was thrown free from the disintegrating craft, investigators said Wednesday. Peter Siebold told them he did not know that his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked a key system on the spaceship, which…
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Skakel settles lawsuit against HLN's Nancy Grace
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has settled a lawsuit against television commentator Nancy Grace and others over comments made on her HLN network show in 2012 about the murder case against him.
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Winless Newman on cusp of NASCAR championship
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Obamacare architect says 'stupid' voters let bill pass. White House face-palm?
Has Obama administration adviser Jonathan Gruber inadvertently doomed Obamacare? Or at least handed Republicans a weapon with which to attack the sweeping federal health care program?
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Man held without bond in wife's fall death
DENVER (AP) — A man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park also killed his first wife 17 years earlier, prosecutors said Wednesday, and a judge agreed the cases were "glaringly" similar.
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Victim's family doesn't want CBS to air segment
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a woman murdered while vacationing in Mexico wants CBS not to air a prison diary made by the man accused of the crime for fear it will make him a sympathetic figure.
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Fury over Mexico student 'massacre' boils over
Mexicans furious at the presumed massacre of 43 students torched the ruling party's Guerrero state headquarters and briefly took a police commander prisoner as growing protests rocked President Enrique Pena Nieto's government. Riot police clashed with protesters in running street battles as black…
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Thin melanomas cause greater number of deaths
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China offers ASEAN friendship, loans as South China Sea tension bubbles
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Arkansas teen arrested after failed attempt at driver's license
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U.S. Capitol workers, others strike for higher pay, union
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Iraq Christians guard village taken from IS group
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Poll: Latin America Catholics steadily leave faith
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin Americans born into Roman Catholic families have increasingly left the faith for Protestant churches, while many others have dropped organized religion altogether in a major shift in the region's religious identity, according to a survey released Thursday.
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Earthquake rattles parts of Kansas and Oklahoma (8 photos)
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, the largest since a series of temblors began rattling Kansas a little more than a year ago. The quake's epicenter was near the town of Conway Springs, about 25 miles southwest of Wichita, according to…
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Thomas hints at court split on gay marriage review
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas suggested Thursday that the Supreme Court was divided over whether to hear the gay marriage cases the justices rejected last month.
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AP Sources: Obama order to affect millions in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is poised to act soon to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that will shield possibly around 5 million immigrants living in the U.s. illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.
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Clippers star Griffin faces battery charge
Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin faces a charge of misdemeanor battery from an incident last month in a Las Vegas nightclub, court records showed. The former NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion was charged following an alleged altercation with a man using a camera last October 19, according to…
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Texas Rep. Stockman says he received subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retiring Republican Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas and three of his aides say they have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in a criminal investigation.
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Turkey frees 12 radicals after 'ugly' attack on US sailors
Turkey on Thursday freed without questioning or charges 12 radical nationalist protesters who attacked three US sailors in the centre of Istanbul in an assault that alarmed the American military. Several dozen members of Turkiye Genclik Birligi (Turkish Youth Union/TGB) attacked the visiting US…
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Hong Kong democracy protest leaders to fly to Beijing
Hong Kong democracy protest leaders said they will head to Beijing Saturday in hopes of bringing their demands for political reform to the Chinese authorities, but there are worries they will not be allowed into the country. Protestors, spearheaded by the Hong Kong Federation of Students, have…
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Belarus official: Ukraine war may push us to West
LONDON (AP) — Belarus wants to strengthen its economic ties to the West and could even help it bypass Russia's ban on some Western foods by reprocessing EU products.
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Window washers trapped on scaffold outside One World Trade Center (15 photos)
Rescue crews rushed to One World Trade Center early Wednesday afternoon where scaffolding is dangling from the side of the soaring tower. Two window washers were trapped outside the 69th floor of the skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan until they were rescued through the glass. (Yahoo News) Find more…
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France urges immediate reversal of Israel settlement decision
PARIS (Reuters) - France called on Israel to "immediately" reverse a decision to approve the building of 200 new homes in settlements in East Jerusalem, a move it said directly threatened a two-state peace solution. "The decision by the Israeli authorities approving the construction of 200 new…
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Married Jesus? New book adds fuel to conspiracies
LONDON (AP) — A researcher who has attracted attention and criticism with his revisionist Biblical theories says he has found new evidence that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and that early Christians considered her a deity.
