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  Floods, mudslides as storm wallops Southern California

  December 07, 2018 4:15 IST

  The second round of a fall storm dumped snow and rain that jammed traffic on Southern California highways and loosened hillsides in wildfire burn areas on Thursday

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  List of nominees for 76th Golden Globe Awards

  December 07, 2018 4:15 IST

  List of nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards

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  Former President George H.W. Bush's casket has arrived for burial on the grounds of his presidential library

  December 07, 2018 4:00 IST

  Former President George H.W. Bush's casket has arrived for burial on the grounds of his presidential library

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  Could a recession be just around the corner?

  December 07, 2018 4:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, American companies are earning record profits and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists suddenly worried about a recession? Financial markets in particular have been signaling

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  Iowa religious activist criminally charged in book burning

  December 07, 2018 3:15 IST

  A northwestern Iowa religious activist who burned four LGBTQ children's books he'd checked out of an Orange City library has been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief

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  Judge transfers Avenatti's assets to estranged wife

  December 07, 2018 3:15 IST

  A Southern California judge has transferred assets including an airplane and a Ferrari from Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti to his estranged wife

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  Roger Ailes film puts focus on Fox after he left

  December 07, 2018 3:00 IST

  More than two years after Fox News CEO was pushed out in a sexual misconduct scandal, and a year past his death, his ghost still walks the halls there

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  Funding for defense in NY sex-trafficking case questioned

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  Federal prosecutors are challenging how defense lawyers are being paid in the case against a self-improvement organization accused of branding female followers

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  BC-Sports Showcase Digest

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  A look ahead to top enterprise and feature stories planned globally by AP Sports. New digests will go out each Thursday and Monday and will be repeated on other weekdays. Please note that story plans may change depending on news and other issues.For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. For reruns, call the Service Desk 800-838-4616 or your local AP bureau.As with all our operations, we welcome and want your

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  Poorest big US city endorses predictable work schedules

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the U.S., has passed legislation that will ensure fast-food, retail and hospitality workers will know when they'll work and how much they'll work

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  Commission outlines pros, cons of later school state date

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  A commission studying whether New Hampshire schools should be required to start after Labor Day isn't taking sides, though it suggests ways to alleviate opponents' concerns and emphasizes the economic upside of such a mandate

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  Russian warplanes, navy ships to visit Venezuela

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  Russia's defense minister says that the country's aircraft and navy ships will make visits to Venezuela

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  Trump EPA proposes rolling back another Obama-era coal rule

  December 07, 2018 2:45 IST

  The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back another coal regulation, this one for new coal plants

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  After a long, bumpy journey, 'Mowgli' settles in at Netflix

  December 07, 2018 2:30 IST

  After a long, bumpy journey, Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book' adaptation 'Mowgli' settles in at Netflix

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  Sharpe riding high into halfpipe season as Olympic champ

  December 07, 2018 1:45 IST

  Sharpe riding high into halfpipe season as Olympic champ

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  Former Attorney General William Barr contender for old job

  December 07, 2018 1:45 IST

  William Barr, who served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, has emerged as a leading contender for that job in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, according to a person involved in the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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  Iditarod clears four-time champion in dog-doping scandal

  December 07, 2018 1:30 IST

  Iditarod officials have cleared a four-time champion of any wrongdoing in a dog-doping scandal that followed the sled dog race last year

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  Companies pay investors record amounts to own their stocks

  December 07, 2018 1:30 IST

  It pays more than ever to be an investor

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  Rights groups urge Greece to scrap EU-Turkey migrant deal

  December 07, 2018 1:30 IST

  Human rights and migrant welfare groups are urging Greece to scrap its part of a deal between the European Union and Turkey, designed to reduce unchecked migration to Europe

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  Surgeon General: Federal drug classification needs changes

  December 07, 2018 1:30 IST

  U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has told police officers from across the country that he believes the nation's classification system for illegal drugs should be revisited.

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  Asian soccer leader Salman challenged by Abu Dhabi candidate

  December 07, 2018 1:30 IST

  Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman of Bahrain will face at least one challenger for re-election although not an expected opponent from Saudi Arabia

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  Court rejects appeal in foiled New Year's machete attack

  December 07, 2018 1:15 IST

  An appeals court says the courtroom outburst of a supporter of a terrorist group is evidence that he deserves his 20-year prison term for plotting a New Year's Eve machete attack in upstate New York

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  Senators wrestle with rebuke of Saudis for Khashoggi killing

  December 07, 2018 1:15 IST

  Senators are considering multiple pieces of legislation in an effort to formally rebuke Saudi Arabia for the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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  Senate approves Trump's nominee for watchdog agency

  December 07, 2018 1:15 IST

  The Senate has approved President Trump's nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after a nearly six-month, highly partisan battle over the fate of the federal consumer watchdog agency.

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  Republicans push through controversial Trump energy nominee

  December 07, 2018 1:15 IST

  The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal energy board, despite a video that shows the nominee saying that renewable energy "screws up" the nation's electrical grid

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  New Democratic governors show shift on US charter schools

  December 07, 2018 1:15 IST

  Several key states have elected new Democrat governors who are more skeptical of charter schools than their election opponents and will replace leaders who openly supported the publicly funded, privately run schools

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  NYPD officer faces May trial in Eric Garner chokehold death

  December 07, 2018 0:30 IST

  A New York City police officer accused in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man will face a disciplinary trial in May; Garner's pleas of "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry against police brutality.

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  Peru's soccer boss arrested as part of criminal probe

  December 07, 2018 0:30 IST

  The head of Peru's soccer federation has been arrested a few months after leading his country back to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years