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• 'Similar' bomb in NJ, officials say

  18-09-2016 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  An explosion in a garbage can near a Marine Corps charity run in New Jersey is being investigated as a possible terrorist act, authorities told CNN Sunday.
  
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• 'Similar' bomb in NJ

  18-09-2016 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  An explosion in a garbage can near a Marine Corps charity run in New Jersey is being investigated as a possible terrorist act, authorities told CNN Sunday.
  
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• Islamic State claims responsibility for Minnesota mall attack

  18-09-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man who stabbed nine people at a mall in central Minnesota before being shot dead is a "soldier of the Islamic State," the militant group's news agency said on Sunday, as the FBI investigated the attack as a potential act of terrorism. The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made references to Allah and asked at least one person if they were Muslim before he assaulted them at the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud on Saturday, the city's Police Chief William Blair Anderson told r
  
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• Eli to Cruz sets up Giants win again, 16-13 over Saints

  18-09-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — If you missed Victor Cruz's clutch return to the NFL last week after missing more than a season, the 29-year-old New York Giants receiver offered an encore in Week 2.
  
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• The Latest: McCown says he wants to play next week

  18-09-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times Eastern):
  
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• Clinton condemns what she calls "apparent terrorist attacks"

  18-09-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton on Sunday condemned what she described as "apparent terrorist attacks" in Minnesota, New Jersey and New York.
  
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• Martha Stewart: Trump 'totally unprepared'

  18-09-2016 23:28 via money.cnn.com
  
  Martha Stewart is not voting for Donald Trump and she has a laundry list of reasons why.
  
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• Martha Stewart slams Trump

  18-09-2016 23:28 via money.cnn.com
  
  Martha Stewart is not voting for Donald Trump and she has a laundry list of reasons why.
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota Somali community condemns stabbings

  18-09-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the stabbing of nine people at a central Minnesota shopping mall (all times local):
  
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• U.S., Japan, South Korea ministers discuss tougher measures against North Korea

  18-09-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Foreign ministers for the United States, Japan and South Korea met in New York on Sunday, ahead of U.N. meetings, to discuss stepped-up measures against North Korea and expand collaboration with one another after Pyongyang's fifth and largest nuclear test. The Sept. 9 blast was in defiance of U.N. sanctions that were tightened in March. The meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and their South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, was the first s
  
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• Three US attacks in 24 hours probed for terror links

  18-09-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three separate attacks carried out in the United States on a single day -- a New York bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast -- were under investigation Sunday for potential terror links. Authorities say there is no evidence that any of the attacks were coordinated but the timing in less than 24 hours raises fears about security -- already a hot button issue in the country's deeply divisive presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Twenty-nine p
  
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• Patriots' Garoppolo injured, still beat Dolphins 31-24

  18-09-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo had three touchdown passes before leaving in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury as the New England Patriots outlasted the Miami Dolphins 31-24 on Sunday.
  
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• Sorenstam demands sporting, not stormy Solheim

  18-09-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sportsmanship and fair play are going to be top of the agenda for European captain Annika Sorenstam at next year’s Solheim Cup at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa. It all boiled over in the Sunday morning fourball when Suzann Pettersen failed to back down on an incident involving Alison Lee. Pettersen said otherwise and so claimed the hole to go one up.
  
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• Rio Paralympics

  18-09-2016 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport looks back at the 2016 Paralympics with some of the best images from Rio.
  
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• Administrator urges Vatican to remove Guam's archbishop

  18-09-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A Roman Catholic administrator is urging the Vatican to remove Guam's archbishop, who has refused to resign amid accusations of sexual abuse against altar boys.
  
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• Partial results confirm Putin's party has huge lead in Russia vote

  18-09-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Moscow (AFP) - Russia's ruling party on Sunday won 49.8 percent of the vote in nationwide legislative elections, partial results showed, as it is set to dominate a new parliament made up of Kremlin loyalists.
  
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• Leonardo Mayer heroics knock out defending champion

  18-09-2016 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  A victory forged by Juan Martin del Potro's heroics against Andy Murrayin the first rubber was ultimately sealed by Leonardo Mayer as Argentina knocked out holder Great Britain to reach the Davis Cup final Sunday.
  
