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• Chris Brown says he's been denied entry into Canada

  24-02-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Chris Brown tweeted Tuesday that he's been denied entry into Canada and that his concerts in Montreal and Toronto have been canceled.
  
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• US institute: NKorea nuke arsenal set to multiply

  24-02-2015 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. researchers say North Korea could increase its nuclear arsenal from at least 10 weapons today to between 20 and 100 weapons in five years.
  
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• US offers $3m for hacker's arrest

  24-02-2015 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US offers an unprecedented reward for information leading to the arrest of a Russian hacker, charged with major cybercrime theft.
  
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• Strong dollar hurts HP's earnings forecast, shares plummet

  24-02-2015 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co reported flat or lower quarterly revenue in all its operating units on Tuesday, and forecast full-year earnings well below analysts' expectations due to the strong U.S. dollar. "Revenue was a little short on the top end, the guidance for the second quarter was a little below where the consensus was," said Daniel Morgan, a portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Co. "Let's wait till October, see if this split is really going to create the shareho
  
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• Jasmine Miller: Man charged with murder after he ‘lured six-year-old into motel room with snacks then strangled her’

  24-02-2015 23:56
  A man in the US state of Missouri has been charged with murder, after he allegedly used snacks to lure a 6-year-old girl into his motel room and then strangled her, according to police.
  
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• LA rolls out online database of historic sites

  24-02-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — From towering basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's hillside home to downtown's towering art-deco high-rise buildings, Los Angeles is putting all its landmarks online.
  
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• Woman wants prison for Washington officers who shot son

  24-02-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — The first day of Agapita Montes-Rivera's first trip to the United States included viewing the body of her son, who was shot and killed by police in Washington state in a case that has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation.
  
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• Opinion: Keep U.S. military option for Ukraine

  24-02-2015 23:53 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A U.S. commitment of force in Ukraine, more than the weapons themselves, is what could be a game changer, says Andrew Kuchins.
  
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• Photos: Kim Kardashian Posts Flawless Selfie

  24-02-2015 23:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Kim Kardashian Through the Years. Inside the reality star's life and style.
  
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• U.S. Justice Dept questions JPMorgan over auto lending practices

  24-02-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Peter Rudegeair NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday the bank has been questioned by the U.S. Department of Justice over auto lending practices that possibly resulted in discrimination. The largest U.S. bank said in an annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Justice Department is looking at whether auto loans made by car dealerships to borrowers of different races and ethnicities may have been marked up. JPMorgan is the fifth-largest U.S. au
  
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• Fifty hurt when Southern California commuter train slams into truck

  24-02-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Fleeman OXNARD, Calif. (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-bound commuter train slammed into a produce truck apparently stuck on the tracks in a Southern California city before dawn on Tuesday, injuring 50 people in a fiery crash, some of them critically. The truck driver, who was not hurt, left the scene of the destruction in Oxnard on foot and was found walking and disoriented one or two miles away, Assistant Police Chief Jason Benitez said. Benitez said the 54-year-old driver from Arizona wa
  
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• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker seeks to quash corruption charges

  24-02-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for once-powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made "prejudicial" public statements about his guilt. The motion to dismiss came as Silver, 71, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to fraud and extortion charges. One of his defense attorneys said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had tainted the grand jury p
  
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• London hunts for cyber heroes

  24-02-2015 23:35 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A simulated cyber attack was held in London to prepare for the real thing and find out who is best able to fight it. CNN's Kellie Morgan reports.
  
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• KG returns to Minnesota as player, wants to stay as owner

  24-02-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly eight years after he left Minnesota, Kevin Garnett's goal hasn't changed.
  
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• Former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa opts out of Senate bid

  24-02-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he won't run for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat.
  
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• 2 frozen waterfalls form near New York park's ice volcano

  24-02-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENESEE FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state park that drew national attention for its ice volcano now has a second icy spectacle: a pair of waterfalls that are nearly frozen over.
  
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• Love, old captain, now 'new' captain of US Ryder Cup team

  24-02-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Davis Love III gets another shot as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. His introduction Tuesday as captain in 2016 made it feel as if he was doing this for the first time.
  
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• Suarez goals fuel Barcelona win City

  24-02-2015 23:27 via edition.cnn.com
  
  It just had to be him.
  
