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• Minnesota 1 win away from another WNBA title

  10-10-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tamika Catchings and her Indiana Fever teammates have almost always found a way to win when facing elimination.
  
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• How a dead child changed Canada

  10-10-2015 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Clutching pages of information and pamphlets, Kate McNaughton is one of thousands of Canadians who says she's serious about transforming her good intentions toward refugees into extraordinary action, even if it means putting up her own money to do it.
  
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• The Latest: Father of slain student decries gun violence

  10-10-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The latest on the shooting at Northern Arizona University (all times local):
  
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• At least 95 killed in Turkey's deadliest attack

  10-10-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 95 people were killed in Ankara Saturday when bombs set off by two suspected suicide attackers ripped through a crowd of leftist and pro-Kurdish activists at an anti-government peace rally, in the deadliest attack in the history of modern Turkey. The twin blasts, near Ankara's main train station, ratcheted up tensions ahead of Turkey's November 1 snap elections which were already soaring amid the government's offensive on Kurdish militants. The attack also left 246 wounded, 48 of whom a
  
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• 5 suicide bombings target Chad, killing at least 36 people

  10-10-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At least five suicide bombers on Saturday targeted a village in Chad that is home to thousands of Nigerians who have fled Islamic extremist violence, killing at least 36 people and wounding about 50 others in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, officials said.
  
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• Honduras beats US 2-0 in soccer to qualify for Olympics

  10-10-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANDY, Utah (AP) — The United States lost to Honduras 2-0 Saturday in a men's Olympic soccer qualifier, complicating the Americans' path to the Rio de Janeiro Games.
  
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• Obama expresses U.S. solidarity with Turkey in Erdogan call

  10-10-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his condolences in a call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan over the loss of life from an attack in Ankara on Saturday, the White House said. "The president conveyed his deepest personal sympathies for those killed and injured in these heinous attacks, and affirmed that the American people stand in solidarity with the people of Turkey in the fight against terrorism and shared security challenges in the region," the White House said in a statement. Obama
  
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• The Latest: Obama offers condolences to Turkish president

  10-10-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Developments relating to Saturday's deadly bombing of a peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara. All times local.
  
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• Spirit of family reunion marks Million Man March anniversary

  10-10-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Black men and women joyously returned to the National Mall on Saturday for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, calling for changes in policing and in black communities amid an atmosphere almost like a family reunion.
  
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• No. 1 Ohio State struggles then shakes off Maryland 49-28

  10-10-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Urban Meyer doesn't mind talking about his No. 1 team, flawed as some believe it is. However, he could do without the never-ending discussion around his two quarterbacks.
  
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• Cheika hails thick-skinned Wallabies

  10-10-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Australia coach Michael Cheika praised his side for battening down the hatches against a fierce Welsh storm to end their World Cup pool unbeaten and secure a quarter final against Scotland. Wales' failure to breach the Wallabies defence in the 15-6 defeat on Saturday has condemned them to a tough last eight clash against two-time champions South Africa. Scotland beat Samoa 36-33 earlier in the day to ensure second place behind the Springboks in Pool B.
  
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• Perry leads Champions Tour event by a shot in North Carolina

  10-10-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CARY, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Perry shot a 4-under 68 in the rain Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds in the Champions Tour's SAS Championship.
  
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• No. 3 Baylor romps to 66-7 win over Kansas to stay unbeaten

  10-10-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Seth Russell wanted to keep playing. So did Corey Coleman and Shock Linwood.
  
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• Attorney: Army officer recommends no jail time for Bergdahl

  10-10-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Army officer is recommending that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face a lower-level court martial and be spared the possibility of jail time for leaving his post in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Saturday.
  
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• Suicide bombings kill 95 people at Ankara peace rally

  10-10-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nearly simultaneous explosions targeted a Turkish peace rally Saturday in Ankara, killing at least 95 people and wounding hundreds in Turkey's deadliest attack in years — one that threatens to inflame the nation's ethnic tensions.
  
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• Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital

  10-10-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ece Toksabay and Gulsen Solaker ANKARA (Reuters) - At least 95 people were killed when two suspected suicide bombers struck a rally of pro-Kurdish and labor activists outside Ankara's main train station just weeks before elections, in the worst attack of its kind on Turkish soil. Bodies covered by flags and banners, including those of the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), lay scattered on the road among bloodstains and body parts. The HDP blamed the government which, it
  
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• Memphis rapper Robert "Koopsta Knicca" Phillips dead at 40

  10-10-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The manager for Three 6 Mafia founding member Robert "Koopsta Knicca" Phillips says the Memphis rapper has died.
  
