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• Pence emerges in NC with praise, 'forgiveness' for Trump

  10-10-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence emerged Monday after a weekend out of the public eye reaffirming his relationship — awkward as it may seem — with Donald Trump.
  
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• Major Republican WON'T defend Trump

  10-10-2016 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan dealt his own party's presidential nominee a withering blow Monday, telling fellow Republicans he will no longer defend Donald Trump and will instead use the next 29 days to focus on preserving his party's hold on Congress.
  
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• Box Office Top 20: 'Girl on the Train' races to top spot

  10-10-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' best-selling psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train" easily topped the box office this weekend, outpacing the embattled slavery drama "The Birth of a Nation" by a long stretch.
  
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• The Latest: Court grants 1-day extension for FL registration

  10-10-2016 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Romo's status uncertain as Prescott question looms larger

  10-10-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo was expected to have an MRI on Monday, with Dallas owner Jerry Jones believing the results would show that his quarterback's fourth back injury in less than four years has healed.
  
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• Leaked emails show tension inside Clinton inner circle

  10-10-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly leaked emails show consternation among those closest to Hillary Clinton about how Bill Clinton's business dealings might damage his reputation and potentially affect her presidential hopes.
  
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• Asian Americans: No, I'm not from China

  10-10-2016 23:41 via money.cnn.com
  
  A confrontation on a Manhattan street has triggered the emergence of the hashtag #Thisis2016.
  
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• House speaker won't 'defend' Trump, as Clinton poll lead grows

  10-10-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump's presidential aspirations took more tough hits Monday as the nation's top elected Republican all but conceded the race to Hillary Clinton, who returned to the campaign trail invigorated by polls showing her lead expanding. With Trump's campaign already teetering on the precipice after revelations of his lewd comments about women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republican lawmakers that he could no longer "defend" Trump, and that the priority now was maintaining the party's con
  
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• Unlike first, second debate doesn't set viewership record

  10-10-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 66.5 million people watched the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, down from the record-setting audience who saw their first match but on par with the Obama-Romney contests four years ago.
  
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• Top U.S. Republican Ryan distances himself from Trump White House bid

  10-10-2016 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, took the extraordinary step on Monday of distancing himself from Donald Trump, stirring a backlash from some lawmakers and deepening a crisis over his party's struggling presidential nominee. In a conference call with congressional Republicans, Ryan all but conceded that Democrat Hillary Clinton was likely to win the White House on Nov. 8 and said he would put his full energy into prese
  
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• After hurricane, chaos lingers in water-logged N. Carolina

  10-10-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew on the rise, at least one North Carolina city appeared near chaos Monday, its police station shuttered and sporadic gunfire in the air, and authorities worried that ...
  
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• The Latest: Kaine says men don't talk like Trump

  10-10-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 5:05 p.m. Tim Kaine says Donald Trump's dismissal of the vulgar comments he made in a leaked 2005 tape as "locker room" talk are insulting ...
  
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• Penguins star Sidney Crosby out with another concussion

  10-10-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sidney Crosby was playing the best hockey of his life. Now his extraordinary year is on hold and no one is sure when he will be back on the ice.
  
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• Man in wrong-way fatal crash faces domestic assault trial

  10-10-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — A man accused of driving the wrong way on a Vermont interstate, crashing into a car and killing five high school students, is facing trial on an unrelated domestic assault charge, prosecutors said Monday.
  
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• Broncos' Kubiak to take a week off after migraine diagnosis

  10-10-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Joe DeCamillis stepped up to the podium Monday after GM John Elway named him interim head coach and was instantly met with a welcome-to-the-show question:
  
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• Suspect in killing of two California officers barred from owning gun

  10-10-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 26-year-old man accused of shooting to death two police officers in Palm Springs, California, is a convicted felon who was barred from owning a gun, which has prompted an investigation into how he acquired the firearm, officials said on Monday. John Felix is suspected of shooting through a door of his parents' house in the desert resort community on Saturday, killing two officers who were responding to a report of a family disturbance, according to t
  
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• Kubiak to miss week after health scare: NFL Broncos

  10-10-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has been given a week's leave after being hospitalized for a complex migraine condition, the team said on Monday. Kubiak, who guided Denver to the Super Bowl in February, was taken to a hospital on Sunday after the Broncos' first defeat of the season, against the Atlanta Falcons. The 55-year-old remained in hospital early Monday and will be excused touchline duty for Denver's game against San Diego on Thursday, team manager John Elway said.
  
