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• Ronaldo penalty costs Portugal

  18-06-2016 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Iceland was denied a famous victory at Euro 2016 after a late own goal all-but secured Hungary passage to the last 16.
  
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• 'In' camp takes 3-point lead after MP killed - poll

  18-06-2016 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union has taken a three-point lead over the rival "Out" camp ahead of Thursday's EU membership referendum, according to the first opinion poll conducted after a fatal attack on a lawmaker. The Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday newspaper put support for "In" at 45 percent ahead of "Out" on 42 percent, according to the Press Association news agency. Survation's previous poll, which was conducted for financial markets firm IG, had shown "Out" ahe
  
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• Euro 2016: Hungary breaks Iceland hearts

  18-06-2016 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Iceland was denied a famous victory at Euro 2016 after a late own goal all-but secured Hungary passage to the last 16.
  
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• The Latest: Dustin Johnson extends lead at US Open

  18-06-2016 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local):
  
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• Momentum swinging back to 'In' camp ahead of UK's EU vote: YouGov

  18-06-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Support for Britain staying in the European Union is recovering, an executive with polling firm YouGov said after two YouGov polls on Saturday showed a shift in momentum towards the "In" camp. "We are now in the final week of the referendum campaign and the swing back towards the status quo appears to be in full force," Anthony Wells, a YouGov director, said in a blog post. Separately, another poll published on Saturday and conducted by Survation, another polling firm, showed the campaign for Br
  
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• Misfiring Ronaldo, Portugal foiled by Austria

  18-06-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty as Portugal stumbled to a second straight draw at Euro 2016 on Saturday after a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Group F rivals Austria in Paris. Ronaldo set a new Portuguese record with his 128th international cap, surpassing the mark previously shared with Luis Figo, but the occasion will be better remembered for the Real Madrid superstar hitting the post with a 79th-minute spot-kick. Hungary, who salvaged a point in a 1-1 draw with Iceland, are
  
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• Ex-housekeeper, attorneys accused of trying to extort Waffle House chairman

  18-06-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  An ex-housekeeper for the chairman of Waffle House and two of her attorneys have been indicted in Georgia on charges they conspired to extort the executive during a four-year legal battle over secretly recorded video of sexual encounters. The indictments are the latest twist in a dispute that began in mid-2012 after Mye Brindle resigned following more than a decade as housekeeper and then personal assistant for Joe Rogers Jr., head of the Norcross, Ga.-based restaurant chain. Prosecutors allege
  
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• UK's 'In' camp rises in poll as Brexit economy worries grow: Sunday Times

  18-06-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Support for Britain staying the European Union has grown, restoring a narrow lead for the "In" camp ahead of Thursday's referendum on whether the country should stay in the bloc, an opinion poll published on Saturday showed. The survey, by polling firm YouGov, showed a 44-43 percent lead for "In," the Sunday Times newspaper reported. It said YouGov attributed the bounce to growing concerns among voters about the economic impact of a so-called Brexit rather than the fatal attack on a British lawm
  
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• Rory McIlroy misses cut at U.S. Open

  18-06-2016 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Rory McIlroy missed the cut as the world's top ranked golfers fell way off the halfway pace at the U.S. Open set by majors nearly man Dustin Johnson.
  
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• Royals pitcher Ventura has suspension cut to 8 games

  18-06-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura has started serving his suspension after it was cut from nine games to eight.
  
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• Iguodala plans to play Game 7 for Warriors despite bad back

  18-06-2016 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala says he plans to play Game 7 of the NBA Finals despite a balky back that limited him the previous game.
  
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• U.S.-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

  18-06-2016 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa Barrington and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations. The visit came only hours after the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militias, which have been supported by Russian air power, lost several villages to Islamist rebels as they made significant advances in the countryside sou
  
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• Funerals, fear and uncertainty loom as Orlando grieves

  18-06-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a "One Pulse" tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city's spirits while more victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting were buried.
  
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• The Latest: Pulse shooting victim named honorary firefighter

  18-06-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local):
  
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• U.S. advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after Orlando shooting

  18-06-2016 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showing of support many said they had never experienced. For Victor Guanchez, that support was personified in President Barack Obama, who met Thursday with survivors at a sports arena in downtown Orlando. Obama told him it wasn’t necessary, that Guanchez was strong and would r
  
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• The Latest: Ronaldo takes selfie with fan after match

  18-06-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Dustin Johnson takes 1-shot lead in US Open

  18-06-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Dustin Johnson took the 36-hole lead in the U.S. Open on Saturday without ever hitting a shot.
  
