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  The Latest: Ad in US Senate race uses image of lynching

  November 16, 2018 3:30 IST

  A political ad uses an historical photo of a white crowd posing as two black men are lynched

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  Hate-crime indictments returned in Kentucky grocery killings

  November 16, 2018 3:15 IST

  A federal grand jury in Kentucky has charged a white man with three hate crimes in the shooting deaths of two African-Americans last month at a grocery

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  Statue of Liberty's original torch moved to museum site

  November 16, 2018 3:15 IST

  The Statue of Liberty's original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year

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  Trump seeks confirmation of new US ambassador to Iraq

  November 16, 2018 3:00 IST

  President Donald Trump asks the Senate to approve a new US ambassador to Iraq

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  Facebook says it's getting better at removing hate speech

  November 16, 2018 3:00 IST

  Facebook says it is making progress on deleting hate speech, graphic violence, fake accounts and rooting out other violations of its rules, including detecting them before they are seen by users

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  The two men who almost derailed New England's first colonies

  November 16, 2018 3:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences(THE CONVERSATION) There is no holiday more American than Thanksgiving – and perhaps none with origins so shrouded in comforting myths. The story is simple enough. In 1620 a group of English Protestant dissenters known as Pilgrims arrived in what’s now Massachusetts to establish a

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  The Latest: El Chapo got police escort after escape

  November 16, 2018 2:45 IST

  A former drug cartel member say his notorious boss got a surprise in 2001 when he broke out of prison and was met with a police escort in Mexico City

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  Fed announces wide-ranging review of its practices

  November 16, 2018 2:45 IST

  Federal Reserve launches wide-ranging review of how it conducts monetary policy

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  Senate confirms Kansas bank regulator Bowman for Fed board

  November 16, 2018 2:15 IST

  Senate confirms Trump's nomination of Kansas bank regulator Michelle Bowman to Federal Reserve board

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  Inmate confesses to 90 deaths; investigators corroborate 30

  November 16, 2018 2:15 IST

  A Texas prosecutor says a man convicted in three California murders but long suspected in dozens of deaths now claims he was involved in about 90 killings nationwide _ about a third of which investigators have corroborated

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  Trump plans to travel to California on Saturday to visit victims of the devastating wildfires

  November 16, 2018 2:15 IST

  Trump plans to travel to California on Saturday to visit victims of the devastating wildfires

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  The Latest: Congressman says election lawsuit will proceed

  November 16, 2018 2:15 IST

  Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine isn't conceding defeat in the first use of ranked balloting in a congressional race

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  Criticized deputy refuses to testify about school massacre

  November 16, 2018 2:00 IST

  The then-sheriff's deputy who was on campus during the Florida high school massacre didn't appear to answer an investigative panel's questions

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  Gobble gobble: Low turkey prices cut Thanksgiving meal cost

  November 16, 2018 1:45 IST

  Low food prices have driven the cost of a Thanksgiving feast down to their lowest level since 2010

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  Ashley-Cooper to make Australia return against Italy

  November 16, 2018 1:45 IST

  Adam Ashley-Cooper will start his first test for Australia in more than two years as one of seven changes to the team to face Italy on Saturday

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  EPA official arrested on felony ethics charges in Alabama

  November 16, 2018 1:45 IST

  The Trump administration's top environmental official for the Southeast has been arrested on Alabama state ethics charges related to a scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a toxic waste cleanup

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  Wisconsin Republicans discuss cutting governor-elect's power

  November 16, 2018 1:45 IST

  Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has met with Gov. Scott Walker to discuss Republican plans to limit powers of the governor's office before Democrat Tony Evers takes office

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  Argentina detains 12 in bomb attacks ahead of G20

  November 16, 2018 1:30 IST

  Argentine officials say they've arrested 12 presumed anarchists in connection with two homemade bomb attacks two weeks before world leaders gather in Buenos Aires for the Group of 20 summit

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  Pelosi claims 'overwhelming support' for 2nd act as speaker

  November 16, 2018 1:30 IST

  Pelosi claims "overwhelming support" among fellow Democrats for 2nd act as House speaker

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  Migrants fill Tijuana shelters, more on way to US border

  November 16, 2018 1:30 IST

  Members of a migrant caravan have started to meet some local resistance as they continue to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana

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  Amy Schumer cancels Dallas show, hospitalized for nausea

  November 16, 2018 1:30 IST

  Amy Schumer hospitalized for severe, second-trimester nausea, cancels Dallas stand-up show

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  The Latest: Missouri woman testifies in boyfriend's trial

  November 16, 2018 1:15 IST

  A Missouri woman whose mother forced her to use a wheelchair and pretend to be ill testified that she asked her ex-boyfriend to kill her mother

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  California recommends restrictions for popular pesticide

  November 16, 2018 1:15 IST

  California regulators are recommending new restrictions on a widely used pesticide blamed for harming babies brains

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  45 years after her nomination, Cicely Tyson gets her Oscar

  November 16, 2018 1:15 IST

  Cicely Tyson finally gets her Oscar, 45 years after her first and only nomination

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  The Latest: Couple, homeless man charged in charitable scam

  November 16, 2018 1:15 IST

  Authorities say a New Jersey couple and a homeless man made up a "feel good" story about the man helping them so they could raise money through an online fundraiser

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  Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin act their age for laughs, tears

  November 16, 2018 1:00 IST

  Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin and sitcom hitmaker Chuck Lorre are taking on old age in a new Netflix dramedy

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  Los padres primerizos usan las redes sociales para entender su nuevo papel

  November 16, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tawfiq Ammari, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Un abogado en las Bermudas se hizo famoso en Internet por haber bailado ballet junto a su hija de dos años, esto le ofreció confort para vencer su miedo escénico presentándose allí y dar los pasos de baile junto a ella. Sabía la coreografía porque había practicado con sus hijos antes y dijo que era solo una situación normal

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  How new fathers use social media to make sense of their roles

  November 16, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tawfiq Ammari, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español.A lawyer in Bermuda became internet-famous for dancing ballet alongside his two-year-old daughter, comforting her stage fright by being there and doing the dance moves right with her. He knew the part because he had practiced ballet with his children before – and said it was just a normal part of fathering