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• Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor

  26-12-2016 23:59 via cnn.com
  
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama will honor those who died at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, appearing together 75 years after Japan's attack on Hawaii.
  
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• Ohio State had some surprises in store in 2016

  26-12-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When fall camp opened, coach Urban Meyer had a pretty good idea how quarterback J.T. Barrett played would dictate Ohio State's fortunes, that Curtis Samuel would be a top playmaker and Mike Weber had what it took to be the next elite tailback in Columbus.
  
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• Obama vs Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won

  26-12-2016 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an alternate universe in which President Barack Obama ran for a third term against Donald Trump, who would have won? No surprise: The president and the president-elect disagree. A fresh dispute erupted ...
  
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• Trump says UN just a club for people to 'have a good time'

  26-12-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Days after the United Nations voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Donald Trump questioned its effectiveness Monday, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time."
  
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• Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave shot again

  26-12-2016 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave -- wounded in a fight this spring that led to a charge of attempted murder -- was shot and wounded again.
  
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• The Latest: Obama and friends spend afternoon golfing

  26-12-2016 23:23 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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• Comedian-in-Chief: Obama's Funniest Moments

  26-12-2016 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Obama has mastered the art of using humor to humanize himself and advance his agenda.
  
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• Vera Rubin, who did pioneering work on dark matter, dies

  26-12-2016 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday.
  
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• Obama: I could've won again

  26-12-2016 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year's election if he was eligible to run.
  
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• Israel suspends ties with UN nations who voted against it

  26-12-2016 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his nation's foreign ministry to temporarily limit all working ties with the embassies of the 12 UN Security Council members who voted in favor of Friday's resolution on West Bank settlements and who have diplomatic relations with Israel, two senior Israeli officials tell CNN.
  
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• Christmas weekend sees deadly spike in Chicago shootings

  26-12-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police in Chicago said Monday they were investigating 27 shootings -- 12 of them deadly -- that occurred on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, a remarkable spasm of violence there in what already has been a historically bloody year. Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters that many of the recent shootings appeared to be gang-related. "We now know the majority of these shootings and homicides were targeted attacks by gangs against potential rival gang members and groups who were
  
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• Blocked FG helps Mississippi State hold off Miami 17-16

  26-12-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mississippi State's sideline erupted in celebration, relieved to escape with a victory to end a challenging season.
  
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• Seahawks receiver Lockett broke two bones in leg

  26-12-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett broke two bones in his lower right leg on Saturday and had immediate surgery, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. Carroll, speaking on a Monday radio appearance, said the 24-year-old broke both bones above his ankle while making a difficult catch in the second quarter of the Seahawks' 34-31 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. "They had to go right at it," Carroll added.
  
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• Reactions to the Death of Superstar Singer George Michael

  26-12-2016 22:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Reactions are pouring in to the death of superstar George Michael
  
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• Titans QB Mariota will have leg surgery on Wednesday

  26-12-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota will have surgery Wednesday for his broken right leg, and coach Mike Mularkey says the recovery process will take four to five months.
  
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• Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault

  26-12-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its "shameful" decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building. Netanyahu, after what critics are calling a stinging defeat on the international stage, is already maneuvering to mine deep-seated feelings among many Israelis that their country and its policies toward the Palestinians are ove
  
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• Colombia confirms crashed plane was out of fuel

  26-12-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Preliminary investigations have confirmed that a plane that crashed in the Colombian mountains last month killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian football team was out of fuel, officials said Monday. The LaMia airlines charter flight crashed just outside Medellin on November 28, virtually wiping out the Chapecoense Real football club as they traveled to the biggest match in their history. Freddy Bonilla, the head of Colombia's civil aviation authority, said investigations indicated the B
  
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• Pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin dies at 88

  26-12-2016 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — A pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter has died. Vera Rubin was 88.
  
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• Japanese prime minister arrives in Hawaii for memorial visit

  26-12-2016 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday to recognize the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Mkhitaryan masterpiece keeps Man United rolling in EPL

  26-12-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Toppling forward, Henrikh Mkhitaryan looked like he'd misjudged the right-wing cross as he surged into the box seeking a clinching goal for Manchester United.
  
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• Solo sailor smashes round-the-world record

  26-12-2016 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  French sailor Thomas Coville received a hero's welcome after breaking the record for sailing solo around the world nonstop by more than a week.
  
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• Single sailor smashes round-the-world record

  26-12-2016 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  French sailor Thomas Coville received a hero's welcome after breaking the record for sailing solo around the world nonstop by more than a week.
  
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• Lawsuits: Ghost Ship was a 'death trap'

  26-12-2016 21:22 via cnn.com
  
  A slew of people, including the building owner and various city and county departments, knew Oakland's Ghost Ship warehouse posed dangers long before a deadly blaze killed 36 people earlier this month, the parents of two partygoers who perished have alleged in lawsuits.
  
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• 12 Killings in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend

  26-12-2016 21:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  There have been over 750 homicides this year in the nation's third-largest city.
  
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• Cheetah numbers decline as African habitat shrinks

  26-12-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land. An estimated 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild across ...
  
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• Mom who lost son to suicide gets incredible gift from Redditors

  26-12-2016 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  Here's a reminder that people are kind and the internet can be a beautiful place.
  
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• Alabama, Washington arrive in Atlanta for semifinal matchup

  26-12-2016 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — No. 1 Alabama and coach Nick Saban are the closest the College Football Playoff has to seasoned veterans.
  
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• Election system susceptible to rigging despite red flags

  26-12-2016 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote — there was basically nothing to recount.
  
