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• Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil presidential election

  28-10-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro has won Brazil's presidential election, official results show.With 96 per cent of ballots counted, Mr Bolsonaro had 55.5 per cent of the votes against 44.5 per cent for leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party.In an acceptance address in which he vowed to carry out his campaign promises to stamp out corruption after years of leftist rule, Mr Bolsonaro said: "We cannot continue flirting with communism.
  
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• Lindsey Graham stumps for Blackburn Senate bid in Tennessee

  28-10-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina rallied support Sunday in Tennessee for Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate bid, saying the fellow Republican "represents good old common sense."
  
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• Brazil Elects Far-Right Authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro As President

  28-10-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  The rise of right-wing movements and parties across the globe took a giant and
  
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• The Latest: Logano shoves Truex away to move on to Miami

  28-10-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR's playoff race at Martinsville Speedway: (all times local):
  
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• Booker tells activists "We are in a moral moment in America"

  28-10-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — In the wake of the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey declared Sunday during a visit with New Hampshire Democrats that "we are in a moral moment in America."
  
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• Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border

  28-10-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Three Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip frontier on Sunday, medical officials in the Hamas-run enclave said, while Israel said it had hit suspected militants trying to blow up part of a border fence.The Gaza Health Ministry said two of the dead were aged 13 and one aged 14.Gaza medics have tallied more than 216 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces at the frontier during almost seven months of Palestinian protests against Israel's blockade of the territory a
  
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• The Latest: Migrants break through border gate in Guatemala

  28-10-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — The latest on the caravan of Central American migrants making their way through southern Mexico (all times local):
  
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• What the gunman didn't get: In Squirrel Hill, diversity made us strong

  28-10-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Back then, the synagogues and Hebrew schools bore signs that read "Save Soviet Jewry".It was no surprise the Soviet Jewry movement resonated in Squirrel Hill.The man accused of slaughtering 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday, Robert Bowers, appears from social media postings to have had a very different view of refugees.
  
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• 'Respond to Hate With Love': Muslim Organizations Raise Thousands to Benefit Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims

  28-10-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  "We do hope the money can in some way lift their spirits"
  
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• Pittsburgh shooting: Victims named as relatives mourn lives cut short by synagogue attack

  28-10-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Officials in Pittsburgh have revealed the identifies of those killed when a gunman entered a synagogue on Saturday morning and opened fire after allegedly yelling antisemitic abuse.The suspected shooter, Robert Bowers, 46, has been charged with killing eight men and three women inside the Tree of Life synagogue during worship services.The names of the victims, ranging in age from 54 to 97, were read out at a press conference on Sunday morning, where the city’s mayor, Bill Peduto called the
  
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• Three Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike: Gaza ministry

  28-10-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Three Palestinians were killed Sunday in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the enclave said.Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said emergency crews were transporting the bodies of the dead, who appeared to be in their early teens, to hospital in Gaza.The Israeli military said that one of its aircrafts had fired on a group of Palestinians near the Gaza border.
  
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• Robert Bowers: anti-Semite, anti-migrant and gun fanatic

  28-10-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  In the months leading up to Saturday's massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Robert Bowers used a little-known social network to spew hatred toward Jews, calling them the "Children of Satan" as he showed off his "family" of firearms."HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people.HIAS is the acronym for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
  
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• Merkel government shaken by German regional vote battering

  28-10-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on Sunday suffered a beating in a second key regional election in as many weeks, multiplying questions over the future of the veteran leader's fragile alliance.Weakened by a strong backlash against immigration after allowing over a million people into Germany since 2015, Merkel's fourth government has staggered from one crisis to the next since being formed earlier this year.According to an exit poll by public broadcaster ARD in Hesse state,
  
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• IBM buys software company Red Hat for $34bn: statement

  28-10-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy software company Red Hat for $34 billion, a move the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings, a key area of growth.The deal will see IBM acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, more than $70 above the $116.68 at which Red Hat was trading on close of business Friday.Red Hat said it was the biggest involving a software company.
  
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• How the 'darkest day in Pittsburgh's history' unfolded 

  28-10-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  The killing took little more than 20 minutes. Eleven people lay dead or dying inside the synagogue as the gunman switched between assault rifle and his three handguns, descending into the basement and back to the first floor. But as he made his way out of the door to leave he was confronted by two armed police officers. He ran back inside and climbed two flights of stairs as the officers gave chase, according to new details of the deadly attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh release
  
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• NYC pups in cute and creative costumes for annual Halloween Dog Parade

  28-10-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  New York City’s annual annual Halloween Dog Parade almost didn’t happen after some problems with insurance. But sponsors saved the fun event in which hundreds of canines compete in front of thousands of spectators. This year’s festivities took place at the East River Park Amphitheater rather than its traditional home, Tompkins Square Park in the city’s East Village neighborhood. Despite these shakeups, the dogs’ outfits were just as adorable and imaginative as ever.
  
