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• Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1B accounts

  14-12-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yahoo says it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013, in what is thought to be the largest data breach at an email provider. The Sunnyvale, California, company ...
  
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• WATCH: Babies Exposed to Zika Virus in 1st Trimester More Likely to Have Birth Defects, Study Says

  14-12-2016 23:59
  
  In the study, babies of women who had the virus in the first trimester had an 11 percent chance of having birth defects.
  
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• Syrian rebels say Aleppo deal back on track, but Hezbollah unit cites 'big complications'

  14-12-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Syrian rebel officials and a representative of pro-government forces said on Wednesday night that a ceasefire deal for Aleppo was back on track, but a unit run by Damascus's Iranian-backed ally Hezbollah denied that a deal had been done. Abdul Salam Abdul Razak, a military spokesman for the Nour al-Din al Zinki rebel group, told Reuters: "An agreement has been reached and within the coming hours its implementation will begin." An official in the pro-Damascus military
  
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• Syria rebels announce new evacuation deal for Aleppo

  14-12-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syrian rebels announced a new evacuation deal for Aleppo civilians and the injured on Wednesday, after shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the city's streets. Under the initial plan, thousands of civilians and rebel fighters were due to evacuate early Wednesday the east of Syria's second city, scene of some of the worst violence in more than five years of war across the country.
  
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• Meet Geert Wilders, Holland's Donald Trump

  14-12-2016 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  With his anti-immigration rhetoric and populist discourse, who is the peroxide-blonde politician shaking up Holland?
  
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• Perfect 10 for Chelsea, Ibra rescues Man Utd

  14-12-2016 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cesc Fabregas's goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Sunderland on Wednesday -- their 10th in succession -- as Antonio Conte's side surged six points clear at the Premier League summit. Fabregas, who came in for Nemanja Matic, curled in from Willian's 40th-minute cut-back to establish Chelsea's longest winning run within the same league campaign since 2005-06. "Today we didn't pay, but when you have the possibility to kill the game, you must kill the game," said Chelsea manager Conte.
  
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• Trump meets Silicon Valley elite after mutual mistrust in campaign

  14-12-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gina Cherelus and Dustin Volz NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump and some of Silicon Valley's most powerful executives met at his Manhattan tower on Wednesday, a summit convened to smooth over frictions after both sides made no secret of their disdain for each other during the election campaign. The meeting was expected to focus on economic issues and skirt the numerous disagreements the tech industry has with Trump - including on immigration, the trade relationship
  
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• Aleppo cease-fire unravels, raising specter of bloody end

  14-12-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo unraveled on Wednesday, once again raising the specter of a bloody end to the battle for Syria's largest city as residents reported the resumption of shelling and brutal bombing runs.
  
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• DNA Discovery Reignites Long-Dormant Serial Killer Case

  14-12-2016 23:44
  
  A new DNA analysis has given more clues to detectives investigating a suspected string of unsolved serial killings on Long Island in New York
  
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• Russian Officials and Analysts Think Tillerson Could End Sanctions

  14-12-2016 23:41
  
  Oil executive with deep business experience in Russia opposed sanctions.
  
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• US: 75% of ISIS fighters killed since 2014

  14-12-2016 23:39 via cnn.com
  
  At least 75% of ISIS fighters have been killed during the campaign of US-led airstrikes, according to US officials.
  
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• Trump Selects Ronna Romney McDaniel to Lead RNC

  14-12-2016 23:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump has selected Ronna Romney McDaniel to lead the Republican National Committee in 2017, the RNC announced in a statement Wednesday.
  
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• Judge Declares Mistrial in Dalia Dippolito's Murder-for-Hire Retrial

  14-12-2016 23:27
  
  A mistrial has been declared in Dalia Dippolito's murder-for-hire case in Florida.
  
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• Muslim Student Accused of Making Up 'Trump' Harassment

  14-12-2016 23:19 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The 18-year-old was charged with filing a false report. She claimed three men called her a terrorist and chanted "Donald Trump" in New York City.
  
