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• The Latest: Clinton courts NC with public education pledge

  10-03-2016 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential race ahead of Thursday's GOP debate and the March 15 primaries (all times local):
  
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• Cosby prosecutor fights predecessor's bid for case file

  10-03-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The former Pennsylvania prosecutor who declined to charge Bill Cosby in 2005 wants access to the case file to defend the accuser's defamation lawsuit.
  
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• California lawmakers vote to raise smoking, vaping age to 21

  10-03-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, putting the nation's most populous state on the brink of becoming only the second after Hawaii to bar teenagers from lighting up, dipping or vaping.
  
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• The Latest: Missouri slaying victim's family seeks answers

  10-03-2016 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the man charged with murder in the killing four men in Kansas City, Kansas, and a fifth man in central Missouri. (all times local):
  
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• FBI bugged binders to spy on Russians in New York

  10-03-2016 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI eavesdropped on the activities of Russian spies in New York for months with the help of tiny recorders planted in binders purportedly containing trade secrets, US court documents show. The revelations were made in papers filed by prosecutors on Tuesday in the case of an alleged Russian spy, Evgeny Buryakov, who goes on trial April 4 accused of working undercover for Moscow while masquerading as a New York banker. Buryakov, who was arrested in January 2015, is accused of working with two
  
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• Dustin Hoffman gets emotional

  10-03-2016 23:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Dustin Hoffman never knew his family history, and what a doozy of a history it turns out to be.
  
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• Is this soccer's next superstar?

  10-03-2016 23:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Dressed in black and yellow and with the sting to match -- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang proved why he's one of the most lethal in the business.
  
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• Are carbs as bad as cigarettes?

  10-03-2016 23:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Carb lovers among us could be at higher risk of developing lung cancer, even if they have never smoked, according to a new study.
  
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• Obama hosts dinner for new Canada sensation named Justin

  10-03-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first state dinner of President Barack Obama's final year honors Canada and its newest sensation named Justin: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• 'Dr. Strangelove,' Bond production designer Adam dies at 95

  10-03-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Adam, the British production designer who gave "Dr. Strangelove" its cavernous War Room and James Bond supervillains their futuristic lairs, has died. He was 95.
  
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• Maine wholesaler acquires rare four-clawed lobster

  10-03-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Portland seafood wholesaler has acquired a lobster that will never see the dinner table despite having double the usual amount of claw meat.
  
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• Could pencils create 400,000 jobs?

  10-03-2016 23:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  With the value of oil and the Naira currency in decline, Nigeria is turning to old-fashioned pencils to provide relief.
  
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• US argues for 'modest' Apple help in attacks probe

  10-03-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Justice Department argued Thursday that compelling Apple to help unlock an iPhone in California is a modest demand which may turn up evidence of a terrorist attack. The government's response was the latest in the legal battle which has stirred an intense debate on whether Apple must comply with a court order to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the shooters in the December terror attacks in San Bernardino, California. The brief filed in federal court came in response to a challe
  
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• Trump's rough handling of rally dissenters stirs questions

  10-03-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  To Rakeem Jones, flanked on all sides by uniformed sheriff's deputies, it was more than just the shock of being ejected from a political rally for Donald Trump. The black man felt as if he was being transported back in time.
  
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• Germany: Files listing Islamic State fighters are authentic

  10-03-2016 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of files have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign fighters who returned home after joining the extremists, or identify those who recruited them in the first place.
  
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• Man. United was lucky to get nil

  10-03-2016 23:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In the end, Manchester United was lucky to get nil.
  
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• U.S. stealth bombers go to Pacific

  10-03-2016 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The U.S. Air Force has sent three of its B-2 stealth bombers on a deployment to Asia and Pacific, the service announced in a press release Wednesday.
  
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• NJ Transit: No agreement, shutdown prep could start Friday

  10-03-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A deal between rail worker unions and New Jersey Transit remains elusive as negotiations continue in the face of a weekend strike deadline that could wreak havoc on the region's already congested roadways.
  
