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• Correction: Police Shooting story

  08-12-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story Dec. 3 about a fatal police shooting of a stabbing suspect, The Associated Press reported erroneously that five officers were suspended pending an investigation. Officials said the officers were placed on administrative leave, not suspended.
  
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• Man United crash out as Wolfsburg, PSV reach last 16

  08-12-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday after a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg, as the Germans punched their ticket to the last 16 along with Group B rivals PSV Eindhoven. Louis van Gaal's United made a promising start at the Volkswagen Arena as Anthony Martial handed them a 10th-minute lead but the Red Devils' poor defending at set-pieces cost them dearly with Naldo equalising shortly after. Julian Draxler set up Vieirinha to round off a sublime team move and put Wolfsburg 2-1
  
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• Defense gets turn in Gray case after uneven start for state

  08-12-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer rested their case Tuesday in the same way they began — with testimony that Officer William Porter failed in his duty to ensure the safety of Freddie Gray.
  
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• U.N. rights chief: Trump 'grossly irresponsible' to propose Muslim ban

  08-12-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was "grossly irresponsible" and played into the hands of Islamic State militants by proposing a ban on Muslims entering the United States, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday. Trump, currently the Republican Party's front-runner for the November 2016 election, compared his plan to the World War Two detainment of Japanese-Americans and others and dismissed on Tuesday growing outrage from around the world. "It's grossly irresponsible
  
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• Trump's Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos

  08-12-2015 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly pitting GOP leaders against their own presidential front-runner and jeopardizing the party's longtime drive to attract minorities.
  
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• Lyon lights up names of Paris victims in sombre tribute

  08-12-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The French city of Lyon paid tribute Tuesday to the 130 victims of last month's Paris attacks, projecting their names in huge letters on the facades of buildings lining the Saone River. Lyon's mayor Gerard Collomb called for Tuesday's tribute instead, while city residents still placed lighted candles in their windows and in public squares as tradition dictates.
  
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• Ronaldo sets group stage record in 8-0 Madrid rout

  08-12-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo struck four times to set a new record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage as Real Madrid also equalled the record victory in the competition with an 8-0 mauling of Malmo on Tuesday. Troubled French striker Karim Benzema also scored his first hat-trick for five years, whilst Mateo Kovacic added his first goal for the Spanish giants. Ronaldo's tally of 11 goals in the group stages surpasses the previous record of nine held by himself in 2013/14 and Luiz Adriano f
  
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• US official: Iran tested another ballistic missile in Nov.

  08-12-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran tested a ballistic missile last month, a U.S. official said Tuesday, describing the second such test since this summer's nuclear agreement. The State Department said only that it was conducting a "serious review" of such reports.
  
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• House passes bill to tighten visa waiver program

  08-12-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to tighten restrictions on travel to the United States by citizens of the 38 nations who are allowed to enter the country without obtaining a visa. The bill, the second major piece of security legislation approved in the chamber since the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, passed by 407 to 19. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Eric Beech)
  
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• Police step up mosque patrols after discovery of pig's head

  08-12-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police will step up their patrols around worship sites as they look for the person who left a severed pig's head outside a mosque.
  
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• No Child Left Behind rewrite nears final approval

  08-12-2015 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is on the verge of a sweeping shift in education, with states poised to gain greater control over school accountability and how testing is used to evaluate teachers, schools and student progress.
  
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• Norovirus found in tests of shuttered Boston Chipotle: officials

  08-12-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tests of a temporarily shuttered Boston outlet of the Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc chain tied to reports of dozens of sickened college students indicated the presence of norovirus, the Boston Public Health Commission said on Tuesday. "There are currently 65 known case reports that include Boston College residents, students, and non-BC patrons, but the information is constantly evolving," the commission said in a statement.
  
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• House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US

  08-12-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation tightening controls on travel to the U.S. and requiring visas for anyone who's been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years.
  
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• AP WAS THERE: John Lennon was shot 35 years ago

  08-12-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: The death of John Lennon still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world.
  
