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• Trump's border wall faces challenge from environmentalists

  10-02-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Legal panel debates the case.
  
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• No cars allowed: Georgia considers highway just for trucks

  10-02-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia transportation officials are exploring the idea of a separate highway for trucks only.
  
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• Long Island man arrested on cockfighting charges

  10-02-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Police searching for drugs at a home in New York discovered more than 60 caged roosters, a mistreated pit bull, a pheasant and equipment used to stage illegal cockfighting matches.
  
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• Two Ohio police officers shot dead responding to 911 call

  10-02-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  The two officers were immediately fired upon when they entered an apartment responding to a 911 call that had hung up, Westerville Police Chief Joe Morbitzer said at a news conference.This was their calling and they did it right," said Morbitzer, his voice halting and thick with emotion.
  
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• The Latest: Georgia town shaken in shooting death of officer

  10-02-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a police officer in Georgia in a shootout that also claimed the life of the suspect (all times local):
  
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• Top Democrat’s Return Sows Uncertainty for Iran Deal

  10-02-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  Iran hawk Bob Menendez’s reinstatement as top Democrat on Senate Foreign Relations Committee could alter politics around the nuclear deal.
  
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• The Latest: Kim's sister says hopes to see Moon in N. Korea

  10-02-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local):
  
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• GBI: Suspect became combative; both sides started shooting

  10-02-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — As police tried to serve an arrest warrant at a home outside of Atlanta, the criminal suspect became combative and both sides started shooting, resulting in the death of an officer and the suspect, authorities said.
  
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• Polish adviser says Israel wants 'monopoly on the Holocaust'

  10-02-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An adviser to Poland's president says he thinks Israel's negative reaction to a law criminalizing some statements about Poland's actions during World War II stemmed from a "feeling of shame at the passivity of the Jews during the Holocaust."
  
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• U.S. rail official steps down after questions raised over outside work

  10-02-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  A senior Trump administration rail safety official resigned on Saturday after questions were raised about whether he was conducting outside work after taking the post, the U.S. Transportation Department said.Politico reported Saturday it had raised questions about whether Hall was simultaneously working as a public relations consultant for a Mississippi sheriff's department.Hall, who started work in June as deputy FRA administrator and served as acting administrator for more than six months, too
  
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• Spanish language White House website yet to materialise a year after Trump administration promised one

  10-02-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  The White House website has yet to produce any Spanish-language content a year into Donald Trump’s presidency, despite his administration's promises to the contrary.Spanish articles were removed from the official site when Mr Trump took office in January 2017, in a departure of policy from the previous two administrations, which both published content in the language.The US is now lagging behind Iran and even reclusive North Korea in terms of its Spanish language offerings, with both regim
  
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• Rose McGowan Responds To Former Manager's Death

  10-02-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Actress Rose McGowan addressed the death of former manager Jill Messick in a brief Instagram caption Saturday, three days after Messick’s suicide.
  
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• US intelligence 'paid $100,000 to Russian who claimed to have compromising information on Trump but failed to provide it'

  10-02-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  A Russian who offered US intelligence officials stolen cyberweapons and compromising material on Donald Trump took $100,000 (£72,000) but failed to provide any of the promised goods, according to a New York Times report.Several US intelligence officials told the newspaper they were most interested in retrieving National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools that were stolen in 2015 and had since been used to infect millions of computers around the world.The Russian
  
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• Flames engulf Chicago train carriage as man tries to set himself on fire

  10-02-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Footage has emerged of flames engulfing a train carriage after a man doused in paint thinner attempted to set himself on fire.In CCTV pictures released this week by the Chicago Transport Authority, suspect David Ferguson, 28, is seen tussling with a railway worker at Argyle station in the north of the city.The employee is seen aiming a kick at a tin of flammable paint thinner being held by Mr Ferguson in an apparent attempt to knock it out of his hand.
  
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• 2 Ohio Police Officers Were Shot and Killed Responding to a 911 Hangup

  10-02-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  They were responding to a 911 hangup
  
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• Israel targets 'Iranian' positions in Syria after F16 downed

  10-02-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Israel attacked what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria on Saturday in "large-scale" raids after one of its warplanes was targeted by Syrian air defences and crashed.Following the most serious confrontation between arch foes Israel and Iran since Syria's civil war began in 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to prevent Tehran from establishing a threatening military presence in the Arab state.Israel's raids came after it intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering i
  
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• Turkish president says helicopter downed in northern Syria

  10-02-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Four more Turkish soldiers have been killed in northern Syria, the Turkish military announced late Saturday, bringing the day's death toll to 11 in what has been the most lethal day since Ankara's offensive on Syrian Kurdish militia began.
  
