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• In TV shooting, a volatile, angry man 'waiting to go BOOM'

  26-08-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Long before he filmed himself gunning down a TV reporter and cameraman during a live broadcast Wednesday, the man identified as the killer traced a twisted and volatile career path that saw him fired from at least two stations for conflicts with co-workers, leaving behind memories of an "off-kilter" loner easily angered by office humor.
  
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• Trump: Republican threats over U.S. debt limit 'worth the fight'

  26-08-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought it was "worth the fight" for congressional Republicans to threaten not to raise the U.S. debt limit as a way to pressure the Obama administration to agree to spending cuts. "I would say that it's worth the fight," Trump said on Bloomberg TV. "Honestly there is so much fat in Washington that if you had the right people in there you could cut it." The Treasury Department has said the federal government can stay under its
  
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• Horror on TV

  26-08-2015 23:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A disgruntled former employee of a Virginia TV news station killed 2 journalists live on TV. CNN's Hala Gorani looks back at the day's events.
  
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• Donald Trump in Iowa: Unstoppable force slays all before him as he looks more like a serious contender for the White House

  26-08-2015 23:44
  "Who is tougher than me?" The question, of course, was rhetorical, delivered by Donald Trump with characteristic, breast-beating bombast to prospective Iowa voters crammed into an exhibition hall on the banks of the Mississippi River. That’s his message: no one is tougher. And that’s why they adore him.
  
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• Donald Trump in Iowa: Unstoppable force is slaying all before him as he looks more like a serious contender for the White House

  26-08-2015 23:44
  "Who is tougher than me?" The question, of course, was rhetorical, delivered by Donald Trump with characteristic, breast-beating bombast to prospective Iowa voters crammed into an exhibition hall on the banks of the Mississippi River. That’s his message: no one is tougher. And that’s why they adore him.
  
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• Experts: Trump, Ramos confrontation shouldn't be a surprise

  26-08-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's onscreen confrontation with Univision's Jorge Ramos on Tuesday over the Republican presidential candidate's immigration plan should only be a surprise to those who don't know Ramos.
  
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• The Latest on shooting: Police presence at suspect home

  26-08-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in Virginia (all times local):
  
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• Rooney hat-trick ends drought

  26-08-2015 23:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Wayne Rooney chose the right moment to end his mini scoring drought for Manchester United as his hat-trick sealed its passage to the Champions League group stages Wednesday.
  
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• Serial: Convicted murderer Adnan Syed gets hope from mobile phone data document

  26-08-2015 23:38
  
  A lawyer for Adnan Syed, whose conviction for the murder of his former girlfriend was examined in the popular podcast Serial, says newly-discovered evidence could undermine a key evidence in the prosecution’s case.
  
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• Tackling goes high-tech at Dartmouth with new dummies

  26-08-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — On the Ivy League campus of Dartmouth College, even the football tackling dummies are smart.
  
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• Trump says he's proud he booted Univision's Ramos from event

  26-08-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday he's proud of kicking one of the country's best-known Spanish-language journalists out of an Iowa news conference — the latest in a series of clashes with the media.
  
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• US stocks surge, snapping 6-day losing streak

  26-08-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dow Jones industrial average rocketed more than 600 points Wednesday, its biggest gain in seven years, snapping a six-day losing streak that had Americans nervously checking their investment balances.
  
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• India riots: Patel caste seeks 'backward' status to qualify for job quotas

  26-08-2015 23:22
  
  Violence has erupted in the Indian state of Gujaratafter a rally by the influential Patel community, who are demanding their caste status be altered to “backward” in order to access quotas for government jobs and college places.
  
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• Saudi Arabia executes four more people the day after Amnesty International calls for a moratorium

  26-08-2015 23:19
  
  The day after Saudi Arabia faced international condemnation for executing 175 people in the past year, four more people have been executed.
  
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• Mexico lost its war on drugs 75 years ago, author claims

  26-08-2015 23:19
  
  Mexico’s drug trade is synonymous with violence, corruption and cartel bosses battling for territory. But it could have been so different, it’s claimed in a new book, had the US not issued an ultimatum 75 years ago  which ignited the war on drugs – leading to death and destruction on both sides of the border.
  
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• Appeals court upholds gay marriage ruling in Kentucky

  26-08-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering a Kentucky county clerk to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
  
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• Why is Interpol doing the work of Arab despots?

  26-08-2015 23:16
  
  We were taught that Interpol was on the front line against world crime. Then it became part of the battle against global terror. But these days, Interpol is getting a bad reputation for harassing those who have fled the terror of ruthless Arab dictatorships and for helping to arrest innocent men – on behalf of Middle East despots.
  
