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Anthony Weiner's sext could lead to child neglect inquiry

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Anthony Weiner's latest cyber-sexcapades, featuring a photo of his sleeping son beside the pervy ex-pol's bulging crotch, ended his marriage Monday - and could now lead to an investigation for child neglect, experts say.
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Russian hackers targeted Arizona election system

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state.
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Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Donald J. Trump at a Republican presidential debate in March in Detroit. Mr. Trump spent hours with his debate team the past two Sundays, but he said, “I believe you can prep too much for those things.
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Islamic State Bombing Kills 54 Government Recruits in Yemen

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
SANAA, Yemen - A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday killed at least 54 pro-government recruits, officials said, underscoring how the militant group has been able to exploit Yemen's civil war to ...
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Brazil's Rousseff Defends Self Ahead of Senate's Ouster Vote

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
BRASILIA, Brazil - On what could prove to be her last day as Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff mounted a forceful defense of her time leading Latin America's most populous nation, warning senators that ousting her would hurt a young democracy while ...
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Timetable for new attorney general

Allentown Morning Call - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Pennsylvania Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on making Bruce Beemer attorney general until January, completing Kathleen Kane's term.
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North Carolina warily watching 2 tropical weather systems

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
RODANTHE, N.C. - Beachgoers, boat captains and business owners on North Carolina's Outer Banks warily eyed a potent tropical weather system Monday that could rain out one of the last busy weeks of the summer.
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Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio US Senate re-election contests

Reuters - ‎22 minutes ago‎
U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks at a campaign rally in The Villages, Florida, March 13, 2016.
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Trump disavows robo-call from David Duke

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's campaign is disavowing support from a prominent white nationalist, David Duke, who is once again causing problems for the Republican nominee by claiming that Trump is a kindred spirit.
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Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Donald J. Trump at a Republican presidential debate in March in Detroit. Mr. Trump spent hours with his debate team the past two Sundays, but he said, “I believe you can prep too much for those things.
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Democrats delay ad spending on Ohio Senate race

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Democratic Party's national Senate campaign arm has canceled more than a week of television ads that were set to run next month in the key battleground of Ohio, where former governor Ted Strickland (D) has struggled to gain traction against ...
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Apple's Day of Reckoning Comes With Billion-Euro Tax Risk

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
The European Union is expected to conclude Tuesday that Ireland provided Apple Inc. with illegal aid through a favorable tax arrangement, a decision that may cost the iPhone maker billions of euros and stir concern among hundreds of other companies.
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Mondelez Drops Offer for Hershey

Wall Street Journal - ‎7 hours ago‎
Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ -0.05 % ended its pursuit of Hershey Co. HSY 0.71 % after the famed chocolatier rebuffed its latest acquisition offer, putting an end to a monthslong takeover campaign that would have created the world ...
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An effort to impose campaign donation limits on local races is killed by the state Senate

Los Angeles Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
State lawmakers rejected a plan on Monday to place limits on individual campaign donations for city and county offices, races where in some California communities there are no restrictions on the size of a legal donation.
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United Hires American's No. 2 in Boost to Succession Planning

Bloomberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
The decision by United Airlines to hire a new president away from American Airlines firms up the roster of executives who will contend with fare declines pushing the industry to its worst returns in five years.
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Alphabet executive steps down from Uber board amid growing competition

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board for close to three years, has stepped down, the ride-hailing firm confirmed on Monday.
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The creators of Pokémon Go say some players were accidentally attacking their servers

Business Insider - ‎5 hours ago‎
pokemon go players pikachu hats People wearing 'Pikachu' hats use mobile phones before the parade by performers wearing Pokemon's character Pikachu costumes in Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2016.
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Fitbit's new Charge 2 is the follow-up to the best-selling Charge HR

The Verge - ‎16 hours ago‎
Despite the fact that Fitbit sells more than half a dozen different activity trackers and just started shipping two new ones this spring, its best-selling wearable to date has been the Charge HR, announced back in 2014.
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Why Britney Spears Followed Beyoncé at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards

E! Online - ‎10 hours ago‎
"I think I need a moment after watching @beyonce's #VMA performance," read a tweet from the network after Beyoncé quite literally set the stage on fire last night at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Taylor Swift Reports To Jury Duty, Dismissed

Billboard - ‎2 hours ago‎
A Nashville judge dismissed pop star Taylor Swift as a potential juror in an aggravated rape and kidnapping case on Monday, Davidson County District Attorney General's Office spokesman Ken Whitehouse said.
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Has Rihanna Really Been Friend-Zoning Drake All Along?

Daily Beast - ‎2 hours ago‎
After Drake went in for a kiss after declaring his love on the VMAs stage and came up short, he's trying to prove Rihanna really likes him.
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Richard Sherman understands Kaepernick's message, questions the platform

NBCSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Plenty of people who have reacted to the decision of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to refuse to stand for the national anthem due to his belief that African-Americans and people of color are oppressed in this country by embracing the message but ...
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Gray lifts Rockies to 8-1 win over Dodgers

USA TODAY - ‎16 minutes ago‎
DENVER (AP) - Starter Jon Gray pretended he was closing out the first inning. Anything to avoid a pattern of early game hiccups. That particular approach served him well, too, with Gray pitching six scoreless innings to help the Colorado Rockies beat ...
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Sources: Tim Tebow offered contract from Venezuelan winter ball team

Yahoo Sports - ‎2 hours ago‎
On the eve of his much-anticipated professional baseball showcase, Tim Tebow was offered a contract with a venerable winter-ball team in Venezuela, sources told Yahoo Sports, further legitimizing his efforts to transition from NFL quarterback to ...
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Why John Isner would buy stock in Frances Tiafoe

ESPN - ‎3 hours ago‎
John Isner comes to the net for some great shots and wins the tiebreaker to force a fourth set against Frances Tiafoe in the first round at the US Open.
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A 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall From a Tree?

New York Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
John Kappelman, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Texas at Austin, with 3-D printouts of Lucy's skeleton. Credit Marsha Miller/University of Texas at Austin.
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NASA's Juno Probe Buzzes Jupiter in Its First (and Closest) Flyby

Space.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped this photo of Jupiter from a distance of 437,000 miles (703,000 kilometers) on Saturday (Aug. 27).
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You can't trick your dog by being mean in a happy voice

The Verge - ‎7 hours ago‎
Dogs really can understand what we're saying to them, according to a new study that seems to confirm the dearest wish of many a dog-lover.
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Singapore Zika Transmissions Rise to 56

Wall Street Journal - ‎9 minutes ago‎
SINGAPORE—Authorities in Singapore said they have identified more than a dozen additional Zika virus infections that were transmitted locally, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 56.
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Study: Athletes who continue to play after concussion risk doubling recovery time

Chattanooga Times Free Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
*Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 11/20/15. East Ridge quarterback Eric Bennett (7) looks for an open player while battling Notre Dame during Friday's quarterfinal playoff game on November 20, 2015.
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Heart birth defects dropped after folic acid was added to food

UPI.com - ‎53 minutes ago‎
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 -- The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found.
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