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• Dems Call on FBI to Investigate Trump Ties to Russia

  14-10-2016 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Top House Democrats on Friday called on the FBI to investigate Donald Trump's ties to the Russian government and its alleged hacking of Democratic groups and operatives.
  
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• Democrats Call on FBI to Investigate Trump Ties to Russia

  14-10-2016 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Top House Democrats on Friday called on the FBI to investigate Donald Trump's ties to the Russian government and its alleged hacking of Democratic groups and operatives.
  
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• World edges closer to major greenhouse gas deal in Rwanda

  14-10-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World envoys were Friday putting the final touches to a deal in Rwanda to phase out potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major step in curbing global warming. Tough negotiations have seen major developing nations such as India put up a fight over the timeline to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and the financing of the transition. "Country representatives are now negotiating the final details of the amendment," read a tweet from Rwanda's natural res
  
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• Cubs, Indians, Dodgers, Jays aim to end decades-old droughts

  14-10-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wherever he goes these days, Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier runs into friends, neighbors and total strangers who want to talk.
  
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• Gundlach says Yellen speech suggests accommodative Fed for longer

  14-10-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech on Friday on running a “high pressure” economy with a tight labor market to reverse some of the negative effects of the Great Recession of 2008 suggests the U.S. central bank will stay accommodative for longer, according to Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital. "I didn't hear, 'We are going to tighten in December,'" Gundlach said in a telephone interview. Gundlach, who oversees more than $106 billion at Los Angeles-based
  
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• The Latest: Trump meets with New York archbishop

  14-10-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 5:20 p.m. Donald Trump has had a private audience with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, New York's Catholic archbishop. The cardinal's spokesman, Joseph ...
  
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• Space station launches back in Virginia, 2 years after blast

  14-10-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two years after a launch explosion, the space company Orbital ATK is returning to Virginia to send a load of supplies to the International Space Station.
  
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• Delayed Haiti elections to go ahead November 20

  14-10-2016 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Haiti, whose long-overdue presidential elections were further delayed when Hurricane Matthew ravaged the island nation killing hundreds and causing massive destruction, will vote on November 20, officials said Friday. The president of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council, Leopold Berlanger, said Friday that a new attempt to vote would take place on November 20, with a second round planned for January 29. Haiti has been immersed in a political crisis since the first round
  
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• Shark busts through diving cage with diver still inside

  14-10-2016 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  On the off chance that you want to swim with a great white shark, this video might make you think twice.
  
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• Shark busts through diving cage with diver inside

  14-10-2016 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  On the off chance that you want to swim with a great white shark, this video might make you think twice.
  
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• Shark busts through diver's cage

  14-10-2016 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  On the off chance that you want to swim with a great white shark, this video might make you think twice.
  
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• See shark bust through diver's cage

  14-10-2016 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  On the off chance that you want to swim with a great white shark, this video might make you think twice.
  
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• Gov't bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from airliners

  14-10-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under an emergency order issued Friday by the Department of Transportation in response to reports ...
  
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• NYC Official: No Evidence Trump Gave $10K to 9/11 Fund

  14-10-2016 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  The city's comptroller said records don't show a donation, and Trump "may have lied" about making one.
  
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• Municipal-bond week in review: Yields on the upswing

  14-10-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Municipal bond yields moved higher this week as investors digested a slew of reports on the health of the U.S. and global economy. Earlier this week, China reported a drop in exports, but also a higher-than-expected ...
  
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• Milwaukee men accused of trying to join Islamic State group

  14-10-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two Milwaukee men have been charged in federal court with trying to join the Islamic State group.
  
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• How Michelle Obama's speech happened

  14-10-2016 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  Listening to the audio tape last week of Donald Trump telling a chortling interviewer he employed his fame as an excuse to assault women, First Lady Michelle Obama grew incensed. And so, with a campaign speech scheduled for the following week in New Hampshire, sources said the first lady set to work redrafting her usual stump script for Hillary Clinton into what could be one of the most effective political speeches of the year.
  
