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• Iraq probes human rights violations in Fallujah offensive

  13-06-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq said Monday it had launched an investigation into possible human rights abuses against civilians fleeing the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah as a senior U.N. official said more than 7,300 people had left the city in the last two days.
  
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• Ubisoft goes 'Steep' at E3

  13-06-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For its next open-world game, Ubisoft is combining collaborative multiplayer action with snowy extreme sports.
  
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• Mayor of Flint, Michigan did not violate ethics amid water crisis: attorney

  13-06-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The mayor of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on Monday. There was no evidence of any ethical violations by Mayor Karen Weaver, said Brendon Basiga, a criminal defense attorney hired by Flint to investigate charges made in a federal lawsuit by a former administrator. "Simply put, ladies and gentlemen, I cannot find any evidence of unethical conduc
  
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• 76ers wait on Simmons as they work out Ingram ahead of draft

  13-06-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Ingram dined and dunked in Philadelphia and did all but demand he become the No. 1 overall pick of the NBA draft.
  
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• Novo diabetes drug cuts heart risks by 13 percent in key trial

  13-06-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Novo Nordisk's top-selling diabetes drug Victoza cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death by 13 percent in a closely watched study that may help boost sales of the injectable medicine. Victoza is only the second diabetes drug to show such heart benefits, after Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's pill Jardiance. Victoza's effect was evident in all areas.
  
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• England fans jailed for Euro 2016 violence

  13-06-2016 22:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A French court has sentenced five English football fans to jail terms for their roles in the violence that marred Saturday's England-Russia match at the Euro 2016 tournament.
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• Apple CEO's tearful Orlando tribute

  13-06-2016 22:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook started the company's annual developer conference, WWDC, by paying tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.
  
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• Final moments caught in Snapchat

  13-06-2016 22:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Snapchat video taken by Orlando shooting victim Amanda Alvear captures the moment shots rang out inside Pulse Nightclub. Alvear did not survive the shooting.
  
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• They put themselves in harm's way

  13-06-2016 21:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In the midst of horror and tragedy, heroes emerge from the crowd.
  
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• Clinton, Trump at odds over tackling terrorism, guns

  13-06-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In both style and substance, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
  
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• The Latest: Giaccherini gives Italy 1-0 lead at Euro 2016

  13-06-2016 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Adam Levine offers to pay funeral expense for 'Voice' singer

  13-06-2016 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Pop star Adam Levine has offered to pay the funeral expenses for a singer gunned down after a Florida concert.
  
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• U.S. firearm makers' shares jump after Orlando shooting

  13-06-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Smith & Wesson Holding Corp's shares rose as much as 11.6 percent, while those of Sturm Ruger & Co Inc jumped 10.7 percent. A man armed with an assault rifle and pledging loyalty to Islamic State killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida early on Sunday. The rampage, by New York-born Florida resident Omar Mateen, was denounced by President Barack Obama, who had previously blasted Congressional inaction on gun control.
  
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• UNHCR cuts 2016 estimate for refugee arrivals in Europe

  13-06-2016 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Monday it expects 248,000 refugees and migrants to arrive in Europe via the Eastern Mediterranean this year, far lower than the "up to 1 million" it foresaw at the start of the year. The figure includes 156,000 who have already arrived, UNHCR said in an update of a regional refugee plan first issued in January. The document did not cover the other major migration route into Europe, from Libya to Italy. (Reporting by Tom Miles)
  
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• The Latest: Mexico's president says 3 killed were citizens

  13-06-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. (all times local):
  
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• Trump reiterates call to bar Muslims

  13-06-2016 21:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump responded Monday to the worst terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 with a tough call to clamp down on Muslim immigration.
  
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• The Latest: Trump says US-born Mateen born 'in Afghan'

  13-06-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Family of mother suspected of killing her 3 sons speaks out

  13-06-2016 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — The family of an Arizona mother suspected of killing her three young sons has spoken about the incident.
  
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• Draymond Green expects to watch Game 5 next door in Coliseum

  13-06-2016 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Suspended Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was expected to watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night in a baseball suite next door to Oracle Arena at the Oakland Coliseum, where the Athletics are playing the Texas Rangers.
  
