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• Ultrasound points to pregnancy for giant panda in US zoo

  19-08-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ultrasound tests on Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, indicate she might be pregnant, officials said Wednesday. Veterinarians detected what they think is a fetus which, at four centimeters (1.5 inches), suggests Mei Xiang could give birth next week or in early September. "Today, we are cautiously optimistic," said National Zoo director Dennis Kelly in a statement that included an image from the ultrasound.
  
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• Prosecutors face challenge convicting police officers

  19-08-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors will have a tough time winning murder convictions against a New Mexico police officer and a retired detective in the on-duty killing of a homeless man — despite video that appears to show the man surrendering, experts said Wednesday.
  
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• Defense cross-examines student who says senior raped her

  19-08-2015 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer for a recent graduate of an elite prep school accused of raping a freshman last year began cross-examining his accuser Wednesday, asking whether she told her close friend in graphic details which sex acts she was prepared to engage in.
  
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• Bird has 2, 2-run HRs for Yankees in in 4-3 win over Twins

  19-08-2015 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Bird shrugged his shoulders a few times, gave a bashful smile or two and talked about how he's just honored to be helping his Yankees teammates. Nothing seemed to faze this 22-year-old rookie.
  
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• The Latest: Christie says he'd work with unions, unlike Bush

  19-08-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The latest from the New Hampshire Education Summit, where six Republican presidential contenders were scheduled to answer questions about their views on K-12 public education in interviews with advocate Campbell Brown. (All times are local.)
  
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• Fresh racial unrest in St. Louis after police shoot black suspect

  19-08-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police shot and killed a black man in St. Louis on Wednesday in a killing that drew angry crowds 10 days after protesters marked the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed teen in nearby Ferguson. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the shooting took place as officers were attempting to execute a search warrant in a crime-ridden neighborhood, when two young black men ran out the back door of the targeted house. Police officers confronted the suspects in the alley behind the house an
  
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• Celtic in trouble, Feghouli puts Valencia in driving seat

  19-08-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic may come to regret not making Jo Inge Berget's loan a permanent move as his double for Swedish side Malmo saw them only lose 3-2 away in their Champions League play-off first leg match on Wednesday and leave the Scottish champions hopes of a place in the group stage in the balance. Elsewhere Valencia's hopes of a return to the lucrative group stages after a three year hiatus look more assured after beating last season's quarter-finalists Monaco 3-1 in Spain, the impressive Algerian intern
  
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• Serena Williams wins Cincinnati opener in straight sets

  19-08-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — Serena Williams pumped her fist after each important point and screamed as she smacked another emphatic shot. The defending Cincinnati champion wasn't going to ease into the tournament.
  
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• Accuser in New England prep school rape trial says was 'violated'

  19-08-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ted Siefer CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) - A former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school on Wednesday described being sexually "violated" by a popular senior and testified she initially remained friendly with him to avoid making a scene during graduation weekend. The trial of Owen Labrie, 19, who has been charged with multiple counts of rape stemming from the May 2014 encounter at St. Paul's School in Concord, saw its first full day of testimony on Wednesday. The girl, who was 15 at th
  
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• Robin Williams' kids ask judge to toss wife's estate claims

  19-08-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the latest court filing in the ongoing battle over Robin Williams' estate, the late actor's children say his wife is trying to increase her share of his estate at their expense.
  
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• Attackers on moped kill Tunisian policeman, wound 2 others

  19-08-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian official says two men on a moped opened fire with a rifle on three policemen in the resort town Sousse, killing one and wounding the other two.
  
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• U.S. consumer prices up slightly, airfare weighs

  19-08-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. consumer prices rose only slightly in July as airline fares recorded their biggest drop since 1995, but tame inflation pressures will probably not discourage the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates this year. The Labor Department said on Wednesday its Consumer Price Index edged up 0.1 percent last month, with gasoline and food prices increasing marginally. "Fed officials made clear that they do not need to see higher inflation before hiking.
  
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• National Zoo workers say there might be a baby panda on the way

  19-08-2015 23:29
  
  National Zoo veterinarians announced on Wednesday that they have spotted a developing fetus inside Mei Xiang, a giant female panda.
  
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• Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

  19-08-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise.
  
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• Holland returns as homer-happy Rangers beat Mariners 7-2

  19-08-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Holland won in his return from the disabled list, and Texas hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Fed last month appeared to be moving closer to a rate hike

  19-08-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials appeared to edge closer last month to a decision to raise interest rates as early as September. At the same time, officials remained concerned about low inflation, sluggish wages and a sharp slowdown in China — factors that will help determine whether they raise rates next month.
  
