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• Foreign politicians to Trump: Stop 'begging' for money

  29-06-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it 'Trexit.'
  
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• Trump in trade war with big biz

  29-06-2016 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump, who has staked his presidential campaign on his successful business acumen, is fighting a public war with big business.
  
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• 3 new coaches look forward to competing in Big 12

  29-06-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brad Underwood embraces the rich history at Oklahoma State.
  
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• 'Highly Possible' Istanbul Attackers Were Foreigners

  29-06-2016 23:45
  
  No one has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
  
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• Two transgender women running for US Congress could make history

  29-06-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two transgender women have been selected by primary voters in Utah and Colorado to run for the US Congress in November. Democrats Misty Snow and Misty Plowright would make history if elected. Snow, 30, a Utah grocery store clerk, is running for the Senate while Plowright, 33, a Colorado army veteran and former Microsoft employee, is running for the House of Representatives.
  
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• North America leaders mount strong defense of trade despite threats

  29-06-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Roberta Rampton and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, the United States and Mexico on Wednesday mounted a fierce defense of free trade, vowing to deepen economic ties despite shifting political debate about the value of globalization. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto also took swipes at U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has vowed to renegotiate or scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if he wins November's ele
  
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• Mexico president explains comparing Trump to Hitler, Mussolini

  29-06-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has previously likened U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, said on Wednesday he only drew the comparison as a reminder of the devastation wreaked in the past. Speaking at a press conference alongside U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, who have gathered in Ottawa for the "Three Amigos" summit, Pena Nieto warned of the dangers of populism in a globalized world. "Hitle
  
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• Family of slain train worker looking into final radio call

  29-06-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Utah rail line worker who authorities say was abducted and killed on the job is investigating whether a swift response to a final harried radio call could have saved him, their lawyer and family spokesman said.
  
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• The Latest: Obama arrives for speech to Canadian Parliament

  29-06-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's summit Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (all times local):
  
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• Aide said Clinton didn't want emails accessible to 'anybody'

  29-06-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said in a legal proceeding that Clinton did not want the State Department emails that she sent and received on her private computer server to be accessible to "anybody," according to transcripts released Wednesday. Her comments provided new insights into the highly unusual decision by the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate to operate a private email server in her basement to conduct government business as secretary of s
  
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• 'Why we forget Muslim terror victims'

  29-06-2016 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Too often, the West holds a double standard when it comes to Muslim victims of terror, writes Haroon Moghul.
  
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• Opinion: Why we forget Muslim victims

  29-06-2016 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  I was just in Istanbul on Monday morning, flying back from four days in Sarajevo. I'll be there again next Friday, passing through once more. I've been a tourist in Istanbul and a tour guide, too. I've gone there for work and for pleasure, for family and for fun, as a destination and a connection. I think it might be the greatest city in the world, and I have high standards: I'm a New Yorker. So Tuesday's attack on Ataturk International, which killed 42 and injured scores more, hit awfully close
  
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• Opinion: Why we forget Muslim terror victims

  29-06-2016 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  I was just in Istanbul on Monday morning, flying back from four days in Sarajevo. I'll be there again next Friday, passing through once more. I've been a tourist in Istanbul and a tour guide, too. I've gone there for work and for pleasure, for family and for fun, as a destination and a connection. I think it might be the greatest city in the world, and I have high standards: I'm a New Yorker. So Tuesday's attack on Ataturk International, which killed 42 and injured scores more, hit awfully close
  
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• Firm Says It Returned Christie's Phone, Contradicting Him

  29-06-2016 23:35
  The law firm representing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case says it returned his cellphone after responding to a government subpoena
  
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• Cleveland to Spend $9.5M on Insurance for GOP Convention

  29-06-2016 23:35
  Cleveland plans to spend $9.5 million to buy $50 million in insurance to cover it against claims for incidents during the upcoming Republican National Convention
  
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• Wind and Heat Are Driving Wildfires in the West

  29-06-2016 23:34
  
  Fast-moving wildfires fanned by strong, erratic winds and high temperatures are burning in California and Arizona
  
