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• Rescuers dig out survivors after quake kills 238 in Ecuador

  17-04-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PEDERNALES, Ecuador (AP) — Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. Officials said the quake killed at least 238 people and injured more than 1,500.
  
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• Messi gets 500th goal, but Barca loses

  17-04-2016 23:53 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Barcelona's season is unraveling in astonishing style with a third straight defeat in La Liga Sunday at home to Valencia leaving its title defense hanging by a thread.
  
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• Brazil lawmakers begin vote crucial to Rousseff political fate

  17-04-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alonso Soto and Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress began voting on Sunday on whether to back the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in a fiercely contested ballot that could hasten the end of 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's largest economy. With 100 votes cast, 73 congressmen voted in favor of Rousseff's impeachment and 27 voted against or abstained. The opposition needs votes from 342 out of the 513 congressmen to force Rousseff to face an im
  
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• Irving, Love lead Cavs to 106-101 win over Pistons in Game 1

  17-04-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 31 points in his first playoff game since being injured in last year's NBA Finals and Kevin Love added 28, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-101 win over the young and confident Detroit Pistons in the opener of their first-round playoff series Sunday.
  
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• Celtics guard Bradley likely out for remainder of first round of NBA playoffs

  17-04-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boston guard Avery Bradley will likely miss the rest of the Celtics' NBA first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks with a right hamstring strain. Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Sunday that Bradley underwent an MRI exam after being injured in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's 102-101 loss in the Eastern Conference series opener in Atlanta. "As of right now I would say he's out Tuesday night (for game two), but obviously he'll continue to get treatment around the clock and go from
  
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• Earthquake kills 235 in Ecuador, people still trapped

  17-04-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Daniel Tapia PEDERNALES, Ecuador (Reuters) - The death toll from Ecuador's biggest earthquake in decades soared to at least 235 on Sunday as rescuers using tractors and bare hands hunted desperately for survivors in shattered coastal towns. President Rafael Correa rushed home from a trip to Italy to supervise the emergency. "Everything can be rebuilt but lives cannot be recovered and that's what hurts the most." Vice President Jorge Glas visited the quake zone and said 235 had died and more t
  
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• Brazilian lawmakers vote on Rousseff impeachment

  17-04-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian lawmakers voted Sunday on whether President Dilma Rousseff should face impeachment trial in a tense, at times circus-like showdown watched live by millions around the deeply divided country. Months of rancorous debate that has seen Rousseff's ruling coalition collapse and prompted huge street demonstrations came to a head in the capital Brasilia, where the lower house of Congress was deciding whether to authorize an impeachment trial in the Senate. The vote foll
  
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• Nets hire Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson as new coach

  17-04-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny Atkinson has become one of the NBA's most respected assistant coaches, helping the Atlanta Hawks to their best season ever.
  
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• UK finance ministry to publish 'sober analysis' of Brexit risk

  17-04-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain's finance ministry will present a "serious, sober analysis" on Monday of the long-term economic impact if Britain votes to leave the European Union in a June referendum, a source close to the document said. The report by the ministry, known in Britain as the Treasury, will "show that the hit to the economy of a vote to Leave would not just be temporary, but permanent, because of lower trade and investment", the source said. Britain would be worse off for decades to come." The latest appe
  
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• Impeachment vote begins in Brazil amid pushing, yelling

  17-04-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff went to a decisive vote Sunday with pro- and anti-government legislators shouting and shoving inside Congress while thousands of Brazilians for and against the embattled leader rallied outside.
  
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• Curry still questionable for Warriors for Game 2 vs Rockets

  17-04-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are preparing to play without NBA MVP Stephen Curry for Game 2 of their playoff series against Houston as he nurses an ankle injury.
  
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• Brazil lawmakers start voting on Rousseff impeachment

  17-04-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian lawmakers began casting votes Sunday on whether President Dilma Rousseff should face impeachment.
  
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• Carl Edwards wins Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Speedway

  17-04-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Edwards avoided tire issues that hampered his teammates and took off on the final restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  
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• Rafael Nadal glad he won 9th Monte Carlo title the hard way

  17-04-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal is glad he won a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title the hard way, after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in an error-strewn final Sunday.
  
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• NBA Warriors star Curry skips practice with sore ankle

  17-04-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Curry was "doing a little better" on Sunday, a day after he rolled the ankle in the convincing win over the Rockets that opened their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series. "He'll get treatment today, go get some rest, get off his feet, and we'll do the same thing tomorrow at shootaround and see how he's feeling," Kerr said.
  
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• Thousands of voters, celebrities, register to wrong party

  17-04-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A survey has found that tens of thousands of voters, including Demi Moore and other celebrities, have mistakenly registered as members of a conservative minor political party in California in a mix-up over its name, a newspaper reported Sunday.
  