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• Not Hue, Whew Jackson: Browns coach, players relieved by win

  26-12-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns coach Hue Jackson didn't drive to work on Monday as much as he floated to his office.
  
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• Discografía de George Michael

  26-12-2016 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Un vistazo a las canciones y álbumes de la carrera de George Michael.
  
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• Sony Music's Twitter hacked, fake Britney Spears death tweets sent

  26-12-2016 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Music Entertainment's Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing fake statements that pop music icon Britney Spears had died. Sony Music, a unit of Sony Corp. , said in a short statement that its social media account was "compromised" but that the situation "has been rectified." The company said it "apologizes to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion." A Sony spokeswoman refused to comment further. A Twitter spokesman did not return emails seeking comment.
  
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• Some Rockettes Opposed to Performing at Trump’s Inauguration

  26-12-2016 20:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The troupe has been tapped to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration.
  
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• Dems didn't connect emotionally with voters, Obama says

  26-12-2016 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year's election if he was eligible to run.
  
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• The Latest: Obama sends Kwanzaa greetings from Hawaii

  26-12-2016 20:17 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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• Soccer club gives away 30,000 masks -- but why?

  26-12-2016 20:14 via cnn.com
  
  Leicester City fans discovered quite a treat when they turned up for the English Premier League champion's home match against Everton Monday.
  
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• Afghan woman pilot's asylum bid sparks fervent debate

  26-12-2016 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The shock announcement of Afghanistan's first woman fixed-wing pilot to seek asylum in the US has touched off a spirited national debate on the country's most vexing issues: insecurity, women's rights and mass exodus of young people. Niloofar Rahmani, a 25-year-old pilot lionised widely as the "Afghan Top Gun" after the 1986 Tom Cruise film on flying aces, was scheduled to return to Afghanistan last week after a 15-month training course with the US air force. Rahmani became a symbol of hope for
  
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• Exclusive: Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days - U.S. commander

  26-12-2016 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Stephen Kalin EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U.S. battlefield commander said, in a new phase of the two-month-old operation that will see American troops deployed closer to the front line in the city. The battle for Mosul, involving 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of the Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite militiamen, is the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.
  
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• Kim Kardashian reemerges

  26-12-2016 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  Kim Kardashian West made a social media appearance over the holiday weekend, a rarity for her lately.
  
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• UConn still unanimous No. 1 in AP women's hoops poll

  26-12-2016 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It's been a wonderful few months for Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb.
  
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• The Latest: Obama gets in a post-Christmas workout

  26-12-2016 19:39 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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• Must Read: The Very Best of NBC News From 2016

  26-12-2016 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Whether you loved 2016 or hated it, one thing is clear: It was a year full of the unexpected.
  
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• Colombia Probe Finds Jetliner Ran out of Fuel Before Crash

  26-12-2016 19:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Colombian aviation authorities say a preliminary investigation has found that the plane that crashed with a Brazilian soccer team aboard had run out of fuel
  
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• Human error led to Colombia soccer plane crash: authorities

  26-12-2016 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Errors by the pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators are to blame for a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people last month, including most of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team, Colombia aviation authorities said on Monday. The plane, operated by Bolivia-based charter company LaMia, crashed on a wooded hillside near Medellin because the pilot failed to refuel en route and did not report engine failures caused by the lack of fuel until it was too late, officials said. ...
  
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• Why 'Freedom! 90' lives on

  26-12-2016 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  It's one of the decade's most iconic music videos, an unforgettable 1990's style moment and an enduring reminder of the era of the supermodel.
  
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• Simone Biles soars to AP Female Athlete of the Year

  26-12-2016 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still ...
  
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• Kremlin plays down terror attack possibility in jet crash

  26-12-2016 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Kremlin on Monday played down the possibility that a terror attack might have downed a Syria-bound Russian plane, killing all 92 people on board, as the nation observed a day of mourning for the victims, including most members of a world famous military choir.
  
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• Chelsea make it 12, Giroud rescues Arsenal

  26-12-2016 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spanish forward Pedro Rodriguez scored twice as red-hot leaders Chelsea crushed Bournemouth 3-0 on Monday to register a club-record 12th consecutive Premier League victory. Pedro struck either side of Eden Hazard's 50th English league goal at Stamford Bridge as Antonio Conte's side opened up a provisional nine-point lead at the summit in the Boxing Day action. "To win 12 games in a row is not easy in this league," Chelsea manager Conte told the BBC.
  
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• 'Rogue One' tops new releases to dominate holiday box office

  26-12-2016 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was an intergalactic holiday at movie theaters as "Rogue One" blasted past a quartet of new releases to hold onto the top spot at the weekend box office.
  
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• Gazprom says Russia supplied nearly one-third of EU gas

  26-12-2016 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russia supplied nearly a third of Europe's gas needs in 2016, a record amount despite tensions with the European Union and a desire by the bloc to reduce its dependence on Russian supplies. The latest issue of Gazprom's magazine Blue Fuel said "the share of Gazprom’s gas in Europe grows steadily and has almost reached about 1/3rd in the European gas consumption". The company has estimated it supplied 31 percent of European gas supplies in 2015, which was already a record.
  
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• Vladimir Putin orders investigation into plane crash – video

  26-12-2016 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Vladimir Putin orders an investigation after a Russian military plane, carrying 92 people, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday. A huge search operation was continuing in order to locate the fuselage – only debris had been recovered. There were no reported survivors from the flight which was was bound for Syria with members of the famous Alexandrov military choir onboardVladimir Putin orders probe into military plane crash with 92 lost
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