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• Chapman MLB move to LA on hold amid domestic violence probe

  08-12-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Aroldis Chapman's proposed move to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds has been put on hold after the emergence of domestic violence allegations involving the All-Star pitcher, authorities said on Tuesday. Although police in Florida said Chapman would not face charges because of insufficient evidence, absence of injuries and no co-operating witnesses, Major League Baseball officials said an investigation had begun. "We're in the process of getting all information necessary," MLB chi
  
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• AP Poll: Republicans wary of immigration from Middle East

  08-12-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With his call for blocking Muslims from entering the United States, Donald Trump may be tapping into deep concern among Republican voters about allowing Middle Eastern immigrants into the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
  
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• Auto safety ratings to include collision prevention systems

  08-12-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Tuesday announced plans to update its safety rating system for new cars and trucks to include whether the vehicle has technology to avoid crashes, in addition to how well it protects occupants in accidents.
  
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• Kiribati's climate change Catch-22

  08-12-2015 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kiribati's fight to survive amid climate change
  
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• Lawmaker: Were US forces manipulated into striking hospital?

  08-12-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two servicemen have told Congress that American special forces called in an air strike on a hospital in Afghanistan because they believed the Taliban were using it as a command center, contradicting the military's explanation that the attack was meant for a different building.
  
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• The Chinese man fighting Islamic State

  08-12-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese man fighting Islamic State
  
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• Lawmakers want social media companies to report terrorists

  08-12-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require technology companies to report online terrorist activity they become aware of to law enforcement.
  
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• Key NY lawmaker sees state legalizing daily fantasy sports

  08-12-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The chairman of a state legislative committee with authority over gambling predicts New York will legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports, no matter how a court fight centered on the lucrative industry turns out.
  
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• California shooters communicated with extremists in L.A. area: MSNBC

  08-12-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police have confirmed that through ... electronic communications," it said. U.S. government sources have told Reuters that Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been in contact with suspected Islamists in Europe and the United States who were under FBI investigation.
  
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• Bosworth becomes Hall of Famer the 'Boz' never could be

  08-12-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Boz was never getting into the College Football Hall of Fame.
  
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• Signs of weakness in China sink materials stocks; oil falls

  08-12-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Tuesday following a wave of selling abroad on fears that a slump in commodity prices was far from over.
  
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• Defeat in Germany dooms Man. Utd

  08-12-2015 22:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In a huge night of European football for the city of Manchester, one team advanced out of the group stage of the Champions League, while the other was left licking their wounds on Tuesday.
  
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• Brazil's Rousseff loses ground in impeachment battle

  08-12-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was left scrambling Tuesday to avoid impeachment after a key coalition ally indicated he may desert her and opponents won control of the congressional commission examining her case. Deputies either in open opposition or part of the ruling coalition yet favoring impeachment took 39 of 65 seats on the newly formed commission after a chaotic voting process that erupted in shouting and pushing. The commission is charged with studying the cas
  
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• Judge finalizes drummer Mick Fleetwood's divorce

  08-12-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mick Fleetwood and his wife have finalized their divorce, ending a nearly two-decade marriage.
  
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• In unusual move, Canada raps Trump for proposal to ban Muslims

  08-12-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Canadian government, which usually refrains from commenting on foreign election campaigns, on Tuesday took the unusual step of criticizing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments about banning Muslims. "It's something that we can't accept in Canada. ... We have never been as far removed from what we've just heard in the United States," Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said when asked what he thought of Trump's comments.
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Nov. 30-Dec. 6

  08-12-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 30-Dec. 6. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
  
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• Ronaldo sets Champions League group stage record in 8-0 Madrid rout

  08-12-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo struck four times to set a new record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage as Real Madrid also equalled the record victory in the competition with an 8-0 mauling of Malmo on Tuesday. Troubled French striker Karim Benzema also scored his first hat-trick for five years, whilst Mateo Kovacic added his first goal for the Spanish giants. Ronaldo's tally of 11 goals in the group stages surpasses the previous record of nine held by himself in 2013/14 and Luiz Adriano f
  
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• Man United crash out of Champions League as Wolfsburg, PSV progress

  08-12-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday. The Germans were joined in the last 16 by PSV Eindhoven, who took second place in Group B after beating CSKA Moscow 2-1 at home. United took an early lead in Germany through Anthony Martial but poor defending at set-pieces allowed Brazilian defender Naldo to score a brace.
  
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• Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with blacks

  08-12-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn't commit. Another rogue unit shook down drug dealers on the West Side for drugs and money. A different group of officers accepted payments from drug dealers to warn them of police raids.
  
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• Long closure for social service center where 14 people died

  08-12-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officials at the San Bernardino social services center where a husband and wife killed 14 people last week won't reopen until at least next month.
  