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• Obama takes some delight in House GOP struggles

  10-10-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama is taking some delight in the GOP's struggle to find a new House leader to replace John Boehner.
  
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• Toll from twin Ankara blasts climbs to 95: PM

  10-10-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ankara (AFP) - At least 95 people were killed in twin suicide bombings Saturday that ripped through a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara, according to an updated toll announced by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office.
  
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• Trump, brash New Yorker, builds up Southern campaign

  10-10-2015 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump is a brash New Yorker who knows the path to the Republican presidential nomination runs through a swath of Southern states where residents pride themselves on graciousness and gentility.
  
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• More rain a setback for soggy state standing up to flooding

  10-10-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Heavy rain returned to parts of South Carolina on Saturday as thousands continued digging out and cleaning up from last weekend's deluge that left behind disastrous flooding. Here's a look at developments Saturday in the still-evolving disaster:
  
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• Shift from fossil fuels risks popping 'carbon bubble': World Bank

  10-10-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The transition from fossil fuels must be carefully managed to avoid an economically disastrous bursting of the "carbon bubble," the World Bank's top climate official said on Saturday. Decades of reliance on oil, gas and coal have made them central to the global economy, and polluting industries risk a potentially catastrophic crash as the world shifts to alternative energies, said Rachel Kyte, the Bank's special envoy for climate change. Clutch UN climate talks in Paris in December will try to r
  
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• Turkey says death toll in Ankara bomb attacks rises to 95

  10-10-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Ninety-five people were killed in an attack by two suspected suicide bombers on a rally of pro-Kurdish and labor activists in Ankara on Saturday, with 246 people still being treated, 48 of them in intensive care, the prime minister's office said. It said in a written statement the investigation into who was responsible was continuing and the Ankara prosecutor's office was working to identify and carry out autopsies on the dead. (Writing by Daren Butler, editing by David Evans)
  
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• Woman stops intruder with medieval combat skills, sword

  10-10-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman says her training in medieval combat helped her corner a home intruder.
  
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• Belarus is 'soft dictatorship', Nobel literature laureate warns

  10-10-2015 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Newly-crowned Nobel Literature Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich told Europe on the eve of a presidential election in her country that Belarus was a "soft dictatorship" and the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was all but certain to extend his two-decade grip on power. Belarus remains "a soft dictatorship", she said, predicting an easy win on Sunday for Lukashenko, 61, who is seeking a fifth consecutive term. "No one doubts that Lukashenko will win... We all suspect that for Lukashenko it doesn't
  
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• Video flashback: Lynx find old Moore buzzer beater online

  10-10-2015 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore and her Minnesota Lynx teammates started practice Saturday by watching video of her game-winning shot.
  
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• No. 19 Georgia loses star RB Nick Chubb to knee injury

  10-10-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Georgia running back Nick Chubb has left Saturday's game with Tennessee after injuring his left knee on the first play from scrimmage.
  
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• Lightning Drop Sabres 4-1, With Stamkos Getting 1st Goal

  10-10-2015 21:57
  Lightning, on Steven Stamkos' 1st goal of season, defeat Sabres 4-1
  
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• No. 22 Iowa Holds off Illinois 29-20

  10-10-2015 21:55
  Canzeri's 256 yards rushing helps No. 22 Iowa beat Illinois 29-20
  
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• Student Wounded in Arizona Campus Shooting out of Hospital

  10-10-2015 21:54
  1 student wounded in Arizona campus shooting out of hospital; 2 remain hospitalized
  
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• The Latest: Turkish Doctors: Death Toll in Bombings Hits 97

  10-10-2015 21:49
  The Latest: Turkish medical association: Death toll in Ankara peace rally bombings hits 97
  
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• Red River Relief for Texas as Longhorns Upset No. 10 Sooners

  10-10-2015 21:49
  Red River relief: Texas upsets No. 10 Oklahoma 24-17 behind 2 QBs, swarming defense
  
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• A Timeline of Sgt. Bergdahl's Captivity to Now

  10-10-2015 21:47
  A timeline of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's 2009 capture in Afghanistan to whether he'll face trial
  
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• The Latest: Cyprus police rescue 13 asylum-seekers in boat

  10-10-2015 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Developments as tens of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in their homelands embark on a quest to seek safety in Europe. All times local.
  
