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• Temporary blindness tied to smartphone use in dark

  22-06-2016 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision.
  
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• House Democrats hold 'sit-in' demanding gun control vote

  22-06-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Cornwell and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats staged a "sit-in" on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday demanding the chamber remain in session until the Republican leadership agrees to a vote on gun control legislation following the Orlando mass shooting. A similar action happened in August 2008, when House Republicans, then in the minority, took the floor to demand a vote on allowing offshore drilling. "We are in for the long haul here," House De
  
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• European stocks up, US down as markets await Brexit vote

  22-06-2016 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  European stocks rose Wednesday and the pound clawed higher on the eve of Britain's Brexit referendum as polls pointed to a razor-close outcome.
  
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• Demands for abortions up as Zika spreads

  22-06-2016 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  In Latin American countries, where abortion is highly restricted, if not illegal, pregnant women are seeking abortions at significantly higher rates, a new study shows.
  
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• Euro 2016: Republic of Ireland stuns Italy

  22-06-2016 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  They're the fans that the locals have fallen in love with -- but the Republic of Ireland's supporters are hoping its team can spoil France's Euro 2016 party after booking its place in the last 16.
  
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• Euro 2016: Ireland stuns Italy

  22-06-2016 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  They're the fans that the locals have fallen in love with -- but the Republic of Ireland's supporters are hoping its team can spoil France's Euro 2016 party after booking its place in the last 16.
  
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• 'Voice' killer obsessed with her, police say

  22-06-2016 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  Orlando, Florida, police have closed their investigation into the shooting death of singer Christina Grimmie, and while it reveals little about the shooter's motive, several of his coworkers felt Kevin Loibl was obsessed with "The Voice" singer.
  
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• Ban Ki-moon meets Saudi Arabia prince to discuss report on children

  22-06-2016 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  The two met in New York on Wednesday to discuss improving civilian protection in Yemen after a UN report blacklisted a Saudi-led coalition for killing childrenThe United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has met Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince to discuss improving civilian protection in Yemen after a UN report briefly blacklisted a Saudi-led coalition for killing children. Ban removed the coalition from the blacklist earlier this month pending review after Riyadh, a major
  
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• Top Senate Democrat Reid backs new gun control proposal

  22-06-2016 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Wednesday threw his weight behind legislation being written that would stop gun sales to a limited number of people who are on some terrorism watch lists. “I support Senator (Susan) Collins’ legislation to keep guns and explosives out of the hands of terrorists. Even though it may be a small step forward, at least it is a step forward," Reid said in a statement. (Reporting By Richard Cowan; Editing by Chris Reese)
  
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• Fiat Chrysler speeds up recall of confusing gear shifters

  22-06-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is speeding up a recall of 1.1 million vehicles with confusing gear shifters like one in the SUV that crushed and killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin.
  
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• Anti-money laundering body seen keeping Iran on blacklist: officials

  22-06-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Louis Charbonneau, Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi UNITED NATIONS/LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - An international group that monitors money laundering worldwide is expected to decide this week to keep Iran on its blacklist of high-risk countries despite aggressive lobbying by Tehran to come off the list to help it access the global financial system, Western officials said. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), established in 1989 to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and weap
  
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• U.S. Medicare program spending within target rate: trustees

  22-06-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal program that pays elderly Americans' hospital bills will exhaust its reserves in 2028, two years sooner than last year's estimate, trustees of the program said on Wednesday, but spending growth remained within forecasts.
  
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• Bring Back Our Girls demands news of escaped Chibok girl

  22-06-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Bring Back Our Girls movement is demanding news of the only one of the 219 kidnapped schoolgirls to escape the clutches of the Boko Haram extremist group.
  
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• Von Miller gets back on the football field _ at his camp

  22-06-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Back in his element, Von Miller danced to the delight of his audience, got his hands on plenty of footballs and infused every minute with hearty laughter.
  
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• Southwest boosts efforts to keep visitors safe amid heatwave

  22-06-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their 9-year-old son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing at a New Mexico national park. This past weekend, two Germans visiting Arizona ...
  
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• The Latest: Turkey ousted by Ireland's victory

  22-06-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest at the European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Crowd swarms Cleveland for Cavs title parade, rally

  22-06-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cheered by a sea fans spilling off sidewalks and choking the streets, LeBron James and the Cavaliers paraded and rallied as NBA champs in a once in a generation party for Cleveland.
  
