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• Couple indicted for leaving son alone to play Pokemon Go

  09-08-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona couple accused of leaving their 2-year-old son alone for up to 90 minutes to go play the "Pokemon Go" smartphone game have been indicted by a grand jury.
  
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• Donald Trump is hearing things

  09-08-2016 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump frequently cites things that he says he's hearing or that "everybody is saying."
  
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• Captain Noah, who helmed beloved children's TV show, dies

  09-08-2016 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — W. Carter Merbreier, who helmed the beloved local children's TV show "Captain Noah and his Magical Ark," died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 90.
  
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• Venezuela officials dash hopes of 2016 presidential recall

  09-08-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Electoral officials on Tuesday set a timetable for a recall drive against President Nicolas Maduro that makes it unlikely Venezuela will have an early presidential election that could put the opposition in power.
  
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• Ferguson anguish, outcry: Unforgettable photos

  09-08-2016 23:39 via cnn.com
  
  From the anguish to the outcry, these images captivated the world in the aftermath of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014.
  
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• Even Olympic selfies are complicated by Koreas' rivalry

  09-08-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nothing is ever easy for the rival Koreas, even that most ubiquitous and usually innocent of Olympic interactions, the selfie.
  
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• Legal group issues private emails Clinton did not turn over

  09-08-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has turned over 44 previously-unreleased Hillary Clinton email exchanges that the Democratic presidential nominee failed to include among the 30,000 private messages she turned over to the government last year. They show her interacting with lobbyists, political and Clinton Foundation donors and business interests as secretary of state.
  
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• US preparing to announce findings on Baltimore police force

  09-08-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to announce Wednesday the findings of its investigation into whether the Baltimore police force had a pattern of violating citizens' constitutional rights, according to an official familiar with the probe.
  
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• Man killed by deputy in Compton not involved with carjacker

  09-08-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A black man fatally shot by a deputy in an armored vehicle last month wasn't involved with a carjacker who had fired at police, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department acknowledged Tuesday, just before the man's family said authorities had killed an innocent man.
  
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• Turkey unlikely to drop Syria rebels in latest realignment

  09-08-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Minutes after news broke of a coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, government-held areas in Syria broke out in celebratory gunfire, heralding what they believed was the removal of the leader they blame for fueling their country's five-year civil war.
  
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• Trump stirs controversy with remarks on gun rights

  09-08-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump suggested in a speech on Tuesday that gun rights activists could stop his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal justices to the Supreme Court, stirring another round of backlash during a week his U.S. presidential campaign had hoped to steer clear of controversy. "If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks," Trump said at a rally at the University of North Carolina. Clinton's campaign
  
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• Javier weakens to rainstorm as it swirls past Mexico's Baja

  09-08-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Javier blew past the southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and then weakened to a rainstorm Tuesday.
  
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• Found: Black box of ship sunk off Bahamas

  09-08-2016 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the data recordsof El Faro, a ship that sank with all hands on board last year near the Bahamas.
  
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• Sandwich chain worker accused of drugging officer's drink

  09-08-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The police officer knew something was wrong after he took three sips of the lemonade he ordered from a drive-thru sandwich shop in northern Utah.
  
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• Teen boy accused of killing 3-year-old brother in Arizona

  09-08-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — A teenage boy accused of fatally stabbing his 3-year-old brother and assaulting his 9-year-old sister in the Phoenix suburb of Youngtown likely will be tried as an adult, authorities said.
  
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• Clinton urges emergency action on Zika in Florida

  09-08-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Urging Congress to cut short its summer recess, Hillary Clinton called for emergency public health action Tuesday as she visited a Miami neighborhood dealing with the first U.S. outbreak of the Zika virus.
  
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• Running scared: 2 slayings reinforce female runners' fears

  09-08-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Becca Pizzi has run 52 marathons on seven continents and trained in all sorts of places and conditions, but there's one constant when she hits the road. She's always on the lookout for people who might want to harm a woman running alone.
  
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• Olympic life bans urged as drugs row overshadows Games

  09-08-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Olympics officials promised to push for life bans for dope cheats on Tuesday, echoing calls from Michael Phelps and Michael Johnson as a bitter drugs row engulfed the Rio Games. After Phelps said he was angry that convicted dopers were allowed to compete, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said its president Thomas Bach backed lifetime suspensions from the Games. Earlier, boos had rained down on tainted Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who was also slammed by America's Lilly King in a spat
  
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• Trump slammed for comments about Clinton, Second Amendment

  09-08-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that if Hillary Clinton is able to pick federal judges as president, nothing could be done to protect the right to bear arms. He then added, without elaboration, that supporters of the Second Amendment could maybe figure out a way.
  
