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• US justice department accuses Barclays over mortgage mis-selling

  22-12-2016 23:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Attorney general alleges ‘irresponsible and dishonest’ practices by UK bank in selling home-loan bonds before financial crisisThe US department of justice has accused Barclays of jeopardising the financial position of millions of American homeowners over a decade-old mortgage bond mis-selling scandal.The DoJ is now taking the bank to court, in what was thought to be the first time an institution had failed to reached a settlement with the US authorities over the sale of residential m
  
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• Volkswagen settles owner payouts, but figures still secret

  22-12-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A federal judge says Volkswagen has reached a deal to compensate owners and leaseholders of the remaining 80,000 diesel vehicles caught up in the company's emissions cheating scandal. But U.S. District ...
  
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• Roma pounce on Napoli gaffe with Chievo win

  22-12-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A first-half free-kick from Stephan El Shaaraway sent Roma on their way to a precious 3-1 win over Chievo that moved them to within four points of Juventus on Thursday. With Juventus in Super Cup action in Doha this Friday against AC Milan but facing a relatively easy fixture with Crotone on their return, both Roma and Napoli were keen to stay on their tails in the final fixtures of 2016. El Shaarawy was given a rare start by coach Luciano Spalletti and the former Milan forward paved the way for
  
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• UN Security Council delays vote on Israeli settlements

  22-12-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The UN Security Council on Thursday delayed a contentious vote on a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt settlements as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in and said the United States should veto the measure. Egypt requested that the vote be postponed, one day after submitting the draft text to the council, a move that triggered immediate calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a US veto to block the resolution. A similar resolution was vetoed by the United States in 2
  
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• Life sentence for man, 21, in neighborhood mom killing case

  22-12-2016 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole on Thursday after pleading guilty to the death of a Las Vegas mother of four who was targeted in a neighborhood cul-de-sac last year.
  
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• Suspended guard Grayson Allen trips up Duke with antics

  22-12-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Grayson Allen's latest antics may have once again tripped up No. 5 Duke.
  
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• Police arrest suspects allegedly planning Christmas bombings in Australian city

  22-12-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police arrest suspects allegedly planning Christmas bombings in Australian city.
  
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• Georgia fines Shane Beamer $25K for role in Wake scandal

  22-12-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fined assistant coach Shane Beamer $25,000 for accepting leaked game plan information two years ago while at Virginia Tech from a former Wake Forest assistant coach.
  
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• Pitt: Joli's compromising our kid's privacy

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• Pitt: Jolie's compromising our kid's privacy

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• Pitt: Jolie lacks "self-regulating mechanism"

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• Pitt: Jolie has "no self-regulating mechanism"

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• Pitt: Angelina's compromising privacy of our children

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• Pitt: Angelina lacks 'self-regulating mechanism'

  22-12-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Brad Pitt filed additional court documents Thursday in an ongoing effort to seal his divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie.
  
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• MS drug shows promise in human trial

  22-12-2016 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  An experimental drug showed positive results in three phase 3 trials for multiple sclerosis, according to new research published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  
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• Five in custody over alleged Melbourne Christmas terrorism plot

  22-12-2016 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Victoria police commissioner says alleged plot included the use of explosives in attacks on Federation Square, Flinders Street Station and St Paul’s cathedralVictoria police say they have foiled an alleged plot by terrorists to attack landmark locations in Melbourne’s CBD including St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street station and Federation Square with explosives and other weapons, possibly on Christmas Day.The chief police commissioner, Graham Ashton, told reporters on Friday
  
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• Trump isn't waiting until Inauguration Day

  22-12-2016 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump isn't waiting until Inauguration Day to assert his posture on foreign policy, even in areas plainly at odds with the sitting commander-in-chief.
  
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• Photographer captures images of uncontacted Amazon tribe

  22-12-2016 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazilian Ricardo Stuckert accidentally stumbled on to the tribe after his helicopter was divertedA photographer has captured images of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe after his helicopter flight took a detour to avoid a rainstorm and happened to fly over their longhouse.Related: Sighting of uncontacted Amazonian tribe – in picturesContinue reading...
  
