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• Polish police break up chained anti-Kaczynski protesters

  10-06-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Police in Warsaw on Saturday dragged away hundreds of protesters hoping to block a monthly rally by the head of Poland's rightwing ruling party to commemorate the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed his brother.Several civic groups had called the demonstration, with participants chaining themselves together in a bid to halt the march organised by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of the Law and Justice (PiS) party.Police broke the chains with scissors before forcibly removing the protesters.
  
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• Pentagon: 3 US soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan

  10-06-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three U.S. soldiers were killed and another was wounded Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
  
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• May closes minority government deal

  10-06-2017 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Democratic Unionist Party agree principles of "confidence and supply" deal to support Conservatives.
  
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• Are Amazon And Apple Putting Their Rivalry Aside?

  10-06-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Amazon and Apple have a history of rivalry over their products and services, but they could be putting their rivalry aside.
  
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• England beat Argentina thanks to Denny Solomona's late try

  10-06-2017 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denny Solomona's dazzling solo try sees a much-changed England edge to victory in an epic encounter against Argentina.
  
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• Richard Hammond injured in Swiss crash

  10-06-2017 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Biggest crash I've ever seen," says Jeremy Clarkson, but Grand Tour co-star escapes serious injury.
  
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• Buy this house and you'll live in 2 countries at once

  10-06-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Can't decide whether to live in Canada or the United States? Even in the current political climate? Okay. Well, if you buy this house in Vermont, you'll straddle the border between the two countries. In fact, there's a border marker right outside the front door. But right now, Brian and Joan DuMoulin, who own the property in the community of Beebe Plain, say they're having trouble finding a buyer. For one thing, the house needs a lot of work. For another, heightened post-9/11 security restrictio
  
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• Adam West, known as TV's 'Batman' in 1960s, dies at 88

  10-06-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  He also did voice-over work for more recent shows such as The Fairly OddParents, The Simpsons and Family Guy.
  
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• Argentina 34-38 England: Denny Solomona scores late winning try

  10-06-2017 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Debutant Denny Solomona scores a late try to help England secure a 38-34 thrilling win over Argentina in the first Test in San Juan.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders: White House aide red-faced over emojis

  10-06-2017 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders draws glee and confusion with an odd tweet.
  
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• Toddlers left in car overnight die

  10-06-2017 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  Two young sisters died after after their mother intentionally left them in a car for more than 15 hours, Texas authorities said Friday.
  
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• Libyan group says it has freed Kadhafi son Seif al-Islam

  10-06-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  
  An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011.The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia of former rebels that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed Friday evening, "the 14th day of the month of Ramadan", under an amnesty law promulgated by the parliament based in the east.The North African country has rival administrations, with the authorities i
  
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• Official: Afghan soldier kills 3 US service members

  10-06-2017 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  Three US service members were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on Saturday, US officials told CNN.
  
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• Warship USS Gabrielle Giffords commissioned in Texas

  10-06-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Navy's newest combat ship was put into active service following a commissioning ceremony Saturday, named after former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was injured during a 2011 shooting.
  
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• Video shows rescue of kidnap victim Kala Brown

  10-06-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  The 30-year-old was rescued in November after being held captive by an alleged serial killer.
  
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• Notre Dame attacker a self-radicalised novice: prosecutor

  10-06-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  An Algerian man who attacked a policeman with a hammer outside Notre Dame cathedral was a loner with a deep interest in Islamic State jihadist propaganda, the Paris prosecutor said Saturday.Farid Ikken, a 40-year-old doctorate student, was shot and wounded by another policeman during Tuesday's attack in which he shouted: "This is for Syria".Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Ikken was an educated man who under questioning told investigators he had radicalised himself over a period of 10 month
  
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• Donald Trump reportedly lambasted Nato leaders for financial contributions in 'train wreck' dinner

  10-06-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump reportedly lambasted Nato allies at a dinner in Brussels, hours after he had already reproached them for not spending enough on defence.The President has expressed scepticism of the 29-member alliance, and it wasn’t until Friday that he reaffirmed the US’s commitment to mutual defence of Nato members after weeks of uncertainty.The US is currently one of five countries of the alliance that meets NATO members’ pledge to spend 2 per cer of GDP on defence. ...
  
