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• AP: 'Apprentice' cast and crew say Trump was lewd and sexist

  03-10-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In his years as a reality TV boss on "The Apprentice," Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestants by the size ...
  
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• Millions strike against abortion ban

  03-10-2016 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  Millions of Polish women staged a nationwide strike Monday against a proposed ban on all abortions in the country.
  
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• Kardashian detailed flashy Paris trip to the world

  03-10-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — "Can you guys guess where I'm at?"
  
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• WATCH: Meet the Famed Comic Book Artist Behind Madaya Mom

  03-10-2016 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A profile of the war survivor and Marvel artist, Dalibor Talajic.
  
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• WATCH: An Inside Look at the Making of Madaya Mom

  03-10-2016 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  Go behind the scenes of the ABC News/Marvel digital comic.
  
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• Court won't let state block refugees

  03-10-2016 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  A federal appeals court on Monday dealt a blow to Donald Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, upholding a preliminary injunction blocking Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families in his state.
  
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• Trump's vision of capitalism is amoral

  03-10-2016 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  The allegations made in The New York Times this weekend about Donald Trump's 1995 tax returns may be what kills his chances of becoming president.
  
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• Leaked videos partially pull back curtain on Mormon church

  03-10-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In leaked videos, Mormon leaders discuss concerns about the growth of the gay rights movement and hear from a former U.S. senator and church member who tells them the Iraq war could open the door for new converts, according to footage that pulls back the curtain on a religion that is closely guarded about its inner workings.
  
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• 'Self-eating' find wins Nobel Prize

  03-10-2016 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  The first of this year's Nobel Prizes has been revealed, kicking off with the award for Physiology or Medicine.
  
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• Tillman to face Stroman in AL wild-card game

  03-10-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Chris Tillman is scheduled to start for the Baltimore Orioles against Marcus Stroman and the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League wild-card game Tuesday night.
  
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• Blood-streaked survivor recounts bear attack on Facebook

  03-10-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A battered and blood-streaked survivor of a bear attack said in a video he shot on his way to the hospital that the animal attacked him twice as he played dead before hiking 3 miles to his truck to seek help.
  
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• Illinois punishes Wells Fargo over fake accounts scandal

  03-10-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The State of Illinois on Monday announced it was suspending as much as $30 billion in investment activity with the embattled California lender Wells Fargo over the bank's fraudulent sales practices. Illinois said it will suspend investment in Wells Fargo debt securities and any use of the bank as a broker/dealer. The $30 billion figure represents the value of the share of the state investment portfolio passing through Wells Fargo over a year, the statement said.
  
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• Trump's art of deception

  03-10-2016 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  With the revelation that Donald Trump claimed a $916 million loss on his 1995 tax forms, it now seems possible that he didn't pay a penny in income taxes for a decade or more, as income losses can be counted in later years. Trump has said that avoiding taxes makes him "smart," so The New York Times bombshell could be seen as confirmation of his genius. (His surrogates said so Sunday.)
  
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• Opinion: Trump's art of deception

  03-10-2016 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  With the revelation that Donald Trump claimed a $916 million loss on his 1995 tax forms, it now seems possible that he didn't pay a penny in income taxes for a decade or more, as income losses can be counted in later years. Trump has said that avoiding taxes makes him "smart," so The New York Times bombshell could be seen as confirmation of his genius. (His surrogates said so Sunday.)
  
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• Box office top 20: Burton and 'Peculiar Children' are No. 1

  03-10-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a matchup of $100 million-plus films, Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" topped Peter Berg's "Deepwater Horizon."
  
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• WATCH: Madaya Mom: Excerpt

  03-10-2016 23:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Read along this excerpt from Madaya Mom.
  
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• After emerging from hideouts, Colombia's rebels now in limbo

  03-10-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As peace talks in Colombia advanced over the past year, 7,000 rebel fighters began slowly emerging from their jungle hideouts hoping for, if not a hero's welcome, at least an outstretched hand from fellow Colombians tired of a half-century of bloody combat.
  
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• Florida gaming regulators face Seminoles; Judge holds cards

  03-10-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal trial that could shape the future of gambling in Florida began Monday as attorneys for the state and the Seminole Tribe accused the other side of reneging on its promises.
  
