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• IAAF fights back against reports of widespread suspected doping

  04-08-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The world governing body for athletics (IAAF) fought back on Tuesday against media reports of suspected widespread doping in the sport, rejecting accusations it failed to investigate dubious drugs test results properly. The IAAF said the reports by Britain's Sunday Times newspaper and Germany's ARD/WDR broadcaster, which implied cheating was rampant in athletics, were based on "guesswork" and not facts. "The IAAF takes the allegations published by The Sunday Times and AR
  
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• The Latest: Governors express condolences in tent collapse

  04-08-2015 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — The latest on the New Hampshire circus tent collapse (all times local):
  
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• Rock stacks reveal 'jumping' quakes

  04-08-2015 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists solve the riddle of why precariously balanced rocks near the San Andreas fault have never been toppled by earthquakes - revealing crucial interactions between faultlines.
  
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• The Latest: Light rain falls in area of California wildfire

  04-08-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):
  
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• Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska

  04-08-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — One of the largest toxic algae blooms recorded off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago.
  
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• Slain Memphis Cop Was Strong, but Avoided Confrontation, Friends Say

  04-08-2015 23:51
  
  He enjoyed giving Kids school supplies, candy, because he had little growing up.
  
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• Pfizer wins EU approval for $15 billion Hospira buy

  04-08-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. drugmaker Pfizer gained European Union antitrust approval on Tuesday for its proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. rival Hospira after pledging to sell some drugs to allay competition concerns. "The approval is conditional on Pfizer divesting certain sterile injectable drugs, as well as its infliximab biosimilar drug, which is currently under development," the European Commission said. The deal will boost Pfizer's portfolio of generic injectable drugs and copies of biotech
  
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• Super Typhoon Soudelor: A Look at the World's Biggest Storm

  04-08-2015 23:45
  
  Soudelor is the strongest storm of the year.
  
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• Shots fired near US military training center

  04-08-2015 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miami (AFP) - Shots were fired Tuesday near a US military training center in Mississippi but no service members were hurt, a base spokesman said.
  
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• Travelers CEO to step down in December, cites health issues

  04-08-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Travelers Cos. Inc. says that Chairman and CEO Jay S. Fishman will step down as CEO on Dec. 1 due to health problems. The company said Alan D. Schnitzer, head of the insurance company's business and international insurance unit, will succeed Fishman as CEO.
  
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• Baxalta rejects Shire's $30 bn hostile bid

  04-08-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dublin-based pharmaceutical group Shire said Tuesday it had bid $30 billion (27 billion euros) for Baxalta to form a global biotech company, an offer soundly rejected by the US firm. "We believe the proposed combination of Shire and Baxalta would be strategically and financially attractive for both of our companies, accelerating our respective growth ambitions and creating the leading global biotech company in rare diseases," Shire's chief executive Flemming Ornskov said in a stat
  
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• Kelly Osbourne: 'If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to clean your toilet, Donald Trump?'

  04-08-2015 23:38
  
  Kelly Osbourne, a guest host on Tuesday's episode of The View, is the subject of scrutiny after making an offensive in regards to Latino-Americans.
  
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• The 'sanitised narrative' of Hiroshima

  04-08-2015 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Countering the sanitised US narrative of Hiroshima
  
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• Mayweather announces Sept. 12 fight with Andre Berto

  04-08-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring for the first time since boxing's richest fight ever, facing Andre Berto on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas.
  
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• Friends: Slain officer was strong, but avoided confrontation

  04-08-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Slain police officer Sean Bolton's physical strength and powerful, melon-sized hands served him well in tight situations, like when he subdued two suspects at one time. Still, friends say he avoided confrontation whenever possible, and dedicated his life to protecting others.
  
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• US violence down over past 30 years but still high: study

  04-08-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The homicide rate has more than halved between its peak in 1980 and 2013, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Washington has already tallied 87 murders in 2015, compared to 69 by the same time last year. Police chiefs from major cities met in Washington Monday to discuss this recent escalation in violence and to find ways to stem it.
  
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• 2 arrested after meth lab remnants found in Iowa Taco Bell

  04-08-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two men have been arrested after the remnants of a methamphetamine lab were found inside a Taco Bell in eastern Iowa.
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for July 27-Aug. 2

  04-08-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 27-Aug. 2. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
  
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• Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus files for IPO valued at $100M

  04-08-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is filing for an initial public offering.
  
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• Officer accused of tossing food at handcuffed man resigns

  04-08-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida police officer accused of tossing food to a handcuffed man at a jail and then allowing the man to eat the food off the floor has resigned.
  
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• Bush earned over $9 million from business, speaking gigs

  04-08-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released financial records show that Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush earned more than $9 million from his business endeavors and speaking fees.
  
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• Father, 6-Year-Old Daughter ID'd as Circus Accident Victims

  04-08-2015 23:08
  
  About 100 people were in the tent at the time.
  
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• Landmark New York hotel can't get bike-sharing rack removed

  04-08-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A landmark New York City hotel's bid to get rid of a bicycle-sharing rack from a space across from its entrance has been rejected.
  
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• Week-old wildfire wreaks havoc on California vacation spot

  04-08-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A predictable but painful summertime ritual played out in half a dozen resort communities near California's largest freshwater lake on Tuesday as an erratic, week-old wildfire that has wiped out dozens of buildings continued to threaten nearly 7,000 more.
  
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• Why Some Lawmakers Want to Keep Alexander Hamilton on the $10 Bill

  04-08-2015 23:00
  
  Lawmakers want the administration to put a woman on the $20 bill, not the $10.
  
