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• Pope hints at changes

  06-07-2015 23:57 via edition.cnn.com
  
  At a Mass in Ecuador, Pope Francis asked a large crowd to pray that God will make miracles out of ideas and proposals that some Catholics might consider "impure" or "threatening."
  
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• Germany, France press Greece to make fast, credible proposals

  06-07-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, the euro zone's most powerful leaders, said Athens must move quickly if it wants to secure a cash-for-reform deal with creditors and avoid crashing out of the single currency. Raising the pressure on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras before a euro zone summit on Tuesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep a tight grip on funding to Greek banks. By voting decisively against tough bailout conditions, as Tsi
  
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• 2 migrants die, 12 injured when crowded smugglers' truck overturns in southern Mexico

  06-07-2015 23:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Mexican authorities say two Central American migrants have died and a dozen more were injured when a truck carrying 41 people overturned in southern Mexico.
  
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• Touting progress, Obama says Islamic State is losing ground

  06-07-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama portrayed the U.S.-led coalition Monday as gaining ground against the Islamic State amid an expanded U.S. effort and ample signs of progress, but conceded more difficulties ahead in fighting what he described as a nimble and opportunistic enemy.
  
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• Bill Cosby admitted obtaining sedative to use on women, documents show

  06-07-2015 23:51
  
  The entertainer, accused of sexual assault by several women, said in a newly released 2005 court deposition that he also gave another drug to one woman Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave another sedative to at least one woman and “other people”, according to documents obtained on Monday by the Associated Press.That woman and a second woman testified in the same case that they knowingly t
  
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• Pope: Turn impure into miracles

  06-07-2015 23:50 via edition.cnn.com
  
  At a Mass in Ecuador, Pope Francis asked a large crowd to pray that God will make miracles out of ideas and proposals that some Catholics might consider "impure" or "threatening."
  
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• Clinton says she opposes boycott effort against Israel

  06-07-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says in a letter to American Jewish organizations that she opposes a grassroots protest movement promoting boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel over policies involving the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
  
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• Carnage in Nigeria's Jos ups pressure on Buhari

  06-07-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the emergency services said on Monday, after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants. Sunday's bombings took the death toll from raids, explosions and suicide attacks to 267 this month alone and to 524 since Muhammadu Buhari became president on May 29, according to an AFP count.
  
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• The Latest: Pope Francis meets with Jesuit priest in Ecuador

  06-07-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Here are the latest developments from Pope Francis' trip to South America:
  
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• Cleveland police officer under investigation after promoting 'racist and anti-Muslim' messages on Twitter

  06-07-2015 23:36
  
  A Cleveland police officer is under investigation after allegedly retweeting racist and anti-Muslim images online.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex

  06-07-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he got Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and he admitted giving the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
  
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• Donald Trump doubles down on immigrant comments

  06-07-2015 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is doubling down on his description of Mexican immigrants as criminals.
  
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• Steve Bell on Greece's eurozone relationship – cartoon

  06-07-2015 23:25
  
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• Obama administration: Education bills lack accountability

  06-07-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it cannot support either the Senate or the House versions of bills being considered this week to update the No Child Left Behind education law.
  
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• UN says evidence justifies further inquiry into 1961 Hammarskjöld crash

  06-07-2015 23:20
  
  UN secretary general died aboard aircraft in what is now Zambia in 1961US and UK refuse to release classified documentsNew information uncovered by a UN panel on the death of former secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld should be investigated to establish whether his plane was attacked just before it crashed in southern Africa, the UN chief said on Monday. Related: Dag Hammarskjöld: evidence suggests UN chief's plane was shot downContinue reading...
  
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• Serena, Sharapova in shape for Wimbledon quarters

  06-07-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Serena Williams declared herself ready to roll in her Wimbledon quarter-final showdown with Victoria Azarenka, while Maria Sharapova is wary of surprise package Coco Vandeweghe in Tuesday's last eight clashes. Williams said she feels comfortable once she makes the last eight of a Grand Slam, while Azarenka said she was still searching for the key to unlock the world number one's defences. The winner will face either fourth seed Sharapova or unseeded American Vandeweghe in Thursday'
  
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• Arizona governor calls for probe of private prison unrest

  06-07-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Days of unrest at a privately run prison in Arizona became a nightmare scenario as inmates rioted, trashed housing units and injured guards, prompting the governor to order an investigation Monday into the problem at the facility.
  
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• Deadline in doubt in Iran talks final act

  06-07-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marathon talks towards a historic nuclear deal between Iran and major powers went late into the night Monday with both sides saying on the eve of a deadline that yet more time might be needed. Asked in Washington about another "slip" beyond Tuesday's target date for an ambitious accord aimed at ending a 13-year standoff with Iran, a White House spokesman said it was "certainly possible". "July 7, July 8, we do not consider these dates as those dates we have to finis
  
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• In Barbados, 3,000 people rally against what they assert is age discrimination by government

  06-07-2015 23:14 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  About 3,000 chanting protesters took to the streets of Barbados' capital Monday to join a union-led rally against the recent dismissals of about a dozen public workers nearing retirement age.
  
