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• Judge to rule on white nationalist's speech at university

  04-09-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge will decide whether to force Michigan State University to allow campus space to be rented for a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer later this month.
  
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• Sharon Osbourne Reveals Ozzy Cheated on Her with Six Women: ‘He Had Women in Different Countries’

  04-09-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  Sharon Osbourne is opening up about the affairs she says her husband Ozzy had that almost led to their divorce
  
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• Israel to donate $1 million to Houston Jewish community hit by Harvey

  04-09-2017 23:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Israel has said it will help in the post-Harvey relief efforts by donating $1 million in emergency aid to Houston’s Jewish community.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 storm

  04-09-2017 23:10 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Puerto Rico's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm.
  
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• The Latest: Hurricane Irma now Cat 4 heading for Caribbean

  04-09-2017 23:04 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The latest on Hurricane Irma, which is heading for islands at the eastern entrance to the Caribbean (all times local): 4 p.m. Hurricane Irma has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean.
  
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• Isil for first time urging women to join battle to combat dwindling manpower

  04-09-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  The Islamic State is increasingly urging women to fight in its battles, in a significant ideological move that highlights the group’s desperate bid to boost its manpower. Women had not previously participated in Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s armed struggle, with the single exception of an all-female brigade responsible for policing females in their Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.  However, with the jihadists losing large numbers of militants in the fight for Raqqa and Mosul
  
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• WATCH: Baby panda snuggles with mother in video showing its 1st month

  04-09-2017 22:59 via abcnews.go.com
  Officials at Beauval Zoo say the panda, nicknamed Mini Yuan Zi, is drinking without a bottle, according to The Associated Press.
  
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• Log: Man killed outside shelter wouldn't exit police cruiser

  04-09-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  STOW, Ohio (AP) — A man who was fatally shot after being transported by a police officer to a homeless shelter had refused to get out of the officer's cruiser when they got there, police records show.
  
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• Japan plans for possible mass evacuation of its citizens in South Korea amid threats from North Korea, report says

  04-09-2017 22:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Japan is reportedly planning for a possible mass evacuation of its citizens in South Korea as tensions with North Korea continue to rise amid threats of nuclear war.
  
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• U.S. envoy says North Korean leader 'begging for war' as U.N. mulls sanctions

  04-09-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  By Christine Kim and Michelle NicholsSEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused North Korea's trading partners on Monday of aiding its nuclear ambitions and said Pyongyang was "begging for war" after the North's powerful nuclear test on Sunday and signs that further missile launches were on the way.South Korea said it was talking to Washington about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula.U.S. President Donald Trump held calls with foreign leader
  
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• 106-year-old Afghan woman faces deportation from Sweden

  04-09-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  HOVA, Sweden (AP) — A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe, carried by her son and grandson through mountains, deserts and forests, is facing deportation from Sweden after her asylum application was rejected.
  
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• Israel army to hold drill simulating war with Hezbollah

  04-09-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Israel's army will begin Tuesday a massive exercise simulating conflict with Lebanese movement Hezbollah in the country's north, military sources said, in what would be the largest drill in nearly two decades.The drill will last 10 days and simulate "scenarios we'll be facing in the next confrontation with Hezbollah", a defence source said Monday, referring to the Iran-backed Shiite movement.Military sources said tens of thousands of soldiers, including thousands of reserves, would take part.
  
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• Syria army nears regime enclave besieged by IS

  04-09-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Syria's army battled the Islamic State group on the edges of Deir Ezzor Monday, seeking to break the siege of a government enclave and oust the jihadists from a key stronghold.The jihadist group has already lost more than half of its nearby bastion of Raqa to attacking US-backed forces, and the loss of Deir Ezzor city and the surrounding oil-rich province would leave it with only a handful of isolated outposts.Deir Ezzor province borders Iraq, where IS has also been expelled from former strongho
  
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• Mysterious attacks on US diplomats in Cuba occurred recently

  04-09-2017 21:50 via cnn.com
  The State Department announced Friday that incidents of acoustic attacks on US diplomats in Havana, Cuba, which have led to a variety of serious medical symptoms, continued until as recently as last month.
  
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• What motivates ISIS fighters

  04-09-2017 21:48 via cnn.com
  Scott Atran and his research colleagues were sitting face-to-face with captured ISIS fighters in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, near the front lines of battle.
  
