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• Eyewitness: 'Bodies everywhere' after truck hits crowd in Nice.

  14-07-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  NICE, France (AP) — Eyewitness: 'Bodies everywhere' after truck hits crowd in Nice.
  
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• In Virginia, Clinton tests Senator Tim Kaine as a 'safe' VP pick

  14-07-2016 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON/ANNANDALE, Virginia (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton campaigned with potential vice presidential running-mate U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in his home state of Virginia on Thursday, testing whether the person widely seen as the "safe choice" can propel her to the White House in November. Kaine's 16-minute introduction of the presumptive Democratic nominee in a community college gymnasium in the Washington suburb of Annandale reflected Clinton's need to reach ou
  
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• Pac-12 parity rooted in quarterback changes at power schools

  14-07-2016 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pac-12 has no clear football favorite this fall, and the biggest reason is obvious at the conference's annual Hollywood media days.
  
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• World Series champ Royals in limbo as second half begins

  14-07-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The World Series champion Royals are stuck in no-man's land, close enough to contention to keep fighting yet far enough behind the race that going all-in at the trade deadline would be a fool's gambit.
  
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• Obama will meet with Mexican president at White House on Friday, July 22

  14-07-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday, July 22, at the White House, the White House said. Obama and Pena Nieto will discuss "a range of issues," the White House said in a statement on Thursday. The visit follows the two leaders' meeting during the "Three Amigos" summit in Ottawa last month. (White House corrected statement to show meeting on July 22, not July 15) (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Eric Walsh)
  
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• Greece: migrant dies after clashes at camp

  14-07-2016 23:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Police say an Afghan migrant has died and two others were injured following clashes at a camp near Athens, in the latest outbreak of violence involving migrants stranded in the European Union country.
  
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• Consumer Reports says Tesla should drop Autopilot name

  14-07-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Consumer Reports said Thursday that Tesla Motors is misleading car owners by calling its semi-autonomous driving system "Autopilot," potentially giving them too much trust in their car's ability to drive itself.
  
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• Photographer sneaks into Fukushima 'Red Zone'

  14-07-2016 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  In June 2015, photographer Keow Wee Loong and two colleagues slipped past authorities and went into an area the Japanese government sealed off near Fukushima's nuclear power plant
  
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• Amid VP speculation, Kaine joins Clinton on campaign trail

  14-07-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANNADALE, Va. (AP) — Hillary Clinton campaigned alongside Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday afternoon, making a high-profile appearance with one of the leading contenders for a spot alongside her on the presidential ticket.
  
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• Court blocks prosecutors from seizing emails stored overseas

  14-07-2016 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday said prosecutors cannot force U.S. companies like Microsoft to turn over customer emails and other data stored on servers overseas — a ruling the government suggested could hamper national security investigations.
  
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• Biodiversity plunges below 'safe' levels: study

  14-07-2016 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Having a range of different plant and animal species helps guarantee the health of the Earth, but a study Thursday suggested that biodiversity may be declining beyond safe levels. On 58 percent of the world's land surface, which is home to 71 percent of the global population, "the level of biodiversity loss is substantial enough to question the ability of ecosystems to support human societies," said the report in the US journal Science. Researchers at University College London based their study
  
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• The Latest: 'Pokemon Go' players arrested at Ohio zoo

  14-07-2016 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the "Pokemon Go" smartphone game craze (all times EDT):
  
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• Ex-dentist gets house arrest for bilking Medicaid

  14-07-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma oral surgeon whose filthy clinics led to thousands of patients being tested for HIV and hepatitis was sentenced Thursday to six months' house arrest for fraudulently billing Medicaid for anesthesia services that were performed by unlicensed dental assistants.
  
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• Appeals court: Florida must provide prisoners kosher food

  14-07-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  MIAMI (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Florida cannot use potential budget problems to deny thousands of prison inmates kosher meals they request for religious reasons.
  
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• Obama will meet with Mexican president at White House on Friday

  14-07-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday at the White House, the White House said. Obama and Pena Nieto will discuss "a range of issues," the White House said in a statement on Thursday. The visit follows the two leaders' meeting during the "Three Amigos" summit in Ottawa last month. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Eric Walsh)
  
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• Messaging app Line soars in Wall Street debut

  14-07-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shares in the Asian hit messaging app Line surged 33 percent in the first day of trade in New York Thursday in a market hungry for the newest technology IPO. Founder and chief executive Jungho Chin told CNBC television Thursday that the company now dominates the Japanese market and that the IPO will boost its expansion. In early trade on the New York Stock Exchange, the shares rocketed by more than 40 percent from the initial public offering price of 3,300 yen, or $31.20.
  