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• Trump: Military suicides happen to those who 'can't handle it'

  03-10-2016 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump suggested Monday that American soldiers and veterans who commit suicide do so because they can't handle the post-traumatic stress of war.
  
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• The Latest: Police say attack shouldn't put people off

  03-10-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on robbery of Kim Kardashian West in Paris (all times local):
  
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• Los Angeles chief defends 2 fatal weekend shootings

  03-10-2016 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief on Monday defended the use of deadly force against two men in separate fatal shootings over the weekend, saying one turned toward officers with a gun and the other pointed what looked like a real gun at police.
  
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• The Latest: UN envoy regrets inability to end Syria fighting

  03-10-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
  
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• US-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine

  03-10-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over failed efforts to end the war in Syria and Vladimir Putin put on hold a deal with the U.S. on disposing weapons-grade plutonium.
  
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• Bomb kills 20 at Kurdish wedding in Syria: reports

  03-10-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 22 died in the blast, adding that many of the wounded were in a critical condition. Among those killed were the groom and a leading Kurdish party figure, the Observatory said. The Kurdish YPG, or People's Protection Units, said in a statement at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured, adding it was not clear whether the blast was caused by a explosive device or a suicide bomber.
  
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• US drops Russia talks as Syria pushes Aleppo onslaught

  03-10-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Monday abandoned its effort to convince Russia to impose a ceasefire on the Syrian regime, even as government forces pursued their relentless onslaught on eastern Aleppo. Accusing Moscow of abetting Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad's assault on civilian districts of the city, Washington said it had suspended bilateral talks with Russia on reviving a truce. "Everybody's patience with Russia has run out," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.
  
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• Sen. Ayotte's campaign hands out condoms at college campus

  03-10-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte's campaign is highlighting a birth control bill she sponsored by handing out free condoms on a college campus.
  
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• Trump charity halted

  03-10-2016 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ordered Donald Trump's charity to immediately halt fundraising in the state, following reports that it had not submitted to routine audits mandated by the state, the office announced Monday.
  
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• Poll: Clinton re-takes the lead

  03-10-2016 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton emerges with a five-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
  
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• Kardashian flees to NY after $10 mln Paris robbery

  03-10-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Reality star Kim Kardashian jetted home to the United States on Monday to be comforted by husband Kanye West, after being tied up at gunpoint in Paris and robbed of jewelry worth $10 million. The multimillionaire mother of two and wife of the American rap superstar, was holed up at a luxury apartment in New York's swish Tribeca neighborhood "badly shaken but physically unharmed" after the assault. Kardashian and her husband stepped out of the back seat of a car after a convoy bristling with body
  
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• Enthusiasm gap narrows after first debate, CNN poll finds

  03-10-2016 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton emerges from the first presidential debate with a five-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, having narrowed the enthusiasm gap between her supporters and Trump's, and holding broad advantages over the Republican nominee as the candidate with the right temperament and preparation for the job, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
  
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• Texas' Strong, Oklahoma's Stoops need victory to calm fans

  03-10-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — There will be more at stake than usual for Texas coach Charlie Strong and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops at this year's showdown game Saturday in Dallas.
  
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• Diamondbacks fire Stewart, Hale after another losing season

  03-10-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired general manager Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale after a second consecutive losing season.
  
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• The Latest: Trump in CO says he "brilliantly" used tax laws

  03-10-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton (all times EDT):
  
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• Kunduz assault: Afghan forces 'in control of city'

  03-10-2016 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Afghan security forces drive Taliban fighters out of Kunduz city centre after a day of fierce fighting, Nato and local authorities say.
  
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• Appeals court upholds order against Pence on Syrian refugees

  03-10-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed as "nightmare speculation" Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's fears that Syrian refugees could commit acts of terror, siding with a judge who blocked Pence's order seeking to prevent agencies from helping resettle the immigrants in the state.
  
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• Detroit Red Wings start season without Datsyuk, new faces

  03-10-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk is not skating with the Detroit Red Wings at the start of a season for the first time since 2000.
  
