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• Alt-right leader: 'Hail Trump!'

  21-11-2016 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  The racism and anti-Semitism of the alt-right movement were on display Saturday in Washington when its members gathered to celebrate Donald Trump's victory.
  
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• Strong 6.9 quake hits Japan triggering tsunami warning

  21-11-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early Tuesday, the USGS said, while Japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning for the region's coast including Fukushima prefecture. A some three metre (9.9 feet) tsunami could hit the northeastern coast, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, including Fukushima -- home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
  
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• Klinsmann fired as US coach

  21-11-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Germany player and coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fired Monday as coach of the United States after losing two 2018 World Cup qualifying matches. The 52-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, had been in charge of the US since 2011. US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati announced the "difficult decision" without naming a replacement.
  
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• Huge interest as Anne Frank poem goes up for auction

  21-11-2016 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A very rare handwritten poem by Jewish diarist Anne Frank goes under the auctioneer's hammer Wednesday, amid a flurry of interest which may push the price well above the 30,000 euros ($32,000) reserve. "These things are so rare that I've never seen anything like it," said Thys Blankevoort, co-director of the Bubb Kuyper auction house based in the western Dutch town of Haarlem. "Any document that's written by Anne Frank is rare," he told AFP Monday, adding only about four or five items signed by
  
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• Jeff Koons gives sculpture to Paris to honour attacks victims

  21-11-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  American artist Jeff Koons on Monday announced he would give Paris a "Bouquet of Tulips" sculpture as an offering of remembrance for the victims of the November 2015 jihadist attacks, city hall said. The sculpture will represent a huge hand holding out a multicoloured bouquet of tulips, the contemporary artist said at the US embassy in Paris, a statement said. Koons said the sculpture was designed as an offering in memory of the victims and as a symbol of optimism, in an effort to help Paris ove
  
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• Girl, 4, in heartbreaking pic dies of cancer

  21-11-2016 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  A British girl seen by thousands in a heartbreaking photograph that her father said showed "the darkness that is childhood cancer" has died, he announced in a Facebook post. Jessica Whelan, of Clayton-le-Moors, England, was 4.
  
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• 4-year-old girl in heartbreaking photograph dies of cancer

  21-11-2016 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  A British girl seen by thousands in a heartbreaking photograph that her father said showed "the darkness that is childhood cancer" has died, he announced in a Facebook post. Jessica Whelan, of Clayton-le-Moors, England, was 4.
  
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• No. 3 Michigan must win The Game to make it relevant again

  21-11-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Game has lost its luster in recent years.
  
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• Police: Suspect in Kansas baby's kidnapping faked pregnancy

  21-11-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas woman suspected of kidnapping a newborn had faked a pregnancy for months and was a longtime acquaintance of the girl's mother, who was found shot to death at her Kansas home, authorities said Monday.
  
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• Hong Kong's banned lawmakers aren't backing down

  21-11-2016 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus "Baggio" Leung would be forgiven for feeling a little shell shocked.
  
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• Pence, who touts openness, tries to stop document release

  21-11-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for Indiana Governor and Republican Vice President-elect Mike Pence argued in court Monday that the state's judicial branch has no authority to require him to comply with Indiana's public records law.
  
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• House seeks delay in health law appeal pending new president

  21-11-2016 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House of Representatives is asking the federal appeals court in Washington to delay consideration of a case involving the Obama health care law because Donald Trump has pledged to repeal and replace it when he becomes president.
  
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• AP Source: Detroit Pistons nearing downtown move

  21-11-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement in principle with the city of Detroit and Olympia Entertainment for the team to move from the suburbs to downtown, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
  
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• Frances' Juppe sets battle lines with 'brutal' Fillon before primary runoff

  21-11-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Former French prime minister Alain Juppe sought to regain momentum on Monday in the battle for the center-right's presidential nomination, accusing his rival Francois Fillon of pushing a "brutal" economic program that would break France. Fillon, prime minister between 2007 to 2012 under Nicolas Sarkozy, won 44 percent of votes in the first-round of the center-right's nomination race, some 15 percent more than Juppe, whom he now faces in the second-round runoff. A
  
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• Trump supporter pitches hard-line immigration plan for DHS

  21-11-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An immigration adviser to President-elect Donald Trump and a possible candidate for a top government post wants to make some changes at the Homeland Security Department, including recreating a system that required certain immigrants, including men and boys from 25 mostly Muslim nations, to register with the federal government upon their arrival.
  
