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• US, Canada to seek 40 percent cut in Lake Erie phosphorus

  22-02-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian governments called Monday for deep cuts in phosphorus runoff from farms and other sources into Lake Erie, where an overload in recent years has fed harmful algae blooms that have fouled drinking water and killed fish.
  
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• VIDEO: Norway: Lessons from a non-EU country

  22-02-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alan Little reports from Norway, which despite not having joined the EU, has found itself "drawn into the orbit of European integration all the same."
  
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• California winemaker Peter Mondavi fought to control winery

  22-02-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As a boy, Peter Mondavi got his start in the California wine business by nailing boxes for his father's grape-shipping business.
  
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• United stroll spares van Gaal more misery

  22-02-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win at Shrewsbury on Monday that at least temporarily eased the mounting pressure on Louis van Gaal. Chris Smalling, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard netted the goals as United wrapped up a businesslike victory against their third tier hosts to secure a last eight date with West Ham United at Old Trafford.
  
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• Dem: GOP trying to delegitimize Obama by blocking court pick

  22-02-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat accused Republicans Monday of trying to delegitimize Barack Obama's presidency by preventing him from filling the Supreme Court vacancy as a divided Senate convened for the first time since Antonin Scalia's death and immediately dove into election-year combat over the opening.
  
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• Indiana Jones cinematographer dies

  22-02-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British cinematographer Douglas Slocombe, whose work included Ealing comedies and the Indiana Jones films, has died at the age of 103.
  
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• Photos: Susan Lucci Stuns in a Red Dress

  22-02-2016 23:26
  
  Some celebrities never seem to age.
  
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• Remote Fijian areas still cut-off days after super cyclone

  22-02-2016 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fijian authorities were still trying to reach remote areas of the country's archipelago on Tuesday to assess the damage, two days after a powerful cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation, killing at least 29 people. Aerial footage of outlying islands taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and posted on the Fiji government's official website, showed whole villages flattened and flooded after tropical cyclone Winston tore through late on Saturday with w
  
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• The Latest: Clinton leads Sanders in race for delegates

  22-02-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race a day before the Republican caucuses in Nevada. South Carolina Democrats vote for their presidential nominee on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• Crude glut: S&P downgrades big European oil companies

  22-02-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Standard & Poor's downgraded Total, Statoil and BP on Monday, saying cheap oil prices would weaken the financial strength of the three top European oil companies. S&P said that based on its new view that the oil market would only partially recover by 2018, it expected the three companies would struggle between the demands of lowering investment expenditures and continuing to fund shareholder dividends. The rating for Britain's BP was reduced one notch to A-, a medium investment grade lev
  
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• BHP Billiton posts half-year net loss of US$5.67 billion

  22-02-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Global mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday posted a first-half net loss of US$5.67 billion and slashed dividends as plunging commodity prices on the back of a slowing Chinese economy hammered the bottom line. "Slower growth in China and the disruption of OPEC have resulted in lower prices than expected," said chief executive Andrew Mackenzie. The Anglo-Australian miner has been hard hit by falling prices for its two main commodities, iron ore and oil, with the company scrapping a long-held pledge
  
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• Michigan Uber driver admits to deadly shooting spree-media reports

  22-02-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man who worked as an Uber driver has admitted to the fatal weekend shootings of six people in Kalamazoo, Michigan, media reports said on Monday as police searched for a motive in a case raising questions about how the car service vets its drivers. Jason Dalton, 45, was denied bail as he made his first court appearance on 16 charges including six of murder that can bring life in prison.
  
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• US stocks rise, helped by oil surge

  22-02-2016 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks advanced nearly 1.5 percent Monday, joining a global rally as rising oil prices helped spark especially large increases in petroleum-linked companies and technology shares.
  
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• Oregon investigates complaints vs. sheriff who met occupiers

  22-02-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon agency that licenses police officers has asked the state attorney general's office to investigate complaints about a local sheriff who met with some of the armed occupiers who seized a national wildlife preserve.
  
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• How to snap a bear -- and live

  22-02-2016 23:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Entrants from 54 countries competed in this year's Underwater Photographer of the Year contest.
  
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• Teen shooting victim responds to doctor with thumbs-up

  22-02-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A simple squeeze of her mother's hand was enough to alert doctors that a 14-year-old victim of the mass shootings in Kalamazoo had survived the carnage.
  
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• Olympic gold medalist Ross opts out of run for 2016 team

  22-02-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kyla Ross sensed the motivation waning. Still, the youngest member of the 2012 U.S. women's gymnastics team that soared to gold in London kept on training, urged by national team coordinator Martha Karolyi to press on toward the 2016 games.
  
