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• Police: Arrest in racially tinged North Carolina arson fire

  09-04-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte authorities say they arrested a black man Sunday in what they've described as a racially tinged arson attack on an immigrant-owned store specializing in goods from the Indian subcontinent.
  
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• Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week in Spain and more: April 9 in photos

  09-04-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  
  A penitent of “Lagrimas y Favores” blows out candles inside a church as she takes part in a Palm Sunday procession marking the start of the Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain; Spain’s Dani Pedroza rolls on the gravel after he fell off his Honda during Argentina’s Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina; a member of the Palestinian Fatah Movement fires an RPG during a clashes that erupted between the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamists i
  
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• Family members who died in plane crash had zest for life

  09-04-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Ore. (AP) — The three members of a California family killed in an Oregon plane crash are being described as fun-loving go-getters with a zest for life.
  
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• Stockholm suspect, IS sympathiser who 'partied and drank': media

  09-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  The main suspect in the Stockholm truck attack is an Uzbek construction worker and father-of-four believed to have IS sympathies, who went underground to avoid deportation from Sweden, police and reports said on Sunday.Swedish dailies Expressen and Aftonbladet meanwhile named the man as Rakhmat Akilov and published his picture on Sunday.Swedish police have only identified the suspect as a 39-year-old Uzbek national.
  
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• Islamic State launches two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels

  09-04-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  By Suleiman Al-KhalidiAMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at least 12 dead in the fighting and many wounded, rebel sources said on Sunday.The militants also staged a suicide attack on a convoy of rebel fighters from the Western-backed Osoud al Sharqiya rebel group, who had sent reinforcements from their outpost near the Rukban refugee camp further south west.Islamic State "staged a suicide attack a
  
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• Russian computer scientist arrested in Spain: police

  09-04-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  The wife of a Russian computer scientist arrested in Spain has reportedly been told by police he isbeing held over a computer virus linked to Donald Trump's US election victory.The man was picked up at Barcelona airport on Friday "by officers of the police technological investigation unit following an international complaint" a Spanish police spokesman told AFP adding that he had later been transferred to Madrid.The detained man's wife, Maria Levachova, told the television channel Russia Today t
  
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• Le Pen says France not responsible for WWII round up of Jews

  09-04-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen denied Sunday that the French state was responsible for the wartime round-up of Jews at a Paris cycling track who were then sent to Nazi death camps.Former President Jacques Chirac and current leader Francois Hollande have both apologised for the role French police played in the round-up of more than 13,000 Jews at the Vel d'Hiv cycling track which was ordered by Nazi officers in 1942.
  
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• Major protest in Hungary over Soros university law

  09-04-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Hungary saw the biggest anti-government protest in three years on Sunday, as tens of thousands demonstrated against new higher education legislation seen as targeting the respected Central European University.The marchers included students and staff of the university, many wearing the blue of the CEU and some waving Hungarian, EU as well as US flags as they marched from the historic Buda castle to the parliament building in Budapest.The English-language CEU was founded by Hungarian-born billiona
  
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• Police say gunman had just been fired from fitness center

  09-04-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  The man who shot and killed two managers at a Florida gym before turning the gun on himself had just been fired from the fitness center for workplace violence, police said Sunday.
  
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• Stockholm attack suspect is Uzbek denied residency in Sweden

  09-04-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  By Johan Sennero, Philip O'Connor and Nerijus AdomaitisHJULSTA, Sweden (Reuters) - The arrested man suspected by police of killing four people by ramming a truck into crowds in Stockholm is a 39-year-old from Uzbekistan who had been denied permanent residency in Sweden and who had expressed sympathy for Islamic State.Two sources who had worked with the suspect, Rakhmat Akilov, independently identified him to Reuters from images distributed by police as the manhunt got underway on Friday.A former
  
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• The Latest: US official condemns 'barbaric attacks' in Egypt

  09-04-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the bombing of two churches in Egypt (all times local):
  
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• Investors flock to 'macro' hedge funds, but not only the old guard

  09-04-2017 21:46
  
  LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - "Macro" hedge funds are back in favor with investors seeking to take a view on U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies, European elections, or interest rates, but it...
  
