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• Waco police say 2 goats shot, killed at Magnolia Homes

  19-06-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Police say two goats were fatally shot on the Magnolia Homes property in Waco, Texas, featured on the HGTV television show "Fixer Upper."
  
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• 'Star Trek' actor dies in accident

  19-06-2016 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, who played Chekov in recent "Star Trek" movies, was killed in a freak accident early Sunday morning, police told CNN.
  
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• 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin killed when his car hits him

  19-06-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, was killed by his own car as it rolled down his driveway early Sunday, police and his publicist said.
  
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• Wieters keys 19-hit attack as Orioles beat Blue Jays 11-6

  19-06-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Wieters homered and drove in four runs, and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6 Sunday to provide right-hander Chris Tillman with his ninth straight victory.
  
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• Navy warship to trade some speed for firepower, armor

  19-06-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to fulfill its need for speed with a new class of fast and agile warships capable of zipping along at highway speeds.
  
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• The Latest: Garcia to the rescue at US Open.

  19-06-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local:)
  
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• Rome elects populist Raggi as first female mayor: exit polls

  19-06-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rome (AFP) - Rome on Sunday elected populist Virginia Raggi as its first female mayor in an electoral reverse for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
  
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• William Shatner to mark 50 years of 'Star Trek' at Comic Con

  19-06-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Actor William Shatner will appear at Boston Comic Con 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the hit television series "Star Trek."
  
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• Anticipation grows around arena ahead of NBA Finals showdown

  19-06-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Areas around Oracle Arena were buzzing with activity and anticipation hours before Sunday's decisive seventh game of the 70th NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and defending champion Golden State. The Warriors and Cavaliers are deadlocked at 3-3 in the best-of-seven series after two wins by Cleveland, which hopes to become the first team trailing 3-1 to ever rally and win the finals. The first pitch in a Major League Baseball game at the adjacent Oakland Coliseum between the Oakland A's
  
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• Belt homers, Giants finish sweep of Rays to win 8th straight

  19-06-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Belt homered and Joe Panik snapped an eighth-inning tie with a RBI single, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 to extend their winning streak to a season-best eight games on Sunday.
  
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• Actor Anton Yelchin of 'Star Trek' killed in freak accident

  19-06-2016 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anton Yelchin, a 27-year-old actor best known for playing the character Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed early on Sunday when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall in his driveway, police said. Russian-born Yelchin died shortly after 1 a.m. after he apparently stepped out of his car in the steep driveway of his Los Angeles home and it rolled backwards, said Jenny Houser, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Rest in peace, Anton," tweeted Justin Lin, who directed
  
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• Pogba shines as France top Euro 2016 group

  19-06-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Paul Pogba shone through the mediocrity as hosts France secured top spot in Euro 2016 Group A following a subdued 0-0 draw with Switzerland in Lille on Sunday. A game that featured a substandard pitch, ripped Switzerland shirts and a burst ball concluded in a mutually convenient result that allowed the Swiss to join Didier Deschamps's France in the last 16. As group winners, France will face the third-place team in either Group C, D or E in Lyon on June 26, while Switzerland will come up against
  
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• Trump says U.S. should mull more racial profiling after Orlando shooting

  19-06-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider more racial profiling, in response to a question about whether he supported greater law enforcement scrutiny of Muslim Americans after the Orlando mass shooting. "I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump told CBS' "Face the Nation." "You look at Israel and you look at others, and they do it and they do it successfully. Trump made similar comments last December abou
  
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• Heat scorches the Southwest, leaving some dead, injured

  19-06-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Triple-digit temperatures are sweeping parts of the Southwest this weekend and leading some people in Arizona to fall ill from the sweltering heat.
  
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• New York liquor law will allow Sunday boozing with brunch

  19-06-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — On Sunday mornings, some New Yorkers count down the minutes till noon, when they can legally order an alcoholic drink to cap their brunch.
  
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• Next out: Leslie Odom Jr. to exit 'Hamilton' in July

  19-06-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A week after winning a best leading actor Tony Award, Leslie Odom Jr. has announced he will leave the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," joining key principals out the door next month.
  
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• The Latest: Soccer ball splits open at Euro 2016

  19-06-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds rally after pastor praises shooting

  19-06-2016 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Actor Anton Yelchin killed by own rolling car

  19-06-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the death of "Star Trek" film actor Anton Yelchin (all times local):
  
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• 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin killed by own car at age 27

  19-06-2016 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, was killed by his own car as it rolled backward down his driveway early Sunday, police and his publicist said.
  
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• The Latest: France and Switzerland 0-0 at halftime

  19-06-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• U.S. to release partial transcripts of Florida club gunman's calls

  19-06-2016 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials will release partial transcripts of three phone conversations that the gunman who killed 49 people in a Florida gay club had with law enforcement during the massacre, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday. The now-deceased gunman, Omar Mateen, paused during his three-hour siege at the club in Orlando last Sunday to call emergency 911 dispatchers and post internet messages professing support for Islamist militant groups, authorities ha
  
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• GOP's Trump says US should consider profiling Muslims

  19-06-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the United States should "seriously" consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on their religion.
  
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• The Latest: Finally, 'Game On,' as leader Lowry tees off

  19-06-2016 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local):
  
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• Leslie Odom Jr. to exit 'Hamilton' on July 9

  19-06-2016 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Odom Jr. is leaving "Hamilton."
  
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• Bear attacks woman running marathon in New Mexico

  19-06-2016 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, N.M. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a bear attacked a woman running a marathon in a national preserve in northern New Mexico.
  
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• 'Star Trek' dies in accident

  19-06-2016 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, who played Chekov in recent "Star Trek" movies, was killed in a freak accident early Sunday morning, police told CNN.
  
