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• Kasich remark about Latina maid draws unwanted attention

  18-09-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has become the latest 2016 presidential contender to draw attention for an apparent generalization related to Latinos.
  
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• NAACP seeks dialogue amid protests over Confederate flag

  18-09-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — An NAACP leader in the Virginia town where students have been suspended over wearing Confederate flag emblems to school commended the teens Friday for standing up for their beliefs, but said he doesn't believe they understand the pain that the symbol brings to African Americans.
  
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• Investigator: Bergdahl left post to expose problems in unit

  18-09-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The officer who led the investigation of Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance and capture in Afghanistan six years ago testified Friday that the Army sergeant said he walked away from his post as part of a plan to spark a search and get the attention of a general so that he could express his concerns about his unit's leadership.
  
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• Europeans shut borders, block bridges, to halt migrant surge

  18-09-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Thousands of migrants were trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments shut border crossings, blocked bridges and erected new barbed-wire fences in a bid to stem the wave of humanity fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.
  
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• US stocks fall sharply as investors mull Fed's rate decision

  18-09-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fears over slowing global growth hammered stocks in the U.S. and Europe on Friday and lifted prices of government bonds and other assets seen as safer bets.
  
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• When candidates confront inaccurate, inflammatory comments

  18-09-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump was hardly the first to face this situation and won't be the last. Candidates are confronted with all sorts of comments on the campaign trail, including plenty that are inaccurate and some that are sure to offend.
  
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• Obama, Raul Castro speak ahead of pope's visit to US, Cuba

  18-09-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro had a rare phone call Friday ahead of Pope Francis' impending visit to both their nations.
  
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• New York fashion turns into global entertainment

  18-09-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Once the preserve of the rich and famous, New York high fashion is now more than ever entertainment for the world at large, with catwalk shows increasingly accessible and clothes instantly available. Gone are the days when only editors of elite fashion magazines were allowed to hobnob with models and designers backstage at a catwalk show. The digital revolution and the explosion in social media means that photos of a model being made up or a snip of gossip can be pinged around the world to avid
  
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• Man accused of killing wife after eating pot pleads insanity

  18-09-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Denver man accused of eating marijuana-infused candy he bought at a legal pot shop and then killing his wife while she described her husband's erratic behavior on a 911 call has changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
  
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• The Latest: Cousin: Some of 7 hikers met in California club

  18-09-2015 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HILDALE, Utah (AP) — The latest on the deadly flash flooding to hit the Utah-Arizona border region (all times local):
  
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• Refugees Make Desperate Dash for Croatian Border

  18-09-2015 23:31
  
  The incident comes as Croatia made changes to its immigration policy.
  
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• Photo found after flooding reveals final image of 7 hikers

  18-09-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Seven avid hikers in safety helmets, wetsuits and climbing harnesses smiled for a group photo before heading into the mouth of a narrow canyon in southern Utah's Zion National Park.
  
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• Court quashes some District of Columbia gun laws

  18-09-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a mixed decision, a federal appeals court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional several strict gun registration laws in the nation's capital, but upheld other restrictions aimed at public safety.
  
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• Davis Cup semi-finals all-square

  18-09-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Australia and Argentina rallied to level their Davis Cup semi-finals on Friday while superstars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were trying to keep their countries afloat. Bernard Tomic saw off Great Britain's Dan Evans 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 to pull 28-time champions Australia level in Glasgow after world number three Andy Murray had cruised past Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. In Brussels, Argentina's world number 39 Leonardo Mayer beat Steve Darcis 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-3 afte
  
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• Brown double secures nervy England win over Fiji

  18-09-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Brown scored two tries as England claimed a nervy 35-11 win over Fiji in the World Cup opening match at Twickenham on Friday. Billy Vunipola scored a last gasp try that gave the victory respectability and maximum bonus points in Pool A -- the World Cup's so-called Pool of Death. After a spectacular opening ceremony featuring Prince Harry and some rugby legends, England soon found themselves 15-0 ahead.
  
