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• Factbox: Tight races put Senate in play as voting results come in
• Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
• Factbox: Tight races put U.S. Senate in play as voters pick new Congress
• Hungary’s parliament rejects migrant block – but is it a win for refugees?
• What's ahead for Trump? Some clues from the campaign
• 'Caliphate' leaves Iraqis in administrative limbo
• How Turkey's arrest of Kurdish lawmakers risks further civil strife
• Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul
• Albania-Israel match moved over attack fears
• Civilians flee in fear as forces advance on IS Syria bastion
• Assange blasts Clinton on Russia email leak claims
• Injured Veteran of Dual Service Branches Seeks Help from Wounded Warrior Project
• IMF chief hails Egypt austerity, urges approval of $12B loan
• Mosul Today: Iraqis probe mass grave near IS-held Mosul
• In a field south of Mosul, investigators probe mass grave
• WikiLeaks founder denies trying to influence US election
• French investigators name plotter of Paris, Brussels attacks
• Turkey, EU trade barbs, but little sign of action
• Review: 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' is a mesmeric trip
• You’ve Heard of Self-Driving Cars. Now Here Comes the Self-Driving Scooter
• Iraqi Shi'ite forces target air base west of Mosul
• Iraqi investigators examine mass grave site near Mosul
• With tunnels and guile, militants battle overwhelming force in Iraq
• Germany arrests five men suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
• German police detain five 'IS recruiters'
• A Call to Better Treat PTSD in Our Military Veterans
• Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance
• Iran calls for a political solution to wars in Yemen, Syria
• Down Ticket #27: The definitive election night guide to the other key races
• Australia expects to resettle hundreds of refugees elsewhere
• Clinton and Trump chase last-minute support on election eve

Factbox: Tight races put Senate in play as voting results come in Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:23 PM PST (Reuters) - Majority control of the U.S. Senate was up for grabs in Tuesday's election, with eight results called by major TV networks in the early evening as a handful of extremely tight races remained too close to call. Republicans were fighting to defend majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Democrats hoped to capture Senate control, but were less optimistic about overcoming the Republicans' larger advantage in the House.

Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:14 PM PST By John Davison SHAHREZAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Seif Mohammed, his nose cut and swollen, winced and held his back. There were three car bombs yesterday in Intisar. The neighbors were killed." Iraqi forces entered Mosul last week and pushed into the Intisar district in an operation to drive the hardline group from its last major city stronghold in Iraq.

Factbox: Tight races put U.S. Senate in play as voters pick new Congress Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:49 PM PST (Reuters) - Majority control of the U.S. Senate was up for grabs in Tuesday's election, with a handful of extremely tight races seen as too close to call even as the polls began closing. Republicans were fighting to defend majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Democrats hoped to capture Senate control, but were less optimistic about overcoming the Republicans' larger advantage in the House.

Hungary’s parliament rejects migrant block – but is it a win for refugees? Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:46 PM PST Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, saw his plan to reject a European Union refugee quota fail in the country's legislature on Tuesday, as he continues to fight with the EU over its program to redistribute asylum seekers fairly across the bloc. Mr. Orbán and his conservative Fidesz party narrowly missed the 133 votes needed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment to ban the relocation of refugees to the country, falling just two votes short of the two-thirds majority it needed in the 199-seat assembly. The main opposition to the vote was the far-right Jobbik party, which pledged to support the amendment only if Orbán scrapped a program that allows foreigners to buy their way into Hungary through the purchase of at least 300,000 euros (about $331,000) in bonds.

What's ahead for Trump? Some clues from the campaign Posted: 08 Nov 2016 12:33 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In a campaign for president packed with moments to remember, and more than a few decisions to forget, there are some that will resonate for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Election Day.