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• Trump Team Meeting With Tech Industry Throughout June

  10-06-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Trump and the tech industry had conflicted in immigration and climate, but company leaders and the administration will get together in Washington D.C. for multiple meetings.
  
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• The Latest: Italy coast guard: 1,650 migrants rescued in Med

  10-06-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on European migration issues (all times local):
  
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• Rallies against Islamic law draw counter-protests across US

  10-06-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Demonstrations against Islamic law Saturday in cities across the U.S. drew counter-protests by people who said they stoked unfounded fears and a distorted view of the religion.
  
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• Britain's May reaches 'outline' power deal after election fiasco

  10-06-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May reached an "outline agreement" on Saturday with the ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party in order to be able to govern after a humiliating election that has left her authority in tatters.May's Conservatives lost their parliamentary majority in Thursday's vote and need the support of the 10 MPs from Northern Ireland's DUP to have a majority."We can confirm that the Democratic Unionist Party have agreed to the principles of an outline agreement to support
  
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• French Open 2017: Champion Jelena Ostapenko believes anything is possible

  10-06-2017 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jelena Ostapenko believes "anything is possible" with the all-out attacking style which brought her a first Grand Slam title in Paris.
  
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• Alleged Italian mobster-drug kingpin detained in Brazil

  10-06-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  ROME (AP) — A fugitive 'ndrangheta Italian crime clan boss, accused of international drug trafficking, was taken into custody at a Brazil airport, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Boy, 8, Captured On Video Saying Pledge of Allegiance While Waiting On Friend's Lawn In Cute Show of Patriotism

  10-06-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  He thought no one was looking.
  
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• Afghanistan: US soldiers 'killed by commando' in Achin district

  10-06-2017 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three die in a gun attack, while elsewhere a "friendly fire" incident kills two Afghan policemen.
  
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• Iraqi girl reunited with family 3 years after IS abduction

  10-06-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The Ashti camp in Iraq's northern city of Arbil on Saturday celebrated the return of a girl whose abduction by jihadists three years ago sent shockwaves through her Christian community.Joy filled the prefab unit that is now the home of six-year-old Christina Ezzo Obada's family, who were forced to flee the town of Qaraqosh, which lies between Arbil and Mosul and was taken over by the Islamic State group in mid-2014.More than five months after her abduction by IS, Aida heard through acquaintances
  
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• Scotland 2-2 England

  10-06-2017 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane volleys in an injury-time equaliser as England snatch a point against Scotland after a flurry of late goals in their World Cup qualifier.
  
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• The Latest: DUP agrees principles to back UK Conservatives

  10-06-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the outcome of Britain's general election (all times local):
  
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• Adam West: TV Batman actor dies at 88

  10-06-2017 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US actor struggled to find work after starring as the Caped Crusader in the 1960s hit TV series.
  
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• Trump lawyer declares victory

  10-06-2017 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's lawyer has responded to fired FBI Director James Comey's tell-all to Congress by taking a victory lap.
  
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• Mueller staffs up Russia probe while Trump lawyer declares victory

  10-06-2017 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's lawyer has responded to fired FBI Director James Comey's tell-all to Congress by taking a victory lap.
  
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• Canadian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton equals Ayrton Senna pole record

  10-06-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton equal his hero Ayrton Senna's career pole position record in Canada, and is given a gift by the late champion's family.
  
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• US forces help Philippines battle ISIS-linked fighters

  10-06-2017 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  US Special Operations Forces are assisting the Filipino military in its battle against ISIS-affiliated fighters, the US Embassy in Manila said Saturday.
  
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• Biden encourages Romney to consider Senate run in Utah

  10-06-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden has encouraged onetime GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for the Senate in Utah if longtime Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch decides to retire next year.
  
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• Democrats ‘haven’t been destroying each other’ in Virginia primary, McAuliffe says. They may be starting.

  10-06-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The two Democrats locked in a tight primary contest for governor sprinted around the commonwealth Saturday, hoping to alert enough of their own supporters to the fact that the election will be held Tuesday.
  
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• Yacht crews rescued after Atlantic storm

  10-06-2017 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luxury ocean liner the Queen Mary 2 is diverted after a "once in a lifetime" storm prompts distress calls.
  
