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• Sheriff: School shooter invited victims to lunch
• U.S. isolates soldiers after mission in West Africa
• Christie poilcy said to create 'police state'
• Police investigating death of Cardinals prospect Taveras
• Seattle student reportedly brings Molotov cocktail to school
• Latinos say cash goes missing in Arizona arrests
• Rob Ford to be replaced
• Florida A&M hazing scandal heads to court
• Controversy brews over Thomas Eric Duncan's death
• More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
• Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths
• Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola
• Police use unmanned balloon in hunt for trooper shooting suspect
• U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State
• New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work
• Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes
• 27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack
• GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report
• As Canada pushes for anti-terror laws, some say more police needed
• Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype
• Boy in NYC being observed for Ebola
• US governors, Army go own way on Ebola quarantines
• Teen wounded in Wash. school shooting dies
• Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican
• Washington state high school gunman invited victims to cafeteria: sheriff's office
• Detroit trial ends, judge to rule Nov. 7 on bankruptcy plan

Sheriff: School shooter invited victims to lunch Posted: 27 Oct 2014 02:50 PM PDT MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A popular student responsible for a shooting at a Washington state high school on Friday invited his victims to lunch by text message, then shot them at their table, investigators said Monday.

U.S. isolates soldiers after mission in West Africa Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:48 PM PDT The Army is isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission despite no symptoms of infection.

Christie poilcy said to create 'police state' Posted: 27 Oct 2014 05:52 AM PDT Ebola survivor Dr. Rick Sacra calls out the New Jersey governor's Ebola protocols.

Police investigating death of Cardinals prospect Taveras Posted: 27 Oct 2014 11:39 AM PDT By Manuel Jimenez SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny on Monday called the death of Oscar Taveras, a top prospect killed in a car accident, "a horrible loss of a life." Taveras, 22, was killed Sunday night along with Yamaly Arvelo, 18, while driving a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro on the tourist road Sosua-Puerto Plata on the north coast of Dominican Republic, police said. Dominican authorities on Monday were investigating the circumstances of the crash. ...

Seattle student reportedly brings Molotov cocktail to school Posted: 27 Oct 2014 11:13 AM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Seattle high school that shares a building with a children's museum in a popular tourist area was evacuated and a 16-year-old student arrested on Monday after he was discovered on campus with an explosive device, Seattle police said. Police responded to the Center School, a small public school in the same building as the Seattle Children's Museum, after receiving a tip that a student had a Molotov cocktail, police said in a statement. "The school was evacuated as a precaution," the statement said. ...

Latinos say cash goes missing in Arizona arrests Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:02 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Armando Gutierrez was headed to Las Vegas with cash from his 2011 tax refund when he and his friends were pulled over by a sheriff's deputy.

Rob Ford to be replaced Posted: 27 Oct 2014 12:26 PM PDT By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto voters were set to replace their notorious mayor, Rob Ford, in Monday's election after Ford dropped out of the race in September after being diagnosed with cancer, but his elder brother still has a shot at the city's top job. Ford, who made global headlines last year when he admitted to using crack cocaine while in office, threw his support to his brother Doug Ford, a city councillor, who took his place on the mayoral ballot. ...

Florida A&M hazing scandal heads to court Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of one of the four remaining former Florida A&M University's band members charged with felony hazing and manslaughter in the death of a drum major is set to move to a second day, while trials for three other remaining defendants have been postponed until April.

Controversy brews over Thomas Eric Duncan's death Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:25 AM PDT Of nine people treated for Ebola in U.S., only one has died.

More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:03 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held captive since April.

Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths Posted: 27 Oct 2014 12:59 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The man accused in a shooting rampage that left two sheriff's deputies dead and a motorist seriously wounded was living in the United States illegally. He had been convicted in Arizona for selling drugs and deported to Mexico twice.

Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola Posted: 27 Oct 2014 06:37 AM PDT Patient was in W. Africa, developed fever Monday while under observation at Bellevue Hospital.

Police use unmanned balloon in hunt for trooper shooting suspect Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:38 AM PDT CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they're using a device similar to a weather balloon in their search for a suspect in the killing of a state trooper last month.

U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States led nearly a dozen air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and Monday, according to the U.S. military. U.S. forces conducted four strikes in Syria near the town of Kobani near the border with Turkey, hitting five vehicles and one occupied building used by the militant group, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday. In Iraq, the United States and other partner countries led seven air strikes, including three strikes near the Mosul Dam area that hit a small unit of Islamic State fighters, the statement said. ...

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Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT Hawaii officials will make arrangements for those living in the path of a lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes.

27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack Posted: 27 Oct 2014 01:10 PM PDT By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen outside the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security forces pushed Islamic State militants out of the area over the weekend, army and police sources said. The attacker, driving a Humvee vehicle packed with explosives and likely stolen from defeated government troops, also wounded 60 Shi'ite Muslim militiamen, who had helped government forces retake the town just south of the capital. ...

GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report Posted: 27 Oct 2014 01:33 AM PDT GOP operatives said the RNC's data-sharing agreement with Koch-backed groups is the party's biggest digital breakthrough since Mitt Romney lost in 2012. But Republicans still face major structural challenges in the digital arena that will take time – in some cases, years – to overcome.

As Canada pushes for anti-terror laws, some say more police needed Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:03 AM PDT By Euan Rocha and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police need more resources and not extra powers to deal with the threat posed by extremists after two deadly attacks, say legal and security experts, as the government pledged to deliver tough new anti-terror legislation. Canada's Conservative government said it will soon introduce a bill to enhance the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) spy agency and is planning other legislation designed to allow police to preempt threats and crack down on hate speech. ...

Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype Posted: 27 Oct 2014 01:49 AM PDT As the 2014 midterm elections approach, some national political observers are maintaining that Latino voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party. There's only one problem with this sweeping conclusion — it's practically meaningless.

Boy in NYC being observed for Ebola Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:35 PM PDT 5-year-old who arrived from Guinea being watched at Bellevue Hospital for possible symptoms, say media reports.

US governors, Army go own way on Ebola quarantines Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:30 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended new restrictions for people at highest risk for coming down with the virus, and symptom monitoring for those at lower risk. But some state governors and even an Army commander have gone beyond that guidance.

Teen wounded in Wash. school shooting dies Posted: 26 Oct 2014 10:53 PM PDT A 14-year-old girl wounded when a fellow student opened fire in a cafeteria has died.

Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican Posted:

Washington state high school gunman invited victims to cafeteria: sheriff's office Posted: 27 Oct 2014 02:46 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - The gunman in a Washington state high school shooting rampage had arranged for the victims to meet at the cafeteria at lunch, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. "A witness confirms that the five victims were seated at the table when the shooter opened fire, striking the victims before turning the gun on himself," the sheriff's department said in a statement. (Reporting by Eric M. Johnson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

Detroit trial ends, judge to rule Nov. 7 on bankruptcy plan Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT By Lisa Lambert DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit on Monday wrapped up its historic bankruptcy case, which began with contentious opposition from creditors and ended with eleventh-hour deals enabling the city to shed $7 billion of its $18 billion of debt and obligations. In closing arguments, attorneys for the city and others worked to convince U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes that he should permit Detroit to emerge from bankruptcy before Thanksgiving. ...

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