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• The Latest: Wife say Ali wanted life to be teachable moment

  10-06-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the memorial service for Muhammad Ali (all times local):
  
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• Euro 2016: Payet stunner gives France win

  10-06-2016 23:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amid floods, strikes and terrorism concerns in France, the country's soccer team attempted to shift the focus to matters sporting Friday as Les Bleus began their bid to win European soccer's continental showpiece.
  
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• Clinton vows to prioritize abortion rights if elected

  10-06-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Preserving the right to seek and obtain an abortion will remain a key component of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, the presumptive Democratic nominee said Friday. Speaking to the political arm of the national reproductive health and advocacy organization Planned Parenthood, Clinton placed herself in stark contrast to her Republican rival Donald Trump, whom she portrayed as a sexist enemy of women's rights. "When Donald Trump says 'let's make America great again,' that is code for 'let's take
  
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• The Latest: Trump says no one should be judged by race

  10-06-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern):
  
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• White House preparing to hand over the keys to a successor

  10-06-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential candidates still have months of campaigning ahead, but the White House is already preparing to hand over the keys to President Barack Obama's successor.
  
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• Correction: Baby Boxes story

  10-06-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — In a story June 9 about baby boxes in Indiana, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the group that has installed the boxes and is seeking to install more. The name of the organization is Safe Haven Baby Boxes, not Safe Haven Baby Box.
  
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• 5.2 earthquake hits Southern California

  10-06-2016 23:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Southern California early Friday, prompting some to wonder whether something much stronger is coming.
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• France beat Romania 2-1 in European Championship opening football match

  10-06-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Paris (AFP) - Dimitri Payet's long-range goal gave host nation France a 2-1 victory over Romania in the opening match of Euro 2016 on Friday.
  
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• Man lives 555 days without a heart

  10-06-2016 22:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  While waiting for a human heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all.
  
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• US fugitives say Cuba has reassured them they are safe

  10-06-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Two American fugitives who fled to Cuba after they were accused of killing police officers said Friday that Cuban officials have assured them that detente with the United States will not lead to their extradition.
  
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• Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat in Peru presidential vote

  10-06-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — The daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori conceded defeat to conservative economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Friday, ending five days of suspense over Peru's closest presidential election in decades.
  
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• Within sight of a record, Wall St. runs into a wall

  10-06-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether to stay in the European Union, a poll showed those in favor of Britain exiting the EU, or "Brexit," were well ahead of those who favor remaining. If Brexit occurs, that's a major shock," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital in New York.
  
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• The Latest: Thurman Thomas grew up a fan of Howe in Houston

  10-06-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the death of Hall of Fame hockey player Gordie Howe (all times EDT):
  
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• Fujimori concedes defeat in Peruvian election

  10-06-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat Friday in Peru's photo-finish presidential election to former Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who now faces the task of uniting a deeply divided country. Fujimori, the daughter of disgraced and jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, had refused to give up for five days after the neck-and-neck run-off vote, holding out hope the count would swing back in her favor. "In a democratic spirit, we accept these results," she said, flanked by members of her Pop
  
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• 'Ali! Ali!': The world says goodbye to The Greatest

  10-06-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville and the rest of the world said goodbye to The Greatest on Friday, showering affection on Muhammad Ali during a fist-pumping funeral procession through the streets of his hometown, followed by a star-studded memorial service where he was saluted as a fearless breaker of racial barriers.
  
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• US stocks join global selloff as 'Brexit' fears mount

  10-06-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US stocks joined a world equity selloff Friday on global growth fears and anxiety about the upcoming British vote on exiting the European Union. Analysts said global growth worries have been exacerbated by the June 23 "Brexit" vote in Britain, with some new polls showing gains for the "leave" faction. "People are rushing to safety... prompted by fears of the British referendum," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial.
  
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• Stanford rape: 1M sign petition to oust judge

  10-06-2016 22:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The number appears resounding: More than 960,000 people want Judge Aaron Persky to lose his job for what's been widely viewed as a lenient sentence in the Brock Turner rape case.
  
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• Justice Dept opposes release of Clinton aide's immunity deal

  10-06-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday it doesn't want the public to see its immunity deal with a former government employee who installed the private email server in Hillary Clinton's basement, arguing that its release could jeopardize an ongoing FBI probe.
  
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• Peru election goes to Kuczynski

  10-06-2016 22:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  His margin of victory is a fraction of a point but it's enough to give Pedro Pablo Kuczynski the presidency of Peru, with opponent Keiko Fujimori conceding defeat on Friday.
  