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• Photos: Soleil Moon Frye Cradles Her Baby Bump

  10-03-2016 23:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Celebrity Baby Boom
  
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• No. 7 UNC opens ACC tournament by topping Pitt 88-71

  10-03-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventh-ranked North Carolina was shooting so well that arena workers had to replace the fraying net at one end of the floor at halftime. In the second half, the Tar Heels gave the other net a workout.
  
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• Fla. GOP Rep. Jeff Miller to retire after 8 terms

  10-03-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight-term Florida Republican Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, on Thursday announced his retirement from the House at the end of the current term.
  
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• Military to check for water contamination at 664 sites

  10-03-2016 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The military plans to examine hundreds of sites nationwide to determine whether chemicals from foam used to fight fires have contaminated groundwater and spread to drinking water, the Defense Department said.
  
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• Group asks Trump to apologize for saying 'Islam hates us'

  10-03-2016 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that "Islam hates us."
  
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• Israel expels family of Palestinian attacker from Jerusalem

  10-03-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel denied Jerusalem residency Thursday to the relatives of a Palestinian man who shot at police officers in Jerusalem, wounding two before he was killed by security forces, police said.
  
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• Flint: US city of blight, flight and poisoned water

  10-03-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Agence France-Presse has launched a weekly series of reporters' blogs taking readers behind the scenes of the 2016 US election for a look at the events and attitudes shaping the White House race. The sixth post in the series comes from the economically depressed northern city of Flint, Michigan, where a scandal has erupted over drinking water contaminated with lead and officials' subsequent attempts to hush up the health scare. Flint, a black majority city of about 100,000 people that once relie
  
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• An early rally fades, leaving US stocks mostly flat

  10-03-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks swung between gains and losses on Thursday, then ended right back where they started.
  
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• Gum disease link with Alzheimer's

  10-03-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gum disease is linked with a greater rate of cognitive decline for people with Alzheimer's Disease, research suggests.
  
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• How surfing grew up

  10-03-2016 22:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The photo book "Surfing" details the sport's rich and complex history. It has more than 900 photos, many of them vintage.
  
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• Wife Files for Divorce From 'American Pie' Singer Don McLean

  10-03-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The wife of “American Pie” singer and songwriter Don McLean has filed for divorce in Maine. A lawyer for Patrisha McLean says the legal papers filed Thursday cite “adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and irreconcilable differences.” The two have been married for 30 years. Camden resident Don McLean was arrested in January on charges including domestic violence assault.
  
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• How this tiny flat turned into dream home

  10-03-2016 22:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Like any first-time homeowners, when Andy Knight and Michelle Tennant began looking for a place to settle in Hong Kong, they had a wish-list in mind. Between them, their list of amenities included a home cinema, a gym, a large kitchen, a full-sized bathtub, plenty of storage space and the latest smart gadgets.
  
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• Animals of war: Solders, sailors and spies

  10-03-2016 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Russia's military is looking for new recruits.
  
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• Exclusive: House Speaker Ryan seeks halt to presidential 'Draft Ryan' group

  10-03-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Paul Ryan's political operation sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to a group that is trying to draft him as a Republican presidential candidate, urging it to halt its activities and warning of legal risk. With establishment Republicans desperately searching for a way to stop real estate businessman and former reality TV personality Donald Trump's march toward the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, Ryan's name h
  
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• Key route for migrants sealed

  10-03-2016 22:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Macedonia closed its border with Greece to migrants Wednesday, leaving more than 13,000 desperate people stranded on the other side of the frontier and sealing shut the main migration route to Western Europe.
  
