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• Tackling climate change to be key talking point at UN summit

  23-09-2018 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  Leaders at this year's U.N. General Assembly are feeling a sense of urgency to keep up the momentum on combating climate change.
  
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• Maldives opposition leader declares victory in high-stakes election

  23-09-2018 23:59 via cnn.com
  Voters have begun casting ballots in a high-stakes presidential election in the Maldives considered a test of the island nation's democracy.
  The election pits incumbent president Abdulla Yameen, who has been accused of cracking down on dissent and jailing opposition leaders, against opposition party candidate and member of Parliament Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
  
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• McConnell called Trump about 'unhelpful' tweets

  23-09-2018 23:40 via cnn.com
  After President Donald Trump tweeted criticism of the woman who came forward accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the President on Friday to say his tweets did not help, two people familiar with the call confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Republicans wrestle with election impact of Kavanaugh controversy

  23-09-2018 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  Just six weeks from November's elections, the allegation against Trump's Supreme Court nominee is muddling the campaigns.
  
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• Cosby faces up to 30 years in sentencing

  23-09-2018 23:13 via cnn.com
  Comedian Bill Cosby is facing up to 30 years in prison for three counts of aggravated indecent assault. CNN's Polo Sandoval has a preview of his sentencing trial.
  
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• Accuser of Trump's Supreme Court nominee to testify on Thursday

  23-09-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  The agreement came a week after Christine Blasey Ford went public with her allegation against the conservative federal appeals court judge, endangering his confirmation by the Republican-led Senate to a lifetime job on the top U.S. court.There are, however, unresolved procedural and logistical issues, Ford's lawyers said, including whether the Judiciary Committee's Republican senators, who are all male, or staff attorneys would question her.Ford's lawyers said "various senators have been dismiss
  
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• Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in border clashes: Gaza ministry

  23-09-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in fresh clashes on the Gaza border Sunday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said.Imad Ishtawi, 21, was shot in the head, the ministry said, as Palestinians again gathered along the border east of Gaza City late Sunday in the latest in months of often violent demonstrations.The strip's Islamist rulers Hamas had been rumoured to be seeking a lasting truce with Israel but the indirect talks have seemingly stalled, with protests subsequently increa
  
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• NFL claims Clay Matthews committed 'body weight' violation

  23-09-2018 22:48 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  Last week, a key roughing the passer penalty on Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was attributed to Matthews lifting Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and driving him into the ground.
  
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• Interstate Left Covered In Fish After Hurricane Florence Floodwaters Recede

  23-09-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Firefighters in North Carolina put their hoses to a different use over the
  
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• Catholic Church looking for (more than) a few good men

  23-09-2018 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  The numbers of U.S. priests and seminarians have been plummeting for decades, and it's not just because of the church's sexual abuse scandals.
  
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• Trump expected to tout North Korea progress, but concrete moves lacking

  23-09-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  The change of mood was sealed when Trump and Kim met for an unprecedented summit on June 12 in Singapore, and in the past week, the North Korean leader promised South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dismantle a missile site and also a nuclear complex - if the United States takes "corresponding action."While appearing to set a positive tone, the commitments fell far short of Washington's demands for a complete inventory of North Korea's weapons programs and irreversible steps towards denucleariza
  
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• Strawberry panic spreads to New Zealand

  23-09-2018 21:44 via cnn.com
  A major New Zealand supermarket chain is removing Australian-brand Choice strawberries from shelves across the country after needles were found in a container of strawberries from Western Australia purchased in Auckland.
  
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• Four sharks killed after attack on swimmers near Great Barrier Reef

  23-09-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Four large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both were still in hospital Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents just a day apart last week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum lines, which use baited hooks to catch the predators, ensnared four tiger sharks, one 3.7 metres (12 feet) long and the others each between two to three metres, a Fisheries Queensland spokesman said Sunday. "Wh
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh accuser will testify before Congress on Thursday

  23-09-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate judiciary committee on Capitol Hill on 4 September.Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will testify before the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday, in proceedings likely to become a decisive moment in the confirmation of the conservative judge.A statement issued on Sunday by lawyers for the professor at Palo Alto University, who alleges Kavanaugh assaulted
  
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• Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224

  23-09-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead.Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa led "national funerals" on the island of Ukara, where the MV Nyerere had been coming in to dock on Thursday.The prime minister said a memorial would be built on Ukara.
  
