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The
Obama administration said Thursday it is willing to take in at least
10,000 Syrian refugees in the next fiscal year as European countries
continue to grapple with the surge of thousands of people from war-torn
regions in the Middle East and Africa.
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The
massive wave of refugees and migrants heading toward Western Europe
surged Thursday even as torrential rains played havoc with travelers
from Greece to Hungary.
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This
story has been updated. Business mogul Donald Trump on Thursday
dismissed criticism over comments he made that appeared to take aim at
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina's appearance, saying that he
was only commenting on her “persona” ...
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The
New York Police Department commissioner apologized on Thursday for the
mistaken arrest of James Blake, a retired top-10 professional tennis
player, who said he was slammed to the ground outside his hotel in
Midtown Manhattan after being confused ...
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After
Thursday's stunning announcement about a new species of human relative
found in South Africa, some readers wanted to know: Who owns those
bones?
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WASHINGTON
- There is no evidence so far to indicate that sensitive personnel
information exposed in the massive cyber breach at the Office of
Personnel Management has been used against victims or government
institutions, U.S.
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| The Guardian | - 1 hour ago |
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Months
of drama over the Obama administration's controversial nuclear deal
with Iran may finally come to an end on Thursday after a vote in the US
Senate. While a bipartisan majority of senators is opposed to the Iran
deal, opponents of the nuclear ...
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Jean
Marcou: It's undeniable that Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dream to
consolidate power by modifying the constitution was thwarted by the
results of the country's June 7 elections, which deprived his AKP of an
absolute majority in parliament.
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| The Idaho Statesman | - 5 hours ago |
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Two
vice chairs of the Democratic National Committee - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard,
D-Hawaii, and former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak - added their names to
those calling on the party to schedule more presidential debates. They
broke with party chair Debbie ...
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| The New Yorker | - 2 hours ago |
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On
Wednesday, Jeb Bush, the G.O.P. establishment's standard-bearer,
announced, as the centerpiece of his 2016 campaign, a plan to cut
federal income-tax rates across the board.
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Areas
of Japan are on high alert as heavy rains and flooding continue for a
second day, following Typhoon Etau. Hundreds of thousands of people have
been advised to evacuate their homes, amid reports of landslides and
flooding - one person has been ...
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Residents
have described the harrowing moments when they thought billowing smoke
from a blaze would engulf their homes. An oil tank fire caused two
houses on Seaview Drive, Ogmore-by-Sea, to be gutted by the fire on
Wednesday.
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Time
spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers
without a fixed office should be regarded as working time, the European
Court of Justice has ruled.
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A
retired home tutor has been found not guilty of indecently assaulting a
13-year-old pupil in the 1990s. Carolyn Keeling, now 64, was accused of
having sex with the boy who is now 34 and cannot be named for legal
reasons.
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| BBC News (blog) | - 12 hours ago |
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Microsoft
versus Apple, a rivalry dating back more than three decades, pitching
two different visions of what is important in technology against each
other.
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Officials
in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh were greeted with a slimy
surprise when a live baby snake was discovered in a bottle of drinking
water served at a government event.
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A
former priest at Fort Augustus Abbey school has appeared in private at
Inverness Sheriff Court on six charges of assaulting pupils to their
injury.
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An
attempt to adjourn the Northern Ireland Assembly has been defeated amid
a growing political crisis for Stormont's power-sharing institutions.
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BEIJING,
Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- China is verifying a media report which claimed a
Chinese national was captured by the Islamic State (IS), a Foreign
Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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| The Guardian | - 1 hour ago |
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Braving
cancelled trains, police truncheons and torrential rain, record numbers
of refugees continued to struggle through Europe as the continent
remained bitterly divided over how to respond to its biggest migration
crisis since the second world war ...
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| New York Times | - 55 minutes ago |
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CAIRO
- Russia's deployment of military advisers and troops to Syria to back
President Bashar Assad in the country's civil war is a rare direct
intervention by Moscow in the Middle East, a sign of how vital its
alliance with Damascus is for it in the ...
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DAMASCUS,
Syria - Syria's information minister says Europe should bear full
responsibility for the flood of Syrian refugees streaming into the
continent.
