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Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers killed, suspect identified

CNN - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CNN) The ambush started with gunshots that killed five officers and sent screaming crowds scrambling for cover. It ended when a Dallas police bomb squad robot killed a gunman after negotiations failed.
Murdered Dallas cops were veterans, husbands and fathers who died protecting protesters' rights
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Clinton says 'implicit bias' still exists in US

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
(CNN) Hillary Clinton pledged Friday to bring law enforcement and communities together to develop national guidelines on the use of force by police officers, days after two black men were killed by police officers.
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Winning Ticket for $540 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Sold in Indiana

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
FILE - In this July 1, 2016. file photo, Sara Thompson picks numbers for the Mega Millions lottery at a convenience store in Chicago.
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Slain Dallas Officer Patrick Zamarripa 'Loved Being a Father,' Relatives Say

ABC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Slain Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa loved his job, his mother and sister said, but most of all, he loved being a father to his stepson and 2-year-old daughter, Lyncoln Rae.
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UK to send 50 additional troops to Afghanistan

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The UK is to send up to 50 additional military personnel to Afghanistan to train and advise security forces there. They will join the 450 British troops already in the country - and will aid counter-terrorism efforts and provide leadership training ...
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Ahead of South Sudan's fifth anniversary of independence, renewed violence draws UN concern

UN News Centre - ‎9 hours ago‎
Of Nuer ethnicity, Adhieu Chol moved to Lakes state's Rumbek long ago to marry a Dinka man from the area. Since September 2015, she has provided sanctuary to many internally displaced people from Unity state looking for safety in Rumbek, South Sudan.
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NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia

Reuters - ‎11 hours ago‎
WARSAW NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols to reassure allies who were once part of the Soviet bloc following Russia's seizure of Crimea ...
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Obama To Return Early To US And Visit Dallas; Other Politicians Call For Unity

NPR - ‎15 hours ago‎
During tragedy, many look to leadership for guidance. The deaths of five Dallas law enforcement officers Thursday and two black men at the hands of police earlier this week have prompted politicians to respond.
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Gunmen Targeted Police in Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia, Authorities Say

Wall Street Journal - ‎7 hours ago‎
In a week of rising tensions following police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, cops in Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia were targeted in a string of separate attacks against police, law-enforcement authorities said.
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Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes

NPR - ‎16 hours ago‎
After months of bargaining and backroom arguments, the Senate has voted in favor of a new national standard for labeling food that contains ingredients from genetically modified crops.
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Protests Over Police Violence Spread Around U.S.

Huffington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
The marches come after a week of tragedy: deaths as a result of police officers actions, and the killings of police. 07/08/2016 11:23 pm ET | Updated 1 hour ago.
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Eric Trump: My father gives 'millions' to charity — but I won't say more

Washington Post - ‎Jul 6, 2016‎
Eric Trump, the son of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said in an interview Wednesday that his father gives "millions and millions and millions" of his own money to charity - including hundreds of thousands to Eric Trump's ...
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Trump Mentions Police-Involved Shootings In Statement About Dallas

RealClearPolitics - ‎6 hours ago‎
Donald Trump released a video statement Friday in the aftermath of the Dallas shooting, calling for police and citizens to "work together" and saying that the recent police-involved shooting deaths of two black men, which sparked outrage, show "how ...
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Trump planning Tuesday rally in Indiana as Pence VP speculation grows

Indianapolis Star - ‎10 hours ago‎
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will come to Central Indiana on Tuesday for a rally and private fundraiser as speculation grows that he could choose Gov.
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US Job Growth Rebound Calms Fears of Economic Swoon

Wall Street Journal - ‎9 hours ago‎
A powerful rebound in hiring last month eased fears about an economic downturn as the U.S. expansion enters its eighth year, putting the nation on solid footing to absorb global shocks and market turbulence.
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Stocks face earnings test amid 'breakout in optimism'

CNBC - ‎7 hours ago‎
Stocks could easily break out to new highs in the week ahead, as earnings become the next test for the market. The S&P 500 ended the week at 2129.90, less than a point below its record high.
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Why Viacom Chief Philippe Dauman is fighting his longtime boss, Sumner Redstone

Los Angeles Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
One question looms large as pressure mounts on Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Philippe Dauman: Why is the embattled executive waging a high-stakes war with his longtime boss?
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US Oil Rig Count Rises 10 to 351

