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• Excited Lakers provide early look at new training center

  31-08-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — After Kobe Bryant's retirement and the worst season in team history, the Los Angeles Lakers' quest to rebuild a championship franchise is finally beginning in earnest.
  
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• HUD proposes lowering acceptable lead level for children

  31-08-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The nation's top housing official is proposing lowering the level of lead that must be detected in children's blood before triggering federal action to clean up the homes where they live.
  
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• Gabon president re-elected; buildings are looted, burned

  31-08-2016 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's president has narrowly won re-election, election officials said Wednesday, keeping alive a family dynasty in this oil-rich Central African country that reaches back to the 1960s. Clashes quickly broke out in the capital as opposition supporters claimed election fraud, looting and burning buildings.
  
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• Brazil's Rousseff ousted by Senate, Temer sworn in

  31-08-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Maria Carolina Marcello and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate ousted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, ending an impeachment process that polarized Latin America's biggest country amid a massive corruption scandal and brutal economic crisis. Senators voted 61-20 to convict the country's first female president for illegally using money from state banks to bankroll public spending, marking the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule. Rousseff's opponents hailed the
  
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• The Latest: Brazil's Temer tasks Cabinet with pushing reform

  31-08-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Latest on the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (all times local):
  
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• WHO: Yellow fever outbreak still serious

  31-08-2016 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo still does not constitute a public health emergency at this time, but caution is still necessary.
  
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• Trump's immigration speech comes at critical time

  31-08-2016 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump faces one of the most crucial days of his campaign Wednesday as he travels to Mexico to visit that country's president and then heads to Arizona to deliver a highly anticipated speech that will seek to clarify his controversial immigration policy.
  
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• World leaders ousted for legal reasons

  31-08-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil's Dilma Rousseff became the latest political leader ousted for legal reasons after the Senate voted for her impeachment Wednesday. Rousseff joins a gallery of former leaders forced to stand down either through formal impeachment proceedings or forced to resign under the threat of legal challenges after 61 of 81 senators voted to convict her of illegally manipulating the national budget. Not all impeachment proceedings are successful: The best-known survivor is probably former US president
  
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• What happens when ISIS loses a city

  31-08-2016 23:10 via cnn.com
  
  Just one week ago, ISIS controlled and tormented this city, which had turned into a gateway for aspiring terrorists.
  
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• The rise and fall of Brazil's Dilma Rousseff

  31-08-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Dilma Rousseff is known for being Brazil's first woman president, but now she has been ousted from office for breaking budgetary rules. Rousseff has had a long history in Brazilian politics. Here's a brief look back at her storied past.
  
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• Searchers respond to midair aircraft collision in Alaska

  31-08-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Searchers are responding to a midair collision of two small commercial airplanes carrying a total of five people in western Alaska.
  
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• Slain IS figure was powerful leader with multiple roles

  31-08-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — With the killing of Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State group lost one of its most powerful figures, a militant with multiple roles: A propaganda chief, overseer of spectacular attacks in Europe and a trusted lieutenant of the group's top leader.
  
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• US, Cuba open up skies with 1st regular commercial flight

  31-08-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Santa Clara (Cuba) (AFP) - The United States and Cuba took their efforts to build better ties into the skies on Wednesday, with the first regular commercial flight between the two countries in more than 50 years.
  
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• US court throws out $655.5 mn verdict against Palestinian Authority, PLO

  31-08-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - A US federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $655.5 million verdict against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages suffered by Americans killed and wounded in six attacks in Israel.
  
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• Trump in Mexico: US has right to build border wall

  31-08-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico City (AFP) - Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump on Wednesday stood alongside Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and declared that the United States has the right to erect a border wall to stem illegal immigration.
  
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• Zuckerberg boosts Nigerian startups

  31-08-2016 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria, his first to sub-Saharan Africa, has put the country's tech businesses firmly in the world's spotlight.
  