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• Correction: Supreme Court-Assault Weapons story

  08-12-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Dec. 7 about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a case challenging the assault weapons ban in Highland Park, Illinois, The Associated Press misspelled the name of an attorney for the city. His name is Steven Elrod, not Stephen Elrod.
  
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• FDA clears cold cap to save hair during breast cancer chemo

  08-12-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to save their locks.
  
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• Trump's Muslim ban pushes GOP toward chaos

  08-12-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States has pushed the Republican Party to the edge of chaos.
  
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• US official: Iran tested ballistic missile last month

  08-12-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says Iran tested a ballistic missile last month in at least the second such test since this summer's nuclear agreement.
  
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• Boston College says 80 students ill after eating at Chipotle

  08-12-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boston College said 80 students became sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant this weekend, but the company said the illnesses appear unrelated to an E. coli outbreak that has battered the popular burrito chain's sales and reputation. Chipotle has temporarily closed the Cleveland Circle restaurant where the Boston College students reported eating. The students are being tested for both E. coli and norovirus, a highly contagious pathogen that also can cause severe vomiting and d
  
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• Wary high court tackles Texas 'one person, one vote' case

  08-12-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Practical concerns about forcing states to abandon the way they have drawn electoral districts for more than 50 years seemed to give a key justice pause Tuesday in a Supreme Court case of immense importance to the nation's growing Latino population.
  
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• Pentagon says anti-Muslim rhetoric undermines U.S. national security

  08-12-2015 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon warned on Tuesday against fueling Islamic State's narrative of a U.S. war with Islam, in a swipe at rhetoric by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that has triggered outrage around the world. Trump, the Republican front-runner for the November 2016 presidential election, has proposed banning Muslims from entering the United States. Asked about Trump's remarks, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Muslims serve in t
  
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• 'The Wiz' helps NBC to a ratings win

  08-12-2015 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBC's winning streak in the television ratings hit two weeks, with a turnout of 11.5 million viewers for its live production of "The Wiz" helping the network on a night its ratings are usually ...
  
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• Norfolk Southern slams revised offer from Canadian Pacific

  08-12-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Norfolk Southern rejected Canadian Pacific's latest takeover offer less than an hour after it was announced Tuesday, but the Canadian railroad now appears ready to take its case directly to the shareholders ...
  
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• Syrian refugees resettled in resistant Texas, Indiana

  08-12-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Syrian families have been settled in Texas and in Indiana, the groups helping them said Tuesday, defying efforts by the conservative states' governors to stop their arrival.
  
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• Lawmakers: Deal to create megabrewer could cause hangover

  08-12-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Castle Danger Brewery in Two Harbors, Minnesota, has been brewing what it calls "dangerously good ales" on the north shore of Lake Superior since 2011. The company outgrew its original home in tiny Castle Danger and now distributes beer to bars and restaurants throughout northern and central Minnesota.
  
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• Brazilian president teeters on impeachment precipice

  08-12-2015 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was left scrambling Tuesday to avoid impeachment after a key coalition ally indicated he may desert her, while deputies brawled in Congress at the start of proceedings. Formation of the commission that will take a first look at the case against Rousseff finally got under way in the lower house of Congress. The drama illustrated rising tensions in the capital Brasilia, where Rousseff, less than a year into her second term, risks becoming
  
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• Oil hits new multi-year lows as Brent dips below $40

  08-12-2015 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices dipped to new multi-year lows Tuesday as last week's do-nothing OPEC meeting continued to weigh on the petroleum market. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for January delivery shed 14 cents at $37.51 a barrel. Brent North Sea oil for January delivery dropped 47 cents to finish at $40.26 a barrel in London.
  
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• FDA OKs Baxalta's drug for von Willebrand bleeding disorder

  08-12-2015 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. regulators have approved the first genetically engineered treatment for the most common inherited bleeding disorder, von Willebrand disease.
  
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• Family of late Blackhawks player Montador sues NHL

  08-12-2015 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The family of the late Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Steve Montador sued the NHL on Tuesday, accusing the league of failing to keep him reasonably safe and not providing him with crucial medical information on the permanent ramifications of brain trauma.
  
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• Georgia to execute man for killing his mother's friend

  08-12-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of forging checks and killing a close friend of his mother is to be executed Tuesday despite his claims of innocence.
  
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