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• House takes key steps toward 'fast-track' vote Friday

  11-06-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's quest for "fast-track" negotiating authority on a Pacific Rim trade deal passed its initial tests in the House of Representatives on Thursday ahead of a final vote on Friday on contentious trade measures. By a vote of 397-32, the House approved a measure authorizing funds to help workers who lose their jobs as a result of trade deals, without cutting Medicare health benefits for the elderly to pay f
  
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• Fears of Germanwings co-pilot

  11-06-2015 23:59 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Before he plunged a plane into the French Alps, Germanwings Flight 9525 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz feared he was going blind and went to see dozens of doctors, a French prosecutor said Thursday.
  
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• Rebel attack Colombian energy infrastructure, leaving 300,000 in the dark

  11-06-2015 23:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Colombian officials are blaming rebels for an attack on the country's energy infrastructure that left hundreds of thousands of people without power.
  
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• Photos: Hugh Jackman Takes His Dogs for a Walk

  11-06-2015 23:56
  
  Celebs and their pets.
  
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• Charges against Va. student bloodied during arrest dropped

  11-06-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A prosecutor is dropping charges against a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest sparked a public uproar and a state police investigation.
  
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• Prosecutor: Grand jury decides if Cleveland officers charged

  11-06-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says the case of two white policemen involved in the shooting death of a 12-year-old black boy holding a pellet gun will go to a grand jury.
  
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• Putin late to meet Pope: Russian leader keeps Holy See waiting for over an hour

  11-06-2015 23:51
  
  Seemingly not concerned with making up for the first time he was late meeting Pope Francis, Russian President Vladimir Putin has kept the Holy See waiting for over an hour.
  
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• German government consulting on what to do if Greece goes bankrupt: report

  11-06-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The German government is holding "concrete consultations" on what to do in the case of a bankruptcy of the Greek state, German newspaper Bild said, citing several people familiar with the matter. This includes discussions about introducing capital controls in Greece if the crisis-stricken country goes bankrupt, Bild said in an advance copy of an article due to be published on Friday. It said a debt haircut for Greece was also being discussed, adding that government officials were in close contac
  
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• Mathematician says he can explain why no wreckage was found.

  11-06-2015 23:47 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The search for Flight MH370 | Search finds shipwreck
  
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• California tries to save salmon in Wine Country creeks

  11-06-2015 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — California is taking desperate steps to save the last endangered salmon in Wine Country creeks that are going dry because of the drought.
  
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• Pentagon: Price tag for war on Islamic State is $2.7 billion

  11-06-2015 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S. has spent more than $2.7 billion on the war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria since bombings began last August, and the average daily cost is now more than $9 million.
  
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• What has Louisiana got on the last of the Angola Three?

  11-06-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's attorney general is insisting on a third trial for the last of the "Angola Three," calling the prison activist who spent decades in solitary after the killing of a guard in 1972 "the most dangerous person on the planet."
  
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• NBA star Anthony brings new pro soccer team to Puerto Rico

  11-06-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — NBA star Carmelo Anthony announced Thursday that he is bringing a professional soccer team to Puerto Rico for the first time in three years.
  
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• NBA star Carmelo Anthony establishes new professional soccer team to his Puerto Rico home

  11-06-2015 23:39 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  NBA star Carmelo Anthony announced Thursday that he is bringing a professional soccer team to Puerto Rico for the first time in three years.
  
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• Oregon women can soon get a year of birth control at a time

  11-06-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has enacted a first-of-its-kind insurance law that will allow women to obtain a year's worth of birth control at a time, expanding coverage that previously needed to be renewed every 30 or 90 days.
  
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• The Latest: Jury sees video of Colorado theater after attack

  11-06-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  3 p.m. (MDT)
  
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• US national team prepares to face former coach Pia Sundhage

  11-06-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — On the eve of the match against her former team, Sweden coach Pia Sundhage addressed Hope Solo, Abby Wambach and the challenge of beating the talent-laden United States in the World Cup.
  