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• Report: Steelers are listening to trade offers for Le'Veon Bell

  23-09-2018 21:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  Exactly two weeks after reporting that the Steelers have “no plan” to trade running back Le'Veon Bell, Adam Schefter of ESPN now reports that the Steelers are listening to trade offers for the franchise-tagged tailback.
  
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• Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine

  23-09-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are joining forces with international organizations to help identify and head off famines in developing nations using data analysis and artificial intelligence, a new initiative unveiled Sunday.Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many lives already have been lost, the tech firms "will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding" to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and United Nations announced in a joint statement
  
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• Iran's president blames US after attack on military parade

  23-09-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded 60, further raising regional tensions.
  
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• Yes, China or Russia Could Beat the Air Force In a War. This Is How.

  23-09-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  All of the scary details. 
  
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• Accuser of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh to testify on Thursday

  23-09-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  California professor Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify before a Senate panel on Thursday morning about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers said on Sunday.The agreement capped a week of dramatic developments that cast into turmoil U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump's conservative nominee, once considered a safe bet.U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley had set several deadlines since Friday for Ford
  
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• Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack

  23-09-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Saturday's assault, one of the worst ever against the most powerful force of the Islamic Republic, struck a blow at its security establishment at a time when the United States and its Gulf allies are working to isolate Tehran."Considering (the Guards') full knowledge about the centers of deployment of the criminal terrorists' leaders ..., they will face a deadly and unforgettable vengeance in the near future," the Guards said in a statement carried by state media.Four assailants fired on a viewi
  
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• Cardinal Removes Priest Who Burned LGBT Flag at Chicago Church

  23-09-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  A Chicago priest has been removed from his position a week after he burned a rainbow flag outside of his church.
  
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• Coca-Cola's interest in CBD a sign of high hopes

  23-09-2018 20:34 via nbcnews.com
  Cannabidiol, a compound of marijuana that does not get the user high, is becoming popular in consumer products but needs more research, experts say.
  
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• Japan's Hayabusa2 successfully deploys two rovers on the surface of an asteroid

  23-09-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  It's just like the movieArmageddon, but without the apocalypse scenario. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reason to celebrate after successfully deploying a pair of robots on the surface of an asteroid. The mission, which played out on Friday, aims to gather photos and data from the asteroid called Ryugu. SEE ALSO: Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from space The mission's success — marking the end of a four-year journey — was confirmed
  
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• Woman Arrested After Taking in Pets During Hurricane Florence

  23-09-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  She was charged with practicing veterinary medicine without a license
  
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• Cech stars as Arsenal beats Everton 2-0 for 5th straight win

  23-09-2018 20:09 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — A fifth straight win. A first clean sheet. Even the sight of under-fire goalkeeper Petr Cech chipping the ball over an onrushing forward to find a teammate.
  
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• Bill Cosby Could Be Sentenced to 30 Years or Just Probation. His 60 Accusers Will Be Watching Closely

  23-09-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  'We can't go back to the old ways'
  
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• Russia blames 'misleading' Israeli intelligence for downed plane in Syria 

  23-09-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  The Russian military on Sunday said "misleading" information from the Israeli airforce caused the downing of a Russian plane in Syria, and denounced the "adventurism" of Israeli pilots. Military spokesman Igor Konashenkov presented the results of an investigation of how a Russian Ilyushin-20 with 15 troops on board was shot down by a Syrian air defence missile on September 17. Moscow has accused Israel's fighter pilots of using the bigger Ilyushin as cover, resulting in Syria's Soviet-era S
  
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• $18 million in cocaine shows up amid bananas given to prison

  23-09-2018 19:51 via cnn.com
  This shipment of bananas donated to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was ripe for contraband.
  
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• Mike Pompeo warns White House staff as he denies Rosenstein wiretapping allegations

  23-09-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, on Sunday publicly warned administration staff that they needed to either work with the Trump agenda or leave their positions. His comments came after reports that Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, discussed wearing a wire and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment in the days following the firing of James Comey, the FBI director.  The  25th amendment allows for the removal of the president from office if he or she was
  
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• Hydrogen-powered trains debut in Germany

  23-09-2018 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  Zero-emission trains offer a green alternative to conventional diesel-powered locomotives.
  
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• Duchess Meghan Markle sees her wedding dress for the first time since her big day

  23-09-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  The royal shares how she had fabric from the dress she wore on her first date with Prince Harry is stitched into the wedding gown.
  
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• Pompeo does not rule out US-Iran meeting at US assembly

  23-09-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  Will President Trump meet with Iranian President Rouhani during the UN general assembly? Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation reacts.
  
