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• Some Republican governors back Homeland Security showdown

  21-02-2015 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Republican governors are urging GOP congressional leaders to stand firm next week in opposing legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security if it doesn't also overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration.
  
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• Ex-UKIP councillor has 'no regrets'

  21-02-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councillor Rozanne Duncan, expelled by the UK Independence Party over what Nigel Farage described as "deeply racist comments", says she has no regrets.
  
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• Prescott back to front-line politics

  21-02-2015 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Labour deputy prime minister, John Prescott, is returning to front-line politics as a special adviser to Ed Miliband with responsibility for climate change.
  
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• Another winter storm to pummel eastern United States with snow and sleet

  21-02-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fresh band of winter weather was churning up the East Coast on Saturday after pummeling parts of the South and Midwest, threatening to pile up more snow in storm-weary Boston and send the region back into a deep freeze. The system cut a curving, 2,000-mile path from southern Missouri to Maine, with a winter storm warning in effect until Sunday for parts of southern Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. In Kentucky and Tennessee, forecas
  
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• Bosh out for season with blood clot on lung

  21-02-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miami Heat star Chris Bosh will miss the rest of the NBA season while being treated for blood clots on his lung, the team said Saturday. "Chris is OK and his prognosis is good," the Heat said in a statement. The news comes a day after Heat coach Erik Spoelstra declined to confirm doctors suspected Bosh had a blood clot on his lung.
  
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• Sri Lanka to bowl first against Afghanistan

  21-02-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sri Lanka won the toss and put Afghanistan in to bat in their World Cup Pool A match at University Oval in Dunedin on Sunday.
  
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• Buffett's 2006 Cadillac Worth $12,000 Auctioned for $122,500

  21-02-2015 22:58 via abcnews.go.com
  Billionaire Warren Buffett's 2006 Cadillac worth about $12,000 fetches $122,500 at auction
  
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• Winston shows off strong arm, but Mariota has faster feet

  21-02-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Florida State's Jameis Winston showed Saturday there's nothing wrong with his throwing shoulder.
  
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• Come home, families urge Syria girls

  21-02-2015 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives of three London girls believed to be heading to Syria appeal to them to return, as the family of a Glaswegian woman express their horror at reports she may have recruited them.
  
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• Khloe, Kim Kardashian safe after Montana traffic accident

  21-02-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Khloe and Kim Kardashian are safe after the vehicle they were in slid off a Montana road and into a ditch on Saturday.
  
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• Boy 'played dead' in Taliban massacre

  21-02-2015 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boy seriously injured in the Pakistani school massacre 'played dead' to survive while a gunman searched the room and stepped on him.
  
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• Heat say Chris Bosh will miss remainder of the season

  21-02-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — All-Star forward Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat will miss at least the remainder of the season because of blood clots on one of his lungs.
  
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• West Coast ports to begin tackling backlog after labor deal

  21-02-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. West Coast ports will resume full operations from Saturday evening after a tentative labor deal was reached between a dockworkers union and a group of shippers, easing months of disruptions to trans-Pacific trade that have hit businesses from automakers to meat exports. It was reached three days after U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez arrived in San Francisco to broker a deal with the help of a federal mediator who had joined the talks six weeks earlier. The White House called the deal, rea
  
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• India, South Africa braced for Melbourne epic

  21-02-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Master batsman Virat Kohli and fast-bowling ace Dale Steyn put their friendship to one side Sunday when defending champions India tackle South Africa in a World Cup blockbuster in front of 80,000 people in Melbourne. India and South Africa, two of the favourites for the title, go into the Pool B clash at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground with opening wins under their belts -- India beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 76 runs while the Proteas clinched a 62-run victory over neighbours Zimbabwe.
  
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• US court backs family over Bob Marley shirts

  21-02-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US court has sided with Bob Marley's family, which sued a company that sold shirts depicting the reggae legend, in a case with potential ramifications for merchandise of other deceased stars. The estate of the Jamaican icon had filed a suit after low-cost T-shirts -- featuring a photo of a speaking Marley next to the yellow, green and red colors associated with his Rastafarian faith -- went on sale at Walmart, Target and other major US retailers. A jury in the western state of Nevada in 2
  
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• U.S. refinery strike widens to include nation's largest plant

  21-02-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. refinery strike widened on its 20th day, with workers at the nation's largest refinery walking off jobs and joining picket lines on Saturday as the United Steelworkers union (USW) pushes for a new contract that improves wages and safety. The USW is seeking a three-year, industrywide pact that would cover 30,000 workers at 63 U.S. refineries that together account for two-thirds of domestic capacity.
  
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• No. 15 UNC honors Smith with Four Corners, tops Georgia Tech

  21-02-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Amid all the tributes to Dean Smith since the coaching legend's death, North Carolina coach Roy Williams and his No. 15 Tar Heels saved possibly the most fitting one for Saturday.
  
