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• Turkey: Cease-fire violations in Syria are obstacle to talks

  05-01-2017 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister says the main obstacle to holding peace negotiations on Syria later this month is the cease-fire violations and he is calling on the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on those refusing to stop the violence.
  
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• May to meet Trump in Washington in spring - PM's office

  05-01-2017 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Donald Trump in Washington in the spring, a representative said, in the first visit with the new president by the leader of one of the United States' closest allies. In a phone call with Trump in late November, the Conservative prime minister and the Republican president-elect agreed to work on building relationships through the U.S. presidential transition and to meet at the earliest opportunity. "We are pleased to have been able to make tha
  
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• 3 Women Become 1st Female US Marines in Ground Infantry Unit

  05-01-2017 23:46 via abcnews.go.com
  Three enlisted female Marines are reporting to a ground combat unit in North Carolina and are among the first women in the service to do so
  
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• GOP's disastrous plan for Obamacare, Planned Parenthood

  05-01-2017 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  Paul Ryan says the GOP will cut both Obamacare and funding for Planned Parenthood-- with serious consequences for Americans, writes Nida Khan.
  
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• Cowboys' Randy Gregory gets 1-year ban for substance abuse

  05-01-2017 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
  
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• South Carolina church gunman objects to tearful testimony

  05-01-2017 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Convicted murderer Dylann Roof said on Thursday tearful testimony by family members of those slain in the South Carolina church massacre was excessive and would prejudice jurors who will decide whether he should be sentenced to death. The 22-year-old white supremacist, found guilty last month of killing nine black people at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015, said in written motions it was unfair for federal prosecutors
  
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• 4 charged for Facebook Live torture of special-needs teen

  05-01-2017 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  The young man cowers in the corner of a room, tied up with his mouth bound in plastic. His eyes exude fear as his attackers get ready for their next act.
  
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• Stars arrive at Reynolds, Fisher houses for reported funeral

  05-01-2017 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — There was a flurry of activity at the next door homes of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher on Thursday afternoon amid reports that a private memorial was scheduled there to mourn the late actresses. Meryl Streep, Ellen Barkin and Ed Begley Jr. were among those spotted entering the compound in the Coldwater Canyon area of Los Angeles.
  
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• Lawyers: Park service still blocking inauguration protests

  05-01-2017 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights attorneys in Washington say they'll take the National Park Service to court unless the agency grants permits to groups seeking to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• US transfers more Gitmo prisoners

  05-01-2017 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Pentagon announced Thursday that four inmates were transferred from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Saudi Arabia, dropping the prison's population to 55.
  
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• Trump selects former Sen. Coats for top intelligence post

  05-01-2017 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a role that would thrust him into the center of the intelligence community that Trump has publicly challenged, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.
  
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• Rhode Island Prison Escapee Captured in Massachusetts

  05-01-2017 23:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  James Morales, 35, escaped from a Rhode Island prison on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Joshua Henry leads 'Hamilton' national tour in San Francisco

  05-01-2017 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-nominee Joshua Henry, who has been playing Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of "Hamilton," will take his character on the road in the show's first national tour.
  
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• South Korea minister says China indirectly retaliating against THAAD

  05-01-2017 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  China is suspected to be taking indirect action against South Korea's decision last year to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system, South Korea's finance minister said. China worries that the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system's powerful radar can penetrate its territory and it has objected to the deployment. South Korea and the United States say the missile system is aimed solely at countering any threat from North Korea.
  
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• Dems want probe of Trump Cabinet pick over stock sales

  05-01-2017 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats said Thursday that the House ethics office should investigate whether stock sales by a congressman who is now one of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks broke any laws.
  
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• Ryan: Lawmakers will act this year on replacing health law

  05-01-2017 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawmakers will act this year on bills not simply repealing President Barack Obama's health care law but replacing it as well, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday. The remarks by Ryan, R-Wis., suggested ...
  
