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• 5-Year-Old Boy Saves Pregnant Mom's Life By Remembering Catchy Jingle

  14-06-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  
  After she collapsed, Kristi Bailey survived but her unborn baby did not.
  
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• UN and AU recommend big cuts to Darfur peacekeeping force

  14-06-2017 23:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations and the African Union are recommending a 44 percent cut in the number of peacekeeping troops in their joint force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region and a 30 percent reduction in the international police force, a move certain to be welcomed by the United States which is seeking major cuts to the U.N. peacekeeping budget.
  
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• Dramatic Video Shows Chaos During D.C. Shooting

  14-06-2017 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A dramatic video shows the moments of chaos after a gunman began shooting at a congressional baseball practice on Wednesday.
  
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• Special prosecutor 'investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice' over Comey firing

  14-06-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  The Special Counsel overseeing the probe into possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow is said to now be investigating the President himself for possibly obstructing justice over the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.When Mr Comey appeared before a Senate committee last week, he confirmed that he had told Mr Trump on several instances that he was personally not under investigation.
  
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• This Simulator Will Give You An Idea Of What The Solar Eclipse Will Look Like In Your Backyard

  14-06-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Google created a simulator that models what the 2017 August eclipse will look like in any location in the United States.
  
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• Trump Continues to Collect Trademarks in China

  14-06-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Beijing changes its mind on a series of Trump brands it recently rejected.
  
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• Dem and GOP baseball managers announce game will go on, call for change in national ‘mood’

  14-06-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Barton and Doyle, the managers of the Republican and Democratic baseball teams, also said they added a fund for the families of fallen police officers to the list of charities the baseball game will benefit, to recognize the U.S. Capitol Police officers who saved lives Wednesday.Barton was on the field when a gunman shot and wounded Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Calif., and four others: a congressional staffer, a lobbyist and two police officers. Barton said it appeared the
  
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• Can Black Lives Matter be sued? Federal judge to decide

  14-06-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Black Lives Matter is a movement, not an organization that can be sued by a Louisiana police officer who was injured at a protest after a deadly police shooting, a prominent activist's attorney argued Wednesday.
  
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• WATCH: Dramatic video captures sounds of gunfire at congressional baseball practice in Virginia

  14-06-2017 23:12
  
  Video captured the moment gunfire rang out at a Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field this morning, injuring Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, the House majority whip, and four others.
  
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• Shooting Suspect Asked if 'Republicans or Democrats' on Field

  14-06-2017 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A congressman said the alleged gunman in a shooting of a congressional baseball practice asked whether "Republicans or Democrats" were on the field.
  
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• Romania's ruling party withdraws support for its PM

  14-06-2017 23:05 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Romania's ruling party is to decide the fate of Premier Sorin Grindeanu and his Cabinet, after the ruling party's leader said he lost confidence in the government.
  
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• After London fire, pleas for missing residents on social media

  14-06-2017 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Family and friends of Grenfell Tower residents took to social media with appeals for help finding loved ones after the west London highrise caught fire Wednesday morning.
  
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• WATCH: A history of the Congressional Baseball Game

  14-06-2017 23:01
  
  The games have been an annual tradition since 1909.
  
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• Somalia restaurant blast: Gunmen killed, 10 hostages freed

  14-06-2017 23:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle outside of a restaurant and hotel in the Somali capital on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and sparking reports of gunfire, police said.
  
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• Hostages held, 9 killed in attack at Somalia restaurant

  14-06-2017 22:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital, and gunmen were fighting their way inside, police said Wednesday night.
  
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• Gunman 'Hated' Republicans on Facebook, Had Previous Arrests

  14-06-2017 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  James T. Hodgkinson allegedly opened fire at a ball field in Alexandria, Virginia, several law enforcement sources told NBC News.
  
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• French president, in Morocco, urges dialogue over Qatar

  14-06-2017 22:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Morocco for talks with King Mohammed VI in Rabat.
  
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• Iranian missile boat trains laser at US helicopter

  14-06-2017 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The US military labeled the actions of an Iranian vessel "unsafe and unprofessional" after it trained a laser on a US helicopter Tuesday.
  
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• History of the 108-year-old Congressional Baseball Game linked to Va. shooting

  14-06-2017 22:52
  
  The game has been a tradition since 1909 and a symbol of bipartisanship.
  
