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• 'Project Runway' Star Mychael Knight Reportedly Dead At 39

  17-10-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Fashion designer and “Project Runway” star Mychael Knight died on Tuesday in a Georgia hospital, according to TMZ and various news sources.
  
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• ISIS Losing Its 'Capital' Is A Pivotal Defeat For The Terrorist Group

  17-10-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  The self-described Islamic State finally lost its tenuous grip on the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday as U.S.-backed forces retook the extremist group’s last major urban territory following a four-month military campaign.
  
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• Chicago Aviation Dept fires two officers involved in dragging man off flight

  17-10-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers for their roles in the forcible removal of a passenger on a United Airlines flight in April, an incident that provoked international outrage.The firings were included in a report on the incident released on Tuesday by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General.David Dao, a 69-year-old Vietnamese-American physician, was hospitalized after aviation officers dragged him from a United Airlines plane to make space for four crew membe
  
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• Confederate monuments vandalized in 2 Virginia cities

  17-10-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Confederate monuments in two Virginia cities have been vandalized this week.
  
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• Gold Star Moms Blast Trump For Delayed Response To Soldiers' Deaths

  17-10-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq called President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the deaths of U.S. service members in Niger an abdication of his first duty as commander in chief ― “to acknowledge the sacrifice of one of his military members.”
  
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• Delaware indicts 18 inmates in deadly prison riot

  17-10-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sixteen inmates have been charged with first-degree murder and assault, and face life in prison if convicted in the death of a corrections officer during February's riot at Delaware's maximum-security lockup.
  
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• Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship is ‘the largest in the world’

  17-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The ‘world’s largest ship’ comes with a giant water slide, zipline and other cool amenities
  
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• Man tortured girlfriend’s son to death because he thought he was gay: prosecutor

  17-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  (KTLA) -- A man who is accused of torturing his girlfriend's 8-year-old son to death killed the child because he thought the boy was gay, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office prosecutor said during opening statements Monday.
  
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• WRAPUP 3-U.S. official says not ruling out eventual direct talks with N.Korea

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * N.Korean hackers seen likely behind Taiwan central bankheist
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• GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. dollar up, yield curve flat, on inflation; stocks rise

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * European shares slip from highs as results, commoditiesweigh
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• ‘Dr. Doom’ commentator Marc Faber faces backlash over race comments

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Marc Faber, the Swiss investorbased in Thailand, provoked a backlash from business televisionand investment management firms on Tuesday after comments in hislatest newsletter suggested the United States had only prosperedbecause it was settled by white people.
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• BRIEF-United Financial Bancorp reports qtrly shr $0.30​

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * United Financial Bancorp Inc – qtrly ‍net interest income$46.8 million versus $43.0 million – SEC filing
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• BRIEF-Prudential Financial says ‍as of Sept 30, 2017 assets under management were $1.134 trillion

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Prudential Financial Inc – ‍as of September 30, 2017,assets under management of asset management segment were $1.134trillion – SEC filing​Source text: [http://bit.ly/2yuDQ1d]Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Lincoln Electric board approves 11.4 pct dividend increase

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.39 per shareSource text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-JPMorgan Chase & Co announces plan to acquire WePay‍​

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * JPMorgan Chase & Co announces plan to acquire WePay‍​Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-CSRA to acquire Praxis Engineering for $235 mln in cash​

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * CSRA Inc – ‍when transaction closes, Praxis EngineeringTechnologies Llc will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSRALlc​Source text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-comScore names Michelle McKenna-Doyle to board of directors

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  * comscore names Michelle McKenna-Doyle to board ofdirectors
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• Bank of Canada, TMX to test blockchain for securities settlement

  17-10-2017 23:15 via rocketnews.com
  TORONTO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Canada’s central bank, TorontoStock Exchange operator TMX Group Ltd and Payments Canadasaid on Tuesday they will collaborate to test the use ofblockchain technology for automating the securities settlementprocess.
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• Donald Trump drops 92 places in Forbes list of wealthiest Americans

  17-10-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s ranking in the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans has dropped, as the magazine said the value of some of his Manhattan real estate holdings has declined recently. Forbes ranked the first billionaire president as the 248th-wealthiest person in America and put his wealth at $3.1 billion (£2.4 billion). The year before, he was ranked 156th and Forbes said he was worth $3.7 billion. As a candidate, Trump said his net worth was more than $10 billion, but Forbes p
  
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• John McCain Is Worried the U.S. Is Going Back 'to the 1930s'

  17-10-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Senator John McCain, echoing the sentiments of his Monday night speech in Philadelphia, said Tuesday that he is worried the United States is reverting to the nationalistic tendencies that characterized the 1930s.
  