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• The Latest: Letter led to suicide watch, Roof's cell search

  05-01-2017 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the federal sentencing trial of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof (all times local):
  
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• Chicago police describe chronology of alleged hate crime

  05-01-2017 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the beating of a white man in Chicago that was broadcast live on Facebook (all times local):
  
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• Opinion: The real problem here

  05-01-2017 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  It's a horrific incident. On Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police found a young man wearing shorts, wandering the streets, clearly in distress. They matched him to a missing persons call from a nearby suburb. Over the next day, gruesome details emerged of what had happened to the 18-year-old, mentally disabled male. According to police, the young man was kidnapped and tortured, his abuse streamed live over Facebook. The alleged assailants are black, and at one point on the video, a male voice can b
  
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• Kerry says he accepts U.S. intelligence assessment on Russian hacking

  05-01-2017 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he accepted the U.S. intelligence assessment that the "highest level" of the Russian government was responsible for cyber attacks during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Asked during a news conference if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin directed the hacking of the Democratic National Committee, Kerry said: "I accept the judgment of the intelligence community that this went to the highest level" of the Russian government.
  
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• The Latest at CES: Is the washing machine spying on me?

  05-01-2017 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the CES gadget show in Las Vegas (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Is Alexa spying on you? It's a fair question in light of attempts by authorities investigating the slaying of an Arkansas man ...
  
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• US health authorities: eating peanuts as baby prevents peanut allergy

  05-01-2017 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US health authorities recommended Thursday feeding infants foods containing peanuts as a way to prevent an allergy to them. The study showed that eating peanut-containing foods from the age of four months to five years reduces by 81 percent the risk of peanut allergy among infants deemed at high risk because they already had severe eczema, egg allergy or both. The NIAID, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, said that peanut allergy is a growing public health problem for which ther
  
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• Naked woman who stole deputy's truck in custody after chase

  05-01-2017 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — A naked woman stole a sheriff's department pickup truck Thursday and led law enforcement officers on an estimated 70-mile high-speed chase on two Arizona highways before she was taken into custody, authorities said.
  
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• Israeli police question Netanyahu again over graft suspicion

  05-01-2017 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for the second time over allegations that he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy supporters, pressing ahead with a probe that has threatened ...
  
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• Trump aside, intel chief insists Russia meddled in election

  05-01-2017 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside Donald Trump's dismissiveness, the nation's intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America's recent presidential election. And he called the former Cold War foe an "existential threat" to the nation.
  
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• Former Sen. Dan Coats Expected to Be Named Director of National Intelligence

  05-01-2017 22:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Coats is a former senator from Indiana.
  
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• Ryan: GOP will defund Planned Parenthood

  05-01-2017 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans will move to strip all federal funding for Planned Parenthood as part of the process they are using early this year to dismantle Obamacare.
  
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• Ryan: GOP to defund Planned Parenthood

  05-01-2017 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans will move to strip all federal funding for Planned Parenthood as part of the process they are using early this year to dismantle Obamacare.
  
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• Netanyahu questioned again for corruption

  05-01-2017 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  For the second time in a week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned in an ongoing corruption investigation, according to Israel's Channel 10.
  
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• Slain Pennsylvania state trooper lauded for his service

  05-01-2017 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds paid tribute Thursday to a young Pennsylvania state trooper killed in the line of duty after only about a year on the force.
  
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• Mexican central bank props up peso

  05-01-2017 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Mexican central bank propped up the peso on Thursday, intervening in the foreign exchange market after US automaker Ford's decision to scrap a new factory caused the currency to sink. The central bank did not reveal the amount of dollars it sold in its first such action since Republican Donald Trump won the US presidential election on November 8. The peso plunged to record lows after Trump, who takes office on January 20, pledged to upend US trade ties with Mexico and threatened to impose ta
  
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• US stocks mostly slip as banks fall and retailers plunge

  05-01-2017 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Stocks slipped Thursday as interest rates dropped and banks took sharp losses. Department stores tumbled as Macy's and Kohl's plunged following weak holiday-season reports that led the chains to cut their ...
  
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• Toyota is latest Trump target over Mexico production plans

  05-01-2017 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has trained his sights on Toyota in his latest effort to badger a company into building its products in the U.S. rather than Mexico.
  
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• Looting erupts in Mexico after gas prices soar 20%

  05-01-2017 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  A hefty government gas price hike is fueling protests, looting and road blockades in Mexico.
  
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• Amid violence, WNBA players consider leaving Turkey

  05-01-2017 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sugar Rodgers left not long after she arrived.
  
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• Kerry: Obama didn't backtrack on Syria 'red line'

  05-01-2017 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says that President Barack Obama didn't backtrack on his "red line" warning about Syrian chemical weapons.
  