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• Justice Dept. sues Barclays over mortgage-backed securities

  22-12-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Barclays Bank PLC and several of its U.S. affiliates over the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities.
  
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• Trump and Putin seek to boost nuclear capability

  22-12-2016 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he will look to "strengthen and expand" the US's nuclear capability hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to enhance his country's nuclear forces.
  
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• North Carolina fails to repeal LGBT law as culture wars rage

  22-12-2016 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided United States.
  
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• Uber moves self-driving cars from California to Arizona

  22-12-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fleet of self-driving Uber cars left for Arizona on Thursday after they were banned from California roads over safety concerns. The announcement came after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey took to social media ...
  
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• 'Trump Whisperer' Conway named White House counselor

  22-12-2016 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than just a trusted advisor, Kellyanne Conway earned the nickname "Trump Whisperer" on the US presidential campaign trail for an uncanny ability to soothe and soften the brash real estate magnate. Conway on Thursday was rewarded for her gifts -- and her political acumen as driver of Donald Trump's successful campaign strategy -- with an influential White House post as counselor to the president-elect. The news cements a place after Trump's inauguration next month for the wily veteran strate
  
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• Saddam Hussein's daughter speaks to CNN

  22-12-2016 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  Ten years after Saddam Hussein's execution his eldest daughter speaks exclusively to CNN about her father, ISIS and Donald Trump.
  
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• Truck rushing towards Berlin market captured on dashcam – video

  22-12-2016 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  A video clip from a car-mounted dashcam appears to show the moment when a truck was driven into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday. The video was taken by a taxi driver who was waiting for customers outside the Christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial churchFingerprints in Berlin truck match those of suspect Anis Amri
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• Passenger removed from flight after confrontation with Ivanka Trump

  22-12-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A JetBlue airline passenger, who media outlets and a witness described as making angry remarks at the sight of Ivanka Trump on his flight, was removed from the plane on Thursday by the airline. JetBlue Airways Corp confirmed in a statement that a passenger had been removed from a flight set to depart from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, but provided no information on the incident. Another passenger on the flight, Marc Scheff, said that when the man saw President-elect Donald Tr
  
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• Trump: US must 'greatly strengthen' nuclear capability

  22-12-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons.
  
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• Continuing battle with media, Trump avoids news conference

  22-12-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Less than a month from taking office, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to hold the traditional news conference that most incoming presidents have held within days of their victory.
  
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• Aleppo evacuation is complete, Red Cross says

  22-12-2016 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (Reuters) - A week-long operation to evacuate tens of thousands of people from east Aleppo as well as two Shi'ite villages in Syria's Idlib province is complete, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. "All civilians who wished to be evacuated have been, as well as wounded and fighters," ICRC spokeswoman Krista Armstrong said. The aid agency led the complex operation in snowy winter conditions with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. ...
  
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• Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners

  22-12-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Volkswagen on Thursday said it had reached an agreement in principle with owners of 3.0-liter cars affected by its emissions cheating scandal. In a statement, the company said it reached an agreement and that US District Judge Charles Breyer had ordered settlement approval documents be filed with the court by the end of January. Volkswagen admitted last year it had installed software in as many as 11 million vehicles sold worldwide to circumvent tests for emissions while enabling them to release
  
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• Newton: Panthers should sit Kuechly, not jeopardize future

  22-12-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton said it makes no sense for the Panthers to play three-time All-Pro middle linebacker Luke Kuechly the remainder of the season following his second concussion in two years.
  
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• FBS athletic directors create political action committee

  22-12-2016 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 129 FBS athletic directors and the programs they represent have formed a political action committee to financially support candidates for office.
  
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• UN Security Council postpones vote on Israeli settlements

  22-12-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed a contentious vote on a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt its settlement activities as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in and said the United States should veto the measure. Egypt requested the delay one day after submitting the draft text to the council, a move that triggered immediate calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a US veto to block the resolution.
  
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• Holiday shopper: Go back to wherever you come from, lady

  22-12-2016 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  Looks like somebody's not filled with the holiday spirit.
  
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• Customer launches racist rant at shopper

  22-12-2016 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  Looks like somebody's not filled with the holiday spirit.
  