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• The Latest: Person of interest charged with stealing car

  22-02-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest in Arizona of a man considered a "person of interest" in a Missouri fire that killed four people (all times local):
  
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• Syrian rebels see flaws in U.S.-Russian truce plan

  22-02-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Arshad Mohammed and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States and Russia announced plans for a 'cessation of hostilities' in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a loophole that Syrian rebels immediately highlighted as a problem. Monday's agreement, described by a U.N. spokesman as "a first step towards a more durable ceasefire", is the fruit of intensive diplomacy between Washington and Moscow, which bac
  
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• Game show says rules preventing Canadian contestants

  22-02-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, a famous Canadian, apparently won't be seeing many of his countrymen on the popular game show for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Cruz sacks top aide over doctored video

  22-02-2016 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz asks his campaign spokesman to resign after the staffer promoted doctored video of rival Marco Rubio on Twitter.
  
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• Who is the 'nice guy' suspect?

  22-02-2016 22:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jason Brian Dalton's life was so innocuous, police had never heard of him. Neighbors said he was a "real nice guy." By all accounts, the 45-year-old seemed harmless.
  
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• Thai TV star introduces his 'child angel'

  22-02-2016 22:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bookko is one of Thailand's most popular television presenters and actors.
  
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• Here's why you always have cold hands

  22-02-2016 22:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  To say my body doesn't do well in the cold is an understatement. When the temperature drops, my fingers freeze, and often turn deep red, followed by white. On especially exciting days, they'll look a little blue. "Cold hands, warm heart," my mom used to tell me.
  
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• A mayor wants space where addicts can inject heroin safely

  22-02-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The mayor of Ithaca wants his city in upstate New York to host the nation's first supervised injection facility, enabling heroin users to shoot illegal drugs into their bodies under the care of a nurse without getting arrested by police.
  
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• Ted Cruz has asked for communications director to resign: media

  22-02-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has asked his communications director, Rick Tyler, to resign after he posted a video falsely depicting comments by rival Marco Rubio about the Bible, according to media reports on Monday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
  
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• 106-year-old says she can 'die happy' after Obama meeting

  22-02-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At 106 years old, she's seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin says she can finally die happy after meeting President Barack Obama.
  
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• U.S., Russia agree Syria truce plan; rebels see flaws

  22-02-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Arshad Mohammed and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States and Russia announced plans for a 'cessation of hostilities' in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a flaw immediately highlighted by Syrian rebels. Monday's agreement, described by a U.N. spokesman as "a first step toward a more durable ceasefire", is the fruit of intensive diplomacy between Washington and Moscow, which back opposing sides in
  
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• How star power helps fight diseases

  22-02-2016 21:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's called the "celebrity effect" -- the ability of a well-known personality to raise awareness of an illness or public health concern.
  
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• Bail denied for Michigan Uber driver charged with killing six

  22-02-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mark Kauzlarich KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) - A Michigan man who worked as an Uber driver was denied bail at an arraignment on Monday for the fatal weekend shootings of six people in Kalamazoo as police searched for a motive in a case raising questions about how the car service vets its drivers. Jason Dalton, 45, who faces 16 charges including six of murder that can bring life in prison, made his first court appearance and did not enter a plea. Prosecutors alleged Dalton randomly shot multiple
  
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• US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire from Saturday

  22-02-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States and Russia on Monday announced plans for a landmark "cessation of hostilities" to take effect in war-torn Syria on February 27, excluding the main jihadist factions. The announcement drew a conditional acceptance from the main opposition grouping and came just one day after the deadliest jihadist attack in the nearly five-year war, with 134 people -- mostly civilians -- killed in a series of blasts near Damascus. In a joint statement, Washington and Moscow said the partial truc
  
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• The Latest: Cruz asks for resignation of spokesman

  22-02-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race a day before the Republican caucuses in Nevada. South Carolina Democrats vote for their presidential nominee on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• Trial begins on lawsuit challenging Virginia voter ID law

  22-02-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A 69-year-old black woman who grew up in a small, segregated city wept on the witness stand Monday as she testified about the trouble she had voting in 2014 because she could not comply with Virginia's voter identification law.
  
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• Senate back in session to battle over Supreme Court slot

  22-02-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate convened Monday for the first time since Justice Antonin Scalia's death injected a heated new issue into this year's presidential and congressional campaigns. In one of the few chinks in Republicans' solid opposition to letting President Barack Obama fill the pivotal vacancy, one GOP senator cited a "duty" to vote on a nominee.
  
