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• Embattled VW chief faces US public for first time

  10-01-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller will face a skeptical US public on Sunday for the first time since American regulators accused the German automaker of cheating on emissions tests. VW's "apology tour" is expected to be a sharp contrast from the exuberance displayed by its competitors when the Detroit auto show formally opens Monday amid record-breaking US sales. Mueller is set to speak at an invitation-only media reception in a Detroit restaurant Sunday night before heading to Washing
  
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• VIDEO: El Chapo interview causes controversy

  10-01-2016 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Obama administration and a US presidential hopeful have criticised Sean Penn's interview with Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
  
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• Bengals' playoff meltdown will shake them in many ways

  10-01-2016 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — It'll be known around these parts as "The Meltdown."
  
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• NFL Latest: Redskins get first playoff safety since 1984

  10-01-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest from NFL wild-card games Sunday. (All times EST)
  
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• Fallen FIFA chief Blatter to appeal eight-year ban

  10-01-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fallen FIFA chief Sepp Blatter will appeal against his eight-year ban, his lawyer said Sunday, joining fellow suspended official Michel Platini in a fight to clear his name. "We will appeal it, of course," Blatter's US-based attorney Richard Cullen confirmed to AFP in an email. The confirmation came after FIFA's ethics tribunal on Saturday revealed it had provided Blatter and UEFA president Platini with the reasons for imposing the ban, clearing the way for both men to appeal.
  
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• Obama hopes to stoke optimism in farewell union address

  10-01-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barack Obama will use his final State of the Union address Tuesday, one of the last grandstand occasions of his presidency, to define his legacy and make the case for optimism amid an angst-ridden election race. Seven years ago, a youthful President Obama's first address to Congress surprised some with gloomy talk of shaken confidence, a weakened economy and uncertain times ahead. Senior White House officials promise an unorthodox speech.
  
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• VIDEO: Inside China's plastic surgery boom

  10-01-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As more and more people in China go under the knife in the name of beauty, the BBC visits one of a growing number of private cosmetic surgery clinics in Beijing.
  
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• Timeline of events in the life of actor Sean Penn

  10-01-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A timeline of events highlighting the screen career, personal life and political activism of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn:
  
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• The 'Michelin curse' hits Hong Kong

  10-01-2016 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Success is not so sweet for some Hong Kong restaurants
  
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• Reformist lawmaker elected Greek opposition leader

  10-01-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party has elected a reformist as its new leader.
  
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• Seahawks escape with 10-9 win over Vikings after Walsh miss

  10-01-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks needed more than three quarters to warm up at Minnesota.
  
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• At $1.3 billion, U.S. Powerball jackpot in world record territory

  10-01-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Powerball's jackpot now at $1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday's drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world's richest grand prize that could go to a single ticketholder, officials said on Sunday. The pot pushed higher when no ticket holder had the winning combination of six numbers selected during Saturday's drawing, when the grand prize reached nearly $950 million. "It's crazy how big this jackpot is," said Alex Tra
  
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• Catalonia elects new leader tasked with breakaway from Spain

  10-01-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Carles Puigdemont was elected regional president with 70 votes for, 63 against and two abstentions, giving Catalonia's high-profile independence movement a fresh lease of life and drawing a sharp rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who vowed to fight for his country's unity. "The government won't allow a single act that could harm the unity and sovereignty of Spain," Rajoy warned in a live, televised appearance in Madrid.
  
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• Citizen Cruz: Trump hammers away, US Senate leader mum on eligibility

  10-01-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday hammered away at his closest challenger's eligibility to be U.S. president, while the party's Senate leader said the chamber will stay out of the fray involving Ted Cruz's citizenship. Under the Constitution, presidents must be "natural born citizens." Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, to an American mother, which he says makes him eligible to run. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told ABC's
  
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• Catalan parliament votes in new leader amid secession drive

  10-01-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Catalonia's parliament voted in a new leader for the powerful northeastern region late Sunday after hearing he would forge ahead with a drive to secede from Spain.
  
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• Sean Penn: Hollywood hellraiser turned activist

  10-01-2016 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The colourful life and career of Sean Penn, an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor who has used his high profile to highlight controversial causes and issues.
  
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• Planned Parenthood backing Clinton in primary race

  10-01-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — Planned Parenthood says its endorsement of Hillary Clinton won't result in negative campaigning against her Democratic primary opponents.
  
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• Factbox: Microsoft CEO, Syrian refugee among State of Union guests

  10-01-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and a Syrian refugee who now lives in Michigan will be among 23 special guests at President Barack Obama's final State of the Union speech, the White House said on Sunday. Obama has said he plans to make the need for tougher gun laws an issue ahead of the November 2016 presidential and congressional elections. For a full list of guests, see: http://1.usa.gov/1OkMiON MICROSOFT CEO The White House traditional
  
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• 'Star Wars' tops DiCaprio in 'Revenant' to stay No. 1

  10-01-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" stayed on top of the North American box office for the fourth straight weekend, beating out Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant," and becoming the third-largest grossing movie in the world ever.
  
