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• Hillary Clinton blasts Republicans over Iran nuclear letter

  10-03-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday excoriated Republican senators for their letter warning Iran against a nuclear deal with President Barack Obama, saying they either were trying to help Tehran or harm the U.S. commander-in-chief. Monday's open letter to Iran's leaders, signed by 47 Republican senators, sparked a political firestorm. Vice President Joe Biden also sharply criticized the lawmakers while three potential 2016 Republic
  
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• Pharrell, Thicke ordered to pay Gaye heirs over 'Blurred Lines'

  10-03-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Following the verdict, the Gaye family's lawyer Richard Busch said he plans to seek an injunction blocking future sales of "Blurred Lines," which was a worldwide hit. "Pharrell created 'Blurred Lines' from his heart, mind and soul, and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else.
  
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• US condemns use of force against Myanmar protesters

  10-03-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. condemnation Tuesday of the use of force by baton-wielding Myanmar police against students protesting for academic freedom comes as international optimism over the former pariah nation's democratic transition withers in a crucial election year.
  
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• Midday kidnapping attempt caught on video in small town

  10-03-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday were searching for a man caught on surveillance video running down a sidewalk with a toddler in his arms, with the boy's two young siblings screaming and chasing behind him, in what officials in the tiny town of Sprague, Washington say was a failed kidnapping.
  
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• Amtrak train hit tractor-trailer too big for I-95

  10-03-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway Patrol escort, and so tall that it had to take back roads around some Interstate overpasses.
  
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• Snow just kept falling in Italian village

  10-03-2015 23:42 via edition.cnn.com
  
  About 2.5 meters of snow falls in one day in the Italian village of Capracotta -- putting Boston's notorious winter to shame where it took two months to get that much white stuff.
  
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• Ferguson submits traffic-stop race data to state

  10-03-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson's police department gave the state racial data related to traffic stops on Tuesday, shortly after it was cited among more than a dozen Missouri law enforcement agencies that were at risk of losing state funding for failing to submit the information.
  
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• France mourns loss of 'national treasure'

  10-03-2015 23:40 via edition.cnn.com
  
  One of 10 people killed in the collision of two helicopters in Argentina, France's Florence Arthaud, has been described as a "national treasure" by fellow sailor Shirley Robertson.
  
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• Obama nominates career diplomat as ambassador to Pakistan

  10-03-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon to become the new envoy to Pakistan.
  
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• Report: Chance of mega-quake hitting California increases

  10-03-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. Now they say the risk of a mega-quake is more likely than previously thought.
  
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• U.S. sanctions may be godsend for struggling Venezuelan leader

  10-03-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - At the start of the year, a grave-faced President Nicolas Maduro promised "God would provide" after oil prices crashed by half, exacerbating Venezuela's deep recession, chronic shortages and sky-high inflation. 'PLAYING INTO MADURO'S HANDS' Washington's sanctions hand Maduro, whose popularity has slipped to the low 20s according to local pollster Datanalisis, ammunition to back his view of foreign sabotage.
  
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• Clinton on emails: I should have used government account

  10-03-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Confronting a growing political furor, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday it was a mistake to exclusively use private email as secretary of state, but she defiantly rejected accusations that she created a security risk or violated the law. She also defended getting rid of tens of thousands of personal emails.
  
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• German architect Frei Otto dead: Pritzker Prize organizers

  10-03-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Washington (AFP) - German architect Frei Otto -- known for his airy, tent-like structures -- has died, the Pritzker Prize committee said Tuesday, as they announced they had awarded him the industry's top prize for 2015.
  
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• Lawyer for Silicon Valley firm questions woman in bias suit

  10-03-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An attorney representing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm in a gender bias lawsuit questioned why the plaintiff did not reject initial advances by a male colleague.
  
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• Real Madrid advances despite 4-3 loss to Schalke

  10-03-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals despite a wild 4-3 loss to Schalke on Tuesday night, winning the home-and-home series on 5-4 aggregate as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on headers.
  
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• ISIS girls: Police chief sorry

  10-03-2015 23:02 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Relatives of three schoolgirls suspected of traveling from London to Syria to join ISIS tell lawmakers they are baffled by the teenagers' decision to leave their homes and families.
  