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• Finance minister: Greece to submit reforms list by Sunday

  21-02-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will submit a list of reforms to be agreed with its creditors Sunday, the country's finance minister said Saturday.
  
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• Mayweather-Pacquiao: It's on

  21-02-2015 22:02 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The most anticipated fight in recent boxing history has finally been confirmed: Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao in May.
  
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• Mercedes Recalls More Than 147,000 Vehicles to Fix Seal

  21-02-2015 21:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Mercedes recalls more than 147,000 vehicles to fix engine compartment seal that may spark fire
  
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• Hope Solo on US roster for Algarve Cup

  21-02-2015 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Goalkeeper Hope Solo was reinstated by U.S. Soccer after a 30-day suspension and is on the travel roster for next month's Algarve Cup in Portugal.
  
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• Yemen leader says still president after fleeing capital

  21-02-2015 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Yemeni leader who resigned the presidency last month and fled to the country's south on Saturday said all actions taken since Shiite rebels stormed the capital, Sanaa, last September are illegitimate, hinting that he will seek to reclaim his power and office.
  
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• Talks ongoing with inmates who control part of Texas prison

  21-02-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A sheriff says negotiations are continuing with about 2,000 inmates who have seized control of part of a federal prison in South Texas in what he called an "uprising."
  
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• Cuba frees Canadian businessman Tokmakjian after three years in jail

  21-02-2015 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has freed Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian after more than three years in jail, his company said on Saturday, resolving a case that had strained Cuban-Canadian relations and alarmed foreign investors. Tokmakjian, founder of the Ontario-based company, was convicted of bribery and other charges and sentenced to 15 years in September in what the transportation company had called a "show trial" and a "travesty of justice." Cuban prosecutors had outlined a p
  
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• Another winter storm hits East Coast, cold temps coming

  21-02-2015 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest in an unending parade of winter storms has arrived on the East Coast, dropping a wintry mix as far south as northern Georgia and potentially causing more headaches for weather-weary New England.
  
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• Red Sox extend manager John Farrell's contract through 2017

  21-02-2015 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox hoped to work out a new deal for manager John Farrell before they opened camp.
  
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• US warns it is ready to walk away from Iran nuclear talks

  21-02-2015 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — With only weeks left to the deadline to reach a first-stage nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that "significant gaps" remained and warned that America was ready to walk away from the talks if Tehran doesn't agree to terms demonstrating that it doesn't want atomic arms.
  
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• Kurt Busch loses appeal to overturn NASCAR suspension

  21-02-2015 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A three-judge appeals panel has upheld NASCAR's suspension of Kurt Busch.
  
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• Hollande, PSG players support man racially abused by fans

  21-02-2015 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has spoken with the man who was racially abused by Chelsea supporters at a train station in Paris.
  
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• London Fashion Week Day 2: Sequins, retro looks, Cinderella

  21-02-2015 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — London Fashion Week entered Day 2 on Saturday, featuring dozens of the latest designs from labels including Julien Macdonald, Emilia Wickstead and Gareth Pugh.
  
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• Tsipras declares victory as Greece dodges financial ruin

  21-02-2015 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared victory on Saturday after agreeing a conditional financial rescue deal with Europe and despite making big concessions to avert a banking collapse within days. With his left-wing leadership pilloried by German conservatives, Tsipras insisted that Friday night's last-minute agreement canceled austerity commitments and dispensed with the "troika" - European and IMF inspectors loathed by many Greeks. After often ill-tempered negotiations in
  
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• US warns of Russia sanctions over Ukraine, despite prisoner swap

  21-02-2015 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States warned Saturday it could level "serious sanctions" on Russia within days over breaches of Ukraine's truce, which is in tatters despite pro-Moscow rebels and government forces exchanging scores of prisoners. AFP journalists in Ukraine's eastern frontline town of Zholobok saw 139 Ukrainian soldiers traded for 52 separatist fighters late Saturday, in rare compliance of the otherwise much-violated truce which came into effect a week ago. The insurgents said the
  
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• Afghanistan dialogue with Taliban could begin in March

  21-02-2015 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After more than a decade of warfare, negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are set to begin, officials, diplomats and experts said as President Ashraf Ghani declared that peace is closer now than at any time since the war began following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
  
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• Spacewalking 'cable guys' wrap up work outside station

  21-02-2015 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A pair of American astronauts Saturday wrapped up the first of three spacewalks to route cables outside the International Space Station so commercial spaceships carrying crew can dock there in the coming years. The spacewalk bega at 7:45 am (1245 GMT) when Barry "Butch" Wilmore and flight engineer Terry Virts placed their suits on internal battery power, NASA said. Moments later, the pair -- each carrying two suitcase-like bags of cables and tools -- floated outside the airlock to begin the firs
  
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• Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack

  21-02-2015 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DIFFA, Niger (AP) — A Niger military official says seven soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad, the body of water touching the four countries that have been targeted by the Nigeria-based insurgency.
  
