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• U.S. calls decision by Turkey to seize newspaper 'troubling'

  04-03-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. State Department on Friday called the decision by Turkish authorities to seize control of the country's largest newspaper "troubling." "We see this as the latest in a series of troubling judicial and law enforcement actions taken by the Turkish government targeting media outlets and others critical of it," State Department spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing. Turkish authorities seized control of the Zaman newspaper on Friday at the request of an Istanbul prosecutor, state-run Ana
  
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• Terrell Suggs arrested on suspended license in Arizona

  04-03-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was arrested Friday on a suspended driver's license after investigators say his car hit a curb and he told them he may have been asleep.
  
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• ITF says Australia-US match played on wrong surface

  04-03-2016 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Tennis Federation says that the first-round Davis Cup match between Australia and the United States should have been played on hardcourts, and not grass.
  
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• VIDEO: Background to the OJ Simpson case

  04-03-2016 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles police test a knife said to have been found at a former home of OJ Simpson, whose acquittal at his 1995 murder trial captivated the US.
  
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• Autopsy: Unclear if Bobbi Kristina's death was accidental

  04-03-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — An autopsy determined Bobbi Kristina Brown had a mix of drugs in her body when she went underwater in a bathtub, but a medical examiner couldn't tell whether her death was a homicide, making the criminal investigation tougher.
  
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• Republican Carson officially ends White House bid

  04-03-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson officially ended his bid for the White House on Friday after failing to win any of the early states in the race for the November election. "There are a lot of people who love me, they just won't vote for me," Carson said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Carson had announced on Wednesday he did not see a "political path forward" in his campaign for the party's nomination, and had not attended the Repub
  
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• Brazilian man hides in gas tank to try to sneak into US

  04-03-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. authorities say a Brazilian man tried to sneak into the country from Mexico by hiding in the gasoline tank of an SUV.
  
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• Student charged after sharing nude photos of teacher

  04-03-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A high school student who went through his teacher's cellphone, found a nude picture of her and posted it online has been charged with a computer crime and voyeurism, authorities said Friday.
  
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• Global stocks rise on US jobs data, oil gain

  04-03-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World stock markets rose Friday following a better-than-expected US jobs report and another rise in oil prices, as global equities continued to rally from a dismal start to 2016.
  
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• Cycling-Hammer steers U.S. to gold, Dibben roared to title

  04-03-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Americans claim their first women's team pursuit gold * Britain's Dibben snatches points race title from Graf * Italy's Ganna win the men's individual pursuit * Russia's Voinova retains her 500m time trial title (Adds points race winner) By Martyn Herman LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Sarah Hammer led the U.S. to their first gold medal in women's team pursuit before Britain's Jonathan Dibben produced a thrilling climax to day three of the world track championships in the points race on Friday. Th
  
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• Jury convicts man of lewd acts on child he later married

  04-03-2016 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — It was a case that made headlines: A woman who disappeared a decade earlier at age 15 resurfaced and said her current husband had actually abducted her, raped her and forced her to marry him.
  
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• Trade secrets: What the Geneva Motor Show is really like

  04-03-2016 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Theo Leggett goes behind the scenes at this year's Geneva Motor Show to pick out his highlights, and pet peeves.
  
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• For Democrats, Flint crisis offers campaign opportunity

  04-03-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Nakiya Wakes raised her hand in a church to ask Bernie Sanders what he would do to help the people of Flint if he is elected president.
  
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• Jury selected in Hulk Hogan-Gawker civil trial

  04-03-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the civil trial between pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and a popular news website.
  
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• Brazil's Rousseff denies details of reported plea bargain

  04-03-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Friday denied details of a reported plea bargain by former ally Senator Delcidio Amaral, who purportedly tied her to a corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA . Rousseff also used a news conference to repeat her disagreement with the questioning in police custody of her political mentor and predecessor, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as part of the investigation. (Reporting by Brad Haynes; editing
  
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• Eating Peanuts Early in Life May Reduce Risk of Peanut Allergy

  04-03-2016 23:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Children were less likely to have a peanut allergy if they ate peanuts early on.
  
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• Dominant USA win maiden team pursuit world title

  04-03-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The USA completed a dominant performance throughout all three rounds to win the women's team pursuit at the track World Championships in London on Friday, the nation's first ever world medal in a team pursuit. The quartet of veteran Sarah Hammer, Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert and Jennifer Valente easily defeated Canada in the final after posting the quickest times throughout two rounds of qualifying, including twice breaking their national record. The second of their three rides, in which they reco
  
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• Trump acknowledged Trump University flaws in depositions

  04-03-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said a lawsuit he is fighting over fraud claims involving Trump University is an attempted shakedown by a "sleazebag" law firm and a "horrible, horrible" lead plaintiff.
  
