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• Is India too fat?

  17-09-2015 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Air India's new policy about obese crew members raises some interesting issues for a country dealing with a growing epidemic. The airline recently tested over 3,000 employees and found that approximately 20% of them were overweight. These employees were recommended diet and exercise before being reconsidered for employment.
  
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• Think summer was hot? Try hottest

  17-09-2015 23:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The summer of 2015 is Earth's hottest on record.
  
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• 12 pictures that capture the heartache caused by Europe's refugee crisis

  17-09-2015 23:34
  As the story of Europe's refugee crisis goes on, and after a summer that saw hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives to enter the continent, the sheer human cost of the crisis is becoming bigger.
  
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• 12 pictures that capture the chaos caused by Europe's refugee crisis

  17-09-2015 23:34
  As the story of Europe's refugee crisis goes on, and after a summer that saw hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives to enter the continent, the sheer human cost of the crisis is becoming bigger.
  
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• GM will pay $900 million over ignition switch scandal

  17-09-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors agreed to pay $900 million to fend off criminal prosecution over the deadly ignition-switch scandal, striking a deal that brought criticism down on the Justice Department for not bringing charges against individual employees.
  
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• Official: Friend of Charleston church shooter arrested

  17-09-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the alleged Charleston church shooter was arrested Thursday, more than a month after authorities told him he was under federal investigation for lying to them and failing to report a crime, an official close to the probe said.
  
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• UN envoy in Syria as US eyes Russia talks

  17-09-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The UN's Syria envoy Thursday discussed his peace proposals in Damascus, as Washington said it was open to talks with Moscow even as concerns grow over Russia's growing military involvement. As the diplomatic gears turned, regime helicopters attacked a rebel-held town near the flashpoint city of Daraa with barrel bombs, killing at least 21 civilians including women and children, a monitor said. The attacks came only hours after Western powers condemned the regime of President Bashar al-Assad for
  
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• GOP leaders seek to avert shutdown over Planned Parenthood

  17-09-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders scrambled on Thursday to head off a politically damaging government shutdown in two weeks over rebellious conservatives' demand that any stopgap spending bill block federal funds for Planned Parenthood.
  
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• Fiorina looks to turn debate accolades into dollars, votes

  17-09-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by her standout debate performance, Carly Fiorina sought on Thursday to turn accolades for her crisp, confident showing into actual support from voters and donors. It's a quest that will determine whether her breakthrough moment is a turning point in the Republican primary or simply a footnote.
  
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• Clinton warns GOP against shutdown over Planned Parenthood

  17-09-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning congressional Republicans not to shut down the federal government over an effort to block funding for Planned Parenthood.
  
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• Pentagon preparing shift in approach in Syria

  17-09-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing a major overhaul of its failed effort to train thousands of moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group, shifting from preparing rebels for frontline combat to a plan to embed them with established Kurdish and Arab forces in northeastern Syria, U.S. officials said.
  
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• Croatia puts army on alert as it reels from migrant influx

  17-09-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BATINA, Croatia (AP) — Croatian leaders asked the army on Thursday to be on alert after chaos erupted at the border with Serbia, where thousands of migrants and refugees have poured into the country. Some trampled over each other in a rush to get on limited buses and trains, causing dozens of injuries amid the mayhem.
  
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• Feds to pay $940M to settle claims over tribal contracts

  17-09-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Obama administration has agreed to pay hundreds of Native American tribes nearly $1 billion to settle a decades-old claim that the government failed to adequately compensate tribes while they managed education, law enforcement and other federal services.
  
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• Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen rebels near central city

  17-09-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MARIB, Yemen (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels pounded the insurgents' positions Thursday with heavy artillery fire on the outskirts of the central city of Marib, part of their push to retake the capital, Sanaa.
  
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• Song by Tejano star Selena released 20 years after her death

  17-09-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A new song by Tejano star Selena has been released two decades after she was killed by her fan club president.
  
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• Stocks close lower after Fed keeps interest rates low

  17-09-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended mostly lower after a volatile day as traders tried to figure out what was next for U.S. interest rates.
  