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• Small boy's body found encased in concrete in Kansas house

  04-09-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after the body of a small child was discovered encased in concrete inside a rental home in Wichita, Kansas.
  
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• The Latest: Fires threaten national park's icons

  04-09-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
  
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• Touchdown! Hall of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman Marries ‘the Love of My Life’ in California

  04-09-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  Troy Aikman is a married man!
  
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• Man tells 911 he thinks he killed wife after taking too much cold medicine

  04-09-2017 21:30 via abcnews.go.com
  Matthew Phelps is in custody in connection with allegedly stabbing his wife.
  
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• Mother's fight to discover fate of dead baby's body finds empty coffin

  04-09-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  A mother who has been fighting for four decades to find out what happened to her dead baby boy has discovered that his coffin has no human remains in it.
  
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• Forget the wandering warrior: Bronze Age women travelled the world while men stayed at home

  04-09-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The concept that men stay at home while independent women venture out into the world is considered a rather modern phenomenon. But a study suggests that in fact, the practice was rooted in ancient times, when Bronze Age men stayed at home while adventurous women were the key to spreading culture and ideas. The research reveals that over a period of some 800 years, European women travelled between 300km and 500km from their home villages to start families, while men tended to stay near where
  
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• Historians need to use their power now

  04-09-2017 20:52 via cnn.com
  Since the unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, historians of the Civil War and the American South have been busy public intellectuals.Like me, some wrote about removing or offered the historical context for the numerous Confederate monuments that exist in the region.Others wrote about Confederate memorialization more generally, in an effort to explain why these tangible reminders of white supremacy exist.
  
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• Heartbreaking Photo Shows Officer Saying Goodbye to Beloved K-9 Partner

  04-09-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Hunter, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of liver cancer, received a final salute from fellow officers.
  
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• The Latest: US says IS convoy still stranded in Syria

  04-09-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Klan's Ambition Finds Foothold With Trump

  04-09-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks back at how the Ku Klux Klan flexed its muscles in national American politics in the 1920s and how those same racist political ambitions are finding accommodation with Donald Trump.
  
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• WATCH: Frightened kitty rescued from Boston tunnel

  04-09-2017 20:34 via abcnews.go.com
  Massachusetts police shut down a tunnel in Boston to rescue a loose kitten.
  
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• Man Who Rushed into a Massive Bonfire at Burning Man Festival Dies of His Injuries

  04-09-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  A man rushed past layers of security officers into a massive fire at the Burning Man festival’s signature ceremony, suffering burns that left him dead just hours later
  
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• Kenya sets presidential election rerun for October 17

  04-09-2017 20:27 via cnn.com
  Kenya will hold another presidential election on October 17 after its disputed vote last month was thrown out, the country's election commission said.
  
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• The Scottish firms that let money flow from Azerbaijan to the UK

  04-09-2017 20:25 via theguardian.com
  Billions of pounds came through two Glasgow-based companies using obscure structure that let owners hide identitiesUK companies using an obscure Scottish business structure are at the centre of a multibillion-dollar operation to funnel cash out of Azerbaijan, an investigation by the Guardian has found. Scottish limited partnerships (SLPs), structures originally established in the early 1900s for farm holdings, acted as shell companies to channel $2.9bn (£2.2bn) from Azerbaijan into the UK
  
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• 'I want to bring up a warrior': Ukraine's far-right children's camp – video

  04-09-2017 20:21 via theguardian.com
  In Ukraine, the far-right Azov militia is fighting on the frontline – and running a summer camp for children. The Guardian visited the camp and followed 16-year-old Anton through his experiences. Is Azov really a modern Hitler Youth organisation, or is it trying to prepare young Ukrainians for the tough reality that awaits them? Continue reading...
  
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• Colombia signs cease-fire deal with last guerrilla group

  04-09-2017 20:18 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Colombia's government and last remaining major rebel group signed a bilateral cease-fire Monday ahead of Pope Francis' visit this week, an agreement seen as a significant step toward negotiating a permanent peace deal.
  
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• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sheds statesmanlike persona as scandals mount against him; wife presumed to be indicted

  04-09-2017 20:10 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared to drop his statesmanlike persona as corruption scandals mount against while his wife, Sara, was expected to be indicted for fraud regarding their household expenses.
  