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• Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo, real-life drug connection

  10-01-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican actress Kate del Castillo has stepped out of the fictional drug-trafficker roles she played on TV and finds herself involved in the real world of drug capos.
  
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• Deadly strike on Yemen MSF clinic draws condemnation

  10-01-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A missile strike on a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Yemen killed at least four people Sunday, the group said, condemning what it called a "worrying pattern" of such attacks. The Paris-based medical humanitarian organisation said three of its staff members were among 10 people wounded in the raid, the third of its kind in four months in the war-ravaged country. "The numbers of casualties could rise as there could still be people trapped in the rubble," it said, adding the missile hit the medi
  
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• Rolling Stone faces criticism over 'El Chapo' interview

  10-01-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was a big scoop, and one Rolling Stone may well regret.
  
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• Gay actor takes role of gay character in controversial show

  10-01-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A producer for ABC's new sitcom "The Real O'Neals" wanted a gay actor for the role of a teenager who comes out to his shocked Catholic family but was prevented by a law designed to protect gays and lesbians from asking those auditioning about their sexual orientation.
  
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• NFL Latest: Seahawks take advantage of fumble to take lead

  10-01-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest from NFL wild-card games Sunday. (All times EST)
  
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• 'Bama on verge of unprecedented run, with Clemson in the way

  10-01-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Regardless of the outcome of Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama, a case can be made that no team in the history of the sport has had a better run than the Crimson Tide under coach Nick Saban.
  
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• Ghana intends to extradite suspect in UK actress slaying

  10-01-2016 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghanaian authorities intend to extradite a suspect in the slayings of a British actress and her two young sons in London, a senior police official said Sunday.
  
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• Powerball jackpot world's largest at $1.3 billion

  10-01-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Disappointed you didn't win the Powerball jackpot this weekend? Don't be.
  
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• Nets fire head coach Hollins

  10-01-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Head coach Lionel Hollins paid the price for the Brooklyn Nets' dismal start to the season on Sunday after being fired following the team's latest defeat. Hollins was axed while general manager Billy King was reassigned in the wake of the Nets loss on Saturday to the Detroit Pistons. It was a fourth straight defeat for Brooklyn, who are now 10-27 for the season with the second worst record in the Eastern Conference.
  
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• Federal judge dismisses naked Portland violinist's claims

  10-01-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a nude protester's claim that police violated his rights by arresting him while he played violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland.
  
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• McConnell: No intention of pushing for new war powers vote

  10-01-2016 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate won't take up President Barack Obama's request for new war powers to fight the Islamic State group, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday, to avoid tying the hands of the next president.
  
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• Merkel under pressure as Cologne violence cases rise to 516

  10-01-2016 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cologne police on Sunday said they had now recorded over 500 cases of New Year's Eve violence blamed on migrants, piling fresh pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel over her liberal stance towards refugees. Witnesses described terrifying scenes of hundreds of women running a gauntlet of groping hands, lewd insults and robberies in the mob violence. The scale of the Cologne assaults has shocked Germany and put a spotlight on the 1.1 million asylum seekers who arrived in the country last yea
  
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• Call for supplies as Oregon standoff enters second week

  10-01-2016 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The occupation of national wildlife area by a small, armed group upset over federal land policies stretched into its second week as the mother of the group's leader asked supporters to send supplies - everything from warm blankets to coffee creamer.
  
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• Sean Penn: a Hollywood rebel with many causes

  10-01-2016 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sean Penn, whose interview with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman made headlines around the world, is known for his acting brilliance and bad-boy reputation but he is also a sleeves-rolled-up humanitarian and lifelong activist. A week after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Penn moved there.
  
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• Blatter to appeal FIFA ban: lawyer

  10-01-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lawyer for fallen FIFA chief Sepp Blatter on Sunday confirmed he would launch an appeal against his eight-year ban. The confirmation came after FIFA's ethics tribunal on Saturday revealed it had provided Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini with the reasons for imposing the ban, clearing the way for both men to appeal. A lawyer for Platini, who has also been banned for eight years, had earlier confirmed an appeal would be launched.
  
