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• LeBron, Irving rally Cavaliers past Warriors 109-108

  25-12-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Six months later, the Cavaliers came back on the Warriors again. Kyrie Irving dropped a fadeaway jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left and Cleveland rallied just the way it did in historic fashion ...
  
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• Netanyahu calls in US envoy in fallout over UN vote

  25-12-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned US Ambassador Daniel Shapiro Sunday two days after Washington abstained in a vote on a UN resolution against Israeli settlements. An official Israeli source confirmed only that Netanyahu and Shapiro had met, without elaborating on the content or outcome of their discussions. The UN Security Council passed the measure Friday after the United States abstained, enabling the adoption of the first resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its sett
  
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• The Latest: Obama to visit Marine base on Christmas

  25-12-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's annual holiday vacation in Hawaii (all times local):
  
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• Labour accuses Tories of hypocrisy over Boxing Day rail shutdown

  25-12-2016 23:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Holiday train services at a standstill despite Conservative criticism when in opposition, says shadow transport secretary
  Travellers visiting relatives or hitting the Boxing Day sales will face a standstill on the railways due to inaction by the government, Labour said. The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, accused the Tories of hypocrisy for attacking Labour over the issue while in opposition but not taking action in office. Continue reading...
  
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• Son of Trump's NY co-chair denounces dad for Obama comments

  25-12-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The son of President-elect Donald Trump's New York campaign co-chairman has denounced his father's comments about President Barack Obama and his wife.
  
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• Fake news story prompts Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel

  25-12-2016 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Defence minister reminds Israel on Twitter that ‘Pakistan is a nuclear state too’ after fake story says Israel had threatened to destroy PakistanA fake news story has touched off a Twitter confrontation between nuclear powers Pakistan and Israel.The exchange took place following the publication of a fake story headlined “Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any pretext, we will destroy this country with a nuclear attack”. Continue reading..
  
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• Major quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas Day

  25-12-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Felipe Iturrieta and Antonio De la Jara SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region. The quake disrupted Christmas celebration plans for thousands of people who fled their homes on foot, in cars and on horseback, seeking higher ground amid torrential rains in some places as sirens warned of a potential tsunami. "It w
  
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• Smart response gives Celtics Christmas win over Knicks

  25-12-2016 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus Smart's tie-breaking three pointer with 47.8 seconds remaining saw the Boston Celtics thwart the New York Knicks' comeback bid to post a 119-114 Christmas NBA victory on Sunday. Al Horford found Smart for the key basket for the Celtics, who had appeared to be cruising toward a fifth win in six games when they held leads of 109-96 with 4:58 remaining and 112-104 with two minutes left to play.
  
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• Sheriff: 2 men sought after 7 shot at NC Christmas party

  25-12-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects were being tracked down Sunday after North Carolina investigators say they shot seven people during a private Christmas party attended by hundreds of people.
  
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• Macedonian conservatives secure win after rerun

  25-12-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's conservatives, led by former minister Nikola Gruevski, secured victory on Sunday in a bitterly contested national election after a poll rerun in a single station did not give the leftist opposition enough votes to overtake their rivals.
  
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• Ex-Yankees great Stottlemyre 'doing better' son says

  25-12-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former New York Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre's health was improving Sunday after his son said Friday that the 75-year-old was fighting for his life in hospital. Stottlemyre was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in 2000. "Please know that the greatest warrior I have ever known is doing a lot better," Stottlemyre's son Todd wrote on his Facebook page.
  
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• No. 10 Louisville should move up in poll after Kentucky win

  25-12-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Defense has not been a problem for Louisville. Rarely is under coach Rick Pitino.
  
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• Dozens die in Democratic Republic of Congo as violence spreads amid political instability

  25-12-2016 23:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila’s failure to step down Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 civilians over the weekend, the army and local activists said, the mounting violence stoking concerns over political instability.Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila’s failure to step down at the end of his con
  
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• Celtics recover after late Knicks rally, win 119-114

  25-12-2016 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — When the Knicks tried to make a Christmas comeback, the Celtics' response was strong and Smart.
  
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• Carrie Fisher in 'stable condition' two days after reported heart attack

  25-12-2016 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Star Wars actor has been hospitalized since Friday after going into cardiac arrest while aboard an 11-hour flight from London to Los AngelesActor and writer Carrie Fisher was in “stable condition” on Sunday, two days after reportedly suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles.Fisher’s mother, actor Debbie Reynolds, said the family would update the public with any further developments before thanking fans for their well wishes. Continue reading...
  
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• 1 killed, 5 wounded in suburban NYC nightclub shooting

  25-12-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — Police have arrested a man they say opened fire on a packed suburban New York City nightclub, killing the establishment's owner and wounding five others.
  
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• The Latest: Quiet morning for Obamas in Hawaii on Christmas

  25-12-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's annual holiday vacation in Hawaii (all times local):
  
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• SEC still has plenty of questions heading into league play

  25-12-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As the Southeastern Conference prepares to begin league competition, this much seems clear: Kentucky's freshman class is as good as advertised.
  
