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• As GOP readies for debate, Clinton calls for 'common ground'

  28-10-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Amid intensifying criticism from her presidential rivals, Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a plea for "common ground" on Wednesday, saying politicians of all stripes have to come together to tackle big challenges facing the country.
  
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• World Series opener highest-rated since 2009

  28-10-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The World Series opener between the Kansas City Royals and the Mets was the highest-rated Game 1 since 2009 — the previous time a New York team played for the championship.
  
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• As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon urged faster action

  28-10-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrea Shalal, Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. naval challenge to China's territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in approving the mission. As early as mid-May, the Pentagon was considering sending military aircraft and ships to assert the principle of freedom of navigation around China's a
  
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• Coast guard rescues 242 after boat capsizes near Lesbos

  28-10-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 11 migrants died in the eastern Aegean Sea Wednesday in five separate incidents, including a large shipwreck from which 242 others were rescued by the Greek coast guard.
  
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• ACC looking to boost NCAA tourney bids in post-expansion era

  28-10-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey remembers coaching in the Big East when it earned a record 11 bids to the NCAA Tournament and the no-question status as the nation's best conference that came with them.
  
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• Runaway U.S. military blimp wreaks havoc in Pennsylvania

  28-10-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech U.S. military blimp designed to detect a missile attack came loose on Wednesday and wreaked havoc as it floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania, dragging more than a mile of cable and knocking out power to thousands. The U.S. military scrambled two armed F-16 fighter jets to keep watch as the massive blimp traveled into civilian airspace after coming untethered from its base at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. Army facility 40
  
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• The Latest: Quick-pitching; Colon unavailable; baby watch

  28-10-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The latest on the World Series, where the New York Mets are trying to pull even with the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 on Wednesday night (all times local):
  
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• Funeral of slain New York City officer draws thousands

  28-10-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday outside the funeral for a slain New York Police Department officer with deep law enforcement roots in his native Guyana.
  
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• Austria to build border fence, threatening Schengen zone

  28-10-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Austria on Wednesday announced plans to build a fence at a major border crossing with fellow EU state Slovenia to "control" the migrant influx, in a blow to the EU's cherished passport-free Schengen zone. Both countries have become key transit points for tens of thousands of refugees and migrants seeking to reach northern Europe ahead of the winter, and before more potential EU border closures. "We do not believe that the current migrant crisis that Europe is facing can be resolved with the buil
  
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• Victim of blast in vintage tank appeared in TV shows, ads

  28-10-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men killed by an explosion inside a World War II-era tank at an Oregon firing range were participating in a video shoot in a military vehicle owned by one of the victims, a collector who had been filmed for shows on the Discovery Channel, the Smithsonian Channel and a video game commercial.
  
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• US House passes two-year budget deal that averts default

  28-10-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bipartisan, two-year budget deal that boosts federal spending by $80 billion, reduces a government shutdown threat and raises the debt ceiling through the end of Barack Obama's presidency. Nearly 80 Republicans joined a united front of Democrats in favor of the legislation, which passed 266 to 167. The deal is the result of weeks of secret negotiations between the White House and outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, who has stated his desire
  
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• Google's Internet-beaming balloons to take off in Indonesia

  28-10-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google's Internet-beaming balloons are ready to take off on the next phase of their mission to deliver online access in regions where most people live offline.
  
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• Officer fired for throwing student in South Carolina classroom arrest

  28-10-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Harriet McLeod COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - The white sheriff's deputy who is under federal investigation after he was caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in South Carolina was fired on Wednesday for violating department policy. Deputy Ben Fields went too far when he picked up the 16-year-old and hurtled her across a classroom before arresting her, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told a news conference. "That is not a proper technique and should not
  
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• Florida newspaper says Rubio should resign from Senate

  28-10-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — In a blunt editorial, a top south Florida newspaper called on Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio to resign from the Senate, saying he was not doing his job in Washington.
  
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• The Latest: Officer's attorney says student arrest justified

  28-10-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Here are the latest developments in the confrontation between a South Carolina deputy and a student recorded on cellphone video (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Austrian chancellor avoids word "fence"

  28-10-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — The latest in the odyssey of hundreds of thousands of people trekking across Europe in search of a new life. All times local.
  
