Man Allegedly Cons Women Into Buying Him Lamborghini, Corvette, Shelby Mustang

A Missouri man has been accused of convincing a woman to buy him a Lamborghini and a Corvette as part of an online dating swindle that stretched across several states and encompassed at least three women, according to authorities. 28-year-old Timothy Rossell was arrested on October 13, and has been charged with one count of impersonating a federal officer and four counts of identity theft. According to police, Rossell was engaged in a con in which he would convince women to buy cars for him, drive them for a time, and then secretly sell them while telling the women the vehicles were stolen, KMOV.com reports.

The Latest: Trump says 'it would be very easy to apologize'

Donald Trump says "it would be very easy to apologize" to a woman who accused him of sexual assault — but he won't do anything that seems like an admission of guilt. Several women have accused Trump recently of unwanted advances and sexual assault. Donald Trump is suggesting that House Speaker Paul Ryan has been undermining his campaign because he may be plotting his own White House run in 2020.

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  New Poll of Polls: Clinton widens lead

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  Clinton widens poll lead in wake of Trump accusations

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Boko Haram faction ready to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls - govt

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president's spokesman said on Sunday. Around 220 girls were taken from their school in 2014 in Chibok in northeastern Borno state, where Boko Haram has waged a seven-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic state, killing thousands and displacing more than 2 million people. A faction of the militant group released 21 of the girls on Thursday after the Red Cross and the Swiss government brokered a deal.

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  Boko Haram claims attack on soldiers in NE Nigeria

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  Nigerian parents reunite with 21 girls freed by Boko Haram

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6.9-magnitude quake hits off PNG: USGS

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued with little damage expected due to the remote location. The tremor was estimated at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) on New Britain island, 418 kilometres northeast of the capital Port Moresby, the United States Geological Survey said. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a widespread tsunami.

• Strong Quake Strikes Papua New Guinea; No Damage Reports

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• Powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude strikes off Papua New Guinea

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The LAPD Is Building a Tesla Model S Police Car

Luxury car buyers can’t seem to get enough of the Tesla Model S—and neither, apparently, can the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD plans to convert a Tesla Model S into a fully-fledged patrol car and set it loose on the mean streets of Los Angeles, as part of a plan that aims to replace traditional cop vehicles with electric police cruisers in the next five years. Back in May, the LAPD announced that it had borrowed a pair of Model S P85 Ds to see how the EVs could handle the demands of life on the beat.

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  Tesla needs to stop improving its most successful car

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• 5 Mistakes You Might Be Making While Trying to Sell Your Car

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Cops Save 1-Year-Old Baby's Life While on Patrol When They Spot Mom Screaming for Help

Two police officers jumped into action and saved a 1-year-old baby girl's life when she started choking and turning blue while out with her mother in New York. Officers Felix Baez and Giovanni Laguna spotted the mom and infant while on patrol in the Bronx

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  Nypd Officers Perform Life-Saving Cpr On 1-Year-Old Girl

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  Moms Donate Breast Milk to 4-Month-Old Baby After Police Officer Mom Is Slain in Line of Duty

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Syrian rebels seize 'doomsday' village where Islamic State promised final battle

By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West. Its defeat at Dabiq, long a mainstay of Islamic State's propaganda, underscores the group's declining fortunes this year as it suffered battlefield defeats in Syria and Iraq and lost a string of senior leaders in targeted air strikes. The rebels, backed by Turkish tanks and warplanes, took Dabiq and neighboring Soran after clashes on Sunday morning, said Ahmed Osman, head of the Sultan Murad group, one of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions involved in the fighting.

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  Syrian opposition troops capture prized city from Islamic State

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  Syrian rebels just captured the town where ISIS thinks the apocalypse will begin

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Drive Wire for October 17, 2016: Apple May Have Canned Its Plans to Build a Car

Today on Drive Wire: A new report suggests Apple has ditched its plans to build its own car for the time being, instead choosing to concentrate on developing technology for self-driving vehicles. According to Bloomberg, the Apple project known as Project Titan has been significantly ramped down, with hundreds of employees connected to the project being reassigned or leaving the company over the last few months. Management and leadership problems were an issue with the project, according to Bloomberg.

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  Apple envisioned using your fingerprint as a car key

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  Apple reportedly doesn’t want to build a car anymore — just its brain

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Ohio dad of girl who was starved, beaten gets death sentence

Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Shanahan followed the jury's recommendation that 34-year-old Glen Bates should be executed for the death of his daughter Glenara. The jury in Cincinnati convicted Bates on multiple charges in Glenara's death. Glenara was pronounced dead in March 2015 after her mother took her to a hospital.

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  Daughter of Lexington native and Olympic athlete Tyson Gay killed in shooting

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  Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's teen daughter killed in Kentucky crossfire

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