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• FIFA chief Blatter faces criminal probe

  25-09-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FIFA scandal on Friday engulfed Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the two most powerful figures in world football, with Swiss prosecutors investigating whether a two million dollar payment from Blatter to the French legend was illegal. Swiss investigators opened criminal proceedings against FIFA president Blatter and searched his office as they also quizzed UEFA counterpart Platini. "Swiss criminal proceedings against the President of FIFA, Mr. Joseph Blatter, have been opened on September 24
  
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• Correction: Pope story

  25-09-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Sept. 25 about Pope Francis' visit to Washington, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the last name of a guest at the White House. The guest's name is Nigel Stacey, not Stacy.
  
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• Michelle Obama and Chinese counterpart name Washington Zoo's panda cub

  25-09-2015 23:53
  
  Michelle Obama and her Chinese counterpart have named Washington Zoo’s baby panda.
  
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• UN summit approves 15-year blueprint to eradicate poverty

  25-09-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With the bang of a gavel, international leaders approved an ambitious 15-year plan Friday to tackle the world's biggest problems, from eradicating poverty to preserving the planet to reducing inequality. Now comes the tough part: Drumming up support and money to achieve the goals and transform the world.
  
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• Here's the 'Homework' Pope Francis Gave NYC School Kids

  25-09-2015 23:47
  
  After this stop, Francis will head to Central Park.
  
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• Public defenders try to block TV crew from filming at jail

  25-09-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Public defenders want a court to block a television crew from filming a prison documentary at a Kansas jail, fearing inmates could incriminate themselves.
  
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• Pope Francis visits Harlem school, Central Park and Madison Square Garden

  25-09-2015 23:29
  
  Pope Francis is in the heart of New York City.
  
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• British tourist dies in kayaking accident in New Zealand

  25-09-2015 23:29
  
  A British tourist has died while kayaking in New Zealand.
  
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• Manfred to rule on Rose this year

  25-09-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader banished by Major League Baseball for betting on games, has met with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred -- who will decide whether to reinstate him by the end of the year. "On Thursday, September 24th, Commissioner Rob Manfred met with Pete Rose and his representatives at Major League Baseball's New York office regarding Mr. Rose's application for reinstatement," MLB said in a statement on Friday. "Commissioner Manfred informed Mr. Rose that he will make a decision
  
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• State investigators working on police-wheelchair shooting

  25-09-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Investigators from the Delaware attorney general's office talked to potential witnesses and examined the scene Friday where police fatally shot a man in a wheelchair.
  
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• Obama, Xi make climate vow but clash on rights, islands

  25-09-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US President Barack Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping vowed to fight global warming and halt commercial cybertheft on Friday, but exchanged sharp words on human rights and territorial disputes. At an extraordinary joint news conference, Obama chided China on its treatment of dissidents and insisted hacking attacks on US firms must stop, even as he thanked Xi for his commitment on climate change. This achievement was all the more remarkable given the tensions between the great powers over
  
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• The Latest: With crowd of 80,000, pope starts NYC park drive

  25-09-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Rouhani, meeting editors, hopes for better US relations

  25-09-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is holding out the possibility for improved relations with the United States if the international nuclear deal that has caused controversy in both the U.S. and Iran gets fully implemented later this year.
  
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• Pope Francis mingles with high and low in New York visit

  25-09-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sweeping through the landmarks of America's biggest and brashest city, Pope Francis on Friday offered comfort to families of the 9/11 victims at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United Nations, and encouragement to children — many of them immigrants — at a Catholic school in East Harlem.
  
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• New Joint Chiefs chairman facing war, service challenges

  25-09-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Martin Dempsey is stepping down as the military's top officer after four tumultuous years of war, budget cuts and the strains of combat on a battle-worn force.
  
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• Versace launches camo-glam looks for next summer

  25-09-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Light and transparent fabrics — from organza to lace to netting — dominated the shows Friday at Milan Fashion Week.
  
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• Clinton aide delayed financial data sought by State Dep't

  25-09-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After Hillary Rodham Clinton designated long-time aide Huma Abedin for a job as a special adviser working for her at the State Department in 2012, Abedin delayed providing personal financial information repeatedly sought by the department's ethics officials to determine if she had any potential conflicts of interest, newly-released emails show.
  
