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• Reid says Trump 'raped and pillaged Atlantic City'

  06-10-2016 23:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A day after Donald Trump repeatedly mispronounced Nevada during campaign stops in the key swing state, an insulted Sen. Harry Reid fired back, accusing the GOP presidential candidate of concealing his tax returns because they would prove he has "no business ethics" and "raped and pillaged Atlantic City."
  
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• Harry Reid says Donald Trump 'raped and pillaged Atlantic City'

  06-10-2016 23:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A day after Donald Trump repeatedly mispronounced Nevada during campaign stops in the key swing state, an insulted Sen. Harry Reid fired back, accusing the GOP presidential candidate of concealing his tax returns because they would prove he has "no business ethics" and "raped and pillaged Atlantic City."
  
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• Kaine hits Trump over China remark

  06-10-2016 23:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tim Kaine pounced Thursday on a suggestion made by Donald Trump in which the GOP presidential nominee said he would be willing to cut off US relations with China if it put his business interests at risk.
  
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• Soldiers indicted for stealing, selling sensitive equipment on eBay

  06-10-2016 23:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A ring of six US soldiers and two civilians have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing sensitive US Army equipment and selling it on eBay, it was announced Thursday.
  
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• Deadly Hurricane Matthew blasts Bahamas en route to United States

  06-10-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Zach Fagenson and Scott Malone JUPITER/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the strongest storm poised for U.S. landfall in more than 10 years, blasted the Bahamas on Thursday as it headed for Florida after killing at least 140 people in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti. Matthew, carrying winds of 140 mph (220 kph), pounded the northwestern part of the island chain en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was likely to remain a Category 4
  
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• The White Stripes give Trump an Icky Thump

  06-10-2016 23:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The White Stripes are reuniting -- to bash Donald Trump.
  
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• Obama reducing 102 inmates' sentences

  06-10-2016 23:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Another 102 prison inmates learned Thursday their sentences are being reduced by a stroke of President Barack Obama's pen, the latest batch in a record-setting effort by the White House to reverse harsh sentences for mostly nonviolent drug offenders.
  
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• Eyeing hurricane, Clinton camp wants Florida's voter registration deadline extended

  06-10-2016 23:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's potential disruption of late sign-ups.
  
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• Fears of cholera upsurge in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, U.N. says

  06-10-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Makini Brice and Anastasia Moloney LES CAYES, Haiti (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Health officials in Haiti on Thursday said they were preparing for a likely surge in cholera cases in the wake of Hurricane Matthew which severely damaged water supplies and sanitation systems in the Caribbean nation. The fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade has killed at least 140 people, most of them in hardest-hit Haiti where rescue workers were struggling to reach remote areas due to flooded roads, c
  
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• Dozens of Afghan trainees go AWOL in US

  06-10-2016 22:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than 40 Afghan security force members training in the US have gone AWOL since last year, including eight last month, according to the US military.
  
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• Reality Check: Trump and the Central Park 5

  06-10-2016 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Few people in New York City -- and, perhaps, the country -- who followed the news in 1989 could forget the "Central Park Jogger" rape case.
  
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• Reality Check: Donald Trump and the Central Park 5

  06-10-2016 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Few people in New York City -- and, perhaps, the country -- who followed the news in 1989 could forget the "Central Park Jogger" rape case.
  
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• Obama commutes record total 774 sentences - USA TODAY

  06-10-2016 22:32 via usatoday.com
  
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  WASHINGTON — President Obama commuted the sentences of another 102 federal prison inmates Thursday, continuing his move to dramatically reduce the number of inmates in prison for drug crimes. "The vast majority of today's grants were for individuals ...
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• Venezuela skipping regional election to keep Chavista governors in place, critics say - Fox News

  06-10-2016 21:51 via latino.foxnews.com
  
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  Venezuela skipping regional election to keep Chavista governors in place, critics say
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  The Venezuelan Constitution mandates governors to be elected every four years, but this year's election may have to wait — and wait. The National Electoral Council is not saying a word about it, but the clock keeps ticking and the mid-December vote ...
  
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• Clinton delays Weather Channel ads until after Hurricane Matthew passes

  06-10-2016 21:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton is airing ads on The Weather Channel as attention shifts from the 2016 campaign to the approaching hurricane.
  
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• How hurricanes can upend politics

  06-10-2016 21:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are watching Florida as closely as a homeowner -- hoping Hurricane Matthew won't destroy the political infrastructure they've built.
  
