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• US and Iran report some progress on Iran sanctions complaint

  19-04-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reported some progress Tuesday on Iranian complaints that it's not getting the sanctions relief it deserves under last year's landmark nuclear deal.
  
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• South Carolina entrepreneur to face no charges in shooting

  19-04-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The founder of the clothing company Southern Tide won't face charges for fatally shooting another man who trespassed on the South Carolina estate of the entrepreneur, authorities said Tuesday, drawing criticism from the dead man's family.
  
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• Islamic State gains ground in Syria's Deir al-Zor city: monitor

  19-04-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Islamic State militants seized Syrian government-controlled territory in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, a war monitor and a news agency affiliated with the ultra-hardline Islamist group said. Islamic State took complete control of the city's industrial district after fierce clashes with Syrian government and allied forces, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The militant group captured nearly all of Deir al-Zor province, which borders Iraq, after seizi
  
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• UFC's McGregor creates stir with retirement talk on Twitter

  19-04-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Conor McGregor has packed a punch on social media rather than inside a UFC cage.
  
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• Democrat attacks policy on China, Republican defends it

  19-04-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's policy on the disputed South China Sea came under attack Tuesday from a fellow Democrat, and in an unusual twist, it was a Republican adversary who leapt to the administration's defense.
  
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• Yahoo barely beats Wall Street view as offers trickle in for core business

  19-04-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Yahoo Inc's first-quarter results beat Wall Street estimates by a hair but revenue dropped 11.3 percent, as the web-pioneer struggled to boost growth in the core online search and display advertising business that is in the processing of auctioning off. Analysts on average had expected revenue of $1.08 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. On an adjusted basis, it earned 8 cents per share. "Given all the challenges Yahoo has faced with the reduction of its workforce and the Alibaba spin
  
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• The Latest: Carson's name remains on NY primary ballot

  19-04-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
  
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• House leader wants review of 9/11 bill that would let Americans sue Saudis

  19-04-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Patricia Zengerle and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan did not immediately endorse a Senate bill on Tuesday that would allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks, saying it should be reviewed to ensure it would not hurt diplomatic relations. With President Barack Obama traveling to Saudi Arabia Tuesday, lawmakers have been discussing the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act," which passed the Senate Judiciary Committ
  
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• Back from financial 'darkness', Argentina borrows $16.5 bn

  19-04-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina borrowed $16.5 billion on Tuesday in its triumphant return to international credit markets 15 years after a disastrous default, the government said. Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay said Argentina raised billions more in sovereign bonds than it had planned in the country's first debt auction since the default in 2001. "The 2001 default phase is now definitively closed," Prat-Gay told a news conference.
  
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• NFL Draft: Top Offensive Players

  19-04-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top offensive players available in the NFL draft, which starts with the first round on April 28.
  
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• NFL Draft: Top Defensive Players

  19-04-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top defensive players available in the NFL draft, which starts with the first round on April 28.
  
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• Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester City

  19-04-2016 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle recover from Sergio Aguero's controversial goal to earn a valuable draw with Manchester City.
  
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• Sperm donor lied, lawsuit alleges

  19-04-2016 23:10 via edition.cnn.com
  
  He was handsome and healthy, with several degrees and an IQ score that would put him in the ranks genius. On paper, Donor 9623 embodied the best genetics had to offer. Until the truth was revealed.
  
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• Port Talbot boss to launch Tata UK buyout

  19-04-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tata's Port Talbot chief Stuart Wilkie to launch management buyout of company's operations in the UK.
  
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• Trump campaign says staff changes are a 'natural evolution'

  19-04-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brushing off the potential for hurt feelings, Donald Trump is continuing to overhaul his campaign, with new hires and an evolved command structure, as he enters the final stretch of a campaign that is still unusually undecided.
  
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• US stock indexes close mostly higher; oil price rebounds

  19-04-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Tuesday, led by gains in energy, mining and financial companies. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index eked out small gains. The tech-heavy ...
  
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• Yahoo logs loss as it courts potential buyers

  19-04-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yahoo on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss as the struggling Internet pioneer continued to court potential buyers and examine other strategic options. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer said the company has "made substantial progress towards potential strategic alternatives" while working to trim costs and drive growth. Yahoo shares rose 1.5 percent in after-hours trade following the release.
  
