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• Why British monarch avoids politics

  09-03-2016 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The storm over Queen Elizabeth II's reported views on the European Union and whether Britain should vote in a referendum to leave the EU cuts to the very heart of royal neutrality.
  
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• North Korea 'fires short-range missiles'

  09-03-2016 23:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Dashcam shows truck's crash off bridge

  09-03-2016 22:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Dashcam footage captured the terrifying moment a garbage truck driver lost control and crashed off a 100-foot overpass in Miami. CNN affiliate WSVN has the story.
  
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• Ibrahimovic shines as Paris dump Chelsea

  09-03-2016 22:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic won't lack for suitors when his contract expires in June -- but Chelsea will hope it won't have to face the Swede again any time soon.
  
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• Brother vs. brother: Chores, crazy golf or Olympic glory

  09-03-2016 22:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A potent mix of intense sibling rivalry and brotherly love has proved the catalyst for one of the most compelling sporting head-to-heads of our time.
  
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• Yellowstone bison sent to slaughter as park trims herd

  09-03-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yellowstone National Park started shipping many of its famous wild bison to slaughter Wednesday to drive down the size of the park's herds and respond to concerns by the livestock industry over a disease ...
  
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• Cleveland Clinic says first uterus transplant in US fails

  09-03-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first uterus transplant has failed, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday, saying doctors had removed the organ.
  
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• Leader of Western governors: Change endangered species plan

  09-03-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The nation needs to change the way it protects endangered species because the current practice is bogged down in lawsuits and weakened by mistrust, the head of the Western Governors Association said Wednesday.
  
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• Youth football league settles suicide case

  09-03-2016 22:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Pop Warner, the nation's biggest and oldest youth football program, has settled a brain-injury lawsuit filed by the family of a 25-year-old man whose suicide allegedly resulted from concussions in league play starting at age 11.
  
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• First uterus transplant patient loses organ

  09-03-2016 22:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The first patient in the United States to receive a uterus transplant had to have the organ removed because of a complication, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday.
  
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• Mourners pay respect for former first lady Nancy Reagan

  09-03-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Three days of formal mourning for former first lady Nancy Reagan began Wednesday as her casket was taken in a police-escorted motorcade up an empty freeway for a public viewing at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
  
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• Pennsylvania law mixing copper theft, gun laws under review

  09-03-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court asked what scrap metal theft has to do with local gun-control measures as it weighed the constitutionality of a law that covers both subjects.
  
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• Air Force vet guilty of trying to join Islamic State group

  09-03-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran charged with trying to join the Islamic State group has been convicted in New York City.
  
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• Manager: Trump won't seek repayment for campaign funding

  09-03-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he has spent $30 million so far running for president, and his campaign manager says he's never getting that money back.
  
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• Biden says his family was near scene of Tel Aviv attack

  09-03-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his wife Jill and their grandchildren were dining on a Tel Aviv beach when a Palestinian killed an American tourist with a knife and wounded 11 other people on the seafront "not very far" away. Israeli forces have killed at least 179 Palestinians, 121 of whom Israel says were assailants. "I don't know exactly whether it was a hundred meters or a thousand meters," Biden, on a visit to Israel, told reporters ab
  
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• Zookeeper in North Dakota carrying orphaned kangaroo

  09-03-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — A keeper at a North Dakota zoo has become a first-time mom. But the baby she carries around the clock in a colorful flannel pouch is not a little human, it's an orphaned kangaroo.
  
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• Clinton calls for sanctions on Iran after more missile tests

  09-03-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Sam Wilkin and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called for sanctions against Iran after the Islamic Republic brushed off U.S. concerns and test-fired two ballistic missiles that it said were designed to be able to hit Israel. Iranian state television showed footage of two Qadr missiles being launched from northern Iran, which the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said hit targets 1,400 km (870 miles) away. I
  
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• Man suspected of killing 5 in Missouri, Kansas captured

  09-03-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Mexican national suspected of killing his neighbor and three other men at his neighbor's Kansas home before killing another man about 170 miles away in Missouri was captured early Wednesday, authorities said.
  