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• Tanzania ferry death toll rises to 224, ship's managers detained

  23-09-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen to 224 and the vessel's managers had been detained for questioning.The ferry, MV Nyerere, sank on Thursday evening just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island.Works, Transport and Communication Minister Isack Kamwelwetold state broadcaster TBC the death toll had risen to 224 as of Sunday afternoon.
  
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• BIS warns global economy risks crisis 'relapse'

  23-09-2018 19:27 via yahoo.com
  The Bank of International Settlements said Sunday the global economy risked a "relapse" of the crisis that rocked it a decade ago, warning there was little "medicine" left to treat the patient a second time."Things look rather fragile," BIS chief economist Claudio Borio told reporters in a conference call."There is little left in the medicine chest to nurse the patient back to health or care for him in case of a relapse," he warned.
  
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• Tom Fitton on Rosenstein and push to declassify documents

  23-09-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  Trump walks back plan to declassify Russia investigation documents; Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton weighs in on 'Sunday Morning Futures.'
  
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• Kavanaugh accuser to testify in open hearing

  23-09-2018 19:19 via cnn.com
  Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford said in a statement on Sunday that she has committed to testifying in an open hearing on Thursday about her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers say she has committed to testifying before Senate panel on Thursday

  23-09-2018 19:19 via cnn.com
  Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford said in a statement on Sunday that she has committed to testifying in an open hearing on Thursday about her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Trump writes off women like Christine Blasey Ford. Now they're making him pay.

  23-09-2018 19:18 via nbcnews.com
  The president ignores women at his peril.
  
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• Russia blames Israel for downing of plane by Syrian forces

  23-09-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday again blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane by Syrian government forces, adding that Israel appeared "ungrateful" for Moscow's efforts to rein in Iran-backed fighters in Syria.
  
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• GOP senator: 'What am I supposed to do, ruin the guy's life over this?'

  23-09-2018 19:05 via cnn.com
  South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he does not expect to be swayed against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh even after he hears from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused him of sexual assault.
  
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• GOP Sen.: 'What am I supposed to do, ruin the guy's life over this?'

  23-09-2018 19:05 via cnn.com
  South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he does not expect to be swayed against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh even after he hears from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused him of sexual assault.
  
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• ABC's Matt Dowd defends accusers: 'Let's presume she's telling the truth'

  23-09-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  ABC News chief political analyst Matthew Dowd delivered an impassioned defense of accusers in sexual assault cases.
  
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• Pope honours victims of Holocaust, Soviet terror in Lithuania

  23-09-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis on Sunday paid homage to Holocaust victims who perished in the Vilnius ghetto, 75 years to the day after the Nazis liquidated it, and remembered those who risked and lost their lives to challenge the Soviet regime in Lithuania.Pre-war Lithuania was home to a thriving Jewish community of more than 200,000 people known as "Litvaks", with its capital Vilnius a hub of learning known as the "Jerusalem of the North".
  
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• Swiss ship crew taken hostage by pirates off Nigerian coast

  23-09-2018 19:01 via cnn.com
  Switzerland's foreign ministry said there had been an attack on a ship sailing under the Swiss flag along the Nigerian coast.
  
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• Swiss ship attacked off Nigerian coast, official says

  23-09-2018 19:01 via cnn.com
  Switzerland's foreign ministry said there had been an attack on a ship sailing under the Swiss flag along the Nigerian coast.
  
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• OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output

  23-09-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  "I do not influence prices," Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told reporters as OPEC and non-OPEC energy ministers gathered in Algiers for a meeting that ended with no formal recommendation for any additional supply boost.Benchmark Brent oilreached $80 a barrel this month, prompting Trump to reiterate on Thursday his demand that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries lower prices.The price rally mainly stemmed from a decline in oil exports from OPEC member Iran due to fresh U
  
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• Survivor describes harrowing moment when ferry capsized, killing 223

  23-09-2018 18:50 via cnn.com
  A man who survived a ferry capsizing in Tanzania described the harrowing ordeal that left six of his relatives dead and the East African nation mourning 223 people killed in the latest maritime disaster.
  
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• GOP Rep. Says Brett Kavanaugh Allegations Amount To 'Character Assassination'

  23-09-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Saturday went after Christine Blasey Ford's sexual
  
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• GOP Rep.: Kavanaugh Allegations Amount To 'Character Assassination'

  23-09-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Saturday went after Christine Blasey Ford's sexual
  
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