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• Cosby's wife answers more questions in defamation lawsuit

  19-04-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Bill Cosby's wife has answered more questions in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who contend the comedian branded them as liars after they went public with sexual assault allegations against him.
  
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• Actor helps dedicate Tom Hanks motion pictures center

  19-04-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks proves again he excels at taking directions.
  
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• Intel to slash up to 12,000 jobs in restructuring

  19-04-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Intel will cut up to 12,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to shake up its business to reduce dependence on the slumping personal computer market, the US tech giant said Tuesday. Intel, known for its role as the leading PC chipmaker, has in recent years been seeking to shift to mobile and emerging technologies such as health care, wearables and other connected devices. The restructuring will eliminate about 11 percent of the Intel workforce by mid-2017 and aims to "accelerate evolution from a PC com
  
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• Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it confronts decline in PCs

  19-04-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel says it will cut 12,000 jobs — about 11 percent of its workforce — as it reorganizes to confront a decline in sales of personal computers.
  
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• Hopes fade of finding survivors from Ecuador quake as death toll nears 500

  19-04-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Julia Symmes Cobb and Ana Isabel Martinez PEDERNALES, Ecuador (Reuters) - Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors from an earthquake that killed nearly 500 people and dealt a shattering blow to the South American OPEC country's already fragile economy. The 7.8 magnitude quake, which struck late Saturday, also left 107 people missing, and injured more than 4,000, according to the latest government tallies. Supervising rescue work in the disaster zone, Ecuador'
  
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• Missing firefighter described as well-liked high-achiever

  19-04-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A paramedic-firefighter who disappeared last week always put others first, and authorities are asking the public to return the favor by calling police if they have any information that might help search crews scouring the rugged terrain of the Shenandoah National Park.
  
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• Live Blog: Clinton, Trump Look to Solidify Leads in N.Y.

  19-04-2016 22:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will try to add to their delegate leads in Tuesday's New York Primary.
  
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• Syria market attack likely by Syrian government forces: U.S.

  19-04-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Air strikes that killed around 40 people in a crowded market in rebel territory in Syria were likely carried out by Syrian government forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. "It is our understanding that it was most likely regime forces, but information is still coming in," State Department spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing. Despite the bombing of the market in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, which a monitoring group said it believed was the deadliest single attack since a
  
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• The Latest: 2 wanted in disappearance may be going to Mexico

  19-04-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance and presumed slayings of a Washington state couple (all times local):
  
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• Intel to cut 12,000 jobs globally

  19-04-2016 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer chip maker Intel says it is cutting 12,000 jobs - about 11% of its workforce - over the next 12 months.
  
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• Judge approves deal between Ferguson, Justice Department

  19-04-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge approved an agreement Tuesday between the city of Ferguson and the U.S. Justice Department that calls for sweeping changes in Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer.
  
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• Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake

  19-04-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was feared to rise sharply as authorities warned Tuesday that 1,700 people were still missing and anger gripped families of victims trapped in the rubble. Three days after the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador's Pacific coast in a zone popular with tourists, 480 people are known to have died, the government said. Sniffer dogs and mechanical diggers were busy at work in the wreckage of coastal towns such as Pedernales and Manta as the stench of r
  
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• US stocks hold gains despite key blue-chip earnings drops

  19-04-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US stocks mostly ended with modest gains Thursday despite Goldman Sachs and IBM turning in significant first-quarter earnings disappointments. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 19.69 (0.40 percent) at 4,940.33, led by Netflix's 13 percent plunge. The broader market held up even as Goldman Sachs was the latest big bank to report a significant downturn in the first quarter.
  
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• Intel Cutting 12,000 Jobs, 11 Percent of Workforce

  19-04-2016 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Intel announced it would cut 12,000 jobs, or 11 percent of its workforce, by 2017 due to restructuring.
  
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• The Latest: Judge approves Ferguson, Justice settlement

  19-04-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Department of Justice settlement calling for changes in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police (all times Central Daylight Time):
  
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• Spacecraft finds bright craters on Ceres

  19-04-2016 22:30 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Ceres, the dwarf planet that lies between Jupiter and Mars, has some shiny features.
  
