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• 2 Indiana boys die after being pulled from Kankakee River; father held on neglect charges

  22-08-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  The father of two young boys may have been under the influence of narcotics when his sons drowned in the Kankakee River, according to the Lake County Indiana Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera in court; family releases statement

  22-08-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Police said a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Cristhian Bahena Rivera made his first court appearance on Wednesday.
  
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• Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for woman activist: campaigners

  22-08-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor has sought the death penalty against five human rights activists, including a prominent female rights defender, campaigners said Wednesday.Among those accused of inciting protests by the Shiite Muslim minority in the oil-rich Eastern Province is Israa al-Ghomgham, the first female activist to possibly face the death penalty for her rights-related work."Israa al-Ghomgham and four other individuals are now facing the most appalling possible punishment simply for th
  
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• Man in California subway stabbing eligible for death penalty

  22-08-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday added charges that could qualify a man for the death penalty if he's convicted of stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson to death at a train station in Northern California.
  
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• Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Makes 720 HP, Says Fishy Leaked Document

  22-08-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  The documents, which comes from an unknown source, also says the GT500 will make 650 lb-ft of torque from a supercharged 5.2-liter V8.
  
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• Mexico Travel Warning Issued After Bodies Were Found in a Taxi, a Hammock and Bags

  22-08-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The bodies were in a taxi, a hammock, and bags
  
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• Aretha Franklin Didn’t Leave a Will for Her $80 Million Estate…So, What's Next?

  22-08-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Plus, there are plans to turn her birth home into a permanent memorial
  
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• Ohio State trustees hold marathon debate on Meyer future

  22-08-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the eyes of college football watching, Ohio State trustees huddled privately Wednesday to determine the future of head coach Urban Meyer, crafting a judgment of Meyer's handling of domestic violence allegations against an assistant in the latest abuse scandal for the school and the sport.
  
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• U.S. to bring back Khalilzad as special Afghanistan envoy: sources

  22-08-2018 23:07 via yahoo.com
  The decision to tap Khalilzad, a Republican foreign policy veteran, comes as U.S. military commanders acknowledge a stalemate in the fighting and follows a meeting last month between a U.S. diplomat and Taliban officials to explore possible negotiations.The two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were unsure when the announcement would be made.The White House and the State Department declined to comment, and Khalilzad did not return messages left with his office.
  
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• Orchard Supply to close all of its stores

  22-08-2018 23:07 via yahoo.com
  Orchard Supply will be closing all its stores by the end of next month. The official announcement came Wednesday morning during the call for Lowe's earnings report.
  
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• Donald Trump Basically Admitted To A Federal Crime

  22-08-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he paid two women during the 2016
  
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• Foreigners cool on U.S. Treasuries as supply heats up

  22-08-2018 23:00
  Foreign investors are showing signs of fatigue in absorbing the supply of Treasuries that is growing due to the U.S. government's ballooning budget gap, posing a risk that bond yields will eventually...
  
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• Man charged in family killings spoke on saving relationships

  22-08-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing his family and dumping their bodies at an oil worksite taped a video presentation six years ago about saving or abandoning relationships.
  
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• 'There Wasn’t a Mean Bone in Her Body.' Friends Remember Mollie Tibbetts’ Spunky and Caring Personality

  22-08-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  The Iowa college student was found dead after a 5-week search
  
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• 'Big Bang Theory' Finally Coming To An End After 12-Season Run

  22-08-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  The end is near for "Big Bang Theory."
  
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• Senate and House leaders reject talk of impeachment

  22-08-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Lawmakers react to Michael Cohen's guilty plea implicating President Donald Trump in a crime.
  
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• Indiana Priest Beaten Unconscious, Allegedly Told 'This Is For All The Little Kids'

  22-08-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Someone allegedly knocked an Indiana priest unconscious in church and told him
  
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• New Ford Focus ST Spied: Hey Ford, Please Bring this Hot Hatch to the U.S.

  22-08-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Ford says the crossover-y Focus Active is the only version coming to our shores, but we’re hoping that changes.
  
