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• Inter, Juve share spoils in record-setting 'Derby d'Italia'

  18-10-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Inter Milan spurned the chance to take command of Italy's top flight after a pulsating scoreless draw with Juventus that set a new Serie A record gate receipt record at a sold out San Siro on Sunday. The 'Derby d'Italia' is one of the most popular fixtures in Italy and a total of 79,154 spectators turned out to watch the 165th edition at Inter's shared ground, producing a new all-time gate receipt of 3,740,051 euros. Roberto Mancini's highflyers hosted the four-time consecutive Serie A champions
  
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• The Latest from NFL Week 6: Winless Lions into OT vs. Bears

  18-10-2015 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest from NFL games around the league on the sixth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):
  
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• Steelers rally behind backup Jones, stun Cardinals 25-13

  18-10-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Landry Jones spent most of the first two-plus years of his career trying to prove he belonged in the NFL.
  
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• Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud

  18-10-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel and the United States signalled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defence aid for Israel as it hosted Washington's top general and a joint air force drill. The allies had been looking to agree on a 10-year military aid package to extend the current U.S. grants to Israel worth $3 billion annually, which are due to expire in 2017.
  
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• Gowdy: New Benghazi emails show 'disconnect' with Washington

  18-10-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the panel investigating the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks said Sunday that new information reveals a "total disconnect" between the security needs of U.S. personnel on the ground and the political priorities of Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department staff in Washington.
  
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• Arab areas of Jerusalem blocked off in Israeli crackdown

  18-10-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Jerusalem, more than a third of the city's population, have awoken to a new reality: Israeli troops are encircling Arab neighborhoods, blocking roads with concrete cubes the size of washing machines and ordering some of those leaving on foot to lift their shirts to show they are not carrying knives.
  
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• The Latest: More than 5,000 migrants in Croatia refugee camp

  18-10-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OPATOVAC, Croatia (AP) — The latest news as migrants fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands. All times local.
  
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• Dalton helps Bengals stay perfect with 34-21 win over Bills

  18-10-2015 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes and the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals won their sixth straight to match the team's best start to a season with a 34-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
  
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• Dunford meets with Israeli leaders, pledges cooperation

  18-10-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The top U.S. military officer is pledging further military cooperation with Israel in meetings with the country's leaders, amid increasing worries about Iranian involvement in the Syria conflict.
  
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• Merkel, in bind on migrants, ready to back faster Turkish EU bid

  18-10-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Nick Tattersall and Paul Carrel ISTANBUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered Turkey the prospect of support for faster progress on its bid to join the European Union on Sunday in return for cooperation in stemming the flow of migrants and taking back those rejected by Europe. Speaking in Istanbul at a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Merkel said Germany could help accelerate the path to visa-free travel to the EU for Turks and push forw
  
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• Swiss nationalist party on track to win, projections say

  18-10-2015 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — A nationalist party riding fears about mass migration to Europe appeared set Sunday to become the big winner in Swiss legislative elections, projections showed, capping a shift to the political right in the small Alpine nation.
  
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• Factbox: Iran's law approving nuclear deal - full translation

  18-10-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran passed a law on Oct. 14 approving the nuclear deal reached by Tehran and six world powers, supporting President Hassan Rouhani's government in implementing the agreement subject to certain conditions. The bill, proposed by parliament and ratified by the Guardian Council, was published in full by state news agency IRNA. Separately, the European Union on Oct 18 published legal acts that open the way for the bloc to lift sanctions if Tehran meets the conditions tied to a landmark nuclear agree
  
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• Egypt voters trickle in to elect new pro-Sisi parliament

  18-10-2015 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Egyptians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament that will bolster President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor two years ago. The vote for the much-delayed 596-member parliament is being staged in two phases ending on December 2, with Egyptians abroad casting their votes for the first round from Saturday. Experts say the election's outcome is a foregone conclusion and only voter turnout will be a gauge of popularity for Si
  
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• Back to the future: A last look at NYC's 1960's-era TWA Flight Center

  18-10-2015 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of visitors are expected at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday to get a last look at the iconic architecture of the Trans World Airlines Flight Center before the futuristic 1960's building is converted into a hotel. The terminal, built in 1962 as an uplifting symbol of the Jet Age, was designed by renowned Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen, who also created St. Louis' Gateway Arch. The "Mad Men"-era edifice, now a national historic landmark, was used by TWA u
  
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• Gunman kills one, wounds eight in Israeli city of Beersheba

  18-10-2015 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ori Lewis and Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A gunman went on a stabbing and shooting rampage at the central bus station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday, killing one person and wounding eight, police said, in one of the most serious recent events of Palestinian-Israeli violence. Initial reports said two attackers were involved but the regional police commander said investigators later believed there was only one. Police commander Yoram Halevy said the attacker, whose
  
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• Gunman kills Israeli soldier as diplomats seek calm

