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• Judge deflects jury question on arrest definition in trial

  11-11-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A judge on Friday twice told jurors to keep deliberating in the murder trial of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop.
  
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• Wall Street bets Trump will spend more, regulate less

  11-11-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It was perhaps the most surprising trade in a record-setting week on Wall Street: How quickly investors swapped presidential pre-election jitters for enthusiasm at Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Schools report racist incidents in wake of Trump election

  11-11-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump's election, reports of racist incidents are emerging from the nation's schools and universities, including students who chanted "white power" and called black classmates "cotton pickers."
  
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• NY Times promises coverage of Trump will be "fair"

  11-11-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger said on Friday that his newspaper would cover Donald Trump's presidency "fairly" and "without bias" while holding the country's governing institutions accountable. "But we also approach the incoming Trump administration without bias," he added. It also broke stories on women's accusations of Trump's sexual harassment, and the bankruptcies of real estate and gambling businesses he claimed as successes.
  
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• Trump doesn't rule out 'amended' Obamacare: WSJ

  11-11-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US President-elect Donald Trump said he will consider an "amended" version of President Barack Obama's signature health care law -- a shift in position after repeatedly vowing on the campaign trail that he would repeal the measure. Trump explained in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday that his shift came after White House talks Thursday with Obama, who asked him to consider preserving parts of the Affordable Care Act. "Either Obamacare will be amended, or repealed and rep
  
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• Will lawsuits affect Trump presidency?

  11-11-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is heading to the White House with numerous lawsuits. What are they?
  
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• Dow has best week since 2011, other markets falter

  11-11-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - The Dow ended with a new record after its biggest weekly gain since 2011, but other markets faltered on fears US president-elect Donald Trump's spending policies will fire inflation.
  
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• Trump protesters: students, immigrants, anarchists and more

  11-11-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donald Trump says the thousands of men and women taking to the streets to protest his election are "professional protesters incited by the media." But who are they really? The answer varies from state to state. The crowds include high school students, immigrants and even anarchists.
  
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• Stocks slip after US election rally, bond yields rise further, dollar climbs

  11-11-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks on major world markets gave back some of the week's gains on Friday, while global bond yields rose for a fifth day, supporting the U.S. dollar but pressuring commodities and emerging markets. Investors are anticipating that U.S. President-elect Trump's policies will include lower tax rates and more infrastructure spending to grow the economy, but at the expense of a wider fiscal deficit and inflation. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.14 percent to
  
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• Trump chief of staff pick to signal direction of presidency

  11-11-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is considering a conservative bomb-thrower and the face of the GOP establishment, among others, for White House chief of staff — a major post that could set the direction for his presidency. ...
  
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• Kenneth Cole to close most stores in US

  11-11-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fashion chain Kenneth Cole said Friday it will shut nearly all its US stores over the next six months and shift its strategy to emphasize online sales. The move affects 63 outlet stores in the US, leaving the youth-oriented apparel and shoe maker with just two full-priced stores in the US, according to Bloomberg News. "At Kenneth Cole, our goal is to be the global standard for New York style and social consciousness.
  
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• Anti-Trump protest leaders say preparing for long fight

  11-11-2016 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The protests in major U.S. cities against Republican Donald Trump's surprise presidential election victory have been impromptu affairs, quickly organized by young Americans with a diverse array of backgrounds and agendas. Rallies scheduled for Saturday in New York and Los Angeles, and a protest planned for Washington on Jan. 20, when the New York businessman succeeds President Barack Obama, will be just the beginning, activists said in a series of interviews.
  
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• US stocks close mostly higher as Dow sets record high

  11-11-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It was perhaps the most surprising trade in a record-setting week on Wall Street: How quickly investors swapped presidential pre-election jitters for enthusiasm at Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton. ...
  
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• England boost Southgate with win over Scotland

  11-11-2016 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gareth Southgate enhanced his chances of keeping his job and shortened the odds on Gordon Strachan losing his as England sank Scotland 3-0 in World Cup qualifying on Friday. In the third game of Southgate's four-match stint as interim England manager, headers by Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill secured a victory that may land him the role full-time.
  
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• Police: Wannabe weatherman set fire to gain Facebook views

  11-11-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town's police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help identifying the driver of a dark blue SUV last seen where other wildfires began. And in North Carolina, authorities suspect arson in more than 20 wildfires burning in a national forest.
  
