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• Martin Shkreli Refuses to Give Records to Lawmakers

  20-01-2016 23:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Martin Shkrel has invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing to produce documents subpoenaed by a Senate committee investigating drug-pricing practices.
  
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• Philadelphia archdiocese to auction Fiat used by pope

  20-01-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It was the tiny car that whisked Pope Francis around Philadelphia and wowed Americans reared on gas-guzzling automobiles. At least one of two Fiat 500Ls, custom-made for the pope's visit to Philadelphia and fitted with Secret Service license plates, goes on sale January 29, kicking off this year's Philadelphia Auto Show. The second Fiat, which Catholic authorities said they may sell at the same auction, will go on display at the auto show, which runs from January 30 to February 7.
  
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• The Latest: Obama says he's helping fix Flint water crisis

  20-01-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The latest on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (all times local):
  
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• VIDEO: 'Panic and fear' in university gun attack

  20-01-2016 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses speak of the "panic and fear" that swept a Pakistan university, after gunmen stormed the campus.
  
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• Oregon governor calls on feds to act against armed group

  20-01-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's governor expressed anger Wednesday over federal authorities' handling of the occupation of a national wildlife refuge by an armed group and said she intends to bill the U.S. government for what the occupation is costing state taxpayers.
  
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• VIDEO: Inside Russian airbase in Syria

  20-01-2016 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Steve Rosenberg is given access to a Russian airbase near Latakia, as part of an embed with the Russian military.
  
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• Oil plumbs new lows below $27 as oversupply woes persist

  20-01-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets with traders also worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil has fallen more than 25 percent so far this year, the steepest such slide since the financial crisis, piling more pain on oil drillers and producing nations alike. Sure enough, fresh data from the American Petroleum Institute on
  
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• VIDEO: Man 'frozen to death' comes back to life

  20-01-2016 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors brought Justin Smith back to life after hours lying frozen in the snow
  
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• Messi, Suarez-less Barca edge towards Cup semis

  20-01-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Holders Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to take a huge step towards the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Messi was absent due to a hamstring problem, whilst Suarez completed a two-game Cup ban, but the visitors still took control of the tie with two goals in six first-half minutes from Munir El Haddadi and Neymar. La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid also have work to do to reach the semi-finals after a 0-0 draw at Celta Vigo in t
  
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• Europe 'big five' airlines launch new alliance

  20-01-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an unprecedented step, Europe's five largest airline groups including budget carriers EasyJet and Ryanair on Wednesday launched a new alliance to combat rising airport charges amid a fierce battle with Gulf rivals. The new association dubbed Airlines for Europe (A4E) brings together the budget airlines, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and the International Airline Group, parent company of both British Airways and Iberia. The alliance will "represent the interests of its members when dealing with th
  
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• Stocks battered as oil pushes below $27

  20-01-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Global stocks suffered another rout Wednesday as US oil prices slid to fresh 12-year lows, heaping further pressure on financial markets from London and Paris to Moscow and Manhattan. With a loss of 3.5 percent, London joined a number of other markets in bear territory -- a fall of more than 20 percent from a recent peak. "People are just assuming we're heading for a global recession and that it's something we're going to need to get out in front of," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategis
  
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• Obama: 'I Would Be Beside Myself' if My Kids Lived in Flint

  20-01-2016 23:36 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Speaking in Detroit, President Obama pledged Wednesday to cover "all of the people of Flint's backs" as the Michigan city deals with a water crisis.
  
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• Obama does victory lap for car industry but it is different from what he hoped

  20-01-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeff Mason DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing Republican criticism over the state of the economy, did a Detroit victory lap on Wednesday to showcase the auto companies his administration helped save, but the industry has not turned out the way he hoped in 2009. Obama has held out his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler during the U.S. recession as examples of tough decisions he made that paid off both for the economy and the environment. "The auto industry here in the Unite
  
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• Liverpool, Spurs reach FA Cup fourth round

  20-01-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool overcame fourth-tier Exeter City 3-0 on Wednesday to set up an FA Cup fourth-round clash with West Ham United, while Tottenham Hotspur eliminated familiar foes Leicester City. Liverpool had required a 73rd-minute equaliser from Brad Smith to snatch a 2-2 draw at Exeter in the teams' first meeting and the League Two side gave another good account of themselves in the reunion at Anfield.
  
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• Downton Abbey wins best drama at NTAs

  20-01-2016 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ITV's Downton Abbey wins best drama at the 2016 National Television Awards, while Ant and Dec win best TV presenter for the 15th consecutive year.
  
