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• Outgoing US commander says 2016 poses risk for Afghans

  11-03-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The summer fighting season in Afghanistan is potentially "a very, very tough" one for Afghan security forces, who have been slow to give up their defensive-minded approach to fighting the Taliban, a senior U.S. general said Friday.
  
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• Conservative Utah lawmakers show progressive leanings

  11-03-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's staunchly conservative legislature came close to eliminating the death penalty and gave serious consideration to setting up a system to grow and distribute medical marijuana — making the 2016 session a surprising one that may foreshadow future traction for progressive issues.
  
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• Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer dies at 71

  11-03-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keith Emerson, founder and keyboardist of the progressive-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died, his longtime partner announced Friday. He was 71.
  
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• Steve Martin is guest curator at Boston art exhibition

  11-03-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Steve Martin has some happy eyes to go with those happy feet.
  
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• Joe's Crab Shack Diners 'Sickened' by Photo of Hanging

  11-03-2016 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Two diners said they were "sickened" after discovering a photo of a black man they say was being lynched embedded in their table at Joe's Crab Shack in Roseville, Minn.
  
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• Obama Urges Americans Not to Be 'Absolutist' in FBI, Apple Debate

  11-03-2016 23:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Obama is the first U.S. President to participate in the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
  
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• Unbeaten Buffon goes past Zoff as Juve heap pressure on Napoli

  11-03-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gianluigi Buffon's impressive unbeaten run in Serie A gave Juventus a second reason to celebrate on Friday as the champions opened up a six-point lead on title rivals Napoli with a 1-0 win over Sassuolo. Paulo Dybala's superb 36th minute strike made the difference in Turin as Juve, bidding for a record-equalling fifth consecutive crown, took their unbeaten run to 19 games to keep the pressure on Napoli ahead of their trip to Palermo on Sunday. Reputed giant-killers Sassuolo were unbeaten since a
  
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• New York region braces for rail strike as talks continue

  11-03-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Commuters and businesses on both sides of the Hudson River braced for the worst as negotiators for rail unions and New Jersey Transit worked to reach a contract deal Friday to head off a weekend shutdown from a strike.
  
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• 'Dog Whisperer' Millan says animal cruelty claim misguided

  11-03-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An anti-cruelty complaint that sent authorities to "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan's rehabilitation center has been blown way out of proportion, the dog trainer said Friday.
  
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• Clinton in Nancy Reagan Aids gaffe

  11-03-2016 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton praises Nancy Reagan for starting a "national conversation" on Aids in America, infuriating activists.
  
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• Ailing Teen Has Stunned Reaction to Finding a Heart Donor

  11-03-2016 23:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Albert Jeffries IV, 13, was first diagnosed when he was 4 months old.
  
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• Snyder calls for investigation of Michigan health department

  11-03-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is calling for an investigation of how his health department handled the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area as well as reports of high lead levels among residents.
  
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• Stock market extends rally to a 4th week as energy recovers

  11-03-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A jump in crude oil and a rise in European markets set off a rally in U.S. stocks to cap a four-week winning streak for major indexes.
  
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• North Ireland deputy leader calls for unity vote if Britain leaves EU

  11-03-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain should commit to holding a vote to unite Ireland if its citizens choose to leave the European Union in a referendum in June, Northern Ireland's nationalist deputy first minister said on Friday.  A so-called "Brexit" would represent a "political and economic game changer" for the island of Ireland, Martin McGuinness of the Sinn Fein party said, calling for an immediate border poll if Britain voted to leave. Sinn Fein, which is predominantly supported by Catholic Nationalists who rema
  
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• VIDEO: Taxi dashcam catches thwarted robbery

  11-03-2016 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A taxi's dashboard camera has captured an armed robbery being thwarted by a local sheriff in the car behind
  
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• The Latest: Guards placed on leave in wake of convict escape

  11-03-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the escape of two New Mexico inmates who fled from a prison van (all times local):
  
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• Russia seeks details on aide's US death

  11-03-2016 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian officials criticise a lack of communication by the US authorities over the death of Mikhail Lesin, a former aide to President Putin.
  
