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• Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials

  17-03-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies.
  
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• Report: US could keep nearly 1,000 troops in Syria

  17-03-2019 23:47 via cnn.com
  The US could keep up to 1,000 troops in Syria three months after President Donald Trump ordered a full withdrawal from the war-torn nation, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
  
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• Facebook removes 1.5M copies of attack video

  17-03-2019 23:46 via cnn.com
  Facebook and other social media companies fought to stop videos of the New Zealand mosque attacks from spreading on their sites.
  
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• Ethiopian official: 'Clear similarities' between catastrophic Boeing plane crashes

  17-03-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  As Ethiopians mourned those killed in last Sunday's plane crash, the transport minister said there are 'clear similarities' with an October accident.
  
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• Tank fire sends black smoke plume across Houston

  17-03-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A storage tank fire on the Houston Ship Channel sent a plume of black smoke across the eastern half of the city on Sunday forcing residents in the suburb of Deer Park, Texas, to remain indoors.A giant storage tank containing volatile naphtha at Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) Deer Park site continued to burn six hours after the blaze broke out at about 10:30 a.m. local time (1530 GMT).Ships were continuing to move along the ship channel which connects refineries and chemical plants in Housto
  
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• Diane Kruger, 42, flaunts abs four months after giving birth: 'The female body is AMAZING'

  17-03-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Diane Kruger proudly flaunted her chiseled abs on Instagram Saturday, four months after giving birth to her daughter with actor Norman Reedus.
  
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• Top Asian News 10:20 p.m. GMT

  17-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. Hundreds of flowers were piled up amid candles, balloons and notes of grief and love outside the Al Noor mosque and the city's botanic gardens. As a light rain fell, people clutched each other and wept quietly. "We wish we knew
  
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• Reputed crime boss' killing doesn't appear to be mob-related, source says

  17-03-2019 23:20 via cnn.com
  A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of reputed New York crime boss Francesco "Frank" Cali, the New York Police Department said.
  
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• Trump stance on Muslims, Fox host in spotlight after mosque shootings

  17-03-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The violence against Muslims in New Zealand on Friday put a spotlight on Trump's rhetoric about Islam and revived criticism of his handling of white supremacist violence."Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro," Trump wrote in Twitter posts in which he blamed Democrats for trying to "silence a majority of our Country" and advocated supporters to "stop working soooo hard on being politically correct."At the same time, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney appeared on Sunday television news show
  
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• Nebraska floods break records

  17-03-2019 23:17 via cnn.com
  The flooding in Nebraska has gotten so bad it's breaking records across the state.
  
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• BlackRock Sees Emerging Stocks Almost Recouping Last Year's Loss

  17-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  In the face of slowing global growth, the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise rates this year, causing the dollar to weaken and improving the flows into emerging markets, said Fraser, global emerging-market equities fund manager.“Markets should recoup most, if not all, of their losses from last year,” Fraser, who is based in Hong Kong and helped manage the firm’s approximately $40 billion of active EM equities as of the end of 2018, said in a phone interview.
  
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• Watch: Actress says she doesn't push her kids in old interview

  17-03-2019 22:53 via cnn.com
  CNN's Randi Kaye reports on Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman's past remarks on parenting and their daughters before the college admissions scam fallout.
  
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• Actress' old comments resurface during scandal

  17-03-2019 22:53 via cnn.com
  CNN's Randi Kaye reports on Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman's past remarks on parenting and their daughters before the college admissions scam fallout.
  
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• Two Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK: military

  17-03-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Clashes between the Iraqi army and Kurdish PKK militia killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded five of the militants on Sunday, the Iraqi military said in a statement.The clashes took place in Sinjar in northwestern Iraq after the PKK fighters were denied passage through an army checkpoint, the statement said, adding that the militants drove a vehicle into one soldier and attacked the checkpoint.The PKK did not immediately comment.
  
