| Sanders wins Wyoming's Democratic nominating contest Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:43 PM PDT  Bernie Sanders extended a string of victories on Saturday by winning the U.S. presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming, besting rival Hillary Clinton as they gear up for a crucial match-up in New York. Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, is trying to chip away at Clinton's sizeable lead in the number of delegates needed to secure the party's nomination. Wyoming's 14 Democratic delegates - fewer than any other state - will be awarded proportionally and will do little to help Sanders close the gap.
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| Belgians find elusive 'man in the hat' from airport video Posted: 09 Apr 2016 01:17 PM PDT  The suspects include the last known fugitive of last year's Paris attacks and a Swedish fighter linked to the French massacre, officials say.
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| Florida gov. reacts to Starbucks critic with attack ad Posted: 09 Apr 2016 11:20 AM PDT  Two days after Florida resident Cara Jennings was seen calling Republican Gov. Rick Scott an "a**hole" and an "embarrassment to our state" at a Starbucks in Gainesville, Scott's political action committee has fired back with a video of its own.
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| California wildfire 'selfie' arsonist gets 20 years, $60 million fine Posted: 09 Apr 2016 11:17 AM PDT  A man who took a video of himself surrounded by flames that erupted into one of the worst California wildfires of 2014 was fined $60 million and sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson on Friday, officials said. Wayne Allen Huntsman, who initially pleaded not guilty to setting the nearly month-long King Fire, changed his plea and admitted to three counts of arson to forest land with enhancements for causing injury to firefighters and destruction of property. "I plead guilty because I did it," Huntsman told the court on Friday, according to assistant district attorney Dave Stevenson.
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| 2016 hopefuls look East, West for delegate support Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:58 PM PDT  Looking both East and West for support, Republican presidential candidates angled Saturday to pick up more delegates in Colorado while bidding for favor a half-continent away in New York's all-important ...
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| US to North Korea: Refrain from acts that 'destabilize' region Posted: 09 Apr 2016 07:52 AM PDT  The United States on Saturday sternly admonished North Korea against acts that could "further destabilize" the region, amid claims that it successfully tested a new engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile that could reach US shores. "We have seen the reports of North Korea's claims to have developed new engine technology for its ICBMs," read a statement from State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner. "We call on North Korea to refrain from actions and rhetoric that further destabilize the region and focus instead on taking concrete steps toward fulfilling its commitments and international obligations," Toner said.
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| Prosecutors: Hastert sought to hide sex abuse of 14-year-old Posted: 08 Apr 2016 08:33 PM PDT  Dennis Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to a person the former House speaker sexually abused, prosecutors said in a court filing.
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| Ted Cruz looking to scoop up more Colorado delegates Posted: 09 Apr 2016 07:51 AM PDT  The 21 represent a majority of the delegates the state will send to Cleveland in July.
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| Canine leads officers to man who fled psychiatric hospital Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:37 PM PDT  His escape from a psychiatric hospital comes amid heightened scrutiny of the facility.
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| Austria wants to seize Hitler's birth house Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:35 AM PDT  Austria said Saturday it wants to seize Adolf Hitler's birthplace from its private owner in a bid to end a bitter legal battle and stop the house from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. "We are currently examining the creation of a law, which would force a change of ownership and pass the property to the Republic of Austria," interior ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz Grundboeck told AFP. The building in the quaint northern town of Braunau am Inn has been empty since 2011 when the government became embroiled in a dispute with owner Gerlinde Pommer, a local resident.
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| Obama says Trump, Cruz doing Democrats a 'favor' Posted: 08 Apr 2016 09:56 PM PDT  He says the two front-runners in the GOP nomination have upset mainstream "establishment" Republicans.
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| SpaceX rocket booster makes breakthrough landing at sea Posted: 08 Apr 2016 04:10 PM PDT  The main part of the 23-story tall, two-stage SpaceX rocket separated, turned around and headed toward a landing platform.
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| Court rules Wisconsin right-to-work law is unconstitutional Posted: 08 Apr 2016 04:14 PM PDT  Wisconsin's right-to-work law, championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker as he was mounting his run for president, was struck down Friday as violating the state constitution. Attorney General Brad Schimel ...
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