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• Freeze: US halts overseas refugee interviews

  26-01-2017 23:57 via cnn.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security is putting a temporary freeze on staff trips to other countries to interview refugees who want to come to the US, according to a law enforcement source.
  
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• AP source: Border Patrol chief says he's been forced out

  26-01-2017 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The man charged with protecting America's borders was ousted Thursday, one day after President Donald Trump announced ambitious plans to build a massive wall at the Mexican border and bolster the ranks of the Border Patrol.
  
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• Trump: 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for wall

  26-01-2017 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump wants to impose at 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for the border wall, according to his White House press secretary.
  
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• TransCanada makes new application for Keystone XL

  26-01-2017 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — TransCanada Corp. has submitted a new presidential permit application to the U.S. Department of State for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
  
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• New CIA chief not aware of torture memo

  26-01-2017 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's CIA director, Mike Pompeo, was "surprised" by a report of a draft executive order directing the agency to reexamine the use of interrogation techniques that are legally considered torture, a source with knowledge of the director's thinking told CNN.
  
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• Kansas coach says no discipline yet amid police rape probe

  26-01-2017 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday that a police investigation of an alleged rape at his team's dorm has given him no reason yet to discipline any players as the second-ranked Jayhawks prepare to play at No. 4 Kentucky.
  
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• CIA chief 'surprised': New director not aware of torture memo

  26-01-2017 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's CIA director, Mike Pompeo, was "surprised" by a report of a draft executive order directing the agency to reexamine the use of interrogation techniques that are legally considered torture, a source with knowledge of the director's thinking told CNN.
  
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• Octavia Spencer picks up Harvard Hasty Pudding award

  26-01-2017 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer paid homage to Mary Tyler Moore and talked about her inspiring film roles Thursday while picking up yet another award: Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
  
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• The Latest: Texas convict awaiting execution for killing 2

  26-01-2017 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of Texas inmate Terry Edwards (all times local):
  
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• Markets pause after surge as earnings season heats up

  26-01-2017 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One day after the Dow's historic surge above 20,000 points, global markets mostly treaded water Thursday as corporate earnings took center stage.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: No murder surge in Philly despite Trump claim

  26-01-2017 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump made a misleading claim when he told Republican lawmakers Thursday that Philadelphia's murder rate has been "terribly increasing."
  
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• The Latest: Justin Rose sets early pace at 7-under 65

  26-01-2017 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (all times local):
  
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• California lawmakers want third-gender option on IDs

  26-01-2017 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.
  
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• What's Trump done so far?

  26-01-2017 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  With the flick of pen, a new president can undo years of work by a previous administration through his constitutional "executive powers."
  
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• Trump advisers, daughter registered to vote in 2 states

  26-01-2017 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's sweeping preview of his plans to investigate voter fraud in the United States includes those registered in more than one state.
  
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• Man United into League Cup final despite 2-1 loss to Hull

  26-01-2017 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HULL, England (AP) — Manchester United reached the English League Cup final despite surrendering its 17-match unbeaten record with a 2-1 loss to Hull in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday.
  
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• Trump could revive Missouri proposal on deported immigrants

  26-01-2017 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President Donald Trump rolls out plans to build a wall on the Mexican border, Missouri lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill cracking down on some immigrants living in the country illegally.
  
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• Microsoft beats 2Q forecasts as focus shifts from Windows

  26-01-2017 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Corp. reported yet another quarter of stronger-than-expected results on Thursday, thanks to its focus on online services and business software rather than its legacy Windows operating system.
  
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• Barrow returns to warm welcome as Gambia turns a page

  26-01-2017 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Adama Barrow may have been waiting to take power in The Gambia for nearly two months but many in the west African country have been longing for a change of guard for years. Yahya Jammeh held on to power for so long that many Gambians almost began to believe his claim he would rule for "a billion years" if Allah willed it. Jammeh only left the country on Saturday and went into exile in Equatorial Guinea under threat of a regional military intervention.
  
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• Trump's border wall doesn't address key shift in crossings

  26-01-2017 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to erect a wall along the Mexican border overlooks a key change in how people enter the U.S. illegally: Many of them make no attempt to jump a fence or evade authorities; they simply turn themselves in and ask for asylum.
  