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• More U.S. troops could be in Iraq

  11-06-2015 23:27 via edition.cnn.com
  
  ISIS examined women 'like cattle' | A year later, ISIS still controls Mosul | How to stop ISIS
  
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• Slain guard's widow: Stop prosecution of Angola 3 inmate

  11-06-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The widow of a prison guard slain 43 years ago at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola wants the state to drop its effort to launch a third trial of a Black Panther activist long accused in the killing.
  
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• Ohio judge recommends police officers face charges in Rice case

  11-06-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - A Cleveland judge on Thursday found probable cause that police officers involved in the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy who was holding a replica gun should face charges, but the opinion is advisory only and the decision is up to prosecutors. Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine issued the opinion that officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot Tamir Rice last year, and his partner Frank Garmback should both face charges of negligent homicide and dereliction of duty. Adrine also
  
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• Guatemalan president denies involvement in corruption scandals, says he feels 'at peace'

  11-06-2015 23:25 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Thursday that he was not involved in corruption scandals that led the country's Supreme Court to green-light a process that could remove the president's immunity from prosecution.
  
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• Tamir Rice: Judge finds probable cause to charge officer with murder over shooting of 12-year-old

  11-06-2015 23:24
  
  A judge in Ohio has announced he has found probable cause to charge a police officer with murder for the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
  
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• Twitter CEO Costolo out as growth pressure mounts

  11-06-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is surrendering his post, handing the reins back to co-founder Jack Dorsey as the popular service struggles to boost ranks of users. Costolo will officially step down on July 1, and Dorsey will take back the Twitter chief job he held for about a year and a half before Costolo came on board in late 2008, the company announced Thursday. "The future belongs to Twitter thanks in large part to Dick Costolo's dedication and vision," Dorsey said in a
  
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• Nude tourists 'anger god'

  11-06-2015 23:24 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Tourists who took nude photos on top of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo are being blamed for earthquake that killed 16 people. CNN's Isha Sesay reports.
  
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• Jurassic World's missed chance

  11-06-2015 23:23 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Jurassic World has missed an incredible chance to do something special -- to bring new-look dinosaurs to modern audiences.
  
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• Critic whacked over 'GoodFellas'

  11-06-2015 23:23 via edition.cnn.com
  
  You think you're funny, Kyle Smith? Like a clown?
  
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• Judge rules there's evidence to charge Cleveland officers

  11-06-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Enough evidence exists to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was holding a pellet gun outside a recreation center, a judge ruled on Thursday.
  
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• Twitter's Dick Costolo stepping down as CEO

  11-06-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is stepping down and co-founder Jack Dorsey is temporarily taking the reins at the social networking service, which has seen an extended stock slide amid poor financial performance.
  
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• Soccer-Guam record first World Cup qualifying win

  11-06-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Guam edge out Turkmenistan * Philippines surprise Bahrain * Saudis sink Palestine with last-gasp goal (Adds later matches) June 11 (Reuters) - Tiny Guam beat Turkmenistan 1-0 to record their first ever World Cup qualifying victory, while the Philippines surprised Bahrain 2-1 as the second round of Asia's preliminaries for Russia 2018 began on Thursday. Saudi Arabia needed a winner from Mohammed al-Sahlawi deep into stoppage time to win 3-2 against Palestine, who looked to have salvaged a surpr
  
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• Court says net neutrality rules will go into effect Friday

  11-06-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court says it won't block net neutrality rules, which will go into effect Friday as a result.
  
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• MERS outbreak cuts interest rate

  11-06-2015 23:11 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A second South Korean clinic has been forced to close, with staff, patients and visitors sent into quarantine, as the country attempts to curb the spread of the MERS virus for a third week.
  
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• Jazz great Ornette Coleman remembered as visionary

  11-06-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever rules in jazz hadn't been shattered by Charlie Parker and other bebop artists, Ornette Coleman finished off for good.
  