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• 2016 candidate slams CNN

  26-08-2015 23:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina says she should be on the main stage at the next Republican debate -- and that the rules that news organizations are using to make such decisions are fundamentally flawed.
  
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• Anti-migrant rally heckles Merkel

  26-08-2015 23:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heckled by anti-migrant protesters during a visit to a migrant shelter. CNN's Ian Lee reports.
  
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• South Sudan's civil war: What has happened in the world's youngest nation?

  26-08-2015 23:05
  
  Like many conflicts, the start of the South Sudanese civil war began as little more than a row between two men, albeit two powerful leaders in the world’s newest nation.
  
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• South Sudan President signs peace deal to end bloody civil war

  26-08-2015 23:03
  
  South Sudan’s President has signed a peace accord designed to end a bloody 20-month civil war that has scarred the world’s youngest nation, and displaced more than two million people.
  
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• Smaller panda cub twin dies in US

  26-08-2015 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the panda cubs recently born at the National Zoo in Washington, DC has died, the zoo confirmed. No official cause of death has been named.
  
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• Rome's notorious mafia families are putting their rivalries aside to work together

  26-08-2015 23:01
  
  Families from different regions – and even different countries – are living and working together peacefully in Rome. It sounds like social nirvana as criminal clans from Italy’s most notorious mafia families dispense with turf wars and amicably carve up sections of Italy’s money-laundering capital.
  
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• Fire crews battle smoky conditions and flames

  26-08-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Smoke from big wildfires burning east of the Cascade Range hurt air quality Wednesday and hampered efforts by crews battling the flames in Washington state.
  
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• Rescuers save 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean, 55 dead

  26-08-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rescuers saved about 3,000 migrants but found more than 50 dead on boats near the coast of Libya on Wednesday, the Italian coast guard said. Rescuers on the Swedish ship Poseidon, mobilised under the European Union's rescue mission Triton, found 51 corpses in the hold of one boat which was also carrying 439 survivors. The coast guard did not say what caused the deaths, which add to a toll already thought to have exceeded 2,300 so far this year, according to the International Organisation for Mig
  
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• Farm profits to fall second consecutive year

  26-08-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It will be a less profitable year for farmers as low grain, milk and hog prices cut into income, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say.
  
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• Merkel vows no tolerance for migrant hate as 55 die in Mediterranean

  26-08-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced down far-right hecklers on Wednesday, vowing zero tolerance for "vile" anti-migrant violence as rescuers found 55 corpses on stricken boats in the Mediterranean. The biggest migration crisis to hit Europe since World War II spiralled further as chaotic scenes erupted at a Hungarian border town with police firing tear gas, and Budapest considering deploying troops to stem a record influx of asylum-seekers. Alarmed by the worsening situation, UN chief Ban Ki-m
  
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• Eerie, darker side of funfairs

  26-08-2015 22:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Banksy's latest piece, Dismaland took a jab at the bleak, miserable side of theme parks. China it seems, has its own collection of dreary fun -- especially when captured at the dead of winter.
  
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• Astros top last year's win total, beat Yankees 6-2

  26-08-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Gattis hit two home runs, Collin McHugh excelled once again and the Houston Astros exceeded last season's win total, beating the New York Yankees 6-2 Wednesday.
  
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• Bowlsby: Big 12 transfer policy will require more diligence

  26-08-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With Baylor facing scrutiny for allowing a football player with a troubled past to transfer to the school, the Big 12 is crafting a new policy that will require more diligence when looking into athletes' past disciplinary issues.
  
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• Monsanto abandons takeover bid for Swiss rival Syngenta

  26-08-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Agricultural business giant Monsanto is abandoning its takeover bid for competitor Syngenta AG after the Swiss chemical producer rejected its latest offer of nearly $47 billion.
  
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• Virginia TV journalists killed by suspect with 'powder keg' of anger

  26-08-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two television journalists were killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, shot by a suspect who was a former employee of the TV station and who called himself a "powder keg" of anger over what he saw as racial discrimination at work and elsewhere in the United States. The suspect, 41-year-old Vester Flanagan, shot himself as police pursued him on a Virginia highway hours after the shooting. Flanagan, who was African-American, died later at a hospital, police said.
  
