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• NATO intercepts Russian planes

  18-03-2015 23:56 via edition.cnn.com
  
  NATO jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft as they neared Latvian airspace, officials said on Wednesday.
  
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• Tunisia museum shooting: Country in shock as Tunis attack leaves more than 20 people dead

  18-03-2015 23:50
  
  Tunisia's prime minister has said that a total of 22 people have died in the attack against the Bardo museum in Tunis on 18 March, including 17 tourists, two Tunisians and two gunmen.
  
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• Scientist hopes vest will broaden range of human senses

  18-03-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Neuroscientist David Eagleman hopes that one day a special piece of clothing he has designed will let the deaf "hear" and allow wearers to sense what is happening online without looking at a computer. Eagleman's so-called VEST, whose name comes from the futuristic-sounding "variable extra-sensory transducer," is a sleeveless top equipped with vibrating nodes that buzz information onto the wearer's back, essentially giving the wearer a new source of information. &quo
  
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• US begins destroying its largest cache of chemical weapons

  18-03-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army has begun destroying the nation's largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons.
  
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• Drone 'kills Al-Shabaab leader'

  18-03-2015 23:45 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A key Al-Shabaab operative, who was connected to the Westgate mall attack in Kenya, was killed recently by a U.S. drone strike, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
  
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• Body of New Jersey Mom Missing Since New Year's Eve Is Found

  18-03-2015 23:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Body of New Jersey mom missing since New Year's Eve is found; husband charged with killing her
  
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• Museum attack in Tunisian capital kills 19; 2 gunmen slain

  18-03-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 19 people, "shooting at anything that moved," a witness said.
  
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• Farming town disrupted by melee that included chain saw

  18-03-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The quiet of Big Sandy's block-long commercial district was disrupted one afternoon this week when two vehicles sped into town and their seven occupants got out and began fighting.
  
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• Election looms in UK budget

  18-03-2015 23:32 via edition.cnn.com
  
  UK Conservatives announce a budget they hope will help win them the general election. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.
  
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• The Latest: Tunisia says 21 dead including 17 tourists

  18-03-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Barcelona win in photos

  18-03-2015 23:28 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Barcelona vs. Manchester City: 90 minutes in 90 words
  
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• Thailand warns women against posting 'underboob' selfies

  18-03-2015 23:18
  
  Thailand's military government has warned women against posting "selfie" photos of the lower half of their breasts.
  
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• Webb quietly meeting Dems looking for Clinton alternative

  18-03-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb says he'll decide this spring whether to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
  
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• Barca through, Tevez double gives Juve last eight spot

  18-03-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A first-half goal by Ivan Rakitic was enough to see Barcelona end English interest in the Champions League on Wednesday as they beat Manchester City 1-0 in their last 16 second leg clash for a 3-1 aggregate win and a place in the quarter-finals. Former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez scored a double in the night's other game as Juventus pulled off an impressive 3-0 win away at 2013 finalists Borussia Dortmund to win 5-1 on aggregate. For Tevez it represents quite a turnaround in fortun
  
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• No charges for White House drone-crash pilot

  18-03-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US prosecutors said Wednesday they will not pursue criminal charges against an intelligence agency employee who lost control of a hobby drone that crashed into the White House gardens, sparking a Secret Service investigation. The man, whose name was not released, had been flying a friend's DJI Phantom "quadcopter" around his downtown Washington apartment late on January 25 and early the next morning. At some point, he flew the drone outside the apartment window and lost control of
  
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• Barcelona and Juventus reach Champions League quarterfinals

  18-03-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi set up Ivan Rakitic's goal in the 31st minute, and Barcelona defeated Manchester City 1-0 Wednesday night for a 3-1 aggregate win to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for a record eighth consecutive season.
  