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• Trump auditions Cabinet prospects high above Manhattan

  21-11-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that at times resembles a reality show like the one he once hosted.
  
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• The Latest: Firm blasts US curbs on mining near Yellowstone

  21-11-2016 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the Interior Secretary's announcement on mining claims outside Yellowstone (all times local): 1:10 p.m. A representative of a company seeking to mine for gold near Yellowstone National Park ...
  
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• Police: Woman admits abduction for ransom; victim found dead

  21-11-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A woman acknowledged kidnapping another woman and picking up a $250,000 ransom that authorities handed over in hopes of the safe return of the victim, but her body was found along a rural road in Washington state two days later, a police report said Monday.
  
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• Fukushima braces for tsunami after 7.3 quake rocks Japan

  21-11-2016 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  A tsunami warning is in effect for Japan's Fukushima Prefecture after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday (3:59 p.m. Monday ET), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
  
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• Parts of Northeast get 18 inches of snow; bus overturns

  21-11-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A storm system is bringing wintry weather to the Northeast, dumping up to 18 inches of snow in parts of upstate New York.
  
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• The Latest: Investor Washburne up for interior secretary

  21-11-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• Klinsmann fired as US soccer coach; Arena could return

  21-11-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann was fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team Monday, six days after a 4-0 loss at Costa Rica dropped the Americans to 0-2 in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
  
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• Earthquake hit off Honshu

  21-11-2016 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Japan is bracing for a tsunami after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck just off Honshu, Japan. CNN's Jennifer Gray reports.
  
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• Howard Dean calls Steve Bannon 'a Nazi'

  21-11-2016 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean called President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist pick Steve Bannon "a Nazi."
  
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• What people fight about on Thanksgiving

  21-11-2016 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  What people fight about on Thanksgiving
  
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• Amazon explores live sports streaming: WSJ

  21-11-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is exploring live sports streaming and has held talks with leagues including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League for live game rights, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. Amazon has held discussions to create a premium, exclusive sports package with a Prime membership. The company, which has reached out to smaller leagues, has also contacted traditional TV networks for game rights they are not using,
  
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• O'Hare workers to strike on nationwide 'Day of Disruption'

  21-11-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A strike by hourly workers at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago will add another dimension to a nationwide day of protests by fast-food employees who have been pushing for a $15 hourly wage and union rights, organizers said Monday.
  
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• Regulators, railroads target sleep apnea in wake of crash

  21-11-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Engineers suffering from sleep apnea must have the fatigue-inducing disorder under control before they will be allowed to operate trains for the New Jersey commuter railroad whose train slammed into a station in September, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people.
  
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• NBCUniversal doubles stake in BuzzFeed with $200 million investment

  21-11-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Online media company BuzzFeed, best known for its list-based articles and quizzes, said Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal had invested an additional $200 million in the company. NBCU parent Comcast has pumped heavily into digital-native companies such as BuzzFeed and Vox Media, partly in an effort to better service existing advertisers. The new investment, which gives BuzzFeed a valuation of around $1.7 billion, ups NBCU’s stake to $400 million, following an initial $200 million inve
  
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• US stock indexes bust records as oil prices jump

  21-11-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A jump in oil prices helped pull U.S. stocks to record highs Monday as investors continue to hope for a cut in oil production that could help prices go higher. The start of the week once again brought several corporate deals, with companies in the energy and technology industries making big moves.
  
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• Could Romney last on Trump team?

  21-11-2016 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  Tim Stanley: Though Trump favors loyalty, coherence, in his hard-right cabinet picks, getting a GOP establishment figure on board could be a coup--and pose risks.
  