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• U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join Islamic State

  09-03-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tairod Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was found guilty on Wednesday of attempting to join Islamic State, according to his lawyer. The conviction marks the first case in more than 75 Islamic State-related prosecutions brought since 2014 by the U.S. Department of Justice to reach a jury verdict. After a week-long trial in Brooklyn federal court, a jury found Pugh, 48, guilty of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, and obstruction for destroying four porta
  
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• Russian group: Journalists attacked near Chechnya border

  09-03-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A group of men attacked a small bus carrying foreign and Russian journalists and activists from a non-governmental organization Wednesday near the border of Chechnya, beating the occupants and setting the vehicle on fire.
  
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• Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'

  09-03-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the Shiite nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visited Jerusalem.
  
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• Spieth looking to dial back the expectations

  09-03-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth feels his game is in about the same spot as last year going into the Valspar Championship, which turned out to be the start of big run that carried him all the way to a green jacket.
  
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• Student slain in Israel was exploring life after the Army

  09-03-2016 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Vanderbilt University graduate student stabbed to death in Israel during a school trip was exploring what to do with his life as a civilian after graduating from West Point and serving tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
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• Cleanup of Massachusetts Chipotle complete after norovirus illnesses

  09-03-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Brian Snyder and Lisa Baertlein BILLERICA, Mass./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A health official on Wednesday commended Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc for its handling of norovirus infections at a Boston-area restaurant, saying employees prevented more problems by calling in sick rather than report to work and that a cleanup of the restaurant was done. Shares of Chipotle fell as much as 6.1 percent before easing, down 3.5 percent to $506.12 in afternoon trading. The closure of the Chipotle in Billerica
  
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• Dos Equis says 'adios' to 'Most Interesting Man' pitchman

  09-03-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dos Equis is dumping the gray-haired spokesman known as the "Most Interesting Man in the World" for another actor.
  
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• The Latest: House Speaker Ryan visits Nancy Reagan's casket

  09-03-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the death of Nancy Reagan (all times local):
  
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• Walker, embattled state Supreme Court justice, go way back

  09-03-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The personal and political lives of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and an embattled state Supreme Court justice have been intertwined for decades, starting with their overlapping semesters at Marquette University, where the future justice penned anti-gay opinion pieces and threatened to resign from the student government over a multicultural course requirement.
  
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• Feds: Still hope for El Nino drenching Southern California

  09-03-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though Southern California hasn't gotten the drought-busting rainy windfall some might have expected from El Nino, federal scientists hold out hope for the next several weeks.
  
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• Senior military official US weighing options for Libya

  09-03-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking U.S. military official says options for sending American special operations forces into Libya are being prepared for senior Defense Department leaders.
  
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• The Latest: Man caught after manhunt charged in 5th killing

  09-03-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the man suspected of killing four men in Kansas City, Kansas, and a fifth man in central Missouri. (all times local):
  
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• 12 Beatles hits produced by George Martin over the years

  09-03-2016 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Beatles captured the hearts and ears of a generation with music that continues to resonate today. Here are 12 hits by the Beatles, produced by George Martin, whose contributions ranged far beyond the traditional producer role, from arranging to composing to playing instruments:
  
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• Cuba says Obama 'welcome' but shouldn't expect much

  09-03-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cuba's state newspaper said Wednesday US President Barack Obama will be warmly welcomed when he makes a historic visit this month, but warned him not to expect political concessions. "The US leader will be welcomed by the government of Cuba and its people with the hospitality that distinguishes them and will be treated with all consideration and respect," official daily Granma said in an editorial. Obama will visit the island March 21 and 22 -- the first visit by a US president since Calvin Cool
  
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• Special Report: The corrosive dangers lurking in America's private wells

  09-03-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By M.B. Pell and Joshua Schneyer ORLEANS, N.Y. (Reuters) - In this town of 2,800 just south of the Canadian border, residents have long worried about the water flowing from their taps. Weiss scoured water-testing reports in Orleans and discovered the truth: Lead levels in her water – fed by a private well – exceed the threshold set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public water systems and utilities. Across the country, millions of Americans served by private wells drin
  
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• Sanders points to new momentum after Michigan victory

  09-03-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Bernie Sanders' campaign claimed fresh momentum Wednesday after the senator's upset victory in Michigan. But Hillary Clinton's campaign pointed to her growing delegate lead and predicted it would soon have an "insurmountable" advantage as the nomination fight looked to drag deep into spring.
  
