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• Obama Commutes Sentences of 61 Prisoners

  30-03-2016 23:52 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  President Obama commuted the sentences of 61 prisoners on Tuesday — a third of them lifers.
  
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• For Sale: Pope's NY runaround

  30-03-2016 23:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The first chariot had red horses, according to the Bible. Well, this one has 101 horses.
  
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• 3rd American Killed In Brussels Terror Attacks Identified

  30-03-2016 23:40 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas woman married to an Air Force officer was identified Wednesday as the third American killed in last week's Brussels terrorist attacks.
  
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• US to boost army presence in east Europe

  30-03-2016 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US is to step up its troop presence in eastern Europe in response to an "aggressive Russia", the military announces.
  
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• $86M anti-drug planes never took off

  30-03-2016 23:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Defense spent more than $86 million on an aircraft for counter narcotics efforts in Afghanistan that has "never actually flown in Afghanistan," according to a Department of Justice inspector general report.
  
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• Antarctic melt to 'double sea-level rise'

  30-03-2016 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sea levels could rise by more than double the current estimate over the next 100 years, according to a new analysis of climate change in Antarctica.
  
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• Toddler too burned for hugs

  30-03-2016 23:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Saima Mohsin went to Jinnah Hospital, where children and adults who survived the Pakistan Easter attack are recovering from burns and traumatic injuries.
  
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• Paris, Brussels terror: What you didn't know

  30-03-2016 23:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Paris, Brussels attacks: What you didn't know
  
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• NYC may regulate costumed performers

  30-03-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New York City's council is considering legislation to restrict where performers dressed as characters like Elmo and Spiderman can solicit business.
  
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• Terror raids across Pakistan city

  30-03-2016 23:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Police in the Pakistani city of Lahore have arrested 17 people in a series of raids that started late Wednesday evening, police said.
  
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• China's big spending, ambitious Anbang

  30-03-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese company snapping up America's finest hotels
  
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• How an alcoholic monk founded her own monastery

  30-03-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How an alcoholic monk founded her own monastery
  
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• Sanders' minority voters speak up

  30-03-2016 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hashtag calls attention to ignored voting block
  
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• Age of 'Hobbit' species revised

  30-03-2016 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The diminutive human species nicknamed "the Hobbit" probably went extinct at least 50,000 years ago - not the 12,000 years ago initially thought to be the case.
  
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• Republican Trump backs punishment for illegal abortions

  30-03-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that women who end pregnancies should face punishment if the United States bans abortion, prompting a torrent of negative reactions from critics, including his White House rivals. After MSNBC broadcast a clip of an interview with Trump's comments, the billionaire appeared to walk back his remarks by saying the abortion issue should be handled by states. Trump said in the excerpt that even i
  
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• Assad insists on unity government despite opposition demands

  30-03-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday reiterated his call for a national unity government, as the White House said his inclusion would make any such proposal a "non-starter". As the two sides appeared deadlocked over the political transition, UN chief Ban Ki-moon highlighted the impact of the five-year conflict by urging greater efforts to tackle the country's refugee crisis at a conference in Geneva. In an interview published Wednesday, Assad told Russia's RIA Novosti state news agency
  
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• 'Wheel of Fortune' player wins big

  30-03-2016 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  While the rest of America was watching basketball on Friday night, boo-hooing busted brackets, Robert Santoli was cleaning up on "Wheel of Fortune."
  
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• Shatner hit with $170M paternity suit

  30-03-2016 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  William Shatner is being sued for $170 million by a Florida-based radio host who claims that the "Star Trek" actor is his father.
  
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• Mystery object slams into Jupiter

  30-03-2016 22:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In case you missed it, the largest planet in our solar system was struck by a foreign object.
  
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• The Latest: Police union head: Officers did what they had to

  30-03-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the decision to not charge Minneapolis officers in the death of Jamar Clark (all times local):
  
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• Sham Cancer Charities That Raked in Millions Shut Down

  30-03-2016 22:32 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The charities will be permanently closed and the president of both charities, James Reynolds, Sr., has been banned from working for non-profits.
  
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• Trump Suggests Punishing Women Under Abortion Ban

  30-03-2016 22:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Republican front-runner said he didn't know what the punishment should be.
  
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• Top Aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley Resigns Amid Scandal

  30-03-2016 22:29 via abcnews.go.com
  A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is resigning, a week after he apologized for making inappropriate remarks to her
  
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• North Carolina bathroom law could be decided in Virginia

  30-03-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The fate of North Carolina's new law governing restroom use by transgender people could be determined in Virginia, where a school board ordered a high school student out of the boys' room.
  
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• The Latest: CNN's Town Hall Meeting Sets Ratings Record

  30-03-2016 22:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  CNN's town hall meeting with Republican presidential candidates has set a ratings record, and left no doubt who is the viewers' favorite
  
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• The Latest: Chicago State Backs off Key Collection Demand

  30-03-2016 22:28 via abcnews.go.com
  Chicago State University is backing off a request that department chairs collect keys from faculty and staff while the financially troubled school grapples with a financial crisis
  
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• The Latest: Attorney: Sex Offender Passport Marker Dangerous

  30-03-2016 22:25 via abcnews.go.com
  A judge in Northern California is set to hear arguments over whether to block a new federal law that requires sex offenders to have "unique identifiers" in their passports
  
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• Woman Gives Up Dr. Pepper Twitter Handle for Bottled Water to Help Flint Residents

  30-03-2016 22:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Diana Hussein was the owner of the handle @DietDrPepper.
  