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• NYC, state reach deal on mass transit capital funding

  10-10-2015 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A deal has finally been struck to fund the New York City region's mass transit capital spending program, ensuring that vitally needed infrastructure upgrades — including repairs to damage wrought by Superstorm Sandy — will be underwritten for the next five years.
  
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• The Latest on the Million Man March anniversary: Farrakhan

  10-10-2015 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest from the National Mall as thousands of African-Americans from across the country mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, calling for changes in policing and in black communities. All times are local.
  
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• Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian teens in Gaza clashes: medics

  10-10-2015 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two Palestinian teenagers were killed and 10 people wounded by Israeli fire during clashes Saturday at the Gaza border fence, emergency medical services in the coastal enclave said. Marwan Barbakh, 13, and Khalil Othman, 15, were killed east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, the medics said. The Israeli army said during a "violent riot" in the southern Strip, "Palestinians entered the perimeter along the security fence, approached the fence, hauled rocks and rolled burning tyres at it".
  
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• For Tunisia, Nobel is good news in troubled, violent year

  10-10-2015 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The leader of a Tunisian human rights group that was among the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize said the honor has meaning not just for his country but for all those mired in war.
  
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• Cowboys place running back Dunbar on injured reserve

  10-10-2015 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dallas Cowboys placed Lance Dunbar on injured reserve on Saturday, officially ending the running back's season a week after he tore a knee ligament. The Cowboys, reeling from a spate of injuries as they face a Sunday showdown with reigning Super Bowl champions New England, promoted wide receiver Vince Mayle from the practice squad. Dunbar tore a ligament in his left knee against New Orleans last Sunday, and the Cowboys' roster move was just official confirmation that he would miss the rest o
  
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• Opposition holds pre-election rally in Belarus

  10-10-2015 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — About 1,000 demonstrators have held a protest in the Belarusian capital of Minsk ahead of the country's presidential election, the largest opposition gathering in the authoritarian country in five years.
  
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• Twitter reports 'access issues' in Turkey after attack

  10-10-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Many users in Turkey were unable to access Twitter on Saturday, the social networking site said, after at least 86 people were killed in the capital Ankara in suspected twin suicide bombings. It was not immediately clear if the problem was related to the attack, but the Turkish government has moved before to block or limit social media sites -- including Twitter -- at sensitive times, prompting accusations of censorship. "Users in Turkey are reporting issues accessing Twitter in many areas.
  
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• Australia resist Welsh storm to top World Cup table

  10-10-2015 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bernard Foley's boot and brilliant defence under siege saw Australia beat Wales 15-6 on Saturday to top the World Cup Pool of Death. Australia scored their eleventh straight victory over Wales despite being two men down at one stage and under a relentless red onslaught. Foley kicked five penalties to get all the Australia points in front of 80,863 people at Twickenham.
  
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• Family, friends say surfer lost leg in Hawaii shark attack

  10-10-2015 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Family and friends say 25-year-old Colin Cook lost most of his leg in a shark attack off Oahu's North Shore.
  
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• Openly gay US ambassador to Denmark weds partner

  10-10-2015 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Denmark has married his partner in the Scandinavian country that became the first nation to allow gay couples to formalize their unions in 1989.
  
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• The Latest: Dozens briefly enter Israel from Gaza

  10-10-2015 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local):
  
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• The Latest on the Million Man March anniversary: Families

  10-10-2015 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest from the National Mall as thousands of African-Americans from across the country mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, calling for changes in policing and in black communities. All times are local.
  
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• Blasts kill 86 at peace rally; Suicide bombers suspected

  10-10-2015 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nearly simultaneous explosions targeted a Turkish peace rally Saturday in Ankara, killing at least 86 people and wounding nearly 190 others in Turkey's deadliest attack in years — one that threatens to inflame the nation's ethnic tensions.
  
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• Video Shows Texas Officer Grabbing Student's Throat

  10-10-2015 20:01
  Video shows Texas school resource officer grabbing student's throat; incident 'under review'
  
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• U.S. and Russia discuss flight safety in Syria on conference call: Pentagon

  10-10-2015 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Defense officials from the United States and Russia held a 90-minute video conference call on Saturday to discuss safe flight operations over Syria, according to the Pentagon. "The discussions were professional and focused narrowly on the implementation of specific safety procedures," the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement released on Saturday.
  
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• Diesel Says 'Witch Hunter' Role Cathartic to Deal With Grief

  10-10-2015 20:01
  Vin Diesel found 'Witch Hunter' role cathartic in dealing with grief over loss of Paul Walker
  
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