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• Barca in shock defeat

  21-02-2015 21:00 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Barcelona's chances of winning the Spanish league where dealt a huge blow Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Malaga at the Camp Nou Stadium.
  
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• U.S., allies discuss new sanctions, Obama weighs next steps on Ukraine - Kerry

  21-02-2015 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lesley Wroughton LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies are in talks about harsher sanctions against Moscow, while U.S. President Barack Obama will evaluate next steps in dealing with the conflict in eastern Ukraine in coming days, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. Kerry was speaking after meetings with his British counterpart Philip Hammond in London. He said among options being considered by Obama was whether to arm Ukrainian forces and to impose dee
  
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• Hundreds mark 50 years since Malcolm X's assassination

  21-02-2015 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Activists, actors, and politicians are attending a ceremony in New York City at the place where civil rights leader Malcolm X was shot to death 50 years ago.
  
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• US, Britain talk sanctions on Russia, but no clear plan yet

  21-02-2015 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain on Saturday discussed new sanctions against Russia as Ukraine's week-old cease-fire showed further signs of unraveling, yet emerged with no clear plan for further targeting an economy that means far more to Europe.
  
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• Superfish points fingers over ad software security flaws

  21-02-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A little-known Silicon Valley startup was caught in a firestorm of criticism this week for making software that exposed Lenovo laptop users to hackers bent on stealing personal information. But Superfish Inc. has also won praise for producing visual search technology that many see as the next big thing in online shopping.
  
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• US to consider Russia sanctions

  21-02-2015 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US Secretary of State John Kerry says new "serious sanctions" are being considered against Russia over its "craven" behaviour in Ukraine.
  
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• US fears Palestinian Authority collapse without more cash

  21-02-2015 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The U.S. fears that without a cash injection, the Palestinian Authority could collapse, entailing serious security implications for Palestinians and Israelis.
  
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• Army retakes town from Boko Haram

  21-02-2015 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Nigerian army says it has retaken the town of Baga, held by Boko Haram militants since 3 January.
  
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• Yemen's Hadi challenges Shiite 'coup' after fleeing Sanaa

  21-02-2015 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yemen's Western-backed president fled south to friendly territory Saturday, challenging a grab for power by the Shiite militia that had kept him under house arrest for weeks, calling it a coup. An aide said presidential guards had managed to sneak Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi out of his residence in Sanaa, and he later made it to the main southern city of Aden. Hadi issued a statement, signed as president, saying all measures taken by the Huthis since they seized Sanaa in September and began a pu
  
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• No. 15 UNC honors Smith with 4 Corners, tops Georgia Tech

  21-02-2015 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 15 North Carolina opened Saturday's game by scoring on a "Four Corners" play as a tribute to the late Dean Smith, then rolled to an 89-60 win against Georgia Tech.
  
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• 1,000 join Muslim 'ring of peace' outside Oslo synagogue

  21-02-2015 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 1,000 people have formed a "ring of peace" outside Oslo's main synagogue at the initiative of a group of young Muslims.
  
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• Chelsea stumble lets five-goal City close in

  21-02-2015 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea's week to forget ended with a day to forget on Saturday as their advantage at the Premier League summit was trimmed to five points by resurgent champions Manchester City. Tarnished by the incident this week that saw a group of the club's fans prevent a black man from boarding a Paris Metro train while chanting racist songs, Chelsea were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by lowly Burnley. Ben Mee claimed an 81st-minute equaliser for Burnley after Nemanja Matic had been sent off for
  
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• Yemen's Hadi flees to Aden and says he is still president

  21-02-2015 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mohamed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's ousted president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appeared to rescind his resignation and attempt to reclaim his position in a statement on Saturday after escaping house arrest by the Houthi militia in the capital Sanaa and fleeing to Aden. The statement, signed "president of the republic of Yemen" and read out on al-Jazeera news channel, was his first public comment since he resigned last month when the Houthis overra
  
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• Yemen leader says still president after flight to south

  21-02-2015 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Yemeni leader who resigned the presidency last month and has fled to the country's south says all actions taken since Shiite rebels stormed the capital last September are illegitimate, hinting that he will seek to reclaim his power and office.
  
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• Varoufakis confident partners will accept Greek reform promises

  21-02-2015 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Saturday he was confident his country's EU and IMF partners will accept a list of reform promises that the government must produce by Monday. Varoufakis told reporters he expected the Eurogroup would accept the list, which is a condition for extending Greece's euro zone funding deal for four months, in a teleconference without the need for a full meeting in Brussels.
  
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