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• Judge awards father custody of abused daughter's body

  10-02-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has awarded a Texas man exclusive custody of his abused daughter's body, which has languished in the Milwaukee County morgue for two months amid a dispute with the girl's mother, who is implicated in her death.
  
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• Man Claims Teen Girl Hired Him on Craigslist to Kill Her

  10-02-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  He claims she wanted to end her life because of problems with her boyfriend
  
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• Israeli jet shot down after bombing Iranian site in Syria

  10-02-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  By Maayan Lubell and Lisa BarringtonJERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Anti-aircraft fire downed an Israeli warplane returning from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria on Saturday in the most serious confrontations yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces based across the border.The F-16, one of at least eight Israeli planes despatched in response to what Israel said was an Iranian drone's incursion into its airspace earlier in the day, was hit by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile and cr
  
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• Boko Haram releases 13 hostages after talks with Nigeria

  10-02-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have freed three university lecturers and 10 women who it had kidnapped in separate raids last year, Nigeria's government said Saturday.
  
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• Merkel dodges question on Poland's new Holocaust law

  10-02-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to comment on Saturday on a Polish law that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, saying she did not want to wade into Poland's internal affairs.The law would impose prison sentences of up to three years for using the phrase "Polish death camps" and for suggesting "publicly and against the facts" that the Polish nation or state was complicit in Nazi Germany's crimes."Without directly interfering in the legislation i
  
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• Canadian PM Trudeau and LA mayor toast friendship with hike

  10-02-2018 21:44 via finance.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Capping off a three-day swing through California that's mostly been focused on business and trade, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toasted his country's friendship with Los Angeles on Saturday by taking a brisk morning hike with Mayor Eric Garcetti.
  
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• Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor sent to Arizona federal prison

  10-02-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been transferred to a high security federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, after being convicted of molesting scores of young women who went to him for treatment, authorities said on Saturday.The Federal Bureau of Prisons said the 54-year-old Nassar was at the United States Penitentiary, Tucson, which holds about 1,390 male inmates.After weeks of horrifying testimony from nearly 200 victims about his decades of abuse, Nassar was sentenced on Monday in Mi
  
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• The Netherlands celebrated their Winter Olympics win by trolling Trump

  10-02-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  The 2018 Pyeongchang Games are officially underway and now it's a race to see which country scores the most golds and overall medals in the next two weeks. On Saturday, The Netherlands pulled off a medals sweep in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating event, making them the first country to collect gold, silver, and bronze medals for this round of games. And how did they celebrate? By throwing some shade at President Trump, of course! SEE ALSO: Ranking every sport in the Winter Olympics, even th
  
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• US and South Korea united over need to 'isolate North Korea economically and diplomatically', says Mike Pence

  10-02-2018 21:30 via yahoo.com
  US Vice President Mike Pence has told reporters that the US and South Korea are united in their approach to North Korea's nuclear programme after the Olympic opening ceremonies in Pyeong Chang featured a joint appearance between the two Koreas."There is no daylight between the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan on the need to continue to isolate North Korea economically and diplomatically until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile program," Mr Pence told reporters on a fl
  
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• 11 Turkish troops killed in deadliest day of Kurdish offensive

  10-02-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday, including two military personnel when a helicopter was downed, in the bloodiest day in Ankara's offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria.On January 20, Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region, backing Syrian rebels with air strikes and ground troops."At this stage, we can say that one out of two helicopters was downed.
  
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• Second police officer killed in Ohio shooting

  10-02-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  City of Westerville confirms two officers were killed in the line of duty; Bryan Llenas shares latest details.
  
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• These Photos Were Taken a Record-Breaking 3.79 Billion Miles Away from Earth

  10-02-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  They show a cluster of stars
  
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• WH response to abuse claims shines light on victims' fears

  10-02-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jennifer Willoughby and Colbie Holderness stepped forward to tell the story of how they were physically, verbally and emotionally abused by their ex-husband, who had since become a top White House aide, President Donald Trump had nothing but good things to say about the man they had accused of domestic violence.
  
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• Eiffel Tower Forced to Close as Paris Is Pummeled by Snow

  10-02-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  Snow and rain shut down the Eiffel Tower and covered Paris in a white coat
  
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• Trump says Democratic memo on Russia is 'very political,' needs redactions

  10-02-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  A classified memo by congressional Democrats related to investigations of Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is "very political and long" and must be "heavily redacted" before it could be released, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday.The release of the memo was blocked by Trump on Friday, kicking off a new skirmish between Democrats and the White House.Written by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, is was intended to rebut a Republican document mad
  
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• Luis Bracamontes Vows 'to Kill More Cops Soon' After Being Convicted in Murders of 2 Officers

  10-02-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Luis Bracamontes was also convicted of attempted murder, carjacking, weapons violations and other crimes.
  
