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• Official: Teacher, 1 child from shooting in good condition

  28-09-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at an elementary school in South Carolina that left two students and a teacher wounded (all times local):
  
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• Teenager killed father before opening fire at South Carolina school

  28-09-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his father before going to a nearby elementary school in South Carolina and wounding two children and a teacher with a handgun on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. A volunteer firefighter held the suspect down on a playground behind Townville Elementary School in Anderson County until police arrived, giving a teacher time to get students inside the building, authorities said. One of the 6-year-old children shot
  
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• Congress rebukes Obama, overrides veto of 9/11 legislation

  28-09-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a resounding rebuke, Democrats joined with Republicans Wednesday to hand Barack Obama the first veto override of his presidency, voting overwhelmingly to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts for its alleged backing of the attackers.
  
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• Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack

  28-09-2016 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq did not contain any sulfur chemical agent, as initially feared.
  
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• Obama: Veto override 'a mistake' and 'a political vote'

  28-09-2016 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Congress' vote overturning his veto of Sept. 11 legislation was "a mistake" and "basically a political vote."
  
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• 'NCIS' showrunner Gary Glasberg dies in Los Angeles at 50

  28-09-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The executive producer of TV's "NCIS" and creator of "NCIS: New Orleans" has died. CBS says in a statement that Gary Glasberg died in his sleep Wednesday. He was 50.
  
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• Black man shot dead in California just after police arrived

  28-09-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Police in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon shot and killed a black man a minute after arriving near a strip mall to investigate a report of a mentally unstable person walking in and out of traffic, an official said Wednesday.
  
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• Celtic hold City in thriller, Atleti sink Bayern

  28-09-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Raheem Sterling netted at both ends as Manchester City were made to fight for a 3-3 draw with Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid once again did for Bayern Munich. While City's perfect start to the season was ended in Glasgow, their Premier League rivals Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory against Basel. Atletico had eliminated Bayern in the semi-finals last season and repeated the trick at the Vicente Calderon to make it a double for Spanish clubs against German
  
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• California governor signs bill dumping rape-reporting limit

  28-09-2016 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The emotional stories of women who say they were sexually assaulted more than a decade ago by comedian Bill Cosby prompted California state lawmakers to approve a bill to eliminate the state's 10-year limit on filing rape and related charges.
  
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• Yellen says economy likely ready for rate hike later in 2016

  28-09-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the central bank has no "fixed timetable" for raising interest rates but she believes the economy is ready for a rate hike by the end of ...
  
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• No Messi, no problem

  28-09-2016 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Barcelona produced a fine second half fightback to earn a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League Wednesday.
  
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• Barcelona survives Monchengladbach scare

  28-09-2016 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Barcelona produced a fine second half fightback to earn a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League Wednesday.
  
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• Iraq questions OPEC method on oil output estimates

  28-09-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iraq on Wednesday questioned one of the two methods OPEC is using to estimate the oil production of its members, signaling the issue could be a problem for the country to join output limits that the group agreed to start implementing this year. OPEC uses two sets of figures for output estimates - submissions by the countries themselves and estimates by secondary sources, which are usually lower but are seen as better reflecting real output. "These figures (secondary sources) do not represent our
  
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• Authorities: School shooter killed father before rampage

  28-09-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A teenager killed his father at his home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said. One of the students was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, Capt. Garland Major with the Anderson County sheriff’s office said. Both students were male.
  
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• Rihanna, new top designers debut at Paris Fashion Week

  28-09-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna's first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light.
  
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• NYC major: Trump is wrong on stop-and-frisk

  28-09-2016 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  Once again during ‪Monday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump -- a man with zero law-enforcement experience -- misled the American people about crime in New York City. According to Trump, the overuse of stop-and-frisk policing is what made New York City the safest city in America.
  
