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Donald Trump, Under Fire, Defends Call to Block Muslims

New York Times - ‎29 minutes ago‎
As denunciations rained down on him from Washington and around the world, Donald J. Trump on Tuesday defended his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, casting it as a temporary move in response to Islamic State terrorism and ...
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The Latest: Prosecutor: Officer showed callous indifference

Sacramento Bee - ‎42 minutes ago‎
The latest on the trial of a Baltimore police officer who is charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who was injured in the back of a police transport van (all times local).
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Oscar Pistorius granted bail ahead of sentencing for murder

Fox News - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Oscar Pistorius will remain under house arrest pending his sentencing for his murder conviction, after a South African judge granted bail to the Olympic athlete on Tuesday.
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Google's super-fast Internet service could come to Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Google Fiber is currently available in three cities: Kansas City Mo.; Provo, Utah; and Austin, Texas. Google Fiber is currently available in three cities: Kansas City Mo.
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Air France Had a $54 Million Revenue Drop After Paris Attacks

Newsweek - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Air France-KLM said it suffered a $54 million loss in the wake of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people. The French-Dutch company said it expects ticket sales to recover next year.
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Pope Francis says mercy trumps moralizing as he opens Vatican Holy Door (w ...

Tampabay.com - ‎43 minutes ago‎
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church.
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Iraqi military: Iraqi forces retake 60% of Ramadi from ISIS

CNN - ‎32 minutes ago‎
(CNN) - More than half of Ramadi - the Iraqi city whose sudden fall to ISIS raised questions about Baghdad's ability to combat the terror group - is now back in Iraqi control after a big push early this week, the country's military said.
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3 Injured by Explosion at Moscow Bus Stop

ABC News - ‎22 hours ago‎
A small explosive device has lightly injured three people at a bus stop in downtown Moscow, police said Monday. Moscow police spokesman Andrei Galiakberov said the explosion occurred at the bus stop on Pokrovka street, just over 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) ...
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Seattle police release video of car chase, deadly shootout

Washington Post - ‎26 minutes ago‎
SEATTLE - Seattle police have released dash-cam videos showing a carjacker speeding the wrong way up a one-way street, firing out the window at pursuing officers and finally spinning out his stolen sports car as police shot and killed him.
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US justices question Texas 'one person, one vote' challenge

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical toward a conservative challenge to the method Texas uses to draw state legislative districts in a case that could diminish the clout of Hispanic voters and boost the power of rural, often ...
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To hike or not to hike: Turkey's central bank faces crucial test

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
... * President Tayyip Erdogan has railed against higher rates. * Investors have punished lira, bonds this year. * Bank credibility seen on the line once Fed hikes.
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Shops see sluggish sales on Small Business Saturday

NYSE Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
But for Small Business Saturday, it's all about the smaller businesses getting income for the holidays. "Traditionally people head for the malls so they can fight with each other but we're seeing a lot more of people locally come and show their support ...
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Morgan Stanley closing base metals trading: source

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley will close its base metals trading desks globally as part of a plan to cut up to 25 percent of jobs in its fixed income and commodities division, a source at the company told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Pixel C deep-dive review: A terrific tablet that tries to be more

Computerworld - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google's new device sets a new bar for high-end Android tablets -- but as a convertible, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Email a friend.
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Instagram brings 3D Touch-style 'peek' feature to its Android app

Greenbot - ‎21 minutes ago‎
When looking at a grid of preview images, a long press on the screen will quickly give you an expanded version of the photo. Email a friend.
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Abigail Breslin to Star in 'Dirty Dancing' TV Movie at ABC

Variety - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Abigail Breslin has signed on to star in a TV movie musical adaptation of “Dirty Dancing” for ABC, Variety has learned. The Lionsgate TV-Allison Shearmur Productions program will be a re-imaging of the 1987 movie that stars Jennifer Grey as a wide-eyed ...
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Eagles of Death Metal Return to Bataclan, Thank U2

RollingStone.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Eagles of Death Metal returned to Bataclan in Paris less than one month after gunmen interrupted the band's show at the venue as part of a series of terrorist attacks around the French capital, The New York Times reports.
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Another sign of baseball's changing landscape: middle relievers cashing in

Sports Illustrated - ‎2 hours ago‎
NASHVILLE—To get a setup reliever from Seattle who never has started a game in his professional life, the Red Sox traded a starting pitcher who threw more innings over the past four years than all but six lefthanded pitchers.
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Rousey says she's sad, embarrassed over loss to Holm but will be back to beat her

Fox News Latino - ‎1 hour ago‎
It's no surprise that Ronda Rousey has stayed away from the public to recover - both emotionally and physically - from her stunning and decisive loss to Holly Holm last month.
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Jerry Jones still believes in 4-8 Cowboys: 'It's an ugly baby, but it's my baby'

Dallas Morning News - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) is sacked by Dallas Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence (90) as strong safety Barry Church (42) closes in during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md.
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On Turf, US Women Dig in Their Heels at Last

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
The United States women's national soccer team took one look at the artificial turf field that was to be the playing surface for Sunday night's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago and said, enough.
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Is It Really All About Carbon?

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Belchatow Power Station in Poland, the largest coal-fired power plant in Europe. Credit Kacper Pempel/Reuters. The greenhouse gases being released by human activity are often called “carbon emissions,” just for shorthand.
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Study sheds fresh light on early relatives of dinosaurs

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Because of the checkered fossil record, the exact origin and rise of dinosaurs has long been shrouded in uncertainty. Among the biggest mysteries is just when the earliest relatives of dinosaurs known as dinosauromorphs emerged.
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EPA head says US pollution rules could help China tackle smog

Reuters - ‎54 minutes ago‎
PARIS Dec 8 The Obama administration's new pollution rules are under attack from Republican critics at home, but its top environmental official is telling China that similar regulations offer a solution to the air pollution currently choking its major ...
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What could Japan's Venus probe tell us about Earth?

Christian Science Monitor - ‎4 hours ago‎
After failing to enter into orbit around the planet 5 years ago, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki probe may now be in position to fulfill its mission.
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Most Experts Not Surprised by Carter's Status

MedPage Today - ‎5 hours ago‎
savesaved. author name. by Charles Bankhead Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Former President Jimmy Carter's announcement that he is free of metastatic melanoma surprised many people but, not most melanoma specialists contacted by MedPage Today.
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New bandage senses temperature changes, delivers medicine

UPI.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
A sheet of hydrogel developed at MIT is bonded to a matrix of polymer islands -- the red squares -- that can encapsulate electronic components such as semiconductor chips, LED lights, and temperature sensors.
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Once-a-week diabetes meds are similar in safety and effectiveness

Fox News - ‎6 hours ago‎
There's little difference in the performance of five new once-a-week drugs to treat diabetes when they're compared to one another, though small differences in side effects emerge, according to a new review of existing evidence.
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Wounded Veteran to Receive Penis Transplant

Voice of America - ‎19 minutes ago‎
December 08, 2015 1:53 PM. A wounded military veteran is slated to be the first U.S. recipient of a penis transplant, according to doctors at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.
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