| Washington Post | - 6 hours ago |
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LAS
VEGAS - Donald Trump voiced annoyance Saturday at continued resistance
to his presumptive presidential nomination from some Republicans as he
accused former Florida governor Jeb Bush of trying to undermine his
candidacy and appeared to ...
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NASHVILLE,
Tenn. -- A jury has convicted a former Vanderbilt football player of
encouraging his teammates to rape an unconscious woman he had been
dating.
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(CNN)
The man charged in the killing of British politician Jo Cox appeared in
a Westminster court Saturday with a message. "My name is death to
traitors, freedom for Britain," Tommy Mair said when asked his name in
the dock.
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YOSEMITE
NATIONAL PARK - President Obama stood in a huge meadow here Saturday to
heap praises on the National Park Service on its 100th anniversary year
and to rail against climate change, but from the moment he opened his
mouth it was clear ...
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(CNN)
A Pennsylvania man faces charges including sexual assault after police
say they found him living with 12 girls, including an 18-year-old and
two children he fathered with her.
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| Chicago Tribune | - 3 hours ago |
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A
memorial for Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes was held outside Tras Bambalinas
music school, 4330 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
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"And we're going to beat Hillary. And it would be helpful if the Republicans could help us a bit," Trump added.
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Two
soldiers, who fought yesterday and will fight again today, showed the
CNN crew their scars from previous battles with ISIS. One soldier, known
only as Jassim, said, "these scars are a source of pride for us. And we
are ready to die as martyrs for ...
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David
Cameron has insisted that he will continue in his role as Prime
Minister regardless of how the country votes in the upcoming referendum.
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| Breitbart News | - 13 hours ago |
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In
the Orlando case, we now know that the FBI was not only aware of Omar
Mateen's radicalism, agents had interviewed him twice since 2013 and had
decided he was not an imminent threat - this despite several concrete
instances of openly hostile ...
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England
is a tapestry of counties whose road signs beckon us across its seams.
While some nod a simple welcome, others carry slogans offering
everything from basic lessons in history to full-on personal development
proclamations.
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The
UK faces an "existential choice" in the EU referendum from which there
would be "no turning back", Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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Brazilian
prosecutors have made a formal allegation of tax evasion and money
laundering against former tourism minister Henrique Alves.
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Homework
can sometimes be a nightmare - for both children and their parents. In
France the ritual of copying out poems and learning them by heart is no
exception and can fill whole families with horror, writes Joanna
Robertson in Paris.
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In
our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer
Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science. I went to
the Nigerian capital, Abuja, earlier this month to attend a graduation
ceremony.
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Plans
to scrap bursaries for student nurses and other NHS staff in England
are reckless, unions and charities say. Ministers plan to overhaul the
system in September 2017 and charge those studying to be front-line
health workers for their degrees.
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Crowds
are gathering on the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest against the
heavy US military presence there. Demonstrators are angry after a former
US Marine employed as a civilian worker was arrested over the rape and
murder of a local 20-year-old ...
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This
spirit is reflected in TokyoToys, a shop that has just opened in
Glasgow. The brainchild of Hideki Nguyen, it specialises in selling
manga merchandise with a very exuberant staff.
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| NBCNews.com | - 8 hours ago |
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CAIRO
- An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two
Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related
to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the
rule of Islamist President ...
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| New York Times | - 10 hours ago |
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PARIS
- The police raided dozens of sites across Belgium and brought in 40
people for questioning in an operation to interrupt a terrorist plot to
attack fans gathering to watch a televised soccer match between the
Belgian and Irish national teams, ...
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Washington
(CNN) U.S. and Russian military officials on Saturday held a video
conference to discuss recent Russian air strikes that hit U.S.
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| Business Insider | - Jun 15, 2016 |
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In
this Wednesday, March 2, 2016 photo, New U.S. commander in Afghanistan,
U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, attends a change of command ceremony
at the Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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China
has just tipped its hand in relation to India ahead of the Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Seoul on 24 June. An op-ed in the
Global Times (14 June) titled 'India mustn't let nuclear ambitions blind
itself' gravely noted: "Beijing insists ...
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| The Hill | - 20 hours ago |
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Democrats
are heading into their convention next month with deep divisions over
U.S. policy toward Israel. The issue created deep rifts at the
Democrats' convention four years ago, and that discord is likely to grow
more pronounced due to the influence ...