'Caliphate' leaves Iraqis in administrative limbo Posted: 08 Nov 2016 12:27 PM PST Families fleeing Mosul as Iraqi forces move in are taking their "official" documents with them but also wondering who will recognise the stamp of the Islamic State group. From the outside, the "caliphate" IS proclaimed in June 2014 could look like a lawless land run by maniacal jihadists on a permanent murderous rampage. In Mosul's freshly retaken eastern neighbourhood of Intisar, Umm Ahmed, wearing a veil that shows only her eyes, waved her husband's death certificate.

How Turkey's arrest of Kurdish lawmakers risks further civil strife Posted: 08 Nov 2016 11:46 AM PST More than 2,300 people have died, including 360 civilians, since fighting between Turkey and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) recommenced in July 2015, according to the International Crisis Group. Recommended: Think you know Turkey? Fighting has devastated cities and towns in the Kurdish-populated southeast, and the government has pursued an escalating crackdown on nonviolent Kurdish activists, media organizations, and politicians it accuses of being linked to the militants.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul Posted: 08 Nov 2016 11:42 AM PST Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa. Capturing Bashiqa would be a final step in securing the eastern approaches to Mosul, three weeks into an offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the country's second city. Iraqi troops have also seized the town of Hamam al-Alil south of Mosul, and Tuesday investigators carried out an initial examination of a mass grave site discovered in the area.

Albania-Israel match moved over attack fears Posted: 08 Nov 2016 11:34 AM PST Israel said on Tuesday that the Islamic State group had been planning attacks "in the Balkans" and specifically warned its citizens not to attend an upcoming Israel-Albania football match. Albanian football officials said earlier Tuesday that the country's 2018 World Cup qualifier with Israel this weekend would be moved for "security reasons", following reports of a planned attack. "In recent days, persons linked to Islamic State have benn arrested in the Balkans," a Hebrew-language statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

Civilians flee in fear as forces advance on IS Syria bastion Posted: 08 Nov 2016 11:23 AM PST When Saada al-Aboud saw Islamic State fighters bringing weaponry into her village near their Syrian bastion of Raqa, she feared she and her family would become human shields for the jihadists. Al-Heisha, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Raqa, was already controlled by IS, but the jihadists began moving artillery there as they came under pressure from a new assault to seize their stronghold. The US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began its operation to capture Raqa on Saturday night, in an attempt to pressure IS as it faces as assault on its Iraqi bastion Mosul across the border.

Assange blasts Clinton on Russia email leak claims Posted: 08 Nov 2016 11:02 AM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday defended the website's decision to publish emails from Hillary Clinton's election campaign team and denied a link with Russia, as Americans went to the polls. The anti-secrecy website was behind the damaging leak of tens of thousands of emails from the Democratic Party and Clinton's campaign last month, in the final weeks of the race for the White House. Assange said WikiLeaks had no desire to influence Tuesday's election, only to make public the material it had.

Injured Veteran of Dual Service Branches Seeks Help from Wounded Warrior Project Posted: 08 Nov 2016 10:54 AM PST HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It is estimated that as many as 400,000 service members live with the invisible wounds of war, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), the two signature wounds of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Michelle Slaughter, U.S. Marine Corps and Army wounded warrior from Houston, fit this statistic until she was finally diagnosed and treated for both PTSD and a TBI. "I deployed to Iraq twice with the Army," Michelle said.

IMF chief hails Egypt austerity, urges approval of $12B loan Posted: 08 Nov 2016 10:51 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund praised Egypt's recent austerity measures on Tuesday and called on the world lender's Executive Board to finalize a $12 billion loan package to help rebuild the economy of the Arab world's most populous country.

Mosul Today: Iraqis probe mass grave near IS-held Mosul Posted: 08 Nov 2016 10:25 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi investigators were probing a mass grave on Tuesday that was discovered by troops advancing toward the Islamic State-held city of Mosul.

In a field south of Mosul, investigators probe mass grave Posted: 08 Nov 2016 10:17 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters.

