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Trump renews clash with U.S. sports world
[ad_1] SOMERSET, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump renewed his spat with the sports world on Sunday, again calling for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the U.S. national anthem. In…
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Trump clashes with sports world over player protests, invitation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and the sports world engaged in an intensifying spat on Saturday after he called for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the U.S. national…
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Man spared death penalty for 2011 murder of Tennessee nursing student
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Zachary Adams will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2011 kidnapping, rape and murder of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo after a plea deal on Saturday…
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NFL condemns Trump's comments on football player protests
[ad_1] (Note: Strong language in paragraphs 2 and 5) By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s call for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the U.S. national anthem…
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U.S. army probes fake evacuation orders sent to U.S. military, families in South Korea
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Saturday it has opened an investigation into fake mobile phone alerts and social media messages advising U.S. military personnel and their families to evacuate the Korean…
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Protests could derail St. Louis' bid for second Amazon hub: sources
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Protests in St. Louis over the acquittal of a white former policeman who killed a black man could impede the city’s bid to attract Amazon.com’s second headquarters, academics and business…
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Hurricane Maria skirts Turks and Caicos as Puerto Rico endures fresh flooding
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to ravage the Caribbean in a month, skirted past the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday, leaving devastation in its wake that…
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Man found guilty of 2011 murder of Tennessee nursing student
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – The first of three men arrested and facing trial in the 2011 kidnapping, rape and murder of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo was found guilty on all counts on Friday…
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Corporate donations for Harvey, Irma disaster relief near $225 million
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Corporate donations for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief funds totaled nearly $225 million by Friday and pledges continued to be made, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation said. Automakers and energy…
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Spelunker in Indiana rescued after 60 hours locked in cave
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Indiana University student was grateful to be alive after he was left behind by a college spelunking club and spent nearly three days locked in a cave without food or…
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St. Louis sued for misconduct toward protesters of white officer's acquittal
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued the city of St. Louis in federal court on Friday, alleging police misconduct against demonstrators protesting the acquittal of a white former officer in…
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Trump administration drops Obama-era guidance on college sex crimes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said on Friday her department was issuing new interim guidelines to colleges on how to handle sexual assault allegations, rescinding Obama administration rules that it said treated…
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Storm Maria pitches Puerto Rico barrio into sunken 'Venice'
[ad_1] CATANO, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Wading through highways swamped by turbid waters that sloshed over scattered, sunken belongings, residents of this Puerto Rican barrio flooded by Hurricane Maria have begun emerging from their shattered…
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Flood, fix and flip: Houston housing investors see profit in Harvey's wake
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Addressing a real estate conference in flood-ravaged Houston this month, longtime investor Ray Sasser detailed his strategy: buy up to 50 flooded homes at deep discounts, then fix and flip them…
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Armed woman makes threats at Kardashian-owned boutique near L.A
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman armed with a handgun pointed it at employees at a boutique owned by reality TV stars the Kardashians in the Los Angeles area on Thursday and later came…
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Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, heads for Turks and Caicos
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria destroyed buildings and knocked out power across Puerto Rico before flooding parts of the Dominican Republic and then regaining some of its strength as it approached…
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NFL star Hernandez's family sues league over 'severe' CTE
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – The daughter of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself in April, sued the NFL and the team on Thursday after learning her father had a “severe case”…
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Death toll from Hurricane Maria rises as storm heads north
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Deadly Hurricane Maria flooded parts of the Dominican Republic on Thursday and continued to dump heavy rain on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico after destroying buildings and…
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Maria drenches Dominican Republic after hammering Puerto Rico
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria lashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds and headed northwest in the Caribbean on Thursday after making a direct hit on…
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Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic after direct hit on Puerto Rico
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed near its east and north coasts on Thursday after making a…
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Girl in hospital after being struck by baseball at Yankee Stadium
[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – A young girl was transported to hospital after being hit by a foul ball off the bat of third baseman Todd Frazier in the fifth inning of the New York…
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St. Louis approves police body cameras ahead of more protests
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – St. Louis officials decided on Wednesday to supply police officers with body cameras for a year following nearly a week of protests touched off by the acquittal of a former…
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Trump makes his debut at ceremonies for new U.S. citizens
[ad_1] (Reuters) – For the first eight months of Donald Trump’s presidency, new U.S. citizens did not receive the customary presidential welcome at their naturalization ceremonies. That changed this week, as immigration officials rolled out…
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S&P downgrades Pennsylvania credit to A-plus, cites budget problems
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings downgraded Pennsylvania’s general obligation debt one notch to A-plus on Wednesday as state officials struggle to close a $2.3 billion budget gap, the credit rating agency said.…
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California to file lawsuit over Trump border wall
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s attorney general plans to file a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s plan to construct a wall along the border with Mexico, the state AG’s office said, adding…
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Eerie calm hangs over Puerto Rican capital before storm
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Streets usually abuzz with diners, shoppers, and traffic stood silent, shuttered and empty in the center of San Juan on Tuesday as the Puerto Rican capital prepared for…
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Convicted killer recaptured after escape from Mississippi prison
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Authorities in Mississippi have recaptured a convicted killer who slipped away from a state prison, but a second escaped inmate who was serving time for burglary remains at large, the state department…
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Hospital allow kids to drive themselves to operating room
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A San Diego children’s hospital unveiled a collection of remote controlled luxury mini cars on Tuesday that allow its young patients to ‘drive’ themselves to the operating room. The cars…
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Exclusive: Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials. Aides…
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Black cops in St. Louis stuck between public, fellow officers
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – During a peaceful protest moments before St. Louis would erupt into three nights of racially charged riots, five people confronted a black police officer alone in his Jeep. “How do…