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• Las Vegas NFL stadium plan clears Nevada Legislature

  14-10-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature has signed off on a plan that would use $750 million in public money to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas, despite opposition to a project partly funded by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
  
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• All about Clinton: Issues at intersection of money, politics

  14-10-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  You wouldn't think there was much left to learn about Hillary Clinton after her nearly four decades in the public arena. But Clinton's time as secretary of state and as a private citizen after her failed ...
  
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• Trump campaign reels over new groping allegations

  14-10-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Dan Whitcomb GREENSBORO, N.C./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday accusations of sexual misconduct against him were part of a plot to discredit him after two more women came forward with allegations that he had groped them. Summer Zervos, who competed on the television show's fifth season in 2006, gave a news conference with celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in Los Angeles, saying Trump kissed her, touched her breast and tried
  
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• Wells Fargo Board of Directors will release internal investigation to public

  14-10-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's Board of Directors will publicize the results of an internal investigation over unauthorized accounts, according to an outside spokesman for the Board at Sard Verbinnen.
  
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• Hawaii board hears testimony on rules for foreign fishermen

  14-10-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii state agency is considering a petition to change rules for commercial fishing licenses given to undocumented foreign fishermen.
  
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• For 3rd time in 5 years, Nats must move on from NLDS exit

  14-10-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Werth knew this season's NL Division Series defeat following a division title felt different from the same scenarios that played out for the Washington Nationals a couple of other times recently.
  
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• Wall Street's gains fade as Yellen questions economy's resilience

  14-10-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended little changed on Friday, losing ground late after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments on the economy unnerved investors.
  
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• Two more women accuse Trump of unwanted sexual advances

  14-10-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two more women including a contestant on Donald Trump's show "The Apprentice" came forward Friday to accuse the presidential candidate of unwarranted sexual advances. Summer Zervos, a contestant in season five on Trump's reality TV show, said that after he "fired" her she remained in touch with him, viewing him as a mentor. The winner of each season in the now-defunct program got a job with the Trump Organization.
  
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• Hershey begins CEO search as Bilbrey announces retirement

  14-10-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The move comes less than three months after the charitable trust that controls Hershey reached a major reform agreement with its overseer, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office, raising questions about the trust's plans for the company. The selection of the new CEO could determine not just the company's financial performance, but also whether the trust will continue to rely on Hershey as its main asset. About two-thirds of the trust's $12 billion in assets are in Hershey stock.
  
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• US bans recalled Samsung Note 7 phones from airplanes

  14-10-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US officials Friday banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes, saying anyone attempting to travel with the recalled handsets may face fines and have the devices confiscated. The South Korean electronics giant has recalled all Note 7 phones, including replacements, following reports of exploding batteries and fires, which have led to numerous injuries. Samsung has also stopped producing the flagship handset.
  
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• US stocks inch higher as banks rise and drugmakers fall

  14-10-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks gave up large gains and finished barely higher Friday. Banks and technology companies traded higher, while stocks that pay large dividends fell thanks to a jump in bond yields.
  
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• Asia nervous over post-Obama era

  14-10-2016 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  Last week, just as Philippine and U.S. military forces were kicking off what could be the last of a half century of joint maneuvers, the Philippines' brash new president told President Barack Obama he would likely be "breaking up" with the United States and that Obama could "go to hell." The comments were only the most public expression of the underlying fears being felt in much of Asia -- a region grappling with uncertainty over what the post-Obama era will bring.
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg Takes Back Her Kaepernick Criticism

  14-10-2016 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Barely aware of the incident or its purpose, my comments were inappropriately dismissive and harsh," the Justice said Friday.
  
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• Gary Kubiak has a mess to clean up when he returns to work

  14-10-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Joe DeCamillis said he felt like a substitute teacher, in which case the Denver Broncos had better brace themselves for the headmaster's return to work Monday.
  
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• Trump's Assault Defense Focuses on Accusers' Motives, Looks

  14-10-2016 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump on Friday continued to defend himself against a mounting number of sexual assault allegations by mocking the appearance of some of his accusers.
  
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• Indians' Bauer cuts finger fixing drone, won't start Game 2

  14-10-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer cut his finger fixing one of the drones he likes to fly and won't start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series, again diverting the Cleveland Indians' pitching plans for the playoffs.
  