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• Obama tries to recreate SXSW at White House

  03-10-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama liked his March trip to Austin's South by Southwest festival of technology and music so much that he decided to try to re-create the SXSW vibe from Texas on the South Lawn.
  
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• Colombia scrambles to rescue peace

  03-10-2016 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  Colombian leaders scrambled Monday to rework a peace deal between the government and FARC rebels, despite the voters' rejection of the agreement in a Sunday referendum.
  
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• Colombia, FARC try to rescue peace

  03-10-2016 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  Colombian leaders scrambled Monday to rework a peace deal between the government and FARC rebels, despite the voters' rejection of the agreement in a Sunday referendum.
  
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• L.A. police chief says suspect shot by officers was holding gun

  03-10-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An 18-year-old black man who was shot to death by Los Angeles police over the weekend was fleeing from a suspected stolen car and had turned toward officers with a gun in his hand before they opened fire on him, the city's police chief said on Monday. The death of Carnell Snell Jr. on Saturday was one of two fatal police shootings of black men in California in the past week that touched off protests and intensified a debate over racial bias and excessive force in U.S. policing. Los Angeles Polic
  
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• US Supreme Court won't hear Arizona death sentence case

  03-10-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear Arizona's appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned a convicted murderer's death sentence has opened the door for about 25 death row inmates to challenge their sentences.
  
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• Attorney General Lynch announces grants for new officers

  03-10-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced Justice Department grants to help police departments across the country hire new officers.
  
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• Nine dead as Italy rescues 6,055 migrants on disaster anniversary

  03-10-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italy's coastguard said nine corpses were recovered in operations in which 6,055 people were rescued off Libya Monday, three years to the day after 366 people died in the sinking that first alerted the world to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. In a poignant reminder of the ongoing drama being played out on Europe's southern shores, the coastguard coordinated the rescue of a total of 39 distressed vessels, the bulk of them overcrowded rubber dinghies but also including five converted fishing boa
  
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• Ohio not a must-win on Clinton's path to the White House

  03-10-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Returning to Ohio for the first time in a month, Hillary Clinton tried to make up for lost time Monday with a fiery populist pitch aimed at upending rival Donald Trump in a battleground state where he's tapped into voters' economic anxieties.
  
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• Ferrari's fastest convertible ever

  03-10-2016 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  Ferrari revealed its fastest convertible to date -- LaFerrari Aperta at the the 2016 Paris Motor Show -- and it has already sold out.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew exposes Haiti's rich-poor gap

  03-10-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Port-au-Prince (AFP) - As Hurricane Matthew churns toward Haiti, the inability of the country's impoverished majority to prepare for the storm has laid bare the gaping economic disparities in the poorest country in the Americas. Matthew, the most menacing storm to hit the Caribbean in a decade, was forecast to dump up to 100 centimeters (40 inches) of rain on some parts of the country and set off life-threatening floods and mudslides after charging ashore Monday night.
  
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• Investor Derby: Small cap stocks lead market in 3Q

  03-10-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Small caps and foreign stocks were the place to be in the third quarter.
  
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• U.S. Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Russia Over Syria

  03-10-2016 22:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium.
  
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• As woes mount for Trump, Clinton seizes offensive

  03-10-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump's presidential hopes suffered a punishing new setback Monday as authorities clamped down on his charitable foundation, while Hillary Clinton seized the offensive to brand the Republican a rapacious, bullying businessman. With just five weeks to go before the November 8 election, the billionaire Trump is struggling to regain his footing against a surging Clinton and climb out of one of the darkest periods of his White House campaign. Already weakened by damaging revelations about his
  
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• Potentially 'catastrophic' Hurricane Matthew nears Haiti

  03-10-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Makini Brice LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians were still in vulnerable coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Monday, which experts say threatens "catastrophic" damage from 140 mile-per-hour (220 kph) winds and up to 3 feet of rain over the country's denuded hills. The center of Matthew, a violent Category 4 storm, is due near southwestern Haiti on Monday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The slow-moving cyclone has veered from targeting Jamaica directly b
  
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