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• Photos: Historical Hip-hop Images Showcase Its Influence on a Nation

  04-03-2016 22:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Images from the Eyejammie Hip-Hop Collection acquired by the Smithsonian.
  
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• 4 Catholic nuns, 12 others killed in Yemen retirement home

  04-03-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen in southern Yemen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa, killing 16 people, including four Catholic nuns, officials and witnesses said.
  
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• Audit faults Michigan regulators in Flint water crisis

  04-03-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality made crucial errors as the city of Flint began using a new drinking water source that would become contaminated with lead, but the rules the agency failed to heed may not be strong enough to protect the public, auditors said Friday.
  
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• GOP senator: Federal aid not needed in Flint water crisis

  04-03-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah says federal aid is not needed in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency.
  
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• Trump reverses position on torture, targeting civilians

  04-03-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump retreated Friday from his promise that if elected president he would order the military to kill family members of militants who threaten the United States.
  
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• Supreme Court puts hold on Louisiana abortion clinic law

  04-03-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that could force all but one of the state's abortion clinics to close, a sign that a similar law in Texas also could be in peril.
  
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• Photos: This Week in Pictures: February 27 - March 4, 2016

  04-03-2016 22:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Find this week's top photos from around the globe in ABC News' This Week in Pictures slideshow.
  
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• Lula arrest in Brazil graft probe raises risk of Rousseff's fall

  04-03-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Anthony Boadle and Alonso Soto BRASILIA (Reuters) - The implication of Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a graft scandal at state oil firm Petrobras has reignited opposition hopes of unseating his successor Dilma Rousseff and increased the risk she may not finish her term. The federal police's decision to take Lula in for questioning on Friday raised the temperature of Brazil's political crisis on the streets, with demonstrators for and against the ruling Workers' Party clash
  
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• The Latest: For Democrats, Flint crisis presents opportunity

  04-03-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all Eastern Standard Times):
  
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• Hundreds pack funeral for black man shot by Raleigh officer

  04-03-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The funeral Friday for a black man shot by a North Carolina officer gave his loved ones a chance to mourn after a week of raw emotions and debate about how police treat his predominantly black neighborhood.
  
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• Clinton urges candidates to present 'credible' economic plan

  04-03-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Friday the nation needs a "new bargain" for the economy and called upon all the presidential candidates to offer a "credible strategy" for raising wages as her primary race against rival Bernie Sanders shifts to a series of Rust Belt contests.
  
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• Mainstream Republicans struggle for a way to halt rise of Trump

  04-03-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Megan Cassella and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mainstream U.S. Republicans struggled for a strategy on Friday to stop their party's presidential front-runner Donald Trump from becoming the nominee for the Nov. 8 election, as Democrats reveled in the chaos they hoped would boost their chances of keeping the White House. The country's top elected Republican, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, said he was not interested in an effort to draft him into the White House race.
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. watchdog to probe Fed's lax oversight of Wall Street

  04-03-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. watchdog agency is preparing to investigate whether the Federal Reserve and other regulators are too soft on the banks they are meant to police, after a written request from Democratic lawmakers that marks the latest sign of distrust between Congress and the central bank. Ranking representatives Maxine Waters of the House Financial Services Committee and Al Green of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations asked the Government Accountability
  
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• Zika response in focus with new evidence of birth defect link

  04-03-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Stephanie Nebehay and Roberta Rampton GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the U.N. health agency set a review of travel advice related to the outbreak of the virus while U.S. officials planned strategy to control the mosquitoes that spread it. The virus is capable of rapidly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said in a study that provided insight into how the virus might cause microcephaly in f
  
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• Revamped satellite data shows no pause in global warming

  04-03-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate change doubters may have lost one of their key talking points: a particular satellite temperature dataset that had seemed to show no warming for the past 18 years.
  
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• The Latest: Greece seeks 'major' border patrol boost

  04-03-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local):
  
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• 1-year spaceman: Tired, joints ache, can't sink basketball

  04-03-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fresh from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said Friday his muscles and joints ache. His skin is so sensitive it burns when he sits or walks. And he can't sink a basketball shot.
  
