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• Texas mother charged in deaths of toddlers left in hot car

  24-06-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  
  Cynthia Randolph, 24, was being held on Saturday on $200,000 bail for the deaths of her 16-month-old son and 2-year-old daughter last month, Danie Huffman, a spokeswoman for the Parker County Sheriff's Office, said in an email.Randolph had originally told investigators that she had been folding laundry and watching television in her rural home west of Fort Worth while the boy, Cavanaugh Ramirez, and his sister Juliet Ramirez played in a back porch, according to a criminal complaint.After noticin
  
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• Correction: Mom Arrest-Child Deaths story

  24-06-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — In a story June 23 about a woman charged in the deaths of her two children found inside a hot car, The Associated Press reported an incorrect age for her. She is 24, not 25.
  
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• Clue to Gorsuch's ideology seen in pairings with Thomas

  24-06-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — To see where Justice Neil Gorsuch might fit on the Supreme Court, watch the company he keeps.
  
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• 6 Science-Backed Cures For Insomnia

  24-06-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Each night, millions of people struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep.
  
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• Martin Shkreli Goes To Trial

  24-06-2017 22:58 via yahoo.com
  
  'The Most Hated Person' set to stand trial for security fraud.
  
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• Colbert Considers 2020 Presidential Run

  24-06-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  
  If Donald Trump can be elected to office, so can Stephen Colbert.
  
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• Egypt's Sisi ratifies deal ceding Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

  24-06-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ahmed AbouleneinCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ratified an agreement that cedes sovereignty over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, brushing off widespread public criticism of the deal.The Red Sea islands accord has become politically sensitive for Sisi.Egypt's parliament last week backed the deal handing control of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia, but it has also become the subject of a legal tussle between different courts over
  
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• Conference: US mayors may shape national climate policy

  24-06-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, national policy on climate change will emerge from U.S. cities working to reduce emissions and become more resilient to rising sea levels, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at the annual U.S. Conferences of Mayors meeting in Miami Beach.
  
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• California father buries wrong man after coroner's mistake

  24-06-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend.
  
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• Israel launches air raid on Syria in return for fire: army

  24-06-2017 21:34 via yahoo.com
  
  An Israeli aircraft carried out a strike on Syria after 10 projectiles fired from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, an army spokesman said.The Israeli Air Force also targeted two Syrian regime tanks in the northern part of the Golan, the spokesman said, adding the projectiles did not cause any casualties."Because of the unacceptable violation of Israeli sovereignty", Israel has protested to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) which monitors a 19
  
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• Firefighter Arrested After He Allegedly Beat A Man Who Refused to Give Him a Cigarette: Cops

  24-06-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  The victim sustained injuries to his face before a bartender broke up the fight.
  
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• American Airlines CEO ‘not particularly excited’ by Qatar’s intention to buy stake in airline

  24-06-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Qatar Airways has is planning to obtain at least a 10 per cent stake in American Airlines, prompting a “puzzled” response from the US company's CEO.The state-owned airline company expressed its intention to invest an initial 4.75 per cent: “Qatar Airways sees a strong investment opportunity in American Airlines.“Qatar Airways has long considered American Airlines to be a good oneworld Alliance partner and looks forward to continuing this relationship.
  
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• Syria says Israel strike kills civilians

  24-06-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Israel said on Saturday it had targeted Syrian military installations after shells landed in the occupied Golan Heights but a Syrian military source said the Israeli strikes killed some civilians. Rebels including hardline Islamist factions fought the Syrian army on Saturday in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media and a war monitor reported. Israel's military said 10 projectiles from inside Syria had hit the Golan and it responded with air
  
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• Schwarzenegger, Macron Team Up On Environment

  24-06-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  The former governor of California and the president of France share the same views on climate change.
  
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• Donald Trump defies calls to appoint envoy to combat anti-Semitism around the world

  24-06-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has defied calls to appoint a special envoy to combat anti-Semitism across the world despite growing pressure from Jewish groups and Congress.The two remaining staffers in the US State Department's office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism are reportedly set to be reassigned next month, which will leave the branch completely unstaffed after 1 July.President Trump is legally required to appoint a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, a position created under former pres
  
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• Authorities: Texas mom left 2 kids in hot car as punishment

  24-06-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  
  WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman told investigators that she left her 2-year-old daughter and 16-month-old son in a hot car where they died last month to teach the girl a lesson and that they didn't lock themselves in, as she initially reported, according to sheriff's officials.
  
