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• 'Lawrence of Arabia' Star Omar Sharif Has Alzheimer's

  25-05-2015 23:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The actor is 83.
  
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• 'Peacemaker' Ancelotti dismissed by ruthless Madrid

  25-05-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Just 366 days since delivering Real Madrid their much-awaited 10th Champions League title, Carlo Ancelotti became club president Florentino Perez's latest managerial victim as he was sacked on Monday. Ancelotti, 55, ultimately paid for failing to build on the best run of results in the club's history, in late 2014, with no major trophy at the end of the season. "During these two years, Carlo Ancelotti has earned the affection of the board and of myself personally, as well as all t
  
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• Mystery over cause of death of three-year-old boy found dead on a swing being pushed by his mother

  25-05-2015 23:34
  
  An autopsy into the death of a young child in La Plata, Maryland, whose remains were discovered as his mother pushed him on a park swing, has returned inconclusive.
  
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• Autopsy into death of child found being pushed on swing by mother is inconclusive

  25-05-2015 23:34
  
  An autopsy into the death of a young child in La Plata, Maryland, whose remains were discovered as his mother pushed him on a park swing, has returned inconclusive.
  
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• Ada Colau: Tough-talking poverty activist voted in as Barcelona's first female mayor

  25-05-2015 23:29
  
  Across the world parliamentary commission meetings have a reputation for being predictable. But at one in Spain two years ago, Ada Colau, then the spokeswoman of the country’s anti-eviction movement, the PAH, tore up the usual script when she referred to a representative of the country’s banks.
  
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• B.B. King was 'poisoned', say daughters

  25-05-2015 23:25
  
  Two of blues legend B.B. King's daughters have accused his two closest aides of poisoning him.
  
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• B.B. King was 'poisoned' by his business manager and personal assistant, say blues star's daughters

  25-05-2015 23:25
  
  Two of blues legend B.B. King's daughters have accused his two closest aides of poisoning him.
  
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• Powerful Waterspout Hurls Kids Bouncy Castle Through the Air

  25-05-2015 23:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Several children were inside when the bounce house flipped over.
  
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• Texas Flooding Wipes Out Bridge

  25-05-2015 23:16 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The rising Blanco River in Texas took out a bridge on Fischer Store Road.
  
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• US warplanes scrambled after bogus jetliner threats

  25-05-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US warplanes were scrambled to escort an Air France passenger jet flying from Paris to New York on Monday, following one of several threats against commercial aircraft that proved to be unfounded. Flight AF022 landed at JFK airport without incident after being escorted to land by two F-15 fighter jets ordered to accompany the aircraft as a precaution by NORAD, the joint US-Canadian monitoring force. The FBI said the plane was searched upon landing and the threat had turned out to be false.
  
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• Tornado, floods leave deadly trail at Mexico-US border

  25-05-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A tornado ripped into a town in northern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people and flattening hundreds of homes in a deadly six-second blast of carnage, officials said. The savage twister roared through the Mexican border town of Ciudad Acuna at dawn, tossing cars and big rig trucks into the air before they smashed into houses and buildings. The tornado came as ferocious weather battered swathes of Mexico and the southern United States, where rescuers hunted for 12 people missing in flash
  
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• The Latest on weather: 12 missing people from 2 families

  25-05-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  4 p.m. CDT
  
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• Sandra Lee Is 'So Happy' to Be Home After Double Mastectomy

  25-05-2015 23:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "She is most excited to sleep in her own bed," her team reported.
  
