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• Protesters Stage Third Day Of Demonstrations In St. Louis Over Acquittal Of Former Cop

  17-09-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  A group of peaceful protesters assembled in St. Louis on Sunday afternoon, marking a third consecutive day of demonstrations against the acquittal of a former police officer who fatally shot a black suspect.
  
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• Emmy Awards 2017: Red carpet arrivals

  17-09-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  The biggest names in television are bringing their style A-games!
  
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• College President Apologizes For Cotton Stalk Centerpieces During Dinner With Black Students

  17-09-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  A university president apologized after he displayed cotton stalks during a dinner with black students.
  
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• 'Strong possibility' of racial motivation in Baton Rouge killings, police say

  17-09-2017 23:50 via theguardian.com
  Authorities have person of interest, a 23-year-old white man, in custody following the fatal shootings of two black men last weekThe killings of two black men in Baton Rouge last week were likely racially motivated, police said on Sunday, with a 23-year-old white man in custody. In both shootings the gunman fired from his car then walked up to the victims as they were lying on the ground and fired again multiple times.Related: More protests expected in St Louis over acquittal of white officer in
  
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• Maria strengthens to Category 1 hurricane

  17-09-2017 23:37 via cnn.com
  Three storms are spinning through the Atlantic Ocean. Two are hurricanes and look to threaten areas battered by Irma.
  
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• Emmy Awards 2017: Complete list of winners

  17-09-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Stephen Colbert hosts the 2017 Emmys, which will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday night.
  
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• Top Trump officials signal US could stay in Paris climate agreement

  17-09-2017 23:31 via theguardian.com
  Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and national security adviser HR McMaster both indicated the US is open to negotiations on staying in the accordSenior Trump administration officials on Sunday signalled a further softening of America’s resolve to leave the Paris climate accord, amid signs that the issue will be discussed at the United Nations general assembly in New York this week.
  Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and national security adviser HR McMaster both indicated that the US is open
  
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• The Latest: Chelsea Manning tells crowd she took a risk

  17-09-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on Chelsea Manning addressing a conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts (all times local):
  
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• United Nations has 'exhausted' options on North Korea, says top US diplomat

  17-09-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  The UN has run out of options for confronting an increasingly belligerent North Korea, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said, presenting a unified front with Trump administration officials who continue to float a military option ahead of this week’s summit in New York.“We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the Security Council at this point,” Haley told CNN, adding that she had “no problem kicking to” Jim Mattis, the US de
  
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• Tropical Storm Maria strengthens into hurricane

  17-09-2017 23:13 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Maria strengthened into a hurricane Sunday on its way toward the Leeward Islands.
  
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• UK lowers official terrorist threat level after 2nd arrest

  17-09-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — British police made progress Sunday in their frantic pursuit of suspects and evidence connected to the bomb that partially exploded on a packed London subway, leading counter-terrorism officials to lower the country's threat level because they no longer considered a fresh attack to be imminent.
  
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• US urges Syria cooperation with Russia after strike

  17-09-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Washington and Moscow have held high-level talks aimed at shoring up military "deconfliction" zones in eastern Syria after Russia was accused of targeting US-backed forces battling the Islamic State group in an air strike, a top US general said Sunday.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Washington-backed Kurd and Arab fighters, said Saturday that several of its fighters were injured in a bombing by Russian warplanes east of the Euphrates River near Syria's oil-rich province of Dei
  
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• UN chief comes out against Kurdish independence referendum

  17-09-2017 22:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposes the Sept. 25 independence referendum planned by Iraq's Kurds for the enclave in the country's north.
  
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• Four Female U.S. Tourists Attacked With Acid In France

  17-09-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Four female American tourists were attacked with acid Sunday in France
  
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• 4 American tourists attacked with acid in Marseille's train station ID'd as Boston College students

  17-09-2017 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Four American women were attacked with acid in Marseille’s main train station on Sunday, the city's prosecutor's office said. A woman was arrested.
  
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• Pakistan ex-PM's wife wins his parliament seat: unofficial

  17-09-2017 22:10 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A Pakistani minister says the wife of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has won his parliament seat which fell vacant after the country's Supreme Court disqualified him for concealing assets, according to unofficial results.
  
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• Clash between military and suspected gang leaves nine dead in southern Mexico

  17-09-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  The Mexican military fought back against an armed attack in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero on Saturday night, leaving eight suspected gang members and one soldier dead, authorities said on Sunday.At around 11 p.m., troops were making their rounds in the city of Teloloapan, about 155 miles (250 km) from Mexico City, when they came under gunfire from suspected gang members dressed in fake military uniforms, Roberto Álvarez Heredia, a spokesman for the Guerrero Coordinating Group
  
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• Trump mocks ‘Rocket Man’ Kim Jong-un as advisers issue warnings

  17-09-2017 22:08 via theguardian.com
  President appears to ridicule North Korean leader and shortages after sanctions, as UN ambassador says Pentagon has ‘plenty of military options’Advisers to Donald Trump have warned North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programmes, saying that the regime faced destruction if it continued its reckless behaviour and forced the US to defend itself or its allies. Related: Trump's 'rocket man' tweet betrays how little he knows about North KoreaContinue reading...
  
