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• After Charleston, South revisits its many Confederate images

  23-06-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Calls to remove Confederate imagery from public places multiplied rapidly across the South and beyond Tuesday, with opponents eyeing state flags, license plates and statues of Civil War politicians and generals.
  
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• Flight attendants sue Boeing, claim injury from engine fumes

  23-06-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Four flight attendants are suing Boeing, claiming that toxic air from an engine leaked into their plane and made them seriously ill on a 2013 flight.
  
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• Dick Van Patten Is Dead at 86

  23-06-2015 23:52
  
  The actor is perhaps best known for his role in "Eight Is Enough."
  
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• Latest on church shooting: Tenn. gov. says remove KKK bust

  23-06-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Freddie Gray autopsy says he died from 'high-energy injury' - most likely caused by sudden braking of police van

  23-06-2015 23:47
  Freddie Gray suffered a single “high-energy injury”, most likely caused when the police van into which he had been bundled suddenly braked, it has been reported.
  
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• British teen nets super role as Spider-Man

  23-06-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Months of speculation ended Tuesday as British actor Tom Holland scored a coveted Hollywood superhero franchise, and will be spinning webs on Andrew Garfield's heels. Sony Pictures and Marvel, apparently keen to get back to Spidey's schoolboy beginnings in the comic's tradition, picked the up-and-coming boyish 19-year-old who starred in "The Impossible" to play Peter Parker in the upcoming Spider-Man film. All in all, we are off to a roaring start," said Tom Rothman
  
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• Rebel flag controversy 1 in long line of disputes worldwide

  23-06-2015 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Around the world, countries have long struggled with questions about flags similar to those faced by South Carolina, which is under pressure to remove a Confederate flag from its statehouse in the wake of the shootings that killed nine people at a historic black church.
  
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• Boeing names its COO and president, Muilenberg, as new CEO

  23-06-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is stepping away from the controls after 10 years.
  
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• New York City to settle Muslim surveillance lawsuit for spying on mosques, student groups and workplaces

  23-06-2015 23:37
  
  The city of New York has reached a preliminary settlement with Muslims who opposed police surveillance in their mosques.
  
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• Google to remove Confederate flag from Google Shopping, ads

  23-06-2015 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Tuesday it would remove content containing the Confederate flag from its Google Shopping service and ads in the wake of last week's racially motivated mass shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina. Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc have announced similar actions. (Reporting by Mari Saito)
  
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• Cannabis in Australia: New South Wales commits $9m to medical marijuana trials

  23-06-2015 23:31
  
  An Australian state is investing millions of dollars into testing the effectiveness of medicinal marijuana.
  
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• Cavs pick up 2016 option for Mozgov, other decisions ahead

  23-06-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers made their first move of the summer, the easiest one.
  
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• The Last Race: Unofficial Chariots of Fire sequel starring Joseph Fiennes in the running

  23-06-2015 23:26
  
  The Scottish runner Eric Liddell was immortalised in the classic film Chariots of Fire, and now 34 years after the Oscar-winning movie, an unofficial sequel of sorts is on the starting line.
  
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• The Last Race: Chariots of Fire sequel in the running to beat Beijing's ban on depicting religion in films

  23-06-2015 23:26
  The Scottish runner Eric Liddell was immortalised in the classic film Chariots of Fire, and now 34 years after the Oscar-winning movie, a sequel is on the starting line.
  
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• Mistrial granted in Vanderbilt football players' rape case

  23-06-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has granted a mistrial in the case of two former Vanderbilt football players convicted in the dorm-room rape of a student.
  
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• Amazon, Etsy Banning Confederate Flag Products

  23-06-2015 23:23
  
  Following Walmart, Sears and eBay, mega online seller Amazon and crafts site Etsy said they will halt the sale of Confederate flags.
  
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• US issuing visas again, but warns of backlog

  23-06-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States has begun to fix a hardware problem that crashed its visa processing system, issuing 45,000 permits in the past day as it works through a big backlog. Some 33 embassies and consulates representing 66 percent of normal capacity were now back online including Beijing, one of the biggest US missions, and "we're working to restore full biometric data processing worldwide," said State Department spokesman John Kirby. Interviews for visa applicants are being reschedule
  
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• Travis d'Arnaud back on DL for Mets with left elbow injury

  23-06-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets have placed Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list, the latest setback in an injury-plagued season for the catcher.
  
