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• Democrats fighting for Obama's job

  13-10-2015 23:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Favorite Hillary Clinton is losing ground to outsider Bernie Sanders in the race to be Obama's successor
  
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• Jamaican Marlon James wins Booker Prize

  13-10-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Author Marlon James wins the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings - inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley.
  
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• VIDEO: Booker winner Marlon James: 'It's surreal'

  13-10-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marlon James talks to BBC News after winning the 2015 Man Booker prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings.
  
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• Warring foxes take top photo prize

  13-10-2015 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A picture of a red fox standing over the bloodied body of an Arctic fox wins the prestigious 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
  
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• Lynx, Fever ready for WNBA Finals-deciding Game 5

  13-10-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Before the Indiana Fever embarked on their 11th consecutive trip to the WNBA playoffs, veteran star Tamika Catchings handed out a journal to every one of her teammates.
  
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• A liberal who loves guns

  13-10-2015 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bernie Sanders is defending his record on the one issue on where some liberal members of his party consider him too moderate: guns.
  
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• Rapper: Why women can't be president

  13-10-2015 23:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Neither Hillary Clinton nor Carly Fiorina have what it takes to be president, according to Grammy Award winning rapper T.I.
  
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• White House says 'not much clarity' about Iran's trial of reporter

  13-10-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that there was "not much clarity" about the current trial of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter jailed in an espionage case in Tehran. The U.S. government has heard reports that Rezaian has been convicted, but has not received any announcement through official channels, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Susan Heavey, Lisa Lambert)
  
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• US stocks are mixed as investors assess earnings, deals

  13-10-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed on Tuesday as investors assess the latest deal news and company earnings reports. Twitter rose after announcing that it would lay off staff as it strives to turn a profit. Ryder System, a transportation company, fell sharply after lowering its profit forecast for the third quarter.
  
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• Shells target Russian embassy in Syria

  13-10-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two shells have struck the Russian embassy compound in the Syrian capital Damascus as pro-government supporters rallied outside, reports say.
  
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• State wants to prosecute Charleston church shooting first

  13-10-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina wants to go to trial before the federal government in the Charleston church shootings as it seeks the death penalty for Dylann Roof.
  
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• How Sanders became a contender

  13-10-2015 23:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bernie Sanders faces the biggest test of his decades-long career this week.
  
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• New York art exhibition gives food for thought

  13-10-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There's a whole lot of food for thought at a new art exhibition.
  
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• California's sweeping new social policies could set trend

  13-10-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ends its legislative season having enacted some of the country's most aggressive social policies: Laws requiring student vaccinations, granting terminally ill people the right to take life-ending medications, and mandating equal pay for women were among dozens approved.
  
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• Bergdahl lawyer accuses McCain of interfering in case

  13-10-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years, has accused Republican Sen. John McCain of exerting "congressional influence" in his client's case.
  
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• ICC to investigate Russia-Georgia war

  13-10-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor says she will investigate Russian and Georgian forces over possible war crimes in the 2008 conflict.
  
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• U.S. expects agreement with Russia soon on Syria air safety

  13-10-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Brunnstrom and Phil Stewart BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects an agreement with Russia's military soon on air safety protocols in the skies above Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, as the former Cold War foes seek to avoid a clash during rival bombing campaigns. Russia's entry into Syria's civil war has stoked concerns about an accidental mishap between U.S. and Russia jets.
  
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• Police: Dad attacked daycare owner after he was denied kids

  13-10-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man faces criminal charges after prosecutors say he attacked the owner of a daycare center when she refused to let him pick up his children because he was drunk and does not have legal custody of them.
  
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• AP source: Utley's hearing scheduled for Monday

  13-10-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with Chase Utley's appeal says the hearing for the Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman has been scheduled for Monday.
  
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• Clinton seeks to move past email woes in Democratic debate

  13-10-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is entering Tuesday night's first Democratic debate a weakened front-runner, anxious to move past the controversy over her email practices and persuade voters she's the best-qualified candidate to lead the party to a third straight term in the White House.
  
