October 2017
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Most of NFL's Houston Texans kneel during anthem after owner's 'inmates' remark
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Most of the National Football League’s Houston Texans team knelt in protest as the national anthem was played for Sunday’s game in Seattle, an apparent rebuke of team owner Bob McNair for…
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INSYS founder resigns from board after charges in U.S. opioid bribe case
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of INSYS Therapeutics Inc John Kapoor, has resigned from the company’s board of directors, INSYS said in a statement on Sunday. The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc. John…
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Hamilton takes fourth title despite collision
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An ecstatic Lewis Hamilton became Britain’s first four-times Formula One world champion on Sunday after fighting back from last place following an opening-lap collision with arch-rival Sebastian Vettel at the…
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Special counsel's Russia probe entering new phase with first charges
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will enter a new phase as early as Monday, when the first charges resulting from the probe could be…
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Qatar emir says open to Trump-hosted talks over Gulf crisis: CBS
[ad_1] DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S.…
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Storm kills at least six in Europe, freighter runs aground
[ad_1] BERLIN/PRAGUE (Reuters) – Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing at least six people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with authorities watching for oil leaks from a huge freighter…
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Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
[ad_1] Qaryatayn, SYRIA (Reuters) – Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said. A woman reacts…
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Puerto Rico governor calls for cancellation of Whitefish contract
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló wants to cancel a tiny Montana company’s $300 million contract to restore power to the storm-hit U.S. territory and expects help from the governors of…
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GM settles California county recall case for $13.9 million
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co agreed to a $13.9 million settlement with Orange County, California after prosecutors accused the Detroit automaker of intentionally concealing serious safety defects including those involving faulty ignition switches…
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Tempesta in Centro Europa: 5 vittime
[ad_1] (twitter) ROMA – Si fa di ora in ora sempre più pesante il bilancio delle vittime per la tempesta che ha colpito l’Europa centrale, provocando anche molti blackout e problemi al traffico. A riferirlo…
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Tumore del rene: grazie a terapie ‘personalizzate’ e diagnosi tempestive 7 malati su 10 riescono a sconfiggerlo
[ad_1] ROMA – Il tumore del rene è una malattia che interessa sempre più i giovani, il 25% dei pazienti ha meno di 50 anni al momento della diagnosi. Solo dieci anni fa questa percentuale…
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Historic Kurdish leader Barzani announces resignation as independence vote backfires
[ad_1] ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani informed the region’s parliament on Sunday that he would give up his position as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired…
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British minister to be investigated over sexual harassment allegation
[ad_1] (Note language readers might find offensive in paragraph 2) Health Minister Jeremy Hunt is seen speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show in this photograph received via the BBC in London, Britain October 29,…
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Wozniacki stands firm to claim WTA Finals title
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki’s cruise to the biggest win of her career turned into a desperate struggle before the Dane finally subdued Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the WTA Finals title showdown at…
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Roma: branco picchia a sangue migranti
[ad_1] ROMA – Momenti di follia nella Capitale. Prima gli insulti razziali come “sporco negro”, poi le violenze. Aggressione nella notte nel centro di Roma. Le vittime, un cittadino del Bangladesh e un egiziano, sono…
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Italian bank inquiry points to improper behavior, commission's chairman tells paper
[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – A new investigation of Italian banking scandals by a parliamentary commission has already revealed some improper behavior, the commission’s chairman, Pier Ferdinando Casini, told the newspaper La Repubblica in an interview.…
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Gentiloni a Renzi: "Tua leadership per essere più forti"
[ad_1] (ANSA) ROMA – Gentiloni lancia la volata a Renzi per le politiche. “Dobbiamo darci con la tua leadership, caro Matteo, l’assetto più forte, competitivo e largo possibile per vincere”, ha detto Paolo Gentiloni a…
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Strong winds batter central Europe, killing at least five
[ad_1] PRAGUE/BERLIN (Reuters) – Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing two people in Poland, two in the Czech Republic and one in Germany, with rail traffic in large sections of Germany…
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Regionali, Berlusconi: "In Sicilia unica previsione è vincere"
[ad_1] ROMA – “L’unica previsione per il centro-destra è quella di vincere e per Forza Italia di essere il primo partito in Sicilia. Ci credo veramente”. Lo dichiara Silvio Berlusconi, presidente di Forza Italia, in…
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First Catalan poll gives slight lead to anti-independence parties
[ad_1] MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Political parties opposing a split by Catalonia from Spain had a small lead in an opinion poll published on Sunday, the first since Madrid called a regional election to try to…
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Catalogna: "Puigdemont è e resta presidente"
[ad_1] BARCELLONA – Carles Puigdemont, leader degli indipendentisti catalani, è e resterà il presidente” della Catalogna, secondo il vice presidente del governo catalano destituito da Madrid Oriol Junqueras. “Carles Puigdemont è e resterà il presidente…
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Torino: clochard aggredito e dato alle fiamme
[ad_1] TORINO – Arancia meccanica a Torino, dove un clochard è stato aggredito e dato alle fiamme ieri sera in un giardino pubblico. L’uomo, un romeno di 60 anni, è stato portato all’ospedale San Giovanni…
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Australia's Queensland calls snap election in test for far-right candidates
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Queensland state on Sunday called a snap election after the ruling center-left Labor Party lost its legislative majority, a poll that could give far-right nationalists a chance to boost political…
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Baseball: LA break Houston's home spell, even World Series
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers, playing with their backs against the wall for the first time all year, sprang back to life with a five-run ninth inning on Saturday to beat the…
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Xi ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Li Qiang, an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who last week joined the elite Politburo Standing Committee,…
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Cuba to make it easier for Cuban Americans to visit
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba will make it easier for its U.S.-based citizens to travel to the island, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Saturday, in a gesture to win support from Cuban Americans during…
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Iceland's ruling Independence Party remains the biggest despite setback
[ad_1] REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Despite a setback Iceland’s ruling center-right Independence Party took an early lead in a parliamentary vote on Saturday, followed by the Left-Green opposition party. The Independence Party members and supporters react…
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U.S. journalist faces sexual harassment furor over memoir
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Rolling Stone journalist and author abruptly canceled his remarks at a humanities festival on Saturday after backlash over a memoir he published in 2000, which critics say gleefully recounts…
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Vettel takes 50th pole with Hamilton third
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel seized his 50th Formula One pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday with title rival Lewis Hamilton third on the grid and poised for a…
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Climate, migration disputes cloud German coalition talks
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Disputes about climate and immigration policy dominated German media ahead of resumed talks among Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the environmental Greens about forming a coalition…
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