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• Top Democrat boycotts Xi

  25-09-2015 23:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, an outspoken critic of human rights violations in China, unleashed her criticism of the country as President Barack Obama hosted the Chinese president in Washington on Friday.
  
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• Cybertheft bad, cyberspying ok

  25-09-2015 23:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Presidents Obama and Xi agree not to allow cyber
  
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• Dalai Lama cancels October US visit; says needs rest

  25-09-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Dalai Lama says his doctors are advising him to rest and so he is canceling a planned October visit to the United States.
  
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• The Latest: Nigerian leader moving to plug theft loopholes

  25-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Latest developments at the United Nations summit to adopt an ambitious blueprint to eradicate extreme poverty and other global goals. (All times local).
  
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• Seattle bus crash victims identified, families flown in

  25-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investigators on Friday combed through the wreckage of two buses that crashed in Seattle, as authorities released the names of the four foreign students who died in the accident. Among the fatalities was a 49-year-old Austrian woman, Claudia Derschmidt, who had just arrived in the West Coast state of Washington with her 15-year-old son to pursue her studies at North Seattle College. The other victims from Thursday's crash were identified as 18-year-old Privaudo Putradauto of Indonesia, Mami Sato
  
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• Next in line? McCarthy is realist with conservative appeal

  25-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy has risen to the upper reaches of House leadership mostly on the basis of his people skills and political smarts rather than his policy chops.
  
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• Late slump in health care pushes stocks to weekly loss

  25-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A late slump in health care stocks pushed the market to its third weekly loss this month.
  
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• Man: Brother sent from treatment before attempted drownings

  25-09-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The brother of a man accused of attempting to drown his three children in a pond says he was dismissed from a mental health center because he didn't have insurance.
  
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• Indian teenager Anoyara Khatun joins Bill and Melinda Gates to help women and children around the world

  25-09-2015 22:56
  
  An Indian teenager sat alongside Bill and Melinda Gates and called for an end to child trafficking as officials gathered to launch global targets aimed at improving the lives of women and children.
  
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• Boehner resignation spurs reaction across political spectrum

  25-09-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner abruptly announced his resignation Friday, stunning Capitol Hill and beyond. The 13-term Ohio Republican is second in line to the presidency and has served as speaker since January 2011. President Barack Obama and two former presidents were among those who spoke out after Boehner revealed his plans.
  
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• Nasdaq ends lower as Wall Street rally fizzles

  25-09-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - Strong earnings from Nike lifted the Dow Friday, while weakness in many tech names pushed the Nasdaq lower as a morning rally in US stocks fizzled.
  
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• Musicians help give hearing devices to Rio residents

  25-09-2015 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry helped give people the gift of hearing while in Rio de Janeiro for the Rock in Rio music festival.
  
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• 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator goes on a TV food journey

  25-09-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal is living a foodie's dream in his new TV series.
  
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• Saudis blamed after hajj stampede kills 717

  25-09-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities Friday after a crush at the hajj killed at least 717 people during the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century. The disaster, which also injured several hundred people, was the second deadly accident to hit worshippers this month, after a crane collapse in the holy city of Mecca killed more than 100. Riyadh's regional rival Iran said 131 of its nationals were among the victims, and on Friday stepped up its criticism of the
  
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• Mother finds five-year-old son with special needs 'dressed in bin-bag' by Chicago teacher

  25-09-2015 22:45
  
  A US child with special needs was allegedly repeatedly forced to wear a bin-bag in a Chicago classroom.
  
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• Boehner packing up his trademark hankies, merlot and Camels

  25-09-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Boehner quits the Capitol next month, the Hill will lose a dash of color — and not just his oft-mocked orangey tan.
  
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• Pope: Goodness wins at 9/11 site

  25-09-2015 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Pope Francis paid his respects Friday to the victims of the September 11 attacks, participating in an interfaith service and praying with their families at the ground zero memorial.
  