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• Despite problems, Oklahoma committed to death penalty

  11-03-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Despite Oklahoma's bungling of its last three scheduled executions, the state's top law enforcement officer said justice demands that lethal injections resume once his office's probe into the last two drug mix-ups are complete.
  
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• Palace pounce late to reach FA Cup semi-finals

  11-03-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 21 years as Yohan Cabaye's controversial penalty inspired a 2-0 win at second tier Reading on Friday. Alan Pardew's Premier League strugglers looked as though they would have to settle for a replay with just minutes left in the quarter-final at the Madejski Stadium. France midfielder Yohan Cabaye stepped up to convert the spot-kick and Fraizer Campbell added Palace's second goal with virtually the last kick.
  
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• Judge: 17-year-olds can vote in Ohio presidential primary

  11-03-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge on Friday granted a request to let 17-year-olds vote in the swing state's presidential primary just days before the election.
  
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• With Cuba trip, Obama aims to make renewed ties irreversible

  11-03-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will use his historic trip to Cuba to chip away at key remaining U.S. obstacles to travel and commerce with the communist island, working to push his diplomatic relaunch past the point of no return before he leaves office.
  
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• Gossage does not regret criticism of Bautista and Cespedes

  11-03-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — One day later, Hall of Famer Goose Gossage did not regret his criticism of Toronto star Jose Bautista and New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes for their home-run celebrations during last year's playoffs.
  
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• How bacteria could save planet

  11-03-2016 23:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Scientists in Japan have discovered a strain of bacteria that can eat plastic, a finding that might help solve the world's fast-growing plastic pollution problem.
  
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• Hillary Clinton chided for praising Nancy Reagan's AIDS role

  11-03-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease.
  
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• Sex-abuse peacekeepers 'to be recalled'

  11-03-2016 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UN Security Council adopts a resolution calling for peacekeeping units accused of sexual abuse to be sent home.
  
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• SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers dies on day 2016 festival opens

  11-03-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A colleague of SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers says the musician has died on the day the major entertainment festival opened for the 30th year. He was 60.
  
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• IndyCar gets back to racing after nearly 7 month layoff

  11-03-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The IndyCar Series for years has longed for American stars who could captivate the audience and raise the excitement level around the slumping open-wheel series.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton apologizes for Reagan advocacy comments

  11-03-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern Standard Time):
  
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• 'Paris attackers' in leaked ISIS documents

  11-03-2016 23:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The names of three Paris attackers are found among 22,000 purported ISIS documents that surfaced this week, German public broadcasters reported Friday.
  
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• Daytona 200 celebrates 75th running of once-prestigious race

  11-03-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Once among the world's premier motorcycle races, the Daytona 200 heads into Saturday's 75th running trying to recapture some of its faded glory.
  
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• Charges, threat of jail cast Brazil's Lula in familiar role: martyr

  11-03-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Criminal charges and a request by prosecutors to jail Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are putting the former Brazilian president and leftist icon back in a role he has long relished: that of the martyr. Last week, after federal police took him into custody briefly for questions about a far-reaching graft probe around Brazil's state-run oil company, Lula said he "felt like a prisoner" and urged leftist organizations, from landless peasants to labor union
  
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• Vietnam-era planes fighting ISIS

  11-03-2016 23:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A pair of nearly 50-year-old planes has been brought out of retirement to fight ISIS.
  
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• Infuential rocker Emerson dies

  11-03-2016 23:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Keith Emerson, keyboardist for influential progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has died, according to the band's official Facebook page.
  
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• Brazil president rejects calls to resign in scandal

  11-03-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff dug in Friday against a swirling political crisis, rejecting calls to resign and closing ranks with her embattled predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. With money-laundering charges against Lula adding to the pressure on her administration, Rousseff vehemently defended her mentor. Rousseff is facing an impeachment drive, a bruising recession, a scandal at state oil company Petrobras, and a probe into alleged electoral violations.
  