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• Teen suspects identified in murder of high school star athlete Kristian Marche

  22-08-2018 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Philadelphia police have arrested a teenager in connection with the killing of a high school track and field star athlete who was days away from starting college at Penn State University.
  
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• Oregon earthquake: Magnitude 6.2 offshore quake shakes Portland

  22-08-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit off the coast of Oregon.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred just after 1:30 a.m. local time over 170 miles west of Coos Bay and nearly 220 miles southwest of Portland.There are no reports of damage or injury and a tsunami warning has not been issued for the surrounding areas.
  
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• Spanish police smash Europe's 'biggest' illegal turtle farm

  22-08-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Spanish police said Wednesday they had dismantled Europe's biggest illegal turtle and tortoise farm, seizing over 1,100 of the animals, including several highly endangered species.Officers arrested two German men suspected of operating the farm on the holiday island of Mallorca, as well as a Spanish owner of an exotic pet store in Barcelona who sold the animals raised on the farm, police said in a statement.A "land turtle" is more commonly called a tortoise in English.
  
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• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urges followers to wage 'jihad'

  22-08-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called on followers to persevere, according to a statement posted on the group's media outlet. "For the Mujahideen (holy warriors) the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs," Baghdadi said in a recording posted on his al-Furqan media group. Reuters was unable to verify
  
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• Fire Department Joins Net Neutrality Suit After Verizon Cuts Data During Wildfire

  22-08-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  A California fire department that's repeatedly had its mobile data speeds
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts death: Neighbour's security camera leads to police finding body in cornfield

  22-08-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Police had been unable to find Mollie Tibbetts after she disappeared in Iowa, despite thousands of tips and weeks of investigations.A resident of Brooklyn — where the University of Iowa student went missing while on a run nearly five weeks ago — provided authorities with hours of recordings from their home’s outdoor security camera.After combing through the surveillance footage, police made a wild discovery: Ms Tibbetts could be seen on video running through the area as a black
  
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• Suspect In Slaying Of Mollie Tibbetts Ordered Held On $5 Million Bond

  22-08-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  The suspect in the slaying of Mollie Tibbetts made his first appearance since
  
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• Trump supporters react to Cohen, Manafort

  22-08-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  In Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas people who voted for Donald Trump say they are still supportive even after his personal lawyer pleaded guilty to finance violations and his onetime campaign chairman has been convicted for financial fraud. (Aug. 22)
  
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• Students Support Catholic School Counselor on Leave After Officials Found Out She is Married to Woman

  22-08-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  Students at Roncalli High School say they`re fighting to change guidance counselor Shelly Fitzgerald`s contract as she remains on leave after school officials found out she is married to woman.
  
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• Trump’s Potential Criminal Exposure Is Not Comparable To 2008 Obama Campaign’s Fine

  22-08-2018 21:30 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to his former lawyer Michael
  
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• Senators Urge Delaying Brett Kavanaugh Hearing After Cohen, Manafort Cases

  22-08-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Several senators are urging their colleagues to delay considering Brett
  
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• Trump aides' felony convictions spur calls to oppose Kavanaugh nomination

  22-08-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Again and again, Democrats termed the president as an alleged "co-conspirator" in campaign finance crimes.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Refuses To Answer Questions After Trump's No Good, Very Bad Day

  22-08-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeatedly dodged questions
  
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• Papa John's founder goes rogue, creates website to 'Save Papa John's'

  22-08-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  John Schnatter, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Papa John's, is asking for help. After resigning as chairman of the board in July and being ousted from the company following reports that he used a racial slur during a May conference call, Schnatter is trying very, very hard to salvage his reputation, business, and personal brand. It seems the former face of the pizza place has created a website called SavePapaJohns.com, which he's now using to bypass the board and directly communicate wi
  
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• Saudi Arabia calls off Aramco IPO — report

  22-08-2018 21:03
  Listing would have created the largest ever publicly traded company
  
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• The Latest: Pastor removed after diocese received allegation

  22-08-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Roman Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal in Pennsylvania (all times local):
  
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• Suspect led police to the body of Mollie Tibbetts

  22-08-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is revealing how surveillance video led to man suspected of murdering the 20-year-old Iowa student.
  
