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• Machete-wielding New Orleans airport attacker dies

  21-03-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The machete-wielding man who was shot by police when he attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday has died in hospital, police said on Saturday. Richard White, 63, was carrying six homemade explosives when he attacked agents at the airport with wasp killer spray and a machete. He had a history of mental illness, officials said. "No one at this point in time has any notion of what triggered this behavior," Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said at a news confer
  
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• New Orleans airport attacker dies

  21-03-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A knife-wielding man who tried to storm a checkpoint at New Orleans airport on Friday before being shot by police has died of his injuries.
  
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• Police: Suspect shot at New Orleans airport has died

  21-03-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KENNER, La. (AP) — Police said the machete-wielding man shot at New Orleans' international airport last night has died.
  
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• Obama praises Oklahoma's response to fraternity video

  21-03-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he was "heartened" by the University of Oklahoma's swift response after video surfaced of fraternity brothers chanting about lynching.
  
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• No bad deal with Iran, powers vow

  21-03-2015 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Western powers meeting in London promise they will not accept a "bad deal" with Iran on its nuclear activity, as deadlines for agreement loom.
  
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• San Diego State-Duke matchup reunites Krzyzewski, Fisher

  21-03-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The last time Mike Krzyzewski and Steve Fisher met in the NCAA Tournament, they were coaching two of the most memorable teams in college basketball history in a national title game.
  
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• 'Supertide' draws tens of thousands to France's Mont Saint-Michel

  21-03-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Le Mont-Saint-Michel (France) (AFP) - Thirty thousand people flocked to Mont Saint-Michel on Saturday to see the "tide of the century" surround the picturesque French landmark as two people drowned on the country's west coast. While the deaths of a 70-year-old fisherman swept away in the Gironde region of southwestern France, and of another man who was collecting shellfish off the Ile Grande further north, were not directly linked to the so-called supertide, 15 people had to be re
  
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• 2 officers in critical condition after fatal wrong-way crash

  21-03-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey police officers remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition on Saturday, a day after they were injured in a wrong-way crash in New York City that killed another officer and a friend.
  
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• New Orleans airport attacker dies in hospital

  21-03-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The machete-wielding man who was shot by police when he attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday has died in hospital, police said on Saturday. Richard White, 63, was carrying six homemade explosives when he attacked agents at the airport with wasp killer and a machete. He had a history of mental illness, officials said. A spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said White was pronounced dead at 4:02 p.m. "No one at this point in time has any notion of
  
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• Seven children die as broken hotplate sparks New York blaze

  21-03-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seven children from the same family died Saturday when their New York home was engulfed in flames after a portable cooker malfunctioned. The hotplate, a small electrical heating element, may have been left on to keep food warm because of Orthodox Jewish customs that bar cooking on the Sabbath, New York Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. "This is the largest tragedy by fire that this city has had in seven years," Nigro said in comments reported by The New York Times.
  
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• New Orleans airport attacker has died: police

  21-03-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The man who wielded a machete and attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday evening has died in the hospital where he was being treated for three gunshot wounds, police said on Saturday. "He was pronounced dead at 4:02 pm," said a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Richard White, 63, had taken homemade explosives to the airport. Police earlier said he was mentally ill and his motive was unclear. (Reporting by Fiona Ortiz; Editing by Diane Craft)
  
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• Police: Machete-wielding man shot at New Orleans' international airport last night has died

  21-03-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KENNER, La. (AP) — Police: Machete-wielding man shot at New Orleans' international airport last night has died.
  
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• Obama against compensation for college athletes

  21-03-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama is coming out against compensation for college athletes.
  
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• Djokovic, Federer advance to Indian Wells final

  21-03-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, handing Murray his worst hard-court loss against the world's top-ranked player since 2007.
  
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• Obama takes Netanyahu 'at his word' on Palestinian state

  21-03-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he takes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "at his word" for saying there'd never be an independent Palestinian state as long as he's in office.
  
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• Stenson takes lead with 6-under 66, late surge at Bay Hill

  21-03-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Henrik Stenson of Sweden made a 20-foot eagle and a tap-in birdie over the last three holes at Bay Hill to seize control Saturday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
  
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• New Orleans airport attacker was mentally ill, had bombs

  21-03-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The machete-wielding man who attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday was carrying six homemade explosives and suffered from mental illness, officials said on Saturday. Authorities said Richard White, 63, is hospitalized in critical condition after a sheriff's officer shot him three times during the airport attack. "No one at this point in time has any notion of what triggered this behavior," Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said at a news conference. White
  
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• Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown since museum attack

  21-03-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants in a nationwide security crackdown since gunmen killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Wednesday's attack in the capital, the government said. Hundreds of people gathered for a mass in the cathedral in Tunis on Saturday, lighting candles to remember the victims, who included three Tunisians, in a ceremony attended by government ministers. Wednesday's assault, the deadliest involv
  
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• Burning of Temple takes place

  21-03-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 15,000 people in Londonderry attend the burning of a 70-foot carved tower called Temple on Saturday evening.
  
