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• Drifter charged with murder over Colorado shooting

  30-11-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A drifter arrested over a shooting spree that killed three people and wounded nine at a family planning center in Colorado was charged on Monday with first-degree murder. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, made his first court appearance via video link from the El Paso County jail in Colorado Springs, where he is being held, wearing what appeared to be a protective vest. Several relatives of those killed or wounded in last Friday's shooting at the Planned Parenthood clinic watched the proceedings in the cou
  
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• New Fed rule limits its crisis bailout powers

  30-11-2015 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve Board on Monday adopted a rule that stops it from bailing out individual companies, a change that Congress demanded after the central bank's controversial decision to help rescue American International Group and others during the financial crisis. The rule is designed to help end the notion of individual financial companies being "too big to fail," by allowing the Fed to rescue only the broader financial system instead of individual companies. Under the rule, the Fed can make
  
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• FBI arrests Chicago student after race revenge threat

  30-11-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FBI agents on Monday arrested a black student who allegedly threatened to shoot 16 whites -- one for each bullet that hit a teen in a notorious police shooting. The online threat caused the University of Chicago to close its doors and was only the latest racially charged incident to trouble the US city in recent weeks. Jabari Dean, 21, has allegedly admitted to posting the threat after federal agents traced it to his home in the city.
  
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• Online sales on track to break 'Cyber Monday' record

  30-11-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Online sales for the key holiday retail day of "Cyber Monday" were on track for a record, helped by surging smartphone shopping, market trackers said. The Adobe Digital Index showed that sales in the first 10 hours of the day were $490 million, up 14 percent from a year ago. The big jump in online sales may have caught some retailers off guard.
  
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• West says it's 'painful' to watch retiring NBA star Bryant play

  30-11-2015 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West, who engineered the trade two decades ago that brought Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers, said on Monday it has been painful to watch the struggling 17-time NBA All-Star play this season. Bryant, enduring by far his worst season since entering the National Basketball Association in 1996, announced on Sunday he will retire at the end of the season.
  
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• A new union election at VW, this time without the furor

  30-11-2015 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new union vote is scheduled for this week at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, but so far it's been largely devoid of the public threats, promises and handwringing that surrounded last year's election at the factory.
  
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• Afghanistan’s capital faces imminent attack, US embassy warns

  30-11-2015 23:26 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Americans urged to exercise ‘extreme caution’ in Kabul after officials say they have received reports of credible threat
  The US embassy said it has received “credible reports of an imminent attack” in the Afghan capital, Kabul.A statement on the embassy’s website on Monday urged US citizens to exercise “extreme caution” if moving around in Kabul during the next 48 hours. The statement said the embassy had no further information about the targets, timing
  
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• The Latest: Man charged in U of Chicago threat in court

  30-11-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer and the online threat that led the University of Chicago to cancel classes on Monday (all times local):
  
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• 4.7 magnitude earthquake among 7 recorded in Oklahoma

  30-11-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least seven earthquakes rattled north-central Oklahoma on Monday, including one felt as far away as Iowa, prompting concern from local residents and policymakers that the state isn't doing enough to curb the quakes that scientists have linked to oil and gas activity.
  
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• New York state adding $200M more to $2.5B fight against AIDS

  30-11-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will dedicate $200 million more to its effort to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
  
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• Turnbull says $1bn of the aid budget will go to emissions reduction – politics live

  30-11-2015 23:16 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Malcolm Turnbull has pledged to ratify the second stage of Kyoto and redirect aid money to emissions reduction projects. At home, parliament powers ahead with the final sitting week for 2015. All the political developments, live 10.16pm GMTFirst lady MP home – Liberal Fiona Scott. 10.13pm GMTFrom Nats in Hats to Amazing Race. This morning, the fit cohort of Australia’s elected representatives (curse them) raced around the building. The winner was Liberal MP Andrew Laming, pictured be
  
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• Clinton presses Venezuela to uphold will of voters

  30-11-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says Venezuela's voters should have the final say in their country's presidential elections.
  