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• Argentina reaches Davis Cup final

  18-09-2016 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  A victory forged by Juan Martin del Potro's heroics against Andy Murrayin the first rubber was ultimately sealed by Leonardo Mayer as Argentina knocked out holder Great Britain to reach the Davis Cup final Sunday.
  
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• Christina McHale wins Japan Women's Open

  18-09-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tokyo (AFP) - American seventh-seeded Christina McHale beat Katerina Siniakova to win the Japan Women's Open title on Sunday.
  
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• IAAF chief Coe insists TUEs are a 'good system'

  18-09-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World athletics chief Sebastian Coe has defended the system of "therapeutic use exemptions" (TUEs) after medical data involving dozens of top sportsmen was leaked by a cyber hacking group. Many of the targeted athletes have been revealed to have received TUEs for the use of substances that would usually be on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list. Among those with a history of TUE use who have had their medical details leaked as a result of a hack into the WADA system by cyber group Fa
  
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• Russia's ruling party wins 51 percent in election: preliminary tally

  18-09-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ruling United Russia party has 51 percent of the vote after a quarter of ballots were counted on Monday in Russia's parliamentary election, data from the election commission showed. The Liberal Democrats party (LDPR) was in second place with 15.1 percent of the vote, followed by the Communist party on 14.9 percent and the Just Russia party on 6.4 percent, according to the incomplete vote count.
  
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• Steelers grind their way past Bengals 24-16

  18-09-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns to offset a pair of interceptions and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-16 on Sunday.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton condemns 'apparent terrorist attacks'

  18-09-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times EDT):
  
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• Flacco rallies Ravens to 25-20 win over Browns

  18-09-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Mike Wallace and the Baltimore Ravens rallied from a 20-point deficit and beat the Cleveland Browns 25-20 on Sunday.
  
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• Morris' TD after Cousins' INT leads Cowboys past Skins 27-23

  18-09-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Alfred Morris scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with under five minutes left Sunday, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 27-23 victory over his former team, the Redskins, after Washington's Kirk Cousins threw an end-zone interception .
  
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• An act of terrorism?

  18-09-2016 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  New York's governor didn't mince words Sunday as he discussed an explosion that injured 29 people the night before in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
  
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• Christie pushes false 'birtherism' claim

  18-09-2016 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday Donald Trump's questioning of President Barack Obama's birthplace was "done," arguing falsely that Trump hasn't talked about it for years and had put to rest any remaining questions Friday.
  
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• Russia registered 50 violations of Syria ceasefire in last 24 hours: RIA

  18-09-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia registered 50 violations of the Syria ceasefire agreement in the last 24 hours, RIA news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Sunday. The violations were registered in Syria's provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Latakia, Homs and Daraa, the agency reported. (Reporting by Polina Devitt; Editing by Christian Lowe)
  
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• 'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dies at 73

  18-09-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charmian Carr, the actress best known for portraying the eldest von Trapp daughter in Rogers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 73.
  
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• Mourinho fears United succumbing to pressure after 3rd loss

  18-09-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The footballing divide in Manchester is becoming clearer a month into the season.
  
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• The Latest: Kerry calls on Russia to rein in Assad

  18-09-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Syrian truce receives new blows with airstrikes, shelling

  18-09-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's fragile cease-fire started to unravel on Sunday with the first aerial attacks on rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo and a southern village that killed at least eight people, violations that came as tensions between the American and Russian brokers of the deal worsened following a deadly U.S. strike on Syrian government forces.
  
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• Minnesota stabbings probed as 'potential' act of terror: FBI

  18-09-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI said Sunday it was investigating a stabbing spree at a Minnesota mall as a "potential act of terrorism," as local media identified the suspect as a 22-year-old Somali-American. Nine people were wounded Saturday in the attack in the city of St. Cloud before an off-duty policeman shot and killed the attacker. Police in St. Cloud confirmed that the assailant -- who has not been formally identified -- had asked some victims whether they were Muslim before stabbing them and made "some referen
  
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• US, Japan, South Korea condemn nuke test by North Korea

  18-09-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea on Sunday roundly condemned North Korea's recent nuclear test and called for tough new measures to further isolate the communist state.
  
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• The Latest: Roethlisberger has rare 3-TD outing vs. Ravens

  18-09-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times local):
  
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• US needs major improvement in 'championship game' vs Canada

  18-09-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Time is running out for the United States at the World Cup of Hockey.
  