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• Rebellious Democrats disrupt House, stage protest over guns

  22-06-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
  
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• Brady heroics take Ireland into Euro last 16

  22-06-2016 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Robbie Brady struck with just five minutes remaining as the Republic of Ireland claimed a dramatic 1-0 win over Italy in Lille on Wednesday to reach the knockout phase of Euro 2016. Brady's goal arrived just when it looked as if Ireland were heading out due to a combination of Italy goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan. Ireland had to win the match at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy against an Italian side already assured of first place in Group E and got the win they needed t
  
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• House Democrats hold sit-in protest over gun control – video

  22-06-2016 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  A group of Democrats held a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, demanding that the chamber put off an upcoming recess until gun legislation is debated. The protest was the latest bold move by Democrats to persuade the Republican majority in Congress to consider gun control legislation in response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, which was the deadliest in modern US history Continue reading...
  
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• Mateen altered looks, researched anti-psychotic drugs before attack: acquaintance

  22-06-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Bernie Woodall PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Reuters) - On the morning before the massacre at Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub, shooter Omar Mateen drastically altered his appearance, shaving his head and face, and seemed agitated and surly, said an acquaintance who saw him that day. Mateen also talked about staying up all night to do online research into anti-psychosis medication, the acquaintance said in a interview. The acquaintance requested anonymity, saying authorities had asked him to keep
  
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• Clinton: Trump's lies 'outlandish'

  22-06-2016 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton on Wednesday fired back at Donald Trump's blistering speech from earlier in the day, calling him a candidate of "reckless ideas" who is trying to distract the American public.
  
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• NHL coming to Las Vegas; new team to start play in 2017

  22-06-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is making a big bet on Las Vegas.
  
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• Clinton, Trump trade blows in sharpening US election battle

  22-06-2016 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton came to bitter blows Wednesday, savaging each other as unfit for office and launching rival pitches to middle America as they sharpened their talons ahead of the general election in November. Clinton, who is determined to make history as America's first female commander-in-chief, ridiculed Trump hours later as the "self-proclaimed king of debt" with a "hollow sales pitch" who threatened to bankrupt the US economy. The rivals are the most loathed presidential hope
  
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• Weather helps crews battling Western wildfires _ for now

  22-06-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cooler, more humid weather gave at least some temporary help Wednesday to crews battling dangerous wildfires in Southern California, while other blazes across the West were on the move.
  
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• Grieving father's anti-drug mission halted by weapons arrest

  22-06-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Anguished over his daughter's overdose death, John Cramsey became a crusader against the heroin crisis in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, starting a group for concerned parents and recovering addicts and going on self-described missions to save young people from the scourge of addiction.
  
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• Castro's walkoff homer leads Yankees to 9-8 win over Rockies

  22-06-2016 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Starlin Castro hit a game-winning home run to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and the Yankees rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Wednesday.
  
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• The Latest: Sanders theme Thurs: 'Where we go from here'

  22-06-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign. (all times EDT):
  
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• The Latest: LeBron says Cleveland title hasn't sunk in yet

  22-06-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the parade for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made a historic comeback to win the NBA title (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: South Pole medical rescue flight heads to Chile

  22-06-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of two ailing workers from the U.S. research station at the South Pole (all times EDT):
  
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• Global stocks fade but sterling robust on eve of Brexit vote

  22-06-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Global markets traded cautiously on Wednesday, a day before the United Kingdom votes on whether to stay in the EU, with Wall Street stocks easing lower and sterling inching up. Oil fell back below $50 per barrel and the yen was down against the dollar, with the latest polls showing a slight tilt toward leaving the European Union when Britons go to the polls on Thursday. Opinion polls have led to volatility in asset prices, although Monday's large rally in "risk assets" has held as markets appear
  
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• US stocks slip as energy and tech companies struggle

  22-06-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks gave up some early gains to finish lower Wednesday as energy companies sank with the price of oil and weak quarterly reports weighed down technology companies.
  
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• Congress broadcaster turns to Periscope to show gun control sit-in

  22-06-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The public broadcaster that covers the US Congress aired live social media footage Wednesday to cover a dramatic sit-in over gun control, beaming out a lawmaker's private Periscope feed in a daring breach of political protocol. Following established protocol on how it covers House proceedings, the C-SPAN cameras went dark for the recess, even as several dozen Democrats including civil rights icon John Lewis chanted "No bill, no break!" and sat down on the carpet. "C-SPAN has no control over the
  
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• Seeking to regain ground, Trump calls Clinton 'corrupt' and 'a liar'

  22-06-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump staged a harsh attack on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, accusing her of corruption and dangerous incompetence as he tried to put his campaign back on track after recent setbacks. In a speech in New York that Clinton's campaign called "nutty" and "hypocritical," Trump argued that the former secretary of state is part of a political establishment that has cheated American workers through bad trad
  
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• Sanders appears to admit defeat

  22-06-2016 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared to admit defeat to Hillary Clinton in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday.
  