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• Police shooting of black teen cited in U of Chicago threat

  30-11-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities say an online threat against white males at the University of Chicago that led the school to cancel classes Monday appears to have been motivated by the police shooting of a black teenager, video of which was released last week and sparked protests.
  
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• Canada woman clashes with pig farmer after giving animals water on hot day – video

  30-11-2015 23:10 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A Canadian animal rights activist gives water to pigs in the back of a truck heading to the slaughter on a hot summer’s day, resulting in a confrontation with the driver. Toronto resident Anita Krajnc, 48, was charged with criminal mischief and faces ten years in prison, after she clashed with the driver who owns the animals. The pigs were on their way to the Fearmans Pork processing facility, about 45 miles south-west of TorontoThis footage was originality published on TorontoPigSave&rsqu
  
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• Prosecutors charge 4 in shooting of Minneapolis protesters

  30-11-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four men were charged Monday in last week's shooting of demonstrators protesting the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police, while the city's mayor separately asked the protesters to end their weekslong encampment at a police precinct.
  
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• US criticizes imprisonment of China media freedom activist

  30-11-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is criticizing China's imprisonment of a media freedom activist who was sentenced to six years after the late addition of charges that his attorneys were not given a chance to defend against.
  
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• Pope Francis indicates little concern over condom use in fight against Aids

  30-11-2015 23:07 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Pontiff dodges contraceptive question while returning from Africa tour, arguing world is facing bigger problems, like housing shortages and malnutritionPope Francis has dismissed a question about whether condoms can be condoned in the fight against Aids by saying there are more important issues confronting the world, like malnutrition, environmental exploitation and the lack of safe drinking water.Francis was asked about the church’s opposition to condoms while returning Monday to Rome fro
  
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• Capitol Hill Buzz: New Speaker, new facial hair

  30-11-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker. New look: facial hair.
  
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• Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge

  30-11-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Keith Coffman COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appearance on Monday. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, appearing by video link from jail, spoke only to tell the judge he had no questions. There was no discussion of the suspect's motives during the brief hearing, and formal charges will be filed
  
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• Brady seething after NFL Patriots loss

  30-11-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tom Brady urged the New England Patriots on Monday to use their first loss of the season as motivation, describing the upset defeat to the Denver Broncos as one of the lowest points of his career. The Patriots' chances of going through the season unbeaten ended in snowy Denver on Sunday night, when Broncos running back C.J. Anderson raced over for a touchdown in overtime to clinch a 30-24 win. The defeat jolted the Patriots (10-1), who had been tipped by many to go through the regular season unb
  
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• Cities, counties demand action amid Illinois budget mess

  30-11-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Nervous mayors and county officials are piping up about the Illinois budget crisis, with one city even threatening to turn off the lights at a state garage because of an unpaid electric bill.
  
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• Planned Parenthood shooting: Man in court

  30-11-2015 22:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The man accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs made his first court appearance on Monday.
  
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• Los Angeles deputy describes rescuing newborn buried alive

  30-11-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who dug a newborn girl out of a hole where she was buried alive says he believes the infant had "a touch of God that day" to survive.
  
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• Sheldon Silver, New York political powerbroker, convicted of corruption

  30-11-2015 22:53 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Former state assembly speaker traded favors to accrue $5m illegallyDefense argued Silver was just practicing politics as usualFormer New York assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of the state’s most powerful politicians, was convicted on Monday of charges that he traded favors to earn $5m illegally and then lied about it. A Manhattan federal court jury returned the verdict after a three-week trial in which prosecutors claimed that the 71-year-old Democrat repeatedly promised the favor
  
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• High-tech Barbie stokes privacy fears

  30-11-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new Barbie doll is "intelligent" and connected. The high-tech "Hello Barbie" doll unveiled earlier this year by toy giant Mattel and likely to be a holiday hit allows children to speak and get a response from their favorite toy. "When Barbie's belt buckle is held down, everything your child says is transmitted to cloud servers, where it will be stored and analyzed by ToyTalk, Mattel's technology partner.
  