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• SC lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to debate Confederate flag

  23-06-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to consider removing the Confederate battle flag from their Statehouse grounds as politicians took aim at Civil War-era symbols in other states, saying change is imperative after police said nine black churchgoers were slain in a hate crime.
  
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• US 'to turn blind eye to cash trades' as rules on dealing with hostage-takers relaxed

  23-06-2015 23:18
  
  The White House will soften its policy for dealing with foreign hostage-takers, signalling that families of loved ones taken captive by terror groups such as Isis will no longer face prosecution if they attempt to pay ransoms to bring them home.
  
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• Food supplier sues egg farm alleging breach of contract

  23-06-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A food supplier has filed a lawsuit alleging an Iowa farm breached an egg supply contract after its parent company lost millions of chickens to bird flu.
  
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• OPM Chief 'Angry' Over Hack, Details How It Happened

  23-06-2015 23:12
  
  The breach may have affected thousands of people.
  
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• WikiLeaks: NSA eavesdropped on the last 3 French presidents

  23-06-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — WikiLeaks has published documents it says shows the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the last three French presidents.
  
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• 16 dead, 5 injured in nursing home fire in northern Mexico

  23-06-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire swept through a retirement home for poor people early Tuesday, killing 16 elderly residents at the facility outside the northern border city of Mexicali, the mayor's office said.
  
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• Saudi cables suggest money links with media

  23-06-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A financially troubled Lebanese TV network received a $2 million Saudi bailout in return for adopting a pro-Riyadh editorial policy. A news agency in Guinea got a $2,000 gift, while small publications across the Arab world received tens of thousands of dollars in inflated subscription fees.
  
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• Amazon, eBay join other retailers banning Confederate flag

  23-06-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc on Tuesday announced they were pulling Confederate flag merchandise from their websites, following other retailers reacting to last week's racially motivated mass shooting at a historic black South Carolina church. Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Sears Holdings Corp on Monday banned sales of products bearing the image of the Confederate battle flag. The "Stars and Bars" has become a lightning rod for outrage over the killing of nine black men and women at Emanuel African Meth
  
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• Senate pushes Obama's Pacific Rim trade pact forward

  23-06-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for "fast-track" trade negotiating authority to help him strike a Pacific Rim deal cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, paving the way for a final vote on the legislation on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the Senate was likely to vote to grant Obama the power to speed trade deals through Congress, including his Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). If that happens, the fast-track measure wo
  
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• Vid shows church rampage killer's arrest

  23-06-2015 23:03 via edition.cnn.com
  
  New dash cam video shows Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof being arrested in Shelby, N.C. CNN's Jake Tapper reports.
  
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• Federal court upholds rules aimed at for-profit industry

  23-06-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations for career training programs, dealing a major blow to the for-profit college industry.
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Was in 'Defensive' Mode Before UCLA Assault Arrest

  23-06-2015 23:00
  
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs has spoken out, via his personal representative, about the arrest that took place last night on the UCLA campus after the music mogul allegedly assault
  
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• California Officer Shoots Police Dog After It Bites His Hand

  23-06-2015 22:59
  San Francisco-area police officer shoots, injures department K-9 after dog bites his hand
  
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• Senate bills cut social programs, boost NIH research, Amtrak

  23-06-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans Tuesday proposed cuts to community health centers, national service, and grants to help children from low- and moderate-income families attend preschool as they unveiled the largest domestic appropriations bill, a $153 billion measure that's sure to attract a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
  
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• Opinion: Flag is just the first step

  23-06-2015 22:58 via edition.cnn.com
  
  It's a relief that South Carolina leaders, including Republicans such as Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Lindsey Graham, are finally calling for the removal of the Confederate flag that still flies on the Capitol grounds.
  
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• Netflix to execute 7-for-1 stock split next month

  23-06-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix will execute a seven-for-one stock split next month in a widely anticipated move designed to make the Internet video service's shares more affordable to a bigger pool of investors.
  
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• Church rampage killer's arrest

  23-06-2015 22:54 via edition.cnn.com
  
  New dash cam video shows Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof being arrested in Shelby, N.C. CNN's Jake Tapper reports.
  