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• Student charged after sharing photos of nude teacher

  04-03-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a high school student who went through his teacher's cellphone, found a nude picture of her and posted it online has been charged with a computer crime and voyeurism.
  
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• Cycling-Hammer leads American women to team pursuit gold

  04-03-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Adds quotes, detail) By Martyn Herman LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Experienced Sarah Hammer led the U.S. to their first ever gold medal in the women's team pursuit as they convincingly beat Canada at the world track championships on Friday. The 32-year-old five-times individual champion, along with rising stars Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert and Jennifer Valente, overpowered the Canadian quartet who hung on grimly but never threatened to deny their north American rivals. "It's very emotional, this i
  
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• Watch: The rise and fall of Simpson

  04-03-2016 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nearly 20 years after the start of the O.J. Simpson trial, CNN's Stephanie Elam looks at Simpson's rise to fame and his fall from the public's good graces.
  
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• Zika caught 'killing' brain cells

  04-03-2016 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zika virus kills the type of tissue found in the developing brain, researchers have shown.
  
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• Egyptian student arrested after Trump threat agrees to leave

  04-03-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Egyptian flight student who was arrested after he wrote on his Facebook page that he would be willing to serve a life sentence for killing Donald Trump agreed Friday to leave the United States by July.
  
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• Brazil's ex-president Lula defiant after detention

  04-03-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil's powerful ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lashed out at prosecutors Friday after he was briefly detained by police as part of a probe into a massive corruption scheme. The corruption scandal, which has already seen a Who's Who of Brazilian politicians and businessmen face charges, is believed to be the biggest ever in Brazil.
  
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• Washington house fire kills 3 children of state lobbyist

  04-03-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Three children of a Washington state lobbyist died in a house fire early Friday after thick smoke and flames blocked their mother from reaching the upstairs bedrooms where they were sleeping, authorities said.
  
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• Obama cheers economy as 'pretty darn great'

  04-03-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Once reluctant to hype the U.S. economy's slow climb out of recession, President Barack Obama now is in cheerleader mode.
  
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• Goaltending fraternity split over Lundqvist's outburst

  04-03-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist was flipping mad that referee Trevor Hanson wouldn't blow his whistle to stop play. Run over by teammate Ryan McDonagh seconds earlier, the injured New York Rangers goaltender took the situation into his own hands and flipped the net over to get a stoppage.
  
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• White House: Obama to meet with whomever he wants in Cuba

  04-03-2016 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama alone will decide whom to meet with when he lands in Cuba on a history-making trip later this month, the White House said Friday as it sought to dispel any notion that Cuban officials would have a hand in choreographing the president's activities on the island.
  
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• Wall St. leans toward only two Fed rate hikes before year-end: Reuters poll

  04-03-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A majority of Wall Street's top banks now expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates only two more times by the end of the year, a downgrade of earlier expectations that may presage the Fed's own revised view of its path when it meets in less than two weeks. A Reuters poll shows the median forecast of 17 primary dealers that deal directly with the Fed is for a federal funds rate of 0.875 percent by the end of the year, reflecting the mid-point of the range for two key rates used by the F
  
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• North Dakota lawmakers look to beef up gun restoration laws

  04-03-2016 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a Fargo police officer responding to a domestic disturbance has spurred efforts to clamp down on North Dakota's gun restoration laws, which researchers say are among the most forgiving in the nation.
  
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• 97-Year Old Woman Fighting Eviction Dies at Home

  04-03-2016 21:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Marie Hatch had lived in her home for more than 60 years.
  
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• 'El Chapo' entered US twice while fugitive: report

  04-03-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman snuck into the United States twice to visit relatives while he was a fugitive, one of his daughters told The Guardian newspaper. Rosa Isela Guzman Ortiz, who lives in California, said her 58-year-old father entered the US state last year shortly after his now-notorious October meeting with US actor Sean Penn, evading a manhunt with the complicity of corrupt Mexican officials. Guzman's Sinaloa drug cartel has used sophisticated tunnels to ship massiv
  
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• U.S. seen growing 2.2 percent after jobs, trade data: Atlanta Fed

  04-03-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. economy is on track to grow 2.2 percent in the first quarter following government reports on jobs and international trade, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Friday. Earlier Friday, the Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls grew by 242,000 jobs last month, more than the 190,000 gain forecast among analysts polled by Reuters. The latest jobs report boosted the model's estimates on real consumer spending growth in the first quarter to 3.3 percent from an earlie
  
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