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• Gawker files for bankruptcy, to sell itself to Ziff Davis

  10-06-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gawker Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and putting itself up for sale, strained by a jury's verdict that that it must pay $140 million to pro wrestler Hulk Hogan in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit.
  
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• A 'cure' for multiple sclerosis?

  10-06-2016 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chemotherapy, combined with stem cell transplants, could stop the onslaught of multiple sclerosis (MS) in people suffering from the disease.
  
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• Gawker in bankruptcy after sex tape case, finds buyer

  10-06-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gawker Media filed for bankruptcy Friday, seeking to sidestep a shutdown from a $140 million judgment for releasing a Hulk Hogan sex tape in a lawsuit bankrolled by a Silicon Valley billionaire. Following the bankruptcy filing, the embattled US media group said it had reached a deal to sell its media brands to publishing group Ziff Davis. The moves come with Gawker under fire for its no-holds-barred approach to celebrity coverage, but with questions also raised about whether powerful interests c
  
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• Canadians mourn death of hockey legend Gordie Howe

  10-06-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadians mourned the death of hockey legend Gordie Howe on Friday, with politicians and former players paying tribute and his hometown's flags lowered to half-staff for the man known affectionately as "Mr. Hockey." The outpouring began almost immediately after news broke that Howe died at the age of 88. In Saskatoon, where Howe grew up, city hall flags were lowered to half-staff. National television stations interrupted programing to show tributes and highlights
  
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• U.S, Iraqi officials can't confirm report Islamic State leader wounded

  10-06-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD/FALLUJA (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Friday they could not confirm a report by an Iraqi TV channel that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been wounded in an air strike in northern Iraq. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting the radical Islamist militants, Colonel Chris Garver, said in an email that he had seen the reports but had "nothing to confirm this at this time". Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the coalition, told a daily briefing at the White
  
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• Syrian government, U.S.-backed fighters advance against Islamic Sate

  10-06-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Davison and Maher Chmaytelli BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate. In neighboring Iraq, government troops also fought for territory in an Islamic State bastion near Baghdad. There was no confirmation of an Iraqi media report that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al
  
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• Foster parents continue legal fight for American Indian girl

  10-06-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for a foster family who had to give up a 6-year-old girl with Native American heritage returned to court Friday in the latest legal effort to return the girl to California.
  
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• Last goodbye to Muhammad Ali culminates with emotional memorial service

  10-06-2016 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Nick Carey and Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Religious and political leaders of many stripes joined the sports world and tens of thousands of ordinary mourners on Friday to bid farewell to Muhammad Ali, the boxing champion who jolted America with his showmanship and won worldwide admiration as a man of principle. Ali, a once-controversial convert to Islam who lost three prime years of his boxing career for refusing U.S. military service during the Vietnam War, died a week ago
  
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• Dallas police shoot man who charged officer at airport

  10-06-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police shot a man who charged an officer after attacking a woman's car with a rock outside the Love Field airport in Dallas on Friday, prompting a temporary shutdown of parts of the facility. The suspect was conscious when he was taken away by ambulance but his condition is unknown, Dallas Assistant Police Chief Randy Blankenbaker told reporters. Witnesses told Dallas broadcaster WFAA the suspect dared the officer to "shoot me" before he charged.
  
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• US-backed forces cut main IS Syria-Turkey supply route

  10-06-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Arab-Kurdish fighters backed by the United States on Friday cut the Islamic State group's main supply route between Syria and Turkey in a major setback for the jihadists. IS has come under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared "caliphate" in 2014. "The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) cut off the last road from Manbij to the Turkish border," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group.
  
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• Arctic sea ice hits new record low for May

  10-06-2016 22:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The coverage of ice in the Arctic has dwindled to the lowest level ever seen for the month of May, according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center.
  
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• Obama widens US Afghan role in final months in office

  10-06-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from ending the two wars he inherited from the Bush administration, Barack Obama is wrestling with an expanded set of conflicts in the final months of his presidency, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Libya and Syria, with no end in sight. In Afghanistan, where a Taliban resurgence has upset Washington's "exit strategy," Obama is giving the U.S. military wider latitude to support Afghan forces, both in the air and on the ground.
  
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• Why is this seagull orange?

