Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Outrage after video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally ... and other top stories.

  • Outrage after video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally ...

    Outrage after video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally ...
    On July 5, two white Baton Rouge police officers were involved in a deadly altercation with 37-year-old black man Alton Sterling. Sterling was pinned down by the officers and fatally shot. His death has sparked protests and anger. (BatonRougeCrime.com) A bystander video showing two white police officers involved in a deadly altercation with a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge has prompted local protest and national outrage – including calls for the local police chief’s resignation. The ..
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  • Long-awaited British inquiry into Iraq War brings scathing critique of ...

    Long-awaited British inquiry into Iraq War brings scathing critique of ...
    LONDON — A sweeping, multi-year inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq War delivered a scathing assessment Wednesday, with investigators blaming the country’s political, military and intelligence leadership for a conflict that could have been avoided and that ended “a very long way from success.” The findings by a team of British investigators are the culmination of seven years of work in which they were given nearly unfettered access to British documents and witnesses, including memos sent t..
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  • Trump, Saddam and why people mistrust the media

    Trump, Saddam and why people mistrust the media
    At a July 5 rally in Raleigh, N.C., Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told supporters that Saddam Hussein was a "really bad guy," but that "he killed terrorists. He did that so good." (Reuters) By now, everyone's aware that Donald Trump wandered off message Tuesday night and told an audience in Raleigh, N.C., that Saddam Hussein, for all his sins, "killed terrorists." "He did that so good," the presumed GOP presidential nominee said. "They didn’t read them the rights. They did..
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  • Navy grants $750000 to develop bomb-sniffing locusts

    Navy grants $750000 to develop bomb-sniffing locusts
    A locust with sensors implanted in its brain to decode neural activity. (Courtesy of Baranidharan Raman/Washington University in St. Louis) Locusts came to fame as agents of destruction during the eighth plague of Egypt in the Bible, but some researchers envision a new occupation for the humble insects: cyborg bomb detectors. Yes, you read that correctly. The Office of Naval Research has given Washington University in St. Louis associate biomedical engineering professor Baranidharan Raman a..
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  • Shock in South Africa over 6 year sentence for 'blade runner' Oscar ...

    Shock in South Africa over 6 year sentence for 'blade runner' Oscar ...
    Double amputee and former Olympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (Reuters) Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee who dazzled the world by running in the 2012 Olympics on blade-like prosthetic legs, was sentenced to 6 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. Fifteen years is the minimum sentence for murder under South African law unless the judge finds mitigating circumstances just..
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  • US stocks slip further and bond prices keep rising

    US stocks slip further and bond prices keep rising
    FILE - This Oct. 4, 2014, file photo, shows the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks continued to fall early Wednesday, July 6, 2016, as investors snap up bonds. Yields on long-term Treasury notes remained near all-time lows. The prices of gold and silver, which are around two-year highs, rose further. Phone company stocks and banks took some of the biggest losses. (Richard Drew, File/Associated Press) By Marley Jay | AP July 6 at 10:30 AM NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continued t..
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  • How the FBI director systematically dismantled Hillary Clinton's ...

    How the FBI director systematically dismantled Hillary Clinton's ...
    FBI Director James B. Comey’s remarks Tuesday about Hillary Clinton’s email use while she was secretary of state directly contradicted much of what Clinton had said publicly about the issue. Here’s how Comey’s statements stack up against Clinton’s explanations. Did Clinton send or receive classified material using her private setup? FBI Director James Comey said on July 5 that Hillary Clinton should not be charged for her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of s..
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  • Kevin Durant upgrades the Warriors in almost every way possible

    Kevin Durant upgrades the Warriors in almost every way possible
    Kevin Durant upgrades the Warriors in almost every way possible. (Mark D. Smith/USA TODAY Sports) Kevin Durant, by joining the most efficient offense in the NBA, gets to play alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, giving the Golden State Warriors an immediate upgrade over Harrison Barnes. And while the team that set the NBA record for most regular season wins didn’t need another superstar on the roster, adding one as bright as Durant should make this team virtually unstop..
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  • The Latest: Raonic beats Querrey to reach semifinals

    The Latest: Raonic beats Querrey to reach semifinals
    Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Marin Cilic of Croatia during their men’s singles match on day ten of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (Tim Ireland/Associated Press) By Associated Press July 6 at 11:00 AM LONDON — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 3:53 p.m. Roger Federer has evened his Wimbledon quarterfinal match against Marin Cilic at two sets apiece. Federer saved three match points and then managed to win the fourth set 7-6 (..
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  • The 2016 election is still Hillary Clinton's to lose in our new electoral ...

    The 2016 election is still Hillary Clinton's to lose in our new electoral ...
    The electoral map heading into the fall presidential election continues to favor Hillary Clinton even as Donald Trump appears to have successfully turned Pennsylvania into a battleground. According to our new Fix ratings, Clinton has 201 electoral votes solidly for her while Trump has 158. But that underestimates Clinton's strengths as she holds the lead in all seven of our toss-up states, according to Real Clear Politics polling averages in each of one. Here's what our current map looks like w..
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Success: NASA's Juno probe enters orbit around Jupiter .Booster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions .
Red Sox 'embarrassed' in 21-2 loss to Angels .DNREC: Piping plovers at Cape Henlopen doing well .

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