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• Vikings cut the ribbon at new $1.1 billion football stadium

  22-07-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph spent his first three seasons playing in the Metrodome, a cramped, dingy noise box that tested the patience of fans and players alike.
  
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• Mexican authorities catch man wanted in killings of couple

  22-07-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused of killing a couple in rural Washington state and burying their remains in a remote forest clearing has been captured in Mexico, authorities in Washington said Friday.
  
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• Gunmen kill at least eight in Munich shopping mall, shooters on the run

  22-07-2016 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joern Poltz and Jens Hack MUNICH (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a busy mall in the German city of Munich on Friday evening, killing at least eight people and sending shoppers running for their lives from what police said was a terrorist attack. Authorities told the public to get off the streets as the city - Germany's third biggest - went into lockdown with transport halted and highways sealed off. A police spokesman said three gunmen were on the run after the initial shooting subsided. The city
  
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• Keni Harrison breaks 28-year-old world hurdles record at Anniversary Games

  22-07-2016 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American hurdler Keni Harrison breaks a 28-year-old world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.20 seconds at the Olympic Stadium.
  
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• Police shootings study sparks debate on role of racial bias

  22-07-2016 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Harvard University economist found that although police nationwide are more likely to use nonfatal force against blacks and Hispanics, that racial bias didn't translate to the use of deadly force by officers in Houston, one of the country's largest and most racially diverse cities.
  
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• 8 dead in Munich mall shooting; police hunt up to 3 suspects

  22-07-2016 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Police hunted for an unknown number of gunmen who opened fire in a Munich shopping mall and at a McDonald's across the street Friday, killing eight people and wounding others in a rampage they described as suspected terrorism. Authorities urged residents to remain inside and put the Bavarian capital on lockdown.
  
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• 'Merciless' heat, humidity sticks to nearly all of US

  22-07-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the United Sweats of America. A heat wave spreading across the country is leaving few places to hide. Not even the cool of night.
  
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• UN says IS behind 393 attacks during Ramadan

  22-07-2016 23:44 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations counter-terrorism chief says the Islamic State group committed or indirectly inspired at least 393 attacks in 16 countries during the month of Ramadan.
  
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• London Anniversary Games: Usain Bolt powers to 200m win

  22-07-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt wins the 200m at the London Anniversary Games in 19.89 seconds to prove his fitness for the Olympics.
  
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• Court: Birth control mandate violates religious rights

  22-07-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.
  
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• United States, Australia rebound in UL International Crown

  22-07-2016 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — After a rough first day of the UL International Crown, the United States never considered new pairings.
  
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• 16 killed in fighting between rival Tuareg groups in Mali

  22-07-2016 23:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  At least 16 people were killed and 17 wounded in northern Mali in fighting that ended Friday morning between rival Tuareg groups, according to an officer in the U.N.
  
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• Trump says rise of terrorism threatens all civilized people

  22-07-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, commenting on the shooting attack in Munich in which at least eight people were killed on Friday, said the United States should do all in its power to keep out terrorism. "This cannot continue. The rise of terrorism threatens the way of life for all civilized people, and we must do everything in our power to keep it from our shores," Trump said on Facebook. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Eric Beech)
  
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• Merkel to convene German security council after Munich shootings: spokesman

  22-07-2016 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will convene her security council Saturday to address the deadly shooting rampage in Munich, her chief of staff Peter Altmaier said.
  
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• Germany's Steinmeier says motive for Munich attack not yet clear

  22-07-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the motive for the deadly shooting attack in a shopping mall in Munich on Friday was not yet clear. "The motives for this abhorrent act have not yet been completely clarified - we still have contradictory clues," Steinmeier said in an emailed statement. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Joseph Nasr; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
  
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• Hunt for gunmen after Munich shooting spree kills eight

  22-07-2016 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Elite German police were hunting for gunmen who went on a shooting rampage in a busy Munich shopping centre on Friday, killing eight people in a suspected terror attack. Germany has so far escaped the kind of large-scale jihadist attacks seen in France and the motives and identity of the gunmen were not yet known. "We suspect terrorism," a Munich police spokesman told AFP.
  
