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• Latest from the NFL: Replay of reversal - no catch for Dez

  13-12-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• VIDEO: Protesters flood Brazil's Copacabana

  13-12-2015 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protests have been held in several cities in Brazil to call for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
  
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• Police: Man fatally shot by LA deputies kept holding gun

  13-12-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles deputies kept holding a gun as he lay dying on the ground, authorities said Sunday in response to questions about why they continued to fire on the man after he fell to the pavement.
  
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• Wilson throws 5 TD passes as Seahawks beat Ravens 35-6

  13-12-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — As long as Russell Wilson continues to fling touchdown passes at a dizzying rate, the Seattle Seahawks just might survive their alarming shortage of running backs.
  
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• Latest from the NFL: McCarthy calling plays again for Pack

  13-12-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Zuma drops new finance minister after market backlash

  13-12-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  South African President Jacob Zuma fired his new finance minister Sunday just days after a shock change at the top of the key ministry sparked a market backlash, the presidency said. The dismissal of little-known ruling-party legislator David van Rooyen was Zuma's second firing following his sudden sacking of respected finance minister Nhlanhla Nene on Wednesday, which touched off a storm of criticism and collapsed the rand currency. As a democratic government, we emphasise the importance of lis
  
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• With streak over, regular season begins for Warriors

  13-12-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Every victory raised the stakes for the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• Simon & Schuster to publish crowdsourced Taylor Swift book

  13-12-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster will publish a crowdsourced book on Taylor Swift that fans will help create.
  
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• Steelers get 33-20 win over Bengals, who lose QB Dalton

  13-12-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — With a chance to clinch the division at home, the Bengals lost their quarterback and got roughed up for the first time all season.
  
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• After beating Aldo, McGregor wants to hold a second UFC belt

  13-12-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gab is just one of Conor McGregor's many gifts.
  
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• The Latest: Early results show conservatives win French vote

  13-12-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The latest about France's regional elections. All times local.
  
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• Newton, Panthers pound Falcons 38-0, clinch 1st-round bye

  13-12-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton continued to look like a Most Valuable Player.
  
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• Head-scratching over gifts? How about part of a human skull?

  13-12-2015 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — What to get the loved one who has everything? Steven Rabinowitz wracked his brain before settling on (spoiler alert, relatives!) a raccoon skull.
  
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• Heisman Trophy winner Henry highlights AP All-America team

  13-12-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of Alabama and finalists Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford highlight The Associated Press All-America team.
  
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• Trump says Republican leaders 'kidding themselves' about stopping him

  13-12-2015 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump pushed back Sunday against party leaders reportedly looking to block his path to the presidential nomination, saying they were "kidding themselves," as rival Ted Cruz surged in polls. The push to stop Trump comes as the billionaire real estate tycoon finds himself at the center of a firestorm over his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Republican powerbrokers argued at a recent dinner that the par
  
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• 45 civilians killed in Syrian rebel bastion: monitor

  13-12-2015 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 45 civilians were killed Sunday in heavy bombardment of a besieged Syrian rebel stronghold east of Damascus that also struck a school, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rockets fired by regime forces rained down on the towns of Douma, Harasta, Saqba and Arbin in the opposition-held Eastern Ghouta region. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said air strikes also hit the towns, but it was unclear whether they were carried out by Syrian or Russian warplan
  
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• 'Make Room for Daddy' star Marjorie Lord dies at 97

  13-12-2015 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marjorie Lord, the Broadway and film actress who became a TV star on the sitcom "Make Room For Daddy," has died. She was 97.
  
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• Latest from the NFL: Panthers' Olsen, Stewart out vs Falcons

  13-12-2015 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• French far-right fails to win a single region in elections

  13-12-2015 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday despite record results in the first round, as voters flocked to traditional parties to keep them out of power. The leader of the anti-immigration FN, Marine Le Pen, lost out to the right-wing opposition in the northern Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region after the ruling Socialists pulled out of the race before the second round. The FN had topped the vote in six of 13 regions on December 6, propelled by anger
  
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• Russian warship fires shots to 'avoid collision' with Turkey boat

  13-12-2015 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday opened fire to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing boat, the defence ministry said, as a bitter dispute over the shooting down of a Russian warplane raged on. "The crew of the Russian patrol ship Smetlivy which was located 22 kilometres (13.7 miles) from the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern part of the Aegean Sea avoided collision with a Turkish seiner," the ministry said, adding that the crew had fired small arms to warn the boat. The i
  
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• Broncos juggling defense with starters missing vs Raiders

  13-12-2015 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Denver Broncos will seek their ninth consecutive victory over the Oakland Raiders without several key starters, including inside linebacker Danny Trevathan and strong safety T.J. Ward.
  
