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• Researchers sound alarm over Antarctic penguin chick deaths

  15-10-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Almost the entire cohort of chicks from an Adelie penguin colony in the eastern Antarctic was wiped out by starvation last summer in what scientists say is only the second such incident in over 40 years.
  
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• Winds Subside, but California Wildfires Continue to Rage

  15-10-2017 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  Calmer winds offered northern California a slight break from the raging, deadly wildfires even as they continued to burn 217,000 acres, authorities said.
  
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• Bannon says Trump will 'blow up' Obamacare as subsidies cut stokes fires

  15-10-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Steve Bannon speaks at the Value Voters Summit in Washington.A day after Steve Bannon seemed to confirm Donald Trump’s intent to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying the president was “gonna blow that thing up”, a Republican senator who helped dynamite two Republican replacement bills said Trump was hurting American citizens.
  
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• British actor Lysette Anthony accuses Weinstein of rape

  15-10-2017 23:39 via cnn.com
  British actress Lysette Anthony has become the latest woman to accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape, giving an account of how the Hollywood mogul allegedly attacked her in her London home in the late 1980s.
  
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• British actor accuses Weinstein of rape

  15-10-2017 23:39 via cnn.com
  British actress Lysette Anthony has become the latest woman to accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape, giving an account of how the Hollywood mogul allegedly attacked her in her London home in the late 1980s.
  
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• Woody Allen 'sad for everybody' in Weinstein scandal

  15-10-2017 23:29 via money.cnn.com
  Woody Allen called the scandal looming over Harvey Weinstein, "very sad for everybody involved." The disgraced movie mogul is facing dozens of allegations that include sexual assault and rape. Director expresses sympathy for the victims, says he doesn't want a 'witch hunt atmosphere' in offices
  
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• Weinstein scandal: Allen 'sad for everybody'

  15-10-2017 23:29 via money.cnn.com
  Woody Allen called the scandal looming over Harvey Weinstein, "very sad for everybody involved." The disgraced movie mogul is facing dozens of allegations that include sexual assault and rape. Director expresses sympathy for the victims, says he doesn't want a 'witch hunt atmosphere' in offices
  
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• Washington state boy, 13, accidentally shot dead by friend

  15-10-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  The name of the boy who fired the gun has not been released, but the victim was identified by the Cowlitz County coroner as Edgar Vazquez, also age 13, authorities said.Vazquez and the boy who discharged the weapon "had been friends for quite some time" police said, and the victim had spent Friday night at the home where the shooting occurred.
  
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• Baghdad accuses Kurds of 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Baghdad said Sunday that foreign Kurdish forces were present in the province of Kirkuk in what amounted to a "declaration of war", dramatically raising the stakes in its dispute with Iraq's Kurds.Kurdish officials denied Baghdad's claim that forces from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were among its peshmerga fighters in an armed standoff with Iraqi troops in the oil-rich province.
  
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• Some NFL Players Continue Anthem Protests, Despite Growing Opposition From Owners

  15-10-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  Several NFL players knelt during the national anthem on Sunday, continuing a protest against police brutality and racism that has encountered increasing resistance from team owners.
  
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• Long lines, confusion in Venezuela for first vote since violent election

  15-10-2017 22:52 via cnn.com
  Venezuelans returned to voting booths Sunday for the first major election since July's controversial and deadly vote for a constituent assembly.
  
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• Suspected IS militants kill 7 soldiers in Egypt's Sinai

  15-10-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Suspected Islamic State militants attacked six checkpoints in the turbulent north of the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 37, security and hospital officials said.
  
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• Trump's comments on Iran nuclear deal draw ire

  15-10-2017 22:17 via cnn.com
  President Trump's latest comments regarding the nuclear deal have offended many Iranians.CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports
  
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• Trump Subpoenaed Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  15-10-2017 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  A former "Apprentice" contestant has filed a subpoena for "all documents" concerning women who say President Donald Trump touched them "inappropriately."
  
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• Looks like there's a new Warden of The North -- Joe Jonas bends the knee and proposes to Sophie Turner

  15-10-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Announcing your engagement on Instagram seems to be the most popular way to do it these days, and celebrities are no different when it comes to making major gestures of love over social media.Power couple Joe Jonas, 28 and actress Sophie Turner, 21 who were confirmed dating back in December of 2016, just made things a little more official with two sweet Instagrams.The photo shows the ‘Game of Thrones’ starlet’s hand over Jonas’, sporting a gorgeous double-banded teardrop
  
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• WATCH: 2 men film their narrow escape from raging California wildfire

  15-10-2017 21:39 via abcnews.go.com
  Harrowing video was taken by two roommates as they escaped a blaze in Northern California.
  
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• Austria lurches right as Kurz set to be Chancellor

  15-10-2017 21:31 via cnn.com
  Sebastian Kurz, a 31-year-old conservative, is set to become the next chancellor of Austria and Europe's youngest leader, though his party appears to have failed to win an outright majority, an exit poll predicts.
  