  18-10-2015 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An Israeli soldier was killed Sunday in a shooting at a bus station in Beersheba, further stoking fears of a full-blown Palestinian uprising as diplomats scramble to quell tensions. The evening attack in the southern city was the first after a day in which unrest between Palestinians and Israelis seemed to somewhat ebb, following more than two weeks of relentless violence. Diplomatic moves to halt the more than two weeks of unrelenting violence gained steam, meanwhile, with US Secretary of State
  
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• The Latest: Blue Jays happy to be home; A-Rod joins Fox

  18-10-2015 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest on the League Championship Series. The Mets and Cubs play Game 2 of the NLCS in New York with the first pitch set for 8:07 p.m. The Royals and Blue Jays play Game 3 of the ALCS in Toronto on Monday night. Here's a look at what's happening (all times EDT) :
  
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• Voters' apathy influences Egypt's legislative election

  18-10-2015 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — A mix of voters' apathy and frustration characterized elections held Sunday for Egypt's first legislature in more than three years, a chamber widely expected to be compliant with the policies of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi who, as military chief, ousted the country's first freely elected leader before he was elected to office himself a year later.
  
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• Eddie Murphy receives top US humor prize at Kennedy Center

  18-10-2015 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murphy is trading places with Mark Twain.
  
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• Israel: Assailant opens fire on bus station, soldier killed

  18-10-2015 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab attacker armed with a gun and a knife opened fire in a southern Israel bus station on Sunday, police said, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 10 people in one of the boldest attacks yet in a monthlong wave of violence.
  
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• American uprising: Memphis, Temple join Houston in AP Top 25

  18-10-2015 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The American Athletic Conference wants to be considered closer in quality to the Power Five conferences than it is to its fellow Group of Five leagues.
  
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• 'Star Wars' trailer to play during 'Monday Night Football'

  18-10-2015 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than just football fans will likely be tuning in to watch halftime on "Monday Night Football" this week.
  
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• United remains silent on medical condition of airline CEO

  18-10-2015 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 56-year-old's health problems come barely a month after Munoz took on the job of improving the profitability and reputation of United, the No. 2 U.S. carrier by capacity. A spokeswoman for the Chicago-based company told Reuters by email on Sunday morning that it did not have an update to share yet. It is not known where Munoz is being treated.
  
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• 30 vehicles still stuck in mud on California highway

  18-10-2015 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews digging vehicles out from under tons of mud that clogged Southern California roadways during flash flooding three days ago were dealing with another round of rain on Sunday.
  
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• Roadside bomb kills two soldiers in Turkey's southeast: sources

  18-10-2015 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two Turkish soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in the province of Tunceli, security sources said on Sunday, bringing the military death toll in two days of violence in the predominantly Kurdish east to six. The sources said a fourth soldier had died of his wounds following clashes on Saturday with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the province of Hakkari, southeast of Tunceli near the borders with Iran and Iraq. The PKK, deemed a terrorist organization by the Un
  
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• Foley breaks Scots' hearts as Wallabies win World Cup thriller

  18-10-2015 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bernard Foley's penalty a minute from time saw Australia break Scotland hearts as they won a thrilling World Cup quarter-final 35-34 at Twickenham on Sunday. Fly-half Foley, who missed his first three goal-kicks, held his nerve amidst raucous boos from Scotland fans unhappy with an offside call by South African referee Craig Joubert.
  
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• The Latest: Israeli police mistakenly shoot foreigner

  18-10-2015 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local).
  
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• German candidate stabbed on eve of vote elected mayor

  18-10-2015 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A candidate who was stabbed as she campaigned by a man who said he acted out of anti-foreigner motives was elected Sunday as the new mayor of Cologne, Germany's fourth-largest city.
  
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• 6 Republican 2016 hopefuls woo faithful at Texas megachurch

  18-10-2015 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PLANO, Texas (AP) — Six Republican presidential candidates are converging on a megachurch in suburban Dallas on Sunday, underscoring how important the evangelical vote is to many White House hopefuls and the outsized role Texas' earlier-than-usual primary could play in the 2016 race.
  
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• Tension ahead of last round of UN climate talks before Paris

  18-10-2015 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — African countries on Sunday dismissed an early draft of a U.N. climate accord as "unbalanced" and demanded amendments to even consider it at the final negotiating session before a landmark conference in Paris.
  
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• AP Interview: Iran preparing for 'tsunami' of tourists

  18-10-2015 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's vice president told The Associated Press on Sunday his country is preparing for a "tsunami" of foreign tourists as Iran and world powers are set to begin implementing a landmark nuclear deal that will lift sanctions in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.
  
