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• 28 escape in deadly prison break

  15-01-2017 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  At least two inmates are dead after prisoners in Brazil's Piraquara State Penitentiary 1 apparently blasted a hole through a wall and exchanged gunfire with police early Sunday, according to prison officials.
  
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• The Latest: After largest deficit of season, Cowboys answer

  15-01-2017 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the NFL's divisional playoffs Sunday. (all times Eastern):
  
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• Sports hall roof collapses during match in Czech Republic

  15-01-2017 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sports hall roof collapses during a floorball game in the Czech Republic city of Ceska Trebova.
  
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• Trump accuses Merkel of 'catastrophic mistake' over migrants

  15-01-2017 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a "catastrophic mistake" in allowing undocumented migrants to enter the country, US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday in an interview with The Times of London and Germany's Bild. “I think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals, you know, taking all of the people from wherever they come from,” Trump said, adding he had "great respect" for the chancellor. Some 890,000 migrants, many of them fleeing
  
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• Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'

  15-01-2017 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported. “I took such heat, when I said NATO was obsolete," Trump told the newspaper in an interview. “A lot of these countries aren’t paying what they’re supposed to be paying, which I think is very unfair to the United States," Trump said.
  
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• Dick Gautier, who played Hymie on 'Get Smart,' dies at 85

  15-01-2017 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Gautier, the Tony-nominated actor who found fame as Hymie the Robot on the 1960s sitcom "Get Smart," has died. He was 85.
  
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• Trumps offers to end some Russian sanctions for nuclear arms cut

  15-01-2017 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will offer to end sanctions against Russia in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, The Times newspaper reported. In an interview with The Times of London, Trump said he wanted nuclear weapons arsenals of the world's two biggest nuclear powers -- the United States and Russia -- to be "reduced very substantially". “They have sanctions on Russia — let’s see if we can make some good deals with Russia.
  
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• Real Madrid's unbeaten run ended

  15-01-2017 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Real Madrid's 40-game unbeaten run came to a dramatic end as two late Sevilla goals sealed a 2-1 home win over the La Liga leader Sunday.
  
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• Jovetic ends Real's unbeaten run

  15-01-2017 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Real Madrid's 40-game unbeaten run came to a dramatic end as two late Sevilla goals sealed a 2-1 home win over the La Liga leader Sunday.
  
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• Executions spark protests in Bahrain

  15-01-2017 23:21 via cnn.com
  
  Bahrain has executed three men convicted of killing three police officers in a 2014 bombing. The move sparked protests in the island nation and could further raise tensions between the country's Shiite majority and its Sunni rulers.
  
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• Sevilla end Real's unbeaten run

  15-01-2017 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid's 40-match unbeaten run is ended as Stevan Jovetic scores a stoppage-time winner for title rivals Sevilla.
  
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• Hindu festival stampede leaves six women dead

  15-01-2017 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women were returning from Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges flows into the sea.
  
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• Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico

  15-01-2017 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has warned the United States will impose a border tax of 35 percent on cars that German carmaker BMW plans to build at a new plant in Mexico and export to the U.S. market. Trump was speaking in an interview with German newspaper Bild, which on Sunday released excerpts of his comments translated into German. A BMW spokeswoman said a BMW Group plant in San Luis Potosi would build the BMW 3 Series starting from 2019, with the output intended for the world market.
  
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• CIA chief blasts Trump's Nazi reference

  15-01-2017 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  CIA Director John Brennan implored President-elect Donald Trump to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for the effect his words could have on national security.
  
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• CIA chief blasts Nazi reference

  15-01-2017 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  CIA Director John Brennan implored President-elect Donald Trump to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for the effect his words could have on national security.
  
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• Central US Ice storm falls short of dire forecasts

  15-01-2017 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sleet and drizzle glazed swaths of the central U.S. on Sunday, extending icy weather that some meteorologists acknowledged fell short of dire forecasts.
  
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• Real Madrid unbeaten run ends as Sevilla grabs 2 late goals

  15-01-2017 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Sevilla grabbed two late goals to end Real Madrid's 40-game unbeaten streak and move within one point of its rival atop the Spanish league with the 2-1 win on Sunday.
  