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• 15 dead, scores missing hours after landslide buries Chinese village

  24-06-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  
  By Christian ShepherdBEIJING (Reuters) - Fifteen people were killed in a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday and about 100 were believed to be still buried in the debris and feared dead, state media said.The landslide swept over more than 60 homes as dawn broke in Xinmo, a remote village in north Sichuan province.Rubble slid 800 meters (half a mile) down a steep slope to block a 2 km stretch of river and 1.6 km of road, official state news agency Xinhua said.
  
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• Top scholars rise above gang violence in suburban NY town

  24-06-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  
  BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Their senior year began with sadness and horror. Two fellow students at Brentwood High School were beaten to death in the street. The corpses of three more were discovered in secluded spots — all victims of suspected gang violence.
  
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• One Dead and One Injured After Small Plane Crashed Into Daycare Center

  24-06-2017 18:59 via yahoo.com
  
  The daycare was not open during the crash and no employees were on scene.
  
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• Iran arrests Islamic State-linked group planning attacks: state TV

  24-06-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Iranian security forces have arrested members of a group linked to Islamic State which had planned bombings and suicide attacks in religious centers, state television reported on Saturday.Intelligence Ministry agents "were able to arrest a group linked to Daesh (Islamic state) that intended to carry out terror operations in religious cities ..., and (seized) explosive and suicide attack equipment," the television said.The arrests came days after Iranian Revolutionary Guardsfired missiles from we
  
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• Egypt's Sisi ratifies contested deal handing Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

  24-06-2017 18:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a maritime demarcation agreement that sees the country cede sovereignty over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, the government said on Saturday.The Red Sea islands deal has become political sensitive for Sisi, who counts on Saudi Arabia as a key ally, after the proposed agreement fueled widespread public criticism and street protests among Egyptians angered over national sovereignty.Egypt's parliament last week backed the plan th
  
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• India's Infosys says reassessing long-term goals due to tougher market

  24-06-2017 18:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Infosys Ltd, India's second-biggest software services exporter, is re-evaluating its long-term targets because tougher market conditions have made them appear "daunting", the company's chairman said on Saturday.Infosys Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka had said earlier that the IT services company was likely to struggle to reach its ambitious $20 billion revenue target by 2020 due to a challenging market environment."The 2020 goals certainly appear daunting in the timeframe in which these goa
  
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• Invasive Asian carp found near Great Lakes beyond electrified barrier

  24-06-2017 18:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Asian carp can weigh up to 100lbs and often outcompete other fish.An Asian carp has been found just miles from the Great Lakes, beyond an electrified barrier designed to keep the invasive species from entering the ecosystem and wreaking the sort of damage seen elsewhere in the US.The carp was sent to Southern Illinois University for further analysis.
  
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• Labour leader gets rapturous music festival welcome

  24-06-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  
  British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn got a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of revellers at the Glastonbury music festival on Saturday.The Labour leader took to the stage just before the Kaiser Chiefs at a festival that took a political turn this year, two weeks after a general election.Corbyn also pledged his support for refugees and young people and said that the politics of US President Donald Trump would be "put back in a box".
  
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• 7 Things You Need to Know About Dragon Ball FighterZ

  24-06-2017 18:00
  Dragon Ball Z has had a ton of fighting games over the years of varying degrees of quality, but none have ever made us more excited than Dragon Ball FighterZ. Visually, it’s pretty easy to see why, but there’s more to this game than meets the eye, which is why we’re here to break down everything you need to know about Dragon Ball FighterZ.
  First off, let’s talk about the combat system of the game. As this is an Arc System Works title, the controls are very similar to thos
  
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• Trump reaches out to lawmakers on healthcare as another says 'no'

  24-06-2017 17:53 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jeff Mason and Yasmeen AbutalebWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made calls to fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday to mobilize support for their party's healthcare overhaul while acknowledging the legislation is on a "very, very narrow path" to passage.Five Republican senators have announced they will not support the bill, which is designed to repeal and replace Obamacare, in its current form.White House officials said on Friday that Trump has been in touch with Senate
  
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• A Look at a New, Bold Experiment at UPenn for Organ Transplants

  24-06-2017 17:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania treated 10 patients on the organ transplant waiting list with a Hepatitis C infected kidney. All 10 got the virus and were treated with one pill for 12 weeks. Today, all 10 are healthy with functioning kidney.
  