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• The Most Powerful Journalist In Hollywood Protected Harvey Weinstein For Years

  17-10-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  In the mid-1990s, a young reporter at the entertainment trade magazine Variety pitched a story at the weekly meeting that would’ve made Harvey Weinstein look bad.
  
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• 130 Years in Prison Recommended for Okla. Parents Convicted in ‘Worst Case of Child Abuse’ Seen by Police

  17-10-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  An Oklahoma mom and dad each face a long stay behind bars after a jury recommended a sentence of 130 years each following the pair’s conviction for what a police officer termed the “worst case of child abuse” he’d seen
  
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• Are the Neocons Finally with Trump?

  17-10-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump finds himself in perhaps his most peculiar company yet as president: among the neocons.A case in point is Bill Kristol, editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard, who Trump once personally singled out on the campaign trail for castigation.Indeed, Trump’s Friday address to the nation—replete with phrases like “rogue regime” and accusations like “there are also many people who believe that Iran is dealing with North Korea”—did seem like a green l
  
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• Col. Jack Jacobs: Trump Gold Star Family Remarks 'Almost Obscene'

  17-10-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Medal of Honor recipient, retired U.S. Army Colonel Jack Jacobs, reacts to Pres. Trump dragging presidential conversations with Gold Star families into the political fray.
  
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• Khizr And Ghazala Khan Denounce Trump's 'Selfish And Divisive Actions'

  17-10-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a Muslim service member killed in Iraq, denounced President Donald Trump’s “selfish and divisive actions” related to this week’s controversy of Trump’s comments on consoling the families of fallen troops.
  
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• Virginia's Governor Race Is Shaping Up To Be A Close One

  17-10-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Virginians will head to the polls to choose a new governor in less than a month, and as three new surveys show, the race is shaping up to be a close one.
  
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• Reese Witherspoon Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted by Director When She Was Just 16

  17-10-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  And the Oscar winner says it's not the only time she experienced sexual misconduct in her career.
  
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• Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Muslim Teen's Accused Killer

  17-10-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  A man accused of killing 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen in Sterling, Virginia in June may face the death penalty after a grand jury charged him with capital murder and rape on Monday.
  
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• President Trump Reacts to Being Told the Greek Prime Minister Called Him "Evil"

  17-10-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  The moment happened during a joint presser between the two world leaders.
  
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• The Latest: Iraqi PM calls for dialogue after Kirkuk

  17-10-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq, day after Iraqi forces took back the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters to leave (all times local):
  
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• Side-By-Side ‘Before And After’ Photos Show What Having Kids Does To You

  17-10-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  A New York dad’s Instagram callout is showing just how much kids wear out their parents.
  
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• Mexico and Canada reject some U.S. proposals for NAFTA

  17-10-2017 21:16 via rocketnews.com
  Despite a two-day extension, the fourth round of talks ends without much progress on two issues, sources say.
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• U.S. mulls potential F-16 sale to Greece -Trump

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – U.S President Donald Trumpsaid on Tuesday that his administration has informed Congress ofa potential sale to upgrade the F-16 aircraft in Greece’s AirForce, a deal could be worth $2.4 billion.
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• UPDATE 5-UnitedHealth sees growth in 2018, opportunities in Trump plans

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Shares up more than 5 percent after forecast(Adds details on UNH association plans, background onObamacare)
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• UPDATE 5-New cancer drugs help J&J top profit estimates

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Shares rise 2.4 pct(Adds detail about talc verdict in last paragraph)
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• UPDATE 1-Sainsbury’s cutting 2,000 jobs in UK

