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  Shell agrees to set short-term caps on carbon emissions

  December 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  Energy giant Shell has agreed to set short term caps on reducing carbon emissions that will be linked to executive pay

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  Japanese star lefty Kikucki available to MLB teams

  December 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  Star Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi will be available to major league teams starting Tuesday, with the New York Yankees expected to be among those interested. The 27-year-old Seibu Lions ace was 14-4 with 3.08 ERA this season.

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  Este activista alemán luchó por los derechos gay y trans hace cien años

  December 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa(THE CONVERSATION) El gobierno de Trump continúa arremetiendo contra los derechos de las personas transgénero.En julio de 2017, Trump intentó impedir que las personas transgénero sirvieran en el ejército. Más tarde, en octubre, The New York Times recibió una nota de prensa informando de que el gobierno estaba planteándose definir el género como

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  The Latest: Lawyers in spat outside Stormy Daniels hearing

  December 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  Lawyers for porn actress Stormy Daniels and President Trump's former personal attorney got in a face-to-face confrontation in a Santa Monica courthouse hallway

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  Beloved gift shop turtle celebrates 50th birthday party

  December 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  A turtle given to a bedridden little boy in New Hampshire back in 1968 has celebrated her 50th birthday with party hats, a sheet cake, and many well-wishers

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  Cal's Durden, Stanford's Meehan to coach US Olympic swimmers

  December 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  Dave Durden of California and Greg Meehan of Stanford will oversee the U.S. Olympic swimming team in 2020, with both serving as head coaches for the first time

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  Newcastle owner says EPL club could be sold before January

  December 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  Newcastle owner Mike Ashley says talks about selling the English Premier League club "are at a more progressed stage than they have ever been." Ashley, who bought Newcastle in 2007, has officially been looking to sell the club since October 2017

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  Ecuador VP removed, accused of taking kickbacks from aide

  December 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno is removing his vice president as she faces allegations that as a congresswoman she demanded kickbacks from a staff member

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  World Health Organization wants panel to study gene editing

  December 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  The chief of the World Health Organization says his agency is assembling experts to consider the health impacts of gene editing

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  Kansas sees LGBT milestones, yet big changes may come slowly

  December 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  Kansas has its first two LGBT legislators and a governor sympathetic to LGBT rights but the GOP-controlled Legislature is more conservative

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  The Latest: Trump aide: 90-day clock on China starts Jan. 1

  December 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  The Latest: White House adviser says 90 day clock on U.S.-China deal starts Jan. 1

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  San Francisco Marriott hotel workers vote on new contract

  December 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  Marriott hotel workers in San Francisco are voting on a tentative four-year agreement after two months on strike

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  Possible gunman reported at N. Carolina university

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  William Peace University in North Carolina says a possible gunman was reported on campus and is telling people to shelter in place

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  Teen charged in MS-13 killing had avoided deportation

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  A Massachusetts man facing charges in the killing of a 17-year-old boy had been allowed to remain the country despite being listed as an MS-13 member on Boston Police's gang database

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  NYSE, Nasdaq to close on Wednesday to honor Bush

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will close trading Wednesday in observance of a national day of mourning for Bush

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  WHO: US experts not needed to fight Ebola outbreak in Congo

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  The head of the World Health Organization says the agency doesn't need Centers for Disease Control and other U.S. experts to fight an Ebola outbreak spreading in Congo, insisting: "We can cover it."

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  Italy's labor minister embroiled in family business scandal

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  The father of Italy's labor and development minister has apologized for hiring workers off the books for his small construction firm but insists his "errors" shouldn't reflect badly on his son

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  Jurors hear from crowd members in white nationalist trial

  December 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  Jurors in the trial of a man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia heard from people in the crowd and a first-responder

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  Fraternities, sororities sue Harvard over single-sex rule

  December 04, 2018 0:45 IST

  Several national fraternities and sororities sued Harvard University over a 2016 rule that discourages students from joining single-gender social clubs, marking the first legal challenge to the school's policy

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  The Latest: Federal courthouse closed in Alaska after quake

  December 04, 2018 0:45 IST

  The federal courthouse in Anchorage remains closed Monday, days after the powerful earthquake that rocked a wide swath of Alaska

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  AP Interview: Argentine leader sees tough road ahead

  December 04, 2018 0:30 IST

  AP Interview: Argentina's president is celebrating the successful hosting of the G-20 summit, but he says he's ready for tough times ahead as the country confronts an economic crisis

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  Schwarzenegger would time travel to terminate fossil fuels

  December 03, 2018 23:45 IST

  Arnold Schwarzenegger says he wishes he could travel back in time like the cyborg he played in "The Terminator" so he could stop fossil fuels from being used

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  Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 9-15

  December 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 9-15

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  BC-Money & Markets Digest

  December 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Tuesday, Dec. 4TODAYCar parts retailer AutoZone and technology company Hewlett-Packard Enterprise report quarterly earnings. Home builder Toll Brothers also reports its quarterly results.SPOTLIGHTNexstar Media shares jumped to an all-time high after the Irving, Texas-based company agreed to buy Tribune Media, a deal that would make it the biggest operator of local TV stations in the U.S.CENTERPIECEBad BotsHeartless automatons called "Grinch bots" buy up coveted items

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  NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor

  December 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrives at an ancient asteroid called Bennu

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  High court seems to lean against West Virginia in tax case

  December 03, 2018 23:15 IST

  The Supreme Court seems inclined to rule against the state of West Virginia and side with a retired U.S. Marshal seeking a tax refund from the state

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  Impressive wins push Michigan to No. 5 in new AP Top 25 poll

  December 03, 2018 23:15 IST

  Michigan's impressive wins against ranked opponents have pushed the Wolverines to No. 5 in the latest AP Top 25 poll

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  Italian business leaders urge more infrastructure spending

  December 03, 2018 23:15 IST

  Some 3,000 Italian business owners are protesting in the northern city of Turin to pressure the government to invest in big infrastructure and come up with clear plans for promoting economic growth