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• 'Avengers' helps Disney top 3Q earnings expectations

  04-08-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney's movie studio boosted company earnings once again, with the debut of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" proving the continued strength of the Marvel superhero brand.
  
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• US appeals court orders Ecuador to pay $96 mn to Chevron

  04-08-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $96 million award that Ecuador must pay oil giant Chevron in an arbitration of their dispute over Chevron's investments in the country. The arbitration decision against Ecuador also had been ratified in the Netherlands, with the Dutch Supreme Court ruling in September 2014 that Ecuador must pay the award. Chevron, in a statement in Spanish, said it was "pleased" with the appeals court decision that confirms a "$106 million"
  
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• Disney movie 'Descendants' proves a big hit

  04-08-2015 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The teenage progeny of some of Disney's favorite villains proved to be a winning idea for a film, as the Disney Channel's "Descendants" easily became the most-watched cable movie of the year.
  
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• Michigan township draws more people to meeting with hot dogs

  04-08-2015 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VICTORY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Here's a way to boost interest in local government: potato salad.
  
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• Evidence mounts in trial of police officer in man's death

  04-08-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In the trial of a white Charlotte police officer charged with killing a black man who was seeking help after a car crash, attorneys focused Tuesday on the immediate aftermath of the brief, violent encounter between the two men.
  
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• Shots fired at US military training center

  04-08-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miami (AFP) - Shots were fired Tuesday at a US military training center in the state of Mississippi, where authorities are scrambling to find two unknown suspects, local media reported.
  
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• ABC President says killing Dempsey's McDreamy 'was great'

  04-08-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The first question asked of ABC President Paul Lee, at a bi-annual news conference for TV critics, was about the decision to kill off Patrick Dempsey's character from "Grey's Anatomy."
  
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• American Doctor Defends Lion Hunt, Says He Followed Rules

  04-08-2015 22:47
  Pennsylvania doctor says he hunted lion legally, followed all rules, filled out all paperwork
  
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• The Latest: Woman: Theater shooting left her an only child

  04-08-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the sentencing phase of the Colorado theater shooting trial (all times local):
  
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• Obama calls for more female and minority entrepreneurs

  04-08-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says underrepresentation of women and minorities among the nation's startups is hurting business.
  
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• Disney tops 3Q profit forecasts

  04-08-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $2.48 billion.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Suspect in courthouse shooting had felony assault charge pending, official says

  04-08-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CANTON, Miss. (AP) — APNewsBreak: Suspect in courthouse shooting had felony assault charge pending, official says.
  
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• Despite rhetoric, border security less urgent in 2015

  04-08-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — In the weeks leading up to Thursday's first debate of the 2016 presidential race, Republican candidates have sought to distinguish themselves from each other — and President Barack Obama — with ever-tougher positions on border security and illegal immigration, claiming current measures are failing.
  
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• Kermit and Miss Piggy split, but team up on ABC comedy

  04-08-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, who have been on-again, off-again over the years, have now called it quits. But they're vowing to remain professional on their new prime-time comedy, "The Muppets," premiering Sept. 22 on ABC.
  
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• Great Praise For Biden, But No Endorsements From Senate Democrats

  04-08-2015 22:33
  
  Senate Democrats love Joe Biden but no one's endorsing his potential presidential bid just yet.
  
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• Puerto Rico default adds to island's economic woes

  04-08-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Puerto Rico's default on a debt payment for the first time will leave the island closed out of the US financial markets, deepening what is already a serious economic crisis. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla paid out just 628,000 dollars of $58 million in Puerto Rico Public Financing Corporation (PFC) debt that came due August 1, pleading a lack of liquidity in the recession-wracked US commonwealth. "It closes the door to financing for the government and its corporations in the (US) ma
  
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• Dombrowski out as Tigers' president, GM; Al Avila takes over

  04-08-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Dave Dombrowski is out as president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers and been replaced by Al Avila.
  
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• NYC targets cooling systems linked to Legionnaires' outbreak

  04-08-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers are rushing to draft New York's first regulations for a type of heavy-duty rooftop air conditioning equipment amid suspicions that bacteria-laden mist from these units could be the cause of the deadliest known outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the city's history.
  
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• The Latest: Circus operator has history of animal violations

  04-08-2015 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — The latest on the circus tent collapse (all times local):
  
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• Marine arrested on gun charges on Capitol grounds

  04-08-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Marine detailed to the office of California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. has been arrested for possession of an unregistered firearm after a loaded .45 caliber handgun was discovered in his vehicle.
  
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• Israel rounds up suspected Jewish extremists after baby burned

  04-08-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel arrested two suspected Jewish extremists on Tuesday after extending the detention of the leader of a radical religious group following the burning to death of a Palestinian baby. One suspect was placed in "administrative detention", a form of incarceration without trial normally reserved for Palestinian prisoners and the first time the measure has been taken against an alleged Jewish extremist. Authorities on Monday detained Meir Ettinger, whose grandfather Meir Kahane founded t
  
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• Injured Kerri Walsh Jennings learning to hold back

  04-08-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings may serve underhand this month at the World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach, California.
  
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• How much more does the CEO make? You may find out

  04-08-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CEOs make a lot more than the average working Joe or Jane. And in the near future, Americans will find out how big the disparity actually is within publicly traded companies.
  
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• The Latest: California wildfire moves close to help center

  04-08-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):
  
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• Blue Jays' Aaron Sanchez suspended 3 games, John Gibbons 1

  04-08-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto pitcher Aaron Sanchez has been suspended for three games and manager John Gibbons for one for their roles in Sunday's brawling game between the Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals.
  
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