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• No. 1 Kentucky beats Cincinnati 64-51 to reach Sweet 16

  21-03-2015 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Aaron Harrison scored 13 points, Trey Lyles added 11 with 11 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky outworked eighth-seeded Cincinnati for a 64-51 victory Saturday to remain undefeated and reach the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.
  
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• Iran rejects 'bullying' as West stresses unity in nuclear talks

  21-03-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lesley Wroughton LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washington and its allies spoke of real progress and urged Tehran to take "difficult decisions". With just 10 days remaining until an end-of-March deadline for a framework agreement, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced U.S. "bullying" in the negotiations and repeated Tehran's denial that it was seeking to devel
  
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• Techies snatching up more real estate in Southern California

  21-03-2015 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Internet moguls like Amazon's Jeff Bezos aren't the only techies snatching up real estate in Southern California.
  
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• Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel

  21-03-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its "brothers residing in America" to kill them. In the posting, a group referring to itself as the "Islamic State Hacking Division" wrote in English that it had hacked several military servers, databases and emails and made public the information on 100 members of the U.S. military so that "lone wolf" attackers can kill the
  
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• Tunisia releases video of attackers entering Bardo museum

  21-03-2015 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's Interior Ministry has released security camera footage of the gunmen walking through the Bardo museum during the attack that killed 21 people.
  
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• John Legend: 'Blurred Lines' verdict may set scary precedent

  21-03-2015 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — John Legend says he's concerned that the "Blurred Lines" verdict could set a scary precedent for artists creating music inspired by others.
  
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• Airport attacker had gas bombs

  21-03-2015 21:52 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A Transportation Security Administration agent was attacked by a person with a machete at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans on Friday night, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said.
  
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• Man City gains from red card mistake

  21-03-2015 21:51 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to three points with a 3-0 victory over West Bromich Albion which controversially had to play with ten-men for 88-minutes after another case of apparent mistaken identity by a referee.
  
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• Western powers stress unity in Iran talks, 'won't do bad deal'

  21-03-2015 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Major Western powers are united in their approach on nuclear talks with Iran and will reject any agreement that does not meet their 'red lines', British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Saturday after meeting his counterparts from France, Germany and the United States. In a joint statement after talks in London, the ministers said: "We agreed that substantial progress had been made (with Iran) in key areas although there are still important issues on which no agreement has yet been possi
  
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• 'Mentally ill' man in US machete attack had Molotov cocktails

  21-03-2015 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A machete-wielding mentally ill man shot by police at a New Orleans airport was armed with an arsenal of Molotov cocktails, officials said Saturday, but the motive for the assault was still a mystery. Attacker Richard White, 63, was being treated in hospital after being shot three times by police when he stormed a security checkpoint and attempted to assault Transportation Security Administration agents. Initial reports said White had wounded one of the TSA agents but police said Saturday the in
  
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• 7 siblings perish NYC home fire, officials eye hot plate

  21-03-2015 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seven siblings from an Orthodox Jewish family were killed early Saturday when a fire tore through their two-story Brooklyn home after they had gone to bed, a tragedy that authorities believe was caused by a malfunctioning hot plate left on during the Sabbath.
  
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• Djokovic beats Murray to reach Indian Wells final

  21-03-2015 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, handing Murray his worst hard-court loss to the world's top-ranked player since 2007.
  
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• Mexican lucha libre wrestler killed

  21-03-2015 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celebrated Mexican "lucha libre" wrestler Pedro Aguayo Ramirez dies after taking a heavy blow to the neck in the ring in Tijuana.
  
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• Britain's Hammond says agreed with U.S., France, Germany progress made with Iran

  21-03-2015 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Saturday after meeting his counterparts from the United States, France and Germany there was agreement that "substantial progress" had been made in nuclear talks with Iran on key areas. "We agreed that substantial progress had been made in key areas although there are still important issues on which no agreement has yet been possible," Hammond said, reading a joint statement after the talks in London. "Now is the time for Iran, in particular, to t
  
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• Glitch sends false notice to crime victims, triggers probe

  21-03-2015 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities say routine maintenance on a computer database caused a technical glitch that sent out thousands of false reports saying prison inmates had been released.
  