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• Cops: Man sets estranged wife's home on fire, kills himself

  25-12-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FAIRFIELD, Maine (AP) — A central Maine man set his estranged wife's house on fire during the middle of the night before fatally stabbing himself in front of responding officers, police said Sunday.
  
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• Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition'

  25-12-2016 21:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Mahmoud Hussein is being held on charges of disturbing public security and spreading false news, but broadcaster said he was in the country on vacationEgypt confirmed on Sunday that it had arrested an Al-Jazeera news producer, accusing him of “provoking sedition” on behalf of the Qatar-based broadcaster that it considers a mouthpiece of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.Judicial sources said Mahmoud Hussein, who was detained on Friday, was being held on charges of disturbing public secur
  
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• Carrie Fisher in stable condition, Debbie Reynolds says

  25-12-2016 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Carrie Fisher is in stable condition days after suffering a medical emergency, according to her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds tweeted Sunday that the family would share any updates on Fisher ...
  
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• Gunfire at North Carolina Christmas party wounds seven people

  25-12-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The gunfire broke out on Saturday at a private party in Rockingham County, just outside the city of Madison in north-central North Carolina. No one was in custody and police had yet to identify the suspects, a spokesman for the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said. The Moose Lodge had rented the space to a private party, and officers responding to reports of gunfire there found two victims at the scene while five others had already gone elsewhere to seek treatment, the sheriff's office said i
  
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• At least now Giants don't have to root for Cowboys

  25-12-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — At least now the Giants don't have to root for the Cowboys.
  
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• Stafford comes home, looking to clinch playoffs for Lions

  25-12-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matthew Stafford doesn't dwell on Detroit's loss to his hometown Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs two years ago.
  
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• 'Rogue One' maintains stellar course at box office

  25-12-2016 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest blockbuster installment of the "Star Wars" saga dominated box offices in North America for a second weekend straight, according to early holiday estimates released Sunday. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" raked in $71.55 million Friday-Sunday, Exhibitor Relations said, bringing its total bounty for the region to $293 million. Cinemas in the United States and Canada saw a slew of new movies open over the Christmas holiday weekend.
  
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• Hats off for the beret! Traditional French headwear becomes haute couture

  25-12-2016 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Stereotypical French peasant hat rebounds from sales slump to sell for upwards of €1,000 in Paris boutiquesCould the Basque beret – which ranks alongside the accordion, baguette and Citroën 2CV as one of the caricatural symbols of France – be making a sartorial comeback?One of France’s last remaining beret-makers, Laulhère, which supplies the traditional headgear to the French army, has opened a boutique on Paris’s rue Faubourg Saint Honoré, a ston
  
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• Failed deal to undo LGBT law marks rocky start for governor

  25-12-2016 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's next Democratic governor has seen a deal he helped broker to repeal the state's law limiting LGBT protections fall apart and had several of his powers stripped away by the state's Republican-dominated legislature. And he hasn't even been sworn in yet.
  
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• Chile jolted by major 7.6-magnitude earthquake

  25-12-2016 20:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Evacuation order and tsunami watch lifted three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck, allowing 5,000 people to return homeA major 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported. Chile’s national emergency office (Onemi) lifted both the evacuation order and a tsunami watch three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck and told nearly 5,000 people who had been evacuated they could
  
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• Revealed: British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public

  25-12-2016 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Local authorities used Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to follow people, including dog walkers, over five yearsCouncils were given permission to carry out more than 55,000 days of covert surveillance over five years, including spying on people walking dogs, feeding pigeons and fly-tipping, the Guardian can reveal.A mass freedom of information request has found 186 local authorities – two-thirds of the 283 that responded – used the government’s Regulation of Investigatory
  
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• Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump

  25-12-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government's furious reaction to the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution opposing Jewish settlements in occupied territory underscores its fundamental and bitter dispute with the international community about the future of the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
  
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• The Latest: Russian divers to work all night at crash site

  25-12-2016 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Major quake jolts Chile resort region; 21,000 homes lose power

  25-12-2016 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Felipe Iturrieta and Antonio De la Jara SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region. Chile's National Emergency Office (ONEMI) lifted both the evacuation order and a tsunami watch three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck, telling nearly 5,000 people who had evacuated they could return to their homes. Official
  
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• German city evacuated after discovery of unexploded RAF bomb

  25-12-2016 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents of 32,000 households in Augsburg allowed to return after 1.8-tonne second world war bomb is successfully defusedExplosives experts have defused a large second world war bomb in the German city of Augsburg, clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return and hold their Christmas celebrations at home.City police tweeted that they had “good news at Christmas” just before 7pm local time (18.00 GMT). Before that, they had been unable to say how long residents wou
  
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• Cancer patient wins a year of free pizza, gives it to food bank

  25-12-2016 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Josh Katrick had just walked out of his eighth round of chemotherapy, when good fortune struck.
  