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• Obama: Congress made a 'mistake' overriding 9/11 bill veto

  28-09-2016 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  President Barack Obama told CNN's Jake Tapper Wednesday that members of Congress made a "political vote" by overwhelmingly voting to override his veto of a measure that allows families of those killed during the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
  
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• The Latest: Trump counts Christian conservatives in IA crowd

  28-09-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential election (all times EDT):
  
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• Minnesota police shooting probe goes to prosecutors

  28-09-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota investigators looking into the July shooting of a black man by a suburban St. Paul police officer announced Wednesday that they've turned their findings over to a county prosecutor who will review the case for possible charges.
  
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• DJ Khaled book 'The Keys' coming in November

  28-09-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Khaled wants it all written down.
  
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• UN says EU may ratify Paris Agreement soon

  28-09-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the agreement and the EU signaling it may ratify within the next few days, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Brad Pitt skips film premiere to focus on 'family situation'

  28-09-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after last week's split with Angelina Jolie Pitt. He says he won't attend the premiere of Terrence Malick's new documentary Wednesday night as scheduled.
  
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• Regulators: Doctor concocts vaccines with cat saliva, vodka

  28-09-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois regulators on Wednesday suspended the license of a suburban Chicago doctor who allegedly gave patients modified vaccinations containing cat saliva and vodka.
  
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• Trump Team Admits 'Some Missed Opportunities' in Debate: Sources

  28-09-2016 23:24 via abcnews.go.com
  Sources say that Trump should have participated in mock debates.
  
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• Non-nuclear states advance push for UN treaty to ban nukes

  28-09-2016 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Despite arm-twisting and vocal opposition from nuclear powers like the United States, six non-nuclear countries urged the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to work toward a "legally-binding" accord to ban nuclear weapons in hopes of ridding them from the planet altogether one day.
  
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• Wells Fargo CEO to face lawmakers with better defense

  28-09-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wells Fargo's CEO, newly stripped of tens of millions in compensation in a scandal over sales practices, will face lawmakers with more defenses than he had in the last round, when some senators called for his resignation.
  
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• FBI director: More 'attempted intrusions' in voter databases

  28-09-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey told Congress on Wednesday there have been additional "attempted intrusions" in voter registration databases beyond what was previously known, and that the agency is looking "very, very hard" at Russian hackers who may try to disrupt the U.S. election.
  
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• Man accosts Kim Kardashian in Paris for second time

  28-09-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Serial celebrity accoster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again, this time at Paris Fashion Week, targeting Kim Kardashian's derriere as she was entering the exclusive L'Avenue restaurant.
  
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• WATCH: 3 Injured in SC School Shooting; Suspect in Custody

  28-09-2016 23:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The shooting suspect, a teenager, is in custody, police said.
  
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• The mega-rich city with few football fans

  28-09-2016 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  A Champions League night; the world's most prestigious club competition; a last-second equalizer to extend the home side's unbeaten start in their group -- but all played out in front of a half-empty stadium.
  
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• Royals snubbed by indigenous leader

  28-09-2016 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  Canada may have rolled out the red carpet for Prince William and Kate Middleton's visit, but that didn't stop the royal couple from being snubbed by some.
  
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• Baby born with DNA of 3 parents

  28-09-2016 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Not everyone is rejoicing following the birth of a seemingly healthy three-parent baby earlier this year, which is detailed in study published in a scientific journal Tuesday. The baby boy was born on April 6 in Mexico, having been conceived using a technique called spindle nuclear transfer.
  
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• Congress overrides veto of 9/11 lawsuit bill

  28-09-2016 22:42 via money.cnn.com
  
  The Senate voted Wednesday to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow victims and families of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged role in the terrorist attack 15 years ago.
  
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• Despite harsh reviews, Trump resists new debate approach

  28-09-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump showed no sign Wednesday of embracing any big changes before his second faceoff with Hillary Clinton, pressing ahead with a strategy focused on speaking directly to his white working-class loyalists across the Midwest.
  
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• Senate passes stopgap spending bill, $1.1B to fight Zika

  28-09-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Averting an election-year crisis, the Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus. The House was poised to act on the measure before day's end.
  