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• Former 'Top Gear' Star Involved In Serious Car Crash

  10-06-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  
  TV presenter Richard Hammond has crashed an electric super car in Switzerland while filming for his TV show “The Grand Tour.”
  
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• Arab states in row with Qatar laud Trump's supportive stance

  10-06-2017 19:23 via yahoo.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Arab states that have laid virtual siege on Qatar praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday for enthusiastically supporting their stance when he called on the Gulf state to stop "the funding of terrorism."
  
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• Adam West, Star of TV's 'Batman,' Dies at 88: 'He Was and Always Will Be Our Hero'

  10-06-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  
  He passed away after short battle with leukemia.
  
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• Russia urges dialogue in Qatar-Gulf dispute

  10-06-2017 19:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia called Saturday for dialogue to resolve a dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, as Riyadh and its allies welcomed US President Donald Trump's demand that Doha stop funding extremist groups.Rights group Amnesty International warned of "heartbreak and fear" suffered by ordinary people caught in the diplomatic crossfire.Moscow's appeal came after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson encouraged Saudi Arabia and its allies to ease their land and sea "blockade" of gas-rich Qatar.
  
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• US-backed force pierces into IS Syria bastion from west

  10-06-2017 18:59 via yahoo.com
  
  US-backed Syrian fighters broke into the western part of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa on Saturday, they and a monitor said, opening up a second front inside the northern Syrian city.The Syrian Democratic Forces alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has spent months tightening the noose on IS-held Raqa and entered the city for the first time earlier this week from the east, backed by US-led coalition air strikes.On Saturday, they pierced into Raqa from the west, according to the Syri
  
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• Norway terror attacks: Anders Breivik changes his name to Fjotolf Hansen

  10-06-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mass murderer Anders Breivik wants to be known as Fjotolf Hansen, his lawyer confirms.
  
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• US forces helping Philippines battle ISIS-linked fighters

  10-06-2017 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  US Special Operations Forces are assisting the Filipino military in its battle against ISIS-affiliated fighters, the US Embassy in Manila said Saturday.
  
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• Unseeded Ostapenko fights back to win French Open

  10-06-2017 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  Jelena Ostapenko staged a remarkable comeback to beat Simona Halep in the French Open final, becoming the first player from Latvia to win a grand slam singles crown.
  
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• Gifts memorializing Florida shooting victims key to healing

  10-06-2017 18:38 via yahoo.com
  
  An Ikea sofa, paper wings, 49 wooden crosses - these are some of the gifts sent by well-wishers from around the world to remember the 49 people killed in Orlando's Pulse nightclub one year ago.Thousands of the items will go on display -- some in a museum, others online -- on Monday, exactly one year after gunman Omar Mateen opened deadly fire inside the gay nightclub.Candles, flowers, teddy bears and all kinds of handicrafts in memory of the victims quickly piled up outside Pulse, the hospital w
  
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• 'Batman' actor Adam West dies at 88

  10-06-2017 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Adam West, star of the popular and campy 1960's "Batman" TV show, has died, according to his agent. West was 88.
  
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• 6 killed, including 2 children, in southern Mexico attack

  10-06-2017 18:13 via yahoo.com
  
  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Six people have been killed by armed men in a rural community on the outskirts of Acapulco, authorities in the Mexican state of Guerrero said Saturday.
  
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• Why Kenya's new railway is so controversial

  10-06-2017 17:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Kenya's new railway line was launched recently and has received a lot of praise from the government and Kenyans. However, it's angered many who believe it will destroy Kenya's oldest national park.
  
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• Germany to test face recognition software in terror fight

  10-06-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  
  Germany will start testing facial recognition software at a Berlin train station this summer which could help police identify and locate terror suspects more quickly, a minister said Saturday.Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the software would be tested with volunteers at Berlin's Suedkreuz station, and if successful would be expanded to other locations and also used for a range of criminal investigations."We already have video surveillance in train stations, of course.
  
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• Marwell Zoo monkey escapes into food shop

  10-06-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lockdown was put in place at Marwell Zoo for public safety while keepers retrieved two monkeys.
  
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