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• German SPD leader gives Merkel an ultimatum after state vote losses

  28-10-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) came home first in the election in the western state of Hesse, but polled just 27.2 percent of the vote, projections for broadcaster ZDF based on preliminary results showed.The center-left Social Democrats (SPD) fared even worse, winning just 19.6 percent of the vote, down from 30.7 percent and its worst result in the western state since 1946.SPD leader Andrea Nahles said she would use a roadmap with which to measure the progress of the ruling coal
  
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• Brazil's Next President Will Get Investors' Verdict in Japan

  28-10-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  An exchange-traded fund from Japan that follows Brazil’s Ibovespa stock index will be the first security to watch when official results from the runoff ballot emerge, followed by a fund in Singapore that tracks a separate index of Brazilian equities.Brazil’s top currency forecasters say there could be a short-lived rally if the outcome is confirmed, while some stock pickers see a massive rally ahead for the country.When European markets open, euro- and pound-denominated bonds issued
  
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• Brazil votes, with far-right candidate favorite

  28-10-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Brazilians cast ballots Sunday in a divisive presidential runoff election whose frontrunner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is vowing to rescue the country from crisis with a firm grip.Bolsonaro -- who has tapped deep anti-establishment anger, but repulsed many with his denigrating remarks about women, gays and blacks -- faces leftist Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor.While Haddad has made up ground -- he trailed by 18 points two weeks ago -- it would take a dramatic surge
  
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• Iowa, New York home to winning $688M Powerball tickets

  28-10-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The co-owner of a Manhattan deli where someone purchased one of two Powerball tickets that hit the $688 million jackpot said he likely sold the winning ticket, but he has no idea who won.
  
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• Brazil on Course to Usher in New Era of Hard-Right Politics

  28-10-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Barring an upset, Jair Bolsonaro, 63, will win the presidency after a divisive campaign that encompassed his stabbing, an onslaught of fake news and the imprisonment on corruption charges of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who had been the front-runner.Lula’s successor, Fernando Haddad, 55, has largely failed to shake off public anger over his Workers’ Party’s record of graft.Antonio Henrique, a 52-year-old bank employee in Rio de Janeiro, said Sunday that he’
  
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• Cavaliers fire coach Tyronn Lue after 0-6 start

  28-10-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Tyronn Lue didn't make it through the season's first month without LeBron James.
  
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• Names released of all 11 victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

  28-10-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Officials released the names of all 11 victims during a news conference Sunday, all of them middle-aged or elderly. The victims included a pair of brothers and a husband and wife. The oldest was 97.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Donald Trump makes false 9/11 claim to justify campaign rally

  28-10-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has falsely claimed that the New York Stock Exchange reopened the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to justify going ahead with a campaign rally just hours after 11 people were shot dead in a synagogue in Pittsburgh.The US president said he had contemplated cancelling the political event but said that the head of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) had opened up the day after the 11 September 2001 attacks.
  
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• Gab: Inside the social network where alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter posted final message

  28-10-2018 20:10 via yahoo.com
  The social network on which the alleged Pittsburgh shooter spewed vile antisemitic conspiracy theories is finding itself at the centre of unwelcome scrutiny.Robert Bowers, accused of killing 11 Jewish people at the Tree of Life synagogue, was a paying “pro” member of Gab and posted on his profile before the attack.Inspection of the Gab account in his name showed months of antisemitic and racist posts that had been allowed to remain online.
  
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• Mural depicting Beto O'Rourke as a superhero is vandalised days after being unveiled

  28-10-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  A mural depicting the American senate candidate Beto O’Rourke as a superhero has been vandalised just days after it was unveiled.It comes as the hotly contested race to be Texas senator between the Democrat candidate and Republican Ted Cruz was described as a “toss-up” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.Initially, the mural, created by the artist Chris Rogers, featured Mr O'Rourke in front of a Texas flag with his shirt unbuttoned and revealing the letter B reminiscent to
  
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• Palestinian president vows to thwart Trump peace plan

  28-10-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday again vowed to oppose any peace proposal by US President Donald Trump as PLO officials met to consider their next moves.Speaking at the opening of a rare meeting of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's central council, Abbas said Palestinians were facing perhaps the "most dangerous stage" in their history, highlighting a series of controversial measures taken by Trump including recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Abbas has boycotted Trump's
  
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• Leicester City Fans in Shock After Beloved Billionaire Soccer Club Owner Reportedly Dies in Fiery Helicopter Crash

  28-10-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai businessman, is said to have been on a chopper with four others.
  
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• Faith Leaders Call for Action Beyond Thoughts and Prayers After Deadly Synagogue Shooting

  28-10-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Religious leaders are reacting to the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 people and wounded six more.
  
