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• Charles Barkley's mother, Charcey Glenn, dies in Alabama

  19-06-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — The mother of NBA great Charles Barkley, Charcey Glenn, has died at her home in Alabama.
  
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• 'He was my hero': Charleston mother hails 26-year-old killed shielding victims

  19-06-2015 23:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Tywanza Sanders put himself in the line of fire and told shooter ‘You don’t have to do this’ after attacker said was going to kill everybody in church basementTywanza Sanders, 26, the youngest victim of the deadly shooting at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston, died trying to shield the oldest victim, his great aunt Susie Jackson, 87, from the barrel of a gun. That simple act of courage has emerged as perhaps the enduring image of the victims’ resilience in the face of the hatred unlea
  
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• 'Empire' star Taraji P. Henson treated for exhaustion

  19-06-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokeswoman for Taraji P. Henson says the actress is suffering from exhaustion.
  
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• The Latest: Spieth leads, Tiger heads home from US Open

  19-06-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Obama says South Carolina shooting shows racism remains a 'blight' in U.S.

  19-06-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the aftermath of the South Carolina shooting at a black church, President Barack Obama told U.S. mayors on Friday that racism remains a "blight" that the United States has to "combat together." Obama also reiterated his support for gun control legislation, saying tragedies like the one in South Carolina call for a response beyond grief. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• US man jailed over Pakistan intelligence service attack

  19-06-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US man who gave money to a suicide bomber who attacked a headquarters of Pakistan's intelligence service was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Friday, prosecutors said. Reaz Qadir Khan, 51, a naturalized US citizen living in Portland, Oregon had previously pleaded guilty in a US court to providing material support to terrorists. Khan admitted arranging for the delivery of approximately $2,450 to Maldivian Ali Jaleel, one of the suicide bombers responsible for the May 27, 2009 a
  
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• Shootings highlight dark past for Charleston race relations

  19-06-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With a dark past and complicated present, race relations have always been a challenge in Charleston.
  
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• Charleston church victims' families forgive suspect in court

  19-06-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They forgave him. They advised him to repent for his sins, and asked for God's mercy on his soul. One even told Dylann Storm Roof to repent and confess, and "you'll be OK."
  
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• The Latest: Theater shooting judge denies motion to acquit

  19-06-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Trial may be next step for former 'Melrose Place' actress

  19-06-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former "Melrose Place" actress convicted of vehicular manslaughter still faces a federal lawsuit.
  
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• Tekmira stops adding patients in African study of Ebola drug

  19-06-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of drugmaker Tekmira slumped Friday after the company said it stopped enrolling new patients in a trial of a treatment for a strain of Ebola.
  
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• Gunfight on Cincinnati street leaves officer, armed man dead

  19-06-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police responding to an emergency call exchanged gunfire with an erratic armed man on a city street in a shootout that left him and a longtime officer dead, authorities said.
  
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• Police crack down on activists on eve of London austerity march

  19-06-2015 23:41 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Fresh bail conditions handed out by Metropolitan police forbidding activists from attending demonstration on SaturdayPolice have launched a crackdown on activists previously linked to direct action protests before what is expected to be the largest anti-austerity demonstration of the year.'This is not the Met police; they haven’t got the brains. I think there’s a political motivation' Continue reading...
  
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• Serb PM to honour Srebrenica victims

  19-06-2015 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he is ready to attend ceremonies marking 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre.
  
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• Warriors celebrate crown with victory parade

  19-06-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Warriors defeated Cleveland 105-97 in game six Tuesday at Cleveland to capture their first crown since 1975, with the march ending at the city's convention center so players could thank loyal long-suffering fans for their support and show off the championship trophy. "Thank you all for supporting us all these years," said NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Andre Iguodala. Steph Curry, the Warriors top scorer who set a record for 3-pointers made in a single playoff run, won NBA re
  
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• Charleston church shooting victim's cousin pays tribute to Tywanza Sanders

  19-06-2015 23:35 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  As Dylan Roof opened fire on Emanuel AME church, Tywanza Sanders stood up and tried to protect his 87-year old great aunt Susie Jackson before both died. Horace Sanders, who is related to both Tywanza and Susie, speaks about his family in the aftermath of the 17 June shooting. Continue reading...
  
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• NRA board member blames victim for Charleston shooting

  19-06-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston attorney on the National Rifle Association's board of directors is blaming the deadly Charleston church shooting on one of the victims, saying the slain pastor had opposed concealed carry legislation as a state senator that could have saved him and his fellow worshippers.
  