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• Trump names VP, children to White House transition team

  11-11-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump shook up his White House transition team Friday, putting running mate Mike Pence in charge and naming a cohort of Washington insiders -- and three of his children -- to help nail down picks for his future cabinet. On Friday, the real estate tycoon-turned-world-leader was ensconced in his luxury Manhattan apartment at Trump Tower. As the aides who guided him to victory marched in to help Trump map out the way forward, he announced he was elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to l
  
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• 13 red, purple state Dems face re-election in age of Trump

  11-11-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A long list of Senate Democrats who face re-election in 2018 are from states Donald Trump won or nearly won on Election Day. That could mean a politically excruciating next two years for many of them and for party leaders trying to chart a legislative path as the new age of Trump begins.
  
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• Cowabunga, dudette! Women take on surf contest for 1st time

  11-11-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Charging into violent waves at a Maui surf break known as "Jaws," a group of women made history Friday as they competed for the first time in the World Surf League's big-wave surfing competition.
  
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• Phillies get Howie Kendrick from Dodgers

  11-11-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies got the veteran hitter they wanted.
  
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• Trump names loyalists, children to transition team

  11-11-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Luciana Lopez WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump put vice presidential running mate Mike Pence in charge of a White House transition team that also includes three of his grown children on Friday as he began the work of filling top administration jobs. Pence replaces New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Trump's campaign said, who remains as a vice chair of the transition effort as he deals with the fallout from the 'Bridgegate' lane closure scandal th
  
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• Lindsey Vonn breaks arm in crash while training in Colorado

  11-11-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn broke her arm during a crash in training in Colorado and underwent surgery. The four-time overall World Cup champion has been battered by injuries in recent years and hopes to return to skiing "as soon as possible."
  
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• Schools report racially charged incidents after election

  11-11-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump's election, reports of racially charged incidents are emerging from the nation's schools and universities, including students who chanted "white power" and called black classmates "cotton pickers."
  
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• 'Mrs. Doubtfire' home in San Francisco fetches $4.15 million

  11-11-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco home that served as the setting for the popular 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," starring Robin Williams, has sold for $4.15 million.
  
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• Cyprus peace talks break off, to reconvene in Geneva Nov. 20

  11-11-2016 22:45 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Cyprus' government spokesman says intensive talks at a Swiss resort aimed at reaching a deal reunifying the ethnically divided island have broken off and will reconvene in Geneva on November 20.
  
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• Dow hits new record but Trump effect eases on Wall St

  11-11-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dow hit a fresh record but stock gains on Wall Street slowed Friday as the bump from Donald Trump's surprise presidential election victory eased. With trade lightened by the Veterans day holiday, the Dow edged up 0.2 percent to a new record at 18,847.66, scoring its best week in five years. "For the most part, investors took the day off today in honor of Veterans Day," said Jack Ablin of BMO Private Bank.
  
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• Facebook glitch made it appear some users had died

  11-11-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday.
  
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• Documents question Charleston massacre suspect's competency

  11-11-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof indicate the judge believes it's possible the white man charged with gunning down nine black parishioners in Charleston may not be mentally competent to stand trial.
  
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• Report: first Australian casino employee released in China

  11-11-2016 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A newspaper reports that one of 18 employees of Australia's largest casino operator detained in China a month ago for suspected gambling crimes has been released on bail.
  
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• AP source: Bartolo Colon, 43, and Braves agree on deal

  11-11-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are getting older in their starting rotation next season.
  
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• The Latest: Pence speaks at Indiana Veteran's Day event

  11-11-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential transition (all times EST):
  
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• Buffett breaks silence on Wells Fargo bogus account scandal

  11-11-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It was a dumb incentive system, which when they found out it was dumb, they didn't do anything about it," Buffett told CNN's Poppy Harlow. Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by Buffett, is Wells Fargo's largest shareholder. It also led to the departure of veteran Chief Executive John Stumpf last month.
  
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• Zuckerberg: 'Crazy' to say Facebook influenced election

  11-11-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the idea that fake news spread on Facebook influenced the outcome of the U.S. election is "crazy." Still, the majority of Americans (six in 10) say they get ...
  
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• Who's to blame for Clinton loss?

  11-11-2016 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  The high command of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign believe there's plenty of blame to go around for their stunning loss to Donald Trump.
  