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• Amazon in new gadget offensive, led by $50 tablet

  17-09-2015 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon unveiled a major home electronics push Thursday, led by a $50 tablet computer and other devices aimed at budget-conscious, gadget-hungry consumers. The low-cost, seven-inch (18-centimeter) Fire tablet is part of an upgraded line being launched by the online retail giant, along with updated Fire TV streaming media devices and a new game controller box. Amazon, which appeared to stop sales of its Fire Phone earlier this month after a lackluster response, is making an aggressive push into th
  
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• US appoints senior diplomat to ensure nuke deal compliance

  17-09-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has appointed a senior diplomat to lead the U.S. efforts aimed at ensuring Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal.
  
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• FIFA's number 2 suspended

  17-09-2015 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  FIFA announced Thursday that Secretary General Jerome Valcke was suspended, effective immediately.
  
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• Ebola drug wins fast track approval

  17-09-2015 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  ZMapp, an experimental drug that was given to the first American treated in the United States for Ebola, has been granted fast track approval by the FDA, according to LeafBio. LeafBio is the commercial arm of Mapp Biopharmaceutical, the makers of the drug.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Off base claims about vaccines, abortion

  17-09-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Republican presidential debate laid bare unsupported claims about vaccines and abortion practices as well as inconsistencies and misrepresentations about foreign policy:
  
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• The Lid: The Meaning of Winning a Presidential Debate

  17-09-2015 22:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  What impact can being declared a debate winner or loser have on a candidate?
  
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• Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.91 percent

  17-09-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second straight week, average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week as financial markets awaited the Federal Reserve's crucial decision on interest rates.
  
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• Wayne Newton's Las Vegas estate opening as museum

  17-09-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wayne Newton fans will soon have a chance to say "Danke Schoen" to the iconic Las Vegas singer, who will be available as a tour guide at a glitzy new museum that features gilded furniture and a capuchin monkey.
  
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• Dow, S&P 500 fall as Fed keeps rates at zero

  17-09-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - The Dow and S&P 500 fell Thursday while the Nasdaq advanced slightly in a choppy session after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at zero.
  
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• Ralph Lauren, CK pull in stars in NY fashion climax

  17-09-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fabled US design houses Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein pulled in big stars to sit front row at their dramatically contrasting shows Thursday in a majestic finale to New York fashion week. The spring/summer 2016 style-fest will close at sundown when Marc Jacobs unveils his always-anticipated take on the latest season. Flame-haired screen sirens Julianne Moore and Jessica Chastain were the guests of honor at the designer's Riviera-inspired collection of timeless elegance that saw French chic meet E
  
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• Hannah Graham Suspect Charged in Another Killing

  17-09-2015 22:39 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Jesse Matthew was charged with first-degree murder and abduction in the killing of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington in 2009.
  
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• Walker to focus on Iowa as he tries to reassure wary donors

  17-09-2015 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker has downshifted his initially ambitious campaign for president to focus on first-to-vote Iowa, scrambling Thursday to reassure jittery donors and supporters after a quiet performance in the second Republican debate.
  
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• FIFA suspend Valcke over misconduct allegations

  17-09-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FIFA on Thursday immediately suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke over misconduct allegations and placed him under investigation. Valcke "has been put on leave and released from his duties effective immediately until further notice," said a FIFA statement. The allegations, denied by 54-year-old Valcke, have been made by a consultant at a company that struck a deal with FIFA to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup but the contract was cancelled.
  
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• FIFA Suspends Secretary General From Duty

  17-09-2015 22:33 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The announcement comes after a former FIFA ticketing partner made allegations about selling top-tier World Cup tickets at three times face value.
  
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• Chile confronts major quake with fortified buildings, alerts

  17-09-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COQUIMBO, Chile (AP) — Parts of this port city were a disaster zone Thursday after an 8.3-magnitude quake hit off the coast, killing at least 11 people and likely causing billions in damage. Overturned cars and splintered boats sat mud next to furniture, toppled adobe homes and fishing nets tangled in trees.
  
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• Artists join rally for refugees

  17-09-2015 22:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two of the most influential artists in the world are using their celebrity status to draw attention to the European refugee crisis.
  