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• Hurricane Ophelia barrels closer to Ireland, UK

  15-10-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Ophelia continued moving east toward Ireland on Sunday as officials there announced school closings, prepared for flooding -- and planned for power outages.
  
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• James Corden gets slammed over distasteful Harvey Weinstein jokes

  15-10-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  James Corden is under fire after delivering number of jokes about Harvey Weinstein while hosting the amfAR Gala, an AIDS research benefit, in Los Angeles on Friday. Yep. He made rape jokes at an AIDS benefit. "This is a beautiful room. It’s a beautiful night here in L.A. So beautiful, Harvey Weinstein has already asked tonight up to his hotel to give him a massage," Corden said.  SEE ALSO: Lin-Manuel Miranda tweets out about Harvey Weinstein allegationsSome accusing Weinstein of abuse
  
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• Trump Accuser Demands Release Of Documents On All His Sexual Assault Allegations

  15-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  A woman who accused President Donald Trump  of unwanted groping has subpoenaed all documents held by his presidential campaign about any harassment and assault allegations against him, BuzzFeed News reported Saturday.
  
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• Man Captures Photo of 'Ghost' in Famous 'Haunted' Hotel: 'I Was in Shock'

  15-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  He said they didn't notice what they'd taken a photo of until later.
  
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• Pot farmer's dreams go up in smoke during California wildfires

  15-10-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Andrew Lopas' plans to bring his marijuana business out of the black market with a legal, profitable and organic pot farm went up in smoke in the wildfires that have scorched Santa Rosa, California.After four decades of growing pot illegally, the 54-year-old saw an opportunity last year to start a legitimate business serving the medical marijuana market.Last Sunday, as the wildfires, which have now killed at least 40 people, first erupted, Lopas' cannabis farm in Santa Rosa went up in flames, le
  
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• Russian trolls were schooled on ‘House of Cards’

  15-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  A former Russian internet troll says the training for influencing the American election included screening "House of Cards," and reading – and writing – comments on the websites of the New York Times and the Washington Post.
  
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• Kenyan opposition leader Odinga, who withdrew from vote re-run, calls for protests

  15-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  By Joseph AkwiriMOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who withdrew from a presidential election re-run set for Oct. 26 saying it should only take place once wide-ranging reforms are undertaken, urged his supporters on Sunday to hold protests.Authorities have banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots in a bid to keep a lid on mounting political turmoil in the build-up to the repeat vote, in which Odinga had been set to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta onc
  
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• Tillerson: Diplomacy with N. Korea 'until first bomb drops'

  15-10-2017 20:37 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday his diplomatic efforts will continue as long as they possibly can despite the saber-rattling on both sides of the Pacific.
  
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• Baghdad accuses Kurdish forces of making a 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  Baghdad on Sunday evening accused Kurdish forces of making a "declaration of war" after claiming PKK fighters were among Kurdish forces in a standoff with its army in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk. The National Security Council, headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said it viewed as a "dangerous escalation" and a "declaration of war" the presence of "fighters not belonging to the regular security forces in Kirkuk" including fighters from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Wor
  
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• Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields; Iran shuts border crossings

  15-10-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  By Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk, which controls access to some of the region's main oilfields, a Kurdish security official said on Sunday.Iran meanwhile shut its border crossings with Iraq's Kurdistan in support of measures taken by the Iraqi government to isolate the Kurdish region, the Iraqi foreign ministry said.The border closing came as an Iranian milit
  
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• Sharapova wins her 1st title since doping ban

  15-10-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  TIANJIN, China (AP) — Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title since returning from a doping ban after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Tianjin Open on Sunday.
  
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• 'Final phase' of battle for Raqa as civilians flee under deal

  15-10-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  US-backed forces announced Sunday the "final phase" of the battle to retake Syria's Raqa, after the city was evacuated except for foreign Islamic State group fighters and their families.More than 3,000 civilians fled Raqa on Saturday night under an evacuation deal that left just a few hundred foreign IS fighters and some of their relatives in the handful of positions they still hold in their one-time Syrian stronghold.Commanders said the way was now clear for a final assault by the Syrian Democr
  
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• Ireland prepares for flooding, power outages as Ophelia barrels closer

  15-10-2017 20:06 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Ophelia continued moving east toward Ireland on Sunday as officials there announced school closings, prepared for flooding -- and planned for power outages.
  
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• The heartwarming moment a family discovers their dog survived a deadly California wildfire

  15-10-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  A family was elated to discover that their Bernese Mountain Dog, Izzy, somehow managed to survive the wildfires that have ravaged areas of California.  Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen hiked miles to Weaver's mother's home in Santa Rosa earlier this week. Despite being turned away by police, the men managed to make their way to the property for an important mission.  SEE ALSO: Striking images reveal wineries devastated by wildfires Although most valuables had been destr
  
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• Woody Allen Says Harvey Weinstein Scandal Is 'Very Sad For Everyone Involved'

  15-10-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Film director Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual assault by his former stepdaughter, told the BBC Sunday that he was not aware of Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual abuse, much of which has come to light in recent weeks.
  