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| Telegraph.co.uk | - 1 hour ago |
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It's
not often that the political earth moves, but we can expect some
tremors at about at noon tomorrow if - as almost every Labour MP expects
- Jeremy Corbyn is elected leader.
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UNITED
NATIONS The United Nations Security Council on Thursday agreed to give a
green light to launching an international investigation aimed at
assigning blame for chemical weapon attacks in Syria, council diplomats
said on Thursday.
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| NEWS.com.au | - 50 minutes ago |
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LEADING
Republicans say that a nuclear agreement with Iran is the end of the
world - but band R.E.M. doesn't feel fine about the use of its song.
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| ABC News | - 34 minutes ago |
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A
firefighter puts his head in his hands as he and other firefighters sit
on the curb on Cedar Street just north of Jolly Road Wednesday, Sept.
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BALTIMORE
A Baltimore judge on Thursday denied a request for a change of venue
for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of a black
man who died from an injury in police custody.
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Washington
(CNN) Donald Trump pulled no punches as he slammed Ben Carson Thursday
morning for questioning his faith. But Carson won't fight back.
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Democratic
National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks before
introducing Vice President Joe Biden at a meeting with Jewish community
leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, Florida,
on September 3.
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| Washington Post | - 1 hour ago |
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SHANKSVILLE,
Pa.— Debby Borza stood before a wall of photos of 40 people who died
here on Sept. 11, 2001, and gently tapped her daughter's face on a
computer touch screen, not knowing exactly what to expect.
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Authorities
say they are investigating another possible shooting along Arizona's
heavily traveled Interstate 10 early this morning, as the total number
of incidents on the area's highways continued to rise.
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New
York and federal officials will spend nearly $80 million to clear a
backlog of untested forensic evidence from rape kits, in the hope of
solving crimes against women that have long remained open, officials
announced Thursday.
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| Fox Business | - 47 minutes ago |
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In
this Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 photo, a for sale sign is posted in front
of a home in Miami. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly
mortgage rates on Thursday, Sept.
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| Reuters | - 24 minutes ago |
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U.S.
stocks climbed late on Thursday afternoon, bouncing back with Apple
shares from losses the day before, but nervousness was high ahead of a
much-anticipated Federal Reserve meeting next week.
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| New York Times | - 21 minutes ago |
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WASHINGTON
- The labor market appeared to gain momentum in early September as
fewer Americans filed for weekly unemployment benefits, but inflation
pressures remain weak.
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| New York Times | - 26 minutes ago |
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General
Electric has already been moving to shed its huge lending arm. Now the
industrial conglomerate is potentially becoming even smaller.
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| Irish Times | - 51 minutes ago |
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The
Bank of England said on Thursday its rate-setters felt the threat to
the world economy from China's stock-market slump did not signal a
slowdown for Britain, as they left interest rates at a record-low of 0.5
per cent.
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Krispy
Kreme was once a cult favorite company for both doughnut aficionados
and investing junkies. But not any more. Shares of Krispy Kreme (KKD)
plummeted 12% Thursday after the company reported sales and earnings
that missed forecasts and gave ...
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| Huffington Post | - 1 hour ago |
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The
Pokémon franchise is venturing into augmented reality for the first
time, Nintendo announced Thursday, so soon you'll be able to catch 'em
all in the real world.
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Google
said the technology is coming to more than 1 million locations in the
US. James Martin/CNET. For Google, the second crack at mobile payments
could be the charm.
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| PC Magazine | - 4 hours ago |
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Periscope
is a great live-streaming tool, but the portrait-mode restriction made
for some low-quality videos. That changes today with the launch of
Periscope broadcasts in landscape mode.
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On
Apple's new iPad Pro, Office users can run Excel and PowerPoint side by
side. Meanwhile, Apple Watch owners can check their Outlook email and
appointments.
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| New York Daily News | - 17 minutes ago |
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One
of Marvel's lowest profile super heroes is ready for her closeup.
Netflix announced Thursday that all 13 episodes of the first season of
“Marvel's Jessica Jones,” starring Krysten Ritter as a super-powered
private-eye, will hit the streaming site ...