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• US mail bomb suspect spun records on DJ set as police closed in 

  28-10-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  The apartment block looked idyllic, but for the flash of police lights. Set by the coast in Aventura, a suburban city just north of Miami, it rose some 25 floors into the sky. Children walked home with towels around their shoulder after a day in the water. Parents in shorts and t-shirts were enjoying the late autumn sun. There was little to suggest these flats once housed Cesar Sayoc, the 56-year-old Trump supporter accused of orchestrating a package bomb spree targeting the pinups of liberal Am
  
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• Fox Business Condemns Lou Dobbs Guest Who Pushed Migrant Caravan Conspiracy Theory

  28-10-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Fox Business on Sunday condemned remarks made by a guest on "Lou Dobbs
  
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• Judge rules 1 trial for man charged with killing 9 in fires

  28-10-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of killing nine people in two arson fires in Ohio will have a single trial, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Key Merkel allies threaten to quit coalition

  28-10-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners threatened Sunday to quit her governing coalition, blaming bitter infighting in Berlin for massive losses to both the chancellor's conservative party and the centre-left in a regional vote."The state of the government is unacceptable," Social Democratic Party (SPD) general secretary Andrea Nahles said at a Berlin news conference.
  
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• Hundreds of Salvadorans form new US-bound caravan

  28-10-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  A group of around 300 migrants left the El Salvador capital on foot on Sunday heading for the border with Guatemala in the hope of eventually realizing the "American dream" and reaching the United States.The group, made up mostly of men, has been inspired by the much larger Honduran caravan already in Mexico and striving to reach the US."We're a little more than 300 people, but as we walk we hope more compatriots will join us," Hernan Quinteros, a 48-year-old retired army sergeant, told AFP.
  
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• Trump Attacks Mail Bomb Target Tom Steyer As 'Crazed & Stumbling Lunatic'

  28-10-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Sunday, just days after calling for civility on "all
  
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• WWE defends 'incredibly tough decision' to go to Saudi Arabia

  28-10-2018 19:11 via yahoo.com
  Professional wrestling body WWE has defended its controversial decision to hold an event in Saudi Arabia despite the recent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.WWE announced earlier this week that it would go ahead with its Crown Jewel event on 2 November at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, despite pleas from fans and critics for the company to boycott the kingdom.The news comes just weeks after Mr Khashoggi, a Saudi government critic who lived in the US, was killed at the Saudi consulat
  
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• The Latest: New York deli doesn't know who won Powerball

  28-10-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the winning tickets sold for the Powerball jackpot (all times local):
  
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• Two winning Powerball tickets sold in NY, Iowa

  28-10-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  Two winning tickets in the $688 million Powerball jackpot were sold in New York and Iowa. Linda So reports.
  
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• Goleadores y marcador de la 10ª jornada de la Premier League

  28-10-2018 19:03 via es-us.noticias.yahoo.com
  Goleadores y marcador de la décima jornada de la Premier League:
  
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• The Latest: Trump dubs Steyer, bomb plot target, a 'lunatic'

  28-10-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the series of pipe bomb packages to prominent Democratic officials (all times local):
  
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• Viral clip of Donald Trump and his umbrella is a metaphor for his whole presidency

  28-10-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump did more than just play the victim-blaming game after Saturday's horrific synagogue shooting. He also abandoned an umbrella as he climbed aboard Air Force One. In a clip that quickly went viral, Trump is seen walking up the stairs leading to his presidential jet, umbrella in hand. As he reaches the door, Trump's hand drops lower and lower until the umbrella is scraping the floor. Seconds later, he ditches it entirely and disappears into the plane.Unbelievable — Trump doesn't k
  
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• Muslim Groups Raise Thousands For Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims

  28-10-2018 18:12 via yahoo.com
  After a suspected gunman with anti-Semitic views killed 11 people and wounded
  
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• Meghan and Harry Receive Traditional Maori Welcome as Royal Tour Continues in New Zealand

  28-10-2018 18:03 via yahoo.com
  The royal couple was treated to a dance called a haka and greeted elders with a pressing of noses called a hongi.
  
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• Mourning the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack

  28-10-2018 17:46 via yahoo.com
  The nation's latest mass shooting drew condemnation and expressions of sympathy from politicians and religious leaders of all stripes. In Pittsburgh, thousands gathered for a vigil Saturday night. Some blamed the slaughter on the nation's political climate.
  
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• The Latest: Package found at Atlanta airport 'all clear'

  28-10-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a suspicious package being investigated at the Atlanta airport (all times local):
  
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• Turkish forces bombarded Syrian Kurdish YPG militia positions east of Euphrates: Anadolu

  28-10-2018 17:40 via yahoo.com
  Turkish forces bombarded Kurdish YPG militia positions on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Sunday.The move comes two days after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan issued what he said was a "final warning" to those who would endanger Turkey's borders, saying Ankara was determined to focus its attention on Syrian Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates.
  
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• Recreational pot measure has high interest in North Dakota

  28-10-2018 17:34 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Backers of legalizing marijuana in North Dakota have high hopes that voters will approve the drug's use for anyone old enough to drink alcohol. But they could be in for a bummer because opponents have spent far more money against the proposal. Critics say it would mean big problems for law enforcement and society. It comes as North Dakota still is setting up a medical marijuana system that voters approved by a wide margin two years ago.
  
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• Turkey shells US-backed Kurdish militia positions in Syria: state media

  28-10-2018 17:32 via yahoo.com
  Turkey's military on Sunday fired artillery shells at a Kurdish militia in Syria that is backed by the United States but deemed a terrorist group by Ankara, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.The shelling targeted YPG positions on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, Anadolu said.
  
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