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• Day of carnage at Tunisian museum leaves memories, questions

  21-03-2015 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — With bullets flying and his heart pounding, Spanish tourist Josep Lluis Cusido never got a clear look at the men shooting their way through the Bardo museum in Tunis as he hid behind a pillar. The only thing he noticed what that the attacker closest to him seemed young.
  
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• Why are Irish celebrating four days after St. Patrick's day?

  21-03-2015 20:55 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The final round of the Six Nations Championships was a day for mathematicians as well as rugby fans as four teams sought victory in the northern hemisphere's premier international tournament.
  
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• Attacker in New Orleans airport had homemade bombs in bag

  21-03-2015 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The man who attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday night had six homemade bombs, or molotov cocktails, in a bag, officials said at a news conference on Saturday. The man, 62-year-old Richard White, was shot three times by a law enforcement officer as he chased a Transportation Security Administration agent, sprayed other agents with wasp repellent and brandished a machete. (Reporting by Fiona Ortiz. Editing by Andre Grenon)
  
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• Sheriff says New Orleans airport attacker had explosives

  21-03-2015 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  KENNER, La. (AP) — Authorities says the machete-wielding man who was shot at New Orleans' international airport after trying to attack security agents was carrying explosives at the time.
  
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• Proposed Chargers-Raiders stadium near Los Angeles advances

  21-03-2015 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers behind a proposed stadium near Los Angeles that could become home for the NFL's San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders announced Saturday they reached an important, early benchmark on the path to construction.
  
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• 20 detained in Tunisia in aftermath of deadly museum attack

  21-03-2015 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SIDI BOU SAID, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian prosecutors say 20 people have been detained over links to the deadly attack on the Bardo museum.
  
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• Ireland end over 60 year wait for successive titles

  21-03-2015 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two tries by man of the match Sean O'Brien inspired defending champions Ireland to a 40-10 win over a hapless Scotland in their final Six Nations match on Saturday in Edinburgh, which ultimately proved just enough to secure their first back to back title wins since 1948/49. England did their best to spoil the party with a stunning display of attacking rugby and fell just short of the 26 points win difference they required with a 55-35 humbling of France at Twickenham. The agonising near mis
  
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• Authorities say New Orleans airport attacker was armed with Molotov cocktails, smoke bombs

  21-03-2015 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KENNER, Louisiana (AP) — Authorities say New Orleans airport attacker was armed with Molotov cocktails, smoke bombs .
  
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• Brooklyn house fire kills seven from Orthodox Jewish family

  21-03-2015 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven children from an Orthodox Jewish family died early on Saturday when flames ripped through their Brooklyn home in one of New York City's deadliest fires in years, officials said. The two were taken to a local hospital and were in critical condition, New York Fire Department spokesman Michael Parrella said. The blaze erupted in the single-family dwelling around 12:30 a.m. It apparently was started accidentally by a hot plate, used by many Orthodox f
  
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• Hundreds protest over Chile bishop

  21-03-2015 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people in Chile try to stop the ordination of Catholic Bishop Juan Barros, accusing him of covering up a sex abuse scandal.
  
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• West Ham United 1-0 Sunderland: Premier League – as it happened

  21-03-2015 20:21
  
  A game desperately low on quality was decided by Diafra Sakho’s goal two minutes from the end Continue reading...
  
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• Ireland win Six Nations after long wait when England fall short

  21-03-2015 20:17
  
  • Match report: Scotland 10-40 Ireland
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• Glitch sends false warning to crime victims, triggers probe

  21-03-2015 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities say computer maintenance caused a technical glitch that sent out thousands of false reports that prison inmates had been released.
  
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• 'Budget bounce' takes Tories ahead of Labour by three points in the polls

  21-03-2015 20:15
  
  Positive impact of George Osborne’s pre-election budget reflected in latest Opinium/Observer poll, as Labour falls by two points Continue reading...
  
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• England v France: Six Nations 2015 – as it happened

  21-03-2015 20:11
  
  Ireland are crowned 2015 Six Nations champions as England fall just short of glory after an astonishing 90-point thriller - a 90-point thriller! - at Twickenham. Continue reading...
  
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• Courtney Barnett at SXSW review – venue strips the music's magic

  21-03-2015 20:10
  
  Austin Convention Center
  She’s one of the brightest new songwriting talents of the moment – but that wasn’t enough to prevent an atmosphere-free venue from sucking the joy out of her performance Continue reading...
  
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