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• EU training HQ attacked in Mali

  21-03-2016 23:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The headquarters of the EU training mission in Mali was attacked Monday.
  
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• Must-see TV: Cubans marvel at rare questioning of Castro

  21-03-2016 23:44 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Cubans were glued to their televisions on Monday, many watching in a state of shock as President Raul Castro faced tough questions from American journalists who challenged him to defend Cuba's record on human rights and political prisoners.
  
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• Puerto Rico doctor ordered to pay AFLAC $2M in restitution

  21-03-2016 23:39 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Puerto Rico doctor found guilty in a multimillion-dollar federal fraud case has been ordered to pay a U.S. insurance company more than $2 million in restitution.
  
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• Embarrassing deleted political tweets

  21-03-2016 23:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter was a playground for politicians long before Donald Trump came around and made it his campaign's primary means of communication to the outside world.
  
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• American football arrives in Egypt

  21-03-2016 23:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Disadvantaged kids from around the Middle East fulfilled their own American Dream -- being trained by American Football stars.
  
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• UN chief warns of possible election violence in Congo

  21-03-2016 23:35 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning of possible election-related violence in Congo, where recent months have also seen a sharp increase in tribal and inter-ethnic conflicts.
  
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• Man with MD travels as a 'backpack'

  21-03-2016 23:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Three years ago, a doctor told Kevan Chandler that because of his muscular dystrophy, he would be hooked up to an oxygen machine within six months.
  
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• Will elite adopt Trump?

  21-03-2016 23:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's campaign entered a new phase Monday as he went to Washington to convince his doubters he's more than a rabble-rousing outsider.
  
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• 2 climbers die in fall at Mexico's Nevada de Toluca volcano

  21-03-2016 23:25 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Red Cross in Mexico says it is bringing down the bodies of two climbers who died in a fall at the Nevada de Toluca volcano.
  
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• Gunmen attack EU mission in Mali capital; 1 attacker dead

  21-03-2016 23:15 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Gunmen launched an attack Monday evening on the European Union military mission's headquarters in the Malian capital, Bamako, the apparent latest in a string of attacks on Western interests in the region.
  
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• McConnell: Obama climate plan hinges on next president

  21-03-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court ruling that delays a key element of President Barack Obama's strategy to fight climate change will likely push a final decision on the issue to the next president, the Senate's Republican leader said Monday as he urged the nation's 50 governors to continue a "wait-and-see" approach on Obama's plan.
  
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• The Latest: Obama: US ready to help Cuban entrepreneurs

  21-03-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba (all times local):
  
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• Top US court to hear Samsung-Apple patent damage appeal

  21-03-2016 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Supreme Court on Monday opened the door to reducing the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages owed by Samsung to Apple in the blockbuster patent case between the world's biggest smartphone makers. The court agreed to hear one element of the South Korean giant's appeal -- it will not reconsider Samsung's guilt, but will look at whether the penalty was excessive for copyright infringement of certain components within the electronics. The highest US court posted the case on its weekly l
  
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• APNewsBreak: Guard investigated in inmate escape was sued

  21-03-2016 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico corrections guard under investigation after two violent inmates escaped from a prison transport van also has been accused of leaving inmates unattended in a hot vehicle, raising questions about how prisoner transports are handled in the state.
  
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• House Speaker: Iran deal legitimized nuclear program

  21-03-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is using a speech before America's leading pro-Israel group to hammer the Obama administration for the landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
  
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• Performer known as Mini Kim Kardashian dies at home in Vegas

  21-03-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say a performer known for her impersonation as "Mini Kim Kardashian" died at her apartment during the weekend.
  
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• Number of U.S. government 'cyber incidents' jumps in 2015

  21-03-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government was hit by more than 77,000 "cyber incidents" like data thefts or other security breaches in fiscal year 2015, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, according to a White House audit. Part of the uptick stems from federal agencies improving their ability to identify and detect incidents, the annual performance review from the Office and Management and Budget said. The report, released on Friday, defines cyber incidents broadly as &
  
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• ISIS attacks U.S. firebase

  21-03-2016 21:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For the second time in three days, the first U.S. military firebase in Iraq has come under attack from ISIS. The base, known as Firebase Bell, came under small arms fire from a group of about 10 ISIS fighters who also attacked a nearby U.S./Iraqi installation at Makhmur in northern Iraq.
  
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• Trump meets with Washington Republicans, draws Clinton criticism

  21-03-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump sought to rally party leaders in Washington behind his insurgent candidacy on Monday, warning of disastrous consequences if a third-party run is launched by establishment Republicans. At a news conference, Trump presented himself as Republicans' best chances of capturing the White House in the Nov. 8 election. With increasing talk among establishment Republicans of persuading a high-profil
  
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• UN's Syria relief effort internally divided, intimidated by Assad, study says

  21-03-2016 21:45 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: United Nations relief agencies have claimed “major breakthroughs” in reaching besieged areas of devastated Syria, while they say a fragile cessation of hostilities that began three weeks ago continues, by and large, to hold.
  
