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• This guy's guide to taking epic selfies

  15-04-2015 23:58 via edition.cnn.com
  
  There are selfies -- and then there are selfies that make people say "Jesus Christ!"
  
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• Clinton pledges help for small businesses at last stop on Iowa tour

  15-04-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker NORWALK, Iowa (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton promised on Wednesday to help small businesses, saying U.S. tax rules were skewed in favor of big corporations and made it time consuming and costly for small employers to navigate the tax code. On the second day of her campaign rollout in Iowa, which holds the first nominating contest in early 2016, Clinton told small business owners she wanted to make it easier for them to get loans and cut through reg
  
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• U.S. to tell why people on no-fly list

  15-04-2015 23:56 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Americans on the United States' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why they have been banned from commercial flights and be given the opportunity to dispute their status, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week.
  
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• 400 feared missing in the Mediterranean

  15-04-2015 23:52 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Italy is coping with a rising wave of desperate migrants from Africa and Middle East hoping to make it to Europe.
  
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• Past EU antitrust probes show Google stock may languish

  15-04-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The European Union launched an antitrust probe on Wednesday into Google Inc's Android system, and if recent history is any indicator, the shares of the Internet services company might have trouble until the issue is resolved. Intel Corp fell about 35 percent during an EU investigation between July 2007 and May 2009. The EU initiated three investigations into Microsoft Corp between 2008 and 2013. The first two were resolved without a fine, but over the period of the third investigation, which was
  
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• FACT CHECK: Rubio rhetoric breaks with past, but ideas don't

  15-04-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched a Republican presidential campaign this week with a promise to reject "the leaders and ideas of the past."
  
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• Court rules GM is shielded from death claims by bankruptcy

  15-04-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors is shielded from death and injury claims in crashes that happened before it emerged from bankruptcy protection.
  
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• House uses Tax Day to pass bills to 'rein in IRS abuse'

  15-04-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders used Wednesday's tax filing deadline to pass a package of bills designed to protect taxpayers from potential abuse by the IRS, a response to recent scandals at the agency.
  
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• Wave to Europe 'is not an invasion'

  15-04-2015 23:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
  William Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, tells Christiane Amanpour we're in a period of "unprecedented human disasters."
  
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• Why migrants cross

  15-04-2015 23:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Italy is grappling with a wave of migrants who have braved the treacherous Mediterranean Sea in search of a better life. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
  
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• Danger, despair in the Mediterranean

  15-04-2015 23:41 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Italy is coping with a rising wave of desperate migrants from Africa and Middle East hoping to make it to Europe.
  
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• Wall Street gains on earnings, oil surges

  15-04-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied following several strong earnings reports on Wednesday, while European shares hit a 14-year high after the European Central Bank affirmed its loose policy stance. Oil rose sharply after U.S. government data showed crude oil inventories rose less than expected last week. Better-than-expected results from banks JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo and earnings from Intel that were broadly in line with expectations boosted Wall Street. First-quarte
  
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• Clinton faces promise, risk of being seen as 3rd Obama term

  15-04-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Iowa to give voters an intimate glance of who she'd be as president. What they got instead was a glimpse into the complicated relationship between the current inhabitant of the White House and the woman who hopes to follow in his path.
  
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• House panel approves bill to tweak coal ash standards

  15-04-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has approved a bill granting states authority to regulate waste generated from coal burned for electricity, largely bypassing a federal rule issued last year.
  
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• Barcelona beats PSG & Porto upsets Bayern, both by 3-1

  15-04-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi set up Neymar for the first goal, Luis Suarez scored twice and Barcelona won 3-1 at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, putting the four-time champion in good position to reach the Champions League semifinals.
  
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• Netflix enthralls viewers in 1Q, thrilling investors

  15-04-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is enthralling viewers and investors alike as its popular series "House of Cards" and other original programming helped the Internet video service add subscribers at an unprecedented pace.
  
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• FARC attack kills 10 soldiers

  15-04-2015 23:17 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Colombia's President ordered military airstrikes on the country's largest rebel group to resume Wednesday after an attack that killed 10 soldiers.
  