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• Elderly US man charged with assault at Trump rally

  10-03-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 78-year-old white man who punched a black protester in the face at a Donald Trump rally was charged with assault on Thursday, media reports said. John McGraw was also charged with battery and disorderly conduct after the event Wednesday night in North Carolina, the Cumberland County sheriff's office told the local TV station WRAL. Video of the incident shows McGraw abruptly punching the young black man in the face as he was walking up a stairway with other protesters being escorted out by poli
  
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• See cowboy punch protester at Trump rally

  10-03-2016 22:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A man who attended Donald Trump's rally in North Carolina was arrested and charged Thursday with two criminal counts of assault and disorderly conduct after multiple videos posted online appear to show him punching a protester in the face.
  
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• Trudeau, Obama say softwood lumber issue will be resolved soon

  10-03-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade "irritant" over softwood lumber is expected to be resolved soon, both countries leaders said on Thursday regarding the years-long fight over pine and other such soft wood. U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking at a joint press conference, said the issue came up at their meeting at the White House but that negotiations were ongoing. "I'm confident that we are on a track towards resolving this irritant in the coming weeks a
  
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• Gunmen, 1 with rifle, worked as team to kill 6 at cookout

  10-03-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two gunmen working as a team fatally shot five people including a pregnant woman and critically wounded two others at a backyard cookout, with one attacker using a rifle to shoot the victims in the head as they were driven in his direction, a prosecutor said Thursday.
  
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• Canada's Trudeau says will work with next U.S. president

  10-03-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday vowed to work with whomever replaces President Barack Obama when his term ends in January following the U.S. presidential election in November. "The relationship, the friendship between our two countries goes far beyond any two individuals or any ideology. I have tremendous confidence in the American people and look forward to working with whomever they chose to send to this White House later this year," said Trudeau, spea
  
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• BBQ killings include pregnant woman

  10-03-2016 22:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two gunmen turned a backyard cookout into a bloodbath in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, leaving six people dead -- including a pregnant woman -- and a community grasping for answers.
  
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• 'Fire at Sea:' Desperate people, not numbers

  10-03-2016 22:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  We've all seen the images of boats carrying hundreds of refugees, many of whom don't make it through the perilous crossing into Europe. It's a reality that's shaking Europe to the core.
  
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• The Latest: At the Capitol, Trudeau meets with lawmakers

  10-03-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to the White House on Thursday for a meeting with President Barack Obama and a state dinner (all times local):
  
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• Authorities: Man accused of killing 5 tried to kill himself

  10-03-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A jailed Mexican national accused of killing five men earlier this week cut himself with a safety razor in an apparent bid to take his own life, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• Republicans dig in on blocking Obama's court nominee

  10-03-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court needs to operate with its full contingent of nine justices as he signaled he will soon announce his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
  
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• Top Republican unveils $98B in cuts to social programs

  10-03-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior House Republican on Thursday reprised a proposal to cut child tax credits for immigrants working in the U.S. illegally.
  
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• Obama, Trudeau target methane emissions in new agreement

  10-03-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the United States and Canada committed on Thursday to curbing methane emissions by undertaking regulations that would target oil and gas production.
  
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• California man says he served as sex slave after adoption

  10-03-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A man has filed a lawsuit against a California couple he says used him as a sex slave after adopting him from an orphanage in Russia at the age of 9.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers criticize Clinton email investigations

  10-03-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of lawmakers are objecting to what they describe as the politicizing of two ongoing reviews by government watchdogs of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email practices.
  
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• California right-to-die law will take effect in 3 months

  10-03-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Terminally ill California residents will be able to legally end their lives with medication prescribed by a doctor in three months, ending months of uncertainty for dying patients hoping to use the practice.
  
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• Steven Spielberg picked to give Harvard commencement address

  10-03-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been chosen to give Harvard's 2016 commencement speech.
  
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• Record leap in carbon dioxide seen in 2015

  10-03-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at a record pace last year, US government scientists reported, raising new concern about one of the top greenhouse gases and the effects of global warming. The measurement came from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. "The annual growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide... jumped by 3.05 parts per million during 2015, the largest year-to-year increase in 56 years of research," said a NOAA
  
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