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Police search La. theater shooter's journals for motive

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
Officials say the gunman who killed two people and wounded nine others in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana before killing himself had previous mental issues, and had legally purchased the gun he used during the shootings.
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Lafayette Theater Shooting Survivor Describes 'Strange Calm' After First Shot
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Barack Obama in Kenya: watch live

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 minutes ago‎
President Barack Obama has opened a two-nation tour of Africa focused on deepening economic and security partnerships with the continent and its people.
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The hidden ethics battle in the Planned Parenthood fetal tissue scandal

STLtoday.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
In a flood of outrage over Planned Parenthood videos - executives caught talking callously about supplying fetal tissue for medical research - some key points have washed out of attention, ethics experts say.
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Death of woman in Texas jail consistent with suicide: Prosecutor

Financial Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
Evidence from an autopsy on Sandra Bland, the black woman found hanging dead in a Texas jail days after a traffic stop, supports the medical examiner's initial ruling of suicide, a county prosecutor told reporters on Thursday.
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'BLACK LIVES MATTER': Hillary Clinton addresses nation's racial inequality in ...

New York Daily News - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton declared that "black lives matter" in South Carolina Thursday, as she repeatedly stressed that endemic racism must be tackled by government.
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Donald Trump Bans Iowa Newspaper From Event for Being Too Mean

Gawker - ‎1 hour ago‎
Failed Sharper Image meat peddler and godsend to the Republican primaries, Donald Trump, is sad. The reason Donald Trump is sad is because the largest newspaper in Iowa recently called him both a “bloviating side show” and a “feckless blowhard.
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Kerry Says Israel May Deepen Its Isolation by Opposing Iran Nuclear Accord

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the nuclear accord he negotiated with Iran was in Israel's interest and that the Israeli government's decision to oppose it could further its isolation.
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Ukraine: US Expands Aid to Train Regular Army Troops

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
The United States Army will modestly expand nonlethal military assistance to Ukraine, beginning training this fall for Ukrainian Army personnel in the western part of the country, the Obama administration announced Friday.
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Saudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airport: Arabiya TV

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
ADEN Two Saudi aircraft landed at Aden on Friday bringing equipment needed to re-open the city's airport four months after the Yemeni civil war shut it down, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.
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Los Angeles police shoot man apparently firing gun on busy street

Reuters - ‎53 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES Police in Los Angeles shot and killed a man who was apparently brandishing a handgun and firing shots into the air on a busy street, authorities said on Friday.
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2 animal-rights activists arrested in multi-state crime spree

Fox News - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Two animal-rights activists were arrested Friday and charged with terrorizing the fur industry during cross-country road trips which they released about 5,740 mink from farms and vandalized homes and businesses of industry, the FBI said.
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Probe sought into possible 'classified' details in Clinton private e-mails

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Justice Department said Friday that it has been notified of a potential compromise of classified information in connection with the private e-mail account that Hillary Rodham Clinton used while serving as secretary of state.
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Ted Cruz accuses Mitch McConnell of lying on Ex-Im Bank

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, prepares for an interview July 23, 2015, near the White House in Washington.
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Anthem to buy Cigna for $54 billion, creating nation's largest insurer

Los Angeles Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Industry giant Anthem Inc. reached a $54-billion deal to buy rival Cigna Corp., creating the country's biggest health insurer and triggering concerns about the immense power it could wield with employers and medical providers.
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Wall Street slides to end rough week on macro, earnings concerns

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their largest weekly drops since March on Friday as slowing global growth dragged commodity-related stocks lower while an earnings-fueled drop in Biogen took down the biotech sector.
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Square's Filing Turns Talk to Dorsey's Juggling Skills

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Maybe Jack Dorsey needs to clone himself. On July 1, the technology entrepreneur took on the challenge of turning around Twitter, the social media site that he co-founded and that he was asked to run as interim chief executive.
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Building The Chinese Century Hits A Wall At Baha Mar