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• 'Opposites attract,' PM May calls on Trump to renew special relationship

  26-01-2017 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Elizabeth Piper PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Joking that "opposites attract," Prime Minister Theresa May called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to renew the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States and lead in a new, changed world. In the United States for what will be Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since he took office last week, May signalled a shift in foreign policy, bringing her position more in line with that of Trump. Because when others step up as we
  
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• Alleged Florida airport gunman formally charged

  26-01-2017 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The shooter accused of carrying out a deadly attack that killed five people at a Florida airport was formally charged Thursday on multiple federal counts that could lead to the death penalty. Esteban Santiago, 26, an Iraq war veteran, faces a total of 22 charges for his January 6 shooting spree at Fort Lauderdale's international airport, which also left six people wounded, according to the indictment by a federal grand jury. Santiago was charged with 11 counts of performing an act of violence ag
  
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• Video appears to show Texas officer push teen with foot

  26-01-2017 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Bodycam video from a white Fort Worth police officer who was suspended for wrestling a black woman and her daughter to the ground appears to show the officer using his foot to push the 15-year-old girl into a police car.
  
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• Hawaii bill would classify homelessness as medical condition

  26-01-2017 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — As an emergency room doctor, Hawaii Sen. Josh Green sees homeless patients suffering from diabetes, mental health problems and an array of medical issues that are more difficult to manage when they are homeless or do not have permanent housing.
  
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• Manchester United survive Hull scare to reach League Cup final

  26-01-2017 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United survived a scare to reach the League Cup final after Oumar Niasse's late goal earned Hull City a 2-1 victory in Thursday's semi-final second leg. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, United saw their advantage at an ice-cold KCOM Stadium halved by Tom Huddlestone's 35th-minute penalty and then restored by Paul Pogba's second-half strike. Niasse's goal set up a nervy finish for Jose Mourinho's men, but they survived to complete a 3-2 aggregate win that sets up a date with Southampton
  
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• Google's Pixel phone shines despite misgauging demand

  26-01-2017 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Pixel phone, Google's answer to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is off to a promising start — but might have done even better had Google managed consumer demand as smartly as the device's sleek ...
  
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• US-Mexico tensions rise as meeting scrapped, wall tax looms

  26-01-2017 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US-Mexican relations were rocked Thursday as Donald Trump's administration suggested taxing imports from the southern neighbor to fund a border wall and Mexico's president scrapped a meeting with the US leader. Trump had been scheduled to receive Pena Nieto at the White House on Tuesday, for their first meeting since the inauguration. The escalating war of words over who would pay for the proposed border wall -- a central pledge made by Trump during his successful presidential campaign -- hit th
  
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• The Latest: Slovenia approves tightening of asylum rules

  26-01-2017 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the Europe migrant influx (all times local):
  
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• What Does It Mean When the President Endorses Torture?

  26-01-2017 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Trump said he would reinstate techniques banned as torture if his advisors endorsed the move because "I think it works."
  
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• Plane crashes into Perth’s Swan river as thousands look on – video

  26-01-2017 22:40 via theguardian.com
  
  A pilot and passenger died after their flying boat nosedived into the Swan river during Australia Day celebrations on Thursday afternoon. A number of boats on the river sped to the scene and tried in vain to rescue the occupants. It is believed the Grumman G-73 ‘Mallard’ was part of an airshow over the river ahead of Perth’s annual Skyworks fireworks display Continue reading...
  
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• People hawking McDonald's special sauce online for thousands

  26-01-2017 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giveaway bottles of McDonald's trademark special sauce are being offered for sale online for thousands of dollars, including one listing for $10,000.
  
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• Trump seeks 20 percent tax on Mexico goods to pay for wall, crisis deepens

  26-01-2017 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Miguel Gutierrez and Steve Holland MEXICO CITY/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that President Donald Trump wants a new 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern border, deepening a crisis after a planned summit between the two countries' leaders fell through. Trump wants the measure to be part of a broader tax overhaul package that the U.S. Congress is contemplating, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on Thursday.
  
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• May: We aren't turning our back on EU

  26-01-2017 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to GOP officials at a retreat in Philadelphia.
  