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• Pharrell Williams chosen as fashion icon of the year

  18-03-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell Williams, fond of high hats and fabulous shoes, will be honored as a fashion icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
  
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• U.S. Fed may not raise rates in 2015: Morgan Stanley

  18-03-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Morgan Stanley's chief U.S. economist said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve may not increase interest rates in 2015 due to weak inflation and risks to the economy due to a surging dollar after the central bank downgraded its economic forecasts. "With our expectation that core inflation falls further from goal, and the lingering threats to growth and inflation from the rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar, we look for the Fed to forego rate hikes this year," Morgan Stanley chief U.S. econom
  
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• Prosecutor in Texas execution case accused of misconduct

  18-03-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor who handled the case of a Texas man executed for the fire deaths of his three daughters has been formally accused of misconduct over allegations that he concealed evidence during the 1992 murder trial.
  
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• Ala. abortion law lets judges appoint lawyers for fetuses

  18-03-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block an Alabama law that allows a fetus to be represented in court when a minor is seeking judicial permission for an abortion.
  
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• T-Mobile turns its focus to small businesses with new offers

  18-03-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile wants to change how businesses buy phones and wireless services — two years after it changed how consumers do so.
  
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• U.S. SEAL dies parachuting

  18-03-2015 22:56 via edition.cnn.com
  A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed in a parachute accident in Perris, California, near Riverside, a U.S. Navy official tells CNN.
  
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• Fear in church after nun rape

  18-03-2015 22:56 via edition.cnn.com
  
  After a horrific robbery and alleged rape of a nun, Christians in India say they are vulnerable. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.
  
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• VIDEO: Poetry contest for construction workers

  18-03-2015 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of migrant workers from Bangladesh are sharing poems of longing for family and home with enthusiasts in Singapore.
  
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• Even with hiring up, Fed want further gains before rate hike

  18-03-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After holding interest rates at record lows for more than six years, the Federal Reserve still isn't ready to start raising them.
  
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• Israel elections: The nation is less safe with Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm

  18-03-2015 22:51
  
  Against all predictions, Likud and Benjamin Netanyahu have come out on top in Israel’s parliamentary elections, winning 30 seats in the Knesset to the Zionist Union’s 24. Mr Netanyahu is likely therefore to form the next government with partners on the right and from the centre.
  
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• Mandatory voting? Obama says it would be 'transformative'

  18-03-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — They say the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. President Barack Obama wants to add one more: voting.
  
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• ISIS threat to Christianity in Iraq

  18-03-2015 22:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Christian families say they have no place left in Iraq and beg for help from the Pope. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
  
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• U.S. Navy SEAL dies parachuting

  18-03-2015 22:46 via edition.cnn.com
  A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed in a parachute accident in Perris, California, near Riverside, a U.S. Navy official tells CNN.
  
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• Fed opens door for rate rise but frets over slower growth

  18-03-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve dropped its pledge to remain "patient" on raising interest rates Wednesday, signaling a possible midyear federal funds rate hike after over six years at the zero level. Both the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development had warned this week about the turmoil that could result in the weak global economy from Fed tightening.
  
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• Two French citizens killed in Tunisia attack: source

  18-03-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Two French nationals were killed in the attack on a Tunisia's national museum on Wednesday, according to a French diplomatic source. Five Japanese as well as visitors from Italy, Germany, Poland and Spain were among the 17 dead in the noon assault on Bardo museum inside the heavily guarded parliament compound in central Tunis. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said earlier that six French nationals were injured in the attack, including three seriously. "A s
  
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• Flying car takes off

  18-03-2015 22:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Consumers may be able to fly the friendly skies in their cars by 2017.
  
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• Breastfeeding link to brain power and income

  18-03-2015 22:41 via edition.cnn.com
  
  "Breast is best" -- you could call it a mantra of sorts that sums up much of today's research on breastfeeding.
  
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• Museum attack in Tunisian capital kills 20; 2 gunmen slain

  18-03-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 20 people, "shooting at anything that moved," a witness said.
  
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• Key measures from Britain's pre-election budget

  18-03-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British finance minister George Osborne delivered his annual budget statement on Wednesday, his final chance to persuade voters his economic plans were working before a national election on May 7. Here are the main details from his speech: GROWTH The Office for Budget Responsibility revises up Britain’s economic growth forecast for 2015 to 2.5 percent from an earlier prediction of 2.4 percent.
  