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• Fatal Baton Rouge Shootings Investigated As Racially Motivated: Police

  17-09-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  A 23-year-old Louisiana man is reportedly being held as a person of interest in the separate slayings of two black men who police say were gunned down last week in potentially racially motivated attacks.
  
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• Iran's Khamenei warns U.S. against 'wrong move' on nuclear deal

  17-09-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any "wrong move" by Washington on Tehran's nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was violating "the spirit" of the 2015 deal under which it got sanctions relief in return for curbing its nuclear program.State television quoted Khamenei as saying Iran was standing firm "and any wrong move by the domineering regime regarding the (nuclear accor
  
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• With TV epic, Ken Burns seeks fuller understanding of Vietnam War

  17-09-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  A half century after the United States plunged into war in Vietnam, scars remain unhealed.With a 10-part television epic, Ken Burns is hoping for a fuller understanding.The celebrated documentary filmmaker has invested 10 years into making "The Vietnam War", which aims to offer a more balanced view on the still divisive conflict by bringing in a wide range of American and Vietnamese voices.
  
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• Trump retweets GIF of him hitting Hillary Clinton with golf ball

  17-09-2017 21:27 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump retweeted an edited video Sunday morning that showed him swinging a golf club and appearing to hit his former presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton with a golf ball.
  
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• Trump retweets video hitting Clinton with ball

  17-09-2017 21:16 via cnn.com
  President Trump retweeted a video that shows him striking Hillary Clinton in the back with a golf ball.
  
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• Veteran Albuquerque TV reporter killed in helicopter crash

  17-09-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A longtime reporter-videographer at an Albuquerque TV station has died after the news helicopter he was piloting crashed in central New Mexico, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Ex-Pakistan PM's wife on course to win his by-election seat

  17-09-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  The wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on course to win a parliamentary by-election for her husband's seat, which became vacant when he was ousted from office, according to unofficial early results Sunday.The Supreme Court ended Sharif's tenure as prime minister and banned him from holding public office in July following an investigation into corruption allegations against him and his family, triggering the by-election for his Lahore seat.Sharif's daughter Maryam led the ca
  
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• The billionaires investing in Cyprus in exchange for EU passports

  17-09-2017 21:04 via theguardian.com
  Businesspeople and those with political influence from Russia and Ukraine among hundreds granted citizenship for moneyA leaked list of names of those who have benefited from Cyprus’s citizenship-by-investment programmes represents a detailed insight into the panoply of clients behind schemes providing passports to the super rich.It also reveals the extent to which interest from the Russian and Ukrainian elite has driven the programme which, according to the Cypriot government, has generate
  
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• Mexican troops reportedly kill 8 after being ambushed

  17-09-2017 21:01 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Security officials in the Mexican state of Guerrero say eight civilians and one soldier have been killed in a clash that began with gunmen dressed in camouflage ambushing an army patrol.
  
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• Tillerson says U.S. weighing closing embassy in Cuba over sonic attacks

  17-09-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The United States is considering closing its embassy in Havana in response to an alleged sonic attack on U.S. personnel in Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday."We have it under evaluation," Tillerson said on CBS' "Face the Nation" program."It's a very serious issue with respect to the harm that certain individuals have suffered."Five Republican senators on Friday called for the Trump administration to retaliate against the Cuban government by expelling Cuban diplomats and possi
  
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• Syria: Russia denies airstrike that wounded six US-backed fighters

  17-09-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say raid occurred on eastern side of Euphrates river in area liberated from IsisThe Russian military denied claims on Sunday that it struck a US-backed force in eastern Syria, wounding six fighters.The Kurdish-led and US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday that its fighters had been hit in the airstrike near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour in an industrial area that had recently been liberated from the Islamic State group. Continue read
  
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• Four US tourists attacked with acid in France

  17-09-2017 20:30 via cnn.com
  Four American female tourists were attacked with acid Sunday at a Marseille train station in southern France, a police spokesperson said.
  
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• The Latest: Thousands told to evacuate as Fla. river floods

  17-09-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma in Florida (all times local):
  
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• Second suspect in London subway attack arrested; terror threat level downgraded to 'severe'

  17-09-2017 20:22 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A second suspect was arrested on Saturday in connection with the subway attack at London’s Parsons Green station that left 30 people injured, officials announced on Sunday as the city’s terror threat level is downgraded to “severe.”
  
