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• Rasmus, Wieters, Anderson accept qualifying offers

  13-11-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Houston outfielder Colby Rasmus, Baltimore catcher Matt Wieters and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson became the first three players to accept qualifying offers rather than remain free agents.
  
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• Kerry closely monitoring Paris events, embassy working to account for U.S. citizens: State Dept official

  13-11-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is closely monitoring events in Paris and the U.S. Embassy in the French capital is working to account for any U.S. citizens involved, a State Department official said on Friday. Kerry is currently in the Austrian capital Vienna for international talks on ways to end the war in Syria.
  
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• French president says security operations are assaulting a site in Paris after attacks

  13-11-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French president says security operations are assaulting a site in Paris after attacks.
  
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• French President calls emergency cabinet meeting on attacks

  13-11-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called an emergency cabinet meeting at midnight (2300 GMT) after attacks in Paris, officials said. The Paris municipality asked Parisians in a tweet to stay home. At least 30 people were killed in the attacks and a hostage situation was under way at a concert hall in the French capital, French media reported on Friday. Europe 1 radio reported another shooting, at central Les Halles shopping mall. (Reporting by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Ruth
  
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• At least 60 dead in Paris shootings, hostages held: French media

  13-11-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France was rocked by multiple, near simultaneous attacks on entertainment sites around Paris on Friday evening and French media said at least 60 people were killed and hostages were being held in a concert hall in the capital. The apparently coordinated gun and bomb attacks came as the country, a founder member of the U.S.-led coalition waging air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq, was on high alert for terrorist attacks ahead of a global climate conference that opens late
  
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• How they got Jihadi John

  13-11-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US and UK officials tracked down Mohammed Emwazi with a variety of methods, ranging from human intelligence to drones.
  
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• French president says military being deployed around Paris after unprecedented attacks

  13-11-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French president says military being deployed around Paris after unprecedented attacks.
  
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• The Latest: Russian track official admits to 'problems'

  13-11-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):
  
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• Police deployed after Paris shooting – video

  13-11-2015 23:53
  
  Police patrolling central Paris after reports of explosions and shootings on Friday. At least 40 people are reported to have been killed – a shootout at Bataclan concert hall, now a scene of a hostage situation; another shootout at a 10th arrondissement restaurant; and explosions outside the Stade de FranceParis: shootings and explosions at restaurant, concert hall and Stade de France – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Column: Rebuild a daunting task for Braves, Lakers, others

  13-11-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Two years ago, the Atlanta Braves won 96 games and a division championship.
  
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• U.S. not increasing security following Paris attacks: official

  13-11-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities were not stepping up security for transportation infrastructure or public events in the wake of the attacks in Paris on Friday night, a U.S. official said. The official added that U.S. agencies were monitoring the events and that the American embassy in Paris was seeking to account for U.S. citizens there. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Chris Reese)
  
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• Judge's reversal over same-sex couple's foster baby may be temporary – officials

  13-11-2015 23:49
  
  Utah child welfare officials says door is open to U-turn at 4 December custody hearing for April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce as advocates file formal complaint A Utah judge reversed his decision to take a baby girl from her lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple after his ruling caused widespread backlash, but child welfare officials say the change could be temporary.In an order released on Friday, Judge Scott Johansen allowed the nine-month-old baby to stay for now with
  
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• Q&A: Driven by protests, US minimum wage vaults onto agenda

  13-11-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first question in Tuesday's GOP presidential debate — whether the minimum wage should go to $15 an hour — was the starkest evidence yet that U.S. workers have managed to thrust the issue of pay onto the presidential campaign agenda.
  
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• New produce safety rules aim to prevent illness outbreaks

  13-11-2015 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants you to eat your fruits and vegetables. They also want the produce to be safe.
  
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• Rams' Joyner fined $23K for hit on Vikings' Bridgewater

  13-11-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis cornerback Lamarcus Joyner was fined $23,152 by the NFL on Friday for his hit that left Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater with a concussion.
  
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• Nun who stood up to Billy the Kid moves toward sainthood

  13-11-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open hospitals and schools in New Mexico territory took a step Friday toward possible sainthood with documents about her purported good deeds being sent to Rome.
  
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• Britain's Cameron expresses shock on Paris attack, offers help

  13-11-2015 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday said he was shocked by the evening's attacks in Paris and pledged assistance to his European neighbor. On his verified Twitter account, @David_Cameron, the Conservative Party leader said: "I am shocked by events in Paris tonight. Our thoughts and prayers are with the French people. We will do whatever we can to help." (Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Chris Reese)
  
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• Iowa supporters unfazed by Trump's outburst

  13-11-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa supporters' response to Donald Trump's 95-minute eruption? An "ugh" and a shrug.
  