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• Arizona officer overpowers gunman with '3,000-pound bullet'

  15-04-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Dramatic dash-cam videos of an arrest in Arizona put the public in the driver's seat as an officer plows his cruiser into a rifle-toting robbery suspect at high speed. Policing experts on Wednesday called the officer's tactics unconventional and even outrageous, but justified, given the circumstances.
  
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• Feared drowning of 400 migrants raises alarms in Europe

  15-04-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — The feared drowning of 400 migrants in a shipwreck this week in the Mediterranean Sea — one of the deadliest such tragedies in the last decade — raised alarms Wednesday amid an unprecedented wave of migration toward Europe from Africa and the Middle East.
  
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• Protester arrested for landing mini copter at US Capitol

  15-04-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An anti-corruption protester piloted his mini helicopter through Washington's no-fly zone Wednesday and illegally landed it on the US Capitol lawn, triggering a national security scare, startling tourists and prompting a police probe. "The US Capitol Police continues to investigate, with one person detained and temporary street closures in the immediate area," USCP officer Shennell Antrobus told AFP. The arrested pilot, according to the Tampa Bay Times who had interviewed and film
  
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• Canine flu outbreak sickens hundreds of dogs in Midwest

  15-04-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A canine flu outbreak has sickened many dogs in the Midwest, and veterinarians are cautioning pet owners to keep their dogs from going nose-to-nose with other four-legged friends.
  
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• VIDEO: Soldier's letters home from Gallipoli

  15-04-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artist Idris Murphy talks about his grandfather's experiences at Gallipoli, and how he and other Australian artists have commemorated the events in the bloody campaign.
  
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• Bird flu outbreak could head eastward with fall migration

  15-04-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eastern U.S. poultry producers are bracing for the potential arrival of a deadly bird flu virus outbreak that farmers in the Midwest have struggled to stop.
  
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• New York protesters demand $15 minimum wage

  15-04-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several hundred people, mostly fast-food workers, went on strike and demonstrated in New York on Wednesday demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour to escape poverty in America's largest city. Fast-food workers would strike in 200 American cities and be joined by airport, construction and child care staff, as well as people working in education, organizers said, calling it the largest-ever mobilization of underpaid workers in the US. In New York, a first protest began at around 6:00 am outsi
  
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• Honoring Jackie Robinson extends into orbit this year

  15-04-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this year.
  
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• Ultra-Orthodox Site Cuts Kim Kardashian From Photo

  15-04-2015 23:04 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Within the insular Ultra-Orthodox community, pictures of women often aren't shown out of modesty.
  
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• Netflix membership surges past 60 million

  15-04-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Netflix on Wednesday reported an unprecedented jump in subscribers in the first quarter of this year, pushing the streaming television service membership above 60 million. Milestones included passing the 40-million member mark in the United States and the 20-million mark internationally, pushing the number of subscriptions to its streaming television service above 62 million overall, according to quarterly earnings figures. Netflix shares vaulted 13 percent in after-hours trade on the news, desp
  
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• Suarez at the double as Barcelona blow PSG away

  15-04-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Luis Suarez hit a brilliant second-half double as Barcelona appeared to end Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League dream for another year with a 3-1 quarter-final, first leg win at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The visitors' all-star attack made their class count as Neymar coolly converted from a Lionel Messi assist in the 18th minute to put Luis Enrique's men in control, before Suarez produced two classy finishes in the final quarter of the game. PSG got one back eight minut
  
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• Commando highlights massive delays in Garissa response

  15-04-2015 22:59 via edition.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Diana Magnay shares details from a commando who was involved in the response to the massacre at Garissa University in Kenya.
  
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• GM is shielded from some ignition-switch suits, ruling finds

  15-04-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
      Plaintiffs in the lawsuits said the company violated their constitutional rights by failing to disclose the defect, while GM had argued it was protected from claims on vehicles pre-dating its 2009 exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber means GM may avoid potentially billions of dollars in liability, as well as the cost of defending those lawsuits, although claims arising after its bankruptcy will not be affected. The plaintiffs will have to f
  
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• Kenya terror response delayed by personal plane use

  15-04-2015 22:58 via edition.cnn.com
  
  An elite police commando unit waited hours for transport to Garissa, where Al-Shabaab terrorists had taken over a university. One of the aircraft was being used to pick up a chief's relatives.
  
