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• Raging Canada fires now threaten second province, authorities say
• Massive Alberta wildfire expected to burn for months
• Palin on being Trump’s VP nominee: ‘I wouldn’t want to be a burden on the ticket’
• Republican National Convention by the numbers: How Cleveland is planning city security
• London's new Muslim mayor joins Holocaust memorial
• Unconventional #11: Trump’s plan to put some pizzazz in the GOP convention, the search for a third-party #NeverTrump challenger (and more!)
• Prince Harry condemns 'incessant' media focus on his private life
• 3 Spanish reporters home after 10 months captivity in Syria
• Clinton: No one from FBI has 'reached out' yet on emails
• Winning Powerball ticket worth $429M sold in New Jersey
• Spanish journalists return home after Syria kidnapping ordeal
• Trump says no need for Republican unity
• One winning ticket sold in $429 million Powerball lottery
• Unbeaten Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby
• Obama: US in 'better place' than when he graduated college

Raging Canada fires now threaten second province, authorities say Posted: 08 May 2016 12:07 PM PDT Wildfires that ravaged a vast area of western Canada's Alberta province now are threatening a neighboring region, authorities said Sunday, as the inferno -- which doubled in sized in the space of a day -- continued its advance. The ruthless blaze, fanned by high winds and fueled by tinder-dry conditions, devastated the region around the city of Fort McMurray, and could now spread to neighboring Saskatchewan province some 35 miles (60 kilometers) away. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Massive Alberta wildfire expected to burn for months Posted: 08 May 2016 09:47 AM PDT The images are ones of devastation — scorched homes, virtually whole neighborhoods burned to the ground. It rained a little Sunday morning in Fort McMurray, but Canadian officials say they expect to fight ... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Palin on being Trump’s VP nominee: ‘I wouldn’t want to be a burden on the ticket’ Posted: 08 May 2016 08:52 AM PDT The former Alaskan governor says she'd be open to being the presumptive Republican nominee's vice presidential running mate, but doesn't want to hurt his chances the way many believe she did for John McCain in 2008. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Republican National Convention by the numbers: How Cleveland is planning city security Posted: 08 May 2016 07:03 AM PDT For example, nearly 2,000 protestors, bystanders, legal observers and journalists were arrested when New York City hosted the Republican National Convention in 2004. Donald Trump, the boisterous GOP presumptive nominee, predicted trouble if he's denied the party's nomination in July. The Secret Service recently had to squash the attempts of nearly 55,000 people who signed a petition to allow the open carrying of firearms inside Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena during the convention. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

London's new Muslim mayor joins Holocaust memorial Posted: 08 May 2016 06:48 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — London's newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, has joined an annual memorial to the millions of Jews slain in the Holocaust as his first official act in office. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Unconventional #11: Trump’s plan to put some pizzazz in the GOP convention, the search for a third-party #NeverTrump challenger (and more!) Posted: 08 May 2016 06:31 AM PDT Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photos: AP, Everett Collection, Getty Images (2). Unconventional is Yahoo News' complete guide to what could be the craziest presidential conventions in decades. Here's what you need to know today. 1. Marble! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Prince Harry condemns 'incessant' media focus on his private life Posted: 08 May 2016 06:13 AM PDT Prince Harry criticised what he called an "incessant need" of the media to delve into his private life, saying he would work hard to protect the line dividing his public and personal life. Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana, was often pursued by the press and died in a car crash in 1997 as she was chased by tabloid photographers.

3 Spanish reporters home after 10 months captivity in Syria Posted: 08 May 2016 05:56 AM PDT MADRID (AP) — Three Spanish freelance journalists held captive in Syria for nearly 10 months returned home Sunday, tearfully hugging relatives as they got off a military jet sent to Turkey to bring them back.

Clinton: No one from FBI has 'reached out' yet on emails Posted: 08 May 2016 05:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says "no one has reached out to me yet" from the FBI to discuss the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Winning Powerball ticket worth $429M sold in New Jersey Posted: 08 May 2016 05:19 AM PDT The ticket was sold in Mercer County, N.J.

Spanish journalists return home after Syria kidnapping ordeal Posted: 08 May 2016 02:12 AM PDT Three Spanish journalists who were kidnapped some 10 months ago in Syria returned home to Spain on Sunday, a day after their release, the government said. "The Spanish journalists Jose Manuel Lopez, Angel Sastre and Antonio Pampliega who were kidnapped in Aleppo in northern Syria almost 10 months ago have arrived at Torrejon air base" near Madrid, the government said in a statement. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump says no need for Republican unity Posted: 07 May 2016 11:18 PM PDT There may be much Republican hand-wringing over Donald Trump's presumptive nomination to face the Democratic candidate for the White House, but the boastful billionaire says he doesn't care, and it doesn't matter. A growing chorus of senior Republican leaders have joined the "anyone but Trump movement," including 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the last two Republican presidents, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush. "Does it have to be unified?" Trump asked about the Republican Party. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

One winning ticket sold in $429 million Powerball lottery Posted: 07 May 2016 10:40 PM PDT (Reuters) - One winning ticket matched the numbers drawn on Saturday night for the multi-state Powerball jackpot for a payout estimated at $429.6 million, the ninth-highest U.S. lottery prize in history, officials said. Lottery officials said one ticket, purchased in New Jersey, had the winning combination, according to media reports. Winners of huge lottery payouts sometimes do not come forward publicly for months.

Unbeaten Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby Posted: 07 May 2016 05:12 PM PDT (Reuters) - Favorite Nyquist ran a perfect race to extend his unbeaten record winning the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, sparking talk of a second consecutive Triple Crown champion. Nyquist, who had won a record $3.3 million heading into the Derby, extended his unbeaten record to 8-0 with a smooth trip under jockey Mario Gutierrez. Nyquist pulled away from Gun Runner down the stretch and then held off a closing charge by Exaggerator to win the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds.

Obama: US in 'better place' than when he graduated college Posted: 07 May 2016 03:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country is "a better place today" than when he graduated from college more than 30 years ago, citing his historic election as "one indicator of how attitudes have changed." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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