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• Badly abused Mexican animals sent to US sanctuary

  26-08-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A dozen animals that suffered devastating abuse in captivity in Mexico, including eight lions and a coyote, were moved Wednesday to a sanctuary in the United States. The animals, which also included other large cats, were rescued separately between 2012 and 2015, and moved with the help of the Mexican Navy to a sanctuary outside Denver, Colorado. The sanctuary "has ideal conditions that the animals should have always been in," said Natural Resources deputy Ignacio Millan before the animals depar
  
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• Slain TV reporter, cameraman were budding young journalists

  26-08-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  They were two young journalists, eager and hungry for a story, fulfilling their dreams of working in TV news.
  
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• Greece's Tsipras rules out most potential coalition partners

  26-08-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister on Wednesday raised the political stakes ahead of next month's early national election, saying he will not enter a coalition with the main center-right and centrist opposition parties even if he needs their backing to govern.
  
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• World's unlikeliest heritage site

  26-08-2015 22:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  You might expect a communist government to distance itself from its imperial past, but the Vietnamese regime has seen the value in celebrating the country's bygone emperors and promoting its ancient citadels as tourist destinations.
  
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• US stocks rebound to log best day in 4 years

  26-08-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An afternoon surge Wednesday gave the stock market its best day in close to four years, as stocks rebounded from a six-day slump.
  
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• Hawking's fantastic black holes vision

  26-08-2015 22:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Want to know what happens after you pass through a black hole? Just look around you. You might land in another universe that is similar to our own, if Stephen Hawking is right. Or in a very different one.
  
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• Saudi arrested in 1996 bombing that killed 19 Americans

  26-08-2015 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man described as the mastermind of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 American servicemen in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a U.S. and a Saudi official said Wednesday, ending a nearly two-decade manhunt for one of the FBI's most-wanted terrorists.
  
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• Ex-Olympian pens memoir on track career, stint as escort

  26-08-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former U.S. Olympian and University of Wisconsin track star Suzy Favor Hamilton said Wednesday that she will release a memoir next month that will touch on the mental health issues that compelled her to lead a double life as a Las Vegas call girl.
  
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• US stock rally snaps 6-day skid; Dow up 3.95%

  26-08-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - US stocks surged Wednesday, snapping a six-day losing streak prompted by a big pullback in Chinese equities that has roiled global markets.
  
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• At least 55 dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedies

  26-08-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rome (AFP) - At least 55 dead bodies were discovered Wednesday on three overcrowded migrant boats in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said.
  
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• Suspect in Virginia TV shooting had history of workplace issues

  26-08-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Brendan O'Brien and Letitia Stein (Reuters) - The suspected gunman in the shooting deaths of two television journalists in Virginia on Wednesday was a veteran anchorman with a history of workplace grievances who had previously sued a Florida station alleging discrimination because he was black. Vester Flanagan, 41, who went on the air under the name Bryce Williams, was a former employee of WDBJ7 in Virginia, where both of the slain journalists worked.
  
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• State Department officials routinely sent secrets over email

  26-08-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The transmission of now-classified information across Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email is consistent with a State Department culture in which diplomats routinely sent secret material on unsecured email during the past two administrations, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
  
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• Ballistic expert testifies in San Francisco pier murder case

  26-08-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The bullet that killed a young San Francisco woman may have ricocheted before striking her in the back while she was sightseeing with her father along the city's popular waterfront, a ballistic expert testified Wednesday.
  
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• Walker talks tough on China while campaigning in Iowa

  26-08-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENISON, Iowa (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker renewed his call Wednesday for President Barack Obama to cancel an official state visit with the president of China, saying the move would not hurt trade with states like Iowa, where he was spending the day campaigning, or Wisconsin where he is governor.
  
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• Gunman's manifesto: TV shooting set off by Charleston massacre

  26-08-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A black man who allegedly shot to death two journalists during a live broadcast Wednesday before taking his own life has apparently claimed he was sent over the edge by the recent massacre of black worshippers in South Carolina. ABC News said it received a rambling 23-page manifesto two hours after a gunman shot to death a WDBJ reporter and cameraman as they were conducting a live interview near Roanoke, Virginia. Authorities attributed the killing to Vester Lee Flanagan, a disgruntled former em
  
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• Clinton mourns TV shooting, pledges to fight gun violence

  26-08-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says the on-air shooting of two TV journalists confirms that it's time to do something to prevent gun violence in the United States.
  
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• The Latest on on-air shooting: Suspect was 'off-kilter'

  26-08-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in Virginia (all times local):
  
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• Dow surges more than 600 points, 3rd-biggest point gain ever, as market breaks losing streak

  26-08-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dow surges more than 600 points, 3rd-biggest point gain ever, as market breaks losing streak.
  
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