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• Jason Day overcome by dizziness at US Open

  19-06-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Jason Day was overcome by dizziness and collapsed on his final hole at the U.S. Open on Friday, raising doubt about whether he will be able to continue this weekend.
  
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• U.S. doctor sanctioned for 'abhorrent and abnormal' troop training

  19-06-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Shiffman RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - A state board revoked the license of a former U.S. Army doctor on Friday, finding that he plied students with hypnotic drugs during battlefield-trauma training and performed dangerous procedures, including intentionally inducing shock. The doctor, John Henry Hagmann, was cited for training he provided in 2012 and 2013 in Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado and Great Britain. Students testified on Friday that Hagmann also performed penile nerve blocks and
  
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• Aurora shooting trial: prosecutors finish presenting emotional case

  19-06-2015 23:27 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Team interspersed survivor testimonies with physical evidence to prove that James Holmes was sane when he allegedly killed 12 and injured 70 in 2012 Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting trial were wrapping up their case on Friday against James Holmes after eight weeks of testimony in which they sought to show that the former neuroscience student meticulously planned and carried out the 2012 massacre while knowing it was wrong.As they have throughout their case, prosecutors also sought to
  
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• Two hundred years on, guns roar anew at Waterloo

  19-06-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Under the same leaden skies and the same damp Belgian fields, the Battle of Waterloo was fought again 200 years on Friday -- this time with pyrotechnics and blaring classical music. Six thousand history enthusiasts from 52 countries in full costume acted out the attack by French emperor Napoleon's forces on British, Prussian and Dutch forces at the start of the historic clash on July 18, 2015. Around 60,000 spectators were on hand to watch a spectacle which had sold out months ago, seated i
  
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• SAS training officer tells inquest he ignored MoD guidelines

  19-06-2015 23:16 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Officer tells coroner’s court that ‘stopping the training was not an option’ An SAS training officer has told an inquest into the deaths of three reservists who collapsed during a gruelling mid-summer training march that he did not adhere to Ministry of Defence guidelines on heat stress. The officer, identified only by his cipher Soldier 9F, also claimed that stopping selection tests in the face of heat casualties, as stipulated in MoD documents, was “not an option” given the intensit
  
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• Families of South Carolina church massacre victims offer forgiveness

  19-06-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Harriet McLeod, Alana Wise and Luciana Lopez CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Relatives of some of the nine black people gunned down while they studied the Bible at a historic South Carolina church offered tearful words of forgiveness on Friday to the 21-year-old white man charged with murdering their loved ones. Dylann Roof, who sat for an hour with parishioners at the nearly 200-year-old Emanuel African Methodist Church before opening fire, stood quietly as he appeared in court via a video feed
  
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• The Latest: Theater shooting jury gets break, warning

  19-06-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Nationals OF Harper sore, but avoids disabled list for now

  19-06-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper has temporarily avoided a trip to the disabled list, although his ailing left hamstring sidelined the right fielder for Washington's game against Pittsburgh.
  
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• US stock rally peters out, but market still ends week higher

  19-06-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A rally that pushed a key index to a record high petered out on Friday.
  
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• Day collapses on final hole of U.S. Open

  19-06-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Australian golfer Jason Day sent a scare through the U.S. Open when he collapsed on his final hole of the second round on Friday. One of the hot favorites for the tournament, Day dropped to the turf and laid on his back, covering his face as his caddie came to his aid.
  
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• The Latest: Jason Day overcome by dizziness at US Open

  19-06-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• No decision has been made on death penalty in Charleston church shooting, says prosecutor – video

  19-06-2015 23:03 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Prosecutor Scarlett Wilson says 'now is not the time' to discuss whether suspected gunman Dylann Roof will face the death penalty. 21-year-old Roof is accused of shooting and killing nine black churchgoers on Wednesday in Charleston, in what police are treating as a hate crime. Wilson says that the families of the victims must be consulted before any decision on the death penalty is made Continue reading...
  
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• Parade, large rally celebrate NBA champion Warriors

  19-06-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The streets of Oakland are awash in yellow and blue as hundreds of thousands of fans watch and cheer the Golden State Warriors victory parade, which has been 40 years in the making.
  
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• Plans to bring balcony victims home

  19-06-2015 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arrangements are being made to bring home the bodies of five students who died after a balcony collapsed in California in the United States.
  
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• Mexico investigates stabbing death of journalist in southwestern state of Tabasco

  19-06-2015 22:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Mexican authorities are investigating the killing of a journalist in the southeastern state of Tabasco.
  