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• The Latest: New Zealand's biggest gun show is canceled

  17-03-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro Asks Cabinet Ministers to Offer Resignations

  17-03-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  “President @NicolasMaduro has asked the entire Executive Cabinet to offer their charges for resignation for the purpose of a profound reorganization of the methods and operation of the Bolivarian government to shield the Homeland of Bolivar and Chavez from any threat,” Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in a tweet.Maduro is facing international pressure to step down amid one of the worst economic and political crises in recent times.
  
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• Report: Suspected Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo was arrested, then released by Sacramento police in 1996

  17-03-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The man accused of at least 13 murders and numerous sexual assaults, was once arrested and released by Sacramento police.
  
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• Boeing 'finalizing' anti-stall update after Ethiopia crash

  17-03-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing is finalizing a software update and pilot training linked to the MCAS anti-stalling feature, under scrutiny after two 737 Max 8 crashes, the company's CEO said on Sunday."Boeing is finalizing its development of a previously-announced software update and pilot training revision that will address the MCAS flight control law's behavior in response to erroneous sensor inputs," the US-based aircraft manufacturer's president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, said in a statement.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke says nothing in his past will hinder 2020 run

  17-03-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke told supporters Sunday that he's never taken LSD and there's "nothing" he hasn't already revealed about his past that could come back to hurt his run for office.
  
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• Battle rages for last Islamic State Syria enclave

  17-03-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Falling bombs raised smoke over Islamic State's last enclave in east Syria on Sunday, obscuring the huddle of vehicles and makeshift shelters to which the group's self-declared "caliphate" has been reduced.Another 34,000 civilians were evacuated.
  
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• Ethiopian transport minister says preliminary black box data shows 'similarities' between Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes

  17-03-2019 22:05 via cnn.com
  Preliminary data recovered from the black boxes of last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed "similarities" to October's fatal Lion Air crash, the Ethiopian Minister of Transport said Sunday.
  
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• Dozens charged in college admissions racket

  17-03-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Department of Justice calls it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted.
  
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• 'Bring back Jeanine Pirro': Trump defends Fox host after show goes off air

  17-03-2019 22:02
  Absence follows furore over comments about Ilhan OmarPresident: ‘Fox must stay strong and fight back with vigour’Before attending church on Sunday, Donald Trump defended a Fox News host who was taken off air after she questioned whether a Muslim congresswoman’s religious beliefs were compatible with the US constitution. Related: Pete Buttigieg to Fox News: 'Ideological spectrum has never been less relevant'Continue reading...
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines black boxes show similarities to Lion Air crash: ministry

  17-03-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Both planes were Boeing 737 MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes after take-off after pilots reported flight control problems.Concern over the plane's safety caused aviation authorities worldwide to ground the model, wiping billions of dollars off Boeing's market value.Investigators are trying to determine why the aircraft plunged into a field shortly after take off from Addis Ababa, searching for possible similarities to an October Lion Air crash that killed 189 people.
  
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• Dick Dale, godfather of surf guitar, dies aged 81

  17-03-2019 21:52
  Pioneering musician was known for 1962 hit Misirlou, the theme from Pulp Fiction
  • Dick Dale: the surf guitar king whose wave kept on rollingThe guitarist Dick Dale, the pioneer of surf rock known for his 1962 hit Misirlou, has died age 81.He died on Saturday night, Dale’s live bassist, Sam Bolle, confirmed to the Guardian. Continue reading...
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines flight data has 'clear similarities' with Indonesia crash

  17-03-2019 21:32
  Analysis comes as thousands march in Addis Ababa to mourn victims of flight 302Preliminary information from the flight data recorder of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed a week ago, killing 157 people, shows “clear similarities” with an earlier disaster involving the same kind of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, Ethiopia’s transport minister has said.The disclosure came as thousands of people marched on Sunday in the capital Addis Ababa, accompanying 17 empty caskets at a f
  
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• New Zealand attack: cabinet meets to work on gun law changes

  17-03-2019 21:23
  Firearm regulation must change in wake of attack says prime minster Jacinda ArdernNew Zealand’s cabinet will meet on Monday morning to begin work to change gun laws, as the country continued to grapple with Friday’s attacks in Christchurch, which left at least 50 people dead.Prime minster Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday that gun regulation would be discussed, telling reporters: “We cannot be deterred from the work we need to do on our gun laws in New Zealand. They need to change.
  