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• Armed man arrested in California was on probation in Indiana

  13-06-2016 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Indiana man arrested over the weekend in California with three assault rifles and ammunition in his car was forbidden from leaving his home state as part of probation stemming from a case in which he pointed a gun at neighbors, according to authorities and court records.
  
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• Three Mexicans killed in Orlando shooting, Mexican president says

  13-06-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Three people of Mexican origin were among the 49 killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Monday. In a separate statement, Mexico's foreign ministry said the three were Mexican nationals and said it was trying to confirm with U.S. authorities if a fourth Mexican was among those killed. "This is an act truly filled with horror, terror and hatred," Pena Nieto said.
  
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• FBI's Comey: Orlando gunman did not appear to have explosives

  13-06-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  There is no indication that the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting had any explosives, FBI Director James Comey told reporters on Monday. Comey also said the Federal Bureau Investigation closed its 2013 investigation into the shooter, Omar Mateen, when it determined claims that he had made in support of radical Islam were only to "freak out" his co-workers. Mateen was dropped from an FBI watch list after the investigation, meaning he was able to buy firearms without the FBI being notified,
  
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• French courts convicts 6 English soccer fans for rioting

  13-06-2016 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A Marseille court convicted six English soccer fans Monday and handed prison sentences ranging from one-to-three months to five of them for involvement in rioting at the European Championship.
  
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• Apple makes Siri smarter, rolls out software improvements

  13-06-2016 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple kicked off its annual software developer conference with an artificial intelligence upgrade for Siri, its digital assistant, as well as new software features for other devices and an overhaul of its music service.
  
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• Brexit worries push down world stocks, lift yen

  13-06-2016 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world eased while the yen firmed on Monday amid concerns Britain may be on the verge of leaving the European Union following a June 23 referendum on its membership, an outcome that could adversely impact the global economy. Uncertainty over the outcome of this week's Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting added to market worries, though the U.S. central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged. Boris Schlossbe
  
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• U.S. investigates whether gunman acted alone in nightclub massacre

  13-06-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Letitia Stein and Jarrett Renshaw ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Monday investigated whether a gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando and declared his allegiance to Islamic State militants had received any help in carrying out the massacre. The FBI and other agencies were looking at evidence inside and on the closed-off streets around the Pulse nightclub, where New York-born Omar Mateen perpetrated the worst mass murder in U.S. history, and the deadliest atta
  
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• Clinton, Trump clash over Orlando massacre

  13-06-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger Gibson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton on Monday warned against demonizing Muslim Americans, while Donald Trump again called for banning foreign-born Muslims from entering the country after the Orlando, Florida, nightclub massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. In speeches scheduled before the slayings at a gay nightclub in which 49 people and the gunman were killed, the Democratic and Republican presidential rivals discu
  
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• The Latest: Messaging, Maps, Siri updates in Apple software

  13-06-2016 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Apple (all times local):
  
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• Court vacates $1.8M Ventura award in 'American Sniper' case

  13-06-2016 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday threw out $1.8 million in damages awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book "American Sniper."
  
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• Trump would 'suspend immigration' from nations with terror history

  13-06-2016 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester (United States) (AFP) - White House hopeful Donald Trump vowed Monday to "suspend immigration" from nations with a "proven history" of terrorism against the US or other allies, one day after the deadly attack on a Florida nightclub.
  
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• U.S. top court tosses Puerto Rico's debt restructuring law

  13-06-2016 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive a Puerto Rico debt-restructuring law, putting the U.S. territory at risk of a messy default unless Congress this month passes legislation to help the Caribbean island survive its crippling fiscal crisis. The justices ruled 5-2 that Puerto Rico's 2014 statute, which would have let it cut billions of dollars in debt at public utilities over creditor objections, conflicted with federal bankruptcy law. Passage of
  
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• Orlando shooter worked for security firm tainted by blunders

  13-06-2016 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The security company that employed the Orlando nightclub shooter had been tainted in recent years by blunders and scandals.
  
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• Second U.S. aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean: U.S. Navy

  13-06-2016 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, at a time when U.S. officials are raising alarm over Russia's maritime expansion. The Eisenhower, also known as the "Ike," will relieve the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group which later this month heads back to the United States after an extended eight-month deployment. The Eisenhower, which also leads a strike group of cruisers, destroyers a
  
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• Keys impresses in Wimbledon warm-up

  13-06-2016 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Madison Keys made an impressive start to the Birmingham WTA tournament on Monday, beating Timea Babos 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 in the first round of the grasscourt Wimbledon warm-up event. The 21-year-old, whom Serena Williams last year described as "a world number one of the future" is widely considered America's best hope of success when the long Williams era ends. Keys struggled early this year after injuring a leg during the Australian Open.
  
