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  Trump says he has a 'very open mind' as FBI probes allegations against Kavanaugh, says 'I'm waiting just like you'

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  Trump says he has a 'very open mind' as FBI probes allegations against Kavanaugh, says 'I'm waiting just like you'

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  BC-HKN--Season Previews,ADVISORY

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  Editors:To help you with planning, here are some details for NHL coverage from the AP before the regular season begins on Oct. 3. Please contact Dave Zelio (dzelio@ap.org) or call 212-621-1630 with any questions. This advisory will be updated and dates are subject to change. All times U.S. Eastern.Adds HKN--TV CHANGES (Oct. 2), HKN--SEATTLE BREWING (Oct. 1).PRESEASONThe AP will provide a roundup of all preseason games across the league each day/night.TOP STORIESHKN--LOCKOUT LOOMINGCHICAGO — The

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  Colombia's President cracks down on drug use

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  Colombia's new president is trying to reduce drug use with a decree that bans people from carrying small amounts of marijuana and cocaine in public _ though courts have said such possession shouldn't be punished

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  Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic extend Lazio contracts to 2023

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  Lazio has announced that Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic have extended their contracts with the club until 2023

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  Republican convention set for August 2020 in Charlotte

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  The Republican National Convention will be held in North Carolina's largest city in August 2020 and party leaders say they'll gather with an eye on nominating President Donald Trump for a second term

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  Study suggests more older women may benefit from bone drugs

  October 01, 2018 22:30 IST

  A large study finds that a bone-strengthening drug given by IV every 18 months greatly lowered the risk of fracture in certain older women

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  Puerto Rico Gov. endorses Nelson in Florida senate race

  October 01, 2018 22:00 IST

  Puerto Rico's governor endorsed Florida's incumbent Democratic U.S. senator over the Republican governor challenging him in what he said was a tough decision between two candidates who supported the island during a challenging year

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  Investigators back on scene of deadly Pennsylvania car blast

  October 01, 2018 22:00 IST

  Investigators have returned to the scene of a car explosion that killed at least three people in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania

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  Trump says he's 'not at all confident' Congress will approve revised North American trade deal, cites 2020 politics

  October 01, 2018 21:45 IST

  Trump says he's 'not at all confident' Congress will approve revised North American trade deal, cites 2020 politics

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  The Latest: 8 justices appear divided on new term's 1st case

  October 01, 2018 21:45 IST

  The Supreme Court has begun its new term with an argument over an endangered frog that appears to divide the four conservative and four liberal justices

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  The migration of same-sex couples to the suburbs is shaping the fight for LGBT equality

  October 01, 2018 21:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Clayton Howard, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the most important case involving same-sex marriage since it became legal in all 50 states. On its surface, the Masterpiece Cakeshop case looked like it was a contest about discrimination and the meaning of religious liberty.But the circumstances of the case may

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  Germany: window kept husband's body for 1 ½ years

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  Prosecutors in the northern city of Hamburg say a widow kept her dead husband's body hidden inside her home for one and a half years after he died because she couldn't bear to part with him

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  France hands over ETA documents, weapons to Spain

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  France is handing over to Spain 7,000 objects including weapons and documents that could clear more than 350 unresolved crimes committed by the militant group ETA in its six-decade campaign for Basque independence

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  Drugmaker Pfizer's CEO Read to be replaced by COO Bourla

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  Viagra maker Pfizer will replace CEO Ian Read with Chief Operating Officer Albert Bourla starting in January

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  Flake stokes presidential speculation as court debate rages

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake stokes presidential speculation as he emerges as central figure in Supreme Court debate

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  Stocks jump on Wall Street after US, Canada seal trade deal

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  Stocks are on track for record highs after the U.S. and Canada agreed to a new trade deal that includes Mexico

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  Challenge grows for US to keep spinning gold in basketball

  October 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  Bird, Taurasi know winning a World Cup title is getting more difficult each time

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  Blues acquire Jerabek from Oilers for conditional draft pick

  October 01, 2018 21:15 IST

  The Blues have acquired defenseman Jakub Jerabek from the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2020 sixth-round pick

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  Whereabouts of 100s of Missouri sex offenders unknown

  October 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  A state audit has found that police across Missouri don't know the whereabouts of nearly 1,300 registered sex offenders, including hundreds who fall into the most dangerous category

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  Leading Brazilian candidate targeted in absence at TV debate

  October 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  The man leading Brazil's presidential elections polls has skipped a key debate before Sunday's vote, but was still targeted by his adversaries

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  AP Explains: Catalan conundrum 1 year after contentious vote

  October 01, 2018 20:45 IST

  AP Explains: One year after an unauthorized secession vote in Catalonia, rebellion charges against nine jailed separatists and the region's unresolved status complicate a cautious dialogue with Madrid

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  Giuseppe Rossi escapes ban after positive doping test

  October 01, 2018 20:30 IST

  Former Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi has escaped a ban despite failing a doping test

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  Post-Kevin Spacey, Old Vic 'guardians' fight workplace abuse

  October 01, 2018 20:30 IST

  A year after it became an unwilling focus for Britain's #MeToo movement, the Old Vic Theatre says it is trying to stamp out abuses of power in all workplaces

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  UN court rejects Bolivia's request for judges to order Chile to negotiate access for Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean

  October 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  UN court rejects Bolivia's request for judges to order Chile to negotiate access for Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean

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  UN court rejects Bolivia's Pacific Ocean access case

  October 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  The United Nations' highest court has rejected a request by Bolivia for its judges to order Chile to negotiate a way of granting landlocked Bolivia access to the Pacific Ocean

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  US construction spending up slightly 0.1 percent in August

  October 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  US construction spending edged up slight 0.1 percent in August, led by government projects

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  US Supreme Court declines to hear Drew Peterson's appeal

  October 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson's appeal of his murder conviction in the drowning death of his third wife

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  Eurozone partners swiftly criticize Italian spending plan

  October 01, 2018 20:00 IST

  Eurozone nations put Italy under immediate pressure over what they see as budget proposals which would pile on even more debt on its own citizens and skirt the rules of good fiscal housekeeping among the 19 nations sharing the currency