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• William H. Macy's best advice before Felicity Huffman's cheating scandal: 'Never lie'

  17-03-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  "Lies cost you a lot," William H. Macy told Men's Journal last month, before wife Felicity Huffman was charged in a college bribery scandal.
  
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• Graves prepared as New Zealand looks to bury mosque massacre dead

  17-03-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of graves were being dug in a Christchurch cemetery on Monday for the 50 worshippers killed in two mosque attacks, as families clamoured for the return of their dead.As New Zealand grappled to come to terms with the slaughter -- the worst attack on Muslims in a Western country -- tales of heroism, suffering and incredible grace emerged.Farid Ahmad, whose 44-year-old wife Husna was killed as she rushed back into a mosque to rescue him, refused to harbour hatred toward the alleged gunman, A
  
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• Investigators find 'similarities' between Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes, official says

  17-03-2019 21:16 via cnn.com
  Preliminary data recovered from the black boxes of last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed "similarities" to October's fatal Lion Air crash, the Ethiopian Minister of Transport said Sunday.
  
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• Low-dose aspirin no longer recommended as heart attack preventative

  17-03-2019 21:11 via cnn.com
  If you're a healthy older adult looking for ways to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, don't turn to that age-old standby: daily low-dose aspirin. It's no longer recommended as a preventative for older adults who don't have a high risk or existing heart disease, according to guidelines announced Sunday by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
  
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• May in make-or-break bid to gain DUP support for her Brexit deal

  17-03-2019 21:10
  Third meaningful vote unlikely this week unless PM believes she has enough support to winTheresa May will embark on a final desperate scramble to win the Democratic Unionist party’s backing for her Brexit deal on Monday, in the hope that it could unlock parliament’s support at the third time of asking.With several prominent Brexiters, including the former work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, now willing to switch their vote and support the deal, government sources said they hope
  
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• Husband of murdered North Carolina woman Diana Keel arrested 34 miles from Arizona-Mexico border

  17-03-2019 20:58 via foxnews.com
  A North Carolina man wanted on a first-degree murder warrant in connection with the killing of his wife was arrested Sunday morning in Arizona -- just 34 miles from the Mexico border, officials said. 
  
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• U.S. agencies have not validated Ethiopian Airlines black box data: U.S. officials

  17-03-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Earlier on Sunday, a spokesman for the Ethiopian Transport Ministry said the data from the black boxes was successfully recovered and teams from the United States and Ethiopia had validated it.Citing analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the March 10 disaster, the spokesman said the crash had "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air crash.Investigators are trying to determine why the aircraft plunged into a field shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, searching for poss
  
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• Preening college admissions officers and entitled celebrities -- here’s why the whole scandal was inevitable

  17-03-2019 20:53 via foxnews.com
  The real college admissions scam is the university system itself.
  
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• Mick Mulvaney defends Trump after New Zealand massacre, says president 'not a white supremacist'

  17-03-2019 20:48 via foxnews.com
  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that President Trump was not a white supremacist and it was unfair to characterize the New Zealand gunman who slaughtered 50 people in a terrorist attack at two mosques as a supporter of Trump.
  