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• Marriott bid for Starwood Hotels tops China's Anbang

  21-03-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marriott International is close to winning a bidding war for Starwood Hotels & Resorts that would create the global hotel leader, trumping for now an offer led by Chinese insurer Anbang. Marriott improved its November cash-and-stock offer for Starwood by more than $1 billion, to $13.6 billion, in an amended deal approved by their respective boards of directors, the US companies announced in a joint statement Monday. The merger would combine Marriott's more than 4,400 properties worldwide, wi
  
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• US stocks rise as Marriott sweetens Starwood bid

  21-03-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks notched modest gains Monday as merger news, including another twist in the takeover battle for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, lifted the market.
  
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• Police: Extremists attack EU mission in Mali's capital

  21-03-2016 21:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Malian police say extremists have attacked the European Union military mission in the capital, Bamako.
  
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• US Marines deploy to northern Iraq to provide protection

  21-03-2016 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military base, expanding the number and the combat exposure of American troops in the country as Iraqi security forces plan and prepare for a counteroffensive against the Islamic State in Mosul.
  
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• Apple's robot rips apart iPhones for recycling

  21-03-2016 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple Inc on Monday unveiled a robotic system called Liam to take apart junked iPhones and recover valuable materials that can be recycled, such as silver and tungsten. The move is an attempt to address criticism that Apple's products, while sleek and seamless in design, are so tightly constructed that their components can be difficult to disassemble, refurbish and reuse. Liam, which has been under development for nearly three years, will initially focus on the iPhone 6.
  
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• Obama, Castro hail 'new day' for US-Cuba relations

  21-03-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro vowed Monday in Havana to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US president called a "new day" for the long bitterly divided neighbors. Castro acknowledged there were still "profound" differences over Cuba's human rights situation and the decades-old, crippling US economic embargo on the island. In a sometimes comic, sometimes tetchy press conference -- which in an extremely rare move was carried live on Cuban television -- Castro
  
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• Judge says Cosby accusers can see case file in Constand case

  21-03-2016 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that attorneys for seven women suing Bill Cosby for defamation can see much of the case file of a lawyer for the accuser in a 2005 sexual assault lawsuit against the comedian.
  
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• US firebase in Iraq attacked again, two days after rocket fire killed Marine

  21-03-2016 21:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Two days after a U.S. Marine was killed in an ISIS rocket attack at a new firebase in northern Iraq, the base came under attack again Monday, a U.S. military spokesman told reporters.
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Allegiant' falters, 'Miracles' ascends

  21-03-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Divergent Series" stumbled this weekend as the third movie in the four-picture series, "Allegiant," opened to only $29 million — a far cry from the previous two films that both debuted in the same time frame to over $50 million.
  
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• Man arrested for punching protester is an Air Force member

  21-03-2016 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man captured on video kicking and punching an anti-Donald Trump protester at the presidential candidate's rally in Tucson on Saturday is a member of the Air Force.
  
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• 'Grim Sleeper' lawyer targets DNA after courtroom outburst

  21-03-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The attorney for a man charged with killing nine women and a 15-year-old girl in the "Grim Sleeper" trial in Los Angeles repeatedly shouted at the judge in the case Monday and refused to proceed.
  
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• Husband of pianist Natalia Strelchenko jailed for her murder

  21-03-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — A classical musician has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for beating and strangling his concert pianist wife to death.
  
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• Valeant to replace CEO, adds activist investor to board

  21-03-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals is leaving, a director has resigned, and the embattled drug company wants another director to leave too, as it works to clean up its financial statements and resolve several investigations.
  
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• Trump demands GOP embrace him as Dems unleash new attacks

  21-03-2016 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A front-runner under attack from all sides, Republican Donald Trump demanded that his party's skeptical establishment embrace the inevitability of his presidential nomination as he stormed into Washington on Monday. Democrats responded by debuting a multi-pronged assault, shifting their rhetoric and resources against the man they expect to face in a contentious and ugly general election campaign.
  
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• Justice Dept.: Focus is on more serious drug criminals

  21-03-2016 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of federal drug prosecutions has dropped in the last year but the cases that are pursued involve more serious crimes, the Justice Department announced Monday in releasing new statistics across the agency.
  
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• Suspect in killing of Colorado woman extradited to Austria

  21-03-2016 21:04 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Austrian authorities say a man suspected in the killing of an American woman in her Vienna apartment earlier this year has been extradited by Switzerland.
  
