| Democrats capture GOP-held state seat in red Oklahoma Posted: 14 Sep 2017 03:18 AM PDT  A Democratic schoolteacher defeated a Republican businessman in a special election for an Oklahoma state House seat in a traditionally GOP district, making it the third GOP-held seat Democrats have captured in special elections in the red state this year.
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| Bye bye Basi: World's oldest captive panda dies Posted: 14 Sep 2017 02:23 AM PDT  The world's oldest captive giant panda has died at the ripe old age of 37 -- more than 100 in human years -- her handlers in China said on Thursday as they gave "Basi" an emotional send-off. The Straits Giant Panda Research and Exchange Center in southeastern China, where she has lived for 33 years, bid a heartfelt farewell to the bear, with a memorial service that featured Basi's body surrounded by yellow flowers with the tip of her tongue sticking playfully out. "With a heavy heart, we solemnly announce today that the original model of 'Pan Pan', the mascot for the first Asian Games (in China, 1990), and an angel of friendship both at home and abroad, giant panda star Basi died at 8:50am on September 13, 2017 at the age of 37," the centre said.
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| Motel 6 Admits Arizona Sites Were Reporting Guests To ICE Without Chain's Approval Posted: 13 Sep 2017 11:27 PM PDT  Employees at Motel 6 locations in Phoenix have ceased working with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in light of a new report that revealed motel staffers were reporting guests who appear to be undocumented immigrants, according to a spokeswoman for the motel chain.
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| China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official Posted: 13 Sep 2017 09:43 PM PDT  China is facing heightened threats from foreign infiltration via religion and from the spread of extremism, a top official for religious affairs said on Tuesday, after strict new rules were passed to manage religious practice in the country. President Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to guard against foreign infiltration through religion and to prevent the spread of "extremist" ideology, while also being tolerant of traditional faiths that he sees as a salve to social ills.
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| Democratic leaders say Trump agrees to quick work on immigration bill Posted: 13 Sep 2017 09:04 PM PDT  By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress have agreed to work together on legislation to protect "Dreamers," the illegal immigrants who were children when they entered the United States, the lawmakers said on Wednesday, although a dispute erupted over exactly what had been agreed. Following a dinner with Trump at the White House, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said the "productive meeting" focused on "DACA," a program established by former President Barack Obama.
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| Where The Trump/Russia Investigations Stand Posted: 13 Sep 2017 07:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― It can be difficult to follow the labyrinthine, constantly changing developments in the question of whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in last year's election. The matter is the subject of multiple congressional investigations, as well as an independent panel led by special counsel Robert Mueller. On Wednesday, the investigation reportedly added yet another subject, Michael G. Flynn Jr., whose father ― Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn ― was fired from the White House after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the extent of his interactions with Russian officials.
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| Brazil's Lula undergoes new grilling by anti-corruption judge Posted: 13 Sep 2017 06:35 PM PDT  Brazil's once hugely popular president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva underwent a new grilling Wednesday by the country's chief anti-corruption judge, Sergio Moro, in a case that could decide whether Lula can return to power. Moro spent more than two hours questioning Lula in the southern city of Curitiba about alleged bribe taking from the scandal-plagued Odebrecht construction giant.
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| Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones Posted: 13 Sep 2017 05:12 PM PDT  The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
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| Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli has bail revoked, heads to jail Posted: 13 Sep 2017 04:00 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli had his bail revoked and was headed to jail Wednesday while awaiting sentencing for a securities fraud conviction.
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| Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:10 PM PDT  Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardise rescue talks. The mass "sick-out" comes ahead of a Friday deadline for potential investors to submit bids for Air Berlin assets. "More than 30 flights" had to be scrapped early Wednesday as some 150 pilots handed in sick notices for a second day, an Air Berlin spokeswoman said.
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