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| Wall Street Journal | - 41 minutes ago |
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KUALA
LUMPUR, Malaysia—Prime Minister Najib Razak's ruling party won in two
special elections in Malaysia on Saturday, a result that exposes
weakening opposition in the Southeast Asian nation and that could build
momentum for Mr. Najib's coalition ...
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(CNN)
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton, gave birth
to a son on Saturday, according to her Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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| Miami Herald | - 11 hours ago |
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When
Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference on the mass shootings in
Orlando without once acknowledging what by then was clear - that the
killer's targets were principally gay men - many people took notice,
especially those in the state's ...
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| News & Observer | - 4 hours ago |
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Seddique
Mateen, the father of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, speaks with
the media from his home on Mon., June 13, 2016 about Sunday's massacre.
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| NBCNews.com | - 2 hours ago |
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PHOENIX
- Donald Trump ended a week of fundraising and campaigning across the
country Saturday on self-congratulatory note, telling a crowd here: "I
feel like a supermodel, except like times ten.
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| Orlando Sentinel | - 8 hours ago |
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PICTURE
GALLERY: Orlando residents continue to recover after the mass shooting
at Pulse nightclub that left 49 victims dead and another 53 injured.
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Following
a memorial to the Orlando massacre victims, a giant rainbow flag is
unfurled as the New Orleans Pride Parade marches down Elysian Fields
Avenue to the French Quarter on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
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| Fox News | - 45 minutes ago |
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Funerals
for two of the 49 victims of last weekend's massacre at an Orlando
nightclub were marred by overwhelming tension Saturday, as one service
took place under protest from anti-gay demonstrators and another saw a
driver run over two police officers.
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| Reuters | - 45 minutes ago |
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...
* BoE warns of "global spillovers" from Brexit. * Brexit a risk to U.S.
outlook - Janet Yellen. * All markets on a knife-edge.
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With
Indian central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan heading back to academia
after his term ends in September, the search for his replacement has
begun.
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| The Verge | - 8 hours ago |
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NASA
is still testing wild new wing technologies to improve energy
efficiency in flight. The agency announced yesterday that it is
conducting research on a unique wing design that uses 14 electric
motors.
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| NBC New York | - 6 hours ago |
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In
this April 30, 2016 photograph, a spent round is ejected from a
participant's automatic handgun during the live fire portion of a
enhanced concealed carry class.
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| New York Times | - 5 hours ago |
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Senator
Bernie Sanders in May. Mr. Sanders made the expansion of Social
Security a major theme of his campaign. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New
York Times.
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The
basic economic contention about wages and their rising is that it is
full employment which boosts them. That is, it's not the minimum wage,
regulation, armies of bureaucrats or anything else which drives wages up
over time.
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Police
arrested 21 protesters on Saturday for blocking BNSF Railway Co.
[BNISF.UL] freight trains in Vancouver, Washington, on a line that
transports oil and coal in the Northwest, protesters and a railroad
spokesman said.
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It
sure seemed like the new Xbox Scorpio was the big news out of
Microsoft's MSFT -0.52% press conference last week. It's a new console,
after all, and that's usually the most important thing we can hear about
from a console manufacturer.
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| Engadget | - 16 minutes ago |
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You
know those intersections with no traffic lights and everyone's trying
to cross at the same time? Waze calls them "difficult intersections,"
and the navigation app will help you avoid them altogether, so long as
you're in Los Angeles.
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| Engadget | - 14 hours ago |
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The
Mercedes Benz E-Class has always been fancy. Wood, leather and a sense
that you've made some pretty solid life choices are all part of the
package.
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| 9 to 5 Mac | - 13 hours ago |
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Like
iOS 10, tvOS 10 and macOS Sierra, watchOS 3 is a major update that
pushes Apple's wearable platform forward. You'll find that, even in this
early beta, the experience is much better than previous versions of
watchOS.
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| Entertainment Weekly | - 4 hours ago |
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“Tell
me, does it ever occur to you that taking Claire to wife might not have
been the wisest thing you ever did?” You can hardly blame Murtagh for
asking such a question of Jamie, especially given that the pair are
crouched in the dark of the Scottish ...
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Even
after four seasons of Orange is the New Black, there are still some
major question marks for some of the inmates. We've learned some
backstories, but definitely not all of them.
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| 11alive.com | - 19 minutes ago |
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Attrell
Cordes, better known as Prince Be from the '90s R&B duo P.M. Dawn,
died Friday at 46 from kidney disease, his rep confirmed to People.