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• Two children, teacher shot at South Carolina school; suspect in custody

  28-09-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A teenager shot and wounded two children and a teacher at an elementary school in South Carolina, before being taken into custody on Wednesday, police said. The shooting happened in the early afternoon at Townville Elementary School in Anderson County, located near the Georgia state line about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Atlanta. The dead body of an adult was found on a dirt road near the school, Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore told the Anderson Independent Mail, adding that the death app
  
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• OPEC nears preliminary accord on oil production

  28-09-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OPEC countries neared agreement on a preliminary accord Wednesday to limit oil production, sending oil prices upward, despite lingering differences between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Officials ...
  
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• Obama: 'Best people' make US military world's strongest

  28-09-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT LEE, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. has the world's strongest military because it's got the "best people."
  
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• OPEC agrees modest oil output curbs in first deal since 2008

  28-09-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OPEC agreed on Wednesday modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group's leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting pressure from low oil prices. "OPEC made an exceptional decision today ... After two and a half years, OPEC reached consensus to manage the market," said Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh, who had repeatedly clashed with Saudi Arabia during previous meetings. OPEC estimates its current output at 33.24 million bpd.
  
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• Prankster accosts Kim Kardashian at Paris Fashion Week

  28-09-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Serial celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again, this time at Paris Fashion Week, targeting Kim Kardashian's derriere as she was entering the L'Avenue restaurant.
  
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• What time is it? Kitten Bowl IV taping time!

  28-09-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The furry, fleet-footed pawthletes of Kitten Bowl IV didn't exactly have the plays down Wednesday at the taping of the annual cuteness fest that airs on the Hallmark Channel each Super Bowl Sunday.
  
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• The Latest: Obama will attend funeral for Peres

  28-09-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the death of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres (all times local): 11:19 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama will lead a delegation to Jerusalem to attend ...
  
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• Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute

  28-09-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Union members are calling the public to boycott Donald Trump's businesses nationwide because he isn't negotiating a contract with Las Vegas hotel workers.
  
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• California suspends business relationships with Wells Fargo

  28-09-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California State Treasurer John Chiang on Wednesday announced a sweeping suspension of business relationships with Wells Fargo & Co as punishment for the company's defrauding of customers. In addition, Chiang vowed to work with the state's two giant public pension funds to change the management structure at the bank, which is California's oldest financial institution. The sanctions, which will last for 12 months, include suspending Wells Fargo as a
  
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• Outrage after cop kills unarmed black man

  28-09-2016 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  Protesters have gathered near the scene of an officer-involved shooting in El Cajon, California. A police officer shot a black man who appeared to threaten him Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
  
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• Coroner: Students' injuries in shooting not life-threatening

  28-09-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at an elementary school in South Carolina that left two students and a teacher wounded (all times local):
  
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• US urging Myanmar to end any vestige of NKorea military ties

  28-09-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pockets within the Myanmar military may still be cooperating with North Korea although the new civilian government and the military leadership oppose such ties, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
  
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• Video shows deer trying to jump inside SUV that hit it

  28-09-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOWELL, N.J. (AP) — A deer that was hit by an SUV in New Jersey wasn't going down without a fight.
  
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• Hundreds flee as wildfire scorches California hillsides

  28-09-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fierce wildfire south of San Francisco has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes as fast-moving flames fed by withering temperatures have consumed nearly 2,500 acres (1,012 hectares). The fire, which started on Monday in the Santa Cruz mountains, was threatening 300 structures and has destroyed one house and six outbuildings and damaged one residence, fire officials said. An AFP photographer also saw several mobile homes destroyed.
  
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• Disney announces live-action remake of 'The Lion King'

  28-09-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Walt Disney Studios is teaming up with director Jon Favreau for a live-action remake of "The Lion King," one of the most successful animated movies in history, the company said Wednesday. "We can officially confirm that the Walt Disney Studios and director Jon Favreau are putting a new reimagining of 'The Lion King' on the fast track to production," the studio said in a statement without announcing a release date. Like the hotly anticipated "Beauty and the Beast," starring Emma Watson and due fo
  
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