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• Kim Davis: Hundreds of Christian protesters turn out to support court clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage permits

  05-09-2015 23:52
  Hundreds of people bearing banners and chanting gathered outside the jailhouse where the court clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licences is being held.
  
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• Clinton says she paid staffer to maintain private email server

  05-09-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday she and her family paid a State Department staffer with personal funds to maintain a private email server that she used for both personal and government matters while secretary of state. After a campaign appearance in New Hampshire, Clinton told reporters the payments went to information technology specialist Bryan Pagliano, who this week declined to produce documents and testify before a U.S. House of Representatives commit
  
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• US warns Russia against more aid to Assad amid new violence

  05-09-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Anti-government violence erupted Saturday in a southern Syrian province that had largely stayed on the sidelines of the country's civil war. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia was planning to expand its military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad prompted a warning from the U.S. that such actions could lead to a confrontation with coalition forces.
  
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• Majority of UK voters favour leaving EU, migration fears weigh - poll

  05-09-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The survey, by polling firm Survation for the Mail on Sunday newspaper, found 51 percent of respondents wanted to leave the EU and 49 percent wanted to remain, excluding undecided voters. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's EU ties ahead of the referendum which is due to take place before 2017. Survation said the Mail on Sunday poll was the first time it had found a lead for the "out" campaign since November 2014.
  
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• England clinch Euros berth, Spain ease to victory

  05-09-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wayne Rooney equalled Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record as Roy Hodgson's side beat San Marino 6-0 to become the first nation to secure qualification for Euro 2016 on Saturday. Rooney opened the scoring in Serravalle from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, leaving him with an identical international record to 1966 World Cup-winner Charlton of 106 caps and 49 goals. England added to that goal before the interval via a Cristian Brolli own goal, and Ross Barkley's first goal for his coun
  
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• Judge upholds Arizona's 'show your papers' immigration law

  05-09-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on Friday was on the last of seven challenges to the 2010 law. The section being upheld allows police in Arizona to check the immigration status of anyone they stop. Bolton ruled that immigration rights activists failed to show that police would enforce the law differently for Hispanics than other people.
  
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• Migrants stream into Austria hoping to move to destination Germany

  05-09-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria Saturday, desperate to travel on to Germany after days of ugly standoffs with authorities in Budapest's train station that made headlines worldwide. Austria's interior ministry said 6,500 people had crossed into the country since Friday night when Hungary laid on more than 120 buses to ferry the migrants to the Austrian border. Columns of refugees set out on foot to walk the 175 kilometres (110 miles) to the German border -- the last phase in a gruelli
  
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• Fukushima: Japan allows residents of Naraha to return four years after disaster at nuclear plant

  05-09-2015 23:12
  
  Japan is allowing residents of the town of Naraha to return after being evacuated more than  four years ago, following the 2011 disaster at the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. 
  
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• Fukushima: Japan allows residents of Naraha to return four years after disaster

  05-09-2015 23:12
  
  Japan is allowing residents of the town of Naraha to return after being evacuated more than  four years ago, following the 2011 disaster at the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. 
  
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• US cadets hurt in mass pillow fight

  05-09-2015 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A huge pillow fight at the prestigious US Military Academy to mark the end of summer training leaves at least 30 cadets injured.
  
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• Judge upholds 'show your papers' Arizona immigration law

  05-09-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - A federal judge has upheld part of Arizona's contentious immigration law, rejecting claims that the so-called "show your papers" section discriminated against Hispanics. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on Friday was on the last of seven challenges to the 2010 law. The section she upheld allows police in Arizona to check the immigration status of anyone they stop.
  