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• Welcome Aboard! Crew Members On Turkish Airlines Flight Deliver Baby Girl Mid-Air

  09-04-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  The mother was 28 weeks pregnant.
  
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• Second victim dies in Florida fitness center shooting

  09-04-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Fitness manager Marios Hortis, 42, died while being treated for injuries he sustained in the Saturday shooting at Equinox Fitness in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County police said in a statement.The gym's general manager, Janine Ackerman, 35, was also killed.The accused assailant, 33-year-old Abeku Wilson, was pronounced dead inside the gym, police said.
  
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• Tillerson: Syria strike a message to others, including North Korea

  09-04-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military strikes against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that "a response is likely" if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.As a U.S. Navy strike group headed toward the Korean Peninsula, Tillerson said China agrees that action is necessary to address North Korea's nuclear arsenal, following last week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump a
  
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• First-Grader With Alopecia Celebrates Bald Head With Custom Doll: 'It's My Mini-Me'

  09-04-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Gianessa Wride, 7, even wore jewels on her bald head earlier this week for crazy hair day at her school.
  
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• The Latest: Trump, Japan's Abe talk about Syria, North Korea

  09-04-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on developments in the aftermath of the U.S. airstrikes in Syria (all times EDT):
  
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• Thousands attend Stockholm vigil, police probe suspect's IS sympathies

  09-04-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Huge crowds gathered in Stockholm for a "Lovefest" vigil against terrorism on Sunday, two days after a truck attack that police believe was committed by an Uzbek jihadist sympathiser.The motive was not known, but the method resembled previous attacks using vehicles in Nice, Berlin and London, all of them claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.According to police, the suspect was a sympathiser of extremist groups and was facing deportation after his residency permit application was denied.
  
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• Serbian president-elect accused of poll fraud

  09-04-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Serbian president-elect Aleksandar Vucic's main poll rival accused the former premier Sunday of "scandalous irregularities" in the election which handed him victory earlier this month.Centre-left candidate Sasa Jankovic, who garnered 16 percent in the April 2 first-round poll compared to 55 percent for Vucic, called for a partial recount.Thousands of demonstrators, mostly students, have gathered daily in Belgrade and other cities to protest Vucic's election, but this is the first time one of his
  
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• Pope decries war, terrorism and weapons as he condemns Egypt blast

  09-04-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned a deadly blast at a church in Egypt and said at a Palm Sunday Mass that the world was suffering from wars, terrorism and "interests that are armed and ready to strike".Francis, who has not made any direct public comment on the current Middle East crisis, said the Mass as international tensions increased following the U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base, which the Pentagon says was involved in a chemical weapons attack that ki
  
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• Syrian refugees see glimmer of hope in Trump's policy shift

  09-04-2017 20:06 via yahoo.com
  
  KAWERGOSK CAMP, Iraq (AP) — For the millions of Syrian refugees scattered across camps and illegal settlements, the chemical attack on a town in northern Syria and subsequent U.S. strike was a rare moment when the world turned its attention to Syria, before turning away again.
  
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• Russia and Iran affirm commitment to Syrian government

  09-04-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Russia and Iran renewed their support for the Syrian government in a flurry of calls on Sunday, saying last week's U.S. missile strike violated Syrian sovereignty but failed to boost the morale of "terror groups" in Syria.
  
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• New York architects are planning this giant electric car charging tower for Shanghai

  09-04-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Electric cars are the future of transportation — or at least a big part of the future of transportation — but charging them is still an undeniable hassle. Unlike gas-powered vehicles, electric cars and trucks can't simply get a quick tank full of electricity and then zip off a few minutes later. So what will be the future of gas stations when gas becomes a secondary option? New York's Ennead Architects think they've got a good idea, and it's a giant charging tower that scoops up elec
  
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• 2 Gym Employees Die After Being Shot By Former Co-Worker Who Was Angered At Being Fired

  09-04-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  They died at the hospital.
  