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• Voting starts on Rousseff impeachment in Brazil's lower house

  17-04-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress began voting on Sunday on whether President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial in the Senate on charges of manipulating budgetary accounts. The opposition needs votes from 342 out of the 513 congressmen to push forward with Rousseff's impeachment and potentially end 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule in the midst of a deeply divided nation. (Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Daniel Flynn)
  
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• Mormon missionary injured in Brussels attack returns to Utah

  17-04-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon missionary severely injured in the Brussels airport bombing arrived back home in Utah over the weekend, his family said.
  
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• Student group calls University of New Mexico seal offensive

  17-04-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico's official seal depicting a Spanish conquistador and a frontiersman is drawing accusations of racism from Native American students.
  
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• Iran shows off parts of S-300 missile defense system at national parade

  17-04-2016 22:13 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Even as Iran brazenly rolled out components of a new advanced air defense it received from Russia Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani said "a mighty Iran" would not "mount a threat to neighbors and other Islamic countries."
  
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• Brazil's lower house weighs Rousseff impeachment

  17-04-2016 22:05 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Weeks of raucous debates inside Brazil's Congress and rival protests outside came to a head Sunday as the country's lower house prepared to vote on whether to impeach the President.
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• Russian jet barrel-rolls over U.S. plane

  17-04-2016 22:04 via edition.cnn.com
  
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• NBA Nets name Hawks assistant Atkinson new head coach

  17-04-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA's Brooklyn Nets named Atlanta Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson their new head coach on Sunday. "We are thrilled to announce Kenny Atkinson as our new head coach and to welcome him and his family to Brooklyn," Nets general manager Sean Marks said in a statement. "Kenny's years of NBA coaching experience working under successful head coaches such as Mike Budenholzer and Mike D'Antoni have provided him with the foundation and experience we were looking for in a head coach.
  
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• Russia says door not closed for oil output freeze

  17-04-2016 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia's oil minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday the country was not closing the door on a global deal to freeze output levels although he was disappointed that no decision had been taken. A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers including Russia fell apart after Saudi Arabia, during talks in the Qatari capital, demanded Iran join in despite calls on Riyadh to save the agreement and help prop up crude prices.
  
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• Syrian opposition say rebels should retaliate against army; hint at talks exit

  17-04-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Senior Syrian opposition negotiators on Sunday urged rebels to strike back against the Syrian army, accusing it of using a cessation of hostilities to gain ground, and cast doubt over whether they would continue Geneva peace talks indefinitely. A senior opposition figure who asked not to be quoted by name said pressure was growing for a speedy decision to leave talks. In a internet message to fighters on the ground, chief negotiator Asaad al-Zoubi said th
  
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• Christian Pulisic at 17 4th-youngest to score in Bundesliga

  17-04-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — American Christian Pulisic got his first goal for Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, and the 17-year-old from Hershey, Pennsylvania because the fourth-youngest player to score in the Bundesliga.
  
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• Spring snowstorm lingers in Colorado, Wyoming

  17-04-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — The latest on Rocky Mountain weather (all times local):
  
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• Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage

  17-04-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fighting in Aleppo killed at least 22 civilians as the opposition delegation threatened Sunday to quit Syria peace talks in Geneva if there is no progress on a political transition. The opposition High Negotiations Committee said the indirect negotiations could collapse if Syria's regime refuses to compromise on political and humanitarian issues. "We might suspend (our participation in) the talks if things carry on this way, and then there will be no prospect for any political solution," HNC mem
  
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• Earthquake kills 238 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in

  17-04-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PEDERNALES, Ecuador (AP) — Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. Officials said the quake had killed at least 238 people and injured more than 1,500.
  
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• Drone believed to have hit British Airways flight on approach

  17-04-2016 21:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A British Airways flight from Geneva hit an object believed to be a drone while on approach to London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday, police said.
  
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• British plane may have collided with drone at Heathrow, lands safely - police

  17-04-2016 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A British Airways passenger aircraft was hit by what most likely was a drone on Sunday as it prepared to land at Britain's Heathrow Airport, police said. The police said the pilot of the flight from Geneva had reported that he believed a drone had struck the aircraft before it landed safely at Terminal 5. British police have issued warnings in the past about the danger of the public use of remotely controlled drones near airports and other sensitive sites.
  
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• Did drone hit plane headed to Heathrow?

  17-04-2016 21:17 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A drone apparently struck a plane headed into London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday, Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• British Airways flight believed to hit drone on approach

  17-04-2016 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Police say a British Airways flight from Geneva hit an object believed to be a drone while on approach to London's Heathrow Airport.
  
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• UK firm 'employed former child soldiers' as mercenaries in Iraq

  17-04-2016 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Former director acknowledges Aegis Defence Services may have recruited former child fighters in Sierra Leone A former senior director at a British firm says that it employed mercenaries from Sierra Leone to work in Iraq because they were cheaper than Europeans and did not check if they were former child soldiers. James Ellery, who was a director of Aegis Defence Services between 2005 and 2015, said that contractors had a “duty” to recruit from countries such as Sierra Leone, “w
  
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• Nadal hails Monte Carlo win after tough times

  17-04-2016 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even king of clay Rafael Nadal was struggling on Sunday to comprehend the full significance of his ninth title from ten finals at the Monte Carlo Masters. The Spaniard who has ruled for most of his career on the dirt, went for two and three-quarter hours before beating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in a morale-boosting victory of massive proportions. Compete well two weeks in a row is something so positive," Nadal said.
  
