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• Record 6,250 manatees spotted in Florida waters

  25-02-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of manatees in the waters around Florida have reached a new peak of at least 6,250, conservationists said Thursday, a record reflecting years of efforts to protect the marine mammals. The count is up slightly from the 6,063 spotted last year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement, citing results from surveys conducted by 11 organizations. Last month, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed downgrading the manatee's status from endangered, a design
  
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• Prada's vagabond sets off on the journey called life

  25-02-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — A debate launched during New York and London fashion weeks on speeding the delivery of new fashions to sate an impatient public was on designers' minds as Milan Fashion Week went into its second day on Thursday.
  
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• US calls proposed sanctions on NKorea a 'major upgrade'

  25-02-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and missile launch.
  
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• Egypt FGM doctor finally loses licence

  25-02-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in Egypt revokes the licence of a doctor convicted last year of the manslaughter of a girl who died after an illegal female genital mutilation procedure.
  
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• Dream debut for Rashford as United advance in Europa League

  25-02-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus Rashford, a teenage product of Manchester United's academy, enjoyed a dream debut by scoring twice in a 5-1 victory over Denmark's FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford on Thursday that took the Premier League side into the last 16 of the Europa League.
  
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• Battle heats up over ninth seat on US Supreme Court

  25-02-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Warring sides dug in Thursday in an epic election year battle between President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals over a tie-breaking vacancy on the US Supreme Court. Much is at stake in the struggle over who will replace Antonin Scalia, the conservative justice who died unexpectedly February 13 -- and whose successor could potentially tip the court towards a liberal majority. Republicans in the Senate, which must approve any nomination, say it should be left to the next president to choose
  
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• Ship with 68 aboard stranded off Antarctica

  25-02-2016 23:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's bad enough being stuck in a blizzard. It's worse when you're on a ship that has run aground. But it's a whole new level of distress when that ship is stuck during a blizzard in one of the world's most remote locations, Antarctica.
  
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• Republic Airways files for bankruptcy protection

  25-02-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it struggles with a plunge in profits and a pilot shortage.
  
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• U.S. demands deeper N. Korea sanctions

  25-02-2016 23:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The United States has unveiled a United Nations resolution on North Korea, packed with additional sanctions and designed to make a dent in the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
  
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• Apple asks court to reverse iPhone order

  25-02-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has asked a US court to overturn an earlier ruling forcing the company to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers.
  
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• Chariot racing meets snowboarding -- on ice

  25-02-2016 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The White Turf races take place on Lake St. Moritz each February, with 35,000 spectators flocking to the Engadine Valley to watch horse racing on ice.
  
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• Severe burns as e-cigarette explodes

  25-02-2016 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Josh Hamilton is recovering from severe burns on his right thigh after an electronic cigarette battery apparently exploded in his pocket over the weekend. The Owensboro, Kentucky, resident was paying for snacks at his local Shell gas station when flames shot out from his leg through his clothes.
  
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• FBI director admits Apple ripple

  25-02-2016 22:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  FBI Director James Comey sees possible broader implications following a court order to Apple to help the bureau unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers.
  
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• 13 bald eagles die; reward offered

  25-02-2016 22:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After the discovery of 13 dead bald eagles in rural Maryland, animal protection groups have pledged up to $25,000 as a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
  
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• Huge waves attract world's best surfers

  25-02-2016 22:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Some of the world's top surfers are watching the waves on Thursday and getting ready to compete in one of Hawaii's most prestigious big-wave surfing events.
  
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• Can you see God in these images?

  25-02-2016 22:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Prolific Italian illustrator Beppe Giacobbe speaks about his exclusive designs for CNN Style's "Style Italia" series, and why the most important thing to him is not to be banal.
  
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• Why put penguins on a treadmill?

  25-02-2016 22:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Down in the chilly waters of the sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands, it's only natural to develop an extra layer or two of winter fat.
  
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• What makes Super Tuesday so super?

