| Band Aid is back Posted: 10 Nov 2014 10:30 AM PST  Bob Geldof has corralled Bono, Christ Martin and others to release an Ebola benefit single.
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| Breakaway lava close to hitting Hawaii house Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:13 AM PST  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A small stream of lava is getting close to hitting the first house in a rural town on Hawaii's Big Island that has been watching the flow for months.
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| What we know after Islamic State leader reportedly wounded Posted: 10 Nov 2014 08:50 AM PST  BAGHDAD (AP) — After Iraqi officials said an airstrike wounded Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, here are some questions and answers about what's known now about his status and the effect it could have on the extremist group that holds a third of both Iraq and Syria.
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| Press demands FBI never use 'unusual technique' again Posted: 10 Nov 2014 10:19 AM PST  The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed ...
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| George W. Bush's one regret about Iraq Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:43 AM PST  The 43rd president reveals a feeling about the war few might expect.
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| Obama comes out swinging on issue that could change the Internet Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:54 AM PST  The president made a surprise statement some call a rebuke of current ISP policies.
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| 'This is completely unacceptable' Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:31 AM PST  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine nurse who battled politicians over her quarantine after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa said she will continue speaking out on behalf of public health workers.
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| Israeli teen girl killed in West Bank stabbing, Palestinian attacker shot Posted: 10 Nov 2014 07:33 AM PST  A young Israeli was killed and two others were wounded on Monday when a Palestinian stabbed them outside a West Bank settlement before being shot, medics and police said. "Paramedics confirmed the death of a young woman," the emergency services said of the incident outside Alon Shvut settlement in the southern West Bank.
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| Transgenders welcome new birth certificate rules Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:19 AM PST  By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naz Seenauth's driver's license says he is male. His birth certificate says he is female. The mismatch, he says, is deeply frustrating. New York City, where Seenauth was born and raised, does not accept that he is a transgender man and will not amend his birth certificate, for now at least, even though his doctor will attest to his gender. "It was kind of weird," Seenauth said of his failed attempt to get the document reissued last year, "because New York City is such a liberal place. ...
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| Awkward handshake starts off historic summit Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:45 AM PST  An uneasy handshake Monday between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marked the first meeting between the two men since either took power, and an awkward first gesture ...
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| Mormon bishop apologizes over Harry Reid controversy Posted: 09 Nov 2014 06:42 PM PST  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Mormon bishop in Los Angeles apologized Sunday for the tone of a blog saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was unworthy to enter the faith's temples, but stood by his criticism of Reid's stands on some issues.
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| Suicide bomber kills 48 students in Nigeria Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:32 AM PST  Survivors say the bomber was disguised in a school uniform.
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| Obama: Momentum building on 'historic' deal Posted: 10 Nov 2014 04:23 AM PST  The president has arrived in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour.
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| Egyptian militants pledge allegiance to IS group Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:33 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a jihadi organization based in the Sinai Peninsula that has carried out a series of attacks targeting Egyptian security forces, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
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| Continental CEO Harold Hamm ordered to pay $995 million in divorce Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:11 AM PST  (Reuters) - An Oklahoma County judge has ordered oil magnate and Continental Resources Chief Executive Officer Harold Hamm to pay nearly $1 billion in a divorce judgment, according to a court filing made public on Monday. Special Judge Howard Haralson found that Hamm should pay his ex-wife Sue Ann Hamm a total of $995.5 million, with about a third of the funds, or $322.7 million, to be paid by the end of the year, the filing says. Hamm will then be required to pay the rest of the judgment, some $650 million, in installments worth at least $7 million per month, the filing says. ...
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| Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:29 AM PST  By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday struck a blow to large cable and wireless companies by publicly pressuring the federal communications regulator to adopt tougher rules that would treat Internet providers more like public utilities. Shares of major Internet service providers Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc fell sharply after Obama said ISPs should be reclassified to face stricter regulations and banned from striking paid "fast lane" deals with content companies. ...
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| U.S. releases low 2015 Obamacare enrollment forecast Posted: 10 Nov 2014 10:02 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. administration on Monday dramatically cut expectations for 2015 Obamacare enrollment, saying between 9 million and 9.9 million people will enroll in private health plans, compared with a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast of 13 million. An Obama administration report, released just before the start of 2015 open enrollment on Saturday, also reduced the official count of 2014 enrollment to 7.1 million people as of Oct. 15, from 7.3 million in August. ...
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| Electorate divided by daily life, views on issues Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:32 PM PST  Judging by the exit polls, people who vote for Democrats and those who back Republicans seem to be living in different countries.
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| At least 20 killed in explosion at northeast Nigerian school Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:10 AM PST A bomb blast tore through a secondary school as students gathered for assembly before classes, a teacher said. |
| Iraq: IS leader wounded in airstrike Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:51 PM PST  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hurt in airstrikes carried out by Iraqi forces.
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