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• Winningest UConn hockey coach, Bruce Marshall, dies at 54

  16-10-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The former longtime head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team, who transitioned them to Division I status, has died. Bruce Marshall was 54.
  
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• Local GOP office firebombed

  16-10-2016 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed overnight, with a swastika and the words "Nazi Republicans get out of town or else" spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials.
  
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• Montenegro's ruling party leads in tinderbox polls

  16-10-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Montenegro's veteran premier Milo Djukanovic's party was leading in Sunday's tinderbox election during which authorities arrested 20 Serbs and accused them of planning attacks and hijacking the polls. Tensions were already high over Djukanovic's plans to forge closer ties with the EU and NATO and further heightened after the arrest of 20 Serbs allegedly planning to seize the prime minister and parliament and proclaim victory for the opposition, according to authorities. Partial results after 80
  
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• Iraqi PM: Battle to retake Mosul from ISIS imminent

  16-10-2016 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  A long-awaited operation to seize the key Iraqi city of Mosul after two years of ISIS control will begin in the coming days, militia groups warned Sunday after Iraqi forces told people not to panic and to seal their doors and windows.
  
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• Montenegro election: Ruling party ahead but lacks majority

  16-10-2016 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Partial results in the Montenegrin election suggest the prime minister's pro-Western party will win the most seats but fall short of a majority.
  
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• Nigerian parents reunite with 21 girls freed by Boko Haram

  16-10-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joy, jubilation and dancing erupted Sunday when a group of Nigerian parents were reunited with 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 2 ½ years ago and freed in the first negotiated release organized by ...
  
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• Dolphins stop Big Ben and beat Steelers 30-15

  16-10-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins left Ben Roethlisberger limping, and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't look much better.
  
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• The Latest: Browns Poyer dealing with lacerated kidney

  16-10-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on Week Six of the NFL season (all times EDT):
  
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• Rugby coach found dead in hotel room

  16-10-2016 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  The world of rugby is in shock after the sudden death of Munster coach and former Irish international Anthony Foley at the age of 42.
  
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• Putin dismisses U.S. hacking allegations as campaign rhetoric

  16-10-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Denis Pinchuk GOA, India (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday shrugged off new U.S. threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers, saying such statements only confirmed that Washington used cyber attacks for political ends. Speaking after a summit of developing economies in India Putin also said he believed that the hacking allegations were mainly election campaign rhetoric by the White House, and that he hoped bilateral ties could improve after the U.S. elections. U.
  
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• Unofficial results: Montenegro pro-West ruling party wins

  16-10-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro's ruling party has won the most votes in the small Balkan country's parliamentary vote on Sunday, according to unofficial results, but without enough votes to govern alone and assure the country's chartered course into NATO and other Western institutions.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned by more airlines over fire risk

  16-10-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airlines in Australia, Europe and Asia ban Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, after reports some phones have caught fire.
  
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• Migrants riot in Greece after car kills woman, her child

  16-10-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say migrants living in a camp outside the northern city of Thessaloniki have rioted after a woman and her son were struck and killed by a car.
  
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• Beckham's career day, late 66-yard TD lead Giants

  16-10-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A banged-up Odell Beckham Jr. turned a short fourth-and-1 pass into a winning 66-yard catch and run with 1:24 to play Sunday as the New York Giants snapped a three-game losing streak with a stunning 27-23 victory over the hurting Baltimore Ravens.
  
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• Golden Gate Bridge to hire more officers to prevent suicides

  16-10-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Five new officers will be hired to patrol the Golden Gate Bridge specifically to search for people looking to jump to their death.
  
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• Comey: Lack of use of force data fuels unfortunate narrative

  16-10-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says the absence of reliable data about how often police use force is fueling a regrettable narrative about law enforcement.
  
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• Brady has big day in homecoming, Patriots beat Bengals 35-17

  16-10-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady had a smooth regular-season home debut.
  
