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  Anthony Scaramucci defends Trump, but doesn't always agree

  October 26, 2018 20:00 IST

  While promoting his new book on Trump, Anthony Scaramucci defends the president, even if he doesn't always agree with his policies

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  Man arrested trying to steal Magna Carta from UK cathedral

  October 26, 2018 20:00 IST

  British police have arrested a man accused of trying to steal a Magna Carta from its display case at Salisbury Cathedral

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  ¿Pintor o robot? AICAN es una máquina que funciona como artista autónomo

  October 26, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ahmed Elgammal, Rutgers University(THE CONVERSATION) En las ocasiones en las que se ha utilizado la inteligencia artificial para crear obras de arte, siempre ha habido un artista humano ejerciendo un importante grado de control sobre el proceso creativo.Pero ¿qué pasaría si una máquina estuviese programada para crear arte por sí sola, sin apenas o ninguna intervención humana? ¿Qué

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  Pakistan army chief confirms death sentence for 14 militants

  October 26, 2018 19:30 IST

  Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 14 "hardcore terrorists" convicted by military courts for attacks in recent years that killed 19 members of security forces and three civilians

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  Top official fears EU presidency is too much for Romania

  October 26, 2018 19:30 IST

  The EU's top justice official fears that Romania will struggle to manage the bloc's presidency next year while it is weighed down by domestic concerns, notably corruption

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  Megyn Kelly remains absent from show, NBC future in doubt

  October 26, 2018 19:30 IST

  Megyn Kelly remains absent from her NBC morning show, but a 'Today' report says her future at the network is in doubt

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  Fox News' streaming service, Fox Nation, to launch Nov. 27

  October 26, 2018 19:15 IST

  Fox News says its new streaming service will debut in November

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  Ex Trump campaign adviser may try to withdraw guilty plea

  October 26, 2018 19:00 IST

  George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who admitted lying to the FBI in the Russia probe, says he's considering withdrawing his guilty plea

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  Franco heirs take upper hand in fight over dictator's body

  October 26, 2018 19:00 IST

  The Spanish government's attempt to exorcise the ghost of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco could backfire if relatives reinter his embalmed body under Madrid's cathedral

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  Macedonian court orders former PM to serve jail sentence

  October 26, 2018 18:45 IST

  Macedonia's criminal court has ordered a former conservative prime minister to appear at the capital's jail by Nov. 8 to begin serving a two-year prison sentence imposed for influencing officials for the purchase of a luxury car

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  Vinicius Junior cleared from suspension ahead of 'clasico'

  October 26, 2018 18:15 IST

  Vinicius Junior will be able to face Barcelona in the 'clasico' after all

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  Flash floods kill 6 in southern Russia; 1 person missing

  October 26, 2018 18:15 IST

  Rescue officials say at least six people died as flash floods hit southern Russia, paralyzing road and train traffic across the Black Sea region and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes

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  New blow to GRU: More Russian military spies exposed

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  The Russian military intelligence agency known as the GRU has suffered another hit

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  China, Japan show united front on 'free and fair' trade

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  China and Japan displayed a united front on trade issues as leaders of Asia's two biggest economies held a summit in Beijing for the first time in seven years

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  Olympic champion Svindal sees '50-50 chance' of racing again

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  Hampered by chronic knee injury, Olympic downhill champion Svindal sees '50-50 chance' of racing again

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  UNC board emergency meeting on Margaret Spellings' future

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  North Carolina's public university board is holding an emergency session amid news reports that Margaret Spellings is leaving as president of the state's 17-campus system

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  Once super rich, Russian club Anzhi struggling to survive

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  From boom to bust, Russian soccer team Anzhi Makhachkala has gone from super rich to struggling to survive

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  Strike at Brussels airport leaves hundreds stranded

  October 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Brussels international airport after luggage handlers went on strike over workload and pay demands

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  A short-lived call for unity shelved for political barbs

  October 26, 2018 17:45 IST

  Amid a widening pipe-bomb scare, talk of national unity quickly gave way to finger-pointing

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  Turkey to Saudi Arabia: Where is Khashoggi's body?

  October 26, 2018 17:30 IST

  Saudi officials who killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate must reveal location of his body, Turkey's president says

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  Turkey seeks political solution for Syria at 4-way summit

  October 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  Turkey says it will press for clear steps toward a political resolution of the conflict in Syria during a Saturday summit gathering the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia

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  8 rebels, 2 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir fighting

  October 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  Officials say eight rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir that sparked violent anti-India protests by residents seeking an end to Indian rule in the region

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  Ryanair seeks to deflect criticism of racist incident

  October 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  Ryanair has sought to deflect criticism about its handling of a racially charged dispute on one of its flights by releasing letters showing that it swiftly apologized to the victim and referred the matter to police

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  The Latest: UNICEF highlights perils for children on caravan

  October 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  UNICEF says some of the estimated 2,300 children traveling with the migrant caravan in southern Mexico are ill or suffering from dehydration

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  Why do some people hurt more than others?

  October 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Erin Young, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) Anyone who came of age in the 1990s remembers the “Friends” episode where Phoebe and Rachel venture out to get tattoos. Spoiler alert: Rachel gets a tattoo and Phoebe ends up with a black ink dot because she couldn’t take the pain. This sitcom storyline is funny, but it also simply illustrates the question that I and many

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  In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment

  October 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alan Williams, University of Massachusetts Lowell(THE CONVERSATION) While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago Democratic National Convention riots – the second half seemed like a car wreck in slow motion. The pace of the news cycle slowed to a crawl, the shock and surprise

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  How do colleges use affirmative action? Even some activists don't understand

  October 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) OiYan Poon, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) When it comes to the ongoing debate over affirmative action in U.S. college admissions, both opponents and supporters among Asian-Americans have plenty to say.The problem is what people say about race-conscious affirmative action in higher education in the U.S. often doesn’t match how it is actually practiced.I’m a scholar who

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  Roundup weed killer lawsuit hits a snag, but Monsanto is not off the hook

  October 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury handed down a US$289 million award to Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper who is dying of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Johnson sued Monsanto, the maker of the weed killer Roundup, claiming that glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup – caused his cancer. The jury awarded Johnson