  10-06-2016 21:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• France hails smooth Euro start amid strikes, terror fears

  10-06-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  French President Francois Hollande hailed a smooth start to Euro 2016 Friday, despite strikes and terror fears which saw football fans wade through heavy security to attend the opening match. Women in the national red, white and blue danced the can-can and superstar DJ David Guetta played to a packed stadium at the opening ceremony as France finally got the party atmosphere it had been waiting for, after months of doom and gloom. The European championship has landed in a glum France hit by a ser
  
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• Peru's Fujimori vows to lead opposition in sour concession

  10-06-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat to centrist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru's tightest presidential election in decades, but said on Friday that her populist party's solid majority in Congress would wage a "watchful" opposition during his government. Fujimori, the daughter of the country's imprisoned ex-president, said that former investment banker Kuczynski had only won the run-off race with the support of "promoters of hate." "In the second-round our opponent was joined by the political power of
  
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• US Open pairings share the wealth of stars

  10-06-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Golf Association is spreading out the stars for the first two rounds of the US Open, staying away from a "Big Three" grouping that would steal the show at Oakmont. Defending US Open champion and world number two Jordan Spieth will play alongside fellow American Zach Johnson -- the reigning British Open and former Masters champ -- and newly minted pro Bryson DeChambeau, a former US Amateur champion.
  
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• Clinton leads Trump by 11 points in White House race: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  10-06-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in the U.S. presidential race, showing little change after she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. The online poll, conducted from Monday to Friday, shows 46 percent of likely voters support Clinton while 34.8 percent back Trump. Clinton's lead was nearly the same a week ago, before she had amassed enough convention delegates to win the nomination and before Trump d
  
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• End for Sanders? Supporters react

  10-06-2016 21:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In a day filled with a flurry of meetings with national Democratic leaders, Bernie Sanders appeared to acknowledge Thursday that the end of his 2016 White House campaign is drawing near.Popular: Radical Islam in America | Graham Opposes Republican Leader | Guns in America
  
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• Aerospace firm successfully tests solar-powered aircraft

  10-06-2016 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — A test pilot successfully flew a solar-powered prototype aircraft on Friday for a company that envisions manufacturing a fleet of drones to provide aerial internet service for an estimated 4 billion people worldwide.
  
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• Lawmakers, activists urge action against Stanford judge

  10-06-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of California lawmakers joined women's rights advocates Friday in urging a California agency to take action against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
  
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• Canadian hockey legend Gordie Howe dead at 88

  10-06-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Canadian ice hockey legend Gordie Howe, a Hall of Famer known as "Mr. Hockey" who won four Stanley Cup titles with the Detroit Red Wings, died on Friday at the age of 88, the NHL team said. Howe spent a quarter-century with the Red Wings in the National Hockey League, six more seasons playing alongside sons Mark and Marty in the rival World Hockey Association and a final campaign back in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers at age 52.
  
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• Brazil health minister says Zika not a worry for Olympics

  10-06-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  
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• Oil down 3 percent as U.S. drillers add rigs, strong dollar weighs

  10-06-2016 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down 3 percent on Friday after data showing the U.S. oil drilling rig count rising for a second week in row and a stronger dollar weighed on demand for greenback-denominated crude futures. A slide of more than 1 percent in Wall Street share prices , the largest since April, also prompted pre-weekend profit-taking in Brent and U.S. crude futures, which had rallied earlier in the week. The front-month in U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediat
  
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• Obama approves more aggressive Taliban fight

  10-06-2016 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama has ordered the US military to tackle the resurgent Taliban more directly -- in tandem with Afghan allies, officials said Friday, ratcheting up a 15-year conflict he had vowed to end. US forces have been in an advisory role in Afghanistan since the start of 2015 and were only authorized to hit Taliban targets for defensive reasons, or to protect Afghan troops. The changes mean US troops can now work more closely with local fighters in striking the Taliban.
  
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• Photos: This Week in Pictures: June 4, 2016 - June 10, 2016

  10-06-2016 21:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Find this week's top photos from around the globe in ABC News' This Week in Pictures slideshow
  
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• Remembering our superhero friend

  10-06-2016 20:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former Kentucky Governor John Brown and his daughter, CNN Correspondent Pamela, recall their friendship with Louisville hero, Muhammad Ali.
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• 5 things you never knew about the boxing legend

  10-06-2016 20:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's not much that hasn't been written about Muhammad Ali.
  
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• Senator: Trump doesn't know issues

  10-06-2016 20:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump needs to carefully select a running mate to bolster his inexperience, adding that Trump doesn't know much about "the issues."
  
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• Rome's hidden architecture

  10-06-2016 20:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Stanford rape: 1M call to oust judge

  10-06-2016 20:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The number appears resounding: More than 960,000 people want Judge Aaron Persky to lose his job for what's been widely viewed as a lenient sentence in the Brock Turner rape case.
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• This man chose a dream job in paradise

  10-06-2016 20:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ever thought you're in the wrong job? Fed up with the drag of daily life?
  
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