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• This Year’s Flu Is Now as Bad as the 2009 Swine Flu Epidemic, CDC Says

  10-02-2018 20:02 via yahoo.com
  The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S.
  
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• Anti-fascist protesters rally in flashpoint Italian town

  10-02-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators rallied in the central Italian town of Macerata and other cities on Saturday a week after a far-right gunmen shot and wounded six Africans in a racially-motivated attack.Organisers said between 10,000 and 30,000 protesters turned out for the march in Macerata following a call by NGOs, anti-fascist organisation, unions and several leftwing political groups.Other smaller rallies were held across the country, including in Piacenza, where the demonstratorsclas
  
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• The Latest: Trump says 'mere allegation' can shatter lives

  10-02-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on abuse allegations involving White House aides (all times local):
  
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• Combined Korean hockey team loses to Swiss in Olympic debut

  10-02-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The moment was too important to be overshadowed by a loss.
  
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• Two Indian soldiers, militants killed in attack on Kashmir military base

  10-02-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Two Indian soldiers and two attackers were killed Saturday in an ongoing firefight after a group of suspected insurgents assaulted a military base in the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.The pre-dawn attack left nine others injured, including women and children, after heavily armed militants stormed the Sunjuwan Army camp near Jammu, the second largest city in the disputed Himalayan region close to the border with Pakistan.The statement said the operation was continuin
  
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• Police Believe They`ve Found Remains of Missouri Mother Missing Since December

  10-02-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  Authorities in O`Fallon, Missouri say they believe they`ve found Kelly Steiniger, 39, who was last seen on December 6.
  
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• Teen Set To Testify Against Man She Accused Of Rape Found Dead

  10-02-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  A teenager who had been set to testify against a Michigan man she said raped her has been found dead in what police are investigating as a homicide.
  
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• The Latest: Netanyahu speaks to Russia's Putin about Iran

  10-02-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Israel offensive against Iranian targets in Syria (all times local):
  
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• US government employee quits rather than help Trump officials deport immigrants

  10-02-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  When asked to help compile information that would help US immigration police to arrest undocumented immigrants, a Montana state employee decided to quit his job.Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts posted a note on Twitter announcing his decision to the world, and the message got quick attention.“When I put it out on Twitter, I wasn’t expecting it to get the legs it did,” Mr Drydahl-Roberts told the Helena Independent Record.
  
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• Marchers protest racism in Italy after Africans are shot

  10-02-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  ROME (AP) — Marchers protested racism Saturday in several Italian cities and warned against a revival of neo-fascist sentiment amid the campaign for Italy's March 4 national election.
  
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• White House in tumult as second aide resigns amid abuse allegations

  10-02-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump, the US president, said on Saturday that lives were being "shattered" by mere allegations, after two of his White House aides quit over accusations of domestic abuse. Mr Trump said: "Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. "There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?” David Sorensen, a White House spee
  
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• Idris Elba Proposes To Girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre In Front Of Cheering Crowd

  10-02-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  Video shows the “Luther” star getting down on one knee and proposed to girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre during a screening of “Yardie” — the first film Elba has directed — in Dalston, London.
  
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• Trump addresses NYT report that Russian sold 'phony' secrets

  10-02-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  Former DOJ official Robert Driscoll discusses New York Times reporting U.S. spies were offered negative information about Trump and weighs in on FISA memo debate.
  
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• Mike Pence Wanted a 'Direct Conversation' With Gay Olympian Adam Rippon, Agent Says

  10-02-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  'That was 100 percent true.'
  
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• Trump tells Democrats to refile probe memo

  10-02-2018 18:54 via yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday told Democratic lawmakers to refile a memo about the probe into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia, leaving a chance the document could still be released.The document is the Democrats' response to a four-page memorandum written by Republican legislator Devin Nunes, which Trump agreed to declassify and release on February 2 -- against the advice of his own FBI director and the Department of Justice.
  
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• Police Officers, Firefighters Fill in at Daddy-Daughter Dance

  10-02-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Cops and firefighters showed off their moves at the South Salt Lake Valentine`s Day daddy-daughter dance, stepping in for all the dads who were unable to make it.
  
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• Saudi women need not wear abaya robes: senior cleric

  10-02-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Saudi women should not have to wear the loose-fitting abaya robe to shroud their bodies in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest sign of a far-reaching liberalisation drive."More than 90 percent of pious Muslim women in the Muslim world do not wear abayas," said Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars -- the kingdom's highest religious body.Saudi Arabia, which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on women, requires them to wear the garment by law.
  
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