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• Trump hits back at Rubio over 'con artist' insult

  27-02-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fresh from an endorsement by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday accelerated his political slugfest with opponent Marco Rubio, just days before the delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests. "The majority of Republican voters do not want Donald Trump to be our nominee, and ... they are going to support whoever is left standing that is fighting against him to ensure that we do not nominate a con artist," Rubio told reporters in Georgia. Tru
  
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• Rubio tax returns show steady salary, boosted by book deals

  27-02-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio released summaries of his last five years of tax filings on Saturday, revealing him to be a candidate with a senator's steady annual income of $176,000 who reaped repeated windfalls from book deals. During his first four years in the Senate, Rubio and his wife Jeanette together earned an average of $531,000 a year.
  
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• Irish government concedes election defeat

  27-02-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Irish prime minister Enda Kenny conceded defeat on Saturday following elections that saw the governing coalition punished by voters weary of austerity, leaving the eurozone country in political limbo with no clear winner. "Clearly the government of Fine Gael and Labour are not going to be returned to office," Kenny, the leader of the centre-right Fine Gael party, told RTE television. Early indications suggest that Fine Gael and its centre-left junior partner have been hard hit by continued publi
  
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• Oscar foreign language nominees fight for style

  27-02-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ciro Gueera always knew he wanted to shoot his film "Embrace of the Serpent" in black and white and on 35mm film, a now-scarce resource in today's digital world.
  
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• 2nd former Mexican president unloads on Donald Trump

  27-02-2016 23:15 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Saturday joined his predecessor in office in unloading on Donald Trump, calling the Republican front-runner's campaign racist and saying his discourse on immigration is fueling anti-American sentiment around the world.
  
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• Kyle Busch takes Xfinity race at Atlanta for 77th career win

  27-02-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Check another one off the list for Kyle Busch.
  
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• No. 20 Michigan St outlasts No. 5 Ohio St 107-105 in 3 OTs

  27-02-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jasmine Hines scored a career-high 36 points, and Tori Jankoska made three free throws in the final 39 seconds of the third overtime to lift No. 20 Michigan State to a 107-105 victory over No. 5 Ohio State, denying the Buckeyes a chance to celebrate a Big Ten title Saturday.
  
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• Kansas town grieves shooting with 'Hesston Hustler Strong'

  27-02-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — Grieving residents of a Kansas town parked riding lawnmowers with American flags beside them on some streets and adorned them with "Hesston Hustler Strong" signs in a reference to the lawn equipment brand from the plant where a gunman killed three co-workers.
  
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• Oscar rehearsals beckon a parade of dressed-down stars

  27-02-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Leto presented an Oscar to Margot Robbie. Patricia Arquette gave one to Morgan Freeman. Chris Evans tried to claim a golden guy for himself. Kevin Hart, meanwhile, took a quick call while standing on the Oscar stage.
  
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• The Latest: Irish premier aims to keep power in new alliance

  27-02-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Irish election (all times local):
  
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• Irish PM faces unpalatable alliance as voters oust coalition

  27-02-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Padraic Halpin and William James DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's ruling coalition was ousted by voters angry at the country's uneven recovery, results indicated on Saturday, leaving Prime Minister Enda Kenny facing the unpalatable prospect of trying to secure a deal with his biggest rival. Exit polls suggested the only viable option may be a problematic alliance of old rivals Fianna Fail and Kenny's Fine Gael - although even their combined support was set to fall below 50 percent of the vote for
  
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• Irish prime minister concedes defeat in election

  27-02-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dublin (AFP) - Irish prime minister Enda Kenny on Saturday conceded defeat, as early indications from the election showed support for both his Fine Gael party and its junior coalition partner had slumped in the face of anger over austerity.
  
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• SE Asian foreign ministers voice concerns on South China Sea

  27-02-2016 22:45 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Foreign ministers from the 10 countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations said Saturday that they were "seriously concerned" by recent developments in the disputed South China Sea region and will seek a meeting over the issue with China.
  
