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  China's Xi: World faces choice of confrontation, cooperation

  November 17, 2018 7:45 IST

  China's president says the world faces a choice of cooperation or confrontation in a speech to a summit of leaders that is divided by tensions stemming from increased U.S. protectionism

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  Judge: John Hinckley can move out of his mother's house

  November 17, 2018 7:45 IST

  A judge has ruled that the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can move out of his mother's house

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  Giant wooden troll removed in Colorado could get new home

  November 17, 2018 7:30 IST

  A huge wooden troll that proved to be too popular in a Colorado ski resort town is gone, but it's possible the artwork could find another home

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  Excavators find tombs buried in Bolivia 500 years ago

  November 17, 2018 7:30 IST

  Archaeologists in Bolivia say they found tombs at a quarry containing remains from more than 500 years ago that give an insight into the interaction of various peoples with the expanding Inca empire

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  Jackson, Glenn help Georgia Southern beat FAU 80-70

  November 17, 2018 7:15 IST

  Quan Jackson scored 16 points and Montae Glenn added 14 points and 12 rebounds to help Georgia Southern beat Florida Atlantic 80-70 in the first round of the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase

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  UN committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya

  November 17, 2018 7:15 IST

  A key U.N. committee has approved a resolution strongly condemning the continuing "gross human rights violations and abuses" against Rohingya Muslims who are treated as outsiders in Myanmar and were victims of a brutal campaign by the country's military

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  Arms dealer convicted in LA of trying to buy, sell missiles

  November 17, 2018 7:15 IST

  Authorities say a black-market arms dealer who tried to buy anti-aircraft missiles and sell them to clients in the Middle East has been convicted of conspiracy in Los Angeles

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  Homeless Aussie who helped thwart attack charged with theft

  November 17, 2018 7:00 IST

  A homeless Australian man who used a shopping trolley to help police thwart last week's militant attack in Melbourne has been charged over a series of burglaries

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  Classic car enthusiasts plan Dec. 15 festival in Havana

  November 17, 2018 7:00 IST

  Hundreds of antique automobiles are expected to participate in an exhibition in Havana next month, in what its organizers hope will be the biggest gathering ever of classic car enthusiasts in Cuba

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  US official: US intel says prince ordered Khashoggi killing

  November 17, 2018 7:00 IST

  U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi

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  Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse

  November 17, 2018 6:45 IST

  Managers at the federal government's nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico have acknowledged that there was waste in the area where a portion of the underground facility's ceiling collapsed earlier this week

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  Jury: Man guilty in killing of abusive Missouri mother

  November 17, 2018 6:30 IST

  A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of first-degree murder for killing a Missouri mother who prosecutors say forced her daughter to pretend she was disabled

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  Lawyer who battled Chevron may get chance to defend himself

  November 17, 2018 6:15 IST

  A legal referee says a New York attorney who won a landmark oil pollution judgment against Chevron in Ecuador only to have his law license suspended at home should not be disbarred without a chance to defend himself

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  Groups protest plans for possible lease sale in Beaufort

  November 17, 2018 6:00 IST

  Environmental groups are protesting federal plans for a possible offshore petroleum lease sale in Alaska's Beaufort Sea

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  Number of missing hard to peg in deadly California wildfire

  November 17, 2018 5:30 IST

  Northern California officials have struggled to get a handle on the number of missing from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

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  UMBC beats Air Force 77-72 in 2 OT

  November 17, 2018 5:30 IST

  Joe Sherburne made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and UMBC beat Air Force 77-72 in double overtime in the Bimini Jam

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  Salah Egypt's 'superman' again with last-minute winner

  November 17, 2018 5:30 IST

  Salah Egypt's 'superman' again with last-minute winner in African Cup of Nations qualifying

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  More Southern California fire evacuees return home

  November 17, 2018 5:30 IST

  More residents are being allowed to return to homes they fled during the rapid spread of Southern California's huge wildfire. Authorities on Friday reopened more areas in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

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  Baltimore mayor picks Fort Worth chief as next top cop

  November 17, 2018 5:30 IST

  Baltimore's mayor has chosen a Texas police chief as next head of troubled force, bidding to boost public trust in a tattered department

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  Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

  November 17, 2018 5:00 IST

  Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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  Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for now you still can't make calls

  November 17, 2018 5:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sven Bilén, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings with far-flung family and friends. The huge increase in air travelers and ever more full – and oversold – flights have made air travel more trying. But it has gotten better in one aspect that most of us in

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  Beloved toy store FAO Schwarz makes its comeback

  November 17, 2018 4:45 IST

  FAO Schwarz reopens 3 years after Fifth Avenue flagship store closed amid financial problems

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  Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies

  November 17, 2018 4:30 IST

  Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by singer Marian Anderson, died at the age of 85

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  Private funeral held for Stan Lee, more memorials in works

  November 17, 2018 4:30 IST

  A small, private funeral has been held to mourn Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, and his company is making more plans to memorialize him

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  Suspected Russian hackers impersonate State Department aide

  November 17, 2018 4:30 IST

  U.S. cybersecurity experts say hackers impersonating a State Department official have targeted U.S. government agencies, businesses and think tanks in an attack that bears similarity to past campaigns linked to Russia

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  Taylor has 21 points, 17 rebounds; Austin Peay beats CCSU

  November 17, 2018 4:30 IST

  Terry Taylor had 21 points and career-high tying 17 rebounds and Jarrett Givens scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half to help Austin Peay hold on for an 80-78 win over Central Connecticut State in the Jamaica Classic

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  Panel dismisses ethics charges against Arkansas justices

  November 17, 2018 4:15 IST

  A disciplinary panel has dismissed ethics charges against the Arkansas Supreme Court's justices over their decision to prohibit a judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration from hearing any execution-related cases

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  The Latest: 2 Georgia slayings solved after man confesses

  November 17, 2018 4:15 IST

  Authorities in Georgia say they have closed the decades-old slayings of two women based on confessions by a man being held in Texas who says he killed as many as 90 people over four decades