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• Energy companies pull US stocks lower as oil prices fall

  31-08-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks took small losses Wednesday as energy companies fell with the price of oil and chemical and materials companies traded lower. That pulled the market lower for August, ending a five-month winning streak for stocks. The losses were very small, though, as this proved to be one of the quietest months in recent history for stocks.
  
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• ISIS execution square up close

  31-08-2016 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from a Syrian town recently liberated from ISIS' grip.
  
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• The Latest: Konta collapses on court, goes on to win match

  31-08-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Gabon's President Bongo re-elected, parliament set on fire

  31-08-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Demonstrators in Gabon clashed with police and set part of the parliament building on fire on Wednesday amid anger among opposition supporters over President Ali Bongo's re-election in polls that his main rival, Jean Ping, claimed to have won. Opposition members of the Central African oil producer's electoral commission rejected Saturday's first-past-the-post election result, which would see the Bongo family's nearly half-century in power exten
  
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• The Latest: Trump says payment for border wall not discussed

  31-08-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT):
  
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• Prison sentence sought for Illinois man in photo hack case

  31-08-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal court records show that prosecutors are seeking a nine-month prison sentence for an Illinois man accused of hacking into email and electronic accounts of 30 celebrities and stealing private information, including nude videos and photos.
  
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• Gabon parliament set ablaze after Bongo declared winner

  31-08-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Angry protesters torched Gabon's parliament Wednesday after President Ali Bongo was declared winner of what he claimed was a "peaceful and transparent" election, but which the opposition said was fraudulent. It only took a few minutes for the announcement to sink in before several of Libreville's poorer neighbourhoods erupted in anger, with thousands of people taking to the streets to express their fury. According to official results made public shortly after 1500 GMT, Bongo won Saturday's presi
  
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• Respect Mexicans, President Pena Nieto tells visiting Donald Trump

  31-08-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday told U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Mexicans deserved his respect, hosting him during a brief visit to Mexico City. Pena Nieto told Trump his government would work with whoever wins the U.S. election, and called for a constructive relationship. (Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom)
  
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• Trump says he and Pena Nieto discussed his call for border wall, but did not talk about his insistence Mexico pay for it

  31-08-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trump says he and Pena Nieto discussed his call for border wall, but did not talk about his insistence Mexico pay for it.
  
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• NFL to announce Thursday that 2017 draft headed to Philly

  31-08-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will announce Thursday that the 2017 draft will be held in Philadelphia.
  
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• Donald Trump: Meeting with Mexican President Pena Nieto 'great honor,' nations united by support for democracy

  31-08-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Donald Trump: Meeting with Mexican President Pena Nieto 'great honor,' nations united by support for democracy.
  
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• Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf of Mexico, eyes Florida

  31-08-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Hermine formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to flood and cause storm surges in the US states of Florida and Georgia, forecasters said. A hurricane watch was in effect for northern Florida, where Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 42 countries to free up resources for the storm. The storm, which formed in the middle of the Gulf, was located 415 miles (665 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa.
  
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• Hurricane weakens as it nears Hawaii's Big Island

  31-08-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Merchants boarded up shop windows Wednesday along Hilo Bay, and shoppers snatched supplies of food and water from grocery store shelves as what could be the first hurricane to hit Hawaii in a quarter-century neared the island.
  
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• To quell uproar, Maine governor seeking 'spiritual guidance'

  31-08-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene message on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail and then said he wished he could challenge him to a duel and point a gun at him.
  
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• Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he had "open and constructive" conversation with Donald Trump

  31-08-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he had "open and constructive" conversation with Donald Trump.
  
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• 6 new NFL head coaches try to lead turnarounds

  31-08-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — New Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase likes to talk trash to his players, and the team's performance in recent years has provided plenty of fodder.
  
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• The Latest: Temer sworn in as Brazil president

  31-08-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (all times local): 5 p.m. Michel Temer has been sworn in as Brazil's new leader following the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff. ...
  