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• Highlights: The Trump presidency on January 26 at 3:56 PM EST/2056 GMT

  26-01-2017 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday: IMMIGRATION Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto scraps a planned summit with Trump in the face of insistent tweets from the U.S. president demanding Mexico pay for a border wall, a spat threatening Mexican efforts to salvage trade ties. Trump wants a 20 percent tax on all imports from Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border and wants it to be part of a tax reform package Congress is cont
  
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• $12 million Pegasus gives racing big buzz, huge purse

  26-01-2017 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The idea was most unusual: Put together the richest horse race in the world, and do so by getting 12 stakeholders to invest $1 million apiece just to have a spot in the starting gate.
  
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• Spokesman says Trump seeks 20 percent tax on Mexican imports

  26-01-2017 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat Thursday but offered few details. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border wall.
  
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• California utility must run ads over deadly blast conviction

  26-01-2017 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced California's largest utility to pay a $3 million fine and run television commercials publicizing its pipeline safety convictions as punishment in a criminal case stemming from a deadly natural-gas explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  
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• With eye on 2018, Illinois governor says 'Don't blame me'

  26-01-2017 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With crises mounting around him, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's strategy for fending off potential Democratic challengers and keeping his job in 2018 includes stressing the bright spots while blaming others for the things going horribly wrong.
  
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• Muslims, Latinos unify over Trump's immigration, border plan

  26-01-2017 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Many U.S. Muslim and Latino advocates have joined forces in opposing changes to immigration rules by President Donald Trump, bolstering an alliance between them as they mull the prospect of aggressive restrictions.
  
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• Throngs cheer new president's triumphant return to Gambia

  26-01-2017 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — President Adama Barrow returned triumphantly to Gambia on Thursday, nearly two months after winning an election disputed by the country's longtime dictator, to the cheers of hundreds of thousands who jammed the roads in welcome.
  
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• The Latest: Tiger returns to PGA Tour at Torrey Pines

  26-01-2017 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (all times local):
  
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• UN aid chief accuses Syria of blocking help to neediest

  26-01-2017 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is accusing the Syrian government of blocking aid to hundreds of thousands of the country's neediest people despite a nationwide cease-fire that has given "a glimmer of hope" that the conflict might be coming to an end.
  
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• Trump wants 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for wall

  26-01-2017 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump wants to impose at 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for the border wall, according to his White House press secretary.
  
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• What is the process for Britain's Brexit legislation?

  26-01-2017 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The British government needs to pass legislation before it can trigger the formal Article 50 process of leaving the European Union. Below is a summary of the legislative process and the points to look out for. OVERVIEW Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to trigger Article 50 by the end of March.
  
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• Rights advocates warn of backlash if Trump pursues torture

  26-01-2017 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — It took more than a year's worth of beatings, sleep deprivation, psychological abuse and threats to his family before former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg said he cracked and confessed to being a member of the al-Qaida terror network. The only problem, he said, was that it was a lie.
  
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• US judge blocks lethal injection drug combo as unlawful

  26-01-2017 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Citing mounting evidence from recent US executions, a federal judge blocked Thursday the use of lethal injections to put to death three Ohio inmates, saying a proposed drug cocktail was unconstitutional. Federal Magistrate Judge Michael Merz of Ohio focused heavily on the use of one of the drugs, midazolam, citing evidence from multiple other state executions that the drug insufficiently sedated inmates, likely leading to suffering during their executions. Lawyers for the three Ohio inmates clai
  
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• Self: No player discipline yet as campus rape probe goes on

  26-01-2017 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self says a police investigation of an alleged rape at his team's dorm has given him no reason yet to discipline anyone as the second-ranked Jayhawks prepare to play at No. 4 Kentucky.
  
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• Arkansas lawmakers OK ban of common abortion procedure

  26-01-2017 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions lawmakers approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge.
  
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• Several senior State Department officials leave posts: officials

  26-01-2017 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration has accepted the resignations of two top State Department officials effective on Friday, a step entirely within the new president's rights but an abrupt departure for the diplomats, officials said on Thursday. Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy and acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas Countryman both plan to leave their posts by Friday, the officials said. Turnover is the rule, rather than the exception, among the
  
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• ICRC, jurists join rebuke of Trump torture remarks, 'black site' reports

  26-01-2017 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have joined global human rights groups in their rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump for condoning torture. Trump told ABC television in an interview on Wednesday that he thought waterboarding "worked" as an intelligence-gathering tool but would defer to his cabinet on whether to use it in interrogations. Two U.S. officials said also on Wednesday that Tru
  
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