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• Ethics officials clear Trump EPA nominee

  09-01-2017 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal ethics officials have cleared President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency to be confirmed by the Senate.
  
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• Polaris plans to drop unprofitable Victory Motorcycle brand

  09-01-2017 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Polaris Industries will stop making its Victory motorcycles so it can focus on its Indian Motorcycle brand and other products. Polaris announced Monday that it is shutting down the unprofitable Victory ...
  
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• Hollywood, spare us your hypocrisy

  09-01-2017 23:50 via cnn.com
  
  However heartfelt Meryl Streep's criticism of Trump over his mocking disability, they nonetheless are reminder of Hollywood's hypocrisy--much talk and little action, writes Tim Stanley.
  
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• The Latest: Alabama seeks 15-0, last reached by Penn in 1897

  09-01-2017 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the College Football Playoff national title game (all times local):
  
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• US move to secure election systems meets criticism

  09-01-2017 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-minute decision by the Obama administration to designate election systems as critical infrastructure drew intense criticism from state and federal elections organizations on Monday.
  
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• Trump son-in-law to be senior aide

  09-01-2017 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will be senior adviser to the president, a senior transition official told CNN Monday.
  
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• Trump predicts all Cabinet picks will win confirmation

  09-01-2017 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a week of high-profile tests for his administration-in-waiting, President-elect Donald Trump predicted Monday that all of his Cabinet picks would win Senate confirmation even as Democrats charged that Trump's team was ignoring standard vetting protocol.
  
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• Amid hacking feud, US hits Russia with new sanctions

  09-01-2017 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The outgoing Obama administration on Monday blacklisted five Russians, including a senior law enforcement official close to President Vladimir Putin, as the two nations' feud over U.S. election hacking ...
  
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• US charges VW executive with fraud in diesel scandal

  09-01-2017 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US authorities charged a Volkswagen executive with fraud and conspiracy, saying he helped cover up the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, the Justice Department said Monday. Oliver Schmidt, who led the German automaker's US regulatory compliance office from 2012 to March 2015, appeared in a Miami court Monday to face charges he knowingly lied to US regulators. The FBI arrested Schmidt Saturday in connection with a scandal in which Volkswagen admitted to installing software on as many as 11
  
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• Lawyers trade blame in meningitis outbreak trial

  09-01-2017 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former president of a compounding pharmacy blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012 put "profits over patients" and ignored repeated warning signs that drugs manufactured by his company ...
  
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• Trump's team: Meet the new US government

  09-01-2017 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top Cabinet posts will be in the spotlight this week as the Senate holds a frenzy of confirmation hearings.
  
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• Shooting suspect's mental issues may explain little

  09-01-2017 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old man held in the fatal shootings last week at Fort Lauderdale's airport, reportedly has a history of mental difficulties and it's tempting to assume they explain the crime. Experts say: Don't.
  
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• Meryl Streep overrated? Donald Trump picks a decorated star

  09-01-2017 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep "one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood" following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards
  
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• Latest: Nevada governor says damage not as bad as feared

  09-01-2017 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on winter storms in California and Nevada (all times local):
  
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• Automakers reveal new models at the Detroit auto show

  09-01-2017 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When it came to industry profits, the trucks and SUVs were at center-stage. Here are some of the notable vehicle debuts at the Detroit show, which opens to the public on Saturday, January 14. A 5-passenger SUV that will be slightly smaller than the Nissan Rogue, which has become the top-selling model in the company's U.S. lineup.
  
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• Turkey begins debate on new Erdogan powers

  09-01-2017 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey's parliament on Monday began debating a controversial new draft constitution aimed at expanding the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The new constitution, expected to be put to a referendum by the spring, would replace the basic law drawn up after Turkey's 1980 military coup. It seeks to establish for the first time a presidential system for ruling the modern republic created from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
  
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• NASA's Bold Plan to Save Earth From Killer Asteroids

  09-01-2017 23:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Right now we know of about 723,367 asteroids in the solar system, and we're getting better at finding planet-destroying rocks every day — but we're still unprepared if one does find its way to Earth.
  
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• Is this Tunisia beach attack 'mastermind'?

  09-01-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation by Panorama has identified the man accused of organising the terror attack on a beach that killed 38 people in Tunisia.
  
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• Trump son-in-law Kushner to take senior White House role

  09-01-2017 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's influential son-in-law Jared Kushner will join him in the White House as a senior adviser, transition officials said Monday, putting the young real estate executive in position to exert broad sway over both domestic and foreign policy, particularly Middle East issues and trade negotiations.
  
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• 'Twin Peaks' sequel to debut May 21 with two-hour episode

  09-01-2017 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Showtime's "Twin Peaks" sequel will debut in May with a two-hour episode.
  
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• Jermain Defoe: Can Sunderland afford to lose him to West Ham (or anywhere else)?

  09-01-2017 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relegation battlers Sunderland know how important Jermain Defoe is to their survival hopes - and here's the statistical proof.
  
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• Democrats want 9/11-style special commission to probe Russia

  09-01-2017 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic members of the U.S. Congress called on Monday for the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russia's attempts to intervene in the 2016 election, similar to the Sept. 11 panel that probed the 2001 attacks on the United States. The panel members would not be members of Congress. The legislation is one of many calls by lawmakers to look into Russian involvement in the contest, in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the White House race, confo
  
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• We don't tip black people, note to Virginia waitress said

  09-01-2017 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers at a US restaurant rally to support a black waitress who received a racist note instead of a tip.
  
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• The Latest: Deputy killed responding to manhunt identified

  09-01-2017 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Orlando, Florida (all times local):
  
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• NFL begins review of concussion protocol on Miami QB Moore

  09-01-2017 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The NFL has begun a review of the concussion protocol conducted on Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore when he left his team's playoff game at Pittsburgh after being shaken up.
  
