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• Global finance leaders warn against complacency

  14-10-2017 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance leaders on Saturday appealed to central bankers to stick as long as possible with low-interest rate policies that have made borrowing attractive and helped safeguard an improving but still fragile world economic recovery.
  
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• Clinton attacks Trump's handling of Iran, North Korea

  14-10-2017 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says President Donald Trump's threat to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord is "dangerous," and she suggests her former campaign opponent is undermining the validity of the United States' promises to other nations.
  
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• Man wounded in shooting during fight in Tombstone saloon

  14-10-2017 22:53
  TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say a saloon shooting in the Old West town of Tombstone put one man in the hospital with a leg wound and another in jail.
  
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• Pumpkin Festival will try to break jack-o-lantern record

  14-10-2017 22:51
  LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Organizers of a New Hampshire pumpkin festival have launched a new effort to break the world record number of illuminated jack-o-lanterns.
  
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• Texas fast food worker fired for refusing to serve officers

  14-10-2017 22:50
  DENISON, Texas (AP) — A worker at a popular Texas-based fast food chain has been fired after refusing to serve two police officers.
  
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• Obama-era officials to discuss national security at Harvard

  14-10-2017 22:45
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University will be hosting a discussion on national security with four Obama-era officials and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
  
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• Trump's 'Obamacare' move jolts health care, political worlds

  14-10-2017 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's abrupt move to cut off federal payments to insurers jolted America's health care and political worlds alike, threatening to boost premiums for millions, disrupt insurance markets and shove Republicans into a renewed civil war…
  
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• Bannon on GOP insurgency: 'Nobody can run and hide'

  14-10-2017 22:16
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Steve Bannon has a stark message to Republican incumbents he considers part of the establishment: "Nobody can run and hide."
  
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• Tulsa police dog helps capture robbery, auto theft suspect as he pulls gun on officers, police say

  14-10-2017 22:15
  
  A police dog and officer pursued two running men and caught Pedro Yanez Jr. as he pulled a pistol from his pocket, police reported.
  
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• Hundreds attend service for victim of Las Vegas shooting

  14-10-2017 22:09
  
  TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered to remember a 42-year-old Massachusetts woman who was among the 58 people killed in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival.
  
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• Victim of Las Vegas shooting wakes up, takes steps

  14-10-2017 22:02
  CROFTON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland native who has been in a coma since being injured in a mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas has woken up and taken her first steps.
  
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• Ex-hostages back in Canada after harrowing raid to free them

  14-10-2017 22:00
  
  TORONTO (AP) — A couple held hostage for five years by a Taliban-linked extremist network in Afghanistan was safely back in Canada on Saturday after what the husband described as a harrowing firefight during a raid to free the family.
  
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• Defense questions lack of DNA tests in burning death trial

  14-10-2017 21:59
  
  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No one named Eric was tested for DNA evidence in the case of a Mississippi woman who was fatally burned, even though she mentioned that name to firefighters who treated her before she died, an investigator…
  
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• An army of firefighters brave deadly, epic firestorm

  14-10-2017 21:56
  SONOMA, California (AP) — On foot, in trucks and by air, more than 10,000 firefighters attack the deadly, fast-moving wildfires in California, working for days without rest to protect lives and property
  
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• School board member apologizes for racial slur in email

  14-10-2017 21:54
  FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A former school board member in South Carolina has apologized for sending an email where he called African-American board members "darkies."
  
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• The Latest: Russia says Syrian army taken key IS-held town

  14-10-2017 21:50
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
  
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• High winds threaten progress against California wildfires

  14-10-2017 21:46
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Rising winds fanned the California wildfires again Saturday, forcing hundreds more people to flee from their homes in the state's fabled wine country and threatening to undo the efforts of crews who have spent days trying…
  
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• Man recounts knife attack, finding bodies of wife, in-laws

  14-10-2017 21:44
  
  IRONTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who survived a knife attack after his wife, son and in-laws were fatally shot in southern Ohio said he rushed home that day after hearing screams and a gunshot during a call with…
  
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• Coffey Park is Ground Zero for California fire devastation

  14-10-2017 21:41
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The warnings about impending doom came suddenly and in different ways. Frantic pounding on doors. Blaring fire alarms. Commotion outside windows.
  
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• California couple had marked 50-year anniversary before fire

  14-10-2017 21:39
  
  At least 35 people have died in the deadliest week of wildfires in California history. The victims include a couple who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, a 14-year-old boy whose parents and older sister were severely burned, and a…
  
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• Porn publisher offers up to $10 million for dirt on Trump

  14-10-2017 21:38
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pornography publisher Larry Flynt is offering "up to $10 million" to anyone who produces information that leads to President Donald Trump's impeachment and removal from office.
  
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• Brown sues to block sale of JFK Jr.'s college application

  14-10-2017 21:37
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University filed a federal lawsuit to try to block the sale of the college application of John F. Kennedy Jr., which the school says was stolen.
  
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• Syria: Local militants evacuate as Raqqa battle nears end

  14-10-2017 21:35
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition and local officials said Saturday Syrian Islamic State fighters and civilians will be allowed to evacuate Syria's Raqqa, in a deal that signals the imminent capture of the city but flouts earlier US protests…
  
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• The Latest: Firefighters halt advance of flames into Sonoma

  14-10-2017 21:30
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutor argued for detainment, but judge released Tulsa teen on probation 11 days before slaying of teacher, rape of elderly woman

  14-10-2017 21:15
  
  Deonte Green appeared in juvenile court less than two weeks before he is alleged to have raped an 81-year-old woman and killed a Broken Arrow teacher in a robbery attempt, with the judge releasing the teen on probation despite prosecutor…
  
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• 4 women sue Detroit Free Press in pay discrimination lawsuit

  14-10-2017 21:01
  DETROIT (AP) — Four female photo journalists have filed a pay discrimination lawsuit in federal court against the Detroit Free Press.
  
