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The Cleveland Cavaliers' ring ceremony in four minutes
The Cavs opened the lead to 21 when Kyrie Irving hit a three-pointer over the outstretched hand of Kristaps Porzingis , then the next time down, isolated Porzingis again, faked a three-pointer, and easily slipped past him for an open jump shot.
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Judge decides whether to exclude deposition from Cosby trial
As the famous defendant sat in court Tuesday, his lead attorney, Brian McMonagle, said the deposition - which was given in a civil suit filed by Andrea Constand, who accused him of sexual assault - should be suppressed because Cosby gave it under the presumption he wouldn't be prosecuted.
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Clinton's lead slips as FBI looks at more emails
Amid multiple reports drawing different connections between Donald TrumpDonald TrumpPoll: Trump up 12 points in Texas Election divides evangelical woman, says Christian leader Clinton, Dems to dominate final week on TV MORE's campaign and Russia Monday night, The New York Times reported that FBI officials' investigations of the GOP presidential nominee have yet to confirm any ties.
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Economists Warn: Trump 'Promotes Magical Thinking And Conspiracy Theories'
The economists did not specifically endorse Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the letter. The Journal reported that the letter was "less partisan or ideological" than similar letters aimed at political candidates and instead focused on "Trump's history of promoting debunked falsehoods" and "conspiracy theories" instead of "engag [ing] with reality".
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Oklahoma fugitive Michael Vance killed in shootout with police
A weeklong manhunt came to a close Sunday night after an Oklahoma fugitive ended his killing spree in a final act of violence-a shootout with police officers that left him dead. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., which participated in the manhunt. Roach said Vance admitted to, "cutting the wrong side of the victim's neck", and he told Roach he had to cut the other side.
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Trump leads Clinton by 7 points in NC
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton , called on Republican rival Donald Trump to release his 2015 tax returns, telling supporters in Sanford, Florida that Trump is the "poster boy for everything that is wrong with our economy".
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Gas prices start to rise after fatal pipeline blast
But repairs can't begin until the fire is out and the area cools down. Governors in Alabama , Georgia and North Carolina issued orders Tuesday waiving some limits for fuel truck drivers in efforts to avoid shortages and prevent prices from skyrocketing.
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Worker clearing vegetation at state park finds human remains
Lindsey Piccone, 21, has been missing since early September. After her vehicle was found at the park, authorities then searched the property multiple times to no avail. "Pennsylvania State Police investigators and rangers from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are now on-scene conducting the investigation".
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1 dead, 3 injured in multiple-vehicle crash in New Hampshire
Todd Gurley, 45, of Hampstead, was driving a Honda Accord when police said he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck another vehicle head-on in the intersection of Ermer Road, killing a passenger. Gurley was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Police are working with Rockingham County Attorney's Office to determine what, if any, charges will be filed.
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Hillary Clinton headed back to Las Vegas for campaign stop
President Barack Obama has also scheduled rallies in support for Clinton on Thursday in South Florida and Jacksonville. Clinton unloaded on the heckler, throwing red meat at her crowd of supporters in Florida as she sharpened a broad attack against the Republican presidential nominee.
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Pentagon to review recruiting practices
It wasn't a coincidence that Carter chose to unveil the new campaign at the City College of NY. These issues in recent years have gained attention because the military disqualifies many potential recruits for being overweight, single parents or for having tattoos in visible areas.
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Mom held hostage sends daughter to school with SOS note
East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said the local school superintendent contacted his office Tuesday morning after the girl arrived at East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton and handed her mother's handwritten note to a school official.
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$200000 bail set for UW student
Prosecutors say one of the women was assaulted during a ballroom dancing class she was attending with Cook. UW student arrested for sexual assaultThe Madison Police Department arrested a 20-year-old University of Wisconsin student Monday evening for multiple charges, one of which includes second degree ...
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Attorney General Met with FBI Director Comey to Discuss Email Probe
Over the summer, the FBI investigated Russia's attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 election by scrutinizing Trump advisers, financial connections, email trails and the hacks of Democratic political organizations, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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College Football Playoff selection committee to release rankings tonight
The Crimson Tide is 8-0 heading into Saturday's game at LSU. In the two years of its inception, Florida State has been ranked each week, ranking as high as No. Nor can it compete with what Texas A&M brings. The Huskies are 8-0 after last weekend's 31-24 win at Utah - the team's second win this season over a ranked opponent.
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This Just In: Paul Ryan Voted for Donald Trump
After a 2005 audiotape featuring Trump bragging about kissing and groping women without their consent surfaced in early October , Ryan told his fellow Republicans that he would no longer defend the business mogul on the campaign trail, according to CNN.
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Gas price spikes and shortages coming after fatal pipeline blast
The explosion occurred when the crew hit the gasoline pipeline (Line 1) with a track hoe , Colonial said an e-mailed statement late on Monday. In a press release , Alabama Gov. Two wildfires caused by the explosion burned 31 acres of land, Vansant said. Gasoline was then ignited and caused the blaze, the company said. "If it's both, one and two, it will be more severe than what we had a couple of weeks ago", he said.
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Attorney: Rolling Stone author pushed preconceived narrative
Over the course of the more than two-week trial, the 10 jurors have watched 11 hours of video testimony, heard from a dozen live witnesses and have examined almost 300 exhibits. Susan Davis, a UVA administrator who helped draw up the university's 2011 Sexual Misconduct policies, testified Monday that, in 2014, the university sent documents pertaining to Jackie's story to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
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ORC polls suggest new strength for Trump, Clinton rise in Florida
Only 32% have a favorable opinion of Trump while 54% hold an unfavorable view of him, but this is better than his October rating of 27% favorable and 60% unfavorable. The Elon Poll found that 83 percent of likely voters say they will accept the results of the election as valid, regardless of who wins, while 9 percent said they would not accept the results.
