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• Inmate mistakenly released from Los Angeles jail recaptured

  08-02-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A murder suspect mistakenly released from jail last month was recaptured Monday in Nevada, authorities said.
  
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• Cockroach-inspired robots can squeeze through cracks

  08-02-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Inspired by cockroaches that can squeeze through tiny spaces, US scientists have designed a small robot that may one day help locate people in the rubble of earthquakes, tornadoes or explosions. The technology by the University of California, Berkeley was unveiled Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "What's impressive about these cockroaches is that they can run as fast through a quarter-inch (0.6 centimeter) gap as a half-inch (1.25 cm) gap, by reorienting their legs
  
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• Stallone put his Oscars attendance in Coogler's hands

  08-02-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The annual Oscar nominees luncheon is generally a time of low-stakes celebration, but this year amid discussions of Oscar diversity and a boycott, as well as dramatic changes to Academy membership, the Monday gathering was also one for reflection.
  
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• Clippard, Diamondbacks agree to 2-year contract

  08-02-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Reliever Tyler Clippard has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  
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• U.S. urges China to increase sanctions pressure on North Korea

  08-02-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China agrees any new U.N. resolution on North Korea will include additional sanctions and go beyond previous steps, but Washington is urging Beijing to put even more pressure on Pyongyang after its recent nuclear test and rocket launch, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. China is in "unique position" as North Korea's neighbor and ally to compel it to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, the official told Re
  
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• USOC 'will not prevent athletes from competing' over Zika

  08-02-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States Olympic Committee on Monday refuted an "inaccurate" report that it had advised American athletes to reconsider competing in the Rio Games because of Zika virus fears. "The reports that the USOC has advised U.S. athletes to reconsider competing in Rio due to the Zika virus are 100 percent inaccurate," USOC spokesperson Patrick Sandusky said in a statement. Sandusky said the USOC had held internal discussions with American sports leaders about the potential risks that the America
  
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• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says mistakenly released jail inmate recaptured in Boulder City, Nevada

  08-02-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says mistakenly released jail inmate recaptured in Boulder City, Nevada.
  
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• Candidates sprint to NH finish _ but brace for long campaign

  08-02-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Eyeing their first wins in a capricious campaign, Republican Donald Trump lashed out at his opponents Monday while Democrat Bernie Sanders sought to play it safe on the eve of the nation's initial primary. GOP contenders vying for second and third saw fresh hopes for survival after New Hampshire as both parties settled in for a drawn-out slog to the nomination.
  
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• Japan and the whale

  08-02-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  History, food, identity or perhaps bureaucracy?
  
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• The Latest: Bloomberg confirms he might run for president

  08-02-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the race for the White House with one day to go until the New Hampshire primary (all times local):
  
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• Senator scrutinizes pharma links on government pain panel

  08-02-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking Senate Democrat is scrutinizing links between pharmaceutical companies and government advisers who recently criticized efforts to reduce painkiller prescribing.
  
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• More than 30 injured in Connecticut casino bus crash

  08-02-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Conn. (AP) — A charter bus driving through a snowstorm to a casino flipped onto its side Monday, injuring more than 30 people and closing the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Connecticut.
  
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• FBI agent says evidence manipulated in Baltimore 'Serial' hearing

  08-02-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - An FBI agent on Monday accused lawyers for a convicted murderer of manipulating cell phone records in their bid to win a retrial for the Maryland slaying made famous by the podcast "Serial." Adnan Syed, 35, is serving a life sentence for the 1999 strangulation of his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Syed's lawyers are seeking a new trial based on new evidence amid questions about the fairness of the case that were raised by the podcast in late 2014. Dur
  
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• Sikh barred from flight 'over turban'

  08-02-2016 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia claims he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico flight because of his turban.
  
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• An icky new hero: Roach-like robots may help in disasters

  08-02-2016 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach.
  
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• Stocks fall sharply as banks, tech sector take a beating

  08-02-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street rode another wave of selling Monday that sent U.S. stocks sharply lower, before a late-afternoon pullback stemmed some of the losses. Investors unloaded materials, financials and other stocks, ...
  