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• Gaza running out of fuel, medicine: UN

  22-08-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  The United Nations has run out of funding to pay for fuel needed for hospitals, water plants and other critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, the UN political chief said Wednesday.The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the United Nations was working with Egypt to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and halt the violence.
  
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• Watch live: Mollie Tibbetts' suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera in court; family releases statement

  22-08-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Police said a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is making his first court appearance on Wednesday.
  
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• Cohen And Manafort Convictions Not About Russia, But Still Trouble For Trump

  22-08-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON -- Within the span of just a few minutes on Tuesday afternoon, two
  
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• Kim Kardashian Has A $5,000-Plus Side Of Fries On The Red Carpet

  22-08-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Kim Kardashian brought fast food onto the red carpet Tuesday in the form of a
  
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• Meet the FXDR 114: Harley-Davidson's Newest Power Cruiser

  22-08-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Meet the FXDR 114: Harley-Davidson's Newest Power Cruiser Harley's monster new power cruiser stuffs the Milwaukee-Eight 114 into a lightweight chassis and pours on the style. Let's take a closer look The hits keep coming from Harley-Davidson . No, seriously.
  
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• Merkel eyes German EU chief: report

  22-08-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants a compatriot as the next president of the European Commission, local media reported Wednesday, apparently backing away from a demand that the European Central Bank installs a German as head."The highest priority for Merkel is no longer the ECB but rather the Commission," reported the business daily Handelsblatt.The paper said Germany's leader views the head of the Commission as more politically relevant than the same role within the ECB.
  
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• GOP offers muted response after jury convicts Manafort and Cohen pleads guilty

  22-08-2018 20:21 via yahoo.com
  Republicans on Wednesday reacted to the legal drama involving Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager, and Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer, with what seemed to be a collective shrug.
  
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• How Cohen and Manafort will redefine this fall's 'corruption' campaign. (Plus: A reality check on Trump's 'red wave')

  22-08-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Everything you need to know this week about Election 2018.
  
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• 6.2 magnitude earthquake reported off the Oregon coast

  22-08-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  The United States Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck just after 1:30 a.m., more than 170 miles west of Coos Bay, about 220 miles southwest of Portland.
  
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• Alaska primary sets stage for three-way governor's race

  22-08-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The race for Alaska governor looks to be a three-man contest, though some are still seeking to pressure the Democratic challenger to bow out.
  
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• A 'missing link' sheds light on mystery of turtle evolution

  22-08-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  How did the turtle get its shell?It sounds like the start of a fable, but it's something scientists have wondered for years, and new fossil research is providing some clues.Relatively few fossils of early turtles have been found, leaving it a mystery how the creature developed its unique features, and even which ancestors they evolved from.
  
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• Casual Crocodile Kicks Back By Using a Pool Noodle to Cross Canal

  22-08-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  Just another day on the canal
  
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• White House journalist April Ryan says she has bodyguards and Sarah Sanders ‘should pay for them’

  22-08-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  White House reporter April Ryan has said she has had to employ bodyguards laying the blame on Donald Trump's Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders after several fiery clashes between the pair.Yes, I am," the Urban Radio Networks journalist and frequent CNN contributor told The Hollywood Reporter."I think [Ms Sanders] should have to pay for it, especially if she’s stirring it up with her boss .
  
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• Asia Argento Allegedly Admitted to Sex With Minor in Text Messages

  22-08-2018 19:21 via yahoo.com
  "I didn't know he was a minor until the shakedown letter," she allegedly wrote.
  
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• Man Accused of Killing Wife, Critically Injuring Daughter With Crowbar

  22-08-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  Police say 54-year-old Walter Brantzeg surrendered after leaving the scene of a deadly domestic dispute and calling local media outlets to confess Wednesday morning.
  
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