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• Kansas won't cut off funds for Planned Parenthood until July

  17-05-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will not cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood until July 7 in what marks the third delay in two weeks as the state works to prepare for a lawsuit over its action against the abortion provider.
  
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• US hires contractor to run ERs at hospitals on reservations

  17-05-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. officials have hired a contractor to provide emergency services at three government-run hospitals located on Native American reservations.
  
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• Hordes of Tiny Red Crabs Carpet California Beaches

  17-05-2016 23:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 1- to 3-inch-long crabs have washed up for several years along the California coastline, usually in sync with unusually warm weather and El Niño.
  
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• Sanders revolt could upend convention

  17-05-2016 23:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Barbara Boxer, a veteran of Democratic politics, says she never saw anything quite like this before.
  
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• Kesha won't sing at Billboard after Dr. Luke rescinds OK

  17-05-2016 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kesha, who was readying a live performance at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards , is no longer performing at the show.
  
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• Girls outperform boys in test of tech-engineering literacy

  17-05-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Eighth-grade girls are not only as skilled as boys at thinking through problems and using technology to solve them, they may even be a little better, a study released Tuesday suggests.
  
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• California mom files appeal to keep child on life support

  17-05-2016 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California mother filed an emergency appeal on Tuesday in an effort to keep her toddler on life support after a lower court's order expires on Friday.
  
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• Christian charity head admits using donations for sex habit

  17-05-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The president of a Christian charity in Iowa admitted that he embezzled nearly a half-million dollars in donations and used the money to pay for a sex addiction, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
  
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• Record $31 million sale of biggest vivid pink diamond at Geneva auction

  17-05-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 15.38-carat vivid pink diamond, the biggest of its kind to go on auction, was sold for a new record total of $31.56 million (27.88 million euros), Sotheby's auction house said Tuesday. "It's a new world record... It's the highest price ever paid for a fancy vivid pink diamond," said auctioneer David Bennett. The stone with the name "Unique Pink" was certified a fancy vivid pink diamond, the most sought after colour in pink diamonds, by the Gemmological Institute of America.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Court-martial in Army love triangle death

  17-05-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — An Army medic charged with conspiring with his lover to kill his wife in Hawaii will be court-martialed for child pornography and prostitution charges that surfaced while investigating the killing.
  
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• Thirty-one new doping cases from Beijing risk ban - IOC

  17-05-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Up to 31 athletes from 12 countries could be banned from the Rio Olympics for doping after new tests on samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday. The 31 were caught in new tests on 454 Beijing samples using "the very latest scientific analysis methods," the International Olympic Committee said. The re-examination was part of widespread measures taken by sporting bodies after a wave of new doping scandals to hit international sport with Russia at
  
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• South Carolina passes bill banning abortion after 19 weeks

  17-05-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.
  
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• Cold snap damages wine grape crops in Minnesota, Wisconsin

  17-05-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vintners in southern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota are reeling from a weekend cold snap that ruined huge swaths of their grapes.
  
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• Clinton aims for rebound as Kentucky, Oregon vote

  17-05-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton sought to halt the momentum of presidential rival Bernie Sanders Tuesday in primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, as she marches toward the Democratic nomination despite a string of recent losses. A pair of victories would halt her slide and help reverse the narrative that her campaign was showing significant weakness ahead of an almost certain general election showdown between Clinton and Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee.
  
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• Clarification: Girl Shot-Milwaukee story

  17-05-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — In a May 16 about a 9-year-old girl struck earlier this month by a bullet fired from outside her home, The Associated Press, based on information from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, reported that Za'layia Jenkins was pronounced dead on May 16. Police say the girl was declared brain-dead, and her family says she remains on life support.
  
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• Sanders issues defiant statement under pressure over ruckus

  17-05-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from Democratic Party leaders to denounce ugly tactics by his supporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders instead struck back with a defiant statement Tuesday that dismissed complaints from Nevada Democrats as "nonsense" and asserted that his backers were not being treated with "fairness and respect."
  
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• Old quarry near runway now saves airport $430,000 a year

  17-05-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An abandoned rock quarry near a runway at Nashville International Airport was thought to be such a liability that authorities considered filling it in a decade ago. Now, the water-filled pit is enabling the airport to save $430,000 a year.
  
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• Large Fireball Lights up New England Sky

  17-05-2016 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hundreds of people across New England reported seeing the a large fireball lighting up the night sky.NECN's Danielle Waugh reports
  
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• Cops Probing Mysterious Death of Dallas Lawyer

  17-05-2016 23:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cops investigating death of top Dallas lawyer found dead in his torched garage.
  
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• David Hyde Pierce joins Bette Midler in 'Hello, Dolly!'

  17-05-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Frasier" star David Hyde Pierce will play opposite Bette Midler in the upcoming Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!"
  
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• We The Ignored: Raptors, mayor upset over team's online snub

  17-05-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — These Raptors want to make it clear they are not extinct.
  
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• De Niro is back in the boxing ring, but the gloves are off

  17-05-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — The gloves have finally come off Robert De Niro.
  
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• Stocks sink, erasing gains from a rally the day before

  17-05-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell across industries on Tuesday, erasing gains from a rally a day earlier, as investors sifted through economic reports for clues as to when the era of low interest rates may end.
  
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• U.S. considers supplying Libya with arms

  17-05-2016 23:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  U.S. State Department spokesman, John Kirby, talks about the possibility of providing weapons to the Libyan Government of National Accord.
  