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• Yachting: Frenchman pulverises solo round the world record

  25-12-2016 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thomas Coville slashed eight days off the record when he ended an astonishing solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world on his 31m maxi trimaran on Sunday. The record was once famously owned by British sailor Ellen MacArthur, but the 48-year-old Frenchman's jaw dropping new mark is just 49 days, 3 hours, 7mins and 38secs. Having set off from Brest on the Brittany coast November 6 Coville needed to make it back by January 3 to establish a new record.
  
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• Massive WWII bomb is defused in German town of Augsburg

  25-12-2016 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Explosives experts have defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return and hold their Christmas celebrations at home.
  
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• Fake news story sets off Israel-Pakistan Twitter feud

  25-12-2016 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A fake news story has touched off a tense Twitter confrontation between nuclear power Pakistan and Israel, widely believed to have a nuclear arsenal of its own, in an episode that underlines the potentially harmful impact of such stories in sensitive global affairs
  
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• Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash

  25-12-2016 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff. Investigators ...
  
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• French police investigate Christmas Eve killing in Marseille

  25-12-2016 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  19-year-old victim reportedly shot 15 times after three attackers storm cafe and open fire
  French police are investigating the fatal Christmas Eve killing of a 19-year-old in Marseille in which the victim was reportedly shot 15 times.Three attackers stormed a cafe in the city late on Saturday and opened fire using a Kalashnikov-style rifle, the prosecutor’s office said. Continue reading...
  
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• Obamas play Christmas Eve escape game; Trumps attend late night service

  25-12-2016 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama and his daughters spent part of the Christmas weekend playing an "escape room" game, while White House successor Donald Trump ushered in the holiday overnight with a visit to church. According to pool reports, Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia and some friends spent part of Saturday evening playing "Breakout Waikiki" -- a live-action game where players are locked in a room with one hour to figure out a series of clues and riddles to escape. The Obamas are spending the holid
  
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• Deja vu for U.S. troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq again

  25-12-2016 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Stephen Kalin EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - This is the third Christmas that Staff Sergeant Magdiel Asencio is spending in Iraq. For Sergeant First Class Noel Alvarado, it is number four. Few thought they would be back nearly 14 years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, sparking an al Qaeda-backed insurgency and throwing the country into a sectarian civil war.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth emphasizes 'small acts of goodness' in Christmas day message

  25-12-2016 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth focused on what she called the value of doing small things with great love in her annual Christmas message on Sunday, reflecting on inspirational examples of "ordinary people doing extraordinary things." Elizabeth celebrated her 90th birthday in 2016 and marked the year with a series of special events across Britain and the Commonwealth. "On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we im
  
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• Cubs' World Series title voted top AP sports story of 2016

  25-12-2016 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy.
  
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• Trump pick for top communications job steps aside, citing family

  25-12-2016 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's pick for a key spokesman position has turned the job down, US media reported Sunday, just days after his appointment was announced. Jason Miller was named director of communications in the new Trump administration Thursday, but in a weekend statement he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. Miller had served as a senior Trump spokesman, and the communications director's role is to shape the administration's media strategy.
  
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• Strong Christmas Day quake alarms Chile, but no deaths reported

  25-12-2016 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A strong Christmas Day quake rattled southern Chile on Sunday, triggering initial tsunami fears and evacuations, but no deaths were reported and damage was minor. The quake registered 7.7 on the Moment Magnitude scale according to seismologists at the US Geological Survey. Chile's national emergencies office ONEMI put it at 7.6.
  
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• 7.7 quake strikes off Chile coast

  25-12-2016 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Chile Sunday, 40 km (about 25 miles) southwest of Puerto Quellon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami threat message for parts of the Pacific Ocean close to the earthquake.
  
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• 2016 was the end of the world as we know it. So what's next?

  25-12-2016 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump and Brexit challenged fundamental beliefs, while the Syrian war left many in despair. And there’s more to come in 2017The phrase “turning point” is overused, but future historians are likely to view the year 2016 as exactly that. The standout event was Donald Trump’s surprise victory. The maverick Republican’s defeat of Hillary Clinton produced a shock that reverberated around the world. The billionaire’s White House tenancy begins on 20 January. Many wi
  
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• Big Ten race for conference title wide open in a down season

  25-12-2016 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Big Ten might not be as good as it has been in recent years.
  
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• Typhoon Nina brings strong winds and heavy rain to Philippines on Christmas

  25-12-2016 18:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The typhoon, known locally as Nock-ten, was packing maximum sustained winds and caused some areas to lose power and communication linesA typhoon slammed into central Philippines late on Sunday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain and cutting off power, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, weather officials and radio reports said.Typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) was packing maximum sustained winds of 185kph (115mph), with gusts up to 255kph when it made landfall over Catanduan
  
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• No. 2 UCLA enters Pac-12 season undefeated

  25-12-2016 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Coach Steve Alford's best recruiting class for this season was expected to get UCLA back on track following the Bruins' fourth losing season since 1948.
  
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