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• The Latest: Sarkozy 'proud' of party's French electoral win

  13-12-2015 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The latest about France's regional elections. All times local.
  
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• Authorities: Man killed on video refused to drop gun

  13-12-2015 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LYNWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the fatal shooting of a man by deputies in Los Angeles County (all times local):
  
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• Merkel dismisses U.S. request for more military help against Islamic State

  13-12-2015 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday brushed off what a Germany magazine said was a request from the United States to provide more military help in the fight against Islamic State. "I believe Germany is fulfilling its part and we don't need to talk about new issues related to this question at the moment," Merkel told the ZDF broadcaster when asked about the Der Spiegel magazine report of the U.S. request. Der Spiegel reported on Saturday that U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter had sent a letter
  
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• New York warm winter weather sets record

  13-12-2015 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York set a record Sunday for the warmest December 13, with some residents heading out in shorts and sandals just 12 days before the usually frigid Christmas holiday. Midday temperatures in Central Park climbed to 66 degrees F (19 degrees C), according to the National Weather Service. The mean temperature for New York on December 13 is 38 degrees F, with the highest previous recorded temperature for the day at 64 degrees F in 1923.
  
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• Central African Republic voters brave violence in crucial referendum

  13-12-2015 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Serge Leger Kokopakpa BANGUI (Reuters) - Voters in Central African Republic braved heavy fighting and intimidation by armed groups to cast their ballots on Sunday in a constitutional referendum seen as a crucial step toward ending nearly three years of violence. The former French colony descended into chaos in early 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized control in the majority-Christian nation, committing abuses that led to reprisals by Christian anti-balaka militias. Thousands were ki
  
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• Two dead as violence mars 'make-or-break' Central Africa vote

  13-12-2015 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two people were killed Sunday as heavy-weapons fire and clashes in the Muslim district of Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, marred a referendum on a new constitution aimed at ending years of sectarian strife. An AFP journalist saw the bodies of two people lying in a mosque in Bangui's PK5 Muslim district, while a dozen others were wounded there, in clashes pitting supporters against opponents of the closely-watched referendum. Fire from heavy machine-guns and rocket launchers raged a
  
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• 1,000 jogging Santas run for charity in Sweden

  13-12-2015 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 1,000 joggers dressed as Santa Claus wearing red suits, boots and long white beards ran through the streets of Stockholm for charity on Sunday. "It was the first I ran as a Santa and it was a lot of fun," said 26-year-old Elin.
  
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• Seattle to decide whether to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionize

  13-12-2015 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle may soon become the first city to let drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft collectively bargain over pay and working conditions, a move opposed by the companies and one seen as a test case for the changing 21st century workforce.
  
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• Head-scratching over gift-giving? Maybe piece of human skull

  13-12-2015 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday shoppers have been flocking to a Brooklyn flea market for gifts in a category all their own, like a two-head taxidermied bird.
  
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• French PM says danger of far-right remains despite poll defeat

  13-12-2015 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Paris (AFP) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday that the danger of the far-right remained despite the National Front (FN) failing to win a single contest in regional elections.
  
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• Brazilians take to streets to demand Rousseff's impeachment

  13-12-2015 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caroline Stauffer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of major cities on Sunday to demand President Dilma Rousseff's ouster, but the first nationwide protests since formal impeachment proceedings began were smaller than similar events earlier this year. Police did not provide official estimates for turnout although television stations said there were about 6,000 in Sao Paulo and slightly fewer in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. "This is just a warm-up, there will be
  
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• Latest from the NFL: Seattle rookie RB Rawls out for game

  13-12-2015 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Third storm in a week brings more rain, snow to California

  13-12-2015 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A third winter-like storm in a week brought rain and strong winds to much of Northern California and snow to the Sierra Nevada on Sunday. Sheets of pouring rain made for treacherous driving.
  
