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• British navy ship poised to be sent to Libya on anti-smuggling mission

  26-05-2016 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Libyan authorities expected to formally request UK government’s help to intercept vessels trafficking migrants and armsA British navy warship is poised to be sent into Libyan waters for the first time to intercept vessels smuggling migrants and arms that could fall into the hands of Islamic State terrorists.The government said a formal request for help was expected to be issued by the Libyan authorities within days, as the country grapples to cope with the chaos unfolding on its shores. Co
  
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• Sen. Rubio faces pressure to run for re-election to Senate

  26-05-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio is facing intense pressure to run for re-election to his Florida Senate seat, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell taking the lead in a campaign to get him to reconsider his plans to retire.
  
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• Oil dips after hitting $50/bbl as glut worries resurface

  26-05-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices hit $50 a barrel on Thursday for the first time in seven months, then bounced below that level and settled lower on the day as investors worried robust price gains could encourage more output and add to the global glut. Wildfires in Canada's oil sands, unrest in the Nigerian and Libyan energy sectors, and a near economic meltdown in OPEC member Venezuela have knocked out nearly 4 million barrels per day in immediate production, sparking a buying
  
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• Trump: I'll debate Sanders for $10M

  26-05-2016 23:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• The Latest: Ex-student: Report shows victims denied rights

  26-05-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Baylor University's demotion of its president and firing of its football coach amid criticism of the school's handling of sexual assault complaints involving players (all times local):
  
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• Rio mayor welcomes federal Olympic probe

  26-05-2016 22:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The mayor of the host city for the 2016 Olympics says he welcomes an investigation by federal prosecutors into possible corruption involving construction projects for the upcoming Games.
  
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• Transcript: Actor said he wanted to wound wife, not kill her

  26-05-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor who played a police officer on television said he wanted to hurt his wife and only intended to shoot her in the leg in what turned out to be a deadly attack, according to a transcript of his interview with detectives released Thursday during his murder trial.
  
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• California mayors press for freeway cameras amid shootings

  26-05-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Five Northern California mayors called on the governor Thursday to install surveillance cameras on freeways that run through their cities amid a spate of deadly shootings that they say have left their communities "under siege."
  
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• Atlantic City rescue package goes to Christie

  26-05-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Chris Christie legislation to keep Atlantic City from running out of cash, throwing the financially-strapped resort a life preserver just before the unofficial start to summer this weekend.
  
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• Louisiana adds police protections to hate-crime laws

  26-05-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to expand its hate-crime laws to protect police, firefighters and emergency medical crews.
  
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• Toronto police raid and shut down dozens of marijuana dispensaries

  26-05-2016 22:54 via theguardian.com
  
  About 45 of Canadian city’s 83 unlicensed dispensaries targeted for alleged recreational sales in latest local crackdown amid federal plans to legalize drugToronto police have raided and shut down dozens of marijuana dispensaries in Canada’s largest city, in the latest crackdown by local authorities as the federal government moves to legalize the drug. The police spokesman said officers are executing search warrants and seizing products from stores they believe are selling to recreat
  
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• 'That was brutal': National Spelling Bee down to top 10

  26-05-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Tejas Muthusamy knew he was in trouble.
  
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• Black activists are looking beyond the courtroom for change

  26-05-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Black activists in Baltimore and beyond say they are disappointed but not discouraged after neither of the first two police officers to stand trial in the death of Freddie Gray was convicted.
  
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• Viacom CEO Dauman seeks trial by end-Sept over Redstone trust

  26-05-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Viacom Inc Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman has asked a Massachusetts court to expedite a legal challenge to his removal from a trust that will determine the entertainment company's future after controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone dies or is deemed incapacitated. Dauman and longtime board member George Abrams requested a trial date be set for no later than the end of September, according to a court filing dated May 25. The petition also requests that legal discovery begin immediately
  
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• New England beachgoers warned: Don't take selfies with seals

  26-05-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The feds have a warning for beachgoers in New England over Memorial Day weekend: Don't take selfies with the seals.
  
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• Administration lays out draft rule for school accountability

  26-05-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Proposed federal guidelines would allow states to decide how to use a mix of test scores, academic growth and other measures like chronic absenteeism to identify failing schools and children who are struggling the most.
  
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• News Guide: Review finds Baylor disregarded sexual assault

  26-05-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — After months of silence, Baylor University on Thursday responded to mounting criticism of its handling of accusations of sexual assaults and other attacks by football players by demoting its president, Ken Starr, and firing its football coach, Art Briles.
  