  25-02-2016 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Super Tuesday can be a day of reckoning for campaigns - exposing candidates who can't complete on the national stage and instantly catapulting others to the nomination.
  
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• US presents 'tougher, more comprehensive' UN sanctions on NKorea: Power

  25-02-2016 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States is submitting a draft UN resolution that calls for "tougher, more comprehensive" sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear and ballistic tests, the US ambassador said Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: Nevada governor doesn't want to be on high court

  25-02-2016 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Nevada's governor saying he's not interested in being considered for the Supreme Court right now. (all times local):
  
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• Europe's free travel will end unless Turkey halts migrant flow, officials say

  25-02-2016 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's cherished free-travel zone will shut down unless Turkey acts to cut the number of migrants heading north through Greece by March 7, European Union officials said on Thursday. "In the next ten days, we need tangible and clear results on the ground," the top EU migration official, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said after EU justice and home affairs ministers met in Brussels on Thursday. "Otherwise there is a danger, there is a ri
  
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• Italy Senate OKs civil unions, but LGBT groups are unhappy

  25-02-2016 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy's Senate voted Thursday to grant legal recognition to civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to gay couples after a bitter, years-long debate.
  
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• Rachel Weisz heading back to a New York stage in 'Plenty'

  25-02-2016 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Weisz is coming back to a New York stage as a former secret agent.
  
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• Nevada governor withdraws name from high court consideration

  25-02-2016 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he is not interested in being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court at this time, and he has told the White House so.
  
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• Man who shot Colorado deputies angry over foreclosure

  25-02-2016 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAILEY, Colo. (AP) — Martin Wirth spent recent years fuming over police brutality and corrupt mortgage companies, fueled by his own run-ins with the law and a long battle to save from foreclosure his two-story home in the Colorado mountains.
  
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• Stocks move higher in afternoon trading

  25-02-2016 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were steadily were rising into the afternoon on Thursday, building on a modest climb from the day before. Investors were keeping a close eye on the price of oil, which reversed losses from earlier in the day.
  
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• Study: California leak was top methane release in US history

  25-02-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A natural gas leak that sickened Los Angeles residents and forced thousands from their homes was the largest known release of climate-changing methane in U.S. history, scientists reported Thursday.
  
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• Djokovic quits Dubai with eye problem, ends 17-finals streak

  25-02-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World number one Novak Djokovic's stunning streak of 17 successive finals came to an end Thursday when a right eye infection caused the 11-time Grand Slam champion to quit his Dubai quarter-final against Feliciano Lopez. "The eye problem will fade away in a few days," said Djokovic, who conducted his post-match press conference wearing sunglasses. Sixth seed Lopez said he only discovered Djokovic's problem when the pair shook hands at the net.
  
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• VIDEO: Migrants' desperation on the Greek border

  25-02-2016 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greece has recalled its ambassador to Austria amid growing divisions between EU states over the migrant crisis.
  
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• World stocks split with crude, rise despite oil drop

  25-02-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equity markets shrugged off crude oil's decline on Thursday, with Europe rebounding from losses spurred by fears of Britain exiting the European Union and Wall Street boosted by growing investor confidence. "Overall, the tone of the market has gotten much better in the last week, and nothing happened overnight to dent that optimism, even with China down nearly 6 percent," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Ang
  
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• Police have found no motive for Kalamazoo shootings

  25-02-2016 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Five days after the southwestern Michigan shooting rampage that left six people dead and two severely wounded, investigators still haven't discovered why, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
  
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• Teens: Iran isn't what you think it is

  25-02-2016 19:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  With their stylish clothes, effortless English and modish hair, the young people relaxing in this park in north Tehran would give New York or London hipsters a run for their money.
  
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• Obama to meet Senate leaders over Supreme Court next week: White House

  25-02-2016 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama will convene a meeting on Tuesday with the Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate and its Judiciary Committee to discuss a Supreme Court nominee, the White House said on Thursday. The White House has contacted every member of the judiciary panel, both Republicans and Democrats, to discuss efforts to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at a news briefing.
  
