THE WORLD'S TODAY HOT NEWS ON APRIL 11TH, 2015

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• Soviet-era statues smashed as Ukraine likens Russia to Nazis

  Masked men smashed communist-era monuments in Ukraine's second city overnight Friday after the country's pro-Western parliament voted to purge the nation of Soviet symbols and its head of state compared today's Russia to Nazi Germany. As Kiev and Moscow traded angry barbs in an escalating war of…

  AFP
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  NATO Gets Faster At Responses Amid Russia’s Nuclear War Threats

  Well, it seems like the pissing contest between NATO and Russia has begun. Just a few days ago, Russia threatened to start nuclear war against the United States and its allies, and now the Alliance is further annoying the Kremlin. First, it was NATO’s voting to provide lethal aid to Kyiv’s…

  ValueWalk
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  Correction: Police Officer-Fatal Shooting story

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In stories April 7 and 8 about the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Walter Scott was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard. Scott was granted a lesser discharge, known as a general discharge under…

  Associated Press
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  RPT: Sharpton told to stay away from the funeral of Walter Scott

  President of South Carolina’s Tri-County Fraternal Order of Police John Blackmon on the Walter Scott shooting, Al Sharpton issued to stay away from Walter and keeping racial issues out.

  Fox Business Videos
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  Iraq Suffers Major Setback In Fight Against ISIS

  (Adds killing of 15 civilians) BAGHDAD, April 10 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts in a setback for a government campaign to retake the desert terrain. The jihadists deployed…

  Huffington Post
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  Dustin Hoffman Loves to Hide and Seek: An Illustrated Poem (18 photos)

  Did you know that Dustin Hoffman loves to play hide and seek? It's true! Here we've compiled all our favorite images of him peeking and booing into one illustrated poem.

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  Ukraine's Controversial Bill Recognizing WWII-Era Partisans Draws Harsh Criticism From Russians

  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was greeted Friday in Odessa, Ukraine, by a group of pro-Russian Ukranians chanting "murderer!" and “no to fascism!" a day after his bloc in parliament passed a bill recognizing controversial World War II-era partisan groups as "freedom fighters." The groups are…

  International Business Times
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  Get Ready: China Could Pull a 'Crimea' in Asia

  Zhang Wenmu [张文木] is a major fixture of the Chinese foreign policy debate. Unlike many of his colleagues in the Beijing foreign policy scene, he does not frequent seminars and workshops with Western counterparts. Toiling away at Beihang University (previously the Beijing University of Aeronautics…

  The National Interest
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  Russia lashes out at law to erase Ukraine's Soviet past

  Controversial laws designed to leave Ukraine's Soviet past behind stoked tension in the war-divided country Friday and prompted an angry reaction from Russia which called the ban on communist-era symbols "totalitarian". "Kiev used truly totalitarian methods, attacking freedom of the press, opinion…

  AFP
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  California delta's water mysteriously missing amid drought

  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — and the prime suspects are farmers whose families have tilled fertile soil there for generations.

  Associated Press
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  Fareed Zakaria tees off on Bill Maher: “You’re not persuading people. You’re getting applause lines in the West”

  Perhaps the most interesting moment was when Zakaria went straight at Maher’s critique of Islam as an intolerant religion, which the host has developed more aggressively in recent months. For more of his response and the rest of the discussion, which included New York Times columnist Ross Douthat,…

  Salon.com
• India, France jet deal may fuel trade partnership: experts

  India's multi-billion-dollar deal to buy 36 fighter jets from France will cement strategic political ties between the two countries at a time when both are looking to kickstart their economies, experts say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first trip to France, said Friday he had ordered…

  AFP

• Turkey says sends more troops, aerial support to fight Kurdish militants

  By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey sent extra troops, reconnaissance planes and armed helicopters into its eastern Agri province on Saturday after four soldiers were wounded in a clash with Kurdish insurgents, the military said. The government said militants from the Kurdish Workers Party…

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• Nancy Reagan Gives Her Endorsement to ... Hillary Clinton

  Nancy Reagan is the subject of the second part of an upcoming History Channel series called “First Ladies In Their Own Words.” The former first lady’s son, Ron Reagan, is the host of the show. I want Hillary to win. Since Reagan's presidency, and especially since his death, Ronald Reagan's legacy…

  Bloomberg
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  Memo to Jewish Americans: It's pro-Israel to Find Netanyahu Embarrassing

  It is part of the democratic ethos that you are not only allowed to criticize elected leaders, but are obliged to do so if you have good reason to believe they are wrong.So, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thought it was acceptable to address a joint session of Congress without coordinating…

  Huffington Post
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  8-foot-long carnivorous cat-eating lizards are invading Florida

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  China blasts Obama over military 'muscle' in South China Sea

  Beijing hit back Friday at US President Barack Obama's criticism of Chinese construction in the disputed South China Sea, arguing that it is Washington that has greater military "muscle". The Chinese foreign ministry's retort came a day after Obama warned that Beijing was "using its sheer size and…

  AFP
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  Orthodox Christians mark 'Holy Fire' rite in Jerusalem

  Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled Jerusalem's ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday for the "Holy Fire" ceremony on the eve of Orthodox Easter. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians flocked to the church and surrounding streets in the…