WikiLeaks founder denies trying to influence US election Posted: 08 Nov 2016 09:24 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday he never intended to influence the U.S. presidential election by publishing copies of emails linked to Hillary Clinton and suggested he would do the same to Donald Trump, if he could.

French investigators name plotter of Paris, Brussels attacks Posted: 08 Nov 2016 09:11 AM PST French investigators have identified a Moroccan-Belgian jihadist based in Syria as a key plotter of attacks in Paris and Brussels, sources told AFP Tuesday, announcing a breakthrough in their multi-country probe. Oussama Atar, a 32-year-old believed to be a member of the Islamic State group, was already a suspect in the March 22 attacks on Brussels but has now been linked to the November 13 atrocities in Paris last year. Police have long suspected that the assault on the French capital, in which teams of jihadists killed 130 people, was coordinated by one or several people from Syria, but have never previously named anyone.

Turkey, EU trade barbs, but little sign of action Posted: 08 Nov 2016 08:58 AM PST By Gabriela Baczynska and Tulay Karadeniz BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Union stepped up criticism on Tuesday of Turkey's crackdown on opponents and alleged plotters behind a failed coup, drawing a sharp retort from Ankara, which accused Europe of failing to grasp the threats it faces. Brussels needs Ankara to keep stopping migrants reaching Europe and Turkey, seeing its currency hit record lows on instability fears, wants to keep access to European markets. The EU said recent events in Turkey were "extremely worrying" but that it would maintain dialogue with Ankara on its - all but distant - prospects of joining.

Review: 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' is a mesmeric trip Posted: 08 Nov 2016 08:52 AM PST "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk " is not a war movie in the traditional sense. There are battle scenes, and brothers in arms banter, sure, but like its pioneering technology, on a pure story level "Billy Lynn's" also pushes the boundaries of what we can expect from this genre.

You’ve Heard of Self-Driving Cars. Now Here Comes the Self-Driving Scooter Posted: 08 Nov 2016 08:47 AM PST There's just one problem with that: Autonomous cars can't help you get down a hallway—or anywhere else indoors for that matter. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the National University of Singapore, and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology have developed one possible solution to the accessibility gap: a self-driving electric scooter that would autonomously transport passengers down hospital hallways, through shopping malls, or directly to self-driving cars, buses, or other vehicles. The system, which recently underwent its first major trial, uses the same software and sensors being used in autonomous cars and golf carts.

Iraqi Shi'ite forces target air base west of Mosul Posted: 08 Nov 2016 08:15 AM PST By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A coalition of mainly Shi'ite Iraqi militias advancing on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar plans to seize a nearby military air base from the jihadists, the first time the Iran-backed forces have targeted such a base, militia officials said on Tuesday. The Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces are deployed in the arid region west of Mosul as part of a wider military campaign to retake the largest city under Islamic State control in Iraq or neighboring Syria. The town of Tal Afar, and its air base, are located on the highway west of Mosul.

Iraqi investigators examine mass grave site near Mosul Posted: 08 Nov 2016 07:52 AM PST Hamam al-Alil (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi investigators carried out an initial examination on Tuesday of a mass grave site discovered in an area south of Mosul that was recently retaken from the Islamic State group. Iraqi security forces announced the discovery of the site in the Hamam al-Alil area the day before, after retaking it as part of the operation to recapture Mosul, the last IS-held Iraqi city. Men in Iraqi security forces uniforms used ropes to pull two bodies, one of them headless, from the grave, and also removed a decapitated head, but they were later told to return them to their original locations.

With tunnels and guile, militants battle overwhelming force in Iraq Posted: 08 Nov 2016 06:31 AM PST By Michael Georgy BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) - Judging by the huge number of bullet holes that penetrated a house in this northern Iraqi town, the sniper who had been defying Kurdish and American forces should have died quickly. The house used by the sniper as a base to target the Kurdish and American forces as they push toward Islamic State's main stronghold in the city of Mosul had clearly been turned into a battle center. The militants had punched holes through the walls into nearby houses, allowing the sniper to run back and forth safely as Kurdish forces used an array of weapons -- from wire-guided missiles to artillery -- to try to eliminate their enemy, and U.S. special forces pounded the house with the computer-guided machine guns on their armored MRAP vehicles.