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• U.N. says air strikes on Yemen port could worsen aid crisis

  19-08-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Stephen O'Brien said on Wednesday that air strikes by Saudi-led coalition airplanes on Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeida were unacceptable and could worsen the country's humanitarian crisis. Hodeida, controlled by Iranian-allied Houthi forces, has become a focal point of efforts to resupply the impoverished Arab state, battered by five months of war that has killed over 4,300 people. "These attacks are in clear contravention o
  
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• Rand Paul: a humanitarian in Haiti, a pit bull in 2016

  19-08-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Even while fighting blindness in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere this week, Republican presidential contender Rand Paul intensified political attacks against rivals in both parties, vowing to continue pressing billionaire businessman Donald Trump in particular as the Kentucky senator embraces the role as the GOP's leading pit bull.
  
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• IS beheads aging Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra

  19-08-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The 81-year-old antiquities scholar had dedicated his life to exploring and overseeing Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological sites. He even named his daughter after Zenobia, the queen that ruled from the city 1,700 years ago.
  
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• Oil price falls on surprise climb in US crude supplies

  19-08-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell to its lowest closing price in almost six and a half years Wednesday on new data showing that U.S. crude inventories rose at a time of year when they are typically in decline.
  
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• Fans rediscover deleted 'Friends' scene

  19-08-2015 23:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Fans must really be wanting a "Friends" reunion.
  
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• Interior Department to lead review of Colorado river spill

  19-08-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department will lead a review of the Colorado mine spill that tainted rivers in three western states.
  
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• Court stops lawyer's hunger strike

  19-08-2015 22:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Israel's Supreme Court has suspended the administrative detention of Mohammed Allan, after his lawyer contended that the Palestinian prisoner had suffered brain damage as a result of the partial hunger strike he's been on since mid-June.
  
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• Mexico launches investigation after ex-Green Party candidate brags about shark-fishing haul

  19-08-2015 22:33 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Mexican authorities said Wednesday they are investigating a former candidate of Mexico's Ecological Green Party who posted photos of himself with a fishing haul of more than 20 juvenile sharks.
  
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• Peacekeepers accused of rape

  19-08-2015 22:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Three females, including a minor, have accused U.N. peacekeepers working in the Central African Republic of rape, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
  
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• 2 separate attacks wound Israeli child and soldier, latest in spike of violence

  19-08-2015 22:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Israeli authorities say two separate attacks by Palestinian have injured an Israeli toddler and a soldier.
  
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• Pistorius' life behind bars

  19-08-2015 22:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  New details of Oscar Pistorius' life inside prison and the complaints he made
  
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• Chilcot inquiry: Leading figures in British political Establishment accused of plotting to discredit investigation into Iraq war

  19-08-2015 22:14
  Leading figures in the British political Establishment are behind a plot to discredit the Chilcot inquiry by portraying the panel members as “bumbling incompetents” who cannot deliver their report on time, it has been claimed.
  
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• Tunisia shooting: One dead after two men on a motorcycle open fire on three police officers in Sousse

  19-08-2015 22:09
  
  Two men on a powerful motorcycle have opened fire on three police officers on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sousse, killing one before speeding away, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said.
  
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• Pope Francis makes news in Argentina by holding sign advocating for dialogue on Falklands

  19-08-2015 22:08 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is raising eyebrows in his homeland of Argentina after being photographed in Rome holding a sign advocating for dialogue over the disputed Falkland Islands.
  
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• Pistorius' complaints

  19-08-2015 21:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  CNN's David McKenzie takes a look into Oscar Pistorius' ten months locked away.
  
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• Wife of ex-Subway pitchman seeks divorce amid child sex case

  19-08-2015 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle said Wednesday that she's seeking a divorce as her husband faces charges alleging that he engaged in sex acts with underage girls and traded in child pornography.
  
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• Shannen Doherty's lawsuit reveals actress has breast cancer

  19-08-2015 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty is battling breast cancer that worsened during a lapse in her health insurance caused by her former business managers, the actress claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
  
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• Western wildfires: Wind, strained resources complicate fight

  19-08-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Crews tried to beat back blazes raging across the parched West on Wednesday, complicated by high winds in some places and resources strained by the amount of flames. Here's a look at large wildfires in several dry Western states:
  
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• Amla century sets up South African win

  19-08-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hashim Amla returned to form with a century which set up a 20-run win for South Africa in the first one-day international against New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Wednesday. Amla (124) and Rilee Rossouw (89) shared a second wicket partnership of 185 as South Africa scored 304 for seven after being sent in to bat. New Zealand several times threatened to get close before they were bowled out for 284 with 11 balls remaining.
  