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• Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose traded from Bulls to Knicks

  22-06-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks acquired Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, hoping the former NBA MVP can be their answer at point guard.
  
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• Lawsuit in Flint water crisis targets French, US companies

  22-06-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officials in Michigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing a French company and a Texas firm of negligence and fraud for their roles in the lead water contamination crisis in the city of Flint. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said water engineering firms Veolia, based in Paris, and Lockwood, Andrews & Newman (LAN) of Texas ignored warning signs that dangerous levels of lead had seeped into the city's water, after government officials switched the supply source two years ago. The att
  
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• The Latest: Mother of inmate doesn't believe test results

  22-06-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on DNA test results showing a Colorado prison inmate is not Prince's son, according to a person who has seen a sealed document: (all times local):
  
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• Photos reveal U.S. Supreme Court justices in private moments

  22-06-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As he chatted with law clerks in his chambers, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas laughed so hard he looked as though he might tumble from his chair. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sorted through the cabinet of lacy collars she wears over her black robe for the one she dons when about to announce a majority opinion. Justice Stephen Breyer searched his shelves of antique books for just the right volume to make a point.
  
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• J.P. Morgan: Brexit poll analysis suggests 'In' is just ahead

  22-06-2016 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Investment bank J.P. Morgan said its analysis of recent opinion polls on Britain's European Union membership referendum showed the "In" camp was narrowly ahead on Wednesday, a day before Britons go to the polls. "On the basis of the data in hand, our clean-up process suggests a 2 percentage-point lead on average for 'Remain' in the polls published this week, with around 9 percent of the vote undecided," J.P. Morgan economist Malcolm Barr said in an email. "Our measure of the trend through the we
  
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• Tamils stranded in Indonesia face 'probable torture' if returned to Sri Lanka

  22-06-2016 22:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Asylum seekers among the group of 44 who arrived in Aceh by boat were tortured in Sri Lanka and face persecution if returned, a compatriot says Several of the Tamil asylum seekers stranded after arriving by boat on the Indonesian island of Aceh have been tortured in Sri Lanka and face certain persecution if they are returned, a compatriot living in Australia has claimed.Karikalan, who has agreed only to be identified by a nickname, came to Australia as an asylum seeker by boat in 2010. He was re
  
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• Photos: Cleveland Cavaliers Win First NBA Title

  22-06-2016 22:24
  
  This is a slideshow of the celebration after the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA finals.
  
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• The drama of NBA draft looks to begin with No. 3 pick

  22-06-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — While the first two picks in Thursday's NBA draft are essentially locked in, where the drama should start to unfold is pick No. 3.
  
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• Singer killed by Taliban, police say

  22-06-2016 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Amjad Sabri, one of Pakistan's most well-known Sufi musicians, was gunned down Wednesday in the southern city of Karachi.
  
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• Top golfer withdraws from Rio 2016 amid Zika fears

  22-06-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Rory McIlroy has become the highest-profile withdrawal from golf at Rio 2016 amid Zika virus fears.
  
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• Top golfer withdraws from Rio 2016

  22-06-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Rory McIlroy has become the highest-profile withdrawal from golf at Rio 2016 amid Zika virus fears.
  
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• Rory McIlroy withdraws from Rio 2016

  22-06-2016 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Rory McIlroy has become the highest-profile withdrawal from golf at Rio 2016 amid Zika virus fears.
  
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• Sick workers evacuated in daring South Pole rescue

  22-06-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two sick workers were evacuated from a remote US research station near the South Pole on Wednesday in a risky rescue mission carried out in the dead of Antarctica's winter, a US official said. A Twin Otter turboprop plane flew in dark and cold conditions to pick up the workers from the Amundsen-Scott station, about 250 meters from the geographic South Pole, a spokesman for the US National Science Foundation (NSF), Peter West told AFP. The plane's crew and a medical team had made the 10-hour jour
  
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• House Democrats will stage sit-in until they get gun control bill: Pelosi

  22-06-2016 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday a sit-in on the House floor by Democrats will continue until a gun control bill is brought to the floor of the chamber for debate. "We are in for the long haul here," Pelosi said. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
  
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• Ouch! Flu spray fails again, flu shots work better

  22-06-2016 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say the nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine didn't protect kids this past flu season.
  
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