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• Oil rally propels Wall Street to record

  21-11-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin that raised expectations major oil producing countries could reach a deal to limit output at a meeting next week also spurred the jump in oil prices. "The post-election rally is continuing," said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice president at BB&T Wealth Management in Birmingham, Alabama.
  
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• Tsunami warning issued after quake off Fukushima in Japan

  21-11-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.3 has struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan. A tsunami warning for waves of up to three meters (10 feet) has been issued.
  
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• Bengals lose Bernard; A.J. Green could be back in weeks

  21-11-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals running back Giovani Bernard has a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but star receiver A.J. Green might be able to return from a hamstring injury this season.
  
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• Governments, elected leaders respond to uptick in hate crime

  21-11-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some governments and elected leaders across the U.S. are responding to an uptick in reports of hate crimes following the presidential election.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Fire sweeps through Haiti market after elections

  21-11-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A mysterious fire swept through sections of a Haitian market hours after polls closed in national elections, leaving scrap-wood stalls and inventory in ashes.
  
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• For Trump and GOP, 'Obamacare' repeal is complex and risky

  21-11-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here's the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law, perhaps soon enough for Donald Trump to sign it the day he takes the presidential oath. Then approve legislation restructuring ...
  
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• Get used to heat records; study predicts far more in future

  21-11-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts that will get a lot more lopsided as man-made climate change worsens.
  
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• Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued

  21-11-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued.
  
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• Live from New York! The elevators to Trump's residence

  21-11-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.
  
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• French conservative favorite Fillon says Russia poses no security threat

  21-11-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Former prime minister Francois Fillon, favorite to become the French center-right's candidate for president in an election next year, said on Monday that Russia did not constitute a security threat and it was "completely stupid" to push it away. French officials have been pressing for an extension of European Union sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine and suggested that further sanctions over its role in Syria may be necessary given the Russian-bac
  
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• Factbox: Contenders for key jobs in Trump's administration

  21-11-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held meetings in New York on Monday as he worked to fill administration positions ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Below are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles. See end of list for posts already filled. TREASURY SECRETARY * Steven Mnuchin, former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive and Trump's campaign finance chairman * Jeb Hensarling, U.S. ...
  
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• Fears for Aleppo civilians as Syria regime advances

  21-11-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held east Aleppo on Monday, as the UN raised the alarm for nearly one million people living under siege in the war-wracked country. UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council that 974,080 people were now living under siege in Syria, more than double the number from six months ago. The assessment follows mounting international concern over the fate of Aleppo, where 250,000 people are trapped in the east of the city under a governm
  
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• Standard & Poor's 500 closes at a record high, beating the mark it set in August; Dow and Nasdaq also close at records

  21-11-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's 500 closes at a record high, beating the mark it set in August; Dow and Nasdaq also close at records.
  
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• Klinsmann fired as US soccer coach; Arena could get job

  21-11-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann was fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team Monday, six days after a 4-0 loss at Costa Rica dropped the Americans to 0-2 in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
  
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• David Davis starts tour to lay ground for 'constructive' EU talks

  21-11-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Brexit minister David Davis met the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday, the first meeting of several that Britain hopes will "lay the ground for a constructive dialogue". "I want to begin the work of ensuring we have positive, strong, and productive relationship with our closest neighbours," Davis is expected to tell officials, his department said in a statement. "I am confident that by working together we will be able to secure a deal that works in the mutual interests of th
  
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• Turkish President not worried about Trump's Muslim comments

  21-11-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is not worried about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments on Muslims made during his election campaign.
  
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• London girl's remains cryogenically preserved in Michigan

  21-11-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The remains of a 14-year-old London girl whose dying wish was to be cryogenically preserved with the hope of someday being brought back to life are being kept at the Michigan-based Cryonics Institute.
  
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• EPA chief: Progress under Obama won't be undone by Trump

  21-11-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's environmental chief says she is confident that progress in fighting climate change and creating clean-energy jobs will not be undone by President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor: boy's parents turned grief to hope

  21-11-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on sentencing for the Minnesota man who confessed to assaulting, killing Jacob Wetterling in 1989 (all times local):
  
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