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• Where is Kate? Duchess of Cambridge spends day with mom Carole amid bombshell baby announcement

  04-09-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  The 35-year-old royal has remained out of the spotlight, missing a planned engagement at the Hornsey Road Children's Centre in London, since announcing on Monday that she's pregnant with baby No. 3. Kate's mom, Carole Middleton, was seen leaving Kensington Palace late Monday afternoon in a black SUV after spending the day with her daughter.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 3 storm

  04-09-2017 20:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency ahead of powerful Category 3 Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Denmark's Corporate Sector Just Sold Off Its Last Oil Company

  04-09-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland ― Denmark’s biggest company is selling off the country’s last oil firm as the world’s top wind turbine-producing nation transitions to renewable energy.
  
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• Denmark Is Selling Off Its Last Oil Company And Spending The Money On Wind Power

  04-09-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland ― Denmark, the world’s top wind turbine producer, is selling off its last oil company.
  
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• Trump touts 'American labor' in holiday tweet

  04-09-2017 19:50 via abcnews.go.com
  The president wished the country a happy Labor Day on Twitter Monday.
  
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• What is a hydrogen bomb and how much damage can it do?

  04-09-2017 19:36 via cnn.com
  What is a hydrogen bomb and how much damage can it do? CNN's Paula Hancocks explains.
  
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• Video: What is a hydrogen bomb and how much damage can it do?

  04-09-2017 19:36 via cnn.com
  What is a hydrogen bomb and how much damage can it do? CNN's Paula Hancocks explains.
  
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• The weapon that makes North Korea more dangerous

  04-09-2017 19:36 via cnn.com
  What is a hydrogen bomb and how much damage can it do? CNN's Paula Hancocks explains.
  
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• Mnuchin: Congress should tie Harvey aid to debt limit bill

  04-09-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress needs to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with a contentious increase in the nation's borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says, arguing it is needed to ensure storm victims in Texas get the help they need.
  
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• China condemns both North Korea and US amid difficult balancing act over Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambitions

  04-09-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  China is treading a very fine line as the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions continues to escalate, condemning its neighbour for its latest missile test but also calling for calm from all sides – and in doing so making it clear to the US it will not be bullied into action it does not want to take.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s “dangerous game of brinkmanship” was admonished by Xinhua, China’s official news agency.
  
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• UN sanctions on North Korea

  04-09-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  The United States announced on Monday that it will present a new UN sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.The UN Security Council has imposed seven sets of sanctions on North Korea since it first tested an atomic device in 2006.The Security Council first imposed an arms embargo and a ban on a range of imports and exports to prevent North Korea from conducting nuclear tests or launching ballistic missiles in October 2006.
  
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• Televangelist Slams Hurricane 'Misinformation'

  04-09-2017 19:27 via yahoo.com
  In a his Sunday sermon Joel Osteen said "misinformation" was to blame for criticism of his church for initially not opening its doors during the hurricane, which destroyed thousands of homes.
  
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• Ivanka Trump Trolled For Old Undocumented Immigrant Tweet Amid DACA News

  04-09-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  “We love this story about an undocumented immigrant who worked her way up on Wall Street.”
  
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• Drag race crowd sprayed with burning fuel

  04-09-2017 19:09 via cnn.com
  A man was in critical condition and 11 others were seriously injured after a car at a drag racing event in Australia sprayed burning fuel into the crowd.
  
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• Lil Wayne Rushed to Hospital After Suffering Seizure, Upcoming Las Vegas Show Canceled

  04-09-2017 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Lil Wayne was reportedly rushed to the hospital in Chicago on Sunday after suffering a seizure, leading to the cancellation of his upcoming show in Las Vegas
  
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• This Dreamer Died Saving Harvey Flood Victims. His Body Was Found The Day Reports Surfaced Trump Will Kill DACA

  04-09-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  Alonso Guillen came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child.
  
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• BRICS name Pakistan-based militant groups as regional concern

  04-09-2017 18:59 via yahoo.com
  By Michael MartinaXIAMEN, China (Reuters) - The leaders of the five emerging market BRICS powers have for the first time named militant groups based in Pakistan as a regional security concern and called for their patrons to be held to account.India welcomed the move -- which came at a summit in the Chinese city of Xiamen -- as an important step forward in the fight against militant attacks, of which it has been a target.Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa make up the BRICS grouping.
  
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• iPhone 8 To Come With New Siri Activation Feature

  04-09-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  New information on the upcoming iPhone 8 suggests the device could come with a new option to activate Siri.
  
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