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• Davos elites struggle for answers as Trump era dawns

  15-01-2017 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Noah Barkin DAVOS, Switzerland - The global economy is in better shape than it's been in years. Stock markets are booming, oil prices are on the rise again and the risks of a rapid economic slowdown in China, a major source of concern a year ago, have eased. Beneath the veneer of optimism over the economic outlook lurks acute anxiety about an increasingly toxic political climate and a deep sense of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on the fin
  
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• Trump says wants nuclear arsenals cut 'very substantially'

  15-01-2017 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he wants arsenals of nuclear weapons reduced very substantially as part of any nuclear deal with Russia, The Times newspaper reported. When asked about the prospect of a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia, Trump told the newspaper in an interview: "For one thing, I think nuclear weapons should be way down and reduced very substantially, that’s part of it.” (Reporting by William James, editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
  
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• Tibet protesters detained in Swiss capital during Xi Jinping visit

  15-01-2017 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Swiss police detained 32 Tibetans and Swiss nationals protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, a spokesman said. Swiss authorities had limited the duration of the protest in the center of Bern to two hours before noon (1100 GMT) to avoid the kind of confrontation that marked the last visit by a Chinese president 18 years ago. Several people near a security zone set up for the state visit failed to comply with police instructions, Bern cantonal police said in a statem
  
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• The Latest: Celebrity fans support America's Team

  15-01-2017 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the NFL's divisional playoffs Sunday. (all times Eastern):
  
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• Thousands rally to resist Republican health law repeal drive

  15-01-2017 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Thousands of people showed up in freezing temperatures on Sunday in Michigan to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders denounce Republican efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, one of dozens of rallies Democrats staged across the country to highlight opposition.
  
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• Trump says Merkel made 'catastrophic mistake' with refugee policy

  15-01-2017 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told the Times of London German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made a "catastrophic mistake" with the policy that let a wave of a million migrants into her country. "I think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals," the Times, via Twitter, quoted Trump as saying in an interview.
  
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• 'Hidden Figures' soars in second week atop box office

  15-01-2017 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles (AFP) - "Hidden Figures," a story about three black women mathematicians who helped NASA put the first men in space, soared into its second week atop the box office, industry estimates for North America showed on Sunday.
  
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• Vietnam doc makes Ken Burns, Trent Reznor partners

  15-01-2017 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ken Burns and Trent Reznor would seem two unlikely collaborators, but both describe their recent work on the upcoming PBS documentary on the Vietnam War as among the most satisfying of their careers.
  
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• Underdog Zimbabwe so close to upset

  15-01-2017 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  Two days in and the Africa Cup of Nations is rapidly becoming the tournament for the underdog.
  
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• Outgoing CIA chief warns Trump to watch his words

  15-01-2017 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Outgoing CIA chief John Brennan on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, warning him to watch what he says and suggesting the president-elect doesn't understand the challenges posed by Russia. Brennan's stern words -- which sparked a quick Twitter retort from Trump -- were the latest salvo in the ongoing feud between the incoming Republican leader and US intelligence agencies, who have concluded Moscow meddled in the November election. The 70-year-old Trump, who takes office on Frid
  
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• I'll have the usual: Patriots advance to AFC title game

  15-01-2017 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Short nights and short offseasons.
  
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• Man Utd 1-1 Liverpool: Jose Mourinho & Jurgen Klopp analyse draw

  15-01-2017 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho feels Liverpool were defensive in the draw at Old Trafford, while Jurgen Klopp cites rivals' long-ball tactics.
  
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• Donald Trump, attack me on Twitter, please

  15-01-2017 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  John Lewis' books sold out after the President-elect criticized him on Twitter; Dean Obeidallah wants to be Trump's next target
  
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• Facebook introduces measures to tackle fake news in Germany

  15-01-2017 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Facebook says it's introducing measures to tackle the spread of fake news in Germany, months before the country holds a national election.
  
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• Outgoing CIA chief rips into Trump on Russia threat

  15-01-2017 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing CIA director charged on Sunday that Donald Trump lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States, delivering a public lecture to the president-elect that further highlighted the bitter state of Trump's relations with American intelligence agencies.
  
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• 3 Nevada Democrats want ex-senator statue out of US Capitol

  15-01-2017 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Three Democratic congressional representatives are asking state lawmakers to act to remove a statue of former Nevada senator from the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, alleging that he left a "legacy of racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia."
  