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• Trial wraps up in fight for oldest US synagogue, $7.4M bells

  18-09-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a trial over control of the nation's oldest synagogue and ceremonial bells worth $7.4 million said on Friday there is no "smoking gun" in the battle between the congregation that worships at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, and the nation's first Jewish congregation, in New York.
  
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• Trump Reverses Stance on Assault Weapons

  18-09-2015 23:15
  
  Trump called the assault weapons ban a "total failure."
  
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• Obama pick for Army would be first openly gay service chief

  18-09-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that he will nominate longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army's new secretary. If confirmed, Fanning would be the nation's first openly gay leader of a military service.
  
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• WH on Trump 'Muslim' Incident: 'Is Anyone Really Surprised?'

  18-09-2015 23:14
  
  The White House weighs in on the latest Trump controversy.
  
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• US Makes It Easier to do Business, Travel to Cuba

  18-09-2015 23:14
  See what Americans can now do in the island nation.
  
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• Paul meets funding goal to work around Kentucky ballot law

  18-09-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul has secured enough money to help fund a presidential caucus so he can run for Senate re-election without violating a Kentucky ban on appearing twice on the same election ballot.
  
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• House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood as Shutdown Looms

  18-09-2015 23:14
  House Republicans, as expected, passed two bills attacking Planned Parenthood.
  
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• Guardrail Maker Walks Out On First Day Of New Crash Test

  18-09-2015 23:14
  
  Company spokesperson says state safety officials have an agenda.
  
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• Photos: Kourtney Kardashian Wears a Completely Sheer Lace Dress

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Would you dare to wear these jaw-dropping gowns?
  
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• Palestinians and Israel forces clash in Jerusalem, West Bank

  18-09-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces spread beyond the walls of Jerusalem's old city on Friday, with at least eight Palestinians shot in clashes in the West Bank and Israeli policemen injured by firebombs in a restive part of the city.
  
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• GOP lawmaker vows to boycott pope's speech to Congress

  18-09-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican lawmaker said he will boycott Pope Francis' speech to Congress next week because of the possibility the pontiff will discuss his support for policies to fight climate change.
  
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• An extraordinary upside-down world

  18-09-2015 23:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Take an everyday electricity pylon, flip it upside-down, and stand it on its end. Suddenly the everyday becomes extraordinary.
  
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• Obama nomination would be first openly gay leader of military branch in US history

  18-09-2015 23:07
  
  Barack Obama has nominated Eric Fanning to become the next secretary of the Army - paving the way for the first openly gay leader of a military service branch in US history.
  
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• AP sources: Marines seek to keep combat jobs closed to women

  18-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The commandant of the Marine Corps has recommended that women be excluded from competing for certain front-line combat jobs, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Corps distanced itself from the other military services that are expected to allow women to serve in battlefield posts.
  
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• Only thing Day misses at BMW Championship is shot at history

  18-09-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — A long day for Jason Day ended even better than it began, thanks to an eagle putt at the 18th that extended his lead to five shots at the BMW Championship.
  
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• The Latest: Slovenian police pepper spray migrants at border

  18-09-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local (CET):
  
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• NY Fashion Week: The weird and wonderful moments

  18-09-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Fashion Week always has its share of memorable moments, the weird and the wonderful and everything in between. Here are some highlights of eight jam-packed days:
  
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• The Latest: Bergdahl hearing ends; atty calls it 1-day AWOL

  18-09-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The latest on the hearing to determine if Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a court-martial on desertion and other charges for leaving his post in Afghanistan six years ago. All times are local.
  
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• Some say they weren't warned about California wildfires

  18-09-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Two men died after rejecting orders to evacuate. Two others were killed after declining pleas by friends and family to leave.
  