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• Key moments in the history of Playboy

  13-10-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here are some milestones in Playboy's history:
  
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• US reports sharp drop in use of force by border agents

  13-10-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents and border inspectors used physical force far less frequently in the last year compared with previous years, even as the number of assaults on authorities rose, according to figures released Tuesday.
  
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• JPMorgan earns $6.27 billion in 3Q; misses estimates

  13-10-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. saw its third-quarter profits rise 22 percent from a year earlier, helped by a tax benefit. But the bank's core results still missed analysts' expectations as revenue declined in most of JPMorgan's businesses.
  
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• Planned Parenthood changes fetal-tissue reimbursement policy

  13-10-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to a furor over undercover videos, Planned Parenthood says it will maintain programs at some of its clinics that make fetal tissue available for research, but will cover the costs itself rather than accepting any reimbursement.
  
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• Ex-staffer disputes Gowdy claim on Benghazi investigation

  13-10-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a former Republican staffer fired from the House Benghazi committee on Tuesday challenged comments by the panel's GOP chairman, calling them "unequivocally false" in an escalating internal dispute just days before Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies.
  
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• CSX delivers relatively flat 3Q profit despite volume dip

  13-10-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tight cost controls helped CSX Corp. deliver relatively flat third-quarter profit even though the railroad hauled 3 percent less freight and continued facing weak coal demand.
  
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• Jamaica's Marlon James wins Booker Prize for fiction

  13-10-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Marlon James became the first Jamaican winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday with a vivid, violent, exuberant and expletive-laden novel based on the attempted assassination of Bob Marley.
  
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• Fiorina raises $7 million after strong debate performances

  13-10-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A campaign aide says Carly Fiorina has raised almost $7 million for her Republican presidential bid in the past three months.
  
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• Idris Elba, Taylor Swift among chairs for Met Gala in May

  13-10-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The spring exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will focus on technology's impact on fashion, and the May 2 gala benefiting the institute will be co-chaired by Idris Elba, Apple's chief design officer and a designer himself, Jonathan Ive, Taylor Swift and Anna Wintour.
  
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• Croatia, Turkey qualify for Euro 2016

  13-10-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Croatia and Turkey clinched the final automatic qualifying places for Euro 2016 on Tuesday as the Netherlands, semi-finalists at last year's World Cup, were eliminated. Turkey beat Iceland 1-0 in Konya thanks to a late Selcuk Inan free-kick to secure third-place in qualifying Group A ahead of the Dutch, who lost 3-2 at home to the Czech Republic. The Netherlands have not missed a major tournament since the 2002 World Cup and have not missed a European Championship since 1984, when it was also he
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence: No more Miss Nice

  13-10-2015 23:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Watch out, Hollywood: It's no more Miss Nice Jennifer Lawrence.
  
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• Esquire's 'Sexiest Woman Alive' is...

  13-10-2015 23:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  She has led armies, conquered cities and ridden dragons.
  
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• Clinton, Sanders ready for 1st Democratic presidential debate

  13-10-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will finally square off Tuesday with top rival Bernie Sanders in the party's first debate of the 2016 campaign as she seeks to prove she is the candidate to beat. Clinton will take center stage in Las Vegas with Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont who has drawn huge crowds on the campaign trail, and three other hopefuls seeking to make their mark with a national audience. The spotlight therefore is likely to be on Clinton and Sanders.
  
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• A look at famous models from Playboy's naked past

  13-10-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's the end of an au naturel era. Deciding that less skin is the key to future success, Playboy says it will no longer run photos of completely naked women. Here's a look back at some of the most famous models who have bared all — or most — in the magazine's pages.
  
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• Serial killer sent to death row 3 times faces 4th sentencing

  13-10-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three times Dayton Leroy Rogers has been sentenced to death, and three times his sentence has been overturned.
  