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• Deadly landslide in southwestern China

  24-06-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck.The landslide swept over 46 homes as dawn broke at around 6 a.m. in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, a remote mountainous area of north Sichuan close to the region of Tibet, according to the official Xinhua state news agency.President Xi Jinping urged
  
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• China Landslide: at Least 15 Dead, 140 Buried in Sichuan Mountain Village

  24-06-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  
  After days of torrential rains, nearly 300 million cubic feet of rock and soil — equivalent to some 3,000 Olympic-sized pools —covered the village and a hotel in the worst landslide to hit the region since 2008.
  
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• UK Labour leader Corbyn says will 'try to force early election'

  24-06-2017 17:38 via yahoo.com
  
  British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to "try to force an early general election" after Prime Minster Theresa May lost her parliamentary majority, in an interview published Saturday.Corbyn's Labour Party outperformed expectations in this month's election, turning what was predicted to be a procession for May into a disaster, severely weakening her authority as Britain kicks off crucial Brexit talks.A poll for the paper asking the public who would make the best prime minister has put
  
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• Senate Health Care Bill: Pres. Trump Ratchets up Pressure On GOP

  24-06-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  
  In a tweet, the president urged the five senators who’ve declared they won’t vote for the bill to reconsider saying the American people could no longer “suffer a broken Obamacare.”
  
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• Hot Car Deaths up As Extreme Heat Sweeps Country

  24-06-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Nationwide, hot car deaths are up and there’s a push for new legislation in Congress that would require all passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system.
  
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• Berlin gives celebrity welcome to 2 giant pandas from China

  24-06-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Two giant pandas — Meng Meng and Jiao Qing — received a celebrity welcome Saturday in Berlin from the German capital's mayor and the Chinese ambassador after they safely weathered a long flight from China.
  
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• Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles as death toll mounts

  24-06-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  
  By Marius BoschMOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their self-declared caliphate.U.S.-trained urban warfare units were channeling their onslaught along two perpendicular streets that converge in the heart of the Old City, aiming to isolate the jihadist insurgents in four pockets.The wee
  
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• Death toll from multiple Pakistan attacks rises to 57

  24-06-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  
  The death toll from multiple attacks in Pakistan rose to 57, officials said Saturday, a day after the bomb and gun assaults in three cities shook the country as it prepared to mark the end of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month.Officials in Quetta said the number of dead had risen by one to 14 after a blast in the southwestern city which targeted police.The attack was claimed by both the local affiliate of the Islamic State group and by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), an offshoot of the Pakistani Taliban, acc
  
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• Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable

  24-06-2017 17:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Qatar on Saturday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate's sovereignty.Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want Qatar to meet the 13-point ultimatum in return for an end to a nearly three-week-old diplomatic and trade "blockade" of the emirate.Qatar has been given 10 days to meet the demands, which apparently include a call to close down broadcaster Al-Ja
  
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• UAE sees 'parting of ways' if Qatar does not accept Arab demands

  24-06-2017 16:40 via yahoo.com
  
  By AzizEl YaakoubiDUBAI (Reuters) - A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday that if Qatar did not accept an ultimatum issued by fellow Arab states which imposed a boycott this month on the tiny Gulf Arab nation, there would be a "parting of ways".The 13-point list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE include closing the Al Jazeera satellite television network, curbing relations with Iran, shutting a Turkish base in Doha and paying reparations.The demands are a
  
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• Trump Struggles To Gain Support

  24-06-2017 16:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The president finds himself crawling his way out of historically low approval numbers.
  
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• Emmanuel Macron teams up with Arnold Schwarzeneggar to take swipe at Donald Trump on climate change

  24-06-2017 16:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzeneggar has teamed up French President Emmanuel Macron in a new video pledging to make "the planet great again" in a swipe at US President Donald Trump.Both Mr Macron and Mr Schwarzeneggar are known for their outspoken criticism of Mr Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate change agreement.Mr Macron - who along with a number of other European leaders has decried the decision to have America withdraw from the deal - has called on US sc
  
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• Jowls for days: Meet the 2017 World's Ugliest Dog winner

  24-06-2017 16:05 via yahoo.com
  
  The 2017 World's Ugliest Dog winner is perhaps the floppiest yet. Martha, a three-year-old 125-pound Neapolitan Mastiff from Sebastopol, California, took the top prize at the Petaluma competition on Friday. Martha will triumphantly return home with $1,500, a trophy, and a free trip to New York City for media appearances. SEE ALSO: Dogs, ranked And she seems absolutely thrilled.Image: M. DAVEY/EPA/REX/ShutterstockMartha reportedly won over the judges the way we'd all like to — by lying down
  
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• These 4 Animals Are Real Extinct American Creatures

  24-06-2017 16:00 via yahoo.com
  
  They sound like mythical creatures but these prehistoric American animals were very real before they went extinct thousands of years ago.
  