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• Minnesota coach Jerry Kill retires after battling epilepsy

  28-10-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The seizures had returned for Jerry Kill.
  
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• Iowa surge puts Carson in spotlight in Republican debate

  28-10-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Ben Carson is entering Wednesday night's third GOP presidential debate with a surge of momentum, ensuring the soft-spoken retired neurosurgeon will face heightened attention from rivals in need of a breakout moment three months before primary voting begins.
  
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• Prince Harry gives royal push for Invictus Games for troops

  28-10-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry made an Oval Office confession to President Barack Obama on Wednesday.
  
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• GM leaders approve proposed contract with UAW

  28-10-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers leaders have approved a proposed contract with General Motors Co.
  
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• U.S. House approves 2-year budget

  28-10-2015 23:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The House of Representatives voted 266-167 Wednesday to approve a budget deal that raises the nation's debt ceiling through March 2017, potentially avoiding a fiscal crisis that could have ensued if the nation defaulted on its loans.
  
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• Boehner voices few regrets, no second thoughts on way out

  28-10-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner, reflecting Wednesday on a nearly quarter-century run on Capitol Hill, defended his decision to push a bipartisan budget deal through the House as his final act before leaving Congress.
  
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• Goldman Sachs fined $50 mn in 'revolving-door' case

  28-10-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Goldman Sachs was fined $50 million for violating restrictions on ex-regulator employees and improperly distributing confidential regulatory information, officials announced Wednesday. The New York Department of Financial Services said in addition to fining Goldman, it had also won a voluntary three-year abstention from the investment bank on assignments that give it access to sensitive regulatory information. Goldman ignored restrictions on a former Federal Reserve of New York employee hired by
  
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• Dead chipmunks portray Michigan State's miracle football win

  28-10-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Touchdown! Chipmunks?
  
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• Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI

  28-10-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months in prison and averting a trial in the case.
  
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• Thousands bid farewell to dead NY police officer

  28-10-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of mourners braved wind and heavy rain Wednesday to attend the funeral of New York's fourth police officer killed in the line of duty in less than a year. Randolph Holder died on October 20 after being shot in the head in the Harlem area of Manhattan. Thousands of law enforcement officers from across the country gathered outside the Greater Allen A.M.E Cathedral of New York in Queens to pay their respects, joining political, community and church leaders in grieving with his family and
  
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• PayPal's China, Europe transaction volumes hit by strong dollar

  28-10-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc , spun off from eBay Inc reported quarterly revenue slightly below analysts' expectations as a strong dollar hurt its transaction volumes in China and Europe. Shares of PayPal, which listed for the second time on the Nasdaq in July, fell 5.6 percent in extended trading on Wednesday. PayPal's third-quarter revenue rose about 14 percent to $2.26 billion, nearly half of which came from markets outside the United States.
  
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• Football great Jim Brown will get back 1964 title ring

  28-10-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown and his championship ring will be reunited nearly half a century after it was stolen from his home.
  
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• Dortmund run riot in seven-goal thrashing

  28-10-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Borussia Dortmund ran riot on Wednesday as they demolished second-division Paderborn 7-1 to book their place in the third round of the German Cup. With top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench, right-winger Gonzalo Castro was Paderborn's main tormentor with two goals and two assists in Dortmund's biggest win of the season so far. Paderborn took a shock lead through ex-Wolfsburg striker Srdjan Lakic after 21 minutes, but it lasted just four minutes as Thomas Tuchel's team let the goals f
  
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• Trump, Carson to face scrutiny at Republican presidential debate

  28-10-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and James Oliphant BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - Political outsiders Ben Carson and Donald Trump will be under pressure to prove their economic expertise at Wednesday's presidential debate, with eight struggling rivals eager to expose what they see as policy weaknesses in the two front-runners. The nationally televised debate comes at a crucial time in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as Carson has moved ahead of Trump in some national and local polls just
  
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• Greek coastguard rescues 242 migrants as boat sinks, three drown

  28-10-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Greek coastguard rescued 242 migrants when their wooden boat sank north of the island of Lesbos on Wednesday, but at least three drowned, including two small boys, authorities said. More than 500,000 refugees and migrants have entered Greece through its outlying islands since January, transiting on to central and northern Europe in what has become the biggest humanitarian crisis on the continent in decades. "These praiseworthy attempts of the coastguard to save refugees at sea is at risk of
  
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• Cryotherapy investigated after Vegas spa worker found dead

  28-10-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators said Wednesday they will investigate safety and other issues involving the use of cryotherapy after a Las Vegas spa employee was found dead in a cold chamber intended to treat pain and other conditions.
  