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• Bengals QB Andy Dalton hurts right thumb, out for game

  13-12-2015 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton hurt his right thumb while making a tackle on an interception return in the first quarter against the Steelers on Sunday and was ruled out for the rest of the game.
  
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• CNN: Christie returns to main GOP presidential debate stage

  13-12-2015 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate.
  
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• 'Proud' women win seats in historic Saudi vote

  13-12-2015 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 13 women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said Sunday, far exceeding expectations in the ultra-conservative kingdom. Honestly, we weren't expecting anyone to win," said Sahar Hassan Nasief, a women's-rights activist in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. "We need more," said Aljazi al-Hossaini, who was defeated in Diriyah on the edge of Riyadh, where three women won seats, according to Saudi news channel Al-Ekhbari
  
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• Libyans urged to accept cease-fire, embrace UN unity plan

  13-12-2015 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Diplomats trying to help Libya emerge from the chaos that terrorists have exploited said Sunday that rival political factions in the North African country need to accept an immediate cease-fire and embrace a U.N.-brokered plan aimed at creating a "secure, democratic, prosperous and unified state."
  
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• Swift to release concert tour exclusively on Apple Music

  13-12-2015 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her star-studded "1989 World Tour" exclusively on Apple Music.
  
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• CNN adds Christie to Republican prime-time debate. (Corrects Huckabee drops from prime-time.)

  13-12-2015 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CNN adds Christie to Republican prime-time debate. (Corrects Huckabee drops from prime-time.)
  
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• Powers back unity government in Libya to deter Islamic State

  13-12-2015 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lesley Wroughton and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Global powers on Sunday backed the formation of a national unity government in Libya, pledging economic and security support to help stabilize the chaotic North African country where Islamic State militants have a foothold. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, joined by U.N. envoy Martin Kobler, were optimistic that the majority of the representatives of Libya's two rival governments would sign a unity
  
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• Rome conference calls for Libya truce

  13-12-2015 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An international conference in Rome calls for an immediate ceasefire in Libya, amid hopes that rival leaderships will form a unity government.
  
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• With 'Force Awakens' looming, 'Heart of the Sea' sinks

  13-12-2015 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With "The Force Awakens" looming, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" notched its fourth-straight weekend atop the box office, while Ron Howard's whaling tale "In the Heart of the Sea" capsized.
  
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• K-Pop band sent home from LA airport reportedly lacked work visa

  13-12-2015 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Members of a K-pop girl band detained at the Los Angeles airport and sent back to South Korea lacked the proper work visas, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The agency that represents the band Oh My Girl, WM Entertainment, said that US immigration authorities suspected that they might be sex workers after the eight performers were held at the Los Angeles airport for 15 hours on December 9. Not true, an official with the US Customs and Border Patrol told the Times.
  
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• Coroner names man seen shot by Los Angeles deputies on video

  13-12-2015 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LYNWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the fatal shooting of a man by deputies in Los Angeles County (all times local):
  
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• Chargers' Rivers set for another start despite flu bout

  13-12-2015 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers was set for his 157th consecutive start Sunday at Kansas City despite a bout with the flu, and New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was active against Tennessee after missing two games with a concussion.
  
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• Jehovah's Witnesses could get $1 billion for NYC properties

  13-12-2015 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Jehovah's Witnesses, the door-knocking religious group that's been based in Brooklyn for a century, is selling its headquarters and other properties for an expected price tag of $1 billion or more.
  
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• Cruz leads Trump in Iowa opinion poll

  13-12-2015 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Republican opinion poll puts Senator Ted Cruz far ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa, which is the first state to vote in the US primary season.
  
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• Kenya offcial: 1 soldier dies, 2 wounded by Islamic rebels

  13-12-2015 18:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANDERA, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan official says Somalia's Islamic extremist insurgents al-Shabab have ambushed an army truck killing one soldier and wounding two.
  
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• Iran's possible next Supreme Leader being examined: Rafsanjani

  13-12-2015 18:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic. Moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his allies are hoping to cash in on the popularity they have gained by striking a nuclear deal with world powers that could see sanctions lifted to win the majority of seats in the assembly and a
  
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