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• More bodies identified at notorious US reform school

  20-01-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seven bodies have now been identified from 55 unmarked graves dotting the grounds of a reform school for boys in Florida closed in 2011 after former pupils reported decades of abuse, researchers said. The remains of another 14 bodies were "presumptive identifications," according to a final report by University of South Florida (USF) anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle to be presented to state officials Thursday. Since 2012, scientists have worked on the site of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys
  
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• Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan underscore threat to region: White House

  20-01-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The White House on Wednesday condemned attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, saying they underscore the ongoing threat that militants pose to the region. "We offer our deepest condolences to the victims of the attacks and to their families, and we stand with the people of the region against all forms of extremism and terrorism," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Armed militants killed at least 20 people at a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday.
  
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• How Dogs Keep the Homeland Safe

  20-01-2016 23:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Since April 2011, the TSA has been using passenger screening canines to detect explosive material on the clothing of people at airports across the United States. This is Willie and Teddy, they work at New York's LaGuardia airport.
  
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• New flare-ups over the racial demographics of abortion

  20-01-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Abortion and race, two of America's most volatile topics, have intersected in recent flare-ups related to the disproportionately high rate of abortion among black women.
  
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• What We Know: The president's immigration policies

  20-01-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's immigration plans. A look at how that could play out over the next year:
  
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• Flint Water Crisis Isn't The First — and Won't Be the Last

  20-01-2016 22:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The lead in water crisis in Flint, Michigan should come as no surprise. Almost the same thing happened in Washington, D.C.
  
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• NY police officer on trial for shooting dead unarmed man

  20-01-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The trial began Wednesday of a rookie New York police officer accused of manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man whose shooting fueled nationwide protests against US police tactics. Peter Liang, 28, faces up to 15 years if convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, criminally negligent homicide, assault in the second degree, reckless endangerment and two counts of official misconduct. Liang fatally shot Akai Gurley, 28, the father of a young daughter, in a dimly lit stairwell of a
  
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• Spanish town celebrates bizarre, turnip-throwing festival

  20-01-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PIORNAL, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of people have been running through the streets of a tiny town in southwestern Spain, chasing a fancy-dressed, beast-like figure and pelting it with turnips.
  
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• Carson to Resume Campaign After Volunteer's Death

  20-01-2016 22:46 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A day after suspending his campaign activities in the aftermath of a fatal car accident that took the life of a campaign volunteer, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson announced he will resume his campaign Thursday
  
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• Iran: Saudi Arabia is 'panicking'

  20-01-2016 22:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Iran's foreign minister says Saudi Arabia is "panicking" over the potential for reduced tensions between Tehran and the West, that he is happy for the families of Americans previously imprisoned in Iran, and that the U.S. is "addicted" to sanctions.
  
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• Jamie Foxx Hugs Dad of Man He Rescued From Crash

  20-01-2016 22:30 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Oscar and Grammy winner recalls telling the driver he rescued, "'You've got angels around you."
  
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• US stocks pare steep losses: Dow -1.6%

  20-01-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street stocks tumbled Wednesday as US oil prices sank to fresh 12-year lows, but an afternoon rally significantly cut the session's losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 249.28 points (1.56 percent) at 15,766.74. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 22.00 (1.17 percent) to 1,859.33, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 5.26 (0.12 percent) to 4,471.69.
  
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• New York declares 'David Bowie Day' as final play ends

  20-01-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York declared Wednesday "David Bowie Day" to honor the late music legend and longtime resident, as one of his final works -- a science-fiction play -- closed its run. Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a proclamation making January 20 this year "David Bowie Day" that will be read at the final curtain call of "Lazarus," the singer's official Facebook account said. Bowie, one of the most influential forces in rock history, died on January 10 after an 18-month battle with cancer that he did not disclo
  
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• Palin joins Trump in call to "make America great again"

  20-01-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — Conservative firebrand Sarah Palin joined Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Oklahoma Wednesday as part of her endorsement pledge in the increasingly intense race for the GOP nomination.
  
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• Equities tumble on oil drop, but finish well off lows

  20-01-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets staged a late rebound along with oil prices on Wednesday to cut declines from 2-1/2 year lows, but remained on pace for one of the most dismal monthly performances on record. Oil prices tumbled once again after the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday the market could "drown in oversupply" and on concerns about the impact of a slowing China on global economic growth. The rout in oil prices has prompted spending cuts and layoff
  
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• Prosecutor: Man charged with killing 4 was on watch list

  20-01-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with killing four people in two states in 2014 to protest U.S. foreign policy was on a federal terrorism watch list and wrote in his journal that he planned to follow the Islamic State group and "learn the ways of jihadis," a New Jersey state prosecutor said Wednesday.
  
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• Obama says Flint crisis reminder government cannot 'shortchange' services

  20-01-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to continue to offer support for the local response to the water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "If I were a parent up there, I would be beside myself that my kid's health could be at risk," Obama said during remarks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Obama met with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver on Tuesday.
  