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• UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 people

  24-02-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases to their babies.
  
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• Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 150 Christians

  24-02-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGO's inside and outside the country said it had verified at least 150 people missing, including women and elderly, who had been kidnapped by the militants. "We have verified at least 150 people who have been adducted from source
  
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• NBC stays in lead with Lester Holt

  24-02-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lester Holt's audience shot up by more than half a million viewers on his second week filling in at NBC's "Nightly News" for the suspended Brian Williams. Then again, his rivals fared just as well.
  
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• Yellen navigates tricky path on interest rates

  24-02-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen navigated the tricky job of managing expectations on Tuesday in her first public comments on interest rate policy in more than two months.
  
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• Senate Republican offers plan to avert security funding crisis

  24-02-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Cornwell and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate leaders took a tentative step on Tuesday that could avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, but it was unclear if House Speaker John Boehner and restive conservatives would support a new concession to Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was willing to hold a vote on a Homeland Security funding bill that is free of provisions blocking President Barack Obama's immigration actio
  
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• Trial begins in high-profile Silicon Valley sex bias case

  24-02-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for a former junior partner suing a venture capital firm in a Silicon Valley sex bias suit contended Tuesday that his client was passed over for promotions because she was a woman and then fired after she complained.
  
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• Testimony concludes in 'American Sniper' trial

  24-02-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Testimony has concluded in the trial of an ex-Marine accused of killing "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man.
  
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• Kerry appears to take swipe at Netanyahu over Iran nuclear talks

  24-02-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday appeared to take a swipe at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying critics of an emerging nuclear deal with Iran did not know what they were talking about. Speaking to senators, Kerry also said he expected to know soon whether Iran was willing to craft an "acceptable, verifiable" plan that would satisfy major powers that it is not seeking to develop a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu, who is scheduled to make a speech before a joint session of Co
  
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• Administration: No quick fix if court kills health subsidies

  24-02-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health secretary has told Congress that there are no administrative actions available to fix the problems that would result if the Supreme Court invalidates federal subsidies for millions of people buying health care coverage.
  
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• Suarez at the double, Juve beat Dortmund

  24-02-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Luis Suarez scored a double on his return to England for the first time since a big money move last summer as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Manchester City in their Champions League last 16 first leg clash on Tuesday. The Uruguayan -- who moved to Barcelona from Liverpool -- struck twice in the first-half to give his side the upper hand heading towards the second leg at the Nou Camp next month. Sergio Aguero grabbed a goal for City -- though the hosts were soon afterwards reduced to 10 men wh
  
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• Suarez goals help Barca beat Man City

  24-02-2015 23:10 via edition.cnn.com
  
  It just had to be him.
  
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• Strong dollar hurts HP's earnings forecast

  24-02-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co forecast full-year earnings well below analysts' expectations, citing the impact of a strong dollar. "... we believe the impact on FY15 will be significantly greater than we anticipated in November," Chief Executive Meg Whitman said in a statement.
  
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• Williams and O'Reilly cases diverge

  24-02-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two prominent television personalities are accused within weeks of each other of misrepresenting their wartime reporting experiences in ways that made those experiences seem more dangerous than they actually were.
  
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• New Cosby accuser: 'Remember me?'

  24-02-2015 23:02 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Heidi Thomas has one question for Bill Cosby, "Look me in the eyes. Do you remember me? Do you remember me?"
  
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• A-Rod hugs and works out with Headley

  24-02-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez started his second day of workouts at the New York Yankees' minor league complex by hugging Chase Headley, the player signed to replace him at third base.
  
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• Mother wants prison for Washington officers who shot son

  24-02-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Agapita Montes-Rivera's first trip to the United States included viewing the body of her son, who was shot and killed by police in Washington state in a case that has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation.
  
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• Yellen says Fed flexible on rates

  24-02-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen says the bank can be flexible in deciding when to raise interest rates, helping propel US shares to record levels.
  
