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• Correction: Houston Home-Multiple Deaths story

  11-08-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — In a story on Aug. 10 about a shooting in a Houston home that left eight people dead, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Harris County Sheriff's Office, misspelled the first names of two of the victims. They are Dwayne Jackson and Dwayne Jr., not Dewayne.
  
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• Young star Nelsons sees new reach for classical music

  11-08-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As a summer breeze blew, Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons summoned the sense of an opening to heaven as voices from the giant choir rattled the open-air theater. Nelsons had chosen Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the biggest and most involved works of the classical repertoire, to celebrate Saturday's 75th anniversary of Tanglewood, the orchestra's annual summer home and music school in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. For Nelsons, a rising young star in t
  
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• Clinton's student debt reforms help families, cost taxpayers

  11-08-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan to make college more affordable and ease the burden of student debt could easily end up costing more than her proposed $350 billion.
  
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• Some prisoners say they were beaten after pair escaped

  11-08-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Inmates who knew the two convicted killers who escaped from a maximum-security prison in northern New York reported beatings by guards trying to determine where the pair went, according to a legal services group.
  
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• Pedro Barca's hero in nine-goal Super Cup classic

  11-08-2015 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez's extra time winner. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez looked to have Barca well on course to claim their fourth trophy of the year after Ever Banega had given Sevilla a shock early lead.
  
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• Police release video they say shows Ferguson suspect with gun

  11-08-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday they said showed a suspect, charged with shooting at police in the strife-torn city of Ferguson, drawing a pistol from the waistband of his pants. Prosecutors have charged Tyrone Harris, an 18-year-old black man, with four counts of assault on law enforcement, five counts of armed criminal action, and one count of shooting at a vehicle over the incident that took place on Sunday during evening protests. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz
  
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• Correction: Killings by Police-Football Player story

  11-08-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — In a story Aug. 9 about the fatal shooting of a Texas college football player, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the FBI had joined the investigation. Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said he asked the FBI to investigate but the agency did not say it would do so.
  
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• The Latest: EPA chief to visit areas affected by mine spill

  11-08-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the Colorado mine spill (all times local):
  
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• No bail for couple accused of trying to join Islamic State

  11-08-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi couple who are charged with attempting to join the Islamic State were ordered held without bail Tuesday, pending federal grand jury action on the charges.
  
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• Photos: Jennifer Garner Gets Back to Work

  11-08-2015 23:35
  
  See your favorite stars transform into the characters you love.
  
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• 'WE BEAT IT 2 Death' Sick Note Found on Dog's Body

  11-08-2015 23:35 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Police in Pembroke Pines, Florida, are investigating after a family dog that died from multiple fractures was found with a note that read "WE BEAT IT 2 Death lol!" — with a smiley face.
  
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• Hackers accused of making $100M by peeking at press releases

  11-08-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An international web of hackers and traders made $100 million on Wall Street by stealing a look at corporate press releases before they went out and then trading on that information ahead of the pack, federal authorities charged Tuesday.
  
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• MH17 probe finds 'probable' Russian missile pieces at crash site

  11-08-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday they had found fragments "probably" from a Russian-made surface-to-air missile at the crash site. The passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine on July 17 last year, during heavy fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. Ukraine and many in the West have accused the rebels of blowing the Boeing 777 out of the sky, saying they may have used a BUK missile supplied by Ru
  
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• Similarities between MLK's dream speeches

  11-08-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, he drew heavily on a speech he gave eight months earlier in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Some similarities:
  
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• Photos: Which 'Scandal' Star Has an Extra-Fancy Dog?

  11-08-2015 23:28
  
  Celebs and their pets.
  
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• Rugby coach Rob Walton dies from whiplash after being hit by a wave in France

  11-08-2015 23:28
  
  British rugby coach Rob Walton died in the south of France after a powerful wave hit him on the spine while he swam on a family holiday.
  
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• Britney Spears to guest star on The CW's 'Jane the Virgin'

  11-08-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears is getting ready to meet "Jane the Virgin."
  
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• NFL owners hear presentations for Los Angeles stadiums

  11-08-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Chargers, Raiders and Rams understand the risks that go along with applying for relocation.
  