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• Ex-Assembly speaker convicted at NY corruption trial

  30-11-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favors to earn $5 million illegally and then lied about it.
  
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• Bernie Sanders expected to resume work after minor hernia surgery

  30-11-2015 22:47 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The Democratic presidential candidate underwent elective procedure to repair hernia on Monday, as staff said he would be back to Senate duties the next dayBernie Sanders has undergone minor surgery for a hernia repair, according to his campaign staff, who were quick to stress he would be back at work within a day.The elective procedure was carried out at George Washington University hospital in Washington on Monday, where the 74-year-old Vermont senator and 2016 Democratic candidate was treated
  
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• A lotta hot air: Loquacious leaders make for a long day at climate summit

  30-11-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Bruce Wallace PARIS (Reuters) - Clearly His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco is unaccustomed to being told to stop talking. Filling in for his older brother, King Mohammed VI, the prince's opening remarks at the Paris climate conference went on and on, his hands shuffling a thick sheaf of papers. Prince Moulay Rachid kept going for 10.
  
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• Cars appear to jump into the air at road junction in China’s Hebei province – video

  30-11-2015 22:39 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Surveillance footage shows three vehicles appearing to jump into the air near a crossroads junction causing an accident in Xingtai city, northern China’s Hebei province. The incident was caused by a steel wire rope that was trailing on the road behind a street-sweeping truck. The rope became caught in the wheels of the vehicles and led to the accident Continue reading...
  
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• Amazon gives glimpse at new delivery drone design

  30-11-2015 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon provided a glimpse into the future of online shopping in a video of a new delivery drone that racked up more than two million views by mid-Monday. A playful video presentation featuring former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson showed an Amazon quad-copter drone flying to the rescue with new girl's soccer shoes to replace ones chewed to pieces by a family dog shortly before a match was due to begin. The video, which indicated that the drone flight was real while the situation might be contrive
  
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• US tightens rules for visa-free visits after Paris attacks

  30-11-2015 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After extremist attacks in Europe, the United States will tighten security procedures for its visa waiver program for visitors from friendly countries, officials said Monday. The United States already screens visa applicants from war zones carefully, but will now ask more questions of travelers from countries eligible for visa waivers. Washington will also seek greater cooperation and intelligence sharing with allied countries to try to intercept "foreign fighters" returning from places like Syr
  
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• When I'm sixty-four: world's oldest tracked bird returns to refuge with mate

  30-11-2015 22:33 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted at mating ground on Midway Atoll after a year’s absence and is expected to grow her brood, estimated at 36 chicksThe world’s oldest living tracked bird has returned to US soil to lay an egg at the sprightly age of 64.Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge with a mate, following a year’s absence. It’s expected that Wisdom will use the world’s largest nesting albatross colony, locate
  
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• Donald Trump meets with black pastors at 'amazing meeting'

  30-11-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump met with a group of black pastors for several hours Monday, calling the session an "amazing meeting" that went longer than planned because "we came up with lots of good ideas."
  
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• Putin accuses Turkey over IS oil as pilot is returned to Russia

  30-11-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group to Turkey, after snubbing his Turkish counterpart at a climate conference in France. Putin fired the latest salvo in the furious war of words over the downing of the Russian jet on the Syrian border last week as the body of a pilot killed in the incident was returned home. Turkish authorities meanwhile again pledged not to apologise over the incide
  
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• Worries about weak holiday shopping dent US stocks

  30-11-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - Worries about a weak holiday shopping season hit retail-sector equities Monday, pushing US stocks lower at the start of a heavy news week.
  
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• The Latest: Protesters vow to stay outside police station

  30-11-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest in the reaction to the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than two weeks of demonstrations (all times local):
  
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• Al Sharpton to black clergy: don't be trumped by The Donald – video

  30-11-2015 22:29 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Civil rights activist the Rev Al Sharpton urges members of the black clergy who are privately meeting with US presidential candidate Donald Trump to ask him ‘the tough questions’ about immigration, gun violence and income inequality. ‘Don’t be trumped by Trump,’ says Sharpton Continue reading...
  