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• The Latest: Carpenter makes crosses for Pulse victims

  19-06-2016 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local):
  
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• Prada treks the globe, Westwood launches Assange appeal

  19-06-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Strict tailoring is giving way to looser, relaxed looks during the second day of menswear previews for next spring and summer Sunday during Milan Fashion Week.
  
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• World Orthodox leaders meet despite Russia's absence

  19-06-2016 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of the world's Orthodox Christian churches have gathered on the Greek island of Crete for a landmark meeting, despite a boycott by the Russian church — the most populous in a religion of some 300 million people — and three other churches.
  
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• Colombia's Lopez wins 9-day Tour of Switzerland

  19-06-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Claiming a career-best title, 22-year-old Miguel Angel Lopez won the nine-day Tour of Switzerland on Sunday by placing fourth in a shortened final stage.
  
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• Actor Anton Yelchin of 'Star Trek' killed: report

  19-06-2016 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Anton Yelchin, a Russian-born actor best known for playing the character Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed early on Sunday in a car accident, Variety reported, citing his representative. "Actor Anton Yelchin was killed in a fatal traffic collision early this morning," said a statement from his representative, according to Variety.
  
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• Libya eastern government declares martial law

  19-06-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The speaker of Libya's eastern parliament has declared martial law in areas under its control, a move intended to empower its military to respond quickly to infiltration by militias loyal to the rival, U.N.-brokered government in the capital, Tripoli.
  
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• National Rifle Association: More gun control not the answer

  19-06-2016 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association is reaffirming its position that more gun control won't stop extremists or criminals from carrying out attacks.
  
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• Blue Origin has fourth successful rocket booster landing

  19-06-2016 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US space firm Blue Origin conducted a successful fourth test Sunday of its reusable New Shepard rocket, which dropped back to Earth for a flawless upright landing seen on a live webcast. Blue Origin, the space travel company founded by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, is trying to cut the costs of space travel by developing reusable rockets to boost manned capsules into suborbital space. "Amazing," said the announcer at Blue Origin's mission control.
  
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• Delayed Solar Impulse to leave Monday for Europe

  19-06-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft will take off from New York early Monday on the transatlantic leg of its record-breaking bid fly around the globe using only solar energy. Takeoff for Seville in Spain is now scheduled for 2:00 am (0600 GMT), the Solar Impulse team said on Twitter. The flight over the ocean is scheduled to last 90 hours, during which solo pilot Bertrand Piccard will only be able to take short naps.
  
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• Boats loaded with children capsize

  19-06-2016 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  Eleven children and one adult died Sunday after three tourist boats capsized during a storm in northwest Russia, officials said.
  
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• 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin dies in car crash at age 27

  19-06-2016 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anton Yelchin, a charismatic and rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, has died at the age of 27. He was killed in a fatal traffic collision early Sunday morning, his publicist, Jennifer Allen confirmed.
  
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• Group suing to stop Lucas museum outlines settlement options

  19-06-2016 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A group suing to block construction of "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas' museum on Chicago's lakefront is willing to negotiate a settlement to allow the project to proceed, but only under several conditions.
  
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• Gunmen storm Brazil hospital; 1 dead, 2 wounded in shootout

  19-06-2016 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of heavily-armed men stormed a Rio de Janeiro hospital early Sunday to free a suspected drug trafficker, sparking a shootout with officers that left a patient dead and a nurse and an off-duty policeman wounded.
  
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• British PM warns of Brexit 'humiliation'

  19-06-2016 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron warned Sunday of abject humiliation for Britain if it quits the EU, as rival camps resumed a frequently acrimonious referendum battle shaken by the shock murder of lawmaker Jo Cox. If you don't know, don't go," Cameron pleaded in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
  
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• UK referendum campaign resumes in earnest with vote near

  19-06-2016 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's long and difficult referendum campaign has resumed in earnest after a three-day halt caused by the killing of Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox in a brazen knife and gun attack.
  
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• Algeria blocks social media networks to stop exam cheating

  19-06-2016 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has said that it has temporarily blocked Facebook and some other social media networks to stop cheating in upcoming school exams.
  
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• Andy Murray sets Queen's Club record

  19-06-2016 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  Andy Murray took the coveted Queen's Club title for a record fifth time Sunday to surpass a group of tennis greats including his final opponent Milos Raonic's new coach John McEnroe.
  
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• The Latest: Thousands turn out for weekend gay pride events

  19-06-2016 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on gay pride events across the country (all times local):
  
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• Turkish police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at LGBT parade

  19-06-2016 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered Sunday for a gay pride rally in Istanbul despite a government ban.
  
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• Factbox - Britain's newspapers take sides in EU referendum debate

  19-06-2016 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  With just days to go before Britain's June 23 referendum on European Union membership, Britain's newspapers have publicly come out on their chosen sides, hoping to influence the debate as polls paint a picture of an evenly split electorate. PRO-REMAIN NEWSPAPERS THE TIMES Britain's Times newspaper has come out in support of remaining in the EU, with its Saturday June 18 issue bearing a leading article entitled "Why Remain is best for Britain". "On balance we believe Britain would be better off l
  
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• Syrian forces advance on IS-held air base

  19-06-2016 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces advanced to within six miles (10 kilometers) of the Islamic State-occupied Tabqa air base in the northern part of the country on Sunday, part of a push to try to unseat the extremist group from its de facto capital, Raqqa.
  
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• Navy christens newest stealth destroyer

  19-06-2016 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  The US Navy has christened the USS Michael Monsoor, the second of its Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers.
  
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• Heavy trading predicted around Brexit vote

  19-06-2016 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock markets could see heavy trading and increased volatility as investors position for next week's referendum on whether Britain remains in the European Union.
  
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