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• Putin says to seek IOC intervention over Rio ban

  17-06-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would seek the intervention of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee over the decision to exclude Russian track and field athletes from the Rio Olympics. Russian athletes' hopes of competing in the Rio Olympics are now in the hands of the IOC after world athletics' governing body unanimously upheld on Friday its ban on the country for systematic doping. "Of course, it is unfair," Putin told editors from leading international
  
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• VA won't use law that allows expedited firing of executives

  17-06-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer use its authority to fire senior executives in an expedited manner — dropping a key portion of a law Congress passed two years ago in response to a nationwide scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking medical care.
  
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• Putin says Russia will work with any US president

  17-06-2016 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — After two days of meetings with top European officials and international executives, Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded reconciliatory in a meeting with international media Friday, saying Russia is ready to work with whoever is elected the new U.S. president and offering only a mild condemnation of the IAAF's decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from competing.
  
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• Hundreds in line for slain 'Voice' singer's services

  17-06-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of friends and fans are in line and thousands more are expected at a memorial service in New Jersey for "The Voice" singer Christina Grimmie.
  
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• Spain cruise to last-16 with Turkey win

  17-06-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Defending European champions Spain booked their place in the last 16 round of Euro 2016 on Friday with a convincing 3-0 win against Turkey in Nice. Vicente del Bosque's men bossed the Group D tie from the kickoff, with a double by Juventus' Alvaro Morata and a first competitive international goal from Nolito sealing a comfortable win. "We showed our winning mentality and great team spirit here tonight," said Andres Iniesta, who was awarded man-of-the-match.
  
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• Judge rules Montana legislator can remain in office

  17-06-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana legislator can stay in office after a jury found he took illegal corporate contributions from an anti-union organization during his 2010 primary election campaign, a judge ruled Friday.
  
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• Rio declares financial disaster over Olympic Games

  17-06-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rio state authorities declared a "state of public calamity" Friday over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in August. "Any institutional instability would hurt the country's image," said the decree, signed by acting governor Francisco Dornelles.
  
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• Julian Castro: I'm not being vetted for vice president

  17-06-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro says he isn't being vetted as a potential running mate for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
  
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• US, NKorea both set to attend security forum in China

  17-06-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior diplomats of the U.S. and North Korea are slated to attend a security conference in Beijing next week, but the State Department said Friday there is no plan for direct talks between them.
  
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• 'Rare, dangerous' heat headed to parts of Western US

  17-06-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a dry heat, Phoenix residents like to say about Arizona's hot weather. That bravado may vanish as the thermometer flirts with 120 degrees this weekend.
  
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• Euros: Spain through after Turkey win

  17-06-2016 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  Czech Republic battles back from two goals down against Croatia amidst crowd violence and flares.
  
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• Crowd violence mars Czech comeback

  17-06-2016 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  Czech Republic battles back from two goals down against Croatia amidst crowd violence and flares.
  
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• Orlando tourism: No mass cancellations now but future unsure

  17-06-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Experts say it's too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they're committed to visiting.
  
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• Familiar script at the Open with Dustin Johnson

  17-06-2016 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local):
  
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• Times newspaper in favour of staying in EU

  17-06-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain's Times newspaper has come out in support of remaining in the European Union, an emailed copy of the front page of its Saturday edition showed, setting up an unusual political face-off with another newspaper in media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's stable. The Times front page showed a leading article entitled "Why Remain is best for Britain". "On balance we believe Britain would be better off leading a renewed drive for reform within the EU rather than starting afresh outside it," the newspaper
  
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• Up to 1 in 5 trauma deaths could be prevented, study says

  17-06-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 1 in 5 people may be dying unnecessarily from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries, a stark conclusion from government advisers who say where you live shouldn't determine if you survive. The findings take on new urgency amid the increasing threat of mass casualties like the massacre in Orlando.
  
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• Hackers find security gaps in Pentagon websites

  17-06-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says high-tech hackers brought in by the Pentagon to breach Defense Department websites were able to burrow in and find 138 different security gaps.
  