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| Entertainment Weekly | - 2 hours ago |
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It's
time for check-in: A cast teaser for American Horror Story: Hotel has
been unveiled. With the new clip, AHS: Hotel shows off the new looks for
Chloë Sevigny, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, and more -
not to mention those creepy ...
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| USA TODAY | - 29 minutes ago |
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Let's
just get it out of the way first: Yes, there is a twist in M. Night
Shyamalan's newest movie The Visit. And no, the film doesn't have the
same break-pop-culture-in-half storytelling as The Sixth Sense.
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That
was fast! CBS's Late Show with Stephen Colbert came down to earth
Wednesday, shedding nearly 3 million viewers - and ranking second to
NBC's Tonight Show - in its second night on the air.
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Williams has often done it the hard way in grand slams in 2015, having toiled at times in Melbourne, Paris and London before ultimately prevailing.
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| New York Times | - 18 hours ago |
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26 seed Flavia Pennetta on Thursday night. Halep is the No. 2 player in the world, but it is Pennetta who has been a U.S. Open semifinalist before. Halep, a 23-year-old Romanian, was a finalist at the French Open and a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year.
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| Bleacher Report | - 20 hours ago |
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The 2015 U.S. Open field is
rapidly shrinking, with the final four now set on the women's side with
Flavia Pennetta and Simona Halep taking care of business at Arthur Ashe
Stadium.
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| The Indian Express | - 14 hours ago |
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US Open 2015
doubles delight for India: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes enter finals.
Sania Mirza and Leander Paes stormed into doubles and mixed doubles
finals with common partner Martina Hingis.
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| USA TODAY | - 13 minutes ago |
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FOXBOROUGH,
Mass. - Tom Brady appeared at his locker for about five minutes Sunday
morning, shuffled around questions from reporters like an oncoming rush,
shook a few hands and retreated to the safety of wherever he'd been
preparing for the New ...
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| Reuters | - 33 minutes ago |
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LAS
VEGAS The build-up to Saturday's welterweight fight between Floyd
Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto has been rocked by suggestions of a
doping violation four months ago, an allegation flatly denied by
Mayweather on Thursday.
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| Newsweek | - 35 minutes ago |
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Ruben
Amaro Jr. at spring training in 2012, a year after the Phillies won 102
games. Steve Nesius/Reuters. Filed Under: Sports, Baseball,
philadelphia phillies, Major League Baseball.
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| Bleacher Report | - 43 minutes ago |
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The
Carolina Panthers and two-time All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly are
reportedly on the verge of a five-year, $62 million extension.
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| Reuters | - 36 minutes ago |
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(Adds
rules give FDA more food inspection powers, other details). Sept 10
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized two rules on
Thursday requiring human and animal food companies to identify possible
food safety hazards and outline ...
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| KRWG News22 | - 57 minutes ago |
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Scientists
from University of Iowa have stumbled upon two natural compounds, one
found in apples and one in green tomatoes, which reduce the protein's
activity in aged muscle.
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LONDON
Scientists should be allowed to genetically modify human embryos
because such experiments are essential to deepen understanding of basic
biology, an international group of science and ethics experts said on
Thursday.
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| Fox News | - 51 minutes ago |
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Engineers
at the University of Michigan reported in a new study that the cancer
cell decoy they have created could aid in early detection and help
prevent relapse in breast cancer patients.
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| NBCNews.com | - 49 minutes ago |
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It's
not often you hear a prominent CEO talk about nuking Mars, so when
SpaceX founder Elon Musk broached the idea on the "Late Show With
Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday night, people took notice.
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| Voice of America | - 4 hours ago |
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Astronomers
say they may have glimpsed the most distant galaxy ever spotted,
something conventional theories about the early universe say should not
have been possible.
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| News24 | - 34 minutes ago |
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Oslo
- The vast Southern Ocean around Antarctica has started to soak up more
greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in recent years, helping limit
climate change, after signs its uptake had stalled, a study said on
Thursday.
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| PC Magazine | - 1 hour ago |
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For
a brief period last spring—before Pluto sucked up all the "dwarf
planet" mojo—Ceres was the most important minor planetary body in the
solar system (as far as Earth was concerned).
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