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• Boom times for big US airlines: $3.9 billion in 2Q profits

  22-07-2016 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Compared with their checkered track record, major airlines are enjoying boom times.
  
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• Merkel aide says cannot confirm Munich shooting was terrorism

  22-07-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Germany cannot confirm that the shooting attack in Munich in which at least nine people were killed on Friday was an act of terrorism, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said. Police in Munich said nine people had been killed in the attack, including a dead body found near the scene. "We cannot rule out that it is linked to terrorism but we can't confirm it either, but we are also investigating in this direction," Peter Altmaier said on German television.
  
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• German interior minister returning to Germany from U.S.: spokesman

  22-07-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere will return to Germany from his holiday in New York, where he landed on Friday evening, after gunmen attacked a busy mall in the German city of Munich, a spokesman said. The minister was on the plane during the shooting attack, the spokesman said. (Reporting by Thorsten Severin; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Andrea Shalal)
  
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• Bolt wins on return from injury; Harrison breaks 28-yr WR

  22-07-2016 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt marked his return from injury by winning the 200 meters at the London Diamond League meet on Friday in his final race before heading to Rio de Janeiro in search of three more Olympic titles.
  
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• Photos of chaos

  22-07-2016 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  A shooting spree was reported at a shopping mall in Munich, Germany, on Friday, July 22.
  
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• Photos: Chaos in Munich

  22-07-2016 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  A shooting spree was reported at a shopping mall in Munich, Germany, on Friday, July 22.
  
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• Coming home?

  22-07-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What will Brexit mean for small towns in Poland that have seen their populations shrink as people left to live and work elsewhere in the EU?
  
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• Another creep higher sends S&P 500 to record high, again

  22-07-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Another day, another lazy drift higher for stocks and another record high.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Volkswagen has emissions-cheating fix ready

  22-07-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen's plan to fix most of its 2-liter diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests includes a computer software update and a larger catalytic converter to trap harmful nitrogen oxide, and it may not hurt mileage or performance, according to dealers who were briefed by executives on the matter.
  
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• White Supremacist David Duke Announces Senate Run With Praise for Trump

  22-07-2016 22:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is running for U.S. Senate.
  
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• Black Texas woman seeks unity as white officers investigated

  22-07-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A black Texas teacher thrown to the ground by a white officer during a traffic stop, and then told by another white officer on the way to jail that blacks have "violent tendencies," said Friday she is grateful the police chief has publicly apologized.
  
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• Ivanka Trump markets convention look

  22-07-2016 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  Looking to model yourself after the daughter of the Republican nominee for president? Ivanka Trump is here to help -- marketing her "look" on Twitter the day after delivering a speech at the GOP convention.
  
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• Britain says stands ready to assist Germany after Munich shooting

  22-07-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain stands ready to assist Germany after gunmen attacked a busy shopping mall in Munich, foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. "I am shocked and appalled by the terrible attack unfolding this evening in Munich, and the loss of life. "We stand ready to assist our friends in Germany.
  
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• Crawford-Postol winner could be in line for Pacquiao bout

  22-07-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's a fight few people will see, which says nothing about the talents of Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol.
  
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• Brazil Muslims back probe of 10 for terror suspicions

  22-07-2016 22:37 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Brazil's Islamic community supports police actions against a group of people suspected of planning attacks during the Olympics as long as the investigations are conducted in a transparent way, a Brazilian Muslim leader said Friday.
  
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• Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down

  22-07-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking abortions, agreeing with pro-abortion rights advocates that the mandate approved by voters in 2010 violates the constitutional rights of underage abortion seekers.
  
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• Munich police spokesman Peter Beck tells AP the number of dead in a shooting attack has risen to 8.