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• Greek deal hopes could face reality of political hurdles in Athens

  23-06-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hopes were high Tuesday that Greece and its creditors can seal a debt deal with exactly one week left to avert default, but those could fade as the Greek premier must convince his anti-austerity party to approve concessions needed to unblock bailout funds. "We are very near (an agreement), the next 48 hours will be decisive," said Greek government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis, after Monday's emergency eurozone summit ended with an optimistic assessment of Athens' latest pro
  
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• Flag is tip of racism iceberg

  23-06-2015 22:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
  It's a relief that South Carolina leaders, including Republicans such as Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Lindsey Graham, are finally calling for the removal of the Confederate flag that still flies on the Capitol grounds.
  
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• Where the flag still flies

  23-06-2015 22:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Despite outrage over the mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, the Confederate battle flag can still be found displayed across the country.
  
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• Boeing says Dennis Muilenburg will become CEO on July 1

  23-06-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is stepping away from the controls after 10 years.
  
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• From battle flag to KKK symbol

  23-06-2015 22:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A look at iterations of the Confederate flag.
  
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• US stocks move higher, pushing Nasdaq to new record

  23-06-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 24.29 points (0.13 percent) to 18,144.07. "The fact the market had a strong move during the last couple of days and hasn't really given anything back, I think it's actually a positive day for those who have a positive bias," said Michael James of Wedbush Securities.
  
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• 'Eight is Enough' dad Dick Van Patten dead at 86

  23-06-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Charismatic actor Dick Van Patten, star of the popular 1970s "Eight is Enough" television series, died Tuesday in Los Angeles aged 86. The actor, who also starred in "The New Dick Van Dyke Show," "Happy Days" and "The Love Boat," died of complications from diabetes, his publicist said. Van Patten was best known for his starring role as the fun-loving father in the "Eight is Enough" family drama, which ran from 1977 to 1981.
  
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• US, China expose faultlines but vow cooperation

  23-06-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States and China candidly laid bare their differences Tuesday including on ensuring freedom of the seas and cyber hacking, but insisted they will work together to avoid confrontation. At the start of key annual talks, US Vice President Joe Biden sharply warned Beijing that the world's waterways -- which carry 80 percent of the planet's commerce -- must remain open for trade. "Responsible countries adhere to international law and work together to keep international sea l
  
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• South Carolina lawmakers vote to open debate over Confederate flag

  23-06-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Senate will consider a similar measure. The Civil War-era flag of the pro-slavery Confederacy has become a lightning rod for outrage over the attack and the racist motives that apparently lay behind the shooting. No one should have any association with something that is used as an excuse to take nine lives just because of different skin color," said Vincent Sheheen, a Democrat who has served in the South Carolina Senate for more than three decades.
  
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• Confederate controversy sweeps South

  23-06-2015 22:40 via edition.cnn.com
  
  State legislators across the South are now taking up the debate over the prominence of the Confederate flag in their states after conservative leaders displayed a sudden swell of support on Monday for removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds in South Carolina.
  
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• Father???s Dramatic 911 Call Unmasks Young ISIS Recruit

  23-06-2015 22:40
  
  See what he had to say.
  
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• Dangerous jellyfish, including man-of-war, off New Jersey

  23-06-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HARVEY CEDARS, N.J. (AP) — Jellyfish have long been a stinging fact of life at the Jersey shore, but lately some dangerous species have been making their way to the area.
  
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• Dash Cams Show Cops Celebrating After Dylann Roof's Arrest

  23-06-2015 22:36
  
  Police released the audio and video of their chase for the suspected shooter.
  
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• Hollywood mourns 'Titanic' composer Horner

  23-06-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shell-shocked Hollywood mourned Tuesday James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer of musical scores for a string of smash-hit movies including "Titanic" and "Avatar," who died in a plane crash aged 61. "Brilliant composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. Horner won two Oscars for "Titanic" -- one for its theme song "My Heart Will Go On," performed by Celine Dion, and another for the film's s
  
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• Bank of China says it will cooperate with Italians in probe

  23-06-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bank of China will cooperate with Italian prosecutors seeking to indict the bank and dozens of Chinese migrants following a massive money-laundering probe reported by The Associated Press earlier this month.
  
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