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• CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia

  11-06-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to be published, absolving Saudi Arabia of any responsibility. "I think the 28 pages will be published and I support their publication and everyone will see the evidence that the Saudi government had nothing to do with it," Brennan said in an interview with Saudi-owned Arabiya TV. The withheld section of the 2002 report is central to a dispute o
  
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• Violence mars England's 1-1 draw with Russia at Euro 2016

  11-06-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fights broke out all day before and soon after Russia earned a 1-1 draw against England with a stoppage-time equalizer at the European Championship on Saturday.
  
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• Street brawling fans distract from matches

  11-06-2016 23:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Packs of Russian and English football fans clashed in Marseille, France, on Saturday -- in a third straight day of battles -- before their two teams met in a match at the Euro 2016 championship.
  
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• Paul Ryan Dismisses Idea of Convention Challenge to Trump

  11-06-2016 23:42
  
  “The way I see it is he won the thing fair and square,” Ryan said.
  
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• UN honored Ali's lifelong commitment to peace and rights

  11-06-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — When Muhammad Ali was trying to win a fourth heavyweight championship in the late 1970s, he came to the United Nations to campaign against apartheid and injustice and presented then secretary-general Kurt Waldheim with one of his drawings entitled "Peace!"
  
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• The Latest: Dier says emotions went from high to low

  11-06-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Pirates put C Cervelli on DL with broken hand, get C Kratz

  11-06-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have put catcher Francisco Cervelli on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left hand that is expected to sideline him four to six weeks.
  
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• Queen marks 90th birthday in neon

  11-06-2016 23:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Euro 2016: England stunned by Russia equalizer

  11-06-2016 23:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  England suffered late heartbreak on a day where football hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons once again.Sponsored:
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• Man still in hospital after Dallas airport police shooting

  11-06-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Maryland man newly released from being jailed on a criminal mischief charge remained hospitalized Saturday, a day after being shot by an officer outside a Dallas airport following an outburst in which police say he hit his ex-girlfriend and battered her car with a traffic cone and large landscaping rocks.
  
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• Uber driver returns lost money to World Series Poker player

  11-06-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A World Series of Poker player says he hit an "emotional jackpot" thanks to an Uber driver who returned his $7,000 ante.
  
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• Family Ties: Griffey Jr.'s son drafted by Mariners on Day 3

  11-06-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have themselves another Griffey who makes fantastic catches. This one, though, does it on the gridiron instead of the outfield.
  
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• Twin blasts near Damascus kill 12, wound dozens

  11-06-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Two suicide bombers struck close to the Syrian capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more in the latest attack to hit the predominantly Shiite area in recent months, state TV and an opposition activist group said.
  
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• Trump calls for GOP unity but continues intraparty attacks

  11-06-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Campaigning in a pair of crucial battleground states, Donald Trump bashed Democrats and Republicans alike Saturday, from Hillary Clinton to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
  
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• Suarez becomes 1st Mexican to win NASCAR national race

  11-06-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR national race, passing Kyle Busch and holding off one of the sport's big stars at the Xfinity Series race at Michigan.
  
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• 'The Voice' star's alleged killer had two guns, knife: police

  11-06-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The gunman who fatally shot Christina Grimmie, an up-and-coming young singer who once appeared on the popular TV show "The Voice," carried two handguns and a hunting knife at the time of the attack, US police said Saturday. Authorities said they believe that the 21-year-old traveled from elsewhere in Florida to Orlando, where Grimmie was holding a concert, intent on targeting her. Grimmie, 22, performed late Friday with the group "Before You Exit" at Orlando's Plaza Live Theater and stayed on to
  
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• Orlando Police identify 'Voice' star Christina Grimmie's killer as 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl

  11-06-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando Police identify 'Voice' star Christina Grimmie's killer as 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl.
  
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• CIA chief expects publication of classified 9/11 report pages, Riyadh to be absolved

  11-06-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI (Reuters) - CIA chief John Brennan expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States to be published, and they will absolve Saudi Arabia of any responsibility, he told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV early on Sunday.
  
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• Ganadores en la historia de Belmont Stakes

  11-06-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
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• High waves during storm? New forecast model tries to predict

  11-06-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto parts store from bottom shelves to top ones and hauling away the most valuable items.
  
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• Snake falls from car's dashboard onto Arkansas driver's feet

  11-06-2016 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman escaped injury and managed to safely stop her car after a four-foot-long rat snake came out of her dashboard and slithered across her feet as she drove on Interstate 49.
  
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• Nebraska Inmate Escapee Caught, One Other Remains at Large

  11-06-2016 22:07
  
  One of the dangerous convicted sex offenders who escaped from a Nebraska prison has been caught. The other is still on the loose, police said today.
  
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• Trump Doubles Down on Calling Warren 'Pocahontas'

  11-06-2016 22:04
  
  Trump jabs at Warren, Romney and asks Tampa audience for VP suggestions.
  
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• England and Russia fans riot at in Marseille at Euro 2016

  11-06-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — England and Russia fans rioted Saturday at the Old Port in Marseille and outside the city's Stade Velodrome before the two countries met in a soccer match at the European Championship.
  
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• Thousands march for gay rights in Poland, Croatia, Italy

  11-06-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people marched Saturday in colorful gay pride events in Italy, Poland and Croatia urging support for minority rights in the mostly Catholic nations.
  