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• Head of University of California campus resigns after probe

  09-08-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California has announced that the embattled chancellor of the University of California at Davis has resigned effective Tuesday.
  
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• China's unease over THAAD thwarts U.N. censure of North Korea missile

  09-08-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council has been unable to condemn the launch of a missile by North Korea that landed near Japan because China wanted the statement to oppose the planned deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system in South Korea. North Korea launched a ballistic missile last Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of U.N. S
  
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• Rio Olympics: American women retain gymnastics title

  09-08-2016 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  The Rio 2016 Olympics continue on day two with archery, synchronized diving and swimming -- follow all the live action here.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly says nation is short of coal

  09-08-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Asked Tuesday about the price of gasoline and how regulation may affect the price of electricity, Donald Trump stood up for American's fossil fuel industry — coal in particular.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton shows support for Wasserman Schultz

  09-08-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Muguruza crashes as Murray, Nadal breeze in Rio

  09-08-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Garbine Muguruza's post-French Open slump continued Tuesday when she crashed out of the Olympics while Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal made the third round, happy to avoid Novak Djokovic's fate. Third seed Muguruza slipped to a worrying 6-1, 6-1 loss to Monica Puig of Puerto Rico, the world number 34. Puig, 22, closed in on what would be only Puerto Rico's ninth Olympic medal.
  
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• Trump suggests gun rights supporters could stop Clinton

  09-08-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that "Second Amendment people" -- gun owners or those backing gun rights -- could stop Hillary Clinton from winning the White House and picking new US Supreme Court justices. It was not immediately clear exactly what Trump meant by his remarks, but US media and social media users quickly expressed concern that Trump was advocating, in jest or not, that Clinton or the judges could be shot. "Hillary wants to essentially abolish the
  
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• Michael Phelps' purple blotches spotlight 'cupping' trend

  09-08-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - It wasn't just Michael Phelps' big win on Sunday that had people talking about the U.S. swimming star. It was also the dark purple circles on his shoulders. Phelps, who won the 19th Olympic gold medal of his career on Sunday and helped the U.S. men's team to victory in the 4x100 meters freestyle relay, is one of a number of Olympic athletes practicing "cupping," an ancient Chinese healing practice.
  
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• Mother: Raleigh victim was shot leaving house party

  09-08-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A young black man shot to death while leaving a house party — allegedly by the host's white neighbor — was described by his mother Tuesday as loving, funny, and so careful that his family called him "Safety 101."
  
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• Did Trump just threaten Clinton?

  09-08-2016 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump said Tuesday that if Hillary Clinton gets to pick Supreme Court justices, there's "nothing you can do, folks ... although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is."
  
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• US judge issues arrest warrant for rapper Tyga

  09-08-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Los Angeles judge issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for US rapper Tyga after he failed to appear at a hearing in a lawsuit brought by his former landlord. Tyga, who was due in court in Santa Monica, failed to pay a $480,000 judgment against him for back rent and damage at a Malibu home he rented in 2011. The rapper's landlord, Gholamreza Rezai, went to court in 2012 claiming that Tyga missed a $16,000 monthly rent payment, skipped out on his lease and left the home in need of major repairs.
  
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• US troops lost weapons to ISIS in firefight

  09-08-2016 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  US troops abandoned equipment and weapons after they came under fire from ISIS fighters, the Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday.
  
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• US troops lost weapons to ISIS

  09-08-2016 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  US troops abandoned equipment and weapons after they came under fire from ISIS fighters, the Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday.
  
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• The Latest: Campaign says Trump remarks about "unification"

  09-08-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• 'Face of Rio 2016' ruptures Achilles

  09-08-2016 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  He was supposed to be the face of rugby sevens at the Olympic Games -- but the All Black legend won't play any further part after rupturing his Achilles tendon on the opening day of the men's competition in Rio.
  
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• Verizon eyes automotive technology market, could spur other deals

  09-08-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc's recent purchases of two vehicle tracking firms could spark more deals as the No. 1 wireless provider and rival AT&T see fleet management as a source of growth, analysts said. Just last month, Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.8 billion, diving into digital media and advertising.
  