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• Turkey won’t apologize to Russia over warplane downing

  30-11-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey won’t apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said Monday, stressing that the military was doing its job defending the country’s airspace.
  
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• Texas official threatens to sue aid group helping Syrian refugees relocate

  30-11-2015 22:19 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Chris Traylor said Dallas branch of International Rescue Committee’s work goes against Governor Greg Abbott’s stance against accepting refugees into stateA Texas official has written to a humanitarian aid group, threatening to sue if it continued to help Syrians move to the state.“We strongly believe that a failure to cooperate with the state on this matter violates federal law and your contract with the state,” wrote Chris Traylor, the head of state’s health and hu
  
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• Mexico confirms that burned-out van belonged to missing Australian travelers

  30-11-2015 22:17 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Tests still being conducted in Sinaloa to identify burned bodiesAdam Coleman and Dean Lucas last seen on 20 November Prosecutors in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa have said that the burned-out vehicle found with two charred bodies inside was registered in the name of one of two missing Australians.The Sinaloa state attorney general, Marco Antonio Higuera, said the vehicle’s serial number matches one registered in Alberta, Canada, to Adam Coleman. Continue reading...
  
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• Britain to vote on Syria strikes this week, PM confident of support

  30-11-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The parliament will vote on bombing Syria on Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron said, confident he can secure its approval after the opposition Labour Party allowed its members to vote freely on the issue. Cameron believes it is time to join other Western powers in bombing Islamic State militants in Syria, saying Britain could not "subcontract" its security to others after the group claimed responsibility for killing 130 people in Paris this month. By cal
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn bruised by tense Labour debates over airstrikes in Syria

  30-11-2015 22:07 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Splits within Labour party come to the fore as shadow cabinet and MPs give leader a torrid time, despite him allowing free vote “He had no choice,” said one shadow cabinet minister, describing how Jeremy Corbyn was forced by colleagues to back down on his demand that Labour officially oppose airstrikes in Syria. The revolt of the shadow cabinet was unexpectedly bruising for Corbyn, given that he had already decided to give them a free vote to avoid a mass walkout. The Labour leader h
  
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• US repatriates 108 Cuban migrants

  30-11-2015 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States has repatriated 108 Cuban migrants who were picked up at sea in recent days trying to reach American shores in unseaworthy vessels, the US Coast Guard said Monday. The migrants were in seven rustic craft intercepted in the Florida Strait, a treacherous, shark-infested body of water that lies between Cuba and the United States, the Coast Guard said. Since the United States and Cuba announced a historic rapprochement in December 2014, there has been a surge in attempts by Cubans
  
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• USC names Clay Helton permanent coach after strong finish

  30-11-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clay Helton has twice taken charge of the Southern California football program in moments of crisis and steadied it with calm leadership.
  
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• Who's joining Messi on soccer's prestigious shortlist?

  30-11-2015 22:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Real Madrid has been second best to Barcelona this season and the Spanish champions scored another minor victory over their rivals Monday as the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist was announced
  
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• The Latest: Planned Parenthood shooting suspect in court

  30-11-2015 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The latest on the shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic (all times local):
  
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• Schumer, Williams in Pirelli calendar

  30-11-2015 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Get ready to see a lot more of Amy Schumer.
  
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• Rubio: Radical jihadists using refugee crisis as cover

  30-11-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that radical jihadists are using the Syrian refugee crisis as cover to send terrorists to the West and that it's impossible for the United States to vet some migrants from the region.
  
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• Student arrested in gun violence threat

  30-11-2015 21:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The University of Illinois at Chicago said Monday that one of its students had been arrested following an investigation into threats made against the University of Chicago.
  
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• Body of downed pilot back in Russia

  30-11-2015 21:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The body of a Russian pilot who died after his warplane was shot down along the Turkey-Syria border has been flown back to Russia, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.
  
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