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• Federal judge approves police, court reform agreement between Ferguson, US Justice Department

  19-04-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal judge approves police, court reform agreement between Ferguson, US Justice Department.
  
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• Ethiopia: 100 children kidnapped

  19-04-2016 22:30 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Ethiopia's government says more than 200 people have been killed and 100 children have been kidnapped in cross-border raids from South Sudan in March and April.
  
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• Wall Street nears record as quarterly reports roll in

  19-04-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The S&P 500 climbed closer to a record high on Tuesday, lifted by energy stocks and a solid quarterly report from Johnson & Johnson. After dipping into negative territory and then recovering, the S&P 500 ended less than 2 percent short of last May's record high close, with investors laser-focused on a growing flow of first-quarter earnings scorecards. Following two months of steady gains, the S&P 500 is trading at about 17.8 times expected earnings, the highest level since 2004,
  
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• Oil gains on Kuwait strike; global shares highest since December

  19-04-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices rose on Tuesday following a workers' strike in Kuwait, while a global stock index hit its highest level since early December as signs of economic stabilization in China lifted demand for riskier assets. Copper prices also jumped, and MSCI's emerging markets index rose 1.32 percent. Copper has been boosted in recent days by economic data showing a surge in new debt has fueled a recovery in industrial production and investment in China.
  
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• Feds cite Fogle's quest for teens for sex in appeal reply

  19-04-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge acted properly in sentencing former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to more than 15 years in prison, prosecutors said in a response to his appeal in which they cited text messages illustrating his multiple efforts to find teenagers for sex.
  
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• Out of Work: Why Your Job May Lead to Early Burnout

  19-04-2016 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Think you can continue to work as you age? The answer may depend on your profession.
  
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• Trump looks beyond New York; Clinton seeks big win

  19-04-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Flitter and Susan Cornwell NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looked beyond an expected primary victory in his home state of New York on Tuesday, sending a top strategist to meet with congressional lawmakers as he chases the delegates needed to win the party nomination. In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton was hoping her own expected home-state victory in New York will help her recapture momentum from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
  
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• Blood-testing startup Theranos says it is being investigated

  19-04-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies.
  
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• Ben & Jerry arrested

  19-04-2016 22:24 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream were arrested at the U.S. Capitol Monday.
  
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• Thousands rally to call for release of Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian assailant

  19-04-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sergeant Elor Azaria, a conscript infantry medic, was captured on video firing once into the head of the Palestinian as he lay prone on the ground after having been shot by other soldiers while taking part in a stabbing attack on March 24. Many of the mainly right-wing protesters in Rabin Square chanted nationalist slogans, waved Israeli flags and held up banners criticizing Israeli leaders, saying they had branded Azaria for acting improperly before all the facts were known. The incident in Heb
  
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• The Latest: Mexico tries to quash rumors of imminent quake

  19-04-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANTA, Ecuador (AP) — The latest on the deadly earthquake in Ecuador (all times local):
  
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• Houston floods: Six are dead

  19-04-2016 22:20 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Rain-soaked Houston was getting no respite from the weather Tuesday, with a flash flood watch extended through the morning and the possibility of thunderstorms all day.
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor to appeal cop's conviction reduction

  19-04-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a New York Police Department officer in the stairwell shooting death of an unarmed man (all times local):
  
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• Ecuador: 'Worst tragedy in 60 years'

  19-04-2016 22:18 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The death toll from Saturday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Ecuador now is at least 480, with 2,500 more injured, Ecuador's state-run Andes news service reported Tuesday, citing the country's Interior Ministry.
  
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• U.S. protests landing of Chinese military jet

  19-04-2016 22:17 via edition.cnn.com
  
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• Sweden's Princess Sofia gives birth to baby boy

  19-04-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Princess Sofia has given birth to a baby boy.
  
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• 'Perfect' 17th century dress rescued from sea in Dutch expo

  19-04-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 17th century silk dress found perfectly preserved with hundreds of other objects in a shipwreck swallowed below the seabed off the Dutch coast has gone on display in a unique exhibition. "The clothes are so intact, you could wear them," enthused Dutch archaeologist Rob van Eerden, saying the discovery was almost like the opening of "Tutankhamen's tomb". The dress, along with other items such as a lice-comb made from cow horn nestled in its red velvet holder or a perfume bottle to be filled wit
  
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