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• Thousands attend London vigil to mourn Orlando shooting victims

  13-06-2016 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of people held a two-minute silence at a vigil in London's Soho neighborhood on Monday to remember the victims of a massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. At least 49 people were killed and 53 others were wounded at the Pulse nightclub on Sunday before the gunman, who had pledged loyalty to Islamic State, was shot dead by police. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was in attendance.
  
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• 'If you're alive, raise your hand'

  13-06-2016 20:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Andrea Doria shipwreck more badly deteriorated than expected

  13-06-2016 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The wreck of the Italian ocean liner the Andrea Doria off Nantucket may be more badly deteriorated than previous sonar images suggest, with its bow nearly broken off, a team of undersea explorers said Monday.
  
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• In Flint, Michigan water crisis, city mayor did not violate ethics

  13-06-2016 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The mayor of the city of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on Monday. There was no evidence of any ethical violations by Mayor Karen Weaver, said Brendon Basiga, an immigration attorney hired by Flint to investigate charges made in a federal lawsuit by a former administrator. "Simply put, ladies and gentlemen, I cannot find any evidence of unethica
  
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• One-third of us cannot see this

  13-06-2016 20:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  If you look up at the evening sky, there's a good chance you will not be able to see what your grandmother saw when she was a little girl.
  
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• Hamilton books high on Amazon best-seller list

  13-06-2016 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The day after "Hamilton" won 11 Tony Awards, books related to the musical are also thriving.
  
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• Microsoft touts smaller, faster Xbox One game consoles at E3

  13-06-2016 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xbox One is shrinking in size and growing in power.
  
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• Join the club: Palahniuk now part of coloring book craze

  13-06-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The author of "The Fight Club" has joined the coloring book club.
  
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• Sweden fightback holds Ireland after Hoolahan beauty at Euro 2016

  13-06-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wes Hoolahan's brilliant finish was not enough to give the Republic of Ireland a winning start to Euro 2016 as Ciaran Clark's own goal ensured a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Monday. Hoolahan met Seamus Coleman's flighted ball with a controlled first-time strike three minutes into the second half at the Stade de France to give Ireland a lead they fully deserved.
  
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• Ethiopia, Eritrea trade accusations over border incident

  13-06-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading accusations over an incident in a disputed border area, with Ethiopia on Monday confirming its military had taken "proportional measures" against Eritrea in response to an attempted attack in the Tsorona area the day before.
  
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• Orlando gunman 'radicalized', FBI says, as probe deepens

  13-06-2016 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The American gunman who launched a murderous assault on a gay nightclub in Orlando was radicalized by Islamist propaganda, officials said Monday, as they grappled with the worst terror attack on US soil since 9/11. The Islamic State group claimed slain shooter Omar Mateen was acting as "one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America" when he attacked the Pulse club in the Florida resort city, an assault that ended when police stormed the venue.
  
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• More than half of Orlando shooting dead were Puerto Rican: PR government

  13-06-2016 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - More than half of the fatal victims from the shooting in Orlando were of Puerto Rican descent, Rolando Padua, deputy secretary of state for the Puerto Rican government, told Reuters on Monday.
  
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• Chicago activist back in Detroit court in immigration case

  13-06-2016 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A Chicago activist convicted of lying to get U.S. citizenship has returned to a Detroit court for the first time since a judge was ordered to take another look at her claims of post-traumatic stress disorder from her time in an Israeli prison.
  
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• Bond for man accused of shooting dad, Ohio deputy set at $2M

  13-06-2016 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of shooting his father and an Ohio sheriff's deputy remains in jail with his bond set at $2 million.
  
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• Pulse nightclub attack: America's Bataclan?

  13-06-2016 19:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The music was loud, the dancing energetic, the atmosphere electric. And then the shooting started.
  
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• Billy Crystal's famous Ali impersonation

  13-06-2016 19:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Comedian Billy Crystal brought laughter to the crowd at Muhammad Ali's memorial service by doing a bit from an old Ali skit.
  
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