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A look back at an incredibly bloody 2016 for Turkey

CBS News - ‎3 hours ago‎
ANKARA, Turkey - A deadly New Year's assault on an Istanbul nightclub follows a long string of attacks in Turkey over the past year.
Gunman who killed at least 39 at Istanbul club still at large
Gunman who attacked Istanbul nightclub still at large
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Trump questions quest for cybersecurity: 'No computer is safe'

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned whether critical computer networks can ever be protected from intruders, alarming cybersecurity experts who say his comments could upend more than a decade of national cybersecurity policy and put ...
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Obama's Last Days: Aiding Trump Transition, but Erecting Policy Roadblocks

New York Times - ‎18 hours ago‎
President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Obama meeting in the Oval Office after the election. Mr. Obama that day pledged a smooth transition.
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Mariah Carey walks off stage after technical snag

CNN - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CNN) Mariah Carey was a show stopper during her New Year's Eve performance in Times Square, New York. This time, it wasn't her platinum vocals that captured global attention, but a rare musical meltdown in front of a live audience of millions on ABC's ...
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Chicago had more homicides in 2016 than NYC and LA combined

New York Daily News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nearly 800 crosses, each bearing the name of a murder victim, sit on the sidewalk along Michigan Avenue before the start of a march on Saturday in Chicago.
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Kim Says North Korea Close to Testing Inter-Continental Missile

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is in the “last stage” of preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile, refusing to slow his nuclear-arms development as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in Washington.
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More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat

AOL News - ‎6 hours ago‎
JAKARTA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Twenty three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to islands north of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the city's search and rescue agency said.
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Israel will no longer return bodies of Palestinian Hamas militants

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Israel will not return the bodies of Palestinian militants to their families, but will bury them instead, officials said. Israel said it was taking measures to ensure the return of Israeli remains from Palestinian territory.
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'Why the magnitude of this?': Trump's incoming press secretary questions US sanctions on Russia

Business Insider - ‎5 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.
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Debris washes ashore amid search for small plane carrying 6

Charlotte Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Capt. Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard answers questions during a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland.
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Contract dispute causes WMTW to go dark on DirecTV

Press Herald - ‎23 minutes ago‎
The ABC affiliate in southern Maine may still be seen over the air, on cable or through other satellite providers. By Randy Billings Staff Writer.
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Tesla: Famous Korean Actor Who is Suing Us 'Threatened to Use His Celebrity Status in Korea to Hurt Tesla'

Gizmodo - ‎9 minutes ago‎
On Friday, a South Korean celebrity named Ji Chang Son filed a lawsuit against Tesla, which alleged his Model X spontaneously accelerated as he was parking it into his garage, ramming through his living room, and injuring him as well as his son, who ...
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Las Vegas Sands - Time To Sell

Seeking Alpha - ‎4 hours ago‎
Over the past 12 months, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) has risen by approximately 23%. As we enter 2017, investors must ask themselves whether these returns will continue or can they find better returns elsewhere.

Samsung Electronics to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month: JoongAng Ilbo

Business Insider - ‎58 minutes ago‎
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources.
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Microsoft's 2016: Windows 10 foibles and futures are the big stories

ZDNet - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
Microsoft's ongoing move to reposition itself as a cloud-first/mobile-first vendor continued in 2016. But readers of "All About Microsoft" here on ZDNet remained most interested in Windows 10's rollout and futures this past year ...
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Android Circuit: New Galaxy S8 Leaks, Android's Biggest Success In 2016, New Google Pixel Problem

Forbes - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week's Android Circuit includes a new voice for the Galaxy S8, the return of Samsung's S-Pen, Pixel power problems, Android's battery win, the shutdown of Cyanogen ...
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The robots are coming to CES, and we can't wait to meet them

CNET - ‎Dec 31, 2016‎
Expressive Sophia by Hanson Robotics is one of the most impressive bots of 2016. Photo by Katie Collins/CNET. There's nothing better at CES than discovering a robot on the show floor.
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Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna Have Romantic New Year's Eve After Health Scare and Relationship Drama

E! Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
The two spent New Year's Eve together and appear to be closer than ever following a turbulent past few weeks; Rob was hospitalized briefly for diabetes complications Wednesday night, more than a week after he and Chyna got into a big fight and aired ...
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UPDATED NFL playoff picture 2017: AFC, NFC wild-card matchups

NJ.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Here's what we know as the playoff jockeying goes down to the wire in the final week of the NFL season. The results of the early NFC games eliminated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who edged the Carolina Panthers, but were eliminated when the ...
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Redskins eliminated from playoff contention with loss

NFL.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
1. Cousins was in line to play hero, but he couldn't finish the script. The Redskins quarterback bounced back from a scattershot first half to make some big throws during Washington's second-half 10-point comeback.
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NASA loses its chief scientist Ellen Stofan

SlashGear - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
NASA has quietly revealed that its chief scientist, Ellen Stofan, has left the space agency for other 'adventures.' The tidbit of info was published as part of a long Q&A with the chief scientist, though Stofan herself did indicate her plans with a ...
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2017 leapt into the new year with an extra second of time

The Seattle Times - ‎17 hours ago‎
Unlike leap years, leap seconds are not a regular occurrence. Instead, they are decreed by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, which measures Earth's rotation and compares it with the time kept by atomic clocks.
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Climate Change This Week: Vanishing Life, Solar Power Boom Year, and More!

Huffington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
And the chances of Donald Trump's family and fortune surviving climate change are small, dwindling daily and irreversibly. 2017-01-01-1483310116-8654979-beautifulyellowredorchidflowerScreencapturemovingart.
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Only 7100 Cheetahs Left In The World, Study Finds

PlanetSave.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
There are now only 7,100 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) left in the world, according to a new study from the Zoological Society of London, Panthera, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Mouse Study: Inactivity in Obesity May be Tied to Dopamine Receptors

PsychCentral.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
Just in time for New Year's resolutions, a new study has revealed why so many of us seem to have a hard time sticking to a workout routine - and it's not just about extra weight.
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Zika Fears, Opioid Abuse Crisis Top Health News for 2016

Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎19 hours ago‎
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When news reports first began to emerge of mysterious, severe birth defects in Brazilian newborns, few could have imagined these isolated tragedies would explode into the leading health news story of 2016: ...
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Ariz. twins born in different years

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
PHOENIX - When twin brothers Everett and Sawyer Shay tell the story of the night they were born, it will include an added twist: The fact they arrived in different years.
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Resolved: A no-diet new year starts now

Salon - ‎2 hours ago‎
The first time I went on a diet, I was 11. "Getting a little pudgy," my mom teased. My weight became my life. Kelsey L. Munger Skip to Comments.
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