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• Obama spars with Castro on human rights during historic Cuba visit

  21-03-2016 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Matt Spetalnick and Frank Jack Daniel HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pushed Cuba to improve its record on human rights and sparred with President Raul Castro during a historic visit to the Communist-ruled island on Monday, while Castro hit back by decrying U.S. "double standards". Human rights remained an impediment to strengthening ties with Cuba despite the rapprochement reached by the two leaders in December 2014, Obama said, adding a "full flowering" of the relationship co
  
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• Gundlach sees Donald Trump nomination causing 'global growth scare'

  21-03-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, the widely followed investor who runs DoubleLine Capital, foresees a "global growth scare" between now and the end of the summer, triggered by a presidential nomination of Donald Trump. "That is where I see the vulnerabilities," Gundlach said in a telephone interview on Monday. Trump's protectionist policies could mean negative global growth, Gundlach warned.
  
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• New Englanders relieved as storm proves nuisance, not menace

  21-03-2016 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Steady snowfall made for a sloppy Monday morning commute across much of New England, but many residents were relieved that the spring storm wasn't nearly as bad as first forecast.
  
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• Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

  21-03-2016 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece detained hundreds of refugees and migrants on its islands Monday, as officials in Athens and the European Union conceded a much-heralded agreement to send thousands of asylum-seekers back to Turkey is facing delays.
  
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• Daily fantasy sports sites agree to stop taking bets in NY

  21-03-2016 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's two largest daily fantasy sports websites have agreed to stop taking bets in New York, potentially through most of the professional baseball season, as lawmakers consider legalizing the popular online contests, the state attorney general announced Monday.
  
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• Hezbollah chief warns Israel there will be 'no red lines'

  21-03-2016 20:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has warned Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying it will fight any new war with the Jewish state without any red lines.
  
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• Staples' merger with Office Depot hangs in balance at court hearing

  21-03-2016 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Diane Bartz and Clarece Polke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of Staples Inc's planned merger with Office Depot Inc , which U.S. antitrust regulators have sued to stop, depends in part on whether a district court judge decides that Amazon.com Inc will soon become a behemoth in the office supply business. In opening arguments on Monday in the court fight between the Federal Trade Commission and Staples, Tara Reinhart argued for the FTC that Staples' $6.3 billion bid for Office Depot is illegal
  
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• Utah split hampers Republican efforts to derail Trump's lead

  21-03-2016 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donald Trump faces an uphill battle in Utah's caucuses Tuesday, but he could still walk away with delegates if sharp divisions within the party prevent anyone from winning a majority.
  
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• Paris attacks 'accomplice' DNA found on explosives

  21-03-2016 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police have found the DNA of a newly-identified suspect on explosives used in last year's Paris attacks, a French source revealed Monday, but Belgium's prosecutor admitted they are "far from solving the puzzle" of the massacre. Belgian and French prosecutors met in Brussels to discuss the probe into the November carnage following Friday's dramatic arrest of prime suspect Salah Abdeslam in the Belgian capital after four months on the run. Belgian investigators named a suspected accomplice in the
  
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• Charges dropped in Virginia mayor chase case

  21-03-2016 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — A judge has dropped all charges against the mayor of Portsmouth after police chased the official down for an expired inspection sticker.
  
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• Apple goes small for new iPhone, iPad

  21-03-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple went small -- cutting prices as well as screen sizes -- unveiling a new iPhone and iPad aimed at reaching more customers and boosting replacements, at a low-key product unveiling Monday. The new launches came as Apple geared for a high-profile court battle with the US government on encryption and data protection, with chief executive Tim Cook claiming that protecting privacy is an obligation for the tech giant. The new iPhone SE will debut at $399 for US customers without a contract subsid
  
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• UN: After hot 2015, new normal is hotter world temperatures

  21-03-2016 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Hotter weather appears to be here to stay, El Nino or not, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, warning that the Paris climate accord last year shouldn't give way to complacency about global warming.
  
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• Clinton hits Trump ahead of his address to pro-Israel lobby

  21-03-2016 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton launched a withering attack on Republican frontrunner Donald Trump Monday at an appearance before thousands of Jewish voters, saying America's next president cannot be "neutral" when it comes to Israel. Clinton's broadside, in which she implored to the crowd, "If you see a bully, stand up to him," comes as perhaps hundreds of people attending Washington's most influential pro-Israel lobby's annual conference, including rabbis, plan to walk out in protest when Trump takes the stag
  
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• Off-duty Chicago police officer shot during robbery attempt

  21-03-2016 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery, less than two days after another off-duty officer suffered a broken arm when a man attacked him with a baseball bat, police said Monday.
  
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