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• Arizona man accused of terrorism changes his plea to guilty

  10-10-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Tucson man accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix has agreed to a plea deal and is facing at least seven years in an Arizona prison, authorities said Monday.
  
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• After Matthew, Clinton-Trump storm resumes in coastal states

  10-10-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential politics resumed in the key battlegrounds of Florida and North Carolina on Monday, though some campaign offices remain closed and a legal dispute over voter registration lingers after Hurricane Matthew battered the Atlantic coastline, leaving behind fatalities, property damage and widespread power outages.
  
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• Donald Trump: 'No reason' for Taj Mahal casino shutdown

  10-10-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump built the Taj Mahal casino and once called it "the eighth wonder of the world."
  
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• Worried about your Samsung Note 7? Here are your options

  10-10-2016 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Worries about the safety of Samsung's replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have consumers fretting about what to do. And they're getting little guidance from the company. U.S. regulators ordered a recall ...
  
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• Ahead of possible strike, Chicago school talks continue

  10-10-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A weekend of inconclusive contract talks meant that negotiators for the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools met again Monday in a bid to avert a threatened teachers' strike, with an announcement expected before a midnight deadline on whether teachers would form picket lines in the nation's third largest public school district.
  
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• Giving up on Trump? Ryan focusing on saving GOP majority

  10-10-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers he will not campaign for or defend the floundering businessman in the election's closing weeks. Pro-Trump members rebelled in anger, accusing Ryan of conceding the election to Hillary Clinton.
  
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• AP Top 25: Big Ten has 4 in top 10 for 1st time since 1960

  10-10-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Big Ten has four teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll during the regular season for the first time since 1960, and No. 24 Western Michigan is ranked for the first time in school history.
  
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• Colombia's ELN frees hostage ahead of 'important' news

  10-10-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Colombia's second-largest rebel group, the ELN, freed a civilian hostage Monday, the Red Cross said, ahead of what was billed as an "important announcement" on potential peace talks with the government. It was the third hostage release in two weeks by the National Liberation Army (ELN), and came hours before a joint announcement by the leftist guerrillas and the government in the Venezuelan capital Caracas. Venezuela's foreign ministry said the announcement, scheduled for 8:00 pm (midnight GMT),
  
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• Wall Street gains with energy shares; Apple up on Samsung woes

  10-10-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Aiding the advance, polls showed Democrat Hillary Clinton's lead widening in the U.S. presidential race following further turmoil in Republican Donald Trump's campaign over the weekend and a late Sunday debate between the candidates. Clinton is viewed as more positive for stocks partly because her positions are well known, Wall Street strategists have said. Apple's stock jumped 1.7 percent to $116.05 and hit a high not seen since December after Samsung Electronics Co Ltd suspended production of
  
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• 'Snowden' director Stone warns of US bid to 'control the world'

  10-10-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US filmmaker Oliver Stone warned Monday that his country's desire to "control the world" by eavesdropping on the entire planet would end in disaster. The outspoken director of "JFK" and "Platoon" claimed Washington's war on terror was being used as cover to "dominate the world". "That desire to control the world is very dangerous," Stone warned as his latest movie "Snowden" is released across Europe and Asia.
  
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• Study shows knowledge gap with in-car technology

  10-10-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and BMW customers are the most satisfied with their in-vehicle technology, but those brands and others still need to work on educating drivers about what their cars can do, according to a new survey by the market research company J.D. Power and Associates.
  
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• The Latest: Pumpkin weighing 1,910 pounds wins contest

  10-10-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the giant pumpkin weigh-off in Northern California (all times local):
  
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• Samsung halts Note 7 production after new fire scare: source

  10-10-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday, after reports of fires in replacement devices added to the tech giant's worst ever recall crisis. Top U.S. and Australian carriers also suspended sales or exchanges of Note 7s, while major airlines reiterated bans on passengers using the phones, after smoke from a replacement device forced the evacuation of a passenger plane in the United State
  
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• 'Not ready' Tiger Woods postpones comeback

  10-10-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tiger Woods rocked the golf world Monday after abruptly cancelling his long-awaited comeback, raising fresh questions about his ability to return to the highest levels of the sport he once ruled. Just three days after the PGA Tour issued a statement trumpeting the former world number one's participation at the Safeway Open in California this week, Woods announced he was not ready to return from his 14-month injury layoff. "After a lot of soul-searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not
  
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• U.S. stocks gain on widening Clinton lead, oil surges

  10-10-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks strode higher on Monday, lifted by Hillary Clinton's widening lead in the U.S. presidential campaign and by a surge in oil prices, while sterling was under pressure on concerns Britain will make a hard exit from the European Union. Brent crude prices rose to their highest in a year after Russia said it was ready to join a proposed deal to cap oil production in the hope of stemming a two-year price slide, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Is
  
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• Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack

  10-10-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If you're angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour.
  