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• False alarms prompt evacuation of Dallas airport

  18-06-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say fire alarms twice sounded at one of Dallas' main airports, forcing an evacuation and disrupting travel plans as many flights were rescheduled.
  
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• UK's 'In' camp takes 3-point lead after lawmaker killed: poll

  18-06-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union has taken a three-point lead over the rival "Out" camp ahead of Thursday's EU membership referendum, according to the first opinion poll conducted after a fatal attack on a lawmaker. The Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday newspaper put support for "In" at 45 percent ahead of "Out" on 42 percent, according to the Press Association news agency. Survation's previous poll, which was conducted for financial markets firm IG, had shown "Out" ahe
  
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• Chicago singer who was on Mexican 'The Voice' shot, wounded

  18-06-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011 was shot and critically wounded in an ambush shortly after celebrating his birthday with friends.
  
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• Crews make progress against home-threatening Western fires

  18-06-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters battling home-threatening wildfires in the West caught a break overnight as gusty winds died down but with the region bracing for sweltering heat, Saturday's respite could be brief, authorities said.
  
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• Obama says climate change already damaging national parks

  18-06-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite's meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday.
  
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• Democratic platform committee urged to protect voting rights

  18-06-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — Rank-and-file activists urged Democratic leaders on Saturday to ensure that the party platform protects voter rights, advocates equality for women and recommends reducing the role of money on politics.
  
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• Homeless man charged in fire deaths was in US illegally

  18-06-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A homeless man charged with setting a fire that killed five people at a vacant Los Angeles building was in the country illegally, and was arrested for drug possession days before the blaze.
  
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• McIlroy, Mickelson and Fowler miss cut at US Open

  18-06-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy arrived at the U.S. Open searching for his game.
  
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• Belgium charges three men with terrorism offences after overnight raids

  18-06-2016 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian prosecutors charged three men with terrorism offences on Saturday following overnight raids that took place amid heightened security in Belgium and France due to the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. Three months after Islamist bombers killed 32 people in Brussels, police searched dozens of houses across the country and arrested 12 people the night before Belgium's Euro 2016 game against Ireland. Some media reports said the suspects had planned attacks a
  
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• After Turkey Radiohead attack, police tear gas protesters

  18-06-2016 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting an attack the previous night targeting an event for Radiohead fans.
  
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• The Latest: California wildfire now 45 percent contained

  18-06-2016 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the Western U.S. (all times local):
  
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• It's a golden ticket - nearly $50,000 for seat to Finals

  18-06-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tickets for Sunday’s decisive seventh-game NBA Finals championship showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and defending champion Golden State are going for a king’s ransom on the resale market. StubHub spokesman Cameron Papp says the ticket resale firm sold the most expensive non-suite seats in its 16-year history to the Father’s Day matchup at Oakland’s Oracle Arena, with each ticket going for $49,500 (43,900 euros). Papp told USA Today and ESPN that the unidentified p
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan returns to plan to redevelop Istanbul park

  18-06-2016 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will build a historical monument at an iconic Istanbul park that was at the heart of anti-government protests three years ago.
  
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• Revelers: Gay pride events a victory over fear after Orlando

  18-06-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The music is thumping and crowds are dancing at gay pride events around the country, with some revelers saying the partying is proof that people won't give in to fear after the Orlando attack.
  
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• Fencing finds its star in American Ibtihaj Muhammad

  18-06-2016 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing might have finally found an athlete whose story transcends the sport.
  
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• Electric Daisy Carnival off to smooth start with few arrests

  18-06-2016 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than 100,000 people attended the first day of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday.
  
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• The Latest: McIlroy, Mickelson among cut casualties

  18-06-2016 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local):
  
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• 2nd Zumwalt-class destroyer christened in honor of Navy SEAL

  18-06-2016 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  BATH, Maine (AP) — The mother of a fallen Navy SEAL christened the second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer Saturday in honor of her son, who died in Iraq when he threw himself on an insurgent's grenade to save the lives of two fellow SEALS.
  
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• Obama: Climate change biggest threat to US national parks

  18-06-2016 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama says climate change is the biggest threat to U.S. national parks.
  
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• Hip-hop artist Attrell Cordes, half of duo P.M. Dawn, dies

  18-06-2016 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Attrell Cordes, who formed the hip-hop duo P.M. Dawn with his brother and was also known by the name Prince Be, has died.
  