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• Bill Cosby Accused of 'Lifetime of Sexual Assault'

  14-12-2016 23:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cosby's lawyers say claims against him are "ancient, remote, incredible, uncorroborated."
  
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• Stocks fall after Fed rate hike, dollar and bond yields jump

  14-12-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks had their worst day in two months after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday on the back of a strengthening job market and surprised investors by increasing its forecast for rate hikes next year. The dollar's value jumped against other currencies, and bond yields climbed to their highest levels in years.
  
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• Opinion: Kanye West, do YOU care about black people?

  14-12-2016 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West's meeting with president-elect Donald Trump suggests that, symbolically at least, black people did not just lose the presidential election -- we've lost our damn minds.
  
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• Kanye West, do YOU care about black people?

  14-12-2016 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West's meeting with president-elect Donald Trump suggests that, symbolically at least, black people did not just lose the presidential election -- we've lost our damn minds.
  
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• U.S. bond yields, dollar gain, stocks fall after Fed rate hike

  14-12-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yields on shorter-dated Treasuries hit their highest levels in more than five years on Wednesday while the dollar rose to its highest against the yen in 10 months after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled a faster pace of hikes in 2017. Wall Street stocks ended a volatile session with their biggest percentage decline since before the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, while gold prices hit a 10-month low. As expected, the Fed
  
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• Treated sawdust may help sop up, burn off Arctic oil spills

  14-12-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal researchers looking for ways to contain petroleum spills in frigid Arctic waters are investigating whether a powder form of humble sawdust can provide a solution.
  
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• Grandmother Charged After Detroit Teen Killed in Shooting

  14-12-2016 23:08
  A Detroit grandmother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her gun was used in an accidental shooting that killed a teenager who was off from school because of a snow day
  
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• 'We never expected another Holocaust' but it happened

  14-12-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of ISIS' brutality, some of Iraq's religious and ethnic minority communities teeter on extinction. Here are their voices.
  
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• Voices of Iraq: Minorities on the edge of extinction

  14-12-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of ISIS' brutality, some of Iraq's religious and ethnic minority communities teeter on extinction. Here are their voices.
  
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• Trump tells anxious tech leaders: 'We're here to help'

  14-12-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump, who faced fierce opposition from some Silicon Valley leaders during the election campaign, strove to assure the titans of tech on Wednesday that his administration is "here ...
  
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• Iraq's minorities on edge of extinction

  14-12-2016 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  In the offices of a Kurdish government ministry created to promote ethnic and religious harmony, a Jewish man -- one of the last in Iraq -- reflects on his nation's past of persecution and a future darkened by ISIS.
  
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• Colorado school district decides whether to arm teachers

  14-12-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A rural Colorado school district is deciding whether to arm its teachers and other school staff to protect its students.
  
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• Thief dimes out co-workers who stole nickel from steel plant

  14-12-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A nickel here, a nickel there, and pretty soon you're talking about some real money.
  
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• The Latest: Istanbul protest blames Iran for deal's failure

  14-12-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria, where fighting is still underway in Aleppo despite a cease-fire deal that was to allow opposition fighters and civilians to withdraw (all times local):
  
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• As term ends, mine safety chief hopeful for safer coal mines

  14-12-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The nation's coal mines are headed for another record low year in workplace deaths, and the outgoing federal mine safety chief said he's hopeful that mining companies will work with the incoming Trump administration to continue that progress.
  
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• Kansas Board OKs Universities' Policies for Guns on Campus

  14-12-2016 23:02
  The Kansas Board of Regents has approved policies for how the state's six public universities will implement a state law allowing people to carry concealed guns into campus buildings starting in July
  
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• Yahoo says hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts

  14-12-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo says hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts.
  
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• WATCH: Ryan Zinke: Everything You Need to Know

  14-12-2016 23:00
  
  President-elect Donald Trump tapped the congressman from Montana for interior secretary.
  
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• Justices take up appeal of men convicted in 1984 gang murder

  14-12-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn the convictions of seven men found guilty of a notorious 1984 murder in the nation's capital.
  