  AFP

• Putin's Surprising New Ruble Problem Threatens Russian Coffers

  Vladimir Putin is facing a problem few could have anticipated: The ruble is becoming too strong. Last year’s worst-performing major currency is this year’s best and while that’s buoying the nation’s bonds, driving yields to the lowest in four months, it’s also crimping Russia’s export revenue. The…

  Bloomberg
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  5 Facts About Hillary Clinton's Faith

  WASHINGTON (RNS) As she embarks, again, on a presidential campaign, one facet of Hillary Clinton, 67, is unchanged across her decades as a lawyer, first lady, senator and secretary of state: She was, is and likely always will be a social-justice-focused Methodist.1) She was shaped by a saying…

  Huffington Post
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  Germany to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service

  Germany plans to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service in what is widely seen as a response to rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine. The tanks were sold to industry as part of defence cuts after the Cold War. The German defence ministry said it would spend €22m (£16m;$24m) on bringing…

  BBC News
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  Ikea’s Newly Designed Refugee Shelters Are a Game Changer

  Refugee camps across Iraq are about to get a Swedish touch. The United Nations’ refugee agency just ordered 10,000 shelters designed by Ikea, its largest corporate partner. Produced by Better Shelter, a social enterprise started by the Ikea Foundation, the design marries form, function, and…

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  Obama, Castro stand together at historic summit

  US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro stood near each other at a historic Summit of the Americas on Friday, marking a major milestone in their efforts to end decades of animosity. Obama and Castro, separated by the presidents of Ecuador and El Salvador, stood in the second of three rows…

  AFP
• Mugabe tells S.Africa media: 'I don't want to see a white man'

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe walked away from a group of journalists in South Africa commenting "I don't want to see a white man", television footage showed Friday. Mugabe was visiting Soweto, heartland of the anti-apartheid struggle, on Thursday on the final day of his state visit to South…

  AFP
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  Yemeni militiamen say captured two Iranian officers in Aden

  By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) - Local militiamen in the Yemeni city of Aden said they captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels during fighting on Friday evening. Tehran has denied providing military support for Houthi fighters, whose advances have drawn air strikes by a…

  Reuters
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  Putin Prepares Spring Offensive Against Ukraine

  According to my own sources in Ukraine, where I was two weeks ago, Russian military assets have spread broadly all along Ukraine’s eastern border formed up in three waves in order to stretch and overwhelm Ukrainian defences across an entire front. You fight back, you lose – you don’t fight back,…

  Forbes
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  5 Cruise Cabin Hacks That Will Change the Way You Cruise Forever

  Your cruise ship cabin is your home away from home when you're at sea. But unlike your own bedroom, you can't tweak the space given to you by the cruise line if you find something lacking.Or can you?Here are five great cruise cabin travel hacks that will change the way you cruise forever.1. How to…

  Huffington Post
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  GOP Attempt To Scuttle Obama's Iran Deal Faces Its Own Existential Threats Next Week

  WASHINGTON -- The fragile but growing congressional effort to bring oversight to ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran is at risk of unravelling, as lawmakers from both sides push for controversial additions to the bill.On Tuesday, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)…

  Huffington Post
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  Cinderella Star Lily James Labeled Racist for Instagram Post

  Cinderella star Lily James is fighting off racist labels after an Instagram post sparked backlash.

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  US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions

  AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia (AP) — Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries.

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  Slideshow: Entire cabin stolen in Washington (13 photos)

  Moose Hempel's vacation cabin near Loon Lake about 30 miles from Spokane, Washington, was stolen off its foundation, as his family discovered a few days ago on one of their biweekly visits. Click here to read more about it on Yahoo Homes. Also on Yahoo Homes: • His house was tiny enough to steal,…

  Yahoo Homes
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  Pro-Russian Separatists Using False Text Messages To Destabilize Ukrainian Government, Report Says

  Pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine used falsified text messages in a bid to destabilize the Ukrainian government’s standing among local citizens. The messages were sent as recently as this week, despite the ceasefire that has existed between the two sides in Ukraine’s civil war since…

  International Business Times
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  Vatican, France in showdown over gay ambassador

  Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat as France's ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green light from Rome. With Pope Francis entering his third year in the post, some activists see the Vatican's silence as a test of the depth of reform in the Catholic Church.…

  AFP
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  Boeing just patented a bizarre 'cuddle chair' that could revolutionize how we sleep on airplanes

  Getting quality sleep on a plane can be a great...

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• Russian middle class slowly stirred to action by economic crisis

  By Elizabeth Piper MOSCOW (Reuters) - It was when her nine-year-old son said he wanted to be ill to keep her home that Ekaterina Chatskaya knew the cuts at her Moscow clinic had gone too far and she was working too many hours. The 33-year-old Russian gynecologist said her work burden became…

  Reuters
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  Mission Impossible: Iran Is Too Powerful to Contain

  Fear of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran has brought together some unlikely partners. In private, the Saudi government allegedly expressed its willingness to work with Israel to prevent a nuclear Iran, while at the same time officially welcoming the news of an agreement between Tehran…

  The National Interest
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  2015 NFL suspension tracker (6 photos)

  Every offseason brings a wave of suspensions and fines for NFL players. It’s only been a couple of months since the Super Bowl and the suspensions are already beginning to pile up.

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