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• Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel stops taking money in New York

  13-11-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Liana B. Baker and Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel said on Friday it stopped taking new deposits in New York after the state's attorney general declared the games to be illegal gambling. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent cease and desist letters this week to daily fantasy sports market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings, demanding that they stop taking money from players in the state. Both companies filed lawsuits in New York state court on Fri
  
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• Explosion heard during France v Germany football match in Paris – video

  13-11-2015 23:29
  
  An explosion is audible outside the Stade de France, north of Paris, during the France v Germany friendly football match on Friday. Shootings have also been reported at a restaurant and a concert hall, where there is a hostage situationParis: shootings and explosions at restaurant, concert hall and Stade de France – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Athletics governing body suspends Russia from all competitions

  13-11-2015 23:23
  
  IAAF votes 22-1 to provisionally ban nation after damning report uncovered state-sponsored dopingThe governing body of world athletics has taken the unprecedented step of suspending Russia from all competitions in the wake of revelations of state-sponsored doping.Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said the revelations had been a “shameful wake up call” following a vote of the organisation’s council on Friday night afte
  
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• Police union scorns LAPD award for officers who use non-lethal force

  13-11-2015 22:57
  
  Blog unanimously approved by Los Angeles union leadership calls Preservation of Life medal ‘a terrible idea that will put officers in even more danger’The police union in the nation’s second largest city is upset over a seemingly innocuous announcement by the police chief that he is going to start acknowledging officers for resolving potentially deadly situations with non-lethal force. Related: Shootings involving Los Angeles police officers have doubled this yearContinue readi
  
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• Philadelphia road to be renamed for late newsman Ed Bradley

  13-11-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A stretch of road in Philadelphia is being renamed for late "60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley, who began his broadcasting career in the city.
  
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• French police: Multiple acts of violence in and around Paris, several dead

  13-11-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French police: Multiple acts of violence in and around Paris, several dead.
  
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• French police report shootout and explosion in Paris

  13-11-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Police officials in France on Friday reported a shootout in a Paris restaurant and an explosion in a bar near a Paris stadium. It was unclear if the events were linked.
  
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• US, Mexico sign deal on sharing satellite data directly

  13-11-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States and Mexico signed a deal Friday for Mexico to capture and process land-surface imagery and data directly from a U.S.-operated satellite.
  
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• Families mourn victims of Beirut suicide bombings

  13-11-2015 22:34
  
  Among those killed are man who threw himself at second bomber as relatives decry Isis attackers: ‘May they get worse than what happened to us’A three-year-old Lebanese boy orphaned in the deadly twin suicide blasts that ripped through a southern neighborhood of Beirut is not likely to remember much of the explosion that killed his parents, but the pain and terror of the previous night were etched on his face on Friday.Haider was sitting in his mother’s lap in the front seat of
  
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• Missouri's Pinkel to resign at end of season, cites health

  13-11-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel will step down at the end of the season because of health reasons.
  
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• Police say video shows suspect in slaying of pastor's wife

  13-11-2015 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Home surveillance cameras captured images of a male suspect who investigators believe broke into an Indianapolis home and fatally shot a pastor's pregnant wife after burglarizing a neighbor's home, police said Friday.
  
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• Obama climate plan puts squeeze on coal state governor

  13-11-2015 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Democratic governors are being squeezed by the mandate in President Barack Obama's climate change plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions — perhaps none more than Montana's Steve Bullock, the one governor in a coal-producing state who faces re-election next year.
  
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• Utah Mormons plan 'mass resignation' over church's anti-gay policy

  13-11-2015 22:24
  
  Event which is ‘unprecedented’ in the church is response to outcry over policy that punishes children who do not renounce their same-sex parentsMembers of the Church of Latter Day Saints are planning a “mass resignation” in Salt Lake City on Saturday in response to a leaked church policy that punishes the children of same-sex couples who don’t renounce their parents’ relationship.The event, which is expected to draw close to 1,000 people, seems unprecedented i
  
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• Fans protest end of daily fantasy sports in New York

  13-11-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fans of daily fantasy sports protested what could be the end of the online games in New York after the state's attorney general decided earlier this week that they constituted illegal gambling. Around a hundred protesters - a significant number of whom work for daily fantasy sports sites - gathered outside of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office Friday morning. Market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings have continued to take money from New Yorkers despite receiving cease and desist l
  
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• 2 explosions heard from Paris stadium during France-Germany football match

  13-11-2015 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — 2 explosions heard from Paris stadium during France-Germany football match.
  
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• FanDuel stops taking new deposits in New York

  13-11-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel said it has stopped taking new deposits in New York after the state's attorney general declared the games to be illegal gambling. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent daily fantasy sports market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings cease and desist letters earlier this week, demanding that they stop taking money from players in the state. Both companies filed lawsuits in New York state court earlier on Friday to contest the order.
  
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• Tribes want protections to remain for sacred grizzly bears

  13-11-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — American Indians across the West are calling for continued federal protections of grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies, saying they oppose trophy hunting of a species many tribes consider sacred.
  
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• US Supreme Court to hear abortion case

  13-11-2015 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Supreme Court has said it will hear arguments in a case challenging a controversial Texas abortion law, revisiting abortion after 20 years.
  