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• Scared by Trump, some migrants on Mexico border give up American dream

  11-11-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Alire Garcia NOGALES, Mexico (Reuters) - Donald Trump's election victory and his plans to crack down on illegal immigration is so troubling for the groups of men gathered just south of a rusty, towering fence on the U.S.-Mexico border that some are even considering going home. For most poor Central Americans and Mexicans at travelers' shelters in the desert town of Nogales, Trump's threats to build a wall along the whole border and deport millions of illegal immigrants have not made the
  
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• The Latest: EU official: Trump risk to Europe-US relations

  11-11-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The latest on world reaction to the U.S. presidential election (all times local):
  
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• Redford considers retiring from acting

  11-11-2016 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  Robert Redford is thinking about his curtain call.
  
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• Clarence M. Ditlow III, long-time auto safety advocate, dies

  11-11-2016 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence M. Ditlow III, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety whose work over four decades forced the auto industry to make important safety and consumer improvements, including installing air bags, has died.
  
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• UN chief confident Trump will drop rhetoric, show leadership

  11-11-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced confidence on Friday that Donald Trump will drop the strident rhetoric that propelled him to the White House and engage with the world to confront global crises like climate change. Trump won the US presidency on a platform that calls for closer ties with Russia, pulling out of the Paris climate deal, shaking up security alliances and questioning US funding of the United Nations. "This is what he said during the campaign period, on the campaign trail," Ban
  
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• Facebook buys social media buzz tracker

  11-11-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook on Friday announced it has bought startup CrowdTangle, which specializes in tracking hot content on social networks for media agencies and others. CrowdTangle said that its technology helps identify stories picking up traction and influential sources as well as their performance on social networks. The list of users at CrowdTangle included Google, BuzzFeed, Vox, the British BBC, RTL Group in Luxembourg, and Switzerland-based media group Ringier.
  
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• Browns coach on 0-10: 'I never could have dreamt this.'

  11-11-2016 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have been bad, really bad, before. They've been inept, overmatched, impossible to watch, horribly, painfully, downright atrocious.
  
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• Lindsey Vonn breaks arm in training crash in Colorado

  11-11-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery to fix a broken right arm after a crash while training on the slopes in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
  
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• Texas A&M and Ole Miss both look to backup QBs this week

  11-11-2016 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Both No. 10 Texas A&M and Mississippi will start backup quarterbacks on Saturday when they meet after Aggies starter Trevor Knight and Rebels starter Chad Kelly both suffered serious injuries last week.
  
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• Mongooses invade golf course

  11-11-2016 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  Around 20 of these furry creatures held up a golf tournament in South Africa.
  
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• John Kerry talks climate change but not Trump in Antarctica

  11-11-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry didn't comment on President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Friday while visiting Antarctica, but did say that citizens who care about limiting emissions might ...
  
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• UN reports civilian killings, other atrocities in Mosul

  11-11-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BASHIQA, Iraq (AP) — New reports emerged Friday of public killings and other atrocities committed against Mosul residents by Islamic State militants, including dozens of civilians whose bullet-riddled bodies were hung from telephone polls after they were accused of using cellphones to leak information to Iraqi security forces.
  
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• UN calls on Myanmar to investigate sex assault allegations

  11-11-2016 21:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A U.N.
  
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• In shake-up, VP-elect Pence to head Trump transition team

  11-11-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump shook up his White House transition team Friday by appointing running mate Mike Pence as its chairman and naming a cohort of Washington insiders -- along with three of his children -- to the operation. It marked a clear shift by Trump to tap into the very establishment that he railed so strongly against during his abrasive presidential campaign that culminated Tuesday in his shock election win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. "The mission of our team will be clear: put together the mo
  
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• Some children fearful of what a Trump presidency will mean

  11-11-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Thirteen-year-old Sophia Davis, who is black and has friends who are Hispanic, Muslims and gay, is worried that Donald Trump's election will lead to the acceptance of a "culture of violence and hateful speech."
  
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• Fort Trump: New security measures ring Trump Tower

  11-11-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Being a midtown Manhattan neighbor of Donald Trump now that he's president-elect has come to this: navigating swarms of police officers, barricades, checkpoints and street closings that have turned Trump ...
  
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• Trump team filled with Washington insiders

  11-11-2016 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  To shape his administration, President-elect Donald Trump is drawing squarely from the "swamp" he has pledged to drain.
  
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