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• Police fail to identify suspect in swimmer's rape case

  18-03-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police said Wednesday they failed to identify a suspect and have closed their investigation of a former University of Missouri swimmer's claims she was raped by several football players, more than a year before her suicide drew sharp criticism about the university's handling of the matter.
  
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• Google exec says immigration changes would help economy

  18-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive chairman at Google is urging Congress to increase the number of high-skilled work visas made available to foreigners and to deal with other immigration issues later on.
  
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• Starbucks CEO defends 'Race Together' after backlash

  18-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday defended the company's new "Race Together" campaign that has been criticized for being naive and even using racial tensions to boost its bottom line.
  
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• Tourists flee Tunisia terrorists

  18-03-2015 22:27 via edition.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Barbara Starr reports on new concerns that terror group ISIS could be behind the attack at a museum in Tunisia.
  
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• Police arrest gunman after US shooting spree

  18-03-2015 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A gunman killed one person and wounded five others in a shooting spree in Arizona on Wednesday, sparking an hours-long manhunt by SWAT teams before he was caught, police said. One of the injured was in critical condition after the shooting in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, said local police spokesman Esteban Flores. Local 12 News TV channel described the tattoos as including white supremacist symbols. A victim there was listed in critical condition, Flores said.
  
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• Chancellor Osborne says to raise UK personal tax allowance

  18-03-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain will allow workers to keep more of their earnings before they start to pay income tax, Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday in an annual budget statement delivered seven weeks before national elections. Britain will raise the personal tax allowance to 10,800 pounds ($15,831) in the 2016/2017 tax year, Osborne told parliament, up from an increase to 10,600 pounds which starts in April. The government will also raise the earnings threshold at which people pay the higher rate of inco
  
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• Report: Blacks, Hispanics doing better but still lag whites

  18-03-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite high-profile concern over issues underscored by the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, African Americans and Hispanics are faring well in certain areas, including better health care and reductions in violent crime, the latest State of Black America report from the National Urban League says.
  
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• Tunisia tourism was rebounding

  18-03-2015 22:23 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Tunisia's revived tourism industry likely to suffer setback after tragic shooting at museum in capital.
  
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• ISIS effective recruiting young Tunisians

  18-03-2015 22:22 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Attacks a bitter reminder of Tunisia's ultra-radical fringe and brittle nature of country's transition to democracy after 2011 revolution, writes Jon Marks.
  
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• Oil up over 6 percent as dollar falls on worry of slow U.S. rate hike

  18-03-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped as much as 6 percent on Wednesday as the dollar fell after the Federal Reserve indicated it preferred a more gradual path to normalizing U.S. interest rates despite being open to the first rate hike in almost a decade. Benchmark Brent oil saw choppy moves earlier while U.S. crude prices fell after data pointing to the highest oil inventories in the United States in at least 80 years. The dollar's tumble on the Fed's latest polic
  
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• University of Virginia: Bloodied black student accuses police of racism as he is arrested

  18-03-2015 22:13
  
  Officials in Virginia have launched an investigation after images were posted on social media of a bloodied black student being detained by police.
  
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• AP source: Secret Service knows suspect in cyanide probe

  18-03-2015 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The person suspected of sending an envelope to the White House that may have contained cyanide is known to the Secret Service and has sent multiple suspicious items over the last two decades, a federal law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
  
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• Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, kill 17 foreign tourists

  18-03-2015 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  By Tarek Amara and Mohamed Argoubi TUNIS (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed Tunisia's national museum on Wednesday, killing 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians in one of the worst militant attacks in a country that had largely escaped the region's "Arab Spring" turmoil. Five Japanese as well as visitors from Italy, Germany, Poland and Spain were among the dead in the noon assault on Bardo museum inside the heavily guarded parliament compound in central Tun
  
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• Rhode Island governor defends 2nd-home 'Taylor Swift tax'

  18-03-2015 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governor of Rhode Island is defending a proposed luxury tax for pricey second homes that has been dubbed the "Taylor Swift tax."
  
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• As Explorer loses ground, Microsoft readies new web browser

  18-03-2015 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Look out, Internet Explorer. After 20 years of competing against rival web browsers, Microsoft is gearing up to launch its own alternative to its once-dominant Internet surfing program.
  
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