| Jaguars blow huge lead, then rally to get a thrilling win in London Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:55 AM PDT  So many of the NFL's games in London have been uninteresting blowouts, and Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars looked like another one when the Jaguars went ahead 27-3.
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| New video purportedly shows US-Kurdish raid against IS group Posted: 25 Oct 2015 07:48 AM PDT  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq released a video Sunday purportedly showing the joint raid of a prison by U.S. and Kurdish peshmerga forces in which they released 70 hostages held by the Islamic State group.
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| Trump says world a better place if Saddam, Kadhafi still in power Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:11 AM PDT  The world would be a better place if dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Moamer Kadhafi were still in power, top Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in comments aired Sunday. The billionaire real estate tycoon also told CNN's "State of the Union" talk show that the Middle East "blew up" around US President Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, his biggest Democratic rival in the race for the White House. "100 percent," Trump said when asked if the world would be better off with Saddam and Kadhafi still at the helm in Iraq and Libya.
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| Tony Blair: Iraq war contributed to rise of IS, but was justified Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:37 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has acknowledged that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insists that toppling Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do.
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| 4 dead, dozens injured in Oklahoma parade crash Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:23 AM PDT  A 25-year-old woman is arrested on a DUI charge in connection with the incident.
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| AP-GfK Poll: Republicans prefer an outsider candidate Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:39 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge majority of Republican voters prefer an outsider candidate to one with experience in Washington, and most see political rookies Donald Trump and Ben Carson as possible general election winners, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
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| Heavy rain in Patricia's wake moving toward Louisiana Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:54 AM PDT  Fire crews rescued two dozen motorists stranded by high water in Houston as torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday, triggered by the meeting of two storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia. As of Sunday morning, parts of the Houston area reported more than 9 inches (23 cm) of rain. The heaviest band of rain had moved to over the Gulf of Mexico and was heading toward southwest Lousiana, the National Weather Service said.
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| Many Oklahoma parade crash victims were children, police say Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:19 AM PDT  Eleven of the nearly four dozen people injured when a car careened into a crowd watching an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade this weekend were children, police said on Sunday, in addition to a toddler who died of his injuries. In total, four people were killed when a gray Hyundai Elantra with a suspected drunk driver plowed into the throng in Stillwater, some 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Oklahoma City. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Adacia Avery Chambers of Stillwater, is likely to make her initial appearance in Payne County District Court on Monday, local police said in a statement.
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| Trick or Trump: The Donald, Pizza Rat among top Halloween costumes Posted: 25 Oct 2015 06:08 AM PDT  When a Donald Trump look-alike and a faux Caitlyn Jenner ring the doorbell on Halloween night, they may solicit a piece of candy but the treat they really seek is recognition. Pop culture experts say these "ripped from the headlines" costumes to celebrate the Oct. 31 holiday - such as "El Chapo" the fugitive Mexican cartel kingpin or "Left Shark" from pop star Katy Perry's Super Bowl halftime show - are a way for adults to connect in a world splintered by a myriad of choices for information and entertainment. While children typically dress up as witches and ghosts, the most popular costume this year among adults shopping on Yandy.com is The Optical Illusion Dress, the subject of an online debate that went viral over its color.
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| Sanders, Clinton set tone for leadoff presidential caucuses Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:39 AM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bernie Sanders sharpened the contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton on a bevy of liberal causes on Saturday, casting himself as a principled progressive before thousands of Iowa Democrats in an appearance that could set the tone for the leadoff presidential caucuses in February.
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| 4 dead after car crashes into Okla. State parade Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:15 AM PDT  The driver of the car, a 25-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
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| Obama encouraging limits on standardized student tests Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:28 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing one of education's most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools.
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