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• Austria and Germany open borders to migrants offloaded by Hungary

  05-09-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Krisztina Than and Irene Preisinger HEGYESHALOM, Hungary/MUNICH (Reuters) - Austria and Germany threw open their borders on Saturday to thousands of exhausted migrants from the east, bussed to the frontier by a right-wing Hungarian government that had tried to stop them but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people. Left to walk the last yards into Austria, rain-soaked migrants, many of them refugees from Syria's civil war, were whisked by train and shuttle bus first to Vienna and then o
  
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• No. 9 Georgia tops Louisiana-Monroe 51-14; game called early

  05-09-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With lightning in the area, No. 9 Georgia defeated Louisiana-Monroe 51-14 on Saturday in a one-sided game that was called off with just under 10 minutes left.
  
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• Nkemdiche has surprise TD in 76-3 win for No. 17 Ole Miss

  05-09-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Robert Nkemdiche got a huge thrill as he rumbled 31 yards down the sideline for his first career touchdown during No. 17 Mississippi's incredibly lopsided 76-3 victory over UT Martin.
  
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• Curiosity Saves: Brazilian viral campaign aims to take secrecy out of domestic violence

  05-09-2015 22:57
  
  When Preta Gil, the singer/actress daughter of Brazilian musical star Gilberto Gil, told her four million Facebook fans “it was the shower tap”, some asked if she was crazy.
  
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• Republican presidential candidate contest: Jeb Bush set to get a roasting on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  05-09-2015 22:48
  It was perhaps the crowning moment of Stephen Colbert’s career so far. In 2006, at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, he delivered a merciless comedic roasting of George W Bush, while the then-President sat powerless and unamused just two chairs to his right.
  
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• Rally for jailed Kentucky clerk

  05-09-2015 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds gather in support of a county clerk in the state of Kentucky jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to gay couples.
  
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• Rally to support defiant clerk jailed over marriage licenses

  05-09-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — They stood chanting outside the jail house, "Thank you, Kim; Thank you, Kim," and prayed that the defiant county clerk locked inside could hear them.
  
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• The Conflict Café: The London diner breaking bread and bringing people together

  05-09-2015 22:41
  
  Everyone understands the power of a feast to banish bad feelings and bring people together, but how far can the uniting power of shared meal go? A pop-up café created last year is returning, to show that good food can help to resolve international conflicts.
  
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• Labour leadership race: Yvette Cooper gets backing from Mary Creagh as signs emerge that she is gaining ground on Jeremy Corbyn

  05-09-2015 22:37
  Yvette Cooper’s campaign to lead Labour has received the backing of her former contest rival Mary Creagh, as signs emerge that the shadow Home Secretary could be gaining ground on Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Keselowski wins 1st pole of season with run at Darlington

  05-09-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Darlington Raceway, where he'll start up front for the first time all season while searching for his first Southern 500 victory.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Overwhelmed UN agency to seek extra funding from oil states

  05-09-2015 22:35
  
  The United Nations refugee agency is struggling to fund its operations in the scores of camps that border Syria, and may turn to Middle East oil states to do more.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Italians throw open their doors to men, women and children plucked from the sea

  05-09-2015 22:31
  
  As their country’s coastguards continue to pluck hundreds of men, women and children from the sea, Italians are looking for new ways to handle the latest influx of refugees.
  
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• George Osborne hints at military strikes in Syria to stem exodus of refugees

  05-09-2015 22:30
  
  George Osborne has given a strong signal that Britain will take part in military action in Syria as he warned that dealing with the escalating refugee crisis meant tackling President Bashar al-Assad’s “evil” regime.
  
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• Syria crisis: Anti-government violence erupts after killing of prominent Druze cleric

  05-09-2015 22:25
  
  Anti-government violence has erupted in a southern Syrian province, a day after explosions killed at least 25 people, including a prominent cleric, activists and pro-government media said.
  
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• The Latest: Merkel, Hungary's Orban speak on crisis

  05-09-2015 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The latest news as tens of thousands of migrants pour into countries across Europe. All times local (CET):
  
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• Refugees recount their joy as they reach Austria and Germany

  05-09-2015 22:20
  
  It was the day they had been waiting for. Some had travelled thousands of miles – via myriad modes of transport: boat, train, bus and even walking. The sense of relief was palpable, with many of the thousands of refugees and migrants streaming across the Austrian border, and then beyond into Germany, all too aware that others had paid the ultimate price trying to get where they were.
  