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• The Latest: 2 gunmen killed in Somali restaurant attack

  14-06-2017 22:50 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Latest on a suicide attack outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital (all times local): ___ 9:05 p.m. Police say there is confusion whether gunmen are inside a restaurant in Somalia's capital after a suicide car bomb detonated at its gate.
  
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• WATCH: Alexandria residents say they called 911 after hearing gunshots

  14-06-2017 22:48
  
  ABC News' Serena Marshall talks to Alexandria, VA residents who say they called 911 after hearing gunshots from the shooting at a congressional baseball practice.
  
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• Republican Lawmakers Seen Joking and Playing Baseball in Video Shot a Week Before Shooting

  14-06-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Steve Scalise, who was shot Wednesday, was among the politicians featured in the clip.
  
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• ISIS used Mosul church to abuse Yazidi girls, women, Iraqi Army officer says

  14-06-2017 22:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  In the basement of a largely decimated church of eastern Mosul, strewn between the bits of debris and broken glass, remains gut-wrenching reminders of ISIS’s depravity: tiny pieces of pink and yellow underwear along with flower headbands belonging to the very young Yazidi sex slaves the barbaric terrorist group took captive.
  
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• Climate Change Cancels Research On Climate Change, Canadian Team Says

  14-06-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Canadian scientists say the environmental conditions they want to study are the same ones that caused ice conditions so dangerous they had to cancel their expedition.
  
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• Bill Cosby in High Spirits as Jury Decides His Fate, While TV Daughter Explains Her Support

  14-06-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  
  The disgraced comic has been smiling and nodding at supporters as jury deliberations drag on.
  
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• GOP Lawmaker: I Will Be Carrying a Gun Now

  14-06-2017 22:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican Congressman Chris Collins (R-NY) says he'll carry a gun and Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) said his staff should be able to in Washington.
  
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• Four dead in San Francisco shooting after UPS worker opens fire at facility

  14-06-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Four people are dead after an employee opened fire at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, killing three and injuring two before turning the gun on himself, police said.Officers responding to the scene encountered multiple shooting victims before cornering the shooter, whose identity was not divulged, assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said at a news conference.Larry Greathouse, who works at a nearby tire shop, said he realized something had happened when a “massive poli
  
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• Who is James Hodgkinson, the Virginia shooting suspect who wrote 'It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co' on Facebook?

  14-06-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Media reports paint James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old suspect, as a man angry at the surprise election of President Donald Trump in November, with an increase in the number of anti-Trump messages he posted in anti-Republican Facebook groups coming recently.Mr Hodgkinson’s interest in politics, however, is not a new development.
  
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• These Are The People Wounded In The Alexandria Baseball Shooting

  14-06-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  A top House Republican is among the five people wounded after a gunman opened fire on a Congressional baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, leaving two people in critical condition.
  
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• Egypt debates ban on giving newborns 'Western' names

  14-06-2017 22:15 via feeds.foxnews.com
  New parents in Egypt could soon face fines or prison time for giving their kids common American names like "Mark" or "Sam," if some lawmakers get their way.
  
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• 4 People Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at UPS Facility: Cops

  14-06-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  A United Parcel Service employee opened fire inside a sprawling distribution center, authorities said.
  
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• DJ Khaled’s first Father’s Day message to his son Asahd

  14-06-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  DJ Khaled is celebrating his first Father’s Day! Here’s what he wanted to say to his son, Asahd.
  
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• Teens rescued after 3 days lost in Paris catacombs

  14-06-2017 22:02 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Two teenage boys have been rescued after three days underground in the skeleton-lined labyrinth of the Catacombs of Paris.
  
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• US deploys mobile missile system to eastern Syria

  14-06-2017 22:01 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A U.N. investigative commission says the "de-escalation" agreement in Syria has reduced violence in only one of four zones included in the deal and has not led to greater humanitarian access.
  
