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• Zoo defends Harambe gorilla shooting

  30-05-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director of Cincinnati zoo says he would do the same again after a gorilla, into whose enclosure a child fell, was shot dead.
  
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• VIDEO: Cars buried amid deadly German floods

  30-05-2016 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four people have died in floods in southwestern Germany after torrential rain in the past 24 hours.
  
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• Residents brace for more flooding as Texas river crests

  30-05-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
  
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• Mexico footballer Alan Pulido freed after fighting kidnapper

  30-05-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexican football player Alan Pulido was rescued after he untied himself, fought one of his kidnappers and took away his phone to call police hours after his abduction, authorities said Monday. Pulido, 25, cut his right wrist when he punched a glass pane on a door as he tried to flee before police saved him at a home in his northeastern hometown of Ciudad Victoria late Sunday, Tamaulipas state prosecutor Ismael Quintanilla said. Pulido, who plays for Greek giants Olympiakos and was part of Mexico
  
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• Republicans say hacker posted racist meme on official's page

  30-05-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  DELTA, Colorado (AP) — A racist Internet meme shared on an official's personal Facebook page was the result of hacking, Members of the Delta County Republican Central Committee say.
  
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• Mexico footballer fought kidnapper

  30-05-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  International footballer Alan Pulido fought one of his kidnappers and grabbed his phone to call police, officials reveal.
  
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• Elton John doesn't see Putin, hopes for future meeting

  30-05-2016 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Elton John regrets he didn't get to meet President Vladimir Putin during his current trip to Moscow, but says he's looking forward to meeting the Russian leader in the future to discuss LGBT issues.
  
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• Health officials now confirm 11 cases of measles in Arizona

  30-05-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — An outbreak of measles that began with an inmate at a federal detention center for immigrants in central Arizona has now grown to 11 confirmed cases, officials said Monday.
  
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• Latam suspends Venezuela flights

  30-05-2016 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The largest airline in Latin America, Latam, says it is suspending its flights to Venezuela because of the worsening economic situation.
  
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• US zoo defends killing gorilla that grabbed boy

  30-05-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The director of an Ohio zoo on Monday defended the killing of a critically endangered gorilla as it dragged a young boy who had fallen into its enclosure in a horrifying incident captured on video. Harambe, a 17-year-old male western lowland silverback gorilla, was shot after the four-year-old crawled through a barrier and tumbled 15 feet (4.5 meters) into the Cincinnati Zoo enclosure on Saturday.
  
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• North Carolina tops Maryland, wins men's NCAA lacrosse title

  30-05-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After a 3-3 start to begin the season, North Carolina had a team meeting at a hotel in Massachusetts following a loss to UMass.
  
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• Victims cheer Chad ex-dictator's life sentence

  30-05-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A court in Senegal sentenced former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to life in jail Monday for war crimes and crimes against humanity, an unprecedented conviction hailed as a blow to the impunity long enjoyed by repressive rulers. Habre was guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape, forced sexual slavery and kidnapping, said the presiding judge Gberdao Gustave Kam. The 73-year-old ex-dictator, who wore his trademark billowing white robes and sunglasses in court, had presided over "a sys
  
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• Bogaerts hit streak at 23 as Red Sox beat Orioles 7-2

  30-05-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 23 games and drove in two runs, Jackie Bradley put Boston ahead for good with a sixth-inning homer and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Monday in a matchup of the top two teams in the AL East.
  
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• Zoo witnesses describe screams, shots

  30-05-2016 22:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The screams of a terrified crowd may have made the situation even more dangerous as a gorilla manhandled a 3-year-old boy who had slipped into its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday.
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• Velodrome: Most delayed Rio Olympic venue hits another snag

  30-05-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro Olympic venue facing the most serious construction delay has hit another snag, with City Hall saying it is changing contractors for the track cycling velodrome.
  
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• Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port

  30-05-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what killed a juvenile fin whale discovered on the bow of a cruise ship entering an Alaska port.
  
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• AP Source: Baylor will hire former Wake coach Grobe

  30-05-2016 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Baylor will hire former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to lead its football program this season, a person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press.
  