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• Mississippi governor to join suit against Obama transgender policy

  26-05-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Mississippi's Republican governor said on Thursday he planned to join a lawsuit by officials from 11 states to overturn an Obama administration directive that tells schools to let transgender students use bathrooms matching their gender identity. The lawsuit led by Texas, the most significant legal challenge to this month's directive, said the federal government and Obama administration officials overreached their authority by taking actions that should be left to Congress or individ
  
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• What we know about passengers, crew

  26-05-2016 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Trump agrees to debate Sanders; Fox News is 'interested'

  26-05-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is welcoming Bernie Sanders' proposal that they meet in a debate but is setting a high price for participating. His condition: The hosting TV network would have to put up millions of dollars for charity.
  
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• Memorable words from the National Spelling Bee

  26-05-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Here are some memorable words and definitions from the final rounds of the 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Biological terms were particularly challenging, and shorter words often present a greater challenge than longer ones, which are made up of roots that spellers can piece together.
  
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• At UN climate talks some worry about Brexit, Trump impacts

  26-05-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  BONN, Germany (AP) — Climate negotiators ended their first talks after last year's landmark Paris Agreement on Thursday with some delegates expressing concern about the potential impact of upcoming votes in the U.S. and Britain.
  
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• Oil prices top $50 a barrel but then recede

  26-05-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices topped $50 a barrel for the first time this year on Thursday as the global supply glut shows increased signs of easing. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery ended down eight cents from Wednesday at $49.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after exceeding $50 early in the session. In London, Brent North Sea oil for delivery in July also briefly pushed above the $50 threshold, but closed down 15 cents to $49.59 a barrel.
  
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• The Latest: 'Shield' actor said he only wanted to wound wife

  26-05-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial of Michael Jace, who played a police officer on the television series "The Shield" (all times local):
  
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• Sister Act: Serena, Venus Williams both win 6-2, 6-1 at Open

  26-05-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — First it was Serena Williams' turn to overpower an opponent 6-2, 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
  
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• CDC urges speed on Zika as House moves to negotiate funding

  26-05-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said Thursday even as the House left town for its Memorial Day recess with no visible progress toward a congressional compromise on emergency funding to battle the virus.
  
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• Clinton finds her voice against Trump

  26-05-2016 22:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As she has trudged toward the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has struggled to find a message that could impassion her Democratic voters the way her rival Bernie Sanders has.
  
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• PS4 sales hit 40 million as Sony console dominates

  26-05-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Thursday that PlayStation 4 sales hit 40 million units, being snapped up at a record-setting pace. PS4 has dominated the market for the latest-generation consoles, with industry trackers pegging sales as being nearly double those of rival Microsoft Xbox One. "We are truly grateful for the enormous support from our fans and partners across the globe, which helped us achieve this significant milestone in such a short span of time," SIE global chief executiv
  
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• Mystery of Neanderthal cave circles

  26-05-2016 22:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• What to watch Friday at French Open: Murray vs Karlovic

  26-05-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — It's hard to say who will be in better shape Friday when Andy Murray plays Ivo Karlovic in the third round of the French Open.
  
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• Obama's Japan visit goes off-script for Abe

  26-05-2016 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Things don't always go to plan. In the past week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems haunted by Murphy's Law -- if it can go wrong it will.
  
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• UN committee denies press freedom group accreditation

  26-05-2016 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  China and Russia voted against giving consultative status to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which helps reporters around the world and in conflict zonesA United Nations committee has voted to deny consultative status to the Committee to Protect Journalists, effectively keeping the press freedom group from accessing UN bodies and processes.The committee voted 10-6 with three abstentions on Thursday to deny CPJ’s application, which was first made in 2012. Continue reading...
  
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• MVP Curry, LeBron pace All-NBA First Team lineup

  26-05-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James led selections named Thursday for the All-NBA First Team announced by the league. Curry, who sparked the Warriors to last year's NBA crown and the best record in league history this season at 73-9, was a unanimous pick with all 129 voters in a media panel that decided the lineup. James, trying to reach the NBA Finals for the sixth season in a row, was selected to the All-NBA First T
  
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• 2 long series wins might have exhausted Blues

  26-05-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A pair of seven-game series wins might have taken a toll on the St. Louis Blues.
  
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• FDA approves first drug-oozing implant to control addiction

  26-05-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday approved an innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a drug-oozing implant that curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time.
  
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• US-backed forces battle IS near Syria stronghold, Iraqi city

  26-05-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kurdish and Arab fighters aided by US soldiers battled the Islamic State group north of its Syrian stronghold of Raqa Thursday as Iraqi forces edged towards the jihadist-held city of Fallujah. The twin offensives are two of the most significant ground assaults against the extremists since they declared a self-styled "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria in 2014. The assaults came as Syria's UN envoy said trapped civilians risk starvation unless Damascus and rebel groups allow greater access to h
  
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• GOP conservatives scuttle spending bill over gay rights

  26-05-2016 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry House conservatives voted down a routine spending bill Thursday in a fight over gay rights, underscoring the passions surrounding a social issue that is dividing the Republican Party and the nation in this election year.
  