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• Combative Jones acknowledges regret over Super Bowl seating

  10-03-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Called into a courtroom to testify, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sparred Tuesday with an attorney for fans suing the NFL over a seating mess at the 2011 Super Bowl in his billion-dollar showplace stadium while acknowledging regret that some ticket-holders didn't have a place to sit.
  
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• Ronaldo saves Real Madrid

  10-03-2015 22:59 via edition.cnn.com
  
  And breathe. Real Madrid squeezed through to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League -- but only just.
  
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• From first lady to 20-year jail term

  10-03-2015 22:55 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A court in Ivory Coast has sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo to 20 years in prison, the official AIP news agency said.
  
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• Porto crush Basel to reach quarter-finals

  10-03-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Porto remained unbeaten in the Champions League this season and qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009 as they defeated Swiss side Basel 5-1 on aggregate on Tuesday. Goals from Yacine Brahimi, Hector Herrera, Casemiro and Vincent Aboubakar, combined for a 4-0 win at the Estadio do Dragao, and continued Basel's poor form in Portugal as their coach Paulo Sousa endured a miserable return to his homeland.
  
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• Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke ordered to pay out $7.3m over Blurred Lines

  10-03-2015 22:49
  A jury has decided that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create their track "Blurred Lines" and awarded $7.3m to Gaye's family.
  
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• Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke awards to pay $7.3m to family of Marvin Gaye over Blurred Lines

  10-03-2015 22:49
  A jury has decided that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create their track "Blurred Lines" and awarded $7.3m to Gaye's family.
  
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• Blurred Lines trial: Jury finds against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke awards and awards $7.3m to family of Marvin Gaye

  10-03-2015 22:49
  A jury has decided that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create their track Blurred Lines and awarded $7.3m to Gaye's family.
  
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• Madrid edge past Schalke despite stunning defeat

  10-03-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading goalscorer in European competitions as Real Madrid sneaked into the quarter-finals of the Champions League 5-4 on aggregate despite losing a seven-goal thriller 4-3 to Schalke on Tuesday. The holders looked well set for a place in the last eight for a fifth consecutive season after cruising to a 2-0 win in Gelsenkirchen three weeks ago, but they were given an almighty scare as Schalke twice took the lead in the first-half through Christian Fuchs and
  
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• New video claims to show boy killing Israeli spy

  10-03-2015 22:46 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A newly released ISIS video shows a child shooting a man the group claims is an Israeli spy.
  
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• Saints send Graham to Seattle for Unger and 1st-round pick

  10-03-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks' search for a tight end has landed the two-time NFC champions Jimmy Graham.
  
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• Obama to visit Phoenix VA hospital that sparked scandal

  10-03-2015 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit the Arizona veterans' hospital that prompted an overhaul of veterans' health care and led to the resignation of the VA secretary.
  
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• Jury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied for 'Blurred Lines' song

  10-03-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury says singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create "Blurred Lines" and awarded $7.3 million to Gaye's family.
  
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• Montel Williams out as payday loan pitchman in New York

  10-03-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An online company is losing Montel Williams as its celebrity pitchman in New York while agreeing to stop generating leads in the state for payday loans with interest rates sometimes topping 1,000 percent.
  
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• Turkey tightening borders

  10-03-2015 22:33 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Turkey is attempting to reinforce its border security as the international fight against ISIS continues. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
  
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• Ireland mistakenly legalises drugs: Twitter reacts to bizarre loophole allowing ecstasy, ketamine and magic mushrooms for one night only

  10-03-2015 22:33
  Twitter erupted in confusion today, after a stranger-than-fiction legal case saw over 100 drugs including ecstasy, ketamine and magic mushrooms become legal in Ireland for one night only.
  
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• 49ers' Patrick Willis retires after injury-shortened season

  10-03-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — His eyes filling with tears, seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis bid farewell to football and called it one of his happiest days yet because he is leaving on his own terms.
  
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• Jury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied Marvin Gaye song for 'Blurred Lines,' awards $7.3 million

  10-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied Marvin Gaye song for 'Blurred Lines,' awards $7.3 million.
  
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• Psychiatrist says Etan Patz murder suspect is mentally ill

  10-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who confessed to choking Etan Patz, a 6-year-old who disappeared in 1979 while walking to school, had a cocaine problem and abused his wife during arguments over drug money and is mentally ill, a renowned psychiatrist said Tuesday, testifying for the defense.
  