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• Trump Ally Says President Cut Off Obamacare Payments To Destroy Health Law

  15-10-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump ended payments to health insurance companies serving the poorest Obamacare customers in order to deliberately destroy the health care law, former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon said.
  
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• SNL mocks Mike Pence's NFL walkout

  15-10-2017 19:36 via cnn.com
  "Saturday Night Live" mocked Vice President Mike Pence's walkout at an NFL game last weekend after players kneeled during the National Anthem.
  
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• Man left jail days before arrest for alleged airport attack

  15-10-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The man charged with stashing a jar filled with explosive chemicals and nails at a western North Carolina airport was freed just eight days earlier after a short prison stint for an earlier crime.
  
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• Trump hostility set to deepen Iran power struggles

  15-10-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  By Parisa HafeziANKARA (Reuters) - Iranians quickly closed ranks against a hawkish new U.S. approach to Tehran, but Iran's powerful hardliners are set to exploit the latest dispute with Washington to weaken domestic rivals who are open to the West, analysts and insiders say.President Donald Trump's warning on Friday that he might ultimately terminate a landmark 2015 nuclear deal sets the stage for an eventual resurgence of political infighting within Iran's complex power structures, officials sa
  
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• Girl Dies After Falling Two Stories From Carnival Cruise Ship

  15-10-2017 19:23 via yahoo.com
  An 8-year-old girl has died after falling two stories from a Carnival cruise ship docked in Miami, Florida
  
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• Funerals Begin for Victims of Somalia Truck Bombing as Death Toll Rises to Over 300

  15-10-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack it's ever experienced.
  
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• 'Really Horrendous.' Truck Bombing Is Now Deadliest Attack in Somalia

  15-10-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia's capital rose to 189 with more than 200 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in the Horn of Africa nation, police and hospital sources said Sunday.
  
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• Former 'Apprentice' Star Subpoenas Trump Campaign

  15-10-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  Summer Zervos is suing the president for defamation.
  
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• North Korea not ready to meet with South Korea in Russia: agencies

  15-10-2017 19:17 via yahoo.com
  Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program despite attending the same event and being urged to do so by Moscow, Russian news agencies said on Sunday.Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, is due to discuss the missile crisis in separate talks with a deputy head of North Korea's legislature and the head of South Korea's parliament on the sidelines of a congress of parliamentarian
  
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• US-backed forces begin assault on Isil-held Raqqa as scores of jihadis surrender

  15-10-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  US-backed forces have commenced their assault on the last Isil-held districts of Raqqa after hundreds of Isil fighters and their families surrendered or fled the group's self-proclaimed capital. In the hours preceding Sunday’s final push on Raqqa, some 275 militants and their families surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Arab and Kurdish militias operating with hands-on US support. A day earlier, under an agreement brokered by local tribesmen and
  
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• US actually trying to stay in Iran deal: Tillerson

  15-10-2017 19:13 via cnn.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday the US is trying to stay in the Iran nuclear deal while hoping to achieve more from it, days after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the US out of the agreement.
  
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• US actually trying to stay in Iran deal, according to Tillerson

  15-10-2017 19:13 via cnn.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday the US is trying to stay in the Iran nuclear deal while hoping to achieve more from it, days after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the US out of the agreement.
  
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• Conservative Sebastian Kurz to be Austrian Chancellor: exit poll

  15-10-2017 18:54 via cnn.com
  Sebastian Kurz, a 31-year-old conservative, is set to become the next chancellor of Austria and Europe's youngest leader, though his party appears to have failed to win an outright majority, an exit poll predicts.
  
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• AP Analysis: Iran angered by Trump, but needs nuclear deal

  15-10-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump angered Iran with his speech on refusing to re-certify the nuclear deal, but Tehran is unlikely to walk away from the agreement in retaliation.
  
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• Iraq says Kurds have brought in PKK fighters in 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  The Iraqi government accused Kurdish authorities on Sunday of bringing fighters from Turkey's separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk, and said it considered the move a "declaration of war."Vahal Ali, a media assistant to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani, denied the accusation."This is false, there are no PKK in Kirkuk, only Peshmerga," he told Reuters, referring to KRG military forces.
  
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• Photos show the true toll of California wildfires on firefighters

  15-10-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  California's firefighters have been struggling for a week now to put out the wildfires which have swept through the state.Images of exhausted firefighters sleeping on the ground, using rocks as pillows and facing raging fires have been widely shared as the blazes take their toll.More than 100,000 people have been displaced in what California’s governor, Jerry Brown, has described as “one of the greatest tragedies” to ever affect the state, according to the BBC.
  
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• Ambassador Haley: U.S. Wants to Stay in, Improve Iran Deal

  15-10-2017 18:37 via nbcnews.com
  The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. said it's the administration's hope that America stays with the Iran nuclear deal if Congress takes action to keep it together.
  
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• James Corden's Harvey Weinstein Jokes At AmfAR Gala Elicit Groans, Criticism

  15-10-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: Oct. 16 — Following backlash to his Harvey Weinstein jokes at the amfAR gala, Corden posted on Twitter to clarify his intentions and apologize.
  
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