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• Handcuffed Texas suspect who shot himself has died

  09-01-2017 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who managed to pull a handgun from his waistband and shoot himself while handcuffed in police custody has died.
  
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• A moo-ving rescue: Stranded cow winched across frozen pond

  09-01-2017 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) — A cow stranded on ice in western Oregon experienced what might be called a moo-ving rescue.
  
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• U.S. sanctions Russia's top investigator, four others for rights abuses

  09-01-2017 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Monday blacklisted Alexander Bastrykin, Russia's top investigator and a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and four other Russian officials for human rights abuses. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Treasury Department, are not tied to U.S. hacking allegations against Russia but to the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky Act for human rights abuses, U.S. officials said.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Despite woes Obamacare not in 'death spiral'

  09-01-2017 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says that President Barack Obama's health care law "will fall of its own weight."
  
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• Search for missing plane in Lake Erie turns up seats, debris

  09-01-2017 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Divers searching Lake Erie's icy waters for a plane that vanished with six people on board more than a week ago found large pieces of debris on Monday, including what may be part of the fuselage, city ...
  
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• AP source: Jaguars hire Marrone, Coughlin, extend Caldwell

  09-01-2017 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A person familiar with the search says the Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Doug Marrone as head coach and brought back Tom Coughlin in an executive role.
  
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• Airport shooting suspect gets public defender in court

  09-01-2017 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Iraq war veteran held in the fatal shooting of five people inside Fort Lauderdale's airport was appointed a federal public defender on Monday after telling a judge that he has no job and only $5 or ...
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Red gowns a-plenty in Washington dress shops

  09-01-2017 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ladies in Washington planning to celebrate Donald Trump's inauguration as the next president won't, it turns out, need a fairy godmother to find something to wear.
  
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• Reese: Giants investigating hole in wall outside locker room

  09-01-2017 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese has told star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. that he needs to look at some of his antics on and off the field and be more responsible.
  
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• Obama's wins and losses

  09-01-2017 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  Barack Obama ends his two terms in the White House on January 20. Here are 11 takes on his legacy, ranging from health care reform to climate change, immigration to his effect on women and families and beyond.The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely those of the authors.
  
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• Did Obama live up to his promise?

  09-01-2017 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely those of the authors.
  
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• California's famous 'drive-thru' sequoia toppled by storms

  09-01-2017 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARNOLD, Calif. (AP) — Fans are mourning a giant sequoia in California famous for a "drive-thru" hole carved into its trunk after a massive storm toppled the mighty tree.
  
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• Trump son-in-law Kushner to take on senior White House advisory role

  09-01-2017 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser and work on trade deals and the Middle East, transition officials said on Monday, in a rare case of a close presidential family member taking on a major job. Kushner, 35, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, is taking the job after receiving legal counsel he would not be violating a U.S. anti-nepotism law based on court rulings that the statute does not
  
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• The Latest: Lawmaker to rehang art removed by colleague

  09-01-2017 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress (all times EST):
  
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• Parts of Greece have been blanketed in snow

  09-01-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of Greece have been blanketed in snow as icy temperatures continue to grip much of Europe.
  
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• Mom accused in teen's dismemberment was child welfare worker

  09-01-2017 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — A woman charged with killing and dismembering her adoptive daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy she and her boyfriend shared had previously worked as an adoption supervisor for a children's welfare agency, authorities said Monday.
  
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• NFL viewership down 7 percent for wild-card round of routs

  09-01-2017 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Average TV viewership for the four NFL wild-card telecasts was down about 7 percent from a year ago — in line with lower ratings during the regular season, but also perhaps a result of four routs this time.
  
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• Nats say Scherzer has pitching finger injury, to miss WBC

  09-01-2017 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer injured a finger on his pitching hand and will miss the World Baseball Classic.
  
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• Bernie Sanders in the spotlight

  09-01-2017 22:49 via cnn.com
  See photos of the life and career of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
  
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• 'Tree man' gets his hands back

  09-01-2017 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Tree Man is no longer. Thanks to some groundbreaking surgeries, he can go back to being Abul Bajandar, a 27-year-old father and husband from a small town in Bangladesh.
  
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• 'We need serious talk on issues'

  09-01-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  In my view, the media spends too much time treating politics like a baseball game, a personality contest or a soap opera. We need to focus less on polls, fundraisers, gaffes and who's running for president in four years, and more on the very serious problems facing the American people -- problems which get relatively little discussion.I hope that's what our town meeting on CNN tonight will accomplish.
  
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• Sanders: We need to stop talking about polls and gaffes

  09-01-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  In my view, the media spends too much time treating politics like a baseball game, a personality contest or a soap opera. We need to focus less on polls, fundraisers, gaffes and who's running for president in four years, and more on the very serious problems facing the American people -- problems which get relatively little discussion.I hope that's what our town meeting on CNN tonight will accomplish.
  
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• Sanders for CNN: We need to stop talking about polls and gaffes

  09-01-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  In my view, the media spends too much time treating politics like a baseball game, a personality contest or a soap opera. We need to focus less on polls, fundraisers, gaffes and who's running for president in four years, and more on the very serious problems facing the American people -- problems which get relatively little discussion.I hope that's what our town meeting on CNN tonight will accomplish.
  
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• Sanders: Focus on the real issues

  09-01-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  In advance of his town meeting on CNN, Senator Bernie Sanders says it's time to talk about serious issues: these are the 23 questions he wants to discuss.
  
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• Experts: NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant

  09-01-2017 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A plan to close the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2021 removes a long-held fear of an accident occurring miles from the nation's most populous city. Although the plant provides about a quarter ...
  
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