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• The US has a new anti-gay marriage martyr - a four-times wed county clerk

  05-09-2015 22:00
  
  At the end of June, as the Supreme Court struck down gay marriage bans across the United States, opponents promised a national backlash and widespread resistance to the ruling. Two months later, it is surely some measure of the national mood that, of all the clerks of all the counties of all 50 US states – the men and women responsible for issuing marriage licences – just one remains in the headlines for her  refusal to heed the court’s decision.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Suddenly everyone agrees 'something must be done.' But what?

  05-09-2015 22:00
  
  We lack moral imagination. It took a photograph of a dead child – in his smart red top, bright blue shorts and new lace-up shoes – to open our eyes to the reality of the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. The statistics had not done it. Nor had the news that 700 boat people had died in a single accident in the Mediterranean. Nor, even, had the reports that 71 migrants had suffocated in the back of a refrigerated lorry. But the image of one three-year-old lying lifeles
  
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• Refugee crisis: David Cameron's idea of 'British' values is looking pretty hollow

  05-09-2015 22:00
  
  Talking to David Cameron about the refugee crisis is a bit like discussing human rights with your bank manager. He understands why you’re upset, he really does – his heart bled when he saw those awful pictures. But you’ve already made a generous donation to a refugee charity, so why not leave it to the politicians to get on with creating stable governments in Syria and Libya?
  
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• Isis are threatening to capture a vital highway in Syria - the loss of which could push millions of refugees out of government-held areas

  05-09-2015 22:00
  Islamic State (Isis) forces in Syria are threatening to capture a crucial road, the loss of which could touch off a panic and the exodus of several million refugees from government areas, in addition to the four million who have already fled. Isis fighters have advanced recently to within 22 miles of the M5 highway, the only major route connecting government-held territory in Damascus to the north and west of the country. 
  
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• Clinton says family paid State Dept employee for email work

  05-09-2015 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that her family paid a State Department employee to maintain the private email server she used while secretary of state and compensated him "for a period of time" for his technical skills.
  
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• Candy and cuddly toys: Migrants finish epic trek to Germany

  05-09-2015 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — For weeks while they traveled a punitive road, Europe cast a cold and callous eye on their unwelcome progress. On Saturday, for the first time since fleeing their troubled homelands, they could set foot in their promised land — and it came with a German face so friendly that it brought some newcomers to tears of joy.
  
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• Real Madrid offers $1M to aid refugees

  05-09-2015 21:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Spanish giant Real Madrid has become the latest football club to come to the aid of migrants arriving in Europe after announcing Saturday it will donate €1 million ($1.1 million) to help refugees taken in by Spain.
  
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• Federer cruises at US Open, Bouchard suffers head injury

  05-09-2015 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Roger Federer defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber for the 10th time to reach the US Open last 16 on Saturday as Canadian golden girl Eugenie Bouchard suffered a potentially tournament-ending head injury. Five-time champion and world number two Federer claimed a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over his 29th-ranked German opponent. The 34-year-old Swiss star, hoping to become the oldest champion since Ken Rosewall in 1970, will next face US 13th seed John Isner, who progressed after Czech opponent Jiri Vesely re
  
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• Thorson, Jackson lead Northwestern over No. 21 Stanford 16-6

  05-09-2015 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern wanted to prove a point against No. 21 Stanford, and drove it home with a strong running game and solid defense that produced a season-opening surprise.
  
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• Merkel says Germany can cope with refugees without raising taxes

  05-09-2015 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany can cope with a record influx of refugees this year without raising taxes and without jeopardizing its balanced budget, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday. With relatively liberal asylum laws and generous benefits, Germany is the European Union's biggest recipient of refugees fleeing war in the Middle East and economic migrants from southeastern Europe. More than 100,000 asylum seekers registered in August, and about 800,000 refugees and migr
  
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• Tim Tebow once again biggest name among NFL cuts

  05-09-2015 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tim Tebow is the biggest name among NFL cuts for the second time in three years.
  