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• Russian and U.S. lists of terrorist groups in Syria largely coincide: RIA cites Russian deputy foreign minister

  13-11-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have exchanged preliminary lists of what they regard as terrorist groups in Syria and they largely coincide, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday, RIA news agency reported. Bogdanov also said that Russia believes that dozens of members of the Free Syria Army should be drawn into a political process, and that Russia had met with many representatives of the organization. (Reporting By Jason Bush; editing by Ralph Boulton)
  
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• Ted Cruz immigration plan to suspend high-skilled visas

  13-11-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz wants to suspend the program that gives work visas to highly skilled immigrants.
  
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• Butterfly skin patient wins care

  13-11-2015 22:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jessica Liliana Ramirez suffers from a rare disease that makes her skin blister like it's been scalded by hot water. She can't stand her clothes against her or physical contact. Her skin falls off and it hurts a great deal. On top of the physical pain, she faces rejection because of her condition.
  
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• AP Source: WADA committee calls Russian agency non-compliant

  13-11-2015 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A World Anti-Doping Agency committee found Russia's anti-doping operation non-compliant with its code Friday and also concluded that the track team might not be the only Russian squad with issues.
  
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• LSU's Fournette remains in the lineup as probe continues

  13-11-2015 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If all goes right for Leonard Fournette this weekend, he will turn attention back to his Heisman Trophy candidacy and away from embarrassing revelations that LSU is reviewing whether one of his family's business ventures violated NCAA rules.
  
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• Pope donates giant crucifix from Castro to Italy's Lampedusa

  13-11-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis has given a symbolic crucifix he received from Cuban leader Raul Castro to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which has become a hub for migrant arrivals, an Italian cardinal said Friday. It is the work of Cuban artist Alexis Leiva Machado, who goes by the name Kcho. Castro, brother of iconic Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro, gave the crucifix to Pope Francis during his visit to the Vatican in May.
  
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• U.S. 'reasonably certain' that Islamic State militant Jihadi John killed in strike

  13-11-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Mariam Karouny WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States announced on Friday it was "reasonably certain" a drone strike in Syria had killed Jihadi John, a British citizen who became the public face of Islamic State and a symbol of its brutality after appearing in hostage execution videos. U.S. and British officials welcomed the apparent success of the operation targeting Mohammed Emwazi, saying his death, if confirmed, would be a big blow to Islamic State's image and pr
  
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• U.S. 'reasonably certain' that British Islamic State militant Jihadi John killed in strike

  13-11-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Mariam Karouny WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States announced on Friday it was "reasonably certain" a drone strike in Syria had killed Jihadi John, a British citizen who became the public face of Islamic State and a symbol of its brutality after appearing in hostage execution videos. U.S. and British officials welcomed the apparent success of the operation targeting Mohammed Emwazi, saying his death, if confirmed, would be a big blow to Islamic State's image and pr
  
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• Global stocks drop on company forecasts; oil slides

  13-11-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock indexes fell on Friday amid a ream of disappointing corporate results and forecasts, while oil prices registered their biggest weekly loss in eight months on swelling storage of crude. Weaker-than-expected U.S. October retail sales weighed on U.S. stocks and dragged down U.S. Treasuries yields. The MSCI all-country world index lost 1 percent, while the FTSEurofirst 300 ended down 0.83 percent, weighed down by some weak corporate earnings
  
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• APNewsBreak: Medicare spending $9B on hepatitis C drugs

  13-11-2015 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare spending on breakthrough medications for hepatitis C will nearly double this year, passing $9 billion, according to new government figures. That's raising insurance costs for all beneficiaries, whether or not they have the liver-wasting viral disease.
  
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• Debbie Reynolds to miss Governors Awards

  13-11-2015 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Reynolds is not able to attend the motion picture academy's seventh annual Governors Awards ceremony, where she's being honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
  
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• 'NCIS' star: 'I almost died tonight'

  13-11-2015 21:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "NCIS" actress Pauley Perrette was attacked in front of her Hollywood home Thursday night and left "shaken and traumatized," she tweeted.
  
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• Sotheby's offers staff voluntary buyouts to cut costs

  13-11-2015 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sotheby's said Friday it was offering staff voluntary severance packages to cut costs, despite selling more than $1.15 billion of art in the New York November auction season. "After a review over the summer, the leadership of Sotheby's determined that the company would benefit from a lower and more flexible cost structure," it said in a short statement. The firm, which was founded in 18th century London but is now headquartered in New York, paid tribute to the "tremendous talent" of staff who ha
  
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• Gmail to warn when messages take unencrypted routes

  13-11-2015 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google plans to ramp up security at its free email service by letting users know when messages arrive via unencrypted connections that could be prone to snooping or tampering. "These warnings will begin to roll out in the coming months," Elie Bursztein and Nicolas Lidzborski of the Gmail security team said in a blog post this week. The announcement came with study results indicating that email encryption is on the rise, along with measures to thwart spam and fraud by better authenticating messag
  
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