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• Under pressure, senators formulate gun control compromise

  17-06-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Cowan and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Republican senators tried on Friday to craft a compromise bill to impose limited gun restrictions in the face of pressure from Democrats and public rage over the Orlando mass shooting, the deadliest in modern U.S. history. A gunman killed 49 people at the Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub last Sunday, sparking a scramble over competing gun measures in the U.S. Senate. While past gun-control measures have failed to clear Congress, the m
  
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• San Diego Zoo panda has incurable heart problem

  17-06-2016 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — An elderly giant panda at the San Diego Zoo has been diagnosed with an incurable heart problem.
  
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• Prosecutors drop criminal case alleging FedEx knowingly shipped illegal prescription drugs

  17-06-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors drop criminal case alleging FedEx knowingly shipped illegal prescription drugs.
  
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• IAAF official: Isinbayeva condoning corrupt system in Russia

  17-06-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russia's most famous track and field star calls competing in the Olympics a matter of human rights.
  
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• The Latest: Turkey fans light flares after loss to Spain

  17-06-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Pentagon report says Afghans feel less secure

  17-06-2016 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghans feel less secure than at any recent time, a new Pentagon report says, as Afghan battlefield deaths continue to escalate and civilian casualties hit a record high.
  
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• Viacom investors pay CEO's legal bills in Redstone spat

  17-06-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The disconnect demonstrates the complicated corporate governance challenge Viacom's board is facing in the battle for control of Redstone's $40 billion media empire, which includes CBS Corp and Viacom, investors and corporate governance experts said. "I don't think it's appropriate to use shareholder money for the suit," said Ben Strubel, a principal with Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based wealth manager Strubel Investment Management, which owns non-voting shares of Viacom. Viacom, which owns Comedy
  
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• Zika spreading quickly in Puerto Rico: US

  17-06-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of Zika infections appears to be increasing quickly in Puerto Rico, US health officials said Friday, sparking fears that thousands of pregnant women -- and their unborn children -- could be at risk. Among pregnant women, 234 women in the continental US have shown lab evidence of Zika infection, with or without symptoms, and 189 others have been counted in the US territories including Puerto Rico.
  
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• Putin denies suggestions Russia would welcome Brexit

  17-06-2016 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied suggestions that Russia would benefit from Britain's possible decision to leave the European Union.
  
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• Russian track and field athletes banned from Rio Games

  17-06-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Russia's track and field athletes will be banned from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a landmark decision Friday that punished the sports powerhouse for a systematic doping system that operated "from the top down" and tainted the entire team.
  
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• EPA warns Flint, Michigan of long-term threats to water supply

  17-06-2016 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The city of Flint faces multiple long-term threats to its water supply, even though short-term progress has been made in reducing lead contamination in the drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned the city and the state of Michigan. The poor water quality became a crisis last year when, after months of citizen complaints in the largely poor and African-American city, officials acknowledged a problem and began corrective measures. EPA administrator Gina McCa
  
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• Hollywood superhero proves to be Kryptonite to fraud scheme

  17-06-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A criminal scheme worthy of Lex Luthor unraveled with the help of Supergirl, authorities said: An international identity-theft ring so complex, prosecutors say that even with the arrest of four people Thursday they have only just begun to uncover its full extent.
  
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• Fire chief killed in 9/11 attacks finally honored with funeral

  17-06-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly 15 years after the September 11 attacks, a firefighter who disappeared at the World Trade Center that day has finally been laid to rest. The family buried two blood samples Battalion Chief Lawrence Stack had donated a few months prior to the attacks, after waiting in vain for authorities to recover his remains, nearly giving up hope. Hundreds of firefighters, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Daniel Nigro attended the full-honors fu
  
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• The Latest: Putin hopes for 'solution' for Russian athletes

  17-06-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The Latest on the IAAF's meeting on Russia (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutor-police mistrust hangs over Baltimore trial

  17-06-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A cloud of tension and mistrust between Baltimore prosecutors and the city's police department is hanging over the high-profile trial of an officer charged with murder in the death of a black prisoner whose neck was broken in a police transport van.
  
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• Quick work: Landry makes putt for 66, leads US Open

  17-06-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Andrew Landry needed only one shot Friday to set an Oakmont record and lead the U.S. Open in a rain-delayed opening round that lasted more than 32 hours.
  
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• 'I think I can take him:' mayor challenges college wrestler

  17-06-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson usually wrestles with local issues when he's in the City Council chambers. This week, though, he just wrestled.
  
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• Wildfire spreading fast near Santa Barbara

  17-06-2016 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  California fire crews are battling a rapidly growing wildfire that has already burned 4,000 acres near Santa Barbara, fire officials said Friday.
  