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• Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor gets funeral 75 years later

  09-03-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor is being buried with full military honors nearly 75 years after the bombing.
  
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• Benfica stun Zenit to reach Champions League quarters

  09-03-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nicolas Gaitan and Talisca scored late goals as Benfica came from behind to beat Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-1 in Russia on Wednesday and march on to the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Trailing 1-0 from last month's first leg, Zenit levelled the tie when Hulk opened the scoring on the night in the 69th minute and extra time was looming when Gaitan stunned the Petrovsky Stadium by netting at the other end five minutes from time. Substitute Talisca wrapped up the victory with the l
  
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• White House race: reinvigorated Sanders, Trump strengthened

  09-03-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The race for the White House got a fresh wind, with Bernie Sanders heading into a Democratic debate Wednesday invigorated by his surprise upset victory over Hillary Clinton in Michigan. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, meanwhile, emerged strengthened by three more victories Tuesday as he looks to the next set of primaries crucial to his White House bid. "This has been a fantastic night in Michigan," Sanders said Tuesday night as he narrowly defeated Clinton, 49.9 to 48.2 percent, in the nort
  
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• Clinton emails: GOP sues, senators press attorney general

  09-03-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday she hasn't discussed the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails with the White House and doesn't plan to.
  
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• Newborn girl found abandoned in Mesa yard

  09-03-2016 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police were searching Wednesday for the parents of a newborn baby girl who was left in front of a suburban Phoenix home, her umbilical cord still attached.
  
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• Defiant Ukrainian pilot vows to continue hunger strike

  09-03-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Ukrainian military helicopter pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists defiantly raised her middle finger at the court on Wednesday and vowed to press on with a hunger strike. Nadiya Savchenko's high-profile case has raised deep concern in the West and in Kiev, where the government denounced the trial as a "farce" and demanded her immediate release. "I will continue my dry hunger strike," the 34-year-old said in her final address to the court in the small Russian town of Do
  
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• Banks now giving customers access to credit scores for free

  09-03-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It might be the most important piece of financial information about you — and it's finally easier for you to actually get a look at it.
  
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• White House aware of, reviewing Iranian missile launch: spokesman

  09-03-2016 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The White House is aware of and reviewing reports of an additional Iranian ballistic missile test, a spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that the administration will determine an appropriate response to the test. At a daily press briefing with reporters, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said it would not be a surprise if there are additional missile launches over the next several days. "We will continue to redouble our efforts with our allies and partners in the region to try to limit Iran's a
  
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• U.S. angry at tourist's killing

  09-03-2016 20:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden criticized Palestinian leaders Wednesday for failing to condemn the terror attack that left one American tourist dead in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, calling the act "heinous."
  
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• Is ISIS going broke?

  09-03-2016 20:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Outside the deserted town of al Hawl in northern Syria, a network of pipes converges on a plant with three oil storage tanks.
  
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• Rare storm batters desert nation

  09-03-2016 20:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An unusually soggy week in the United Arab Emirates turned nasty Wednesday as a massive storm whipped through the desert nation, causing damage throughout the capital, Abu Dhabi.
  
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• How British monarch stays above politics

  09-03-2016 20:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The storm over Queen Elizabeth II's reported views on the European Union and whether Britain should vote in a referendum to leave the EU cuts to the very heart of royal neutrality.
  
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• The modeling industry's naked truths

  09-03-2016 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  How is the modeling industry responding to issues of diversity, technology, new guidelines and demand? We ask industry leaders Carole White, Angus Munro and Sarah Bunter to share their frank opinions.
  
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• U.S. attack kills 2 Al-Shabaab leaders

  09-03-2016 20:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two top Al-Shabaab figures were among the scores killed in a U.S. attack Saturday in Somalia, a senior Somali intelligence source said.
  
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• Is Taylor Swift about to win over F1?

  09-03-2016 19:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  She's one of the world's biggest pop stars -- and now Taylor Swift has the chance to win over a whole new legion of fans -- Formula One petrolheads.
  
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• 11,000 stranded between countries

  09-03-2016 19:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Turkey and the European Union say they have agreed on key points of a "bold" proposal to help resolve the migrant crisis, aimed at deterring migrants from attempting the perilous journey to Europe.
  
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