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• Hamilton claims Canadian Grand Prix pole

  11-06-2016 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton claimed the 53rd pole position of his career after finishing fastest in qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
  
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• Serbs protest demolitions for UAE-investment project

  11-06-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people took part Saturday in the latest in a series of protests in Belgrade triggered by shady demolitions in a popular city area marked for a United Arab Emirates-financed real estate project.
  
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• Romney Says a Trump Presidency Would Lead to 'Trickle-down Racism'

  11-06-2016 21:42
  
  "Seeing this is breaking my heart," he says of presidential campaign.
  
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• Spain: Valencia bans bull runs featuring flaming horns

  11-06-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The southern Mediterranean city of Valencia has banned a longtime tradition in which bulls are set loose on neighborhood streets with flaming balls of wax or fireworks affixed to their horns.
  
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• 1996 Olympians confident in future of pro women's basketball

  11-06-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Members of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team are proud of how their gold-medal performance helped launch professional women's basketball in their home country.
  
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• Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashes in Tennessee

  11-06-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashes in Tennessee.
  
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• Bale, Robson-Kanu give Wales winning return

  11-06-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Substitute Hal Robson-Kanu scored a joyously celebrated 81st-minute winner as Wales marked their major tournament return by edging Slovakia 2-1 in Saturday's Euro 2016 opener in Bordeaux. Playing their first game at a major championship since the 1958 World Cup, Wales took a 10th-minute lead courtesy of Gareth Bale's fine free-kick, only for Slovakia substitute Ondrej Duda to equalise.
  
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• Nottingham Open final: Pliskova v Riske

  11-06-2016 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and unseeded Alison Riske of the United States won two matches each to reach the Nottingham Open final on Saturday.
  
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• Thiem beats Federer in 3 sets to reach Mercedes Cup final

  11-06-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Roger Federer squandered two match points and lost to Dominic Thiem 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 in a rain-interrupted Mercedes Cup semifinal on Saturday.
  
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• Ali's cemetery opens to public, and fans pay homage at grave

  11-06-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — He carried a dozen roses into Cave Hill Cemetery and headed for a patch of grass in the back corner that seemed too ordinary for the man buried beneath it.
  
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• Archaeologist points to hidden monument in Jordan's Petra

  11-06-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Satellite and drone images have led to a new discovery in the ancient city of Petra — a massive man-made stone platform hidden under sand.
  
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• After hit to sterling, poll shows Britons back EU membership

  11-06-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By James Davey and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - An opinion poll released on Saturday gave supporters of British EU membership a narrow lead over opponents, a day after another survey had the "Leave" campaign 10 points ahead, underlining how contradictory polling for the June 23 referendum has been. The pound weakened by as much as 1.2 percent against the dollar immediately after the ORB poll for the Independent newspaper was published on Friday evening. Betting odds on a British vote to exit
  
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• Sister of cyanide victim says police have done 'nothing'

  11-06-2016 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The sister of a Chicago businessman who authorities say was poisoned with cyanide after winning the lottery four years ago said Saturday that police have done nothing to solve the case.
  
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• Lombard takes 1-stroke lead into final day of Lyoness Open

  11-06-2016 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  ATZENBRUGG, Austria (AP) — South Africa's Zander Lombard squandered an early three-stroke lead due to a triple bogey but still led China's Wu Ashun by one after the third round of the Lyoness Open on Saturday.
  
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• Lawyer says Qatar detained Dutch woman who reported rape

  11-06-2016 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dutch woman who told Qatari police she had been drugged and raped in March has been in government detention ever since on unclear charges, a lawyer said Saturday.
  
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• Gordie Howe's family opens visitation and funeral to public

  11-06-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Gordie Howe's visitation and funeral will be open to the public.
  
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• Reactions to fatal shooting of singer Christina Grimmie

  11-06-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Reactions to fatal shooting of singer Christina Grimmie, onetime contestant on NBC's "The Voice," who was shot Friday after a concert in Orlando, Florida:
  
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• Mahut to face Muller in men's final at Ricoh Open

  11-06-2016 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Title holder Nicolas Mahut recovered from losing the first set and 19 aces from Sam Querrey to win their semifinal 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the Ricoh Open on Saturday.
  
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• Gareth Bale stars as Wales defeats Slovakia

  11-06-2016 20:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It has been 58 years since Wales last played in a major tournament -- but it was worth the wait in the end.
  
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• The Latest: Fans clash near stadium in Marseille

  11-06-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Solar-powered pilots' globe-circling flight arrives in NYC

  11-06-2016 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The pilots of a solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago said their flight over the Statue of Liberty before landing in New York inspired them on their mission to promote a world free from reliance on fossil fuels.
  
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• How Clinton Donor Got on Sensitive Intelligence Board

  11-06-2016 19:42
  
  Emails reveal State aides sought to “protect” Hillary after ABC News' questions.
  
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• In the NBA Finals, the losses linger more than the wins

  11-06-2016 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Often lost in the euphoria of confetti blizzards and champagne showers of an NBA Finals triumph is the crushing despair just down the hall.
  
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• The Latest: Police use water cannon on fans in Marseille

  11-06-2016 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• 3 suspects jailed over Istanbul car-bomb attack

  11-06-2016 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says three suspects have been ordered jailed pending prosecution in connection with a car-bomb attack in Istanbul that killed 11 people.
  
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