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• Classic cars on epic trip

  28-10-2015 22:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's hard to know what to gawp at. The elegant brigade of classic cars that rallied from Beijing to Shanghai, or the unusual snapshot of modern China captured by two Belgian "classic car addicts." The 5th edition of Classic Car Challenge China saw 51 classic cars from 26 countries drive through China's rural back roads, bustling cities and national highways.
  
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• Watch for these 6 things

  28-10-2015 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Republican presidential campaign is entering a decidedly more combative phase as candidates prepare to take the debate stage on Wednesday night.
  
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• Trump: Being second is terrible

  28-10-2015 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump is entering uncharted territory.
  
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• Bush's problem

  28-10-2015 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It will take more than flying Southwest and carrying his own bag to make Jeb Bush the Republican comeback kid.
  
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• Is the U.S. provoking Beijing?

  28-10-2015 22:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  China's government isn't happy.
  
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• TB: Treatable, beatable but still killing thousands each day

  28-10-2015 22:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The news that tuberculosis -- a treatable and curable disease -- now ranks alongside HIV as the leading infectious disease killer worldwide should be a wake-up call to us all.
  
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• TB: Treatable, beatable but still killing

  28-10-2015 21:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The news that tuberculosis -- a treatable and curable disease -- now ranks alongside HIV as the leading infectious disease killer worldwide should be a wake-up call to us all.
  
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• Flopping at the box office

  28-10-2015 21:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A number of movies haven't measured up at the box office. Here are photos of some of 2015's disappointments.
  
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• Classic cars make epic trip across China

  28-10-2015 21:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's hard to know what to gawp at. The elegant brigade of classic cars that rallied from Beijing to Shanghai, or the unusual snapshot of modern China captured by two Belgian "classic car addicts." The 5th edition of Classic Car Challenge China saw 51 classic cars from 26 countries drive through China's rural back roads, bustling cities and national highways.
  
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• Wildfires shut down Indonesia

  28-10-2015 21:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The haze, affecting many countries in Southeast Asia, is so bad it's been described as a "crime against humanity." Christiane Amanpour has the story.
  
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• Will Trump tackle brain surgeon?

  28-10-2015 21:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's someone new on top of the Republican presidential field as candidates gather here for the third debate of the campaign season.
  
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• Fishy contraband found in hearse

  28-10-2015 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Funeral home workers pulled over for speeding said they had a dead body in the hearse. But police found more than 1,000 pounds of caviar, which sells for about $700 a pound.
  
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• Surprising contraband find in hearse

  28-10-2015 21:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Funeral home workers pulled over for speeding said they had a dead body in the hearse. But police found more than 1,000 pounds of caviar, which sells for about $700 a pound.
  
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• Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o: My imperfections

  28-10-2015 20:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Robyn Kriel speaks to Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o about how her life has changed since achieving success in Hollywood.
  
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• Can GM-dogs end human illnesses?

  28-10-2015 20:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In a medical breakthrough that is as terrifying as it is extraordinary, scientists in China say they have created dogs that are twice as strong as they would be naturally, through genetic engineering.
  
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• U.S. astronauts end 7-hour spacewalk

  28-10-2015 20:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two U.S. astronauts have donned their spacesuits for a spacewalk Wednesday about 250 miles above Earth to carry out maintenance on the International Space Station.
  
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• NORAD airship breaks free

  28-10-2015 20:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A blimp-like aircraft associated with NORAD's surveillance of the East Coast has become untethered from its mooring in Maryland and it's now flying over Pennsylvania, according to NORAD spokesman Lt. Joe Mavrocki.
  
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• Dad's death blunts World Series win

  28-10-2015 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Game 1 of the World Series had a little bit of everything. There was a rare inside-the-park home run. Viewers watching the broadcast on Fox lost the game when Fox's production trucks lost power. Fans were treated to extra innings and the second-longest Fall Classic game ever.
  
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