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• GenForward Poll: Young black adults less trusting of police

  31-08-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Young Americans are about equally likely to say they've had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they've been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new GenForward poll said Wednesday.
  
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• APNewsBreak: US set to destroy big chemical weapon stockpile

  31-08-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to start operating a $4.5 billion plant next week that will destroy the nation's largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an international treaty that bans chemical weapons, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• LSU-Badgers, W Michigan-Northwestern among best B10 openers

  31-08-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Some things to watch in the Big Ten as the season opens with two games Thursday, one Friday and 11 on Saturday.
  
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• String of Bahraini prison sentences issued against Shiites

  31-08-2016 21:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Courts in Bahrain have issued a string of guilty verdicts against Shiite activists and clerics, including a blogger who was sentenced to one year in prison for insulting the king and inciting hatred against the government.
  
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• Libyan forces prepare for last push against Islamic State in Sirte

  31-08-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Aidan Lewis SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Behind the front lines in the Libyan city of Sirte, ageing tanks crunch through the debris of battle to new positions and resting fighters drink sweetened coffee waiting for orders to advance. Ahead, Islamic state militants besieged in a single residential neighborhood and targeted by U.S. air strikes deploy mines, snipers and suicide bombers to defend their shrinking area. "This is their last chance." Islamic State exploited Libya's divisions to seize Sir
  
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• AP source: Steelers restructure deal for Antonio Brown

  31-08-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is getting a raise.
  
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• Mexicans respond to Trump with jokes, jeers

  31-08-2016 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  As word of Donald Trump's imminent trip south of the border spread, many Mexicans took to social media with a common refrain: "Is this a joke?"
  
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• Yemeni rebels: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 16 civilians

  31-08-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a house in the northern Yemeni city of Saada in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least 16 civilians, Yemen's rebel-controlled state news agency reported.
  
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• Man freed after 1995 double-murder conviction tossed

  31-08-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man was freed from jail Wednesday after a judge tossed his conviction in a double-murder case tried 21 years ago by the prosecutor who was later disbarred for lying and misconduct in the Duke University lacrosse rape case.
  
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• Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate

  31-08-2016 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazil's Senate removes President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget, with Michel Temer sworn in as her successor.
  
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• Feds: Company tied to polygamous group used child labor

  31-08-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal labor lawyers have filed another child labor case against a Utah-based company tied to a polygamous group alleging underage laborers were put to work for long hours for little pay in dangerous ...
  
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• Michel Temer sworn in as Brazil's president after Senate vote to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office.

  31-08-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Michel Temer sworn in as Brazil's president after Senate vote to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office.
  
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• Macedonia sets new date for early election in December

  31-08-2016 21:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Macedonia's feuding party leaders agreed late Wednesday to hold early national elections on Dec. 11 to end a festering political crisis that has seen two previously agreed election dates cancelled this year.
  
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• The Latest: GOP boss says LePage has flaws but is passionate

  31-08-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Latest on fallout from GOP Gov. Paul LePage's obscenity-laced tirade against a Democratic legislator (all times local):
  
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• Rubio, McCain turn toward general after primary wins

  31-08-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and John McCain of Arizona turned toward the general election Wednesday with GOP control of the Senate at risk, each facing lesser-known Democratic House members who've sought to link them to Donald Trump.
  
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• Strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak

  31-08-2016 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  An outbreak of hepatitis A caused by imported frozen strawberries from Egypt has sickened 55 people in six states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Health authorities confirmed 44 total infections in Virginia, where the outbreak first appeared, and additional infections in Maryland (4), West Virginia (4), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1) and Wisconsin (1).
  
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• Takata parts involved in blast were shipped properly: NTSB

  31-08-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said the agency's hazardous material team made the determination along with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which conducted an initial survey of shipping documents. The NTSB said it will decide in the next few weeks whether a deeper investigation is needed into the incident, which occurred on Aug. 22 near Quemado, Texas, and left one woman dead and four other people injured.. Such a probe was called for earlier on Wednesda
  
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