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• Putin's party dominates at Russia parliament vote

  18-09-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party on Sunday cruised to an easy victory at parliamentary elections, exit polls showed, despite the longest economic crisis of his 16-year rule. The ballot for the 450-seat State Duma appeared to have been smooth sailing for authorities desperate to avoid a repeat of mass protests last time round and could now pave the way for Putin to glide to a fourth term as president at elections set for 2018. "We can announce already with certainty that the
  
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• Obama to headline DNC fundraiser before UN meetings

  18-09-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is headlining a Democratic Party fundraiser in New York before his final appearance at the U.N. General Assembly.
  
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• In the Cards: Louisville surges to No. 3 in the AP Top 25

  18-09-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Louisville surged to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, matching the best ranking in school history, and Ohio State moved up to No. 2 behind Alabama. The Crimson Tide received ...
  
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• Exec: Most Lyft rides will be in autonomous cars in 5 years

  18-09-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Within five years, a majority of ride-hailing company Lyft's rides will be in self-driving cars, the company's co-founder and president predicted on Sunday.
  
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• 20th anniversary of Utah monument stirs strong emotions

  18-09-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah waits to see if President Barack Obama will designate a new national monument in the state, this weekend's 20th anniversary of another national monument rekindled memories of an event that ignited simmering western frustrations about federal ownership of public land.
  
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• Paralympics: China's Zou Lihong wins wheelchair marathon

  18-09-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chinese wheelchair racer Zou Lihong captured her third medal and first individual gold of the Rio Paralympics on Sunday, beating American Tatyana McFadden in a photo finish in the women's marathon.
  
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• Russia's ruling party wins 46 pct in election: preliminary tally

  18-09-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ruling United Russia party has 46.16 percent of the vote after 11 percent of ballots where counted in Russia's parliamentary election on Sunday, data from the election commission showed. The Liberal Democrats party (LDPR) was in second place with 17.23 percent of the vote, followed by the Communist party on 16.64 percent and the Just Russia party on 6.49 percent, according to incomplete vote count.
  
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• ISIS claims credit for Minnesota mall attack

  18-09-2016 21:33 via cnn.com
  
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• Mining town emerging from Superfund cleanup with optimism

  18-09-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — For decades, a creek in the mountains west of Denver sometimes ran yellow from toxic waste gurgling out of abandoned mines — a painfully familiar story in the picturesque wreckage of Colorado's 1859 gold rush.
  
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• US urges North Korea to begin 'serious negotiation'

  18-09-2016 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged North Korea to freeze its nuclear program as a first step toward starting serious negotiations with the United States and the world about its future. Speaking at a meeting with the Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers, Kerry said the United States remains "deeply committed" to mutual defense and to "rolling back the provocative, reckless behavior" of North Korea. The United States is ready to hold talks with Pyongyang to discuss peace on th
  
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• No. 1 Alabama ready for rest after hard-fought win

  18-09-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — After a touchdown-filled, humidity-drenched Southeastern Conference showdown, No. 1 Alabama and coach Nick Saban are still undefeated.
  
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• When cultural appropriation is okay

  18-09-2016 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  Anyone familiar with the academic world has heard about the dangers of "cultural appropriation." It's a phrase used to denounce people who "steal" things from other cultures, sometimes with the aim to poke fun at that culture or -- worse -- belittle it. The debate on appropriation is one of the main fronts in the current culture war on campuses, and it's provoking heated, or overheated, conversations around the US and abroad.
  
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• Testing the limits of free speech

  18-09-2016 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  Anyone familiar with the academic world has heard about the dangers of "cultural appropriation." It's a phrase used to denounce people who "steal" things from other cultures, sometimes with the aim to poke fun at that culture or -- worse -- belittle it. The debate on appropriation is one of the main fronts in the current culture war on campuses, and it's provoking heated, or overheated, conversations around the US and abroad.
  
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• It's hard to 'appropriate' without seeming ignorant

  18-09-2016 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  Anyone familiar with the academic world has heard about the dangers of "cultural appropriation." It's a phrase used to denounce people who "steal" things from other cultures, sometimes with the aim to poke fun at that culture or -- worse -- belittle it. The debate on appropriation is one of the main fronts in the current culture war on campuses, and it's provoking heated, or overheated, conversations around the US and abroad.
  
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