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• Suspected microcephaly cases in Brazil rise to 3,893

  20-01-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The suspected number of cases of microcephaly, a rare brain defect in babies, continues to rise in Brazil, reaching 3,893 since authorities began investigating the surge in October, Health Ministry officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Oil prices tumble, but stocks trim losses after big slump

  20-01-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks recovered much of an early plunge, but the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September.
  
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• Senate Democrats block Syrian refugee bill from advancing

  20-01-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill that would crack down on Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to the U.S. as the debate turned into a referendum on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his policies.
  
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• Hewitt faces Ferrer fight in final tournament

  20-01-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt faces the fiercely competitive David Ferrer at the Australian Open on Thursday as he bids to extend his farewell tournament into a third round. Hewitt, Australia's Davis Cup captain, is contesting a record 20th straight Australian Open but he's in for a battle against eighth-seeded Spanish baseliner Ferrer, nicknamed "Little Beast". Elsewhere, four-time finalist Andy Murray plays his second-round match against Australia's Sam Groth as the clock ticks down to the
  
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• Protesters break into Moldova's Parliament

  20-01-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Hundreds of protesters broke through police lines on Wednesday to storm Moldova's Parliament after it approved a new government to end months of deadlock between the president and the legislature. Six police officers were injured in the scuffles.
  
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• Obama does victory lap for car industry that looks different from what he hoped

  20-01-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama, facing Republican criticism over the state of the economy, did a Detroit victory lap on Wednesday to showcase the auto companies his administration helped save, but the industry has not turned out the way he hoped in 2009. Obama points repeatedly to his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler during the U.S. recession as examples of tough decisions he made that paid off. About 59 percent of U.S. vehicle sales last year were sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks or other la
  
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• Lupita Nyong'o says Oscar nominations 'disappointing'

  20-01-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o says she's "disappointed" by "the lack of inclusion" in this year's Oscar nominations.
  
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• New studio boss Spacey fears new Hollywood hack

  20-01-2016 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey said Wednesday his new role as a studio boss made him doubly fearful that material could be destroyed or leaked in a repeat of the Sony Pictures hack last year. "Obviously the Sony hack was a wake-up call for anyone in my industry, and I would think for anyone in any industry," Spacey told a debate on cybersecurity at the gathering of the rich and powerful in a Swiss ski resort that also featured Wikipedia's founder and the creator o
  
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• Researchers find possible ninth planet beyond Neptune

  20-01-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The solar system may host a ninth planet that is about 10 times bigger than Earth and orbiting far beyond Neptune, according to research published on Wednesday. Computer simulations show that the mystery planet, if it exists, would orbit about 20 times farther away from the sun than Earth, said astronomers with the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "It's a pretty substantial chunk of our solar system that's still out there to be found
  
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• 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' release delayed to Dec. 2017

  20-01-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There is a disturbance in the force.
  
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• Trudeau seeks to ease doubts on economy

  20-01-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told the World Economic Forum that his country's economy is strong, despite low oil prices.
  
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• US oil price sinks 6.7%

  20-01-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices plunged again on Wednesday, losing 6.7 percent in New York in the absence of any sign of tightening of supplies and amid gloomy global economic forecasts. Losses also persisted in London trade, but were not as heavy as Brent North Sea crude for March delivery tumbled to $27.88, down 88 cents from Tuesday. The market is still in the process of finding a bottom, said analyst Oliver Sloup at iiTrader.com.
  
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• Mountain snows that feed Colorado River look good so far

  20-01-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday — welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest.
  
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• Kabul suicide bomber kills media staff

  20-01-2016 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven employees of a popular Afghan TV channel are killed after their bus is targeted by a suicide car bomber in Kabul.
  
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• Deadly Pakistani school attack raises security questions

  20-01-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) — Once again, Islamic militants stormed a school in northeastern Pakistan in a deadly attack that lasted for hours. And once again, the blood of students and teachers stained classrooms and hallways, raising questions about whether security forces are able to protect the country's educational institutions from extremists.
  
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• New evidence points to giant 9th planet on solar system edge

  20-01-2016 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The solar system may have a ninth planet after all.
  
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• Ettore Scola, grand master of Italian cinema

  20-01-2016 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ettore Scola, who has died aged 84, was one of the last great Italian film directors, a painstaking and passionate chronicler of Italian society whose unforgettable masterpieces featured global stars like Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Scola dominated Italian cinema for more than three decades with works such as "A Special Day" (1977), an Oscar-nominated film starring Mastroianni as a persecuted radio journalist and Loren as a sentimental housewife who meet on the day Hitler visited Rome
  
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• Bombing close to Russian embassy in Kabul kills 7

  20-01-2016 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomb attack close to the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least seven people and wounded around 25, an Afghan official said Wednesday.
  
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