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• Chile recovers from quake 'nightmare', 11 dead so far

  17-09-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rattled Chileans recounted a night of terrifying aftershocks on Thursday after a powerful quake struck offshore, killing at least 11 and triggering tsunami waves that ravaged stretches of the coast. The 8.3-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday evening was the sixth most powerful in the history of geologically volatile Chile and the strongest anywhere in the world this year, officials said. Close to one million people were evacuated from Pacific coastal areas as a precaution as Chile sounded a tsuna
  
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• Bryant reportedly ready for action

  17-09-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has been medically cleared for all basketball activities when the Los Angeles lakers open training camp this month, US media reported Thursday. Bryant, who suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder in January, appears to be right on schedule in his recovery from a third straight season-ending injury. ESPN.com and Bleacher Report cited league sources in reporting Bryant had been cleared to play.
  
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• North Carolina move to put Billy Graham statue in US Capitol

  17-09-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina proposal to eventually place a statue of the Rev. Billy Graham inside the U.S. Capitol, replacing that of a former politician with ties last century to the white supremacist movement, won final approval from the state's lawmakers Thursday.
  
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• Stretch marks showed on CNN debate

  17-09-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It's safe to turn the TV back on. CNN's Republican presidential debate really is over.
  
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• David Letterman to take part in series about climate change

  17-09-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman will return to TV next year to help draw attention to the effects of climate change when he appears on an episode of "Years of Living Dangerously."
  
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• Son of ex-Transportation chief LaHood takes seat in Congress

  17-09-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Darin LaHood was sworn in as the newest member of Congress Thursday and immediately made it clear he's no Aaron Schock, the disgraced former congressman LaHood replaced.
  
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• Seattle Aquarium trains otter to use inhaler for asthma

  17-09-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Aquarium has diagnosed a sea otter with asthma and is training the animal to use an inhaler.
  
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• The Latest: Tsunami advisory for California is canceled

  17-09-2015 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The latest on tsunami advisories that were issued for Hawaii and parts of California after a powerful earthquake off Chile (all times local):
  
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• No Hike: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

  17-09-2015 22:11 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Federal Reserve declined to raise its benchmark federal funds rate on Thursday. Fed Chairman Janet Yellin is to discuss the decision momentarily.
  
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• Pope tackles 'worthless' dictators

  17-09-2015 22:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Days before a stop in Cuba on his way to the United States, Pope Francis on Thursday told young people from both countries that government heads who fail to plant the seeds of future leadership are "worthless ... dictators."
  
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• GM to pay $900 mn criminal penalty for deadly ignitions  

  17-09-2015 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  General Motors will pay $900 million to settle a criminal probe into its failure to recall cars with faulty ignitions linked to at least 124 deaths, US officials said Thursday. The largest US automaker was granted a deferred prosecution agreement to settle the probe into why GM took no action to recall millions of cars despite knowing about the defect for more than a decade. Prosecutors charged GM with concealing the defect from regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an
  
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• The latest on Bergdahl: Officer says '09 search stoked anger

  17-09-2015 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The latest on the Article 32 hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to determine if he should face a court-martial on charges of desertion and and misbehavior before the enemy. All times are local.
  
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• The Latest: Judge agrees with jury, gives 'Big Tony' life

  17-09-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The latest on the case involving Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello in the mob-connected 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman during a battle over control of a fleet of gambling ships (all times local):
  
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• Burkina on the brink amid coup led by ex-dictator's ally

  17-09-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An army general closely linked to toppled strongman Blaise Compaore took the lead in a Burkina Faso coup Thursday, with at least one person killed and scores injured in protests. The latest unrest to hit the landlocked west African nation came just weeks ahead of presidential and legislative elections, slated for October 11, aimed at restoring democracy after Compaore was forced out late last year, ending 27 years of iron-fisted rule. In the capital Ouagadougou, elite army troops positioned thei
  
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• Activists: Syrian army stages airstrikes on IS-held Raqqa

  17-09-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes carried out a wave of airstrikes in the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa, activists said, in rare attacks that coincided with a visit by a U.N. envoy to Damascus on Thursday.
  
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• Kanye West manages to anger designers

  17-09-2015 22:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rapper Kanye West has managed to offend some folks during New York Fashion Week.
  
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• Moscow urges US to engage Syria, offers military talks

  17-09-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday strongly urged the United States and its allies to engage the Syrian government as a "partner" in the fight against the Islamic State group, and offered to share any information about its military supplies to Damascus with Washington.
  
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• Diabetes Drug Reduces Deaths, But Docs Not Sure How

  17-09-2015 21:58 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A diabetes pill has been shown, for the first time, to reduce deaths among patients taking it.
  
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