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  Soros, the far right's boogeyman, is again a target

  October 27, 2018 21:30 IST

  Always a target of the far right, the vilification of billionaire philanthropist George Soros reaches the mainstream

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  Oklahoma prosecutors resist push for prison alternatives

  October 27, 2018 21:15 IST

  Since the days of frontier justice, lawmakers in conservative Oklahoma have viewed harsh prison sentences as the politically expedient solution to crime, including nonviolent offenses

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  Nishikori beats Kukushkin in Vienna for 3rd final of season

  October 27, 2018 21:00 IST

  Kei Nishikori has reached his third final of the season after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3 at the Erste Bank Open

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  Multiple casualties after shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue

  October 27, 2018 21:00 IST

  A police official says there are "multiple casualties" in a shooting near a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Commander Jason Lando told reporters Saturday the shooting was reported near the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood

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  Illinois governor in tough re-election bid after budget woes

  October 27, 2018 20:45 IST

  Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner swept into office four years ago as a self-made millionaire and an outsider promising fiscal austerity, lower taxes and clean government

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  Pittsburgh police report active shooter near a synagogue

  October 27, 2018 20:45 IST

  Pittsburgh police report active shooter near a synagogue

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  Maoist rebels kill 4 Indian paramilitary soldiers

  October 27, 2018 20:30 IST

  Police say at least four Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in a land mine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in their stronghold in central India

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  Estimated $750M Powerball jackpot would be 4th-largest win

  October 27, 2018 20:15 IST

  The top 10 largest US Jackpots

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  Major League Soccer

  October 27, 2018 20:15 IST

  NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.x-clinched playoff berth___Atlanta at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.D.C. United at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.FC Dallas at Colorado, 4:30 p.m.Houston at LA Galaxy, 4:30 p.m.Los Angeles FC at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m.Minnesota United at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.Montreal at New England, 4:30 p.m.Orlando City at New York, 4:30 p.m.Philadelphia at New York City FC, 4:30 p.m.Portland at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.San Jose at Seattle, 4:30 p.m.

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  A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner

  October 27, 2018 19:30 IST

  Brazil's far-right candidate made unlikely rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner

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  The Latest: Migrant caravan negotiates with police in Mexico

  October 27, 2018 19:30 IST

  Hundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields blocked a Central American caravan from advancing Saturday, after a group of several thousand migrants turned down the chance to apply for refugee status and obtain a Mexican offer of benefits

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  DNA, fingerprint match helped lead FBI to mail bomb suspect

  October 27, 2018 19:15 IST

  In arresting a Florida man suspected of sending at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats, Justice Department officials credited DNA, a fingerprint match and misspellings for the key break in the case

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  'Black Day' observed in Pakistan over contested Kashmir

  October 27, 2018 19:15 IST

  Kashmiris are observing 'Black Day' across Pakistan and other parts of the world including in Pakistan's zone of the disputed Himalayan region to mark the Indian occupation

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  Flush North Carolina Democrats hope to reverse GOP control

  October 27, 2018 18:30 IST

  North Carolina's energized and financially flush Democratic Party is casting its get-out-the-vote net this year into areas it once ceded to rivals

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  War monitor and IS say Islamic State group gunmen have killed 40 US-backed Syrian fighters

  October 27, 2018 18:30 IST

  War monitor and IS say Islamic State group gunmen have killed 40 US-backed Syrian fighters

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  IS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria

  October 27, 2018 18:30 IST

  A war monitor and an agency linked to the Islamic State group say IS gunmen have killed at least 40 U.S.-backed Syrian fighters

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  Iran president urges Parliament to approve 4 new ministers

  October 27, 2018 18:15 IST

  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged Parliament to approve four new ministers and help his government "resist" and "fight" the U.S. as it reinstates sanctions against the Islamic Republic

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  Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak

  October 27, 2018 18:15 IST

  A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president's biggest supporters in Congress who are increasingly concerned that new sanctions to imposed on Iran early next month won't be tough enough

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  Worley beats Brignone, Shiffrin to win season-opening GS

  October 27, 2018 18:15 IST

  Tessa Worley has won the season-opening women's World Cup giant slalom in difficult weather conditions

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  Spain saves over 350 migrants crossing Mediterranean

  October 27, 2018 18:00 IST

  Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved over 350 migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea

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  Busy Philipps finds the way to stand out is by being herself

  October 27, 2018 18:00 IST

  Guys, it's all happening for Busy Philipps. She's got a New York Times Best-Selling book, "This Will Only Hurt a Little," and her late-night talk show on E! called "Busy Tonight"

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  Germans protest expansion of coal mine into ancient forest

  October 27, 2018 17:45 IST

  Protesters in western Germany are demonstrating against a large lignite strip mine in western Germany, with a group of activists occupying a coal excavator at the site

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  Dodgers win Late, Late Late Show, cut Red Sox lead to 2-1

  October 27, 2018 17:45 IST

  The Dodgers won the Late Late Show at the World Series, a record 18-inning, 7-hour, 20-minute game that ended when Max Muncy homered off Nathan Eovaldi on the 561st pitch at 12:30 a.m.

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  Still flipping at 43, Chusovitina aiming for 8th Olympics

  October 27, 2018 17:45 IST

  Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina is still going at 43 and aiming for her 8th Olympics

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  Svitolina beats Bertens at WTA Finals

  October 27, 2018 17:30 IST

  Last year Elina Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to play singles at the WTA Finals

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  Protesters burn Hindu religious center in southern India

  October 27, 2018 17:15 IST

  Protesters have set fire to a Hindu religious center in southern India for supporting a Supreme Court decision allowing women of menstruating age at one of the world's largest Hindu pilgrimage sites

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  Serbian govt criticized for publishing war criminals' books

  October 27, 2018 17:15 IST

  A rights group on Saturday sharply criticized the Serbian government because the defense ministry has published and promoted books that include war memories of two former generals convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court

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  Mattis: China's defense chief to visit Washington next week

  October 27, 2018 17:00 IST

  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is announcing that the Chinese defense chief will travel to Washington next week for a meeting that has been delayed by tensions between the two nations