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  Oct 17 (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s, Britain’s secondbiggest supermarket group behind Tesco, is seeking tocut up to 2,000 jobs, mainly in its payroll and human resourcesdepartments, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
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• Snap and NBCUniversal launch studio to produce shows for Snapchat

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  Oct 17 (Reuters) – Snap Inc, parent company ofmessaging and video app Snapchat, and NBCUniversallaunched a joint venture studio on Tuesday to produce scriptedshows and other genres to air on Snapchat.
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• Head of Facebook’s secretive hardware unit to step down

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  Oct 17 (Reuters) – Regina Dugan, the head of Facebook Inc’ssecretive hardware unit, will step down early next year,she said on Tuesday.
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• BRIEF-Taubman announces reopening date for The Mall of San Juan

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Says Mall of San Juan will reopen on October 19; centerhad been closed since Sept 19 due to impact of Hurricane Maria​Source text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Intel says to ship Intel Nervana Neural Network Processor before 2017-end

  17-10-2017 21:15 via rocketnews.com
  * Intel says it will ship silicon for Neural NetworkProcessing, the Intel Nervana Neural Network Processor, beforethe end of 2017- statement
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• UPDATE 3-Harley says gaining traction with buyers even as retail sales fall

  17-10-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Shares up 3 pct, reversing course(Adds details from call, background, updates share price)
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• Bob Weinstein Accused Of Sexual Harassment

  17-10-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  The brother and former business partner of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment.
  
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• Nebraska man accused of helping Florida girlfriend kill self

  17-10-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man accused of helping his Florida girlfriend kill herself after she told him she had cancer appears to have taken her story at face value and didn't push her to seek medical treatment or mental-health counseling, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• The Story Behind That 2,000-Year-Old Thracian Chariot You Saw on Reddit

  17-10-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  The photo of an ancient Thracian chariot alongside the bones of two horses and a dog has quickly risen to the top of Reddit today (Oct. 13), with more than 65,000 likes.A team of archaeologists led by Veselin Ignatov, of the Istoricheski muzej Nova Zagora, a museum in Bulgaria, discovered the 2,000-year-old wooden chariot in 2008.In 2009, Ignatov and his team also found a brick tomb, containing the remains of a man dressed in what appears to be armor, near the chariot.
  
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• McCain on Willingness to Work With Trump 'Dumb Question'

  17-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Sen. John McCain chastised a reporter who questioned if he would continue to work with Donald Trump after criticizing him. Lawrence O'Donnell says McCain, who likely won't seek another term, has "nothing left to lose."
  
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• Woman facing deportation seeks sanctuary a second time

  17-10-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — A Peruvian woman has sought sanctuary for a second time in Colorado rather than board a Tuesday flight to her native country as ordered by U.S. immigration authorities, supporters said.
  
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• Israel says no talks with Palestinian govt that includes armed Hamas

  17-10-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Israel's government decided Tuesday not to negotiate with a Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas if the Islamist movement does not disarm, recognise the country and give up violence.The decision by the security cabinet, announced in a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, comes after rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas signed a landmark unity deal last week aimed at ending their decade-long split."The government of Israel will not carry out political nego
  
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• Wildfire toll hits 45 in Portugal-Spain but rain brings respite

  17-10-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Overnight rain and calmer winds on Tuesday helped firefighters tame a spate of deadly wildfires that broke out over the weekend, devouring homes and killing 41 people in Portugal and another four in northern Spain.Portugal's civil protection agency said the 15 biggest fires, which had raged through the centre and the north of the country, had been brought under control, but the death toll rose."We've gone from 37 dead to 41," civil protection agency spokeswoman Patricia Gaspar told AFP.
  
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• Obama administration approved nuclear deal with Kremlin after FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot

  17-10-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  The Obama administration potentially knew of corruption at a Russian nuclear supplier years before it agreed to sign over 20 per cent of US's uranium supply to the company, a new report has claimed.The Hill claims federal agents found evidence of illegal payments made to an employee at a Russian nuclear company years before the Obama administration allowed the company to make a major business deal.
  
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• Vietnamese Actress Says Harvey Weinstein Wanted To Teach Her How To Do A Sex Scene

  17-10-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  Vietnamese model and actress Vu Thu Phuong is adding her voice to the chorus of women who are accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
  
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