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• Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44

  09-04-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  
  By Arwa Gaballa and Ahmed TolbaTANTA,Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 44 people were killed in bomb attacks on the symbolic cathedral seat of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and troop deployments across Egypt.Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, which also injured more than 100 people and occurred a week before Coptic Easter, with Pope Francis scheduled to visit Egypt later this month.
  
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• Surveillance footage moments before Egypt church bombing

  09-04-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Surveillance video from outside the Coptic churches
  
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• A Trump national security adviser tapped as Singapore envoy

  09-04-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A top national security adviser to President Donald Trump is the latest official heading out in an ongoing shuffle within the National Security Council.
  
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• You know things are bad when Mark Hamill mixes up Steve Bannon and Darth Vader

  09-04-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Mark Hamill felt a great disturbance aboard Air Force One over the weekend. It all started on April 6 when Donald "45" Trump popped into the press cabin aboard the presidential airliner to answer some questions about his missile strike in Syria. And in a truly "truth is stranger than fiction" twist, he delivered his remarks just as Darth Vader made hisRogue One debut on the monitor next to Trump's face. SEE ALSO: Trump's 'Access Hollywood' tape now an HR training tool at 21st Century Fox I can't
  
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• Assad could see U.S. strike as just a 'slap on the wrist'

  09-04-2017 18:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Tom Perry and Laila BassamBEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base may persuade President Bashar al-Assad to be more cautious with some of his tactics, but will not deter him and his allies from pressing a full-throttle military campaign to crush rebels.It was the first time Washington has directly targeted Assad's government in six years of civil war, and has pushed the administration of President Donald Trump into proclaiming that Washington still wants Assad rem
  
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• U.S. to Move Carrier Strike Group Closer to Korean Peninsula

  09-04-2017 18:08 via yahoo.com
  
  The American show of force is being met with a defiant vow from North Korea to boost its defenses. North Korea says the U.S. airstrikes on Syria is justification for it's arsenal.
  
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• At Least 43 Killed, More Than 100 Injured in Egypt Palm Sunday Church Blasts

  09-04-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Two blasts targeting churches in the cities of Alexandria and Tanta shook the nation’s Christian minority —which makes up around 10 percent of the population — in response, the Egyptian president declared a three-month nationwide state of emergency.
  
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• Nikki Haley warns Putin on Assad: ‘We’re not going to have you cover for this regime anymore’

  09-04-2017 17:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Trump administration officials are warning Russia not to support Syria, but Sunday morning they sent differing signals about Syrian President Bashar Assad.
  
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• Tillerson says to press Russia on Syrian chemical weapons

  09-04-2017 17:47 via yahoo.com
  
  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Russia on its failure to prevent Syria's use of chemical weapons in meetings this week in Moscow, he said in interviews aired Sunday.Tillerson stopped short of accusing the Russians of complicity in a suspected sarin nerve gas attack April 4 that killed at least 87 civilians in Syria's southern Idlib province."I don't draw conclusions of complicity at all, but clearly they've been incompetent and perhaps they've just simply been out-maneuvered by th
  
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• Teen asylum-seeker ID'd as suspect in Norway explosive case

  09-04-2017 17:40 via yahoo.com
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 17-year-old asylum-seeker from Russia was arrested Sunday in connection with an explosive device found near a busy subway station in Norway's capital and defused before it detonated, authorities said.
  
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• Migrants in Turkey pray for return to Syria, work farms to survive

  09-04-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Tuvan GumrukcuREYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Ahmad Mustafa fled northern Syria to Turkey four months ago, badly injuring his hand along the way."We have no hope for Syria at this stage.Mustafa is part of what Ankara says is the world's largest refugee population, many of whom barely eke out a living in places like Reyhanli, a dusty border town in the southern Hatay province that teems with Syrian refugees and where some signs in shop windows are printed in both Arabic and Turkish.
  
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• President Trump has 'lightning fast' response to Syrian chemical attack

  09-04-2017 17:27 via yahoo.com
  
  George Stephanopoulos reports the latest about President Donald Trump's decision to respond to this week's chemical weapons attack in Syria.
  