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• Moore Outpitches Price as Rays Shut Down Red Sox, 4-0

  29-06-2016 23:33
  Matt Moore pitched seven spotless innings and Brandon Guyer homered in his return from a three-week stint on the disabled list, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-0 victory over David Price and the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday
  
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• Friend of Accused Church Shooter Wants Sentencing Delayed

  29-06-2016 23:33
  A friend of Dylann Roof, the man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church, wants to delay his sentencing
  
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• Nate Silver Predicts Clinton Wins General Election Against Trump

  29-06-2016 23:32
  
  According to FiveThirtyEight’s forecast, Clinton has a 79 percent chance of winning.
  
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• 2 Others Charged in Slaying of New York Governor's Aide

  29-06-2016 23:32
  Two more men have been charged with mortally wounding an aide to New York's governor in the hours before the city's West Indian Day Parade
  
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• EgyptAir Flight 804 Data Recorder Indicates Smoke in Bathroom

  29-06-2016 23:30
  
  Experts believe the jet may have suffered an electrical fire.
  
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• Official: EU trade negotiations to go on despite Brexit

  29-06-2016 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The European Union and the United States will continue negotiating a major free trade deal, despite Britain's decision to leave the EU, Europe's top trade official said Wednesday.
  
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• Drake Bell Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge

  29-06-2016 23:24
  
  The former Nickelodeon star faces his second DUI offense.
  
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• 2 transgender Democrats nominated in Western GOP strongholds

  29-06-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrats in some of the reddest pockets of the interior West have nominated transgender women for Congress, sending a message of inclusivity in races many consider unwinnable for the party.
  
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• Facebook to put friends, family ahead of media

  29-06-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook said Wednesday it would give friends and family more prominence on user feeds, a move that may hurt media outlets that rely on the network to draw readers. Facebook said its review found no bias, but that it would take steps to reassure users about the neutrality of the platform. Its vice president Adam Mosseri said in a blog post that an updated algorithm that determines what users see would help people find information that matters to them.
  
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• EgyptAir black box data downloaded; evidence suggests fire on board

  29-06-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Investigators have downloaded data from one of the black box flight recorders on EgyptAir Flight MS804 and are preparing to analyze it, bringing them closer discovering what caused the jet to crash, Egypt's investigation committee said on Wednesday. "Preliminary information shows that the entire flight is recorded on the FDR since its takeoff from Charles de Gaulle airport until the recording stopped at an altitude of 37,000 feet where the accident occurred,
  
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• US stocks claw back half of ground lost post-British vote

  29-06-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Banks and other financial companies led another broad surge in U.S. stocks Wednesday, turning the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index slightly positive for the year.
  
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• Giant diamond doesn't find buyer at Sotheby's sale in London

  29-06-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Turns out the largest diamond discovered in over a century may not be worth all that much.
  
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• US Airports May Look at New Security Measures After Istanbul

  29-06-2016 23:12
  
  Four cities say they are beefing up airport security after the attack.
  
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• Asteroids could threaten Earth, scientists say

  29-06-2016 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  The threat of deadly asteroids hitting our planet is real, according to Asteroid Day, an organization hoping to stop a future catastrophe.
  
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• Meet the Man Who Will Make Sure Trump or Clinton Can Govern on Day 1

  29-06-2016 23:06
  The non-profit Center for Presidential Transition helps out the candidates.
  
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• Dive-Bombing Hawks Threaten Texas Neighborhood

  29-06-2016 23:01
  
  One family wears helmets for protection in their backyard.
  
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• Obama says quitting trade deals no solution to inequality

  29-06-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that withdrawing from international trade agreements would not help to reduce economic inequality given that globalization has progressed so far. "The integration of national economies ... That's here, that's done," Obama said at a news conference at a North American summit in Ottawa. Withdrawing from trade deals "is the wrong medicine for dealing with inequality," he said, adding that cutting off trade would just make everyone poorer.
  
