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  Woman accused of being Russian spy could be near a plea deal

  November 29, 2018 5:00 IST

  A woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government appears to be coming closer to a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors or other resolution of her criminal case

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  The Latest: News conference planned on mansion fire

  November 29, 2018 5:00 IST

  New evidence is postponing the detention hearing of a New Jersey man charged with setting fire to his home the same day his brother's family died amid a fire at their own house

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  Enclave on edge as mystery persists in mansion fire, deaths

  November 29, 2018 5:00 IST

  Mystery endures more than a week after a family was found dead as their mansion burned in a wealthy New Jersey enclave

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  PSG beats Liverpool 2-1 to get qualification back on track

  November 29, 2018 4:45 IST

  Paris Saint-Germain showed its resilient side, beating Liverpool 2-1 Wednesday in a scrappy match to get its Champions League campaign back on track

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  O'Rourke vs. Castro: 2 Texans eye White House runs

  November 29, 2018 4:45 IST

  Known in recent decades for producing Republican presidential candidates, Texas has two Democrats poised to run for president in 2020

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  Porto defeats Schalke 3-1 to win its Champions League group

  November 29, 2018 4:45 IST

  Porto has extended its impressive run by defeating Schalke 3-1 to guarantee first place in Group D of the Champions League

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  BC-Sports Showcase Digest

  November 29, 2018 4:15 IST

  A look ahead to top enterprise and feature stories planned globally by AP Sports. New digests will go out each Thursday and Monday and will be repeated on other weekdays. Please note that story plans may change depending on news and other issues.For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. For reruns, call the Service Desk 800-838-4616 or your local AP bureau.As with all our operations, we welcome and want your

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  How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

  November 29, 2018 4:15 IST

  U.S. stocks rocketed to their biggest gain in eight months Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed might not raise interest rates much further

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  Bangladeshi man facing deportation gets reprieve until 2022

  November 29, 2018 4:00 IST

  The case against a Kansas man who is fighting deportation to his native Bangladesh will go on until at least 2022

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  Napoli beats Red Star 3-1 but will have to wait to progress

  November 29, 2018 4:00 IST

  Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli comfortably saw off Red Star Belgrade 3-1 but the Italian side will have to wait to book its place in the Champions League knockout stages

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  UN chief: G20 leaders need bolder action at critical time

  November 29, 2018 3:45 IST

  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has a message for the 20 major economic powers ahead of this week's summit: take stronger leadership and bolder action to tackle critical problems from climate change to inequality.

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  Utility: Weather didn't warrant power shut off as fire raged

  November 29, 2018 3:45 IST

  Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said in a new filing with the state that it determined weather conditions were no longer dangerous enough to warrant a massive power shut off on Nov. 8 _ a decision that came as a massive fire was tearing through a town

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  Donations to liberal group swelled during Trump's first year

  November 29, 2018 3:30 IST

  Anonymous donors gave more than $79 million to a liberal nonprofit during President Donald Trump's first year in office

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  Food chain disruption eyed in Hawaii whale sighting decline

  November 29, 2018 3:30 IST

  Federal officials say research looking at the decline of humpback whale sightings in Hawaii points to a disruption in the food chain that is likely caused by warmer ocean temperatures in the whales' feeding grounds in Alaska

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  Salesforce and Burlington climb while Tiffany drops

  November 29, 2018 3:15 IST

  Salesforce.com and Burlington Stores rise while Tiffany and DR Horton skid

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  Accused man cites state abortion law in sexual assault case

  November 29, 2018 3:15 IST

  A man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl unsuccessfully argued that he could not be charged with taking advantage of a child because Kansas law says life begins at fertilization

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  Senator: Pardoning Manafort would be an 'abuse of power'

  November 29, 2018 3:15 IST

  The top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee says that if President Donald Trump pardons his former campaign chairman it would be a "blatant and unacceptable abuse of power."

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  Authorities ID body as kidnapped North Carolina teen girl

  November 29, 2018 3:00 IST

  North Carolina's state crime lab is working to determine whether a recently discovered body is that of a teenage girl missing for three weeks

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  Clash with migrants spotlights force at the border

  November 29, 2018 3:00 IST

  The chaotic scene at the U.S.-Mexico border where Border Patrol agents fired tear gas on a crowd of rock-throwing migrants and barefoot children drew criticism that agents are too quick to use force

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  Macedonia pro-opposition rally staged against name deal

  November 29, 2018 2:45 IST

  Supporters of Macedonia's conservative opposition march through capital Skopje against plan to change country's name to North Macedonia

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  Drug testers say they're quietly reforming Russia

  November 29, 2018 2:30 IST

  In the Kremlin's long-running feud with global anti-doping bosses, Russia's own drug testers are caught in the middle

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  The Latest: Ex-Pennsylvania AG loses bid to delay jail term

  November 29, 2018 2:15 IST

  A county judge is rejecting former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's 11th hour request to delay her deadline of Thursday morning to report to jail and begin serving a jail sentence for perjury

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  Trump dismantling US climate efforts as warnings grow dire

  November 29, 2018 2:00 IST

  President Donald Trump has moved steadily to dismantle Obama administration efforts to rein in coal, oil and gas emissions

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  Not just jobs riding on fate of GM plant after Trump promise

  November 29, 2018 2:00 IST

  General Motors' major restructuring plan includes the possible closing of a plant in an Ohio industrial corridor where just last year President Donald Trump promised manufacturing jobs would be coming back

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  Once a sensation, 'Walking Dead' is another show

  November 29, 2018 2:00 IST

  Once a television sensation, AMC's 'The Walking Dead' is now just another show

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  How undocumented immigrants negotiate a place for themselves in America

  November 29, 2018 1:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert F. Barsky, Vanderbilt University(THE CONVERSATION) Once undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers arrive on American soil, they run the risk of being stopped by law enforcement officials who are charged with investigating their status. A Feb. 17 memo released by the Department of Homeland Security reveals how great this risk will be under President Donald Trump. The

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  Ex-Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic congressman, dies

  November 29, 2018 1:30 IST

  Arizona's first Hispanic congressman, former U.S. Rep Ed Pastor, has died at age 75

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  The Latest: House Democrats nominate Pelosi to lead them

  November 29, 2018 1:30 IST

  Nancy Pelosi has been nominated by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress, but she still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January