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Rare earthquake shakes US states
Washington (AFP) - A shallow 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled large parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, a rare occurrence for two US states more used to tornadoes than tremors.
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Mormon church admits founder Joseph Smith had about 40 wives
(Reuters) - The Mormon church has said that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, having publicly portrayed him over the years as lovingly committed to one woman. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints…
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Indian PM's party shakes up election race in disputed Kashmir
By Sanjeev Miglani and Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR India (Reuters) - Accompanied by half a dozen guards, Hina Bhat knocks on doors in Srinagar, the heart of a revolt against Indian rule, to persuade Kashmiris to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in this month's state election. After winning the…
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St. Louis-area resident Carolyn Colburn opened her front door two nights ago and found a bulletin from the City of Berkeley, Mo. “The grand jury decision regarding the Ferguson police officer shooting of Michael Brown is expected this month — rumored as the middle of November, possibly this week,”…
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Message from Islamic State group leader emerges
BEIRUT (AP) — In a recording released days after he was reported to be wounded in an airstrike, the leader of the Islamic State group said the U.S.-led coalition's campaign had failed and it would eventually have to send ground troops into battle.
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Federer humiliates Murray, Nishikori advances
London (AFP) - Roger Federer sent Andy Murray crashing out of the ATP Tour Finals in humiliating fashion with 6-0, 6-1 victory on Thursday that ensured Japan's Kei Nishikori would qualify for the semi-finals.
AFP
Florida to execute man who killed wife and stepdaughter in 1992
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) - A man convicted of fatally shooting his sleeping wife, then raping and murdering her 10-year-old daughter, was scheduled to die by injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison after spending almost half his life on death row. Attorneys for…
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McCain, other US lawmakers, vow to save A-10 'Warthog' aircraft
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential group of U.S. lawmakers, including John McCain, in line to become the head of the Senate's powerful Armed Services Committee, on Thursday pledged to thwart the Pentagon's plans to retire the U.S. fleet of A-10 "Warthog" aircraft. The…
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Tiger still on the loose near Paris
Montévrain (France) (AFP) - A tiger remained on the loose near Paris late on Thursday after firefighters and police called off the search for the night following a fruitless all-day hunt, with worried residents told to stay indoors. A local woman sounded the alarm in the morning after spotting the…
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Bracing for Republican Control
Democrats promise to fight for middle class and elect Senator Warren to new post.
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Black Democrats bemoan decision to run from Obama
ATLANTA (AP) — Some black political leaders think Democratic candidates who distanced themselves from President Barack Obama sapped enthusiasm among African-Americans in states where they anchor the party's base.
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Democrat Warren promoted as U.S. Congress selects party leaders
By Amanda Becker and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats expanded the ranks of their party leadership on Thursday to include Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leader of the party's liberal wing and a possible presidential contender in 2016. Democrats, who lost control of the Senate…
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What is Vladimir Putin up to sending Russian bombers close to the US?
Russia’s announcement Wednesday that it plans to send long-range bombers to patrol the skies of America’s backyard over the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico may have sounded to many Americans like the stuff of the Cold War.
Christian Science Monitor
FBI letter to Martin Luther King, riddled with abuse, urges suicide
The release of a newly discovered, uncensored 1964 letter from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., urging him, in graphic language, to kill himself, has experts on contemporary race relations pointing to a glass both half empty and half full.
Christian Science Monitor
Love Thy 'Gay-bor': Religious Pro-LGBT Ads Target Baptists in the Deep South
Mary Jane Kennedy is a self-described “Bible-believing, born-again Christian.” The Mississippi mother of three sons has taught Sunday school and Bible study at her Baptist church.
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Americans are quitting their jobs more, and that's a good thing
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a paradoxically good development for the U.S. economy, Americans quit their jobs in September at the fastest rate in over six years. Other data on Thursday showed the number of new jobless claims rose last week but remained near a 14-year low, and the two…
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