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  Female candidates running in record numbers for the midterms — just not in California

  November 01, 2018 2:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christina Bellantoni, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism(THE CONVERSATION) The midterm elections are widely expected to usher in this century’s “year of the woman” – an explosion of women entering government. Massachusetts will likely elect its first black woman to Congress, Arizona is poised to send its first woman to the U.S.

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  Candidate apologizes for mailer criticized as anti-Semitic

  November 01, 2018 1:45 IST

  The head of Connecticut's Republican Party acknowledges a campaign mailer sent by a party candidate for state Senate was offensive to Jewish people

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  A look at Pakistan's blasphemy law over the years

  November 01, 2018 1:45 IST

  A look at Pakistan's blasphemy law over the years

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  Pakistan vs. New Zealand Scoreboard

  November 01, 2018 1:45 IST

  Pakistan vs. New Zealand Scoreboard

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  3 American authors vie for $75,000 history prize

  November 01, 2018 1:45 IST

  Three American historians are finalists for a $75,000 history book prize with books about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Joseph Conrad and the intersection of colonialism and climate change

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  Officials: California dam spillway will be ready for rain

  November 01, 2018 1:30 IST

  California water officials say the $1.1 billion spillway at the nation's tallest dam will be in full working order if it's needed this winter, nearly two years after it was damaged and thousands were forced to flee

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  Venezuelan guerrilla leader, journalist Petkoff dies

  November 01, 2018 1:15 IST

  Associates of Teodoro Petkoff say the former communist guerrilla turned government minister and outspoken opponent of Hugo Chavez has died

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  Libertarian backs Republican in tight Montana Senate race

  November 01, 2018 1:15 IST

  The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race has thrown his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale in response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appears aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives

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  Suspect in grocery store shooting indicted on murder charges

  November 01, 2018 1:15 IST

  The man accused in the shooting deaths of two grocery store patrons in Kentucky has been indicted on two counts of murder

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  Hate speech is still easy to find on social media

  November 01, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Grygiel, Syracuse University(THE CONVERSATION) Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social media researcher and educator, I became concerned that the violence would spread online, as it has in the past. The alleged synagogue shooter’s activity on the Gab social media site has drawn attention to that

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  Trump launching rally blitz in final stretch of midterms

  November 01, 2018 1:00 IST

  Trump kicking off a final midterms rally blitz, with 11 events across eight states over the next six days

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  FIFA asks Qatar emir about World Cup share with bitter foes

  November 01, 2018 1:00 IST

  FIFA President asks Qatar about expanding the World Cup field by allowing rivals in bitter diplomatic dispute to host some matches

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  Trump: Pledge for more career opportunities helped 6 million

  November 01, 2018 0:45 IST

  Four months after creating the National Council for the American Worker, President Donald Trump is set to announce that over 160 companies and organizations are pledging to provide new career opportunities for more than 6 million people

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  Mistrial declared for ex-Michigan trooper accused of murder

  November 01, 2018 0:45 IST

  Jurors have failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a former Michigan State Police trooper who used a stun gun on a Detroit teenager before the teen was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash

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  Winger Angel Di Maria signs new PSG contract until 2021

  November 01, 2018 0:45 IST

  Angel Di Maria has signed a new two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, tying him to the French champion until 2021

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  NATO chiefs urges Russia to shed light on new missile system

  November 01, 2018 0:30 IST

  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Russia to provide details about a new missile system the United States and other allies claim violates an important nuclear weapons treaty

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  The Latest: Mistrial in murder trial of ex-Michigan trooper

  November 01, 2018 0:30 IST

  Jurors have failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a former Michigan State Police trooper who used a stun gun on a Detroit teenager before the teen was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash

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  Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters; will lose No. 1 ranking

  November 01, 2018 0:30 IST

  Rafael Nadal has pulled out of his second-round match at the Paris Masters because of an abdominal problem, meaning Novak Djokovic will reclaim the No. 1 ranking next week

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  Police: Woman in wreck saved after 6 days in Arizona desert

  October 31, 2018 23:45 IST

  Arizona authorities say they rescued a seriously injured woman who spent six days in the desert after she crashed her car and it got stuck in a tree

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  Houston police: FBI agent's claims 'not supported' by review

  October 31, 2018 23:45 IST

  Houston's police chief says an FBI agent's explanation for why he fatally shot a hostage during a rescue attempt "is not supported" by the evidence reviewed by Houston police investigators

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  Migrants to rest, hope to win mass transport to Mexico City

  October 31, 2018 23:45 IST

  Thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan traveling through Mexico plan to rest at least a day or longer in the southern city of Juchitan, hoping to organize mass transport northward after days of hard walking in tropical temperatures

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  Federal grand jury indicts Robert Bowers on 44 counts, including hate crimes, in synagogue shooting

  October 31, 2018 23:45 IST

  Federal grand jury indicts Robert Bowers on 44 counts, including hate crimes, in synagogue shooting

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  Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

  October 31, 2018 23:45 IST

  A former federal investigator says a Mafia hit man is a suspect in the prison slaying of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger

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  Police: Seattle killing suspect obsessed about homelessness

  October 31, 2018 23:30 IST

  Authorities say a Seattle man was so obsessed about homelessness and a perceived increase in crime in his neighborhood that he shot and killed someone he suspected of having broken a window in his apartment

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  L.L. Bean looks to northern neighbor to boost sales

  October 31, 2018 23:15 IST

  The outdoors gear retailer has signed an agreement in which its products will be sold in 24 stores in Canada for the holiday season, and in L.L. Bean-branded stores opening over the next decade

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  Innocence Project aids ex-prosecutor in wrongful termination

  October 31, 2018 23:15 IST

  A former Texas prosecutor who alleges he was fired for refusing to withhold evidence from a defendant is getting help in his efforts to revive a wrongful termination lawsuit from an unlikely source: the Innocence Project

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  'Into vogue': Death penalty cases tick upward under Trump

  October 31, 2018 22:45 IST

  President Donald Trump wants the death penalty back 'into vogue,' and on the federal level he's largely gotten his wish

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  Law enforcement faces dilemma in assessing online threats

  October 31, 2018 22:45 IST

  Law enforcement around the country is facing a dilemma in assessing the risk of people making online rants at a time when social media has become so ubiquitous.