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• Goose with arrow piercing neck captured in California

  15-04-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. (AP) — An Egyptian goose with an arrow piercing its neck was captured in Southern California on Wednesday and will undergo surgery to remove the weapon.
  
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• FDA approves new type of heart failure drug from Amgen

  15-04-2015 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Patients with chronic heart failure, a deadly disease that worsens as the heart pumps less blood through the body, are getting a much-needed new option.
  
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• Street fashion: Tokyo Camera Style

  15-04-2015 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Film cameras spotted on the streets of Tokyo
  
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• Jack White plans break from touring after 5 acoustic shows

  15-04-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Rocker Jack White says he's about to take a long break from performing live but not before holding five shows in the five states where he hasn't yet played.
  
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• US could become an energy exporter by 2020, report says

  15-04-2015 22:50
  
  The US could export more energy than it imports as early as 2020, according to a new report, which would have a tremendous impact on the country’s economy.
  
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• Michelle Obama launches interactive 'Let's Move' map

  15-04-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is launching an interactive online map to encourage Americans to join their local "Let's Move" programs.
  
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• Only horse flagged in NCAA game, Rutgers' Lord Nelson, dies

  15-04-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The only horse to be penalized in a college football game has died.
  
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• Vigil mourns 147 slain by terrorists in Garissa

  15-04-2015 22:42 via edition.cnn.com
  
  They were sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends and fellow citizens.
  
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• Chief: Deadly force by car justified

  15-04-2015 22:40 via edition.cnn.com
  
  An Arizona police chief on Wednesday supported an officer's decision to drive his car into an armed suspect, saying that although the move could have killed the suspect, deadly force was justified.
  
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• Village holds funeral for Kenya massacre victim

  15-04-2015 22:39 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Villagers held a funeral in the hometown of one Garissa University massacre victim; they spoke proudly about the young man's achievements in his short life.
  
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• Disney-linked measles outbreak soon to be over in California

  15-04-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in December is waning.
  
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• House lawmakers say they've lost confidence in DEA chief

  15-04-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday that they have lost confidence in the Drug Enforcement Administration's chief amid allegations that agents attended sex parties with prostitutes while stationed overseas.
  
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• EU alleges Google's abuses hurt consumers, innovation

  15-04-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's escalating legal attack on Google is likely to ignite a debate about whether the Internet search leader makes life more convenient for consumers or abuses its power to squeeze out rivals who might have something better to offer.
  
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• With Iran deal, Washington shows it can work _ sometimes

  15-04-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For at least a few days, Washington may have actually worked.
  
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• Nokia buys Alcatel to take on Ericsson in telecom equipment

  15-04-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jussi Rosendahl and Leila Abboud HELSINKI/PARIS (Reuters) - Nokia is to buy Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values its smaller French rival at 15.6 billion euros ($16.6 billion), building up its telecom equipment business to compete with market leader Ericsson. With about 114,000 employees and sales of around 26 billion euros, the combined company will rank a strong second in mobile equipment, with global market share of 35 percent, behind Ericsson at 40 percent and ahead of Huawei&#
  
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• Turkey lashes out at pope, EU over Armenia genocide comments

  15-04-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey was on the defensive Wednesday, lashing out at both Pope Francis and the European Union's legislature for their descriptions of the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians as genocide.
  
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• Oil climbs for 5th day as US output edges lower

  15-04-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US oil prices shot up to a 2015 peak Wednesday after a slight dip in US oil production sparked talk that the glutted petroleum market could be turning. European benchmark Brent oil for delivery in May rose $1.89 to $60.32 a barrel in London. Earlier in the day, the US Department of Energy reported US oil production fell by 20,000 barrels, or 0.2 percent, to 9.38 million barrels per day, in the week ending April 10. "I think this rally will stall," said Matt Smith, an analyst at Schneid
  
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• Players Turned Prisoners: 19 Ex-Athletes Behind Bars

  15-04-2015 22:19 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, convicted Wednesday for murder, will soon join a long roster of former pro athletes in prison.
  
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• Toyota building plants in Mexico, China; seeks growth again

  15-04-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Toyota plans to build new auto assembly plants in Mexico and China, ending a self-imposed 3-year break from expansion over quality concerns due to massive recalls.
  
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