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• Panel reports new information about possible aerial attack on Dag Hammarskjold plane in 1961

  06-07-2015 23:08 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An independent review of new information about the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed U.N.
  
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• South Carolina senate votes to take down Confederate flag

  06-07-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  State senators in South Carolina voted 37-3 on Monday in favor of taking down a Confederate flag that became a lightning rod for outrage after last month's Charleston massacre. The proposal now is set to go before the House of Representatives, amid growing public demands for the red, white and blue banner to no longer fly outside the legislature in the state capital Columbia. "It's the right thing to do," said Democratic state senator Vincent Sheheen as he and his colleagues
  
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• Eurozone's poorer nations take hard line on Greece

  06-07-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The eurozone's poorer former communist nations, having themselves endured painful reforms and austerity programmes, are taking a hard line on Greece after its people voted to reject creditors' bailout terms. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia have long insisted they are too poor to pay for the mistakes made by wealthier Greece and that it should have stuck to the reforms and austerity measures laid out in its massive 240-billion-euro ($273 billion) bailout.
  
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• Obama: ISIS is nimble

  06-07-2015 23:06 via edition.cnn.com
  
  President Barack Obama offered an update on the military mission against ISIS on Monday, emphasizing the long-term nature of the effort and the importance of local forces and stable governments as keys to stopping the terror group's rise.
  
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• 'Inside Out' emerges atop 'Jurassic World' in final tally

  06-07-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three weeks after opening, Pixar's "Inside Out" has finally slayed the dinosaurs of "Jurassic World."
  
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• ESPN scratches charity golf event at Donald Trump course

  06-07-2015 23:04
  
  Event to aid research into cancer affecting minorities was set for Trump National golf club in New Jersey but has been relocated over his Mexico commentsWould-be president and billionaire businessman Donald Trump’s derogatory comments about Mexico and Mexicans cost him another business deal on Monday as the world’s largest sports broadcaster scratched his golf course for a charity match.ESPN, the sports channel which is majority-owned by Disney, on Monday said it would pull a charity golf ev
  
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• Obama: U.S. to increase support for Syria opposition

  06-07-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria's civil war and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers. Obama, speaking at the Pentagon, said the United States would continue to crack down on Islamic State's illicit finance operations around the world. There are no current plans to send additiona
  
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• Pope: Families need miracles

  06-07-2015 23:03 via edition.cnn.com
  
  At a Mass in Ecuador, Pope Francis asked a large crowd to pray that God will make miracles out of ideas and proposals that some Catholics might consider "impure" or "threatening."
  
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• South Carolina lawmakers take first step to remove Confederate flag

  06-07-2015 22:55
  
  State senators vote 37-3 on Monday in favor of taking the flag down from statehouse but bill must still pass by a two-thirds vote in houseSouth Carolina’s state senate has voted to take down the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds in Columbia, the first of several steps needed for it to eventually be removed. State senators voted 37-3 on Monday in favor of removing the flag from a memorial on the capitol grounds, but the bill must go for a third and final reading before it can go befo
  
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• As Republican infighting grows, donors call for calm

  06-07-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Worried about "Republican on Republican violence," top party donors are taking action, with one firing off a letter calling for more civility and another seeking to block businessman Donald Trump from the debate stage altogether.
  
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• South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag from State House

  06-07-2015 22:51
  
  The South Carolina Senate could soon approve removing the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House.
  
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• South Carolina Senate close to approving removal of Confederate flag from State House

  06-07-2015 22:51
  The South Carolina Senate could soon approve removing the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House.
  
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• Greece debt crisis: ECB tightens screw ahead of emergency eurozone summit - as it happened

  06-07-2015 22:50
  
  Closing Summary: Last-chance Tuesday loomsEuropean Central Bank imposes higher haircutsGerman and French leaders say door still openNew finance minister sworn in Capital controls extendedOpposition leaders back TsiprasOsborne: Risks to Britain are growing 7.10am AEST And here’s Tuesday’s Guardian -- complete with Yanis Varoufakis leaving the building...GUARDIAN: Greece given 24 hour deadline #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/xpENuhvFnL 7.03am AEST Just one more thing... the fr
  
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• In Ecuador, Pope Francis appeals for more inclusive Church