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• Redskins beat up Eagles' defense on way to 27-20 victory

  16-10-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and the Washington Redskins ran roughshod over one of the NFL's top defenses in a 27-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
  
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• McCoy scores 3 TDs in Bills 45-16 win over 49ers

  16-10-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — LeSean McCoy scored three times and the Buffalo Bills extended their winning streak to four with a 45-16 victory over San Francisco and new starter Colin Kaepernick Sunday.
  
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• Deal with Rosneft is U.S. sanctions-compliant, says Essar Group CEO

  16-10-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The $12.9 billion sale of India's Essar Oil to a group led by Russia's Rosneft does not run foul of U.S. sanctions imposed against the majority state-owned Russian energy firm, parent Essar Group's CEO said on Sunday. It is the biggest foreign acquisition ever in India and Russia's largest outbound deal. The deal that will give Rosneft , commodities trading house Trafigura and private investment group United Capital Partners a 98 percent stake in Essar's oil arm is "US-sanctions compliant," said
  
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• Report: Regional ISIS leader killed in Turkey

  16-10-2016 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  Mehmet Kadir Cabel, the regional leader for ISIS in Gaziantep, Turkey, was killed Sunday when police raided his cell house, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing police and the regional governor.
  
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• The Latest: NC GOP office damaged by fire, Nazi graffiti

  16-10-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):
  
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• US election 2016: Trump says election 'rigged at polling places'

  16-10-2016 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Presidential runner says the election is rigged by the media and "at many polling places", despite his running mate saying he would accept the result.
  
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• Surf, suds and stock tips: Millennials find place at Stocktoberfest

  16-10-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The actress, best known for playing the troubled stepdaughter Kayla Huntington on the hit ABC television show from 2006 to 2008, was one of dozens of millennials who turned up at "Stocktoberfest" at San Diego's landmark Hotel del Coronado this weekend to give and get investment advice. At only 20, however, Fox was too young to be served alcohol. Invited to speak on a panel with portfolio manager and former Yahoo Finance host Jeff Macke, Fox talked about Starbucks, Pokemon and Snapchat.
  
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• Purdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 wins

  16-10-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Purdue fired coach Darrell Hazell on Sunday midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.
  
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• Actress Ali MacGraw to be honored as Santa Fe 'treasure'

  16-10-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actress and longtime New Mexico resident Ali MacGraw will be recognized for her advocacy work in the community.
  
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• Cleveland's Bauer says stitches should be no issue in Game 3

  16-10-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer has pronounced himself ready to pitch Game 3 of the AL Championship Series, saying the stitches he needed after cutting his finger repairing a drone shouldn't be an issue Monday night against Toronto.
  
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• Trump calls SNL spoof 'hit job,' calls for end of show

  16-10-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump has some choice words for "Saturday Night Live."
  
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• US, UK say support is weak for military action against Syria

  16-10-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain on Sunday acknowledged the Western world's weak support for any military action against Syria's government as they sought ways to pressure President Bashar Assad and his chief backer, Russia, to halt a deadly offensive in Aleppo. They tried to present it as a possibility, nevertheless.
  
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• Shell faces possible Dutch lawsuit over Nigerian activist's execution

  16-10-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The widow of a Nigerian activist is planning to sue Royal Dutch Shell in the Dutch courts alleging the oil company was complicit in the execution of her husband by the Nigerian military in 1995, court documents filed in the United States last week show. Esther Kiobel has filed an application in New York to secure documents from Shell’s U.S. lawyers, which she could use in the Dutch action. The filings with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of New York said she planned
  
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• The Latest: Montenegro ruling party leading unofficial count

  16-10-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The Latest on Montenegro's parliamentary election (all times local):
  
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• Syria conflict: IS 'ousted from symbolic town of Dabiq'

  16-10-2016 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkish-backed rebels in Syria have captured the symbolically important town of Dabiq from so-called Islamic State, say rebel commanders and monitors.
  
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• Buffalo fans target Kaepernick for national anthem protest

  16-10-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Amid loud chants of "USA! USA! USA!," San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the national anthem Sunday in his continuing protest against racial oppression and police brutality.
  
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• 7 goals in 6 games for Southampton's bargain striker Austin

  16-10-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — As the goals have dried up for Jamie Vardy at Leicester, another former non-league striker has embarked on a hot scoring streak for a Premier League club.
  