  22-07-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Munich police spokesman Peter Beck tells AP the number of dead in a shooting attack has risen to 8.
  
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• Clinton says she is monitoring 'horrific situation' in Munich

  22-07-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she was monitoring the "horrific situation" in Munich, where at least six people were killed on Friday in a shooting that German police are calling a terrorist attack. "We stand with our friends in Germany as they work to bring those responsible to justice," Clinton said on Twitter. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
  
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• The Latest: German anti-terror force heads to Munich

  22-07-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The latest developments on a deadly attack Friday at a mall in Munich (all times local):
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls about 410K vehicles for wiring trouble

  22-07-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 410,000 vehicles worldwide because a wiring problem can cause them to move slowly.
  
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• German interior minister heads home after Munich shooting

  22-07-2016 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, who was on a flight to the United States for a holiday at the time of Friday's mall shooting in Munich, is interrupting his trip and heading home, the DPA news agency reported. Chancellery staff met on Friday evening to assess the situation in Munich but Chancellor Angela Merkel was not present, DPA said. (Reporting by Berlin bureau; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Robin Pomeroy)
  
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• Six dead in suspected terror shooting at Munich mall

  22-07-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Six people were killed in a shooting rampage in a Munich shopping centre on Friday that police described as a suspected terror attack as they hunted three gunmen still at large. Police warned of an "acute terror" situation in the locked-down southern German city, which saw panicked shoppers fleeing the mall as armed police roamed the streets in the search for the attackers. "We suspect terrorism," a Munich police spokesman told AFP.
  
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• NFL to review domestic violence allegations against Elliott

  22-07-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The NFL says it is reviewing domestic violence allegations against Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott.
  
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• 'Fear the Walking Dead' introduces new cast member

  22-07-2016 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The newest cast member of "The Walking Dead" spin-off was introduced to the zombie drama franchise in an overwhelming way.
  
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• Toxic algae bloom swarms Utah Lake, seeps into farm supply

  22-07-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton lays flowers at Pulse nightclub

  22-07-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Campaign 2016 between the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions (all times local):
  
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• Boris Johnson calls for UN help destroying Libya chemicals

  22-07-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In his first address to the United Nations as Britain's foreign secretary, Boris Johnson called on the Security Council to endorse a resolution calling on countries to help Libya dispose of its last remaining chemical weapons stocks by shipping them out of the country.
  
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• The '90s: Reliving a decade

  22-07-2016 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  The '90s may be over, but the decade's influence is still evident.
  
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• Possible photo, video of priest abducted in Yemen raises hopes, questions

  22-07-2016 22:04 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A new video surfaced of the Catholic priest widely reported to have been crucified on Good Friday by Islamist terrorists in Yemen, leaving remaining questions about his fate.
  
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• Froome extends Tour de France lead despite crash as Bardet wins stage

  22-07-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Saint-Gervais (France) (AFP) - Chris Froome crashed on a slippery descent but showed grit and determination to fight on and retain his race leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Friday. Romain Bardet earned the first stage victory for a Frenchman this year and moved up to second overall after taking advantage of the rainy 19th stage conditions in which Froome faltered. "It's pleasure cycling, with audacity," enthused Bardet, who also won a stage last year.
  
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• With Charlotte out, New Orleans favorite for NBA All-Star

  22-07-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As the NBA looks for a new home for the 2017 All-Star Game, cities are lining up with open arms to welcome LeBron James, Stephen Curry and the hundred million or so dollars the festivities would bring to the local economy.
  
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• Medical examiner spokeswoman: Oklahoma State player Tyrek Coger died of enlarged heart, manner of death ruled natural

  22-07-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Medical examiner spokeswoman: Oklahoma State player Tyrek Coger died of enlarged heart, manner of death ruled natural.
  
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• Teenage boys in Rottingdean school skirt protest over hot weather

  22-07-2016 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four teenage boys who were disciplined for wearing PE shorts to school on the hottest day of the year so far, stage a protest by wearing skirts instead.
  
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