Germany arrests five men suspected of recruiting for Islamic State Posted: 08 Nov 2016 06:01 AM PST German police on Tuesday arrested five suspected Islamist militants accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria, the federal prosecution office said in a statement. The five men - an Iraqi, a Turk, a German, a Serbian-German dual citizen and a national of Cameroon - face charges of setting up a "jihadist network" that tried to recruit Muslims to go to Syria and fight alongside Islamic State militants. The network succeeded in smuggling a young man and his family to an Islamic State-controlled area in Syria, prosecutors said.

German police detain five 'IS recruiters' Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:57 AM PST German police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of links to the Islamic State group, who allegedly sought to recruit fighters for the jihadists. "The five accused formed a pan-regional Salafist-jihadist network, with the accused Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A. taking on the leading role," said a statement from the prosecutors' office. The 32-year-old Iraqi leader of the group, who also goes by the alias Abu Walaa, is one of the most influential Islamist preachers in Germany, said Ralf Jaeger, interior minister of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

A Call to Better Treat PTSD in Our Military Veterans Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:21 AM PST The constellation of symptoms that characerize PTSD -- a diagnostic term that was coined following the Vietnam War and described in earlier wars as "Soldier's Heart," "Shell Shock," "Battle Fatigue" and "Combat Neurosis" -- include anxiety, hypervigilance, insomnia, irritability and flashback memories of varying levels of intensity. Despite PTSD's long history and the rising number of soldiers affected due to the ever more powerful weaponry and lethality of warfare, there has been limited progress in the medical understanding and ability to treat PTSD.

Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:38 AM PST By Stephen Kalin HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (Reuters) - From behind the curtains of his bedroom window, 29-year-old Riyad Ahmed would peer out at Islamic State fighters dragging civilians into a makeshift jail across the street and then sending them in the middle of the night to be executed. The former English teacher from the town of Hammam al-Alil, south of the jihadists' Mosul stronghold, recalls hearing victims' cries of agony as he hid with dozens of neighbors in the shadow of one of the group's detention centers. "The devil himself would be astounded by Daesh's methods of torture.

Iran calls for a political solution to wars in Yemen, Syria Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:24 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Iran's top diplomat called on Tuesday for a political solution to the conflicts in Yemen and Syria, saying that continued violence in the war-torn nations would only lead to more bloodshed, with no one winning the war.

Down Ticket #27: The definitive election night guide to the other key races Posted: 07 Nov 2016 09:05 PM PST Down Ticket is Yahoo News' complete guide to the most fascinating House, Senate and governors' races of 2016. For the last three months, Down Ticket has been obsessing over every race that isn't Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton — and we're not about to stop now. The big question on Capitol Hill is how many seats Democrats will gain — and whether those gains will be enough to give them control of one or even both chambers of Congress.

Australia expects to resettle hundreds of refugees elsewhere Posted: 07 Nov 2016 07:48 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will find another country to resettle hundreds of asylum seekers now held on poor Pacific islands, a minister said Tuesday as his government planned to banish for life refugees who arrive by boat.

Clinton and Trump chase last-minute support on election eve Posted: 07 Nov 2016 02:15 PM PST By Amanda Becker and Emily Stephenson GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,/RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential campaigns neared their end on Monday in the same angry tone they began, with Republican Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton a "phony" and the Democrat accusing him of splitting the country, as a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll pointed to a strong chance of her winning. Clinton and Trump raced through several battleground states in a last-ditch attempt to encourage their respective supporters to show up at polling places on Tuesday. Clinton sought to capture more support from Latinos, African-Americans and young people, while Trump was looking to rev up disaffected middle class he said has been sidelined by the political establishment.

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