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• Republican candidates Bush and Trump clash over 9/11 remarks

  18-10-2015 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alana Wise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush transitioned from defense to offense on Sunday after criticism from rival Donald Trump that his brother, former President George W. Bush, carried some blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Trump, the flamboyant front-runner in the 15-candidate Republican field, once again provoked a tit-for-tat with Bush on Friday by saying his brother must share some of the blame for the attacks that occurred during his first year
  
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• Tear gas fired at Montenegro anti-government protest

  18-10-2015 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin police have fired tear gas against stone-hurling opposition protesters demanding government's resignation and an early election in the small Balkan state.
  
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• German town struggles to cope

  18-10-2015 18:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Friedland, Germany is home to just 1,100 people. It now has almost 4,000 refugees, prompting its mayor to declare a state of emergency. CNN's Atika Shubert has more.
  
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• Development plans for Mormon cattle ranch stirs controversy

  18-10-2015 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DESERET RANCH, Fla. (AP) — Under one of the biggest land development plans ever proposed in Florida, a tract more than six times the size of Manhattan could be transformed from a home for cows and alligators into new housing developments for half a million people.
  
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• Rat race: With complaints on rise, NYC redoubles efforts

  18-10-2015 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — To many in New York City, the rats are winning.
  
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• West prepares to end sanctions as Iran deal adopted

  18-10-2015 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States and Europe began preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy on Sunday as a historic nuclear deal came into effect. The next stage in the process -- "implementation day" -- will only come when UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA confirms Iran has dramatically scaled back its nuclear program. Only then will the sanctions "waivers" that US President Barack Obama ordered his administration to issue on Sunday come into effect and trade can begin to resume.
  
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• Public has chance to name new moth species

  18-10-2015 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. Up for sale: naming rights to a new insect.
  
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• Air France to go ahead with 2016 job cuts despite protests

  18-10-2015 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Air France will go ahead and cut hundreds of jobs as planned next year under the first part of a restructuring plan that triggered violent protests, the chief executive of Air France-KLM said Sunday. The remaining cuts planned for 2017 can still be avoided if negotiations with unions are successful before the start of next year, Alexandre de Juniac said in a joint interview with RTL radio, LCI television and the Le Figaro daily. Air France plans to cut 2,900 jobs over 2016 and 2017, and in the i
  
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• Leaked memo offers insight into Blair's thinking before Iraq

  18-10-2015 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair supported military operations in Iraq about a year before the British Parliament approved such action, according to a 2002 memo written by then-U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell.
  
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• Beckenbauer denies claims bribes secured 2006 World Cup

  18-10-2015 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer says he never paid anyone to secure votes for Germany's 2006 World Cup bid following allegations that bribes were involved.
  
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• The Latest: Miami interim coach makes lineup changes

  18-10-2015 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest from NFL games around the league on the sixth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):
  
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• Germany, Turkey hail progress in handling refugee crisis

  18-10-2015 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday hailed a better understanding between Ankara and the European Union in dealing with the refugee crisis, as thousands more migrants poured into Slovenia headed for western Europe. Merkel held talks in Istanbul with Davutoglu and was meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a critical one-day visit which came as Germany was shaken by a bloody knife attack on a pro-refugee politician. The European Union wants Turk
  
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• Bill Cosby suffers series of setbacks in sex assault cases

  18-10-2015 18:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — In both the court of law and the court of public opinion, the case is growing against Bill Cosby.
  
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• Deutsche Bank to restructure divisions, management structure

  18-10-2015 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank AG, said Sunday that it is restructuring its divisions and making changes to its management structure in an effort to streamline its business.
  
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• Hurricane Olaf forms in the eastern Pacific

  18-10-2015 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane Olaf has formed far offshore in the eastern Pacific, US forecasters said Sunday. The storm is currently located some 1,725 miles (2,780 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Olaf has the potential to become a major hurricane on Monday, but no coastal watches or warnings are currently in effect, according to the Miami-based NHC.
  
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• Scandal-hit IPL loses sponsor Pepsi

  18-10-2015 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  India's cricket officials Sunday announced a new sponsor for the scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL) after Pepsi pulled out of the glitzy Twenty20 tournament. Chinese mobile company Vivo is set to take over as sponsor of the eight-team franchised competition, the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said after a meeting. "The IPL title sponsorship right has been assigned to M/S Vivo mobiles.
  
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• Feds eye refuges for cold-water species in 5 states

  18-10-2015 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal scientists using new technologies have mapped what is being called a Cold Water Climate Shield, an area spanning five western states that could support viable populations of native species if the region continues its warming trend.
  
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• Turkey: progress made on EU migrant plan but issues remain

  18-10-2015 17:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and the European Union have made progress on a plan that aims to stem the mass movement of migrants across Europe's borders, but several issues are still under discussion, Turkey's prime minister said Sunday following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  
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• Finally ... Iran nuke deal becomes reality

  18-10-2015 17:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's Sunday, October 18, the day the Iran nuclear deal gets rolling.
  
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