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Dakota Access pipeline arrests draw stark contrast to OR acquittals
Soldiers. The support of famous people has frustrated Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, who said on Thursday he resented being asked by "outsiders and millionaire Hollywood actors" to let "agitators and rioters" break the law. They also said the pipeline could disturb sacred cultural sites. Dozens of people moved behind the burned vehicles and heavy plywood along a highway on Friday, facing concrete barriers, military vehicles and police in riot gear.
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Clinton poll lead over Trump slashed by new FBI email probe - Independent
It was not immediately clear Sunday what steps investigators took once the emails were first found to fully advise Federal Bureau of Investigation leaders that additional and potentially relevant messages had been discovered. The FBI does not comment on ongoing investigations. Comey's letter has provided Republicans with new fodder for attack in the waning days of the campaign.
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Jim Caldwell's questionable calls hurt Lions in 20-13 loss to Texans
No matter how ugly the team my play at times the Texans are still 5-3 and leading their division and that's where you want to be at the midway point in the season. Houston had been struggling offensively under Brock Osweiler , but the Lions' defense couldn't shut them down with injured Haloti Ngata , DeAndre Levy and Darius Slay on the sidelines.
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Driver failed to brake before fatal bus crash
The truck driver involved in the crash described his ordeal to a cab driver on his way to the hospital on Sunday. FOX News reported that "the work had gone on for hours without problems". He said it was not clear whether the bus was speeding, but said it was traveling "significantly faster" than the tractor-trailer. Records kept by the CHP show that USA Holiday had been deemed unsatisfactory on several levels in the past, though it had not received that rating since 2010, when an unnamed ...
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Turkey detains opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper editor
Turkey's government has accused Gulen of orchestrating a failed coup attempt on July 15. Ankara blames the supporters of USA -based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the coup attempt. Overall, more than 110,000people have been sacked or suspended and 37,000 arrested since the coup attempt; just over the weekend, 10,000 more civil servants were dismissed.
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TCRH earns 'A' grade for patient safety
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is becoming the gold standard measure of patient safety as cited in MSNBC, The New York Times, and AARP The Magazine. One survey can make a facility look good, and in another survey they may be in a different spot. "We are continually working to create a culture of safety, helping to protect our patients and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections".
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Mississippi church burned, vandalized with 'Vote Trump'
Church. According to Angie Quezada of Delta Daily News , who photographed the aftermath , the pro-Donald Trump graffiti tag read "Vote Trump" - leading many in the press and on social media to assume the act was political and racist in nature.
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South Korea President Park names Kim Byong-joon as PM
The Seoul Central District Court says prosecutors on Wednesday requested the court to issue the warrant for Choi Soon-sil. Prosecutors have said they are looking into allegations Choi forced conglomerates to donate funds to non-profit foundations using her friendship with the president and whether she benefited financially through the foundations.
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Jurors to resume deliberations in New Jersey bridge case
Baroni is one of the defendants in the Bridgegate trial. Kelly was Christie's deputy chief of staff and Baroni was a top-level Christie appointee to the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey, the agency that operates the bridge. That left her feeling so frightened and isolated, Critchley said, that she deleted e-mails that prosecutors now say show her guilty conscience. The judge ruled that Kelly and Baroni can be found guilty on conspiracy charges even if a motive is not proven.
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Cubs rout Indians, force one-game Series title showdown
After just two hits in the first four World Series game, Russell has again enjoyed a late-series surge. Most of the damage came off Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin , who was charged with six runs in 2 1/3 innings. And the Cubs tightened their grip on proceedings in the third, when they loaded bases on a walk and two singles, leaving Cleveland reliever Dan Otero promptly gave up a grand slam to Russell.
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Georgia Tech QB Thomas earns ACC acclaim
The Stafford, Virginia, product has now made at least two FGs in a game four times this season, 18 times in his career; three in a game twice this season, nine times in his career; and four in a game once this year and three times in his career.
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East Coast Gas Prices Jump After Alabama Pipeline Explosion
East Coast supply", Robert Campbell, head of oil products research at Energy Aspects in NY, said in a note. Colonial opened for business in 1964, connecting Houston's refineries with Linden, New Jersey. The nine-member crew was using a track hoe to excavate the pipeline so permanent repairs from the September leak could be made, Colonial Pipeline executive Gerald Beck said.
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11-year-old cancer survivor takes own life because of bullying
Her "crooked smile" and curly hair became targets for bullies within her sixth grade class at Triad Middle School. CNN reports that Thompson told her best friend on October 19 that she couldn't endure any more abuse , after one particularly bad day at school.
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Clinton's lead slips as Federal Bureau of Investigation looks at more emails
Boo. Last week, FBI Director James B. Comey made a decision to scare up this election's October surprise, writing to inform 16 congressional committee chairs and ranking members that the FBI had discovered e-mails in an unrelated investigation that potentially could be linked to the probe of Hillary Clinton's e-mails.
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Wisconsin law allows you to change your vote on absentee ballots
To be counted, voted absentee ballots must be received by the municipal clerk by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. The absentee precinct for the Cherokee County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will be open for absentee voting for the November 8, 2016 General Election on Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 9 a.m.
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Cubs Closer Aroldis Chapman '100 Percent' Ready for Game 7
Led by Addison Russell the Chicago Cubs dormant bats awoke on Tuesday as the National League champions thumped the Cleveland Indians to set up an all-or-nothing Game Seven World Series finale. 14 as he takes the mound on three days' rest for his second straight start. "I might get ice cream on it though, so maybe I better not". They hammered Josh Tomlin, who couldn't get out of the third inning and didn't get any help from his outfield in the first.