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• Clinton eyes South Carolina win, as Republicans brawl

  27-02-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton is eyeing a decisive win in South Carolina's Democratic presidential nomination race, hoping to gain momentum against Bernie Sanders before the high-stakes "Super Tuesday" contest. One week after Donald Trump barreled to victory in the state's Republican vote, Democrats took center stage Saturday in South Carolina, where 55 percent of voters in the 2008 party primary were black. The Republican race churns along as well, with Trump exchanging heated barbs on the campaign trail wit
  
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• Top-ranked UConn wins 65th straight, 80-40 over Tulane

  27-02-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn turned to a freshman after a rough start for the stars it honored on senior day.
  
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• Panthers land Hudler from Calgary, Kindl from Detroit

  27-02-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers completed two trades Saturday, getting forward Jiri Hudler from the Calgary Flames and defenseman Jakub Kindl from the Detroit Red Wings.
  
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• No. 1 Villanova pulls away for 89-79 win over Marquette

  27-02-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kris Jenkins scored 19 points, Josh Hart had 19 on 7-of-8 shooting, and No. 1 Villanova pulled away from Marquette for an 89-79 victory on Saturday.
  
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• Ryanair pilot kicks rowdy bachelor party off plane

  27-02-2016 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  German police say the pilot of a Ryanair plane from London to Bratislava made an unscheduled landing to eject members of a bachelor party — including the groom.
  
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• One year on, Russian marchers honour slain Kremlin critic

  27-02-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Saturday in memory of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down near the Kremlin a year ago in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule. Some marchers carried Russian flags, placards, flowers and Nemtsov's portraits. Some 20,000 joined the march including Nemtsov's allies -- top opposition leader Alexei Navalny and former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, according to AFP journalists.
  
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• Trading more insults, Trump and Rubio fight on for Republican nomination

  27-02-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeff Mason and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from an endorsement by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump accelerated his political slug fest with opponent Marco Rubio on Saturday just days before the delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests. "The majority of Republican voters do not want Donald Trump to be our nominee, and ... they are going to support whoever is left standing that is fighting against him to ensure that we do not nominate
  
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• England coach Jones threatens media ban after Six Nations win

  27-02-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  England coach Eddie Jones threatened a "self-imposed media ban" after his side maintained their bid for a Six Nations Grand Slam with a 21-10 defeat of Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Victory over the defending champions made it three wins out of three for England under the Australian. The former Wallaby and Japan boss had riled Ireland in the build-up by suggesting the parents of fly-half Jonathan Sexton, who has a history of concussion problems, should be concerned for his welfare after the
  
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• The Latest: Sanders feels ready to take on Trump

  27-02-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, with attention focused on the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• Cruz, Rubio escalate case against Trump

  27-02-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — With Super Tuesday approaching, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz escalated their argument Saturday that Donald Trump is a conservative impostor, trying to make the case to voters they can keep the ascendant billionaire from claiming the Republican presidential nomination.
  
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• Clinton eyes big win in S. Carolina; Sanders shifts focus

  27-02-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton hoped to cement her position as the Democratic front-runner with a big win in Saturday's South Carolina presidential primary, while rival Bernie Sanders moved on before the votes were even counted to focus on next week's Super Tuesday contests.
  
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• American rider Evelyn Stevens sets cycling's hour record

  27-02-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Gritting her teeth in pain, and wobbling ever so slightly aboard her sleek time trial bike, Evelyn Stevens kept churning her legs even as the clock hit one hour and she could finally let up.
  
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• Dozens killed, wounded in Afghanistan suicide attacks

  27-02-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt. The attack in Kabul killed 15 people and wounded 33, most of them defense ministry staff leaving their offices, according to ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which t
  
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• Hall of Famer Rod Carew touched by Twins' tribute

  27-02-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rod Carew reached his goal of attending the Minnesota Twins first full day of spring training, five months after a massive heart attack.
  