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• The Latest: NTSB: Seattle is 1st duck-boat probe on land

  25-09-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The latest on a crash between an amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus in Seattle (all times local):
  
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• Saudi Arabia accused of neglect over deadly disaster at hajj

  25-09-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia faced new accusations of neglect Friday in the hajj disaster that killed over 700 people, the second tragedy at this year's pilgrimage overseen by the kingdom's rulers who base their legitimacy in part on protecting Islam's holiest sites.
  
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• World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years

  25-09-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World leaders on Friday pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending. Pope Francis welcomed the new global agenda as an "important sign of hope" in his speech to the UN General Assembly and urged leaders to deliver on their promise to transform the world by 2030. Making his first address to the United Nations, the pontiff sounded a note of warning, saying even the most ambitious pledges were
  
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• Saints quarterback Brees sidelined by shoulder injury

  25-09-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will miss Sunday's NFL clash against division rivals Carolina with a bruised rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder. Brees was hurt when he was sacked in last Sunday's 26-19 loss to Tampa Bay and had originally hoped to be ready for action against the Panthers. "He'll be out for this game," coach Sean Payton said on Friday.
  
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• Slum cinema wins as teachers strike

  25-09-2015 22:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's midday in a Nairobi slum, and Melissa McCarthy is riding a scooter.
  
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• Pope, UK band releasing albums of same name on same day

  25-09-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Holy musical matrimony? Pope Francis and UK pop group The Vamps are releasing albums of the same name on the same day.
  
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• Beyond the runway: Virtual fashion parades

  25-09-2015 22:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In the four years since she launched her eponymous womenswear label in New York, Misha Nonoo has gained a place on the CFDA's prestigious Fashion Incubator scheme, been featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 List and garnered celebrity fans such as Emma Watson and Gwyneth Paltrow.
  
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• Conservatives rejoice after Boehner's resigns as speaker

  25-09-2015 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The news of House Speaker John Boehner's resignation brought hundreds of religious conservatives to their feet to cheer — and one after another, much of the Republican Party's presidential class joined Friday in their rejoicing.
  
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• John Boehner, behind the tears

  25-09-2015 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The "regular guy with a big job" has seemed at the center of palace intrigue forever, a man to shake things up in the old days, to be plotted against on and off ever since.
  
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• Seattle schools ban elementary school suspensions after evidence of racial bias

  25-09-2015 22:01
  
  The Seattle School Board voted on Wednesday to ban suspending elementary school kids as punishment.
  
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• U.S. police kill man in wheelchair

  25-09-2015 21:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Police officers, their guns raised, approach the man in the wheelchair and yell out loudly and repeatedly: "Drop the gun" and "hands up."
  
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• GOP 2016 candidate Jindal says McConnell should step down

  25-09-2015 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal is calling on the GOP's top senator to step down.
  
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• The Latest: Switzerland to ban sales of some VW group cars

  25-09-2015 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The latest developments on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. All times local.
  
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• The joy of sets: Elaborate catwalk shows

  25-09-2015 21:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Fashion weeks are a chance for designers to take their creative visions to the next level, transforming runways and stages to theatrical masterpieces. Whether it's a spectacular mashup between a designer and an architect, a tribute to the past, or simply a wacky set that no one saw coming -- fashion weeks are known to break the boundaries of conventional set designs. In the gallery above, we look back at some of the most stunning visual experiences to come out of the industry.
  
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• Pumas eye quarters after devouring Georgia

  25-09-2015 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina maximised on Mamuka Gorgodze's second-half sin-binning to record a 54-9 victory over Georgia on Friday to close on the Rugby World Cup quarter finals. With two remaining pool games against Tonga and minnows Namibia on October 4 and 11, both in Leicester, Argentina will be out-and-out favourites to progress alongside the All Blacks into the last eight. Argentina had to work hard in the first-half which ended 14-9 thanks to nine points from the boot of fly-half Nicolas Sanchez and Tomas
  
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• The brains behind a multi-billion dollar empire

  25-09-2015 21:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Riccardo Tisci was asked in 2005 to join fashion house Givenchy as the new creative director, he didn't understand why the brand - known for Audrey Hepburn's little black dress and bourgeois French style - wanted him.
  
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