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Sanders getting 'a little more pointed' on Clinton, but not 'negative'

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Ben Carson would ‘love’ to see Roe v. Wade overturned

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Jaguars blow huge lead, then rally to get a thrilling win in London

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:55 AM PDT

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns (88), right, celebrates after catching the ball for a touchdown during the NFL game between Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)So many of the NFL's games in London have been uninteresting blowouts, and Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars looked like another one when the Jaguars went ahead 27-3.


In Hurricane Patricia's wake, heavy rains move toward Louisiana

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 12:35 PM PDT

Local residents visit a road which was flooded by Bull Creek after heavy rain in Austin, TexasBy Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - Torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia converged with a second storm system, but the area that is home to more than six million people and the center of the U.S. refinery industry sustained little damage. More than 9 inches (23 cm) of rain swelled rivers and flooded roads in parts of the Houston area, but no injuries or deaths were reported as of Sunday morning as flash flood warnings ended and storms targeted southwest Louisiana. "Expect rain all day, but (the) storm has largely passed with minor problems," Houston Mayor Annise Parker said on Twitter on Sunday.


Deadly crash at Oklahoma parade was like bomb, witness says

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:56 PM PDT

People attend to the injured at the scene of a car crash after a car drove into a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University in StillwaterBy Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) - A man who was watching the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade when a car plowed into a crowd and killed four people said the crash sounded like a bomb went off, transforming a festive mood into one of horror. Mark McNitt was standing beside his stepfather, Leo Schmitz, 54, when the sedan careened into a throng near the end of the annual parade on Saturday at the university in Stillwater, about 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. Police and emergency medical personnel were nearby, at the end of the parade route, before the start of an Oklahoma State University football game, he said.


Timberwolves coach Saunders dies at age 60

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 12:06 PM PDT

NBA: Washington Wizards at Minnesota Timberwolves"It is with extreme sadness that the Minnesota Timberwolves today learned that Phil "Flip" Saunders, who served as the team's President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach, in addition to being a minority owner of the team, passed away today at age 60," the team said in a statement. Saunders, a veteran of 17 NBA seasons who posted a career record of 654-592, was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, in June.


New video purportedly shows US-Kurdish raid against IS group

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 07:48 AM PDT

This image made from video taken on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 from a helmet camera, shows U.S. and Iraqi special forces freeing hostages from a prison controlled by Islamic State militants in the town of Huwija, 15 kilometers (9 miles) west of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq released a video Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 purportedly showing the joint raid of a prison by U.S. and Kurdish peshmerga forces in which they released 70 hostages from the Islamic State group's captivity. In the video, a line of panicked men in traditional ankle-length jalabiyas are seen running past the camera, some with their hands up, as Arabic-speaking men scream at them IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq released a video Sunday purportedly showing the joint raid of a prison by U.S. and Kurdish peshmerga forces in which they released 70 hostages held by the Islamic State group.


Trump says world a better place if Saddam, Kadhafi still ruled

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 12:29 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters at a Richmond, Virginia, rally on October 14, 2015The world would be a better place if dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Moamer Kadhafi were still in power, top Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in comments aired Sunday. The billionaire real estate tycoon also told CNN's "State of the Union" talk show that the Middle East "blew up" around US President Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, his biggest Democratic rival in the race for the White House. "100 percent," Trump said when asked if the world would be better off with Saddam and Kadhafi still at the helm in Iraq and Libya.


Tony Blair: Iraq war contributed to rise of IS, but was justified

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:37 AM PDT

FILE - A Monday, May 22, 2006 photo from files showing British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, smiling as he speaks to the media with new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the Iraqi Prime Minister's office in Baghdad, Iraq. Blair says the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. Blair told CNN that "there are elements of truth" in the assertion that the war caused the rise of I.S. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, Pool, File)LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has acknowledged that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insists that toppling Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do.


4 dead, dozens injured in Oklahoma parade crash

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Emergency personnel and spectators respond after a vehicle crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, causing multiple injuries, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 in Stillwater, Oka. (David Bitton/The News Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITA 25-year-old woman is arrested on a DUI charge in connection with the incident.


AP-GfK Poll: Republicans prefer an outsider candidate

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Doral, Fla. An overwhelming majority of Republican voters believe Donald Trump would be the GOP's strongest candidate in a general election, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that highlights a sharp contrast between the party's voters and its top operatives regarding the billionaire businessman's ultimate political strength. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge majority of Republican voters prefer an outsider candidate to one with experience in Washington, and most see political rookies Donald Trump and Ben Carson as possible general election winners, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.


How to watch the live-streamed Bills-Jaguars game

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Sanders, Clinton set tone for leadoff presidential caucuses

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:39 AM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bernie Sanders sharpened the contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton on a bevy of liberal causes on Saturday, casting himself as a principled progressive before thousands of Iowa Democrats in an appearance that could set the tone for the leadoff presidential caucuses in February.


Obama encouraging limits on standardized student tests

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2014 file photo, students at a summer reading academy at Buchanan elementary school work in the computer lab at the school in Oklahoma City. Wading into one of the most polarizing issues in education, President Barack Obama called Saturday for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time, while conceding the government shares responsibility for having turned tests into the be-all-and-end-all of American schools. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing one of education's most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools.


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