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• DOJ agreement could cost Ferguson $3.7 million in first year

  08-02-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson's cost of implementing reforms spelled out in a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice could approach $4 million in the first year alone, according to new estimates that further raise questions about whether the community can afford it.
  
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• Activists to demonstrate against sexual violence at Baylor

  08-02-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Activists are planning a candlelight vigil outside the home of Baylor University's president to protest what they regard as the university's weak policing of sexual misconduct, particularly by student athletes.
  
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• City of Rocky Top settles suit with song copyright holders

  08-02-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Rocky Top has settled a lawsuit with the copyright holders of the bluegrass song the town is named after.
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Kung Fu Panda' roars past the Coens

  08-02-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing could punt "Kung Fu Panda 3" from the top spot at the box office over Super Bowl weekend, where the 20th Century Fox animated sequel hauled in $21.2 million in its second week of release.
  
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• UN agency proposes greenhouse gas emissions rules for planes

  08-02-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.N. panel says it is proposing greenhouse gas emissions standards for planes that fly internationally beginning in 2020 for new aircraft designs and three years later for designs already in production.
  
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• Remaining occupiers release defiant videos mocking FBI

  08-02-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last four occupiers of an Oregon wildlife refuge have posted a series of defiant videos in which one of them calls FBI agents losers, shows a defensive perimeter they have built and takes a joyride in a government vehicle.
  
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• Small town New Hampshire prepares for midnight voting

  08-02-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DIXVILLE, N.H. (AP) — The first votes of the first-in-the-nation primary will be counted in three tiny communities where primary day lasts all of five minutes.
  
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• Trump versus Jeb in New Hampshire on day before crucial primary

  08-02-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Amanda Becker MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Jeb Bush opened political hostilities on Monday as Republican and Democratic candidates stormed across New Hampshire in a final flurry of events before the state's crucial first-in-the-nation primary. The stage was set for the vote on Tuesday, with New York billionaire Trump enjoying a big lead in opinion polls of the state's Republican voters and a host of rivals jockeying to emerge as his chie
  
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• Capitol Hill Buzz: GOP lawmaker lashes out at Beyonce video

  08-02-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyonce's new video "Formation" is "pro-Black Panther" and "anti-cop," says a Republican congressman, who argued Monday that it perpetuates a lie about the August 2014 shooting in Missouri of an unarmed black man by a white police officer.
  
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• Winter storm could dump up to 18 inches of snow on Cape Cod

  08-02-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A wind-driven winter storm brought blizzard conditions to Cape Cod and threatened to drop up to 18 inches of snow on southeastern Massachusetts on Monday. Motorists in New England were warned to be vigilant after a charter bus heading to a casino skidded off a Connecticut highway, injuring at least 30 people.
  
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• National Security Agency merging offensive, defensive hacking operations

  08-02-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency on Monday outlined a reorganization that will consolidate its spying and domestic cyber-security operations, despite recommendations by a presidential panel that the agency focus solely on espionage. The NSA said the reorganization, known as “NSA21,” or NSA in the 21st century, will take two years to complete, well into the first term of whoever is elected president in November. A review board appointed by Presid
  
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• Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg says eyeing 2016 run for president: FT

  08-02-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is considering running for U.S. president in 2016, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The billionaire media mogul said he was "looking at all the options" when asked whether he was considering a run, the newspaper said. (Reporting by Eric Walsh in Washington; Editing by Eric Beech)
  
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• Obama says the US and Italy are working together in Libya

  08-02-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Italian President Sergio Mattarella met Monday to discuss efforts to fight the spread of the Islamic State in Libya, where the extremist group is capitalizing on political instability to increase its influence.
  
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• Affidavit: Manziel's ex-girlfriend lost hearing after attack

  08-02-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Johnny Manziel's ex-girlfriend says in an affidavit that he hit her so hard during a late-night confrontation that she lost hearing in one ear.
  