Forbes - ‎55 minutes ago‎
If you're worried about China taking over the world, Baha Mar may help you breathe a bit easier. The $3.5 billion casino resort in the Bahamas, the largest hospitality project ever in the Caribbean, was supposed to revivify tourism and the national ...
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Apple is offering 100 premium apps for just $0.99 each

Sentinel Republic - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Basically Apple is promoting 100 different apps that users can get their hands on for $0.99 .99 each. Looking for an app bargain to keep you occupied over the weekend, or into the future?
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Hulk Hogan reportedly recorded delivering racist rant

The Week Magazine - ‎1 hour ago‎
Following a joint investigation, Radar Online and The National Enquirer report that wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has been recorded delivering a racist rant about his daughter Brooke's sexual partners.
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Simon Pegg: Tom Cruise is 'far more human'

TV3.ie - ‎8 hours ago‎
Simon Pegg says Tom Cruise is ''far more human'' in real life and thinks he is ''kind of vulnerable.'' Previous: Blake Shelton jokes with Miranda Lambert.
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Ed Sheeran admits to having accident on stage

Fox News - ‎5 hours ago‎
British singer Ed Sheeran performs "I Was Made To Love Her" during the taping of "Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute" concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California February 10, 2015.
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Gigi Hadid and Joe Jonas Enjoy a Day at Disneyland With Friends—See the Pic!

E! Online - ‎3 hours ago‎
What better day date than the Happiest Place on Earth?! One of Hollywood's favorite couples, Gigi Hadid and Joe Jonas (or together known as "G.
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Capitals sign Braden Holtby to 5-year, $30.5 million extension

ESPN - ‎9 hours ago‎
Braden Holtby earned himself a big raise with his stellar play this past season, and he got it Friday as the Washington Capitals announced a long-term extension for the 25-year-old netminder.
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As a Ranger, Josh Hamilton is still disappointing Angels

OCRegister - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Texas left fielder Josh Hamilton sprints to first after singling to right in the seventh inning against the Angels on Friday. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER.
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Mets acquire Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson from Braves

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets acquired infielder Juan Uribe, infielder-outfielder Kelly Johnson and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves on Friday night for minor league pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen.
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Pluto's Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Expected, but Still Looks Hazy

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Pluto's thin air may be falling to the ground. The total mass of the atmosphere on Pluto appears to have fallen by half in just two years, scientists working on NASA's New Horizons mission reported during a news conference on Friday.
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NASA's Kepler Telescope discovers a Billion of 'Eta-Earths' in our Galaxy

NYC Today - ‎17 minutes ago‎
In a breakthrough discovery, the Kepler telescope has claimed the existence of nearly a billion Earths in our galaxy. The NASA data reveals that about a billion of earth-like, rocky plants are orbiting their respective 'Suns', signaling prospects of ...
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How climate change may have killed the mammoth

Christian Science Monitor - ‎11 hours ago‎
New analysis of ancient DNA has found that mammoths and giant sloths succumbed to sudden, rapid warming events, a finding that has implications for wildlife in a warming world.
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Mistery solved: White hair ice is produced by a fungus, Exidiopsis effusa

Pulse Headlines - ‎1 hour ago‎
Germany - The white hair ice found on rotting tree branches is produced by a fungus called Exidiopsis effusa. This is an almost 100 year old theory that was first studied by Alfred Wegener in 1918.
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GlaxoSmithKline's Malaria Vaccine Clears Final Scientific Hurdle

Wall Street Journal - ‎8 hours ago‎
LONDON— GlaxoSmithKline GSK -1.45 % PLC's malaria vaccine, the world's most advanced, has cleared its final scientific hurdle, but it could still take up to a year before immunization programs begin in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Alzheimer drug reintroduced showing promise

Morning Ticker - ‎18 minutes ago‎
The Alzheimer's Association have stated that a new drug called Solanezumab can slow down the cognitive and functional declines among Alzheimer's patients experiencing mild cognitive impairment.
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