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• Fears for pink iguanas as Galapagos volcano erupts

  25-05-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A volcano in the Galapagos Islands erupted for the first time in more than 30 years Monday, spilling streams of bright orange lava and raising fears for the world's only colony of pink iguanas. The Galapagos National Park warned on Twitter that Isabela Island, where Wolf Volcano erupted at dawn, holds "the world's only population" of the critically endangered Conolophus marthae, also known as the Galapagos rosy iguana. Park officials then flew over the zone to assess the impa
  
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• U.S. does damage control after defense chief's remarks on Iraq

  25-05-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden reassured Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi of the U.S. commitment to help fight Islamic State militants in an effort at damage control on Monday after Defense Secretary Ash Carter questioned Iraqi troops' desire to fight. Carter told CNN on Sunday that Iraqi forces showed no will to battle against Islamic State militants during the fall of Ramadi a week ago, and U.S. forces were trying to encourage them to engage more directly.
  
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• Cops: Man Fires BB Gun at 11-Year-Old, Said Boy Shot His Son

  25-05-2015 22:52 via abcnews.go.com
  Police: Man shoots 11-year-old boy in chest with BB gun, says boy once shot his 5-year-old son
  
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• Fatal cherry picker accident occurred during demonstration

  25-05-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A cherry picker accident that left a man and a boy dead and injured three other children happened as the man was giving the neighborhood kids a demonstration of the elevated lift, authorities said.
  
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• Real Madrid fires coach Ancelotti after disappointing season

  25-05-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid fired coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday as the Spanish club again showed it won't tolerate a season without a major trophy.
  
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• Bears release Ray McDonald after arrest in California

  25-05-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have released defensive end Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest in Northern California that police say stemmed from him assaulting a woman who was holding a baby.
  
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• Photos: See James Franco's Newest Look

  25-05-2015 22:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The best shots of your favorite stars snapping selfies.
  
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• Venus Williams ousted from French Open by Sloane Stephens

  25-05-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A loss by Venus Williams in the first round at a Grand Slam is no longer the rarity it once was.
  
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• Photos: Will Smith Shaves His Head for 'Suicide Squad'

  25-05-2015 22:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  See your favorite stars transform into the characters you love.
  
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• Quit smoking; What works?

  25-05-2015 22:28 via edition.cnn.com
  
  For more than 50 years we've known that smoking can kill you.
  
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• McCartney and Foo Fighter jam together

  25-05-2015 22:24 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Fresh off his performance with his band the Foo Fighters on David Letterman's final show, Dave Grohl kept the good times rolling this weekend.
  
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• Fashion's greatest hits, misses on the Cannes red carpet

  25-05-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes' red carpet can be as kind as it is cruel when it comes to fashion.
  
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• Fighter Jets Scramble Following at Least 6 Threats to Planes

  25-05-2015 22:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Several planes had to be escorted to remote areas at JFK Airport.
  
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• Charter nears deal for Time Warner Cable

  25-05-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Charter Communications is close to buying Time Warner Cable for about $55 billion, say two people familiar with the negotiations.
  
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• The Latest on weather: Governor calls damage 'devastating'

  25-05-2015 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Woman hanging on Shell ship since Friday ends drill protest

  25-05-2015 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The woman who had been hanging off the anchor chain of a support ship that is part of Royal Dutch Shell's plans to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean ended her dayslong protest north of Seattle on Monday morning.
  
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• Heatwave kills 640 people in India

  25-05-2015 22:12 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Oppressively hot temperatures have killed over 640 people in India. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater tells us when they can expect some relief.
  
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• Drunk, moi? Traffic cop reveals top excuses of bad French drivers

  25-05-2015 22:12
  
  “When constabulary duty’s to be done. A policeman’s lot is not a happy one.” Nonsense. Gilbert and Sullivan knew nothing of life as a French motorcycle cop.
  
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• Tornado, floods pummel Mexico and southern US

  25-05-2015 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A tornado ripped into a town in Mexico on Monday, killing at least 11 people and flattening hundreds of homes in a deadly six-second blast of carnage, officials said. The savage twister roared through the Mexican border town of Ciudad Acuna at dawn, tossing cars and big rig trucks into the air before they smashed into houses and buildings. The tornado came as ferocious weather battered swathes of Mexico and the southern United States, where rescuers hunted for 12 people missing in flash floods a
  
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• Children Hurt as Waterspout Lifts Bounce House Off Beach

  25-05-2015 22:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Several children were injured, Fort Lauderdale police say.
  
