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• SolarCity accepts Tesla's $2.6 billion offer; both shares fall

  01-08-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SolarCity Corp agreed to Tesla Motors Inc's $2.6 billion offer to buy the solar panel installer, the companies said on Monday, clearing one obstacle in the way of Elon Musk's ambitious plans for a carbon-free energy and transportation company. Tesla's offer represented about half of SolarCity's value a year ago, a tumble reflecting the solar company's slowing growth, complex financial structure and the increased scrutiny of government incentives for rooftop solar. For Tesla, acquiring SolarCity
  
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• What Would It Take for the GOP to Rebuke Trump?

  01-08-2016 23:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  What would it take for Republican leaders to fully repudiate Donald Trump?
  
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• Astros trade reliever Fields to Dodgers for Cuban teen

  01-08-2016 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have traded right-handed reliever Josh Fields to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league first baseman Yordan Alvarez.
  
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• 3 die at hospitals after attending California rave

  01-08-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say three people died after attending a weekend rave in Fontana, California.
  
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• How safe are hot air balloons?

  01-08-2016 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  The deaths of 15 passengers and a pilot in a Texas hot air balloon crash is focusing attention on the safety of these colorful, floating aircraft — one of history's oldest forms of aviation.
  
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• Historic warning over Miami Zika outbreak

  01-08-2016 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  The CDC issued an unprecedented travel warning on Zika Monday, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a small Miami community.
  
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• Blue Jays acquire Feldman from Astros for minor leaguer

  01-08-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Scott Feldman from the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher Lupe Chavez.
  
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• The Latest: Jays acquire Mike Bolsinger from Dodgers

  01-08-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball's deadline Monday for trades where players do not first have to pass through waivers (all times EDT):
  
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• Split deepens between IOC and anti-doping leaders on Russia

  01-08-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The split between Olympic leaders and global anti-doping officials over the Russian doping scandal continues to deepen.
  
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• Weak data, Italian bank woes pressure European stocks

  01-08-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - European stocks fell Monday on weak British and eurozone manufacturing data and worries about the health of Italian banks.
  
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• Police: Man read gun manual just before attack on party

  01-08-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A 19-year-old man who shot and killed three people at a party in suburban Seattle was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that he parked his car across the street and read the firearm's instruction manual just before the attack, police wrote in a probable-cause statement made public Monday.
  
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• Orioles reacquire Pearce, sending minor leaguer to Rays

  01-08-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles have reacquired infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce from Tampa Bay, sending the Rays minor league catcher Jonah Heim.
  
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• Ex-Los Angeles sheriff will go to trial in corruption case

  01-08-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew a guilty plea Monday and chose to go to trial on a charge of lying to federal authorities in an effort to thwart an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran.
  
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• Tesla reaches $2.6 billion deal to buy SolarCity

  01-08-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Electric carmaker Tesla said Monday it won agreement from SolarCity to acquire the solar power company for $2.6 billion, confirming a deal that has been criticized on Wall Street. Tesla announced the bid in late June, but it drew jeers on Wall Street, in part because of skepticism over the motives of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, who is also chairman of SolarCity as well as its biggest shareholder. Some analysts also questioned whether the deal -- which still requires shareholder approval fro
  
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• Typhoon makes landfall, lashes Hong Kong

  01-08-2016 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  Hundreds of trains and flights have been canceled in cities across southern China as Typhoon Nida barrels toward land after battering the Philippines over the weekend.
  
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• The Latest: Jays acquire Scott Feldman from Astros

  01-08-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball's deadline Monday for trades where players do not first have to pass through waivers (all times EDT):
  
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• U.S. judge questions North Carolina transgender bathroom law

  01-08-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge weighing whether to halt a North Carolina law that restricts bathroom access for transgender people in government buildings and public schools questioned at a hearing on Monday what problem the measure fixed and how it would make restrooms safer. Republican lawmakers cited privacy and security concerns when North Carolina in March became the first U.S. state to require transgender people to use single-sex government-owned public res
  
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• Clinton retakes lead over Trump

  01-08-2016 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton emerges from her party's convention in Philadelphia with a restored lead over Donald Trump, having earned a 7-point convention bounce, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.
  