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• Armed 'Patriot' Group Roams Ferguson With Assault Rifles

  11-08-2015 23:24 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Heavily-armed members of a controversial patriot group added an extra dose of unease to protests in Ferguson.
  
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• Erdogan vows Turkey will fight PKK 'to last terrorist'

  11-08-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed that Turkey would press on with its relentless campaign against Kurdish militants "until not one terrorist" was left, as Ankara launched new air strikes against the rebels. Turkey is currently pressing a two-pronged "anti-terror" offensive against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria and PKK militants in northern Iraq and the southeast following a wave of attacks. "We will continue our fight until weapons are laid down...
  
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• GE to sell Healthcare Financial Services for $9 bn

  11-08-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  General Electric said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Healthcare Financial Services and related loans to US bank Capital One for $9 billion. The HFS deal covers $8.5 billion of healthcare-linked loans, said GE, which is restructuring to focus on its core industrial business and selling off most GE Capital Assets. "This announcement is the next step in GE's transformation to a more focused industrial company," said Keith Sherin, GE Capital chairman and chief executive, in a state
  
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• Jeb Bush is opening night guest for Colbert's 'Late Show'

  11-08-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush will be an opening-night guest on Stephen Colbert's late-night show.
  
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• Federal appeals court hears arguments on polar bear habitat

  11-08-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal government wants to push ahead with its plan to designate a huge swath of the Arctic as critical habitat for endangered polar bears over the wishes of the state of Alaska and trade associations.
  
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• Colorado may ban 'candy' name on marijuana treats

  11-08-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Edible marijuana products in Colorado may soon come labeled with a red stop sign, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators.
  
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• Google turns a page with Alphabet

  11-08-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google's reshaping under newly formed parent Alphabet gives the tech giant more ability to focus on its core business, while offering startup-like flexibility to long shot, trailblazing projects. The announcement Monday of the new corporate structure was generally welcomed in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, where Google shares closed with a robust gain of 4.3 percent at $660.78. Alphabet will be the corporate parent, overseeing the Google unit for search and a handful of other operating
  
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• VIDEO: Why is it so hard to hire black police?

  11-08-2015 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The struggle to hire black police officers
  
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• Open triumph whets Johnson's appetite for major glory

  11-08-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Zach Johnson waited eight years for a second helping of major championship success, and his British Open triumph last month only whetted his appetite for more. Johnson, who captured his first major title at the Masters in 2007, emerged victorious from a gripping four-hole playoff against South African Louis Oosthuizen and Australian Marc Leishman at St. Andrews to double his tally of major titles. While the 39-year-old American was flying under the radar in both those tournaments, he'll be
  
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• Kansas batboy who died in accident laid to rest

  11-08-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Family, friends and teammates of a 9-year-old Kansas batboy who died when he was accidentally hit by a bat honored him Tuesday as an inspiration whose smile brightened people's day.
  
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• Navajo president: EPA says spill cleanup could take decades

  11-08-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Townspeople affected by the millions of gallons of waste spilled from an abandoned gold mine and now flowing through their communities demanded clarity Tuesday about any long-term threats to their water supply.
  
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• U.S. denies reaching agreement with Turkey on Syria 'safe zone'

  11-08-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gulsen Solaker ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it had agreed with the United States on terms for setting up a "safe zone" inside northern Syria as part of their campaign against Islamic State militants, but the U.S. State Department denied there was any such agreement. The two NATO allies have been working on plans to provide air cover for Syrian rebels and to sweep Islamic State from land along the Turkish border. CNN Turk quoted Turkish foreign ministry undersecretary Feridun Sini
  
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• Long-term fears over toxic river

  11-08-2015 22:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Colorado's top health official signaled that the 3 million gallons of spilled wastewater that contaminated the Animas River last week may not pose a health risk.
  
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• During mass extinction, no species safe: study

  11-08-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dominant species spread across the globe are just as vulnerable during a mass extinction event as more fragile ones confined to a single locale, according to a study published Tuesday. Humans may be more resourceful and resilient than any creatures to have slithered, walked or swum across the planet.
  
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• UN peacekeepers accused of deaths, rape in African mission

  11-08-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Amnesty International is accusing U.N. peacekeepers of indiscriminately killing a 16-year-old boy and his father and raping a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents in Central African Republic, the latest in a series of allegations against peacekeepers there.
  