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• Bandits attack Amazon tourist boat of foreigners, including Americans, in Peru

  14-07-2016 23:13 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Peruvian authorities say bandits have attacked an Amazon tourist boat and robbed more than two dozen tourists from the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.
  
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• Microsoft wins appeal to protect overseas data

  14-07-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft on Thursday scored a big victory on a keenly watched privacy battlefront, with a US appeals court exonerating the company for refusing to give police user data stored overseas. A three-judge panel in a US court of appeals in New York City ordered that a finding of contempt against Microsoft be tossed out along with the warrant in the case. The December 2013 warrant directed Microsoft to turn over the contents of an email account used by a suspected drug trafficker.
  
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• Mickelson misses -- caddy falls

  14-07-2016 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  It missed by millimeters. Phil Mickelson's final putt veered right with its last roll and even dipped before circling the cup. It would have been the lowest round ever in a golf major.
  
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• Huge pay day -- for which star?

  14-07-2016 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  It missed by millimeters. Phil Mickelson's final putt veered right with its last roll and even dipped before circling the cup. It would have been the lowest round ever in a golf major.
  
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• Caution urged after camp worker gets bacterial meningitis

  14-07-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Officials say roughly 200 children ages 5-12 who attended a day camp at a suburban Detroit gym may have been exposed to bacterial meningitis from an infected worker.
  
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• The Latest: Police defend first aid response for Castile

  14-07-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the recent police-involved shootings around the United States (all times local):
  
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• AP EXCLUSIVE: Militant with US bounty walks free in Pakistan

  14-07-2016 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The United States has put a $10 million bounty on his head, labeling him a terrorist. He is one of the most wanted men in India. Yet, Hafiz Saeed walks free in his home country of Pakistan, denouncing Washington and New Delhi in public speeches.
  
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• Mourners pay respects to black Minnesota man shot by officer

  14-07-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Faith leaders and musicians delivered messages of hope Thursday at a funeral for a black Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Paul police officer.
  
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• Police: Tejano singer Emilio Navaira died of natural causes

  14-07-2016 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say their investigation into the death of Grammy-winning Tejano star Emilio Navaira (nah-VY'-rah) shows he died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease.
  
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• Quiet Cruz weighs role in Trump convention revolt

  14-07-2016 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz is refusing to condemn a rebellion against Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention as the fiery Texas conservative weighs his political future against the prospect of a national Republican embarrassment.
  
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• The Latest: Cruz weighs role in Trump convention

  14-07-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Campaign 2016 ahead of the Republican and Democratic National conventions (all times EDT):
  
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• Trump eyes Indiana's Pence as running mate

  14-07-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump appeared poised Thursday to tap Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, an overture to conservative skeptics as he looks for unity at the party's convention. Team Trump said the real estate tycoon had zeroed in on a shortlist of three names of to be prospective vice president, with a decision formally announced on Friday. Republicans meet in Cleveland, Ohio for four days starting Monday to officially select the White House nominee who will fa
  
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• Saudi's 'ties to 9/11' report due

  14-07-2016 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  Multiple sources tell CNN that the classified pages detailing alleged Saudi Arabia government ties to the 9/11 hijackers will be released as early as Friday by Congress.
  
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• US offers Russia closer cooperation to save Syria plan

  14-07-2016 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top US envoy John Kerry met Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to offer him closer military cooperation in the hope of salvaging the stalled Syria peace process. Ahead of the talks, pessimistic US officials were careful to say the trip was not a last chance for diplomacy to work, but stressed they were running out of patience with Moscow. The key to the meeting, as revealed in a leaked document, is an offer for the US military to work with Russia against the Al-Nusra Front and Islamic
  
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• BlackRock profit falls as shift from stocks hits fee revenue

  14-07-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc's profit fell 3.7 percent in the second quarter as global market turmoil spurred investors to shift from stocks to cash and bonds, hurting fee income at the world's largest asset management company. New York-based BlackRock said on Thursday the revenue it takes in from fees for managing money and lending out securities fell 1.8 percent to $2.49 billion from the same period a year ago, even as the total assets it manages rose to nearly $5 tri
  
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• Lawsuit claims broken ankle on LA skyscraper slide

  14-07-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit says a woman suffered a broken ankle on a recently opened glass-enclosed slide attached to the exterior of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper.
  
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• ISIS victims: Majority are Muslim

  14-07-2016 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  Despite ISIS frequent calls for attacks in Europe and the United States, its biggest victims, often forgotten, are Muslims living outside Western countries.
  