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(CNN)
An angry mob has attacked a small record shop in Istanbul during a
Radiohead listening party for drinking in the holy month of Ramadan.
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You
should feel free to dislike Ayesha Curry. You can point out that the
27-year-old's celebrity is derived from her husband, a unanimous MVP
whose overwhelming popularity has taken his brand from Nashian David to
LeBronified Goliath in under two years.
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| Golf Channel | - 3 hours ago |
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This
gritty burgh known for producing winning franchises with regularity is
hosting its record ninth U.S. Open this week, with each edition
producing its own brand of distinct champions from Ben Hogan (1950) to
Jack Nicklaus (1962).
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| Bloody Elbow | - 1 hour ago |
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Rory
MacDonald and Stephen Thompson didn't exactly engage in the firefight
that fans wanted. Instead, both men for tactically - Thompson with his
kicks, MacDonald looking to establish range to score with power shots.
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| Sports Illustrated | - 1 hour ago |
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It's
not the biggest surprise in the world that Chile beat Mexico in the
Copa America quarterfinals. After all, Chile is one of the best teams in
the world, the defending Copa champion and boasts world-class players
in its arsenal.
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| PerfScience | - 4 hours ago |
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A
new research has revealed the first of its kind success in treating
early Alzheimer's disease (AD) or its precursors. Exceptional progress
has been noted in the outcomes of quantitative MRI and
neuropsychological testing.
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| Miami Herald | - 1 hour ago |
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Both
sides say a strike by about 4,800 nurses appears inevitable at five
hospitals in the Minneapolis area. Members of the Minnesota Nurses
Association members plan to walk out at 7 a.m.
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| Daily Beast | - 5 hours ago |
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The
vast majority of the victims of the LGBT Pulse club massacre were
Latino and Hispanic. Richard Blanco, the first openly gay Inaugural
Poet, and other LGBT Latinos talk about its impact--and what being LGBT
and Latino means.
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| Nature World News | - 19 hours ago |
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A
new study suggests that exercising four hours after learning new
material coul help improve memory consolidation. (Photo : Chris
Jackson/Getty Images).
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| Christian Science Monitor | - 14 hours ago |
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Antarctica
has breached a symbolic threshold, seeing carbon dioxide levels of 400
ppm for the first time in 4 million years. By Jason Thomson, Staff June
18, 2016.
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| Tech Times | - Jun 17, 2016 |
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Excess
number of hot Jupiters were discovered in Messier 67. What's behind the
high concentration of these gas giants in the dense star cluster?
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| Phys.Org | - 11 hours ago |
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Member
of the International Space Station (ISS) crew Britain's Tim Peake
gestures shortly after landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan,
Saturday, June 18, 2016.
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On
Sunday, the Jeff Bezos-backed spaceflight company Blue Origin will air a
test launch of their space system live for the first time online.
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| cleveland.com | - Jun 16, 2016 |
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COLUMBUS,
Ohio—Hillary Clinton has launched the first general election TV ads of
the 2016 presidential race in Ohio, sinking $1.3 million into five
markets around the state.
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| 89.3 KPCC | - Jun 16, 2016 |
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A
woman submits her ballot at Estrada Court Community Center in Boyle
Heights. Grant Slater/KPCC. 39510 full. Audio from this story.
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| Washington Post | - 8 hours ago |
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CHICAGO
- It was dinnertime on the first evening of the People's Summit, and
Erin Stewart and Maureen Cruise were arguing about the future of
democracy.
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| Politico | - Jun 16, 2016 |
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Hillary
Clinton's takeover of the Democratic National Committee is underway. On
Thursday, Brandon Davis, the former national political director for the
Services Employees International Union, came in as the new chief of
staff - and was introduced at an ...
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| Washington Post | - Jun 17, 2016 |
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SAN
DIEGO - The presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
are both trying to prevent the release of videos that are critical to
legal cases involving the candidates.
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| WFAA.com | - Jun 17, 2016 |
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Friday's
Donald Trump fundraiser in San Antonio brought hundreds of passionate
protesters. Police had to shut down several lanes of Fredericksburg road
as crowds swelled into the streets.
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"If
there was ever a moment for all of us to reflect and reaffirm our most
basic beliefs that everybody counts and everybody has dignity, now's the
time," President Obama said in remarks during a visit to Orlando, Fla.
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