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• Death toll rises; Hurricane Matthew blasts Bahamas en route for United States

  06-10-2016 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Zach Fagenson and Scott Malone JUPITER/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, blasted the Bahamas on Thursday as it headed for the southeastern United States after killing at least 140 people, mostly in Haiti, on its deadly northward march. Matthew, carrying winds of 140 mph (220 kph), was "relentlessly pounding" the northwestern part of the island chain en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The hu
  
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• Trump has shifted away from complete Muslim ban: Pence

  06-10-2016 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump has backed away from a total ban on Muslims entering the United States, vice presidential running mate Mike Pence said on Thursday, a shift from one of the Republican presidential candidate's most provocative proposals. Trump's call last December for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" followed an Islamic State-inspired mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, by a husband-and-wife team. Critics have calle
  
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• Antonin Scalia law school dedicated in Virginia

  06-10-2016 20:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Justice Elena Kagan and other members of the Supreme Court traveled Thursday to Virginia to celebrate the legacy of -- and name a law school after -- Justice Antonin Scalia, who Kagan called "one of the most important Supreme Court justices ever, and also one of the greatest."
  
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• Trump's defense: Some derogatory comments about women were for 'entertainment'

  06-10-2016 19:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump on Wednesday defended some of his disparaging remarks about women, saying some were said for the "purpose of entertainment."
  
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• Democratic Sen. Durbin: Kaine 'came on too hot' In VP debate

  06-10-2016 19:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said in a radio interview Wednesday that his colleague Sen. Tim Kaine "came on too hot" during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate but added that Kaine "hit it out of the park" on substance.
  
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• Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin: Tim Kaine 'came on too hot' In VP debate

  06-10-2016 19:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said in a radio interview Wednesday that his colleague Sen. Tim Kaine "came on too hot" during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate but added that Kaine "hit it out of the park" on substance.
  
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• Trump's Florida properties brace for Matthew impact

  06-10-2016 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump and his campaign may be bracing for the impact Hurricane Matthew could have on the presidential race, as it is expected to hit the Florida coast just two days before the second presidential debate.
  
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• Haiti bears brunt of Hurricane Matthew as death toll hits 140

  06-10-2016 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 140 people, almost all of them in hard-hit Haiti, where authorities and rescue workers were still struggling to reach remote areas as the storm powered its way towards Florida. Haiti's civil protection service put the toll in the impoverished Caribbean nation at 108 dead, with many of them killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers. The Interior Ministry, a mayor and other local officials confi
  
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• Loretta Sanchez dabs in California Senate debate, Kamala Harris not amused

  06-10-2016 19:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The California Senate race between Democrats Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez is making history, as Republicans have been left out of the general election match-up for the first time thanks to the state's "jungle" primary system.
  
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• Report: Top Defense Secretary aide used gov't credit card at strip clubs

  06-10-2016 19:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A former top military aide to Defense Secretary Ash Carter lied about using his government credit card to cover expenses at strip clubs in South Korea and Italy, allegedly made unwelcome advances toward female subordinates, and engaged in conduct unbecoming an officer, according to a Pentagon investigation made public Thursday.
  
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• Death toll rises; Hurricane Matthew strengthens as it heads for southeastern United States

  06-10-2016 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Zach Fagenson and Scott Malone JUPITER/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, strengthened as it barreled toward the southeastern United States on Thursday after killing at least 140 people, mostly in Haiti, on its deadly northward march. As Matthew blew through the northwestern Bahamas on Thursday en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, it became an "extremely dangerous" hurricane carrying winds of 140 miles per hour (220 kph), the U.S. Na
  
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• Lindsey Graham to Donald Trump: 'Let's don't suggest the election's rigged'

  06-10-2016 19:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former 2016 rival of Donald Trump, implored the GOP presidential nominee Thursday to stop suggesting the US election system was "rigged," arguing it wasn't good for democracy.
  
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• Graham to Trump: 'Let's don't suggest the election's rigged'

  06-10-2016 19:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former 2016 rival of Donald Trump, implored the GOP presidential nominee Thursday to stop suggesting the US election system was "rigged," arguing it wasn't good for democracy.
  
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• Trump foe Rosie O'Donnell ran into Ivanka Trump at dinner

  06-10-2016 19:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rosie O'Donnell and Ivanka Trump "ran into each other," an aide with Trump's campaign confirmed to CNN on Thursday, but provided no other details after the former talk show host tweeted Wednesday that the two women met.
  
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• A Trump loss would 'upset the verdict of history': Allan Lichtman

  06-10-2016 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Corrects this Oct. 5 story's headline to conform with quote from professor that a Trump defeat would upset the verdict of history.) (Reuters) - The forces influencing the U.S. presidential election favor Republican nominee Donald Trump to win the popular vote - but even proven prediction models face "the most difficult election by far to predict accurately," a political forecaster with a three-decade winning streak said on Wednesday. History Professor Allan Lichtman of American University in Wa
  
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• 30 former GOP lawmakers sign anti-Trump letter

  06-10-2016 17:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than two dozen former Republican members of Congress released a letter Thursday saying they cannot vote for Donald Trump because he "makes a mockery" of their principles.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew strengthens as it heads for southeastern United States