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• US may close Cuba embassy after 'attacks' on diplomats

  17-09-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  The United States may again close its embassy in Cuba, which reopened two years ago after a half-century stand-off, following a series of mystery "health attacks" on its diplomats, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday.At least 21 members of the US mission in Havana and a smaller number of Canadians have suffered brain injuries and hearing loss in what have been reported as "acoustic attacks", although US officials say their origin remains unclear.The incidents began last year, and the la
  
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• Hamilton extends lead as Vettel crashes out

  17-09-2017 20:13 via cnn.com
  Lewis Hamilton said he would need a "miracle" to win the Singapore Grand Prix and so the rain gods delivered as he clinched a third consecutive victory of the season at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday.
  
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• F1: Hamilton extends title lead as Vettel crashes out at rain-hit Singapore GP

  17-09-2017 20:13 via cnn.com
  Lewis Hamilton said he would need a "miracle" to win the Singapore Grand Prix and so the rain gods delivered as he clinched a third consecutive victory of the season at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday.
  
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• F1: Hamilton extends lead as Vettel crashes out at rain-hit GP

  17-09-2017 20:13 via cnn.com
  Lewis Hamilton said he would need a "miracle" to win the Singapore Grand Prix and so the rain gods delivered as he clinched a third consecutive victory of the season at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday.
  
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• President Trump Greets Wife Melanie With A Handshake

  17-09-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  At a Friday night event held at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Melania gave a speech introducing her husband, after which the president thanked her by firmly shaking her hand
  
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• President Trump Greets Wife Melania With A Handshake

  17-09-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  At a Friday night event held at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Melania gave a speech introducing her husband, after which the president thanked her by firmly shaking her hand
  
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• Nordqvist claims playoff win at Evian Championship

  17-09-2017 19:57 via cnn.com
  The Swede has claimed the final major of the women's golf season after winning a sudden-death playoff at the Evian Championship in France.
  
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• Watch Out 'Hot Cops'! Police Parody Stephen King's 'It' in Viral Photo

  17-09-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  The officers said they just wanted to engage with the community.
  
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• 4 American Women Attacked With Acid in Marseille: Official

  17-09-2017 19:50 via nbcnews.com
  The Marseille prosecutor's office says four young female U.S. tourists have been attacked with acid in the city's main train station by a woman who has been arrested.
  
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• Bernie Sanders: I Did Everything I Could to Get Hillary Clinton Elected

  17-09-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  He responded to Clinton's criticism in her book
  
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• Tillerson says U.S. could stay in Paris climate accord

  17-09-2017 19:43 via yahoo.com
  By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling a shift in tone from the Trump administration, which angered allies with its decision to pull out of the agreement.President Donald Trump is willing to work with partners in the Paris agreement if the United States could construct a set of terms that are fair and balanced for Americans, Tillerson said on the CBS'
  
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• Trump tweets anti-Clinton meme as tensions flare over her memoir

  17-09-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  The tweet by Trump, which was a re-tweet from another user’s account, was derided as ‘juvenile’.President Trump on Sunday re-tweeted doctored footage that showed him hitting Hillary Clinton with a golf ball, knocking her over.The gif, which uses old film of Clinton stumbling as she enters a plane and complements “Trump’s amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary”, came from an account, @Fuctupmind, which on Sunday also published a gif of a kitten falling asleep.
  
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• Stowaway Koala Survives 10-Mile Ride Hidden Behind Car's Wheel

  17-09-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  A koala is alive after a driver unknowingly drove for about 10 miles while the animal clung to the inside of his car’s wheel arch, animal officials said.
  
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• New Ken Burns Doc Dismisses Origins of the Vietnam War

  17-09-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Ken Burns aims to win hearts and minds with his epic Vietnam series, but loses sight of how we got involved.
  
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• Hurricane-hit St Martin takes first steps to rebuild

  17-09-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  Almost two weeks after Hurricane Irma slammed into St Martin, killing 15 people, the French-Dutch Caribbean island has begun to take small steps toward reconstruction."We are still in an emergency situation but rebuilding is also in the back of our minds," Guadeloupe's governor Eric Maire said during a visit to the island.Petrol stations that once held empty tanks are now again open for business.
  
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• Official: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in France

  17-09-2017 19:16 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — Four young American tourists were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in the French city of Marseille and a 41-year-old woman has been arrested as their alleged assailant, the Marseille prosecutor's office said.
  
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• Monsoon rain adding to Rohingya camp misery

  17-09-2017 19:14 via theguardian.com
  Torrential rain brings swamp-like conditions to camp in Bangladesh housing hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in MyanmarHeavy monsoon rain is flooding makeshift camps in Bangladesh housing hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar.Amid food and water shortages, torrential rain brought back swamp-like conditions to many parts of the border town of Cox’s Bazar. Continue reading...
  
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• Kevin Hart publicly apologizes to wife and children after woman threatens to release 'sexually suggestive' video

  17-09-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  Kevin Hart issued a very public apology on Saturday to his pregnant wife and kids after news broke that the actor is involved in a multimillion-dollar extortion attempt.
  
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