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• Lands' End apologizes for feature on feminist Gloria Steinem

  25-02-2016 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based retailer Lands' End is apologizing to customers for featuring an interview with feminist and political activist Gloria Steinem in its spring catalog and has removed references to her from its website.
  
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• Horses on ice: White Turf racing at Lake St. Moritz

  25-02-2016 19:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The White Turf races take place on Lake St. Moritz each February, with 35,000 spectators flocking to the Engadine Valley to watch horse racing on ice.
  
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• Nevada governor rules himself out of Supreme Court consideration

  25-02-2016 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval said on Thursday he did not want to be considered for the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but said the notion was "beyond humbling." "Earlier today, I notified the White House that I do not wish to be considered at this time for possible nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States," the Republican governor said in a statement. "The notion of being considered for a seat on the highest court in the land is beyond hu
  
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• NIH taking first steps on huge precision medicine project

  25-02-2016 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama held out the promise of medical breakthroughs Thursday as his administration moved ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people's genes, environment and lifestyle.
  
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• The Latest: German officials wary of Sheikh Salman win

  25-02-2016 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ZURICH (AP) — The Latest on the FIFA presidential election (all times local):
  
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• UCLA: Movies make more $$$ when only half the cast is white

  25-02-2016 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movies make more money when exactly half their casts are non-white, according to an annual analysis released Thursday that shows an increasing demand for diversity in film.
  
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• Clinton calls for 'true progressive' on Supreme Court

  25-02-2016 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says President Barack Obama should nominate a "true progressive" to succeed conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
  
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• BBC culture allowed star to commit sex crimes, but top staff unaware - report

  25-02-2016 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's globally respected broadcaster, the BBC, was told on Thursday it was guilty of serious failings in its handling of Jimmy Savile, a celebrated TV and radio showman revealed after death to have been one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders. Warnings about Savile's conduct went unheeded for decades, a damning report by a former judge said on Thursday. The report said there had been - and still was - a prevailing, macho culture at the publicly-funde
  
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• The Latest: Tornado levels Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania

  25-02-2016 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WAVERLY, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes along the Gulf Coast and damage along the East Coast (all times local):
  
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• Baseball bans rolling block slides in wake of Utley play

  25-02-2016 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball made its call on the Chase Utley slide: out.
  
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• Carter: No Guantanamo announcement during Obama's Cuba trip

  25-02-2016 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama doesn't plan to make an announcement about the future of the U.S.-controlled naval station and detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when he travels to the island next month, Defense Secretary Ash Carter assured members of Congress on Thursday.
  
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• Fat king penguins run on a treadmill

  25-02-2016 19:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Down in the chilly waters of the sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands, it's only natural to develop an extra layer or two of winter fat.
  
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• The Latest: Police have found no motive for shooting rampage

  25-02-2016 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area (all times local):
  
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• US to present UN sanctions resolution on North Korea

  25-02-2016 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States will on Thursday present a draft UN resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea after reaching agreement with China on a joint response to Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test and a rocket launch. The UN Security Council will meet at 2:00 pm (1900 GMT) to discuss the draft text detailing a new package of measures to punish North Korea, but there will be no immediate vote. US Ambassador Samantha Power "intends to submit for consideration by the Security Council a draft sanctions r
  
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• The Rev. Al Sharpton plans Oscars protest in Hollywood

  25-02-2016 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton has announced plans to stage a rally on Sunday prior to the Oscars to protest a lack of diversity in Hollywood.
  
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• US space-endurance champ says he could do another year

  25-02-2016 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After nearly a year in orbit, America's space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, is just a few days away from returning to Earth — and he can't wait.
  
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• FBI director, Apple general counsel to testify March 1: House panel

  25-02-2016 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director James Comey and Apple Inc Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell will testify at a March 1 congressional hearing on encryption issues, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said in a statement on Thursday.
  
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