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• Christopher Lee, evil count of cinema, dies at age 93

  11-06-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British master of the macabre Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dracula in outrageous horror classics but became known to later generations for roles in "Star Wars" and as the wizard Saruman in the "Lord of the Rings," has died at age 93. Lee died on Sunday in a London hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for respiratory problems, according to his death certificate. The London native achieved fame from the late 1950s into the 1970s playing characters including Dracul
  
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• Israel closes beach bombing case

  11-06-2015 23:03 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The Israeli military announced on Thursday that it will not take any legal action against those involved in a deadly airstrike on a beach last year.
  
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• Health officials tell US doctors to watch for MERS

  11-06-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are advising U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for people sickened by Middle East respiratory syndrome, also called MERS, following an outbreak in South Korea.
  
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• Ohio judge finds police officer should face charges in Rice case: paper

  11-06-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - A Cleveland judge found probable cause on Thursday that a police officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy who was holding a replica gun should face murder and other charges, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.
  
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• Extra U.S. troops could be deployed near ISIS front lines.

  11-06-2015 23:00 via edition.cnn.com
  
  ISIS examined women 'like cattle' | A year later, ISIS still controls Mosul | How to stop ISIS
  
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• Oregon governor signs 12-month birth control legislation

  11-06-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown has signed first-of-its-kind legislation that allows women to access birth control for a year at a time.
  
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• House sets up Friday trade vote on narrow margin

  11-06-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday approved the procedures for considering two key trade bills, setting up final votes on Friday. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 217-212 on the rule for debating fast-track legislation and a controversial customs enforcement bill. (Reporting by Krista Hughes; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signs bill that expands access to birth control for a year at a time

  11-06-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signs bill that expands access to birth control for a year at a time.
  
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• John Fogerty feels like 'Fortunate Son' with upcoming memoir

  11-06-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After nibbling on a few finger sandwiches at teatime, John Fogerty now feels energized to talk about his upcoming memoir and summer concert tour.
  
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• Movie actor fights alongside Kurds

  11-06-2015 22:52 via edition.cnn.com
  
  For British actor Michael Enright, the release of video footage by ISIS showing the August killing of U.S. journalist James Foley first motivated him to make the difficult journey into Syria to join the fight against the terror group.
  
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• How two men survived a prison where 12,000 died

  11-06-2015 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 12,000 people were tortured in Cambodia's Tuol Sleng prison and then murdered. Now, two survivors return every day to remind people what happened there in the 1970s.
  
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• Extra U.S. troops could be deployed near front lines

  11-06-2015 22:50 via edition.cnn.com
  
  ISIS examined women 'like cattle' | A year later, ISIS still controls Mosul | How to stop ISIS
  
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• The Latest: Theater shooting defense wants another juror cut

  11-06-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  2:45 p.m. (MDT)
  
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• Mexico's deportations of Central American migrants up 79 percent in first 4 months of 2015

  11-06-2015 22:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Mexico deported 79 percent more people from Central America's northern triangle in the first four months of 2015 than it did during the same period a year earlier, according to government statistics.
  
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• IRS taking steps to combat taxpayers' identity theft

  11-06-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is joining with state and private industry to combat identity theft by sharing more data about how tax returns are filed and taking other steps, officials announced Thursday. The effort is aimed at stemming a problem that has victimized thousands of taxpayers and cost the government billions of dollars from fraudulent returns.
  
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• American killed battling ISIS

  11-06-2015 22:44 via edition.cnn.com
  
  American citizen Keith Broomfield was killed fighting in Syria, a State Department official confirmed Wednesday.
  
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• Judge: There's enough evidence to charge Cleveland police officers in 12-year-old boy's death

  11-06-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Judge: There's enough evidence to charge Cleveland police officers in 12-year-old boy's death.
  
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• Toyota close to unveiling 4th-generation Prius hybrid

  11-06-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YORK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The timing isn't perfect, but Toyota is getting close to rolling out the next generation of its Prius gas-electric hybrid car.
  
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