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• Trump suggests gun owners could stop Clinton

  09-08-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that "Second Amendment people" -- gun owners -- could stop Hillary Clinton from winning the White House and picking new US Supreme Court justices. It was not immediately clear exactly what Trump meant by his remarks, but they were quickly highlighted by US media and social media users who expressed concern that Trump was advocating, in jest or not, that Clinton or the judges could be shot. "Hillary wants to essentially abolish the
  
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• TV executive predicts 500-show bubble destined to deflate

  09-08-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Television viewers know there's a mind-boggling array of shows to attempt to watch. John Landgraf, the chief executive of FX Networks, predicted change is coming but not until the number of scripted series peaks at about 500 per year.
  
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• If Trump can't get along with GOP, how will he govern?

  09-08-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyond the immediate fallout from his rocky relationship with party elders, there's a longer-term reality for Donald Trump: Should he win the presidency, he'll have to work closely with the same GOP leaders he's vilified on the campaign trail.
  
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• Public's help sought in case of woman found dead in woods

  09-08-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Authorities asked for the public's help Tuesday as they struggled to find the killer or killers of a New York City woman whose body was found in woods near her mother's home in central Massachusetts after she went out for a run and didn't return.
  
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• Man arrested after running onto Madrid tarmac to catch plane

  09-08-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have arrested a man who they say ran onto the tarmac at Madrid's Barajas airport to catch a Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands after he somehow missed boarding.
  
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• Iran ex-president to Obama: Return our cash

  09-08-2016 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Iran's former hard-line leader is pressuring President Barack Obama to return billions of dollars in seized Iranian assets, though it's almost certain his appeals will go nowhere.
  
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• 'Before I die' artwork tests terror-weary Parisians

  09-08-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An artwork in a Paris train station asking travellers to complete the sentence "Before I die..." may have been misunderstood in the context of recent terror attacks, a railway spokesman admitted Tuesday. The installation was put up in the main hall of the Gare de Lyon last week, at the foot of a famous restaurant, Le Train Bleu. It comprises three large blackboards next to a poster on which "Before I die" is written in several languages, with pieces of chalk to let passers-by complete the senten
  
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• Without evidence, Trump suggests Clinton-scientist link

  09-08-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and his allies are suggesting that rival Hillary Clinton's emails may be responsible for the death of an Iranian nuclear scientist who was executed for spying for the United States, even though there is no credible evidence of any such link. Some emails released by the State Department that had passed through Clinton's homebrew server appeared to reference the scientist, Shahram Amiri.
  
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• Many people are saying -- Trump drives conspiracies

  09-08-2016 22:03 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump is hearing things.
  
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• Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Javier to hit Southwest

  09-08-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Streets looked like rivers and water swallowed cars as a major storm moved through Tucson and then north on Tuesday.
  
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• Grief, anger after 74 Pakistanis killed in hospital bomb

  09-08-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Asad Hashim QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani mourners flocked to funerals on Tuesday for 74 victims, most of them lawyers, of the bombing of a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta, and legal organizations staged a nationwide strike in protest. Monday's suicide bombing, which struck grief-stricken colleagues crowding around the body of the slain head of the provincial bar association, was the deadliest jihadist attack in Pakistan this year. Shreds of black cloth from slain lawyers
  
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• Pele hopes to be at Rio Olympics closing ceremony

  09-08-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil football legend Pele said Tuesday he will try to take part in the Olympics closing ceremony, after poor health stopped him from attending the opening gale. Pele said he had been asked to light the Olympic flame at Friday's opening ceremony. Widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, Pele -- real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento -- won three World Cups with Brazil.
  
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• Parks promised to poor neighborhoods unbuilt years later

  09-08-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A decade after California voters approved spending $400 million to build parks in some of the state's poorest neighborhoods, an Associated Press review found fewer than half the 126 projects have been built. Now Democratic lawmakers are looking to add another $1 billion to the program.
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio's Olympic doppelganger

  09-08-2016 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  We promise you. Leonardo DiCaprio is not competing in the Olympics.
  
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• Gymnast thrown out of Rio for drinking

  09-08-2016 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  Yuri van Gelder lived up to his reputation as the bad boy of gymnastics after he was thrown out of the Rio Olympics by the Dutch team for an unauthorized night out drinking.
  
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