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• Americans jailed in UAE acquitted

  30-05-2016 22:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A court in the United Arab Emirates acquitted two U.S. citizens, a father and son, on Monday of criminal charges including engaging in hostilities in a foreign country, according to several UAE media outlets with reporters at the hearing.
  
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• Chai stirred into Silicon Valley coffee culture

  30-05-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a Silicon Valley culture known for brilliant ideas boiling up in coffee shops, Gaurav Chawla is pouring his heart into chai. Chawla said his friends at Microsoft have told him of the US software giant having people with chai-making skills come in to prepare the tea for employees.
  
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• White House back to normal after security lockdown

  30-05-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A brief, partial lockdown at the White House was lifted on Monday after a metal object tossed over the fence was tested and determined not to be dangerous, the U.S. Secret Service said. President Barack Obama was at the White House during the incident. An individual threw the object over the north fence of the complex, Secret Service spokesman Shawn Holtzclaw said in an emailed statement.
  
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• Long struggle ahead in ISIS heartland battle

  30-05-2016 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Would you go to this psychedelic church?

  30-05-2016 22:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Ohio zoo defends shooting of gorilla after boy fell in enclosure

  30-05-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginny McCabe CINCINNATI (Reuters) - The director of the Cincinnati Zoo on Monday stood by the decision to shoot dead a gorilla as he dragged a 4-year-old boy around by the ankle, saying the ape was not simply endangering the child who fell into his enclosure but actually hurting him. "Looking back, we would make the same decision" to shoot the gorilla, Thayne Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens, told a news conference. The gorilla was clearly disoriented," Maynard
  
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• NATO urged to ward off 'serious' Russian challenge

  30-05-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NATO's parliamentary assembly on Monday called on members of the Western military alliance to be ready to respond to the "potential threat" of Russian aggression against them. The assembly issued a unanimous declaration of proposals after a three-day meeting in Tirana, ahead of a landmark NATO summit in Warsaw in July. "The challenge from Russia is real and serious," said Michael Turner, the US president of the assembly, which gathered around 250 lawmakers from the 28 member states.
  
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• White House on alert after 'metal object' hurled over fence

  30-05-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities temporarily placed the White House on lockdown Monday after someone threw a metal object over the fence around the presidential mansion, officials said. Reporters working at the White House said a woman had been arrested. "An individual threw a metal object over the north fence line at the White House," the Secret Service said in a statement after the approximately three-hour lockdown ended.
  
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• NATO summit to raise military presence in Poland, region

  30-05-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that an upcoming "landmark summit" will enhance the alliance's defensive and deterrent presence in Poland and in the region, but decisions as to the number still haven't been finalized.
  
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• White House returns to normal operations after lockdown

  30-05-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says the White House has returned to normal operations after being placed on lockdown early Monday afternoon.
  
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• Harvey rediscovers form, leads Mets over White Sox 1-0

  30-05-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Harvey rediscovered his form with seven dominant innings of two-hit ball, Neil Walker homered off Jose Quintana, and the New York Mets beat Chicago 1-0 Monday to send the reeling White Sox to their seventh straight loss.
  
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• Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido overpowered kidnappers

  30-05-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — About 24 hours after he was kidnapped, Mexican soccer star Alan Pulido found himself alone with one of his captors and saw his chance. He wrestled away the man's pistol and his cellphone and dialed Mexico's emergency number.
  
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• 'Final assault' on IS in Falluja begins

  30-05-2016 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Iraqi army faces resistance as it begins an operation to storm the city of Falluja, a stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS).
  
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• US telecoms giant Verizon, workers reach tentative pay deal

  30-05-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Verizon has reached a tentative deal with unions that could end a weekslong strike and will see about 36,000 workers get a raise over the next three years, the US telecoms giant said Monday. The company said the new contracts would mainly benefit workers in its network operations and "consumer and mass business" units, and it pledged to hire 1,400 new staff, mainly for call center jobs. Verizon workers had been on strike since mid-April, but the deal means they are set to return to work Wednesda
  
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• Burkina Faso provisionally frees ex-ruling party head

  30-05-2016 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A military tribunal in Burkina Faso says it has provisionally released the chairman of the country's former ruling party pending further investigations into a short-lived September coup.
  