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• Latest on US Open: Bouchard hurts head in locker room fall

  05-09-2015 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the US Open (all times local):
  
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• Rooney 'proud' to equal Charlton's record

  05-09-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wayne Rooney spoke of his pride after equalling Bobby Charlton's 45-year-old England scoring record of 49 goals in Saturday's 6-0 win over San Marino in Serravalle. An early penalty saw Rooney reach the milestone and an own goal, goals from Ross Barkley and Harry Kane and a Theo Walcott brace completed a routine win that made England the first team to qualify for next year's European Championship in France. England manager Roy Hodgson's decision to withdraw Rooney in the 58th minute denied him a
  
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• John Kerry calls Russian counterpart over Syrian reports

  05-09-2015 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to express concerns about "reports suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian military buildup there."
  
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• Stokes row overshadows Australia win

  05-09-2015 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes's controversial dismissal in being given out obstructing the field promised to be the lasting memory of Australia's 64-run win in the second one-day international at Lord's on Saturday. Victory put the World Cup holders 2-0 up in the five-match series as, for the second fixture in a row, England failed to chase down a target of more than 300 despite skipper Eoin Morgan's defiant 85. Australia captain Steven Smith paved the way for his side's last 10-over assault as
  
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• Eagles have released Tim Tebow

  05-09-2015 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tebow's time is up in Philadelphia.
  
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• Heavy fighting at key Syria town

  05-09-2015 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fighting between rebels and Islamic State militants around the strategic Syrian town of Marea has left 47 dead, activists say.
  
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• San Marino 0-6 England

  05-09-2015 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney scores to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's goals record and help England qualify for Euro 2016 with a 6-0 win in San Marino.
  
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• Hundreds gather at jail for Kentucky clerk held in gay marriage dispute

  05-09-2015 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Up to 500 supporters gathered outside a Kentucky jail on Saturday to support a county clerk held there for defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, 49, who refused the licenses due to her Christian belief that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, said she was prepared to remain in jail where she has been reading a Bible since her incarceration for contempt on Thursday, her lawyers said. On Saturday, a white banner sp
  
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• Hoffman has 63 to take early lead at TPC Boston

  05-09-2015 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Charley Hoffman had another low round at the Deutsche Bank Championship. This time, it didn't come with a trophy.
  
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• Osborne - migrant crisis must be tackled at source in Syria

  05-09-2015 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Nick Tattersall ANKARA (Reuters) - Britain and Europe must find a way to tackle the conflict in Syria to stem a migrant crisis as well as provide asylum to those genuinely fleeing persecution, Britain's finance minister said on Saturday. "You've got to deal with the problem at source, which is this evil Assad regime and the ISIL (Islamic State) terrorists, and you need a comprehensive plan for a more stable, peaceful Syria," George Osborne told Reuters in an interview. "A huge challenge of co
  
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• Newborn boy found dead as migrants clash with Greek police

  05-09-2015 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - A newborn boy was found dead after his migrant parents reached the shores of a Greek island in a boat from Turkey on Saturday, while new scuffles broke out between thousands of migrants and police on another Greek island. Greece is struggling to cope with a wave of migrants and refugees from the war in Syria making the short crossing from Turkey to its eastern islands, including Kos, Lesbos, Samos and Agathonisi. Thousands are waiting to be identified and
  
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• History man Rooney sends England to Euro 2016

  05-09-2015 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wayne Rooney equalled Bobby Charlton's England scoring record of 49 goals as Roy Hodgson's side crushed San Marino 6-0 in Serravalle on Saturday to qualify for Euro 2016. Rooney scored from a contentious penalty in the 13th minute, leaving him with an identical international record to Charlton of 106 caps and 49 goals, but he will have to wait to claim the record outright after being substituted by Hodgson in the 58th minute at the Stadio Olimpico. England led 3-0 by that point courtesy of a Cri
  
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