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• Over 100 feared dead in new migrant boat tragedies in Mediterranean

  26-05-2016 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Over 100 migrants were feared dead Thursday after two crowded boats capsized off Libya in separate incidents, with one of the tragedies captured on video that shows dramatic rescues and desperate final moments. The survivors of the first shipwreck, which happened Wednesday, said some 650 people were aboard their boat when it left chaos-wracked Libya. The navy captured the tragedy in a horrifying video that shows the boat roll over and dump its passengers into the water.
  
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• UN committee denies credentials to press freedom group

  26-05-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A United Nations committee voted Thursday to deny consultative status to the Committee to Protect Journalists, effectively keeping the press freedom group from accessing U.N. bodies and processes.
  
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• Georgia O'Keeffe Museum buys artist's rarely seen 1926 work

  26-05-2016 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico now owns a rarely seen painting by the artist who helped usher in American modernism.
  
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• Serbia under pressure from Russia over its EU goals

  26-05-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's prime minister has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid reports that the Kremlin is worried about the Balkan country's attempts to join the European Union and other Western organizations like NATO.
  
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• Trump claims enough delegates for Republican nomination

  26-05-2016 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump claimed Thursday to have secured the support of enough delegates to become the Republican presidential nominee, vaulting past the threshold of 1,237 needed to win the party's primary race. Trump eventually swept 16 Republican rivals aside, and early this month was left as the last man standing when his remaining two challengers dropped out of the race. "The folks behind me got us right over the top from North Dakota," Trump said at a press conference in Bismarck, standing onstage wi
  
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• New Jersey lawmakers advance Atlantic City rescue package

  26-05-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Assembly has passed a package of bills to help keep Atlantic City from running out of cash.
  
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• Depp asks court to rule he should not pay spousal support

  26-05-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Depp has asked a court to determine that he should not pay spousal support to his estranged wife Amber Heard, who filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage.
  
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• Risks of waiting to raise rates 'not that great': Fed's Powell

  26-05-2016 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said on Thursday he has not yet decided whether to support an interest rate rise at the U.S. central bank's June policy meeting and that he will carefully balance the risks of such a move. "You don't want to wait too long, but neither do you want to be in a hurry," Powell said in response to a question following a speech in Washington.
  
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• Britain's EU vote does not pose systemic risk: Fed's Powell

  26-05-2016 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said on Thursday he does not see Britain's June 23 vote on whether to leave the European Union as a systemic risk, but added that it is a possible reason for caution in raising U.S. interest rates. "I don't think you are looking at a systemic event," Powell said in a response to a question following a speech in Washington. The Fed increased rates in December, the first such move in nearly a decade.
  
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• U.S. rates may rise 'fairly soon,' Brexit a concern -Fed's Powell

  26-05-2016 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell, a voting member of the U.S. central bank's rate-setting committee, said in a speech in Washington that he felt the economy was on a "solid footing" and within reach of the Fed's inflation and employment goals. The Fed will hold another policy meeting on July 26-27. Powell, however, struck an overall positive tone about the U.S. economy in an appearance at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, becoming the latest Fed policymaker in recent days
  
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• NFL Ravens lose workout days, fined for using pads

  26-05-2016 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Baltimore Ravens were fined and docked three days of off-season practice time by the NFL on Thursday after a workout violation of wearing pads during a mini-camp for rookies. The amount of the fines to the team and coach John Harbaugh was not disclosed. The Ravens will cancel next week's planned June 1-3 organized team activities, but they still will have seven such workout sessions as well as full mini-camp and training camp practice sessions for players.
  
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• Tennis-Venus glad to have cracked her second-round Paris jinx

  26-05-2016 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  By Pritha Sarkar PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - The French Open has not produced a lot of happy memories for Venus Williams in recent times, but now that she's reached the third round for the first time in six years, the American hopes her 2016 adventure won't come to an abrupt end. At this stage in my life, in my career, it's like you don't want to lose early," the seven-times grand slam champion said after walloping fellow American Louisa Chirico 6-2 6-1. It is the kind of punishment her younger si
  
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• Microsoft-Facebook laying trans-Atlantic Internet line

  26-05-2016 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft and Facebook on Thursday announced they will work together to lay a high-speed Internet cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. A new, sub-sea "MAREA" cable was expected to be completed by late 2017, with the aim of meeting growing demand by the tech companies' customers for fast, reliable data connections. "As the world is increasingly moving toward a future based on cloud computing, Microsoft continues to invest in our cloud infrastructure to meet current and future growing gl
  
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