  06-07-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Philip Pullella and Yury Garcia GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Pope Francis used his first Mass in Ecuador on Monday to ask for support in his efforts to reach out to Catholics who feel shunned by the Church when the world's bishops gather at the Vatican in October. Speaking to 800,000 people on the first leg of his "homecoming" tour of South America, the 78-year-old pope weaved his homily around the theme of the family, which will be the subject of the month-long synod at the
  
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• Federer, Murray in Wimbledon last eight, Djokovic left in dark

  06-07-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals Monday but defending champion Novak Djokovic's attempt to join them was thwarted by bad light after fighting back from two sets down to level with Kevin Anderson. Seven-time champion Federer reached his 13th All England Club quarter-final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, while Murray defeated giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
  
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• US stocks slip amid global sell-off after Greek 'no' vote

  06-07-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the U.S. fell broadly following drops in overseas markets as Greeks voted to reject creditor conditions for more loans, but the losses weren't as steep as many had feared.
  
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• Obama: Fight against IS progressing, but still a long slog

  06-07-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday conceded difficulties in fighting "opportunistic" and "nimble" Islamic State militants, but defended progress that had been made in combating the extremists in Iraq and Syria.
  
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• Nevada GOP Rep. Joe Heck running for Reid's US Senate seat

  06-07-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Heck, the newly announced Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Nevada, on Monday criticized Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants, saying entire ethnic groups can't be stereotyped.
  
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• Did Kyrgios stop trying at Wimbledon?

  06-07-2015 22:41 via edition.cnn.com
  
  There was never any chance of Nick Kyrgios exiting Wimbledon quietly, was there? He faced accusations of tanking in a fourth-round loss to Richard Gasquet.
  
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• Deadly weekend in Chicago highlights city's gang warfare

  06-07-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who was one of seven people shot to death in Chicago over the holiday weekend was the son of a gang leader with a lengthy arrest record, and police say the man's refusal to cooperate with detectives highlights the city's ongoing challenge to curb gang-related violence.
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner to write weekly editorials on LGBT issues

  06-07-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner will be writing weekly online editorials about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and issues.
  
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• Spacecraft closing in on Pluto hits speed bump, but recovers

  06-07-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on track to sweep past Pluto next week despite hitting a "speed bump" that temporarily halted science collection.
  
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• Air strikes kill nearly 100 in Yemen, cast shadow on truce talks

  06-07-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Sami Aboudi and Mohammed Mukhashaf DUBAI/ADEN (Reuters) - Nearly 100 people were killed on Monday in air strikes across Yemen, the Houthi-run state news agency reported, as a Saudi-led coalition stepped up attacks that are likely to weigh on efforts to broker a humanitarian truce. The United Nations has been pushing for a halt to the air strikes and fighting that have killed nearly 3,000 people in Yemen since March when the Saudi-led coalition intervened against the Iranian-backed Houthi forc
  
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• Iran now pushes for an end to arms embargo in nuclear deal

  06-07-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VIENNA (AP) — As negotiators braced for yet another possible extension of nuclear talks, Iran demanded on Monday that any deal should include the end to a U.N. arms embargo as well — a condition backed by Russia but opposed by the United States as it seeks to limit Tehran's Mideast influence.
  
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• San Francisco status as 'sanctuary' criticized after slaying

  06-07-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The killing of a woman at a sightseeing pier has brought criticism down on this liberal city because the Mexican man under arrest was in the U.S. illegally, had been deported five times and was out on the streets after San Francisco officials disregarded a request from immigration authorities to keep him locked up.
  
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• SC Senate votes to take down flag; House OK still needed

  06-07-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state House and the governor.
  
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• 'Stunning' number of large drug doses by doctor, expert says

  06-07-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Patients of a Detroit-area doctor received "stunning" doses of a powerful, expensive drug that exposed them to life-threatening infections, an expert testified Monday as a judge heard details about a cancer specialist who fleeced insurance companies and harmed hundreds of people.
  
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• Egypt anti-terror bill raises criticism with special courts, restrictions on journalists

  06-07-2015 22:31 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  After a series of stunning militant attacks, Egypt's government is pushing through a controversial new anti-terrorism draft bill that would set up special terrorism courts, shorten the appeals process, give police greater powers of arrest and imprison journalists who report information on attacks that differs from the official government line.
  
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• US Chamber makes early entrance into 2016 Senate contests

  06-07-2015 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is jumping in early to help Republicans hang onto control of the Senate in 2016, and going immediately on the attack.
  
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• Did Kyrgios just throw Wimbledon?

  06-07-2015 22:28 via edition.cnn.com
  
  There was never any chance of Nick Kyrgios exiting Wimbledon quietly, was there? He faced accusations of tanking in a fourth-round loss to Richard Gasquet.
  
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• Florida man sentenced to two-and-a-half years for having sex on the beach in front of a child

  06-07-2015 22:26
  
  A Florida man convicted of having sex on a public beach has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, according to a state prosecutor.
  
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