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• 'Divergent' star Shailene Woodley arrested during protest

  10-10-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Actress Shailene Woodley has been arrested during a protest of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in southern North Dakota.
  
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• Trump, Clinton offer few plans for Syrian mess lying ahead

  10-10-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Whoever wins the White House, he or she will inherit the war in Syria, one of the most complex and brutal crises in the world. But neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has articulated a comprehensive or realistic proposal to deal with it
  
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• The scorched-earth presidential debate in 2 minutes

  10-10-2016 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  In the second presidential debate, things got ugly almost immediately after Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took the stage.
  
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• Mood risk from blood pressure meds

  10-10-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the drugs most commonly used to treat people with high blood pressure could also be affecting their mood -- particularly their risk of depression -- according to a new new study.
  
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• Blood pressure meds could raise depression risk

  10-10-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the drugs most commonly used to treat people with high blood pressure could also be affecting their mood -- particularly their risk of depression -- according to a new new study.
  
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• Blood pressure meds can spark depression

  10-10-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the drugs most commonly used to treat people with high blood pressure could also be affecting their mood -- particularly their risk of depression -- according to a new new study.
  
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• Unlike first, second debate won't set viewership record

  10-10-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Viewership for the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won't match the record-setting levels of their first meeting but should instead be on par with the Obama-Romney contests four years ago.
  
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• By 2100, storms will unleash more floods in New York

  10-10-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Extreme floods unleashed by massive storms on the scale of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 are expected to rise sharply in the coming decades in the New York City area, researchers said Monday. Using computer models to combine sea level rise and storm surge -- flooding brought on by a cyclone -- researchers found that such events will become far more common in the years to come. "The worst-case scenario has the frequency increasing by 17 times by the year 2100," said the study in the October 10 edition
  
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• Woods pulls out of comeback tournaments

  10-10-2016 21:54 via cnn.com
  
  Tiger Woods' 14-month wait to return to competitive golf looks set to continue.
  
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• Tiger Woods puts comeback on hold

  10-10-2016 21:54 via cnn.com
  
  Tiger Woods' 14-month wait to return to competitive golf looks set to continue.
  
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• The REAL star of the debate

  10-10-2016 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Ken Bone, the charming questioner from Sunday night's presidential debate who achieved instant Internet fame for his smart outfit and articulate question, revealed new details Monday on his wardrobe, politics and viral celebrity.
  
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• The REAL star of the Clinton-Trump debate

  10-10-2016 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Ken Bone, the charming questioner from Sunday night's presidential debate who achieved instant Internet fame for his smart outfit and articulate question, revealed new details Monday on his wardrobe, politics and viral celebrity.
  
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• Debate star Bone on his viral celebrity

  10-10-2016 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Ken Bone, the charming questioner from Sunday night's presidential debate who achieved instant Internet fame for his smart outfit and articulate question, revealed new details Monday on his wardrobe, politics and viral celebrity.
  
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• Woods to withdraw from Safeway Open in California

  10-10-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The comeback of Tiger Woods is going to have to wait at least two more months.
  
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• Ginsburg calls anthem protest 'dumb and disrespectful'

  10-10-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has called the protests of football players who decline to stand for the national anthem "dumb and disrespectful."
  
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• Captain Rooney dropped for England trip to Slovenia

  10-10-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  England captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped for Tuesday's World Cup Group F qualifier in Slovenia for tactical reasons, manager Gareth Southgate said at a news conference on Monday. Liverpool's Jordan Henderson will wear the skipper's armband with Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier replacing Rooney who will start from the bench in Ljubljana. "It's very straightforward really, we have looked at Slovenia and the way they play and from midway through last week I had in mind the profile of the
  
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• Trump still alive, but Republican Party in tatters

  10-10-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After nearly 18 months of vitriolic campaigning and two incendiary presidential debates, it is clear that the 2016 race for the White House is truly like no other. The release of a 2005 video containing lewd and sexist comments made by Republican nominee Donald Trump has further roiled his party, which was already in tatters and without a path forward. Here are the key lessons learned so far with four weeks to go before Americans go to the polls on November 8 for an election that will end with e
  
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