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• Polish foreign minister warns Brexit could have a domino effect

  14-07-2016 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski warned in a German newspaper that other countries could follow suit after Britons voted to leave the European Union. "There is the danger of a domino effect," Waszczykowski told the online edition of German newspaper Die Welt. Waszczykowski said no serious political group in Poland had called for a referendum on EU membership yet but he added: "I hope that we won't be forced to take drastic measures due to imprudent actions taken by 'European reformer
  
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• UN staff returning to Western Sahara following spat

  14-07-2016 22:27 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  United Nations civilian staff have begun returning to the peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara, signaling the apparent end of a dispute sparked by the U.N.
  
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• Trump's likely VP Pence: good manners, political chops

  14-07-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a Christian conservative tipped to be Donald Trump's running mate, would add precious experience in Washington politics -- and a dose of good manners -- to the ticket of the brash billionaire and political novice. Seen as disciplined and relatively discreet, Pence was apparently the favorite of Trump's children, who exercise much influence over their father as he campaigns for president. The current House speaker, Paul Ryan, whose relations with Trump are delicate, s
  
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• Trump expected to pick Indiana Governor Pence for running mate: sources

  14-07-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to Donald Trump's campaign have told Republican officials he has picked Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, two Republican sources said, but Trump officials said he had not yet made a final decision. Viewed as a safe pair of hands, Pence has diverging views with Trump on his proposed Muslim ban and trade, and is more socially conservative, but he could help unify a divided party behind Trump's Wh
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 23 Emmy Award nominations

  14-07-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power-and-blood fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and celebrity, "The People v. O.J. Simpson," was close behind with 22 nods.
  
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• The Latest: German FM hopes Johnson wants 'sensible' ties

  14-07-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on British political developments (all times local):
  
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• Did 150 die over a Facebook post?

  14-07-2016 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  After days of bloodshed in South Sudan, an uneasy truce is in effect in the world's youngest nation, where soldiers slaughtered dozens last week.
  
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• Judge in officer's trial: Is failure to seat belt a crime?

  14-07-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The trial for the highest-ranking officer charged in the death of a 25-year-old black man who was fatally injured in the back of a police van may hinge on a simple question: Should the officer have put a seat belt on Freddie Gray?
  
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• Female doctors, scientists, welders among 11 new emojis

  14-07-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Female professionals will soon be better represented in emoji form.
  
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• Deputy fires "1 in a billion" shot into suspect's gun barrel

  14-07-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Investigators say an off-duty Colorado sheriff's deputy fired a bullet straight down the barrel of a suspect's gun, a shot they called "one in a billion."
  
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• Amid South Sudan evacuations, some locals are turned back

  14-07-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Some South Sudanese, including those with dual U.S. citizenship, are not being allowed to leave war-torn South Sudan, even as the United States, India and others continued Thursday to evacuate their citizens while a fragile cease-fire appeared to hold.
  
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• Mike Pence, Trump's possible No 2, in his own words

  14-07-2016 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Pence, a devout evangelical Christian and stalwart of the American right, is being tipped as a likely Donald Trump running mate in November -- but the two men have not always seen eye-to-eye. A longtime foe of abortion since his days as a US lawmaker, Pence in March signed restrictive new measures into law, making Indiana only the second US state to prohibit terminating pregnancies because the fetus suffers abnormalities. "I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman, and I
  
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• California Republican Sen. Sharon Runner of Lancaster dies

  14-07-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state Sen. Sharon Runner, who left the Legislature in 2012 to undergo a double lung transplant and three years later made a dramatic return to the Senate, died Thursday, her family said in a statement. She was 62.
  
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• Harry Belafonte launches social justice music festival

  14-07-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte will launch a racial and social justice festival in October with the inaugural event featuring appearances and performances from actors Chris Rock and Jesse Williams and musicians John Legend and Common.
  
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• Unable to stop Syria's war, US offers Russia new partnership

  14-07-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The United States on Thursday offered Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria, hoping the attraction of a unified campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida — and a Russian commitment to ground Syria's bombers — could end five years of civil war. The deal, if finalized, could dramatically alter America's role in the conflict.
  
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• Blasts rock rural Nevada town, killing 1, flinging car parts

  14-07-2016 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Twin explosions rocked a neighborhood in a rural Nevada town, killing one person and flinging car parts several blocks away, authorities and neighbors said Thursday.
  
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• 'British PM turns brutal and bold'

  14-07-2016 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  Theresa May came to 10 Downing Street with the reputation of being a reserved and cautious politician. Within hours she had blown up that image with one of the most comprehensive Cabinet reshuffles in living memory.
  
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