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• The Latest: Bryant out again for Cowboys

  16-10-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on Week Six of the NFL season (all times EDT):
  
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• Bryant out again for Cowboys; Chancellor sits for Seahawks

  16-10-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Star receiver Dez Bryant will miss his third straight game for the Dallas Cowboys. Bryant, who has a knee injury, was limited in practice this week.
  
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• Britain, U.S. consider more sanctions against Assad, supporters

  16-10-2016 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lesley Wroughton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States said on Sunday they were considering imposing additional sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his supporters for their actions in Syria's war. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking after briefing allies in London on a new diplomatic initiative on Syria, also called on Russia and Iran to agree to a new ceasefire. The threat of more sanctions on Syria came before a E
  
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• Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's teen daughter killed in Kentucky crossfire

  16-10-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The 15-year-old daughter of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died on Sunday after being caught in an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles outside of a Kentucky restaurant, police said. After the shooting in Lexington at about 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT), Trinity Gay was taken in a private vehicle to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, the Lexington Police Department said in a statement. It's so crazy." Gay, 34, was born in Lexington and lives in a suburb of Orlando, Florida.
  
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• Diamondbacks tab Boston's Hazen as next general manager

  16-10-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have named Boston Red Sox general manager Mike Hazen an executive vice president and general manager.
  
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• Walking on sunshine: Idaho company debuts solar sidewalks

  16-10-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Scott Brusaw has a vision for the nation's roads.
  
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• 'Oldest' panda in captivity Jia Jia dies at the age of 38

  16-10-2016 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jia Jia, a giant panda believed to have been the oldest ever kept in captivity, dies at the age of 38 at a theme park in Hong Kong.
  
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• Prandelli's Valencia off to winning start

  16-10-2016 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cesare Prandelli enjoyed the perfect start to life in charge of Valencia as Mario Suarez's double lifted Los Che out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Sporting Gijon. The former Italy boss is Valencia's fourth coach in under a year, but got an instant response as Suarez finished off a fine team move to open the scoring after just seven minutes. Prandelli signalled his priority is improving Valencia's defence, but they are still to keep a clean sheet this season as Carlos Castro headed hom
  
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• Pence says GOP ticket will 'absolutely' accept vote outcome

  16-10-2016 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Pence said Sunday he and Donald Trump will abide by "the will of the American people" on Election Day, and suggested that Trump's claim of a 'rigged" election stems from his belief ...
  
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• Pope canonizes Argentina's 'gaucho priest,' 6 others saints

  16-10-2016 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis canonized Argentina's "gaucho priest" Sunday, bestowing sainthood on the poncho-wearing pastor with whom the first Argentine pope shares many similarities, from a taste for mate ...
  
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• Syria conflict: West considers new sanctions over Aleppo

  16-10-2016 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US and UK warn the Syrian and Russian governments that new economic sanctions could be imposed if the bombing of Aleppo continues.
  
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• The Latest: Hacked emails show Clinton camp talks on AIDS

  16-10-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 2:32 p.m. Hacked emails released Sunday by WikiLeaks show Hillary Clinton's aides fretting over how to respond to backlash from the LGBT community ...
  
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• Iraqi forces poised to launch operation to retake Mosul

  16-10-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces appear poised to launch their most complex anti-IS operation to date: retaking the country's second-largest city of Mosul. While the country's military has won a string of territorial victories that have pushed the Islamic State group out of more than half the territory the group once held, some Iraqi officials worry that the Mosul fight has been rushed and if the city is retaken without a plan to broker a peace, it could lead to more violence.
  
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• Southampton 3-1 Burnley

  16-10-2016 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southampton move to eighth in the Premier League as two goals from Charlie Austin and one from Nathan Redmond punish Burnley.
  
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• Boris Johnson penned anti-Brexit article

  16-10-2016 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  Turns out Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who campaigned prominently for the UK's departure from the European Union, may have had his doubts.
  
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• Bad cable delays comeback rocket launch from Virginia

  16-10-2016 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A bad cable delayed a rocket launch from Virginia on Sunday by a NASA shipper eager to make a strong comeback.
  
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