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• Blue Jays lose pitcher Stroman for season

  10-03-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus Stroman suffered a torn left knee ligament while taking fielding practice Tuesday, robbing the Toronto Blue Jays of one of their starting pitchers for the upcoming Major League Baseball season. The 23-year-old American right-hander moved to cover first base on a bunt attempt and felt a pop in his knee, a torn anterior cruciate ligament detected by a later MRI exam. "Beyond devastated," was how Stroman described it on Twitter. Stroman was being counted upon as a major member of t
  
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• Big trades steal spotlight from free agents

  10-03-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As free agency began Tuesday, the NFL looked more like fantasy football.
  
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• Truck pulled huge, heavy load in Amtrak crash

  10-03-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — A tractor-trailer with a 127-ton load, so big that it required a special permit and a state trooper escort, got stuck at a difficult railroad crossing with time enough to warn train dispatchers. But there's no indication anyone alerted Amtrak before a passenger train slammed into it, injuring 55 people.
  
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• Jury reaches verdict in trial over whether hit song 'Blurred Lines' copied Marvin Gaye's music

  10-03-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury reaches verdict in trial over whether hit song 'Blurred Lines' copied Marvin Gaye's music.
  
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• Cardinal indicates themes of pope's climate change document

  10-03-2015 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Vatican official who helped draft Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on climate change is signaling the direction the document will take.
  
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• Clinton says used personal email for her own convenience

  10-03-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Under fire for using private email while secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, the likely next Democratic presidential nominee, said Tuesday she did so for "convenience" -- but admitted this was probably a mistake. Clinton insisted the private server that she used suffered no security breaches and that she discussed "no classified material" in the emails, while promising she had turned over all work communications to the State Department and wants to see them made public. Clin
  
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• FACT CHECK: Clinton and her emails

  10-03-2015 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — How Hillary Rodham Clinton's statements about her exclusive use of private email instead of a government account as secretary of state compare with the known facts:
  
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• US stocks fall sharply on fears the Fed may soon raise rates

  10-03-2015 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The seventh year of the U.S. bull market is off to a rocky start.
  
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• Greece gets half-billion-euro lifeline

  10-03-2015 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a rare piece of good news for Greek leaders, the European Stability Mechanism (ECM) confirmed Tuesday that it has been forced to throw the cash-strapped country a half-billion-euro lifeline. After a week in which Eurogroup of finance ministers and the European Central Bank turned the screws on Athens, the 555 millions euros ($593 million) will give its radical new government a brief respite from its creditors. The Luxembourg-based ECM had initially been reluctant to part with the money, accor
  
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• Video of racist chant threatens Univ. of Oklahoma's progress

  10-03-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Almost a generation ago, the University of Oklahoma set out to raise its profile, seeking to build a regional school that served mostly students from the Southwest into a leading institution that attracted top scholars.
  
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• QB Jake Locker retires, has no 'burning desire' to play

  10-03-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Quarterback Jake Locker is retiring from football rather than hit free agency after four NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He says in a statement that he no longer has the "burning desire" needed to keep playing the game for a living.
  
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• ACLU: Snowden proved NSA Internet spying harms Americans

  10-03-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups sued the National Security Agency and the Justice Department on Tuesday, challenging the government's practice of collecting personal information from vast amounts of data harvested directly from the Internet's infrastructure.
  
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• Actor who played no-nonsense beer delivery man dies at 36

  10-03-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A representative for Windell Middlebrooks, who played a no-nonsense beer delivery man in TV commercials, says that the actor has died.
  
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• Fox's 'Empire' sets growth standard

  10-03-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For the eighth straight time, Fox's music business soap "Empire" pulled in more viewers than it had the previous week, an unusual standard of success that appears to be unprecedented in the modern television era.
  
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• Buckeyes open spring workouts with Cardale Jones back at QB

  10-03-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There's a three-headed quarterback controversy brewing at Ohio State.
  
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• Jury sees Boston bomber's scrawls

  10-03-2015 21:56 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombings trial were shown a key piece of evidence Tuesday: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's writings on the inside of the boat he used as a hideout.
  
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