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• Damning diversity report uncovers 'whitewashed' Hollywood

  22-02-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hollywood is suffering an "epidemic of invisibility" among ethnic minorities, women and LGBT people, a new study showed Monday, just days ahead of the film industry's glittering Oscars awards night. From the boardrooms of film and television studios to the actors in front of the camera, the industry is overwhelmingly white, male and heterosexual, the report by the University of Southern California found. This is an inclusion crisis," said Stacy Smith, of USC's Annenberg School for Communication
  
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• Are Messi and Ronaldo heading for America?

  22-02-2016 21:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  They are the undisputed heavyweight stars of European soccer, with seven World Footballer of the Year titles between them.
  
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• Fiji cyclone death toll climbs to 29: official

  22-02-2016 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - The death toll from the Fiji super-cyclone hit 29 on Tuesday and could rise further as relief teams reach remote communities devastated in the storm, officials said.
  
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• NY City Opera announces 2016 season after bankruptcy

  22-02-2016 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In its first season since emerging from bankruptcy, New York City Opera plans to present the world premiere of David Hertzberg's "Sunday Morning" in a concert version, plus performances of Stewart Wallace's Hopper's Wife and Daniel Catán's "Florencia en el Amazonas."
  
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• The Latest on Kalamazoo: Man charged in rampage denied bail

  22-02-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area (all times local):
  
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• Former MVP Rollins reaches minor league deal with White Sox

  22-02-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Looking to add an experienced shortstop, the Chicago White Sox acquired a former National League MVP.
  
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• House Ethics investigating Florida Democratic Rep. Grayson

  22-02-2016 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Alan Grayson, the Florida Democrat who is running for Senate.
  
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• Uber driver charged with six murders in US shooting rampage

  22-02-2016 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chicago (AFP) - An Uber driver who may have picked up fares during a weekend killing spree was formally charged with six counts of murder in the US state of Michigan on Monday.
  
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• Apple says expert panel should take up encryption issue

  22-02-2016 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple said Monday it supports the idea of a panel of experts to consider access to encrypted devices if US authorities drop legal efforts to force it to help break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. In a statement, Apple reaffirmed its opposition to the US government's effort to compel it to provide technical assistance to the FBI investigation of the deadly December attacks, but also suggested a compromise in the highly charged court battle. "We feel the best way forward wo
  
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• Thousands of Afghans stranded in Greece as Macedonia shuts border

  22-02-2016 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of migrants were left stranded in Greece on Monday after Macedonia abruptly closed its border to Afghans, creating a fresh bottleneck as European countries scrambled to respond to the continent's refugee crisis. About 8,000 people were trapped on Greece's northern frontier and at the port of Piraeus after Macedonia introduced the measure on Sunday, following decisions by countries further up the migrant route to turn back groups of Afghans. On Monday afternoon, Macedonia suspended all
  
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• Putin calls U.S.-Russia agreement on Syria a real step to stop bloodshed

  22-02-2016 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The agreements between Russia and the U.S. on a ceasefire in Syria are a real step toward halting the bloodshed and can be an example of action against terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "I'm convinced that the joint actions agreed with the American side are able to radically transform the crisis situation in Syria," Putin said in a special address broadcast on television and posted on the Kremlin's website. Putin's comments came after the United States and Russia announ
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg 'sympathetic' with Apple's fight with US authorities

  22-02-2016 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona (AFP) - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said Monday he was "sympathetic" with Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand-off with the US government over breaking into the iPhone of a mass shooter.
  
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• U.N. hopes Turkey will open border gate to those fleeing Aleppo

  22-02-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.N. second in command Jan Eliasson said on Monday he was discussing with Turkish officials whether they can open the border to the thousands fleeing fighting in Aleppo in case the violence reaches where they are huddled on the Syrian side. Close to 100,000 people are locked out of Turkey near the Oncupinar border crossing after they fled escalating air strikes and a Syrian government assault on Aleppo, with humanitarian aid from Turkish relief agencies provided inside Syria. Turkish President T
  
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• Networks making 'Lip Sync Battle' for kids

  22-02-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The unexpected television hit "Lip Sync Battle" has let adults channel their inner music star. Now kids will get the same chance.
  
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• Here's who should replace Scalia

  22-02-2016 20:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Constitution is clear: The President nominates a successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia and the Senate's consent is needed for confirmation to the Supreme Court. More than that seems to be in contest in the current political climate, however, and the contest is one of political will, rather than law.
  
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• IS 'releases Syrian Christian hostages'

  22-02-2016 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Islamic State (IS) militants release the last of more than 200 Assyrian Christians they kidnapped in north-eastern Syria a year ago, activists say.
  
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