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• Texas Governor Defends State Police Help in Troubled Dallas

  30-03-2016 22:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defending offering Dallas help from state police as the nation's ninth-largest city grapples with a dramatic spike in violent crime
  
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• Kansas Sheriff: Evidence Indicates Sex Assault on Team Bus

  30-03-2016 22:19 via abcnews.go.com
  A central Kansas sheriff says an initial investigation has found evidence of a sexual assault during a bus ride last month involving members of a high school swim team
  
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• Trump says abortion ban should yield 'punishment' for woman

  30-03-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women who get abortions should receive "some form of punishment" if abortion is banned, once again sparking controversy with days to go before Wisconsin's primary.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan to meet with Biden on summit sidelines: White House

  30-03-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will sit down with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden this week on the sidelines of a nuclear summit, and will likely have a chance to speak with President Barack Obama as well, the White House said on Wednesday. Biden "is going to make time in his schedule for President Erdogan, and I'm confident that President Obama will also make at least a little time for some kind of conversation with President Erdogan while he's here too," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told
  
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• War on women? GOP silent as Trump lashes out at reporter

  30-03-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frustrated Republicans grappled privately with new fears about Donald Trump's impact on their party Wednesday, as the billionaire businessman's rivals targeted his punitive plan for fighting abortion and extraordinary defense of his campaign manager who police say assaulted a female reporter.
  
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• Reflections in 'cultural genocide'

  30-03-2016 22:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Daniella Zalcman visited Canada for the first time in 2014, she was shocked by the poverty and desperation she witnessed in parts of Saskatchewan's indigenous community.
  
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• Belgian Premier's Home, Office Found on Bomber's Laptop

  30-03-2016 22:06 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A laptop used by one of the Brussels bombers contained "alarming" images of the Belgian prime minister's home and office, an official said Wednesday.
  
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• Pow! Spider-Man, Joker join forces on proposed NYC rules

  30-03-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Costumed superheroes and villains found common ground at a New York City council hearing on Wednesday, with the likes of Spider-Man, Penguin and the Joker all testifying against proposed rules designed to limit run-ins with tourists in pedestrian plazas including Times Square.
  
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• The grab, according to Trump's many explanations

  30-03-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has a variety of explanations for what's happening in an overhead video showing his campaign manager yanking a reporter. The grab, Trump has suggested in multiple interviews since the March 8 incident, is, at best, a big misunderstanding.
  
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• Clinton brings campaign home to New York's Harlem

  30-03-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton brought the presidential race to New York on Wednesday, visiting the historically black neighborhood of Harlem to outline a vision of national diversity and to attack Donald Trump. The former first lady, secretary of state and two-time senator holds a commanding double-digit lead over Bernie Sanders, her challenger for the Democratic nomination in the state's primary on April 19. The 2016 New York primary is unusual in that it includes three New Yorkers: Clinton facing off agains
  
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• UN-backed Libya govt told to leave after Tripoli arrival

  30-03-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government arrived Wednesday in Tripoli, but international hopes of a peaceful power handover were dealt a swift blow as the unrecognised authorities demanded his departure. Fayez al-Sarraj, a businessman named prime minister-designate under a UN-brokered power-sharing deal in December, arrived by sea with a naval escort along with several members of his cabinet. "Those who entered illegally and secretly must surrender or turn back," the head of the Tripoli au
  
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• Library of Congress Will Stop Using 'Illegal' and 'Alien'

  30-03-2016 21:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A Dartmouth student group has successfully convinced administrators at the Library of Congress to stop using "illegal" and "alien."
  
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• Why the Government Is Redesigning the $10 Bill

  30-03-2016 21:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Treasury is selecting a woman to appear on the $10 bill.
  
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• Photos: Christie Brinkley on Vacation With Her Lookalike Daughter

  30-03-2016 21:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Meet the parents (and siblings, cousins and more!) of your favorite celebs.
  
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• Microsoft begins first shipments of HoloLens

  30-03-2016 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft began its first shipments of its HoloLens augmented reality headgear Wednesday, staking its place in what is expected to be an emerging computing platform. HoloLens is being delivered to application developers, with Microsoft opting for augmented reality rather than virtual reality in devices such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook. While virtual reality is fully immersive, the partly immersive augmented reality allows users to multitask via virtual images superimposed on their normal fi
  
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• Colombia extends peace talks to second rebel force

  30-03-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Colombia's government launched peace negotiations Wednesday with the country's second-biggest guerrilla group, the left-wing ELN, broadening the push to end the country's bloody half-century conflict, officials said. The two sides "have agreed to set up public talks... in order to sign a final accord to end the armed conflict and agree on changes in search of peace and equity," they said in a joint statement. Colombian government negotiator Frank Pearl and ELN commander Antonio Garcia read out t
  
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• Splashdown! High-speed collisions at sea

  30-03-2016 21:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Many perils can befall sailors while at sea -- and even the most skilled crews in the world are not immune.
  
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• Head of UN-backed government sails to Libyan capital

  30-03-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The head of a U.N.-brokered Libyan unity government arrived in the capital by sea Wednesday to set up a temporary seat of power in a naval base despite threats from competing factions, which prevented him from arriving by air.
  
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• 'She's the one who beat Lindsey Vonn'

  30-03-2016 21:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Her friend is the new queen of skiing, but Timea Bacsinszky had to tell Miami Open tennis officials to Google the "lucky charm" cheering her on.
  
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• He grabs JLo's phone to text DiCaprio -- gets hilarious reply

  30-03-2016 21:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Leonardo DiCaprio responds to a text sent by James Corden and Jennifer Lopez during carpool karaoke on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
  
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• Wisconsin Poll: Cruz Leads GOP Field, Dems In Tight Race

  30-03-2016 21:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A new poll shows Sen. Ted Cruz leading the Republican field by double digits.
  
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• Emily Blunt Opens Up About Her Second Pregnancy

  30-03-2016 21:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Blunt and husband John Krasinkski welcomed their first child, Hazel, in 2014.
  
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