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• Sybil Stockdale, who fought to end torture of POWs, dies

  13-10-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Sybil Bailey Stockdale, a Navy wife who fought to end the torture of U.S. prisoners of war in Vietnam, has died.
  
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• Twitter to cut 8% of workforce, refocus under Dorsey

  13-10-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter said Tuesday it was slashing eight percent of its workforce as newly returned chief executive Jack Dorsey outlined his "roadmap" to boost users and revenues at the money-losing messaging platform. The cuts -- which amount to 336 jobs -- come less than a week after Dorsey, one of the founders of Twitter, returned to the job of CEO on a permanent basis as part of an effort to revive growth at the San Francisco-based social network. "Made some tough but necessary decisions that enable Twitt
  
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• Jamaica's Marlon James wins Booker Prize for Marley-inspired 'Brief History of Seven Killings'

  13-10-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Jamaica's Marlon James wins Booker Prize for Marley-inspired 'Brief History of Seven Killings'
  
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• Court reinstates lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims

  13-10-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslim groups in New Jersey after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying any resulting harm came from the city's tactics, not the media's reporting of them.
  
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• U.S. to raise Iranian missile test at U.N. Security Council

  13-10-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A missile test announced by Iran over the weekend was an apparent violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution and Washington will raise the incident at the United Nations, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. Iran said it tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday, signaling an apparent advance in Iranian attempts to improve the accuracy of its missile arsenal. "We'll obviously raise this at the UNSC as we have done in previous launches," State Department spokesman Mark
  
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• Beyond MH17, a century of air crash probes and new pressures

  13-10-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tim Hepher LONDON (Reuters) - As the spotlight falls on Dutch crash investigators and their high=profile probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, air accident detectives worldwide are waging a much more discreet daily battle to keep flying safe. This is in large part due to the work of the crash investigators, who are quietly marking the centenary of the creation in Britain of the world's first crash analysis agency. Investigators now are having to juggle growing challenges from confli
  
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• Photos: Selena Gomez Steps Out In a Mini-Skirt

  13-10-2015 22:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  This month's hottest celebrity pictures
  
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• Texas trooper stops Dallas Cowboy back, takes photo

  13-10-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas trooper faces a procedural review for having his photo taken with Dallas running back Christine Michael during a traffic stop hours before a Cowboys game, the Department of Public Safety said Tuesday.
  
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• Pharma sell-off cuts short Wall St. rally

  13-10-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A sell-off of drug company stocks put a hold on Wall Street's two-week-long rally on Tuesday. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 13.77 (0.68 percent) to 2,003.69, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 42.03 (0.87 percent) to 4,796.61. "The market's gone up every day basically for one week and a half, so it's entitled to a small down day," said Mace Blicksilver of Marblehead Asset Management.
  
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• Dutch probe: Buk missile downed Malaysian jet in Ukraine

  13-10-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) — The missile shot skyward from war-ravaged eastern Ukraine. With deadly accuracy more than six miles up, it detonated just in front of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner, sending hundreds of jagged steel shards ripping through its aluminum skin at up to 5,600 mph and shearing the cockpit from the rest of the plane.
  
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• White House: Iran missile test a likely UN violation

  13-10-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says there are "strong indications" that Iran violated U.N. Security Council resolutions when it test fired a new ballistic missile.
  
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• Why you should NEVER sing while driving

  13-10-2015 22:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ford surveyed 2,002 children, asking them what bugs them most about car journeys. Turns out they've got a problem with your nose picking, swearing and singing.
  
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• Who picks winners?

  13-10-2015 22:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Watch the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET live on CNN and CNNgo; join the conversation at #DemDebate.
  
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• 6 inside tips

  13-10-2015 21:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Five Democratic presidential candidates are about to try their luck at the first Democratic debate of the 2016 election in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.
  
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• Trump says he'll live-tweet debate

  13-10-2015 21:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Republican presidential front-runner, whose colorful tweets have made almost as much news as the real estate mogul has made in person, is planning to make sure his voice heard during tonight's debate.
  
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