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• Deutsche Bank, Santander fail US Fed stress test

  29-06-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that US operations of Germany's Deutsche Bank and Spain's Santander had failed an annual stress test, pointing to weaknesses in capital planning and risk management. The Fed granted a conditional approval to Morgan Stanley to return funds to shareholders, while delivering a full endorsement to 30 other large financial institutions on their capital distribution plans. Santander Holdings USA fell short of the Fed's evaluation for the third year in a row, while De
  
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• UK parties head for leadership battles amid Brexit fallout

  29-06-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main opposition Labour Party looked set for a leadership battle, mirroring a fight for control of the ruling Conservative Party as the decision by voters to leave the European Union spread turmoil in Westminster. Angela Eagle, a senior Labour lawmaker, will announce on Thursday that she will challenge leader Jeremy Corbyn who has been facing a growing revolt within the party, media reports said on Wednesday. Eagle, a former pensions minister, qui
  
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• The Latest: In ME, Trump rails against bad trade deals

  29-06-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the US presidential campaign (all times local):
  
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• Attorney for deputy charged in boy's death hints at defense

  29-06-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy's father had drugs in his system when two deputy city marshals opened fire on the man's car, killing his son and critically wounding him, an attorney for one of the deputies said Wednesday.
  
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• JR Smith sees US Open champion and takes a drive

  29-06-2016 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith showed off a pretty good shot Wednesday — not on the court, but on the practice range at Firestone Country Club.
  
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• AP Sources: Steven Stamkos elects to re-sign with Lightning

  29-06-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two people familiar with the decision have confirmed to The Associated Press that Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is staying put in Tampa Bay.
  
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• Regulators fine BancorpSouth $10.6 million for redlining

  29-06-2016 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Mississippi-based BancorpSouth $10.6 million, alleging the bank deliberately discriminated against minorities in its lending practices.
  
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• Federer ends Briton's fairytale

  29-06-2016 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Roger Federer sent British fan favorite Marcus Willis packing from Wimbledon, but not before everyone under the roof at centre court had a good time.
  
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• Deutsche, Santander fail U.S. stress test; Morgan Stanley gets second chance

  29-06-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Henry and Patrick Rucker NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG and Banco Santander SA yet again failed the Federal Reserve's stress test on Wednesday due to "broad and substantial weaknesses" in their capital planning processes. The Fed gave Morgan Stanley only a conditional pass, saying that the bank also had to resolve weaknesses in its processes.
  
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• Fed gives OK to 30 banks to up dividends, buy back shares

  29-06-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has given the green light to major banks in the U.S. to raise dividends and buy back shares, judging them to have a sturdy enough financial foundation to withstand a major economic downturn.
  
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• Colts extend Luck's contract through 2021 with $140M deal

  29-06-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck has signed a new contract with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021.
  
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• Predators acquire P.K. Subban from Canadiens for Shea Weber

  29-06-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The Nashville Predators pulled off a blockbuster before the start of free agency Wednesday by acquiring P.K. Subban from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Shea Weber, a swap of All-Star defensemen.
  
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• Film academy invites 683 new members to join

  29-06-2016 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six months after announcing intentions to double the number of female and minority members in its ranks by 2020, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 683 new members to join the organization.
  
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• Clinton aide: Not aware of any email deletions by boss

  29-06-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said under oath that she was not aware whether the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate personally deleted any emails during her tenure as secretary of state.
  
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• Trump's opposition to trade deals fuels internal party opposition

  29-06-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday continued to diverge sharply on trade policy, the latest example of divisions within the Republican Party that threaten unity ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Trump struck back the following day. "Why would the US Chamber be upset by the fact that I want to negotiate better and stronger trade deals or that I want penalties for cheaters?" the wealthy businessman wrote on Twitter.
  
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• Markets Right Now: US Stocks Regain Ground in a Broad Rally

  29-06-2016 22:11
  Stocks close sharply higher on Wall Street as the market recoups more of the ground it lost in a sell-off following Britain's vote to leave the European Union
  
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• Trump in trade war with big biz, Obama

  29-06-2016 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump, who has staked his presidential campaign on his successful business acumen, is fighting a public war with big business.
  
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