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• Gov't creates new student aid enforcement office

  08-02-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking new steps to protect students amid increased scrutiny of for-profit colleges and other schools.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton urging voters in NH to brave snow

  08-02-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the race for the White House with one day to go until the New Hampshire primary (all times local):
  
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• Photos: Hilary Duff Shows Off Her Toned Body on the Beach

  08-02-2016 22:08
  
  When they're not on set, stars kick back at the beach and pool.
  
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• The Latest: 30 of 70 on bus that crashed in snow were hurt

  08-02-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the snowstorm that's moving into the Northeast (all times local):
  
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• 'Good Wife' creators welcome show's end; possible spinoff?

  08-02-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Good Wife" creators Robert and Michelle King say they welcomed CBS' decision to end the series, allowing them to write its final chapter.
  
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• Knicks fire coach Derek Fisher; Rambis gets interim job

  08-02-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Fisher had just finished a long playing career when Phil Jackson picked him to coach the New York Knicks. Just 1 1/2 seasons later, Jackson decided he needed someone else.
  
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• Attorney General to visit 6 cities to highlight police work

  08-02-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch tells The Associated Press she's visiting six cities starting this week to highlight police departments that she says can serve as role models for law enforcement.
  
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• Stallone put Oscars attendance in Coogler's hands

  08-02-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sylvester Stallone put his Oscars attendance in "Creed" director Ryan Coogler's hands, he told reporters on Monday at the annual luncheon gathering of Academy Award nominees.
  
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• Cyprus ends tender for medium-term gas supply

  08-02-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Natural Gas Co. says it has ended a two-year bid to find suppliers of natural gas to fire up the east Mediterranean island's main power plant.
  
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• Conan O'Brien to discuss liberal arts education at Harvard

  08-02-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Conan O'Brien is coming to Harvard to talk about the value of a liberal arts education.
  
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• Agent confirms Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch plans to retire

  08-02-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — When Marshawn Lynch was brought to Seattle early in the 2010 season, he was acquired because the Seahawks desperately needed a running back.
  
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• Miller awaits offseason filled with fun, financial reward

  08-02-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On top of his game and now the world, Von Miller's docket is quickly filling up.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow testifies that man's letters were upsetting

  08-02-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow testified Monday in the trial of a man accused of stalking her, saying he sent her upsetting letters discussing his intention to marry her, her death, pornography and unsolicited gifts.
  
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• Historic: NFL's all-time passing leader

  08-02-2016 21:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has more passing yards and touchdowns than anyone in NFL history. See photos from his historic career.
  
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• Verizon enlists AOL CEO to explore Yahoo deal: Bloomberg

  08-02-2016 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has given Tim Armstrong, chief executive officer of its AOL unit, a leading role in exploring a possible bid for Yahoo Inc's assets, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, hasn't hired bankers to conduct an offer and there have been no formal talks, according to the report. Yahoo said last week that it would consider "strategic alternatives" for its core Internet business, even as it
  
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• Providence says goodbye to colorful ex-Mayor Buddy Cianci

  08-02-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence said goodbye on Monday to former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking king of one-liners who led the city during a turbulent and troubled six terms.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's problem with women

  08-02-2016 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hillary Clinton has a problem with women and especially younger women.
  
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• Canada to end airstrikes against Islamic State group shortly

  08-02-2016 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada's prime minister on Monday announced that the country will end airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq by Feb. 22, saying that "the people terrorized by ISIL every day don't need our vengeance, they need our help."
  
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• The Latest: Clinton: Sanders accepted $200K from Wall St

  08-02-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the race for the White House with one day to go until the New Hampshire primary (all times local):
  
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• Obama calls for $1.8 billion to fight Zika

  08-02-2016 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Monday asked for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to tackle the fast-spreading Zika virus in the United States and beyond. The mosquito-borne illness has surged through Latin America, prompting fears that clement spring weather could bring a spate of cases north of the Rio Grande. Zika is not deadly but in Latin America has been linked to a rapid rise in the number of children born with microcephaly -- abnormally small heads and brains.
  
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