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• Jim Beam workers vote on new offer as strike deadline looms

  14-10-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Whiskey workers at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky are voting on a revised contract offer as a strike deadline looms at the world's largest bourbon producer.
  
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• Canadian Politician, 3 Others Die in Plane Crash

  14-10-2016 22:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jim Prentice, a conservative Canadian politician who backed gay marriage, died in the crash in British Columbia Thursday night near Kelowna.
  
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• Hate Crime Charges Filed In Attack on California Sikh Man

  14-10-2016 22:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Maan Singh Khalsa was allegedly assaulted last month. Now, prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against two of his alleged attackers.
  
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• Ginsburg: Sorry for criticizing Kaepernick anthem protest

  14-10-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Friday for characterizing as "dumb and disrespectful" the national anthem protests by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other athletes.
  
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• 18 homes destroyed in northern Nevada wildfire

  14-10-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A wind-whipped wildfire raged out of control Friday in northern Nevada, destroying more than a dozen homes, forcing evacuations, closing roads and schools, and triggering power outages, officials said.
  
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• Russia: Syria meeting aims to isolate Nusra extremists

  14-10-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's U.N. ambassador says a key aim of a high-level meeting on Syria is to get countries that support moderate opposition groups to use their influence to work for a new cease-fire.
  
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• More women accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct

  14-10-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two more women came forward on Friday to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, including a former contestant from a reality show that starred the Republican presidential nominee.
  
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• Before Syria talks, Kerry visits Rwanda's genocide memorial

  14-10-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — There are no names, no stories on the embankment where a quarter-million Rwandans are buried in a mass grave, memorialized by a simple word: "Remembrance."
  
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• Judge dismisses Newtown families' lawsuit against gun maker

  14-10-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Connecticut judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Newtown families against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying federal law shields gun manufacturers from most ...
  
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• After the scandal, Wells Fargo's damage becomes apparent

  14-10-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It's going to get worse for Wells Fargo before it gets better.
  
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• Doctors successfully separate twin boys joined at the head

  14-10-2016 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Forty medical experts at a New York hospital Friday successfully separated conjoined twins attached at the head after a 20-hour procedure.
  
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• Ryan plugs GOP campaign agenda, but no mention of Trump

  14-10-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan did it again Friday — he spoke about the choices in this year's elections without uttering the words, "Donald Trump." Four days after privately telling House Republicans ...
  
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• Ryan Avoids Trump as He Lays Out His Vision

  14-10-2016 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan avoided questions about a flurry sexual assault allegations against GOP nominee Donald Trump Friday.
  
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• Gundlach says Yellen's speech suggests an accommodative Fed for longer

  14-10-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech on Friday on running a “high pressure” economy with a tight labor market to reverse some of the negative effects of the Great Recession suggests a U.S. central bank that will stay accommodative for longer, said Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital.
  
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• New allegations of sexual misconduct rock Trump campaign

  14-10-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New allegations of sexual misconduct rocked Donald Trump's campaign Friday as the candidate denounced his accusers, blasted news organizations that have reported the claims and said it all shows "the ...
  
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• Mexico eyes drug lord Guzman extradition by February

  14-10-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We hope (to do it) in January or February," National Security Commissioner Renato Sales Heredia told TV network Televisa, giving Mexico's clearest estimate yet of when it could send the imprisoned Sinaloa cartel chief across the border. Guzman's lawyer Jose Refugio Rodriguez countered: "He can have his own personal opinion. The foreign ministry approved Guzman's extradition in May, but the man who was once considered the world's most powerful drug trafficker has filed court injunctions.
  
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• Clinton warned U.S. would 'ring China with missile defense': hacked email

  14-10-2016 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in a private speech to bankers three years ago that the United States had warned Beijing it would "ring China with missile defense" unless it did more to rein in North Korea's missile program, according to hacked emails. According to a purported Clinton campaign document attached to an email published by Wikileaks, Clinton said in a speech to Goldman Sachs on June 4, 2013, that the message to C
  
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