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• Syrian army announces victory in Aleppo in boost for Assad

  22-12-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said it had retaken complete control of Aleppo on Thursday after the last rebel fighters were evacuated from the battered city, handing President Bashar al-Assad his biggest victory of the nearly six-year-old war. The military said it had brought "the return of safety and security to the city of Aleppo", ending four years of rebel resistance in the northern Syrian city. The recapture of Aleppo is Assad's most important gain so far in a war that
  
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• Italian bank Monte Paschi fails to get $5.2B investment

  22-12-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena says its capital raising efforts have failed to net the 5 billion euros ($5.2 billion) needed to stay afloat. That means Italy's third-largest lender is closer to ...
  
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• Rambo the pet alligator can stay, Florida officials say

  22-12-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is being allowed to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator at home following a fight with state wildlife officials over the growing size of the reptile.
  
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• Obama scraps registry for some immigrant men, mostly Muslims

  22-12-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday officially scrapped the last vestiges of a U.S. registration system for Muslim immigrants. If President-elect Donald Trump now wants to introduce an expanded version of the program, he will have to start from scratch.
  
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• Exclusive: Dashcam shows truck speed into Berlin Christmas market

  22-12-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A video clip from a car-mounted dashcam appears to show the moment a truck drove into a Berlin Christmas market on Monday in an attack that killed 12 people. The video, obtained exclusively by Reuters, was taken by a taxi driver who was waiting for customers just outside the Christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church. In the video, the truck is seen speeding from left to right into Breitscheidplatz, where the Christmas market is at the foot of the church.
  
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• Berlin attack: suspect Anis Amri's fingerprints found in truck – video report

  22-12-2016 22:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Fingerprints found inside the cabin of the truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market on Monday night match those of the fugitive suspect Anis Amri, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office confirmed on Thursday night. The attack left 12 people dead and injured dozens more.Berlin attack: Germany issues European arrest warrant for new suspect – live updates
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• Trump calls for increased US nuke capabilities

  22-12-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  America must massively boost its nuclear capability until the "world comes to its senses," President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday, hours after a similar vow by Russia's Vladimir Putin. Trump made the statement on Twitter, without providing details or context, a day after meeting a group of Pentagon top brass, and shortly after Putin called for Russia to reinforce its own nuclear capabilities. "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the
  
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• Mormon Tabernacle Choir to perform at Trump inauguration

  22-12-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has agreed to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
  
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• Senate Dems press Trump's wealthy picks for financial data

  22-12-2016 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans before moving forward on nominations.
  
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• Rain and holiday season wreak havoc at LA airport

  22-12-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 200 flights were canceled or delayed on Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, one of the busiest in the country, due to bad weather and holiday gridlock, airport officials said. Airport spokeswoman Katherine Alvarado said 174 flights had been delayed and 55 had been cancelled, including some from overseas, since two storms began hitting the region on Wednesday. "The airport is at full capacity," Alvarado told AFP.
  
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• US sues Barclays over crisis-era mortgage securities

  22-12-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Justice Department sued the British financial giant Barclays on Thursday, accusing the bank of massive fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities which contributed to the global financial crisis of 2008. Barclays was one of several major banks implicated in the crisis, along with Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Suisse, that so far have not reached settlements with US authorities over their roles in the financial meltdown, causing jitters among investors. Thursday's m
  
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• Bloodshed may continue in Syria

  22-12-2016 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  Syrian government forces say they have retaken control of the rest of Aleppo, confirming that there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria. Only a widely accepted political settlement can end the fighting and stitch the country back together.
  
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• Aleppo retaken in major boost for Assad

  22-12-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The army said Thursday it has retaken full control of Syria's devastated second city Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil war erupted in 2011. The announcement came after a landmark evacuation deal that put an end to a ferocious month-long offensive waged on east Aleppo by government forces and allied militia. An army statement said the general command "announces the return of security to Aleppo after its release from terrorism and terrorists, and the dep
  
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• Donald Trump: US must greatly expand nuclear capabilities

  22-12-2016 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump calls for the US to "greatly strengthen and expand" its nuclear capabilities.
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds celebrate oldest gorilla's birthday

  22-12-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the world's oldest gorilla turning 60 (all times local):
  
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