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• New Zealand mosque shooter 'acted alone'; sent manifesto to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

  17-03-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Police in New Zealand said on Sunday that the right-wing terrorist behind a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch was acting alone, as it emerged the killer's manifesto had been sent to the country's prime minister minutes before the tragedy unfolded. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, sent a racist, rambling manifesto to prime minister Jacinda Ardern in which he denied being linked to any organisations and said he was acting on his own. The document, which praised President Donald
  
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• Israel's top court disqualifies far-rightist, approves Arab party for ballot

  17-03-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court rulings were widely expected and unlikely to shake Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to craft a rightist alliance that might secure him a record fifth term.The court found in favor of appellants who argued that Michael Ben-Ari of the Jewish Power party had displayed anti-Arab racism.Other members of Jewish Power, a small faction that is part of an ultra-nationalist list which last month forged an election alliance with Netanyahu's Likud party, remain eligible to run.
  
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• Woman charged in massacre probe wants charges dismissed

  17-03-2019 20:45 via foxnews.com
  Attorneys for a woman facing charges in connection to an Ohio family massacre are seeking dismissal of obstruction and perjury charges against her.
  
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• Republicans resurface Beto O’Rourke DUI mugshot in St Patrick's Day attack

  17-03-2019 20:41
  GOP tweeted presidential candidate’s mugshot emblazoned with a green leprechaun’s hat and the words ‘please drink responsibly’In an attempt to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and attack a political rival, the Republican party tweeted a mugshot of the Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke emblazoned with a green leprechaun’s hat and the words “please drink responsibly”.O’Rourke, 46, is a former US representative from Texas who narro
  
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• Jo Ann Jenkins: Prescription drug prices are out of control

  17-03-2019 20:41 via cnn.com
  In an all-too-rare example of political consensus, congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appear to agree -- at least in principle -- that something needs to be done about out-of-control prescription drug prices. That's a good thing for just about everyone, except perhaps drug makers. The question now, though, is whether the principle will be put into practice.
  
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• US election race: Gillibrand launches presidential bid

  17-03-2019 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand joins an increasingly crowded race for the party's nomination.
  
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• Everton beat Chelsea to deal blow to Blues' top-four hopes

  17-03-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Everton produce one of their best results of the season to dent Chelsea's bid for a Premier League top-four finish.
  
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• New York woman 'sucked into parents' grave' suing cemetery

  17-03-2019 20:35 via foxnews.com
  A woman visiting her parents’ Long Island burial plot descended into more than despair — she sank hip-deep into their grave, a lawsuit claims.
  
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• Mosque victims' bodies returned to families

  17-03-2019 20:27 via cnn.com
  New Zealand authorities are racing to identify the victims of a mosque massacre so that families can bury the 50 people killed inaccordance with Muslim tradition.
  
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• Authorities: Similarities between Ethiopian, Lion Air crashes

  17-03-2019 20:23 via cnn.com
  Data recovered from the black boxes of last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed "similarities" to last October's Lion Air crash, according to the Ethiopian Minister of Transport.
  
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• LA gas blast sends up clouds of smoke

  17-03-2019 20:16 via cnn.com
  A 9,000-gallon tanker that was leaking gasoline caught fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department said Sunday.
  
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• Attorney General Bill Barr set to decide whether or not the Mueller report will be released to the public

  17-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis says he believes AG Bill Barr will make the Mueller report public.
  
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• Serbian president vows to restore order amid protesters' call for resignation

  17-03-2019 20:05
  Aleksandar Vučić brands opposition leaders as ‘fascists, hooligans and thieves’Serbia’s president pledged Sunday to defend the country’s law and order a day after opposition supporters stormed the national TV station, protesting against what they called his autocratic rule and biased grip on the country’s media.The opposition clashes with police on Saturday and Sunday in Belgrade, the capital, were first major incidents after months of peaceful protests ag
  
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• Facing up to the challenge of violence and gangs | Letters

  17-03-2019 20:03
  Readers discuss tackling knife crime in the face of cuts to police and youth servicesSally Weale shines a light on the British Red Cross initiative Life Not Knife (‘It’s about confidence’: pupils learn how to cope with attacks, 15 March). While training teenagers in self-defence and first aid is to be welcomed, much more is needed, and this crisis cannot be left to charity.In education, we need to start younger too. In some areas, there are huge pressures on children to be draw
  
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