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• Lucoy dealt from Brewers to Rangers

  01-08-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The AL West-leading Texas Rangers have acquired two-time All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy and closer Jeremy Jeffress from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for two former first-round picks.
  
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• Yankees deal pitcher Ivan Nova to Pirates

  01-08-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The retooling New York Yankees have dealt right-hander Ivan Nova to the Pittsburgh Pirates for two players to be named.
  
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• Wrongful-death judgment nixed in NYC boy's '79 disappearance

  01-08-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has reversed a wrongful-death judgment against a longtime suspect in a notorious 1979 New York City missing-child case.
  
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• Gawker founder files for bankruptcy after Hogan suit

  01-08-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gawker Media founder Nick Denton filed Monday for personal bankruptcy protection in a bid to stop Hulk Hogan from seizing his assets in a multimillion-dollar sex tape judgment. In March, a US jury in Florida ordered that wrestling star Hogan be allowed to collect $140 million in total compensation after Gawker published a tape of him having sex with a friend's wife. Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June, also seeking to sidestep a shutdown over the jury's verdict.
  
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• The Latest: Nadal ready to play in Rio Olympics

  01-08-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):
  
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• Drag, distortion for Lou Reed tribute

  01-08-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With gender-bending dancers and distorted guitars as well as plenty of softer moments, artists remembered rock legend Lou Reed with a full day of celebrations at New York's Lincoln Center. Reed's widow, Laurie Anderson, organized the free public commemoration of Reed on Saturday entitled "The Bells," which opened with a public lesson by the late rocker's tai chi teacher, Master Ren Guangyi. Reed, who died in 2013, helped define the underground rock scene but was also known for his love of Lincol
  
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• Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for support in Khan controversy

  01-08-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support on Monday as his attacks on the Muslim parents of a decorated American soldier killed in Iraq drew sharp rebukes from fellow party members. Trump's criticism of Khizr Khan and Ghazala Khan, who took the stage at last week's Democratic convention, sparked growing concern and dismay from Republican lawmakers responding to the latest Trump outburst to bl
  
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• The Latest: Ryan: Trump may have to "struggle" for change

  01-08-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT):
  
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• Al-Nusra: What you need to know

  01-08-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the biggest jihadist groups in Syria, has cut its ties with al Qaeda, and changed its name.
  
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• Al-Nusra rebranding: New name, same aim?

  01-08-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the biggest jihadist groups in Syria, has cut its ties with al Qaeda, and changed its name.
  
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• US launches airstrikes targeting IS militants in Libya

  01-08-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. officials said.
  
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• Trump suggests general election could "be rigged"

  01-08-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested Monday that he fears that the general election "is going to be rigged."
  
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• Cubs get bullpen help, acquire RHP Joe Smith from Angels

  01-08-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs have added more depth to their bullpen, acquiring right-hander Joe Smith from the Los Angeles Angels just before the trade deadline.
  
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• Military families to Trump: Apologize for comments to Khans

  01-08-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Their sons were killed in Iraq about a week apart.
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Jason Bourne,' 'Bad Moms' start strong

  01-08-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Damon came back strong after his nine-year hiatus from the Bourne series this weekend. "Jason Bourne" earned $59.2 million in its first days in theaters, according to studios Monday. It easily topped the charts and is a promising start for the film, which cost around $120 million to produce.
  
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• Giants get Matt Moore from Rays for Matt Duffy

  01-08-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NL West-leading San Francisco Giants ramped up their rotation Monday, getting left-hander Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays for third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor leaguers.
  
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• Man takes to tree to avoid police, surrenders after 5 hours

  01-08-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A suspect in an assault tried to avoid police by climbing a Colorado tree and staying there for hours.
  