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• DC officials oppose offer by Exelon, Pepco to salvage merger

  11-03-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia officials said Friday they continue to oppose a proposal by power companies Exelon and Pepco to salvage their $6.8 billion merger, but the deal isn't dead yet, the companies said.
  
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• US asks UN Security Council to meet on Iran missile tests Monday

  11-03-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States has asked the UN Security Council to discuss Iran's recent ballistic missile launches during a meeting on Monday, the US ambassador said. The United States is "deeply concerned" about the missile tests "which are provocative and destabilizing," Samantha Power said in a statement on Friday. Iran fired two long-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday and similar tests were carried out on Tuesday, less than two months after the Iran nuclear deal was implemented.
  
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• Clinton: I 'Misspoke' About Reagan and AIDS Advocacy

  11-03-2016 22:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In a tweet, Clinton said she "misspoke" about the Reagans advocacy on the issue, telling followers "For that, I'm sorry."
  
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• FDA Says Test of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Is Safe

  11-03-2016 22:43 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The FDA is asking for public comment before approving any experiment in Key West. The modified bugs could be used to control disease-spreading bugs.
  
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• Teen Shot in Kalamazoo Rampage Says First Word

  11-03-2016 22:32 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Abigail Kopf, who was shot in the head Feb. 20, said the word "pig" in reference to her pet, giving her family hope she will regain her speech.
  
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• Trump rally man 'may have to kill protester'

  11-03-2016 22:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A man who attended Donald Trump's rally in North Carolina was arrested and charged Thursday after multiple videos posted online appear to show him punching a protester in the face and later saying, "The next time we see him, we might have to kill him."
  
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• Rubio 'Releasing' Ohio Supporters to Stop Trump

  11-03-2016 21:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign acknowledged Friday that Ohio voters who oppose Trump should vote for Gov. John Kasich.
  
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• Mourners Remember Nancy Reagan Through Tears, Laughter

  11-03-2016 21:46 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  "She did love a party and she would want this to be a party," said Reagan's son, Ron Reagan. "This is a celebration," he said.
  
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• Mystery of Putin ex-aide's death in DC

  11-03-2016 21:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Medical examiners in Washington say Mikhail Lesin, a former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was killed by blunt force trauma.
  
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• Has the Trump Campaign Imposed a Gag Order?

  11-03-2016 21:35 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The campaign goes to great lengths to limit unscripted interactions with Team Trump.
  
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• The final days and deals of Aubrey McClendon

  11-03-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Shiffman, Brian Grow and Michael Flaherty OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The night before Aubrey McClendon died, the oil-and-gas pioneer was expected at a private dinner here with potential business partners. U.S. prosecutors had just announced McClendon’s indictment for allegedly conspiring with a competitor to suppress land prices by rigging bids while leading his former company, Chesapeake Energy. People at the dinner said McClendon sent an emissary and his regrets.
  
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• Miss. Man Accused of Trying to Join ISIS Pleads Guilty

  11-03-2016 21:20 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Muhammad Dakhlalla and his fiancee, Jaelyn Delshaun Young, were arrested in August as they allegedly tried to travel to Istanbul.
  
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• Man accused of terrorism charge with fiancee pleads guilty

  11-03-2016 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi man pleaded guilty Friday to a terrorism-related charge, months after authorities said he and his fiancée thought about using their honeymoon as ruse to go to Syria to join the Islamic State.
  
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• Dalai Lama urges education reform to end human cruelty

  11-03-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dalai Lama called Friday for dramatic education reforms to put more emphasis on values such as compassion. Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council alongside other Nobel Peace Prize laureates, he said he and others were working on a "first draft" of a more "holistic" curriculum, which should be ready by the end of the year.
  
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• Broncos acquire QB Sanchez from Eagles

  11-03-2016 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Mark Sanchez is getting a change of scenery and a new job description: replacing Peyton Manning.
  
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• Protesters repeatedly interrupt Trump at rally in St. Louis

  11-03-2016 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters repeatedly interrupted Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Friday, with the billionaire promising from the stage that police and security would be "gentle" as they removed them.
  
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