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• Jason Day needs medical attention at US Open

  19-06-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Jason Day needed medical attention after collapsing as he was wrapping up his second round at the U.S. Open.
  
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• US stocks end lower as Greece keeps traders cautious

  19-06-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Giving up more than half of Thursday's gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 101.56 points (0.56 percent) at 18,014.28, and the broad-based S&P 500 fell 11.48 (0.54 percent) to 2,109.76. After sweeping to a new record Thursday, the Nasdaq Composite Index shed 15.95 points (0.31 percent) at 5,117.00. The mild sell-off came as Greece and its official creditors entered the weekend with no deal on more financial aid to Athens in sight, and the cash-short country facing a June 30 dead
  
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• Fogo de Chao shares jump almost 29 percent in market debut

  19-06-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Fogo de Chao Inc. surged in their first day of trading after the Brazilian steakhouse chain priced its IPO above the expected range.
  
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• Big rise in terror attacks, US says

  19-06-2015 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US State Department says the number of terror attacks around the world rose by a third in 2014 compared with the previous year.
  
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• Texas Supreme Court allows a same-sex couple to divorce

  19-06-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a divorce granted in a lower court for a same-sex couple, a rare decision in a state that has a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The court ruled that state authorities, who tried to block the divorce, did not have appropriate standing in the matter and upheld the divorce of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly, who were married in Massachusetts in 2004. The motion was launched about four years ago by Greg Ab
  
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• Ukraine vows to pay Russia despite default threat

  19-06-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cash-strapped Ukraine promised on Friday to make the next payment on a disputed Russian loan it had threatened to stop servicing due to Moscow's rejection of more lenient terms. The decision should help ease some of the tensions building between the two neighbours throughout Ukraine's 14-month separatist revolt that Kiev accuses Moscow of staging -- a charge Russia denies. "Two days ago, we paid $39 million (34 million euros) for (US-held) Eurobonds, and we will also pay $75 milli
  
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• Obama says 'goodness' of America shines through South Carolina victims' families

  19-06-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Friday said in a tweet that the "goodness" of the American people was illustrated in the response of the families of shooting victims killed Wednesday in a South Carolina church. "In the midst of darkest tragedy, the decency and goodness of the American people shines through in these families," Obama said in a tweet from his personal Twitter account.
  
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• The man who farms tables and chairs

  19-06-2015 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man who grows tables and chairs
  
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• The Latest: Colin Montgomerie: USGA getting its revenge

  19-06-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Prosecution rests in theater shooting trial

  19-06-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Warrant reveals chilling details of US church massacre

  19-06-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The suspected white supremacist who slaughtered nine African-American churchgoers shot them multiple times with a high-caliber handgun then stood over a survivor to make a "racially inflammatory" statement, according to his arrest warrant. The document, made public Friday after 21-year-old Dylann Roof was charged with nine counts of murder and remanded in custody without bail pending pre-trial hearings, confirmed chilling details about the case. Parishioners allowed him to enter to tak
  
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• 3 shot blocks away from Golden State Warriors celebration

  19-06-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Three people have been shot five blocks from the NBA championship celebration for the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.
  
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• Haitians booted from Dominican Republic uncertain of future

  19-06-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FONBAYA, Haiti (AP) — Saint-Soi Souverin sat on a bench resting and thinking about his plight after being uprooted from his longtime home on the other side of the border in the Dominican Republic, far from the Haitian shelter where he is staying.
  
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• The Latest: Mother of youngest theater victim on stand

  19-06-2015 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Google cracks down on 'revenge porn' under new nudity policy

  19-06-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will start to censor unauthorized nude photos from its influential Internet search engine in a policy change aimed at cracking down on a malicious practice known as "revenge porn."
  
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• US church suspect ordered held on murder charges

  19-06-2015 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The carnage at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston was the worst attack on a US place of worship in decades and comes at a time of revived racial tensions in many parts of the country. Reports that 21-year-old Dylann Roof -- charged with nine murders as well as "possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime" -- said he "wanted to start a race war" are sure to leave the city on edge. Tearful relatives of the nine people killed expres
  
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• McConnell promises Senate vote on late-term abortion bill

  19-06-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his chamber will vote on legislation banning most late-term abortions.
  
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• US stocks end lower as Greece keeps trader cautious

  19-06-2015 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - US stocks eased from the week's highs on Friday as traders became cautious ahead of a fraught-filled weekend for Greece and the eurozone.
  
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