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• PGA's Bohn resting comfortably after heart attack

  27-02-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jason Bohn remained resting comfortably in a hospital intensive care unit Saturday after suffering a heart attack following the second round of the PGA Honda Classic. PGA event telecaster NBC reported Saturday that Bohn had a stent inserted to combat an arterial blockage. Bohn, twice a US PGA Tour champion, was in stable condition and will undergo more tests through the weekend at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
  
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• Griezmann hero as Real Madrid edged out

  27-02-2016 21:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Not so long ago it seemed Atletico Madrid couldn't leave so much as a scratch on crosstown rival Real Madrid.
  
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• Buffett defends Clayton Homes after critics fault its lending

  27-02-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At last May's annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Warren Buffett said he had "no apologies whatsoever" for the lending practices of the company's Clayton Homes mobile home unit, which had been accused in a published report of predatory lending. "Kevin Clayton has again delivered an industry-leading performance," Buffett wrote on Saturday in his widely-read letter to Berkshire shareholders, referring to Clayton's chief executive. Buffett's defense may add to the focus on Clayton, which
  
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• Coroner IDs Washington gunman and 3 of 4 victims

  27-02-2016 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A coroner in Washington state on Saturday released the identity of a gunman and three of his four victims in what authorities described as a mass shooting and suicide.
  
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• Vonn suffers hairline fracture in crash

  27-02-2016 21:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn has had her share of ups and downs on the ski slopes.
  
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• Iran election: Moderates gaining

  27-02-2016 21:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Preliminary results in Iran's first major election since last year's landmark nuclear deal show moderates making a strong showing in a high-stakes ballot that could shape the future of the country and its relationship with the West.
  
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• Rouhani allies on course for major gains in Iran elections

  27-02-2016 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Allies of Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani are headed for sweeping gains against conservatives in parliament according to partial election results which Saturday strengthened their chances of a national victory. The grounds for a major breakthrough came in Tehran, where the List of Hope, a pro-Rouhani coalition of moderates and reformists, is ahead in all but one of the capital's 30 seats, with 44 percent of votes counted. The projected rout in Tehran, a key battleground, differed from e
  
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• Rouhani, Rafsanjani lead Iran assembly ballot: early results

  27-02-2016 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and key ally and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani are leading the race for membership of the influential Assembly of Experts, early results released on Saturday showed. Rafsanjani was topping the ballot, with the pragmatist Rouhani second, the results showed.
  
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• French far-right's founder endorses Trump after ex-KKK leader urges support

  27-02-2016 20:47 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Jean-Marie Le Pen tweets, ‘if I were American, I would vote Donald Trump
  Republican disavows endorsement of white nationalist David DukeDonald Trump received a vote of confidence on Saturday from Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former leader of France’s Front National who in the past has said the Nazi occupation was not “particularly inhumane” and suggested Ebola could solve Europe’s “immigration problem”. Related: KKK man David Duke: vote TrumpContinue reading..
  
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• Ireland general election: second vote possible after inconclusive result – live

  27-02-2016 20:38 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Fine Gael and Labour support slumps
  Independents, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin gain
  Hung parliament may spark fresh vote
  2m voters give verdict on austerity7.38pm GMTThe Irish Taoiseach’s closest adviser has said Ireland would have to review its “political system” once the outcome of its most uncertain election in recent times is decided. Admitting that the chance of another general election was “now very, very high,” Mark Mortell said:The only word I can
  
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• Anti-government protesters rally for 'free and open Poland'

  27-02-2016 20:28 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Tens of thousands turn out to condemn leader Jarosław Kaczyński and voice support for ex-president Lech Wałęsa Tens of thousands of Poles chanting “We will defend democracy” and “Lech Wałęsa” rallied on Saturday in Warsaw to protest against moves by Poland’s three-month-old conservative government which they say undermine freedoms and the constitution. Related: Poles protest over PiS 'breaking constitution'Continue reading...
  