Wall Street Journal - ‎11 hours ago‎
The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rose by 10 in the past week to 351, according to oil-field services company Baker Hughes Inc. BHI 0.34 %. The U.S.
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Live Footage of Shootings Forces Facebook to Confront New Role

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Late Thursday evening, when sniper fire rang out across downtown Dallas, a bystander, Michael Kevin Bautista, used his smartphone to stream the events in real time on Facebook Live.
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Microsoft's Minecraft-Themed AI Tool, 'Malmo', Now Open Source

PC Magazine - ‎8 hours ago‎
You might be a pretty savvy Minecraft player, but are you as good at playing Minecraft as a computer? It sounds like a silly question to ask—who really cares about AI Minecraft skills, anyway—but you'd be surprised by the answer.
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NTSB to scrutinize driver automation with probe of Tesla crash

Automotive News - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON -- For years, U.S. investigators have been calling for more automation on motor vehicles, such as sensors that slam on the brakes to prevent a crash.
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'Star Trek' Gets Its First LGBTQ Character: Sulu Is Revealed to Be Gay

Hollywood Reporter - ‎6 hours ago‎
John Cho's helmsman will come out of the closet in this month's 'Star Trek Beyond.' With the release of the upcoming Star Trek Beyond, the long-lived sci-fi franchise is going to boldly go where it's never gone before with the revelation that Hikaru ...
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Alanis Morissette Gives Birth to a Baby Girl—See Her Adorable Debut

E! Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
The singer welcomed an adorable baby girl in late June and announced the happy news this afternoon on Twitter. Taking to the social media website, Morissette tweeted, "she's here!
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Lamar Odom Responds to Khloe Kardashian's Divorce Filing, Asks Judge to Deny Spousal Support

E! Online - ‎5 hours ago‎
The NBA star filed a response to the E! star's filing from May today in a Los Angeles Superior Court, reiterating that "irreconcilable differences" was the reason for the dissolution of marriage, but also requests that the judge deny the court's ...
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'What Now?': MTV Town Hall Addresses Police Violence

Hollywood Reporter - ‎3 hours ago‎
"Now we're having a two-way conversation - what can we do, but also what can law enforcement do?” MTV network talent hosted a town hall Friday night to provide a dialogue about the recent tragedies of police violence and shootings.
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Dustin Johnson becomes first USA golfer to withdraw from 2016 Rio Olympics

SB Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
While many of the top international players in golf have withdrawn from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, all four qualified Americans had kept their names in the field.
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Las Vegas Summer League: Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram to face off

CBSSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Las Vegas Summer League is a place where potential is unveiled, dreams come crashing down with bad performances, and anybody can become a star under the blinking lights of the Vegas Strip.
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Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate

Astronomy Magazine - ‎10 hours ago‎
Most of these areas likely have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years, suggesting that ice deposits could exist there now.
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Synthetic Stingray May Lead To A Better Artificial Heart

NPR - ‎Jul 7, 2016‎
Scientists have created a synthetic stingray that's propelled by living muscle cells and controlled by light, a team reports Thursday in the journal Science.
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Grisly evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism uncovered in a Belgian cave

Washington Post - ‎17 hours ago‎
The bones bore unmistakable signs of butchery: indentations where they were hammered open to expose the marrow within, cut marks left by knives used to tear the flesh away.
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Three's Company: Newly Discovered Planet Orbits a Trio of Stars

Space.com - ‎Jul 7, 2016‎
A new planet, HD 131399Ab, in a triple star system was recently discovered about 340 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus.
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Utah woman is 1st confirmed Zika-related death in continental US

Fox News - ‎11 hours ago‎
A Utah woman has died after becoming infected with the Zika virus, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced Friday. The elderly woman had an underlying health condition and had traveled to areas with mosquitoes known to spread the Zika virus.
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Leukemia drug study halted over deaths

CBS News - ‎9 hours ago‎
A study of an experimental treatment for leukemia was abruptly halted this week following two patient deaths, raising questions about a closely-watched approach to cancer that involves reprogramming cells to seek and destroy the disease.
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Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 Years

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
Federal regulators have barred Elizabeth Holmes, chief executive of Theranos, from owning or operating a medical laboratory for at least two years, raising new questions about the future of the embattled blood-testing start-up and its founder, once a ...
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West Nile activity yet to be documented this year in historical hot spot

Chicago Tribune - ‎8 hours ago‎
An Evergreen Park Water Department employee drops a mosquito briquette into a catch basin as part of efforts to kill mosquito larvae before they hatch.
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