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• Trump urged to tackle campaign finance in 'swamp draining'

  14-12-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington lawmakers acknowledge they spend a "sickening" amount of time raising money — and a bipartisan advocacy group sees President-elect Donald Trump as part of the cure.
  
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• Fed Hikes Key Interest Rate for 2nd Time in a Decade

  14-12-2016 22:56
  
  An incremental hike is not likely to affect most wallets.
  
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• Dow streak of records ends as Fed hikes interest rates

  14-12-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street stocks fell Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates, snapping a seven-day streak of record closes for the Dow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6 percent to 19,792.53, retreating from the 20,000 mark which was within reach. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 0.8 percent to 2,253.28, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.5 percent to 5,436.67.
  
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• The Latest: Michigan GOP leader named to national role

  14-12-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 4:50 p.m. President-elect Donald Trump is naming Michigan GOP leader Ronna Romney McDaniel deputy chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, ...
  
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• Aleppo evacuation plan back on track to end years of fighting

  14-12-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Tom Perry ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - An evacuation of rebel-held districts of Aleppo is back on track and expected to begin within hours, officials on both sides of the war said late on Wednesday, a retreat that would mark a major victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and end years of fighting. Iran, one of Assad's main backers, had imposed new conditions, saying it wanted the simultaneous evacuation of wounded from two villages besieged by r
  
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• Derek Holland agrees to $6M, 1-year contract with White Sox

  14-12-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox added to their starting rotation, agreeing to a $6 million, one-year contract with left-hander Derek Holland.
  
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• Wall St. slides after Fed raises rates; energy weighs

  14-12-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell the most in two months on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point and signaled hikes could come next year at a faster pace than some expected. Energy stocks weighed the most on the S&P 500 after a sharp drop in U.S. crude oil prices. The Fed's decision to raise rates comes as President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn in next month, is seen cutting taxes and increasing spending on infrastructure
  
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• Catcher Welington Castillo agrees with Orioles

  14-12-2016 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Free agent catcher Welington Castillo has agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, pending a medical review.
  
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• Louisville AD: Ex-Wake analyst shared plays with assistant

  14-12-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich confirmed that a former Wake Forest assistant coach-turned-broadcaster did share "a few plays" with a Cardinals assistant before the teams played last month.
  
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• 'La La Land' hits a wrong note in Screen Actors Guild noms

  14-12-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The rising chorus for "La La Land" is suddenly missing a very conspicuous note.
  
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• Democrats warn Trump hotel could turn into big headache

  14-12-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats warned on Wednesday that they'll make Donald Trump's splashy new Washington hotel a big headache if he doesn't dump his ownership stake in it before taking office as the nation's 45th president.
  
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• 12 places to skip the stress of Christmas

  14-12-2016 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  Andy Williams may have sung that "It's the most wonderful time of the year," but for many, it's also by far the most stressful.
  
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• U.S. Northeast braces for arctic air after N.Y. boy dies in snowbank

  14-12-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Timothy Mclaughlin CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arctic air sweeping through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday is expected to bring the Northeast the freezing conditions that contributed to the death on Tuesday of an upstate New York boy who became trapped in a snowbank. Temperatures in Chicago, the country's third-largest city, may plunge to between 13 and 22 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 11 to minus 5 Celsius), at least 10 degrees below normal, the National Weather Service said. The wind chill factor could g
  
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• Trump Pledges Aid to Silicon Valley During Tech Meeting

  14-12-2016 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump pledged his aid in helping top technology executives continue to innovate and solicited advice from the tech titans during a meeting in Trump Tower on Wednesday.
  
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• Sparks fly on eve of EU summit seeking bloc unity on Brexit

  14-12-2016 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Discord has surfaced on the eve of a European Union summit where 27 of the bloc's leaders are seeking a united front in exit negotiations with Britain.
  
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• Inflatable love doll gift to minister sparks furor in Chile

  14-12-2016 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Chileans are in an uproar over a Cabinet minister being given an inflatable sex doll with a note saying "to stimulate the economy" taped over its mouth.
  
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• The Latest: Stocks ending lower after Fed rate hike

  14-12-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local):
  
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