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• US veterans chief sorry for false claim about service

  24-02-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The head of the US veterans department apologized Tuesday for embellishing his military service record, after coming under fire for telling a homeless veteran he was in the special forces. I was an Army airborne ranger," VA Secretary Robert McDonald told a press conference. McDonald was seen in a video published in January speaking to a veteran and claiming he served in the US military's elite special forces. I was in special forces," McDonald says in the video that the Huffington Post first dre
  
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• Oscar Pistorius' lawyers to challenge judge's appeal ruling

  24-02-2015 22:47
  
  Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers are to challenge a judge’s decision allowing prosecutors to attempt to upgrade the Olympic athlete’s negligent killing conviction to murder.
  
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• US missionary abducted in Nigeria is courageous, friends say

  24-02-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle missionary described by friends as courageous, tenacious and passionate about helping the people of Nigeria has been abducted from a school in the violence-torn African nation, her church says.
  
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• U.S. Justice Department questions JPMorgan over auto lending practices

  24-02-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday the bank has been questioned by the U.S. Department of Justice over potential discriminatory auto lending practices. The largest U.S. bank said in an annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Justice Department is looking at whether auto loans made by car dealerships to borrowers of different races and ethnicities may have been inappropriately marked up. (Reporting by Peter Rudegeair; Editing by Cynthia Osterm
  
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• Britain becomes first nation to legalise three-parent babies

  24-02-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kate Kelland, Health, and, Science and Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will become the first nation to legalise a "three-parent" IVF technique which doctors say can prevent some inherited incurable diseases but which critics fear will effectively lead to "designer babies". Although the techniques are still at the research stage in laboratories in Britain and the United States, experts say that now legal hurdles have been overcome, Britain's first 3-parent baby could be born as early
  
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• Eurogroup's Wieser says Grexit was not on the table in talks

  24-02-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VIENNA (Reuters) - A Greek exit from the euro zone was not an option considered during talks between the country's new government and its international lenders, a senior Eurogroup official told Austrian broadcaster ORF. In comments aired late on Tuesday, Thomas Wieser, president of the Eurogroup Working Group, which prepares decisions for meetings of euro zone finance ministers, said the two sides had found a "relatively acceptable compromise". When asked whether "Grexit" had been on the table,
  
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• Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreak

  24-02-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — An 18-month-old boy has died of measles in Berlin, the first known death in an outbreak of the disease that has seen more than 570 cases in the German capital since October.
  
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• Yellen: Rate hike coming, but not before June

  24-02-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve can still be patient before raising interest rates, even as she prepared the ground for an increase as early as mid-year. "A high degree of policy accommodation remains appropriate," Yellen told the Senate Banking Committee. Inflation is still falling, and despite the unemployment rate having fallen to 5.7 percent, the persistent lack of wage gains for average workers suggests the jobs market remains slack, Yellen noted. "Real wag
  
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• US returns stolen artwork to Italy

  24-02-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US authorities Tuesday handed back to Italy an 18th century painting and ancient Etruscan bronze statuette at a ceremony in New York, decades after they were stolen. The painting, "The Holy Trinity Appearing to Saint Clement," is attributed to artist Giambattista Tiepolo and the bronze of Greek god Herakles dates from the 6th or 5th century BC. The Tiepolo was stolen from a private home in the Italian city of Turin in 1982, resurfacing at a New York auction in January 2014, when it was
  
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• Keystone XL Pipeline: President Obama set for showdown after vetoing Republican bill

  24-02-2015 22:30
  
  President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill forcing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline – setting himself up for a showdown with Republican opponents.
  
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• Stolen statue, painting returned to Italian government in NY

  24-02-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient statuette and an 18th-century painting that were stolen from Italy decades ago have been returned to its government after turning up in New York.
  
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• Dow, S&P 500 hit records after Fed testimony  

  24-02-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - The Dow and S&P 500 Tuesday bolted to fresh records after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pledged a cautious approach to raising interest rates.
  
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• Train car design reduced impact in Southern California crash

  24-02-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to protect passengers from the full force of a collision with another train or vehicle on the tracks.
  
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• Los Angeles rolls out online database of historic sites

  24-02-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — From towering basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's hillside home to downtown's towering US Bank building, Los Angeles is putting all its landmarks online.
  
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• 'Fifty Shades' inspired Chicago sex assault

  24-02-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mohammad Hossain, 19, was detained on $500,000 bail after he appeared in court on Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. "How can someone involved in all that let a movie persuade him to do something like this?" asked Judge Adam Bourgeois.
  
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