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• Season 2 of 'The Affair' introduces 2 more points of view

  11-08-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Season two of Showtime's Golden Globe-winning drama "The Affair," premiering Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m., will depict not just two points of view but four.
  
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• Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war

  11-08-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China's 2 percent devaluation of the yuan hit global equities and U.S. oil prices on Tuesday with investors fearing a new currency war as well as declining Chinese economic momentum. Wall Street ended lower as investors contemplated the implications of a move designed to support China's slowing economy and exports. "What is good for growth in China is unfortunately bad for everybody else," said Bill McQuaker, co-head of the multi-as
  
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• Panthers QB Newton doesn't regret role in scuffle at camp

  11-08-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is defending his role in a scuffle with Carolina Panthers' teammate Josh Norman that put the star quarterback at risk of unnecessarily getting injured.
  
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• GE selling health care finance unit, loans to Capital One

  11-08-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GE is selling its health care lending unit and related loans to Capital One for roughly $9 billion as it shrinks its GE Capital business.
  
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• Drugmaker Glaxo shuts down plant over Legionnaires' bacteria

  11-08-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is shutting down a plant that produces inhaled medications after discovering the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia.
  
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• Trump bombast overshadows GOP challenges with women

  11-08-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jeb Bush said he wasn't sure the country needs to spend "a half-billion dollars for women's health issues," many viewed the remark as a gaffe and the Republican candidate for president rushed to clean it up.
  
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• Maine fugitive wanted in shooting death of his ex surrenders

  11-08-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's home, fatally shot her while her children slept and then spent more than two months hiding in the woods turned himself in on Tuesday, officials said.
  
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• Jeb Bush says Hillary Clinton should share blame for Islamic State rise

  11-08-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Tuesday will launch an attack on Democrat Hillary Clinton's handling of Iraq when she was secretary of state, saying she must bear some of the blame for the rise of Islamic State militants. Bush is to deliver a 9 p.m. EDT foreign policy speech at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California, site of the next debate, on Sept. 16, between candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential n
  
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• US stocks tumble on surprise yuan devaluation

  11-08-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - US stocks fell sharply Tuesday after China unexpectedly devalued its currency, as Apple, General Motors and other companies heavily exposed to China dropped.
  
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• The Latest: No changes to Colorado River flows after spill

  11-08-2015 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the Colorado mine spill (all times local):
  
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• Hackers stole secrets for up to $100 million insider-trading profit: U.S

  11-08-2015 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Noeleen Walder and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - An alliance of mainly U.S.-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as $100 million in illegal profits over five years after stealing confidential corporate press releases, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday. The case marks the first time that U.S. prosecutors have brought criminal charges for a securities fraud scheme that involved hacked inside information, in this instance 150,000 press releases from distributor
  
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• There's no debate: GOP debates great for Fox News Channel

  11-08-2015 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nielsen is including Fox News Channel as a big winner of last week's Republican presidential debates.
  
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• Japanese climber found dead in Swiss Alps

  11-08-2015 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The body of a Japanese climber was found in the Swiss Alps but his climbing partner was still missing three days after the pair got into difficulty on the Matterhorn, police said Tuesday. The two mountaineers had on Saturday scaled the 4,478-metre (14,700 feet) Matterhorn, whose pyramidal shape makes it one of the world's most recognisable mountains. During their descent, they were caught off guard by bad weather and tried to return to the Solvay hut, which lies at 4,003 metres, but were un
  
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• The ABCs of Google's new name Alphabet

  11-08-2015 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — What's in a name?
  
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• Drama series 'Billions' pits hedge-fund manager against feds

  11-08-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Don't expect to boo the scheming hedge-fund king in Showtime's new drama series "Billions."
  
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• Watts Riots Remembered Half a Century Later

  11-08-2015 21:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In 1965, violent race riots raged on in Los Angeles. Fifty years later, in light of continuing civil unrest, the deadly riots are remembered.
  
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• Bush: Clinton shares mistakes leading to Islamic State rise

  11-08-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BURBANK, California (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will step up his criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her tenure as secretary of state on Tuesday, arguing in a speech that the Democratic front-runner shares in the mistakes that he says led to the rise of the Islamic State.
  
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