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• New U.S. Navy warship damaged

  23-02-2016 23:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Imagine you just got that brand-new top-of-the-line sports car and you take it out for that first road trip and -- you blow the clutch.
  
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• Messi strikes again and again

  23-02-2016 23:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For 70 minutes the plan had worked perfectly.
  
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• California Authorities Find Body of Bride's Missing Father

  23-02-2016 23:44
  California authorities say they have recovered the body in a waterway of an Indian man in the United States for his daughter's wedding
  
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• There's an 'Ape' at the International Space Station

  23-02-2016 23:17
  
  Spending one year in space would make most people go bananas.
  
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• Senate Judiciary Republicans Vow No Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee

  23-02-2016 23:06
  
  All 11 Republicans agree they will “not hold hearings" now.
  
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• Alleged Whereabouts of Accused Uber Driver Before Shootings

  23-02-2016 23:02
  
  Six were killed and two were injured in the shooting spree.
  
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• Still smiling

  23-02-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At a cafe in India, in the shadow of the Taj Mahal, women scarred by acid attacks are fighting back and telling their stories to the world.
  
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• Judge: Clinton aides can be questioned about email server

  23-02-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge opened the door to allowing a conservative legal group to question top aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about whether she deliberately sought to thwart open records laws by using a private email server.
  
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• Unscripted Kasich risks the occasional foot in the mouth

  23-02-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Unscripted moments are typical for Republican presidential contender John Kasich.
  
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• The Latest: Impromptu Kasich risks occasional controversy

  23-02-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 on the day of the Nevada Republican caucuses (all times as Eastern Standard Time):
  
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• Kerry says he won't vouch for success of Syria cease-fire

  23-02-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers he won't vouch for the success of the newly struck cease-fire agreement in Syria but said the truce negotiated with Russia is the best pathway for ending five years of violence that has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced another 11 million from their homes.
  
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• Grizzlies' Gasol to miss rest of season after foot op

  23-02-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has had surgery on his broken right foot and will miss the rest of the NBA season, the team said on Tuesday. The Grizzlies said Spain's Gasol had surgery on Saturday. The towering center exited early from a February 8 defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers, but had complained of pain in the days before that.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Powerball dropped revamp that gave better odds

  23-02-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The group that runs the Powerball lottery game approved, then abandoned, changes that would have given ticket buyers more bang for their two bucks than the redesign recently implemented, The Associated Press has learned.
  
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• Encryption app founder: Don't open back door

  23-02-2016 22:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The founder of an encrypted app favored by ISIS militants says opening a "back door" in to such communications tools could aid terrorists and criminals.
  
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• CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex

  23-02-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.
  
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• The Latest on storms: Mississippi braces for severe weather

  23-02-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on severe storms expected to move across the South (all times local):
  
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• Oil downturn sparks equity selloff

  23-02-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slumped on Tuesday, denting the recent recovery in riskier assets as oil prices tumbled on signs that a proposed deal to freeze output by major producers was not on the horizon. It was last down 0.13 percent at $1.1012.
  
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• AP Poll: Jobs, Social Security are key for next president

  23-02-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's something that Democrats, Republicans and independents agree on. When it comes to the economy, they all want to protect Social Security and lower unemployment.
  
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• Nationals' Zimmerman defends himself against PED allegations

  23-02-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Even after a decade in the majors, Ryan Zimmerman knows that one report saying he took performance-enhancing drugs could tarnish his reputation.
  
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• Lumber Liquidators Flooring: What the CDC's New Report Says

  23-02-2016 22:14
  
  CDC released new report on formaldehyde levels in the flooring.
  
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• Former WWE announcer Jim Ross signs with CBS as boxing voice

  23-02-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Business is about to pick up for "Good Ol' J.R."
  
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• Top polygamous leaders arrested in Utah food stamp fraud

  23-02-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several top leaders from Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect were arrested Tuesday on federal accusations of food stamp fraud and money laundering — marking one of the biggest blows to the group in years.
  
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• Severe storms could affect 7 million people in Deep South

  23-02-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A suspected tornado caused some damage but no injuries near New Orleans' main airport Tuesday as severe weather spawned possible twisters and high winds in parts of the Deep South, authorities said.
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 15-21

  23-02-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
  
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• 1 dead, 3 missing after UK power plant collapse

  23-02-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — An unused power station in southern England partially collapsed Tuesday, killing one person and injuring five others, British emergency services said.
  
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• California condors reach key survival milestone in the wild

  23-02-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A captive breeding program that at one time included every living California condor has passed a key milestone in helping North America's largest bird return to the wild.
  
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• Theater shooting victim's dad enters state Senate race

  23-02-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — The father of a man killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings said Tuesday he is running for a state Senate seat so he can bring his personal campaign for middle-class values and gun control to the Legislature.
  
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• TV's 'black-ish' takes child's eye view of police violence

  23-02-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — As tense crowds await a grand jury's decision in a case of possible police brutality, a child watching TV news coverage asks his parents a simple but loaded question.
  
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• Twin Utah moms each give birth to their 2nd set of twins

  23-02-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Identical twin sisters from Utah each recently gave birth to identical twins — again.
  