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• Workers find 'showy' Roman villa

  17-04-2016 20:56 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A grand Roman villa complex, undisturbed for more than 1,500 years, has been discovered on the grounds of a UK farmhouse after workmen uncovered a well-preserved mosaic.
  
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• First Air France flight in 8 years lands in Iran

  17-04-2016 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The airline's route had been suspended since 2008 because of international sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. Flight AF738 from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle touched down at Tehran's Imam Khomeini international airport at 1530 GMT, 20 minutes ahead of schedule, an AFP journalist said. French Transport Minister Alain Vidalies was on board, along with members of a delegation some 15-strong who will spend two days in the Iranian capital.
  
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• Health official: Zika not worry now for pregnant women in US

  17-04-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top public health official says there's been no local transmission of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in the United States, so any talk about women in the country delaying pregnancy "is not even an issue for discussion at this point."
  
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• Divided Brazil draws battlelines for Rousseff impeachment vote

  17-04-2016 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alonso Soto and Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Lawmakers jostled in Brazil's lower house of Congress on Sunday at the start of a session on whether to back the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, in a fiercely contested ballot that could hasten the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule. The political crisis in Brazil, which comes amid its worst recession since the 1930s, has deeply divided the South American country and sparked a bitter contest between Rousseff and Vice Presi
  
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• Trump, on Staten Island, finally gets his NYC homecoming

  17-04-2016 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's political home in his native New York City is several miles — and a ferry ride — from Trump Tower.
  
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• Oil meeting in Qatar ends without freeze as Iran absent

  17-04-2016 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Oil-rich nations at a Qatar summit failed to reach an agreement Sunday on a production freeze, saying officials needed "more time" to make the decision as Iran stayed home and vowed to keep pumping.
  
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• Rousseff impeachment session starts in high tension

  17-04-2016 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian lawmakers fought and shouted at the opening of a session Sunday to decide whether President Dilma Rousseff should face impeachment, in a political showdown watched by millions around the deeply divided Latin American powerhouse. Months of rancorous debate that have seen Rousseff's ruling coalition collapse and prompted huge street demonstrations came to a head in the capital Brasilia where the lower house of Congress was to vote on whether to authorize an impeac
  
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• Saudi-Iran tensions scupper deal to freeze oil output

  17-04-2016 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers fell apart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran join in despite calls on Riyadh to save the agreement and help prop up crude prices. The development will revive oil industry fears that major producers are embarking again on a battle for market share, especially after Riyadh threatened to raise output steeply if no freeze deal were reached. Some 18 countries, including non-OPEC Russia, gathered in the Qatari capital of Doha for
  
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• Revealed: The secrets of enduring design

  17-04-2016 20:39 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Whether its a stainless steel Moka coffeepot that prepares your morning brew, or a smiling corkscrew woman that releases your evening wine, there's a good chance an Alessi product has a place in your daily routine.
  
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• Qatar says OPEC needs more time for freeze deal

  17-04-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar's oil minister Mohammed al-Sada said on Sunday OPEC needed more time for consultations to reach an output freeze deal.
  
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• The Latest: Ecuador quake death toll rises to 238

  17-04-2016 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake in Ecuador. (all times local):
  
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• China finance minister calls Trump 'irrational type' after trade proposal

  17-04-2016 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Lou Jiwei says if proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be raised to 45% were implemented, US ‘would not be entitled to be world’s major power’The Chinese finance minister, Lou Jiwei, has criticized Donald Trump, calling him “an irrational type” due to the Republican presidential frontrunner’s proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be increased to up to 45%. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday, Lou said: “T
  
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• Ulloa late show keeps Foxes out in front as Arsenal stumble

  17-04-2016 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Leonardo Ulloa's penalty in the fifth-minute of stoppage-time rescued a point for 10-man Premier League leaders Leicester City in a dramatic 2-2 draw at home to West Ham United on Sunday that left the Foxes eight points clear at the top. England striker Jamie Vardy, who had given Leicester the lead with his 22nd league goal of the season, was controversially sent off by Jonathan Moss for what the referee ruled a deliberate dive in the box early in the second half as the forward tried to claim a
  
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• A-Rod homers after lineup shuffle to end 0-for-19 skid

  17-04-2016 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez homered on the first pitch he saw Sunday, ending his hitless skid immediately after he was dropped three spots to sixth in the New York Yankees' batting order.
  
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• Relief evident for Nadal as he wins 9th Monte Carlo title

  17-04-2016 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONACO (AP) — The relief was evident for Rafael Nadal, as he overcame a sloppy performance on his serve to beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 on Sunday and get his hands on the Monte Carlo Masters trophy for the ninth time.
  
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