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• 2 dead in courthouse blast in Turkey

  05-01-2017 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  There has been an explosion near a courthouse in the western city of Izmir, Turkey, state-run Anadolu news agency reports.
  
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• Shhh, your washing machine might overhear you

  05-01-2017 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Alexa, are you spying on me? It's a fair question in light of attempts by authorities investigating the slaying of an Arkansas man to obtain voice recordings collected by an Amazon Echo speaker and its ...
  
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• How ice creates mini-mountains

  05-01-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  In frozen regions, ice can force the ground into mounds called pingos – conspicuous landmarks in flat landscapes On a cold day, bare earth crunches underfoot. This is because ice needles have formed, pushing the soil upwards, and the pressure of a footstep crushes them down again. In frozen regions, a similar effect on a grand scale produces unusual hillocks known as pingos.Pingos can be as much as 50 metres high. They typically start in old lake beds. Freezing water forms into a lens shap
  
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• Marine recruits testify about drill instructor at hearing

  05-01-2017 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Marine Corps recruits testified Thursday that they were called names, forced to do calisthenics in a dusty building and made to help a drill instructor with his homework during boot camp at Parris Island.
  
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• Somber department store holiday season casts pall over 2017

  05-01-2017 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After a disappointing holiday shopping season, the nation's largest department stores and some of the shoppers who still depend on them are set for an unhappy new year. Macy's, Kohl's and other department ...
  
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• Theresa May's aides visit Donald Trump team before leaders' meeting

  05-01-2017 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  No 10 confirms Washington visit, saying that the UK prime minister will meet the new president in the springTheresa May’s two closest aides have visited Washington to pave the way for a meeting between the prime minister and Donald Trump in the spring, No 10 confirmed on Thursday night.Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy, May’s joint chiefs of staff, flew to the US capital last month to liaise with Trump’s advisers after the incoming president appeared to be more interested in meeting
  
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• GOP to punish UN after Israel vote

  05-01-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Congressional Republicans are prepping legislation to slash US funding to the United Nations, saying it's the right response following last month's Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements.
  
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• Paul Ryan Promises Republicans Will Complete 'Obamacare' Replacement Bill This Year

  05-01-2017 22:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The House speaker said the GOP will defund parts of the ACA immediately.
  
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• Cavalier heroes LeBron, Irving lead NBA All-Star voting

  05-01-2017 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA crown last year, were the top vote-getters in the first preliminary NBA All-Star Game balloting results announced Thursday by the league. With 138 percent more votes cast than last year over the first week of All-Star balloting, 11.1 million compared to 4.6 million, last season's runner-ups setting the Western Conference pace with the public as Golden State's Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry topped all other vote
  
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• New Turkey attack kills two as Istanbul gunman hunted

  05-01-2017 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants rocked the Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday, killing at least two people and triggering a deadly shootout as authorities chased the fugitive killer behind the New Year attack in Istanbul. The new attack intensified alarm in Turkey after the shooting rampage at Istanbul's Reina nightclub unleashed shortly after revellers rang in 2017, which killed 39 people and was claimed by the Islamic State group.
  
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• Massachusetts to begin Uber, Lyft driver background checks

  05-01-2017 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will begin undergoing what Massachusetts officials are calling the most stringent background checks for the industry in the United States.
  
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• Texas unveils 'bathroom bill' that critics say targets LGBT rights

  05-01-2017 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas Republican state senator introduced legislation on Thursday to limit public restroom access for transgender people, despite warnings from a business group that the measure would hurt the Texas economy because it was discriminatory. The "Texas Privacy Act" has been marked as a top legislative priority for Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican and conservative Christian who guides the legislative agenda in the Republican-controlled state
  
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• Man found dead in woods was booted from Coast Guard academy

  05-01-2017 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man whose death in the western Maryland woods is being investigated by homicide detectives was a former U.S. Coast Guard cadet who was booted from the academy in 2014 following a sexual-assault investigation, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• New Texas bathroom bill may spark North Carolina-like uproar

  05-01-2017 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Top Texas Republicans are eager to bring a fight that sparked upheaval and business boycotts in North Carolina to the country's largest conservative state, unveiling Thursday a bill that would ban transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice.
  
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