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  Actress and director Penny Marshall dies at age 75

  December 19, 2018 1:00 IST

  'Laverne & Shirley' star and movie director Penny Marshall has died at age 75

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  Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  President Donald Trump's charitable foundation has reached a deal to dissolve while Trump fights allegations he misused assets for business and political purposes

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  Judge: Prep school grad to report to jail after Christmas

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  A judge has refused to shorten the jail term for a New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate in 2015, saying he has to report to jail for the remaining 10 months of his sentence right after Christmas

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  Writer seeks records of probe into Pentagon Papers leak

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  A Harvard University professor and writer for The New Yorker is asking a court to order the release of documents related to two grand juries that sat in Boston nearly 50 years ago to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers

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  Tilray stock jumps on collaboration agreement with Sandoz

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  Tilray stock jumps after signing deal with Novartis unit Sandoz

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  Launch of next generation GPS satellite postponed for 1 day

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  The launch of a new GPS satellite has been postponed because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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  US pledges $5.8B aid for CentAm, $4.8B for southern Mexico

  December 19, 2018 0:45 IST

  The United States has pledged $5.8 billion in aid for strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion in development aid for southern Mexico

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  49 people smugglers arrested in Interpol-led operation

  December 19, 2018 0:30 IST

  Interpol says a police operation targeting migrant smugglers has led to the arrest of 49 people across the Americas

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  Some advertisers leave Carlson show after immigrant comments

  December 19, 2018 0:15 IST

  Some advertisers say they are leaving host Tucker Carlson's show after he made several comments on immigrants, but the biggest advertisers are sticking with the show.

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  BC-Money & Markets Digest

  December 18, 2018 23:45 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Wednesday, Dec. 19TODAYThe Federal Reserve is expected to announce another rate hike following a two-day meeting of its policy setting committee. The National Association of Realtors reports data on home sales in November. Winnebago Industries reports its first-quarter results.SPOTLIGHTDarden Restaurants shares jumped Tuesday after the owner of the Olive Garden chain raised its forecast for earnings and sales in the fiscal year ending in May.CENTERPIECEBitcoin's

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  Attorneys for Michael Flynn request postponement in sentencing hearing to allow him to continue cooperating

  December 18, 2018 23:45 IST

  Attorneys for Michael Flynn request postponement in sentencing hearing to allow him to continue cooperating

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  Sandra Bullock's Oscars host solution: Call on random actors

  December 18, 2018 23:30 IST

  Sandra Bullock has an impromptu idea for how to solve the Oscars' host problem _ have random actors host segments of the show

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  Column: Mourinho firing doesn't fix malaise at Man United

  December 18, 2018 23:00 IST

  The rot runs deep at Manchester United

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  School rewound video during massacre, delaying officers

  December 18, 2018 23:00 IST

  The police response to the Florida high school massacre was delayed because school officials rewound a school surveillance video, making officers think the gunman was still in the building

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  Critics of criminal justice bill make final push for changes

  December 18, 2018 23:00 IST

  Critics of a criminal justice bill now before the Senate are making a final push to change the legislation in a way that would likely kill its prospects

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  Author Alice Walker criticized for support of writer's book

  December 18, 2018 22:30 IST

  Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker and The New York Times are drawing fire after she praised an author who critics say is a conspiracy theorist and anti-Semitic

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  Greek lawmakers to vote on new budget _ with more austerity

  December 18, 2018 22:30 IST

  Greek lawmakers are debating the heavily-indebted country's draft budget for 2019, the first since Greece exited an eight-year bailout program.

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  Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit with New York's attorney general

  December 18, 2018 22:15 IST

  Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit with New York's attorney general

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  Genoa announces $220M project to replace collapsed bridge

  December 18, 2018 22:15 IST

  Genoa's mayor has announced that a 200 million euro ($220 million) project by hometown architect Renzo Piano inspired by a naval ship has been chosen to replace the Morandi bridge that collapsed last summer, killing 43 people

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  BC-Sports Year-End Package,ADVISORY

  December 18, 2018 22:15 IST

  Editors:To help you with planning, below is a list of AP year-end sports stories and their release dates. But first, we'd like your help! Your votes will help us determine top sports stories of the year, as well as the top male and female athletes. Voting ends today, so please participate.VOTINGWe are using a new ballot this year that should allow for quick, easy voting. Just go to this link to vote in the main categories: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4740435/SportsThis poll is for AP members

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  US hints at Trump Mideast peace plan: lots to like, some not

  December 18, 2018 22:15 IST

  U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has given a hint of the Trump administration's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, saying it's long, takes advantage of new technology, and has a lot both sides will like and things they won't like

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  Family: Blind Michigan woman vanishes during visit to Peru

  December 18, 2018 22:15 IST

  A blind Michigan woman has gone missing after traveling to Peru for a wedding

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  The Latest: Sanders: White House ready to work with Congress

  December 18, 2018 22:00 IST

  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the White House is willing to work with Congress to avert a partial government shutdown

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  Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks

  December 18, 2018 22:00 IST

  The Trump administration is moving forward to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms

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  Israel says more than 130 arrested in search for attacker

  December 18, 2018 21:45 IST

  Israel's prime minister says more than 130 people have been arrested in Israel's search for a suspect wanted in a deadly drive-by shooting in the West Bank

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  Poll shows Hamas leader would win Palestinian elections

  December 18, 2018 21:45 IST

  A public opinion poll shows that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would lose to the leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas if elections were held today

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  TV crime show lovers, curious New Yorkers go see 'El Chapo'

  December 18, 2018 21:45 IST

  Fans of TV crime shows, curious New Yorkers and even tourists have been showing up at a Brooklyn courthouse to catch a glimpse of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

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  Macedonian, Greek leaders see Nobel Peace Prize nomination

  December 18, 2018 21:45 IST

  A former Nobel Peace Prize winner says the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece will be nominated for 2019 peace prize for their efforts to end a 27-year dispute over Macedonia's name