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• Russia 'responsible' for Syria attack deaths: UK defence minister

  09-04-2017 17:00 via yahoo.com
  
  London (AFP) - British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being "responsible" by proxy for the death of 87 civilians, including many children, killed last week in a suspected chemical weapons attack.
  
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• ISIS claims responsibility for Egyptian church attacks

  09-04-2017 16:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding around 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.In the first, attack, a bomb exploded at Saint George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 26 people and wounding over 70, officials said.Later, an explosion hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, killing a
  
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• The Latest: Police say gunman at Florida gym was ex-employee

  09-04-2017 16:55 via yahoo.com
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting on Saturday at a Florida gym (all times local):
  
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• Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds Cold War levels: U.S. admiral

  09-04-2017 16:54 via yahoo.com
  
  By Andrea ShalalBERLIN (Reuters) - Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top U.S. and NATO military officer said, voicing concern that the distributed nature of the deployments could end up "splitting and distracting" the transatlantic alliance.Navy Admiral Michelle Howard, who heads NATO's Allied Joint Force Command in Naples and commands U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa, said Russia had clearly stepped up its naval actions in recent years alth
  
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• Teen Dies After Falling Off School Roof While Playing With His Friends

  09-04-2017 16:47 via yahoo.com
  
  He was transferred to the hospital in critical condition.
  
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• Trump seeks options for eliminating NKorea nuke threat

  09-04-2017 16:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Washington (AFP) - As a US strike group led by an aircraft carrier steamed toward the Korean peninsula Sunday, a senior official said President Donald Trump has asked to be provided with a range of options for eliminating the North Korean nuclear threat.
  
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• 9-year-old girl seeks clean air for her generation, sues Indian government over pollution

  09-04-2017 16:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Ridhima Pandey is living proof that no one's too young to fight climate change. The nine-year-old girl recently filed a legal case against the Indian government for failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions from factories, vehicles, and agriculture. The petition accuses officials of neglecting their duty to protect Indians young and old from environmental harm. "My government has failed to take steps to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing extreme climate conditions," P
  
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• US envoy says Syria's Assad must go after 'chemical attack'

  09-04-2017 16:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Beirut (AFP) - Washington's UN ambassador said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay in power after a suspected chemical attack that prompted the first direct US military action against his government.
  
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• The Latest: Miami gym expresses sorrow over 2 slain workers

  09-04-2017 16:33 via yahoo.com
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting on Saturday at a Florida gym (all times local):
  
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• Behold: The Alexa-enabled smart home controller of your dreams

  09-04-2017 16:30 via yahoo.com
  
  The ability to control all of your connected devices from your smartphone is great. The ability to control all of your connected devices with your voice is great. The ability to control all of your connected devices from a centralized control panel is great. Now, meet the one device that covers all three of those bases perfectly.
  NuBryte's Touchpoint All-in-One Family Hub might feature one of the smartest designs we’ve seen in a long, long time. It replaces a regular old light switch, so i
  
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• Computer hack sets off 156 emergency sirens across Dallas

  09-04-2017 16:28 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ian Simpson (Reuters) - A computer hack set off all the emergency sirens in Dallas for about 90 minutes overnight in one of the largest known breaches of a siren warning system, officials in the Texas city said on Saturday. Dallas' 156 sirens, normally used to warn of tornadoes and other dangerous weather, were triggered at 11:42 p.m. CDT on Friday. The wailing did not end until 1:17 a.m. CDT on Saturday when engineers manually shut down the sirens' radio system and repeaters, city Emergency
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 8 First Leak Confirms Early Rumors?

  09-04-2017 16:26 via yahoo.com
  
  What could be the first live leak of the Galaxy Note 8 reveals similarities to the Galaxy S8.
  
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• High School Sweethearts Reconnect and Marry After 64 Years Apart

  09-04-2017 16:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Both of their previous spouses had passed away.
  
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• Rep. Adam Schiff: Russia 'absolutely' complicit in Syrian chemical attack

  09-04-2017 15:46 via yahoo.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff is interviewed on "This Week."
  
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