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• A look at some of the groups who plan to protest Trump

  15-01-2017 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, but hundreds of thousands are also expected to demonstrate against him or his agenda. A look at some of the groups expected to protest in Washington surrounding Inauguration Day:
  
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• Trump team considers relocating White House media corps

  15-01-2017 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Routine media access to the White House could be a thing of the past under Donald Trump's presidency, with top officials of the incoming administration saying Sunday that they're exploring more spacious options nearby.
  
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• 1 month, 5 deadly prison riots

  15-01-2017 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  At least 10 prisoners were killed Saturday in Brazil's fifth deadly prison riot since January 1.
  
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• Trump's team considers moving White House press room

  15-01-2017 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's team could move the White House press briefing room from the West Wing to another location that accommodates more media from around the country, incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said on Sunday. Esquire magazine reported on Saturday that the Trump administration planned to relocate White House reporters from the press room to the White House Conference Center or the Old Executive Office Building next do
  
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• The Latest: 11,000 without power in Oklahoma after ice storm

  15-01-2017 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on ice storms in the central U.S. (all times local):
  
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• Death toll rises to 27 in latest Brazil prison riot

  15-01-2017 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Twenty-seven inmates have died in eruptions of violence in two northern Brazilian prisons, officials said Sunday as they quelled the latest in a string of prison disturbances across the country in which more than 100 people have died within two weeks.
  
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• Paris summit warns against 'unilateral' steps in Mideast conflict

  15-01-2017 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A conference for peace in the Middle East on Sunday warned Israel and the Palestinians against taking "unilateral steps" on Jerusalem and on borders that could imperil a negotiated solution to their seven-decade conflict. France organised the gathering to reaffirm global support for a Palestinian state existing alongside an Israeli state -- a scenario the Palestinians fear could be jeopardised by Donald Trump's incoming US administration.
  
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• Israel, Palestinians warned against solo steps harmful to peace

  15-01-2017 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Irish, Lesley Wroughton and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) - Some 70 countries reaffirmed on Sunday that only a two-state solution could resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and warned against any unilateral steps by either side that could prejudge negotiations. The final communique of a one-day international Middle East peace conference in Paris shied away from explicitly criticizing plans by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to move the U.S Embassy to Jerusalem, although diplomat
  
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• 'Get Smart' actor Dick Gautier dead at 85

  15-01-2017 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Dick Gautier, who gained fame playing an Elvis-like singer in the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" and went on to play Hymie the Robot on TV's "Get Smart," has died. He was 85.
  
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• Netanyahu calls peace talks 'useless'

  15-01-2017 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  An international peace conference aimed at bringing a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict opened in Paris Sunday.
  
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• Capitals blow out Flyers 5-0 to win 9th consecutive game

  15-01-2017 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Williams and Matt Niskanen each scored two goals and Philipp Grubauer stopped all 24 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to nine in authoritative fashion by crushing the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Sunday.
  
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• Love it or hate it, people have opinions on the circus

  15-01-2017 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Reaction to news that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was closing after 146 years — from saddened celebrities to elated animal rights advocates — flew as fast as a flying trapeze.
  
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• UK PM May to star in US Vogue spread

  15-01-2017 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz's shoot with the prime minister will feature in April's Vogue.
  
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• Trump team doubles down on rebuke of civil rights leader

  15-01-2017 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's vice president and top aides on Sunday joined the U.S. president-elect in criticizing an historic civil rights activist and lawmaker for questioning the legitimacy of his election win, opening up a new divide days before the inauguration. U.S. Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, told NBC's "Meet the Press" he thought hacking by Russians had helped Trump, a Republican, get elected in November. Lewis said he does not plan to attend
  
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• NFL's Sunday divisional playoffs start late because of ice

  15-01-2017 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NFL's Sunday divisional playoffs are about to get started, just a few hours later than expected.
  
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• Brazil prison riot: 'At least 26 dead' in Natal violence

  15-01-2017 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a 14-hour prison riot in the city of Natal, police say at least 26 people are dead.
  
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• Prada goes in search of the naïve, Missoni bursts with color

  15-01-2017 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — This is the season of renewal, with new faces at some of Milan's top fashion brands.
  
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