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• In South Carolina, Hillary Clinton looks to win, and win big

  27-02-2016 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton hoped to win and win big Saturday in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, while rival Bernie Sanders, expecting defeat, abandoned the state and looked ahead to next week's Super Tuesday.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton drops in on Alabama restaurant

  27-02-2016 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, with attention focused on the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• England down Ireland to stay on course for Grand Slam

  27-02-2016 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two tries inside four second-half minutes from Anthony Watson and Mike Brown helped England to a 21-10 win over Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday as they kept alive their bid for a Grand Slam. England, in Australian coach Eddie Jones' first home game in charge, were 10-6 down before Watson and Brown struck. Inside centre Owen Farrell kicked England's remaining points.
  
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• The Latest: Sinn Fein: We've doubled our strength in Ireland

  27-02-2016 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Irish election (all times local):
  
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• No. 2 Jayhawks beat Texas Tech 67-58 for Big 12 title share

  27-02-2016 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Svi Mykhailiuk came off the bench to score 17 points, Frank Mason III added 16 and No. 2 Kansas beat Texas Tech 67-58 on Saturday to secure at least a share of its 12th straight Big 12 title.
  
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• Vonn suffers knee fracture in heavy World Cup fall

  27-02-2016 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn confirmed she suffered a hairline fracture to her left knee after falling heavily during the World Cup super-G race at Soldeu on Saturday. The American speed queen, who has a history of knee injuries sustained in competition, was evacuated on a ski-stretcher after lying prone for several minutes. X-rays showed I have a hairline fracture in my left knee and will get an MRI on Monday," Vonn wrote on her Instagram account next to a picture of her knee with a large ice pack on it.
  
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• Early election results point to gains by Iranian moderates

  27-02-2016 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Partial election results in Iran on Saturday point to major gains by reformists and moderates who favor expanding freedoms and engaging with the West, and who defended the recently implemented nuclear deal with world powers against opposition from hard-liners.
  
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• Capitals place forward Brooks Laich on waivers

  27-02-2016 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Washington Capitals placed struggling forward Brooks Laich on waivers Saturday, a move that gives the NHL's top team some potential flexibility.
  
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• Cameroon frees several hundred hostages from Boko Haram

  27-02-2016 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon says it has joined Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram extremists to free a Nigerian border town, liberating several hundred hostages in the process.
  
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• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway quarterly profit jumps almost one third

  27-02-2016 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent, helped by improved results in its insurance operations and higher gains from investments and derivatives. Net income rose to $5.48 billion, or $3,333 per Class A share, from $4.16 billion, or $2,529 per share, a year earlier. Quarterly operating profit rose 18 percent to $4.67 billion, or $2,843 per share, from $3.96 billion, or $2,412 per share. Analysts on average had
  
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• Thousands stuck on Greek border as Balkans cap migrant arrivals

  27-02-2016 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 5,000 people were stuck at the Idomeni camp on Greece's northern border with Macedonia on Saturday after four Balkan countries announced a daily cap on migrant arrivals. The build-up began in earnest last week after Macedonia began refusing entry to Afghans and imposed stricter document controls on Syrians and Iraqis, slowing the passage of migrants and refugees to a trickle. The situation looked set to worsen significantly after EU members Slovenia and Croatia, as well as Serbia and M
  
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• Cocks crow, farmers protest as Paris farm expo kicks off

  27-02-2016 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Angry farmers facing ruin heckled President Francois Hollande and tore down the agriculture ministry's pavilion as France's annual farm fair kicked off Saturday. Five members of the main farmers' union FNSEA were arrested after the protesters destroyed the stand's walls and furniture, the union said. Earlier, livestock farmers booed and whistled as Hollande and Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll arrived to inaugurate the nine-day event in southern Paris set to attract some 700,000 visitors to
  
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