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• Top lawyer sees no legal threat for Penn in 'El Chapo' interview

  10-01-2016 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sean Penn's clandestine interview with the Mexican drug kingpin known as "El Chapo" should not expose him to any legal jeopardy in the United States, according to a lawyer known for his defense of journalists. "No, it doesn't violate any law," said Floyd Abrams, a New York attorney who has defended many journalists from governmental demands that they reveal confidential sources. Mexican authorities want to question Penn and the actress Kate del Castillo, who helped arrange Penn's interview with
  
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• CW network gives vote of confidence to 'Girlfriend'

  10-01-2016 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The CW television network chief offered a strong vote of confidence Sunday to the slow-to-catch-on comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" amid hopes that lead actress Rachel Bloom's Golden Globes nomination would kick-start some interest.
  
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• Wall Street faces profit recession as earnings season begins

  10-01-2016 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings season that gets under way next week could confirm something many investors may not want to hear: the U.S. economy may be doing well but corporate profits are in a recession. An earnings recession - two quarters of declining profits - would be led by the usual suspects, energy and materials companies. Consumer discretionary companies, which led S&P 500 gains in 2015 and have had the second-highest average pro
  
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• Belichick: Surging Chiefs hard to plan against

  10-01-2016 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There are two Kansas City games on Bill Belichick's mind right now.
  
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• Arab League condemns Iranian 'meddling' in Arab affairs

  10-01-2016 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Arab foreign ministers, with the exception of Lebanon, condemned in a Sunday statement what they called Iran's meddling in Arab affairs.
  
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• Saudi FM says further Iranian support for 'terrorism' will meet opposition from all Arab countries

  10-01-2016 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday at an emergency Arab League meeting that if Iran continues to support "terrorism, sectarianism and violence", it would face opposition from all Arab countries. The meeting was held to discuss escalating tensions between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite power Iran, which started when Saudi authorities executed Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Jan. 2, stirring Shi'ite outrage across the Middle East. Jubeir added that a subsequent attack on th
  
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• Saudi Arabia does not expect Iran spat to affect Syria peace efforts

  10-01-2016 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday its cutting of diplomatic and commercial ties with Iran was a first step and it could take more action if Tehran does not change its policies, but did not expect the dispute to affect efforts to end the war in Syria. Speaking at a news conference after an Arab League meeting on the spat between the two Gulf rivals, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said his country would discuss any potential further actions against Iran with its regional and int
  
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• Arab League condemns attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran

  10-01-2016 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Arab League foreign ministers agreed at an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to condemn the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and accused the Tehran government of failing to protect them. In a closing statement distributed after the meeting, the Arab League also condemned the reported discovery by Bahrain of a militant group that it said was backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. All members of the Arab League voted in favor of the statement, with the exception of Lebanon, where Ir
  
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• Reggie Ragland is the (smiling) face of Alabama's defense

  10-01-2016 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Reggie Ragland stands out on Alabama's defense when the spotlight's on.
  
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• Syria's Nusra Front extremists kidnap activists in north

  10-01-2016 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's extremist Nusra Front group seized two prominent media activists in the country's north on Sunday, shutting down their radio station and burning rebel flags in the process.
  
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• Teenager gang raped in NY playground

  10-01-2016 19:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  New York police are looking for five men who forced a father at gunpoint to leave his daughter behind so they could take turns raping her, according to a press release.
  
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• Arab League ministers condemn Iran

  10-01-2016 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arab League foreign ministers in an emergency meeting in Cairo condemn recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran.
  
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• Suspect in British actress murder to be extradited to Britain

  10-01-2016 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - The fugitive partner of slain former EastEnders actress Sian Blake will be extradited to face criminal investigations in the United Kingdom from Ghana, where he was arrested on Saturday, Ghanaian police detectives said on Sunday. Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, was arrested in connection with the murder of Blake, an actress who once featured in the popular British soap opera EastEnders, and her two sons Zachary and Amon. The bodies of Blake, 43, and her sons were later
  
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• Nets fire coach Lionel Hollins, reassign GM Billy King

  10-01-2016 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets fired coach Lionel Hollins and reassigned general manager Billy King on Sunday in the midst of their worst season since moving from New Jersey.
  
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• Catalonia's leader-to-be calls for independence process to start

  10-01-2016 18:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Carles Puigdemont, who has been chosen to lead Catalonia to independence from Spain, called Sunday for the secession process to start in his first speech to local lawmakers as they were on the verge of voting him in as new regional leader. "We need... to start the process to set up an independent state in Catalonia," he said in a speech to the wealthy region's parliament, which was followed by loud applause. After months of in-fighting, Catalonia's pro-independence faction that won regional parl
  
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• Paris police station attacker lived in German refugee shelter: police

  10-01-2016 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man who tried to attack a Paris police station last week had lived in a centre for asylum seekers in Germany, German investigators said, a finding likely to fuel criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal stance towards war refugees. The man was shot dead by French police on Thursday after he tried to storm the police station in northern Paris, brandishing a meat cleaver and wearing a fake suicide vest. The assault took place exactly one year since the start of a series of jihadist attack
  
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