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  US stocks take sharp losses as tech, internet companies drop

  November 20, 2018 0:30 IST

  US stocks are falling as technology and internet companies take more losses and Amazon leads a steep drop among retailers as investors react to tensions between the US and China at a Pacific Rim conference

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  Russian, US officials hail their cooperation in space

  November 20, 2018 0:15 IST

  Russian, US space officials have hailed joint work in space, saying that their cooperation has remained strong despite political tensions

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  Pakistan PM fires back after criticism from Trump

  November 20, 2018 0:15 IST

  Pakistan's prime minister has fired back after President Donald Trump accused the country of harboring Osama bin Laden despite getting billions of dollars in American aid

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  Hijab-wearing lawmaker takes seat in Bosnian Serb parliament

  November 19, 2018 23:30 IST

  For the first time since Bosnia's ethnic war, a woman who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf has become a lawmaker in the Serb-run part of the country

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  'Little Drummer Girl' remains relevant in new miniseries

  November 19, 2018 23:30 IST

  Alexander Skarsgard says 'Little Drummer Girl' remains relevant 35 years later in new miniseries

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  Calgary City Council shuts door on 2026 Winter Olympic bid

  November 19, 2018 23:30 IST

  Calgary City Council shuts door on 2026 Winter Olympic bid; Stockholm, Italy still in running

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  Duke steady at No. 1 as Villanova tumbles from Top 25

  November 19, 2018 23:15 IST

  Duke and Kansas remained entrenched atop the AP Top 25 on Monday, while Villanova and Syracuse tumbled all the way out after each lost a pair of games

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  US blacklists South African for business ties to North Korea

  November 19, 2018 23:15 IST

  The United States has blacklisted a Russian-born South African national accused of working with companies that helped North Korea evade sanctions and launder millions of dollars

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  Duke steady at No. 1 as Villanova tumbles from Top 25

  November 19, 2018 23:15 IST

  Duke and Kansas remained entrenched atop the AP Top 25 on Monday, while Villanova and Syracuse tumbled all the way out after each lost a pair of games

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  Musician Jeff Tweedy displays sense of humor in his memoir

  November 19, 2018 23:15 IST

  Musician Jeff Tweedy writes of recording and discording with Wilco in his memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)"

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  BC-Money & Markets Digest

  November 19, 2018 23:15 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Tuesday, Nov. 20TODAYLowe's and Best Buy report quarterly results. The Commerce Department issues its latest monthly tally of newly started U.S. residential construction projects.SPOTLIGHTOil and gas company Cimarex is acquiring competitor Resolute Energy in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.6 billion, including debt, that will expand its reach.CENTERPIECEBudget battles loom largeWith Republicans retaining control of the Senate and Democrats winning back the House

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  Memorial service set for 'Hee Haw' host, guitarist Roy Clark

  November 19, 2018 23:00 IST

  A memorial service is planned for musician and entertainer Roy Clark, who died last week at his home in Tulsa

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  Rivera, Halladay top newcomers on Hall of Fame ballot

  November 19, 2018 23:00 IST

  Career saves leader Mariano Rivera and late pitcher Roy Halladay are among 20 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot for the Baseball Writers' Association of America, joined by 15 holdovers headed by Edgar Martinez

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  Maldives to rejoin Commonwealth of former British colonies

  November 19, 2018 23:00 IST

  The new president of the Maldives has decided that the country will rejoin the Commonwealth group of former British colonies following a two-year absence

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  Superar el cáncer para morir por sobredosis: la vida difícil de las mujeres en los montes Apalaches

  November 19, 2018 23:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia(THE CONVERSATION) La disponibilidad de medicamentos para prolongar la esperanza de vida de las personas –como las terapias hormonales o la quimioterapia dirigida– ha provocado un fuerte descenso del número de muertes por cáncer de mama en Estados Unidos. Pero a pesar de estos avances, en Estados Unidos existe un desfase preocupante. Los

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  New dates for ancient stone tools in China point to local invention of complex technology

  November 19, 2018 23:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ben Marwick, University of Washington; Bo Li, University of Wollongong, and Hu Yue, University of Wollongong(THE CONVERSATION) You probably think of new technologies as electronics you can carry in a pocket or wear on a wrist. But some of the most profound technological innovations in human evolution have been made out of stone. For most of the time that humans have been on Earth,

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  WWII pilot killed in vintage airplane crash in Texas

  November 19, 2018 22:45 IST

  A group that organizes vintage fighter plane rides for veterans says a passenger who was killed when a World War II-era aircraft crashed in South Texas had been a WWII pilot

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  Springboks captain warned after headbutt, free to play Wales

  November 19, 2018 22:15 IST

  Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was cleared to play against Wales on Saturday after World Rugby decided the flanker used only "moderate force" when head butting Scotland center Peter Horne in the face in a match at the weekend

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  Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine indicted on racketeering charges

  November 19, 2018 22:00 IST

  Federal authorities say rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is among four people arrested on racketeering and firearms charges.

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  France opens probe into alleged discrimination at PSG

  November 19, 2018 22:00 IST

  The Paris prosecutors' office has opened an investigation into alleged discrimination by Paris Saint-Germain following a complaint by France's League of Human Rights, which claims that club scouts illegally profiled potential recruits by their origin

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  Democratic senators sue over Whitaker's appointment as AG

  November 19, 2018 22:00 IST

  Three Democratic senators have filed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general

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  Germany, France propose euro budget to bolster currency zone

  November 19, 2018 22:00 IST

  A top eurozone finance official says the 19 countries that use the euro currency will push ahead with discussions on a eurozone budget proposed by France and Germany to make the currency union more resistant to crises

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  Elevator in Chicago skyscraper fell 84 floors before rescue

  November 19, 2018 21:30 IST

  People rescued from a trapped elevator in one of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers later learned they had dropped 84 floors

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  Ron Chernow to speak at White House correspondents' dinner

  November 19, 2018 21:30 IST

  The White House Correspondents' Association has announced that author Ron Chernow will speak at its annual dinner in April

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  UK taxi rapist must remain in prison, parole board 0073ays

  November 19, 2018 21:30 IST

  UK Parole Board panel has ordered that a serial rapist believed to have attacked more than 100 women must stay in prison

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  The Latest: 1,500 buildings burned by S. California fire

  November 19, 2018 21:30 IST

  The number of buildings destroyed by Southern California's huge wildfire has risen to 1,500

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  Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

  November 19, 2018 20:45 IST

  Screenhead Nation: The battle over screen time has become a rite of passage for America's youth, but how much is too much?

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  Brazil's Petrobras to be led by privatization advocate

  November 19, 2018 20:45 IST

  Brazil's president-elect is appointing a pro-market reformer to lead the state oil company Petrobras