Monday, January 11, 2016

Clinton Defends Latest E-Mail Flare-Up in Rare Sunday Show Appearance and other top stories.

  • Clinton Defends Latest E-Mail Flare-Up in Rare Sunday Show Appearance

    Clinton Defends Latest E-Mail Flare-Up in Rare Sunday Show Appearance
    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Sunday that an e-mail released Thursday did not show she had mishandled classified information, the latest twist in questions about the former secretary of state's communications practices."That did not happen, and it never would have happened," Clinton said in an interview on the CBS News broadcast, ''Face the Nation."" "That’s just not how I treated classified information."In a series ofJune 2011 e-mails, which the State Department release..
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  • Fewer US teens smoking, but a smoke problem persists

    Fewer US teens smoking, but a smoke problem persists
    CHICAGO --Even though fewer U.S. teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study found.Nearly half of nonsmoking kids in middle school and high school encountered secondhand tobacco smoke in 2013, and rates were even higher among smokers.Earlier studies on teens and secondhand smoke in specific places, such as cars or indoors, indicate that the problem has declined in recent years but the new research suggests it's still affecting millions of kids."These fi..
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  • Calculating Democrats' Chances of Regaining the Senate

    Calculating Democrats' Chances of Regaining the Senate
    The developing conventional wisdom is that Democrats’ chances of taking back the Senate in 2016 hinge on their ability to claim a third term in the White House. But is this true? Like most conventional wisdom, there is some truth here, but it probably overstates the case.To address this question, I decided torevisita Senate electionmodelI developed early in 2014. I won’t completely rehash the details of the model here (you can read them at the above links), but the basic theory is simple: Our fe..
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  • Obama to make good on Guantanamo pledge: White House chief of staff

    Obama to make good on Guantanamo pledge: White House chief of staff
    WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama will make good on a promise to close the U.S. naval prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his chief of staff Denis McDonough said on "Fox News Sunday."Obama will first present a long-awaited plan to Congress about how to close the facility, and seek its approval, McDonough said in an interview. If Congress fails to act, the White House will determine what steps to take, he said."He feels an obligation to the next president. He will fix this so that they don't have to b..
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  • Hunter in Zimbabwe Cancels Lion Hunt Raffle After Protests

    A professional hunter inZimbabwehas canceled a plan to raffle a lion hunt at a hunters' convention in the United States, following protests from activists.Martin Nel said he is scrapping the raffle in which he hoped to sell 100 raffle tickets for $1,500 each in Las Vegas next month. LionAid, a group based in Britain, had expressed shock at the proposal, which focused attention on the heated debate about whether hunting hurts already vulnerable species, or can help them by raising funds for conse..
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  • Jury selection to start in second Freddie Gray death trial

    Jury selection to start in second Freddie Gray death trial
    Jury selection is set to start on Monday in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with murder in a black detainee's death, with a key witness blocked for now from testifying.Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. is the second of six officers to be tried in Baltimore City Circuit Court for the death of Freddie Gray in April. He faces the most serious charge, second-degree depraved heart murder.Goodson, 46, was the driver of the police transport van where Gray, who was arrested after fleeing police..
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  • Cat found with paws wrapped, bound together in tape in California - KTRK

    Cat found with paws wrapped, bound together in tape in California - KTRK
    SANTA CLARITA, CA --Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found a cat with its paws covered and bound together with electrical tape when they searched a car during a narcotics arrest Saturday night.Two deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station approached a suspicious car that was parked behind a closed business. The occupants in the car, a 26-year-old woman and her 23-year-old boyfriend, were found in possession of narcotics.Deputies then searched the vehicle when they heard a cat meowin..
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  • Police: 4 adults found dead after fire at Rochester home

    Police: 4 adults found dead after fire at Rochester home
    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say the bodies of four adults have been found inside a Rochester home after a late-night fire was reported at the residence.Fire officials say they were called to the three-story, two-family home on Leighton Avenue just before midnight Sunday. Officials say firefighters found the bodies of four people while battling the blaze.Police remain at the scene Monday morning.The fire has been deemed suspicious, but officials haven’t released any details of what may hav..
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  • Police arrest third suspect in Little Rock shooting

    Police arrest third suspect in Little Rock shooting
    Posted:Monday, January 11, 2016 1:46 am|Updated: 4:05 am, Mon Jan 11, 2016.Police arrest third suspect in Little Rock shootingAssociated Press|LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock Police say a third suspect in a robbery attempt and shooting at an Arkansas restaurant that left an officer wounded has been arrested after a standoff with authorities.Authorities say an off-duty police officer working security at a Red Lobster restaurant was shot in the shoulder during the robbery attempt Saturday nig..
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