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• Trump tweets poll showing him losing

  17-06-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump tweeted a poll graphic Friday showing him trailing Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton, 49% to 51%.
  
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• Olympics ban for Russian athletes

  17-06-2016 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  The International Association of Athletics Federations has extended the ban on international competition by Russian track and field athletes, according to the state-run TASS news agency.
  
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• Pregnant woman killed by disapproving family, police say

  17-06-2016 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  A pregnant woman was killed by her family in eastern Pakistan because she married against family members' wishes three years ago, according to police.
  
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• The Latest: Wife texted gunman on the night of shooting

  17-06-2016 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A person familiar with the FBI's investigation of nightclub shooter Omar Mateen says his wife text messaged him on the night ...
  
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• Delegates launch 'Anybody but Trump' drive

  17-06-2016 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  A coalition of Republican delegates are mounting a last-ditch effort to block Donald Trump from obtaining the GOP nomination by pushing for a "conscience clause" that would allow delegates to vote against the presumptive nominee.
  
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• OneOrlando fund changes course, will give money to victims

  17-06-2016 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest fundraising arm for the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack reversed course Friday and will now distribute millions of dollars directly to families and survivors instead of through nonprofit agencies.
  
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• Subs rescue Czechs in flare-hit draw with Croatia

  17-06-2016 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) - A 94th-minute penalty rescued a point for the Czech Republic in their dramatic 2-2 draw with Croatia as flares thrown onto the pitch marred Friday's Euro 2016 match. When the match resumed, Croatia defender Domagoj Vida was penalised for handball and Tomas Necid drilled home the resulting penalty, deep in added time, to claim their first point in Group D. European football's governing body UEFA are poised to impose further sanctions on the Croatian Football
  
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• U.S. investigators interview member of mosque attended by Orlando gunman

  17-06-2016 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Bernie Woodall and Ben Gruber ORLANDO, Fla./FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Reuters) - Families of some of the 49 people slain at an Orlando gay nightclub in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history hugged and wept at funerals on Friday, as FBI agents questioned a member of the mosque where the gunman worshipped. The gunman, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen born in New York to Afghan immigrant parents, expressed support for a conflicting list of Islamist militant groups, including Islamic
  
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• Crowd violence mars Czech Republic comeback

  17-06-2016 20:47 via cnn.com
  
  Czech Republic battles back from two goals down against Croatia amidst crowd violence and flares.
  
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• California inferno supports predictions for another bad year

  17-06-2016 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Stoked by winds, a wildfire burning west of Santa Barbara roared down mountain slopes toward the Pacific Ocean, shutting down California's major coastal highway and forcing a group of firefighters to seek shelter behind a fire engine as flames licked at them.
  
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• EPA chief warns of 'systemic' issues with Flint water safety

  17-06-2016 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The country's top environmental regulator warned the Michigan governor and the Flint mayor of "systemic" problems that threaten the long-term ability to provide safe drinking water in the city after its lead contamination crisis subsides.
  
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• The Latest: Croatia coach furious with fans after flares

  17-06-2016 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Patent dispute could block Apple's iPhone 6 sales in Beijing

  17-06-2016 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is embroiled in a Chinese patent dispute that threatens to block future sales of the iPhone 6 in Beijing unless the company can overturn a regulator's recent ruling.
  
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• Ryan says Republicans should follow 'conscience' on Trump

  17-06-2016 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican lawmakers should follow their conscience on whether to support Donald Trump in November's presidential election, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has said in an interview, reflecting the party's unease over its White House candidate. "The last thing I would do is tell anybody to do something that's contrary to their conscience. Of course I wouldn't do that," the Republicans' most senior elected official said in excerpts released on Friday of an NBC interview set to air on Sunday.
  
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• Jo Cox's friends vow to build legacy to remember MP

  17-06-2016 20:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Friends plan to combat loneliness and fight extremism as fund nets over £100,000 for three of her favourite charitiesThe closest friends of Jo Cox are planning to carry on her work in combating loneliness, fighting extremism and supporting civilians in war-torn Syria, in an effort to build a legacy for which she will be remembered.They say that Cox was first and foremost a campaigner and an activist; a woman who, in the words of her husband, Brendan, fought every day for a better world. Th
  
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