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• Residents seek normalcy in California city hit hard by fire

  14-10-2017 20:36
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — At Willie Bird's Restaurant near Santa Rosa's downtown, life goes on amid the haze.
  
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• Police: Woman stole credit card as store clerk had seizure

  14-10-2017 20:21
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Salt Lake City area are trying to identify a woman who stole a credit card from the wallet of a convenience store clerk as he was having a seizure.
  
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• The Latest: Freed hostage says captors 'ran like cowards'

  14-10-2017 20:17
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The Latest on the U.S.-Canadian family rescued from captivity (all times local):
  
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• Report: Harvey Weinstein's brother in a 'waking nightmare'

  14-10-2017 20:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The brother of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and co-founder of the company that now finds itself in crisis says he's in "a waking nightmare" and had no idea "the type of predator" his brother is…
  
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• Trump leaves Republicans with heavy lift on Iran deal

  14-10-2017 20:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans demanded a major say on the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago and never got it from Democrat Barack Obama. Now that President Donald Trump has directed Congress to make the international pact more stringent, the…
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Eufaula Man's Death

  14-10-2017 19:38
  
  A suspect has been arrested in the death of a Eufaula man. 
  
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• Body Cameras, Now Gun Cameras? Some Police Trying Them Out

  14-10-2017 18:47
  
  A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers’ guns, saying it may offer a better view of officer-involved shootings than body cameras. 
  
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• Ireland, UK brace for impact of Hurricane Ophelia

  14-10-2017 18:25
  LONDON (AP) — Wind gusts of up to 80 mph (130 kph) may lash the United Kingdom and Ireland as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles, the two countries' weather services warned Saturday.
  
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• Oil spills into Gulf of Mexico after underwater pipe bursts

  14-10-2017 18:23
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal authorities are responding to an oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.
  
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• Huge blast rocks Somalia's capital; police say 20 killed

  14-10-2017 18:18
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A huge explosion from a truck bomb killed 20 people in Somalia's capital, police said Saturday, as shaken residents called it the most powerful blast they'd heard in years.
  
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• Ohio woman charged in boy's death from fentanyl at sleepover

  14-10-2017 18:14
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have charged a 60-year-old Ohio woman in the death of a 12-year-old boy who a coroner says died from a fentanyl overdose during a sleepover at her apartment.
  
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• California wildfire 'blast' kills teen, injures his family

  14-10-2017 18:11
  
  When flames swept over the mountain like a "nuclear blast," Paul Hanssen ran from his burning home, a water-soaked towel around his head and dog by his side, and took shelter in a trailer. He waited nervously for two long…
  
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• Swastika found on green of vandalized golf course

  14-10-2017 18:06
  MONMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Authorities say vandalism at a Maine golf course will be investigated as a possible hate crime because of a swastika that was found carved into the green on the course's first hole.
  
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• Trump's lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed

  14-10-2017 18:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging Trump's ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter.
  
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• 5 arrested after latest St. Louis-area protests

  14-10-2017 17:49
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police have arrested five people in Ferguson following the latest round of protests over a white former St. Louis police officer's acquittal last month in a black suspect's shooting death.
  
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• Pro-Trump states most affected by his health care decision

  14-10-2017 17:46
  
  President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that was benefiting roughly 6 million Americans helps fulfill a campaign promise, but it also risks harming some of the very people who helped him win the…
  
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• Gusty winds fan California wildfires, force more evacuations

  14-10-2017 17:46
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Rising winds fanned the Northern California wildfires again Saturday, forcing hundreds more people to flee from their homes in the state's fabled wine country and destroying more buildings.
  
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• Puerto Rico raises Hurricane Maria death toll to 48

  14-10-2017 17:45
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria by 3 to 48 on Saturday based on a review of medical records.
  
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• Arrest at LaGuardia Airport temporarily disrupts travel

  14-10-2017 17:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — A passenger has been arrested at LaGuardia Airport after authorities say he threatened a worker at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter.
  
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• Texas inmates donate more than $53,000 for Harvey relief

  14-10-2017 17:40
  HOUSTON (AP) — Inmates serving time in Texas prisons have also found a way to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• High school lockdown drill turns real when handgun found

  14-10-2017 17:33
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high school lockdown drill turned into the real thing when a handgun and ammunition clips were found in the backpack of a student in Ohio's capital city of Columbus.
  
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• The week in odd news: Bible drugs; Canal jump; Putin's pup

  14-10-2017 17:31
  
  FRIDAY THE 13TH: FLIGHT 666 MAKES IT SAFELY TO HEL
  
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• $1M lottery winner disputes attempted shoplifting conviction

  14-10-2017 17:28
  TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) — An attorney for a $1 million lottery winner accused of trying to steal $80 worth of lipstick from a New Hampshire department store says she will appeal her conviction.
  
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• Virginia police identify suspect fatally shot by officer

  14-10-2017 17:24
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia have identified a man fatally shot by officers while fleeing from police after a reported sexual assault and robbery in the area.
  
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