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• Mets re-acquire Jon Niese from Pirates for reliever Bastardo

  01-08-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Mets re-acquired Jon Niese from Pittsburgh on Monday, bringing the left-handed pitcher back to where he played his first eight seasons in a trade that sent reliever Antonio Bastardo to the Pirates.
  
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• Unions seek ouster of Southwest CEO after IT breakdown

  01-08-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Two major unions at Southwest Airlines are demanding that the carrier replace its CEO because of the technology outage that caused the airline to cancel or delay thousands of flights in July.
  
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• The Latest: Ex-LA sheriff withdraws plea, will go to trial

  01-08-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the corruption case against former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (all times local):
  
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• Typhoons vs. hurricanes: What's the difference?

  01-08-2016 22:42 via cnn.com
  
  Chad Myers explains the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane.
  
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• Texas allows guns at universities on mass shooting anniversary

  01-08-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Texas became the eighth US state to allow guns on university campuses Monday -- a controversial decision that comes on the 50th anniversary of a deadly campus sniper rampage. Under the new law now in effect, each public university in Texas has to permit concealed weapons, but can choose to limit where on campus they are allowed. At the University of Texas at Austin, where a mass shooting in 1966 claimed 14 lives, the institution's president Gregory Fenves said the emotionally charged issue would
  
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• Twins send Nolasco, Meyer to Angels in swap for Santiago

  01-08-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired starting pitcher Hector Santiago a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handers Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer and cash.
  
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• Trump on Ukraine: Gaffe, or just not knowing?

  01-08-2016 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump really turned some heads on Sunday when he said that the Russians were not going into the Ukraine.
  
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• Federal judge grills GOP lawyers over need for bathroom law

  01-08-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge lobbed tough questions at GOP lawyers Monday as he considered whether to block a North Carolina legal measure governing transgender bathroom access, asking pointedly how the law was making people safer.
  
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• AP source: Buffalo Bills sign Reggie Bush to 1-year contract

  01-08-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have agreed to sign free-agent running back Reggie Bush to a one-year deal to provide veteran depth behind starter LeSean McCoy and fill a big hole in their return game.
  
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• Wall St. edges lower as energy sector weighs

  01-08-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The S&P 500 had hit a record high earlier in the session, but was unable to hold gains as U.S. crude slumped to below $40 a barrel, its lowest level since April, before settling at $40.06. "Oil has once again re-emerged as a real driver of how investors are gauging the trend for equities," said Peter Kenny, senior market strategist at Global Markets Advisory Group in New York. The S&P 500 gained 3.6 percent in July, its best month since March, touching record intraday highs seven times,
  
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• Powerful Koch brothers rebuff big donors' calls to back Trump for White House

  01-08-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Conlin COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The billionaire industrialist Koch brothers rejected pressure over the weekend from dozens of big donors in their sprawling political network to back U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that their money was better spent trying to influence congressional races. The rejection deprives Trump, a New York businessman who has never previously run for elected office, of a major source of fundraising and reflects how his unor
  
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• Federal judge blocks North Dakota voter ID law challenged by American Indians

  01-08-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal judge blocks North Dakota voter ID law challenged by American Indians.
  
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• Factbox: Gold Stars mark sacrifices of U.S. military families

  01-08-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  A war of words between Donald Trump and the parents of a Muslim U.S. soldier killed in Iraq in 2004 is dominating the election campaign. Khizr and Ghazala Khan were criticized by the Republican presidential candidate after they appeared at the Democratic National Convention last Thursday and shared the story of their son, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan. The Khans are what is known in the United States as a "Gold Star Family," meaning they have lost an immediate relative in a military action.
  
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• The Latest: Mets acquire NL RBI leader Jay Bruce from Reds

  01-08-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball's deadline Monday for trades where players do not first have to pass through waivers (all times EDT):
  
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• As Syria transition date passes, US makes no policy change

  01-08-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States outlined no change in its Syria policy as a target date for a political transition passed Monday, despite warning a few months ago that no progress would lead to a more muscular approach for ending the 5½-year-old civil war.
  
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