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• Philippines transgender politician on win

  17-05-2016 23:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Geraldine Roman doesn't necessarily get what all the fuss is about.
  
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• Odor gets eight-game MLB ban for Bautista punch - reports

  17-05-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor has been slapped with an eight-game ban for the punch on Toronto's Jose Bautista that triggered a mass brawl, several US media reports said Tuesday. Odor had been bracing for a lengthy ban over the incident, when he slugged Bautista full in the face after the Toronto player slid into him during the eighth inning. Bautista, Odor, Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and Rangers bench coach Steve Buechele were all ejected following the incident.
  
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• Long-time AP photographer Edward Kolenovsky dies at 87

  17-05-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Edward F. Kolenovsky, who covered the development of the U.S. space program, prize fights and many other major events during a long career as an Associated Press photographer, died Tuesday. He was 87.
  
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• Morocco slams US human rights report as a list of lies

  17-05-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has slammed the U.S. State Department's report on human rights as a list of inventions and even lies.
  
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• 'New form' of light discovered

  17-05-2016 22:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When it comes to understanding light, it turns out we're more in the dark than we thought.
  
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• Bill Allowing 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi Arabia Passes Senate

  17-05-2016 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed controversial legislation that would allow the families of September 11th victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Girls Beat Boys in Tech, Engineering Tests: Survey

  17-05-2016 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Girls scored three points higher than boys overall — a reversal of expectations because boys typically score higher than girls in math testing.
  
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• Zika: One step closer to vaccine

  17-05-2016 22:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Scientists have for the first time cloned the Zika virus, a development that could bring a desperately needed vaccine within closer reach.
  
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• Kenyan police investigated over beatings

  17-05-2016 22:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Police in Kenya's capital came under fire Tuesday for what critics said was a heavy-handed response to a largely peaceful opposition protest.
  
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• British PM: EU exit would please Putin, ISIS

  17-05-2016 22:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Well, perhaps he was just bluffing.Popular: Radical Islam in America | Graham Opposes Republican Leader | Guns in America
  
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• Rubio fires off long string of tweets

  17-05-2016 22:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Podcast favorites: Blindsided: How ISIS Shook The World | Bernie gets the Axe | Guns in America
  
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• 13 food pilgrimages you must take

  17-05-2016 22:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Seems everywhere has a food festival these days, or at least an excuse to sell overpriced paper bowls of pulled pork in a tent.
  
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• 5 shocking pop moments

  17-05-2016 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Podcast favorites: Bernie gets the Axe | Radical Islam in America | Graham Opposes GOP Leader
  
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• Venomous Snake Bites North Carolina Lowe's Customer

  17-05-2016 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  A copperhead snake bit a customer shopping for trees at a North Carolina home improvement store.
  
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• Teen Mom Leaves Foster Care, Graduates College Debt-Free

  17-05-2016 21:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Ohio mother who gave birth at just 15 years old while in foster care has overcome all odds and graduated college — without any debt.
  
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• Man Drives Pickup Truck Onto National Mall

  17-05-2016 21:38 via nbcwashington.com
  
  A man drove a pickup truck onto the National Mall before calling police and making made some sort of unspecified threat before he was detained.
  
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• Bill Clinton Can't Serve in Hillary's Cabinet

  17-05-2016 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bill Clinton couldn't serve in Hillary Clinton's cabinet if she's elected, but he could have a powerful, less formal role.
  
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• GMU Free to Name Law School After Justice Scalia

  17-05-2016 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  George Mason University is free to rename its law school for the late justice after a state council decided it had no oversight role in the matter.
  
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• Melania Trump: Donald Is 'Not Hitler'

  17-05-2016 20:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump's wife, Melania, defends her husband against critics who have compared the candidate to some of history's biggest villains.
  
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• Libya: The Deadliest Exit for African Migrants

  17-05-2016 20:51 via msnbc.com
  
  Smugglers shuttle refugees across sub-Saharan Africa to reach Libya, where migrants funnel into Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.
  
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• At least 46 dead in latest Iraq violence

  17-05-2016 20:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Explosions ripped through three Baghdad neighborhoods on Tuesday, killing at least 46 people.Sponsored:
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• Police investigated for beating protesters

  17-05-2016 20:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Police in Kenya's capital came under fire Tuesday for what critics said was a heavy-handed response to a largely peaceful opposition protest.
  
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• Sanders revolt could upend Democratic convention

  17-05-2016 20:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Barbara Boxer, a veteran of Democratic politics, says she never saw anything quite like this before.
  
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• Stocks slide, erasing gains from a rally the day before

  17-05-2016 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Stocks are moving lower in Tuesday afternoon trading, erasing gains from a rally a day earlier. Utilities and consumer goods companies fell the most. Consolidated Edison fell 2.5 percent and Kraft Heinz ...
  
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• Brazil names new central bank head, eyes reforms

  17-05-2016 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's interim government on Tuesday named economist Ilan Goldfajn as the new head of the central bank, a key post in the fight to coax the giant economy out of recession. Israeli-born Goldfajn, 50, will be a lynchpin in efforts to revitalize the country after Michel Temer assumed the presidency in place of Dilma Rousseff, suspended last week to face an impeachment trial that she says amounts to a coup. The Senate must confirm the banker's nomination.
  
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• World's first fast-food sauna opens

  17-05-2016 20:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Burger King in Helsinki has opened its own award-winning in-store spa
  
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