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• McCartney and Grohl jam together

  25-05-2015 22:08 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Fresh off his performance with his band the Foo Fighters on David Letterman's final show, Dave Grohl kept the good times rolling this weekend.
  
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• Egyptian woman arrested over racy music video

  25-05-2015 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested a woman who danced in a racy music video that went viral on the internet and referred her to misdemeanor court for "inciting debauchery."
  
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• Cleveland to settle with Department of Justice over alleged 'unconstitutional police misconduct'

  25-05-2015 21:53
  
  The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what officials called "a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force," the New York Times reported.
  
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• UN chief says nations must make more safe options for refugees, recalls losing own home as boy

  25-05-2015 21:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
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• The Story Behind the Memorial Day Wedding Photo Gone Viral

  25-05-2015 21:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A remarkable photo exemplifies the Memorial Day spirit.
  
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• The Latest: Venus snubs media after French Open loss

  25-05-2015 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — 9:40 p.m.
  
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• Man's Pressure Cooker Alarms Capitol Police

  25-05-2015 21:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Parked vehicle with suspicious items inside alarms Capitol Police patrol.
  
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• LeBron, Cavaliers limping their way toward NBA Finals

  25-05-2015 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James says he won't allow his sore body to slow his drive toward another NBA Finals.
  
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• Agent: 'Lawrence of Arabia' star Omar Sharif has Alzheimer's

  25-05-2015 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Legendary "Lawrence of Arabia" actor Omar Sharif is battling Alzheimer's disease, his agent Steve Kenis confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday.
  
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• America's Fallen Honored Across Nation

  25-05-2015 21:38 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Memorial Day parades and ceremonies took place around the nation to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the U.S.
  
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• Spice: The truth behind the cannabis substitute wreaking havoc and claiming lives in Alabama

  25-05-2015 21:36
  
  For the small southern city of Anniston, 2011 seemed like a summer of madness. First came the cicadas, woken from their 13-year slumber by some ineffable urge. Then came the reports of a new drug in town. It was called Spice, and all the kids were trying it.
  
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• Iraq elite unit, trained by Americans, 'surprised us all'

  25-05-2015 21:32 via edition.cnn.com
  
  One of Iraq's most senior leaders has slammed its army for letting Ramadi fall to ISIS. He tells CNN: "It's not clear for us why... one of the best units in the army, would withdraw from Ramadi in such a way."
  
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• 2 B.B. King daughters allege 2 closest aides poisoned him

  25-05-2015 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two B.B. King heirs who've been most outspoken about the blues legend's final days are accusing King's two closest aides of poisoning him.
  
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• Canada says Iraqi forces must become much more effective

  25-05-2015 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, one of the nations helping Iraq to fight the Islamic State movement, said on Monday that recent gains by the militants showed the Iraqi army must "massively improve its effectiveness". Defence Minister Jason Kenney also said Canada has no plans to expand its existing training operations in northern Iraq, where around 70 Canadian special forces troops are working with Kurdish peshmerga fighters. Islamic State forces easily took the strategic city of R
  
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• Thousands flock to mass funeral for Saudi attack victims

  25-05-2015 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of eastern Saudi Arabia on Monday to attend a mass funeral for victims of last week's suicide bombing attack at a Shiite mosque that was claimed by the Islamic State group, attendees said.
  
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• Tens of thousands march in funeral for Shiite victims of Saudi attack, denouncing sectarianism

  25-05-2015 21:20 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of eastern Saudi Arabia on Monday to attend a mass funeral for victims of last week's suicide bombing attack at a Shiite mosque that was claimed by the Islamic State group, attendees said.
  
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• The Latest: 5 seeded players bowing out at French Open

  25-05-2015 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — ___
  
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