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• Gay Pride prouder and louder after Orlando attacks

  18-06-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gay Pride marches around Europe paid tribute Saturday to the 49 people massacred in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida last weekend in an atmosphere more of defiant exuberance than grief. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) events involving thousands of people paid hommage in cities across Italy, as well as in Portugal, Bulgaria and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. At the largest, Vienna's "Rainbow Parade" involving some 100,000 people according to organisers, a minute's silence was h
  
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• The Latest: Ronaldo to set Portugal caps record with 128

  18-06-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Volkswagen group to phase out more than 40 car models: report

  18-06-2016 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Volkswagen will stop producing more than 40 car models in the coming years as part of a new strategy by Europe's biggest automaker, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Saturday. Volkswagen (VW) said on Thursday it would invest billions of euros in electric cars, ride-hailing and automated driving to become a world leader in green transport by 2025 as it reshapes its business following a diesel emissions scandal. Citing company sources, Handelsblatt said the overhaul would also involve ceas
  
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• Springboks launch late fightback to beat Ireland in 2nd test

  18-06-2016 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa launched a ferocious late comeback to beat Ireland 32-26 in the second test on Saturday, scoring 22 points in the last 20 minutes to send the three-match series to a deciding game.
  
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• Boy in Colorado mauled by mountain lion

  18-06-2016 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A small boy was mauled by a mountain lion while playing in his yard in Colorado, but the child's mother saved him and the animal was put down, authorities say. The five year old suffered injuries to his face, head and neck, and his mother sustained minor injuries to her hand and legs in the attack Friday in a rural area 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Aspen, the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said. "The mother ran outside, saw the mountain lion on her son and was able to physically remove
  
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• UK's 'In' and 'Out' camps neck-and-neck before EU vote: Opinium poll

  18-06-2016 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has made up ground to draw level with its rival "In" campaign ahead of Thursday's EU membership referendum, according to an Opinium poll for the Observer newspaper published on Saturday. The poll was based on a survey of 2,006 people between June 14 and 17 with most of the work done before news reached respondents of the killing of a British lawmaker on Thursday which caused the suspension of campaigning for the referendum. The previous Opiniu
  
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• 'In' and 'Out' camps neck-and-neck before EU vote - Opinium poll

  18-06-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has made up ground to draw level with its rival "In" campaign ahead of Thursday's EU membership referendum, according to an Opinium poll for the Observer newspaper published on Saturday. The poll was based on a survey of 2,006 people between June 14 and 17 with most of the work done before news reached respondents of the killing of a British lawmaker on Thursday which caused the suspension of campaigning for the referendum. The previous Opiniu
  
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• Three Belgians charged with terrorist offences: prosecutor

  18-06-2016 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  () - Three Belgian nationals arrested overnight have been charged with attempting to commit terrorist murder and with taking part in the activities of a terrorist group, Belgium's federal prosecutor said on Saturday. Nine other suspects arrested during the overnight searches have been released, it said in a statement. (Reporting by Julia Fioretti; editing by David Clarke and Jon Boyle)
  
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• Hillary, Bill 'over the moon' about birth of newest grandchild

  18-06-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hillary and Bill Clinton welcomed the birth Saturday of their second grandchild, gushing that they are "over the moon" about the arrival to the world of baby Aidan Mezvinsky. "We are overjoyed to be grandparents again with the arrival of our grandson, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, born on Saturday, June 18, 2016," the proud grandparents wrote in a statement. "We are all over the moon as Chelsea and Marc welcome Charlotte's little brother to the world and grateful for our many blessings.
  
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• Hamilton hits wall, loses pole position

  18-06-2016 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton's F1 title charge came to a shuddering halt as he clipped a wall on the new Baku street circuit to hand pole in the European Grand Prix Saturday to Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton announces birth of son, her second child

  18-06-2016 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky was born on Saturday to Clinton and her investment banker husband, according to a statement released by the proud grandparents. "We are all over the moon as Chelsea and Marc welcome Charlotte’s little brother to the world and grateful for our many blessings," Hillary and Bill Clinton said in the statement.
  
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• The Latest: FBI interviews worshipper at Fort Pierce mosque

  18-06-2016 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local):
  
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• Newest stock exchange looks to slow down high-speed traders

  18-06-2016 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Slow down markets, you move too fast. The nation's newest stock exchange has arrived, one that is looking to slow down high-frequency traders by putting speed bumps in their way.
  
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