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• San Francisco police: UPS site secured after shooting – video

  14-06-2017 21:59 via theguardian.com
  
  California authorities say a gunman who opened fire at a San Francisco UPS warehouse on Wednesday morning was armed with an assault pistol when police found him. A San Francisco assistant police chief, Toney Chaplin, told reporters that officers had found wounded victims and brought them to safety after responding to calls. The gunman killed himself before being arrested ‘Multiple deaths’ possible in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility
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• Report: Mexican prisons overcrowded, unsafe, understaffed

  14-06-2017 21:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Mexico's governmental rights agency says many of the country's prisons are unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed.
  
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• US Navy accuses Iranian vessel of dangerous activity

  14-06-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  An Iranian navy vessel conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction with US ships by pointing a laser at an accompanying Marine Corps helicopter, the US Navy said Wednesday.The incident occurred June 13 as amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan, the USS Cole destroyer and another American ship were sailing in formation in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz."The Iranian vessel paralleled the US formation, shining a spotlight on Cole," Commander Bill Urban, a spokesman for the na
  
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• Correction: Shipwreck Discovery story

  14-06-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story and photo captions June 13 about the discovery of a shipwreck, The Associated Press reported erroneously the rank of Todd Sokalzuk. He is a Rear Admiral, not a Commander. Also, the story should have made it clear that the Coast Guard could not assign blame to the crash that caused the ship to sink.
  
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• Venezuela raid leaves 23 detained, buildings in shambles

  14-06-2017 21:51 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Venezuelan state security has detained nearly two dozen people allegedly involved in violent acts against officers during an overnight raid that left several apartment buildings in shambles.
  
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• Russian event urges new look at Syria's 'liberated' Aleppo

  14-06-2017 21:49 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Russian officials say that some 25,000 Christians have returned to eastern Aleppo since the city was fully retaken by Syrian government forces backed by Russia.
  
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• Russian event urges new look at Syria's 'liberated' Aleppo

  14-06-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Some 25,000 Christians have returned to eastern Aleppo, Russia's ambassador in Geneva told a conference organized by his country to highlight the devastated Syrian city's steps toward returning to normal six months after rebel fighters were ousted by Russian-backed troops. The international Red Cross went even further, estimating that some 80,000 people total have returned.
  
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• Death toll rises to 12 in London apartment building inferno

  14-06-2017 21:46 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Firefighters are battling a massive fire in an apartment high-rise in London.
  
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• London residents demands answers in deadly high-rise blaze

  14-06-2017 21:45 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  With smoke still swirling around the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in west London, residents and community leaders demanded to know Wednesday how a ferocious fire could have swept through the high-rise apartment block with such speed that it killed at least 12 people.
  
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• WATCH: Bartender: Suspected shooter 'came off a little creepy'

  14-06-2017 21:42
  
  Jamie Craig says she "kept it light and easy" when talking to bar patron James Hodgkinson.
  
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• U.N. Notes ‘Staggering’ Loss of Civilian Life Caused by U.S.-led Strikes in Syria

  14-06-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Relatedly, reports emerge of use of white phosphorous around civilians.
  
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• Congressional hearing on gun control cancelled after Virginia shooting

  14-06-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  A House hearing scheduled on a controversial gun law has been cancelled following the shooting of multiple members of Congress in a nearby suburb.A House subcommittee was poised to consider a “discussion draft” of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which would make it easier to purchase silencers for guns.The hearing was put on hold, however, when a gunman opened fire on a Republican Congressional baseball team practise in nearby Alexandria, Virginia.
  
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• Report: Mueller Probe Looking Into Possible Financial Crimes

  14-06-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawrence O'Donnell talks to David Ignatius and David Cay Johnston about a Washington Post report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible financial crimes among Trump associates.
  
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• Germany, US concerned by Hungary law on foreign-funded NGOs

  14-06-2017 21:24 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The governments of Germany and the United States expressed concerns Wednesday about a law passed by Hungary's parliament that regulates civil society groups.
  
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• Rules to help defrauded students clear loans being revised

  14-06-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities.
  
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• How clean energy is transforming the world, in 5 charts

  14-06-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Take it straight from a major fossil fuel supplier: The world's energy mix is changing, and it's shifting toward lower-carbon fuels. BP, the British oil and gas giant, said global efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions and boost efficiency are having a tangible effect on global energy markets, with two main narratives playing out: the decline of coal, and the rapid rise of wind and solar power. SEE ALSO: Apple is investing $1 billion in clean energy with this unique approach This week, BP rel
  
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