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• The Latest: Italy breaks up unofficial migrants' tent camp

  30-05-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  POZZALLO, Sicily (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):
  
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• Israel's new defense minister backs two-state solution

  30-05-2016 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman said he supports a two-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians after he was sworn in as defense minister on Monday.
  
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• Elite Iraqi forces push into Fallujah, expect fierce battle

  30-05-2016 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) — Elite Iraqi special forces began their push Monday into Fallujah, expecting to encounter the stiffest resistance yet in the campaign to free territory from the Islamic State group.
  
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• Holder: Snowden did 'service,' but should still be punished

  30-05-2016 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden performed a "public service" in stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs, but he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a podcast released on Monday.
  
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• Hissène Habré trial provides model for international justice

  30-05-2016 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Rights lawyers say case against former dictator of Chad, heard by AU-appointed judges in Senegal, will set important precedentThe successful resolution of the trial of the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, marks a significant step forward in holding high-profile human rights abusers to account in Africa, experts and campaigners say.The example set by the extraordinary African chambers in Senegal – a special tribunal created in 2013 by the 54 member African Union (AU) un
  
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• Hardliner Lieberman sworn in as Israel defence minister

  30-05-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ultra-nationalist Avigdor Lieberman was sworn in as Israel's new defence minister after winning support in the cabinet and in parliament on Monday, ending weeks of political intrigue and outrage. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted to expand his coalition and appoint Lieberman, before the 120-seat Knesset approved him by a vote of 55-43. Netanyahu -- who has been accused of forming the most rightwing government in Israeli history -- was forced to resolve a last-minute dispute with
  
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• Tusk comes out against too much EU integration

  30-05-2016 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  LUXEMBOURG (AP) — European Union President Donald Tusk said Monday that those who believe in "instant and total integration" of the EU have missed what many people really want and he raised the prospect of having a debate among member states on where the bloc should be heading.
  
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• This plant fuels a $50B business

  30-05-2016 20:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Before you set foot outside your home each day, you've more than likely washed and eaten with this ubiquitous oil.
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• 'VIP syndrome' for Prince?

  30-05-2016 20:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

  30-05-2016 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and support for families of the fallen, "not just with words but with our actions."
  
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• 4 killed in bomb attack targeting police in southeast Turkey

  30-05-2016 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish rebels on Monday detonated a bomb in southeast Turkey as a police armored vehicle was passing by, killing at least four people, the state-run news agency reported.
  
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• Prince Charles in Romania to travel to Transylvania

  30-05-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Britain's Prince Charles has returned to Romania where he has a charity that promotes skills and training in rural Transylvania.
  
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• EU data watchdog rejects privacy deal

  30-05-2016 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) says a data transfer pact between the EU and US needs "significant improvements".
  
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• Replica of Jefferson's Monticello home goes up for auction

  30-05-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut home that is a replica of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is about to go on the auction block.
  
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• Chad's ex-dictator convicted, sentenced to life for abuses

  30-05-2016 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Former Chad dictator Hissene Habre was found guilty Monday of crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and sex crimes during his rule and he was sentenced to life in prison, ending a trial more than 15 years in the making.
  
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• Hostage: 'Last chance' to help me

  30-05-2016 20:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A photo of a Japanese hostage in Syria holding up a sign which reads, "Please help me," and "This is the last chance," along with his name in Japanese has emerged about two months after he was last seen in what appeared to be a hostage video.
  
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• Augie Garrido, star college baseball coach, out at Texas

  30-05-2016 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in college baseball history, is out after 20 seasons at Texas.
  
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• Nigerian military launch offensive in oil-producing south

  30-05-2016 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces have killed and injured an unknown number of people in an offensive in the oil-producing south where militant attacks have halved petroleum production, residents and the military said Monday.
  
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