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• Amnesty for militants in Syria's Raqqa aims to promote stability

  24-06-2017 15:20 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michael GeorgyAIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) - A civil council expected to rule Raqqa once Islamic State is dislodged from the Syrian city pardoned 83 of the jihadist group's low-ranking militants on Saturday, a goodwill gesture designed to promote stability.The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have gained significant ground in the battle for Raqqa, the operational base for Islamic State over the past three years and a symbol of its self-proclaimed caliphate.Senior SDF figures predict Ra
  
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• China, U.S. agree on aim of 'complete, irreversible' Korean denuclearization

  24-06-2017 13:35 via yahoo.com
  
  China and the United States agreed that efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula should be "complete, verifiable and irreversible", Chinese state media said on Saturday, reporting the results of high level talks in Washington this week."Both sides reaffirm that they will strive for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," a consensus document released by the official Xinhua news agency said.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had said on Thursday
  
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• Qatar blockade exposes rifts in Trump administration's 'peculiar' foreign policy

  24-06-2017 13:00 via yahoo.com
  
  US secretary of state Rex Tillerson meets with then-Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef in May. Tillerson has warned the Gulf states to make their demands of Qatar ‘reasonable and actionable’.The crisis created by the ultimatum delivered to Qatar by the Saudi-led Gulf coalition has been deepened by mixed messages from Washington.
  
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• Dallas officer charged with aggravated assault for killing of 21-year-old woman

  24-06-2017 13:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Mary Dawes (center), Genevive’s mother, becomes emotional during a news conference.A grand jury has indicted a Dallas police officer on a charge of aggravated assault for firing into a moving car and killing a 21-year-old woman.Christopher Hess, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation into the death of Genevive Dawes, Dallas police said in a statement on Friday.
  
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• 2 Amazing Pictures Of Space Taken By An Amateur

  24-06-2017 13:00 via yahoo.com
  
  These are some of the most visually striking things related to space.
  
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• If Baghdadi is dead, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer

  24-06-2017 12:49 via yahoo.com
  
  By Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - If Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is confirmed dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were Iraqi army officers under late dictator Saddam Hussein.Experts on Islamist groups see no clear successor but regard Iyad al-Obaidi and Ayad al-Jumaili as the leading contenders, though neither would be likely to assume Baghdadi's title of "caliph", or overall commander of Muslims.Russia's defense ministry said las
  
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• This Super Common Beauty Product Could Be Linked to Breast Cancer

  24-06-2017 12:41 via yahoo.com
  
  A new study conducted by Rutgers School of Public Health found a connection between hair dye and relaxer usage and an increased chance of developing breast cancer. The results show that way these products affect you has a lot to do with your race. The study found that African-American women who used dark brown or black hair dyes saw a 51 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer. These products also led to a 72 percent increase specifically in estrogen-positive ...
  
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• White police officer shoots off-duty black officer in St Louis

  24-06-2017 12:30 via yahoo.com
  
  A black off-duty police officer has been shot by a white colleague who “feared for his safety” in the US.The St Louis Metropolitan Police Department described the shooting as a “friendly fire incident” but the injured officer’s lawyer said he had been “automatically feared” as a black man.Acting police commissioner Lawrence O’Toole said officers were pursuing a stolen car when three suspects inside opened fire on Wednesday night.
  
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• Norway-Russia relations to deteriorate following U.S. Marines' base extension: Russian embassy

  24-06-2017 12:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Norway's decision to extend the presence of U.S. Marines on its soil will worsen relations with neighboring Russia and could escalate tensions on NATO's northern flank, the Russian embassy in Oslo told Reuters on Saturday.Some 330 Marines will be stationed in Norway until the end of 2018, the government said on Wednesday, doubling the length of what was initially billed as a one-year trial period.The deployment last January to practice winter warfare and cross-country skiing, and to participate
  
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