  06-10-2016 17:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Zach Fagenson and Scott Malone JUPITER/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, strengthened as it barreled toward the southeastern United States on Thursday after killing at least 69 people, mostly in Haiti, on its deadly northward march. As Matthew blew through the northwestern Bahamas on Thursday en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, its winds increased to 140 miles per hour (220 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  
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• GOP think tank calls Trump's family leave plan 'quite expensive'

  06-10-2016 17:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Republican think tank is calling some of Donald Trump's latest and high-profile policy ideas "quite expensive," following the release of a paid family leave plan that was in part developed with female GOP members of Congress.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew kills 102, death toll in Haiti hits 98

  06-10-2016 17:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 102 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 98, local officials told Reuters, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida. Many were killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers. Southern and western Haiti bore the brunt. (Reporting by Joseph Guyler Delva)
  
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• How Trump used Hurricane Sandy to fuel Obama birther conspiracy - Politico

  06-10-2016 17:16 via politico.com
  
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  As superstorm Sandy pummeled northern New Jersey and parts of New York City just a week before Election Day, Trump's immediate instinct was to lament that the disaster appeared to be a political win for President Barack Obama and exploit it to further ...
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• Technical Indicators Point to a Trump Win

  06-10-2016 17:08
  
  The polls have been up and down this year, so it’s been hard to figure out who would win. Part of the problem is that both candidates are the least popular in history. That means party loyalty may not be as important as hostility toward the individual candidate. That also means that Hillary Clinton’s inherited […]
  
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• Clinton airs ads on The Weather Channel as storm approaches

  06-10-2016 16:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton is airing ads on The Weather Channel as attention shifts from the 2016 campaign to the approaching hurricane.
  
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• Bill Clinton: Helping or distracting?

  06-10-2016 16:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Secretary of Explaining Stuff sometimes explains stuff a little too well.
  
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• Haiti bears brunt of Hurricane Matthew as death toll hits 69

  06-10-2016 16:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll from Hurricane Matthew rose to at least 69 people, including 65 in struggling Haiti, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday to the Bahamas and Florida. Haiti´s civil protection service put the toll in the impoverished Caribbean nation at 23 dead with many of them killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers. The Interior Ministry, a mayor and other local officials confirmed 42 other death
  
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• Pence: Muslim ban 'not Donald Trump's position now'

  06-10-2016 16:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When asked Thursday why he longer speaks out against Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, Mike Pence had a simple explanation.
  
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• Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in Michigan

  06-10-2016 15:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton is enjoying a groundswell of support in Michigan, with a poll released Thursday showing her previously narrow lead over Donald Trump has grown to 11 points in the last three weeks.
  
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• Sarkozy's hardline bet risks backfiring in French election

  06-10-2016 15:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - He is rousing crowds at campaign rallies with fiery speeches warning of the dangers of immigration while losing ground in opinion polls - Nicolas Sarkozy's law-and-order platform pleases core supporters but is backfiring with French voters. Six weeks later, and with six weeks to go before the primaries that will decide who gets the conservatives' ticket for the April 2017 presidential election, opinion polls show him losing support with voters overall and amo
  
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• Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 65 in Haiti, total toll 69

  06-10-2016 15:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 69 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 65, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida. Haiti´s civil protection service put the toll in the impoverished Caribbean nation at 23 dead, many killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers. The interior ministry, a local mayor and other local delegates confirmed 42 other deaths to Reuters across Haiti.
  
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• Southeast U.S. braces for potentially "catastrophic" Hurricane Matthew

  06-10-2016 15:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Zach Fagenson JUPITER, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, slammed into the Bahamas on Thursday and intensified as it barreled toward the southeastern United States after killing at least 39 people, mostly in southern Haiti, on its northward march. Matthew, which displaced thousands of people in Haiti, smashing homes and inundating neighborhoods, was predicted to strengthen from a Category 3 to 4 storm en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, maki
  
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• Election will likely be won or lost for Hillary Clinton in October - CBS News

  06-10-2016 15:42 via cbsnews.com
  
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• Surge: Record number of Californians register to vote

  06-10-2016 15:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A record number of California residents have registered to vote in the 2016 election -- more than the population of almost every other state, according to the California Secretary of State's office.
  
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• Kaine: Pence threw Trump 'under the bus' in debate

  06-10-2016 15:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tim Kaine compared his performance in Tuesday's vice presidential debate to playing hockey goalie and criticized his counterpart Mike Pence for throwing his running mate "under the bus."
  
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• Reid schools Trump in 'Nevada' pronunciation

  06-10-2016 14:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's attempt to show Nevadans he knows the correct pronunciation of their state's name -- a touchy local issue -- backfired on Wednesday, prompting a sharp rebuke from Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew kills 39 as Haiti death toll rises

  06-10-2016 14:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 39 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 35, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida. Haiti´s civil protection service put the toll in the impoverished Caribbean nation at 23 dead, many killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers. The interior ministry and a local mayor confirmed 12 other deaths to Reuters across Haiti. Four p
  
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