| Ga. GOP tries to rally behind Perdue Posted: 02 Nov 2014 10:13 AM PST  Senate primary weakened David Perdue, who is facing a surprisingly strong Democrat.
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| Arrests in L.A.-area Halloween crash that killed 3 Posted: 02 Nov 2014 04:22 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have made multiple arrests in connection with the Halloween hit-and-run deaths of three teenage girls who were out trick-or-treating in a Los Angeles suburb, authorities said Sunday.
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| Maine nurse sees Ebola quarantines as 'abundance of politics' Posted: 02 Nov 2014 11:14 AM PST  (Reuters) - A U.S. nurse who challenged quarantines of health care workers returning from treating West African Ebola patients said on Sunday she thought "an abundance of politics" lurked behind them. Kaci Hickox has fought a heated public battle over what she considers draconian measures to isolate her for 21 days after her return from Sierra Leone, in a case that highlights the dilemma over how to balance public health needs and personal liberty. In some U.S. ...
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| Branson determined to find cause of Virgin spaceship crash, pilots identified Posted: 01 Nov 2014 09:51 PM PDT  By Daina Beth Solomon and Irene Klotz MOJAVE Calif./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed on Saturday to find out what caused his space tourism company's passenger spaceship to crash during a test flight in California, killing one pilot and injuring the other, but expressed a desire to press on with the dream of commercial space flight. U.S. ...
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| Kenya's Kipsang, Keitany win NYC Marathon crowns Posted: 02 Nov 2014 11:47 AM PST  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang won a lucrative duel to the finish to join compatriot Mary Keitany in a Kenyan sweep of the men's and women's races at a cold, windy New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipsang and Keitany both pulled away in the last Central Park stretch, with Kipsang's victory bringing him a $600,000 payday as the win also gave him the $500,000 World Marathon Majors bonus. "Of course I was thinking about it," Kipsang said about the bonus.
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| To salvage his presidency, Obama faces pressure to reboot - but will he? Posted: 02 Nov 2014 10:32 AM PST  By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reshuffling of President Barack Obama's staff looks all but certain after Tuesday's congressional elections, which are likely to bring humbling losses to his Democratic party and could add to pressure on him to reboot his presidency. Forecasters say that Republicans, who have made Obama's unpopularity a top issue in the elections, are in a strong position to capture the six seats they need to take over the Senate from Democrats. They are also expected to expand their majority in the House of Representatives. ...
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| Virgin Galactic CEO sees new spacecraft ready next year Posted: 02 Nov 2014 11:55 AM PST  Virgin Galactic could have a new spacecraft ready to fly by next year, the chief executive of Richard Branson's space tourism company said in an interview published on Sunday, reacting to concerns about the safety of technology used in the Virgin craft that crashed last week.
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| Suspected suicide bomber kills dozens on Pakistani-Indian border Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:20 AM PST  At least 45 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up on the Pakistani-Indian border, police said, just after a daily ceremony when troops from both sides simultaneously lower the two nations' flags. Hundreds of people visit the Wagah border crossing near the Pakistani city of Lahore to witness the flags of both countries being lowered just before sunset. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which took place on the Pakistani side of the border. ...
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| After Maine fire, questions about victims, cause Posted: 02 Nov 2014 03:24 PM PST  After an intense blaze tore through an apartment house near the University of Maine, killing five people and critically injuring another, investigators were back at the scene Sunday hunting for clues to the cause of the state's deadliest fire in three decades.
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| Party leaders clash over Obama as election nears Posted: 02 Nov 2014 02:20 PM PST  He is not on the ballot, but President Barack Obama was the focus in a final-weekend clash between candidates and party leaders as an increasingly confident Republican Party eyes control of Congress two days before Election Day.
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| Islamic State group kills 50 Iraqis Posted: 02 Nov 2014 11:42 AM PST  Islamic State group extremists lined up and shot dead at least 50 Iraqi tribesmen, women and children Sunday, officials said, the latest mass slaying by militants who have killed some 150 members of the tribe in recent days.
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| Gunfire rings out at state TV station in Burkina Faso Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:24 AM PST  Gunfire broke out on Sunday at the headquarters of state-run RTB Television in Burkina Faso's capital, a Reuters witness said, amid a power struggle in the wake of the resignation of the country's long-standing President Blaise Compaore. The shots were fired shortly after the arrival of Sara Sereme, the head of opposition party PDC, and about 100 of her supporters. (Reporting by Nadoun Coulibaly and Joe Penney; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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| Official: Debris sign of spaceship breaking up Posted: 01 Nov 2014 10:09 PM PDT  Investigators said a path of debris across the California desert indicates the aircraft broke up in flight.
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| Obama says wealthy don't need another champion Posted: 01 Nov 2014 04:52 PM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — Yelling out a populist theme until his voice turned hoarse, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Michigan voters in the midterm campaign's final weekend to cast ballots for Democrats who support a higher minimum wage.
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