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• Obama speaks with German, French, British leaders on Syria agreement: White House

  23-02-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke with the heads of Germany, France and Britain about the agreement to end hostilities in Syria, the White House said. During a video conference call, Obama was joined by British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in welcoming the cessation of hostilities deal reached in Munich earlier this month. The leaders "called on all parties to implement it faithfully," and "underscored the importa
  
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• U.S. lawmakers offer bills to counter Obama Guantanamo plan

  23-02-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to counter President Barack Obama's bid to close the Guantanamo detention center, underscoring the difficulty he faces keeping a promise to close it before leaving office next year. Republican Representative Ed Royce, the chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a measure that would force the Obama administration to publicize plans for transfers from Guantanamo. Currently, the administration must inform
  
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• Phoenix police face bullets from shooter who killed family

  23-02-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police and firefighters braved bullets and flames as they responded to a shooting and house fire that left five family members dead Tuesday, including the gunman, authorities said.
  
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• Kerry critical of South China Sea militarization ahead of talks

  23-02-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Arshad Mohammed and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The militarization of facilities in the South China Sea does not help resolve maritime claims there, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said before he was to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. On Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry struck a combative tone ahead of Wang's visit by saying China's South China Sea military deployments are no different from U.S. deployments on Hawaii. China claims most of the South China
  
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• China 'changing operational landscape' for East Asia dominance: U.S. commander

  23-02-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Brunnstrom and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is "changing the operational landscape" in the South China Sea by deploying missiles and radar as part of an effort to dominate East Asia, a senior U.S. military official said on Tuesday. China is "clearly militarizing the South China (Sea)," said Admiral Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, adding: "You'd have to believe in a flat earth to think otherwise." Speaking ahead of a meeting in Washington between China's Foreig
  
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• Proposed truce accepted by Syrian government, opposition

  23-02-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government on Tuesday accepted a proposed U.S.-Russian cease-fire that is to go into effect later this week, but reserved the right to respond to any violations of the truce. The main opposition and rebel umbrella group approved the deal but set its own conditions.
  
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• Lawyer: Cosby using courts to bully accuser, witnesses

  23-02-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is using secret court filings to try to bully and intimidate the accuser and other witnesses in his criminal sex-assault case, the woman's lawyers charged in a new court filing.
  
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• Colorado woman guilty of cutting baby from stranger's womb

  23-02-2016 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman who prosecutors said was obsessed with having a baby and concocted elaborate lies to convince those close to her that she was pregnant was convicted Tuesday of cutting a nearly 8-month-old fetus from a stranger's womb.
  
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• Kerber crashes out in Qatar as seeds scattered

  23-02-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Angelique Kerber was one of at least seven seeds who crashed out of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, in the German's first singles tournament since winning her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne last month. The Australian Open champion lost her second round match -- she received a first round bye -- in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 to China's Zheng Saisai, who is ranked 70 places below the world number two. Also out was defending champion and number seven seed Lucie Safarova.
  
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• Alito: Court will find a way to do its work with 8 justices

  23-02-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding like he is prepared for a lengthy vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, Justice Samuel Alito said Tuesday that the court will find a way to get its work done with eight members following the death of Antonin Scalia.
  
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• Scientists find cause of Takata air bag explosions

  23-02-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Scientists hired by the auto industry have determined that multiple factors — including moisture and high humidity — can cause some Takata air bags to inflate with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers.
  
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• Hospital to pay $1M to family of Eric Garner

  23-02-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The hospital center that dispatched paramedics and treated Eric Garner as he died after being placed into a chokehold by police has agreed to pay $1 million to the family, according to court records obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
  
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• Migrants stranded in Greece, face eviction in France

  23-02-2016 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — At flashpoints near borders on either side of Europe, authorities tried Tuesday to force back migrants desperate to begin new lives in more prosperous nations.
  
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• Prince Ali seeks postponement of FIFA presidential election

  23-02-2016 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ZURICH (AP) — FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali is asking for Friday's election to be suspended after his request for the use of transparent voting booths was rejected.
  
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• Libya forces make key Benghazi gains

  23-02-2016 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government seized a key central neighbourhood of second city Benghazi from Islamist militias on Tuesday, the military said. The advance came as Libya's parliament again failed to vote on a UN-backed unity government seen as a crucial step in ending years of political chaos and conflict in the North African state. Special forces retook the Benghazi area of Lithi, which had been a stronghold for extremist fighters including the Islamic State group
  
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• Univ. of Tennessee Coaches Address Sexual Assault Allegations

  23-02-2016 21:16
  
  Coaches addressed the university's culture amid allegations of sexual assault.
  
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• Zika: What's scary about microcephaly?

  23-02-2016 21:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The kids living with microcephaly and their irrepressible 'micro mommies'.
  
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• Photos: See Adam Levine's Enormous Back Tattoo

  23-02-2016 20:33
  
  Stars show off their newest tattoos.
  
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• Photos: Gisele Bündchen Gushes Over the Moon

  23-02-2016 20:29
  
  See the best photos from the star's life, at home and at work.
  
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• Rare disorder earns pup 'Quasimodo' nickname

  23-02-2016 20:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Quasimodo, a German shepherd with short spine syndrome that was rescued by a Minnesota group, is gaining fans online with his unique tale.
  
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• World's best city for expats is...

  23-02-2016 19:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ever doubted that cake makes the world a better place?
  
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