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• Scientists create 360-degree images of Hawaii coral reefs

  19-08-2015 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Alongside the lush and steep windward coast of the Hawaii island of Oahu a team of researchers are creating images of coral reefs that are in danger of dying because of warm ocean waters.
  
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• Hundreds of tall ships and other boats arrive in Amsterdam for Sail festival

  19-08-2015 21:40 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A flotilla of hundreds of tall ships and other boats of all shapes and sizes has sailed from the North Sea into Amsterdam for a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital's maritime history.
  
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• Fed at July meeting appeared to be moving closer to hike

  19-08-2015 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials in their July discussions appeared to move closer to their first interest rate hike in nearly a decade but expressed wide-ranging concerns about wages, inflation and a significant slowdown in China.
  
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• EIi Manning not looking to be the NFL's top paid quarterback

  19-08-2015 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning didn't ask the New York Giants to make him the NFL's highest-paid quarterback.
  
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• Dominicans, Haitians stage US rallies over immigration

  19-08-2015 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Controversy surrounding the Dominican Republic's deportation of Haitians trickled into the United States on Wednesday as two groups staged parallel protests in Miami over the situation. The Dominican Republic had given undocumented migrants, the vast majority of whom are Haitian, until June 17 to register with authorities or face deportation. Among the tens of thousands who have left are many people of Haitian heritage born within the Dominican Republic.
  
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• Prep School Rape Accuser: 'I Felt Like I Had No Control'

  19-08-2015 21:37 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  "I didn't want to believe that this was happening to me," the girl said under questioning from Deputy Merrimack County Attorney Catherine Ruffle.
  
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• Attackers on moped kill Tunisian policeman, wound 2 others near resort town

  19-08-2015 21:37 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Tunisian official says two men on a moped opened fire with a rifle on three policemen in the resort town Sousse, killing one and wounding the other two.
  
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• Oil hits 6.5-year low as US crude supplies rise

  19-08-2015 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices in New York sagged to a new six and a half year low Wednesday following data showing an increase in US petroleum stocks. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in September dropped $1.82 to $40.80 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. "As we go into the next couple of months, crude oil demand is going to decline, which worries the market," said Andy Lipow, head of Houston consultancy Lipow Oil Associates.
  
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• O'Malley calls Clinton's email issues a distraction

  19-08-2015 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley says email allegations swirling around front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton is a distraction and the party is making a mistake if it lets it define the nomination contest.
  
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• Suspected Ebola patient rushed to New York hospital after visit to West Africa

  19-08-2015 21:34
  
  A suspected Ebola patient has been taken to hospital in New York City after a visit to West Africa.
  
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• 'Deflategate' judge says Brady suspension in jeopardy

  19-08-2015 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady might have reason to practice more intensely after a federal judge made clear Wednesday that the NFL's four-game suspension of the New England Patriots quarterback over "Deflategate" is in jeopardy.
  
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• Expert with new theory on Nefertiti's tomb invited to Egypt

  19-08-2015 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptologist who believes Queen Nefertiti's crypt may be hidden behind King Tutankhamun's 3,300-year-old tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings has been invited to Cairo to defend his theory, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Wednesday.
  
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• IS says American suicide bomber carried out Iraq attack

  19-08-2015 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that an American was among four suicide bombers who carried out attacks against Iraqi security forces in the Baiji area north of Baghdad. IS, which has been battling Iraqi forces for control of Baiji for months, said in an online statement that "Abu Abdullah al-Amriki" detonated an explosives-rigged four-by-four near the town. The jihadist group said another American carried out a suicide bombing against Iraqi forces fighting to retake the city of
  
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• Clinton lawyer says her email server was wiped clean

  19-08-2015 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal lawyer has told a Senate committee that emails and all other data on her computer server were erased before the device was turned over to federal authorities.
  
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• Jared Fogle pleads guilty to sex with two minors and child pornography charges

  19-08-2015 21:28
  
  Federal officials announced on Wednesday that ex-Subway spokesman Jared Fogle has agreed to accept a plea deal for having sex with minors and obtaining child pornography.
  
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