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• Renzi gambles on EU backing Italy bumper budget

  18-09-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday presented his cabinet with a draft budget which could inject 27 billion euros into the country's sickly economy next year -- if he can get it past Brussels -- as Rome upped growth predictions. The plan for an ambitious programme of tax cuts and investment financed partly through an increased deficit represents Renzi's biggest challenge yet to the way in which the European Commission applies the eurozone's supposedly strict budget rules. Economists, h
  
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• More Charges Filed in Case of Slain Arkansas Grandparents

  18-09-2015 22:48
  Prosecutors file more charges in case of slain Arkansas grandparents; 4 due in court Friday
  
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• African Union suspends Burkina Faso, slaps sanctions on coup junta

  18-09-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The African Union suspended Burkina Faso and slapped sanctions on the leaders of its military coup Friday as troops fired in the air to stop protesters from marching on the capital's Revolution Square. The 54-member bloc also imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on the junta's leaders, with Uganda's representative denouncing the kidnapping of Burkina's interim leaders on Wednesday by an elite army unit loyal to deposed former president Blaise Compaore as a "terrorist" act. "All measures taken b
  
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• House OKs GOP bill blocking Planned Parenthood funds

  18-09-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to avert a government shutdown, Republican leaders drove a bill blocking Planned Parenthood's federal funds through the House on Friday, hoping to contain conservatives' demands for a politically risky showdown with President Barack Obama by striking a quick blow against abortion.
  
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• Group Petitions School to Apologize to Ahmed Mohamed

  18-09-2015 22:42
  
  A group of parents hopes Ahmed Mohamed stays at MacArthur High School.
  
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• Facebook 'dislike' a win for negative thinking

  18-09-2015 22:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  We have all had the experience of being gagged by the "like" button on Facebook. As we scroll through our news feed, we sometimes come across stories that trigger loathing, sadness or even rage. But all we have is a like button. Sure, we can write a long message in the comment field. But there is no button to instantly express negative emotions.
  
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• Indictment: Church shooter's friend knew about attack plans

  18-09-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof's friend knew about his plans to shoot black church members during Bible study in Charleston, didn't report it and lied to the FBI after the massacre of nine people, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
  
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• House Republicans vote to strip Planned Parenthood funds

  18-09-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans voted to deny funds to women's healthcare provider Planned Parenthood for a year on Friday but the action did little to quell party desires to use a spending bill as leverage in their fight to punish the group in an abortion controversy. Congress adjourned for the weekend with an Oct. 1 government shutdown deadline fast approaching and no clear plan from Republican leaders for extending funding for federal agencies. Many conservative Repub
  
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• US and Russian militaries launch talks on Syria

  18-09-2015 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US military renewed contacts with Russia on Friday to discuss how their forces can keep out of one another's way in Syria, even as Moscow deployed fighter jets to the war zone. US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke by telephone, spokesmen from their ministries said. Washington and its NATO allies broke off ties with the Russian military in April last year in protest at Moscow's intervention in Ukraine.
  
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• Burkina Faso coup leaders offer olive branch as protests mount

  18-09-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Leaders of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Friday they had freed the president and reopened borders, in an apparent olive branch as they faced a growing confrontation with crowds of protesters demanding they end their rebellion. Soldiers loyal to coup leader General Gilbert Diendere still appeared to be in control of key sites in the capital such as the main square and the presidential palace. The junta also came under growing dip
  
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• Dog stands guard for week protecting trapped friend

  18-09-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VASHON ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state animal shelter says a dog dutifully stood guard for a nearly a week on Vashon Island to protect another dog that had fallen in a cistern.
  
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• Bearded Prince Harry and the not-quite knights

  18-09-2015 22:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Billion dollar rugby festival gets underway at Twickenham Friday.
  
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• Opening day photos

  18-09-2015 22:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Billion dollar rugby festival gets underway at Twickenham Friday.
  
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• Is New Zealand the best team ever?

  18-09-2015 22:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  20 countries are heading to England and Wales for the 2015 Rugby World Cup battle. CNN's Alex Thomas gives five things you need to know ahead of six weeks of Rugby.
  
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• 2016 candidate aides in bar brawl?

  18-09-2015 22:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Police on Mackinac Island, Michigan, said Friday they are investigating allegations of a bar fight between top aides for Republican presidential contenders Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.
  
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• Russia jets now in Syria

  18-09-2015 21:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke with his Russian counterpart Friday as Russian military moves inside Syria continued to escalate with the arrival of fighter jets.
  
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